As the group leaves the chamber the helm moves to follow, floating alongside Pai.
Beyond the chamber lies a hallway about 60 feet long. Within are two double-doors, one about 10 feet along the right hand wall, and another at the far end.
Beyond the doors vibrant foliage creates impenetrable walls of shrubbery that encase the chamber within and sprawl across its center, but end sharply at the hallway as though cut away with a knife. Trees and shrubbery create a thick maze of jungle brush and undergrowth, and their canopy blocks out most of the bright light pouring from the open sky above. To the north, a gap in the foliage leads into a dank, unlit stone cavern. To the west, an enormous kapok tree towers above the rest of the jungle terrain.
From the back of the group Snave makes an alarmed squeak, and Maddie spots a giant snake-like creature with a head at either end of its body uncoil from the foliage above.
Male Tengu | HP 57/68 | AC 21, touch 13, FF 18 | Fort +7 | Ref +9 | Will +5 | CMB +8 | CMD 22 | Spd 30' | Init +3 (+5 Underground/Urban) | Perception +14 Ranger 8
Fort:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Blast. I have an ioun torch if that illuminates the room anymore. I also realized that my update did not happen again, looks like I will be level 6 for this encounter.
Ayaki rcoils in agony as the snake monster bites him, the venom courses through his avian veins before he manages to he shake his head and engage the beast with his greatsword.
Turg, totally NOT jealous over the helmet's perceived affections, only now notices snake time! She had Snave drop her off on the ground where she's at now!
Illusionist Wizard 11; AC 14, 18 with Mage Armor; HP 21/81 (+ 0 temp HP); F+12, R +11, W+13; Init+7, Perception +12 +1 on saves vs, Transmutations | +2 on saves vs. Illusions
Pai pulls her wand and fires off a magic missile toward the snake.
Barlor moves in for a hard clubbing while directing Ing into the fight. "Git that critter!" Club:1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 = 20, Damage:2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10 Handle Animal:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
But Ing just sniffs around, sure there is something edible nearby.
Illusionist Wizard 11; AC 14, 18 with Mage Armor; HP 21/81 (+ 0 temp HP); F+12, R +11, W+13; Init+7, Perception +12 +1 on saves vs, Transmutations | +2 on saves vs. Illusions
Turg brings forth 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 augmented mites! The muscle-y mites enter the fray, as Turg orders them to all pile onto the snake, hindering its ability to attack! Effectively, all are readying to Aid Another on AC for attacks. the first 3 on the first bite, and the last two on the second.
Aid Another (augmented Mites):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 Aid Another (augmented Mites):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 Aid Another (augmented Mites):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Against the second head
Aid Another (augmented Mites):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Aid Another (augmented Mites):1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
First attack is getting a -6, while the second one is hilariously unhindered. 1/8 SLAs used.
Totally cool with ending the encounter, though my original intent was to hinder snake's two attacks. Reminder to self: Type up an Augmented Mite statblock.
The mite regiment cheers and ensures the snake is dead, now that it can't actually fight back.
Oh. Oops. You said AC on attacks and I misinterpreted. I suppose I should have realized when you were sending mites against both heads. I think the snake might have been down even before László's arrow though.
While Maddie heals Ayaki, Turg's mites get bored and start looking around the chamber they've been summoned into. A couple jabber and point into the foliage.
"Dok burg?" "Burg rakka goo!"
Undercommon:
"What's that?" "That's bad goo!"
Knowledge Dungeoneering DC 12:
It's a garden ooze! Unless someone gets too close it probably won't attack.
Knowledge Dungeoneering DC 17:
Acid (Ex) A garden ooze excretes digestive acid that can dissolve flesh. Creatures made of harder materials or plant matter are immune to the ooze's acid.
Knowledge Dungeoneering DC 22:
Stink (Ex) Once every 24 hours, a garden ooze can release foul-smelling gases in a 5-foot-radius spread centered on the ooze. The ooze usually does so after it is first injured. The stench of these vapors is overpowering during the first round it exists, causing living creatures within it to become sickened for 1d3 rounds (Fort DC 13 negates). This is a poison effect. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Maddie looks for the squishy thing that the mites are evidently jabbering about. Once she sees it, she reports, "I believe it's a garden ooze. It has an acidic attack, but typically isn't hostile unless someone gets close to it."
Illusionist Wizard 11; AC 14, 18 with Mage Armor; HP 21/81 (+ 0 temp HP); F+12, R +11, W+13; Init+7, Perception +12 +1 on saves vs, Transmutations | +2 on saves vs. Illusions
Know. Dungeoneering 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
"Maddies right. The ooze shouldn't be a threat unless we provoke it. Step gently around it, and we should be good to go."
Moving down the hall, you come to an archway curtained with black chains and metal rings, from which hang the hands of many species—animal paws, humanoid hands, and skeletal fists. Beyond them the room appears to be a sun-drenched, dusty canyon. Layers of reddish rock create small plateaus that rise up in graduated ledges against the walls of the room, which appear to be impossibly high canyon walls. Tall pillars of orange stone rise up from the parched earth, all seemingly randomly dispersed throughout the barren landscape. One of these hoodoos soars well above the rest, easily rising thirty feet into the sky above. A fissure in the walls opens up to the northeast, revealing a night sky full of stars in the distance.
Before you can really get your bearings in the chamber, four dog-faced creatures pop out from cover and fire arrows at Ayaki and Barlor.
I moved László to the second rank because it seems like he's favoring his bow.
The small plateaus in this room average 10 feet tall, with the highest point in the room reaching 30 feet, and they rise in 10-foot-tall steps. Climbing each stone step requires a successful DC 10 Climb check.
Environment Note: those in the room are suffering from an Unluck Aura (Su) Any creature in this area must roll two d20s whenever a situation calls for a d20 roll (such as an attack roll, a skill check, or a saving throw) and must use the lower of the two results generated.
Knowledge Nature DC 11:
These are a type of gremlin called a pugwampi. They have minor spell-like abilities and are resistant to weapons not made from cold iron.
Knowledge Nature DC 16:
Unluck Aura (Su) A pugwampi radiates an aura of unluck to a radius of 20 feet. Any creature in this area must roll two d20s whenever a situation calls for a d20 roll (such as an attack roll, a skill check, or a saving throw) and must use the lower of the two results generated. This is a mind-affecting effect that does not work on animals, other gremlins, or gnolls. Any character who gains any sort of luck bonus (such as that granted by a luckstone or divine favor) is immune to the pugwampi unluck aura.
Knowledge Nature DC 21:
Pugwampis can talk to animals and have a spell-like ability that can shatter objects at a distance.
INITIATIVE - Round 1
Enemy - Hail of arrows
Barlor <=UP
Ayaki <=UP
László <=UP
Turg <=UP
Pai <=UP
Maddie <=UP
"Give up now, before you end up dead! Your fate aura is useless against my army!"
Regardless of the their response, however, Turg then orders the mites in to attack! The mites, with they ability to climb have no trouble scaling the walls (thanks to augmentation, being gremlins themselves, and a climb speed, do ho ho)!
I put color-coded paths for the mites. They have a climb speed of 20, though the cyan/blue/purple ones are all likely provoking. All are double-moving. AC is the same
Meanwhile, Turg readies to summon more gremlins to fight without difficulty of unluck!
Defense
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+1 Dex, +1 size)
hp 5 (1d6+2)
Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +3
DR 2/cold iron
Weaknesses light sensitivity
Offense
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Melee dagger +2 (1d3+1/19–20)
Ranged dart +2 (1d3+1)
Special Attacks hatred
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st)
At will—prestidigitation
1/day—doom (DC 10)
Statistics
Str 12, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 13, Cha 8
Base Atk +0; CMB 0; CMD 11
Feats Point-Blank Shot
Skills Climb +9, Handle Animal +0, Perception +5, Ride +2, Sleight of Hand +9, Stealth +13; Racial Modifiers +4 Sleight of Hand, +4 Stealth
Languages Undercommon
SQ vermin empathy +4
Special Abilities
Hatred (Ex) Mites receive a +1 bonus on attack rolls against humanoid creatures of the dwarf or gnome subtype due to special training against these hated foes.
Vermin Empathy (Ex) This ability functions as a druid's wild empathy, save that a mite can only use this ability on vermin. A mite gains a +4 racial bonus on this check. Vermin are normally mindless, but this empathic communication imparts on them a modicum of implanted intelligence, allowing mites to train Medium vermin and use them as mounts. Vermin empathy treats swarms as if they were one creature possessing a single mind—a mite can thus use this ability to influence and direct the actions of swarms with relative ease.
Knowledge Nature:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 Knowledge Nature reroll?:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 "Pig-wompers! Got some magic! Use yer cold iron!" Barlor announces as he attempts to goad Ing into battle.
Handle Animal:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 Handle Animal R:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Ing takes the cue and goes after the nearest gremlin!
Gore:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15, Damage:2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 3) + 6 = 12
Barlor summons a globe of fire on the last unoccupied gremlin.
Fire Damage:3d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 2) = 7 Flaming Sphere on the 2nd from the top. DC 15 Reflex negates.
Illusionist Wizard 11; AC 14, 18 with Mage Armor; HP 21/81 (+ 0 temp HP); F+12, R +11, W+13; Init+7, Perception +12 +1 on saves vs, Transmutations | +2 on saves vs. Illusions
Know. Nature 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Pai yells out what she knew about these little bugggers. [/ooc]Please read all the spoilers.[/ooc]
She pulls her wand and fires a magic missile at the closest pugwumpi.
Barlor summons a flaming sphere on one gremlin, but it leaps aside. Ing follows orders for once and charges another, taking it down.
Ayaki puts two arrows in one and it falls.
László shoots as well, but luck isn't with him and his arrow slips from his fingers.
Turg orders his mitey army forward and chaos ensues as they swarm out and charge one of the most hated enemies.
Pai takes down another with magic missiles.
Maddie blesses the party.
The last pugwampi steps away from Barlor's flaming sphere and fires an arrow at a mite, but the normal arrow bounces off harmlessly.
However, just as the battle seems nearly over, the hoodoo next to Ayaki shakes and tumbles over towards him and the mite nearby! The mite sees it coming but fails to jump clear in time and goes back to the first world shortly after a couple famous last words. "Uh oh..."
Falling Rocks on Ayaki - DC 17 reflex save to negate damage:3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1) = 8
Behind the fallen hoodoo stands a tiny creature with a head like an angry crustacean.
Over near Ing, another one pushes and kicks at another hoodoo, trying to get it to fall over too, but failing for the moment to do so.
Knowledge Nature DC 11:
This new creature is a maniacally destructive little brute called a vexgit. They delight in scrapping and sabotaging the works of larger races. The larger and more complicated the target, the better. While one of these spiteful gremlins might delight in trapping someone behind a door with a jammed lock, loosening the wheels on a carriage, or sneakily removing all the nails from a small boat, it's when groups of vexgits get together that they're truly dangerous.
Knowledge Nature DC 16:
Vexgits are resistant to weapons not made of cold iron and are good at sabotaging things very quickly.
Knowledge Nature DC 21:
Vexgits have a magical spell-like ability to rust objects they touch.
Knowledge Nature:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Knowledge Nature R:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 "What are those critters?" Barlor wonders out loud.
The squat dwarf then directs his fireball to chase the dodgy gremlin.
Flaming Sphere (DC 15):3d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 2) = 13
He then shuffles up into melee.
Ing goes after the new crusty-headed thing!
Gore:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23, Damage:2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 6) + 6 = 13
Male Tengu | HP 57/68 | AC 21, touch 13, FF 18 | Fort +7 | Ref +9 | Will +5 | CMB +8 | CMD 22 | Spd 30' | Init +3 (+5 Underground/Urban) | Perception +14 Ranger 8
reflex:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
know nat:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Rah it looks like there is some elevation, and now rubble. What kind of acrobatics roll would I need to get into a flanking position with the pid farmer?
