HP 75/75; LoH 6/6 available (2d6); reroll @+4 0/1 avail; Smite 1/2; Wand CLW 48/50 Half Elf Paladin -4/Sorcerer-1/DDisciple-3; AC 34 (barkskin,SoF,Shield,haste) 23 (normal) (25 shielded and enlarged) (27 shielded) (29 shield&SoF); Fort +13; Ref +9; Will 13(+15 vs enchantments); Init +1; Perc +1; resist fire/5;electricity/10;
"Why?" asks Auri. "If I were making a puzzle, I'd not have the answers all the same length. And how does the forth deed fit the second diagram? Do you think the "inspired" refers to her inspiring the wounded knights?"
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
Numair pops his head back around the corner to respond to Auriferous.
"Well, 'inspired by her courage' and 'fight of the righteous' sounds to me like a band of mortally wounded knights convinced to fight on by her heartfelt words..."
Auriferous sets the dials and pulls the lever. The final two bars retract into the walls and the door clicks open.
The walls of this large, irregular room are bare but for a goldcapped prism socketed into a niche along the south wall and radiates blue white light. In contrast, the floor is a mess of red and brown stains. A single iron door seals the room to the south, and a set of heavy double doors blocks the east exit.
Two figures notice you enter the room they look to each other and at the group. They have greatswords at the low ready, but do not move to engage.
Knowledge planes DC 25:
They are hound archons. But they seem to be corrupted by the proximity to the world wound. Each of them has developed bony spurs that pierce erupt from their skin at the joints, crimson eyes, and ash-gray fur. You notice that their condition has not progressed so far as to change them into another outsider, and can be reversed.
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
Taking it as a positive sign that the creatures have yet to attack, Numair cautiously peers around Auriferous, and greets the creatures.
"Hello. My name is Numair Salmalin. I take it that you are some of this place's guardians? We are here on behalf of the most recent Crusade, and the Pathfinder Society, to recover the secrets of this place, before it is overrun by demons, and to hopefully turn them upon the fiend-spawn.
Is there any advice or help that you can offer us?"
You could say guardians. The priest here used to summon us a year at a time. However, that was sometime ago.the creature smiles and places the tip of his sword on the ground. crusaders and demons.The history always repeat itself. The archon speaking moves forward Advice, yes, these prism are what powers the defense for the tower and the weapon the priest built.
If you are here for a noble cause, we will not stop you. It gestures to the prism. Just remove the prism and it will release the door.
HP 75/75; LoH 6/6 available (2d6); reroll @+4 0/1 avail; Smite 1/2; Wand CLW 48/50 Half Elf Paladin -4/Sorcerer-1/DDisciple-3; AC 34 (barkskin,SoF,Shield,haste) 23 (normal) (25 shielded and enlarged) (27 shielded) (29 shield&SoF); Fort +13; Ref +9; Will 13(+15 vs enchantments); Init +1; Perc +1; resist fire/5;electricity/10;
Auri nods to the creature.
"You say you used to be summoned for a year at a time... I take it you have been here longer than that now?" notes Auriferous.
She slowly approaches the prisim.
"What else will happen if I remove it? Is there a reason you have not removed it yourselves?"
"If the prisms power the defense of this place, why should we remove one of them? Won't that drop the defenses and make it easier for the demons to storm this place?"
"These are hound archons, but the Worldwound has corrupted them. That is not the natural color of their fur and eyes, nor do they normally have bone spurs sticking out of their joints like daggers.
"There is probably a way to reverse their condition, but that will require more study. And until we can heal them, I suggest verifying their information before we act on it. For all we know, removing that prism triggers a trap."
"So there is only one energy source? And one must choose whether to power the defenses or the weapon?"Damn inconvenient, but I suppose that's why the tower is still incomplete!
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
"You said that you were normally meant to be here for only a year, but since this tower has been abandoned for quite some time, I dare say that you have been here for substantially longer than that; why have you not been able to leave?"
"Could we explore the rest of the place before we remove the prism and open this whole area up to all the demons outside? Might be better to save this for the end..."
No, no contract. The same energy shield that keeps evil out, keeps us in.
Looking down at doodle, If you do not remove this prism, you will not be able to proceed on.
Prisms,DC 20 Craft Alchemy, knowledge planes or religion, spellcraft:
In addition to its use as a battery, a PC can use a sacred prism to augment spells he casts with the good descriptor, expending 2 charges to increase the spell’s caster level by 1, 4 charges to increase the caster level by 2, or 8 charges to increase the caster level by 3. A PC can also throw a prism as a splash weapon that destroys the prism and replicates a holy smite spell (Will DC 16) with a caster level equal to the number of remaining charges.
A PC can recharge a prism in several ways. The prism absorbs spells with the good descriptor cast directly at it, regaining a number of charges equal to the spell’s level. When affected by a channel energy effect augmented by the Alignment Channel feat to harm evil outsiders or heal good outsiders, a prism regains a number of charges equal to the number of dice the PC would roll for the effect. Finally, a good-aligned creature can grasp a prism and concentrate as a full-round action to restore 1d4 charges, though doing so also gives the PC 1 temporary negative level for 24 hours. Prisms cannot hold more than 8 charge.
HP 75/75; LoH 6/6 available (2d6); reroll @+4 0/1 avail; Smite 1/2; Wand CLW 48/50 Half Elf Paladin -4/Sorcerer-1/DDisciple-3; AC 34 (barkskin,SoF,Shield,haste) 23 (normal) (25 shielded and enlarged) (27 shielded) (29 shield&SoF); Fort +13; Ref +9; Will 13(+15 vs enchantments); Init +1; Perc +1; resist fire/5;electricity/10;
With the celestial guardians gone, Auri advances into the room. She checks around for the presence of magic and evil as she slowly approaches the other door.
"Let us hope they may be healed upon their return to the celestial realms"
@Numair: I was too tired last night to retype that much text into Thaeos' disdainful lecturing. But yes, I shared what I know. And of course, tonight I'm posting even later!
They both have 4 each. No one has claimed, that I am aware, that they removed either.
Assuming some one removes both prisms, since that is how you unseal the door. Moving you onto the next door.
Two long countertops and a workbench occupy this workshop. The work surfaces are covered with religious symbols, quills, broken glass, and small metal components as well as with dusty alchemical supplies that have not seen use in years. A niche in the southeast wall holds a gold capped prism that glows with blue-white light. Doors lead to the north, south, and east, and a heavier iron door stands in the room’s northwest corner.
Several items of particular value lie scattered about this room under a thick coat of dust.
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
I can't fail those Perception checks.
Numair sniffs the potions.
"Ah! The faintest whiff of honeysuckle, and the piquant aroma of troll blood. This one is a Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds. On the other hand, the other two smell like aloe vera, combined with a hint of sea breeze. They are Potions of Resist Energy (Fire)."
As the person with the lowest hit point total here, I would not mind drinking one of those, if no-one objects...
He then turns to regard the three prisms thoughtfully.
"I can fully-charge two of them," he says, pulling out a Wand of Protection From Evil. "Does anyone have a way to charge the third one?", he says, moving to collect it from the wall.
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
Numair shrugs.
"Well, Thaeos reckons they can hold 8 charges each; all of the ones we have found thus far each has 4 charges. As I said, I can fill-up two of them, which will leave me with two charges on the wand (which I would like to keep for emergencies). So, you would need four more castings to fill up the third one."
"I possess a couple scrolls of magic circle against evil, but would rather hold onto those until I know whether it is actually necessary. Paracountess Dralneen gave me these scrolls personally as a reward for one of my discoveries, and they hold sentimental value as well as monetary."Besides, those things are worthless to my pure magic. Such things are just for paladins and other fanatics!
Thaeos leans over to stare at the various magical items from scant inches away, "Hmm . . . these two items are hybridization funnels. With them, I could combine two alchemical weapons into one, although the process takes several minutes of careful work, and the mixture decays quickly. I would say that the resulting weapon needs to be used within a day or so to retain its potency."These are fascinating, though! I can't wait to mix acid and napalm together!
After examining the flask, the old wizard leaves it lying there, "That has some value to those alchemists who must expend their own life essence to make their concoctions work, but for us it's only value is a few gold pieces."
Crunch:
Assuming that detect magic tells me the flask has a strong aura, I will cast identify before trying to identify it, then take 10 for a 37 Spellcraft.
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
Alright. Then I still say we use my wand to 'fill' two of them, and then use a channel to 'fill' the third. We don't want to expend *too* much of our primary form of group healing on charging batteries...
Once the charging is complete, Numair takes the time to check the Northern door for traps (Perception 39), and then opens it (stnading to one side of the door as he does so, so as to *not* block any charge lines).
HP 75/75; LoH 6/6 available (2d6); reroll @+4 0/1 avail; Smite 1/2; Wand CLW 48/50 Half Elf Paladin -4/Sorcerer-1/DDisciple-3; AC 34 (barkskin,SoF,Shield,haste) 23 (normal) (25 shielded and enlarged) (27 shielded) (29 shield&SoF); Fort +13; Ref +9; Will 13(+15 vs enchantments); Init +1; Perc +1; resist fire/5;electricity/10;
Oh, disappointing. I was hoping that as Channel is an AOE, and it just said 'affected by', that it would work on all. Lets go ahead with the PFE tactic then.
Auri stands ready for action as Numair opens the door.
Five cots line the west wall of this barracks. A dusty table, counters, and a hearth share the east side of the room. While searching the room, a PC uncovers a small diary hidden under one of the cot mattresses. Last hand out uncovered.
The door to the south
A large forge flanked by large bellows dominates the east wall, though they and the nearby anvil are caked in soot. Half-full weapon racks hold an assortment of daggers, spears, and swords, and low piles of arrowheads, coal, and metal ingots line the southwest wall.
Much of this room is bare, though there are still a few weapons left that the crusaders did not carry into battle. These include
three bolts, spellcraft DC 22:
+1 axiomatic bolts
four sling bullets, spellcraft DC 27:
+2 Seeking sling bullets
set of pauldrons with charging bulls, spellcraft DC 18:
