Bellowing gruffly, "Blasted boney snake! Quit yer wigglin'!" Travigan charges past the restrained foe beside him and dashes for the one swaying in the corner.
HP: 20/25
AC: 18 (11 T / 17 FF)
CMD: 16
F/R/W: +5/+1/+3 (+2 vs enchant, immune sleep)
Rage Rounds used: 1/8
Claw Rounds used: 0/5
Spell Slots used:
Level 1: [ ] [ ]
-Ongoing Effects-
power attack: -1/+3
rage: +4 Str
Skull Corridor - Round 1 - continued
19 Necro 2 (grappled by webs)
19 Necro 3 (17 hp dmg)
15 Crux
15 Marnos
14 Necro 1
11 Tina
8 Kalvin
8 Travigan
Travigan rushes pas the webbed up snake skeleton, and lays the hammer down on the last one. The crush of bones against metal is heard as the earthbreaker deals the necrophidius a crushing blow, not quite killing it.
HP 21/24
AC 20/T14/FF16
Saves F6R7W1
Current Effects:Mutagen(+4 Dex -2 Wis +2 Natural AC 30 minutes,+2 ranged Bab)
Tina moves 1 south and 1 west and jabs at the trapped snake
Skull Corridor - round 1 - concluded
Tina fearlessly attacks the necrophidius near her with her longspear, stabbing around Kalvin as she does it. Her spear successfully hits the squirming snake, but the point seems to slip off the bones, doing little damage, rather than skewering flesh and sinew.
End of Round 1
Skull Corridor - Round 2
19 Necro 2 (grappled by webs)
19 Necro 3 (17 hp dmg)
15 Crux
15 Marnos (dazed 7 rounds)
14 Necro 1 (2 hp dmg)
11 Tina
8 Kalvin
8 Travigan
Grappled by the gooey webs from Crux's wand, the center necrophidius tries to escape, but fails to shake loose from the webbing. So grappled by the webs, it still makes a bite attack on Kalvin, trying to end the paladin, but Kalvin is able to ward off the fangs of the beast, with his shield.
Necro 3 gives up its dancing, and tries to bite the hammer wielding Travigan.
While the Earth Elemental continues to pound the one snake construct.
Earth Elemental Slam: augment summons, power attack, earth mastery
Crux targets the third one with his Wand of Web Bolt (reflex DC 11).
Skull Corridor - Round 2 - continued
While Marnos continues to be dazed, Crux starts taking care of business. He commands his earth elemental to continue the fight against the nearest necrophidius, he fires his web wand at the farthest. The elemental smashes the bony snake, rattling the bones of the construct. The far snake manages to avoid the web bolt, which misses entirely.
Necro 1 bites at Kalvin once again scratching its fangs into the arm of the paladin.
Eh?! The devil- I can't move! I can't even talk! YOU BLASTED, BONEY.... <censored> ... LUMP-HUMPIN' SNAKE! Oh I am gonna love smashin' you inta powder you miserable, rotten ... <censored> ...
Travigan freezes mid back-swing, the necrophidius' bite working its dread effects within the blacksmith's blood. He watches helplessly, a prisoner in his own body, as it coils before him again.
HP: 15/25
AC: 18 (11 T / 17 FF)
CMD: 16
F/R/W: +5/+1/+3 (+2 vs enchant, immune sleep)
Rage Rounds used: 1/8
Claw Rounds used: 0/5
Spell Slots used:
Level 1: [ ] [ ]
-Ongoing Effects-
paralyzed
HP 21/24
AC 20/T14/FF16
Saves F6R7W1
Current Effects:Mutagen(+4 Dex -2 Wis +2 Natural AC 30 minutes,+2 ranged Bab)
Bombs 1/8
Tina moves 2 squares south and throws a bomb at the Snake-thing near Marnos
DC 14 splash damage to take half of 5 points
Skull Corridor - Round 2 - continued
Easily shaking off the effect of the necrophidius' bites, Kalvin swings his longsword two-handed against the nearest snake thing. The blade smashes into bone, crushing some into powder, but the skeletal serpent lives on.
Tina, seeing Kalvin and the elemental have the nearest necrophidius in hand, steps to the south and tosses her bomb at the webbed target. Because the target is grappled by the webs, it cannot avoid the flying incendiary, and the bomb scores a direct hit.
Travigan's anger at being paralyzed during the fight seems to exude from him, his face burning with anger at his helplessness.
End of Round 2
The summoned elemental takes its last action
Earth Elemental Slam: augment summons, power attack, earth mastery
Crux tries a different tact and switches wands. If the elemental does not finish off necro 1, he targets it with his Wand of Magic Missiles . Otherwise he begins another summoning.
Skull Corridor - Round 3
19 Necro 2 (8 hp dmg, grappled by webs)
19 Necro 3 (17 hp dmg)
15 Crux
15 Marnos (dazed 6 rounds)
14 Necro 1 (20 hp dmg)
11 Tina
8 Kalvin
8 Travigan (paralyzed until Necro 3's turn ends)
Finally, Necro 2 is able to escape the binding webs and it moves to the south, flanking the paralyzed Travigan.
Necro 3, seeing its chance against a paralyzed prey, strikes at Travigan, hitting the helpless hero once again.
The summoned earth elemental makes its last attack before leaving this plane. Its slam glances off the bony target without causing any damage. Crux then draws out a second wand, firing a magic force bolt at the nearby elemental, which arcs up and hits the creature full force.
Marnos remains dazed, fixedly staring off into space as the battle rages all around him.
Necrophidius 1, slammed by the magic missile, begins its swaying dance again trying to hypnotize Crux and Kalvin.
FAIL dazed...
HP 21/24
AC 20/T14/FF16
Saves F6R7W1
Current Effects:Mutagen(+4 Dex -2 Wis +2 Natural AC 30 minutes,+2 ranged Bab)
1/8 bombs
Tina pulls an alchemist fire and chucks it at the snake just north of Travigan
With a furious growl, Travigan heaves his hammer over head and brings it smashing down atop the necrophidius that paralyzed him.
HP: 11/25
AC: 18 (11 T / 17 FF)
CMD: 16
F/R/W: +5/+1/+3 (+2 vs enchant, immune sleep)
Rage Rounds used: 3/8
Claw Rounds used: 0/5
Spell Slots used:
Level 1: [ ] [ ]
-Ongoing Effects-
SUPER ANGRY
power attack: -1/+3
Skull Corridor - Round 3 - concluded
Tina chucks an alchemist fire which is a direct hit on the necrophidius near Travigan. A bit of the burning oil lands on the blacksmith giving him a small burn.
The burn notwithstanding, Travigan delivers a mighty blow to the snake creature near him. The wallop from the hammer sends the bones scattering like bowling pins as the skeletal construct is unmade in a hurry.
Both Kalvin and Crux fall prey to the dancing rhythms of snake 1 and are held helplessly dazed for 5 rounds.
End of Round 3
Skull Corridor - Round 4
19 Necro 2 (16 hp dmg, burn damage on Tina's turn)
15 Crux (dazed 5 rounds)
15 Marnos (dazed 5 rounds)
14 Necro 1 (23 hp dmg)
11 Tina
8 Kalvin (dazed 5 rounds)
8 Travigan
With most of the party dazed by the dance of death, Necrophidius 2 tries to attack Travigan once more. The bite hits the blacksmith in the back, sinking its fangs deep this time for 5 hp dmg.
With Crux and Marnos standing dazed, Necro 1 moves up for an easy attack on Kalvin. The bite hits again, and this time the paladin stiffens as the paralysis takes over holding him helpless.
FAIL
HP 21/24
AC 20/T14/FF16
Saves F6R7W1
Current Effects:Mutagen(+4 Dex -2 Wis +2 Natural AC 30 minutes,+2 ranged Bab)
1/8 bombs
Tina grabs one of her extra special bombs and blasts the one that just bit Travigan
Skull Corridor - Round 4 - continued
Tina throws another bomb scoring another direct hit on the necrophidius savaging Travigan. The explosion rattles the beast, but doesn't kill it.
Travigan's anger keeps him focused, but the blacksmith is burnt and bleeding and it seems inhuman that he remains on his feet. He manages to avoid the worst of Tina's volatile bomb, but as the flames scorch his skin again he shoots her a glare and barks, "Stop! Helping!" With a rumbling growl, he then brings his hammer crashing down atop the remaining necrophidius beside him.
HP: 4/25
AC: 18 (11 T / 17 FF)
CMD: 16
F/R/W: +5/+1/+3 (+2 vs enchant, immune sleep)
Rage Rounds used: 4/8
Claw Rounds used: 0/5
Spell Slots used:
Level 1: [ ] [ ]
-Ongoing Effects-
power attack: -1/+3
controlled rage: +4 Str
burnt and bleeding; mildly upset about it
Skull Corridor - Round 4 - concluded
Overcoming the bite and avoiding most of the bombs concussive shock, Travigan calls forth his remaining stamina to bring his heavy maul round once again.
Swinging for all he's worth, the mighty blacksmith scores a direct hit on the necrophidius nearest him, and the majority of the creaure is reduced to nothing more substantial than white powdery residue.
End of Round 4
Skull Corridor - Round 5
15 Crux (dazed 4 rounds)
15 Marnos (dazed 4 rounds)
14 Necro 1 (23 hp dmg)
11 Tina
8 Kalvin (dazed 4 rounds)
8 Travigan
Tina Withdraws 2 squares south so she can support Travigan with healing.
Seemingly the last man standing as the others stare off into empty air, Travigan grumbles about the undisciplined minds of young people as he barrels into the last of the snakes.
HP: 4/25
AC: 18 (11 T / 17 FF)
CMD: 16
F/R/W: +5/+1/+3 (+2 vs enchant, immune sleep)
Rage Rounds used: 5/8
Claw Rounds used: 0/5
Spell Slots used:
Level 1: [ ] [ ]
-Ongoing Effects-
power attack: -1/+3
controlled rage: +4 Str
burnt and bleeding; mildly upset about it
Skull Corridor - Round 5 - concluded
As the last necrophidius delays, coaxing its prey to come to it, Tina steps back, but the wounded and angry barbarian rushes forward, his hammer swinging in a deadly, and bone-crunching arc. Travigan leaves nothing left of the bony construct when he finally comes up for a breath.
End of Combat
Crux 14/22 hp
Kalvin 23/28
Marnos 14/23
Tina 21/24
Travigan 4/25
The head of Travigan's hammer crunches to the floor as he leans on the handle, his face beet red and his breathing ragged.
"Stupid-" He sucks in a breath,
"Hellspawned-" Another breath followed by a frustrated growl,
"Thrice damned-" He slams a meaty fist into his thigh,
"SNAKES."
The anger and fury of the fight quickly fading from his mind and body, the burly, beat up blacksmith slumps into the wall, leaning into it and on his hammer to hold him upright.
"You pups alright? Been some time since ol' Trav's been through th' ringer like that. Whew."
"Once the snake's charm has worn off,Crux compliments the two additions to the group"It would seem that the Marshall has chosen our companions well."
Tina starts using her wand of clw
3 on Travigan
Crux
Marnos
"Ah, thanks lass. An' sorry for yellin' at you like that. If my wife were here she'd tell you that me temper can, well, ahh- get away from me at times." He rubs the back of his neck ruefully as some of his burns and cuts vanish under the workings of Tina's magics. Still, the blacksmith yet bears evidences of violence plainly on his person after Tina withdraws the wand.
Tina gives him a good touch
The leering skulls lining the room take on added significance to the group after the acid trap and the skeletal snakes attacked. Looking around, there are some stairs leading up to the west, and a door to the east. The secret panel to north, from whence the party came, is also an option still.
East?
Travigan, still leaning against the wall, pats his hand in the air. "We can go whichever way ye like, lass. Jus' gimme another minute here first. Those snakes stole the wind right out of me and I'm a right bit older'n the lot of ye." He huffs a few times as he tries to steady himself and his breathing and, after a short minute, pushes off from the wall. His face and ears are no longer bright red and he seems fit enough to continue. He nods sternly to the others, "Right. I'm good now."
Gathering their wits back about them, the heroes open the eastern door, still in search of the body of Gaekhen the unfortunate Shoanti youth. beyond the door they see wooden tables stacked with vials, beakers, and other alchemical gear, although the southern one leands awkwardly on a hastily reparied leg. Three large cauldrons ist against ht east wall, one of them upended, its foul, rancid contents of rendered fats have spilled all over the floor.
Standing near the tilting table, cleaning up the mess is another of the wild-eyed, white-haired derro. It starts to babble incoherently as you enter, reaching for its crossbow which rests on the table beside it.
Alchemy Lab - round 1
27 Crux
12 Marnos
11 Derro
7 Kalvin
6 Tina
5 Travigan
Crux targets the derro with his Wand of Magic Missiles