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”Smells fine”, the Mariner says earnestly against his own cologne called Hint of Brain that he's wearing, ”-but no sign of life. That rat, Mun, stinks all the way down here. ” He kicks loose a few stones, inspecting the area.
The Watchmen can’t see it, but something unseen looms over them, then strikes, lashing out with a tentacle!
Something big lurks in this room. Even though it has obviously attacked the Mariner it remains almost impossible to see, just vague glimpses of teeth and eyes and shadowy tentacles.
Before anyone can react more of those teeth and tentacles are lashing about and biting furiously.
INITIATIVE
PCs are up!
[ooc]Immediate action cast Mental Barrier 3.
HP 74/74
AC 21 (25 w/ Mental Barrier)
Spells: 1st 1/7 | 2nd 5/5 | 3rd 3/4 | 4th 1/2
Inspiration 9/9
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 0/4
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
Wand of Unnatural Lust (48/50)
Ring of Tactical Precision (Cats, Brother Butterfly)
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Awe Damn! Something just grabbed me! Whatever it is, it's got good taste!
BB thinks that he's the target, so he doesn't understand that the creature was targeting everyone. He assumed it was his premium, choice blood that the tentacled thing wanted. Being that it was/and still is invisible - BB doesn't yet understand that this is an equal opportunity blood sucker. If he did, he'd be offended.
Maybe he'll perceive how this wants to dine "on the low brow" once he notices others entwined.
Cats waits to see if he might be freed, or will need to hack with his dagger again.
”C’mon Catterfly, what do you got?”
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Brother reaches out towards Cats, and a loud BAMPH sound emits. Butterflies and Rainbow images emit from the spots that BB and Cats used to occupy.
They reappear in space on the floor 10 feet further back and to the left.
Eat a swarm of swords you invisible thing from the nether planes!
Jasper prays to Desna.
Turbine, Pendulum, Roadblock
BB brings into being a wall of blades between his party and the creature. He hopes that the blades actually land on this creature, and harm it.
Reflex Save DC 22 to avoid the wall and jump to the other side.
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The Mariner had fallen into a pod of jellyfish before, the invisible sting here was familiar but far more painful. He knew enough to wrench away with brute strength.
”Seagulls poking at my head!”, he shouts.
The Mariner then hears Cats get snatched up with a yelping meow, rushes over and tries to free him.
Round 1
"Ooh, thanks Catterfly! I almost regret those things that Catless said about you!" Cats steps safely away and lets loose with a volley.
to hit; (+PBS, deadly aim, smite)
damage.
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
[ dice]1d20+18[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+13[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+18[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] damage.
AC: 24
HP: 80/80
LoH: 2/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
0/10 boots of speed
[ dice]1d20+12+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+17 damage.
[ dice]1d8+141[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+17[/dice] to hit; (PBS)
[ dice]1d8+14[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (PBS)
[ dice]1d8+14[/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.
+8 Bab +7 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +13/+13 to hit
+3 Str +1 magic +4 DA +1 PBS = +9 damage
Fearless’ psychic powers shield him from harm. Looking. For a target, he doesn’t immediately find one until Brother Butterfly unleashes a blade barrier in the room, then enough blood and ichor can be seen to target something.
Fearless’ missiles strike into the nearly invisible monster as the Mariner hacks off pieces that become visible as spider like limbs with teeth at the joints.
It roars, but is then struck by multiple arrows bearing the holy light of Cats’ goddess.
A horrifying mass of tentacles, limbs, and teeth wavers into sight as it collapses to the floor, twitching in death and quickly being turned into a Cthulhu protein smoothy by the blade barrier.
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Cats fires a few more arrows at the creature, just to be sure (and not to let a good smite go to waste).
”Thanks Catterfly. You really saved my tuna.” Cats will look around for the things lair, or whatever might be interesting in the area.
"I think we just got a little lucky there." Fearless sighs in a bit of relief.
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"I think we just got a little lucky there.
But luck is the domain of my Goddess! So... is it REALLY luck? Philosophers and clergy debate this all the time!
I give praise to Desna for saving Kast's "tuna" and for bringing the *luck* when it was needed. I can not take any of the credit. All of it goes to Her.
But really, deep inside, BB is absorbing all the glory for himself. He says the words aloud for window dressing, and Patron honoring. There's not a moment of his life where he doesn't think that it's his smart brain and keen wisdom that makes the wins happen.
While he says the words, his body language and face say what's in his head and feeding his huge ego.
”Was that Lowl?! ”, the Mariner readies for more in a guarded stance, ”Did he transform into the Dead Light?! ”.
He's close, I can smell him.
"Dead Light?" Fearless asks as he begins to look around, poking and prodding for any other invisible creatures.
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”A Dead Light? He seemed like flesh to me. More of a Flesh Light,” Cats continues to puzzle. ”This is a catting mystery, if you cat me.”
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Brother B drops the barrier of blades so that we can inspect this room further.
I think we are supposed to go through the statue in this recess. I think we need to turn it's head or something. This is the fifth statue on the level and the largest. It's going to be the way into the inner sanctum.
If we do get it open, are we ready to proceed down? Anyone hurt and need the healing of Desna?
BB does take a moment to look at the dismembered ex-creature. What was it? He wonders.
he stares at the remaining mess..
Well, I sure don't know what this thing was. It's all mouths, tentacles, and iccur. At first I thought it was extra-planar. Like from Fearless's shattered mind.
Fearless pushes on the statue. "How are you sure this leads further down?"
”Or maybe turn our heads? ”, the Mariner waiting to see if the statue works, ”No that wouldn't make sense”.
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While waiting to see the effect of turning the statue head - or to get an update on how injured people are/might be.
Brother asks an academic question.
So Fearless - I've been thinking about it. You can't fire warning shots with your magic missiles. Can you? Inquiring minds want to know.
He awaits Fearless's thoughts on the subject while looking for bite marks and blood stains on his companions.
If someone's injured, he'll sacrifice a first level spell to give a cure.
The angelic statue stands before you, open to the next level down in the Mysterium - the Cipher Obscura.
This level of the Mysterium holds some of the library’s most enigmatic and rare texts, though over the years it has also turned into a place to store older, less referenced texts. Unlike on other levels of the Mysterium, the bookshelves in this level are contained within rooms instead of cluttering the hallways. This level is carved out of Katheer’s bedrock like the level above, and its walls hold the same style of carvings of angelic beings that appear unsettling when not viewed directly. The ceilings in this level are 15 feet in height, and the halls are dark, though lanterns and oil lamps, as well as a handful of tindertwigs to light them, are available to provide illumination.
As you arrive in a hallway Cats and Brother Butterfly hear a sticky unearthly sound from around a nearby corner to the north and recall the many mouthed goo monsters you encountered right before meeting Mun. Butterfly’s find the path spell leads away from it though and the group quickly traverses empty halls, finding three of the four angels needed to open the way deeper. Occasionally you spy the horrific slurping oozes behind you, but they aren’t fast enough to catch up.
Eventually you find yourselves at a door leading into one of the central library rooms. According to Buttetfly’s spell, the last statue lies beyond.
"One of us can lead those slurping mouths on a cat chase while the rest poke around." Fearless looks back over his shoulder.
”You mean someone small and fast?”, the Mariner smiles back at Fearless although not really meaning, ”We should stick together, give em a full meal”.
Cats waits for Mariner to be healed, and will have his bow out again and be ready to shoot whatever might be ahead.
"We should probably cat together."
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and
Mariner gets back 46 of his missing 60!
He will also actually cast Aid on him to give him bonuses prior to going through the door.
After you Mariner. Desna has granted you her boon. May your sword swing with greater speed and higher accuracy.
BB will help by opening the door, but only as soon as Mariner is prepared to take a step inwards.
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The Mariner thankfully watches the wounds close up by Desna's power.
”Hurt and Rescue”, he winks at Brother then nods ready, ”You heal, I'll deal.”. He slides his favorite pillaging helmet over his head, and raps the sword twice on the shield.
-great, now I can't see a gawddamn thing.
Fearless shrugs. "Either way I am probably going to get killed with you lot."
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"Either way I am probably going to get killed with you lot."
Jasper nods his head in agreement. His face showing a slightly painful grimace but he's still nodding his head in agreement that Fearless is prognosticating his own death-happening in the short term.
Oh! You just reminded me, I have a new painting for you. I got it done just when we pulled into port. I don't know if I have it with me in my bag, or at the Sullen Starling.I'll get it to you.
Soon.
If you are still alive after we open this door.
Cats will examine the door, then open it when others are ready.
Perception
The door seems safe and the Watchmen open it to reveal a square chamber walled floor to ceiling with books. In the far corner the last angel statue stands, but is damaged, its head missing. Between you and it stand four clockwork figures. Dressed in metallic robes, they have four thin arms and heads that appear to be glass orbs protected by metal hoods.
With the ooze horrors closing in you have little choice but to press forward, and as soon as the Mariner steps foot in the room the clockwork figures turn to face him, their hands raising into the complex patterns of spellcasting!
INITIATIVE
”What the hell are these things?!”, the Mariner charges in without hesitation, dropping the shield and grasping the broadsword with both hands, ”We're getting flanked - watch the rear!”.
Must mechanical flesh lights maybe
Fearless gets a bit nervous, "We are gonna need to move quick. Those oozes are coming on our rear."
HP 74/74
AC 21 (25 w/ Mental Barrier)
Spells: 1st 1/7 | 2nd 5/5 | 3rd 2/4 | 4th 1/2
Inspiration 9/9
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 0/4
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
Wand of Unnatural Lust (48/50)
Ring of Tactical Precision (Cats, Brother Butterfly)
The Mariner moves in and cleaves into two of the clockwork mages while Fearless hastes the group.
The mages cast spells of their own, one hasting the others while two attack with fire and grease. The last one prepares for battle with a shield spell.
Reflex -
Round 1
Cats opens up on the yellow mage.
to hit; (+PBS, deadly aim)
damage.
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
[ dice]1d20+18[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+13[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+18[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] damage.
AC: 24
HP: 80/80
LoH: 2/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
0/10 boots of speed
[ dice]1d20+12+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+17[/dice] to hit; (+PBS, deadly aim, smite)
[ dice]1d8+14[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d8+141[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+17[/dice] to hit; (PBS)
[ dice]1d8+14[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (PBS)
[ dice]1d8+14[/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.
+8 Bab +7 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +13/+13 to hit
+3 Str +1 magic +4 DA +1 PBS = +9 damage
Fearless dives to the ground avoiding most of the flames. He keeps an eye out for the oozes and where they might have disappeared to. "Shit, are they all going to explode?"
HP 62/74
AC 21 (25 w/ Mental Barrier)
Spells: 1st 1/7 | 2nd 5/5 | 3rd 2/4 | 4th 1/2
Inspiration 9/9
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 0/4
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
Wand of Unnatural Lust (48/50)
Ring of Tactical Precision (Cats, Brother Butterfly)
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DC 14
BB has never been known for quick movements, and this is a prime example. He doesn't even get a chance to move out of the way. Part of it might have been because he wasn't worried about blasting fire.
His Goddess has his back when it comes to fire,
He decides that he's happier with fireballs than tendrills and he moves forward.
He reaches out and asks Desna to bless his companions.
1=Cats , 2=Mariner.
Whoa, tight quarters in this room. Come on in Fearless and move past the mage with the orange amulet around it's neck. I'm keeping it back with my shield.
The Mariner takes the inferno full in the face like an exploding smoking pipe. Then steps back into the melee.
Thr Watchmen get singed by fire, but press in to clear the room.
Cats stats putting arrows into one in the back, and the Mariner swings at those before him, but his weapon stops short against the first clockwork mage’s metal body.
Butterfly moves in..
The mages cast spells more spells.
The red tinted clockwork mage slams with four fists.
The orange mage steps back and casts a spell, conjuring a stinking cloud around the Mariner and Cats (Obscured area and Fort save DC 14 or nauseated).
Yellow peppers Butterfly with magic missiles.
Blue slams into Butterfly!
The Mariner reverses the broadsword against the mages,holding ground until Cats and Fearless move through.
Fearless looks back, expecting to get attacked from behind at any moment, he looses his magical dagger into the room.
HP 62/74
AC 21 (25 w/ Mental Barrier)
Spells: 1st 1/7 | 2nd 5/5 | 3rd 2/4 | 4th 1/2
Inspiration 9/9
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 0/4
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
Wand of Unnatural Lust (48/50)
Ring of Tactical Precision (Cats, Brother Butterfly)
Round 2
Acrobatics
With orange down, Cats opens up on the yellow mage.
to hit; (+PBS, deadly aim)
damage.
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
[ dice]1d20+18[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+13[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] slashing damage.
[ dice]1d20+18[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+15[/dice] damage.
AC: 24
HP: 80/80
LoH: 2/4 used (2d6)
0/1 used Hero's Defiance
0/10 boots of speed
[ dice]1d20+12+1 damage.
[ dice]1d20+17[/dice] to hit; (+PBS, deadly aim, smite)
[ dice]1d8+14[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d8+141[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+17[/dice] to hit; (PBS)
[ dice]1d8+14[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] to hit; (PBS)
[ dice]1d8+14[/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.
+8 Bab +7 Dex +1 magic +1 PBS -2 DA -2 Rapid= +13/+13 to hit
+3 Str +1 magic +4 DA +1 PBS = +9 damage
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Brother has stepped into the thick! He's getting battered, but still has some energy and the blessings of Desna to put things right.
Desna! Bring your energies to the forefront!
He channels and leaves out the surviving mages.
Fearless, if you are still near the door, do you mind closing it- so the glob-u-lets don't overrun us?
Round 2, re-rolls of luck
Acrobatics
With orange down, Cats opens up on the yellow mage.
to hit; (+PBS, deadly aim)
damage.
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
to hit; (PBS)
damage.
The Mariner and Cats damage the mages further as Fearless works to cover them and Butterfly heals.
The red tinted clockwork mage slams again with its four fists.
The orange and blue mages flank Butterfly and pummel him mercilessly.
Yellow peppers Butterfly with magic missiles again.
Meanwhile, Fearless spots the eldritch oozes slide into the hall to the north and begin to close in.
[ooc]INITIATIVE
Party up!
Clockwork mages (orange -80, red -52, yellow -22)
Cats ponders his options.
Cats would like to shoot at orange until it’s down, then switch to yellow.
Fearless tosses his dagger into the room once more. "Those Ooze are back. They are getting closer!"
HP 62/74
AC 21 (25 w/ Mental Barrier)
Spells: 1st 1/7 | 2nd 5/5 | 3rd 2/4 | 4th 1/2
Inspiration 9/9
Tactician 1/1 (Rounds 3/3)
Challenge 1/1
Phrenic Pool 0/4
Wand of Magic Missile (3rd) 14 charges remaining
Wand of Unnatural Lust (48/50)
Ring of Tactical Precision (Cats, Brother Butterfly)
The Mariner lunges at the orange machine that is thrashing at Butterfly.