Jorne asks with mirth, "Should I escort my lady or bring gifts too?!" Then he chuckles at the options.
He shrugs as he watches the surroundings.
She smiles at the antics and offers, "I have a gift of my own too!" She lifts her bow and strings an arrow to it.
"Krazok you're no fun." Cleonora said. "And that is me saying that!"
"No beloved, I believe this Lady shall escort herself." With that Cleonora opened the door then laid flat against the outside of the wall to let others in.
"What do you mean, I am no fun? Let me be the center of this party!" He states and then rushes into the room looking for a target.
The arrows are ready to fly, Cleonora opens the door, Krazok charges in and nothing happens. No targets to see.
The 40-foot-tall southeast tower is also missing its roof, but interwoven, leafy vines and the forest canopy above provide a ceiling of sorts, shading the interior and allowing only dim illumination. Inside, the rubble and undergrowth have been cleared away to create a cozy living space, decorated with crude wooden furniture, sized for a Small creature, and bloody scalps nailed to the walls.
"Charming."
Round 1
As he asks four small humanoids in gray clothing appear from the corners of the room, getting to Krazok, striking him with their swords and then moving back to the shadows. Of which then seem to disappear.
plus 2 bleed + (poison)
EFFECT
Initial Effect: 1 Con damage
Secondary Effect: Unconsciousness for 1d3 hours
plus 2 bleed + (poison)
plus 2 bleed + (poison)
plus 2 bleed + (poison)
Kevros
Cleo
Quince
Jorne
Selena
Katrina
Krazok
Saren
Liz
Sulvanii
Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 Cleo
Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 Jorne
Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Katrina
Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 Krazok and enemies
Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 Quince
Round 2
Round 2
She steps over and prays to Erastil, her holy symbol blazes upon her chest. The words are calming and the spell soothes Krazok's wounds, .
Round 2
He puts his bow away and draws out his flaming sword which alights from the sheath as he moves to the other side of the doorway.
Cleonora waved a hand over herself to vanish and head into the room properly and get a look at this thing.
Seeing the creatures move in and move back. Quince rushes forward coming in next to Krazok. He splays out his hands in an arc and fire flashes forth.
prone to violent outbursts of cruelty.
It loses this invisibility and remains visible for 1 round in any
round in which it takes any action other than a free action.
Supernatural Speed (Su) A quickling moves with incredible
speed. Save for when it remains motionless (at which point it
is invisible), a quickling’s shape blurs and shimmers with this
speed, granting it concealment (20% miss chance). In addition,
this ability grants the quickling evasion and uncanny dodge
Quince calls out in Celestial, "Quicklings. Small fey fast. Really fast. Hard to see. Keep your guard up."
Since Cleonora has turned herself invisible she knew she didn't have to worry about being attacked. It was the others she had to worry about.
She readied an attack for anything that got close enough to strike.
The fey dodge Quinces flames.
They stay still and pat their arms. Soon fully disappearing again.
They don't appear to do much and dissappear. Some of them singed.
Round 3
She quickly asks, "Should I cast Invisibility Purge? Cleo are you good with that it will affect all within 50 feet of me."
She prays to Erasil again and cures Krazok some more.
"I can survive without my invisibility, do what you must Kat!" Cleonora called.
"Yes! Give me a target for my wrath!" He bellows and primes to charge.
Round 2
Katrina prays to Erastil and casts invisibility purge, "Erastil by your will, may those things not seen be visible once more."
Round 2
Now with a target he moves into the room and swings at the nearest one to Cleo.
Given the opportunity from Jorne he nods and follows the instructions hitting the creature again!
Round 2
Jorne takes the blade in hand and moves to attack the same creature as Krazok. He takes a protective stance. He does a 'Hunting Party Strike': "Krazok just wait for the attack, now attack him from above."
Flame Tongue
fire damage (19-20)
As an immediate action once Krazok is about to be hit, he shouts out, "Watch your back!"
Though it is not enough and the attack slices into Krazok's flesh.
Round 2
Both of Krazok's strikes miss. As Jorne gets a good hit in on the creature. It reels back in pain and gasps but is still ready to fight back.
With their natural defense stripped from them, the four evil fey charge at each of you in turn. Two go for Quince, one for Krazok and the other moving to a flanking position behind Krazok.
GM notes:
The 40-foot-tall southeast tower is also missing its
roof, but interwoven, leafy vines and the forest canopy
above provide a ceiling of sorts, shading the interior and
allowing only dim illumination. Inside, the rubble and
undergrowth have been cleared away to create a cozy living
space, decorated with crude wooden furniture, sized for a
Small creature, and bloody scalps nailed to the walls.
Creatures: This tower serves as home to a twisted,
malevolent fey murderer, a quickling named Rigg
Gargadilly. Quicklings are small, incredibly swif and agile
creatures that move so fast that they can effectively become
invisible. Like most quicklings, Rigg is high-strung and
prone to violent outbursts of cruelty. He listens carefully
for the sound of his trap at area G1 being sprung and for
movement in the courtyard outside. If he sees the PCs, he
sneaks into the courtyard and hides in the underbrush,
hoping to attack the intruders by surprise and from behind
when they investigate his tower.
Rigg Gargadilly CR 6
XP 2,400
Male quickling rogue 3 (Tome of Horrors Revised 301)
NE Small fey
Init +13; Senses low-light vision; Perception +15
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 21, flat-footed 11 (+9 Dex, +1 dodge, +1 size)
hp 51 (4d6+3d8+24)
Fort +5, Ref +16, Will +8
Defensive Abilities evasion, natural invisibility, supernatural
speed, trap sense +1; DR 5/cold iron
Weaknesses slow susceptibility
OFFENSE
Speed 120 f.
Melee +1 short sword +6 (1d4/19–20 plus poison)
Special Attacks sneak attack +2d6 plus 2 bleed
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +7)
1/day—dancing lights, flare (DC 11), levitate, shatter (DC 13),
ventriloquism (DC 12)
TACTICS
During Combat Fond of misdirection, Rigg tries to trick the PCs
into splitting up; he uses dancing lights and ventriloquism to lure
them in multiple directions. Once they’re spread out, he rushes
in to stab one of them and then Spring Attacks away to find
a hiding spot where he can wait a round to become invisible
again before repeating his dangerous, annoying tactic.
Morale If brought below 15 hp, Rigg abandons the keep and flees,
perhaps becoming an annoying recurring villain set on revenge
against the PCs for chasing him out of his home.
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 28, Con 17, Int 17, Wis 17, Cha 12
Base Atk +4; CMB +2; CMD 22
Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative, MobilityB, Spring AttackB,
Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (short sword)
Skills Acrobatics +19 (+55 jump), Bluff +11, Craf (trapmaking) +13,
Escape Artist +19, Fly +0, Knowledge (nature) +13, Perception +15,
Sleight of Hand +18, Stealth +23, Survival +10, Use Magic Device +11
Languages Aklo, Common
SQ poison use, rogue talent (bleeding attack), trapfinding
Combat Gear blue whinnis (5 doses); Other Gear +1 short sword
Natural Invisibility (Su) A quickling is invisible when motionless.
It loses this invisibility and remains visible for 1 round in any
round in which it takes any action other than a free action.
Poison Use (Ex) A quickling is never at risk of poisoning itself when
handling poison. They usually use blue whinnis on their daggers.
Supernatural Speed (Su) A quickling moves with incredible
speed. Save for when it remains motionless (at which point it
is invisible), a quickling’s shape blurs and shimmers with this
speed, granting it concealment (20% miss chance). In addition,
this ability grants the quickling evasion and uncanny dodge (as
the rogue abilities of the same name).
Slow Susceptibility (Ex) A quickling that succumbs to a slow effect
loses its supernatural speed ability and is sickened.
Treasure: Rigg keeps his favorite treasure (gemstones)
hidden in a clay urn hidden inside the tower in a niche 20
feet above the floor (DC 20 Perception check to find). The
urn contains 119 gp, 131 sp, 27 cp, and a dozen different
sparkling gemstones worth 1,800 gp in all.
plus 2 bleed damage.
With the two that approach him. Quince hits them with another bout of fire.
The two that get shot at by Quince dodge it again.
You can see that the extra coat is now burnt away and there is obvious char on their dark skin.
She outside of the room looking in from the side of the doorway. There she pulls her bow and lets fly an arrow.
Cleonora picked one and a beam shot from her hand.
Round 2
Quince's spell burns across the ground and catches them in its wake. Though they both dodge and tumble apparently taking no damage. Cleo's scorching ray hits Katrina's target first and Katrina's arrow pierces its skull next to Krazok, it drops and does not move again.
Round 3
The three fey hesitate. The one next to Krazok withdraws and scurries through a hole in the wall. The other two continue to press upon Quince into flanking positions.
Watching the blur of movement around him. Even without seeing the exact movements he knows the flank is coming. He moves toward the second strike which thankfully is turned back by his armor he lays in with this sword.
With one fleeing Cleonora turns her attention to the two remaining and sent another scorching Ray.
Round 4
They both begin to bleed from Quince's strike and Cleonora's ray. Though they seem focused and willing to play that game of life or death. They continue to swing.
plus 2 bleed
plus 2 bleed
Both of their attacks fail epically opening them up to AoO!!!
Quince kept his guard up when the blurr moved in his direction. He struck out hard as the second fey approached. He lunged once with a low wide arc and then with a hop a second bringing his sword back. When the awkward attack of his foe failed. Brought his sword down with all his force knowing that such a bumble not capitalized on would likely not come up again.
Round 3
Now he moves in to help Quince.
with flanking
Round 4
Krazok swings and hits again!
with flanking
With arrows flying into the melee from Katrina, Krazok's bloody axe, Quince's and Jorne's Flametongues, and the spells, you slice up the two fey and they drop to the ground in a bloody mess.
"Why do I have a feeling this is going to be the norm?" Cleonora asked trying to crack a joke.
”You not ready for the fast life.”
Adding to the joke he offers, "What this isn't the norm? Seriously though I need to add to my protection to match the rest of you. Quince did you even get hit?"
"Welcome to the life of a standard adventurer." He offers with mirth. "And we are no standard adventurers!" He squats down and begins to carefully loot a corpse.
Katrina just grins and asks, "Anyone still need healing?"
Quince looks to Krazok, "Well, Sulvanii gave me a gift." He raises an arm and notes the exquisitely made elven chain.
With the foes defeated he moves to the firsts corpse to examine them.
Cleonora rolled her eyes with a half smirk. "And somehow I miss the idea of a quiet home." She joked with a shake of her head. That path had long been closed to her.
"I think we're okay." She told Katrina.
On each of their bodies you find mostly singed clothing, a vial with some viscious liquid inside and a short sword each.
The 40-foot-tall southeast tower is also missing its
roof, but interwoven, leafy vines and the forest canopy
above provide a ceiling of sorts, shading the interior and
allowing only dim illumination. Inside, the rubble and
undergrowth have been cleared away to create a cozy living
space, decorated with crude wooden furniture, sized for a
Small creature, and bloody scalps nailed to the walls.
”Wonder what this liquid is?” He holds up the vial.
He puts both swords on on of the quicklings belts and stows them.
"Here, let me have a look." Cleonora said as she held out her hand for the vial.