The Library of Last Resort is your last chance to find the resting place of Dragotha's phylactery. But you aren't the only people looking for it.
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Now that Tanith is closer to the pool, he can see the same dark shape Farrukh did.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
To his horror, he realizes that the same is a massive humanoid form, twisted and raw-skinned. The form is twitching, though its head is in the fluid and away from Tanith.
There are also several dark shapes swirling in the pool, each about three inches in length. Tanith counts at least twelve, but many are staying lower down where the fluid is more opaque.
Then I shall drink it now in preparation for whatever horror(s) is/are currently submerged in the water.
Tanith steps back, hopping off the ledge of the foul pool. He retrieves the extract Carina handed him earlier and chugs the contents, gagging on briefly on... hair?
Edit: Wait, does the form in the water have a silhouette similar to a certain missing mine manager?
*=temporarily buffed Human Bard 15/Ranger 1 — 79/119 hp — AC 36*/24*/24* (6 mirror images)—CMB +15, CMD 32*— Fort +14, Ref +*20, Will +12 — Spells 3/3 5th, 1/4 4th, 0/5 3rd, 4/6 2nd, 3/6 1st — Panache 3/3— Performance 36/40— Perception +19 — Init +4— Action Points 13/13—
Daily magic item use:
Bracers of falcon's aim 3/3, Lesser rod of quicken spell 3/3, rod of extend spell 2/3, Forzamele 3/3
Dungeon Kobold wrote:
Eben, you need to open the northern door before you can proceed.
Ack. I'd failed to notice there was a closed door there. And here I was so proud of myself for getting a post out half an hour before I needed to leave for a flight, and spent my time in the air contentedly thinking that I'd managed to keep things flowing even with travel getting in the way. So... okay...
Eben steps forward, takes a deep breath, and heroically attempts to open the door.
If I can do that without any further ado (i.e., no locks or traps), can I continue my initial movement down the hall? Thus spending a move action to open the door in the middle of my movement? If so, I'll do that, ignoring my concluding attack action from the previous post. Otherwise, I'll just move 10 feet (more like 7.5 feet, but I'm not the one who designed non-grid friendly round rooms...)and open the door.
You could spend an AP to get an extra AP. Oh, wait.
Yeah, you can make it there. However, make a Wisdom or Intelligence check.
Reflex:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Zyrxog's tentacles and cloak rustle softly in the wind. He is having none of it.
Round 4: Zyrxog
Seeming to realize Tanith's intentions, though, the mind flayer seems to have...a reaction. He points the rod at the warpriest. ~No, I don't think so.~
Two streaking bolts of green fire shoot down and strike Tanith in the back.
Rodrigo, basically the same restriction applies for air elementals: "Creatures one or more size categories smaller than the whirlwind might take damage when caught in the whirlwind [...]"
*=temporarily buffed Human Bard 15/Ranger 1 — 79/119 hp — AC 36*/24*/24* (6 mirror images)—CMB +15, CMD 32*— Fort +14, Ref +*20, Will +12 — Spells 3/3 5th, 1/4 4th, 0/5 3rd, 4/6 2nd, 3/6 1st — Panache 3/3— Performance 36/40— Perception +19 — Init +4— Action Points 13/13—
Daily magic item use:
Bracers of falcon's aim 3/3, Lesser rod of quicken spell 3/3, rod of extend spell 2/3, Forzamele 3/3
Well, normally Wis or Int check would be the same (0 modifier), but since I've had part of my brain fried recently, at least Int doesn't have a penalty...
Astraden and Carina must make 1 save. Tanith, Rodrigo and Eben don't need to make any. Farrukh is staring at the ground due to all this pushing and shoving and need not save.
*=temporarily buffed Human Bard 15/Ranger 1 — 79/119 hp — AC 36*/24*/24* (6 mirror images)—CMB +15, CMD 32*— Fort +14, Ref +*20, Will +12 — Spells 3/3 5th, 1/4 4th, 0/5 3rd, 4/6 2nd, 3/6 1st — Panache 3/3— Performance 36/40— Perception +19 — Init +4— Action Points 13/13—
Daily magic item use:
Bracers of falcon's aim 3/3, Lesser rod of quicken spell 3/3, rod of extend spell 2/3, Forzamele 3/3
Eben rounds the corner, muttering about inconsiderate architects putting doors in perfectly logical but extremely inconvenient places. He then catches the eye of one of the octopins but manages to overcome its numbing gaze.
As rolled in the previous post. Any chance I can keep the shot I rolled against Zyrxog for my next round's action? As the first shot of a full attack (with rapid shot, so another -2 added to it) if I avoid being slowed for another round, or just as a standard single shot if I do get slow zapped.)
Will (magic circle against evil, good hope, prayer):1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 20
Astraden grunts in pain, dropping the scroll and pulling her rapier back out. She stabs the creature, still wincing from afterimages of the stunned one's yellow iris, and sidesteps between it and Farrukh. "Tanith, are you okay down there?"
So, continuing the saga of the saving throws errors . . . it's basically not worth explaining, but I DID fail my save against the left last round because no one was close enough for the circle, and additionally it should've been 5 rounds then rather than 4. But now it's 4 rounds!
+1 keen aberration bane rapier (bull's strength, good hope, prayer, bane):1d20 + 8 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 20Piercing, magic (bull's strength, good hope, prayer, bane):1d6 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 + (4, 4) + 2 = 25
Round 4: Drop scroll (free action), draw weapon (move action), attack (standard action), and five-foot step (no action). Ebon eyes lasts 568 rounds, ebon eyes lasts 569 rounds, magic circle against law lasts 617 rounds, air walk lasts 618 rounds, bear's endurance lasts 3 rounds, bull's strength lasts 6 rounds, freedom of movement lasts 642 rounds, magic circle against evil lasts 645 rounds, bull's strength lasts 43 rounds, and prayer lasts 4 rounds.
*=temporarily buffed Human Bard 15/Ranger 1 — 79/119 hp — AC 36*/24*/24* (6 mirror images)—CMB +15, CMD 32*— Fort +14, Ref +*20, Will +12 — Spells 3/3 5th, 1/4 4th, 0/5 3rd, 4/6 2nd, 3/6 1st — Panache 3/3— Performance 36/40— Perception +19 — Init +4— Action Points 13/13—
Daily magic item use:
Bracers of falcon's aim 3/3, Lesser rod of quicken spell 3/3, rod of extend spell 2/3, Forzamele 3/3
Finally in the place he wants to be, Eben steps forward and lets a full volley loose upon Zyrxog. "Rodrigo, if that... thing is one of your pets, I would really be happier if it could give me a clearer line of fire..."
Sticking with adamantine arrows. Since I'm barely within 30 feet even just on a 2D map, I assume PBS doesn't apply with Zyrxog's elevation. If for some reason I'm wrong, add +1 to each attack & damage roll
last round's already rolled shot, adjusted for Rapid Shot:27 = 27 last round's already rolled damage:11 = 11
*=temporarily buffed Human Bard 15/Ranger 1 — 79/119 hp — AC 36*/24*/24* (6 mirror images)—CMB +15, CMD 32*— Fort +14, Ref +*20, Will +12 — Spells 3/3 5th, 1/4 4th, 0/5 3rd, 4/6 2nd, 3/6 1st — Panache 3/3— Performance 36/40— Perception +19 — Init +4— Action Points 13/13—
Daily magic item use:
Bracers of falcon's aim 3/3, Lesser rod of quicken spell 3/3, rod of extend spell 2/3, Forzamele 3/3
Astraden Limhaare wrote:
So, continuing the saga of the saving throws errors . . . it's basically not worth explaining, but I DID fail my save against the left last round because no one was close enough for the circle, and additionally it should've been 5 rounds then rather than 4. But now it's 4 rounds!
Carina wasn't within ten feet when Astraden failed it, though.
Each and every one of Eben's arrows strike home, and they rip through Zyrxog's rocky hide like it's not even a factor. Zyrxog lets out a cry of real, genuine pain. He turns to Eben. ~I guarantee that you will live to regret that.~
*=temporarily buffed Human Bard 15/Ranger 1 — 79/119 hp — AC 36*/24*/24* (6 mirror images)—CMB +15, CMD 32*— Fort +14, Ref +*20, Will +12 — Spells 3/3 5th, 1/4 4th, 0/5 3rd, 4/6 2nd, 3/6 1st — Panache 3/3— Performance 36/40— Perception +19 — Init +4— Action Points 13/13—
Daily magic item use:
Bracers of falcon's aim 3/3, Lesser rod of quicken spell 3/3, rod of extend spell 2/3, Forzamele 3/3
"Oh, I already do. I regret that you didn't die and just bob up and down in mid-air as an oily corpse." He nocks another arrow. "Obviously, I have room for improvement."
AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 // Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8 // CMD 18 // Init +2 // Perception +1
"I can't speak its language, Eben, sorry!" Rodrigo laments.
The elemental meanwhile is rather concerned with the squid faced b&+~$ in front of him. It's clear that the whirlwind strategy isn't going to work here, so it goes for a more Kordian approach - the falcon punch.
Elemental slam:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22If this misses, and I can add to it using a single hero point, then I will. 1d6 ⇒ 1 Damage:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Rodrigo runs after Eben, hoping to get a better view on the battle that isn't infested with octopins.
Move Action: Reload Standard Action: Shoot the octopin attacking Astraden
Carina keeps shaking off the octopin's slowing gaze as she reloads before firing into its eye again!
The elemental hits (no AP needed) but seems to have no effect.
Round 5: Zyrxog
Zyrxog looses another blast of scorching rays, this time aiming for Eben. Between Eben's haste, his protective magics and the air elemental between him and the illithid, however, he is able to dodge both.
Will (good hope, magic circle against evil, prayer):1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 233 rounds left from left.
Astraden slips the rapier into an overhand grip, the violet blood accelerating her maneuver, and stabs downward with all the force she can muster. Should the monster fall, she sheathes her rapier.
AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 // Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8 // CMD 18 // Init +2 // Perception +1
The air elemental continues to batter at Zyxog, who seems mostly unworried about its presence.
Attack:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
His attitude is unsurprising considering the ineffectiveness of the elemental's strikes.
Rodrigo finishes his journey down the ramp and skids to a halt behind Eben. "Hey, sexy. Nice shooting," he quips. The summoner then begins to chant a spell. "Parva magnus, parvus ad magnum. Cresce, cresce, crescat, gigantem consumptionem. Incenderunt igni sanctuarium tuum, et contorquent, et extendere manus. Tanith Kordson, factus gigas Tanith filius...!" It is apparently a long chant, as he doesn't stop. Tanith can feel himself starting to swell and grow in the meantime though.
Moving, don't believe I got slowed at any point so I should have the movement with haste. Beginning to cast Enlarge Person on Tanith.
*=temporarily buffed Human Bard 15/Ranger 1 — 79/119 hp — AC 36*/24*/24* (6 mirror images)—CMB +15, CMD 32*— Fort +14, Ref +*20, Will +12 — Spells 3/3 5th, 1/4 4th, 0/5 3rd, 4/6 2nd, 3/6 1st — Panache 3/3— Performance 36/40— Perception +19 — Init +4— Action Points 13/13—
Daily magic item use:
Bracers of falcon's aim 3/3, Lesser rod of quicken spell 3/3, rod of extend spell 2/3, Forzamele 3/3
Eben adroitly springs around the rays of emerald fire Zyrxog shoots his way. "Yeah, my regrets are growing by the second. I mean, I could have pulled a muscle or something doing that!" He fires one, then two more shots at the floating mind flayer, then, noticing the octopin on the balcony just won't die and Carina and Astraden are having some small trouble, he sighs, turns, and sends a third shot their way as well. As Rodrigo hauls up nearby, he quips over his shoulder, "Well, thanks. Say, if I do get a charley horse because of this guy, think you can summon something that gives a good massage?" He nimbly turns on his feet, presenting only his side to Zyrxog to give the ilithid a narrower target, now that he's attracted its attention.
