Human Bard 5 | hp 24/33 | AC 14, T 12, FF 12 | Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +4 (roll twice vs. disease and take higher roll) | Bard.Perform 12/17 rounds | Diplom +22, Perform (oratory) +22, Perception +8, Sense Motive +22 | Init +2
"Ohmigosh guys, this place is TOTALLY cool! Like... that sphere is so PRETTY!! But Nemesis there is TOTALLY right, we should, like, search first? We're supposed to EXPLORE, cuz we're PATHFINDERS!"
Five-star Hound of Tindalos. Er, GM. Whatever. | RoW Encounter Map |
The party makes it way past the fallen doors and see the alcove with the stone fountain again. The carving above it is of a cyclops breaking free of clutching tentacles. The basin is full of clear water.
NG Female Halfling Street Poet 7 | HP: 60/60 | AC: 23(18 Tch, 17 Fl) | CMB: +8, CMD: 25 (26 v. Overrun) | F: +10, R: +9, W: +5 (+4 v. Fear) | Init: +6 | Perc: +2, SM: +4 | Speed 40ft | Challenge: 0/3 Used | Tactician: 0/2 Used| Panache 0/2 Used | Active conditions: Waiting for Game (???)
"Okay, I'm starting to wrap my head around this a bit. The Starwatcher does mind control, and deserves a good deal of comeuppance shoved its way. But why does it want the discs? And why don't we just let the statue kill it? You can't mind control a statue, right?" Jillia asks, looking for clarification, as the group continues exploration.
Five-star Hound of Tindalos. Er, GM. Whatever. | RoW Encounter Map |
Nemis:
The fountain radiates strong abjuration magic and moderate conjuration magic; concentration is difficult with the crashing sound, but eventually Nemis gets that it produces clean, fresh water.
DC 23 Kn (arcana):
In addition to being fresh and clean, the water also bestows a powerful bonus to Escape Artist checks and combat maneuver checks made to escape a grapple (bonus also applies to CMD to avoid being grappled). The effects last for 24 hours.
Init +4; Senses Perception +1 AC 20, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+5 armor, +4 Dex, +1 size) hp 59 Fort +10, Ref +9, Will +7; +2 vs. fear
Oloch is also suffering a headache. Not from magic spheres but from the presence of Kaylee Sharpston...
Seriously Charisma 20?
Solemnly the large half orc mutters the words which have guided that last years of his life...
Explore, report, cooperate, explore, report, cooperate... as he clenches his fist. The man is quite frustrated by this mission... while beheading a hydra felt quite good the remainder of this mission has been a blur of boredom for the Gorumite.
Well if the statue can't kill it maybe we can... afeterall we're Pathfinders right?
Human Bard 5 | hp 24/33 | AC 14, T 12, FF 12 | Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +4 (roll twice vs. disease and take higher roll) | Bard.Perform 12/17 rounds | Diplom +22, Perform (oratory) +22, Perception +8, Sense Motive +22 | Init +2
Oh, when she wants to charm the pants off someone, she can pull that off. But she normally is just happy-go-lucky and kinda dumb-seeming... until she's not. Stupid like a fox, you might say. :)
"Yeah guys, we can TOTALLY kill it, right? I mean, I've helped other Pathfinders kill all kinds of mean creatures before! We killed this icky thing called a jinn-kinn, and we killed some elementals... and we made friends with all kinds of cool creatures too! I have one best friend who's a goblin, and one best friend who's a kobold, and one best friend who's a really weirdo fish... oh and that big dragon guy that calls himself the diamond sage! He was kinda boring, but he's a dragon so he's still cool!"
"If something pushes us to flee through, I do NOT want to subject my mind to that thing. I am confident in my willpower, but I'm also wise enough to know that this is not the time to test it."
Nemis then grabs one of the busted doors nearby and props it up over the crack. Once done, he crosses over the hall, ready for the next room...
Human Bard 5 | hp 24/33 | AC 14, T 12, FF 12 | Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +4 (roll twice vs. disease and take higher roll) | Bard.Perform 12/17 rounds | Diplom +22, Perform (oratory) +22, Perception +8, Sense Motive +22 | Init +2
"Ohmigosh you're TOTALLY right Muzzy... I'm not used to dragon anatomy... plus I generally don't care if people are male or female, I'm an equal opportunity lover!" Kaylee winks suggestively at Muzhaa'f. "I'll TOTALLY have to apologize to her when I see her next!" Kaylee looks genuinely upset to have offended the diamond sage, even if she's not here to hear it.
Five-star Hound of Tindalos. Er, GM. Whatever. | RoW Encounter Map |
Muzhaa'f:
The fountain radiates strong abjuration magic and moderate conjuration magic; concentration is difficult with the crashing sound, but eventually Muzhaa'f gets that it produces clean, fresh water.
Nemis grabs one of the fallen doors and realizes that Large-sized stone doors, even in pieces, are really, really heavy.
Five-star Hound of Tindalos. Er, GM. Whatever. | RoW Encounter Map |
Jilia (who seems the type, but feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken) opens the stone doors across from the crack; they open noiselessly and appear to still be in perfect balance.
The walls in this room feature mosaics of a stylized cyclops wearing an ornate one-eyed mask and commanding other cyclopes. In the carving, the cyclops places the mask on other cyclopes to cure blindness and, in one image, seemingly bring one back from death. A large slab in the northwestern corner holds only dust, though a smaller shelf above it bears an odd, one-eyed mask, which is revealed as magic under detect magic.
DC 18 Spellcraft:
This item functions as a lesser veil of fleeting glances, in that it does not offer the bonus to saving throws listed.
Little GM cookie: at low tier, this item is a nice little goodie; it's far, far more important at the high tier.
Jillia opens the next set of doors, which also open remarkably easily. The room within is distinct from the others in that there are no carvings on the walls, nor any indication that the chamber, which appears to be a crypt, was ever used.
NG Female Halfling Street Poet 7 | HP: 60/60 | AC: 23(18 Tch, 17 Fl) | CMB: +8, CMD: 25 (26 v. Overrun) | F: +10, R: +9, W: +5 (+4 v. Fear) | Init: +6 | Perc: +2, SM: +4 | Speed 40ft | Challenge: 0/3 Used | Tactician: 0/2 Used| Panache 0/2 Used | Active conditions: Waiting for Game (???)
"Not much need for crypts if the mask brings cyclopes back to life, I guess?" Jillia shakes her head. "Too bad it only has one eye slot," she adds, glancing around the untouched crypt.
Nemis eyes the remaining door. "Let us hope there is some sort of epiphany on the other side of that door that leads us to a solution to either the automaton or the strange mindbender in the crack."
Five-star Hound of Tindalos. Er, GM. Whatever. | RoW Encounter Map |
Muzhaa'f doesn't detect any magic emanating from the doors, so Jillia and Oloch confidently stride forward to open them.
This wide room has two alcoves to the west and east. The western alcove bears mosaics of a burly cyclops with a flail and shield; in one image, a human with a conical hat hands the cyclops a flail, while in each other image the large cyclops is smashing fiends or serpent-headed humanoids with it. A large slab in this alcove is empty, but a shelf above it contains a fine-looking heavy flail and a badly dented steel shield.
Of more immediate concern, however, is the pair of large snakes here, each with a head at either end of its long, coiling body! Both display large sets of fangs!
Amphisbaena have poisonous bites, are immune to petrification, and resist cold energy.
DC 24 Kn (arcana):
An amphisbaena functions normally even if cut in half; when dealt a critical hit with a slashing weapon, the creature is cut in half but continues to function as two separate smaller creatures.
Round 1:
Inira
baddies
Kaylee
Jillia
Muzhaa'f
Oloch
Nemis
If I can fling a piece of stone at one: "Creature of magic! Begone!" And then Nemis will hurl a piece of stone telekinetically.
ATK: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 for DMG: 1d6 ⇒ 2
NG Female Halfling Street Poet 7 | HP: 60/60 | AC: 23(18 Tch, 17 Fl) | CMB: +8, CMD: 25 (26 v. Overrun) | F: +10, R: +9, W: +5 (+4 v. Fear) | Init: +6 | Perc: +2, SM: +4 | Speed 40ft | Challenge: 0/3 Used | Tactician: 0/2 Used| Panache 0/2 Used | Active conditions: Waiting for Game (???)
Jillia will delay to Kaylee, just in case, then:
Snakes won't know what hit them!
Jillia tumbles between the two snakes (along the path marked), drawing her short sword (but hopefully no attacks of opportunity), and taking a stab at the injured snake.
Five-star Hound of Tindalos. Er, GM. Whatever. | RoW Encounter Map |
Forgot to mention: sure, Nemis, there are chunks of stone all over in here.
Jillia moves in, avoiding one snake bite, but Red has been waiting for a girl like Jillia to come into its life room!
bite vs. Jillia:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28 confirm vs. Jillia?:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 bite dmg:1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6plus DC 14 Fort save for poison
AoO bite vs. Jillia:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 AoO bite dmg:1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8plus DC 14 Fort save for poison
Oops!:
Take 1d3 ⇒ 2 Con dmg, another save next round
Battered (and maybe poisoned), Jillia nevertheless manages to reach her mark, where her blade strikes home critically against Blue; Hell hath no fury like a halfling scorned! Any addl damage from a Kaylee performance will be recorded.
Nemis flings a stone, but is distracted by the halfling flashing by, and misses! This would not be affected by Kaylee, sorry.
Human Bard 5 | hp 24/33 | AC 14, T 12, FF 12 | Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +4 (roll twice vs. disease and take higher roll) | Bard.Perform 12/17 rounds | Diplom +22, Perform (oratory) +22, Perception +8, Sense Motive +22 | Init +2
"Leave my friends alone, you mean snakes! You can do it guys, cut off both their heads!"
Kaylee cheers on her allies. +1 atk, dmg, vs. fear
