Heinrich lets out a sound of shock. He moves to the man's cell and begins to pick the lock on the door.
Tenebrynn nods at Tristain while Heinrich works at the cell's lock, thinking she has some semblance of an idea as to what transpired. "I don't know how the skum have been turning people into zombies or why the lying lady at the door was covering for them, but I think the skum invaded by coming up the well."
Al focuses on the man searching for the presence of evil.
vs DC 20 for half of 13hp damage.
”Damn, that’s cold.” He too will take a wand charge to bring himself back to snuff before proceeding.
He hears Tristain ask almost sensible questions before proceeding with he head bonking. All that damage must be working. he muses.
”Young man, what brought you to this cell?” he adds and waits for his response.
Al, you do not detect any evil from the man -- who's barely old enough for be called that, you can tell when Heinrich gets the door open.
He looks up as you enter the cell, his eyes hollow. He flinches back at first, but then blinks a few times, taking the sight of you in.
"Who are you?" he asks. "Are you with them?"
"I don't know! Some men -- I don't know who they were -- grabbed me, and they brought me here. And there were frog men, and other people, and the smell! Are you going to get me out of here? I just want to go home!"
Tristain stops bonking for a moment, his eyes scanning the man for clues about him.
"I'm Tristain, I think. At least that's what I've been told. How come you're alive when the rest of this entire damn fort is dead and dying and more dead and just plain weird. Why are you alive? And where is that woman?" Tristain's questions spill out.
Kyffin reassures him they are not with he frogs, and introduces himself and the party.
"Well, we haven't quite secure the structure as yet, but we could escort you to the gate if you wish. Still some frog-men about. Who are you? Where are you from?"
"I don't know. There were other people here, at first, but they were dragged off. I'm not sure what happened to them," he says. "What woman? There were just frog things! My name's Sholn. I'm from Thrushmoor. I was on my way to my boat, to go out on the water for the day, when whoever it was grabbed me!"
He's dressed like others you've seen in Thrushmoor.
"Well Sholn, it's your lucky day. Come, let's get you out of here." Kyffin escorts the man to the main gates and lets him out.
He returns to the group, "Nice to be able to save someone 'eh?"
"Let's finish this place, shall we?"
Albert hoists his shield and nods in agreement with Kyffin. "Ain't no time for wasting, them others might need our help still, let's keep moving."
You escort the man to the front, and he takes off at a sprint for town. As you turn around to return to the dungeon, however, Kyffin's reflection suddenly lunges out of the standing mirror in the entranceway, slashing at the half-orc. His blade sinks into his chest, blood spraying over the wall.
Before you can react, Mirror Kyffin slashes at Al, but his blade just misses, catching the edge of the old man's armor.
You think you might have seen the reflection look, for just a split-second ... maybe ... like the woman who earlier "greeted" you.
Round 1, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Bolts = 6/6
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Bolts = 4/4
Conditions = -1 cha damage
Melee: Attack: BAB +3, Str +4, (Weapon Focus Scimitar +1), (Power Attack -1) Damage: Str +4, (Power Attack +2)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +3, Dex +1 Damage: +0 (Str +4 thrown)
Blessings (su)(5/5) (DC 14) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (su, sw) (3/4) (DC 14, 1d6)
Sacred Weapon (su, sw)(0/4r)(+1)
Pearl of Power (first) 1/1
Spells (Caster Level 4, Concentration +6)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Stabilize
First (13): Command, Divine Favor,
Second (14):
"Damn you man, I was just healed!"
Kyffin, very nearly run completely through, steps to the mirror, not the mirror-man, and tries to smash it to pieces!
Round 1
Perception
"Oh c'mon! Not this a~$&!%~ again!" Tristain seems better able to cope with this crazy than before, but still doesn't like it. "I think this mirrorjerk was also that woman from before!"
Tristain fires his wand sending two missiles at the fake Kyffin, and one at the mirror, trying to break it.
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 27/50 left
force damage
force damage to mirror
HP: 25/25
AC: 12
Points: 1/4 left
Spells: Lvl 1: 6/7 left
Spells: Lvl 2: 2/4 left
Cure Used: 0/2 used
Scroll SMIII
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 27/50 left
force damage
Wand of Bless: 6/18 left
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d20+2-4[/dice] to hit; ()
[ dice]1d8-1[/dice] piercing damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+7[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
Frowning at the reflection's reappearance, Tenebrynn prepares to blast it into next week, but sees one of Tristain's bolts slam into the mirror and her eyes widen for a moment as she catches onto the headbonker's plan. She spins in place and sends a billowing blast of debris chasing after Tristain's magical orb.
HP: 43/43
Nonlethal: 4
AC: 16 (13 T / 12 FF)
Fort: +8 // Ref: +7 // Will: +2 (+2 vs illusion)
Talisman of Warrior's Courage: [ ]
Burn Accrued: 4/7
SLAs: dancing lights [ ], ghost sound [ ], prestidigitation [ ], speak with animals [ ]
Ongoing Effects:
Warden of Nature: +1 to hit/+2 dodge bonus vs aberrations, oozes, vermin
Foe of the Strange: +1 to saves vs aberrations, -10 to confusion results
Point Blank Shot: +1/+1
Elemental overflow: +1 to hit, +2 damage, and visual effects on person as long as burn is present
Albert slashes at the mirror man and then swiftly wipes some dirt over Kyffin's wound.
Albert: 10
Heinrich: 9
Kyffin: 7
Tenebrynn: 7
Tristain: 6
Antagonist: 24
Kyffin, perhaps thrown off by the wound or his surprise, swings wildly at his doppelganger, as Al and Heinrich press the attack, hammering it with truncheon and cutting it with a short sword, only to see the wounds immediately start closing up .
Tristain blasts it, and then blasts the mirror, which is shattered a moment later by Tenebrynn.
Not Kyffin lets out a growl of frustration -- "You'll ruin everything!" -- and then concentrates for a second and suddenly there are four more Kyffins, until it's impossible to tell which is the real one, which is the fake, and which are simply illusions.
T: 12
Round 2
"Yeah, well, you're not getting away again! You might as well tell us what you are and what you know, and maybe we'll let you live. We'll figure out who you are...you can't fool us forever," Tristain seems completely fooled for the moment, scanning all the copies for the evilest Kyffin.
He waits for good Kyffin to make himself known, then fires at the bad Kyffin.
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 26/50 left
force damage
HP: 25/25
AC: 12
Points: 1/4 left
Spells: Lvl 1: 6/7 left
Spells: Lvl 2: 2/4 left
Cure Used: 0/2 used
Scroll SMIII
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 27/50 left
force damage
Wand of Bless: 6/18 left
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d20+2-4[/dice] to hit; ()
[ dice]1d8-1[/dice] piercing damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+7[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
Round 2, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Bolts = 6/6
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Bolts = 4/4
Conditions = -1 cha damage, divine favor (1/10r)
Melee: Attack: BAB +3, Str +4, (Weapon Focus Scimitar +1), (Power Attack -1) Damage: Str +4, (Power Attack +2)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +3, Dex +1 Damage: +0 (Str +4 thrown)
Blessings (su)(5/5) (DC 14) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (su, sw) (2/4) (DC 14, 1d6)
Sacred Weapon (su, sw)(0/4r)(+1)
Pearl of Power (first) 1/1
Spells (Caster Level 4, Concentration +6)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Stabilize
First (13): Command,
Second (14):
Kyffin rips the scarf from his head (move action?) yelling, ”Those damn imposters! I’m the real Kyffin!” He fervently improves his weapon with a quick casting of Divine Favor (+3 attacks/damage (luck))(swift).
Then he swings on his nemesis!
(favor) (favor)
"Ruin everything? You did that already when you turned all the people in here into zombies, not-Kyffin!" Tenebrynn follows up her rebuttal with a quick blast of wind and debris.
HP: 43/43
Nonlethal: 4
AC: 16 (13 T / 12 FF)
Fort: +8 // Ref: +7 // Will: +2 (+2 vs illusion)
Talisman of Warrior's Courage: [ ]
Burn Accrued: 4/7
SLAs: dancing lights [ ], ghost sound [ ], prestidigitation [ ], speak with animals [ ]
Ongoing Effects:
Warden of Nature: +1 to hit/+2 dodge bonus vs aberrations, oozes, vermin
Foe of the Strange: +1 to saves vs aberrations, -10 to confusion results
Point Blank Shot: +1/+1
Elemental overflow: +1 to hit, +2 damage, and visual effects on person as long as burn is present
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Albert curses the evil trickery and slashes at the same target he just bloodied with a renewed anger. "Dang evil wickedness, you'll not escape my blade!
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Albert: 10
Heinrich: 9
Kyffin: 7
Tenebrynn: 7
Tristain: 6
Antagonist: 24
Al, Kyffin and Tenebrynn all slash at Not Kyffin, scoring hits -- but only on illusions, which disappear. With nothing to throw off his aim, Tristain's wand blast hits home (though he was pretty sure it would have hit the right one regardless!).
Heinrich tries to follow suit, but swings wildly. The truncheon is enough to knock Not Kyffin's aim off, though, as he stabs at Al and Real Kyffin.
T: 11
Round 3
Tristain doesn’t have much to say as the battle continues. He just blasts and blasts, hoping for the best.
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 25/50 left
force damage
HP: 25/25
AC: 12
Points: 1/4 left
Spells: Lvl 1: 6/7 left
Spells: Lvl 2: 2/4 left
Cure Used: 0/2 used
Scroll SMIII
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 25/50 left
force damage
Wand of Bless: 6/18 left
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d20+2-4[/dice] to hit; ()
[ dice]1d8-1[/dice] piercing damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+7[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
Round 2, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Bolts = 6/6
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Bolts = 4/4
Conditions = -1 cha damage, divine favor (1/10r)
Melee: Attack: BAB +3, Str +4, (Weapon Focus Scimitar +1), (Power Attack -1) Damage: Str +4, (Power Attack +2)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +3, Dex +1 Damage: +0 (Str +4 thrown)
Blessings (su)(5/5) (DC 14) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (su, sw) (2/4) (DC 14, 1d6)
Sacred Weapon (su, sw)(0/4r)(+1)
Pearl of Power (first) 1/1
Spells (Caster Level 4, Concentration +6)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Stabilize
First (13): Command,
Second (14):
Kyffin, satisfied his defenses are down, swings on the not-Kyffin with vigor!
(favor) (favor)
Albert continues to press the attack against the mirror creature.
Heinrich continues to attack! for damage!
Tenebrynn frowns as her gust blasts apart a not-not-Kyffin instead of the real not-Kyffin. Sighing, she leaps into a spinning kick once more and sends another billowing tumult of debris and wind into the fracas.
HP: 43/43
Nonlethal: 4
AC: 16 (13 T / 12 FF)
Fort: +8 // Ref: +7 // Will: +2 (+2 vs illusion)
Talisman of Warrior's Courage: [ ]
Burn Accrued: 4/7
SLAs: dancing lights [ ], ghost sound [ ], prestidigitation [ ], speak with animals [ ]
Ongoing Effects:
Warden of Nature: +1 to hit/+2 dodge bonus vs aberrations, oozes, vermin
Foe of the Strange: +1 to saves vs aberrations, -10 to confusion results
Point Blank Shot: +1/+1
Elemental overflow: +1 to hit, +2 damage, and visual effects on person as long as burn is present
Albert: 10
Heinrich: 9
Kyffin: 7
Tenebrynn: 7
Tristain: 6
Antagonist: 24
Kyffin continues the assault on his doppelganger, and Tristain's wand fires true, but the rest of the group misses, perhaps still unconsciously avoiding attacking something that looks so much like their companion.
The figure -- its wounds still slowly healing -- doesn't seem to have the same compunction, and his blade finds holes in Real Kyffin's defense as it swings with supernatural speed.
T: 31
Round 4
"C'mon, someone get him!" Tristain doesn’t have much to say as the battle continues. He just blasts and blasts, hoping for the best.
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 24/50 left
force damage
HP: 25/25
AC: 12
Points: 1/4 left
Spells: Lvl 1: 6/7 left
Spells: Lvl 2: 2/4 left
Cure Used: 0/2 used
Scroll SMIII
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 24/50 left
force damage
Wand of Bless: 6/18 left
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d20+2-4[/dice] to hit; ()
[ dice]1d8-1[/dice] piercing damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+7[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
Round 3, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Bolts = 6/6
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Bolts = 4/4
Conditions = -1 cha damage, divine favor (2/10r)
Melee: Attack: BAB +3, Str +4, (Weapon Focus Scimitar +1), (Power Attack -1) Damage: Str +4, (Power Attack +2)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +3, Dex +1 Damage: +0 (Str +4 thrown)
Blessings (su)(4/5) (DC 14) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (su, sw) (2/4) (DC 14, 1d6)
Sacred Weapon (su, sw)(0/4r)(+1)
Pearl of Power (first) 1/1
Spells (Caster Level 4, Concentration +6)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Stabilize
First (13):
Second (14):
"Bastard!" he spits blood, and a bit of tooth, on the ground.
Kyffin, staggered, takes a 5’ step away from the mirror-beast and heals himself, nearly faltering as he does so. He converts a Command spell to a Cure Light Wounds and boosts it (swift) with the blessings of Sarenrae.
Albert launches another attack against the mirror creature as his companion steps back to heal.
Tenebrynn looses another blast of slicing, battering wind toward their foe with a frustrated shout at Tristain, "I'm trying! It's very hard to hit it and none of you!"
HP: 43/43
Nonlethal: 4
AC: 16 (13 T / 12 FF)
Fort: +8 // Ref: +7 // Will: +2 (+2 vs illusion)
Talisman of Warrior's Courage: [ ]
Burn Accrued: 4/7
SLAs: dancing lights [ ], ghost sound [ ], prestidigitation [ ], speak with animals [ ]
Ongoing Effects:
Warden of Nature: +1 to hit/+2 dodge bonus vs aberrations, oozes, vermin
Foe of the Strange: +1 to saves vs aberrations, -10 to confusion results
Point Blank Shot: +1/+1
Elemental overflow: +1 to hit, +2 damage, and visual effects on person as long as burn is present
Heinrich swings again at the mirror-thing!
for damage!
Albert: 10
Heinrich: 9
Kyffin: 7
Tenebrynn: 7
Tristain: 6
Antagonist: 24
As Kyffin backs away to heal himself, Al and Tenebrynn can't land a blow on the creature, which seems to twist and turn, almost like refracted light. Heinrich has more luck, his truncheon crashing into it, along with Tristain's spell.
It steps forward, into the space Kyffin just vacated, and swings instead of Tristain and Heinrich as it looks toward the door behind the mental patient. The former manages to just duck out of the way, but the revived alchemist takes a small cut.
T: 46
Round 5
"Ah, c’mon, he’s right there...get him." He just blasts again, hoping for the best.
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 23/50 left
force damage
HP: 25/25
AC: 12
Points: 1/4 left
Spells: Lvl 1: 6/7 left
Spells: Lvl 2: 2/4 left
Cure Used: 0/2 used
Scroll SMIII
"gad-ZOOKS!"
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 23/50 left
force damage
Wand of Bless: 6/18 left
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d20+2-4[/dice] to hit; ()
[ dice]1d8-1[/dice] piercing damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+7[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
"Argh!" Heinrich swings away! for damage!
The last missile blast seems to be too much for the creature, and it shatters into a number of shards of mirror-like substance.
In its remains, two brilliantly silver short swords glitter, along with a mirrored amulet.
The two short swords are both +1
It's an amulet of natural armor +1.
Round 5, Initiative: 7
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Bolts = 6/6
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Bolts = 4/4
Conditions = -1 cha damage, divine favor (4/10r)
Melee: Attack: BAB +3, Str +4, (Weapon Focus Scimitar +1), (Power Attack -1) Damage: Str +4, (Power Attack +2)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +3, Dex +1 Damage: +0 (Str +4 thrown)
Blessings (su)(4/5) (DC 14) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (su, sw) (2/4) (DC 14, 1d6)
Sacred Weapon (su, sw)(0/4r)(+1)
Pearl of Power (first) 1/1
Spells (Caster Level 4, Concentration +6)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Stabilize
First (13):
Second (14):
Kyffin takes advantage of flank, and strikes out at the mirror of himself. ”You shall not get away this time!”
(favor, flank) (favor)
The shards of Kyffin remain dead.
Kyffin swings anyway... Damn mirror. :)
vs DC 18
vs DC 20
"That nice amulet will help boost one's armor - be a little tougher. Dunno what this is." he passes it on.
Tristain carefully moves up to the shards, stomping on any that seem to be bigger than a hand’s size. He’s not taking any chances with evil mirror beings, a look of fear on his face. When he calms down, he will inspect the loot.
Spellcraft - swords
Spellcraft - amulet
”Why are the mirrors attacking us?! What is wrong with this place? It’s like the asylum...it doesn’t make sense!” Tristain says, going back to calming bonking.
*bonk*
*bonk*
*bonk*
*bonk*
*bonk*
*bonk*
"I'm starting to agree with the headbonker, this place doesn't make any sense, why is every magic sword short?" Al looks baffled as he passes the healing wand to Kyffin.
Tristain stops bonking after things quiet down and others are healed. He’s recovering more quickly from each new assault on reality, but still can lose his grip on reality.
”So...we can assume that that guy is safe. We should finish exploring the downstairs?” Tristain will follow others back to the cells and that area.
Tenebrynn sighs in relief as the not-Kyffin collapses into shards. As the others ruminate on the state of the small fort, she shrugs. ”Maybe that thing came in with the skum? Maybe it’s what let them in? It sounded like it knew what was going on though.” She absently tests one of the claimed swords with a few swishes through the air before frowning in disappointment and letting it clatter back to the floor, ”Eh, too heavy.”
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Bolts = 6/6
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Bolts = 4/4
Conditions = -1 cha damage, divine favor (4/10r)
Melee: Attack: BAB +3, Str +4, (Weapon Focus Scimitar +1), (Power Attack -1) Damage: Str +4, (Power Attack +2)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +3, Dex +1 Damage: +0 (Str +4 thrown)
Blessings (su)(4/5) (DC 14) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (su, sw) (2/4) (DC 14, 1d6)
Sacred Weapon (su, sw)(0/4r)(+1)
Pearl of Power (first) 0/1
Spells (Caster Level 4, Concentration +6)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Stabilize
First (13):
Second (14):
Kyffin uses the wand to heal himself up a bit before proceeding.
He'll also use his pearl of power to replenish one of his Divine Favors.
Then he agrees with Tristain, "Yes, let's continue back to the cells. Let's be thorough."
The door is locked, but as before, you have keys that can open it: Motes of dust hang heavy in the room’s stale air. Crates and barrels stand along the damp stone walls. A plastered portion of the wall in the southwest corner of the room has begun to crack.