Male Male(Human) Class Level Fighter 12 Weapon Master | HP 93/122| AC/Touch/Flat 24/15/19 | Fort/Ref/Will 8/8/6| Init: +6 | Percep: +12 BAB 12 | CMB +17 | CMD 30 (33 if kukri related)
Khayal takes a look across the bridge and water before taking a deep breath and crossing the bridge. I would like to move to the platform but have a sinking feeling something is going to happen on the way across.
The fighter finds the bridge slippery, having been in a humid, dark environment for so long. (Oil lamps on the walls notwithstanding.)
Khayal Reflex/Acrobatics DC 12 vs Balance check:
Failure by 5 or more under DC 12 means you have fallen into the water. It's shallow enough to not immediately drown a heavily-laden human, but you'll still need Swim checks to get to either side this way.
Perception DC 21:
There appears to be a glowing, golden bastard-length sword in the middle of the sea cave's pool.
for Khayal once he crosses the bridge:
This area is as sandy as the other shoreline. You see an overly large single door carved into the rock around the curve of the wall. The door itself is made of stone and decorated with a carving of a jackal-headed man holding a hatchet in one hand and a hand-sized spider in the other.
"There's a sword in the pool!" Yazi lets out with excitement while pointing at the glowing weapon. "Do we have any more rope? I could probably just jump down there and get it."
Male Male(Human) Class Level Fighter 12 Weapon Master | HP 93/122| AC/Touch/Flat 24/15/19 | Fort/Ref/Will 8/8/6| Init: +6 | Percep: +12 BAB 12 | CMB +17 | CMD 30 (33 if kukri related)
Acrobatics:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 Khayal's foot begins to slip on one of the wet planks, but with a somewhat elegant hop he is able to make it across without actually slipping.
perception:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Khayal sheaths his sword and pulls his bow, knocking an arrow. Yazi if you go in I'll cover you.
(But the discussion thread has changed how I see this encounter, and I am going to change it accordingly. It will be a Perception vs. Steath check, as it should be, followed by partial cover, not total cover. Which fits for reasons I'm not allowed to go into as the GM.)
While the fighter draws his bow, Yazi splashes into the salt water of the sea cave. (I could ask for a Swim check, Yazi, but we'll just assume you get there eventually.)
As she reaches down under the water, Yazi's hand passes through the image of the glowing hand-and-a-half sword, her fingers touching the silt on the bottom. The "sword" dissolves.
(I want a painting/picture of this instant, especially Yazi in the water.)
You see a half-dome rise above the sputtering waves from the cave mouth. Two protrusions come out of the top of the half-dome and go back into the water. It looks like a really big (Medium-sized) unblinking eye half-submerged in the water.
Perception DC 25 for Yazi under the water:
You see a 5-foot wide creature like an orb dominated by a central eye and a large serrated mouth to the south at the entrance for the seawater in the cave. Hundreds of small seaweed-like bristles hang from the bottom of its body. Two large crab-like pincers protrude from its body, and two long, thin eyestalks sprout from the top of its orb. Wide but thin "wings" to either side pulsate in the water, keeping it afloat. The two eyestalks glow yellow, pointing at you.
Yazi only Will Save DC 19 vs. paralyze:
You become paralzyed and freeze in place. After (number of rounds equal to twice her Constitution score) 28 rounds (which is an eternity here), you'll have to worry about drowning. And with Pearl Diver, of course.
Yazi only Fortitude Save DC 19 vs magic, yes at the same time:
Your strength is sapped by 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 points as a multi-colored ray hits you.
Male Male(Human) Class Level Fighter 12 Weapon Master | HP 93/122| AC/Touch/Flat 24/15/19 | Fort/Ref/Will 8/8/6| Init: +6 | Percep: +12 BAB 12 | CMB +17 | CMD 30 (33 if kukri related)
Khayal scans the water Can't make a DC 30 no matter what.
He readies an arrow from the bow for if/when a target becomes apparent.
Bow:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 271d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
(What the? Those are NOT the numbers I rolled when I posted! Confound it, putting Rayhan's Perception at the top ruined all of them! Just play the initiative line as-is, ignore the numbers.)
(Actually, at this point, all we have is Yazi under the water. Nobody notices anything out of the ordinary, yet.)
This is an Eye of the Deep - a deep-sea predator vaguely reminiscent of a Beholder. Like a flying Eye Tyrant, the eyes of the creature - central and any stalks - have magical properties.
(Readied actions - Khayal, Rayhan)
Rayhan doesn't say a word, just points with his wand.
Magic Missile Atk:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 Magic Missile Atk:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 Magic Missile Atk:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Magic Missile Atk:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
You hear a roar of rage from just below the seawater's surface.
Blood trailing in the water, carrying an arrow, the monster retreated to the close confines of the sea cave's mouth. It dove deeper into the water, vanishing into the darkness of the ocean currents.
Female Keleshite Human Dervish Dancer (Bard) 12: HP 87/87 : AC/T/FF 17/17/13 (21/21/17 w/Mage Armor): Fort: + 4 Reflex: +13 (16 w Rain of Blows) Will: +10 (+12 vs Mind affecting, +16 Bardic/language/sound) : Perception
Helping Yazi out of the water, Nasir leans in as she puts her gear back on. "I usually prefer you dripping wet, but that was way too close." she says, her expression betraying genuine concern.
Yazi smirks, but she loses that when sees Nasir's expression. "I'm sorry Rose. With all that they've been throwing at us I figured a lost sword wouldn't be that far out there... I'll try to safer next time. I promise."She finishes with a quick kiss on the dancer's cheek and a soft smile.
