Motteditor's Savage Tide (Inactive)

Game Master motteditor

Dear Heathens, don't forget heroes feast....which might add +1 to your will save.

Round 6, Init 22

1d20 + 17 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 17 + 1 + 2 = 27 Will vs. DC 17

Kyson considers killing Sekathral, the pirate. He almost thinks it's a good idea, but would probably disappoint Linah and Khaz and so Kyson decides against it.

Instead, after moving to get 4 of the 5 baddies in his radius (40'), he speaks a Holy and Totally Unprofane Word. DC 24 Will Save. I think the word is 'antiquing'.

I might be wrong, but with one of the creatures sliding up to Khaz and attacking her, it also comes into range for me to attack it from the shore?

Initiative 29
ac 37 (41 vs AoO provoked by movement), touch 23, fleet-footed 27
fort +15, ref +17, will +16 (immune to charm, disease, fear)
cmd 35
hp 88/106
effects: aura of courage ‘10 +4, aura of resolve ‘10 +4

Linah darts over to engage the creature that has slithered its tail around Khazmia, hoping to help free the sorceress. "We need to come up with a plan. We can not just fight these beasts one by one. We either need to get the creatures up on shore or enable all of us to go after them where they are." she calls out.

Move action to the edge of the shore to engage the creature attacking Khazmia
Standard action to attack: 1d20 + 19 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 19 + 1 - 4 = 21 (+1 heroes’ feast, -4 combat expertise)
Damage roll: 1d6 + 7 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 7 + (2) = 11 (9 slashing damage, 2 electrical damage)

Stab! Kill! Kill, kill, stab!

They're my shipmates! You don't stab your shipmates! Most of the time.

Don't care! Stabstabstabkillkill!

Will save plus HF: 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 2 + 1 = 25

Sekathral shakes his head, wondering why he was glaring at Kyson and preparing a strike.

Round 5
Zstelian leaps to the attack, catching sight of the koppru as it breaks out of the mud to attack Kayle, his weapons taking a grievous toll though Kayle's claws seem to not be able to penetrate its hide IIRC, her claws aren't considered magic; also, they are not evil outsiders..

The cries are followed up by Kyson's horrid word, which rips through your foes, though it rings in Sekathral's ears too, making him perhaps rethink his plan to not attack the scribe. Any non-good creatures must save, which I think is just Seka and maybe Kayle among the PCs?

Linah, unaffected by the wonderful word, rushes over and slashes at the creature attacking Khazmia. The half-orc princess tries to escape, but the koppru's tail shakes as she goes to cast and the spell escapes from her as her gestures go wrong. Lost a 1st-level spell use.

Fortunately for her, the creature releases her as it and three others duck deeper into the mud, apparently fleeing from the might of Kyson's conversation. The final one, outside of the range of Kyson's spell, remains with its head above the mud, keeping an eye on you. All but the one limned in blue on the map have submerged; their tokens are in the last place you saw them.

Initiative 29
ac 33 (37 vs AoO provoked by movement), touch 23, fleet-footed 27
fort +15, ref +17, will +16 (immune to charm, disease, fear)
cmd 35
hp 88/106
effects: aura of courage ‘10 +4, aura of resolve ‘10 +4

Seeing Sekathral looking worse for wear Linah moves up to the elven pirate and places her hand on his shoulder. A warm surge of healing energy flows from her palm healing some of the rogue's bruises. "We can not fight like this. As long as they can hide submerged in the pits they will continue to alude us. They can not be all that is down here. If we move quickly and keep away from the edge we should be able to alude them too."

Move action to Sekathral
Lay on hands for Sekathral: 6d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 6) = 26

Dear Heathens, don't forget heroes feast....which might add +1 to your will save.

Round 6, Init 22

Kyson follows Linah to wherever she thinks the party should go. Linah, you neglected to move and demonstrate where you wanted us to go in your post. Please indicate.

Will save against Holey Choirboy Squeal: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Everything goes quiet for Sekathral. As he moves to join the others and loads up his pistols, he glares at Kyson and speaks.

"[ ]! [ ]!!! [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]!!"

Kayle Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Kayle squawks in panic as she's deafened and rendered blind. Unable to hear her master's voice she flies higher seeking safety.

Unaffected by Kyson's powerful spell, Zstelian flies through the air to slash at the one enemy still visible.

Primary (divine favor, feast): 1d20 + 21 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 21 + 2 + 1 = 38
Damage: 1d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 12
Evil?: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9

Linah, you neglected to move and demonstrate where you wanted us to go in your post. Please indicate.

Do I have enough movement to do that? One move action to get to Sekathral and another to use Lay on hands on him. Next round Linah intends to go W, but that's next round.

Round 6
Linah moves toward Sekathral and heals the battered, deafened elf as he reloads his pistols and she's right, that's all her actions let her do in terms of her own movement; Kyson if you want to retcon in an action here you can).

Zstelian and Khamia focus on the remaining visible koppru, the former just barely avoiding the creature's tail as he closes, blade cutting deep into it. The half-orc sorceress keeps her balls of lightning in the north pool, ready to send them after any creatures that emerge, but blasts the other koppru with more magic missiles. It strikes back at Zstelian, claws and jaws drawing blood. 12 and 11 hp, 23 total

Initiative 29
ac 37 (41 vs AoO provoked by movement), touch 23, fleet-footed 27
fort +15, ref +17, will +16 (immune to charm, disease, fear)
cmd 35
hp 88/106
effects: aura of courage ‘10 +4, aura of resolve ‘10 +4, battle dance: inspire courage 10/10

Without a viable target Linah hustles towards the W, in hopes of finding a better spot to engage the opposition or to avoid the altercation all together. ”We need to find the source of the voice trying to control us. These things are simple drones”, she says and stops just short of the giant rock (or is it a solid column reaching all the way to the ceiling?). Once there she turns around to await her companions, entering a defensive stance as she does.

Move action W towards the rock
Total defense as a standard action

Sekathral moves along with Linah, and once Zstelian is out of his line of fire, snaps off a shot at the visible kopru

Attk: 1d20 + 16 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 16 - 4 = 14

Dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Dear Heathens, don't forget heroes feast....which might add +1 to your will save.

Round 7, Init 22

Kyson goes to where Linah points out where she wants people, air tromping closer and readying his scimitar. 5' above Linah, using his long arms to strike at any that come too close.

Readied strike:
1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 1 = 20 to hit;
1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 damage.

Sorry all, I thought I'd left a little better message before I disapeared. :(. I'm back now, at any rate and uhh, I shoot the darkness? Or, you know, the magic missile the Koppru

Khazmia moves to where Linah points If possible, is she still grappled? and readies to throw another round of magic missiles. [ooc]

Magic missiles: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 1, 4) + 5 = 19

It sounds like Kayle isn't really getting past the DR.

Zstelian grits his teeth against the pain and presses the attack.

Primary (divine favor, feast): 1d20 + 21 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 21 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 41
Damage: 1d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 2 = 16
Evil?: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4
Offhand: 1d20 + 20 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 20 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 32
Damage: 1d4 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 = 14

Iterative: 1d20 + 16 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 16 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 26
Damage: 1d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 2 = 16
Evil?: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8
Iterative Offhand: 1d20 + 15 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 15 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d4 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 2 = 14

Second Iterative: 1d20 + 11 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 11 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 = 11
Evil?: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7
Second Iterative Offhand: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d4 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 = 13

Confirming Primary: 1d20 + 21 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 21 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 30
Extra Damage: 1d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 = 11

Khazmia is not grappled; Kayle is not doing much against the DR, plus IIRC she's blinded and deafened by Kyson's bad word ("shrubbery").

Round 7
Linah leads the way toward the pillar going all the way to the ceiling of the cavern, where she can barely see through the murk that the cavern extends an equal distance to the west, rising upward in terraces to the north and south see the dungeon map for a larger view.

Kyson, Khazmia and Sekathral follow, the latter two taking shots at the visible koppru, as Zstelian savages it as well, leaving its bloody form to sink back completely below the mud and leaving you seemingly alone in the cavern.

Party is up but there are no apparent targets at the moment.

Silly question at this point, but I just wanted to confirm from where we entered. It was from 40a, right?

Initiative 29
ac 33 (37 vs AoO provoked by movement), touch 23, fleet-footed 27
fort +15, ref +17, will +16 (immune to charm, disease, fear)
cmd 35
hp 88/106
effects: aura of courage ‘10 +4, aura of resolve ‘10 +4, battle dance: inspire courage 10/10

Linah continues to press forward, deeper into the cavern in search for the source of the mind controlling power. "Is anyone hurt?", she asks when extending her palm to search for evil in the murky waters.

Move action to W (moving on the south side of the pillar)
Use Detect evil on the area to the west (into the pool)

Round 8, Init 22

Kyson moves along with Linah, keeping an eye out for danger while airwalking up about 15'.

Readied strike:
1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 1 = 19 to hit;
1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 damage.

Kyson will continue to follow Linah, hopefully getting out of this encounter.

Round 8

Khazmia flies to the right of Kyson, and moves her lightning spheres up 20 feet to follow, while making sure not to touch any of her companions.

Ignoring his significant but not quite crippling injuries for now, Zstelian follows as well.

Sekathral makes sure his barkers are fully charged, then follows on behind, guns out and eyes scanning his surroundings.

Yes, you entered from 40a.

Moving as quickly as you can, you continue to the east, where it looks like you can see a couple routes out -- one along the path you're taking, one further to the north.

Linah, spinning back, definitely detects evil you'll have to spend more time to get more details.

Yes, you entered from 40a.

Check!

Initiative 29
ac 33 (37 vs AoO provoked by movement), touch 23, fleet-footed 27
fort +15, ref +17, will +16 (immune to charm, disease, fear)
cmd 35
hp 88/106
effects: aura of courage ‘10 +4, aura of resolve ‘10 +4, battle dance: inspire courage 10/10

Linah settles down a bit to catch her breath while continueing to concentrate on the dark pool before her, trying to suss out if the evil she senses is a general dread connected to her surroundings or something lurking beneath the surface.

Move 5-10ft N around the pillar
Detect evil as a standard action

By the way, since I'm in a inquisitive mood: How is the light situation in this cave? Are there any light sources aside of our own? How far can we see?

Dear Heathens, don't forget heroes feast....which might add +1 to your will save.

Round 9, Init 22

From his high perch, Kyson keeps a scout out on the area, watching for more bad things.

1d20 + 20 ⇒ (20) + 20 = 40 Perception

He keeps himself above Linah and ready to strike.

"Should we go that way, Linah?" Kyson points to area 40B.

Readied strike:
1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 1 = 24 to hit;
1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 damage.

Khazmia continues to herd her spheres of lightning in with them, keeping them between themselves and whatever creatures might try to follow.

Zstelian holds his ground while Linah continues to scan the pool.

Zstelian will ready as well if that's okay.

Sekathral, fingers on trigger, prepares to fire when the enemy hoves into view

Readied attack 1: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 16 - 2 = 22

Readied attack 2: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 16 - 2 = 16

Damage 1: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Damage 2: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

So, I think I've been unclear and/or unable to quite figure out what you guys want to do. The enemies are still pretty reeling from Kyson's spell. If you want to just leave, you have time to escape, leaving them behind you (just let me know what way you want to go). If you want to wait until they get back, you've got three more rounds, so please just list your next several rounds' worth of actions and then we can resume the battle more actively.

Linah, the air is steamy and foul with noxious vapor, which is reducing your visibility somewhat.

Linah, you detect four auras of evil from the general area the kopprus descended into the mud.

Oh, I was scanning the pool just north of 40b. We haven't seen any Kopprus there, right?

Linah feels it pointless to fight the Kopprus in their own environment. She would either like to move to 40b and explore there or delve deeper into this cave (towards the NW) and try to suss out what's trying to mind control us. First vote would be 40b though.

We don't explicitly need to kill these things, right? If we've sufficiently scared them off let's just move on.

Zstelian moves after Linah.

"Well, looks like they've ****ed off for the time being. Good bloody riddance"

Sekathral lopes away from the battle, with an occasional suspicious backwards glance

I vote for 40b as well - looks like there's a cave...

Kyson follows along, thinking that 40b looks good.

"Let's go."

You do not have to kill them, though there's always the chance they could come back later. For now, though, let's move on.

You move south, the heat still feeling oppressive and making it hard to even breathe despite your magical protections. Finding what appears to be a terrace, you quickly search it and find a tin coffer hidden near the bring of the structure. Inside are three emeralds worth 1,000 gp each.

Moving on you push forward deeper into the caves, getting away from the pools of mud, though the heat still doesn't relent.

Everyone must make DC 15 Fortitude save or be fatigued from the heat.

Eventually you find yourself at the entrance to what looks like an enormous shrine, its 40-foot-high ceilings supports by eight massive square pillars, which also separate the central part of the hall from two balconies.

Four passages open on each of the balconies, which run 15 feet above floor level on the long sides of the hall, and can be accessed by flights of stairs at the north and south ends.

The main entrance to the hall, across from where you stand, is a monumental arch at the base of a great stairway up on the north wall and is completely obstructed by rubble.

The patron deity of the shrine is represented by a 20-foot-tall statues that stands by the south wall near a smaller entrance. The statue has been damaged by age and moisture, and a large crack has split its face. The statue stands before a platform that extends over a pool full of foul water and floating algae. On the platform is a 4-foot-tall dais of black stone, with a melon-sized black pearl on the top. As the pearl appears to throb with eldritch power, waves of magical ectoplasm seem to reach from the pool to envelop the dais.

Looming ove rthe pearl and dais is a vaguely humanoid beast, with broad shoulders and saurian legs. Its flesh is mottled black and dark green, with a light green and yellow belly. Froglike skin with patches of bristly black hair adorns its shoulders and hips. Its arms are boneless and tentacular, but end in three-fingered hands with large black talons. Its long tail splits into three flukes like the kopru's.

Its two heads, fanged faces somehow simian, run together in one oversized and horrific maw, although in the middle between the two sets of fanged jaws, its gullet is gaping and toothless. A long, tentacle-like, triply-forked tongue writhes from this central gullet.

Map and image of this creature will be up tomorrow. Don't forget your Fort saves, mentioned above.

Everyone must make DC 15 Fortitude save or be fatigued from the heat.

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 Fort vs. Fatigue

Kyson stops airwalking as soon as he sees the beast.

1d20 + 19 ⇒ (17) + 19 = 36 Know (Planes/Religion/Arcana) - beast

"Uh, Linah! I don't like the looks of this!"

Fort save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Years doing what he shouldn't in the Mwangi Expanse mean Sekathral is relatively unaffected by the heat; the Olman booze probably helps as well.

Moving in, he views the monstrosity squatting on the alter with a sour expression on his face.

"**** me. Looks exactly like the landlord of the 'Merrow and Trident' in Bloodcove. Smells better, though"

[spoiler=Kyson]
You're not sure, but if you had to guess, you would say this is probably some manifestation of the demon lord Demogorgon on this plane. It probably doesn't have access to its full powers -- after all, you're still here looking at it -- but it does have some of the powers of a full demon lord.

Let me know what you'd like to know about it. You can ask for two things.

Ooh...DR? And resistances?Thatll be the two.

"Zstelian, that's ugly!"

"I can see that. How in the Nine Hells do we kill it?" Zstelian adds grumpily.

"I do not know. I only know that we must banish this being. Can you tell what that pearl is doing?"

Rules question: If I use my Divine Bond*, can I use +2 to get the Holy quality and +1 to get the Bane? Would those two damage boosts stack?

"If it's like those other pearls we saw, it'll be ****ing trouble", remarks Sekathral, grimly.

"Don't suppose anyone can turn me invisible again? I ain't going toe-to-toe with a ****er like that"

Kyson, you suspect you would need cold iron AND good aligned weapons to harm it; anything else will be at a serious disadvantage (DR/15), you think most elements of this world will do little against it too (Resist acid, cold and fire 10, plus immune to electricity).

Linah, yes, I think those two damage boosts would stack from the way I read them.

Crap, I knew that I should have kept using Thalachos' rise. I can't remember, did I keep that scimitar or did someone else hold on to it?

"Kyson, do you know the nature of this beast?", Linah asks Kyson calmly.

i.e. which type of creature should I bane?

"Kyson, do you know the nature of this beast?"

"Uh...it's outside," Kyson stammers, trying to find the right way to describe it. "I think it comes from what is referred to as the 'outer planes', if that makes any sense, Linah."

Kyson, buoyed by his own realization, pulls out a scroll of bless weapon (CL3) and looks for a weapon upon which to apply the magics.

Who wants Bless Weapon?

If Seka has a cold iron weapon give it to him. Zstelian can get his scimitar to +3 enhancement.

While his companions prepare Zstelian calls on his goddess's favor. Divine favor.

Do you call out the resistances, Kyson? Do I still have the Thalachos' rise? If yes to both questions, I would like to draw Thalacho's Rise, and then use my Divine bond to make it holy and add an additional +1 on hit (curse me for looking at the rules and noticing that the ability can't be used to grant the weapon the bane ability!)

"If it's like those other pearls we saw, it'll be ****ing trouble", remarks Sekathral, grimly.

"Don't suppose anyone can turn me invisible again? I ain't going toe-to-toe with a ****er like that"

fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

"I can, just... Let... me... catch... up..." Khazmia offers, a little worse for the heat. I've been away from home too long if this wears me out so...

but she will cast Greater Invisibility on Sekathral when she can.

Kyson will enchant Seka's something.

Kyson gulps as he puts the scroll away.

From what I can see, no one ever took Thalachos' Rise from Linah.

Then I will draw the sun scimitar of d00m and slay this false idol!

Seka has a cold iron kukri (the jammy sod) ; if he can get it good aligned as well, that would be ideal...