Dev pulls a bolt from her quiver, and casts Silence upon it. She activates her Relentless Footing once more and heads south through the chamber, dropping the bolt in the first square she crosses as she leaves (5' SW of where she was).
Only the target of the attack. But it would still miss Devanandra. Blasted invisibility, I keep forgetting about it!
Aldaris shouts at the necromancer and tries to slip her up, but the cleric's footing remains sure! But before she can come back with a witty retort, everything falls silent as Devanandra's tactic comes into play!
Reflex:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Aided by the silence, Ozak steps up and swings wildly at the woman and finally, with the final swing, cuts her down!
And with the other fixer pinned, we'll call that here.
Closeby, there is a large pack with several of the items they were looking to take off with. Most are tomes of some sort.
Knowledge (arcana) or Knowledge (religion) DC 23:
From the topics of the tomes, you can determine their interest was related to the capture of a soul after death, and its subsequent control.
With the mausoleum clear, where do you wish to go from here? Explore this area of the Grand Lodge or move to another district?
Aldaris specifies "From the topics of the tomes, I can determine their interest was related to the capture of a soul after death, and its subsequent control."
Might as well reveal the exact information rather than paraphrase it and lose out some of its meaning. No offense Therisah
Aldaris begins to use his wand of infernal healing upon himself and begins the resummoning ritual for his eidolon.
" Oh grand spirits of the past, return she who has gone into your haven back to me. I require her aid as she requires mine"
To be clear, the woman who was knocked out was the only necromancer. The other two men are just thieves.
Aldaris takes some time to call back his eidolon, though the instant she returns she resumes dying.
So far as time goes, the Aspis is attacking right now, so as long as you don't overly dilly-dally, you're good.
Real-time time limit, we move on to Act III on November 28. You can continue to act and beat back the Aspis until then. Seems a lot of districts still need help!
It takes you 10 minutes to get from the Mausoleum to your destination in the South district. It seems Aspis activity is slow here, most going on to sites of greater interest and value. You are about to turn back when a grinding sound catches your ear.
You look about.
Nothing seems overly amiss.
Before you is the tall statue cast in the likeness of Durvin Gest, the most famous Pathfinder of all time. Beneath the statue, pedestals stand adorned with angelic figures and elaborate friezes showing some of the more memorable scenes from the Pathfinder’s long and celebrated career.
The statue stares intently off into the distance.
Wait... That's what's amiss! The statue isn't staring off into the distance.
It's staring at you!
With that same grinding sound, the large piece of art steps down from its dais and opens its mouth wide. Too wide. Wide enough to swallow you whole.
Male Aasimar Summoner 7.2 HP 58/77 Fort+5,Ref+5,Will+7 Init+2 Perception +1 AC 16 (18 if eidolon is within 15ft), touch 12, flat-footed 14
Aldaris burns off a few more charges of his wand of infernal healing to get aelurus and him back to a reasonable amount of health
Staring at the statue hard, Aldaris attempts to recall from his hours of study what the creature is
knowledge arcana:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
I have 2 questions at this point
1.do we get any additional information other than identifying or should i make a separate check for that
2.Is there any place to restock between or within the various wings?
1) Same check. Devanandra gets some info with the check.
2) The place is in absolute shambles as the Aspis strike. You are able to use your inventory in those 10 minutes travel between locations, but there are no options for purchasing.
I also put Aelurus' token on the map for the statue. And she's in init order. =)
Righty-ho-ho. It has DR/adamantine, immune to fire, and of course construct traits. See below for a refresher if anyone needs it.
Construct traits:
Constructs are immune to death effects, disease, mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects), necromancy effects, paralysis, poison, sleep, stun, and any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects, or is harmless).
Constructs are not subject to nonlethal damage, ability damage, ability drain, fatigue, exhaustion, or energy drain.
Constructs are not at risk of death from massive damage.
Male Aasimar Summoner 7.2 HP 58/77 Fort+5,Ref+5,Will+7 Init+2 Perception +1 AC 16 (18 if eidolon is within 15ft), touch 12, flat-footed 14
Then i'll take offensive capabilities. Still a little new on the advanced stuff so DR/adamantine means it takes reduced damage from adamantium weapons right?
Aldaris ponders for a moment
" It's a tophet, so an animated creature of sorts. The statue couldn't have possibly come alive on it's own right? It must have some sort of magical battery powering it!"
Both Aldaris and Aelurus attempt to seek a physical vulnerability in the creature (if any exists at all) They seem hesitant to approach the construct given how poorly their last encounter went
perception (Aldaris):1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 perception (Aelurus):1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24
Therisah startles at the sight of the animated statue. Then she calmly touches herself with her shielding wand and replaces it in her belt, preparing for the fight ahead.
Correct, Aelurus/Aldaris. Whatever material or property is listed is that gets through that Damage Reduction. So if it said DR/cold iron, you'd want to use cold iron. If it said DR/good, you had better hope you have a bless weapon or something. If it says DR/-, well, good luck. That can't be overcome by anything. So since it's DR/adamantine, have at it with adamantine! Swing away!
Aldaris and Aelurus keep their distance trying to find some point of weakness or the source of the transformation. They cannot find any, however.
Celie and Therisah, meanwhile, buff themselves and Owyn (I'm guessing was mentioned as the fighter?) before the statue can approach!
Looking at his magical longsword, he sighs and mutters "I guess steel will just have to do." He charges forward and angles off to the side before slashing at the creature's legs.
Power Attack:1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 13 - 3 = 16 Power Attack Reroll:1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 13 - 3 = 30 Damage:1d8 + 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (7) + (1) + 11 = 19
Owyn moves up as well and gets a fair slice on the statue's leg!
The statue bends down to bite and slam Ozak! It takes a firm hold him before slamming into Owyn a couple of times!
Bite on Ozak!:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (12) + 21 = 33 for 2d6 + 18 ⇒ (3, 6) + 18 = 27damage
andGrab:1d20 + 27 ⇒ (17) + 27 = 44
Slam on Owyn:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27 for 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10damage Slam on Owyn:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28 for 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14damage
Ozak takes his chance against the prone tophet while it still grabs him in its mouth! It gashes a single gouge in the statue as the second veers off at the last second!
Aeulurus steps in and slashes at the prone construct and cuts nicely into its belly.
Perception DC 20:
Through that tiny slash, you notice that the statue is actually hollow!
Aldaris barely scores a critical shot with his crossbow.
Celie hexes Ozak again!
The statue, still prone, rears back its head and Ozak disappears into its mouth! It's a tight squeeze past the biting teeth, but once he disappears....
Ozak:
The interior of the statue is actually somewhat roomy. You will not be taking additional damage each turn. You can see a faint outline showing a door for a possible way out. Also, shout all you like. In this space, no one can hear you scream... Bwahahahahaaaaa!!!
Male Aasimar Summoner 7.2 HP 58/77 Fort+5,Ref+5,Will+7 Init+2 Perception +1 AC 16 (18 if eidolon is within 15ft), touch 12, flat-footed 14
Aldaris sees through the eyes of his companion and notices what she sees.
"Friends! The statue is hollow! There may be hope yet for our tianese comrade!"
Aldaris gestures to the where the cut exposed the weakness of the golem
"Look!" aid another (Owyn):1d20 ⇒ 3 this is like real life.When you point at something, no one actually knows where you're pointing at.even after you tell them.
Perception:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Owyn sees the cut pointed out by Aldaris and slashes at it with all his strength.
Power Attack 1:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17 Damage:1d8 + 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (1) + (5) + 11 = 17 Power Attack 2:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 Damage:1d8 + 1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + (4) + 11 = 18
Worried that it may not be enough, Owyn calls out "Glorymane, I need your aid!" As if in response, the lion's head on the paladin's shield animates and issues a thunderous roar before biting the creature.
Glorymane Attack 1:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17 Damage:2d6 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8 Glorymane Attack 2:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23 Damage:2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5
Aelurus' halberd strikes across the construct, severing the device which animates it! It is a pity it is already prone as now it cannot topple dramatically. Rather, it simply ceases moving.
Still! A success for the Pathfinders!
Now... how to get Ozak out. You do notice a door with a latch on the statue's belly which might be disabled to open.
Hoisting his shield up so that it may be better examined, Owyn replies [b]"It's not so much a what as it is a who that inhabits and thus, mystifies the shield. Meet Glorymane, a comrade I met on an expedition to Taldor. I rescued him from a secret archive and he's been with me ever since. He's proven himself to be quite the loyal ally.
It's a sentient Lion's Shield named Glorymane. Without spoiling too much, let's just say that season 5 had some very nice chronicle sheets.
