Round: 1, Initiative: 16
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Conditions = Arcana (+2, 1/10r)
scimitar: Attack: BAB +5, Str +4, Magic +1, Weapon Focus +1, Power Attack -2 Damage: Str +4, Magic +1, Power Attack +4
longbow (19 cold iron): Attack: BAB +5, Dex +1 Damage: Str +4
wand of cure light wounds (16/50)
Arcane Pool (su/swift): (1/6)
Fly Hex (su/std): (2/7m)
Healing Hex (2d8+7): Govannon, Zelda
Spells (Caster Level 7, Concentration +10 (+4 defensively))
At Will (self only): Feather Fall; Once a Day: Levitate
Zero (13): Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost, Spark
First (14): Color Spray, Shield,
Second (15):
Third (16):
Govannon considers Aleksander’s suggestion, but shakes his head. ”Even if we could, there’s no more room out there either, and it could push us off the ledge. Let’s fight it here.”
He moves up, giving room for others to join in, and attacks, using another precious point from his arcane pool to improve his weapon for the fight.
(arcane)
(arcane)
”No but I’d like to.” Naught cheekily answers Aliseya.
”HOLY-what’s that!?!” she lets out before she can question the Dancer more on the Devil woman when the Golem appears. Seeing Govannon move to engage she rolls her shoulders and pops and flexes her fingers as she moves up to it as well.
"Uh... any tips?" Nymph meekly asks to no one in particular.
"Uh... any tips?" Nymph meekly asks to no one in particular.
"Right!"
Govannon eyes the creature, trying to suss out what he might know of it. He immediately shares his knowledge with the group.
Naught charges the girallon but her claws cannot penetrate its flesh.
Govannon likewise swoops on the flesh golem and manages to catch it off guard with his attack, but he finds that his scimitar hardly is able to cut through the creature's thick hide.
Zelda slips in next to Naught but is unable to hit the golem.
The garillon flesh golem begins furiously rending Govannon with its four claws .
1=G, 2=N, 3=Z
Round: 2, Initiative: 16
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Conditions = Arcana (+2, 1/10r)
scimitar: Attack: BAB +5, Str +4, Magic +1, Weapon Focus +1, Power Attack -2 Damage: Str +4, Magic +1, Power Attack +4
longbow (19 cold iron): Attack: BAB +5, Dex +1 Damage: Str +4
wand of cure light wounds (16/50)
Arcane Pool (su/swift): (1/6)
Fly Hex (su/std): (2/7m)
Healing Hex (2d8+7): Govannon, Zelda
Spells (Caster Level 7, Concentration +10 (+4 defensively))
At Will (self only): Feather Fall; Once a Day: Levitate
Zero (13): Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost, Spark
First (14): Color Spray, Shield,
Second (15):
Third (16):
”It requires adamantine to damage it fully, and has a number of attacks - clearly!”
Govannon knows another blow will kill him, and he’s at peace with that. This castle has been just too much for him! He chews his lip, having no tobacco to call his own at the moment, and strikes back as best he can before Pharasma comes to claim his soul…
He 5' steps (if possible - not sure on the map) to flank with Zelda. If he is able to step there, +2 to both attacks from flank, and Zelda gets flank for her swings.
(arcane, spell)
(arcane)
vs DC 16
(arcane, spell) (+3 vs metal armor or weapon not included)
(arcane, Shocking Grasp)
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Aleks steps up beside Gov, daggers flashing out rapidly.
”Whelp. Don't got any of that.” Naught lets out as she stares up at the beast before just shrugging. What else do invulnerable monsters not like? Fire? Fire would be nice.
Stretching her arms forward and interlocking her fingers with her palms she loudly cracks her knuckles. Freeing them sparks appears as her claws scrape against each other before her fingers are enveloped in baleful green flame. Not seeming to notice the development she begins to claw at the four-armed monster attacking Govannon.
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Wicked Ali, her eyes glowing red in sunken sockets, retrieves her hideous bone doll. The same one that normal Ali keeps tossing away with utter disgust. She manipulates the creature with it, contorting its limbs in order to break them.
The sounds of strain and crackling in its bones is disturbingly audible.
The witchy woman then smiles noticeably at Naught, speaking to her in the dark language of dreams.
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Aliseya casts a spell on the creature and its stitched together bones begin to creak and grind.
Aleksander strikes three times with his dagger but cannot pierces the golem's defenses.
Naught lands one of two claws on the girallon
Govannon, on the brink of death, counter attacks one last time, but he is unable to hit with his faltering strength.
Zelda attempts to back stab golem after it attacks Govannon, but her blade does not penetrate its flesh.
The flesh golem garillon screams and with a brutal strike rips Govannon's beating heart out of his body .
Govannon's last memories are of masked crow psychopomps carrying him up to Pharasma's unearthly court.
1=Ale 2=G, 3=N, 4=Z
”No! Mr. Gittins!” Naught screams as she begins raking her claws into the monster
Aleksandr's eyes go wide as Govannon falls. Nevertheless, he keeps attacking, stepping past the magus's earthly remains.
Crit?
Wicked Ali's eyes grow more intense with rage as one of her loyal minions falls to the creature. She lets out a witch-pitched frightening scream.
Her eyes glow brighter red with fury as she continues to twist and torment it's stitched body and bones via her bone doll.
Aliseya again uses divine energy to grind the golem's bones.
Naught strikes twice but narrowly misses the golem.
Zelda likewise is unable to pentrate the garillon's hide.
Aleksander is able to plunge one of his daggers through the beast's torso - eliciting screams of fury from the golem.
The garillon flesh golem then turns and shreds Naught with three of its four claws .
1=A, 2=N, 3=Z
Naught gives out a raging scream as she claws back at the monster.
Aleks continues to slash as quickly as he can.
Wicked Ali's blood red eyes glare at the creature as she continues to torment it with her devilish mannequin. It's bones continue to creak and crackle painfully.
Aliseya once again uses divine energy to grind the golem's bones.
Naught strikes twice and lands her second claw on the golem - nearly bringing the creature down.
Zelda is again unable to penetrate the garillon's hide.
Aleksander likewise slashes too quickly and cannot pierce the golem's defenses.
The garillon flesh golem now turns and shreds Aleksander - rending him with all four of its claws .
1=A, 2=N, 3=Z
Reeling from the huge beast's strikes, Aleks manages to heal himself and then, seeing no other option, throws himself back into the fray.
Crit?
Naught frantically swipes her claws at the creature.
Aleksander's first strike rips through the creature's heart and brings it crashing down the stairs.
Aliseya's haggish gaze lowers to the ground, where the torn body of Govannon lies. Her mannequin absently drops to the ground. As the red glow diminishes from her eyes, she slowly walks forward towards the body as if dragging a heavy burden. Sorrow grows upon her face as her normal self returns.
By the time she reaches him, she drops to her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks. She is inconsolable at the loss of such a noble and good friend.
As the monster dies Naught lunges atop its corpse, savaging it as much as she can as fatigue and anger mix in her mind until her arms and fingers go numb.
Aleks cleans and sheathes his blades almost in a trance, on autopilot, barely aware of his actions. Govannon... He shakes his head, still not quite able to process. He has crossed the threshold, as all life must. It is the Goddess's way. After a while, he steps forward, scooping Ali's doll from he ground as he goes. Kneeling beside her, he puts one arm around her shoulders, and presses the doll back into her hand with the other, trying gently to bring her back to her feet and steer her away from the grisly sight. Even as he does so, a few tears of his own mix with hers on the floor.
You move up through the trapdoor to the room above. This circular room is choked with webs. A stone staircase curves along the wall to another trapdoor in the ceiling.
Outside the thunder and lightning strikes have increased to a frenetic tempo.
Half in a trance with bloodshot and watery eyes, Aliseya stares blankly at the trap door above. She pays no attention to Zelda's webs.
"Shut up," she mutters with annoyance under her breath. To noone in particular...
Zelda finds the faint outlines where chalk markings were erased from one of the walls. She finds that with the assistance of the others, she can faintly read the markings.
A crude chalk diagram depicts the iron spire atop of the
tower, and two strange apparatuses at its pinnacle. An
arrow points to the larger of the two devices, next to the
words “The Storm Caller must be activated to energize
the Bondslave Thrall.”
Suddenly a one legged homunculus flashes into existence near the top of the stairs. It cautiously approaches you with its hands in the air.
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Knives out, Aleksander levels one at the homonculus. "What do you want?"
Panting, Naught finally rises from the monster's corpse and moves over to console Aliseya by putting a hand on the Dancer's shoulder.
The homunculus points to its mouth and shakes its head. It then begins pantomiming a lurching creature and pointing to the room above you. It then points back to you and feigns being dead. Finally, it points to the faded chalk markings on the wall.
The homunculus nods affirmative to both of Zelda's questions.
It then picks up a piece of chalk and carefully writes in minature sript. "Use the Bondslave Thrall to summon the Beast."
The homunculus nods at Zelda and then pantomimes walking down stairs and then climbing up a wall. The then points up.
"Sorry!" Naught calls up over her shoulder to Zelda before turning back to Aliseya and nudging her shoulder. "C'mon Ali, don't worry, we won't leave him here."
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Her eyes a mess from tear-smudged makeup, Ali silently gets back up to her feet at Naught's nudging.
"Um," she hesitates to answer Zelda. "The wall sounds... dangerous?"
"Like, what's a Bondslave Thrall?" she asks the mouthless creature. "Sounds kinky."
"Oh. Wait... 'summon the Beast?' You mean, like, we can magically make Mr. Golem instantly be here?" Ali asks hopefully of the homunculus. "That would be awesome, because they're going to kill him soon..."
She finally looks at the faded chalk on the wall, and wonders aloud, "What does that say...?"
"Dangerous, maybe. But this has been a hard fight already. Avoiding a major threat would be nice."