Crowe readies his earthbreaker to smash anything that attacks him.
Hakon pulls out one of his handaxes and keeps casting Detect Magic.
"Be ready. The ice does not look good."
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Rivani recognizes a haunt manifesting. Hakon detects conjuration.
The air becomes chilly, the steel walls frost over, and a strange vision of the intact laboratory, appears in the mirrors.
Lightning from two generators blasts a tiny figure with limp wings as a woman with a strong widow’s peak observes. The tiny creature seems confused and screeches in protest as its arms drift left then right like hands on a compass. The woman seems displeased with the results and the creature’s pleading squeals. She shuts off the device, picks up the little figure, and throws it in a box covered with skulls. She closes the latch just as the vision fades. The frost begins to blacken and flake from the walls like ash, and as it does, it clumps together into hundreds of tiny creatures that twitch with life.
ORDER
Oloch, Crowe, Erasmus, Hakon
Enemy (big grey square)
Kyra, Rivani
Erasmus is pretty sure he sees a swarm coalescing, and draws a flask of acid, hurling it at them.
x 1.5 if a swarm.
Crowe is unsure what to do with such a foe, but seeing the others throw acid flasks, pulls out and throws one of his own.
Clearly, we cannot be trusted with acid - it seems to be everywhere except the target.
Hakon keeps casting detect magic, trying to find where the magic is coming from.
Kyra will do a channel Positive energy to harm if she can determine if these things are undead.
Otherwise she will hold action until someone gets dangerously injured.
Given Rivani has no acid or ways to harm a swarm she backs away from it.
"Magic is coming from the beaker, or mirror. Maybe smashing them would help."
"Ack! Get these things off me!"
Erasmus sorta runs around frantically, trying to bat the creatures off of his friends, before they dissipate. "Well... that was something."
When the swarms are done, Kyra says Let's see what Sarenrae can do for you and then channels positive energy to heal.
Feeling a bit better? Not much I can do for poison though, at least not at this point in my career.
While still hit with the poison, Hakon stands a little more steady after the healing.
He turns to Kyra."thanks.That thing was vile."
"I do not feel so good," states Crowe, very simply.
"Agreed, that was not terribly fun. Let's continue."
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Hakon
Hakon feels his strength severely sapped by the poison.
Crowe
Crowe slightly less so.
While tending to the wounded, you hear a crash in the front of the room. Following the sound leads to a spacious reading room is covered in dust. Expensive furniture hides under sheets, except a round table whose polished stone surface is completely clean. A large, open box carved with skulls sits near the table, and a mirror hangs on the door to the north. One of the chair's covers glows, much like the stand in the lab.
Crowe drinks the CLW potion, and then looks inside the carved box.
Krya moves up to observe as he opens.
Weakened as he is, Hakon still tries to walk without showing his weakness. Remembering the mirror from the last room, he pulls out his sling and tries to smash the mirror.
"The last mirror carried some magic. Don't want a repeat of what ever that thing was."
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As Hakon smashes the mirror, an image begins to manifest in the polished stone table.
The box Crowe opens is empty.
Lady Illirigarde appears in the table’s reflective surface, though she appears tired. A box carved with skulls is closed behind her as she furiously tries to align two delicate silver disks etched with compass directions. She looks down at a book, and lightning flashes brightly outside. When it subsides, the box is open, and the tiny winged creature is hanging from the nearby bookcase. It leaps at her throat with hate in its eyes, and the vision fades,
You all feel a terrible chill come over you.
Crowe, Oloch, and Rivani are shaken. This means Rivani can't cast spells with an Emotion component.
At the same time, the creature from your vision leaps out of the darkness, and several more pairs of eyes suddenly begin to reflect light.
Initiative
Erasmus, not having any idea what the eyes might belong to, delays until they act.
Unfortunately Erasmus has no knowledges, so he'll still delay for now, until someone can point out what they might be.
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In that case, one leaps at Hakon . This one resembles the creature from the vision. It bites at him.
A small blue creature steps into view, and starts chittering menacingly at Rivani. Rivani takes off, escaping the room as fast as possible
Another appears, and likewise waves its dagger and chitters ferociously.
Kyra, Oloch, and Crowe are now Shaken. Rivani is now Frightened. Crowe and Hakon are up.
Hakon blows into his horn and start his inspired Rage. Then he pulls out one of his axes.
"Hakon can give all allies who accept it a +2 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution, a +1 morale bonus to Will saves, and a –1 penalty to AC. Allies can accept the bonuses and penalties on a round by round basis, but while accepting the song, they can’t cast spells, use abilities requiring concentration, or use Intelligence-based skills, Dexterity-based skills (except Acrobatics, Fly, and Ride), or Charisma-based skills (except Intimidate). Once this song is active, he doesn’t need to spend any action to maintain it but can end it at any time. He can use this ability for 11 total rounds each day, which need not be consecutive. Allies who have their own rage or bloodrage can use their own bonuses and penalties if they choose, but they can’t use any of their other abilities like rage powers or blood casting."
If accepted:
+2 Strength
+2 Constitution
+1 Will Saves
-1 AC
Can't cast, concentrate, or do most non-combat skill checks.
Erasmus accepts the rage, then charges forward and swings his kukri at the blue creature.
Crowe accepts the rage, and attacks the tiny creature that just jumped Hakon.
I can't tell the characters from the monsters on the map. The icons are way to tiny and any attempt to zoom fails. If she is not next to one,omeo whe will cast shield of faith on herself and engage the nearest one. Someone else will have to move her icon since I have no idea what icon is what.
Someone else will have to move her icon since I have no idea what icon is what.
I went to a bigger monitor and was able to make things out. I moved her.
Erasmus steps up next to Kyra and swings once again at the smaller blue creature.
Crowe begins his own bloodrage, and uses his fury to pound the creature on Hakon.
Hakon snores.