All is NOT well in Mendev. The Worldwound is spewing demons out again and they are doing what they usually do: invading and eating people.
The Pathfinder's Society is committed to researching the past and uncovering long forgotten truths but when it comes to demonic invasions even Pathfinders sometimes have to take a stand...
Perception:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18Hmm...Thurl, what have you done? Says Vrothum softly to himself. Lets get ready for a fight then!!! With that Vrothum casts Enlarge Person on himself. Duration doubled from Rageshaper Archetype (8 min)
As you prepare to fight Valais' uneasiness seems to grow:"What are you doing!?!?" she excalims "Whatever is coming is not something we can hope to best by ourselves! I can feel it!"
Ok... the scenario tells me to make this abundantly clear so here we go: you are right. Something is coming, it's big, evil, multi armed and complete with HUUUUGE claws. It's something WAY above your paygrade. You can choose to stay, of course. I suggest running away as quick as possible though. Once that's clear staying or running is your choice and I will abide it. In case you decide to run I'll allow you all to retcon your latest actions.
So it’s obvious with all the hints it’s something we really shouldn’t fight, I think we have the damage to kill it though I don’t think any one of us could survive a round from it. I really like this character so let’s have a group vote. Sheela, Idril, and I vote Run.
Vrothum, still holding the book, looks back to a certain page and exclaims:Valais is right, if what I think is coming, we hardly stand a chance! We should run off with the intel, we have plenty of evidence to prove Thurl’s treachery. Trust me from what I’m reading, a battle is coming we will have our opportunity to strike, no just isn’t the best time.
Valais' words convince you that staying back is not the best of choices if you want to keep your skin attached to your bones so you all approach the hall of the Larvae, which scurry away from you shrieking in terror as you advance...
To make this quicker just tell me what rooms you want to visit and in what order please
I think Val and Rogar move at the same speed? So Val will try to be the group's (literal) last line of defense if the VBBEG catches up to them. He'll just follow behind the party =)
Little confused, I honestly don't know where we haven't been, is it up or down the stairs from this room? I would think we'd have to go up to get out, but is this supposed to be a chase? Do we have x amount of rounds or time before bbg shows up? Just needing a little clarification.
You run as fast as you can leaving Thurl's study behind you and scattering the terrified larvae before yourselves. Aside from them, nothing much seems to have changed until you reach the library. As you enter you notice something is happening in the room with the writings on the walls...
What do you want to do? Check out the "speaking circle" or keep running towards the exit?
... you can see the red handwriting dripping from the western wall, warning that “He approaches.”
If you keep running toward the exit...:
... The water in areas where you fought the fanged blob has begun to churn and froth, even though its temperature did not change, and crumbling chunks of rock block the tunnels leading north.
When you reach the room with the glass tubes...:
... you find themn shattered. And 2 nasty looking and goo covered creatures that seem stiched together from corprse lumbering around the room and wailing when they notice you!
I'm not exactly sure where we "start" for round 1. But seeing how far ahead Valais is, I'll assume we are able to start fairly close to the creatures. Azrael is a fighter and not so much one that is bounded with curiousity so he would naturally ignore the speaking circle unless someone points it out.
Following Rogar's lead, Azrael side steps to swing his blade at the abominations. But with similar fortune, his blade slips unable to make the connection with the creature.
The fully armored cleric was lagging a few steps behind, but gets in time for the fray to start, barely able to step in front of Sheela after her spell, he tries to call forth Gorum's painful light and send the enemies back into the Abyss they dragged their puny lives from.
@Sheela: My bad, Knowledge (Arcana) is the right skill to use here. As you guessed 11 is not enough to learn anything though.
Rogar, Azrael and Idril all miss their targets while Vrothum is way more accurate and smashes one of the corpse constructs with his warhammer, causing a lot of damage. Sheela begins casting a spell and Valentynne channels the power of good... to no effect though!
Valais follows suit roaring as she claws at the bluish abomination...
Sheela holds her breath and completes her Sleep spell.
Unable to affect both creatures without putting her fellow allies asleep, Sheela decides to knock the red creature in the back asleep.
Casting Sleep. Will Save DC 17 or sleep tight!.
Fort Save 1:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 Fort Save 2:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 Fort Save 3:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 Wow thats amazing thanks dice!
Vrothum will move back and create a hole for someone to fill in while he holds his stomach.
The nasty basterds got me poisoned or something, I don't feel good.
Val walks around Rogar and moves past the Talon, "Excuse me, passing throu... WHOAH! What's that smell?" Did someone spill dwarf's innards in here?Val provokes an AoO from blue.
The red headed aasimar tries to strike the abomination with his heavy shield, but the weight of the tower shield on his other arm pulls the blow away.
Attack (Shield Slam); Damage:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 81d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
@Sheela: Princess Sparkletrot is an AMAZING name! Kudos!
Sheela's spell seems to have no effect on the walking pile of corpses while Idril and Valentynne's attacks once again prove fruitless.
Azrael on the other hand is more accurate, causing another wide gash to open onto the the bluish construct's body.
Almost at the same time Vrothum, feeling too nauseous to keep fighting, tries to move away from the fray...
With both weapons now in hand, Azrael unleashes the full force of his talons, slicing both his kukri's simultaneously in a downward thrust at the remaining monstrosity.
Male Half-elf Magus 4 | Init +4 Perc +6 | AC 18 | FORT +5 REF +4 WILL +5(+2 v ench) | CMD 15
Idril whirls Ankar and calls upon his arcane training. He brings the weapon on the construct twice, swirls of electrical eldritch power seeping from the fabric of the black blade.
Idril will take a full round action to use spell combat and spell strike, casting shocking grasp defensively.
@Valentynne: 18 hits so you can roll damage. I would have done it for you but your character's sheet lacks the relevant information, please do add it as soon as possible
Valentynnes, Azrael and above all Idril strike at the remaining monster shredding its thick dead skin and causing it to suffer heavy damage. Idril's spell, while effective seems to energize the thing into a vicious rage of teeth and claws though.
Valais closes in and tries to put an end to the monster before it can unleash his fury on his friends...
And once again she suceeds, putting the creature out of its misery.
As the construct falls the floor starts to shake and a dark ominous aura fills your hearts with dread. Whatever is coming to Thurl's secret lodge is doing it in style...
@Vrothum: You got affected with Filth Fever. For now your stats are unaffected. In 1 day you'll take 1d3 Dex damage and 1d3 Con damage, then you'll get a chance to save. The day after that you'll suffer more stat damage and get another chance to save. It takes 2 consecutive saves to get rid of this illness
Rogar and Sheela run up the stairs followed by Valais. The others stand their ground seemingly undecided...
As Sheela and Rogar ascend to the desolate area where the strange state stood, they immediately notice the solid walls and multiple corridors that extend from the shrine to Baphomet! They were not here before!
Sheela and Rogar please roll will. Everyone else who climbs up the stairs should do this as well
@Valentynne: 18 hits so you can roll damage. I would have done it for you but your character's sheet lacks the relevant information, please do add it as soon as possible
Huh.. I swear my shield slam was there... maybe I deleted it by mistake, I'll get to fix it as soon as this post is done =). But the reason I didn't roll attack was because I was trying to use the 'Aid another' action to give a +2 to Vrothum's AC.
Somehow the armored hulk manages to push his bulk through the stairs, trying to reach his companions.
Will Save:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
UMD:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23 CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
As Sheela ponders this, she tries to get the wand working... and she is successful! She taps Vrothum with it, healing some of his wounds. "Sorry I haven't been able to help much, this wand is being rather stubborn."
Vrothum, Valentynne and Sheela realize the walls appearing here must be an illusion of some sort, while Valais and Azrael seem utterly convinced they are somehow real...
New map uploaded, you can move yourselves on it. When you approach a wall, please roll a DC15 intelligence check
"Oh! It's an illusion!" Sheela giggles. "Who put up the illusion, anyway?" Sheela begins poking at illusory walls. "See? Totally fake. Unlike me." She grins revealing her pearly white teeth.
Int:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
"I think this way is Northeast... it's so hard to tell with all of these walls. I have a scroll of Spider Climb, if we think we need it."
Sheela prances along as she pokes her hand through random walls.
Can those of us that passed the Will save, recognize which walls are illusion and which are real? Or is the Int check for that? Intelligence Check:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7 Valentynne is dumb like a box of rocks, still he pulls out his Wayfinder to find due north.
"Sheelah, north is that way, and the exit should be.. away from the stairs, maybe?"
