The joys of the message cantrip, Arvac hears a whisper like it's next to his ear (assuming within 30ft)
"Something bad, maybe undead?"
Valasca seems more guarded, casts a bulls strength on herself and handles Arzool with a "Defend."
Totally fair
Korvak says to the others "I have received a message from Velasca, of a presence in the village perhaps undead. I will go forth and aid her with who-ever feels they can help, maybe some for ranged support?"
Then Korvak strides forth to get to Velasca
”We’ll all go - we need to be sure we can see anything present - living or undead.”
Arcavic will move into the village with Korvak and Lillie, eyes peeled for trouble.
"Okay everyone be on the lookout for foes and traps. We don't know if there's survivors either just be on your toes.
Lillie nods afirmativly and sneaks closer, planing to climb the first house they reach.
Lillie, the rectangle on the map you are standing on is a building.
All of you see three suits of armor moving, and behind them a hovering, gaseous cloud. You don't know what it is, but you instinctively know you do not want to be inside it.
Arzool whimpers softly, but stays loyally at Valasca's side.
Korvak will step into Dragon Style then he will move up to the 2 suits and engage them.
"I will distract these, can someone do something about the cloud?"
he attacks the one on the left and his attacks count as magical
Unsure what the cloud is, Arcavic isn’t sure what magic to use. He opts for aiding the group instead with a spell to enhance their speed.
swift go large
move action, take position
standard action start raging song
If a raging song affects allies, when the skald begins a raging song and at the start of each ally’s turn in which they can hear the raging song, the skald’s allies must decide whether to accept or refuse its effects. This is not an action. Unconscious allies automatically accept the song. If accepted, the raging song’s effects last for that ally’s turn or until the song ends, whichever comes first.
Inspired Rage (Su) At 1st level, affected allies gain a +2 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution and a +1 morale bonus on Will saving throws, but also take a –1 penalty to AC. While under the effects of inspired rage, allies other than the skald cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except Acrobatics, Fly, Intimidate, and Ride) or any ability that requires patience or concentration.
free action
Forgot Arzool's actions
Lillie warily looks at the cloud, but decides to attack one of the armors.
Good point!
Ah, shame. Valasca's 2nd attack is negated, Arzool would not need to charge to reach his target though his first attack then only hits on an AC 23 not 24 (+1-2)
Korvak is unable to injure the armors, but he does see that they are just empty armors.
Lillie and Arzool destroy the three armors.
Valasca knows that the mist is a Trench Mist. It can animate slain enemies as (in this case) Phantom Armors, and it can engulf enemies, damaging them in the same way as if it touched them. It does acid and negative energy damage, and has damage reduction bypassed by magic weapons.
[spoiler=initiative rolls]
The mist flies forward, attempting to engulf Valasca, Arzool, and Korvak.
The entire party is up.
current status, if reflex saves are not made:
Korvak: 39/86 HP
Arzool: 23+n/56+n (where n is bonus for being enlarged)
Valasca: 1+m/50+m (where m is bonus for being enlarged)
Any of the above who did make their save are instead at full health, and located just outside the mist.
Arcavic moves back as the mist flows forward. Well, it's a mist, so it probably doesn't need eyes to see, it floats so there's no point in making the ground slick or dropping it down a pit...
Arcavic racks his brain for something he can use to affect the mist, then tries to cast a spell that might stop it.
Valasca, since you have kn:religion, you would notice an undeath-sort of taint to this mist, and know that it uses negative energy.
Arcavic, kn. arcana warns you that this creature is immune to acid, electricity, and sonic damage.
Lillie unleashes a hail of arrows on the unnatural mist creature, starting with a slow burn arrow hoping that the flames might dispers it or make it reconsider enveloping her comrades.
Korvak dodges partially out of the Mist thing, getting burned by acid in the process, he focuses inward and empowered by his Ki he unleashes a furious assault upon the Mist thingerie
Still in Dragon Style
He also spends 1 Ki Point to get another attack.
Arcavik moves away and prepares to pelt the enemy with magical energy.
Lillie's arrows all strike the mist, but most seem to do no damage (according to your stat block, your bow is masterwork, and you're using normal arrows, so can't get around DR)
Korvak's attacks all strike the mist, doing full damage.
Now waiting on actions from Valasca and Arzool. Don't forget that if you stay in the mist, you take more damage at the start of your next turn.
Enlarged gives +2 to con so +8 HP total of 64 so -49 I'm at 15 HP actions down post make that 31/64
AOO vs Reflex Save
Valasca knows Reflex saves are not her jam when enlarged so she'll take the AOO using her +1 lance she will also position herself as a free action using her 1/day stagger proof boots ability to get up to 30ft of move
+10 normal enlarged -2 Power attack, +2 BS, +1 raging song, +1 hasted
Arzool Reflex
On my turn Arzool backs away from the mist.
I have reach he does not he also lacks magic so his damage will be reduced by DR unless something changes
Free action maintain Raging Song
Valasca's Standard attack
Move Action Channel Positive Energy to heal everyone within 30ft radius using swift channel
Swif Action use Quick Runners shirt for another Move Action burn 2 more for another Qucik Channel
Arzool
- DR
- DR
If I can i'd like to add a teensie revision in that I thought if I passed i got out.. what I would like to do it take a 5ft step out of the Mist thing at the end of my action.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!... this is painful" he says mustering all his will to not scream
status correction: monster is at -102 HP after Lillie's attack.
As the monster attempts to engulf Valasca, she smites it, and it almost falls over.
Then Valasca moves outside the mist and smites it again. It dissapates, leaving only the eerie silence.
You look around the hamlet, and find no sign of anything alive. Apparently, the trench mist was accidentally created during the defense of the hamlet from the Ironfang Invasion, and it wiped out all the attackers, defenders, and non-combatent town residents.
"This is a sad day, potentially a place to direct new settlers to though." Korvak looks solemn as he moves on
"Indeed, it is quite sad. We should search for survivors regardless, but I do not have much hope. We should also verify that the Ironfang were the ones who did this - just in case there are other threats we don't know of."
"That really hurt! We should probably search the town but first who needs healing?
everyone who gathers
for Korvac
for me
back to 50/50
Is Arzool hurt? I was unclear if he made his reflex if he took half or all.
Korvak sighs as the pain largely subsides
"Thankyou Valasca."
Valasca, you are correct that Arzool made his reflex save, so he was completely uninjured.
Korvak, you are actually at full health, because Valasca also channeled earlier.
You look around more, and are certain that Ironfang forces were here, because you recognize their armor among the litter.
Arcavic activates his racial ability to detect magic auras, walking among the village and looking for any signs of the magic that may have contributed to the Trench Mist's creation, as well as any magical items.
That drained me of a few key spells and all my channel healing, I strongly recommend we search the town thoroughly and camp here for the evening approaching the Iron legion's encampment tomorrow fresh.
If the group agree I'll take a 20 (total of 34) on searching the town using detect magic and Arzool's scent and tracking trick to be even more through (Arzool has a 25 when taking 20 and can locate things by scent.)
To sleep, I'd grab a building and set bear traps just inside the entrance.
"I feel that perhaps we should press on - there is still daylight left, and we should see if we can cover as much ground as possible."
Lillie shrugs "while I dislike this place and am worried that it might attract further unnatural horrors, its defensible, might hold useful resources and theres the matter of Valasca's magic."
"We should keep going." Korvak motions for all to go in the direction of the next town
"We'll have to be more cautious, but I think we can move to the next town. If it looks like we're getting to a point that's too dangerous, we'll back off and camp."
You guys are going to have to come to a consensus here on whether to rest or not.
After having search the hamlet "there seems to be little left to gain by staying, especially as I am worried that we might have to deal with more undead after dark.
"Guess we'll be down to what I can spontaneously call, I think it's a bad idea but if as a group you want to move forward while my ability to heal is greatly reduced then that's what we will do."
"Lets go then." Korvak gets the ball rolling by leaving in hopefully the correct direction
Lillie nods and follows, correcting Korvak's course by a few degrees.