Any living humanoid, giant, or monstrous humanoid who fails his DC 12 Will save against the mist’s corrupting influence degenerates into a raving madman, little more than a bloodthirsty animal. Those who make their saves are immune to the mist’s influence for 24 hours. Those who fail gain the Mist-Tainted Template: their Intelligence and Charisma are both reduced to 6, they gain a +2 to their Strength and Dexterity, they become immune to fear, they gain a +10 to Climb checks (and a climb speed of 20 feet), they gain a +5 to Jump, Hide, and Move Silently, and they also gain a slam attack (1d4 for Medium creatures). This template adds +1 CR to the base creature. A remove curse, break enchantment, or similar magic purges the evil vapors, removes the template, and negates the Tik Taan’s influence. In addition, if a Mist-Tainted creature is knocked unconscious, the polluting vapors leave its body and they return to normal. Once purged or upon regaining consciousness, Mist-Tainted creatures are immune to the mist’s effects for 24 hours.
AC 13 (17 Mage Armor) T 13/FF 10 | CMB +0 CMD 14 | HP 30(30) | Init +9 | Fort +4 Ref +5 Will +5 | Perception +8 | Speed 30 ft. | Light
Memorized Spells:
Cantrips: Detect Magic, Light, Ray of Frost, Read Magic L1: Burning Hands, Color Spray, Enlarge Person, Grease
[b["It appears we have szopped ze manical laughter, but we have not found ze masks we seek. Zey must be ze other room. Let us go zere posthaste and put an end to zese mists."[/b]
Xusius moves to the location near the door of the other room.
[b]"According to the map we only have two more rooms left, so the sooner we get this done the better,"[b] Philoneus agrees. He moves into position in front of the other door, spear at the ready and Mr. Tiggles by his side.
Didn't wake up but he's stabilized.
Moved everyone nearer to the door.
The Room that Philoneus opened the door too turns out to be the storage.
This simple room of unadorned stone is piled floor to ceiling with boxes and crates, allowing room for only a few small corridors between these towers of dusty mothballed exhibits.
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Moving on to the final Encounter
Mock vines cling to the wall of this grand exhibit hall, and huts of grass are strewn about the open area. At the center of this sprawling chamber, a great stone ziggurat rises out of the mist, almost scraping the 50-foot-high ceiling. At the top of the ziggurat, a rail thin elven gentleman is strapped to an altar, his bare chest painted with strange sigils and monkey paw-shaped blots of paint.
Nearly 20 apes, baboons, and other monkeys revel here, but a terrifying howl shatters the revelry upon your arrival and the primates scatter into the mists, making way for their champion, a large ape snarling as it pushes it way through.
Mr. Tiggles warbles and surges forward, moving around the large ape until it was in flanking position with his master. He takes his talon to the beast immediately.
PFS #222040-1 Male Halfling Bard 2 HP 17/17 | AC 19/15/15 | Fort 3 Ref 8 Will 4 (+2 fear, +4 well versed) | Init +6 | Perc +6 | CMB +0 CMD 14 | Rapier +2 1d6 | Lightbow +6 1d6 (+1/+1 PBS) | Performance 1/9 | Spells L1 3/3 DC 14
"Um, what are you doing there, sir?" Nithrun asks the strapped man as he moves closer. "And, uh," he stammers to his companions, "I really hope you do well..."
Round 2
Xusius
Nigel
Philoneus Tippertille & Mr. Tiggles
Kaya
Nithrun
Igmar
Large Ape - 8 dmg
Idols
Bold is up.
Idols are in colored circles.
Hiding among the other apes and primates is just descriptive and doesn't affect movement.
Added in dmg for Bard song.
Philoneus Tippertille & Mr. Tiggles closes in with the latter dealing damage with its talon! Unfortunately the ape seems to be waiting for this as it punches Mr Tiggles!
Slam 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 171d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Kaya shoots at the sensitive flesh beneath its armpits getting it to snarl in pain!
Xusius sends forth a torrent of color at the ape especially noting how its eyes glitters and it shifts its position to strike at him!
[ooc]Will save 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Igmar takes up a position and his weapon readied to strike at the ape.
The ape is clearly intelligent as it takes its time to wait for everybody's else move before making it's own!
Meanwhile the man doesn't respond to Nithrun's questions. 3 small idols also flitter among the gathered primates and attempt to use them to hide.
Philoneus growls as the ape hits Mr. Tiggles. "C'mon, you're too big for your own good, don't know your place on the food chain!" He yelled as he stabbed the ape in the back of the knee.
Mr. Tiggles lashes back at the ape despite it being much larger than him. In little Velociraptor mind, it looked more like Godzilla vs King Kong. Luckily, Mr. Tiggles never saw that movie.
NG Halfling Wizard 7 | Mods: Detect Scrying, Continual Flame on Ring (Spell Level 4) | HP 42 (-0)| AC/Tch/FF 19/15/16 (Light Fortification) | CMD 14 (+1 vs. Disarm) | F/R/W +6/+8/+8 (+2 vs. fear, Boon vs. Gaze) | Speed 20ft | Init: +6 (Forewarned) | 2 Star Reroll 1/1, Diviner's Fortune 7/7, Spells/Abilities tracked on Profile | Perc: +2, SM: +0
Taking advantage of her allies excellent positioning, Kaya lines up another clear shot at the Ape, trying to drive a bolt into the same soft spot. "Does anyone know how to stop the magic that is causing all of this?!?"
NG Halfling Wizard 7 | Mods: Detect Scrying, Continual Flame on Ring (Spell Level 4) | HP 42 (-0)| AC/Tch/FF 19/15/16 (Light Fortification) | CMD 14 (+1 vs. Disarm) | F/R/W +6/+8/+8 (+2 vs. fear, Boon vs. Gaze) | Speed 20ft | Init: +6 (Forewarned) | 2 Star Reroll 1/1, Diviner's Fortune 7/7, Spells/Abilities tracked on Profile | Perc: +2, SM: +0
Perception DC 12:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Kaya cannot locate the source of the transformations so she moves up towards the man tied in the middle, pulling an arrow as she goes and attempts to start cutting his bonds.
Round 3
Xusius
Philoneus Tippertille & Mr. Tiggles
Kaya
Nithrun
Igmar
Nigel
Idols
Bold is up. Perception to spot them every round yes.
The man snarls at Kaya and attempts to kick out at her! He too like the others you have encountered have being affected by the mists.
Foot! 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 91d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
The Idols try to scatter but fail as the other party members begin to strike them!
Not very High AC but with hardness.
NG Halfling Wizard 7 | Mods: Detect Scrying, Continual Flame on Ring (Spell Level 4) | HP 42 (-0)| AC/Tch/FF 19/15/16 (Light Fortification) | CMD 14 (+1 vs. Disarm) | F/R/W +6/+8/+8 (+2 vs. fear, Boon vs. Gaze) | Speed 20ft | Init: +6 (Forewarned) | 2 Star Reroll 1/1, Diviner's Fortune 7/7, Spells/Abilities tracked on Profile | Perc: +2, SM: +0
Kaya jumps back, eyes wide. "Woah there! I guess he's just as affected." She loads the bolt into her crossbow and looks around for whatever her allies seem to be attacking.
Perception DC 12:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Finally noticing one in the corner, she takes aim and fires!
Crunch:
5 ft step, Move to reload, Standard to shoot Red Mask. Cover left up to GM.
Male CG Dwarf Cleric of Cayden Cailean 1 | HP 12/12 | AC 16 T 11 FF 15 | CMB +2, CMD 13 | F: +5, R: +1, W: +5 | Init: +1 | Perc: +3, SM: +3 | Speed 30ft | Channel Energy: 5/5 Agile Feet/Strength Surge: 6/6 | Spells: 1st 3/3 | Active conditions: None.
AC while large: 14
Perception:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Igmar grows suddenly, doubling in height. Scanning for an idol, he spots one and moves toward it. Growling a bestial growl, he thrusts his now large longspear toward the object.
Round 4
Xusius
Philoneus Tippertille & Mr. Tiggles
Kaya
Nithrun
Igmar
Nigel
Idols x2
Bold is up. Perception to spot them every round yes.
The Idols attempt to run but Xusius and Kaya shoots one down.....it gets up and proceeds to attack the large Igmar who just smashed one to pieces.
Attack 1d20 ⇒ 191d2 ⇒ 2
It kicks Igmar in the foot.
PFS #222040-1 Male Halfling Bard 2 HP 17/17 | AC 19/15/15 | Fort 3 Ref 8 Will 4 (+2 fear, +4 well versed) | Init +6 | Perc +6 | CMB +0 CMD 14 | Rapier +2 1d6 | Lightbow +6 1d6 (+1/+1 PBS) | Performance 1/9 | Spells L1 3/3 DC 14
Perception:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Attack:1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9
When Nithrun finally sees an idol, he twanks his bow too suddenly and the arrow flies off, though his comical failure seems to be enough to give the others some modicum of encouragement.
Round 4
Xusius
Philoneus Tippertille & Mr. Tiggles
Kaya
Nithrun
Igmar
Nigel
Idols x1
Bold is up. Perception to spot them every round yes.
Igmar goes smash as he drops his spear and pulls out his warhammer. You think the idol who so bravely kicked him went "Meep!" before the hammer dropped.
Lifting the hammer reveals fragments of the idol.
Kaya blasts the remaining one while the others fail to spot it as Nithrun's shot distracts them...
Yep that does it. Great work guys.
With a fizzle and a tiny scream, the last of the Idols stumbles and rolls around trying to put out the fires but fail, leaving a smouldering heap of what used to be wood and fetish.
The mists infesting the museum vanish as well, and everyone under their control is freed.
Nigel is incredibly grateful for his rescue and gives the party a rare weapon from his own personal collection to express his gratitude. The weapon is an incredibly ancient Mwangi spear that Chelish explorers found near the colony of Sargava during the reign of the expansionist Chelish Prince, Haliad I. It would be worth a great deal to the Pathfinder Society and they’d hungrily pay to include it in their collection.
"Thank you my friends, words can't begin to express my gratitude. This gift is but a small token to show my appreciation and though the loss of some of my staff is regretable, I'm pleased to inform you that the rest should make a speedy recovery in good time though they'll nurse an aching head for a long time to come."
