hp 63/63 | AC 19 (20 vs. M+) T 13 FF 18 | Per +10 (+12 traps/ug, +14 both) | F +8 R +5 W -0 (+4 vs fear) (addtl. +2 vs spells)| CMB +8 | CMD 19 | Spd 20' | Init +1 (+3 ug)
Hogrym studies the movements of his new foe before attacking again.
Male Elf Magus (Hexcrafter) 10 - HP 83/83 - AC 21/T: 14/FF:19 - Perception +7 (+10 near familiar) - F: +12/ R: +11/ W: +8 (+2 vs. Enchantments) - CMB: +11- CMD: 25, Speed: 30, Init. +2 - Arcane Pool +3 10/10
"All right, everyone, listen up!" shouts Amarthecthel. "We're going to make a fighting withdrawal back to the main chamber where Dyn can more easily heal us. I'm going to be the last out. I'm going to draw this thing's attention and then you're all going to move to the main chamber. Ready? Go!"
Amarthecthel delays his actions until after the lion-dog. Assuming he is not too badly hurt, he'll then immediately act to leave the lion-dog an attack of opportunity (hopefully the only one it has). Pelkin and Twigg are then free to withdraw down the tunnel. Amarthecthel will follow as he can.
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
Dyn Ramil wrote:
Sorry Pelkin, you are self-healing, and I am still trying to leave room down here in case people want to back down the hallway.
Ah, good idea. Leaving a place to retreat is wise. This is why you are the cleric I guess!
That bite succeeds, but moving through the pain, Amarthecthel heads down the hall.
If I didn't move you enough, please correct it. Sounded like you were trying to be the last one to leave the hallway.
However, the other lion creature, sees an open spot, and immediately leaps forward.
Horgrym and Pelkin, however, are in prime spot to engage the beast as it moves towards Twigg!
Horgrym and Pelkin: You BOTH get an AoO against A2! However, since the square it was in when triggering the AoO is the same square A3 is in (kitty corner from the wall), it'll be at the same -2 penalty.
Twigg, playing out A2's bite, but there is a fair chance that your two adjacent melee attackers may prevent it!
Seeing a much smaller target this time around, the aberration tries to wolf down the gnome.
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
Pelkin sees an opportunity to attack the creature!
No, A2 delayed for any opening and A3 already had it's turn. So by your turn, both creatures will retain their positions... barring you ending the creatures. :)]
@Pelkin: In order to save Twigg, Pelkin swings his blade with all the accuracy he can muster... and succeeds! The blade savagely cuts into the creature but it's not enough to stop it until...
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
To save a little time...
Attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 for Damage:1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14The attack will not matter.
If Horg kills the enemy with his AoO, Pelkin step 5' to the south and then will cast Litany of Sloth as a swift action on the remaining creature so that it can't take AoOs, thus allowing Twigg to move out if he wishes. If he still lives Twigg is trapped so I'll save it, unless he has a way to move through its square.
Male Elf Magus (Hexcrafter) 10 - HP 83/83 - AC 21/T: 14/FF:19 - Perception +7 (+10 near familiar) - F: +12/ R: +11/ W: +8 (+2 vs. Enchantments) - CMB: +11- CMD: 25, Speed: 30, Init. +2 - Arcane Pool +3 10/10
Sorry to be a wet blanket, but no, no no! Amarthecthel was specifically -not- moving from his place until everyone else had retreated. The whole point of drawing the AoO was to let Twigg and Pelkin move south freely.
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
No need to draw the AoO. Just take your turn normally. I can then use Litany of Sloth, which denies him AoOs for the entire turn. I can still attack from around the corner and then move down into the room as you asked. Same for Horgrym. Twigg can then save his invisibility and move also, after doing something with his standard action if he wants. Then you can act again and move into the room last.
Works for me! Your OOC statement about delaying until after the lion-dog and moving if you weren't too badly hurt was, to me, sign to move you and evoke the actions above. BUT, with Litany of Sloth being used in that case, Amarthecthel, you get to do as you wish.
So order will be...
Lion-dog attacks.
Amarthecthel does something need you to declare what you'd like to do, then moves.
Pelkin uses immediate action to use Litany of Sloth, preventing A3 from making AoOs.
Rest of party does what they want, retreating after their actions.
Sound good?
And Pelkin, I'll keep your AoO roll for your turn's roll since it's the same modifiers and everything.
Male Elf Magus (Hexcrafter) 10 - HP 83/83 - AC 21/T: 14/FF:19 - Perception +7 (+10 near familiar) - F: +12/ R: +11/ W: +8 (+2 vs. Enchantments) - CMB: +11- CMD: 25, Speed: 30, Init. +2 - Arcane Pool +3 10/10
Given the new plan, Amarthecthel will delay until after Pelkin uses Litany of Sloth. Then he'll make a single attack and retreat to immediately in front of Dyn.
Cast shocking grasp (no need for casting defensively), attack (as part of the spell), then retreat
Huh, so Amarthecthel... you did create a new possibility!
With a powerful strike, Amarthecthel's blade not only seriously wounds the lion creature, but then finishes it off with a powerful burst of electricity that leaves the alien entity slain, devoid of life. With the coast clear for him... Amarthecthel heads towards the main hall to get some more breathing room!
With a new opening and a smaller, more delectable target, the last of these creatures darts forward into the fray, but misses the small gnome!
So Amarthecthel kills the creature outright then moves. A2, who has been delaying the entire time, finally gets to do something; once again, he'll provoke 2 attacks of opportunity as it is hungrily aiming for Twigg; so far, Pelkin's has hit, and Horgrym still gets an AoO. At that point, though, Pelkin's attack on his turn, will miss, leaving it at Twigg's initiative and possibly in combat, depending on if Horgrym's AoO lands!
And as another note, seeing the plan in full, it was a great one, just Amarthecthel did a bit too well softening up the lion thing, one hit killing it <_< Now, the offending lion creature is not slothed.
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
I can still use Litany of Sloth on this guy so Twigg can retreat without fear of an AoO, as long as he can move thru the enemy's square. With just one left and having flanking I think we're in good shape now.
True, just cast it as a standard action... sounds good! You can change your action for your round to do that if you wish :) Again, if Horgrym just doesn't finish it off with a love tap :P
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
No, its still a swift action. My attack still misses. But yeah, if he kills it what does it matter? :)
Well, the timing was that Amarthecthel would wait for you to cast Litany of Sloth on A3 before he did his thing (since Litany also saves him trying to cast defensively). Actually... that changes a couple of things that Amarthecthel would delay to after Pelkin, so Pelkin's turn has come and gone and A2 is still in the fight, albeit surrounded and with a very angry Horgrym who hasn't gotten a chance to attack yet!
hp 63/63 | AC 19 (20 vs. M+) T 13 FF 18 | Per +10 (+12 traps/ug, +14 both) | F +8 R +5 W -0 (+4 vs fear) (addtl. +2 vs spells)| CMB +8 | CMD 19 | Spd 20' | Init +1 (+3 ug)
Horgrym attempts to take advantage of his opportunity:
With a simultaneously double strike, Horgrym and Pelkin finally land their blades and the other creature now lies on the floor, bleeding to death right in front of Twigg!
GM Dice:
Twigg Will:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Twigg:
You start hearing some strange thoughts in your head.
"Way to instain death.
Violence comes easily.
Let us violence too!"
HP 58 | AC 20 | T 14 | FF 13 | CMD 12 | Fort +6 | Ref +5 | Will +6| Init +2 | Perc +1
"The crazy things made contact with me!" the gnome says with glee. "But they are boring... "
Trying to make contact with the creature Hi, my name is Twigg! What's yours? You'd have more friends if you weren't so into violence. I mean I like having fun too but there is more to life then violence. You have birds, sun magic, trees, faeries, dragons, chalk, MAGIC chalk, gnomes, light magic (the gnome continues....)
Twigg runs past the bleeding creature and stands in the back.
The voices drown out slowly as you walk away... but you catch a few more before you're outside the area of effect. You cannot communicate back willingly with whatever this is), even though telepathy is typically a two-way street. It seems to be reading your thoughts, then responding in kind, versus straight communication.
Klr'yr
Visitant's chrilden
You are not of the Black Goat.
Must violence you.
hp 63/63 | AC 19 (20 vs. M+) T 13 FF 18 | Per +10 (+12 traps/ug, +14 both) | F +8 R +5 W -0 (+4 vs fear) (addtl. +2 vs spells)| CMB +8 | CMD 19 | Spd 20' | Init +1 (+3 ug)
Horgrym casts his eyes about for enemies.
"Twigg, should it be frightening that you find them crazy?"
Horgrym will delay until there is an enemy to swing at.
If one appears, he will move towards it and strike.
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
Pelkin is now at full health. I assume we are still in initiative?
Pelkin looks at Twigg and then the door he is standing by. He will then use Detect Alignment in an effort to locate the hidden enemy.
hp 63/63 | AC 19 (20 vs. M+) T 13 FF 18 | Per +10 (+12 traps/ug, +14 both) | F +8 R +5 W -0 (+4 vs fear) (addtl. +2 vs spells)| CMB +8 | CMD 19 | Spd 20' | Init +1 (+3 ug)
Not sure, he was like this once during the Accursed Halls, was gone for a week or two... we'll play it by ear until then.
Right after Dyn heals the party up, the door creaks open. Immediately, Horgrym and Pelkin sees a brainy bulb of fungal mass, with several tendrils jutting out from its 'body' that rests on top of 3 stumpy forms that must be its legs. Another one stands beside it, ready to move as well.
The form immediately starts to shift to you between the fungal entity... and that of an nalfeshnee, the type of demon that led an assault that resulted in your parents demise. Then it appears as your parents, right before they left off to their last battle.
The disorientation and confusion caused by numerous visages of the creature that came out will cause you to take a -2 penalty against all attack rolls from this creature.
Oddly, the second one doesn't do so. It tries to, but perhaps because the first one shook you so much, the other creature doesn't affect you.
Pelkin:
While the first fungal creature still bears its ugly form, the second one shifts between its current state to appearing as Kreighton Shane, Master of Scrolls, and Master Faeballus, Master of Swords. It almost disorients you until Horgrym, swing mightily at the foremost creature despite being visible unsettled, allows you to shake it off.
After opening the door, the fungal creature moves into the hallway, with Horgrym's sword, while shaky, swinging heavily and wounding the creature. It then whips out one of its stretchy tendrils and lashes at Horgrym.
F1 tendril @ Touch Horgrym:1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 - 2 = 11
Luckily, between the corner and the smaller size, the halfling avoids the tendril!
The creature behind it... slowly gets closer... and unleashes a high pitched shriek that reverberates off of the walls and down the hallway!
Pelkin Will:1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 1 = 14 Horgrym Will:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18 Guido Will:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 Dyn Will:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 Effect duration:1d4 ⇒ 3
The sound causes Pelkin and Guido to keel over, trying to keep control of their bodily functions.
Pelkin and Guido are NAUSEATED for 3 rounds
Botting Guido
Guido moves into the hallway, obviously useless for the fight for the time being.[/ooc]
Init Order (bold = you're up!)
Pelkin (nauseated III)
Amarthecthel
Twigg
Mexel
Dyn
Horgrym
F1
F2
Guido
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
Well that sucks. Not much I can do.
Pelkin shifts to the north, hoping that he can grant flanking with his friend in a few turns. I assume my judgment is still active since we did not leave initiative.
hp 63/63 | AC 19 (20 vs. M+) T 13 FF 18 | Per +10 (+12 traps/ug, +14 both) | F +8 R +5 W -0 (+4 vs fear) (addtl. +2 vs spells)| CMB +8 | CMD 19 | Spd 20' | Init +1 (+3 ug)
If any of it is a fear effect, I have a net +3 Will save vs. fear. I should probably put that in my summary line...
hp 63/63 | AC 19 (20 vs. M+) T 13 FF 18 | Per +10 (+12 traps/ug, +14 both) | F +8 R +5 W -0 (+4 vs fear) (addtl. +2 vs spells)| CMB +8 | CMD 19 | Spd 20' | Init +1 (+3 ug)
Horgrym focus all his attention on F1, attacking it with a guttural scream.
@Twigg: You aim the wand at the fungal monstrosity... but nothing happens.
Note: plant creatures are immune to mind-affecting effects... even if they are intelligent and use mind-affecting effects themselves.
@Horgrym: It is not a fear effect, but it is a mind-affecting effect.; I did note that though for future Will saves!
What the heck... someone CONFIRMED a crit?!
Horgrym, with a surprising amount of fury, cuts down the plant creature with lays on the floor motionless.
Both Pelkin and Horgrym notice that the creature is already starting to heal itself up, the fungal connections already repairing the damage from the last blow.
Init Order (bold = you're up!)
Pelkin (nauseated II)
Amarthecthel
Twigg
Mexel
Dyn
Horgrym
F1 (down)
F2
Guido (nauseated III)
HP 58 | AC 20 | T 14 | FF 13 | CMD 12 | Fort +6 | Ref +5 | Will +6| Init +2 | Perc +1
Knowledge: nature 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Twigg will ponder how one may stop the plant creature from healing. Twigg will also ponder why he didn't think back to his expertise before attempting his new magic wand on the plant creature.
@Twigg: That is an alien plant form called a cerebric fungus. They have great reach with their tendrils and can deliver touch attacks with them that can daze a target or even render the target idiotic! They resist cold, but are vulnerable to loud sounds. What you heard earlier was a strange ability called a Star Shriek nauseates any non cerebric fungi that hears it. Finally, they are naturally telepathic and can use thoughts gleaned off of targets to provide an unsettling aura, making them less likely to be attacked.
While they heal rapidly, they cannot regenerate, and their demise will put an end to the restorative property.
Amarthecthel risks moving forward, a tendril lashing at him. Using his scimitar to parry the strike, he then swings it down, felling and completely ending the life of the downed fungus.
Pelkin and Horgrym can now see that that the creature has stopped healing itself.
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
The only thing Pelkin sees is the vomit-covered floor for two more rounds.
Amarthecthel feels his head getting foggy; his brain is now that to his secondary education days, when he was more abrasive, less wordly, and his analytical abilities were still being developed.
@Amarthecthel: It's a -4 penalty, not damage, so it'll end appropriately when the duration ends; Twigg can let you know it'll take about 40 minutes.
Guido tries to cheer the party on when not trying to embarrass himself through involuntary bodily functions.
Male Half-Elf Inquisitor of Desna [11] | HP 43/91 | AC 30 (32) T 14 FF 29 | F +12 R +8 W +14 (+2 vs enchantment, +1 vs poison/disease, Elven imm.) | BAB +8 CMB +11 CMD 25 | Init +7 | Perc +20 | SM +15 | Survival +8 (+10 vs lost/+12 track) | Spellcraft +5 Heal +10 | Intim +12 | Climb/Swim +7 | Speed 40'
