Varian moves up past Mahasi whether he casts his burning hands or not, trying to see where the little guy went 60' darkvision... If he can't see him, he keeps going forward, on alert for an ambush, still carrying his hammer, hoping the corridor opens up wider.
@Mahasi and Varian: Both of you see a cramped cell, more blood and fragments of flesh and bone littering the floor. Underneath the gore is musty looking padding, perhaps an isolation cell. The cell door is closed.
@Varian: You enter the cell, finally able to stand up. However, the creature, waiting against the wall over the tunnel, swipes his club at the unsuspecting aasimar!
Varian standing up, though, shifts his aim and a swing at his head instead bounces off of his chain shirt!
@Mahasi: You can try to burning hands the creature from your current location, but Varian will get hit and the morlock does have total cover for +8 to Reflex saves and Improved Evasion
If the Morlock still stands
Deaglan turns around and exits the cell, he then turns right and tries to find another way to the other side of the tunnel.
"Shilyn, Owai, follow me! Let's find another way to the other side of the tunnel!"
Male Aasimar (Azata-blooded) Bard (Dawnflower Dervish) 3, Monk 2 (Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain) HP 39/45, AC 23, T 17, FF 16, CMD 18, F +7, R +11, W +5, In +5, Per +4, SM +16, 1 Str dmg
"I'm with you." Owai says, jogging around the corner.
My icon is at the edge of the covered area, with ten feet movement left
Varian's blow hits the morlock, but doesn't seem to put enough force through its thick hide to cause any damage! However, Mahasi's snowball manages to catch the morlock despite some cover!
Morlock Fort:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
It immediately starts shivering!
Deaglan and Owai make their way to try and reach the morlock's cell through another manner. At the northern end of the hallway is a door to their left and to their right. Both doors are closed.
Meanwhile, Shilyn watches the rear for Mahasi and Varian, rapier drawn and ready for anything.
GM Dice:
??? Percep:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
The morlock, cold, but still hungry, swipes at Varian again!
Varian is bashed again before the creature slinks onto the ceiling.
5' step for that, Mahasi, you will have to enter the cell room with Varian to target the morlock, which will also make it tight confines (equivalent of squeezing).
The 'slink' was a 5' step which can do while staggered; because of its special ability, the 5' step is allowable while climbing due to its spider climb-like ability.
Shilyn finds nothing unusual about that door. However, the door on the opposite side, which has open bars to allow sight and sound through the chamber, DOES have some noise coming from it, the footsteps of someone approaching.
Male Aasimar (Azata-blooded) Bard (Dawnflower Dervish) 3, Monk 2 (Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain) HP 39/45, AC 23, T 17, FF 16, CMD 18, F +7, R +11, W +5, In +5, Per +4, SM +16, 1 Str dmg
Owai nods to Shilyn and stands to the side, his scimitar ready.
Female Half-Elf HP 36/36 AC 16 CMB +5 CMD 18 Touch 13 Flat 11 (Melee Weapon: +1 Rapier)+10;1d6+6 (Ranged: Short bow) +7;1d6+0 F +2 R +7 W +5 INIT +3 Perc +15 Rogue 4 - Sorc 2
Seeing Owai standing at the ready, Shilyn grips her rapier tighter as she reaches for the door with her other hand. "Well, may as well see what's behind door number.. um.. whatever." With a grin, she opens the door..
Opening the door you guys were initially trying to check (to hopefully meet up with Mahasi and Varian) or the one Shilyn just heard the noise from (which is the opposite side of the room). I now marked it on the map as the yellow call out where Shilyn picked up the noise.
Female Half-Elf HP 36/36 AC 16 CMB +5 CMD 18 Touch 13 Flat 11 (Melee Weapon: +1 Rapier)+10;1d6+6 (Ranged: Short bow) +7;1d6+0 F +2 R +7 W +5 INIT +3 Perc +15 Rogue 4 - Sorc 2
I'd venture we'd open the one to the 'east' as we're stacked there. She's not in a hurry to investigate a noise when the party's spread all over this nut house :) Unless of course, she gets to play poke, poke, stabby, stabby too hehe
Shilyn opens the door to a shallow hallway that bears only a few doors, but with much space between them. The first cell, to the left north is bloodstained and filthy, but has no one inside. The next one, to the right, you see Varian and Mahasi in the cramped room with the tunnel. You can easily let them out by opening the door from your side.
The next room bears a bulky man, sitting on a large shelf of a cot against the wall. He looks much like the other orderlies where is head is covered in surgical scars. Upon being aware of the Shilyn, Owai, and Deaglan and his bulky armor so he could hear you, he looks at them with saddened eyes. "Wait, you not like dem others. Pleez, let me out! I dun wanna be like dem!", his thick fingers pointing to his head.
Female Half-Elf HP 36/36 AC 16 CMB +5 CMD 18 Touch 13 Flat 11 (Melee Weapon: +1 Rapier)+10;1d6+6 (Ranged: Short bow) +7;1d6+0 F +2 R +7 W +5 INIT +3 Perc +15 Rogue 4 - Sorc 2
Peering through the bars at Varian and Mahasi, Shilyn rests her elbows on the crosspiece and grins. Turning her head toward Deaglan, she says, "Now look what we have here Deaglan! Think we should let them sit behind these bars a bit? They look so cute there." She lets out a soft giggle as she ponders.
Hearing the other other man cry out, she casts a quick glance at Owai and asks, "Think we should let him out as well?"
Male Aasimar (Azata-blooded) Bard (Dawnflower Dervish) 3, Monk 2 (Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain) HP 39/45, AC 23, T 17, FF 16, CMD 18, F +7, R +11, W +5, In +5, Per +4, SM +16, 1 Str dmg
Owai smirks at Varian and Deaglan behind the bars, but seeing and hearing the man in the other cell speak, he frowns. "We should at least find out what he had to say about what happened to the others." he says, then whispers to her, "And find out if he committed any crimes that might have led to his incarceration, and if he's a danger." He moves to open the door for his comrades. "One way or another it might be safer to leave him in there until we deal with Crove."
"I wuz jus' a hobo. Innocent Ploog jus' livin' on da streetz. Mista Crove said he'd give me a job and roof, so I wuz good, until he tried to make me like dem! I dun wanna be like dem! I tried ta run, but da Crows thought I was crazy and brought me back! Now he's gonna make me like dem!", he cries out from his cell.
Varian shrugs... "Probably not, but no harm in trying... " He makes the attempt to force the door.
str check:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
After that, if unsuccessful, (and a quick search of the creature's body and the cell) he motions to Mahasi to start going back and around, following the sorceror through the narrow passage.
Varian slips through the open the door that Owai made for them, and nods in thanks. After hearing the pleas of the prisoner, he says "We will set you free shortly, but right now it's too dangerous. Once we have rid this place of the evil doers who have plagued it, we will return and let you out. To be honest, until this horrid asylum is set to right, you are safer where you are for the time being. There is an evil here that we must cleanse first."
Human Sorcerer 9 | HP 59/59 | AC:14/12/12| F:+7 R:+7 W:+9 | Init:+3 | Perception: +10
"We are likely to execute this Mr. Crove's on account of his dealings with extraplanar evils, as well as causing general mayhem. So your need not worry yourself, Dalit."
Male Aasimar (Azata-blooded) Bard (Dawnflower Dervish) 3, Monk 2 (Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain) HP 39/45, AC 23, T 17, FF 16, CMD 18, F +7, R +11, W +5, In +5, Per +4, SM +16, 1 Str dmg
"Please, be calm for just a short while longer. We will deal with Crove and by the Dawnbringer, you will be free." Owai says in a soothing tone.
Deaglan, Shilyn, and Varian turn their heads when the telltale sounds of spellcasting can be heard. To the west, behind the door opposite of the hallway the party is in, is a haggered man, bone-white hair along his face.
Unfortunately, before anyone can act upon the others' warning, the man finishes his spell, yelling out, "You, you have ruined my setup... and to kill me?! I am Keeper Crove! I will use YOUR bodies as bait for the beast, then control it while your souls are devoured!" A horrific badger appears, scaly skin mottled with demonic red fur. It snarls at it's spot, but before it moves, Crove calls out to it in a dark tongue.
Abyssal or DC 15 Linguistics:
"Stay, strike what comes out!"
"No! He here! Ploog dun wanna be like dem!", the man in the cell cries out, turning to the fetal position.
Starting off with a surprise round! Standard action only
Init Order (bold = up)
Crove/Fiendish honey badger
Owai
Deaglan (standard action only)
Varian (standard action only)
Mahasi
Shilyn (standard action only)
Hey, Shilyn, if you get the cash, you may want to get Pathfinder: Unchained. The new rogue... is beautiful. You'll do quite well with it, and you get a free rebuild. I'll allow you to do it when your PC gets a chance to rest in game time so you can get to it sooner than later. But right now, you get an extra feat (Weapon Finesse is a Bonus Feat now), Dex to Damage for a weapon of your choice (so your rapier damage goes up by 2) and a chance to change your rogue talent to something else if it strikes your fancy!
Varian stays where he is, and advises the others - "the badger has orders to attack what comes out of the hallway - don't try to do so.. just stay back and strike at it or Crove from a distance? Maybe someone should ready to cast something at him WHEN he starts casting to disrupt him? And leave me room to get in and attack the creature from 10' back please."(and yes, varian speaks Abyssal)
Then he casts shield of faith on himself as his actual standard action.
didn't realize the door was closed... but i can move and open it next round... if I don't come through it, the badger might not attack, we shall see... but we'll get nowhere being overly cautious... or we could go around the other way since we know it goes through.
Female Half-Elf HP 36/36 AC 16 CMB +5 CMD 18 Touch 13 Flat 11 (Melee Weapon: +1 Rapier)+10;1d6+6 (Ranged: Short bow) +7;1d6+0 F +2 R +7 W +5 INIT +3 Perc +15 Rogue 4 - Sorc 2
I saw the advert for Unchained on FRPGames Web site. May have to give it a look. Thanks for the heads up. :)
Shilyn hears Varian's dire warning and pulls her acid arrow wand from it's holder on her left thigh. "Well, I guess this would be easier than trying to draw my bow," she mutters contemplating the cost of the fancy piece of wood.
Speaking a word of command, she points the wand's tip toward the badger..
@Varian: Given the time involved, you also had 3 rounds time to heal yourself as necessary. These heals will be retconned.
Deaglan uses his wayfinder, becoming more protected from evil forces!
Crove then casts another spell, causing a green fog to fill the hallway.
Casters will know this is a stinking cloud
Deaglan Fort vs DC 18:1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 25 Mahasi Fort vs DC 18:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 Owai Fort vs DC 18:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Shilyn Fort vs DC 18:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12 Varian Fort vs DC 18:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 Ploog Fort vs DC 18:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Mahasi nauseated extra duration:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 Shilyn nauseated extra duration:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 Varian nauseated extra duration:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Only Owai and Deaglan can hold their stomachs; everyone else, even Ploog, cringe in painful cramps as their lunches try to evacuate their bodies. "Sic those miscreants!", Crove calls out in Abyssal, the badger moving forth towards the group.
Fiendish Badger Fort vs DC 18:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Badger bite @ Varian:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 Miss chance >20 = hit:1d100 ⇒ 99 Damage on hit:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
The devilish badger sinks its teeth into Varian.
Starting off with a surprise round! Standard action only
Init Order (bold = up)
Crove/Fiendish honey badger
Owai
Deaglan
Varian (8 damage + leftovers from previous battle; nauseated)
Mahasi (nauseated)
Shilyn (nauseated)
really? it's not in her post... she just pulled out her wand and targeted the badger, I assumed that was through the window.... oh well...
Varian retreats back down the narrow passage and out to go around where some of the others went earlier (and hopefully out of the cloud), so the affect can wear off.
Female Half-Elf HP 36/36 AC 16 CMB +5 CMD 18 Touch 13 Flat 11 (Melee Weapon: +1 Rapier)+10;1d6+6 (Ranged: Short bow) +7;1d6+0 F +2 R +7 W +5 INIT +3 Perc +15 Rogue 4 - Sorc 2
It's the invisible badger door.. kinda like a doggy door but only for badgers.. heh
As the cloud overtakes the group, Shilyn feels her stomach start heaving and she bends over, putting her hands to her knees as she tries to fight down the urge to revisit her lunch. "Gah," she grumbles, "that's almost as bad as a Dwarf passing gas after an all-night feast and drinking binge.."
That's the door I asked Shilyn above to see which one she wanted to open, noted Friday, April 24th. I guess I have been under the assumption that you aren't automatically closing doors you are going through. Also, the only door with a barred window is the one Crove is behind; this door is solid.
Shilyn, going to stay in your current position?
As Varian runs, the snarling devil badger bites at him!
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