Sarainy's arrows barely pierce the piecemeal automaton, shredding bits of errant metal from its frame.
Rakdon fires glowy (blue?) missiles of arcane energy at the gray blob. It seems mostly unaffected by the attacks and continues to lurch towards the suspended elf.
Uran's blade hits the (red) scrapbot but does nothing against its tough shell.
The scrapbots again swing their deadly rotary saws at Thera and Uran. Thera is cut in the stomach by the dirty, rusted metal, but Uran dodges with his gnomish sprightly movements. The slime moves underneath Rakdon and lashes out with a shiny metallic tendril. It holds onto his leg, preventing him from escaping the trash hole.
"Things too strong Rakdon! I'm coming down! Well, you know what they say about monkeys right?"
Releasing Rakdon and drawing her shield in one smooth motion, Linpul thumps her chest with the free hand for her chitinous exoskeleton. As the exoskeleton disappears so does Linpul... down the hole. As she falls, she curls into a defensive position so when she landed she could roll with the shield to her front.
Seeing that perhaps the situation is more dire than first anticipated, attempts to inspire her comrades with the divine wisdom of Sarenrae.
Her melodic notes quickly form and wind around in the air, the words themselves trailing off as solid symbols of celestial script.
"दुनिया इसे देख सकते हैं इतना है कि अपने प्रकाश चमक चलो,
यह मुफ़्त उन्हें स्थापित करने के लिए कैसे, आप के लिए आ जाएगा।
अंधेरा हो जाता है जब एक प्रकाश बनें,
डॉन फूल हर पापी आत्मा के लिए कहता है।"
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Thera flurries the nearest robot, fully aware to take these machines apart now that she can bypass any hardness they might have.
Uran again strikes out at the robots with his cold-iron sword.
Attack-melee:
Damage:
Dr Lendaro fires another shot from the EMP pistol.
".. temperamental thing..."
Solaria moves behind Thera, touching her shoulder as the last words of the scroll are read, infusing Thera with power against these robots. Once done, she holds her wand of healing, ready to repair the damage done to Uran and Thera.
School abjuration; Level cleric 2, sorcerer/wizard 2
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M/DF (a pinch of powdered copper)
Range touch
Target creature touched
Duration 1 minute/level (D)
Saving Throw Will negates (harmless), see text; Spell Resistance no, see text
This spell wards a creature from attacks by technological objects and creatures of the robot subtype, and protects against mental control from technological sources. It creates a magical barrier around the subject at a distance of 1 foot. The barrier moves with the subject and has two major effects.
First, the target gains a +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 resistance bonus on saving throws. Both of these bonuses apply against attacks made or effects caused by technological objects and creatures with the robot subtype.
Second, the target immediately receives another saving throw (if one was allowed to begin with) against any technological effects that exercise mental control over the creature, including the effects of pharmaceuticals such as torpinal. The target gains a +2 morale bonus on this saving throw, using the same DC as the original effect. If the target succeeds at this save, such effects are suppressed for the duration of this spell. The effects resume when the duration of this spell expires. While under the effects of this spell, the target is immune to any new attempts to exercise mental control over her using technological means.
HPs: 33/33
Channel 0 used of 7 today
Door Sight 0 min of 6 mins today
Liberation 0 of 6 rounds
Spells used today:
1st(4):
2nd(3):
3rd(2):
Scrolls: protection from technology x2 (was x3), lesser restoration x2, gentle repose, delay poison x2, ghost bane dirge.
Potions: CLW x 6
wands: CLW 43
Rakdon reaches up and boosts Linpul with magical might, before the gnome huntress leaps down and slams the ooze as she falls.
Though Thera's hands glow with robot-killing magic, her strikes against the construct miss. A strange electrical pulse fires from the pistol in Lendaro's hand, but strikes the ceiling.
The ooze unwraps its gray tendril from Rakdon and lashes out at Linpul, the new arrival. Its tendril taps against Linpul's shield before recoiling back into itself. The two scrapbots' blades stop spinning and making noise. They swing out with their other metal hands, instead. The first one slams Uran with its rusted metal, the other misses Thera completely.
acid and grab
Hitting the ground rolling was fairly simple, the standing up part would be hard. But then again, so was her fist.
"Now that's more like it. Let's see if you can take a hit as good as you can dish it out!"
AC is currently 25/15 T/21 FF, 27/17 T/23 FF to the ooze.
Dr Lendaro yells over his shoulder before firing another shot. "Linpul, Rakdon, how do you fare?!"
Solaria touches Uran, as the stick like object in her hands glows, sending a warming light into Uran. "Step back Uran, you hurt these things more with that strange fire spouting weapon of yours. And staying there you are being hurt too much." Solaria takes a step back.
HPs: 33/33
Channel 0 used of 7 today
Door Sight 0 min of 6 mins today
Liberation 0 of 6 rounds
Spells used today:
1st(4):
2nd(3):
3rd(2):
Scrolls: protection from technology x2, lesser restoration x2, gentle repose, delay poison x2, ghost bane dirge.
Potions: CLW x 6
wands: CLW 42 (uses left, was 43)
Thera flashes a grateful smile towards Solaria, before turning back to the robots, attempting once again to strike them.
The pain from the scrapbots attack quickly comes and goes as Thera heals the wound almost as soon as it happens. Noding his head to her suggestion, Uran takes a step back, breaking contact with the creature and then take another step to give Tetsuda room to take his place. Once away from the robots flailing arms, Uran lines up a shot and fires at the mechanical beast.
Move: 5'step then move of 5'
Attack-ranged-touch:
Damage:
Tetsuda, who had been clicking and buzzing his wings at Uran as he was unable to actually protect the other smaller person, clicks his mandibles together with what can only be heard as approval. The beetle lunges forward with his mandibles spread, ready to chew up some robot.
-----Linpul-----
The red haired gnome shouts up the hole after hearing the doctor.
"I'm doing okay I guess. This thing is really squishy, kinda gross, probably worse for you than the food in the gangs hideout, but nothing I can't handle, although if somebody could maybe figure out what it is that would help."
Linpul strikes the ooze. It doesn't bother striking her as she stands.
Lendaro's shot blasts apart the scrapbot's shoulder, sending strange technological gizmos and rusted metal across the other room. Thera finishes off the (blue) scrapbot with a quick, sharp strike before also slamming the other with her fist.
Uran's blast punches a hole through one of the scrapyard robot's three feet. Tetsuda rips into cords, circuits and metal, tearing off a large chunk from the remaining bot. Its head starts to move and look in different directions, often times away from the group.
Hearing Linpul, Sarainy takes a moment to look down the hole and try to identify the ooze creature.
With that, she takes a double shot at the ooze, seeing that the fight with the scrapbots seems to be well in hand. The first of which seems to fly true, yet the follow up flies way off course.
The magical runes of celestial still dance in the air around Sarainy, their soft melody thrumming in the background.
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Sarainy's arrow pierces the ooze's liquid flesh. Rakdon, atop the rope, hurls more magical missiles downward at the gray blob.
The liquid monster swings at Linpul but misses the gnome. The blinded robot slashes at Thera with an exaggerated arc of its spinning rotary saw, missing her easily.
acid and grab
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Thera lashes out again with both fists.
Linpul slams her tiny fist into the ooze once more, hoping to stop it from trying to hit her. She keeps her shield up, and her feet quick to step out of the way.
"I don't really like this thing. It keeps trying to steal my shield! I'm just glad I'm wearing Mithral gauntlets."
"Don't worry, Linpul," Sarainy says shooting off an arrow, "We'll take it down!"
A second arrow flies through the air towards the ooze.
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Taking aim at the remaining robot, Uran fires his rifle.
Attack-ranged touch:
Damage:
Seeing her companions are dealing with the robot, Solaria moves towards Sarainy, "Is everyone all right down there?"
Damage taken....
Rakdon 19(7), 18(7) = 23
Uran 8,7,-2 = 13
Thera 12, = 12
Linpul 1, = 1
Dr Lendaro sighs - giving up on determining whether Linpul requires assistance or not.. from her unsimple comments. He stows his timeworn pistol, and draws his flintlock. After willing an adamantine round into the chamber, he fires at the remaining scrapbot... He smiles contentedly with the kick and bang of "old faithful".
Thera crushes the robot's face with her bare fist. Following this attack are two shots from Lendaro and Uran, puncturing its core. The robot sinks sadly to the ground.
Similarly, after Linpul strikes the ooze, an arrow streaks past Rakdon clinging onto the rope, and past the gnome into the gray ooze. It stops moving and forms a puddle of goo covering Linpul's feet.
The gnome's posture changes from a fighting stance to a more relaxed pose that showed her clear curiosity with the creature. Resting her shield on the ground, Linpul sits on her haunches and pokes the puddle.
"What a strange creature, slime is everywhere in this cave, and I mean every... IT'S IN MY HAIR! Honestly, I'm going to say this is not a good start to my morning. I haven't had a shower in Gods know how long, and I have slime, IN MY HAIR! Can anybody wash it out when I get up there?"
When she finally does come out of the hole, the tiny gnome's armor and shield are absolutely covered in the slime, and like she said, it got in her hair.
Thera giggles slightly at Linpul, before smiling and making a small gesture, dunking water through her hair via her Create Water cantrip.
"Whilst you are down with the slime, have a look around and see if there's anything down there of any use?" Solaria shouts down, hoping that the trip down the rubbish shoot wasn't just a waste of time and something useful would come out of it.
Once everyone has finished searching their respective areas, Solaria asks "Will you all gather round so that I can offer a prayer to Desna, to rewards our investigations and heal our wounds."
Once everyone is around, she touches her holy symbol.
HPs: 33/33
Channel 2 used of 7 today
Door Sight 0 min of 6 mins today
Liberation 0 of 6 rounds
Spells used today:
1st(4):
2nd(3):
3rd(2):
Scrolls: protection from technology x2, lesser restoration x2, gentle repose, delay poison x2, ghost bane dirge.
Potions: CLW x 6
wands: CLW 42
Rakdon finds a pair of batteries and five silverdisks. Linpul manages to find a short length of flexible cord with prongs on both ends.
Sarainy grins too at Linpul's remarks.
Gnomes always seem to be so fantastic when expressing themselves, yet always caught up in whimsy... The Doctor seems annoyed.
"Good Doctor, Linpul did say it was nothing she couldn't handle, and that she was okay. Perhaps you didn't hear her, in the bustle of combat? Don't worry, myself and Rakdon had her back too and would have called for aid had the situation worsened."
Sarainy takes a moment and smiles at him with sincerity, "It's nice to know we have each others backs; and care greatly about each other on the battlefield."
Using her Prestidigitation spell, she sets it to work cleaning Linpul's hair using the water provided by Thera.
"I have to say, as much as travel and adventure is exciting, it sure makes you miss the little things like a nice bath house."
Bowing her head in prayer Sarainy welcomes the moment of peace despite no need for healing. "Desna favours those who do travel. Do many of your people worship the Great Dreamer, Solaria?"
"Good Doctor, Linpul did say it was nothing she couldn't handle, and that she was okay...."Still bug-eyed from his psionic modifications, Dr Lendaro blinks at Sarainy - unsure at first to what she is referring. "Hmm? Oh yes... no matter."
"It's nice to know we have each others backs; and care greatly about each other on the battlefield."
Dr Lendaro forms a relatively tender smile. "It's more than nice... It has been essential in our continued success."
His attention drifts to the cord Linpul discovered."What have you there? You've raided the slime ball's treasure hoard, eh?"
Before the water get's dumped on her, Linpul pulls the small band out of her hair that was keeping it in a ponytail. After the prestidigitation and impromptu shower she shivers a bit now looking like a wet dog with a lot of hair.
"Well, it might be a power cable. And if that's true, then that generator out there is more than valuable. We can recharge devices like lasers, batteries, chainsaws, etc. Well as long as the device can be run from a generator. Chainblade... oh drek. Either it's a magical spiked chain, or it's a chainsaw."
Trying to wring out some of the water, Linpul ties her ponytail up again, albeit a bit more sloppily and in haste.
"Are you okay Dr? I know I took a big risk plunging down the hole, but I can take it. I wouldn't have risked it if Rakdon wasn't down in the hole. Actually I only bumped myself when I fell down the hole. You know how ten feet is like two humans, it's somewhere around three to four of me."
The cord Linpul finds is indeed a power cable.
The party heads down the stairs.
A flight of metal stairs descends along the other edge of a partially buried metal structure here. A door allows access into the structure from a landing below, while brilliant lights cast illumination out to the south, into a large, damp cave. Far below, a pool of foul green fluid bubbles and smokes.
Dr Lendaro casts his bulging eyes across the area - searching for traps.
Lendaro searches the area but does not find any traps.
"Do you see any more of those panels?" says a paranoid Solaria.
Dr Lendaro shakes his head. "No.. are you able to see beyond this door?"
Solaria places her hands on the door, "Desna, guide my sight in this interloper's domain, that we shall bring your light to him and his followers, or leave them to their dreams with Pharesma." She then enters a tranquil trance as she searches for site in the room behind the door.
HPs: 33/33
Channel 2 used of 7 today
Door Sight 1 min of 6 mins today
Liberation 0 of 6 rounds
Spells used today:
1st(4):
2nd(3):
3rd(2):
Scrolls: protection from technology x2, lesser restoration x2, gentle repose, delay poison x2, ghost bane dirge.
Potions: CLW x 6
wands: CLW 42
Looking behind her, Linpul looks over at the green goop and shudders.
"Kind of an icky option, but there seems to be a side passage over there. Maybe the Dr and myself can sneak over and see what lies beyond if we don't like what's beyond the door?"
Solaria sees a hallway that bends to the right. There are three doors, one of which has a keycard reader with green light.
Solaria comes out of her trance, "It's a hallway, three doors, before it bears right, I think it safe enough to go through. One door has a key card with a green light, do you think we try that first."
As she retraces the activity of her friends whilst she remained trance like, he body stiffens as she hears echoes of Linpul talking. "That green stuff, dos anyone know what it is? Let's just fight those we need to, not any strange things that might exist down here. Wasn't that sloppy thing you fought upstairs enough Linpul?" Solaria looks concerned at Linpul's question.
"I guess we move on together then." Dr Lendaro opens the door into the hallway.
"Agreed. Maybe we can check out the pool on our way back..." Sarainy says pondering, "Hopefully anything that is down there can't get up. It looks like quite a ways down."