Rakara slashes at the hyena.
Rakara follows up the knee block on the hyena with a quick downward slash of her blade drawing blood from the canine.
Dumah rushes to the far side of his friend, and swipes at the hyena as well, but the animal's leather barding keeps Dumah's weapon from adding to its wounds.
The two remaining masked figures maneuver into the melee and surround the elemental...
..bringing it down with a well coordinated attacks. The elemental disappears into nothingness, sent back to the plane it was summoned from.
The master also finally springs into action, skillfully moving towards Rakara and slashing at her with his peculiar khopesh...
...the force and accuracy of the blow surprise her as he knocks her off balance. It is you who intrudes and speaks falsely. We will defend ourselves like civilized people.
Elrisiel grabs a scroll from her belt (color spray) and quickly incants a cantrip. The spell completed, she flicks a glob of acid at remaining hyena.
Kheled casts cure moderate wounds then moves up to H/14 releasing the spell into Rakara.
El's acidic orb flies harmlessly past and sizzles briefly on the ground behind the hyena.
Myron's kukri leaves a cut on the master's leg, causing his masked head to snap around in the halfling's direction. Oh my, aren't we a brave one! Even with the mask hiding his face, you can tell the man grins from ear to ear.
Kheled enters the room to provide Rakara with some divine healing.
The smuggler on your left reloads his hand crossbow and fires at Dumah...
...leaving a cut across his cheek as the bolt grazes his face.
Not trying to argue anything major but you may want to read the section on touch spells and holding the charge. If you compare shocking grasp and cure spells I believe it is indicting you can use them in this way. It would be the same if was trying to use the cure to hurt undead with it. If I miss my touch attack the spell wouldn't discharge until I hit unless I cast another spell.
Will of course work with your interpretation of how it works. Thanks!
Civilized like beating up an old man and dumping him in a pit?
Well now you get to pick on someone your own size.
Feeling the ache drain out of her to be replaced with a gentle warmth, Rakara smiles and slashes again at the hyena before her.
Striking a solid hit.
Rakara takes down the second hyena as Kheled goads the master further.
Another of the masked men joins the melee, moving in and jabbing at Rakara...
...who feels the point of the blade just penetrate her mithril shirt.
The other hyena handler moves across the room while reloading his crossbow.
Dumah presses forward, wading deeper into the enemies, slashing with great enthusiasm.
Step to F15, attack the guy in E16. If the furniture in E15 prevents that, he'll go after the guy in F16.
To hit -2 is due to power attack, +1 bless
Damage
Dumah moves forward and knocks the smuggler against the wall with the blow from his weapon. The man looks a little less for ware but is still standing.
The masked figure behind the master begins speaking arcane words and gesturing as he holds a tiny shovel in his hand and suddenly a yawning pit opens underneath Rakara and Kheled's feet!
Rakara manages to jump to safety...
But Kheled plummets to the ground below.
The other masked figure lunges at Dumah...
...but Dumah is able to easily swat the blade away.
The area right around the pit slope in towards the hole, threatening to take those that stand too close down with Kheled...
Unable to get around the pit, Myron steps back , sheathes his kukri and draws his sling staff.
Myron backs away from the pit and switches out his weapons.
The master shifts position to get off of the slope, and to move closer to Dumah. You two seem worthy opponents, he compliments before bringing his pink khopesh around at the knee's...
...knocking Dumah to the ground. He follows that up with an overhand swing of his kukri...
...coming dangerously close to Dumah's heart.
Anyone have a fly or levitate spell handy...or maybe a rope?
No rope here. Seems to me you’re actualy safer down there right now. But Rakara and Dumah could use some company, and I’m unable to join them. Got any more of those earthy fellas handy?
Elrisiel takes a step closer to the pit and brandishes her scroll. Loudly intoning the written words, the scroll disontegrates into a riot of colors that wash over three of the gangsters (and Dumah).
Yes, I can summon about 6 of our elemental friends. I still start that now.
Stand up and start summon monster II
Elrisiel moves onto the slope of the pit and discharges her scroll engulfing the figures in a cone of clashing colors...
[dice="Master" save]1d20[/dice]
...but all of them are able to resist the assault upon their eyes.
She is able to keep her footing on the slope however.
Kheled stands and begins another summoning spell.
The heavily wounded man near the wall takes the opportunity to attack the prone Dumah, drawing a punching dagger and stabbing down at him...
...managing to score a superficial cut to Dumah's leg.
Rakara assesses the threat and determines that she is going to take a lot of hits. She attacks the already wounded man with a wildly swinging falchion hoping to free up Dumah for a more serious foe and prevent the rest from hitting her with her unpredictable slashing.
Rakara's wild swings hinder her ability to connect, but she is able to stay out of the pit.
Rakara slashes the man on the edge of the pit, giving him a minor wound. The masked man shoots a look at Rakara but retaliates against the vulnerable Dumah...
...wearing him down with another blow...
...while keeping his own footing on the pit's sloped edge.
The other animal handler patiently waits in the background with his loaded crossbow in hand.
With his back against the hard stone of the floor, Dumah tries to cut down a foe while being wary of the many blades around him.
Fight defensively, attacking at E16 again.
To hit +1 bless, -4 prone, -4 fighting defensively
Damage
That puts his AC at 14.
From his back Dumah is able to sweep his weapon around and takes the heavily wounded man down with a blow to the knee.
No sooner does the man drop, the other smuggler draws his own weapon and steps over his fallen comrade to attack Dumah...
...but he slips on the fresh blood and misses his mark badly.
One of the masked men turn their attention to Rakara. I have a joke for you. Speaking words infused with arcane power and gesturing as he delivers the line, Why did the blind man fall down the well?
Rakara feels an odd compulsion to laugh...
...building within her until it overwhelms her and she bursts into uncontrollable maniacal laughter as she falls to the ground clutching her stomach!
Another of the masked men simply stabs down at Dumah with his weapon...
...but misses horribly.
Wishing he had a better way to aid Rakara and Dumah, Myron slips a stone into his sling staff and fires on the injured masked man.
After taking the man down at the knees, Dumah's momentum spins him into the pit.
Myron pings a sling bullet off of the man's mask, getting his attention for a moment at least.
Maybe I overestimated you, the "master" says with genuine disappointment in his voice.
Retrieving another scroll from the case at her belt, El repeats the incantation from a moment ago, with similar results.
The summoning finishes, a 5-6 foot tall wind creature forms above Kheled.
Swinging then shifting back 5'
SMALL AIR ELEMENTAL CR 1
XP 400
N Small outsider (air, elemental, extraplanar)
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+3 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size)
hp 13 (2d10+2)
Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +0
Defensive Abilities air mastery; Immune elemental traits
OFFENSE
Speed fly 100 ft. (perfect)
Melee slam +6 (1d4+1)
Special Attacks whirlwind (DC 12)
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Flyby Attack, Improved InitiativeB, Weapon FinesseB
Skills Acrobatics +7, Escape Artist +7, Fly +17, Knowledge (planes) +1, Perception +4, Stealth +11
Rakara, you should come down and join us. I can improve all of your defenses while we have them trapped in the room.
Kheled then starts another summoning.
Elrisiel produces another scroll sending forth another wave of chaotic colors...
...stunning and blinding two of the masked men!
...while maintaining her footing on the lip of the pit.
A moment later a swirling mass of air materializes above the pit and buffets one of the unconscious men before inexplicably moving away from the melee.
Seeing two of his men felled by the spell, "Master" growls in anger and takes it out on Rakara...
...landing blows with both of his weapons...
...as he too keeps his footing along the pits edge.
Though on the surface the joke didn't appear to be this side splitting, the master must be one heck of a comedian because Rakara continues to laugh crazily.
She rolls around, teetering, but never falling in the pit.
Rakara laughs manically as she rolls around on the pit's edge, while one of the masked men sways drunkenly while dropping his sword to the ground.
At the bottom of the pit, Dumah rises to his feet. He holds his blade at the ready, waiting for a foe to present himself.
Stand, and ready action to attack any foe that comes in reach. Whether that is someone falling into the pit or the pit spell ending and him rising up, he doesn't care.
To hit
Damage
Dumah gets to his feet down in the pit as the hyena handler moves to pull the masked man back from the edge of the pit.
The masked man with the crackling hand climbs onto the couch to get into position to touch Rakara...
...grazing her chain shirt, delivering a painful shock.
Concerned about the havoc the enemy spellcasters are causing, Myron reloads his sling and watches the remaining masked man carefully, determined to disrupt any additional spells.
Myron readies to disrupt the casters...
Retrieving yet another scroll, El begins a new incantation. As the scroll crumbles to dust and her incantation ends, a man-sized ball of flame appears on top of the masked man and setting the couch on fire.
Elrisiel conjures a ball of fire onto the couch...
...but the nimble masked man avoids getting burnt even as the couch erupts into flames.
Another Air elemental comes into existence above Dumah, it attacks what is a groaning but appearing to be alive enemy and shifts back.
The other elemental shifts up and attacks what is a groaning but appearing to be alive enemy, staying in position.
They begin to make swirling noises to each other, are they possibly lamenting about the meaning to life, the universe, and everything?
Elemental #1 plus any bonuses for conditions.
Elemental #2 plus any bonuses for conditions.
Kheled then states, Only 3 more Elementals to go I think. he then casts cure light wounds on Dumah.
A second air elemental materializes and attacks the stunned masked men on the edge of the pit along with the first elemental. One blow is stopped by a nearly invisible force surrounding the man while the other just misses the easy target somehow.
The "Master", seeing the array of spells pouring forth from the party, grows angry. He stands menacingly over Rakara with his weapons ready to strike.
At nearly the same moment, the masked man on the edge of the pit seems to regain his vision, although he remains stupefied...
...and loses his footing on the slope...
...pulling free of the smuggler's grip behind him and falls into pit.
...with a sickening thud right at Dumah's feet and within reach of his readied weapon...
So, the so-called champion of the fighting pits of Sothis reveals his true colors as a cowardly gutter rat. Did hiding behind the spells of minions and threatening the fallen win you much glory? Myron sneers at the Master, hoping to distract him from Rakara and goad him into a mistake.
Keep talking half man, the Master says as he presses the point of his weapon into Rakara's neck drawing a trickle of blood...