[PFS/DMK/EMS] The Emerald Spire Superdungeon - Table II

Game Master Kludde

"anyone know anything about these? Why aren't we hurting it?!"

Knowledge arcana anyone?

Kellan is looking extremely woozy (currently 0 HP), and knows that she can't take another hit from the creature. She blindly retreats (full withdraw action).

Ilya stays where she is and throws a punch at the robot.

+1 Dragon Punch: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 Damage (1.5x Str, Dragon Style): 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

+2 shield bonus to AC for starting and ending my turn in the same space.

Zen'yr tries to establish a link with the robotic shark-thing, but fails to connect with its thoughts. She gains a mental bond, but it is weak.

Psychic Inception: The hypnotic stare and its penalty can affect creatures that are mindless or immune to mindaffecting effects (such as an undead or vermin). The mesmerist can also partially affect such a creature with his mind-affecting spells and abilities if it’s under his hypnotic stare; it gains a +2 bonus on its saving throw (if any), and if affected it still has a 50% chance each round of ignoring the effect. Ignoring the effect doesn’t end the effect, but allows the creature to act normally for that round.

K arcana, special defenses, attacks in that order: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

She than casts a spell, praying it sticks.

DC 17 Fort save or be blinded, you get a +2 to the save

Fort: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 2 = 4
Ignore spell, high is good: 1d100 ⇒ 5

Kellan withdraws while Ilya punches the robot. It's tough, but the punch does seem to have some effect. Zen'yr works some strange magic, and manages to blind the robot.

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Kellan
Redke
Vayu
Ilya
Zenyr
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Robot (20, Haste)
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Vayu does not know if it will help or not, but the salesman said adamantine would help against creatures you could not otherwise hurt.

He uses a scroll and casts abundant ammunition on his on adamantine round.

And proceeds to load.

"Step away from it if you can ... give me a clear shot!"

Vayu loads up with specialist ammunition, while Redke attempts to overcome his blindness, still flailing wildly, screaming and shouting.

Will, Redke: 1d20 ⇒ 10

The robot moves behind Ilya, and tries to stab her with his ranseur,

Ranseur, llya: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 1 = 292d4 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1) + 7 = 11
Ranseur, llya: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 1 = 302d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 2) + 7 = 10

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Kellan
Redke
Vayu
Ilya
Zenyr
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Robot (20, Haste)
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Vayu holds until people strike and step away ... hopefully everyone can 5' step after an attack this round. If they don't then subtract another -4 for "in melee".

In any case he fires before the creature goes.

Ranged Touch + Point Blank - Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 10 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 10 - 1 - 2 = 19
Damage with Adamantine round: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Ranged Touch + Point Blank - Rapid Shot: 1d20 + 10 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 1 - 2 = 16
Damage with Adamantine round: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"I cannot be much help without some healing, friends!"

Vayu hits the construct with two straight shots, that do massively more damage than anything before. The shark starts jittering, crackling with energy. The water around it is charged up - even from a distance, Ilya feels that venturing closer might be hurtful.

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Kellan
Redke
Vayu
Ilya
Zenyr
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Robot (36, Haste, Crackling)
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Dont forget you have 50% miss chance DM since you are blind

Zen'yr grabs a wand and tries to heal Kellan's wounds.

umd DC 20: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Ilya mixes the dragon style with the crane style, and goes total defense.

"Vayu, keep shooting! I'll stay here with it!"

+2 shield for not moving, +7 dodge from total defense (3 ranks in Acrobatics & Crane Style improving that)

Not adjacent to my foe, so total AC equals 33.

Thanks for reminding me:

High is good: 2d100 ⇒ (19, 24) = 43 So both miss

Ilya tries not to get tickled by the discharging electricity in the water, and stays on the defensive.

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Kellan
Redke
Vayu
Ilya
Zenyr
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Robot (36, Haste, Crackling)
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Kellan gets healed up a bit Thanks Zen'yr!

@Kludde: I forgot my save to try to be un-blinded from the glitterdust at the end of my last round, so that one first, and if Kellan still fails, she'll try the save again:

Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

MOTHER$%$(*&%ING DICEBOT!!!! LOL

Kellan stays where she is, frantically trying to wipe the dust out of her eyes.

Redke flails around trying to hit the unknown attacker who blinded him. Feeling no luck, he tries wiping his eyes again.

Will!: 1d20 ⇒ 10

With those saves...

Kellan and Redke, each still struggling against the glitters, don't manage to make the difference...

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Kellan
Redke
Vayu
Ilya
Zenyr
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Robot (36, Haste, Crackling)
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Zen'yr will once again try to heal Kellan a bit as she fails about.

Dear I am right behind you, so try not to club me

UMD dc 20: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
if good: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The shark robot keeps the pressure on ilya. ..

Ranseur, ilya: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Ranseur, ilya: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
miss ch: 2d2 ⇒ (1, 2) = 32 is good

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Adamantine rounds magically appear as he fires and reaches for more ...

ranged touch +pb - rapid: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 22 melee?
dmagae: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

ranged touch: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 14 melee?
dmagae: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Thank you Zen'yr... stupid shark..."

Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 Finally! Next round I can finally do something useful!

Kellan clears her eyes just in time to see Vayu blow a large hole in the side of the shark. It starts to list in the water, and a large compartment is flooded, increasing the sparking until the entire construct blows apart, shattering into many pieces of brightly coloured shrapnel.

Combat over!

Among the finds in this room are some scroll cases that contain half-finished letters to “Uzar-Kus of the Circle of Vissk-Thar”, to which the summoner (one of three sisters, it seems) was reporting.

And we're done with this level! I'll report and chronicle, so we can move on to the very interesting level 6...

"Well done, everyone! Now, let's go back and rest."

Yay, another floor explored! :)

The long stairway ends in a small chamber. On the north wall, a panel with two bronze levers—one red and one black—is set chest-high in the wall. To the east, an archway leads to an alcove. Distant ticking echoes through the walls, as if several large clocks were operating simultaneously.

The walls of the alcove are mismatched. Most of the room is finished in masonry blocks, but to the north is a curved wall of bronze. There’s a narrow seam between the bronze wall and the masonry, and the bronze wall seems to be vibrating very faintly.

New map, let me know if this works for everyone. North is on the left side of the map

Not gonna be ready for a day or two, need to read the changes in Occult Adventures, feel free to bot me until I post again!

Kellan's ready whenever, and eager to make better use of her arcane points than she has been previously. I was totally forgetting that I could use her arcane pool to add keen to Talon.... that'll make a big difference!

DM, do you mind if the map itself is the first slide, as the link opens on that slide every time?

I'm ready to start when everyone else is! :)

I'm ready when you are. I'm fine with waiting for Redke, or you can try your hand at looking around (actually, as long as Redke is finished by the time the first combat comes up, I'm fine with it)

I can move forward ... Vayu replenishes ammo and scrolls used, I still need to do that.

Updated and now with more skill points!

Bought a wand of MM for 750gp. Going to touch Ilya on the shoulder and implant a trick on her. Mesmerist Mirror (An illusory image appears around the subject to throw off attackers. The mesmerist can trigger this trick when the subject is attacked or becomes the target of a spell that requires an attack roll. One duplicate of the subject appears, and the attacker must determine randomly which it hits (as mirror image). For every 5 caster levels the mesmerist possesses, one additional image appears, to a maximum of five images at 20th level. This is an illusion (figment) effect.) The mirror image lasts 1 minute per mesmerist level or until destroyed. 2 images will appear

[ooc]I've put the map as first slide. I've already posted the intro, so ready, steady, GO![/b]

Kellan looks at the mechanism with interest. "Does anyone know what these might do before we start blindly pulling levers?"

Ilya shakes her head in response to Kellan's words. "I have no idea what those could be for. I've never had much interest for mechanical things."

You can try K(eng) or Disable Device to check out the lever's function

Hey, I actually have the latter. Totally forgot.

Ilya carefully approaches the levers and tries to figure out what they're for.

Disable Device: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"Uhm..."

Ilya tries her expertise, seeing if she can figure out the workings of the mechanism, but she only notices that the mechanism behind both levers are actually fully operational.

"The mechanism behind the levers is working, but that's all I'm able to discern."

Ilya sighs. "Any ideas? Else I'll just pull both levers."

"Probably pull one first and see what happens, but yes, go ahead."

"WAIT!" Redke shouts as he walks up. "I can take care of this!"

Kn Eng: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Disable Device!: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20

Or not... darn 2 & 3....

Redke inspects the levers, and sees that the mechanism goes deep into the belly of the underground building. It seems to set some larger parts in motion.

Both levers are in a neutral position, neither up or down, while they can move in both directions.

Red or black first? Up or down?

Redke steps back and uses his telekinetic finesse to move the red ladder to the up position. He then looks at it again to try to figure out what he did.

Kn Eng: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Disable Device!: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19

The lever moves to the up position with a satisfying >clunk<.

The smooth brass wall shifts, and opens up to some kind of bronze alcove. Beyond it is a large antechamber that ends in a double door.

"I think you got that one right..."

Ilya heads up to the double door. "Shall we leave the levers for now, and check what's behind this door?"

UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
UMD: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

She takes out her wand of mage armor and gave herself a couple of taps. Once the wand activates Ilya stores it again.

Ilya will open the double doors if the others agree with her plan and are ready to proceed.

The doors open to a rectangular room. A variety of artwork and keepsakes are displayed on the walls of this chamber: a tapestry depicting a royal court, an oddly melted lump of iron on a pedestal, a fine heavy mace hanging on the wall, and a broken staff lying on another pedestal.

"Interesting."

Kellan enters the room and searches around, looking at each of the items to try to determine if they are useful/magical.
detect magic looking around.
Percep: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

While Kellan checks the items for magic properties, Ilya checks the room itself.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

The mace is actually magical, the other items seem to be keepsakes of sorts. The tapestry seems valuable (but bulky).

Ilya searches the room, and finds a secret door on the east side, which leads to a small side room and another secret passage, which is obvious from this side.

There's also a not-so-secret door to the north.

Spellcraft mace: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23