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Initiative
Elliot 1d20+2
Farg 1d20+2
Lecate 1d20
Mareck 1d20
Husarq 1d20+1
Motaz 1d20+8
Suketh 1d20+4Akatas 1d20+4
S 1d20+6
H 1d20+8Motaz and Suketh can have a surprise round action, then the Akatas then into normal initiative
Not that it matters this combat, but Mareq's Init is +7. I think Lecate also has the mythic Init bump of +3.
The fire ball goes off
saves
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As they burn and get pounded with arrows both die.
Then you hear bones cracking and see skeletons rising.
Also, in the smoke of the fireball you notice a hound, gazing at Motaz, and its gaze seem to rip him apart. slashing damage, FORT DC16 negates.
ooc: @Mareck, my apologes, will adjust, if you see any other mistakes, please let me know
Motaz then rips the hound apart and you have no problems downing three normal skeletons.
ooc: I guess we are playing APL3-4 as only Motaz will be lvl6
You notice that the columns are weakened in this area, leaving them sturdy enough to climb, yet poorly anchored and easily toppled.
Tracks lead into the temple from the east and continue to the west.
Motaz spots a worn-out leather strap hanging from the mouth of one akata. The strap is attached to Nefti’s belt pouch, which you can
extract with ease. Hours spent in the akata’s stomach has destroyed most of the contents, but several parts of a journal are still intact and legible. The entries include poetry and music composed by Nefti, as well as mundane day-to-day observations. The last several pages record
Nefti’s complaints about the Aspis Consortium’s lack of appreciation for his accomplishments. A folded sheet of paper wedged in the journal bears the title “Potential Partners” and names the Pathfinder Society among other well-known organizations.
You also find a +1 mythic bane dagger, a vial containing one handful of dust of disjunction, and a sheet of beaten gold. The sheet bears an inscription in Aklo.
There is a buried door at the end of this passage, and you determine that Kafar’s tracks stop about 15 feet from the buried doorway before disappearing.
ooc: I hope it's fine but I don't grind through 3 normal skeletons
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Whether it is from the power of the Ruby Mage or his own inherent constitution, Motaz resists the hound's attack.
Motaz pulls another alchemist's fire from his bag of holding and uses the legendary magic ability that the Ruby Sage has granted him to cast scorching ray from memory as an 8th level caster to send two rays of fire racing toward the hound. He uses the alchemist's fire as a focus to improve his accuracy. If the hound is back down the halls somewhat, Motaz takes a step toward it (not to within threat range, though).
First Shot
(includes the +1 for the alchemical focus) +1 if the hound is within 30' before or after the step.
fire (including black powder damage) +1 if the hound is within 30'.
Second Shot
(includes the +1 for the alchemical focus) +1 if the hound is within 30' before or after the step.
fire (including black powder damage) +1 if the hound is within 30'.
"Thank you, Ruby Sage!" he calls out.
If the hound survived that, Motaz casts snowball at it.
Snowball Shot
+1 if the hound is within 30' before or after the step.
cold +1 if the hound is within 30'.
If miss chances are necessary for any of the shots due to the illumination level, here they are. Low is a miss.
ooc: @Motaz, ninja'ed - combat over, lots in my post up above
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Examining the items, Motaz takes the vial of dust. "This is a thrown weapon, with which I have some talent. I suggest I carry it for now. Who is good with a dagger? Who can read Aklo? We could use the powers the Ruby Mage has given us to decipher it if need be."
While the party figures out what to do with the dagger and the sheet of beaten gold, Motaz examines the cracks in the floor he has seen, taking his time to look for traps, signs of passage, or more loot.
+1 for a trap (Motaz already had a +5 competence bonus built into his base bonus from goggles of minute seeing, so the elixir of vision only increases his bonus by 5, rather than 10)
Motaz notices no traps.
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"Pathfinders. It looks like Kafar went this way," Motaz says, pointing at the spot where the tracks end at the cracks in the floor. "I have a scroll of dimension door that could get three of us down there immediately, which is probably how he got down there. However, unless someone else has another scroll, we are going to need another way to follow the thief. Does anyone have a weapon that could cut or bash a way through the floor?"
The sheet bears an inscription in Aklo that describes a prayer one can perform under the open sky to channel the power of the stars.
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"We can worry about rituals under the open sky once we're out under it again. Right now we've got to figure out how to follow Kafar down into the lower passage to get the Sages' jewels back. Unless someone has another idea, we need to dig our way through; my dimension door can only take me and 2 others. Mareq, is Husarq's sword up to the task? Or can someone else cut stone with a weapon?"
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"There is clearly a tunnel beneath this one. The Sapphire Sage said he would contact us, but it could be hours before he does, and I have no way to contact him earlier. Nefti and Kafar certainly went this way. I suggest we proceed before the trail grows even colder. Why not force our way through? Surely with the power of the Ruby Sage, Husarq's blade can carve a passage. If the Sapphire Sage contacts us while Husarq works, we can always change plans and ask the Sage for help."
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Motaz draws forth his wand of clairaudience/clairvoyance and calls forth a censor in the passage below the cracks. Once the censor forms, Motaz examines that passage for evidence that Kafar did indeed find a way to go from the one passage to the other, and a mechanism for opening a doorway, if there is one.
+1 for traps
There are no trpas in the area, and you think, that you could break through in a few rounds (hp 20, hardness 8, break DC 33)
Nothing happens, although you suspect this very mythic.....
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"I think we break through the cracks in the floor. It's the fastest and most direct route after our quarry."
"Mareck, I think I can widen the cracks with my heavy mace. However I believe your...um, the...um, I mean...,Husarq could accomplish the task much faster with his two handed weapon."
"Please hurry, time is of the essence."
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Lecate thinks about it and decides to proceed on his own, trusting in Desna to compensate for the possible uncomfortable landing when he breaks through the cracks in the floor.
"By the luck, grace and might of Desa!"
Lecate kisses the hilt of his heavy mace and swings away!
The entire time Lecate is aware he will cause a small cave-in into th passage below. Cognizant of that fact he is ready to spring back when the floor/ceiling gives way.
You drop down, and are insaide the tunnel. A system of tunnels runs under the temple, cutting through the mountains. These dark, 10-foot-wide round passages extend throughout the region, allowing the creature that created them to travel throughout the Pillars of the Sun. Spots along the rough walls show signs of chemical reactions between the rock and some unknown substance.
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Motaz looks to see if he can find signs of the recent passage of Kafar and whether a death worm may have come this way recently. Before doing so, he casts guidance on himself.
"Gentlemen, it appears that both Nefti and Kafar came down here. Nefti seems to have survived his encounter with the beasts above after all! Yes, Elliot, I agree, their track reappear there," Motaz says, pointing, "and lead that way," he says, pointing again. "I don't see any recent signs of death worms. Let us hurry after the thieves!"
Motaz hustles down the tunnel after the thieves, motioning urgently for Elliot and the other Pathfinders to follow.
"As you command, oh my master," mumbles Husarq as he draws al-Saif. The blade, slipping from over his shoulder, is huge and wickedly curved. The pommel gleams and in the weak light the blade glistens an eerie red, as if wet with the blood of a hundred marid, a thousand shaitan and ten thousand djinn.
When the dull and defeated efreeti grasps the ancient blade his hunched back straightens and a feral, diabolical glint comes to his burning red eyes, as if reminded of the glory, power and maniacal deeds that were once his.
"Yesss," Husarq says to nobody in particular, his face split in a grin, his sharp teeth bared.
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Sutekh smiles but waves the offer.
"My friend already has armor, but i appreciate the offer"
Serket makes a few appreciative clicking noises
-Posted with Wayfinder
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Looking up at his dad, he then moves closer to the front. His pincers snapping in excitement
-Posted with Wayfinder