Even if Jair understand Terran, she's unable to speak it.
She casts calm emotion while maintening the illusion. Will DC21
@GM veil gave the illusion of height, so we look like normal sized Shaitan ;)
Jair, unless you have some way of casting the spell without being noticed, this will trigger an initiative roll. Do you still want to do this? (Sidenote: some GMs let PCs cast offensive spells before initiative has been triggered but in my view, unless you have the advantage of surprise, the pre-initiative moment is much like the classic situation of gunslingers facing off in a duel, each ready to draw their pistol and shoot. Everyone is ready to act, so there's no room for "free" actions before initiative starts. Plus, the action economy already so massively favors the players, there's no need to give y'all *extra* actions! Hope that makes sense.)
Also, noted about the PCs all having the illusion of being Large sized.
Also, is Caspar the friendly Spectre in the doorway as noted on the map and is it under the effect of veil as well?
AC18(T12,FF16) CMD16| HP 61/70| F +9 R +5 W +14 | Init +1, Perc +7, Sense Motive +15 | Haste
He's under the effect of the veil, I can target up to 8 people.
I will let Electra try to peacefully end this encounter.
If it doesn't work, then I will cast calm emotion. And I agree with your point of view of gunslinger's duel ;)
Doodle waits on Electra to take the lead and communicate with the creature. If her words can be translated, Doodle will try to help with the calming process.
HP 65/65 Ac 12 FF 10 T 12 F 7 R 7 W 7 (+2/+3vs Elemental Spells)/ Ini +8 Perc +15
Wizard Conjurer (9)
Looking at Lasa, hoping for another touch to aid her in her diplomacy.
Electra smiles at the earthson and continues.
"With your permission, we would like to repair and do some maintenance on this great machine behind you. We were explicity tasked to do so.
So with your permission? "
[i]Why in Nethys name am I supposed to talk to people. I want my books back. Did everyone else sleep in their language classes?"[/B]
Diplo:1d20 - 1 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (19) - 1 + 2 + 6 = 26
Ilaton mutters to himself. "Brethren? Intruders? But what? Visions from a dream? How now, comes here these ones, and with what intent? Stand ready. Aye, more suffering, always more. They shall pay! Or will they? They are as my brethren, yet they speak strangely. But the fashions of language must change with the centuries, just as with raiment. Have they come to free me? Or no, perhaps they have come to... That must not be! 'Tis strange, most strange, these tricks the mind plays... Where am I? How long have I been here? They must not...!"
As Electra speaks to him he seems to become a bit less hostile.
"You ask after the elemental gauge. Of course it is here - " he gestures to the astrolabe-like device in the corner of the room - "and if you meddle with it, mayhap I shall die! That must not be! How strange, after all these years, that yet I fear to die... Yet I must live. While there is yet hope, I must live. Brethren or no, do not think I will let you handle the elemental gauge! Did I not help create it? Am I not Ilaton? I think I am... but it has been so long? Have you heard my name? Do outlanders yet remember me? Do my brethren?"
He glares through the doorway at Electra and then down at the elemental gauge, where portions of the inscriptions flare with a ghostly light. "I have seen that jewel you carry. Oh yes, I have seen what it can wreak. Oh, the jewel, I’ve seen its smooth surface, heard the voice that compels obedience. Perhaps I should let you handle the elemental gauge. But to what end? You know as well as I that only a living mortal can affect it. Shaitans such as ourselves cannot operate it.”
He looks at Tonkk in puzzlement, seemingly not understanding Common, before speaking with him - and everyone - telepathically.
You are strange shaitans, speaking strange non-shaitan tongues. Or have I been here so long that I have forgotten what it is to be a shaitan?!? No!!! I am a shaitan. Of that I am sure. And I obey my vows, as all such as we must. But what's that you say - you wish to make me free?!? Ha ha haha ahaahahahahahah ah Ha HAAAAA. Aye, I share your wish. Now if only you had brought a living mortal with you, perhaps it could operate the gauge and free that accursed Ocosten from his stony prison and then perhaps I could finally be free. But alas, you are shaitan just as myself, so surely you understand how it is...
AC18(T12,FF16) CMD16| HP 61/70| F +9 R +5 W +14 | Init +1, Perc +7, Sense Motive +15 | Haste
Jair tries to tell to Electra to say to the Shaitan that she will call a human slave to operate the device and to design herself (Jair) to get the slave.
Conditions: Magic Circle Against Evil 10' radius around Lasaraleen (80 minutes); Veil to make all look like shaitans; Reminder about how negative levels work. Electra - dmg; Sage Jewel;
Jair - dmg; Heroism (80 minutes);
Lasaraleen - dmg; Divine Favor, Shield of Faith, Freedom of Movement; Comprehend Languages;
Caspar (Jair's Green Spectre) - dmg;
Merisiel - dmg; 1 CHA dmg; 4 negative levels; Bull's Strength;
Doodle - dmg; 4 negative levels; Heroism; Mirror Image (5);
Tonkk - dmg; 1 CHA dmg; 2 negative levels;
Ilaton (Yellow) - dmg;
Sorry for the delay in posting - father-in-law's funeral was Sunday - things have been a bit hectic
Ilaton watches as Electra moves into the room (Moved your token on the map) to investigate the apparatus. When she touches it, the elemental gauge’s gears begin to whirl and its dials spin. Unfortunately, she is unable to understand exactly what the dials are measuring. He appears both intrigued and worried at her machinations, but ultimately disappointed as she appears uncertain about its operation. He speaks, again telepathically so that all of you may understand, "It is most peculiar that the device responds to your touch, strange shaitan, for those accursed Jistkans arranged it so that we shaitans could not operate the device. Long have I suffered here, contemplating their trickery in telling us to construct the device so that it could only be operated by a living mortal. And yet now you operate it...?"
As Jair returns to the room in disguise, Ilaton seemingly grows more and more agitated, and as she begins to work on the device (which also responds to her (mortal) touch), he speaks once more, "Something is not right! You appear as Shaitans, and yet most of you know not the Terran tongue. This one - pointing to Electra - can operate the gauge like a mortal, yet knows not how it functions! This one - pointing to the disguised Jair - is a Shaitan who now attempts to look like a mortal! This one - pointing to Doodle - appears as many mirrors to my weary eyes. And all of you, if my senses do not deceive me again, are not truly Shaitans at all! What trickery is this I know not, but Ilaton has not languished here so long only for you fiends to destroy me with your meddling with the elemental gauge. You must pay for your treachery!"
Pathfinders are up! The bold may act. Those of you with negative levels: please remember to apply to relevant penalty to your rolls.
Also, note that Prayer (rounds/level) lapsed while Jair was out of the room changing into her disguise.
A meta-note: I'll be completely off the grid between Thursday and Tuesday. Barring something very unexpected I imagine that we won't finish this fight before that, but otherwise we are nearing the end of the scenario.
Conditions: Magic Circle Against Evil 10' radius around Lasaraleen (80 minutes); Veil to make all look like shaitans; Reminder about how negative levels work. Electra - dmg; Sage Jewel;
Jair - dmg; Heroism (80 minutes);
Lasaraleen - dmg; Divine Favor, Shield of Faith, Freedom of Movement; Comprehend Languages; Spiritual Weapon (exp. round 9);
Caspar (Jair's Green Spectre) - dmg;
Merisiel - dmg; 1 CHA dmg; 4 negative levels; Bull's Strength;
Doodle - dmg; 4 negative levels; Heroism; Mirror Image (5);
Tonkk - dmg; 1 CHA dmg; 2 negative levels;
Ilaton (Yellow) - 9 dmg;
Lasaraleen sends a spiritual scimitar straight from Sarenrae hurtling towards the shaitan, striking him a forceful blow, but not a critical one.
Jair seeks to calm Ilaton with a spell...
Will DC 21:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
... however, the genie resists her magic.
The bold may act!
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE NOTE: As previously mentioned, I'll be offline from tomorrow until late Tuesday. I'm not sure if I'll get a chance to post again later tonight - depends on how packing goes - but I'll pick things up when I get back. Sorry for any inconvenience - I'm sure you are all ready to finish the scenario! The end is in sight...
HP 65/65 Ac 12 FF 10 T 12 F 7 R 7 W 7 (+2/+3vs Elemental Spells)/ Ini +8 Perc +15
Wizard Conjurer (9)
Electra casts summon monster 2 to summon a lesser earth elemental. at the enemy after boosting her int by enveloping herself deeper in the mantle of the black rider.
+3int "We do not have to fight! This can be resolved peacefully. Do you not want to leave this place?"
Conditions: Magic Circle Against Evil 10' radius around Lasaraleen (80 minutes); Veil to make all look like shaitans; Reminder about how negative levels work. Electra - dmg; Sage Jewel; summon monster 2 (lesser earth elemental) in process; blind (Will save at the end of your turn to remove);
Jair - dmg; Heroism (80 minutes);
Lasaraleen - dmg; Divine Favor, Shield of Faith, Freedom of Movement; Comprehend Languages; Spiritual Weapon (exp. round 9); blind (Will save at the end of your turn to remove);
Caspar (Jair's Green Spectre) - 47 dmg; 10 temp hp; Merisiel - dmg; 1 CHA dmg; 4 negative levels; Bull's Strength;
Doodle - dmg; 4 negative levels; Heroism; Mirror Image (5);
Tonkk - 34 dmg; 1 CHA dmg; 2 negative levels;blind (Will save at the end of your turn to remove);
Ilaton (Yellow) - 41 dmg; 2 negative levels;
Sorry for the delay in getting the game back on track. I arrived home on Tuesday and found both wife and baby very sick and in need of a lot of care. Just now finally getting a few moments to get caught up. Hopefully we can now bring this fight (and the scenario) to a good end. You have all been very patient!
Doodle sends two magic bolts of force through the open doorway, both striking the shaitan.
Merisiel decides to delay until the action becomes clearer.
Tonkk moves into the room and past Ilaton. Though the creature has not yet acted, somehow he is able to lash out at Tonkk with his earth breaker as he moves past, dealing him a fierce blow.
Tonkk strikes out as well, hitting the creature, though the blow is not the critical strike it at first threatened to be.
@Tonkk, yes, he is wearing a breastplate and wielding an earth breaker.
Electra begins to cast a spell to summon an earth elemental. Although she does this within his reach, Ilaton does not strike out at her, perhaps due to being preoccupied with Tonkk.
Similarly, Ilaton does not attack Caspar as he flies past, and the spectre is able to reach out and drain some of Ilaton's life force, making itself temporarily stronger.
The shaitan now attempts to respond, seemingly furious. He speaks, once again, in each of the Pathfinders' minds: "Invaders! You shall rue the day that you came here and attempted to trick me and steal the elemental gauge! You shall pay!"
Swiftly, a spray of glitter flies forth into the room, making four of the Pathfinders exceptionally fabulous. The pink square on the map marks the 10' radius spread
Tonkk, Lasaraleen, and Electra are all blinded by the glittery dust; only Jair is able to blink her way past the spell. You may each make another Will save at the end of your turns to remove the blindness
GM screen:
Tonkk, Lasaraleen, and Electra are blinded until just before Ilaton's turn on round 8
Then the enraged genie unleashes a barrage of blows from its earth breaker at Caspar.
All three blows hit the enslaved spectre, though they each seem to do only half damage to its incorporeal form. The temporary life force that Caspar had just stolen from Ilaton does little to cushion the undead creature from the savage blows, though its incorporeal nature somehow helps it to survive, at least for the moment.
HP 65/65 Ac 12 FF 10 T 12 F 7 R 7 W 7 (+2/+3vs Elemental Spells)/ Ini +8 Perc +15
Wizard Conjurer (9)
Electra carefully summons the infront of her and orders it to guard her.
Blind she carefully hides and concentrates on seeing again.
Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Doodle sends two more bolts of force towards the creature, both of which seem to hit with full effect.
Tonkk attempts to sunder Ilaton's armor, but both blows go astray due to his blindness. Fortunately, the barbarian is able to shake the glitter out of his eyes and can once again see normally.
Blindly, Electra completes her summoning spell. The lesser earth elemental appears in front of her. Ordered to guard Electra, the creature interprets that as an instruction to attack the obviously menacing genie in front of it...
Good news: reading Electra's earth elemental abilities, I realized that I forgot to apply the -4 atk and -4 dmg vs airborne creatures (due to the earth mastery ability, which Ilaton also has), on its attacks vs Caspar. This makes his first attack on Caspar a miss, and reduces the damage totals on the second and third attacks. I've adjusted Caspar's dmg accordingly.
Electra, you still have your full round 2 actions available if you wish to use them. Your summoning spell is a full round action, which means that it doesn't take effect until the start of the round after you started casting it, but it doesn't use that round's actions. You are, however, blind for any round 2 actions you may wish to take. At the end of your round 2 actions, you are able to shake off the glitterdust and are no longer blinded.
With Lasaraleen blinded, her spiritual weapon returns to her side and hovers there, awaiting new orders.
relevant text from the spell:
If the weapon goes beyond the spell range, if it goes out of your sight, or if you are not directing it, the weapon returns to you and hovers.
Lasaraleen, note that you will still be able to direct the spiritual weapon to attack again, as a move action, once you regain your sight. Also, like Electra, you still have your actions available for round 2 (even if the spiritual weapon continued attacking, you need no actions to have it continue on the same target), though of course you are still blind. And, like Electra, you shake off the glitterdust at the end of your turn.
Electra and Lasaraleen (both blind), and Merisiel are up! Merisiel never posted a round 1 action after delaying to wait for Tonkk. If she doesn't post by later today will one of you please bot her? I can do it but prefer if players do.
HP 65/65 Ac 12 FF 10 T 12 F 7 R 7 W 7 (+2/+3vs Elemental Spells)/ Ini +8 Perc +15
Wizard Conjurer (9)
Electra can unfortunately not use another action as all her meaningful actions need he ability to target her enemy.
Round three she will act again fully!
I think all my remaining spells are not good while blinded!"
The first two blows connect with the spectre, whose incorporeal nature reduces the damage as usual. Caspar still stands (flies, actually), but looks wobbly.
