Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
With the nearest enemies dead and not being able to easily reach an enemy, Artian double moves in position.
few questions, are they wielding clubs or is that a natural atk, second is the plain scorpion good or bad. Also going back and looking, the one I hit you never rolled a fort save for my stunning fist
@ Bane: Ardashir has a club in addition to his claws and pincers; Anahita has a spear in addition to her claws and pincers. The plain scorpion belongs to Lucija and is an ally (I usually color code foes unless there's only one). The scorpion you hit with your stunning fist went down so I didn't bother with a Fort save.
@ Tortuga: no problem. I think between Bane and the wall you would have cover, so that's fine.
Bane's muscles begin to tighten painfully as the poison races through his system. Dex Damage:1d4 ⇒ 4Ouch. I'll need several more saves, once per round please.
In a stroke of good news, while Fendahl's cat gets in a rake on Anahita, his second summoned feline jumps atop Ardashir's back, its razor-sharp claws tearing deep red gouges through his desert skin. He wavers and falls to the sand.
"Brother!" Anahita screams. Her eyes level with the Pathfinders, filled with a new hatred. "FOR THE CLAN!!!"
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
The new dire lion will double(move) back, to get around the rocks and cut off the lady-scorpion's escape.
Fendahl calls out to Bane.
Hrrmm, Master Bane. You are turning an unhealthy shade of green.
I unfortunately cannot cure you of the venom, but may be able to stop some of the bleeding once the fight is done.
sting, flank:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 damage:1d6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11plus fire:2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8 On a hit, Anahita must make a DC 19 Fortitude save or take 1d2 ⇒ 1 Strength damage.
Lucija casts acid splash using a flask of acid as a power focus, penalty for shooting into melee:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 acid damage:1d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
We have more than enough strengh to deal with them, but she prefers to die than to ackowledge it. She's dying for nothing
Tortuga leaps forward, delivering a thunderous flying kick to Anahita's jaw. She spits out a tooth in reply. His follow-up spear-hand crunches between her chitinous plates, eliciting a grunt, but she grins as a trio of punches are deflected from her side. Kick hit, no Medusa, second hit, the rest missed. Fendahl shouts his challenge and slips his katana between Anahita's ribs in a tsuki strike and catches momentarily on the bone. "You do not belong here," she growls, ripping the sword free. The shaman is soon joined by Lucija's outmatched scorpion that somehow lands a fiery blow. Artian's huge nodachi delivers a forceful do strike that cuts deep into her shoulder toward her heart.
And with that, Anahita falls.
Out of combat! That was exactly the amount of damage needed.
Status:
Artian: 64/79 hp
Bane: 6/60 hp, 4 Dex dmg (5 Fort saves please)
Tortuga: 84/114 hp
Ki Pool 7/13 | Stunning Fist 11/17 | Punishing Kick 15/15 | Touch of Serenity 13/15 | Winged Boots 1/3 | Reroll 0/1
AHAA! Good work lads and lasses! Now let us take a few moments to recover and we can be on with our task.
I have wands of cure light and infernal healing if someone can use something on me. I would also appreciate someone recharging the shield spell in my ring with one of the scrolls I have.
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
No objection to wait. And I think I can use infernal healing on you as the oracles don't have text about aligment and casting (Or I haven't found it)
You're right Fendahl. They had just made our work more difficult, and for nothing.
first Artian heals himself and then he looks at Anahita and Ardashir belongings trying to find something that can give information about what they'll face inside.
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Once Fendahl has cast restoration on Bane, he will release Kirrah from his armor while the party searches the 2 scorpion-folk for clues. The second dire lion will return to its place in about a minute.
Hrrmm. How goes the beacon? Are we close to our destination? Can we get a sense of direction to get closer?
I totally had long post with atks and save get eaten. Sorry about the delay being on me
No problem.
Fendahl is quick-thinking to hand Bane an antitoxin -- unfortunately, the poison in his system is very potent. Even with the antitoxin, only the first save succeeds and you need two consecutive saves to shake it. So:
Bane soon begins to look much worse for wear. Dex Damage:4d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 2, 2) = 812 total Dex damage. Fendahl, go ahead and roll your lesser restoration.
On the girtablilu twins, Lucija identifies (among some mundane gear):
potion of cure moderate wounds (2)
potion of cure serious wounds (2)
potion of lesser restoration (2)
potion of haste potion of invisibility (3)
elixir of hiding (2)
+1 spear +1 greatclub +1 composite shortbow (30 arrows)
+1 hide armor amulet of natural armor +2 belt of incredible dexterity +2 amulet of mighty fists +1 cloak of resistance +1
alchemist's fire (3)
antitoxin (3)
smokestick (5)
thunderstone (3)
masterwork artisan's tools
Finally, Fendahl finds an ornate key on the body of Ardashir.
Stairs cut into the canyon wall to the right ascend to a sturdy bronze door. Several smashed vases litter the ground nearby, their contents long gone.
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Fendahl sees Bane start to freeze up and casts a spell to restore some of his lost vigor.
1d4 ⇒ 2
Sadly, it does not help much.
Hrrmm, Master Bane. You may need to lay down.
Fendahl will attempt to administer first aid to the poisoned monk, placing roots and leaves on the wound to try and draw out the venom.
heal:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 vs poison Bleh! Although it looks like Bane has some potions that may help...although he may need help to administer them.
Master Fandral. This key likely opens the door atop the stairs. I am not sure we are ready yet to use.
Ki Pool 7/13 | Stunning Fist 11/17 | Punishing Kick 15/15 | Touch of Serenity 13/15 | Winged Boots 1/3 | Reroll 0/1
I think at the very least Bane should use the lesser restoration potions we found.
"Mister Bane, I noticed ye had some difficulty dodgin' those beasties. I could loan ya me ring if ya think it'll help. You just concentrate on one of the spells it has stored inside an' ye can cast 'em."
Offering to loan Bane my ring of minor spell storing. I keep shield and animal aspect stored within. Each takes a standard action to cast and is cast at minimum caster level (1 for shield, 3 for animal aspect).
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
@Lucija, I don't need any of them I think we only found 2 potions of lesser restoration. If so Artian will cast the other two lesser restorations Bane had rolled
As Bane takes a rest Artian prepares himself for the upcoming "unknown evil that faces within" taking an antiplague, an antitoxine and casting freedom of movement on himself. Anyone wants another freedom of movement? I think I can cast two or three more and still have enough castings if any other spell becomes a necessity.
Lucija, I've seen you like to stay at the back and cast spells, can you help me by picking some of my scrolls to be used if needed?I made Artian before knowing about "action economy" and without realizing how much haunted curse, and thus needing 2 turns to cast from a scroll, will hamper him so if you don't have any of the following please pick it:
Things Artian can and would like to lend anyone:
Scroll of Comprehend lenguages, Potion of feather step, Potion of touch of the sea, Scroll of remove sickness, Scroll of align weapon, Scroll of invisibility purge, 2 Scroll of protection from evil, 1 Air crystals, scroll of resist from energy, oil of daylight.
@ Bane: looks like you're only down 1 Dex all told for now.
Ornate key in hand, Fandral opens the huge bronze doors to reveal a steep staircase leading upward. Carvings on the stone walls of this staircase depict groups of humans huddled together, cowering from some unseen menace. Their faces look up toward the sky with despair evident in their eyes.
DC 20 Knowledge (History):
The time period depicted here is likely the Age of Darkness, when Earthfall caused a cloud of ash in the atmosphere to block out the sun for a thousand years. Make a Will save.
DC 20 Appraise OR Craft (painting OR sculpture):
The style and technique of the carvings suggest that they predate Osirion itself. Make a Will save.
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
K. History:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Anyone knows anything about art? says Artian clearly waiting for anyone to know more than him.
Like Lucija, Artian gets the strange sense that the walls are moving as he inspects them. Artian (and anyone else inspecting the wall), please make a Will save.
Ki Pool 7/13 | Stunning Fist 11/17 | Punishing Kick 15/15 | Touch of Serenity 13/15 | Winged Boots 1/3 | Reroll 0/1
Tortuga would be looking at the walls. I don't know if inspecting them would be the proper term, but he has no reason to turn away, so I will roll a Will save in case it matters.
Will:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14(+2 vs spells/spell-like abilities, +2 vs enchantments)
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
Not only do the figures move before Artian's eyes, a terrible wailing sound fills his ears at the edge of his hearing, and doesn't stop. You have been cursed, and take a -2 to Will saves in this place.
@ Tortuga: it specifically says "making a skill check" for the save, so I won't make you take the penalty.
Moving up the staircase, the Pathfinders enter a long hallway that opens into three large rooms on the west side of the temple. On the east side, there is another staircase leading up. Many cracks mar the stone surfaces in this part of the temple.
If You Inspect the Cracks:
You discover a few ancient arrowheads buried in the cracks, crafted with an artful design. Make an Appraise, Craft (weapons), or Knowledge (history) check!
Lucija recognizes that the arrowhead design was once popular in Ancient Osirion's golden age. Linguistics could get you there but not with that roll.
Fendahl surveys the area and finds no trapped tiles along the floor's pattern. He notes three rooms ahead, one containing some sort of library, another dominated by a massive statue, and a third from which moving shadows shift. Additionally, he notes a secret 'door' in the southwest corner, though he sees no means of opening it.
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
We should go to the library, they must have information about this place
Apologies for the delay. Some unexpected travel came up and I spent most of Thursday/Friday in various airports.
By southwest I meant southeast because directions are hard.
Two sets of stairs lead up to the large rectangular library. Seven long bookshelves, each cut out of the rock, are full of stone tablets. Most of the tablets lie scattered in ugly piles. Each of the shelves bears a depiction (see spoiler) that gives a clue to its contents, beneath which is an inscription in Terran. Let me know if you read Terran or Ancient Osiriani.
This is going to take some work to go through. See the spoiler below for the mechanics. Please note the primary way you would like to contribute, secondary way(s) you'd like to contribute, and make a roll for each to start. I'll figure out the rest.
Library Mechanics:
Select one of the seven bookshelves to work on and attempt a check. If two or more of you are working on the same bookshelf, use the highest check result; other rolls that meet or exceed DC 10 add +2 to the roll. In order to study a bookshelf’s contents completely, you must complete (i.e., reach 100% progress in) three tasks, completed in order. Each check requires 5 minutes of work.
Moving: Strength check; attempt DC 15 Fort save vs. fatigue to gain a +5 bonus (failure results in fatigue)
Cataloguing: Perception or Profession (librarian) check, or use a related skill (see below)
Studying: Linguistics or Sense Motive check, or use a related skill (see below). If you cannot read Terran or Ancient Osiriani, take a -5 penalty. If you can read both, gain a +5 bonus.
Any progress in excess of 100% is not carried over to the following task. Reaching 100% in the third task means you discover what information the bookshelf contains.
Roll Results:
DC 15+ = 25% progress
DC 20+ = 50% progress
DC 25+ = 75% progress
DC 30+ = 100% progress
Bookshelves and Related Skills
The following are the carvings on each bookshelf (from east to west) and the alternate skills you can use when attempting to catalogue and study the shelf’s contents.
1: Woman with one hand on her cheek, the other in a jar—Craft (alchemy) or Disguise.
2: Man in a battle pose with a fine scimitar—Craft (weapons) or Profession (soldier).
3: Woman poring over a text with eyes wide open—Knowledge (religion) or Linguistics.
4: Man holding his hands up, motes of energy circling around him—Knowledge (arcana) or Spellcraft.
5: Man adoring himself in a mirror—Perform (any) or Sense Motive.
6: Man looking at clouds in the sky and sowing seeds in the ground-Profession (farmer) or Survival.
7: Woman marveling at the sun and the moon—Knowledge (geography) or Perception.
Male CN Kelish Human Swashbuckler 8/ Gunslinger 5 | HP 134/134 Temp 26/26| AC 28(32 vs AOO); T 20; FF 18 | Fort +17; Ref +20; Will +10 | Init: +10 | Perc: +10, SM: +6 | Speed 30ft | Grit/Panache 7/7 | Charmed Life: 4/4
Sense fandral is not versed in any of this stuff. He can help catalog with perception, but that is about it. He can attempt moving things, but strength is not my forte. I would rather just aide, so the DC for my perceptions would be 10.
|AC 19, T 12, FF 18|HP: 78/78|F +5, R +5, W +6 (+8 vs MA, +4 vs fear, +2 vs despair/confusion/insanity/death)|Init +1, Perc 0|CMB +9 CMD 20|11/11 Summon Monster VI, 2/2 Maker's Call, 1/1 Pride, 1/1 Mysteries, 1/1 Davian
Lucija dismisses her fiery scorpion (assuming it hadn't gone away already) and re-summons Naghamadi (a process that goes a little like this).
"Come," She explains to her companion. "We've research to do!"
After looking at the texts for a moment, she frowns, and pulls out an old wand she's never actually used before - a slender mangrove-wood number carved into an alternating sequence of polyhedral shapes - which she gently waves over her and Naghamadi's faces (2 charges spent from a comprehend languages wand) before setting to work.
Knowledge (Arcana), guidance:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30+5 if comprehend languages counts as knowing both Terran and Ancient Osirian
Naghamadi's Knowledge (Religion), guidance:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38+5 if comprehend languages counts as knowing both Terran and Ancient Osirian
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Fendahl can use perception +19, Kn:nature +14, Survival +14
Fendahl will study the row of books and library. First, he starts with the man looking at clouds in the sky and sowing seeds in the ground.
survival:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Scanning the Woman marveling at the sun and the moon.
perception:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21
Hrrmm. How goes the studies for the rest of you? I was only able to uncover a few facts of history on the last two subjects.
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
Artian has 5 casts of lesser restoration. Tortuga, did you use the +5 to move the shelves?
Artian will move the same books as Tortuga, not said but I'll suggest the same as Lucija or Fendhal, so we don't disperse a lot our efforts
Gah, this is a mess by PbP. Remember, you have to do things in order, so you'll want to do equal parts Moving, Cataloging, and Studying.
Artian assists Tortuga in moving one pile of tablets, which Tortuga and Fendahl are then able to catalog with the help of Fandral. Lucija gives the row a brief study (Comprehend counts) and announces that this shelf, the fourth shelf in the very middle, deals with the teaching of sorcery and arcane sigils.
She also reads out the inscriptions that label each of the shelves:
1. Art of Cosmetics
2. Art of Weaponry
3. Bitter and Sweet Secrets of Wisdom Progress: Study roll = 43
4. Resolving of Enchantments COMPLETED
5. Secrets of Mirrors
6. Signs of the Clouds and the Earth Progress: Study roll = 21
7. Signs of the Sun and Courses of the Moon
We'll pick this up again in a moment, because...
The Pathfinders' work is interrupted by a very loud humming noise that thrums to life on the other side of the temple; they also notice that the seeker stone is now shaking uncontrollably. Small cracks begin to form in the walls and dust showers down from above.
DC 15 Perception, Kn Engineering, or Kn Dungeoneering:
Unless this shaking is stopped, the structure will likely collapse in about an hour.
Moving to investigate, the Pathfinders pass the massive statue to the far room. In the shadowy hall to the north, a cylinder of perfectly smooth volcanic glass stands in the center of an
eye-shaped symbol. Unnatural shadows radiate from within the cylinder, darkening its immediate surroundings as indistinct shapes swim in the inky blackness. One-inch-thick copper wires embedded in the floor extend from the base of the cylinder, connecting it to three stone tables on the west side of the room.
A dark energy visibly seeps through the wires, flowing towards the tables. Each table has an indentation in its surface. On the first table is an indentation of the same size and shape as the tablets the Pathfinders had just been handling in the library. The word "Rebirth" is haphazardly carved into the table in twenty different languages. The second table has an indentation in the shape of a body, surrounded by arcane sigils. The final table has an indentation in a large circle fit for a giant's bracelet, the shape of a snake eating its own tail.
DC 23 Spellcraft:
The sigils on the central table suggest that anyone who lays on it is subject to a vampiric touch spell.
Male Aasimar angel blooded Oracle (Battle) 10 | HP 79/79 AC 25(28 with magic) T 13 FF 24(27) | F +8 R +7 W +11 | Init +3(roll 2 dice and pick the best, always act in surprise round but last if failed perception) Perc +13| Darkvision | +1 to Saves from venom and diseases
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Auto-succeeds on perception
Hrrmm, agreed Master Fandral. Dark magic it seems. But do we destroy it or activate it to stop it? I do not like the looks of this.
spellcraft:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Other than the body (presumably one of ours or other victim) do we even have the giant circlet? We have tablets, not sure which ones though, or if they all fit the same by looking at them.
