IC-Multiplanar conflict

[oslecamo]

Iskandar and Aeloru feel like although there are hints of madness and despair in the voice and it is not be telling you the whole truth plus changing a few details, it honestly just wants out and wouldn't attack those that freed them. In the other hand there may be enough room to push the being inside to a greater reward for freedom, but trying to force their hand too far may end angering them.

Dyson's memory confirms that the 381th celestial host back in the time of Asmodeus did exist and roughly 75,174% followed Asmodeus to hell. There's also records of roughly 12,1521% of fallen angels regreting their choice in the next century and trying to escape. Several were dragged back to Asmodeus by the Inevitables themselves for their servitude had been sealed by the Pact Primeval. One of them was named Lucius.

[phaedrusxy]

Since Asmodeus seems to have broken/violated the Pact Primeval, could Lucius' contract of servitude be viewed as nullified (by an Inevitable...)?

[oslecamo]

Everybody can see some smoke coming out of Dyson's head as it computes through the infernal clauses of the Pact Primeval, but after a minute and six seconds the inevitable can 100% rule that a lawful release is in order due to exceptional circumstances em situ.

[phaedrusxy]

After the long pause, Dyson proclaims in an even more mechanical voice than usual "Lucius of the 381st, I hereby release you on agreement that you will join us in battle as the final penance for your crimes. This release is largely predicated upon the unique circumstances of the multiverse presently, specifically concerning Asmodeus' abandonment of his primary role, which is in violation of the Pact Primeval, and which nullifies any claims that he has upon your soul."

Having said this, he then strikes the weapon with his own conjured psionic weapon with a blow calculated to do the most damage possible (Greater Insightful Strike).

[Wyvernhand]

Vist

Well, lets hope that goes well...

/cast cast cast cast

[Raineh Daze]

"I do not feel he is deceitful. At worst, he will simply be an ally."

[oslecamo]

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The angel has the shape of a slender human, though it towers at around twelve feet tall. It has six glistening silver wings protruding from it's back, and it is covered entirely in a light grey armor. In one mailed fist it holds a sword six feet in length, glowing a dull red. It's helm has six slots for eyes, and each one shimmers a very slight silvery color.

"Yes, freedoom! Not yet, almost, one more pact to fulfill. I, Lucius of the 381st, accept your terms oh Inevitable.

Ah, that artifact. It really is Setrous. I still remember the day he was held before the judgement of the gods. He still sings the same beautiful songs as before. It is both a blessing and a curse you cannot hear him."

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If you want a timeskip until the next enemy attack let me know, or I'll do it next week if nobody says otherwise.

[oslecamo]

There is a long eerie silence in the castle, then suddenly the sounds of battle again. But different from last time, the sounds of metal and lighting instead of flesh and fire.

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Both inevitable talk in perfect synchronization with cold mechanical voices:

“Addressing: Organics #1871631[Vist]; #1739731[Aeloru]; #714789[Iskandar]; unit 000018[Dyson CXXXVII; celestian#47129847[Lucius].

Subject: You are in illegal possession of forbidden artifact #47197 [Skull of Setrous].  By the authority of the inevitable elder council, surrender it immediatily, disarm your combat gear and let yourselves be taken in custody. Failure to comply will allow us to use non-harmless force as per the Mechanus directives #123797; #1289741; #197419. Resistance is futile. You have two thousand millions, five hundred milLions, eighty milli0ns, three mIllions, two hundred [email protected], thirty thou$and, five thousand, six hundr&d, seventy zero pentº seconds to comply. Everything you say or don’t say can and will be used against you. Banana engine virtual. I r&[email protected], an ill&gal pos$ession @rtifacts your [email protected]& eqouhenou1buaowbeou91384h9SUDAJKDB89Hhb89bjb1241 010101010101010101000001111110001111000110010111100000001000000001110101010110101010110111000000000000011100000000000000001111000000000000000001111111111111110000000000000000000111111111111000000000001”

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It seems like an amalgation of several invevitable models and its voice is a cacophany of many:

“0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&
0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&
0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&
0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&
0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&
0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&
0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&
0101001111110001D*ESTR01000E^XTE´RMINªT&”

"Which of those trinkets should I break first?"-asks Lucius as the angel readies his sword.

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Roll initiative!

[VennDygrem]

Iskandar readies himself, his sand kukris in hand as the commotion begins.

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Initiative: 1d20(14)+17=31

[Raineh Daze]

"Who broke these..."

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Init 39.

[phaedrusxy]

Dyson says "These units are malfunctioning. We must decommission them."
Roll twice and take best for init:

Rolled 1d20+10 : 13 + 10, total 23

Rolled 1d20+10 : 9 + 10, total 19

[oslecamo]

The inevitables glitched actions give you an opening to act first.

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You won initiative.

[phaedrusxy]

OOC: SO... what kind of inevitables are these things, and what does Dyson (or... maybe more likely... Vist) know about their capabilities?

K:Planes 1d20+11 : 8 + 11, total 19

K:Planes 1d20+11 : 9 + 11, total 20

K:Planes 1d20+11 : 16 + 11, total 27

[oslecamo]

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The first is a Quarut, one of the most powerful models of inevitable in existence. They protect two of the most precious and tenuous things of all: time and space. They use their unique sense of both temporal and spatial awareness to know when transgressions that disrupt the time-space continuum are taking place, and they hunt down the perpetrators. They are constructs which besides having standard-issue Inevitable protocols such as fast healing and SR, Quaruts are also above the law in that they have permission to use a variety of time/space disruption magics themselves, such as haste, temporal stasis, [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED] and [CLASSIFIED] not to mention [CLASSIFIED].

A Varakhut is a defender of the gods. Although inevitables do not worship any deity, it is coded in all of you that such beings are essential to maintain some semblance of order in the multiverse and if they were gone only chaos would follow. Thus Varakhuts hunt down those that attempt to usurp the power of the gods for themselves, regardless of pantheon, morality and ethical outlooks. They are constructs which besides having standard-issue Inevitable protocols such as fast healing and SR, are capable of producing a Dispelling Blast that acts like a greater dispelling but affects everything in a 30-foot burst. They can also [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED] and [CLASSIFIED] not to mention [CLASSIFIED].

Code LI5D60P34 seems to be next-generation prototype based in an Inevitable design intended to guard the borders between planes, including regulating the creation of new planes, monitoring extradimensional space openings and closing down illegal permanents gates although the project was frozen and arquived due to not being considered cost-effective and there being plenty of higher priorities. They are constructs which besides having standard-issue Inevitable protocols such as fast healing and SR, can fire bolts of elemental energy (acid, cold, electricity or fire, switchable at will) from both its arms not carrying weapons, and Code LI5D60P34’s own plating should be immune against such energies. Physical weapons they wield have their laws rewritten to become wounding while in Code LI5D60P34’s possession. Their programming should include a series of magics such as Dictum, Dimensional Anchor, [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED] and [CLASSIFIED] not to mention [CLASSIFIED].

[phaedrusxy]

Dyson says to Lucious “A quarut, varakhut, and archived prototype that was meant to guard against dimensional breaches. Target the third. It has the ability to nullify some of my powers. Be warned that it has formidable elemental powers, and is immune to most elemental attacks. It also typically has a sound-based attack based on enforcing order, although given its currently corrupted state it is perhaps likely that this attack may not function as initially intended (OOC: it normally can cast Dictum). We may wish to envelop ourselves in a barrier that protects against sonic attacks.”

It is obvious that there are similarities between Dyson and this other prototype inevitable; to the point that you might guess that they were different branches off the same project. There are notable differences, however, such as the new inevitables increased number of limbs.

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That's the inevitable that I somewhat based Dyson off of, and I even used the same picture for him. Although of course he doesn't have 6 arms, or all the abilities it has.

[oslecamo]

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The first is a Quarut, one of the most powerful models of inevitable in existence. They protect two of the most precious and tenuous things of all: time and space. They use their unique sense of both temporal and spatial awareness to know when transgressions that disrupt the time-space continuum are taking place, and they hunt down the perpetrators. They’ve saved the universe from being collapsed by mages researching a bit too far 378741 times so far.They are constructs which besides having standard-issue Inevitable protocols such as fast healing and SR, Quaruts are also above the law in that they have permission to use a variety of time/space disruption magics themselves, such as haste, temporal stasis 3/day, greater dispelling, circle of doom, dimension door, dominate person, hold monster, locate person, true seeing, time stop 1/day, and [CLASSIFIED] not to mention [CLASSIFIED].

A Varakhut is a defender of the gods. Although inevitables do not worship any deity, it is coded in all of you that such beings are essential to maintain some semblance of order in the multiverse and if they were gone only chaos would follow. Thus Varakhuts hunt down those that attempt to usurp the power of the gods for themselves, regardless of pantheon, morality and ethical outlooks. They have slain both noble heroes and wicked villains over the eons with cold efficiency. They are constructs which besides having standard-issue Inevitable protocols such as fast healing and SR, are capable of producing a Dispelling Blast that acts like a greater dispelling but affects everything in a 30-foot burst. They can also reproduce magic such as circle of death, circle of doom, dimension door, dominate person, haste, hold monster, locate person, true seeing, forcecage 3/day, meteor swarm 1/day, [CLASSIFIED] not to mention [CLASSIFIED].

Code LI5D60P34 seems to be next-generation prototype based in an Inevitable design intended to guard the borders between planes, including regulating the creation of new planes, monitoring extradimensional space openings and closing down illegal permanents gates although the project was frozen and arquived due to not being considered cost-effective and there being plenty of higher priorities. Dyson was once one of such prototypes but ended up being customized for joining the party. They are constructs which besides having standard-issue Inevitable protocols such as fast healing and SR, can fire bolts of elemental energy (acid, cold, electricity or fire, switchable at will) from both its arms not carrying weapons, and Code LI5D60P34’s own plating should be immune against such energies. Physical weapons they wield have their laws rewritten to become wounding while in Code LI5D60P34’s possession. Their programming should include a series of magics such as constant Detect chaos/magic, constant shield of law, constant true seeing, at will greater dispel magic and greater teleport and sending, Dictum 3/day, Dimensional Anchor 3/day , Dimensional Lock 3/day, Disintegrate 3/day, Dismissal 3/day, Greater Scrying 3/day , [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED] and [CLASSIFIED] not to mention [CLASSIFIED].

[Wyvernhand]

Vist

*Sigh* Vist flicks the back of his hand in a downwards motions and a well of inky dark blue clouds with luminous glistening specks of frost surges up from the elaborate tiling of the palace.

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5' step to B34 and casting Freezing Fog, centered on B/C 21/22.  DC 27 save vs slip, all the goodness of Solid Fog, DC 10 Balance to move 5'.

Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

cold damage.  No SR.

[Raineh Daze]

Aeloru stands, rising, and her clothing adopts a black hue as she casts another amulet forth--this one striking forth at the Quarut before exploding in a wash of light!

And then she got behind the others.

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Boost: Migrating Spirit - Dark Fantasy Seal. So if the Inevitables aren't evil nonhumanoids, they count as evil nonhumanoids. If they are, I get bonuses.
Standard Action: Holy Relic-Yin-Yang Sanctifier Orb. Target: Quarut, hitting AC 37 (45 if evil nonhumanoid before the burst) and first dealing 4 cold, 6 electricity, and 1 bludgeoning damage--and then 129 damage (DC 26 Will save for half), plus the same weapon damage (4c6e1b) and 43 untyped damage to the other two inevitables (same DC for half) and hitting all of them with a CL 18 dispel magic effect. If they were evil nonhumanoids before the boost, the DC is increased by one and they take an extra 54/18 damage respectively (or just 18 for all if the damage boost is applied after the tripling)

Then move to E 34.

[phaedrusxy]

Dyson shields himself from elemental damage and activates the Machine Cog, and then uses his boots to warp space around him to appear adjacent to the Varakhut  inevitable and deliver a carefully calculated blow to it, aimed at its most vulnerable spot using the shimmering blade he had manifested from his mind earlier. He then blinks briefly out of and back into existence again in the same spot and attacking it again, but instead swinging with what looks like a wild haymaker rather than a calculated blow. He then beckons with one hand towards Aeloru, and she feels time speed up around her, granting her a new round of actions (White Raven Tactics).

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Free: Machine Cog for +4 str and dex. Standard: Manifest Energy Adaptation, take a 5' step (free), Move: use his boots to teleport 20' to D27, and his stance lets him make an attack with a strike as a free action. He uses Greater Insightful Strike with his Psychic Scimitar (which is a touch attack with a +2). Damage is 2x a Concentration check. He uses Innervating Strike to manifest Teleport as a free action, which allows him to use another strike attack. He uses Power Attack (2-handed) for his full BAB (-11/+22) with Ruby Nightmare Blade, expending his focus to take 15 on the concentration check. Assuming it is higher than the foe's AC, his attack does double damage. He will then use a swift action for White Raven Tactics to give Aeloru another round of actions.

Spending a total of 14 power points, 1 focus, and 3 maneuvers. Will post rolls in the rolling thread and edit link here.
OK, so that's a 21 touch attack and 98 damage for Greater Insightful Strike. The Ruby Nightmare Blade was a natural 20 to hit, 46 on the concentration check (taking 15 by expending a focus) against it's AC, and assuming that succeeded he does 52 more damage (or 26 if it fails).