Saphren turns a shade greener and looks worriedly out the window.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 1
21 Saphren
21 Cypermages
17 Magnus
17 Blossom
11 REva
10 Samaritha
10 Akata
7 Trig
Magnus takes a defensive position ready for when the strange creatures inevitably break into the tower.
Behind him, Blossom backs up a few steps, up the stairs of the tower, standing ready to aid the dwarven warrior in his stand against the odd monsters.
Samaritha face grows pale with fear and she races to the door to makes sure it is locked and barred. "They have never attacked in this number before. They seem to be muliplying somehow, their numbers are growing.
The alien monsters are unnaturally silent as they move. Even with nearly two dozen of them clustered around the tower, no sound emanates from the vicious hunters. Instead they clamber over one another trying to get high enough to get in the windows of the keep. One successfully shatters the glass of ground floor window, and another smashes into the outer door which begins to sag a bit on its hinges.
Trig starts casting Summon Monster II to bring some aid.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 1 - concluded
Seeing the overwhelming number of predators outside, Trig begins summoning some aid to try to even the odds.
End of Round 1
Trapped in the Tower - Round 2
21 Saphren
21 Cypermages
17 Magnus
17 Blossom
11 REva
10 Samaritha
10 Akata
7 Trig
Akata continue to slam against he doorway, and the scrabble of their claws on the outside of the stone tower is eerie as the only sound heard. The predators pile up, standing on top of each other literally, to try to reach higher, leaning against the tower.
Suddenly, the a tremor shakes the entire tower. Everyone inside struggles to retain their footing as the structure heaves and tosses.
The tremor only lasts for a few seconds, but after the shaking, the tower has a perceptible lean to the south, the direction of the cliff-side that falls down to the sea.
Rocking slightly with the movement of the building the rogue barely manages to keep his feet and moves to defend the window. Not sure upstairs is the safest place if we are having tremors. The top floor could break off and fall the sea. Attacking the creature that broke the glass he moves to stand in the breach. I hate being heroic. he says under his breath as he swings his weapon in a power attack.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 2- continued
Swaying with the besieged tower, Saphren is able to hold his feet like a sailor riding out a gale. He turns and chops down another silent killer that tries to squeeze through the broken window.
One of the mages goes tumbling over, but the rest brace themselves in the top of the tower. Using coordinated tactics, they blast magic missiles out of the upper window down among the teeming mass of akata. One falls to their combined efforts.
Reva manages to keep her footing as she blesses herself and prepares for the worst. She quickly moves to slash at an intruding creature.
"We need to do something or we're going into the ocean!"
The tremor upends the top-heavy dwarf, sending him sprawling, flailing on his back like some upended tortoise. Not one to be outdone, Magnus downs his potion of enlarge, ready to beat the creatures back as they breach the door.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 2 - continued
Magnus, hardly able to move in his heavy armored shell, gets rocked by the tremor shaking the tower, and ends up on his back. While down, the prone dwarf removes his growth potion and downs it, easily triping in size and girth.
Blossom also gets shaken to the ground by the earthquake. She falls down the stairs a small piece but gracefully rises to her feet at the end, almost as if she meant to do that.
Reva is able to brace herself against an archway and hold her position. She defends one of the broken windows, slashing at the vulpine predator. Her divine judgement slips to protection, but her stroke is will placed, killing the akata outside the window as another rushes forward to fill the gap.
Samaritha casts a spell and her entire form becomes wrapped in a sheen of blue energy that helps ward her.
Two akata try to squeeze through the narrow windows attacking Reva and Saphren as they come. Neither of the creatures can get off much of an attack. Their brethren continue the silent assault, ramming the tower door so hard that it starts to develop a fracture line slowly growing from the top left.
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Trig completes her spell and a creature of solid rock rises from the earth, smashing at the creatures with abandon.
Trig casts Grease, making the ground underneath the four creatures just outside the window slippery.
Small Earth Elemental
N Small outsider (earth, elemental, extraplanar)
Init –1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +4
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (–1 Dex, +7 natural, +1 size)
hp 17 (2d10+6)
Fort +4, Ref –1, Will +3
Immune elemental traits
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft., earth glide
Melee slam +8 (1d6+7)
Special Attacks earth mastery
STATISTICS
Str 20, Dex 8, Con 17, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +2; CMB +6; CMD 15
Feats Improved Bull RushB, Power Attack
Skills Appraise +1, Climb +9, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +1, Knowledge (planes) +1, Perception +4, Stealth +7
Languages Terran
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Earth Glide (Ex)
A burrowing earth elemental can pass through stone, dirt, or almost any other sort of earth except metal as easily as a fish swims through water. If protected against fire damage, it can even glide through lava. Its burrowing leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor does it create any ripple or other sign of its presence. A move earth spell cast on an area containing a burrowing earth elemental flings the elemental back 30 feet, stunning the creature for 1 round unless it succeeds on a DC 15 Fortitude save.
Earth Mastery (Ex)
An earth elemental gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls if both it and its foe are touching the ground. If an opponent is airborne or waterborne, the elemental takes a –4 penalty on attack and damage rolls. These modifiers apply to bull rush and overrun maneuvers, whether the elemental is initiating or resisting these kinds of attacks. (These modifiers are not included in the statistics block.)
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Trapped in the Tower - Round 2 - concluded
Trig's magical skill with the earth is on full display as she completes her summoning to bring forth a mighty earth elemental that mashes one of the attacking creatures into paste. Then the gnomish sorcererss flings a spell onto the ground in front of the attacking creatures and they begin to slip and slide. One of the four affected remains upright, but the rest stumble, slip and fall.
End of Round 2
Trapped in the Tower - Round 3
21 Saphren
21 Cypermages
17 Magnus
17 Blossom
11 REva
10 Samaritha
10 Akata
7 Trig
As the swarming akata continue to slam their weight against the side of the already unstable tower, a second tremor shakes the tower. It is apparent this tremor is much more significant as the tower sags to the southwest and a terrible noise like endless thunder seems to grow louder by the moment.
As the tower is rocked, Reva flings herself onto the side of the wall, springing back off nimbly and landing on her feet. The normally calm and collected inquisitor looks around with increasing panic as the cacaphony grows.
"If anybody has a clever idea about what to do I'd love to hear it right about now!"
Twisting her lithe body, Reva swings out as hard as she can at an akata before snapping back into a defensive stance, using her little buckler to get space and ward off hits.
"We cannot be stayingk here. I vill try to draw them off." the Dwarf grunts, thundering toward the door after picking himself up, having to squeeze himself through the doorways with his newly enlarged form.
Saphren maintains his feat again but he begins to worry about their location. This entire tower with us inside could go over the edge. Lets get everyone out! His words inspire him and he follows up with an attack through the window at the long creature standing.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 3 - continued
Despite the grinding noise and the dizzying tilt of the tower, Saphren stays at the broken window, fending off another akata.
A pair of cyphermages go tumbling when the tower shifts. The other two start descending the staircase. "We can't go out there either!" one calls. "They will rip us to shreds! There are too many of them."
Magnus falls, and then has to move to the locked and barred exit door on unsteady legs.
Blossom helps the fallen mages get to their feet.
Reva's lashing out at one of the dog-creatures gives it a wound, but does not slay one.
Samaritha sighs. "Do not open the door! They will get inside, and then we are all lost. We'll have to ride it out."
The Akata attack back at Saphren, Reva, and the earth elemental. The creatures swarm at the windows, but none can clamp down on the brave defenders. The earth elemental manages to also avoid a bite.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 3 - concluded
Trig watches in dismay as her elemental smashes another akata outside of the crumbling tower. She is able to stabilize herself in a doorway to keep from falling as the tower bucks and heaves. She sends a tremor out to another akata, sending it sprawling to the ground.
End of Round 3
Trapped in the Tower - Round 4
21 Saphren
21 Cypermages
17 Magnus
17 Blossom
11 REva
10 Samaritha
10 Akata
7 Trig
Suddenly the base of the leaning tower gives way, and with a final loud CRACK the tower topples all the way over on its side.
Now laying sprawled on what used to be the western wall, the PC's are just recovering when the cylindrical tower starts to roll down the steep slope toward the waters of the lagoon below. Akata clinging to the sides of the fallen tower silently scramble for purchase -- some tumble away to join the rocks and dirt on a fall to the sea below, while others are crushed under the weight of the rolling tower.
As the tower rolls, large and small cracks begin developing in the sides of the masonry.
As Saphren tumbles around the rolling tower, a small crack in the masonry appears next to him. On the upward revolution, he may attempt to Escape from that crack.
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"EEEEEEEEEE!"
Reva lets out a completely uncharacteristic shriek as she flies against the side of the tower. However, her reflexes allow her to roll out of the damage of the fall. She clings to the side of the tower, but is immediately knocked loose as the tavern starts to roll down the hill.
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Saphren manages to stay on his feet as the tower falls and then begins to roll. Suddenly a crack appears in an inconvenient place and he attempts to escape from it.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 4 - continued
As Saphren makes a leap for the fortunate crack, the cyphermages are thrown all over the inside of the tumbling tower, getting constantly knocked head over heels, becoming bruised and battered in the process.
During the tumbling tower, Reva finds herself next to a nearby solid beam, and may attempt to Brace (taking no damage from the rolling tower) with a DC 15 Climb check.
Magnus has smooth rolling, and has a 50% chance to find something to brace against.
Having had enough of the tumbling tower the agile half orc sees his way out and dives for the crack. Everybody out of this death trap. he call, hoping that the rolling stone tube has crushed most of the enemies outside.
Reva tries to take a moment to become still inside, whispering prayer to the goddess. The spinning tower slows before her, and she spies some modicum of stability. Snapping out of her trance as the world becomes chaos once more, she latches onto the side of the tower and then kicks off, barely snagging a beam which she clings to.
"I TOLD YOU THIS VAS FOLLY! NOW LOOK VHAT HAS HAPPENED!" the dwarf snaps at Samaritha, as a chunk of debris ricochets off of his helm. Seeing his chance to brace himself on the stairwell, the rotund dwarf leaps a little overenthusiastically and bounces off of the hard stone, landing in a heap on the floor.
"But oooooh no! Let us be listening to EXPERT!" he adds sullenly, face pressed up against the tower wall as he lands in a tangled heap.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 4 - continued
Saphren sees an opening and goes for it, folding his large but nimble frame through the window. Seeing the rolling of the large tower and and trail it leaves behind it, he knows he has more work to do. Shuffling, leaping and twisting nimbly, he ends up clear of the debris field and laying in the grass of the gentle slope, puffing while the tower powers on down the hillside toward the lagoon.
Reva was able to stabilize herself and sees a thick interior exposed beam. Wrapping both arms around it for deal life, she is able to hand on despite the churning revolutions of the tumbling tower.
Magnus is not quite as lucky. The over-armored dwarf is spun to the floor and bumps his head a bit as the revolutions continue. Fortunately, he clangs to a stop near where Reva is braced and is able to a catch hold as well.
Blossom is able to hold out the ride without damage at first. She finds herself tumbling right into on of the cypermages, and her grappling hair grabs hold of that flailing body, stabilizing them both.
Samaritha rolls with the tower, dodging flying debris and as she spins, she flies right near where Reva stands braced against the twirling tower. Reaching out, she tries to grab the inquisitor by the leg to keep from falling farther. The cypermage leader is able to grab hold of Reva, but the force of the turning tower makes her slip off and fall to the floor again.
Falling through the crack looks scary to Trig, and she tries to find a way to avoid it!
She fails and falls through the crack into open air.
She struggles to get to her feet in time to avoid the oncoming debris...
Trapped in the Tower - Round 4 -concluded
Trig sees the enormous gash in the tower open near her, but the rumbling and speed are too frightening to contemplate going for it, unfortunately, the centrifugal forcr of the rolling masonry has other ideas. She is tossed out the big crack unceremoniously and just as she gets her scrambled wits back, she realizes she is sliding down the slope behind the tower, rolling over rocks and tree limbs and other sharp and pokey obstacles along the way.
End of Round 4
Trig tumbles over rock and tree, bruising and battering herself.
She picks herself up as soon as she can, and stumbles her way down the slope, trying to get away from the beasts.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 5
21 Saphren (safely outside)
21 Cypermages
17 Magnus (braced)
17 Blossom
11 REva (braced)
10 Samaritha
10 Akata
7 Trig (in landslide)
Saphren gets to his feet, clear of any danger. The ground is littered with debris and a few fallen akatas, but his friends are slowly rolling down into the sea.
Inside the Cypermages, fail to take any damage, but fail to grab hold of anything solid, and continue to bump around.
His arms clamped solidly around a beam, Magnus is safe from the rolling of the tower, but a spray of debris flying through the interior, hits the dwarf squarely in the face, filling his eyes with dirt and gravel.
Reva stays braced to the large beam and continues to ride out the tower's wild trip downhill.
Knowing the rolling tower is extra dangerous, Blossom sees a small crack near her and decides to leap for it. She fails to slip through, and though back in free fall, she does not get injured this round.
Samaritha tumbles around, bumping into one of her wizards allies, but cannot get purchase to stop the ride.
Through the broken window, one akata, which had been succesfully running atop the spinning tower, leaps inside, still looking for prey.
"TRIG!" the dwarf bellows, through a mouthful of grit and gravel. Roaring with frustration, it is all the dwarf can do to hold on for dear life, waiting for his chance to rush to the sorceresses rescue.
Reva watches helplessly as the tiny gnome is smacked repeatedly against the side of the tower. She tries to take a moment to figure out her options.
Trapped in the Tower - Round 5 - concluded
Magnus is able to brush the dirt from his eyes, and remain braced on the inner beam, but he watches helplessly as Trig falls out of the tower.
Reva watches, but once the sorceress is out of the tower, she can no longer be seen from inside. The inquisitor grits her teeth as one of leonine predators squeezes inside.
Fumbling and falling pelted by rocks and debris, Trig tries to concentrate to get a spell off, but the motion is just too much and she continues her sliding, cartwheeling fall. Finally, she slams her head into the hard ground, and the lights go out for Trig.
End of Round 5
Trapped in the Tower - Round 6
21 Saphren (safely outside)
21 Cypermages
17 Magnus (braced)
17 Blossom
11 REva (braced)
10 Samaritha
10 Akata
7 Trig (in landslide, possibly unconscious)
Trig manages to just barely dodge a cobblestone - sized boulder that passes by her head.
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[dice=Reflex]1d20+3
Trig manages to just barely dodge a cobblestone - sized boulder that passes by her head.
[dice=strength check aid another for Saphren]1d20-1
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Sometimes running beside the sliding debris and sometimes surfing on large pieces of broken tower stone Saphen bounds towards his endangered friend. Trig, I am coming for you. A green hand reaches into the debris grabbing for gnome.
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