Urgeon studies the console and gets an idea that some of the switches and levers are active and may make changes to the small windows or to the doors or event the room itself. Some even seem to potentially reach into other rooms.
Unfortunately, he can't determine exactly what any of them do without actually trying a few.
He examines the cylindrical device and realizes its a light generator ... when the switch is flipped, it will radiate a focused 60' cone of light. It seems to be in perfect working order.
When activated, this device creates a beam of normal light in a 60-foot cone. It also increases the light level in the area beyond this initial cone by one step, out to a 120-foot cone. It does not increase the light level in normal light or bright light. It has no effect in areas of magical darkness.
Urgeon will relay the information about the light generator to the group, "I shall call it a light that flashes. No, no ... a flashlight. Much better."
He offers the flashlight to anyone whom wants to take it.
Urgeon will randomly press buttons and flip switches, "What's the worst that could happen?"
Razorend winces, "Ahh, don't say that."
Ridic is just listening and watching. He has nothing to add to this bizarre world.
As Urgeon flips switches and buttons. Lights flash and there are a variety of beeps and clicks. The small windows with the flashing images clear up for a moment before the distortion returns.
Suddenly, one of the panels near Razorend explodes in a shower of sparks blasting the stalker.
Urgeon curses, "Infernal machines! My apologies Razor, but I know of no other way to learn what these switches do. Perhaps it is best to leave it be for now."
Urgeon will inspect the black pillars and couches for anything of interest.
Urgeon will attempt to open each door exiting the room. Prior to opening the door, he will pause to listen at each door for any noises on the other side. Urgeon then removes his familiar from his pocket such that the scorpion can also listen for dangers. "Do you hear anything, Cero?"
If there are no apparent dangers, Urgeon opens each door in turn. He will stay as far away from the mold as possible.
The doorway to the north opens with the black card. Bloodstains mar the floor and walls of this hallway, while scorch marks and smears of ash on the walls evidence some sort of altercation having taken place in this area relatively recently. Four tangled mounds of metal and other materials lie further up the hall, surrounded by strangely colored stains. The hallway wraps around and leads to a door at the far end.
These 2 areas look just like the entrance area, although the southern one has more moisture and the faint scent of mold in the air.
The stench of mold and decay fills this open, dark chamber, no doubt created by the thick blanket of fungal matter coating the floor. Several chairs sit before work tables containing unusual tools and equipment, while a row of doors line the curved southern wall.
As your light floods into the room, you note flowered plants and tendrils of vegetable material carpeting the floor.
Urgeon loads his crossbow and commands his familiar to be vigilant.
"Be on guard my friends - there is danger here!"
Urgeon cautiously sifts through the metal and other materials for anything of interest.
Perception
initiative
"Those plants in the corner are moving, stay away from them."
Razorend draws his kukri and assumes a defensive stance.
A tentacle whips out at Razorend before the stalker gets into his stance as a mass of them surge together. It scrapes his skin and a surge of pain hits as poison enters the androids body.
; HIT!;
Urgeon fires his crossbow at the creature and then starts moving back.
"Shut the door! We're not ready for this fight."
Surprise Round
Attack
Damage
Round 1
Attack
Crit Confirm
(not sure if this hits)
Damage
Damage
Perception -
Kovax will reload his blunderbuss with single shot, in the surprise round
Knowledge Nature -
Round 1
To Hit Touch AC -
Damage -
Razorend hisses and surges forward, rolling in a somersault to avoid the thing's tentacles and roll around to a flanking position.
;
Three tendrils lash out this time at Razorend, Ridic and Kovax.
; miss
; miss
; HIT!;
Razorend tumbles in and slashes at the flowering part of the tendrily mass and cuts a small gouge. Ridic follow up with a tremendous cutting swipe and severs all the tendrils and the bulb from the plant causing it to stop moving immediately.
Kovax, having finished his reload, pulls up his shot along with Urgeon, finding nothing to shoot at.
You hear faintly moving plant life in the room to the southeast
"Huh... Nicely done, Ridic. Well, I guess scythes are kinda made for cutting back plants."
Urgeon reloads his crossbow and commands his familiar to scout the room for danger. "Razor, Kovax, are you alright?"
Perception
Ridic smiles at Razor, then continues to attack the plant, to make sure it doesn't grow more tendrils.
Attack
Damage
Urgeon reloads his crossbow and commands his familiar to scout the room for danger. "Razor, Kovax, are you alright?"
Razorend checks himself, belatedly registering pain from his wounds. "I am... damaged."
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The door bursts open to the southeast and a small squad of short, thin, green, longspear-wielding humanoids appear. Tendrils of fungus dangle from their arms, midsection, and legs. They tap their spears on the ground and against the door making a series of repetitive noises.
Razorend may act before they do.
Urgeon moves into the room and fires his cross bow at the nearest humanoid.
Ridic will instead attack the humanoids.
Ridic will instead attack the humanoids. Do you want a re-roll for the attack?
You actually did take that attack on the dying plant. I didn't post round 2 but you all essentially had one round to do something and that was yours.
So please roll again.
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Attack
Damage
Razorend takes up his stealthy stance and sidles along the edge of the room, hoping to stay out of sight.
Kovax will move into the room to get a better shot and fire at the first one coming through the door
To Hit -
Damage -
Razorend sneaks up to the door and holds his attack until the first one comes through.
The little creepy voodoo doll creatures rush forward silently. The first one sees the android and pauses to attack with claws getting slashed by the waiting stalker. The second one runs past oblivious to slash at Ridic. The third one stabs out with its spear over its compatriots. The ones in the back turn and rush to another door in the adjoining room.
Both Razorend and Ridic get scratched with bloody cuts.
Ridic cuts the one down next to him, sending green plant spray against the wall. Urgeon misses wide, but Kovax, even though he is firing into melee blows the head off the one next to Razorend.
; HIT!;
; HIT!;
; miss
; HIT!;
; HIT!;
; miss (I think ... unless Ridic didn't buy armor?)
Ridic steps forward and attacks the one in the doorway
Attack
Damage
Urgeon fires his crossbow at the doll creature attacking Ridic.
Badly damaged, Razorend slashes at the remaining foe and steps away from the melee.
;
Razorend slashes the air blindly and moves back. The diminutive plant person continues to stab at Ridic from a distance, but sticks his spear into the body of one of his comrades.
Urgeon misses wide and Ridic steps in to the doorway to slice over its head.
Beyond, through the wall to the north you hear the sound of a door swooshing open and closed.
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Ridic will continue attacking
Attack
Damage
Razorend will stay back, ready to strike anything that approaches.
Kovax will put his Blunderbuss away, draw his glaive and move up to attack the next round
Kovax and Razorend reposition as the plant man drops its spear and rakes at Ridic with sharpened thorn-like claws. Ridic easily steps out of the way.
; miss
; miss
Urgeon reloads his crossbow and fires at the plant man next to Ridic.
Ridic will attack the plant dude that just took a swipe at him
Attack
Damage
Some strong dice there...
Still waiting I assume?
Need Kovax as well, although I assume he is just attacking.
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I didn't see the knowledge check above - Knowledge Nature -
Kofax will attack with his Glaive
To Hit -
Damage -
A series of whiffs followed by a crushing strike from Kovax cleaving the plant man vertifcally end the fight almost as quickly as it began.
Each plant man carried a small longspear.
Urgeon will carefully search both the room we're in and the adjacent room.
There are four individual rooms to the southwest of the room you're in each. Each contains a single corpse. The bodies, all human, have been arranged in sitting positions against the wall. The bodies themselves are riddled through with fungus and split open from neck to belly.
The rooms each also contain some gear and coinage. Stacking it up, you find gold pieces, three masterwork light hammers, a set of masterwork chainmail, a magical ring, three fungus-encrusted magical potions, and 4 silver holy symbols of Brigh.
The air in this room is unusually warm and moist, with a thin, pale vapor of mist clinging to the ceiling, causing the lighted panels to diffuse and become muted. Condensation runs down the walls along with a riot of unusual brown and dull green vegetation. The moist, thick-stemmed plants and vines grow out of long earth-filled troughs along the wall, while a tall column of plant matter extends like a tree trunk from a circular planter in the middle of the room to spread a network of vines across the mist-shrouded ceiling. A low humming sound fills the air.
After the plant creatures fall, Razorend slides down to sit against the wall. "Before we continue, I will need repair."
Urgeon will attempt to identify both the ring and the potions.
; ring
Urgeon looks at Razorend with concern, "Ridic, can you use the wand to heal Razor?"
Urgeon is unable to identify anything but the ring radiates faint abjuration and the potions radiate faint conjuration.
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Urgeon packs up the magical items in his backpack for safe keeping. He also collects the gold and the masterwork items.
Once Ridic heals Razorend Urgeon head back out into the hall. "Let's keep moving."
He opens the single door in the hallway leading to the Xenobiology area.