Re: Zilean's Revenge (Part 3)

Broken Logic Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:32 am

"Well that's just great," Jeraylia muttered, seeing the armor ~~hand Horizon's ass back to him~~ pull out some impressive hand-to-hand on the hapless ranger. She reassessed the the suit and took up a kendo fighting stance, angling her longsword to a bearing directly towards the armour's neckline. Her eyes shone with a tempered anger. "I've about had it with you. You don't touch anyone else."

Bad Evil Monster.You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself:

Summary: SOA2 subjected to Condemnation (save ends).

Jeraylia:

Spiderman.jpeg - "Everyone's out there getting stomped on, And I'm just talking smack."
But really, I don't do flat damage D:.

Zarhon Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:20 am

Jeraylia's effect triggered another thing!

The suit of armor, in response to Jeraylia's threats, grabs her by one hand, lifts it high above her head, and starts spinning her on the spot at great speed. It doesn't take long for her to feel extremely ill. After a few seconds of this, the armor lets go, and strikes a pose, allowing Jeraylia stumble away, unharmed, but in serious need of a bucket.

SOA2's reaction:

I'm not sure about it, but I think Jeraylia can save against those things immediately, since they're put on her mid-turn.

Zthulan's turn.

Broken Logic Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:47 am

I'll take those saving throws thankyou!
End of turn saving throws (+2 from iron will):
Vulnerability:8 (6+2)
Ongoing:12 (10+2)
Weakness:20 (18+2)

And she sticks the landing. Well almost. If we're going by the youtube version of events.

Jeraylia spins around for a few seconds after being let go, but stops dead facing the suit of armour, her focus unbroken and her sword held steady, though her form is a little less precise. She grimaces because her footwork, the basis of the art, is irritatingly flawed.

Jeraylia:

Zarhon Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:59 am

Hmm, perhaps I shouldn't have nerfed the thing after all... (originally, it would have afflicted adjacent targets as well). Razz

Then again, that vuln and ongoing could have been trouble...

Broken Logic Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:24 am

Yeah, I could potentially be looking at 14 damage ticks per turn from ongoing+vuln. I'd be doing a lot more than feeling nauseous, and that wouldn't be fun.

Azarune Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:12 pm

Deciding some defensive measures are in order Zthulan bolsters the group while Koras continues her assault.

Combat:

Ramsus Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:29 pm

And.... now we're back to my turn but, I have no idea how to proceed. Is there any indication if there's a limit to how many counters this thing can put out? If there isn't then half my build is not only useless but, actually counterproductive. The only remaining option I'd have is to conjure a specter but, considering the way this things moves are set up, forcing it to attack the specter two turns from now won't even work and dominating it will be a one turn stun which is meaningless for a counter machine. So.... yeah, I have no idea if Skitter is actually capable of doing anything to this thing that harms it more than us.

Zarhon Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:24 pm

Ramsus wrote:Is there any indication if there's a limit to how many counters this thing can put out?

Yes, it's in the "Counterguard Stance" talent's description (left vague so far).

As for whether it's reached such a limit yet, first we have to deal with Zthulan's triggered reaction...

Koras vailiantly flies to hinder the metallic foe, but the suit of armor, still vigilant, managed to grab her in midair, spin her by her tail, then throw her with great force at Zthulan, leaving him with a minor concussion, and her with spirit-birds floating around her head.

SOA2 Reaction:

The suit of armor, having thrown the spirit animal, proceeds to bow in a gracious manner... and then repeats it... twice... three times... four times... and again... and again... and again... huh. Is it supposed to be doing that?

Your turn, Skitter.

A1C Bronymous Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:57 pm

This thing probably has a counter for anything we have. I'd recommend waiting out it's stance change, which hopefully is at the end of its next turn.

Zarhon Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:21 pm

Bronymous wrote:This thing probably has a counter for anything we have. I'd recommend waiting out it's stance change, which hopefully is at the end of its next turn.

Counterguard Stance - Minor Utility
Skips you next turn. Gain alternate abilities to use until you are able to act "normally" again. These are limited in number per round.

Ramsus Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:33 pm

Skitter sends yet another shadow slash at the walking armor.

Combat Data:

A1C Bronymous Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:43 pm

Ok, so it skips its next turn, and then once it comes around again, THEN it won't have the counters. Unless it activates it. Again.

Zarhon Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:15 am

The suit of armor continues its seemingly endless cycle of bowing, in spite of Skitter's attack, allowing an easy hit by Skitter.

Normally, another ability (that you haven't seen yet) would have activated from that syphon, but SOA2 reached the limit (as hinted earlier via the bowing), so it doesn't. Continue your turn, Ramsus, as normal.

Bronymous wrote:Ok, so it skips its next turn, and then once it comes around again, THEN it won't have the counters. Unless it activates it. Again.

Yep, it skips its next turn (and resets the limit of its counter-things), then on the start of the turn after that, loses its new stuff/gets its old stuff back. It's chance of re-activating the stance are next to nil, unless the fight takes long enough for it get enough pips again.

Ramsus Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:10 pm

Oh ok in that case.... just adding this.

Combat Data:

Now I'll just hope it fails the save.

Zarhon Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:39 pm

Alright, then it's SOA2's turn.

The suit of armor is (literally) knocked out of its bowing loop by Skitter's combo, and raises its fists up defensively again.

SOA2's turn:

Now would be Rabiah's turn.

I'll let one of you play her turn if you want (first come, first serve), cause I'll be a bit busy doing exam stuff for most of today/tomorrow/Thursday.

She made her early "Iron Will" save (d20 = 17 + 2 = 19) against her stun, so she can act normally. I think she has 4 PiPs.

Ramsus Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:40 pm

*sigh* Of course it saved vs the one thing that'd let us have a decent chance at attacking it. Ok, if Rabiah has 4 pips it means she can use Earthquake. I suggest we have her delay her turn until after someone else makes a damaging attack against the armor so it doesn't counter it. Unless people thing it just has a number of counters total and not "1 of each of these"?

A1C Bronymous Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:49 pm

It used the same counter damage one twice against Rabiah and Horizon, and then a counter save ends to Jeraylia and Counter Summon on Koras, so I think its 4 total. And since Rabiah has a pet, that means we can use her to eat up 2 of them right now, both tthe counter damage and the counter summon (pets do count as summons right?), and I can try and damage it again, drawing that counter damage and letting me setup for my unholy vengeance play.

Zarhon Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:55 pm

Ramsus wrote:*sigh* Of course it saved vs the one thing that'd let us have a decent chance at attacking it. Ok, if Rabiah has 4 pips it means she can use Earthquake. I suggest we have her delay her turn until after someone else makes a damaging attack against the armor so it doesn't counter it. Unless people thing it just has a number of counters total and not "1 of each of these"?

Number of counters total (it did the "Counter-Strike" twice, after all).

Bronymous wrote:It used the same counter damage one twice against Rabiah and Horizon, and then a counter save ends to Jeraylia and Counter Summon on Koras, so I think its 4 total. And since Rabiah has a pet, that means we can use her to eat up 2 of them right now, both the counter damage and the counter summon (pets do count as summons right?), and I can try and damage it again, drawing that counter damage and letting me setup for my unholy vengeance play.

Keep in mind that her hp is limited, and that she can't act other stuff whilst stunned/KO'd, and that you'd need to dismiss the granite axe first. Also, by pet, I assume the rabbit/archer/avenger summon? Yeah, those would be a conjurations. I'm not counting the granite axe stuff as a conjuration (since you can't stun weapons).

Ramsus Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:59 pm

Ok, well, since you're the one with the plan (and memory of what Rabiah has), I'm fine with you taking her turn.

A1C Bronymous Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:03 pm

Yeah I don't know what she can do, but her rabbit should be able to act, so she just needs to attack once and her pet needs to do anything against it, and that should work.

Zarhon Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:22 pm

Ramsus wrote:Ok, well, since you're the one with the plan (and memory of what Rabiah has), I'm fine with you taking her turn.

> Page 1 of thread
> Rabiah character sheet (and everyone elses)
> Pro DMing

I don't think she actually summoned the rabbit yet though.

Ramsus Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:49 pm

I was talking to Bronymous....

A1C Bronymous Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:15 pm

Fine I'll do it. Have her dismiss the Granite Axe and Conjure the Water Elemental. Then, if the conjuration isn't negated, Water Elemental uses Avenger's Challenge to attack for 1d8 damage. Then have it stand by to use Divine Retribution interrupt.

Spoiler:

Broken Logic Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:16 pm

~~Also, you can't do earthquake if you dismiss the hammer, either. I'd suggest delaying turn and just have her use grasping granite reaction attack. She's pretty low on health.~~
Never mind.

A1C Bronymous Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:44 pm

BTW, it doesn't really matter if she gets kod, or coma'd, or even dies. I don't think she'll be too influential in the game after this.

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