I may be a little scarce today; I have to babysit a couple of QA auditors for whom English is a second language, and I don't know how much handholding they'll need.
Survived the audit. It was quicker than I thought it would be.
Round 4 (ongoing):
Initiative order
Bogenschützen-acted
Tentacle-acted
Rah-acted
Tentacle-acted
Quiven
Tentacle
Maddie-
Villagers
Lost track of initiative here. Before Rah can act, the tentacle that came through the western window dips into the crowd again and comes up with another villager. However, Rah's spell burns through the tentacle. The villager falls to the ground, and the cauterized stump withdraws through the window.
Another tentacle comes up through the stairwell in place of the one that Nic cut through. It darts down into the crowd, attempting to grab Quiven! The halfling is hit, but manages to wriggle free before it can grab him (leaving some skin behind; take 8 HP).
F Human Cleric of Pharasma 8 - HP 67/67 - AC 25/T: 11/FF: 25 - Perception +17 - Fort: +9, Ref: +3, Will: +12 (+1 vs. Transmutation) - CMB: +7, CMD: 17 - Speed 20 - Init. +0
Maddie moves far enough away from the tentacles to avoid attacks of opportunity from spellcasting (if possible), and casts Spiritual Weapon. A dagger composed of force energy quickly appears out of thin air and attacks an already damaged tentacle, or one holding a villager.
Because of the crowd, Maddie, you need to make a DC 17 Concentration check to cast the spell. Quiven, do you get another attack since you're hasted and took a full attack action?
The crowd again surges, but this time everyone is able to stay on their feet. Nic chops rapidly but ineffectually at the tentacle that Quiven wounded. Lira ministers to a wounded villager.
At the end of the round, no villagers are held, one more tentacle has been taken out of the fight, and one tentacle is wounded.
Round 5:
Initiative order
Bogenschützen
Tentacle
Rah-
Tentacle
Quiven
Tentacle
Maddie-
Villagers
Initiative order
Bogenschützen-acted
Tentacle-acted
Rah-
Tentacle
Quiven
Tentacle
Maddie-
Villagers
Another tentacle reaches in through the broken western window, replacing the one that Rah burned. It grabs for Quiven, but this time the halfling is easily able to dodge it.
F Human Cleric of Pharasma 8 - HP 67/67 - AC 25/T: 11/FF: 25 - Perception +17 - Fort: +9, Ref: +3, Will: +12 (+1 vs. Transmutation) - CMB: +7, CMD: 17 - Speed 20 - Init. +0
Haste only potentially gives one extra attack in total, I believe.
Maddie tries to touch one of the tentacles to use Pharasma's gifts against it, but even with the extra speed granted by Rah's magic she's unable to get close enough to wiggling thing.
Initiative order
Bogenschützen-acted
Tentacle-acted
Rah-acted
Tentacle-acted
Quiven
Tentacle
Maddie-
Villagers
Between Quiven and Rah, the two tentacles in the room go down. Immediately afterwards, though, another one comes in through the stairway. It also grabs for the halfling, but fares as well as its predecessor as Quiven dodges out of the way.
Quiven, you're up!
Initiative order
Bogenschützen-acted
Tentacle-acted
Rah-acted
Tentacle-acted
Quiven-acted
Tentacle-acted
Maddie-
Villagers
In three swift slashes, Quiven cuts through the tentacle, and the bloody stump withdraws. Another one comes through the east window and grabs a screaming villager, though.
The crowd again rushes about aimlessly, pinned between the tentacles and the tide. The groundbound party members are able to keep their footing in the press. Nic again cannot damage the one tentacle still in the room, and Lira is unable to pull the struggling villager free.
Seth replies to Bogenschützen's aside, his relaxed tone clearly forced (as indicated by the whites of his eyes showing all the way around). "Naah...issa little quieter tonight than usual."
At the end of the round, there's one tentacle in the room, and it's holding a villager.
Bogenschützen, that tentacle is actually too far for you to reach--you're closer to the staircase, and with the panicked crowd the entire room is difficult terrain. Not that it matters, with rolls like that.
Another tentacle intrudes into the room through the western window and grabs a villager!
Currently two tentacles in the room, each holding a villager. Rah, you're up!
Initiative order
Bogenschützen-acted
Tentacle-acted; burned through
Rah-acted
Tentacle-acted
Quiven
Tentacle
Maddie-
Villagers
Buoyed by Rah's magic, one villager escapes the tentacle's grasp; the scorching ray aimed at that tentacle misses. The other villager falls free when the second ray burns through the tentacle holding her.
Another tentacles comes up through the stairwell, replacing the one Quiven took apart. It manages to miss grabbing onto anyone.
Quiven, you're up, and you are within reach of the new tentacle.
Dice rolls:
Escape attempt:1d20 + 2 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 14 = 31 Ray target (1=first ray on occupied tentacle):1d2 ⇒ 2 Tentacle target:1d20 ⇒ 4
F Human Cleric of Pharasma 8 - HP 67/67 - AC 25/T: 11/FF: 25 - Perception +17 - Fort: +9, Ref: +3, Will: +12 (+1 vs. Transmutation) - CMB: +7, CMD: 17 - Speed 20 - Init. +0
Maddie tries to cast Liberating Command on the same villager who keeps getting grabbed.
Concentration:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
It works the same as Rah's spell mentioned above as an immediate action.
I did my math wrong on the last concentration check I rolled, my apologies. Fortunately, it didn't make a difference.
The cleric then tries to touch a tentacle once again, finally succeeding. Calling upon the powers of Pharasma, she forces a feeling of lethargy on the creature.
Melee Touch:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Used the Repose Domain power Gentle Rest. With a successful touch attack, the creature is staggered for 1 round. Hopefully these tentacles are attached to the same creature which will prevent all but one appendage from attacking this round.
Question for you: the tentacles are immune to mind-affecting effects, and although Gentle Rest isn't labeled as one I'm having a hard time seeing how it isn't. OTOH, if it was, there'd have to be an exemption to the normal undead immunity to mind-affecting effects. I took a look on the boards for guidance and only came up with a lot of comments about Gentle Rest being OP. I'll see if I can find anything else.
F Human Cleric of Pharasma 8 - HP 67/67 - AC 25/T: 11/FF: 25 - Perception +17 - Fort: +9, Ref: +3, Will: +12 (+1 vs. Transmutation) - CMB: +7, CMD: 17 - Speed 20 - Init. +0
I just noticed it was a spell-like ability, so here's the concentration roll. I'm not sure offhand what the difficulty is. Have the concentration rolls been made because of distraction?
Concentration:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
As for your question, the way I generally interpret such things is if Gentle Repose was a mind-affecting effect it would be labeled as such in the description. The description leads me to believe the only things immune to it are non-living, non-undead creatures.
Maddie, normally, I'd agree with you 100%. However, this creature is "epic" enough that it's shaking the whole lighthouse, and its tentacles each have their own place in initiative. It is clearly outside the bounds of "normal" combat mechanics--probably because the author wants to have some kind of dramatic event happen here. At best, I'd say that only one of the tentacles is staggered. (Kind of like applying a numbing agent to a site where you might get stitches.) But, I'm not the GM. This is just my $0.02. :-D
I tend to agree with Bogenschützen. These are essentially independent parts of the same creature.
The villager manages to slip out of the tentacle's grasp again. Maddie sends the lethargy of her patron into the tentacle nearest her, which obligingly slows. The other tentacles, though, show no sign of having been affected by the divine power.
The villagers' crush fails to knock over any of the party members. Lira tends to the villager who was grabbed twice. The constable is unable to do any damage to the east tentacle.
As of the end of the round, there are two tentacles still in the room, neither of which is holding a villager and one of which is staggered.
Round 7:
Initiative order
Bogenschützen
Tentacle
Rah-
Tentacle
Quiven
Tentacle
Maddie-
Villagers
Initiative order
Bogenschützen-acted
Tentacle-acted
Rah-
Tentacle
Quiven
Tentacle
Maddie-
Villagers
After shoving his way through the crowd to get to it, Bogenschützen misses the tentacle he's picked as a target. At that point another tentacle enters the room through the west window. Its movements are sluggish, though, and it is unable to grab anyone.
Halfling arcanist 7 | AC 15 T 15 FF 12 | HP 45(55)/45 | F +6 R +7 W +7 | Init +2 | Perception +1
Going through the charges on her staff so quickly does not seem wise, but her current spell selection is not effective either, so she decides to change it up a little and grabs her spellbook.
Using an arcane reserve point to use Quick Study (full-round action to swap out obscuring mist for enlarge person).
