THUMP.
"ow." Tomas groans, landing on his rear end. Forcing himself to his knees, and then to his feet, Tomas looks up at the armored goliath. Goodness. What can he do against that? Well, he could run away, but that involves meeting Lia's father in cursed door form. Tomas ponders the two options: Lia's dad as a crazy magic door, or the scorpion the size of a castle tower.
Opting for the safer option, Tomas pulls his sword out of his sheath and shoves forward shield first, wildly swinging the enchanted weapon at the base of the monster's tail, in the vague hope of keeping the thing from poisoning another person! Also because the worst part of any scorpion is its tail, seriously, brr.
(OOC: Attack 1: 12+16+1=29
Damage: 2+5=7
Attack 2: 5+11+1=17
Miss
Attack: 3: 9+6+1=16
Miss
Attack 4: 12+16+1=29
Damage: 2+5=7
Total Damage: 7+7=14)
The Eye of Anubis: Book Eleven
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Charles lashes at the spider as it bustles past, more for the form of the thing than because he expects to detain it in its wild career toward safety, and has the satisfaction of seeing the chitin fly. Once again, even the semi-intelligent have enough sense to run away from danger, but what is Charles doing?...
Oh, well, it's all worked out up to the present. And Harris needs the help something awful. "Hold on, Captain, we're coming! [Marteau-ennemis!" Charles shouts. Despite the singularly ironic phrasing, there's something inspiring about the way he says it. Charles' tongue may not be quite as deadly as Sascha's sword (to take only one example of all the deadly things flying around at the moment), but there's something about having a war-cry and a reckless disregard for one's own skin that makes it rather formidable in its own way.
Making my attack of opportunity on the spider: attack 30, damage 8. Yay! Moving to Y7 and using inspire greatness on Harris for 2 extra hit dice, 22 extra hit points, +2 competence bonus to attacks, and +1 to Fort saves.
Oh, well, it's all worked out up to the present. And Harris needs the help something awful. "Hold on, Captain, we're coming! [Marteau-ennemis!" Charles shouts. Despite the singularly ironic phrasing, there's something inspiring about the way he says it. Charles' tongue may not be quite as deadly as Sascha's sword (to take only one example of all the deadly things flying around at the moment), but there's something about having a war-cry and a reckless disregard for one's own skin that makes it rather formidable in its own way.
Making my attack of opportunity on the spider: attack 30, damage 8. Yay! Moving to Y7 and using inspire greatness on Harris for 2 extra hit dice, 22 extra hit points, +2 competence bonus to attacks, and +1 to Fort saves.
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That..could've gone better. Was Andre's little bit of internal commentary. Yes, goals had been accomplished, but now the manifestation of Lia's rather..angry side, or perhaps her father's hatred, or perhaps the price of legumes in an obscure little market down in Nova Vassa was right here, and saying hello.
With giant claws, and a poison stinger.
It was the sort of situation which made one wish that they weren't exactly there, and that was entirely what Andre was trying to do at the moment. Be NOT there, or at least produce the image of not being there.
Which made it rather disconcerting when instead of becoming invisible, a great cloud of magical darkness manifested, along with a resounding silence.
Some days..it just wasn't your day.
OOC:Made the concentration check with a 30, and then fail the level check on a greater invisibility by 2...and get 41, Deeper Darkness and Silence for 5 rounds in a 30' radius around m'self. Saved vs the Silence though.
With giant claws, and a poison stinger.
It was the sort of situation which made one wish that they weren't exactly there, and that was entirely what Andre was trying to do at the moment. Be NOT there, or at least produce the image of not being there.
Which made it rather disconcerting when instead of becoming invisible, a great cloud of magical darkness manifested, along with a resounding silence.
Some days..it just wasn't your day.
OOC:Made the concentration check with a 30, and then fail the level check on a greater invisibility by 2...and get 41, Deeper Darkness and Silence for 5 rounds in a 30' radius around m'self. Saved vs the Silence though.
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Kuzan raised his hands and called out a prayer to Garuda. Lightning crackled at his fingertips, and then fizzled. An image of an entirely different god, a strong, dark-blue, four-armed man wielding a mace and a lotus bloom appeared superimposed on the priest's form for just an instant. Then, a rush of healing power burst out from the priest and seeped into the air and the people around him.
The priest didn't have time to look surprised, though. He darted back down the bridge the way he came, nimbly dancing past the scorpion's tail and skidded to a halt just before Andre.
This could get a little messy.
Attempted to cast an arc of lightning, botched the caster level check. Everyone within 30 feet of me receives the benefit of a heal spell instead. So that is the white spider, Kuzan, Devereux, and I think Lia. So that's 130 hp healed for all of you >-> Congratulations.
Mobile Spellcasting + Defensive Casting checks are easy money. Tumbled for 27, so I can move past the scorpion no problem.
Moving down to row AD, still on the bridge.
The priest didn't have time to look surprised, though. He darted back down the bridge the way he came, nimbly dancing past the scorpion's tail and skidded to a halt just before Andre.
This could get a little messy.
Attempted to cast an arc of lightning, botched the caster level check. Everyone within 30 feet of me receives the benefit of a heal spell instead. So that is the white spider, Kuzan, Devereux, and I think Lia. So that's 130 hp healed for all of you >-> Congratulations.
Mobile Spellcasting + Defensive Casting checks are easy money. Tumbled for 27, so I can move past the scorpion no problem.
Moving down to row AD, still on the bridge.
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The Tomb of Menetnashte
August 29th, 761, 6:43 PM; Day 165 of the Menetnashte Expedition
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PC Actions
Charles AoOs the Orange Spider for 8, Inspires Greatness in Harris
Otto fails his Escape Artist check
Tomas full attacks the Scorpion for 14 damage
Andre casts Deeper Darkness on himself, probably not what he had in mind.
Kuzan heals Devereux, Lia, himself, and the White Spider for 130. Definitely not what he had in mind.
Lia shoots the scorpion for 39 damage.
Sascha AoO's Orange Spider for 12, charges and hits the scorpion for 40 damage.
Killkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkill...
The eight maddened faces that made up the scorpion's eyes hissed like so many overblown teakettles, as it was attacked left, right, and center. Sascha's blow clove deep into one of the scorpion's front legs, and Tomas unleashed a spew of ugly ichor from a wound at the base of the scorpion's tail. Even Harris, trapped and pale-faced in its grip, still brought down a mailed fist on the thing's pincer with clockwork regularity. The scorpion was hurt, and it was angry.
Contemptuously, it threw Harris aside, the guardsman rolling as he struck the ground. He was hurt, and his armor was a mess, but he'd live. The scorpion, meanwhile, reached out with its now-free claw and scooped up Sascha with ease, the pincers slicing open the armor as though they were industrial-sized can openers, and Sascha an unfortunate can of templar.
KillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillKILLKILLKILLKILL...
Devereux reaches the door.
Harris full-attacks the Scorpion with his gauntlet, hits twice for 12 damage.
Grand Scorpion drops Harris, hits Sascha with a Claw Attack; 51 to hit, 20 damage, Improved Grab for 40.
Hits Tomas with a sting; 34 to hit, 14 damage, DC 33 Fort Save or an additional 38 damage.
Constricts Sascha and the Yellow Spider for 26 damage.
The elemental spiders, meanwhile, had done a quick threat reassessment, and somewhere in the dim depths of their magical brains came the conclusion that while the mortals might be dangerous, the scorpion most certainly was. One of the giant spiders, the size of a horse yet still miniscule compared to the scorpion, squirmed in the creature's grip. It twisted its body and fired a coil of flaming web at the scorpion's face, a barrage that was soon supported by another spider from the safety of its web. Unfortunately, that which was lethally immobilizing to something the size of a man was an annoyance to something the size of a small dance studio.
The other two spiders, for their part, just scurried into their webs and hid for the moment. Time enough to figure out what would happen later.
"Er... does anyone know how to open this door?" Professor Devereux asked aloud, his voice coming from the air near the screaming and gibbering portal. The professor, for his part, sounded quite calm, which led one to wonder what kind of life it took to take talking doors and church-sized arachnids in stride.
Door is DC 25 Open Lock, DC 30 Break, No Hardness but has DR 10/Adamantine instead, and is spell-immune. Has 40 hitpoints.
Yellow Spider shoots some Flame Web at the Scorpion. Deals 9 fire damage, no immobilization due to size-differential.
Orange Spider shoots some Flame Web at the Scorpion. Deals 6 fire damage, no immobilization due to size-differential.
Red Spider retreats into a web.
White Spider retreats into a web.
Otto takes 7 damage from the Flame Web. Andre takes 4 damage from the Flame Web.
Fire Shield; 1d6 to Sascha and Charles, 2d6 (half retroactive, my bad) to the Scorpion. 2 each to Sascha and Charles, 12 to the Scorpion.
Objective: Escape through the double doors at the top of the chamber.
The room is a total of 70 feet high. The top level (the grey stones) are 50 feet above ground level, and 20 feet below the ceiling. Falling off the upper level onto the lower level inflicts 5d6 damage, and can be reduced by Jump or Tumble checks. (Consult the SRD: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/environment.htm)
The pits are a further 20 feet, and lined with spikes. Falling into a pit causes you to take 5d6 damage, which is cumulative with falling from the top level, so falling into a pit from the top level deals 10d6 damage.
The firewebs stretch from floor to ceiling, and function as regular Webs (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/Web.htm), with ONE major difference. They are molten-hot, and deal 6d6 fire damage to anyone who comes into contact with them (that is, moves through them or starts his round there). They are also destroyed by Cold Damage instead of Fire Damage. They are a DC 22 Reflex save to avoid entanglement.
Roiling Arcana: The entire room is under the effect of the Scorpion's Roiling Arcana aura. As a result, whenever you cast a spell or use an SLA (even one granted by an item), roll on the Wild Magic Table here: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/planes.htm. (You need to scroll down a bit).
Flame Web: Inferno spiders can throw a burning web eight times per day. This is similar to an attack with a net but has a maximum range of 100 feet, with a range increment of 20 feet, and is effective against targets up to one size category larger than the inferno spider. The web anchors the target in place, allowing no movement. Each round, at the end of the inferno spider’s turn, an entangled creature takes 2d6 points of fire damage.
An entangled creature can escape the web with a successful DC 21 Escape Artist check or burst it with a DC 25 Strength check. The check DCs are Constitutionbased, and the Strength check DC includes a +4 racial bonus. The web has 12 hit points and hardness 5. If any part of the flame web takes 5 or more points of cold damage, the flame is extinguished and the web becomes cold and brittle, reducing the difficulty of the Escape Artist check to DC 16 and the Strength check to DC 20.
Deeper Darkness: 20% Concealment within, does not reach the floor and affect things there. See the SRD for more details. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/deeperDarkness.htm
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PCs: Haste, Feather Fall
Kuzan: 89/89 HP, Darkvision, Greater Resistance,
Lia: 46/46 HP, Superior Resistance, Greater Mage Armor, Greater Invisibility
Tomas: 120/120 HP
Charles: 61/63 HP,
Otto: 50/62 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Andre: 25/39 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Sascha: 86/108 HP, Rage, Grappled (opposed roll of 45 for the Scorpion)
NPCs: Haste, Feather Fall
Harris: 69/115 HP, Inspired Greatness
Devereux: 33/33 HP, Invisible
Enemies:
The Grand Scorpion: -169 HP
The White Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Red Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Yellow Spider: -46 HP, Grappled
The Orange Spider: -34 HP
August 29th, 761, 6:43 PM; Day 165 of the Menetnashte Expedition
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PC Actions
Charles AoOs the Orange Spider for 8, Inspires Greatness in Harris
Otto fails his Escape Artist check
Tomas full attacks the Scorpion for 14 damage
Andre casts Deeper Darkness on himself, probably not what he had in mind.
Kuzan heals Devereux, Lia, himself, and the White Spider for 130. Definitely not what he had in mind.
Lia shoots the scorpion for 39 damage.
Sascha AoO's Orange Spider for 12, charges and hits the scorpion for 40 damage.
Killkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkill...
The eight maddened faces that made up the scorpion's eyes hissed like so many overblown teakettles, as it was attacked left, right, and center. Sascha's blow clove deep into one of the scorpion's front legs, and Tomas unleashed a spew of ugly ichor from a wound at the base of the scorpion's tail. Even Harris, trapped and pale-faced in its grip, still brought down a mailed fist on the thing's pincer with clockwork regularity. The scorpion was hurt, and it was angry.
Contemptuously, it threw Harris aside, the guardsman rolling as he struck the ground. He was hurt, and his armor was a mess, but he'd live. The scorpion, meanwhile, reached out with its now-free claw and scooped up Sascha with ease, the pincers slicing open the armor as though they were industrial-sized can openers, and Sascha an unfortunate can of templar.
KillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillKILLKILLKILLKILL...
Devereux reaches the door.
Harris full-attacks the Scorpion with his gauntlet, hits twice for 12 damage.
Grand Scorpion drops Harris, hits Sascha with a Claw Attack; 51 to hit, 20 damage, Improved Grab for 40.
Hits Tomas with a sting; 34 to hit, 14 damage, DC 33 Fort Save or an additional 38 damage.
Constricts Sascha and the Yellow Spider for 26 damage.
The elemental spiders, meanwhile, had done a quick threat reassessment, and somewhere in the dim depths of their magical brains came the conclusion that while the mortals might be dangerous, the scorpion most certainly was. One of the giant spiders, the size of a horse yet still miniscule compared to the scorpion, squirmed in the creature's grip. It twisted its body and fired a coil of flaming web at the scorpion's face, a barrage that was soon supported by another spider from the safety of its web. Unfortunately, that which was lethally immobilizing to something the size of a man was an annoyance to something the size of a small dance studio.
The other two spiders, for their part, just scurried into their webs and hid for the moment. Time enough to figure out what would happen later.
"Er... does anyone know how to open this door?" Professor Devereux asked aloud, his voice coming from the air near the screaming and gibbering portal. The professor, for his part, sounded quite calm, which led one to wonder what kind of life it took to take talking doors and church-sized arachnids in stride.
Door is DC 25 Open Lock, DC 30 Break, No Hardness but has DR 10/Adamantine instead, and is spell-immune. Has 40 hitpoints.
Yellow Spider shoots some Flame Web at the Scorpion. Deals 9 fire damage, no immobilization due to size-differential.
Orange Spider shoots some Flame Web at the Scorpion. Deals 6 fire damage, no immobilization due to size-differential.
Red Spider retreats into a web.
White Spider retreats into a web.
Otto takes 7 damage from the Flame Web. Andre takes 4 damage from the Flame Web.
Fire Shield; 1d6 to Sascha and Charles, 2d6 (half retroactive, my bad) to the Scorpion. 2 each to Sascha and Charles, 12 to the Scorpion.
Objective: Escape through the double doors at the top of the chamber.
The room is a total of 70 feet high. The top level (the grey stones) are 50 feet above ground level, and 20 feet below the ceiling. Falling off the upper level onto the lower level inflicts 5d6 damage, and can be reduced by Jump or Tumble checks. (Consult the SRD: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/environment.htm)
The pits are a further 20 feet, and lined with spikes. Falling into a pit causes you to take 5d6 damage, which is cumulative with falling from the top level, so falling into a pit from the top level deals 10d6 damage.
The firewebs stretch from floor to ceiling, and function as regular Webs (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/Web.htm), with ONE major difference. They are molten-hot, and deal 6d6 fire damage to anyone who comes into contact with them (that is, moves through them or starts his round there). They are also destroyed by Cold Damage instead of Fire Damage. They are a DC 22 Reflex save to avoid entanglement.
Roiling Arcana: The entire room is under the effect of the Scorpion's Roiling Arcana aura. As a result, whenever you cast a spell or use an SLA (even one granted by an item), roll on the Wild Magic Table here: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/planes.htm. (You need to scroll down a bit).
Flame Web: Inferno spiders can throw a burning web eight times per day. This is similar to an attack with a net but has a maximum range of 100 feet, with a range increment of 20 feet, and is effective against targets up to one size category larger than the inferno spider. The web anchors the target in place, allowing no movement. Each round, at the end of the inferno spider’s turn, an entangled creature takes 2d6 points of fire damage.
An entangled creature can escape the web with a successful DC 21 Escape Artist check or burst it with a DC 25 Strength check. The check DCs are Constitutionbased, and the Strength check DC includes a +4 racial bonus. The web has 12 hit points and hardness 5. If any part of the flame web takes 5 or more points of cold damage, the flame is extinguished and the web becomes cold and brittle, reducing the difficulty of the Escape Artist check to DC 16 and the Strength check to DC 20.
Deeper Darkness: 20% Concealment within, does not reach the floor and affect things there. See the SRD for more details. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/deeperDarkness.htm
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PCs: Haste, Feather Fall
Kuzan: 89/89 HP, Darkvision, Greater Resistance,
Lia: 46/46 HP, Superior Resistance, Greater Mage Armor, Greater Invisibility
Tomas: 120/120 HP
Charles: 61/63 HP,
Otto: 50/62 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Andre: 25/39 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Sascha: 86/108 HP, Rage, Grappled (opposed roll of 45 for the Scorpion)
NPCs: Haste, Feather Fall
Harris: 69/115 HP, Inspired Greatness
Devereux: 33/33 HP, Invisible
Enemies:
The Grand Scorpion: -169 HP
The White Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Red Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Yellow Spider: -46 HP, Grappled
The Orange Spider: -34 HP
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"Evigile, annulu ignis contemplativis," Lia starts to chant, hands weaving the magic while her voice calls it forth. And something feels off, right from the beginning. Something. "Sphaera ignis expandens e ..."
Before the wizard can get the proper guiding words out, the tiny sphere of flame manifests ... 'What the -?' ... and falls out of her hands like a greased pebble. Lia makes a desperate leap to the side ...
Fire erupts, engulfing the invisible wizard and a substantial section of the Dark Way. For a moment, the fire rages, then it disappears. Out of thin air, a voice coughs: "That ... was unpleasant."
(OOC: Casting an augmented Fireball, failed the caster level check by 1 point. Failure roll: 19 and targeting myself for 56 damage. >_< Made the Reflex save exactly, so I only got 28 damage in fact. Some more healing would be nice, but it can wait.)
Before the wizard can get the proper guiding words out, the tiny sphere of flame manifests ... 'What the -?' ... and falls out of her hands like a greased pebble. Lia makes a desperate leap to the side ...
Fire erupts, engulfing the invisible wizard and a substantial section of the Dark Way. For a moment, the fire rages, then it disappears. Out of thin air, a voice coughs: "That ... was unpleasant."
(OOC: Casting an augmented Fireball, failed the caster level check by 1 point. Failure roll: 19 and targeting myself for 56 damage. >_< Made the Reflex save exactly, so I only got 28 damage in fact. Some more healing would be nice, but it can wait.)
The scorpion was about to get a shock. It might be hurt and angry but the latest toy it had picked up wasnt exactly mild mannered or in the best of moods right at the moment.
"Die. You. Foul. Beast." Sascha spits with pure righteous fury, punctuating each syllable by smashing his gauntlet into the claw that held him like a vise.
[OOC: grapple check 9 + 18 = 27 which funnily enough doesnt do anything
full attack with gauntlet including power attack for -3 with a smite
1. 2 + 18 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3 pa = attack 17 Dam 10
2. 20 + 13 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3 pa= attack 31 Dmg 11
3. 3 + 8 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3pa = attack 9 Dmg 11
4. 7 + 18 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3 pa= attack 23 Dmg 11
1 crit threat 29 for another 11 dmg on attack 2 if it confirms and its possible to crit a house with a gauntlet]
"Die. You. Foul. Beast." Sascha spits with pure righteous fury, punctuating each syllable by smashing his gauntlet into the claw that held him like a vise.
[OOC: grapple check 9 + 18 = 27 which funnily enough doesnt do anything
full attack with gauntlet including power attack for -3 with a smite
1. 2 + 18 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3 pa = attack 17 Dam 10
2. 20 + 13 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3 pa= attack 31 Dmg 11
3. 3 + 8 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3pa = attack 9 Dmg 11
4. 7 + 18 + 1 haste - 4 grapple +4 smite -3 pa= attack 23 Dmg 11
1 crit threat 29 for another 11 dmg on attack 2 if it confirms and its possible to crit a house with a gauntlet]
"I had a dream, which was not all a dream.
The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars
Did wander darkling in the eternal space..."
The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars
Did wander darkling in the eternal space..."
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Escape was now..difficult. Thankfully, Andre could at least speak. A sound lance wouldn't get out, and a Cone of Cold would hit allies..which for the moment included flaming spiders, thus proving that one could never tell the twists and turns ones life would take. So nothing to do but heal, and hope for the best.
OOC:Cure Light Wounds on myself for 11, Made the concentration check, failed the level check, but got a 74, so the spell works as normal.
OOC:Cure Light Wounds on myself for 11, Made the concentration check, failed the level check, but got a 74, so the spell works as normal.
"Sometimes, Mr.Liquor cabinet is my only friend"
Oh, Tomas reflects, that was a bad idea.
"Gurk!" Tomas chokes as he's covered in the stinging, acidic ichor. Hitting the tail lets the venom OUT, of course that makes sense! "Gaah!" Tomas exclaims as he feels his torso catch fire, organs seeming to almost sag under the shock of that much toxicity.
Desperately, Tomas swings again and again, hoping to somehow stop up the flowing poison, or at least to hurt the thing enough for Lia to finish it off. "I...I am NOT going to be killed by a cancerous manifestation of someone's badly repressed anger! Not when we are here, when we are this close...!"
(OOC: Saving throw failed. Attack 1: 4+16+1: 21
Miss
Attack 2: 14+11+1: 26
Damage: 3+5: 8
Attack 3: 16+6+1: 23
Damage: 1+5: 6
Attack 4: 6+16+1: 23
Damage: 3+5: 8.
Chances are everything but maybe attack 2 misses but I only knew attack 1 did for sure.)
"Gurk!" Tomas chokes as he's covered in the stinging, acidic ichor. Hitting the tail lets the venom OUT, of course that makes sense! "Gaah!" Tomas exclaims as he feels his torso catch fire, organs seeming to almost sag under the shock of that much toxicity.
Desperately, Tomas swings again and again, hoping to somehow stop up the flowing poison, or at least to hurt the thing enough for Lia to finish it off. "I...I am NOT going to be killed by a cancerous manifestation of someone's badly repressed anger! Not when we are here, when we are this close...!"
(OOC: Saving throw failed. Attack 1: 4+16+1: 21
Miss
Attack 2: 14+11+1: 26
Damage: 3+5: 8
Attack 3: 16+6+1: 23
Damage: 1+5: 6
Attack 4: 6+16+1: 23
Damage: 3+5: 8.
Chances are everything but maybe attack 2 misses but I only knew attack 1 did for sure.)
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"Marteau-ennemis!" Charles howls, in his best hair-raising style, and dodges a leg which the scorpion (quite unintentionally) almost crushes him with as it backs and shifts. Flourishing Shadowfinger he stabs at the offending leg and shouts again, "Aux armes, mes braves! Marteau-ennemis!"
Inspire courage on all allies within 60 feet, +2 morale bonus to fear and charm saves, attacks, and damage. The "attack" is what we call "cosmetic" in the bard biz.
Inspire courage on all allies within 60 feet, +2 morale bonus to fear and charm saves, attacks, and damage. The "attack" is what we call "cosmetic" in the bard biz.
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[b]FEAR JUSTICE.[/b] :elena:
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"So ... father," Lia says once she's stopped coughing after the miscast fireball. "You got yourself a new treat that did not work the way you wanted? A book, you said?"
It took a while for the door to stop laughing at Lia's failed spell. "You defied me," it said, ignoring the question. "But the magic won't work for you. Burn yourself in your own flames, you pathetic creature." The door narrowed its eyes. It WORKED," it hissed again. "It worked just like he said it would. YOU ruined it. Just like you ruin everything."
"Let us step past the "Yes, you did", "No, I didn't"-type schoolyard argument, if you can manage to line up two thoughts for a second," Lia sighs. "What is it, exactly, that you were trying to do, and how much of the manor did you blow up when you failed to control the magic?"
"It WORKED!" the door screamed back. "I created what even my mentors couldn't fathom the inner workings of! The success you could never be! Your replacement, dear liability..."
"You impregnated a prostitute and cast spells upon the unborn child?" Lia says with derision. "I thought you were at least marginally content with your second wife and daughter."
The door snarled. "Don't speak to me that way, you tainted mishap. I didn't NEED the crude tools of flesh. Just the power of the arcane! Yes! POWER! They told me it was beyond me. They were WRONG!"
"What were you trying to do before you wound up committing suicide through ineptitude?" Lia asks mercilessly.
"Erase you," the door hissed. "Liability. My new creation would get the pleasure of ripping those little wings off before finally finishing what I should ave done ages ago!"
"And instead, it set you on fire and smashed you into a fine paste?" Lia says. "Way to go, father. Any idea whether the thing went after grand-mêre and Ermenglot after it was done with you?"
"You don't know? YOU DON"T KNOW?" the door screamed, it's eyes wide. " Liar! Liar! LIAR! LIAR!"
"Listen, you old fool," Lia says with cold scorn. "I have been steadily traveling away from the Core for months. I only heard you might be dead weeks ago. How, exactly, would you expect me to know such things?"
"You turned it against me," the door repeated. "I KNOW YOU DID! It found you. IT FOUND YOU."
"What did?" Lia asks, honestly puzzled. "I mean, I doubt you sent Cavendish after me. Or anyone else. You never were that good even in your dreams. And no other opponent has seemed very ... personally invested in bothering me."
"That's what they ALL said! THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAID!" The door snarled. "I proved them WRONG! WrongwrongwrongwrongWRONG!"
"Father," Lia sighs. "Just say what you sent after me. Let's find out whether you were duped again, or that I smashed your toy and didn't even notice. I shall swear by Ezra to speak truth in this ... even if I hate the chilly old bitch."
"My creation," Algernon said. His eyes were lit with the unholy fires of his own obsession, his complete and utter madness. "My golem."
"By Ezra in the Mists," Lia says, with complete honesty, "I have seen no golem."
"LIAR," the door said once more. "IT FOUND YOU."
"I have not lied, father. So bestir yourself," Lia says. "Open yourself. If the golem has not come to me, will it not be in Mordent, tearing apart those members of the family close to hand? Who will send warning, who will protect them, if not I? You are dead, after all."
"Too late," the door laughed manically. "TOO LATE. Die here, Liability! Lose everything, just as you've taken everything from me!"
"And what about Ermenglot?" Lia asks.
"DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!" the door screamed, before collapsing into maniacal laughter.
"Ermenglot," Lia repeats mercilessly. "The daughter you love. Grand-mêre will not allow her to inherit. The law and the family testament will not allow her to inherit, unless there is absolute certainty of my death. Or unless I abdicate the right of the firstborn. She will linger. Powerless. Penniless. Bereft of the fate you painted for her. Think of Ermenglot.
"You may hate me, and I certainly hate you, but right now ... I am the only tool you have left to protect Ermenglot. And her, I never hated."
The door just kept laughing, the twisted flesh and bones shaking on their warped hinges. "What door could ever open itself?" it whispered, almost lucid for a split second. "I'm dead, Liability, dead... you've won. You've won." The door struggled a bit, but remained closed, the horrible laughter now bitter and half-sobbing.
"No, father," Lia sighs. "We have both lost."
(OOC: Open Lock DC is now 20, break DC now 25.)
It took a while for the door to stop laughing at Lia's failed spell. "You defied me," it said, ignoring the question. "But the magic won't work for you. Burn yourself in your own flames, you pathetic creature." The door narrowed its eyes. It WORKED," it hissed again. "It worked just like he said it would. YOU ruined it. Just like you ruin everything."
"Let us step past the "Yes, you did", "No, I didn't"-type schoolyard argument, if you can manage to line up two thoughts for a second," Lia sighs. "What is it, exactly, that you were trying to do, and how much of the manor did you blow up when you failed to control the magic?"
"It WORKED!" the door screamed back. "I created what even my mentors couldn't fathom the inner workings of! The success you could never be! Your replacement, dear liability..."
"You impregnated a prostitute and cast spells upon the unborn child?" Lia says with derision. "I thought you were at least marginally content with your second wife and daughter."
The door snarled. "Don't speak to me that way, you tainted mishap. I didn't NEED the crude tools of flesh. Just the power of the arcane! Yes! POWER! They told me it was beyond me. They were WRONG!"
"What were you trying to do before you wound up committing suicide through ineptitude?" Lia asks mercilessly.
"Erase you," the door hissed. "Liability. My new creation would get the pleasure of ripping those little wings off before finally finishing what I should ave done ages ago!"
"And instead, it set you on fire and smashed you into a fine paste?" Lia says. "Way to go, father. Any idea whether the thing went after grand-mêre and Ermenglot after it was done with you?"
"You don't know? YOU DON"T KNOW?" the door screamed, it's eyes wide. " Liar! Liar! LIAR! LIAR!"
"Listen, you old fool," Lia says with cold scorn. "I have been steadily traveling away from the Core for months. I only heard you might be dead weeks ago. How, exactly, would you expect me to know such things?"
"You turned it against me," the door repeated. "I KNOW YOU DID! It found you. IT FOUND YOU."
"What did?" Lia asks, honestly puzzled. "I mean, I doubt you sent Cavendish after me. Or anyone else. You never were that good even in your dreams. And no other opponent has seemed very ... personally invested in bothering me."
"That's what they ALL said! THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAID!" The door snarled. "I proved them WRONG! WrongwrongwrongwrongWRONG!"
"Father," Lia sighs. "Just say what you sent after me. Let's find out whether you were duped again, or that I smashed your toy and didn't even notice. I shall swear by Ezra to speak truth in this ... even if I hate the chilly old bitch."
"My creation," Algernon said. His eyes were lit with the unholy fires of his own obsession, his complete and utter madness. "My golem."
"By Ezra in the Mists," Lia says, with complete honesty, "I have seen no golem."
"LIAR," the door said once more. "IT FOUND YOU."
"I have not lied, father. So bestir yourself," Lia says. "Open yourself. If the golem has not come to me, will it not be in Mordent, tearing apart those members of the family close to hand? Who will send warning, who will protect them, if not I? You are dead, after all."
"Too late," the door laughed manically. "TOO LATE. Die here, Liability! Lose everything, just as you've taken everything from me!"
"And what about Ermenglot?" Lia asks.
"DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!" the door screamed, before collapsing into maniacal laughter.
"Ermenglot," Lia repeats mercilessly. "The daughter you love. Grand-mêre will not allow her to inherit. The law and the family testament will not allow her to inherit, unless there is absolute certainty of my death. Or unless I abdicate the right of the firstborn. She will linger. Powerless. Penniless. Bereft of the fate you painted for her. Think of Ermenglot.
"You may hate me, and I certainly hate you, but right now ... I am the only tool you have left to protect Ermenglot. And her, I never hated."
The door just kept laughing, the twisted flesh and bones shaking on their warped hinges. "What door could ever open itself?" it whispered, almost lucid for a split second. "I'm dead, Liability, dead... you've won. You've won." The door struggled a bit, but remained closed, the horrible laughter now bitter and half-sobbing.
"No, father," Lia sighs. "We have both lost."
(OOC: Open Lock DC is now 20, break DC now 25.)
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The Tomb of Menetnashte
August 29th, 761, 6:43 PM; Day 165 of the Menetnashte Expedition
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PC Actions
Charles inspires Courage
Tomas hits the scorpion once for 8 damage. Fails save vs. poison, takes 38 damage.
Andre heals himself for 11 HP
Kuzan aids another on Otto's Escape Artist
Lia fireballs herself, takes 28 damage.
Sascha full attacks with a gauntlet, hits once, crits for 22 damage.
Otto, I'm sorry I couldn't wait for you, but if you make the Escape Artist retroactively, feel free to take another round's worth of actions and ignore the fire-web damage below.
"To arms!" Edmund echoed Charles, his eyes glazed and feverish - the Mordentishman's face was flushed and sweating, and it wasn't entirely certain if he was still all there. "I won't let you down, Captain!"
Harris somewhat paradoxically ran back towards the monstrosity that had just released him, his injuries forgotten. His armor was ruined, his ribs were no better, his sword arm had been smashed and twisted in the scorpion's merciless claw, but something in Charles' words had triggered a sudden wellspring of strength in the Captain. Harris swung his sword like a smith at an anvil, hammering against the scorpion's chitinous leg, strike after strike, with blows that would shatter iron. "You are not stronger than her!" the captain thundered, bringing his sword home with one final collision.
The effect was loud and dramatic. Harris smashed straight through the armored leg, sending pieces of it flying everywhere. The scorpion's faces screamed, the high pitched keening cutting through your ears and nearly deafening you. With a titanic crash, the scorpion fell against the ground, its severed leg still kicking, trying to support itself.
Edmund had obviously not been expecting this turn of events, as the guard captain staggered forward, unable to catch his balance in time. The scorpion threw the flame spider to the ground and turned its full fury on Edmund. There was a scream of metal as the claw struck the guard again, destroying his armor for good - blood covered the ground as Edmund was smashed into the floor, a sickening crack sounding out as his left arm was shattered. Not appeased in its bloody rage, the scorpion lifted Edmund's crumpled form off the floor, his sword slipping from his limp hands and falling to the ground. The wickedly barbed tail lashed forth once more, plunging deep into Edmund's back, and giving a shudder as it pumped more poison into his veins. The captain could only manage a soft moan, the only sign that he was still alive.
-KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL-
Devereux is nowhere to be found.
Harris full-attacks the Scorpion with his greatsword, Power Attack for -3, hits three times, one of which is a critical, for a total of 82 damage.
Grand Scorpion drops the Yellow Spider and attacks Harris with a claw and a sting. Claw hits, deals 21 damage, Improved Grab for 48. Sting hits, deals 16 damage, Edmund barely makes the save (Go inspire Greatness).
Constrict for 21 on Sascha and Harris.
The spiders huddled in their webs, hiding from the crazy monstrosity that had gone completely mad. One cast another flaming web at the scorpion, which proved as frail and useless as a normal spider web against the berserk fury of the pain-maddened monster. The ones furthest from it, however, began to turn their eight eyes onto other sights. The elemental creatures, perhaps emboldened by their apparent safety, spun forth more of their molten chords, throwing them at Kuzan. Though the webs impeded him little, the red-hot strands still burned as they touched his flesh.
"Be careful..." Devereux's voice warned, coming from no point in particular. Where was he? "I know you want to help, but... be careful of your magic. You cannot trust it..."
Yellow Spider runs away into its web ASAP.
Orange Spider shoots some Flame Web at the Scorpion. Deals 4 fire damage, no immobilization due to size-differential.
Red Spider shoots ome Flame Web at Kuzan, deals 11 damage, and Webbed (see below).
White Spider shoots some Flame Web at Kuzan, deals 7 damage, and Webbed (see below).
Otto takes 7 damage from the Flame Web. Andre takes 4 damage from the Flame Web.
Objective: Escape through the double doors at the top of the chamber.
Door is now DC 20 Open Lock, DC 25 Break, No Hardness but has DR 10/Adamantine instead, and is spell-immune. Has 40 hitpoints.
The room is a total of 70 feet high. The top level (the grey stones) are 50 feet above ground level, and 20 feet below the ceiling. Falling off the upper level onto the lower level inflicts 5d6 damage, and can be reduced by Jump or Tumble checks. (Consult the SRD: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/environment.htm)
The pits are a further 20 feet, and lined with spikes. Falling into a pit causes you to take 5d6 damage, which is cumulative with falling from the top level, so falling into a pit from the top level deals 10d6 damage.
The firewebs stretch from floor to ceiling, and function as regular Webs (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/Web.htm), with ONE major difference. They are molten-hot, and deal 6d6 fire damage to anyone who comes into contact with them (that is, moves through them or starts his round there). They are also destroyed by Cold Damage instead of Fire Damage. They are a DC 22 Reflex save to avoid entanglement.
Roiling Arcana: The entire room is under the effect of the Scorpion's Roiling Arcana aura. As a result, whenever you cast a spell or use an SLA (even one granted by an item), roll on the Wild Magic Table here: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/planes.htm. (You need to scroll down a bit).
Flame Web: Inferno spiders can throw a burning web eight times per day. This is similar to an attack with a net but has a maximum range of 100 feet, with a range increment of 20 feet, and is effective against targets up to one size category larger than the inferno spider. The web anchors the target in place, allowing no movement. Each round, at the end of the inferno spider’s turn, an entangled creature takes 2d6 points of fire damage.
An entangled creature can escape the web with a successful DC 21 Escape Artist check or burst it with a DC 25 Strength check. The check DCs are Constitutionbased, and the Strength check DC includes a +4 racial bonus. The web has 12 hit points and hardness 5. If any part of the flame web takes 5 or more points of cold damage, the flame is extinguished and the web becomes cold and brittle, reducing the difficulty of the Escape Artist check to DC 16 and the Strength check to DC 20.
Deeper Darkness: 20% Concealment within, does not reach the floor and affect things there. See the SRD for more details. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/deeperDarkness.htm
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PCs: Haste, Feather Fall, Inspire Courage
Kuzan: 71/89 HP, Darkvision, Greater Resistance,
Lia: 18/46 HP, Superior Resistance, Greater Mage Armor, Greater Invisibility
Tomas: 68/120 HP
Charles: 61/63 HP,
Otto: 50/62 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Andre: 36/39 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Sascha: 67/108 HP, Rage, Grappled (opposed roll of 45 for the Scorpion)
NPCs: Haste, Feather Fall, Inspire Courage
Harris: 11/115 HP, Inspired Greatness, Grappled
Devereux: 33/33 HP, Invisible
Enemies:
The Grand Scorpion: -275 HP
The White Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Red Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Yellow Spider: -46 HP, Cover (Fire Webs)
The Orange Spider: -34 HP
August 29th, 761, 6:43 PM; Day 165 of the Menetnashte Expedition
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PC Actions
Charles inspires Courage
Tomas hits the scorpion once for 8 damage. Fails save vs. poison, takes 38 damage.
Andre heals himself for 11 HP
Kuzan aids another on Otto's Escape Artist
Lia fireballs herself, takes 28 damage.
Sascha full attacks with a gauntlet, hits once, crits for 22 damage.
Otto, I'm sorry I couldn't wait for you, but if you make the Escape Artist retroactively, feel free to take another round's worth of actions and ignore the fire-web damage below.
"To arms!" Edmund echoed Charles, his eyes glazed and feverish - the Mordentishman's face was flushed and sweating, and it wasn't entirely certain if he was still all there. "I won't let you down, Captain!"
Harris somewhat paradoxically ran back towards the monstrosity that had just released him, his injuries forgotten. His armor was ruined, his ribs were no better, his sword arm had been smashed and twisted in the scorpion's merciless claw, but something in Charles' words had triggered a sudden wellspring of strength in the Captain. Harris swung his sword like a smith at an anvil, hammering against the scorpion's chitinous leg, strike after strike, with blows that would shatter iron. "You are not stronger than her!" the captain thundered, bringing his sword home with one final collision.
The effect was loud and dramatic. Harris smashed straight through the armored leg, sending pieces of it flying everywhere. The scorpion's faces screamed, the high pitched keening cutting through your ears and nearly deafening you. With a titanic crash, the scorpion fell against the ground, its severed leg still kicking, trying to support itself.
Edmund had obviously not been expecting this turn of events, as the guard captain staggered forward, unable to catch his balance in time. The scorpion threw the flame spider to the ground and turned its full fury on Edmund. There was a scream of metal as the claw struck the guard again, destroying his armor for good - blood covered the ground as Edmund was smashed into the floor, a sickening crack sounding out as his left arm was shattered. Not appeased in its bloody rage, the scorpion lifted Edmund's crumpled form off the floor, his sword slipping from his limp hands and falling to the ground. The wickedly barbed tail lashed forth once more, plunging deep into Edmund's back, and giving a shudder as it pumped more poison into his veins. The captain could only manage a soft moan, the only sign that he was still alive.
-KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL-
Devereux is nowhere to be found.
Harris full-attacks the Scorpion with his greatsword, Power Attack for -3, hits three times, one of which is a critical, for a total of 82 damage.
Grand Scorpion drops the Yellow Spider and attacks Harris with a claw and a sting. Claw hits, deals 21 damage, Improved Grab for 48. Sting hits, deals 16 damage, Edmund barely makes the save (Go inspire Greatness).
Constrict for 21 on Sascha and Harris.
The spiders huddled in their webs, hiding from the crazy monstrosity that had gone completely mad. One cast another flaming web at the scorpion, which proved as frail and useless as a normal spider web against the berserk fury of the pain-maddened monster. The ones furthest from it, however, began to turn their eight eyes onto other sights. The elemental creatures, perhaps emboldened by their apparent safety, spun forth more of their molten chords, throwing them at Kuzan. Though the webs impeded him little, the red-hot strands still burned as they touched his flesh.
"Be careful..." Devereux's voice warned, coming from no point in particular. Where was he? "I know you want to help, but... be careful of your magic. You cannot trust it..."
Yellow Spider runs away into its web ASAP.
Orange Spider shoots some Flame Web at the Scorpion. Deals 4 fire damage, no immobilization due to size-differential.
Red Spider shoots ome Flame Web at Kuzan, deals 11 damage, and Webbed (see below).
White Spider shoots some Flame Web at Kuzan, deals 7 damage, and Webbed (see below).
Otto takes 7 damage from the Flame Web. Andre takes 4 damage from the Flame Web.
Objective: Escape through the double doors at the top of the chamber.
Door is now DC 20 Open Lock, DC 25 Break, No Hardness but has DR 10/Adamantine instead, and is spell-immune. Has 40 hitpoints.
The room is a total of 70 feet high. The top level (the grey stones) are 50 feet above ground level, and 20 feet below the ceiling. Falling off the upper level onto the lower level inflicts 5d6 damage, and can be reduced by Jump or Tumble checks. (Consult the SRD: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/environment.htm)
The pits are a further 20 feet, and lined with spikes. Falling into a pit causes you to take 5d6 damage, which is cumulative with falling from the top level, so falling into a pit from the top level deals 10d6 damage.
The firewebs stretch from floor to ceiling, and function as regular Webs (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/Web.htm), with ONE major difference. They are molten-hot, and deal 6d6 fire damage to anyone who comes into contact with them (that is, moves through them or starts his round there). They are also destroyed by Cold Damage instead of Fire Damage. They are a DC 22 Reflex save to avoid entanglement.
Roiling Arcana: The entire room is under the effect of the Scorpion's Roiling Arcana aura. As a result, whenever you cast a spell or use an SLA (even one granted by an item), roll on the Wild Magic Table here: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/planes.htm. (You need to scroll down a bit).
Flame Web: Inferno spiders can throw a burning web eight times per day. This is similar to an attack with a net but has a maximum range of 100 feet, with a range increment of 20 feet, and is effective against targets up to one size category larger than the inferno spider. The web anchors the target in place, allowing no movement. Each round, at the end of the inferno spider’s turn, an entangled creature takes 2d6 points of fire damage.
An entangled creature can escape the web with a successful DC 21 Escape Artist check or burst it with a DC 25 Strength check. The check DCs are Constitutionbased, and the Strength check DC includes a +4 racial bonus. The web has 12 hit points and hardness 5. If any part of the flame web takes 5 or more points of cold damage, the flame is extinguished and the web becomes cold and brittle, reducing the difficulty of the Escape Artist check to DC 16 and the Strength check to DC 20.
Deeper Darkness: 20% Concealment within, does not reach the floor and affect things there. See the SRD for more details. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/deeperDarkness.htm
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PCs: Haste, Feather Fall, Inspire Courage
Kuzan: 71/89 HP, Darkvision, Greater Resistance,
Lia: 18/46 HP, Superior Resistance, Greater Mage Armor, Greater Invisibility
Tomas: 68/120 HP
Charles: 61/63 HP,
Otto: 50/62 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Andre: 36/39 HP, Flame-Webbed,
Sascha: 67/108 HP, Rage, Grappled (opposed roll of 45 for the Scorpion)
NPCs: Haste, Feather Fall, Inspire Courage
Harris: 11/115 HP, Inspired Greatness, Grappled
Devereux: 33/33 HP, Invisible
Enemies:
The Grand Scorpion: -275 HP
The White Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Red Spider: Cover (Fire Webs)
The Yellow Spider: -46 HP, Cover (Fire Webs)
The Orange Spider: -34 HP
"No, but evil is still being — Is having reason — Being reasonable! Mousie understands? Is always being reason. Is punishing world for not being... Like in head. Is always reason. World should be different, is reason."
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'Something simpler, perhaps,' Lia thinks as she turns away from the door to survey the battle below.
Raising her hands, Lia chants one of her favourite spells: "Sagittae magicae, omne errore vacuae, e manu meu ad inimicem meum volete."
Lia closes her thoughts around every step of the relatively simple evocation as if she were gripping a snake. And though the beast squirms, Lia holds on and prevails: five tiny bolts of blue radiance spring from her hands, shoot across the room and impact with the giant scorpion.
Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. THUD.
Five trails of ichor leak from the giant scorpion's flank, to join the blood and other humours already staining the floor.
(OOC: Casting Magic Missile on the Grand Scorpion. Made the caster level check with a 17. >_< Too close for comfort ...? Ironically, the spell also deals 17 damage.)
Raising her hands, Lia chants one of her favourite spells: "Sagittae magicae, omne errore vacuae, e manu meu ad inimicem meum volete."
Lia closes her thoughts around every step of the relatively simple evocation as if she were gripping a snake. And though the beast squirms, Lia holds on and prevails: five tiny bolts of blue radiance spring from her hands, shoot across the room and impact with the giant scorpion.
Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. THUD.
Five trails of ichor leak from the giant scorpion's flank, to join the blood and other humours already staining the floor.
(OOC: Casting Magic Missile on the Grand Scorpion. Made the caster level check with a 17. >_< Too close for comfort ...? Ironically, the spell also deals 17 damage.)