Everyone keeps saying they are moving but all the icons are still in the one room except mine. Have I got the rooms mixed up? I thought we were entering the room to the west of the group. Or is this because of some technical thing? I heard that if you are using a phone sometimes you can't move icons, though I always use a computer so its not something I'm familiar with. If it is a techy thing I can move your icons for you if you ask, but I fear I'm just in the wrong place.
Merisiel checks the door for traps and does not find any so she opens it. The room behind the door is larger. Three fifteen-foot-diameter platforms lie in this room, each rising three feet high. In the center of each platform, a globeshaped container of murky liquid sits in the embrace of an octopus-shaped brass cradle. Each globe is about two feet across — the two westernmost globes are intact, and a dark, indistinct mass floats in the center of each. The eastern globe has been shattered, and a large stain has spread out around it on the floor. Along the wall near the eastern door sits a tiny wooden cabinet with a message scribbled on its front. A similar one sits beside the western door.
Kn. religion DC15:
This chamber was the deadliest on the Aspirant’s Path. Originally, the three globes each contained a dangerous monster held in stasis in a strange alchemical brine - representatives of the alien life forms known as brain oozes, which the monks believed dwelled in the Dark Tapestry. Aspirants had to navigate this long chamber in less than a minute, climbing up to touch each globe in turn as they went. An aspirant who could resist the dazing effects of the psychic noise could generally make the trip without a problem, but those who lost focus and became dazed had little chance to catch up before the minute ran out.
The eastern orb was smashed long ago and its brain ooze has since fled. The western orb’s brine spoiled and the brain ooze inside died — its pickled remains float within. The brine in the central orb, though, is still barely functional and the ooze is alive, in a state of near-consciousness.
Whatever test there might have been is probably no longer working, or worse, is working wrong. I'd like to send in summoned creature if you don't mind. Have it dash across the room and we can see what happens before we put ourselves in danger.
Al'Khain shares his knowledge of the room's purpose.
"Yes, it might be wise to see what happens to a more weak-willed summoned creature in there if it waits for a minute or so. I suspect the creatures will not be dangerous to us."
Bygone summons a dog like creature and sends it across the room towards the central orb. The creature inside suddenly starts to move, but nothing happens.
You attempt to cross the room and everything is fine but suddenly Al'Khain has the desperate desire to destroy the central orb. The brain ooze in the central orb moves faster now.
DC 16 Will save
Female HP 50/50; Reroll 1/1 @+2; INT damage 3 Rogue 6 (unchained): AC 23, touch 17, flat-footed 18; Init +8; Senses low-light vision; Perception +12; Stealth +13
Do we all make will saves, or just Al'Khain?
will:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Even though Merisiel has the initiative, I'm guessing there is nothing much to actually react to, apart from the ooze moving within the orb?
Merisiel tries to cross the room as fast as possible.
Merisiel tells the rest of the group to hurry up to get past the ooze before it wakes up, but it's too late. It's already awake.
ooze can't do much at this time
I think our objective at this point would be to grab Al'Khain and drag him away and hope that the number of people mind-controlled does not get out of hand.
To that goal, Bygone will command his doggie to help him drag Al'Khain to the west. Not sure how much more time he gets with the dog since it is a measly 4 round duration.
Bygone's roll:
Drag:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Dog's help as an aid:
Aid to Drag:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
let's see if this makes sense...
While you are about to pass the orb and leave it behind Al'Kain suddenly decides to break the glass and release the brain ooze. Bygone and his dog attempt to hold him back, but are not fast or strong enough. Al'Khin breaks the glass and with a lot of liquid the brain ooze drops to your feet. Lucius immediately starts to shoot arrows at the thing. Two of the arrows hit the creature.
Female HP 50/50; Reroll 1/1 @+2; INT damage 3 Rogue 6 (unchained): AC 23, touch 17, flat-footed 18; Init +8; Senses low-light vision; Perception +12; Stealth +13
With a sigh, Merisiel heads back to the ooze.
"And they say halflings can't keep their hands in their own pockets."
She gives the ozze a quick stab with her rapier.
attack:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18 <-extra +2 if she can get a flank. It doesn't look like she has one, but presumably Al'Kain must be nearby to have broken the globe.
damage:1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
