Demonmoose's Iron Gods AP Red (Inactive)

Game Master GM Demonmoose

"Very well. I will mark where the bird was spotted on a map, and you may approach Badwater from there."

Redfang heads to another room in High Home and allows you to handle your business.

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Heading in a roundabout manner, you head into the woods north of Iadenveigh. Trees surround you and the soft call of a bird breaks the stillness. Bits of metal are scattered on the ground.

Making sure to be careful, Sarainy tries to silently move toward one of the pieces of metal - the closest to where they are first spotted.

Carefully lowering to her knees, ensuring she does not disturb it, Sarainy examines the metal in details.

Sarainy sees a bit of metal shaped like of feather. It was likely part of some small bird. The other fragments are also feathers.

Walking back to the group, just as carefully as before, Sarainy states "Metallic feathers. Must be from the robot bird that Redtooth said was seen around Iadenveigh. If it's trying to deliver the message the Doctor translated, perhaps we can convince it to parley?"

She bites her lip, "Not that I'd want to put you into danger, good Doctor."

Linpul looks confused about the feathers. She leans on her hammer and scratches her head trying to think. She looks at the beetle and cocks an eyebrow before looking up.

Knowledge Engineering: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30

"Metallic feathers? Skymetal is a bit too heavy to make anything like that, maybe mithral, but I dunno. Well yeah, robots can look pretty sophisticated, but I think we might be dealing with something... more natural or supernatural rather than artificial. I mean, the last thing we ran into was a giant bear with tentacles, and last I checked there were no gears or anything in it. What if it originated from well, not here?"

It appears to be a very simple construction from the pieces that you can see, Linpul. You are not sure how it could fly without sophisticated technology, or magic.

"Very strange, very strange indeed." says Solaria perplexed, maybe the bird was sent to the spy, maybe not. This technics metal is something to be suspicious of..." she looks around uncomfortable with it all. She keeps looking to the sky, in case the bird suddenly appears.

As you wait for a bird and look around at your surroundings, a large stomping sound echoes through the forest. It seems to be coming from the north.

"It is my understanding the spy sent the bird north... possibly to Silver Mount... but the bird was shot down by a local hunter. Which is how we were able to retrieve the message in the-"
Dr Lendaro then turns to look in the direction of the sound.
perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

"I think we are now stuck between a rock and a hard place!" Sarainy says, placing her hand upon Jark and murmuring a spell.

Heroism on Jark

Buffs on Jark: Heroism (50 minutes) | The target gains a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls, saves, and skill checks

Linpul looks into the forest towards the sound before baring her teeth as if they were fangs. A few gestures of her hands and a few growls, she looks towards Tetsuda and the good Dr. She also readies her natural armor.

Badger's Ferocity on Dr. Lendaro's pistol and Tetsuda's Bite attack. +2 Natural Armor bonus to Linpul. Gonna try something different, although I will need seize the moment to make this work completely, but a round or 2 of keen on a pistol should be worth it.

Readying her hammer, Linpul steps behind Jark ready to cover his rear and flank.

Jarkralzak, emboldened by the spell from Sarainy, digs his feet into the turf and readies his dorn-dergar for whatever may show itself.

Ready action

A large mechanical construct stamps through the forest, with claws at the end of cannon arms and back jointed bipedal legs. It turns in your direction, pointing both of its arms towards the party.

You are all about 50 feet from the robot.
Everyone, except Linpul, may have an action.

Robot

"Mother of mustard..."
Dr Lendaro draws the EMP pistol from his bandoleer, and steps back.
"Can't be any worse than Hellion, right?"
He then steadies his breathing, and brings to mind his understanding of constructs.

5' step back, meditate to regain psionic focus as a full round action switching active type to constructs.
know(engineering) for monster lore.. attacks, weaponry?: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

"Errr...." mumbles Sarainy. "I'm going to assume not friendly!"

Quickly her voice sings out, a lilting hymn in Celestial. It's magical effects bolster the spirits of her companions.

Party Modifiers: Inspire Courage +2 | +2 competence bonus to hit, +2 competence bonus damage and +2 morale bonus to saves vs. charm and fear to all allies who can hear the performance.

Lendaro, you know that the creature is a robot. The cannons attached to its claws seem to be sonic weaponry, and you can tell it is made mostly of some kind of adamantine metal. You have not heard or know exactly what it is though.

Jarkralzak move forward cautiously, his weapon at the ready as he closes in on the right flank of the machine.

Jarkralzak moves forward 30 feet and angles to the machines right side.

"Definitely not a bird! Tetsuda, defend Jark."

Tetsuda Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 = eww, oh well, he didn't have any buffs going except the badger's ferocity.

He has Inspire Courage +2! Not that it makes much difference I would imagine...

Sorted Initiative, Tetsuda goes first on 21. Which is pretty surprising since he rolled a nat 20 for it. Immediately to a natural 1. I can imagine how this combat is going to go for him.

The monstrous robot's sonic cannons begin to whirr ominously. It doesn't bother to glance down at the large insect trying to bite its legs.

Solaria's turn.

Passing Solaria.

A module on the back of the robot begins to glow a pulsating light blue color and an invisible field of sound suddenly affects everyone's hearing, causing the world to seem to violently twist about.

Make a Fortitude DC 17 save or be knocked prone and nauseated.

Rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 2

The robot speaks out in common with a metal grating voice.

"You are entering the domain of the Smoke Wizard Furkas Xoud. Turn back now or be destroyed."

Everyone's turn.

Fort save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

The wave passes over Jarkralzak. He move to within 10' of the machine and, digging his feet into the ground, prepares to react to whatever the machine does.

Jark moves to within striking distance with his Dorn Dergar and then adopts his Defensive Stance. He will ready his action to attack if the creature attacks the party.

Defensive Stance: +4 STR, +4 CON, +2 Will Save, +2 to AC

Linpul Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Tetsuda Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Linpul shakes her head while maintaining her spell.

"Tetsuda keep trying to bite into it."

Tetsuda Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 161d8 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Dr Lendaro drops to the ground... "Ugh... wretched contraption."
He gingerly pushes himself to his feet.
"Not that I'm not impressed...."

Fort save 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 2 = 23 inspire courage

Solaria puts her fingers in her ears to dampen the sound just enough to stop the feeling of sickness from taking her. "Damn thing, damn wizards of the Numeria, damn the Technic League...." she calls on Desna's powers as she moves towards the robot, "Disable its weapons, stop it from from using its cannons. I could try and silence it for you." Her body is enveloped in the purple of night, which then bursts forth blesses her companions.

Solaira casts bless, +1 to hit and +1 to saves vs fear

Tetsuda's bite doesn't manage to pierce the robot creature. The robot's arm cannons begin to glow with bright blue light.

Sarainy's turn.

Fortitude DC17: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 4 = 14 Inspire Courage, Well Versed

Despite her training and understanding of sound, or perhaps because of it, Sarainy collapses to the ground.

"Mmuh... Smoke wizard? Anyone know who that is?" she manages to get out, her insides churning. Her magical performance stutters for a moment before being reinforced.

Still unsteady and bracing against a tree for support, Sarainy makes ready her bow.

Move Action: Maintain Bardic Performance
Free Action: Draw composite shortbow.

Party Modifiers: Inspire Courage +2 | +2 competence bonus to hit, +2 competence bonus damage and +2 morale bonus to saves vs. charm and fear to all allies who can hear the performance.

The air vibrates as invisible sonic energy shoots out of its arm cannons. One is shot directly at Linpul and another at Jarkralzak.

Integrated Sonic Disruptor v Linpul: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29 touch
Damage: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 4) = 11
Integrated Sonic Disruptor v Jarkralzak: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25 touch
Damage: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9

Both attacks are sonic energy.
Everyone's turn.
Lendaro and Sarainy are nauseated for 1 more round.

Concentration: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 DC would be 23 for me so off by 2, Linpul loses her Badger's Ferocity.

The pulse of energy hits Linpul and she slips up on her spell, losing the bonus she was giving.

"Alright, maybe it's time to bring the pain. Tetsuda, keep trying to bite into it. Fortitudo Bovis!"

Linpul casts Bull's Strength on Tetsuda and moves next to Jark, within melee range. Btw, did Tetsuda get an AoO when the thing fired a ranged attack?

-----Tetsuda's Turn-----

Tetsuda scuttles slightly to the side as he bites into the robot.

Tetsuda Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 221d8 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Current HP: 48/57

Feeling the wave of energy flow over him, Jarkralzak lashes out with his Dorn Dergar.

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34
Damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
Confirm crit: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
Damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Crit Damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Tetsuda bites the robot in the foot, but isn't able to pierce its armor.

Reactive Armor, <=25 is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 45

Jark's dwarven flail strikes the robot in a critical spot, causing the armor to turn red for a moment. The blow is weakened by the thick adamantine plating that surrounds its body.

20 Robot
Lendaro, Sarainy and Solaria have actions, though Lendaro and Sarainy are still nauseated this turn.

Robots usually have integrated ranged weaponry, which prevents aoo against these ranged weapons.

Dr Lendaro positions himself for prime kill range.. in the hopes he will be able to overcome his nausea soon.

position 25' away

Solaria calls on Desna once more, an eerie silence surrounds her as she walks towards the robot, a weapon in hand, beckoning hr friends to come close.

Solaria casts silence on herself and surrounds the robot in a field of silence to nullify the sonic attacks....

I assume that Solaria would know from the last sonic attack the best place to nullify the attacks.

Allowing silence. Probably works that way. Passing Sarainy.
Enemy turn.

The robot tries to fire its sound cannons point blank at Tetsuda and Jarkralzak, but no sound comes out of the clawed weaponry.

Everyone's turn.

Feeling much better, Dr Lendaro aims the timeworn EMP pistol at the robot, steps up, and fires.
He has a strong urge to cheer once he realizes what Solaria has done.

ranged touch at 20ft: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 17
EMP + disruptive damage: 2d6 + 2d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + (6, 1) + 5 + 2 = 23

Silence lasts 6 rounds ... 1/6

Solaria silently moves into a position hoping to flank and lashes out with her morningstar.

mwk morningstar 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 please add +2 if she manages to flank. Damage 1d8 ⇒ 4

Lendaro's emp weaponry is effective against the robot, dealing more damage against it before it is reduced by its armor. Solaria's morningstar clangs against metal, bouncing off the robot as it seems to notice her and all opponents around itself.

44 robot
Sarainy, Tetsuda, Linpul and Jarkralzak.

Linpul shifts around the robot a little and swings her hammer.

Lucerne Hammer: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 101d10 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 I was going to say that if I can still hear Sarainy singing add +2 to hit and damage, and if I can flank with the bug add another +4 and +1d6 damage. But the dice had other things to say.

Tetsuda continues to slowly scuttle around the robot attempting to get into a flanking position with his master, unaware of the danger he was just in... because of his tiny brain.

Tetsuda Bite: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 131d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 Okay, so if he can still hear Sarainy add +2 to his attack and damage rolls, if he can flank with Linpul add another +4 to hit and +1d6 to damage. Although I doubt he would hit even on a 19.

Jarkralzak again lashes out at the metal behemoth, striking sparks off its adamantine plating with his dorn-dergar

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33
Damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
Damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

Sorry for the absence!

Finally recovering from her nausea, Sarainy moves away from Solaria in order to ensure her celestial song can still be heard.

Pulling a pair of adamantine arrows from her quiver, she unslings her bow and crouches to steady her shot.

Move: Maintain Performance
Standard: Move outside of Silence range
Free: Draw bow

Party Modifiers: Inspire Courage +2 | +2 competence bonus to hit, +2 competence bonus damage and +2 morale bonus to saves vs. charm and fear to all allies who can hear the performance.

Jark Modifier: Heroism (59/60 minutes) | +2 morale bonus on Attack Rolls, Saves and Skill Checks.

Tetsuda and Linpul's attacks are ineffective against the robotic monster. Jark's flail does better but is still weakened by the tough armor.

66 robot, silenced.
Enemy turn.

The robot swings its claws at Tetsuda and Linpul, with swift precise movements.

Slam Attack v Tetsuda: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Slam Attack v Linpul: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

"Uninvited persons will be dealt with using extreme violence. The smoke wizard is busy at the moment." The robot speaks in a metallic voice.

Everyone's turn.

Dr Lendaro stays in his prime kill range, but strafes away from Solaria so he may ponder aloud.
"Though I've no knowledge of smoke wizards... I doubt I'd normally associate them with employing constructs of advanced technology... curious."
He aims and fires another shot from the EMP pistol. (3 charges remain)

20' ranged touch: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 29
elec + disruptive damage: 2d6 + 2d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + (6, 4) + 5 + 2 = 22

My AC doesn't factor in my enhancement bonus to natural armor so I'm at 22, it literally bounces off both Linpul's and Tetsuda's shell.

Both Linpul and Tetsuda keep scuttling around the robot to flank it.

"Maybe I can rip off it's head and hook it up to some silverdisks and we can make it talk. Tetsuda, keep going!"

Linpul Hammer: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 - 2 = 121d10 + 4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 6 = 11 If I can flank with Tetsuda add +4, if I can still hear Sarainy add +2, but I will still miss :(

Tetsuda Bite: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 171d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 If he can hear Sarainy add +2 to hit and damage, if Tetsuda and I can flank add +4 to hit and +1d6 to damage.

Solaria continues with her not so special weapon against the robot. She exults the others with words of encouragement, but it just makes her look like a goldfish mouthing nothing into the silence.

mwk morningstar 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 2 = 25 assume she is flanking now. Damage 1d8 ⇒ 4

Lendaro's electric shot causes some exposed gears to stop working within the core of the robot. Tetsuda, Linpul and Solaria strike at the robot, but there attacks bounce off, doing no damage against its tough armor.

Sarainy and Jark's turn.
89 robot, silenced.

You are unable to flank it because it has all around vision..
Solaria hits but her damage is negated by its hardness.

Again Jarkralzak lashes out with his dorn-dergar in an attempt to damage the metal monster.

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (11) + 20 = 31
Damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Damage: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

I just realised that when I remade Sarainy adamantine arrows were never repurchased... opse!

Sarainy takes a moment to channel more magic into her celestial song, which weaves and dances through the air, outside Solaria's zone of silence.

"Pretty tough these things!" she says, "I wonder how it fares against fire."

Sarainy lets fly an arrow from her flaming shortbow, before stringing another and sending it loose towards the robot.

Free Action: Maintain Bardic Performance
Full Action: Rapid Shot, Point-Blank Shot with +1 adaptive flaming composite shortbow

Attack 1: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 2 = 22 Rapid Shot, Point-Blank Shot, Inspire Courage
Damage 1: 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + (1) = 12 Physical DMG: 11 Fire DMG: 1
Attack 2: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 2 + 1 + 2 = 15 Rapid Shot, Point-Blank Shot, Inspire Courage
Damage 2: 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 7 + (6) = 19 Physical DMG: 13 Fire DMG: 6

Okay, can't flank it conventionally, how big is this thing? And would Overwhelm bypass the all around vision? I can change my most recent teamwork feat as a standard action, meaning Pack Attack. Although all around vision just says cannot be flanked, so it probably wouldn't work.