The group has no issues swimming down the long hallway which eventually empties out into a much larger space. This room is filled from wall to wall with water that reeks of dead sea life. A cascade pouring from the northern wall churns up silt and other filth in the water, creating a murky mess. There are doors to the north and south.
Already waiting for you in the center of the room is a roughly humanoid creature composed of entirely of thick gobbets of soggy, brown mud.
Knowledge (planes) to identify this creature. I'll tell you what you know once you are in visual range of the monster.
Unless you go underwater and/or start holding your breath, the only special rule here is that you need to make a swim check to make any movement, and you can't take 5 foot steps. Please remember that you only move quarter your speed with a swim check unless you take a full round action to move half your speed. You cannot take 10 during combat.
Human Cleric/9 - Core | Int +4 | Per +14 | AC 22/20fl/13t | HP 49/66| Fort +10 | Ref +10 | Will +14 | CMB: +10, CMD:23 | Move 50' | Normal Vision
Siv ducks underwater and moves gracefully through the water as though it doesn't exist. Coming up inside the room just short of the monster, she displays her necklace of Desna, May Desna bless you all in our time of need, my friends!" The necklace glows and a soft radiance fills the room.
I'll use 1 round of my liberation ability to move without impediment through the room, then using my standard action, cast Bless; +1 morale bonus to attack and save vs. fear to everyone with 50' of me. I'll release my holy symbol as a free action, then place my free hand back on my longspear, ready to use an AOO if the mud monster moves within my threatened area.
Xakon, the water is difficult terrain, so you won't be able to charge. Also, with a 30 foot move speed, you won't be able to move and attack since the swimming cuts 1 move action to the quarter speed of 7.5 feet which isn't enough to reach your target without a double move.
Also, you do not have to currently fight underwater, the creature is at the surface and there is 12 feet of air between the surface of the water and the ceiling. If you do wish to fight underwater, then I'll post the special underwater fighting rules and will start keeping track of how long you've been holding your breath. As a spoiler, if you fight underwater you'll have to make a swim action before you attack every round to see if you can keep your balance.
A successful Swim check allows you to swim a quarter of your speed as a move action or half your speed as a full-round action. So, if your speed is 20 ft., you move 5 feet as a move action, or 10 feet as a full round action.
Long story short, you can only move 10 feet Mudk, so please re-position yourself or let me know where you would like to be.
ack sorry. I thought it meant "if you do nothing but move you can move at half your speed." Someone move me 10' back towards the hallway please, or I'll do it tonight when I get home.
Human Cleric/9 - Core | Int +4 | Per +14 | AC 22/20fl/13t | HP 49/66| Fort +10 | Ref +10 | Will +14 | CMB: +10, CMD:23 | Move 50' | Normal Vision
Mudk wrote:
ack sorry. I thought it meant "if you do nothing but move you can move at half your speed." Someone move me 10' back towards the hallway please, or I'll do it tonight when I get home.
Xakon, Mudk, Jirah, and Sivantanpisil all swim closer to the mud creature, with the cleric calling upon the blessings of Desna to move easily through the water.
Sugarsnap and Truffles also start swimming towards the room.
With Xakon right next to him, the Mudlord targets the halfling for both of its slam attacks. The first slam hits Xakon hard and is followed up by a river of mud that effectively grapples him. Xakon takes 13 damage and is grappled.
Sorry, I have to follow the rules mostly to the letter in PFS, so no taking 10 in combat even if you are a distance away.
Sivantanpisil continues to call upon Desna's blessings to move through the water like it was air and attacks the mud creature. Despite grappling Xakon, it easily avoids the attack. 2/3 rounds of Liberation domain power used.
Frēodwēn begins an inspiring oratory and begins to move forward. Assuming you make your swim check, Freod, you can move 5 feet now and 10 feet next round.
Sugarsnap prepares to move if/when Frēodwēn moves, although Truffles has some trouble swimming with his porcine feet. Unless you're going for a full round action, you can make another Swim check if you fail the first since Swim is just one move action.
Jirah swims into the room, but Mudk stays put as he barely treads the water in his armor.
Xakon, is your rapier enchanted with +1? Your character sheet seems to suggest that, but your posts in the discussion thread suggest otherwise.
I moved Freod up 1 square, he can move two more on his next post. Also moved Sugar up 1 square, although if she wants to stay adjacent to Truffles she can move herself back to him.
Frēodwēn and Sugar swim towards the room with the danger, while Truffles struggles to stay afloat.
Xakon's weapon does indeed hit the mud creature, but it appears completely resistant to his damage.
The Mudlord then releases Xakon and perhaps overconfidently swims into position in which it can attack everyone in its room. It follows up on that by slamming both Sivantanpisil and Mudk. Since it has a swim speed, it can take 5 steps in water without provoking. Both Siv and Mudk take 7 damage from two different slams.
Initiative (Rounds 2-3)
Sugarsnap/Truffles <= Up
Sivantanpisil [7 Dmg] <= Up
Xakon [13 Dmg; Grappled] <= Up
Mudk [7 Dmg] <= Up
Jirah <= Up
Mud Creature
Frēodwēn <= Up
Effects
Inspire Courage: +1 competence bonus to weapon attack and damage, +1 morale bonus against fear and charm effects.
Human Cleric/9 - Core | Int +4 | Per +14 | AC 22/20fl/13t | HP 49/66| Fort +10 | Ref +10 | Will +14 | CMB: +10, CMD:23 | Move 50' | Normal Vision
Sivvy turns and swims 5' away using the Liberation of Desna. Then turning back, she again calls upon the power of Desna and sends out a healing pulse to the party but singling out the mud monster not to receive her blessing.
3/3 Liberation now used. Using selective channel to avoid hitting the mudmonster although I'm unsure we've ever hurt him yet.
Xakon, with a modifier that high you can skip further swim checks if you can make the roll on a 1. The same goes for anyone else if your modifier is high enough, but please indicate that somewhere in your post.
Mudk takes advantage of the creature moving adjacent to him and attacks it, but his weapon misses.
Sivantanpisil adjusts her position in the water and channels positive energy, healing those injured by the mud monster.
Xakon tries to tumble through the water, but is not nimble enough to escape an attack of opportunity from the enemy, and it hits him with another slam. Xakon takes 11 damage from the AoO.
The halfling rogue retaliates with an attack from his morningstar, but he quickly learns that since it's composed purely of mud, the creature is immune to flanking and critical hits. Moreover, his weapon does not appear to injure it all.
Frēodwēn's first shot from his magical bow hits also, and finally does some damage to the creature, although not critically so.
Sugarsnap transforms into a dolphin and swims over to assist the sinking Truffles.
Jirah casts Shocking Grasp, but finds herself running afoul of the mud creature's spell resistance and the spell is ineffective.
The mud creature turns its full attention to Mudk now, perhaps due to the paladin being between it and the only person to harm it so far. It strikes Mudk twice with its two slams and attempts to grapple him with the second attack, but it does not manage to get a grip on him. Mudk takes 22 damage in total from the two slams.
Initiative (Rounds 3-4)
Sugarsnap/Truffles <= Up
Sivantanpisil <= Up
Xakon [14 Dmg] <= Up
Mudk [22 Dmg] <= Up
Jirah <= Up
Mud Creature
Frēodwēn <= Up
Effects
Inspire Courage: +1 competence bonus to weapon attack and damage, +1 morale bonus against fear and charm effects.
Bless: +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and fear saves.
Human Cleric/9 - Core | Int +4 | Per +14 | AC 22/20fl/13t | HP 49/66| Fort +10 | Ref +10 | Will +14 | CMB: +10, CMD:23 | Move 50' | Normal Vision
Sivvy shouts out to the paladin, "MUDK, is it evil?"
If 'Yes':
The priest of Desna exclaims, "May Desna protect us all from this horrid beast!" and raises her holy symbol above the water. The necklace glows bright, then a pulse of energy fills the room and embraces her companions.
Cast Protection from Evil. +2 AC deflection bonus, +2 saves, natural attacks of evil summoned creatures auto-fail... not sure if this is summoned, but worth a shot as it's kicking our collective butts.
If 'No':
The priest of Desna calls out to her patron and brings her bardiche down upon the beast with all her might!
