1st level 2/2: bless, protection from evil, [open slot]; 0th level; create alcohol, guidance, stabilize
"Dog-cat... maybe a fox? Those are kind of in-between dogs and cats, right?" Xavier mutters to himself. "And the gilded gills, maybe a set of gills made of gold? Or something that looks like gills... hmm... maybe a vent or a drain?"
Owl scoffs and says, "We was not prisoners in th' big sleeper. We just, uh, never had a reason ta leave is all."
Albatross waves his fishing pole at the group, "Don't you go rousing the big sleeper! We ain't goin' back!"
It's Ow's turn to smack Albatross, "Keep up that shouting and she'll hear us!" Owl picks up a scrap of paper and unfolds it. And unfolds it. And unfolds it. And unfolds it some more. "If yous gonna be dealing with that dumb ol' catdog, then yous gonna need this."
Albatross stands up and points at Owl, "Hey! That's our big catch!"
"I caught it, Albatross! It's mine to do with what I like!" Owl says.
Albatross huffs and turns around to cast his line from the other side.
Male NG Skinwalker(Witchwolf) Warpriest 1 | HP 14/14 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 | CMB +2, CMD 12 | F: +7, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +0 | Perc: +5, SM: +6, Low-light vision | Speed 30ft | Blessings: 3/4 | Spells: 1st 2/2 | Active conditions: War Blessing(7 rounds remain)
"We appreciate the help but how do we use whatever this is?" Stefan asks as he waves his hand towards the document not being close enough to make sense of it.
Male NG Elf Bard (Archaeology) 1 | HP 7/7 | AC 15 T 12 FF 13 | CMB +0, CMD 13 | F: -1, R: +5, W: +2 | Init: +3 | Perc: +6, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Archaeologist’s Luck: 4/7 | Spells: 1st 1/2 | Active conditions: None.
After holstering his crossbow, Zahd begins approaching the fishermen. As he uselessly tries to keeps his robe clean, he squints at the paper, seeing if he can discern the contents.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Suddenly, a huge gout of sea water spills from over the edge of the chamber's mezzanine. It doesn't stop coming, creating a crashing waterfall.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Zahd Mullman wrote:
After holstering his crossbow, Zahd begins approaching the fishermen. As he uselessly tries to keeps his robe clean, he squints at the paper, seeing if he can discern the contents.
The parchment is a soggy bit of scroll written in Sylvan. Seemingly in the same hand as the bit of doggerel that is suspected of being the start of this whole thing.
Male NG Skinwalker(Witchwolf) Warpriest 1 | HP 14/14 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 | CMB +2, CMD 12 | F: +7, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +0 | Perc: +5, SM: +6, Low-light vision | Speed 30ft | Blessings: 3/4 | Spells: 1st 2/2 | Active conditions: War Blessing(7 rounds remain)
Stefan whirls towards the newly created waterfall. He grips his sword with both hands tightly, his body tense fully expecting an attack. He takes cover behind one of the pillars opposite Vozzik.
"Better you than us!" says the Owl without hesitation.
Remember, diplomacy usually takes a minimum of a minute to use, and often much more time.
There is water coming down the stair as well but, because it is a metal grill stair most of it just splashes though to the dark sub-basement below. Like the mezzanine has a rail that most of the water pours though so there is only about an inch or two of water up there. None of this hampers anyone's movement (though stairs just by themselves are difficult terrain).
And finally, the stairs on this floor have an elevated two-step stone riser that keeps the foot or so of water your PC is standing in on this floor. Otherwise it all would have drained into the basement, which folks can see (by looking down through the metal grill stair) has about 3 or 4 feet of water in it at present.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Hoo can't quite see where the water is coming from there. There are bookshelves in the way.
Male NG Elf Bard (Archaeology) 1 | HP 7/7 | AC 15 T 12 FF 13 | CMB +0, CMD 13 | F: -1, R: +5, W: +2 | Init: +3 | Perc: +6, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Archaeologist’s Luck: 4/7 | Spells: 1st 1/2 | Active conditions: None.
Zahd bolts for the table (as much as one can in such waterlogged conditions) and yells at the owl, "Quickly, the paper!" while extending his arm out for said parchment.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The water is coming from behind the bookshelves up there.
1st level 2/2: bless, protection from evil, [open slot]; 0th level; create alcohol, guidance, stabilize
As the water starts crashing down, Xavier immediately holds his hands to his ears. "Gah! Too loud!" After a second, he adjusts. He notices the water is almost up to his waist and scrambles to get to the stairs.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Folks can (at present) get to the stairs easily enough.
Male NG Elf Bard (Archaeology) 1 | HP 7/7 | AC 15 T 12 FF 13 | CMB +0, CMD 13 | F: -1, R: +5, W: +2 | Init: +3 | Perc: +6, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Archaeologist’s Luck: 4/7 | Spells: 1st 1/2 | Active conditions: None.
Zahd looks very confusedly at the fishermen. "We're indoors, in a libra... nevermind. Odder things have happened." He begins slogging himself over towards the stairs.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Male NG Skinwalker(Witchwolf) Warpriest 1 | HP 14/14 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 | CMB +2, CMD 12 | F: +7, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +0 | Perc: +5, SM: +6, Low-light vision | Speed 30ft | Blessings: 3/4 | Spells: 1st 2/2 | Active conditions: War Blessing(7 rounds remain)
Looking back at the others and not seeing anyone approaching Stefan shrugs and goes up the stairs. Sword and shield at the ready the warpriest cautiously ascends.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
It doesn't seem to be looking at you, rather it is looking about the back aisle of the bookshelves. The thing moves about on 8 or maybe 10 tentacles. It knocks a few books off the shelf with a couple of those tentacles both of them as thick as a man's leg. **splash splash**
It stops as if suddenly becoming aware of something....
You watch as its whole blubbery frame tenses and then--water! Water pours like a great decorative fountain from what you guess must be a number of unseen sphincters(?) all over it's body... but the thing is only the size of a very, very fat human. Where could all the water be coming from!? As it sprays the library with water it pirouettes about on some of its tentacles while two flick upward to happily conduct the unseen orchestra that must be playing in its head.
PCs who can see the--the thing may make on Knowledge (arcana) check to identify it and open all the following spoilers that apply.
knowledge (arcana) 15+:
The fish thing is a grodair, a magical, aquatic, extraplanar, beast native to the First World, and magical fishing holes in number of fairy tales.
knowledge (arcana) 20+:
Grodairs intelligent aquatic creatures that carry their own water around within them. Their bodies contain extradimensional spaces that can hold near limitless amounts of water like an everfull mug or bag of holding. Like sponges they can absorb water from one place and expel it in another.
knowledge (arcana) 25+:
Grodairs can drown whole valleys or expel concentrated blasts of pressurized water as a sort of defense mechanism. Often when they absorb water they will accidentally absorb other small objects as well.
Male CN Ifrit Alchemist (Grenadier) 2 | HP 15/15| AC 16(18) T 12 FF 14(16) | CMB +4(+6), CMD 14(16) | F: +4, R: +5, W: -1 | Init: +2 | darkvision 60', Perc: +3, SM: -1 | Speed 30ft | Bombs: 5/5 | Mutagen: Strength| Active conditions: None
Extracts:
3 unprepared
Boomer sneaks along behind Stefan. He sees the beast and immediately recognizes it, "Oh n...no. That's a gro...gro..grodair. It'll drown us all. Ma...make sure you keep things away from it."
The grodair looks up. All four of its eyes open wide and stare at the party hiding behind the bookshelf. It blurts out: "ਆਕ! ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਕੁੱਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਚਾਲ ਚੱਲਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੋਮਬੱਤੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਚੀਜ!" in a deep blubber baritone.
Aquan:
"Ack! A big dog and an ambulatory talking candle thing!"
Male Neutral Half-Orc Mesmerist(Chart Caster) 2 HP 15/15 | AC 16 (T 12 FF 14) | CMD 13 | FORT +1 REF +5 WILL +7 | Init +2 | Perc. +5 Speed 30ft | Spell Slots: 0@1st | Active Conditions: 1 CHA damage, Mesmeric Mirror (2)
If Boomer can see it, Vozzik can probably see it, so either Boomer's going to have to move up, or Vozzik and Hoo should be able to see it from their vantage on top of the bookcases.
If Vozzik can hear Boomer over the waterfall he'll respond, pitched to carry at a similar level, "Sounds grodie! If it's intelligent, then maybe we can talk to it, and make it stop emitting all that water!"
1st level 2/2: bless, protection from evil, [open slot]; 0th level; create alcohol, guidance, stabilize
Xavier follows up the stairs and immediately has to brace himself against the rushing water. This is especially difficult as he also is holding his ears against the noise. "Any of you speak giant fish?"
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Vozzik Astrana wrote:
If Boomer can see it, Vozzik can probably see it, so either Boomer's going to have to move up, or Vozzik and Hoo should be able to see it from their vantage on top of the bookcases.
Given their positions relative to the bookcases on the mezzanine (now that I have updated the map) I'm going to say no.
I should also note, that if your PC can see what's at the back of the mezzanine you can open the spoiler marked "Stefan" back here. So at least Boomer at this point (in addition to, Stefan, of course) can open it. This is how the creature initially appeared to Stefan.
Male Neutral Half-Orc Mesmerist(Chart Caster) 2 HP 15/15 | AC 16 (T 12 FF 14) | CMD 13 | FORT +1 REF +5 WILL +7 | Init +2 | Perc. +5 Speed 30ft | Spell Slots: 0@1st | Active Conditions: 1 CHA damage, Mesmeric Mirror (2)
"Owl, Albatross, can either of you speak...whatever that blubbering is? I think if we don't either kill this thing or convince it to stop, we're all goners!"
"You're the ones who want to talk to that monster. Maybe your friends should have thought about that before going up and getting themselves swallowed." says Owl.
Male NG Skinwalker(Witchwolf) Warpriest 1 | HP 14/14 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 | CMB +2, CMD 12 | F: +7, R: +2, W: +6 | Init: +0 | Perc: +5, SM: +6, Low-light vision | Speed 30ft | Blessings: 3/4 | Spells: 1st 2/2 | Active conditions: War Blessing(7 rounds remain)
Stefan peaks from behind the book case Stefan sees the grodair. Upon hearing some sort of sound come from it the warpriest decides the creature is speaking and seeing that it was not moving in a threatening manner moves out into the open lowering his sword in the process. "Greetings! I am Stefan Mariano. Unfortunately I cannot understand what you are saying. Do you speak common?" he asks in a friendly manner.
"ਐੱਮ? ਇਹ ਲਗਭਗ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਇਹ ਅਜੀਬ ਜੀਵ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹੋਣ. ਜੇ ਸਿਰਫ ਉਹ ਆਮ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਬੋਲਣ ਲਈ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਸਭਿਅਕ ਹੁੰਦੇ." the thing burbles to itself and then is bellows in a nearly subsonic bass-tone that can be heard all over the room. "ਆਪਣੇ ਕੁੱਤੇ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਇਹ ਹੋਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੇਗਾ!"
Aquan:
"Hm? It is almost as if these strange creatures are trying to communicate with me. If only they were civilized enough to speak the Common tongue." the thing burbles to itself and then is bellows in a nearly subsonic bass-tone that can be heard all over the room. "Call off your dog or it will get the hose!"
