Sabi: You've probably at least heard of derro. Some sort of Darkworld slavers, related to gnomes or dwarves somehow. Beyond that could be researched back in town via a variety of methods. Here is the Pathfinder Wiki about them in case that is a question regarding player knowledge instead of character knowledge.
NarThere's a low workbench that Klarkosh is currently behind (providing partial cover). The pillar itself is in a single square although it has almost 5ft long blades that allow it to attack all squares adjacent. It could be destroyed/disabled via damage but is mechanically written as a trap. You would guess hardness 10 and HP 15[/ooc]
Male Ifrit Divine Hunter Paladin 3/Fighter (Archer) 2/Evangelist (Erastil) 2 hp 43/51 | AC 21 | FF 15 | T 16 | CMD 21 | Fort +14 | Ref +15 | Will +7 | Init +10 | Perception +14 | Sense Motive -3 | Movement 30ft | Darkvision 60ft | Suggested = melee, poison = 1 str dmg
Tracked Resources:
Wand of Cure Lt. 67/50, LoHs 3/6, S.C LoH (CL 4) 1/1, Burning Hands 1/1, Smite 2/2, Fire in the Blood 7/7, Reroll 1/1, Spells: 1/1
Pirate GM wrote:
Nar There's a low workbench that Klarkosh is currently behind (providing partial cover). The pillar itself is in a single square although it has almost 5ft long blades that allow it to attack all squares adjacent. It could be destroyed/disabled via damage but is mechanically written as a trap. You would guess hardness 10 and HP 15
Thanks, more or less what I thought might be the case, just was running between our game day and work and thought I'd check (also I didn't account for the workbench.
Not seeing any great options with at least one pillar of blades and quite probably another, and Klarkosh across the room behind a workbench, Nar hesistates a moment and furtively looks about the room.
He decides that closing in on Klarkosh and getting a better angle while chance the swinging blades is his best bet and fires off a single arrow at the so called master of the spire.
Attack:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21DMG:1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9Probably still has cover, though it is unaccounted for in the roll
Klarkosh takes the cold blast to the face and seems to slow down a bit.
Despite her tough hide and armor Valya gets hit by the second pillar as she crosses the field of battle. 7 damage
Nar is luckier and avoids getting cut though.
Tico brings the fight with some flames. Klarkosh's flesh seems lightly singed, but his metal bitts seem unaffected. Fire Resist
Nar's arrow easily gets past the low bench an in between metal plates but it bounces harmlessly off, Klarkosh's skin must be alost as tough as the metal plates!
Know:Arcana 24:
That's not natural, he's got stoneskin up.
Klarkosh steps back from his console, pinning his back to the wall.
Concentration DC 18:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
With a wave of his hand and a few magic words, a toxic smelling greenish gas fills most of the room.
Human (Tian-Min) Hydrokineticist 7 | AC 28 (t 16 ff 24) (Fortification 15%) CMD 18 | F+11 R+9 W+3 | Init +8 Perc +6 | HP 87 -21 burn/87 (Burn: 3; ×7 non-lethal)
Sabi again quickly gathers elemental energy toward himself with a flash of light and a noise of compressed air before releasing its fury toward the mage.
As before, extended range and entangle on hit. Failing this second entangle DC 17 Ref makes the target rooted/anchored/immobile.
ranged touch:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12Bah. I hope this hits after accounting for target's partial cover. cold dmg:3d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 3, 2) + 4 = 15
This probably would have been better to mention in my last post but, the stinking cloud provides concealment after 5ft and total concealment after 5ft. Also both my wife and my parents are out of town for a couple of weeks, meaning our baby supportnetwork is all on vacation. My posting is likely to be slow than normal for a bit, but should still manage at least a post a day, and probably several.
Human (Tian-Min) Hydrokineticist 7 | AC 28 (t 16 ff 24) (Fortification 15%) CMD 18 | F+11 R+9 W+3 | Init +8 Perc +6 | HP 87 -21 burn/87 (Burn: 3; ×7 non-lethal)
Sabi fires blindly into the room.
(Blast as previously described, at last known location. I don't even know if he's moved since then, so there's no player knowledge going into effect here!) total concealment:1d100 ⇒ 62Yay!
"Is everyone okay in there, or do I need to come and rescue you?"
Sabi's blast through the cloud is rewarded with a satisfying curse from the metal mage. The spinning blades in front of him are starting to slow down, looks like another couple rounds and they may stop.
Nar gets out of the cloud and hits Klarkosh with an arrow that barely nicks him. DR, Tico even knows its stoneskin.
With a perverse grin Klarkosh steps up to Valya and fires a lightning bolt point blank into her and Nar.
Rod of Elemental Spell (Acid) 3/3; Wand of Bless 40; Wand of Cure Light Wounds 29; Holy Staff (scenario) 6; Aura of Heroism: 1 round left.
Male Human Cleric (Ecclesitheurge) 8 - HP 51/59 - Init +1 - AC (17) 14 | touch 11 | FF 13 (16) - CMD 16 - Fort +10 | Ref +6 | Will +16 - Perception +11 - Channel (3d6) 3/5 - Restorative Touch 10/10 - Touch of Glory 8/10
The celestial snake bites and constricts Klarkosh, since the enemy is already grappled: I need to make any check to hold the grapple or to hit with the bite while he is grappled?
Human (Tian-Min) Hydrokineticist 7 | AC 28 (t 16 ff 24) (Fortification 15%) CMD 18 | F+11 R+9 W+3 | Init +8 Perc +6 | HP 87 -21 burn/87 (Burn: 3; ×7 non-lethal)
Patterns of ice spread like tattoos across Masao's arms, and hints of elemental cold dance between his fingers as he prepares his next attack.
The sheath of ice that follows his movements shifts and settles between him and the armored wizard, continuing to behave like a shield that is an extension of the kineticist's own consciousness.
The temperature around the Tian warrior drops slightly as his anger grows colder.
Just a bit of descriptive fluff to help y'all realize how unusualawesome it is to have along someone that channels elemental water and cold.
Even though the snake is unable to penetrate Klarkosh's stoneskin, his eyes droop a bit as he sees your wounds close in addition to all the other problems he's got like arrows and such.
He'll raise his hands up "Alright, you win, make the snake let go and I'll dismiss the cloud."
Out of combat, unless you don't want to accept his surrender.
Male Ifrit Divine Hunter Paladin 3/Fighter (Archer) 2/Evangelist (Erastil) 2 hp 43/51 | AC 21 | FF 15 | T 16 | CMD 21 | Fort +14 | Ref +15 | Will +7 | Init +10 | Perception +14 | Sense Motive -3 | Movement 30ft | Darkvision 60ft | Suggested = melee, poison = 1 str dmg
Tracked Resources:
Wand of Cure Lt. 67/50, LoHs 3/6, S.C LoH (CL 4) 1/1, Burning Hands 1/1, Smite 2/2, Fire in the Blood 7/7, Reroll 1/1, Spells: 1/1
Nar will draw and nock an arrow but point his bow at the floor, accepting the surrender but ready to defend Valya while she remains naseuous in the corner.
I'm going to assume we accept the surrender and roleplay from there, if others disagree, I can change what I'm doing
As a paladin of Erastil, I accept your surrender and suggest we move onto the discussions of you little community here in the Spire. As we said we come with business from the Splinters above, and though you attacked us and we have proven ourselves strong we would like to continue those discussions
Dip.(aid Tico):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12+2 to Tico's next diplomacy check, assuming we accept
Tico: He generally doesn't seem like a particularly trustworthy individual, but you do suspect very self interested, its likely a deal could be worked out, especially if you didn't pop too many of his ego balloons.
Klarkosh nods "Ahh the splinters, that band of ruffians. They've proven to be totally unsuitable subjects for the progress I can instill. Although I do have high hopes that one of them will prove viable. Perhaps I overstated my ownership a bit, it doesn't extend much beyond this level, certain forces below make it troublesome, perhaps a deal could be arranged..."
Male Ifrit Divine Hunter Paladin 3/Fighter (Archer) 2/Evangelist (Erastil) 2 hp 43/51 | AC 21 | FF 15 | T 16 | CMD 21 | Fort +14 | Ref +15 | Will +7 | Init +10 | Perception +14 | Sense Motive -3 | Movement 30ft | Darkvision 60ft | Suggested = melee, poison = 1 str dmg
Tracked Resources:
Wand of Cure Lt. 67/50, LoHs 3/6, S.C LoH (CL 4) 1/1, Burning Hands 1/1, Smite 2/2, Fire in the Blood 7/7, Reroll 1/1, Spells: 1/1
I'd really rather not lead, as Tico remembered and started the conversation about the Splinters (I had forgotten, tbh). Also, mechanically he's the better negotiator. I wanted to convey my help in the dialogue while also being distracted by concern for Valya, it's why I went for aid another.
Klarkosh responds [b]"Well... in exchange for ongoing safe passage, and let me assure you that further dangers to your health lurk about on this level, What I am suggesting an exchange of information. I know quite a bit about the spire although there are deeper secrets the elude me, I do know quite a bit about some of their guardians.
Still coughing and spluttering, Valya's eyes narrow in hatred of the being stood in front of the group.
Unholy abomination... how can a man want to turn himself in to...
she shudders.
It were well the others accepted his surrender whilst I was incapacitated, I doubt I could have conquered my hatred even in the face of a flag of truce
Her hands tighten around her sword as she tries to think thoughts that don;t involve reducing machines to their component parts.
She busies herself scanning for trouble, in case Klarkosh's words were merely a distraction so something else can sneak up.
Rod of Elemental Spell (Acid) 3/3; Wand of Bless 40; Wand of Cure Light Wounds 29; Holy Staff (scenario) 6; Aura of Heroism: 1 round left.
Male Human Cleric (Ecclesitheurge) 8 - HP 51/59 - Init +1 - AC (17) 14 | touch 11 | FF 13 (16) - CMD 16 - Fort +10 | Ref +6 | Will +16 - Perception +11 - Channel (3d6) 3/5 - Restorative Touch 10/10 - Touch of Glory 8/10
Tico doesn't dismiss the snake yet.
"You will need to offer more than this, Klarkosh. I was trying to speak to you when you suddenly attacked me, now you wanna talk, right? Informations about the spire? We can find it by ourselves, stay with yours. Our proposal is: we let you live and you come with us to the Fort Inevitable to speak with some friends. Or we can continue what we were doing. We got a deal?"
Before Klarkosh could answer, Tico interrupted him:
"And you will let the Splinters do their business without troubles, of course."
Just to remember (to @all):
Tarrin made this offer: "As for Fort Inevitable, we liberated... some communications from Nimad Teravon, a prosperous landlord in Fort Inevitable complaining about the ever increasing bribes he was having to pay to keep certain tenants' complaints quiet. Bit of a slumlord it seems. Of course that wouldn't be enough on its own, but we've managed to piece together who he's paying the bribes to. A rather important Hellkight. Information, along with a few other juicy tidbits, like a map of the sewer system there that we'd be willing to trade for the removal of Klarkosh."
Zarta wrote this:
Delicate flesh morsels, your delves into the Spire are growing more and more interesting. It may please you to know that I was able to find the name Klarkosh in some old Pathfinder reports. While the pathfinders in question never met him, they did encounter his servents in Numeria, where Klarkosh was referred to as a local at least. Metal robots and clockwork monstrosities are how they decsribed his servants. An interesting note from their ranger noted that they did not all posses traditional construct weaknesses, but was unfortunately unable to elaborate. If you happen to meet this Klarksosh and don't immediatly need to fight for your lives I suggest parley. A powerful wizard such as him could be a scrumptious ally. Interestingly enough my records do not show an ancient thieves' den called the Splinters in the Spire, I suspect they may be quite a bit newer than they let on. -Zarta
So, if we could bring Klarkosh to the city and stay with him for enough time there, some of us could go to Tarrin and tell her that he was "removed" from the spire, she gives us the offered informations and the map, while we get some prestige with hellknights by bringing them closer to Klarkosh.
Klarkosh sighs "They have claimed all territory for quite a bit around their little fort. At a bare minimum I'm sure they expect back taxes, and they aren't known for being too friendly about collecting them."
Sense Motive 15:
You think Klarkosh is more worried about the Hellknights deciding that say his repeated kidnapping of the Splinters is worthy of a hanging. Even if the Hellknights don't like the Splinters, they certainty don't like unlicensed vigilantes.
Well, if you prefer I think we could also arrange a different destination. Namely the Pathfinder Society has some interest in your exploits, we could instead send you off their way. I think Zarta would find you fascinating company.
Just a heads up, it's a con weekend here so not sure how much I'll be around to post over the next couple of days
