Tiefling Alchemist 6 (hp 17/39) | F +8 R +10 W +5 | AC 19 (23) T 14 FF 15 CMD 16 | Perception +15 (Darkvision) | Bombs 11/14
"Angel droppings!" Melina swears as an arrow hits her. She whirls, steps behind Fahd and throws another bomb.
range touch, pb:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 cold, pb:3d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 4, 3) + 7 = 20plus primary target must make a dc 19 fortitude save or be staggered on next turn
M Garuda-Blooded Aasimar Zen Archer 4 / Cleric 5 | HP 59 | AC 29 | T 23 | FF 26 | CMD 30 | Fort +12 | Ref +9 | Will +17 | Init +4 | Perc +18
"This is madness!" Zink calls out, "You left us behind to die, and now you say you can't trust us!" He calls on his burgeoning faith in Abadar to guide his arrows in this fight, ready to strike down these treacherous former crewmates, while slipping his bow off his shoulder.
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
DM, would we have time to have healed since the last battle since we leveled?
Fahd accepts the rage, moves 10' to the left and bashes the first pirate he comes to. [b]"I never liked the lot of you anyway...always kepting putting me in a bad light with my lady.
Tiefling Alchemist 6 (hp 17/39) | F +8 R +10 W +5 | AC 19 (23) T 14 FF 15 CMD 16 | Perception +15 (Darkvision) | Bombs 11/14
A bomb flies from the tiefling's hands towards the edge of the poopdeck, where two of the pirates linger.
"Oh, it's madness alright. They don't know how badly they are outclassed.
range touch, pb:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 cold, pb:3d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 4, 1) + 7 = 14plus primary target needs to make a dc 19 fortitude save or be staggered on next turn; splash 9 reflex dc 19
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Fahd starts punching, beginning with the foe to his immediate left.
M Garuda-Blooded Aasimar Zen Archer 4 / Cleric 5 | HP 59 | AC 29 | T 23 | FF 26 | CMD 30 | Fort +12 | Ref +9 | Will +17 | Init +4 | Perc +18
Blessed by the grace of Abadar, Zinkyudo decides it's time to put down a few of these damned pirates, spreaders of chaos and discord in the world! He raises his bow and looses a blinding volley of arrows!
Flurry with Deadly Aim, first at two pirates just east of me, then will start targeting the ones on the quarterdeck (aft of us), using a ki point (1/7) to get an extra arrow and using Perfect Shot on first arrow.
Flurry with Longbow, PBS, DF, DA:1d20 + 11 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 3 - 2 = 27 Longbow damage:2d8 + 22 ⇒ (2, 2) + 22 = 26Crit confirmation roll for attack roll below
M Garuda-Blooded Aasimar Zen Archer 4 / Cleric 5 | HP 59 | AC 29 | T 23 | FF 26 | CMD 30 | Fort +12 | Ref +9 | Will +17 | Init +4 | Perc +18
Seeing how quickly their foes are falling, Zink slows down his rate of fire a bit, only shooting two arrows this time, trying to reduce the number of pirates furiously facing Fighting Fahd![/ooc]
Flurry with longbow, aiming at pirates fighting Fahd.
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Fahd keeps punching, again starting with the foe to his left.
Working together the party picks off four more of the pirates.
There's three left so I'm going to call it.
With almost half of the crew dead or dying on the Magpie Princess's deck, Horemheb whistles to call off what's left. "That's enough! Lanteri took Creed and Hinsin ashore on one of the ship’s launches. She had him practicing a tune on the instrument she put together with those horns she had us collecting up until they left. If you've got a problem with what happened on that island, I suggest you track her down and work it out with her. The crew was just following orders. "
The rest of the crew nods in agreement, not eager to pick a fight with the party but clearly unhappy about seeing so many of their peers cut down.
"Loudwing, the captain's pet mynah, has been echoing the tune Heartbreak was playing ever since they left. He might be able to help you if you're going after her", Iulia says. She heads below decks and returns a moment later with the colorful bird in a cage. Sure enough, it's singing an unusual tune over and over. The quartermaster steps over the bodies piled up around him and hands Fahd the cage.
M Garuda-Blooded Aasimar Zen Archer 4 / Cleric 5 | HP 59 | AC 29 | T 23 | FF 26 | CMD 30 | Fort +12 | Ref +9 | Will +17 | Init +4 | Perc +18
"You people are mad," Zink says simply. "You leave us on a desert island, then attack us when we catch up with you, then send us after the captain who supposedly told the crew to attack us...mad, I say."
Nonetheless, he moves next to Balooo and does his awkward best to assist in launching the launch.
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
"Let's get out of here. And if the ship leaves again, I promise you, I'm coming back and killing every last one of you standing on this deck right now.". Fahd stares at the bird cage he was now holding. "And I'll eat this bird, too."
The party piles into a launch and rows to shore. After dragging the vessel up onto the beach alongside Lanteri's they notice a twenty-foot-tall stone monument rises above the brush in this small clearing. The monolith bears rows of weathered inscriptions. About thirty feet to the southeast, at the far end of the clearing, a large waterfall pours down from the cliffs above into a clear pool of water.
Cyclops:
Quote:
"Gates of Ghoral-Rey: Lighthouse and Temple"
"From this gate the Eyes of Ghol-Gan march to victory. We accept no other destiny. It is only to the song of victory we go forth, and it is to the sound of victory we return."
"Play the three-note key to enter. Failure to play the key will be punished."
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Fahd falls in line behind the others, letting the frackers do their thing. He keeps the birdcage in his hand, in case it might come in useful.
The party ventures through the powerful waterfall, getting thoroughly drenched but discovering the hidden architecture beneath.
A cracked landing of laid stone spreads before a pair of great stone doors. Vines and other plants grow over much of the waterfall-soaked granite that forms the walls and ceiling of this hidden entrance.
The doors, set about ten feet into the cliff face, are covered with runes and depictions of powerful one-eyed warriors and robed spellcasters fighting serpentfolk. Each side of the landing bears an alcove with a ten-foot-tall, chiseled humanoid statue with a single great eye, standing vigil. Piles of weeds and vines lie at the base of the doors and both statues, apparently recently cut or pulled from the rock. The floor of the stone landing is covered in mud and rocks. There are no visible windows or other entrances other than the main doors.
After being dragged under a pounding waterfall, Loudwing isn't quite as talkative. After a bit coercing from Balooo, the bird resumes its peculiar tune.
Loudwing's tune causes the doors to vibrate as their carved grooves seem to amplify the tones. The vibrations travel up into the stone structure until the doors open inward, revealing a large hall within.
The entry hall stands wide and open. Its carved stone ceiling is twenty feet high. A cyclopean marble statue stands on the left side of the hall, and a pile of rubble lies opposite it. Just past the statue, shadows envelop the hallway in absolute darkness. The walls depict religious rituals performed by giants with a single eye in the center of their foreheads and battles between the giantfolk and serpentlike humanoids.
Linguistics 15:
These runic carvings seem to describe the rise and fall of various chiefs and the establishment of cyclops enclaves across the pre-Earthfall region that later became the Shackles. The carvings include scenes of ritual blood sacrifice and a great war against the serpentfolk and reveal that the lighthouse served as a center of guidance and divination.
Tiefling Alchemist 6 (hp 17/39) | F +8 R +10 W +5 | AC 19 (23) T 14 FF 15 CMD 16 | Perception +15 (Darkvision) | Bombs 11/14
Melina, does in fact.
In a monotone, she chants:
"Gates of Ghoral-Rey: Lighthouse and Temple"
"From this gate the Eyes of Ghol-Gan march to victory. We accept no other destiny. It is only to the song of victory we go forth, and it is to the sound of victory we return."
"Play the three-note key to enter. Failure to play the key will be punished."
"How droll."
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Melina looks over the new runes. "Stories of blood sacrifice, wars of giants against pre-historic ophidian races. The usual."
"But this is interesting... the place served as a place of guidance and divination, and that's saying something for the cyclopes. I wonder how that worked?"
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Fahd didn't care for the history lesson about the Giants, Cyclopes; or anything else. He wanted to punch the Captain in the face for abandoning them and he wanted to do it now. He pulled his mutagen and drank it down lickety split.
He also pulled out his wand of curing and asked the others to use it on him.
A stone monolith lies shattered in this diamond-shaped alcove, reduced to large chunks of rubble. The larger fragments resemble the pylon standing outside the waterfall, though they bear different inscriptions. The withered body of a giant lies face down amid the wreckage.
Religion 20:
These are the remains of a destroyed gholdako, a mummified undead cyclops. They're known for spreading a supernatural rotting disease and possessing a breath weapon that permanently blinds its victims.
Heal 20:
This creature was destroyed years ago but is decomposing very slowly.
Linguistics 25:
The inscriptions on this pylon tells the tale of various shamans and seers who managed this place before it was abandoned after Earthfall.
Moving north, the party travels down another enormous hallway which opens into an expansive room. It's decorated with cyclopean statues stand that at attention, pointed toward the center of the room from alcoves set in the facing walls. At the northeastern end of the room, stairs lead ten feet up to a stone table.
Heartbreak Hinsin is slumped against the stone table, battered and bloodied but alive.
"That's gholdako remains - mummified undead cyclops. They're known for spreading a supernatural rotting disease and possessing a breath weapon that permanently blinds. But it was destroyed years ago"
"I plan on going back to the ship. To hell with Lanteri and to hell with her treasure. I'm not dying for this", Hinsin says bitterly. "We got split up a bit further ahead. It was some kind of giant."
He points at a section of the wall to the east. "There's a secret passage that way."
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
"Don't worry, I'm teaching the Captain a lesson. If you are going back to the ship, take this damned bird with you. If I'm to fight a giant, I'd look right stupid doing it with a birdcage in one hand."
Balooo feels around the wall at the location Hinsin indicated and quickly finds the catch for the secret passage.
I rotated the map 90 degrees to fit on the screen better. Keep in mind that until further notice, north = right.
This immense hall is grand in both scale and design. The room and attached southern antechamber measure over a hundred feet long from north to south. A raised dais sits in the center of the hall, flanked by two thick stone columns inscribed with runes from floor to ceiling. Two alcoves in the western wall remain dark and empty, and the northeastern corner has partly collapsed, scattering large slabs of worked stone and piles of dense rubble across the floor. More runes, similar to those on the columns, cover the walls and floor.
Balooo spots a wild-eyed Vancid Creed lighting a bomb from behind one of the pillars. Before he can react, the Magpie Princess's, artillerist hurls the explosive into the party's ranks.
