With all this talk about Monkey Fish leads me to believe that a swim speed might be useful at some point, so Kali will go ahead and purchase 1 potion of Touch of the Sea for an additional 50gp.
You make your way back down to the flooded level. Nothing appears to have moved in around the Spire core; no elementals have returned to the chambers where you fought the outsiders before. The rush of the waterfall still echoes through the rooms.
Where to? Over the falls, down the stairs, or through the grates?
The stairs lead down under the water, Senja disappearing below the surface first, followed by Kragnor and the others. The dim light shines through the water, casting distorted shadows. The hallway, completely submerged, leads under the east-west passage you took to the chamber with the gate where you fought the larger water elemental. A few crabs, apparently stragglers from the swarm, scuttle across the floor but do not do more than tentatively nibble at you as you pass. As you pass into the larger chamber, the water turns murky and the taste of it becomes foul, filled with the distinctive and unpleasant tang of rotting flesh.
You have five rounds left on the air crystals. Who's using them now?
F Human Monk 10 [ HP 101/103 (0 NL) | AC 26* Tch 21 FF 24 | Fort +10 Ref +9 Will +13 | CMD 30 | Init +2 | Perc +17, low-light vision | Ki: 16/16 | Effects: mage armor ]
Eva would start out holding her breath, which at full-round moves per round gives her 12 rounds. After that's up she'll use her air crystals. So it took us five rounds to get here?
Yes, it's taken you five rounds to get here--I figure that as much as possible you're walking along the bottom (though Swim checks may be appropriate here if you're trying to move that way).
The floor of the chamber is covered with silt that's churned up by the waterfall. Kragnor is thus unprepared when a massive muddy fist lashes out at him, followed in rapid succession by two more blows for 31 HP total. The gluey mud binds the hapless dwarf as well! Kragnor is grappled.
Party up!
DC 11 Knowledge (Planes):
This creature is a mudlord, a powerful outsider formed from the stuff of the Elemental Planes of Earth and Water. Reveals all elemental traits.
DC 16 Knowledge (Planes):
The mudlord is resistant to normal weapons and to magic.
Round 1:
Initiative order
Foe-acted
Senja
Eva
Kali
Asvald
Kragnor
The water where you are is 8' deep. I'm thinking that for those of you in heavier armor [ooc](*cough* Kragnor *cough*) it's easier to walk on the bottom, moving as in difficult terrain. Lighter folks can go either way, walking or swimming.[/ooc]
Senja pushes off the bottom and makes his way to the surface, calling out to any of his friends who can hear, "That thing is a mudlord, a powerful outsider formed from the stuff of the Elemental Planes of Earth and Water! It will resist attacks from non-magical weapons, and resists magic also! If it didn't already have Kragnor, I'd suggest we flee this place!"
He then lifts one hand from the water and pushes it toward the mudlord, sending a wave of shadow over the creature.
Swim to the surface, use Misfortune hex, DC 15 Will save. Not sure if hexes have to get through SR, so just in case:
Kali's attack misses the creature, as does Eva. Kragnor struggles, but is unable to break free of the slimy creature's grip.
Round 2 (ongoing):
Initiative order
Foe-acted
Senja
Eva
Kali
Asvald
Kragnor
The creature keeps its hold on Kragnor and squeezes the dwarf for another 12 HP. I think that's enough to knock you out, Kragnor. Everyone else can act now.
M Wayang Witch 10 | HP 70 | AC 18 | T 17 | FF 14 (w/mage armor: 22/17/18) | CMD 18 | Fort +10 | Ref +11 | Will +11 | Init +9 | Perc +21
Senja sees Kragnor feebly struggling and conjures up a small, shadowy shape, which he tosses towards the dwarf. As it flies past Asvald, the singing skald can see that it seems to be a rabbit's foot! It lands and balances on Kragnor's shoulder, granting him good fortune in his endeavors.
With Kragnor free from the vicious viscous mudman, Asvald trudges forward and mightily slashes at it. On the back-swing he whistles sharply and his blade flashes with brilliant light.
Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja-acted
Eva
Kali-acted
Asvald-acted
Kragnor-acted
Kragnor hits the creature, but the wound his hammer inflicts seals up almost completely as he draws his weapon back. Asvald easily hits it as well; unfortunately, his dagger leaves no mark.
Initiative order
Mudlord-acted
Senja
Eva
Kali
Asvald
Kragnor
The mudlord flows over Eva, attempting to engulf her! DC 17 Reflex save or be enveloped, taking 5 HP and being unable to breathe (not that that's any different from your current situation :-P).
"Stay still, stay still, stay still!" Kali cries out in frustration.
Touch Attack Part IV:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Question: Do those stats reflex the mudlord's AC with grappling penalties? I believe that even that grappler takes a -4 penalty to Dex which would lower its AC to 17 and its Touch AC to 11.
If Touch AC is 11 then:
Caster Level Check:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
I've done something to offend Friend Dice Computer.
