DM NomadSage's Jade Regent (Inactive)

Game Master nomadicc

The time passes without mark as you rest in the storage room. Without windows or a reference of time, it is difficult to say exactly how long you are there. The distant thunder of the waterfall remains constant, and there are random noises -- drips and creaks -- there are no calls of alarm or even any noticeable movement outside.

Any other pre-exploration castings/prep?

Heng stretches and goes through a few warm up exercises while the others prepare.

"How's everybody feeling? Well rested, fully healed? Anybody hungry? I think I have some goat around here..."

Do we need/want Air Walk or Resist Energy?

"Alright, let's go stop this oni."

Before sleeping, Kiyomi will cast as many cure spells as she needs to get to full health. When she wakes, she stretches luxuriously, making contented noises. "I am most grateful for your rescue, fine heroes, and I would like to help you in any way I might. Perhaps one of you has a spare shortbow or crossbow that I might borrow? I am better at firing from far away than I am at fighting tooth and claw." She smiles slightly, as if sharing an inside joke.

Harlan looks at Kiyomi in confusion.

"What's wrong with yours? I'm afraid mine is too small for you."

We found your equipment before bedding down for the night.

Man alive! I missed that part! Thanks for pointing it out!

Kiyomi takes the time in the morning to hum softly while she restrings her shortbow and thrums her harp, murmuring to it like one would speak to a small child or a favored puppy. She seems greatly relieved that the harp is undamaged and takes pride in tuning each string perfectly. Her headband and belt are next, as she belts them on and seems to become more lithe and charismatic. Lastly she puts on her bracers, feeling the comforting aura of magic envelop her like a velvet glove. She smiles broadly and stands, ready to aid her newfound companions.

"I must ask, what brings such heroes as yourself so far from your native lands? Why come to this side of the world?"

"We heard the weather was nice and the food ...."" Parity replies sarcastically.

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A crease crosses Heng's tattooed forehead as he is uncertain if the "fang and claw" comment was aimed at him. Not sensing any intended offense in the young woman's tone, the quiet half-orc monk responds a bit obscurely, "We are here to right wrongs and restore order. Perhaps we may speak of this later, I do not believe it is my place to discuss such things at the moment."

Heng rubs his head as he ponders Harlan. "I think walking up on the air might prove most useful once again, but perhaps we should see what is beyond the doors upstairs. I do not know if we are yet near our foe."

Moving on, if everyone is all set...

Leaving the storage room and returning to the doors upstairs, you find the place remarkably undisturbed. The bodies of the defeated hobgoblins still lay where you left them. The doors leading further in are of dark wood, carved in the hideous images covering the rest of the chamber. They have no hinges, instead made to slide left and right.

"Strange. It seems no one has missed our fallen foes. "

oh yeah, and here's the part where we should have brought Sandru for trap detection... new skill monkey got anything?

Heng looks at the doors closely, "I wonder if they might be trapped."

perception: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

I guess I'll suck it up and open them if we've got nothing else as I have the best saves.

Parity pulls his cloak around him and leans away from the door as Heng "does his thing."

"I'm sorry Heng. I know some can use divine will to find traps, but I'm not one of them. If we had a dwarf we could send him up there. Also, why didn't they come for the dead?"

"Looks like even the oni have leper colonies. Probably are afraid to catch the disease so the hobbies never come over."

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Despite a thorough search, Heng does not spy any traps or dangers around the sliding doors. With effort, he slides the panel aside, revealing a steep staircase climbing upward. Bas-reliefs of faces distorted by pain cover the steps and walls. At the top of the stairs is a tall, humanoid statue in the rough form of a Tian temple guardian. The statue appears to be constructed of clay, still glistening with moisture as if recently molded.

Updated map sent.

Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Knowledge Arcane: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

"The statue means nothing to me. It is in the shape of a temple guardian, so we should take it as a warning: caution is advised, heroes." Kiyomi says gravely. The she bursts into a rakish grin. "Of course, I have never been a girl given to caution. Let us proceed?"

Heng cocks his head, "It is strange that it appears yet wet and unfinished. Do you think it is Munasukaru's work? Let us proceed... cautiously."

I'm not even going to guess that this is the old living statue trick. of course Heng has no clue, but I did a little name dropping just in case there's a password or something.

"Nice work for a bunch of hobs."

The pit fighter shrugs, "Wet statues, leper goblins, dead people art. All weird s*!$ around here, lets press."

Parity heads up the stairs, but holds Suishen out at the ready just in case.

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"I dunno, everything else in here is awful, let's watch out."

Harlan dismounts Skygni and keeps the rear of the group.

(As expected...) The clay statue moves as soon as Parity passes the first stair. With singular determination, it begins to march forward.

Initiative Order: Malnival [26], Harlan [21], Kiyomi [16], Heng [13], Parity [10], Kelda [4], Golem [2]

Inputs?

Kiyomi begins to sing a song in Tien of hope amidst the flurry of battle! She loads her bow and makes ready to fire!

Everyone gets a +3 to attack and damage!

Parity will assume the others create a forward line and will move forward to lunge over them with a single powerful strike, pulling his shield into his glove and using Suishen 2-handed.

Vital Strike, arcane strike, power attack, 2-handed (-2 AC for the round)

EDIT: Added Kiyomi's bonus

Attack:1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 14 - 2 = 31
Confirm Crit:1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 14 - 2 = 29

Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 6 = 18
Crit Damage: 1d6 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 6 = 21

Round 1
AC:27/23, hp:100, Ki 10/10, Stun 10/10, Cold 10/10

Heng moves quickly before the statue can react. Entering dragon stance, he dashes past it to flank and see what lies beyond.

60 move and if I have an action total defense.

Keep in mind the stairs cost 2 squares per for movement. Heng could make it in a double move... Malnival won't be able to move and attack. Changes to your input?

Cast Haste.

Cast Haste.

that works : ) dragon style allows me to ignore difficult terrain, but I'd have to run or charge.

As Heng dashes upward, he notes to the others, "Forward! It is slow and we can get by before it can pin us on the stairs."

40 foot movement and haste, not sure if Parity can get there. Please advise

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Round 1

Apologies for my delay, whatever the spawn gave me from daycare kicked my butt.

"Alright, let's get it!"

With a quick prayer he aids his allies in striking true.

Was going to go Blessing of Fervor, but it doesn't fully stack with Haste. So instead, have some Bless.

Edit: that's another +2 for purposes of crit confirmation if needed. Haste and Bless.

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Round One
Initiative Order: Malnival [26], Harlan [21], Kiyomi [16], Heng [13], Parity [10], Kelda [4], Golem [2]

Malnival hastens the party with magic, Harlan blesses them, and Kiyomi inspires with her song. With a combination of magic and monk technique, Heng speeds up the stairs and around the statue.

The statue stands on a balcony overlooking a wide, dark pit through an arched opening. Similar openings lead to chambers in the other three walls surrounding the pit. Six thick iron bars crisscross the pit in a lattice. Greenish-gray, bitter-smelling mist wafts up from below.

Parity runs up the stairs to attack, slashing Suishen into the clay construct. Though the blade connects with considerable force, its composition absorbs a significant amount of the blow. Kelda runs up to engage, roaring as she enters a rage. She cleaves her sword deep into it, but faces similar resistance.

Soundlessly, the statue swings its massive fists at Parity and Kelda. It misses Kelda by nearly a foot over her head, but it connects with Parity with a crushing blow to the chest.

Inputs for R2?

Kiyomi continues her song and uses her entire move to try to get past the clay man!

Round 2

Cursed Damage: 19

Parity grunts and weaves a quick defensive kata and creating multiple images of himself, stepping forward before he attacks in a full onslaught. [ooc]Swift mirror image: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Concentration: 1d20 + 11 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 4 + 3 = 25

Heng on the other side, we should all be getting flank bonuses, yeah? Add another +2 to all those above

Round 2
AC:28/23, hp:100, Ki 9/10, Stun 10/10, Cold 10/10, dragon style, haste, inspire, bless

Heng launches into a barrage of blows that feel like they do little good against the mound of clay.
ki defense

Flurry 1: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 14 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 23
damage: 1d10 + 8 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 + 3 = 15 + cold: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Flurry 2: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 35
damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 + 3 = 19 + cold: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Flurry 3: 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 29
damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 + 3 = 15 + cold: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Flurry 4: 1d20 + 9 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 17
damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 + 3 = 19 + cold: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Haste: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 14 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 35
damage: 1d10 + 6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 + 3 = 13 + cold: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Kiyomi continues her song and uses her entire move to try to get past the clay man!

That may draw an AoO from the golem... are you sure?

Kiyomi Matsumata wrote:

Kiyomi continues her song and uses her entire move to try to get past the clay man!

That may draw an AoO from the golem... are you sure?

Good point. I'll stop 15 ft from him.

Round 2

Harlan sends several bolts into the golem.

XBow: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
XBow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
XBow Haste: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

2nd Attack Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"How do we hurt it!?"

Malnival moves forward and attacks.

Attack: 1d20 + 14 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 3 = 31
Damage: 1d6 + 9 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 6 + 3 = 24

Round Two
Initiative Order: Malnival [26], Harlan [21], Kiyomi [16], Heng [13], Parity [10], Kelda [4], Golem [2]

Malnival runs up the stairs to close into melee. As he comes within the reach of its long arms, the statue swings a fist, smashing the elf in the shoulder. Malnival counters, cutting a small piece of clay away from the construct. After the hits from Parity, Kelda and now Malnival, small cracks start to show in its composition.

Harlan fires off a speedy chain of crossbow bolts, but none seem to have any noticeable effect on the statue. Kiyomi moves halfway up the stairs, looking for an opening.

Heng attacks in a whirling flurry of fists, slamming the statue in any perceived stress point. It works, and as the hits land, the cracks in the claw grow larger. Just before Parity moves in to strike, one large crack expands across its torso, and the statue collapses in two large halves.

End of Combat!

From the southern archway, a hoarse male voice calls out in Tien. "What is that damnable noise all about... are we attacked?" It does not sound overly concerned.

For the cursed wounds, an attempt to heal requires a DC 26 caster level check from the healer, or it will have no effect.

Golem died before Parity's turn, so your call on whether you cast the swift spell or not.

Looking satisfied that the strange statue is destroyed, Heng moves back to the stairs to wave the others up. Once Kiyomi and Harlan are near, Heng whispers, "Someone is over there beyond the pit. Perhaps now is a good time for the wind walk spells, Harlan."

No swift spell, but he will cast it still as a normal spell. Additionally if we're getting ready to walk into another possible fight, he'll cast bull's strenght, and prepare to activate the chaincloth cloak

"Shall I go invisible and check across the pit whilst Harlan airwalks the rest of you?" He whispers.

Harlan nods at Parity, then pipes up.

"Good plan."

He will attempt to cure Parity's wounds before the man leaves.

CLK DC 26: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
CMW: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 6) + 10 = 22

If memory serves, Kelda, Skygni, Heng all need airwalk. Mal has fly and Kiyomi does not, so that's 4 castings of Air Walk.

With that, Parity will cast invisibility and stealthily airwalk across using Suishen to tell him what's ahead and what it "sees."

Stealth: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (10) + 26 = 36

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