Ortensia,steering her spell,maneuvered it towards the trio of goblins. They she could get to without worrying about getting stabbed trying to ascend the tower.
Ortensia,seeing that all hostiles were accounted for and deceased,she ended the spell even though she had a minute or so remaining. A sheen of sweat clung to her brow.
Whew.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18Religion Know
Although she wasn't one for religion, she recognized the amulet as a symbol. She pried it from the pried remains of the goblins charred by her spell.
She blew on it as she rolled it in her gloved palm....This is...!
Ortensia frowned before pocketing the symbol. Something told her it would be best if she kept hold of the distasteful thing...for now.
Whatever they're machinations hereabouts,we're on the right trail. Every step we take,the closer we get to whatever deviousness they're up to. All we can do is clean up and set right what remains before we're in thee position to stop them. At least, this branch of it.
Ok so got things a bit confused there, there is an upstairs, no side rooms (that's in the next bit).
In the upstairs is the chamber the troll with the crossbow was firing from. In this room is a large size heavy crossbow with 20 bolts and 20 mummified hands, three hatpins worth 75gp each and a spyglass worth 1000gp.
F N Tiefling Cleric 3 // Fighter 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 20 T 15 FF 15 | CMB +3 CMD 18 | F +5 R +5** W +7 | Init +4 Per +6 (darkvision) SM +4 | channel 4/4 stamina 5/5 TtSW 7/7 | spells 1st 3+1/3+1 2nd 2+1/2+1 | effects/conditionsdeathwatch 20m
Zephra almost hisses when she sees the amulet. "The Whispering Way!" she gasps with pious anger. "Our enemies view undeath as an ideal way to be, and a source of, uh, power. They must be stopped! I have trained to fight them, and fight them I will. Uh, or shall. Shall? Fight them I shall!"
(Zephra has a ranger-like abiliy called Know the Infidel when fighting members of the Whispering Way. It is sort of like they are her favored enemy. She will tell her allies anything she knows about them that is particularly relevant. Let me know if you need a Lore: Whispering Way check! :D She's admittedly kind of dumb, but she *has* spent a lot of skill points on that particular branch of knowledge.)
Ortensia carefully cleaned the hatpins and stitched them into her veil. The spyglass was buffed,mindful of the troll who had been handling it.
She didn't wish to catch anything.
The hands were probably trophies from past victims.
Those were promptly booted off the top of the tower to rot naturally.
Being the largest and strongest of her companions,Ortensia carried the oversized crossbow and its bolt strapped to her belt. In time she could learn to use it,but it would be better off sold.
The double doors open easily. A slender stone bridge arches gracefully over a roaring waterfall here, linking the gatehouse to a fortified manor house clinging to the cliff on the far side. In the middle of the bridge is an alchemical hound, similar to the one you encountered at Vorgstag and Grine
Following behind Creeden and try to fascinate the creature with a performance. DC 17 Will to negate
Fascinate (Su):
At 1st level, a bard can use his performance to cause one or more creatures to become fascinated with him. Each creature to be fascinated must be within 90 feet, able to see and hear the bard, and capable of paying attention to him. The bard must also be able to see the creatures affected. The Distraction of a nearby combat or other dangers prevents the ability from working. For every three levels a bard has attained beyond 1st, he can target one additional creature with this ability.
Each creature within range receives a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the bard’s level + the bard’s Cha modifier) to negate the effect. If a creature’s saving throw succeeds, the bard cannot attempt to fascinate that creature again for 24 hours. If its saving throw fails, the creature sits quietly and observes the performance for as long as the bard continues to maintain it. While fascinated, a target takes a –4 penalty on skill checks made as reactions, such as Perception checks. Any potential threat to the target allows the target to make a new saving throw against the effect. Any obvious threat, such as someone drawing a weapon, casting a spell, or aiming a weapon at the target, automatically breaks the effect.
Fascinate is an enchantment (compulsion), mind-affecting ability. Fascinate relies on audible and visual components in order to function.
She sings a song about nice creature let us pass and to keep guard of the place after we do. She will motion for the party to pass as she sings and passes as well, unless it fails and the creature attacks.
Ortensia,sensing an unfavorable situation, set the oversized heavy crossbow down with a thump. She set to loading it with a bolt,straining with her considerable strength to crank it winch.
I know it'll take a fullround action to load this thing so I'll wait. I also know it's -6 on my attack rolls due to it being an oversized wpn.
It's an alchemical golem. Immunity to magick and damage resistance. And I do believe this one is of much better craftsmanship than the one we saw at the Chymic works!
F N Tiefling Cleric 3 // Fighter 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 20 T 15 FF 15 | CMB +3 CMD 18 | F +5 R +5** W +7 | Init +4 Per +6 (darkvision) SM +4 | channel 4/4 stamina 5/5 TtSW 7/7 | spells 1st 3+1/3+1 2nd 2+1/2+1 | effects/conditionsdeathwatch 20m
Zephra moves to the front, next to Creeden, daggers drawn. "Why wouldn't our friend The Beast have instructed them to let us in? I worry something has happened to him." She readies an action to attack if the creature comes toward them.
Awkward with the oversized crossbow,Ortensia aimed at the patchwork creature's flank as it reeled from Sister Zephra's charging tackle with her dagger.
THWUMP.
It fired with enough force to send her jolting back,the bolts shrieking as it streaked down the bridge off-center with all the force of a launched javelin.
Ortensia's back hit the doorway as she steadied herself,flustered.
