Egyptian-Annulus Trial

[David]

Borlon's 50 levels of Egyptian heroes will include:

Borlon the Mighty, Herald of Ra on Oerth, Prophet of Ra on Torsh, Bearer of the Rod of Ra -- 10th lvl cleric of Ra
Nefra -- 7th lvl paladin of Ra
Ishmopah -- 7th (?) lvl cleric/werelord of Sekhmet
Adama -- 7th lvl fighter

So he's got 19 levels of NPCs to look for still! That means Craig gets a 7th lvl fighter and we've still got room for TWO more...! Egyptian mages were known for their cool spells and a cleric of Hathor would be neat, as would a cleric of Isis or Thoth or Ptah.

[charbidge]

Waw! Seventh level!!!!! Neat! I've built a fighter who can go duel-class as a mage. Gonna need help with him. He's called Khefri-Seniset, and he works pretty well from a chariot with longbow, mace and spear. Building him up to F7 will be a TREAT!

[David]

Howdy Craig -- if you'd like Khefri-Seniset (cool name!) to be a fighter/mage, then...

a) that's REALLY cool!
b) you get access to the Egyptian-only spell list (we'll talk tonight)
c) you can only be 6th / 6th in each class (highest level class +1 per additional class is the formula)
d) you may not be specialized in anything (general restriction on folks with two classes)
e) you WILL have access to a few magical items too

[charbidge]

CAn't make it tonight. sorry. I mentined that Saturday. Looking forward to Saturday, though.

[Andy]

Using Adama to promote harmony? HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

Okay, just having fun here.

[David]

Hey, witchy-poo, I'll "harmonize" you with my magic longsword, triple-proficiency in it, and general fierceness!

Oh, and after speaking with Paul again, Serendipity DOESN'T really qualify as an Egyptian, after all the work her sister (Shellique) did to "keep" her Greek...

[Artec]

hey David what are eeps from Harmonia game? Please

[Andy]

Witchy-poo? Are you referring to the individual that traveled in your own very body for months, and as a result brought some of that sword skill back to my own? Kephalonia actually appreciates Adama's ferocity, as Omega's guys would have probably killed Amanda without it.

[Admin]

andy said:

? Kephalonia actually appreciates Adama's ferocity, as Omega's guys would have probably killed Amanda without it.

Hey now...let's not forget Samandra's throwing hammer that kept nailing Omega...over and over again!! lol It pissed him off enough that he lost a little focus

[David]

The Egyptian Team is going after Grabford as its target. The party make-up will be:

Borlon the Mighty -- 10th lvl cleric of Ra
Nefra -- 7th lvl paladin of Ra
Ishmopah -- 7th lvl cleric/werelord of Sekhmet
Adama -- 7th lvl fighter / 1st lvl psi
Sahara -- 5th lvl cleric of Hathor (hopefully)
Maatkaure -- 5th lvl cleric of Bast (hopefully)
Khefri Seniset -- 6th/6th fighter/mage

[charbidge]

Khefriseniset, please. one word. And... I owe the jar six quarters, since he went to Mage 6 in that initial game. Or, maybe. Did what he do count as Mage experience points, or as Fighter, since he DID throw a spear and stab as that statue-thing with a dagger, or as some combination of both..?

[David]

Brolon's plan for the First Panthiad Trial

Target: Grabford, specifically the vampire-mage, other vampires, spectres, wraiths, ghouls, and other undead
Bonus for as many demons, gargoyles, giants, and trolls as we can manage (in that order)
The orcs are the LAST thing we should target

Plan: WELL BEFORE the attack, coordinate with the priests of Heliopolis for resources and even scrolls
Buy clerical and mage spells at deep discount
Either buy or have made a number of cleric scrolls from the Library of Alexandria
BEFORE the beginning of the attack, visit Grabford
Study fortifications, memorize locations, inform defenders of our plan and restrictions
Pay Moorak 6400gp for two control weather spells to be cast around 2:00am and 4:00am to clear the sky
Buy access to Moorak's anchor (900gp refund) or proof against teleport for Khefri
Cast commune with nature and the genius scroll on the battlefield for added insight
About 6am prepare for the assault
In Heliopolis, receive the spells (see list), pick up scrolls, etc
Load party into bags of holding and psionically teleport to Grabford fort -- 20 PSPs down (2+)
As party unloads and scouts undead positions, Borlon casts scroll of weather summoning for a sunny June day
Use the next 30 minutes (40 total) for choose the BEST target via flying, invisible scouts (Nefra, Ish, Adama) at 300'
Launch 8am slaughter (after praying to the sun) in the light of a clear, hot June morning, coming out of the sun
No vampires, yeth hounds (or wraiths or spectres)
Slam largest group of giants with ghouls nearby, leading off with Borlon and Nefra's turns (2d12) plus fireball (?) from Khefri
Party establishes a perimeter (potion of speed?) while Borlon uses efficacious monster ward, then anti-vermind barrier
Borlon uses scroll of sticks to snakes for added defenders inside the ward
Borlon uses first scroll of giant insects for giant wasps against gargoyles
Borlon uses second scroll of giant insects for giant ants against ward-invaders
Only gargoyles and demons should be able to enter casually -- they are first targets for fighters
Khefri's spells most effective, followed by fliers for gargoyles -- giant wasp support
Use psionic attacks to "ground" demons with fliers moving in to melee
Trust protection from evil 10'r to allow party to choose when melee with demons begins
Borlon and Nefra focus on destroying ghouls and ghasts
Once there are too many skeletons and zombies, cast disrupt unlife up to three times (60'r)
Distract any orcish forces with mirage of a company of 50 knights riding in from the keep (-1 to hit)
If that doesn't stop them, uses scroll of insect plague to slaughter them
If things get hairy…
Cast prayer for added offense and defense and defensive harmony on main fighters standing
Use scroll of holy word with a call upon faith lead in to drive off demons and slaughter everything ogres or less
Use scroll of rock to mud to create "wall" and "kill zone" for orcs
Have Khefri or other clerics use potion of mass destruction (no more orcs, ghouls, skeletons, or zombies!)
Specifically nail any clerics or mages who approach
Once entire region is pacified, search out any other encampments of foes
Have Adama, Nefra, and Ishmopah form a wedge on the way in
Hunt down any surviving demons, priests, or mages
Use speak with dead on slain powerful priests and mages to learn of other forces, traps, and defenders
Around 10am leave the field of battle
Hopefully, Grabford's own defenders will take their cue and begin mopping up what's left
Teleport back to Heliopolis for curative spells, nap, and new spell applications
Return to Grabford just after noon
Check in with keep's defenders for status of troops
Pacify anything which would hinder next stage
By 1pm, move to the center of the encampment
Cast commune with nature looking for monsters and lairs in each cardinal direction -- home in on vampire with specifics
Go to indicated area
Use scrolls of detect undead and locate undead
Alternate with call upon faith and scroll of ariel servant twice
Cast light directly on both ariel servants and hand them each sunlight grains of sand
Use find traps, augury, and divination on region
Have Khefri stand directly above region, holding a Moorak's anchor
Give ariel servants instructions:
One is to follow track of light, depositing sand at the feet of the vampire and preventing it from fleeing
The other is to keep the first illuminated, casually smashing open any containers en route and at the location
Use scroll of tracking light of the unliving to find vampire-mage
Have reduced Adama fly after and use detonate on the vampire
Once the vampire-mage is slain, search his lair and look for any other vampires or other undead in the area
Order of priority: vampires, greater undead, demons, yeth hounds, gargoyles, lesser undead, mages and clerics, orcs

Spells on the party:
bless
aid
endure cold
endure heat
protection from evil 10'r
barkskin
(sun)light
goodberries
negative plane protection
water walk
cloak of bravery (+4)
free action
continual light
protection from lightning
air walk
lighten load
avert evil eye
sacred guardian
stoneskin
log of everburning
armor
strength
fly
invis 10'r
nap

[David]

Well before dawn in Grabford on the 27th of June, 616, the Egyptian Panthiad team moved into action. The group had been in Heliopolis -- the religious capitol of Neregan -- only moments before. Borlon psionically teleported himself, Ishmopah, Adama, Nefra, Sahara, Maatkaure, and Khefriseniset to Furyondy. He had paid 6400gp earlier to Moorak for a pair of control weather spells cast at 4:00 and 6:00 am. The goal, ensure a bright, sunny, clear summer day. The vampire mage would either have to counter Moorak's spells with his own, or Borlon's goal would be achieved. Well, upon arriving, Borlon cast a weather summoning off a scroll and forced the day to be a sultry June day...

And with the clear rays of dawn lighting up the battlefield, the heroes attacked!

Under cloak of invisibility, the heroes flew in and slaughtered a camped group of giants and trolls. Ishmopah lead off with a devastating fireball which slaughtered many of the creatures outright. Then Adama and Nefra dropped into the carnage and started slaughtering the survivors. Within moments, the heroes held the field, with the powerful giants dead. Although facing many orcs and goblins, rather than waste their energy fighting minions, the Egyptian team flew away, healed up, turned invisible, and chose another encampment.

The second encampment proved a bit more difficult. The heroes again slaugthered giants and trolls, but had more difficulty. At one point Sahara's armor was rent open and she nearly fell -- only the aid of her twin sister, Maatkaure, and Adama, managed to save her. Dozens of orcs and goblins also died before the heroes accomplished their goal (kill giants and trolls) and retreated back to Grabford.

At the keep, the heroes paid Moorak for an invisibility spell and moved to take on a third encampment. This is where things quickly became tight since what appeared to be bugbear were infact bar-llgura. While the giants were easy to kill, the demons proved much more problematic, using their dispel magic powers to remove the heroes standing spells as well as hammer the group with illusionary fireballs. The heroes managed to slaughter the lot, but were sore pressed. Khefriseniset used a potion of mass destruction to create a large enough kill zone for the group to escape...

[David]

Later in the day, the heroes (minus Khefriseniset) returned to the field. Their goal was to take out the final encampment of giants and trolls, thereby depriving Iuz' forces of any seige-capable monsters. Borlon used two charges on his staff of world walking to ethereally appear right near one of the giants. The heroes moved to attack, but the giant and his allies were quicker (and saw the group fade into the Prime). Although the giant and a couple ogres fell swiftly, the party was soon totally bogged down in orcs. Minutes dragged on and reinforcements came to support the orcs, including the rest of the giants, more ogres, hobgoblins, goblins, and men. Borlon used a wall of fire to incinerate a troll, some ogres, and dozens of orcs, as well as provide a "wall" for the heroes to fight against. He then blinded the giants and ogres with a sundazzle and followed it up with some sticks to snakes -- which proved QUITE poisonous! Nefra made good use of the wall of fire, taking out trolls and then using his giant strength and spear to toss the bodies into the inferno! Well done!

Meanwhile, the rest of the group was still mired in orcs. Sahara's damaged armor proved her undoing -- an orc severed her leg right where her armor had been damaged earlier. Borlon was forced to take her place, luckily having cast defensive harmony earlier.

The battle raged on. Sahara limped to the safety of the group (which wouldn't have been possible without the wall of fire!) and Borlon tossed her leg to her. The priestess of Hathor was quickly bleeding to death, however -- her femoral artery had been severed. Using several cure light wounds she staunched the flow and, taking her leg, crawled into one of Borlon's bags of holding. Meanwhile, the other fighters tightened their fighting circle, although Ishmopah was being slowly whittled down by his foes.

Borlon tried to use psionic invisibility to finish off the last two giants, but couldn't manage it, so instead Adama flew over to them and quickly finished them. Their goal achieved, it was time for the group to leave, but unfortunately, there was no way to escape. Just then Maatkaure stunned herself and was overwhelmed. Adama arrived back in time to save the priestess of Bast, but was herself getting hammered as she had to use her body to shield Maatkaure's. Borlon dragged Maatkaure into the "protection" of the wall of fire, trusting to her previously cast protection from fire. With Sahara, who's fly spell was still active, Borlon got Maatkaure into a bag of holding and then provided the remaining heroes the cover they needed; a rock to mud dissolved the group beneath the large force of orcs, hobgoblins, goblins, skeletons, zombies, and men. Flying up, Nefra and Borlon destroyed the last of the undead, although Adama managed to get nailed by a few arrows while she flew to safety. Once the enemies had sunk to their knees, all though of assault was over and they tried to save themselves -- only a handful were successful...!

Exhausted, wounded, and nearly out of spells, the heroes retreated back to the keep of Grabford, but in their wake 1/3 of the seiging army lay dead or destroyed...

[Stephanous]

The Egyptians worked realy well together on the last run. Everyone was looking out for each other and protecting each other. We are going to have to keep up the good teamwork for the next battle though.

To All Players:
A team of heroes, including some of the elves from the Elf game, will be going to Grabford and working with Garlok and Moorak to mop-up some of the forces that the Egyptians have left behind. Please let me know if you are interested in this game. So far the party make-up looks like:

Garlok- 7th fighter
Moorak- 14th Mage, 9th fighter
Ael'Mara- 8th cleric, 8th ranger
Zarabell?- 9th cleric, 9th fighter?

The minimum level for this game if Moorak goes will be 8th. If Malok goes instead of Moorak, then the level minimum will be much lower. Any characters on the Greek, Egyptian or Oerdian pantheiads part I or II can't go on this game, but other characters are very welcome. This game will also start the NEW ELF GAME, although non-elves are more than welcome. It is very reasonable for anyone in Amberwood or anyone on the last elf game to be here. The party will be departing from Amberwood via Rhanee's mirror.

Any Qustions?

Paul