The Wayfarer's Inn

Sol says "Eilkhan, would you please check the shrine for traps?" Sol will take up a protective stance behind her, with his sword in this right hand and the spear in his left as she works.

Eilkhan nods and proceeds to do just that. She takes her time as always.

Without warning, a huge horned being suddenly steps from the gateway of the crypt! It stands about 16 feet tall, and its skin is jet black, marked in blood red with arcane, demonic patterns. Its ferocious visage is awful to behold, with glowing eyes and dripping fangs. You feel your soul sink, head spinning from the horror of this being!

Its hands have too many fingers, each of which is tipped with a razor-sharp talon a span long. In one hand it wields a mammoth khopesh sword. Ahi and Gaderon recognize this entity from their studies: it is the demon lord Aldinach. Speak not its dread name aloud!!!

OOC: I hope you all are satisfied with the placement of your characters. If not, please protest and we rearrange things except for Eilkhan and Sol who stated precisely where they are standing. Everybody please make a ST, adjusted with your WIS bonus (if applicable) and magic item bonusses (if any). Each ST gets a disheartening adjustment of -5 to the roll, due to the power of that creature. Good luck!


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OOC: Sol had an adjusted ST roll of 14, which was successful. So, he is not demoralized.

Sol will close and attack the creature's legs with his sword, using the spear as a shield.

Three adjusted attacks: 12/9, 9/6 & 6/7

OOC: not very good rolling except for the ST...

Eilkhan yells out loud "Holy Mother!" Then she reacts as fast as she can and tumbles behind Sol, crouching down and retrieving her magical bow, so she can fire a magical arrow next round.

Ahi hisses under his breath. Clasping the symbol of his goddess Neith, he begins offering up a blessing to her. Holding a
small iron and electrum wheel with a rod rising from the center of one side in his hand it begins glowing a bright blue until Ahi releases it and throws it right at the foul beast!

Ahi has cast Disc of Concordant Opposition at the demon lord.

Elmo will draw back his bow and begin stepping back toward the near by pillar... "Get clear of that thing!!!" He looks to find an opening to shoot and lets fly should the occasion arise...

Round 1: Aldinach wins initiative. Those of you who failed the ST are shaken to the core and unable to act this round.

Letting out a terrible roaring laughter, Aldinach surprisingly doesn't attack you, but fires off a crackling ray of red-black energy into the crypt. This strikes an ivory coffer, which shatters; its blasted fragments fly out and inflict 2 points of damage to Eilkhan and Kherim who stand closest to it.


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Sol lunges at the demon lord, attacking with his flaming sword, but all of his attacks bounce off its iron-hard skin.

It's easy for Elmo to shoot an arrow at the towering creature, but he has had his share in fighting demons and devils from the Duat, and he knows that his nonmagical arrows won't even scratch it.

Speaking a prayer to the Goddess of War, Ahi hurls the bright blue disc at Aldinach, only to see that it flickers out like a candle as soon as it comes into contact with the creature.

OOC: Gaderon, Ivid and Kherim will be able to act again next round.


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After being overwhelmed by the impossible fear of the Demon Lord, Kherim steels his resolve and jumps to attack the creature, trying to bring at least Sol inside his Protection from Evil aura. He makes 3 attacks, right?


OOC: I don't know all the bonuses that go into the attack and the damage, so let me try to be clear:
+3 from the Scimitar
anything from Str 16?
what about double specialization?

Unmodified Rolls (Att = 1d20 / dmg = 1d8):
16 / 3;
8 / 6;
15 / 5

Sol gets two attacks this round with adjusted rolls of: 14/7 & 6/9

[OOC: Poor rolls again... Reading Ail's post I realize that I failed to include Sol's double specialization in his bonuses last round, such is life...]

Just to be on the safe side, Eilkhan gets two shots with her bow, right?

And as for AHi I think he should either try another spell or maybe cast one to help us all with bonuses like Bless. What do you guys think?