From Shore To Sea (Inactive)

Game Master Baerlie

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 Kiyomi feels fairly Fortitude-y.

Perc: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33
Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

There. Mollok points. [b]There is a steep, roughly carved staircase descending to the shore along the southern cliff.
[b]

Fortitude: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

"I see it,"Li replies. "Are the people serving willfully? I see no guards."

Clandelve stalks toward the villagers.

"Nae doobt thaur is somethin' keepin' them 'ere," he says. He looks for signs of any guards or what the villagers might be doing, exactly.

perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Sorry, busy day. Family coming, trying to clean the house...

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Does Etrigan need one as well? If so:
Etrigan Fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Iason is slow to resume walking-- as he has to stop and argue quietly with Etrigan for a few minutes until the beast grudgingly leaves his meal and lopes along forward.

"It could be fear of punishment keeping them in line," he says with a shrug. "The will of slaves is often easily enough broken. Still, let us go down this stair you've found-- perhaps they have some insights into the damnable island."

Eshshah nods and quickly moves towards the stairs.

The trench leads into a cave in the cliff face, 50 feet deep and 30 feet wide, eerily lit by two will-o’-wisp globes. The canal extends for the length of the cave and terminates at a partially uncovered wall of strange, sculpted coral. You hear the sounds of metal scraping on stone from the other side of the wall.

Most of the villagers are gillmen. They all suffer from the island's warping.

"Magic is slowly killin' aw ay them, as it is killin' us," Clandelve observes. He prepares himself to take a closer look.

"We need tae gie aff thes rock...the sooner th' better!"

knowledge engineering: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Should we approach?

Kiyomi growls ahead, warning the group of the gillmen. She follows warily if the group tries to approach.

Iason idly scans for magic as they approach. "I don't know about killing them," he observes, "but they are definitely mind-bound here by some enchantment or another. Probably we won't be able to convince them to leave. --no, Etrigan."

Kn Engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

"Now this is interesting," he says, when he reaches the coral wall and has a chance to look it over.

"This appears to be a foundation for some other structure, perhaps. And the slaves have been tasked to dig to uncover it? More strangely, I hear the sound of tools against stone on the other side. They cannot be trying to break into this structure, or there would be no noises from the other side. Very strange..."

Eshshah quickly heads closer "We must at least try to free them, or at least find out why they are here."

Do you think they will attack us if we try to talk to them?

Eshshah looks back over her shoulder "Only one way to find out!"

I was afraid you would say that. Mollok mumbles. Better get ready for the worse just in case... The tiefling awaits a few moments for the group to prepare and than approuches the coral wall and tries to make peaceful contact.

Hello there, we are friends. What are you guys doing over there?

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 6 + 1 = 27

Iason tags along with, gesturing Etrigan to stay back a few dozen paces as he is scary.

"Are you from Blackcove?" he asks politely, his words simplistic but his tone friendly and calm. "We have come from there. We're friends."

Aid another, Diplo: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Kiyomi bounds along behind the others, occasionally jumping around Etrigan and trying to convince him to play a game with her.

Eshshah nods at Mollok's introduction and smiles as well.

Diplomacy Assist: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

You head down the path and try to talk to the villagers, but they do not answer. Most of them ignore you and phlegmatically continue to work, a few others study you with dead-eyed gazes.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

"Enslaved by magic" Eshshah spits.

"Lets see what they are doing here and figure out if there's anyway to release them."

Kiyomi barks at several of the villagers, trying to get them to pay attention to her. When they will not do so, she whines a bit and goes back to trying to get Etrigan to play with her.

sense motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Nae as much as some," Clandelve mutters quietly after hearing Eshshah's comment about the slaves to magic with a glance at Iason.

"Thaur main be a way tae free them," he suggests, looking around.

perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Continue down the path, I suppose.

Mollok nods in agreement to Eshshah and searches for clues about what is going on here while advancing with the group.

Take 10 for perception 30.

"Well, as we already thought, charmed," Iason says with a nod, completely ignoring Clandelve's muttered comment. "Etrigan-- pick up that fellow there-- no, do not hurt him-- and deposit him thirty feet over... yes, like that, thank you."

The devil leaves off pulling faces at Kiyomi to go do this. The villager I assume? just resumes work. Etrigan chuckles.

"Broken little dolls, whose toil
"Amounts to naught but shifted soil
"This can be said of all flesh-born--
"Short-lived, then buried, and few to mourn."

"Spare us all your insights, please," Iason says with an eyeroll. "Well, if there is nothing else of interest down here..."

He lets the others conclude their search before ambling back to the stairs.

Etrigan picks up one of the villagers and attempts to move him like a chess figure, unfortunately the villager is not amused and starts to hit Etrikgan with the shovel. He does not stop until left alone.

Iason finds this amusing and barks a laugh; Etrigan just growls, and raises a hand to claw the peasant, only to be stopped by Iason's sharp "No."

Hissing, the devil leaves the villager be and lopes back to his master's side.

Clandelve shakes his head at the fate of the villagers, then follows the others back to the stairs.

Next place, then...

"The only thing worse than a slaver," says Li, "Is a one who enslaves the mind. All should be free to explore their own potential."

He frowns and walks on.

Kinda lost track but I think at this poitn we've been everywhere but b9?

Let's do B9...

B9!

B9 it is!

B9

You move to the structure in the center of the island. Tall, cracked walls surround this structure. They are punctuated by two grand arched entryways, only one of which still stands. Massive, verdigris-coated mounts for huge lenses hover lazily over the complex, their glass long ago shattered, while ruined aqueducts lead away from the structure in sweeping curves, disappearing into the island’s foliage.

The Graceful, still standing, crumbling archways open into a large bathing
room. Two pools stand in the center of the room, full of stagnant water.

a new map is online

"How has no one found this place before now?" wonders Li. He moves to stand guard, bow in hand.

Iason shrugs, gazing around. "Perhaps they did. Perhaps they were affected by the same curse currently transforming us.... and never left."

He casts a spell to detect magic, and turns about in place, examining the structure, and the two pools. "Etrigan, forward please, see what is there..."

The devil lopes forward, further into the structure.

Is this a pyramid? If so, Etrigan will start climbing up towards the top.

Clandelve spits and follows Etrigan forward, his hammer at the ready.

perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Eshshah nervously starts flickering in and out of time, and hurries up the stairs to keep pace with Etrigan.

Kiyomi follows along as well, sniffing and watching for dangers.
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24 plus Scent.

Mollok stays in the back with Iason. He looks around, weary of the place.

Take 10 in perception for a 30.

You advance into the complex. A marvel of engineering, the interior of the complex is a deep, stepped well plunging to a dry basin below. Each level consists of a narrow walkway with steep stairs in the corners that lead to the level below, creating a spiraling descent to the bottom of the pit. Half of the structure is ruined, with debris littering large portions of the walkways.
it is some kind of an upside down pyramid

Suddenly woman breaks from the overgrown ruins ahead, shrieking as three dark shapes bear down on her. The creatures look like flying mats of tangled seaweed, but with toothy maws. The woman abruptly stops, cut off in mid-scream, as the closest creature moans horribly, then drops down and completely engulfs her. The woman is already injured. You can see gills on her throat and her skin is pale.

if you don't want to help her, just tell me ;)

Round 1
Kiyomi
Eshshah
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Cloaker blue
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Etrigan
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Cloaker green
Cloaker red
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Mollok
Li
Iason
Clandelve

Eshshah hurries ahead, casting Divine Favor

"Desna will aid in your freedom!"

Kiyomi sees three flying creatures and hangs her head in shame. Cuz... no tripping.
But she still runs toward them, hoping to help the woman. Double move up the stupid pyramid thingy.

this stupid pyramid thingy actually is a reversed pyramid, top down, the part which usually is the top is in this case a dry well and at the bottom ;)

While Eshshah casts a spell the small fox rushes forward to help the woman.

One of the cloakers moves away from the woman and stops in front of Kiyomi. it's hovering close to you, close enough to bite

Round 1
Kiyomi
Eshshah
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Cloaker blue
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Etrigan
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Cloaker green
Cloaker red
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Mollok
Li
Iason
Clandelve

Etrigan gleefully scampers down into the pit for the nearest foe, and takes a bite. Will provoke if it has reach, AC 25

Bite, PA: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 2 = 19
Damage, PA, flaming: 1d6 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 10 + (2) = 14

Mollok fires his crossbow at one of the flying creatures

Attk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Bolt: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Etrigan goes for the nearest foe and bites, but before that the foe takes it's chance to strike with its tail but misses. Etrigan's teeth sink deeply into the creature's flesh.
Aoo blue vs. Etrigan: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 miss

While one of the cloakers tries to engulf its prey the other one moves towards you. double move of red, hovering close to Eshshah, close enough to be hit
CMB vs. prey: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Li shoots two arrows at the cloaker next to the woman and hits twice. Molloks's crossbow bolt goes wide and hits the floor instead.

Round 1 & 2
Kiyomi
Eshshah
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Cloaker blue -14HP
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Etrigan
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Cloaker green -15HP
Cloaker red
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Mollok
Li
Iason
Clandelve

Clandelve, a little farther from the action than he would like to be, rushes forward as quickly as his dwarven legs will carry him.

double move

Eshshah briefly disapears and reappears 5ft further along, swinging at the nearby cloaker twice with her kukris.

Keen Kukri: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Kukri: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

As a reminder I currently have 20% concealment from Time Flicker

"Save the woman!" Eshshah shouts back.

If anybody within 40ft of Eshshah gets grappled she will cast liberating command on them, giving them an immediate escape artist check with an extra +12

Kiyomi jumps and kicks the cloaker next to her twice.
brawler's flurry: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
damage: 1d3 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
flurry 2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
damage: 1d3 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Iason strides forward and calls forth a magic of speed on some in the party. Haste on Eshshah, Kiyomi, Clandelve, Iason, and Li