"I'm not even going to try. Those things don't react to magic anyway." Abomentolor assumes, as it looks like just another quippolith to him.
We took so long with the dragon, Most of my spells have warn off. So anything I should know about this…. Shoggoth was it?
Darius checks, that Grergof is not asking him. Because, he for sure has no clue what that thing it. To him all those tentacled creatures with abundant eyes and mouths all look the same.
After Spugnoir translates the question and then the answer, Grergof gets the information that "It's only half formed. Nothing to worry too much. Just whacking it, until it stops moving."
Hit it until it dies. I still have extracts for people.
1.Shield(used),CLW,Shield,Targeted Bomb,True Strike,Enlarge Person,Increased Awareness
2.See Invisible(used),Cure Moderate Wounds,Ablative Barrier,Barkskin,Ironskin
3.Haste,Heroism(used),Resist Energy-Communal(used),Countless Eyes(used),Displacement
4.Restoration,Death Ward,Death Ward,Restoration
5.Communal Stoneskin(used),Freedom of Movement
Grergof takes the second shield extract and another enlarge person. Then he uses divine bond to set his flail glowing again and cast divine favor on himself. That done he cast grace on himself and wades in so he can safely get his first huge smash off with his flail.
Grergof hits the beast hard, but it looks like it will need a few more hits to end its slimy existance.
The beast lashes out and grabs for Grergof, but fails to do so. The shoggoth gives voice to sounds and words sane life was not meant to hear.
Grergof heals himself as he activatees his boots and goes to town with his flail.
Haste Attack:
I could use some healing here!
Abomentolor casts grater invisibility on Darius. "Your job."
The slimy mass is resistant to smashing, but it doesn't help much.
"How am I going to reach him up there?"
Abomentolor adds a quickened fly to the cleric.
Darius casts a cure spell on Grergof.
Spugnoir tosses a fire bomb
The beast takes a little burn. Then suddenly three of the moon beasts join the fight. Two move up to the gnome and the alchemist. The other one works magic on Grergof.
The bowl monster lashes out at Grergof too.
Spugnoir steps back and puts three holy bombs into the tentacles face of his moonbeast
The golemb bombs Spunoirs beast
fire
Spugnoir bombs the moonbeast within an inch of its life.
Abomentolor also step back and tries a disintegrate on his beast.
Grergof heals himself as he activates his boots again as he continues the yomen’s work with with his flail.
Haste Attack:
LOH himself
It hits hard! Very hard I can’t keep up.
Darius helps Spugnoir's Moon Beast to the other side.
The moon beast is not impressed by the disintegrate. Grergof on the other hand turns the beast into a bowl of monster soup. Because the beast can't keep up even more, as it has noone to heal or support it. Darius also offs an opponent.
Now in position the moon beasts start going all clawy and grabby at the visible party members.
You just saw us kill the dragon and your summon, why would you attack us? We could have helped you and left you alive.
Grergof heals himself and turns on the moon beasts who were silly enough to attack him and his companions.
LOH himself
HP 110/110
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F13/R13/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects:Heroism(+2 attack/skills/saves)See invisible (150 minutes),Countless Eyes (15 hours),Shield(+4 AC),Resist Energy-Communal(30) on everyone,Shield(+4 ac on Darius)
Bombs:14/21 Stoneskin-Communal(10/DR 150 points) on everyone
Spugnoir bombs the most injured Moonbeast.
acid
As it worked so well, Darius tries to shoot another beast with light.
Abomentolor tries a quickened scorching ray at the beast to get it out of his face.
Grergof's moon beast is turned into pastry, with a proper clubbing. The other three manage together to take down Abomentolor's beast. Which leaves only the beast that was busy doing the ritual. Which the beast continues to do, even though it makes no sense anymore.
HP 110/110
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F13/R13/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects:Heroism(+2 attack/skills/saves)See invisible (150 minutes),Countless Eyes (15 hours),Shield(+4 AC),Resist Energy-Communal(30) on everyone,Shield(+4 ac on Darius)
Bombs:14/21 Stoneskin-Communal(10/DR 150 points) on everyone
Spugnoir bashes the beast
Grergof moves over to the last moonbeast.
I sure hope it was worth turning on us.
Then Grergof smashes the creature with his flail to end the summoning ritual.
Darius walks over to the last beast too.
Only grergof hits it. The monster tries to move away and plane-shift.
So so we head back home or take care of those no good ghouls at the entrance?
Let's just head back home
"I'm fine with either way. At least those ghouls don't have a resistance to magic."
"But why would you care. No one would stumble by accident into this place. And the first one we met was rather nice."
After all the problems we had with the Whipering way, leaving undead alone feels wrong.
But you are right. It is safe here and they will clean up these bodies. So I guess, let’s go home.
"Walk, or magic to the entrance? Also how does the way back work?"
There must be a way back. Well...We might ask the ghouls. Bribe them with all these corpses.
Morcruft, the ghoul the group found back in the place before passing through the portal can tell, that falling off the ledge will do the trick. But in a very painful way as it is a hard landing.
None of the ghouls know a proper way to do this without hurting oneself.
How ling does one fall? A few seconds, minutes, hours?
"Only a short fall. No more than a minute." Morcruft replies.
On the platform outside in the cold you find an almost invisible vortex, right where you arrived. Stepping into that - as tried out by Abomentolor out of curiosity - leads back to the other side of the portal too, without the falling part.
The rest of the way back is long, but uneventful. First through the ancient underground structure, then back through the wilderness until you reach Magnimar again.
No demiliches at least
Based on the dragon's reaction, that is probably the sloth shard, So as soon as we pull it out, I doubt we will get the holder to move.
Grergof says as they walk back to the Mansion to ask the secretary if Lady Heidmarch is available to see them.
A rest and perhaps some shopping
"I'm sorry, but Mrs. Heidmarch isn't here at the moment. She will return tomorrow around noon. I'll inform her that you are back as soon as she arrives." Margaret explains.
Thank you Ms. Margaret. I appreciate this.
Grergof shepherds the others out and then turns.
Back to the tavern or the temple?
"Depends on the tavern and the temple. I can also offer my portable mansion."
To the tavern!
There are many taverns in Magnimar, but no one feels like finding out which on is the best, so it's not the very best, but the very first the group ends up in.
As the search starts in uptown it is a sophisticated establishment, where walking in wearing adventuring gear draws some disapproving looks. The receptionist offers four rooms and some of their services, which include baths and laundry. He doesn't offer a table yet.
The other guests are wearing fine garb and jewellery and are taken care of by a waiter that stands ready for each table. The meals served could rival what Abomentolor's mansion has to offer. Some of the conversations are about business, some about upcoming events in town. But all is very civilized and the atmosphere closer to a library than a watering hole.