|AC 18, T 10, FF 18 (+4 vs SA/AoO)|HP: 31/31|F +3, R 0, W +8 (+2 vs Illusion)|Init +3, Perc +6|CMB +1 CMD 10|Wagon 1/1, Mystery Initiate 1/1, Stardust 5/5, Tongues 4/4, Guiding Star 1/1
"Whimsy-mimsy whompash! On rebble comp! ON REBBLE COMP! Varood trandiddle..."
Ysmero: Punching self in the face!:1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Ysmero punches himself in the face as the visions become more intense, while Iddo believes himself to be speaking Ancient Osiriani begging his tormentors not to bind him.
Alright, so what do the rest of you want to do? Ollo is taking a nap, Iddo and Ysmero are still confused. On the plus side this should all sort itself out with time. But I would like your input as a table on how you'd like for me to proceed with what is assuredly a very annoying problem so we can move on to a more entertaining portion of the scenario.
Oh and Iddo, can you give me another will save? Or bribe dicebot into rolling a 10?
|AC 18, T 10, FF 18 (+4 vs SA/AoO)|HP: 31/31|F +3, R 0, W +8 (+2 vs Illusion)|Init +3, Perc +6|CMB +1 CMD 10|Wagon 1/1, Mystery Initiate 1/1, Stardust 5/5, Tongues 4/4, Guiding Star 1/1
Alexis is jerked out of her introspection by the sound of Ysemero shattering his own jaw.
"I...I say, that isn't some sort of ascetic rite of yours, is it, Master Ysemero? No, no I have an inkling not...."
She draws a wand consisting of a slender reed tipped with an ovoid ruby, and waits for Ysemero's crazed thrashing to bring his jaw down to her reach.
wand of cure light wounds on Ysemero:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 wand of cure light wounds on Ysemero:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Init 6, HP 20/20, Speed 30 AC 16 (19), Touch 14, Flat-footed 16, CMD 14, Fort 4, Ref 3, Will 4, CMB +5, Base Attack Bonus 2
Action/Will:1d100 ⇒ 841d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Ysmero tries to attack Grax once more but it's half hearted as his slow mind begins to finally come around.
Attack:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 51d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
"Where is the creature?" He questions, looking toward the rest.
"Snap out of it, everyone! Gerald has already destroyed the sand creature! We were all under some strange eff-" Javon sees a worm in the sandy soil and divs down to peck at it.
With the creature dead, focusing on your surroundings is once more possible. Amidst the flowers to the south, a path leading towards some sort of turbulence is clear.
Javon:
Before this all went down, I told you you could take a cutting of one of these flowers to transplant in the Sanctum of the Sages, scoring brownie points for any Scarab Sages here. Is this something you are interested in performing and/or informing them of, or do Tahonikepsu, Amenopheus or Sinuhotep give you the heebee-jeebees enough that you aren't willing to do anything for them?
Ollo wakes suddenly to peer upwards at the crow peering down at him. He starts to yawn, then abruptly looks around and jumps to his feet. "Wha tha... Huh?!?" his embarrassment quickly turns to wonder as his companions are also recovering from beating themselves and what not. he turns a raised eyebrow to the bird. "Do I even want to know??"
Javon glides down to one of the flowers. He skillfully takes one of the stems in his beak and snaps it off. He flies back to Grax and drops it in the half-orc's hands. "Gerald, please put that somewhere safe. Amenopheus ought to see such a thing. I bet he would be interested. These orchids may have interesting properties."
As you approach the entrance to the depression, the roar of swirling winds becomes overwhelming; the ground drops away at the entrance, leaving a sheer 30-foot drop. Debris floats through the air, moving in a never-ending dance conducted by extremely localized winds.
Chunks of rock, several of human size or larger, hang in midair, openly defying any laws of gravity. A large, sealed treasure chest floats near the center of the debris. Halfway up the northern wall of the depression lies an opening that leads to a tunnel beyond.
Place yourselves near the entrance to the open sandy area! I would also like to remind everyone of this handy-dandy document that will explain how to move through this rather annoying piece of scenery! I mean, the locals like it but what do they know of convenience.
|AC 18, T 10, FF 18 (+4 vs SA/AoO)|HP: 31/31|F +3, R 0, W +8 (+2 vs Illusion)|Init +3, Perc +6|CMB +1 CMD 10|Wagon 1/1, Mystery Initiate 1/1, Stardust 5/5, Tongues 4/4, Guiding Star 1/1
Init 6, HP 20/20, Speed 30 AC 16 (19), Touch 14, Flat-footed 16, CMD 14, Fort 4, Ref 3, Will 4, CMB +5, Base Attack Bonus 2
Without thinking, Ysmero steps into the sandy area, eyes on the chest in the center. As he pushed and pulled by the wind he attempts to control his fall but is unable.
As Ysmero attempts to let the alternate gravity take hold of him, your guardian Iyasset soars on by. "Come now, you can do it foretold ones!" shouts the air elemental as he races on by you into the vortex of tumbling rocks, making a couple loops above the chest meaningfully. "You must retrieve the chest in order to proceed beyond, but enjoy yourself upon this voyage. In this chamber, we are all of air!" he adds with a grin before zooming in through the passage on the other side.
Ysmero Direction?:1d6 ⇒ 2
Suddenly Ysmero feels his feet lift from the ground! He is flying! In a fashion. It seems like he is up 60 feet from the ground he was standing in!
|AC 18, T 10, FF 18 (+4 vs SA/AoO)|HP: 31/31|F +3, R 0, W +8 (+2 vs Illusion)|Init +3, Perc +6|CMB +1 CMD 10|Wagon 1/1, Mystery Initiate 1/1, Stardust 5/5, Tongues 4/4, Guiding Star 1/1
Alexis eagerly accepts this test of mind over matter...
Will save:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
...only take it FAR too personally when Javon shouts "you don't know how to fly."
Ollo shakes his head in disbelief when confronted with the spectacle of his companions flinging themselves off the ledge and trying to fly. Who've ever heard o flyin' dwarves?!" he thinks.. right before he too attempts to reach the chest in the middle.
Will save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 Will save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
GM, I am going to post a second set of will saves here just in case this moves on before I get up tomorrow! Will Save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Will Save:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Javon doesn't need to make a Will save as he can fly!
Alexis Direction?:1d6 ⇒ 2
Ollo manages to get off the ground towards the chest! But as he approaches closer and closer he cannot find it in himself to concentrate and overshoots the chest!
As all this is happening, Grax, Khair and Iddo manage to make their way towards the chest! But will they stop in time?
To stop in the middle of your move above a certain square you must make another Will save or keep on moving.
Not initiative turn order - bold may act wrote:
Ysmero - 60 feet above ground
Ollo
Grax & Javon - One more DC 12 Will to stop atop the chest + Javon can fly wherever he pleases without making a Will save.
Alexis - 60 feet above ground
Iddo - One more DC 12 Will to stop atop the chest
Khair - One more DC 12 Will to stop atop the chest
"Gerald, what on earth are you doing? You movements need to be coordinated! Have you never flown before?" The bird lands easily on the chest and peck at it for a moment.
Javon is the only one who manages to stay atop the chest as his fellow pathfinders either pass on by or aim for the sky. But then, the chest itself begins to drift off!
1d6 ⇒ 1
It lowers down five feet before the Pathfinder's incredulous eyes as their own lack of control lands them in painful situations.
Most of the Pathfinders make it out OK with only scraped from the suspended rocks, save for Ollo who manages to collide face-first with a spinning boulder.
|AC 18, T 10, FF 18 (+4 vs SA/AoO)|HP: 31/31|F +3, R 0, W +8 (+2 vs Illusion)|Init +3, Perc +6|CMB +1 CMD 10|Wagon 1/1, Mystery Initiate 1/1, Stardust 5/5, Tongues 4/4, Guiding Star 1/1
Will save:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
"Of course. Falling toward the ground is nature...but hitting it is a matter of aim."
|AC 18, T 10, FF 18 (+4 vs SA/AoO)|HP: 31/31|F +3, R 0, W +8 (+2 vs Illusion)|Init +3, Perc +6|CMB +1 CMD 10|Wagon 1/1, Mystery Initiate 1/1, Stardust 5/5, Tongues 4/4, Guiding Star 1/1
After nearly squishing his nose against a floating rock, Iddo wills the gravity back in the direction of the chest. He slowly falls towards it, then manages to grab on to it at he quietly exclaims a victorious whoop.
Will #1:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21, Will #2:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Oddo and Alexis manage to avoid hitting large boulders, earning themselves a few scrapes in passing Each of you take 1 point of damage. Grax meanwhile...
Damage:1d6 ⇒ 5
...hits a boulder face on. Grax, that's five damage for you.
As their comrade's misfortunes unfold, Iddo and Ysmero manage to get to the chest and grab it. All that is left is to exit this damnable vortex!
Init 6, HP 20/20, Speed 30 AC 16 (19), Touch 14, Flat-footed 16, CMD 14, Fort 4, Ref 3, Will 4, CMB +5, Base Attack Bonus 2
Will:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Ysmero doesn't even consider Iddo as he grabs onto the chest and maintains his control of the winds to launch himself back towards the entrance of the area, eager to get out before the winds take him any other direction.
Am willing to give up the chest, just figured I'd take it since I'm posting first.
|AC 18, T 10, FF 18 (+4 vs SA/AoO)|HP: 31/31|F +3, R 0, W +8 (+2 vs Illusion)|Init +3, Perc +6|CMB +1 CMD 10|Wagon 1/1, Mystery Initiate 1/1, Stardust 5/5, Tongues 4/4, Guiding Star 1/1
Shaking the cobwebs and stars out of his head, Ollo sees that his compatriots have the chest and are making their way to the exit. Grumbling to himself about the asinine antics of these damnable elementals, he tries to head that way himself.
Unless you are walking back the way you came, you won't be able to exit as the other exit is 20 feet above ground.
Ysmero soars, carrying the chest with Javon atop it, to the opposing exit where Iyasset stands, a warm smile upon his face. "I knew you would reveal your innate master over the air sooner or later!" he exclaims, choosing to ignore the others as they successively crash-land in the mouth of the grotto.
Ollo, Iddo you both take 1 point of damage
Ollo and Iddo manage to sour on in at the same time, and to avoid crashing into each other end up scraping themselves against the walls.
Damage Khair:1d6 ⇒ 2 Damage Grax:1d6 ⇒ 3
Khair and Grax land soon thereafter, their faces black, blue and bloodied by a rogue rock along the way in. Upon summary inspection the chest appears to be locked by a serviceable padlock. Disable Device DC 20 to open, or your brute force method of choice.
