Xandar keeps up his performance and activates his mirror image spell in case the gearsman decides to make him a target.
Ivar accepts the teeth-chattering damage of the robot's beam, then steps forward and strikes back, as his elemental companion emerges from the ground behind the robot.
Vedia curses as the attack hits, but she retaliates with a pit under the constructs feet.
All of James shot strike the Warden Robot punching holes in its tough armor while Xander casts mirror image on himself.
Ivar connects with one of this attacks but the second cannot connect. Vedia creats a pit but the large creatures manages to not fall in. Augar continues the advance to get in position.
Augar, Ivar and James Feel the sonic field around the creature expand. You get the feeling that this effect will continue within thirty or so feet until the creature is destroyed.
Able to lash back the creature goes for a full out attack on the dwarves. The ingeniouos construction of the arms means it can attack with both melee and range at once.
Only Ivar is connected with on these attacks.
Bold may act
[u] Round 3 [/u]
Vedia, Xander, James, Ivar, Augar
Warden Robot
[u] Chapter: 3 [/u]
Smokewood[u] Stat Tracker [/u]
Global Condition: None |James HP: 63/63 - AC: 18/14/14 Status:
Vedia HP: 40/51 - AC: 14 (17 Iron Skin)/14/11 Status:
Ivar HP: 81/95 - AC: 25/12/21 Status: AC+1 vs Robits | DR/4 |
Xander HP: 56/56 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Augar HP: 71/71 - AC: 23/11/22 Status:
-------------------Warden Robot HP: 60/121 AC: 23/13/19
Xandar moves out of the forest and closer to the fighters, so that he is sure they won't loose his performance when they need it most. He than readies a silent image spell to craft a wall between himself and the gearsman in case it starts coming for him.
Vedia pulls out and fires her crossbow.
"Argh!!!" James gets disoriented and trips, falling to the ground holding his head.
Staying on the ground, he aims his pistol at the metal monster, but he just can't focus enough to pull the trigger.
"Wretched machine, by Trudd I will end you!" Ivar shouts before attacking again.
His companion adds what it can from the robot's other side.
"James hold on. Allow my magic to give you a second chance to withstand that." Xandar says as he with a big flourish ends the performance to help James with the Gearmans aura.
Xandar hopes his spell helps James and instead turns his focus on the Gearsman, upon which he throws a bundle of glittering dust in it's face.
Ivar, you owe a fort save before your attacks can go though.
"Thanks, I feel.... still sick! Blech!!"
Vedia's crossbow bolt connects but does not have enough behind it to get though the heavy armor of the robot.
Augar, James and Ivar fall prone on the ground from the sonic assault. Lying on the ground James tries to fire but cannot get his bearings even with Xandar's help.
The elemental does manage to land a blow that does some damage.
[u] With James, Ivar and Augar down and nauseated[/u] the creature finds itself in a glittery dust cloud from Xandar but it manages to keep its vision, barely.
In response the arms twist to fire the sonic cannons at Xandar.
Bold may act
[u] Round 2 [/u]
Vedia, Xander, James, Ivar, Augar
Warden Robot
[u] Chapter: 3 [/u]
Smokewood[u] Stat Tracker [/u]
Global Condition: None |James HP: 63/63 - AC: 18/14/14 Status: PRONE - NAUSIATED 2/3
Vedia HP: 40/51 - AC: 14 (17 Iron Skin)/14/11 Status:
Ivar HP: 85/93 - AC: 25/12/21 Status: AC+1 vs Robits | DR/3 | PRONE - Nausiated 1/2
Xander HP: 38/56 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Augar HP: 71/71 - AC: 23/11/22 Status: PRONE - 1/2
-------------------Warden Robot HP: 50/121 AC: 23/13/19
James keeps his head down as he waits for the illness to pass.
"Hmpf... That spell didn't seem to bother it, but at least it's sparkling now." Xandar says with a somewhat humorless laugh as he conjures the illusion of a giant rushing out of the trees towards the gearsman from the north. It gets to about 25 feet away from the gearsman swinging it's greatclub over it's head.
Augar activates his divine aura to solidify.
Ivar calls out to his elemental companion to drop out of harm's way. it does so, descending into the earth. He then moves away as best he's able, trying to keep his last meal down.
Vedia casts Ball Lightening and sends it toward the creature.
Both balls of lightning strike true and the creature shuders as the power corses though it. Bits of armor fall of the metal mosnter and it is smoking in several places BUT it is still in the fight.
The nausea passes from all but James though now the creatures wrath is focused on Vedia thanks to the balls of lightning.
Augar and Ivar are back in the fight at least.
Bold may act
[u] Round 3 [/u]
Vedia, Xander, James, Ivar, Augar
Warden Robot
[u] Chapter: 3 [/u]
Smokewood[u] Stat Tracker [/u]
Global Condition: None |James HP: 63/63 - AC: 18/14/14 Status: PRONE - NAUSIATED 1/3
Vedia HP: 40/51 - AC: 14 (17 Iron Skin)/14/11 Status:
Ivar HP: 85/93 - AC: 25/12/21 Status: AC+1 vs Robits | DR/3 |
Xander HP: 38/56 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Augar HP: 71/71 - AC: 23/11/22 Status:
-------------------Warden Robot HP: 15/121 AC: 23/13/19
The ball lightening poofs out of existence as the damage causes Vedia to lose her concentration.
She ends a Ray of Frost at the creature in a pique of anger.
"Blech! I'm... ugh... just give me a sec... yuck!"
Xandar attempts to trip the enemy by casting grease on the surface it is standing upon.
Augar cannot manage to connect with his trident. Vedia does hit the creature with another flying icicle for mimimum damage while James continues being sick.
Xandar lays down some grease by the agile robot is undetered by it.
Bold may act
[u] Round 2 [/u]
Vedia, Xander, James, Ivar, Augar
Warden Robot
[u] Chapter: 3 [/u]
Smokewood[u] Stat Tracker [/u]
Global Condition: None |James HP: 63/63 - AC: 18/14/14 Status: PRONE - NAUSIATED 2/3
Vedia HP: 40/51 - AC: 14 (17 Iron Skin)/14/11 Status:
Ivar HP: 85/93 - AC: 25/12/21 Status: AC+1 vs Robits | DR/3 | PRONE - Nausiated 1/2
Xander HP: 38/56 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Augar HP: 71/71 - AC: 23/11/22 Status: PRONE - 1/2
-------------------Warden Robot HP: 47/121 AC: 23/13/19
The nausiating effects wear off as the battle continues and all can function though some may have to rise from the prone position. The robot continues its assault, without moving, this time at Xandar.
The good news is the robot looks nearly destroyed at this point.
Bold may act
[u] Round 3 [/u]
Vedia, Xander, James, Ivar, Augar
Warden Robot
[u] Chapter: 3 [/u]
Smokewood[u] Stat Tracker [/u]
Global Condition: None |James HP: 63/63 - AC: 18/14/14 Status: PRONE -
Vedia HP: 40/51 - AC: 14 (17 Iron Skin)/14/11 Status:
Ivar HP: 85/93 - AC: 25/12/21 Status: AC+1 vs Robits | DR/3 |
Xander HP: 17/56 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Augar HP: 71/71 - AC: 23/11/22 Status:
-------------------Warden Robot HP: 15/121 AC: 23/13/19
James starts to pick himself up, and then thinks better of it. Stay down, idiot.
He aims his pistol from a prone position and fires.
Xandar breathes a sign of relief as the robot destroys two more of his images instead of hitting him. Xandar starts a battledance to hopefully help the fighters end the robot before it can attack again. "Stop it before it can attack again, I only have a chance to avoid one more attack!
Vedia pulls out her hand crossbow, and loads it. "Go team or something uplifting. I'm sure we'll get this thing down soon. Then I can't wait to see what it was exactly. It looks very interesting."
Ivar clutches the ground, hoping the world stops spinning soon.
James and Augar manage to put the robot down and you get a moment of respite. Catching your breath and getting your stomachs under control you search the dead giants after finding that the robot is not of value at this point.
Of the slain giants, three carry nothing of value. The fourth, a lumbering brute who was once the leader of the group, lies scattered near a partially burnt tree. Among her grisly remains can be found the strewn contents of her bag, which includes 11 gems worth 100 gp each, a Small masterwork mithral warhammer worth 5,000 gp, a rust bag of tricks, and a pink rhomboid ioun stone.
You have a few minutes to do as you wish before the giants appear at the end of the clearing.
James cleans himself up, and cleans his weapons quick before reloading.
Gathering up the items found, he says "Some of this could be useful. Anyone need a fine hammer? "
"Well with the gearsman defeated should we have a look donw the crater to see what it was guarding so intently?" Xandar says walking over to the edge of the crater to have a glance down into it.
"Indeed." Ivar says, following in Xandar's wake.
"Agreed."
James moves to the edge and looks in to see if anything was readily apparent.
As you are speaking the giant catch up with you. The lead giant laughs and yells out to you.
"Good! You kill now you go!"
As a warning he chucks a rock in the general direction of James. It does not appear he attempted to hit just warn you off.
"GO!! Metal creature ours!"
They each have a rock in one hand and clubs in the other.
Bold may act
[u] Round 1 [/u]
Vedia, Xander, James, Ivar, Augar
Red, Green, Blue
[u] Chapter: 3 [/u]
Smokewood[u] Stat Tracker [/u]
Global Condition: None |James HP: 63/63 - AC: 18/14/14 Status: PRONE - NAUSIATED 2/3
Vedia HP: 40/51 - AC: 14 (17 Iron Skin)/14/11 Status:
Ivar HP: 85/93 - AC: 25/12/21 Status: AC+1 vs Robits | DR/3 | PRONE - Nausiated 1/2
Xander HP: 38/56 - AC: 15/12/13 Status:
Augar HP: 71/71 - AC: 23/11/22 Status: PRONE - 1/2
-------------------Red HP: 85/85 AC: 21/8/21
Green HP: 85/85 AC: 21/8/21
Blue HP: 85/85 AC: 21/8/21
"Hmpf, I think you get to kill them anyway James. At least now we know they have something of worth to loot from them. Ivar you you like me to magic you a little closer to these giants? Or perhaps we could scare them with an illusion of the gearsman rising up to go after them again?" Xandar says perparing to cast spells.
"Yah, that illusion might just work."
Meanwhile, James crouches behind the metal monster for cover.
Ivar smiles wolfishly. That sounds like a plan." Giants. You just can't trust 'em.
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"I will stand with whatever you all decide I just know I told them I would let them have it. So I will buff but not strike them" he says looking at them."However, they did threaten to kill us and if we neither move to take the robot or to harm them and they still attack us then the agreement is null and void" He says looking at the others.
Drawning on his memory of their recent fight with the Gearsman, Xandar casts major image of the robot suddenly repairing itself and stands up facing the giants while readying it's weapon to attack them. Making the image have all the sounds he can remember it did against them.
DC is 19
James waits and watches. "They have have the bloody thing, but I still want to check out this hole in the ground."
As the image of the construct repairing and coming back together happens the giants each take a step back. One chucks a rock that lands no where near the robot and they look at you and each other.
"It working for them. Go... GO!"
With that there is some jostling among the giants and they start jogging away up the path wanting nothing to do with what is going on.
What are you doing now?
"Shall we examine the hole now?" Vedia moves to the edge and looks down.