Foxy Quickpaw's - Shattered Star AP

Game Master Foxy Quickpaw

Atua continues her slow retreat while laying down fire...

Standard - lava blast nearest ooze
Move - fly away from the oozes

To Hit, lava blast: 1d20 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 24 + 1 = 36
+24 bridijiine +1 heroes feast

Damage, Lava Blast: 16d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, 6, 6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 5, 3, 1, 5) = 51
Damage, Burn: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4
and a DC 26 fort save vs Entrap if it hits, and DC 26 reflex to avoid catching on fire (Burn)

Ardan simply makes sure Atua has plenty of room to work as he marches down to the end of the corridor...

The slimes are really an annoyance. Too dangerous to ignore, but too slow to be a real threat.

Atua, Ardan
Spugnoir, Abomentolor, Grergof <--
Ooze(51), Ooze

Grergof continues to retreat looking to see if the others have this in hand.
Hopefully your magic can end these before the hallway ends.

HP 116/116
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F15/R15/W10 11 Fear Poison Immune (+11 Will save with hero's feast
Weapon in hand:
Special Effects: Heroes Feast (+11 HP +1 Attack/Will save, +4 vs. Poison/Fear) 6/23 bombsHeroism (+2 attack/saves/skills)
See Invisible
Countless Eyes(All around vision, can't be flanked)
Heighten Awareness (+2 Perception and Knowledge skills)Freedom of Movement, Communal Stone skin (10/Adamantine DR 128 points)

Force Bomb: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 278d4 + 7 ⇒ (4, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3) + 7 = 26
Force Bomb: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (18) + 17 = 358d4 + 7 ⇒ (3, 3, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2) + 7 = 25

"This is annoying." Abomentolor comlplains.

Disintegrate: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 2132d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 6, 5, 2, 5, 2, 1, 5, 3, 6, 3, 1, 4, 1, 6, 6, 2) = 107

Fort Save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Another ooze bites the dust. Dumb as they are the last one 'chases' the group anyway.

Atua, Ardan, Spugnoir, Abomentolor, Grergof <--
Ooze

"More lava isn't a solution to everything, but it can solve lots of things."

Atua continues to launch lava blasts while staying out of reach...
Standard - lava blast nearest ooze
Move - fly away from the oozes

To Hit, lava blast: 1d20 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 24 + 1 = 38
+24 bridijiine +1 heroes feast

Damage, Lava Blast: 16d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 6, 4, 1, 1, 4, 5, 6) = 47
Damage, Burn: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11
and a DC 26 fort save vs Entrap if it hits, and DC 26 reflex to avoid catching on fire (Burn)

Grergof continues to retreat looking to see if the others have this in hand.

Hopefully your magic can end these before the hallway ends.

"I think they have it in hand" replies Ardan as he waits at the end of the corridor.

HP 116/116
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/23 with Mutagen and shield)
Saves F15/R15/W10 11 Fear Poison Immune (+11 Will save with hero's feast
Weapon in hand:
Special Effects: Heroes Feast (+11 HP +1 Attack/Will save, +4 vs. Poison/Fear) 4/23 bombsHeroism (+2 attack/saves/skills)
See Invisible
Countless Eyes(All around vision, can't be flanked)
Heighten Awareness (+2 Perception and Knowledge skills)Freedom of Movement, Communal Stone skin (10/Adamantine DR 128 points)

Force Bomb: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 258d4 + 7 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 1, 4, 1, 4, 3) + 7 = 28
Force Bomb: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 338d4 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4) + 7 = 29

Grergof moves next to Ardan.
Yes it appears they do

Disintegrate: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 1532d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 6, 3, 4, 5, 1, 5, 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 6, 3, 5) = 118

Fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

This ooze resits the disintegration and keeps playing catch. Still hopeless, but with persistent stupor.

Atua, Ardan, Spugnoir, Abomentolor, Grergof <--
Ooze(131)

"Just let me deal with it" says Atua as she continues to launch lava...

Standard - lava blast nearest ooze
Move - fly away from the oozes

To Hit, lava blast: 1d20 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 24 + 1 = 32
+24 bridijiine +1 heroes feast

Damage, Lava Blast: 16d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 6, 6, 3, 5, 3, 3, 6, 1, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 1) = 62
Damage, Burn: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5
and a DC 26 fort save vs Entrap if it hits, and DC 26 reflex to avoid catching on fire (Burn)

Boy it's getting a bit hot in here for those oozes.

The last ooze gets burnt to death.

Back in the chamber: A rod of thunder and lightning lies hidden beneath the shards of a shattered crystal table. The ancient coins and gemstones that float in the air here do so as a strange result of the powerful magical energies running rampant in the palace—they can be gathered with ease, and are worth 14,000 gp in all.

Grergof gathers all the coins and gemstones and puts them in his bag.
Does anyone want this rod?

Might be useful if I run out of bombs. My gun doesn't seem useful against stuff like oozes and outsiders. I got it when we were back fighting undead.

"It's nice to fire off some high level spells, but there are only so many of them for a day." Abomentolor comments on the fight won. "How about your bombs? How long can you go on throwing them like candy on a parade?"

Down to just four I believe

"Well, there are only 2 more doors off of this upper hallway, shall we try this one?

Ardan moves to the next door (C7) and checks it for traps:

Perception, find traps: 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 16 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 10 + 10 = 68
16 ranks +3 trained +9 wis + 5 eyes of the eagle+2 luck+10 tears to wine +10 Sarzari Shadow Memory

You just were in C7

The door to the next room is opened.

C8 A silvery throne-like chair sits in the center of this otherwise empty room. Floating in the air before the chair is a slowly spinning, rune-carved disk. Another one of the magic-meditation rooms.

Ardan looks the room over carefully for hidden dangers and treasures...

Perception: 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 16 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 10 + 10 = 68
16 ranks +3 trained +9 wis + 5 eyes of the eagle+2 luck+10 tears to wine +10 Sarzari Shadow Memory

He also tries to figure out if the rune-carved disk is another spellwell (and if so, what school):

K Arcana: 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 16 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 10 = 52
16 ranks+3 trained+ 2 Int+2 luck+10 tears to wine

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 10 = 39
16 ranks+3 trained+ 2 Int+2 luck+10 tears to wine

You just were in C7

@ Foxy, Ok, after we fought the Marut, I thought we had doors for C6 to C8 left. If the oozes were C7 and this is C8, have we gone into C6?

Spugnoir let's Ardan handle things.

Ardan finds that it is indeed another spellwell for evocation. He also feels, that the chair is hot to the touch, because it is made of siccatite, one of the starmetals.

Anyone see anything of use I. Here?
Grergof looks around with his eyes and divine senses.
Perception: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (11) + 26 = 37

The room contains nothing but the obvious.

No sitting in the chair. Where now?

"Ardan pointed out that the star in the floor could take us somewhere."

What do you mean it can take us someplace?
I have no idea what you are talking about…. An evocation spellwell isn’t that like a trap? Why are you talking about transportation?

"Ask Ardan. He wasn't more specific about it."

This post.

Before we zip away to somewhere else, I say we rest up. I'm down to just a few bombs.

"I agree with you Spugnoir, unless there is a pressing reason to push ahead, I would not want to follow a teleportation circle to an unknown destination without being at full capability. Especially in such a place as this...Resting before we do so would be the smart choice."

@Foxy, which room haven't we gone into from C6-C8?

You visited all. C6 was just unremarkable.

Since we went everywhere. Do we use the star or go down in the water next?

If we go into the water, I should prepare water breathing extracts.

"A rest would be nice, but where? Shall I set up my mansion here?"

We could also go back to the city with our wayfinders and rest there/stock up on any scrolls.
But if we rest will Atua go back to her home? She has been Very useful so far.

"Indeed, rest here in Abo's mansion or simply go back to Magnimar using the wayfinders ability to make doorways? If we go back to Magnimar, we may as well retrieve that siccatite chair, being made of starmetals, it is undoubtedly very valuable. I am not sure if the spell-wells can be moved, but if they can, we should go back and take them as well, if only to deny their use to Xin..."

@Foxy, can the spell-wells (evocation and enchantment so far) be moved?

...

But if we rest will Atua go back to her home? She has been Very useful so far.

"Thank you Brother Grergof. No, I will not go home. I am bound to the cause of defeating Xin for a full 16 days."

You have a starmetal chair and a disc. I assume that the star metal is related to the school and if you remove the chair, you destroy the spell well. If you have a way to bring the whole setup - at least the floor with everything on it, there might be a chance to have it still work.

"If you have no pressing matters, you're welcome to stay after those 16 days."

You have a starmetal chair and a disc. I assume that the star metal is related to the school and if you remove the chair, you destroy the spell well. If you have a way to bring the whole setup - at least the floor with everything on it, there might be a chance to have it still work.

Ah, I had not realized the chair was part of the spellwell as it got mentioned separately; clearly not portable...

If we go back, we can sell some things and perhaps prepare better. There seem to be many constructs and adamantine would be good for felling them

Sounds like heading back to town makes the most sense.
I suggest we plan on going down into the water next. Atua do you need to do anything to deal with being under the water?

Spugnoir bleeps everyone back to the city after they engage in theft.

"If you have no pressing matters, you're welcome to stay after those 16 days."

"I do have some responsibilities - perhaps you could come visit me..."

"Thank you Spugnoir. Should we call up Lini?"

I'd like to propose calling up Lini and selling our loot, and possibly buying some stuff. After the encounter with the Children of Light, where we ended up with 3 insane people out of 4, I think we should invest in upgrading saving throws... Cloak of Resitance + 5 is only 25000, and you can add a Lucky Horseshoe for 6800 (+1 luck) and a cracked pale green prism Ioun stone is 4000 (+1 competence). I suspect we have enough to help out Spug and Abo (and maybe Grergof too; I can repair the horn of blasting by getting praying for a make whole spell, given 15 minutes.

"I've heard my name?" a randomly strolling along gnome inquires sticking her head into the conversation.

Why yes! Another batch of highly tradable items from Xin's fortress. No doubt you can get more due to them being historical artifacts.