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#1
Zardnaar
Apr 30, 2006 0:51:16 Thoguht I would share the following DS story with the boards. Yesterday in our session the PCs battled a Dragon at level 9. The Dragon had engaged Oronis of Kurn in battle and was already weakened and had 9 negative levels. I thought it would be a tough fight but the PCs managed to get 3 crits on the poor sod 2 involving Crystal Shards with 9 pps spent on them and the other was with the X4 heart pick from a Righteous Might, Divine Power buffed cleric . One dead Dragon later....The party consists of.

Ben level 9 Human Cleric of Water
Sky level 9 Human Templar of Oronis
"Scruff" Level 9 Halfling Ranger
Kamandra level 9 Human Psion

The PCs are on their way back to Kurn from the Buried City which is there HQ. They rest the night in a cave and encounter some Wraths loyal to Rajaat that spin some nice BS story about Rajaat being a nice guy and being betrayed by the 1st defilers- the Sorceror Kings. They manage to convince the PCs that Oronis is weak from hit battle vs a Dragon and they equip them with Dragonbane steel weapons and an obsidian orb they can throw at the king that uses Mordenkainens Disjunction. They also half convinced the Templar the King would eventually feed on her soul- "How many old Templars do you know?" The plan wasn't to bad but was fatally flawed partially due to faulty intelligence.

1. No one knew that Oronis was an Avangion although I dropped hints. The Templar suspected he was not evil though.

2. He wasn't weakened from his battle with the weaker Dragon.

3. The Templar remained loyal to him and threw the rest of the party in jail. Oronis and some allied preservers just used Power Word Stun on all of them. Oops.

I gave them a break and they now know about Oronis's true nature whom they've decided to serve
#2
terminus_vortexa
Apr 30, 2006 12:00:07 Was the dragon they killed THE Dragon, Borys of Ebe?
#3
brun01
Apr 30, 2006 15:27:18 4 level 9 players against a 9 level Dragon?
They should be toast by now... even with 9 negative levels, the dragon magic alone would easily finish them off!
#4
Zardnaar
Apr 30, 2006 23:39:25
Was the dragon they killed THE Dragon, Borys of Ebe?

No in 2nd ed terms it was a level 22 Dragon with 9 negative levels. I use homebrew rules that make Dragons more on par with their 2nd ed equivilents rather than Athas.org rules. This was the stats I used and made him weaker. Due to being weaken in a battle with Oronis his Dragon magic was used up and he had less hit poits, PP, and spells. Basically he wasn't at full strength and was "unbuffed".

Farcluun

Stage 2 Dragon (level 22 Dragon 2nd ed)
Medium Dragon

Hit Dice: 26d12+156 (hp 338)
Initiative: +4
Speed:40 ft
Armor Class: 26
Base Attack/Grapple: +26/+31
Attack: Bite +26 damage 1d8+5 or claw 1d6 +2
Full Attack:+26 Bite 1d8+5, claw 1d6+2, claw 1d6+2
Space/Reach: 5ft/5ft
Special Attacks: Breath Weapon, Psionics, Spells
Special Qualities: DR 15/magic, Dragon Traits, SR/PR 34
Saves: Fort +23, Ref +17,Will +20
Abilities:Str 21,Dex 10, Con 22,Int 26, Wis 17,Cha 17
Skills: Concentrate +35, Spellcraft +37, Knowledge Arcana +37, Listen 32, Spot +32, Gather Information +32, Intimidate +32, Sense Motive +32,Psicraft +37 Knowledge History +18, Knowledge Planes +19
Feats: Cleave,Craft Wondrous Item*, Craft Universal Item, Empower Power*, Empower Spell, Epic Spellcasting, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Psionic Meditation, Maximise Power*, Multi Attack,Quicken Power*, Quicken Spell, Scribe Scroll*,
Enviroment: Glowing Desert
Organisation: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 23?
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Advancement: special
Level Adjustment: +5?
* Dragons recieve 5 bonus feats which must be spent on meta magic/psionic, item creatino or defiling feats.

Equipment: Headband if Intellect+4, Ring of Resistence +3,Ring of Counterspells (Dispel Magic), ,spell components, 500cp diamond dust.

Special Attacks

Breath Weapon: 24d12 damage reflex save for half DC 29
Spells: As level 22 Defiler
Psionics: As 22 Psion (Telepath) 423 PP's

Epic Spells Known:
Epic Mage Armor

Spells Known: (DC18+ spell level)4/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4
Arcane Mark, Detect Magic, Read Magic , Resistence, IdentifyMagic MissileX2, True Strike, Expeditious Retreat,Ray of Enfeeblement, Invisability, Resist Energy, Melfs Acid Arrow, Scorching Ray, See Invisability, Bears Endurance, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Fly, Displacement, Rage, Non Detection, Stoneskin, Dimension Door, Empowered Scorching Ray, Enervate, Confusion, Teleport, Dominate Person, Cone of Cold, Empowered Lightning Bolt, Hold Monster, Dispel Magic GreaterX2, Disintegrate, Quickened Melfs Acid Arrow, Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Empowered Cone of Cold, Quickened Haste, Delayed Blast Fireball, Mordenkainens Sword, Mind Blank, Horrid Wilting, Empowered Chain Lightning, Quickened Greater Invisability, Timestop, Meteor Swarm, Power Word Kill, Quickened Teleport

Psionics: (423 pp DC 18+ Power level) Inertial Armor, Energy Ray, Precognition, Mind Thrust, Force Screen, Clairvoyant Sense, Energy Push, Identify Psionic, Inflict Pain, Fate Link, Telekinetic Thrust, Body Adjustment, Mental Barrier, Remote Viewing, Freedom of Movement Psionic, Energy Adaption, Empathic Feedback, Second Chance, Psychic Crush, Catapsi, Leech Field, Precognition Greater, Temporal Acceleration, Disintegrate Psionic, Fate of One, Phase Door Psionic, Evade Burst, Decerebrate, Hypercognition,Bend Reality, True Metabolism, Recall Death, Reality Revision, Metafaculty, Apopsi, Affinity Field

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#1 Zardnaar Apr 30, 2006 0:51:16	Thoguht I would share the following DS story with the boards. Yesterday in our session the PCs battled a Dragon at level 9. The Dragon had engaged Oronis of Kurn in battle and was already weakened and had 9 negative levels. I thought it would be a tough fight but the PCs managed to get 3 crits on the poor sod 2 involving Crystal Shards with 9 pps spent on them and the other was with the X4 heart pick from a Righteous Might, Divine Power buffed cleric . One dead Dragon later....The party consists of. Ben level 9 Human Cleric of Water Sky level 9 Human Templar of Oronis "Scruff" Level 9 Halfling Ranger Kamandra level 9 Human Psion The PCs are on their way back to Kurn from the Buried City which is there HQ. They rest the night in a cave and encounter some Wraths loyal to Rajaat that spin some nice BS story about Rajaat being a nice guy and being betrayed by the 1st defilers- the Sorceror Kings. They manage to convince the PCs that Oronis is weak from hit battle vs a Dragon and they equip them with Dragonbane steel weapons and an obsidian orb they can throw at the king that uses Mordenkainens Disjunction. They also half convinced the Templar the King would eventually feed on her soul- "How many old Templars do you know?" The plan wasn't to bad but was fatally flawed partially due to faulty intelligence. 1. No one knew that Oronis was an Avangion although I dropped hints. The Templar suspected he was not evil though. 2. He wasn't weakened from his battle with the weaker Dragon. 3. The Templar remained loyal to him and threw the rest of the party in jail. Oronis and some allied preservers just used Power Word Stun on all of them. Oops. I gave them a break and they now know about Oronis's true nature whom they've decided to serve
#2 terminus_vortexa Apr 30, 2006 12:00:07	Was the dragon they killed THE Dragon, Borys of Ebe?
#3 brun01 Apr 30, 2006 15:27:18	4 level 9 players against a 9 level Dragon? They should be toast by now... even with 9 negative levels, the dragon magic alone would easily finish them off!
#4 Zardnaar Apr 30, 2006 23:39:25	Was the dragon they killed THE Dragon, Borys of Ebe? No in 2nd ed terms it was a level 22 Dragon with 9 negative levels. I use homebrew rules that make Dragons more on par with their 2nd ed equivilents rather than Athas.org rules. This was the stats I used and made him weaker. Due to being weaken in a battle with Oronis his Dragon magic was used up and he had less hit poits, PP, and spells. Basically he wasn't at full strength and was "unbuffed". Farcluun Stage 2 Dragon (level 22 Dragon 2nd ed) Medium Dragon Hit Dice: 26d12+156 (hp 338) Initiative: +4 Speed:40 ft Armor Class: 26 Base Attack/Grapple: +26/+31 Attack: Bite +26 damage 1d8+5 or claw 1d6 +2 Full Attack:+26 Bite 1d8+5, claw 1d6+2, claw 1d6+2 Space/Reach: 5ft/5ft Special Attacks: Breath Weapon, Psionics, Spells Special Qualities: DR 15/magic, Dragon Traits, SR/PR 34 Saves: Fort +23, Ref +17,Will +20 Abilities:Str 21,Dex 10, Con 22,Int 26, Wis 17,Cha 17 Skills: Concentrate +35, Spellcraft +37, Knowledge Arcana +37, Listen 32, Spot +32, Gather Information +32, Intimidate +32, Sense Motive +32,Psicraft +37 Knowledge History +18, Knowledge Planes +19 Feats: Cleave,Craft Wondrous Item, Craft Universal Item, Empower Power, Empower Spell, Epic Spellcasting, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Psionic Meditation, Maximise Power, Multi Attack,Quicken Power, Quicken Spell, Scribe Scroll, Enviroment: Glowing Desert Organisation: Solitary Challenge Rating: 23? Treasure: Standard Alignment: Lawful Evil Advancement: special Level Adjustment: +5? Dragons recieve 5 bonus feats which must be spent on meta magic/psionic, item creatino or defiling feats. Equipment: Headband if Intellect+4, Ring of Resistence +3,Ring of Counterspells (Dispel Magic), ,spell components, 500cp diamond dust. Special Attacks Breath Weapon: 24d12 damage reflex save for half DC 29 Spells: As level 22 Defiler Psionics: As 22 Psion (Telepath) 423 PP's Epic Spells Known: Epic Mage Armor Spells Known: (DC18+ spell level)4/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4 Arcane Mark, Detect Magic, Read Magic , Resistence, IdentifyMagic MissileX2, True Strike, Expeditious Retreat,Ray of Enfeeblement, Invisability, Resist Energy, Melfs Acid Arrow, Scorching Ray, See Invisability, Bears Endurance, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Fly, Displacement, Rage, Non Detection, Stoneskin, Dimension Door, Empowered Scorching Ray, Enervate, Confusion, Teleport, Dominate Person, Cone of Cold, Empowered Lightning Bolt, Hold Monster, Dispel Magic GreaterX2, Disintegrate, Quickened Melfs Acid Arrow, Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Empowered Cone of Cold, Quickened Haste, Delayed Blast Fireball, Mordenkainens Sword, Mind Blank, Horrid Wilting, Empowered Chain Lightning, Quickened Greater Invisability, Timestop, Meteor Swarm, Power Word Kill, Quickened Teleport Psionics: (423 pp DC 18+ Power level) Inertial Armor, Energy Ray, Precognition, Mind Thrust, Force Screen, Clairvoyant Sense, Energy Push, Identify Psionic, Inflict Pain, Fate Link, Telekinetic Thrust, Body Adjustment, Mental Barrier, Remote Viewing, Freedom of Movement Psionic, Energy Adaption, Empathic Feedback, Second Chance, Psychic Crush, Catapsi, Leech Field, Precognition Greater, Temporal Acceleration, Disintegrate Psionic, Fate of One, Phase Door Psionic, Evade Burst, Decerebrate, Hypercognition,Bend Reality, True Metabolism, Recall Death, Reality Revision, Metafaculty, Apopsi, Affinity Field