Demonmoose's Iron Gods AP Blue (Inactive)

Game Master GM Demonmoose

Is there some way to open it?

I hope so, because that always turns out great in the movies!

We can try taking it with us, but I am wary.

"That seems dangerous. Can we decide that on the way out? Unless you think it's the key to defeating the master of this tower."

Let us wait then.

"I concur, we'll take a second look at the cocoon on our way out, but it seems incidental for now. Let us move on. Chakos?"

Chakos nods and presses on.

Chakos pushes the doorway (back to F11) and a blast of scalding steam escapes from the central support of the tower.

You may make a Reflex DC 16 to halve the following fire damage.

Fire Damage: 8d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 6, 6, 6, 2, 2, 5) = 34 fire damage.

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Flights of stairs ascend and descend to this large atrium. The ceiling above the landing is open to the floor above, while doors on the south and east walls of the atrium allow access to other parts of this floor. Short messages have been written above three of the doors. The air in this room smells strangely acrid.

[ooc] The second eastern door says "Lab 1: Alchemy", southern door "Lab 2: Fluid Siphoning Research," and southeastern door is marked "Lab 3: Gaseous Ooze Research."

Rememeber 20 points fire resist!

Does only Chakos take the damage, or everyone?

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 Fail

With 20 points of fire resist, Chakos takes 14 damage.

Waiting to find out if it is just me, or everyone, before I decide how to heal this.

Yes, do we all need to make a save?

Ah, sorry. Everyone please make a reflex save. Afterwards decide which of the four doors to enter.

Reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
14 damage

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
We all fire resistant? Else 17 points for half damage.

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

14 Damage T-T

All fire resistant

Then it should be no damage actually. Did you read what i wrote in the discussion thread?

Astra?

Let us try the eastern door, the northern one.

Chakos resets his life links and heads in the indicated direction.

How are you doing, Chakos?

Chakos turns at the unexpected question, "I feel great!"

Was that a rule #32 question?

Good, are you still able to perform your healing miracles, or should we retreat and rest?

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 for 34 minus 20 points = 14hp damage.

Chakos opens the door revealing a hallway that leads to upward stairs.

"Let's check the rest of this floor first, we don't want to leave things behind us. If we have to make a fast retreat, we want our escape route clear."

Astra searches room F14.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Agreed

"Perhaps I will stay a bit farther back this time..." Says Syvlara after getting a burst of hot gas in her face.

"Yes, I'm still good in that regard, let's press on."

Astra finds another metal cocoon wedged near the ceiling of the hallway.

You gotta pick another door, or head upstairs.

How about the one south of the door Astra entered.

Chakos dutifully heads towards the indicated door.

This large, tidy laboratory has a foul, chemical odor. Several tables, a few shelves stacked with jars and baskets, and an empty desk line the walls.

Liz scans the room with Detect Magic
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32

Astra does a search of this room as well, and tries to determine what the laboratory has been used for.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32 (two lower if it's arcana instead)

Chakos will scan the room for E-V-I-L!!!

Chakos doesn't sense any evil in the room.

Liz and Astra find potions and pharmaceuticals and an alchemist's lab worth 900 gp. Astra believes it to be a combination alchemist and pharmaceutical's lab, though it hasn't been used in a long time.

Liz spellcrafts the potions
spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

Astra tries to identify the pharmaceuticals.

Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37
Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19
Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27

Potions are Blur, Invisibility and Gaseous Form.

Pharmaceuticals are: 1 dose of cardioamp, 1 dose of cureall,
3 doses of grade III hemochem, and 4 doses of torpinal.

Anyone interested in the potions? Blur and invisibility would be good for Syvlara or Chakos if they need to avoid attacks temporarily.

"No, such trickery is not my way."

Shall we head directly South then?

"It may not be his way, but I do not mind. I shall take those two, then."

As always, Chakos heads in whatever direction Liz directs. He knows who is the brains of this operation.

Liz appriciates Chakos for being the big beefy shield for her!

(F16)

The wooden and metal furnishings of this room have been smashed to pieces. The fragmentary remnants have been arranged into spiky piles throughout the room, while the bones of a long-dead dwarf lie in a mangled heap at the far side of the room.

A creature of air and smoke with barbed tendrils hovers in the center of the room.

Astra frowns a little as she looks around, going over the spiky piles and the dead dwarf, before finally settling on the creature of air and smoke. "Anyone speak Auran, by any chance?" she asks, making the assumption that it is some sort of creature from the elemental plane of air. She tries to pick up on its details, whether she can identify the specific sort of creature that it is.

Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25

If anyone tries to cross the threshold into the room, she puts an arm in front of them to try and stop them. "There may be some sort of wards in place." She looks around to try and determine if there's anything keeping the creature in this room.

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25

She tries to greet the creature in a few languages she knows, saying "Greetings" in first Taldane, then Androffan, and finally Abyssal.

Is it E-vil?

detect evil about the room.

Liz wonders what it is.
Know-Planes: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24

The creature is a Mihstu, an air elemental. Both Astra and Liz may ask one question about it.

It is evil. Neutral evil.

There do not seem to be any wards in place preventing the creature from leaving the room. It remains floating in place however and doesn't make any movements to your appearance. It also doesn't respond to Astra's words at all.