Fearless moves behind the Mariner. "We are just here for the idol. Nothing more. We can leave peacefully!" He calls out as the rough seawater pelts at his face, leaving behind a crusty rime of salt.
HP 46/46
AC 20
Spells: 1st 1/5 | 2nd 4/4
Inspiration 7/7
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 2/3
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
The Mariner rushes after Cats. He pulls off a potion tied to his neck and quickly gulps it down.
Pinkie moves up with his friends "Yes I know what I doing....No I don't need to....it will be fine...Well no im not completely sure its the right one...ok ok ill ask"
Pinkie nudges Mariner and Cats nodding to the guy with the idol"That is what we came looking for right?"
The hall where the Watchmen stand is empty, but screams echo elsewhere in the palace, evidence of other shades having invaded and begun flaying citizens of Sarnath indiscriminately with their wracking touch.
As they tend to their injuries and Fearless attempts to parlay with the shades, the leader turns to observe them briefly. There is an almost joyous expression on its horrifying eyeless face. It opens its mouth, but no sound issues forth, and it soon turns back toward the water and thrusts the idol higher. Storms clouds above flash, and a bolt of lightning crackles in the air. The other shades hold their positions, though some glance back over the water in rapt anticipation.
A deep roar sounds in the air and an overwhelming feeling of doom and hopelessness descends upon the area.
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Will
Cats seems fine, as if he’s totally not crazy or anything.
Fearless stands strong, well strong for a fearless halfling.
The Mariner empties his bowels.
Somehow Cats and Fearless withstand the awful presence, but Brother Butterfly and the Mariner look at each other with dread as a looming despair falls upon Sarnath. A small voice comes from Pinkie, but it's too soft to carry meaning.
With the idol in sight and the shade holding it refusing to parlay the Watchmen have little choice but to advance and take it. Climbing the stairs, Cats and the Mariner get a better view of the approaching doom.
Beyond the wall is the source of the unspeakable presence. A great reptilian monster with a beard of tentacles and a sting-tipped tail. The scales of its hide ripple as it slips forward with the the waves, long spines extending and retracting from beneath them as it breathes in and out.
INITIATIVE
Brother Butterfly (60/60)
Pinkie (69/76)
The Mariner (74/105)
Fearless (46/46)
Cats (52/52)
Shades
Round 1
Cats shrugs and moves up to try to cut the head off the incorporeal shady thing with the idol.
to hit;
damage
[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+12+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+7+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 21
HP: 52/52
LoH: 2/4 used
[ dice]1d20+10 damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d8+8[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+6 Bab +4 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +8/+8 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
The Mariner leaps up to the step's edge and slices into the frogs.
Seeing that they are not willing to stand down Fearless focuses the full force of his mind missiles into the leader holding their idol.
HP 46/46
AC 20
Spells: 1st 0/5 | 2nd 4/4
Inspiration 7/7
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 1/3
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
Brother Butterfly prays to his goddess while Cats and the Mariner rush the shade holding the idol, cutting into its essence. It withstands the physical assault well though it recoils a bit as Fearless batters it with psychic force.
Pinkie advances, but does not get close enough to join the melee yet.
The leader points at the Mariner and a bolt of lightning drops from the sky and strikes him!
The shades converge on Cats and the Mariner, reaching out to swipe at them with their unnatural touch.
INITIATIVE
Brother Butterfly (60/60)
Pinkie (76/76)
The Mariner (67/105) *17 lightning damage pending reflex save
Fearless (46/46)
Cats (52/52)
Shades Red -28 Blue -11 Pink -10
Meanwhile, the terrible beast beyond the wall continues its path toward shore...
Round 2
Will
Cats continues to hack at the idol holder. Should it fall with his first attack, he will pick it up.
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+12+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+7+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 21
HP: 52/52
LoH: 2/4 used
[ dice]1d20+10 damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d8+8[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+6 Bab +4 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +8/+8 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
Fearless presses further into the incorporeal's mind, splintering it into sections.
HP 46/46
AC 20
Spells: 1st 0/5 | 2nd 3/4
Inspiration 7/7
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 1/3
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
success
success
success
::sniff:: ::sniff::
The hairs on the back of the Mariner's neck shouts Is that lightning?! He pays enough attention to his instinct to shield his skull and take a glancing blow from the bolt.
The Mariner lays into the triplet again.
Brother Butterfly prays harder.
Cats and the Mariner swipe and slash with their swords, but are unable to bring down the leader.
It’s attention captured by Fearless’ mental attack, the leader points and calls down another bolt of lightning directed at the halfling.
The other shades continue their attack, though one breaks off to lunge at Fearless.
INITIATIVE
Brother Butterfly (60/60) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills
Pinkie (76/76) *still needs a will save vs DC 33
The Mariner (53/105) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills
Fearless (37/46) *DC 15 Ref save for half vs 25 lightning damage
Cats (38/52)
Shades Red -53 Blue -20 Pink -18
The terrible beast roars as it closes to within 100 feet of the walls. With its roar the water before it rises in a massive tidal wave. The walls of the palace hold, but the town below is thrashed and flooded. The screams of citizens are cut short as they are swept under the waves.
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Pinkie rolls under the hovering shades, then leaps up on the wall to snatch the idol from the leader. The two struggle, but the shades retains possession for now.
Round 3
Will
Will
Cats continues to hack at the idol holder. Should it fall with his first attack, he will pick it up.
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+12+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+7+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 21
HP: 52/52
LoH: 2/4 used
[ dice]1d20+10 damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d8+8[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+6 Bab +4 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +8/+8 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
The Mariner digs and keeps attacking the creatures.
Fearless barely dodges the lightning bolt as his hair stands on end worse than Pinkie's. Then the shades hand passes into his body with excruciating pain. The only saving grace as he falls away is that his mind is still linked with the idol holding shade's.
HP 38/46
AC 20
Spells: 1st 0/5 | 2nd 2/4
Inspiration 7/7
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 1/3
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
Waves crash against the seawall, soaking the the Watchmen as they struggle in the fight against the shades.
Getting a good look at the approaching monster thoroughly shakes Pinkie’s composure. A few voices come forth from him, involuntarily babbling and wailing.
Lunging at the lead shade, he tries again to grab the idol.
Somehow he manages to snatch the object!
The shade gapes at Pinkie for a moment before it rocks back from a mental assault by Fearless. Before it can gather it’s senses Oinkie has tumbled away and begun to flee into the Palace.
The lead shade points and the others swarm after the kid with their horrid grasping hands.
Pinkie looks around in horror, dazed by the attacks.
INITIATIVE
Brother Butterfly (60/60) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills
Pinkie (53/76) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills, dazed!
The Mariner (66/105) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills
Fearless (46/46)
Cats (51/52)
Shades Red -53 Blue -20 Pink -18
The terrible beast reaches the seawall, a claw creating the top and digging into the stone as it begins to climb over...
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YESS! Pinkie got it! Let's get Pinkie's head on right and then get out of here!
@ GM the totem. Anything the totem can do to help protect us? My action depends. I may channel, or I may just advance to Pinkie and take the thing away from him. Note: I have a knowledge planes at +7 in case that will be a better knowledge "category".
Round 4
to hit;
damage
”Cattie! Go! Wake up! Get out of here!” Cats cries to Pinkie.
Cats continues to hack at red and the foes nearby.
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+6[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+6[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+12+2[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+7+4+4[/dice] damage.
AC: 21
HP: 52/52
LoH: 2/4 used
[ dice]1d20+10 damage.
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d8+8[/dice] damage.
Catrenrae’s Gift: 0/2 used.
Mini Smite: 0/1 used: Once per day as a swift action, you can add your Charisma bonus to your attack rolls and deal 1 additional point of damage for each class level you have against evil creatures for 1 round. You must have a good alignment to take this trait.
+6 Bab +4 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +8/+8 to hit
+2 Str +1 magic +4 DA+1 PBS = +8 damage
"Let's run we are going to have a hard time waking up in this!" He continues to wreck the ex-idol carrying shade's mind to try and hold them all back.
HP 38/46
AC 20
Spells: 1st 0/5 | 2nd 1/4
Inspiration 7/7
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 1/3
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
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Pinkie screams in pain as he tries to flee the grasping hands
"AHHHH!.....Leave ...the boy ....ALONE ...or I break this blasted thing.....I Stole the baby......AHHHHH!"
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That's a really big wave. You might not survive this. This isn't the situation where you take the wave head on. You better think about running.
Brother knows and understands that even in his panicked state. He's NORMALLY a runner. This thing just makes the decision a no-brainer.
The Mariner cuts the creature passing by. He holds the urge to grab Pinkie and run, but would break the line behind Cats. Instead, bears down on the remaining frogs.
In a flurry of blades and psychic energy, the Watchmen defeat the leader of the shades.
Idol in hand, Pinkie flees, dashing off past Brother Butterfly through the grand hall, heading deeper into the palace.
The shades in the palace swirl, silent expressions contorting their inhuman faces. At first they seem enraged, but then it becomes clear - triumph, and joy directed toward the massive beast as it mounts the seawall. With a swipe of a claw the beast tears a chunk of the palace wall away from the stairs. The monster opens its jaws and a strange gas flows from its mouth, billowing around it and washing over Cats and the Mariner.
INITIATIVE
Brother Butterfly (60/60) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills
Pinkie (53/76) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills, dazed!
The Mariner (66/105) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills
Fearless (46/46)
Cats (51/52)
The beast
Will
Confusion
d% Behavior
01-25 Acts normally
26-50 Does nothing but babble incoherently
51-75 Deals 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand
76-100 Attacks nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self)
Acting normally, and knowing all is lost, Cats tries to wake up. He bites his tongue savagely.
self damage
Concentration
The Mariner's mind spins. Cats suddenly looks like a Dog, and Pinkie looks like a Thumb. He fixates on the mass of terror making landfall, wanting to run out of the dream but he can't. Deep down, something holds his eyes wide open, he needs to see the primordial terror, to feel the full fear.
Remembering the last time he tried to leave the dreamworld pinkie runs to the highest point of the palace he can find and leaps off while concentrating on the "real" world
Fearless tries to shake this ominous feeling and free himself from the great old one before him. But all he can do is shake in his boots as he begins to wet himself.
"Where did Cats go, you mangy mutt?!" confused, the Mariner takes a slice at the Dog.
With doom before them, the Watchmen desperately try to wake from this awful Dreamquest.
Brother Butterfly considers running headfirst into a wall, but that would damage his face. Unnaceptable even in dreams. He draws a knife and aims for a spot where a scar won't show...
Pinkie runs and leaps from a wall... landing hard, he feels some bones break. He knows it isn't real, but it sure feels real, and the bone sticking out the side of his shin looks real too.
Inhaling some of the misty gas surrounding the great beast The Mariner succumbs to a maddening confusion that turns him against his allies. He takes his sword and stabs Cats, giving him a boost back to the waking world...
Meanwhile, Fearless stands in the crumbling palace hall, eyes squeezed shut and trying in vain to wake up without self-inflicted injury. Nearby he can hear the beast tear the Mariner limb from limb...
INITIATIVE
Pinkie (53/76) *-4 attack/damage/save/skills
Fearless (46/46)
The Beast
Seeing the wall wide open, Fearless runs at it full speed, not protecting himself at all as he smashes face first into it.
Cats wakes up and crawls over to Pinkie. He offers Pinkie a wide handed full facial slap.
Growling Pinkie rolls over and starts bashing his head into the ground with frustration
Stupid....Stupid....Stupid place LET ME OUT!