<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Status</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>AC 20  (touch 16, flat-footed 15, -2 against improvised weapons)</strong>, HP 105<br/>Profane Gift (Telepathic link to Ishtar, +2 Dex)<br/>Effects: Haste (1 round remaining) and Protection from Energy (Fire) both on her and Dixon, Light on cloak, Abundant Ammunition, Shield<br/><strong>Str damage: 6 (of 10), -3 modifier</strong><br/><br/>Spells remaining: 4 of 7 1st, 4 of 6 2nd, 3 of 4 3rd, 0 of 1 from bonded object.  Uses of bow left: 2 of 3.<br/>Quiver: 10 common arrows, 10 silvered, 9 cold iron, 2 Tangleshot, 5 adamantine arrows, 2 greater hushing arrows, 11 +1 Dragon Bane, 1 Rayne's Resumption, 10 Holy<br/>     (pack: 25 common, 5 silvered, 9 cold iron, 1 tangleshot, 5 adamantine, 5 +1 Dragon Bane, 8 Holy arrows)<br/><br/>Dixon HP: 10 of 42 remain<br/></div></div><br/>Rayne blinked, blinked some more - she could just make out the trees ahead, but they seemed to be moving?  Another blink, and she realized it wasn't an after-effect, but something real - whatever the fungal nymph had been casting, it had apparently animated the trees!  She clamped two legs and one arm around Dixon and pulled, as if she could help the griffon outfly the onrushing branch - too little and too late, as both struck the brave mount full-on.  They were horrible blows, sending the big creature bouncing back as if swatting a fly.  Rayne clung on, feeling Dixon still alive beneath her, but obviously badly hurt.<br/><br/>At least the hits had knocked them back a little, and Rayne guided the wounded griffon just out of reach, if possible, straightening a little in her saddle and casting about for the dangerous Shadow.  She hoped to see a flash of blue fire, the after-effect of her earlier attack - perhaps the Shadow would not realize it was so illuminated, and leave itself vulnerable.  And there it was, thinking it was so clever - if shadows "thought" like that at all.  She brought an arrow to the ready - although the nymph should be her main target here, the touch of the Shadow was so... well, she wasn't sure she could stand another such touch.<br/><br/>She directed Dixon downward, to keep just in short range of the Shadow, while Rayne used her lingering Haste to finish off the Shadow.  But flying so low, she could not risk even a glance in the Nymph's direction - Rayne kept her eyes resolutely upward, toward the Shadow, trusting that anything the Nymph might try, she could withstand for now.  Once the Shadow was down, there would be nothing stopping her from dealing with the Nymph from the safety of the air, so long as Dixon could keep flying tight enough circles to avoid the branches!<br/><br/>The sparkling Shadow was pitifully easy to target, for someone as adept with a bow as Rayne, with her boosted dexterity and Haste on top of everything.  The bow adapted wonderfully to her weakness, and though the arrows flew less forcefully than usual, compounded by the creature's insubstantiality, still three well-placed arrows delivering their Shock as well as kinetic energy should be sufficient to end the creature's strange existence.  Or were they?<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC &amp; Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">Ride: 1d20a9 DC: 28 Result: 16 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83853) <strong>failed</strong><br/>Perception: 1d20a10 Result: 14 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=83854) ... passed<br/><br/>Flying low, and concentrating all efforts on the Shadow.  Full Attack and Haste, up to three (common) arrows if needed...<br/>...and I see I forgot about the Flame Arrow potion Rayne drank.  But I also now think that incorporeal creatures might only take half-damage from spells too (not sure about that), and besides that, I'm not sure how Flame Arrow would mesh with Abundant Ammunition, so I'm going to keep ignoring the Flame Arrow!<br/><br/>3 hits:<br/>Arrow 1 (forgot to show +20): 1d20 DC: 18 Result: 17 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84317)  Damage (4 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84320) + 3 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84323)) /2 = <strong>4</strong><br/>Arrow 2: 1d20a15 DC: 18 Result: 29 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84318)  Damage (3 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84321) + 3 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84324)) /2 = <strong>3</strong><br/>Arrow 3: 1d20a20 DC: 18 Result: 35 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84319)  Damage (8 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84322) + 3 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=84325)) /2 = <strong>6</strong><br/><br/>Total damage = <strong>13</strong>  (Assuming Shock damage is also halved for incorporeal)<br/></div></div>