Desna smiles... Auris thinks in dismay. Spying the alcove to the left, he darts forward as quickly and quietly as he can. Sorry Koraq. Be there to help in a moment.
Actions:
Move Action to Stealth into the cut-in to prepare a flank.
(Standard Action to activate his Ring of Invisibility if needed.)
Auris reactivates his ring of invisibility, since he thinks it is about to go out, anyway. He then moves up under the invisibility into the little niche.
Geatan is up (in delay at 15:00 CDT)!
Azlant rd 1:
x Auris
=> Géatan
Creatures
Koraq
Ralph
x = has gone already => is up! U = Unconscious S = Surprised D = Delay R = Readied action
Male Human Spell Sage 14 | HP:100/100| AC: 16/ FF 12/ T 14 |CMD: 17| Fort: +12 Ref: +12 Will: +13 | Perception: +18| Init: +3 [|] Uses Ring of Invisibility
"Ah, clockwork golems is it? I remember reading a thesis about them once, about how a weaker elemental spirit could be used to power a golem if the movements were made more efficient by using clockwork systems. The overall result is a little less sturdy and also less powerful, but the designer sought to turn that into an advantage by increasing articulation in the fingers, making it easier to grab an opponent, and by adding a serrated edge to the gears so that a grappled target can be held against the gears to grind the flesh. They are in most other regards quite similar to your standard iron golem. They seemed capable enough when I attended the live demonstration, but this is my first time seeing one in un-moderated combat."
Ralph idly muses as he observes the clockwork system that drives the golems' movements... until he notices how quickly Geatan is pelting it with adamantine.
"Oh yes, I should mention that when they are destroyed they have an unfortunate tendency to explode and send their serrated gears flying in every direction. A side-effect of their construction, though their designer claimed it to be an intended feature. Nonetheless, do watch out for it," Ralph adds as he withdraws behind the wall.
Geatan is pretty sure this is not what Otoneraphim is looking for, and launches a barrage of arrows into blue. After the second draw, the thing does, in fact, explode, showering Koraq with shards of metal.
I would like to finish this fight be Friday if at all possible, and then be on hold until 6/1 due to Paizo Con. Won't have my laptop with me, and it is a bit rough GMing with just an iPad. We'll push much harder after that.
On a similar note, I will be gone from June 1 to June 13th or so. May be able to post via wayfinder occasionally, but doing some camping during part of the time so can't say for sure.
And a Nat 1 before I get to act GM? Trying to get me killed before I do something again? lol
Koraq looks with a dumb-founded face as he asks, "Whaddya mean explodes?", before Geatan's arrows show him what the wizard meant; only natural skill prevents him from being completely blasted by the wave of shrapnel.
The half-orc angrily stares down the remaining golem...
Exploit Weakness vs golem CR + 10:1d20 + 13 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 13 + 5 = 38 Assuming that will work and going for ignoring hardness/dr and +2 to hit
Spying a spot on the golem's chest, the half-orc runs forward, spinning on his heal as his foot crackles with electricity and slams in the golem.
As Koraq moves up, the golem starts to act.
First, readied attack Slam vs Koraq AC33:1d20 + 23 ⇒ (4) + 23 = 27Mobility, right? Miss!
Then as Koraq move closer, an attack of opportunity.
Slam vs Koraq AC33:1d20 + 23 ⇒ (1) + 23 = 24Miss! Ok, now you cannot complain about the previous nat-1!!!
Koraq then strikes the creature, hard. It is still standing.
Then, suddenly, the golem lilts to the side, and with a grind of gears, explodes into shards!
Auris save:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25 Koraq save:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35
Male Human Spell Sage 14 | HP:100/100| AC: 16/ FF 12/ T 14 |CMD: 17| Fort: +12 Ref: +12 Will: +13 | Perception: +18| Init: +3 [|] Uses Ring of Invisibility
"Interesting. The blast radius was smaller than I'd previously observed. Perhaps after the incident with his apprentice the designer thought the 'feature' a little too hazardous and found a way to contain the effect a little. I shall have to requisition the remains for study when this is over. Ah the things to learn in this place! But we must also hurry if we are to catch Hestram. Onward then?"
Ralph will tap Koraq with his wand of infernal healing to help his recovery, but otherwise will urge the party on.
Auris moves up to see the room through the opening. The granite walls of this narrow chamber are mounted with metal plates supporting huge iron gears, all turning slowly, churning an array of chains, belts, cogs, and other devices. The west section of the chamber opens into a wider, clover- shaped chamber to the south, its walls armored in bronze and copper plates. Copper nozzles protrude from between the plates, dripping black grease. The grease stains the floor beneath in pools of scintillating rainbow.
There is nothing of value to be found here
You then go through the double doors into a hallway.
Perception DC28:
There are gouges and other marks that indicate signs of a scuffle here.
Where to next? There is a passage to the west, and doors to the east.
"Looks like we weren't the only ones to run into these things. I'll have a look down the hall and report back in a moment." Auris moves quietly away to check for other danger.
A metal-reinforced door hangs loosely, bashed open and dangling from a single hinge. A short hall opens into a small, rectangular room. The walls within are scarred and gouged. Gears, scrap metal, and other remnants of mechanical contraptions lie recklessly strewn about. Many of the scattered metal parts possess slightly anthropomorphic features. A fair amount of blood is splattered about the walls, floors, and ceiling.
The team gets ready by the eastern doors, which are covered with metal plates engraved with strange glyphs. An engraving above the entrance reads “The Numerian.” The non-magical glyphs are artistic renditions of various Numerian symbols. Arranged for aesthetics only, they do not say anything.
Auris does not believe that the door is trapped, nor is it locked. However, the door does not budge when he tries to open it.
A light slap sounds as the halfling's palm meets his forehead. "I really need to keep better track of our gear." he mutters, digging through his pack. "Ah, here we are." Withdrawing the mirror, he places it against the door to begin viewing the opposite side.
Rats, sorry! Just got back from vacation yesterday and work now.
Let me know if I need to bust a door down still
Koraq starts flexing, knowing one just doesn't use brute force without proper preparation. But when he sees Auris pull out a small trinket, he waits, simplying winding his arm in case his muscle is still needed.
Auris puts the mirror onto the iron door, and it shows..... the iron door. Ralph is able to tell him that it is likely because the door is thicker than 1" of iron, thus blocking the magic.
"That's useless." Auris complains. Looking left and right, he picks up the window and places it on the wall to the side of the door. "One second Koraq, we'll see if this works."
Dozens of artistically displayed chunks of twisted, unidentifiable metal, embossed with alien symbols, decorate this chamber. Maps placed near individual chunks denote the locations and specific years in which the items were discovered. The north wall has two alcoves. On the floor in front of the eastern arch lies a metal door, apparently blown off its hinges. Numerous spatters of blood crisscross the floor.
The trail of blood, as best you can see, leads from the door across the room into the door that has been blown off its hinges.
Unfortunately, with a window, there is no real way to see what is preventing the door from opening, though Ralph might assume that the door is barred, based on the symptoms.
Male Human Spell Sage 14 | HP:100/100| AC: 16/ FF 12/ T 14 |CMD: 17| Fort: +12 Ref: +12 Will: +13 | Perception: +18| Init: +3 [|] Uses Ring of Invisibility
Ralph motions to the party to lower their voices.
"How curious. The scene of a battle, a barred door, yet we have not encountered Adril Hestram on this side. I would surmise that Adril's forces lie on the other side and this is an attempt to stall us. But I doubt Hestram would leave only a barred door in our way. I say prepare for battle. Koraq, wait a moment before you break the door."
Ralph gathers his power, then casts a silence spell on Koraq so that his breaking of the door will not ring out like a bell throughout Skyreach.
Using spell study, mirror image and resist energy to cast silence.GM, if you rule that the spell will not penetrate the door, Ralph will instead see if he can slide a piece of paper under the door. If he can, he will cast it on the piece of paper instead and slide it under the door. If he cannot slide a piece of paper under the door either, he will just cast the spell on the door.
If Ralph needs to resort to casting the spell on the piece of paper:
Before casting his spell, Ralph says "Koraq, I'm going to cast my spell on this piece of paper. The emanation from the spell will stop all sound in an area around it. Once the door goes down, I will pass the paper to you. I want you to carry it and stay as close as you can to any enemy spellcaster you see."
Once ready, he gives Koraq a thumbs-up to indicate he should start hammering down the door. He then reactivates his ring of invisibility.
Yes, Ralph will need to do the paper trick. That's actually quite clever.
Orange is the radius of the silence, once the door is opened.
Ralph casts a spell on a piece of paper, causing everything to go silent around it. He has Auris, who has much more nimble hands, slide it under the door [ooc](Take 10 on disable device gets it under without too much difficulty)
The team then prepares themselves for Koraq to bash the doors in. Koraq appears to get quite angry, and then punches the door in.
Koraq gets hit with a thin, grey ray coming from the doorway, after he batters in the door. He suddenly gets very tired, but is able to shrug off the worst of the effect. Koraq is now fatigued.
Then, an angry looking half-elf man screams something (which you cannot hear because of the silence) and casts a spell (he's in green), and several swarms of centipedes appear! (These are the dotted squares) Koraq and Auris are caught in one, and both are distracted by the swarms. I will allow you both to reroll your distraction saves, if you have rerolls remaining
Finally, the human woman, in red, fires a bow at Koraq from concealment. The cover granted by the insects is enough to throw off her shot, and she misses.
Auris is up, pending rerolls both Koraq and Auris will be nauseated
Auris is up
The Numerian Surprise Round:
x Pycerat
x Ferocleus
x Vacilia
S Géatan
=> Auris [NAUSEATED?]
S Koraq [NAUSEATED?]
S Ralph
x = has gone already => is up! U = Unconscious S = Surprised D = Delay R = Readied action
Swatting at the horrid things covering him, Auris darts through the door to escape them. I have got to get one of those clasps. he thinks queasily, moving as quietly as he can.
Male Human Spell Sage 14 | HP:100/100| AC: 16/ FF 12/ T 14 |CMD: 17| Fort: +12 Ref: +12 Will: +13 | Perception: +18| Init: +3 [|] Uses Ring of Invisibility
"To conjure a swarm of such size and potency that even Koraq has trouble. No doubt this is a creeping doom spell. Meaning we are likely to be facing a druid of moderate skill," Ralph thinks to himself.
Koraq, I am seeking permission to catch you in my fireball aoe to clear the swarms. I believe you have evasion?
Again, a magical bolt comes out from the shadows, striking Koraq (sorry, you are the only visible target!). Suddenly, he feels like he is surrounded by frost giant children zombies, who are pounding him with their fists until.... he shakes off the visions.
The swarms keep chomping at everyone in their area... but they do not move... yet.
The half-elf casts a spell, right behind Koraq (light blue callout and lines) sleet starts falling from the ceiling, covering an area with a 40' radius. No one can see through the storm, and movement will obviously be hindered.
Driving sleet blocks all sight (even darkvision) within it and causes the ground in the area to be icy. A creature can walk within or through the area of sleet at half normal speed with a DC 10 Acrobatics check. Failure means it can't move in that round, while failure by 5 or more means it falls (see the Acrobatics skill for details).
The sleet extinguishes torches and small fires.
Auris:
You hear a woman yell out, "Ferocleus, you fool! I can't target them with my bow now!"
Picking his way out of the sudden squall, Auris moves towards the enemy party. This is probably a bad idea. The thought crosses his mind as he closes with the spellcasters, ready to distract their next spell.
Stealth:1d20 + 30 - 10 ⇒ (11) + 30 - 10 = 31
Moving in as close as possible, readying a ranged or melee sneak attack to disrupt spellcasting.
As you enter the room, you realize that something very odd is going on here. Before you entered, you would have thought that the room was only 15' long. Now, it appears stretched out, and more like 300' feet.
The archer woman, and the half-elf seem to be next to you, but also about 30' away.
Please create a spoiler with your ready conditions, and your rolls, please.
@GM: Need a ruling: will you allow Dragon Roar to work in silence? I think so since although no one can hear it, there is the concussive force, but just want to make sure.
