AC 17/14/13, HP 18/18, F+3 R+5 W+6, Init +7, Per +12
Tecolote follows Nyroba, slashing at the beetle once with one of his wakizashis.
Attack:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 I'm on mobile so if someone could move me adjacent to the beetle it would be appreciated.
Not wanting to miss all the "fun", Bolonwr comes into the storeroom behind and past Nyroba to try getting a clear shot with an acid ray at the giant beetle.
acid ray:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 131d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Nyroba's flail smashes into the beast, crunching its exoskeleton nicely. Bolonwr lashes out with an acid ray that strikes the beast in the head just as Zandu's magic missile flies from his wand.
The beast screams in pain, moves back five feet, and blasts forth a cone of acid from its mouth, hitting Nyroba and Tecolote.
acid damage:2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6 Nyroba save for half:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7full damage Tecolote save for half:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22half damage
AC 17/14/13, HP 18/18, F+3 R+5 W+6, Init +7, Per +12
Wary that whatever this creature might be, it might be more dangerous than he originally thought, Tecolote slows down to figure out how to best attack it.
Move action to study Attack:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
"Before we proceed, I think we should have a quick look through this pile of refuse the beetle was working on. You ofttimes find something valuable in refuse. Or worse."
Holding his nose, Bolonwr pulls out his dagger and starts sifting through the beetle's refuse to see if there might be anything worth salvaging.
The door opens. You move down the hallway, around a corner and see the following:
The remains of a small fire smolder in the center of this broad chamber, letting off a plume of oily smoke. Fed by a heap of burning gear, debris, and more than few bones, the fire casts a flickering light across the walls of this room, partially obscured by the veil of smoke.
You have not yet entered the room, and are standing at the entrance.
AC 17/14/13, HP 18/18, F+3 R+5 W+6, Init +7, Per +12
Tecolote considers whether he has ever heard of an evil, undead smoke creature. If not, he nods in response to Nyroba's query and enters.
Knowledge (religion):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Teclote recognizes the creature as a shadow, and knows that it is incorporeal, and what that means.
Spoiler:
An incorporeal creature has no physical body. It can be harmed only by other incorporeal creatures, magic weapons or creatures that strike as magic weapons, and spells, spell-like abilities, or supernatural abilities. It is immune to all nonmagical attack forms. Even when hit by spells or magic weapons, it takes only half damage from a corporeal source (except for channel energy). Although it is not a magical attack, holy water can affect incorporeal undead. Corporeal spells and effects that do not cause damage only have a 50% chance of affecting an incorporeal creature. Force spells and effects, such as from a magic missile, affect an incorporeal creature normally.
An incorporeal creature has no natural armor bonus but has a deflection bonus equal to its Charisma bonus (always at least +1, even if the creature’s Charisma score does not normally provide a bonus).
An incorporeal creature can enter or pass through solid objects, but must remain adjacent to the object’s exterior, and so cannot pass entirely through an object whose space is larger than its own. It can sense the presence of creatures or objects within a square adjacent to its current location, but enemies have total concealment (50% miss chance) from an incorporeal creature that is inside an object. In order to see beyond the object it is in and attack normally, the incorporeal creature must emerge. An incorporeal creature inside an object has total cover, but when it attacks a creature outside the object it only has cover, so a creature outside with a readied action could strike at it as it attacks. An incorporeal creature cannot pass through a force effect.
An incorporeal creature’s attacks pass through (ignore) natural armor, armor, and shields, although deflection bonuses and force effects (such as mage armor) work normally against it. Incorporeal creatures pass through and operate in water as easily as they do in air. Incorporeal creatures cannot fall or take falling damage. Incorporeal creatures cannot make trip or grapple attacks, nor can they be tripped or grappled. In fact, they cannot take any physical action that would move or manipulate an opponent or its equipment, nor are they subject to such actions. Incorporeal creatures have no weight and do not set off traps that are triggered by weight.
An incorporeal creature moves silently and cannot be heard with Perception checks if it doesn’t wish to be. It has no Strength score, so its Dexterity modifier applies to its melee attacks, ranged attacks, and CMB. Nonvisual senses, such as scent and blindsight, are either ineffective or only partly effective with regard to incorporeal creatures. Incorporeal creatures have an innate sense of direction and can move at full speed even when they cannot see.
HP 92/92 | AC 11 T 11 FF 10 CMD 12 | F+8 R +5 W +7 | Init +5 | Perc +0 Lowlight
I've got my MM wand, but Zandu is too cowardly to suggest anything that dangerous, and it may very well be a bad idea to engage with only a single MM wand.
I can use the Disrupt Undead cantrip. That would be about the only thing I have against undead. Not as good as a cleric's channelling, but it's something...
Female Aasimar (musetouched) Paladin (divine hunter) 2 | HP 20/20 | AC 19 T 13 FF 16 | Ft +7 Rf +5 Wi +3 | Init +3 | Perception +4 | Smite 1/1 | LoH 1d6 3/3
"Keep on the lookout to see if it follows us when we go," Nyroba whispers, as she heads back through the corridors to one of the areas that they have not yet explored.
AC 17/14/13, HP 18/18, F+3 R+5 W+6, Init +7, Per +12
"I could also attempt disrupt undead, but I also have a spell to create magic weapons. I can cast it three times a day if we cannot find weapons in here that will let us affect it."
Female Aasimar (musetouched) Paladin (divine hunter) 2 | HP 20/20 | AC 19 T 13 FF 16 | Ft +7 Rf +5 Wi +3 | Init +3 | Perception +4 | Smite 1/1 | LoH 1d6 3/3
Religion, since it's an undead. Teclote could tell us what he knows about it. Nyroba hasn't trained in recognizing undead, which is kinda silly if you ask me, but there you go.
My roll was still a dud, though. I guess Nyroba is to preoccupied with material world nasties to have brushed up on undead. That's as good an excuse as any!
HP 92/92 | AC 11 T 11 FF 10 CMD 12 | F+8 R +5 W +7 | Init +5 | Perc +0 Lowlight
"Yes, yes, let us explore downstairs though. Maybe we can just leave it alone, no need to risk it. What if it's more powerful than we think, like some sort of improved shadow or a super shadow?"
I thought we shut the door and were going a different way.
"I concur. Maybe we can find what we're looking for there without risking a fight with that thing. And who knows? With any luck, we might find something down below to use against it."
