The serpent carving in the wall radiates faint illusion magic. As Bruce moves downs the stairs, the statue at the end of the hallway comes to life, rising up to protect the hallway.
Thistle knows he will not be of much use in these close quarters and does his best to get out of the way. The group is still under the influence of his bless spell, so he waits to see what the construct does.
He will then step to the side to make room for the heavy hitters.
Heightened senses +2 to knowledge and perception, Darkvision, Investigative mind (double roll on Appraise, Knowledge, Linguistics or Spellcraft), Heroism +2 on attack rolls, saves and skills.
Caranthir and Bruce start redecorating the hallway, while Thistle hangs back. Bruce is most effective, his adamantine morning star being no match for the hard statue, and Caranthir's arrow mostly deflect off, causing only a superficial scratch.
Asuna waits for Jelani to sunder the statue, but his forceful blow merely rings on the tough marble, chipping the rock, but not breaking it. Fellgrim calls down a divine favour, while the statue retaliates, hitting the ground with a slow but powerful slam.
Elf Fighter 1 / Wizard 1 / Eldritch Knight 6 / Arcane Archer 3 | HP 80/80 | AC 23; Tch 18; FF 15 | F +12; R +14; W +8 | CMB+12; CMD 29 | Speed 30 ft | Init +11 | +3 Icy Burst Longbow: +23 (1d8+7+2d6/x3) | Perc +23
I rolled a 26 on knowledge check. I'd like to know vulnerabilities, if possible. However, after seeing my first arrow bounce, I think I can assume adamantine would help.
Seeing how tough the exterior of this creature is, Caranthir reaches into his efficient quiver and wills arrows specially prepared for this purpose to reach his hand. He begins to draw missiles with arrowheads dipped in adamantine weapon blanch, which he fires at the statue in quick succession.
It's an animated object, made of stone. It's got hardness 8, a grab attack and it's more advanced than usual. It function like a construct, and has no special weaknesses.
Caranthir gives another display of his marksmanship, and as one arrow after the other cleaves through the stone like through butter, Jelani pounds down on the statue in pure rage.
The statue quickly crumbles to dust, but that's not the end of it. Two serpentfolk, alarmed by the sound of combat, come in from the other side!
Asuna readies another funny joke to be launched at the first serpentfolk come around.dc 22 hideous laughter
Kirito is ordere to move forward and guard so he readies an attack should a serpentfolk come close enough.
attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 141d6 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
HP 75/75 | AC25 T15 FF20 | Init +3 Perc +22 SPD 30 CMB +9 CMD 25 | F+13 R+15 W+8 | NG Traveller Gnome | Alchemist (Grenadier) 8 Master Chymist 3 | Bomb +12/+7; 4d6+5 (Fire) | sheet
Round 1Bless; Point Blank; Precise Shot; Precise Bomb; Ricochet Splash
Fellgrim adjusts his position and ready a bomb to throw when he can see a target ...
Asuna turns around, and immediately sends a serpentfolk into a laughing fit. Kirito growls, as if challenging a serpent man to come in range, but when he does, Kirito's bite misses.. Bruce eyes the man for a weak spot. Fellgrim's bomb explodes on top of the laughing man, and causes massive damage.
It turns out to be pretty hard to shoot a prone serpentfolk slithering on the floor behind cover, and even Caranthir's marksmanship cannot change any of that. Kirito also has a bad time hitting the slithering serpent, only managing a claw in the end. Fellgrim does a lot better, his bomb exploding on top on the serpentfolk
RFX:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
The last serpentfolk waits around the corner, casting a spell
Fellgrim readies to throw a bomb, but the precise marksmanship and the relentless clawing and biting of Kirito are sufficient to end the last serpent man.
Combat over
As a non-native speaker: the word 'folk' bothers me. When I have a creature that is called 'serpentfolk', how do I call a single one of them? Is 'a serpentfolk' correct?
Elf Fighter 1 / Wizard 1 / Eldritch Knight 6 / Arcane Archer 3 | HP 80/80 | AC 23; Tch 18; FF 15 | F +12; R +14; W +8 | CMB+12; CMD 29 | Speed 30 ft | Init +11 | +3 Icy Burst Longbow: +23 (1d8+7+2d6/x3) | Perc +23
since that is the name of the race, it would be proper for singular or plural. I should say that after playing in a dozen or so of your games, I never would have guessed you are not a native speaker!
HP 75/75 | AC25 T15 FF20 | Init +3 Perc +22 SPD 30 CMB +9 CMD 25 | F+13 R+15 W+8 | NG Traveller Gnome | Alchemist (Grenadier) 8 Master Chymist 3 | Bomb +12/+7; 4d6+5 (Fire) | sheet
Yeah ... English can be pretty weird sometimes. I have always referred folk to be singular and folks as plural. It is a term for a group ... like German. When using the term as a descriptor or adjective, it would be German or folk. When using it as an object or a noun it would be German/Germans and folk/folks ... at least that is how I grew up using it.
AC 26, T 14, FF 26 // Fort +13 (+16), Ref +10 Will +2 // CMD 31 (32 vs overrun))
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Folks is colloquial in some parts of America, but it's not proper English per say. I agree with Caranthir on this one. It should be, "There is a serpentfolk in the room," and "Hey, look at those serpentfolk."
Or, if you want to throw in folks..."Them folks are serpentfolk, best be careful ya hear!"
Elf Fighter 1 / Wizard 1 / Eldritch Knight 6 / Arcane Archer 3 | HP 80/80 | AC 23; Tch 18; FF 15 | F +12; R +14; W +8 | CMB+12; CMD 29 | Speed 30 ft | Init +11 | +3 Icy Burst Longbow: +23 (1d8+7+2d6/x3) | Perc +23
Caranthir searches the corpses of both of the creatures.
stealth:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20
While he is near the dead, he takes a moment to quickly look down the corridor to the west, careful not to be seen. After returning, he says "Let us search the door to the east, first," he suggests.
I'm just wanting to see what's down the passage to the west, but think we should search east first.
The door on the east leads to the lower end of a large room. The large chamber has a viewing gallery on the west end and a dirt-floored pit on the east end, with manacles attached to the wall. Both ends have doors leading south, but the door in the pit has no handle or keyhole.
There's a dark-haired human woman dressed in filthy, torn robes chained to the pit’s east wall. She appears to be wounded, but none of the injuries look recent. Dire rats scurry about the floor of the pit, staying well away from the prisoner. She looks up and calls, “Help me, please! The serpentfolk are going to kill me!”
The rats, meanwhile, squeak as the adventurers enter...
Fellgrim tosses a bomb among the scatter, which causes a distressed squeaking as two of them perish in the flames. The rest of them move into a frenzy, and rush at Bruce.
Elf Fighter 1 / Wizard 1 / Eldritch Knight 6 / Arcane Archer 3 | HP 80/80 | AC 23; Tch 18; FF 15 | F +12; R +14; W +8 | CMB+12; CMD 29 | Speed 30 ft | Init +11 | +3 Icy Burst Longbow: +23 (1d8+7+2d6/x3) | Perc +23
Far away from the action, Caranthir has to move quickly toward the sound of battle. I have to double move to get into the room. Also, out of curiosity, what is your native language, Kludde?
Bruce attempts to leap over the lead rat.
Acrobatics:1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 12 + 2 = 19
He will then attempt to smash the lead rat with his morning star.
melee:1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8
Only to fail miserably after is acrobatic display.
Heightened senses +2 to knowledge and perception, Darkvision, Investigative mind (double roll on Appraise, Knowledge, Linguistics or Spellcraft), Heroism +2 on attack rolls, saves and skills
