Ilya unleashes her fury on the nearest knight, smashing the ancient bones into an inanimate heap.
The remaining (former) knight of the ioun star holds the line, swinging at Swayaah. The undead knight captain Lady Estrekan steps in and starts menaces Ilya with her greatsword, dealing a solid hit.
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
Kellan, her horse-like Tikbalang mouth making a strangely calm and calculated face, casts a spell, then steps forward and swings Talon above the heads of his comrades at the remaining knight.
Spending an arcane point as a swift action to recall shocking grasp, then full-attacking the knight.
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
Swayaah deals a couple of scratches to the knight, when a roar behind her marks the strikes of Kellan, who, with electricity coursing though her blade, finishes of the last knight, leaving only the leader.
F Human Monk (Sacred Mountain/Qinggong)/11 (HP 123/102 | DR1/- | AC:25 33 [+1 when adjacent to a single foe] | T:24 | FF:20 28 | CMB:16 | CMD:35 [+2 vs Grapple/Reposition/Trip] | Fort:+14 | Ref:+16 | Will:+16 [+2 vs Enchant] | Init:+5 | Perc:+11 | Speed:60) PFS#: 115025-9
Abilities:
Ki Pool: 9/9 | Ring of Ki Mastery: 2/2 | Elemental Fist: 11/11 | Stunning Fist: 13/13 | Slippers: 10/10
Ilya bites her lips, forcing herself to deal with the pain from the wound she just received. Sparks starts crackling along her fingers, and she throws an electrically charged punch at the undead knight.
I started and ended my turn in the same space:
+2 shield bonus to AC & CMD, and I cannot be knocked prone or forcibly moved until the start of my next turn.
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
Ketill lights the undead knight captain on fire, and while Vayu's gun jams, Ilya manages to pound the abomination into an unliving pulp.
Combat over
The sudden entrance of the second group of knights has left the door ajar. The chamber beyond must have once been a bedroom, but all furniture has since rotten to the ground.
There's a keyy among the rotten items, and a spire transport token.
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
"Those monstrosities really hit hard. I am not feeling well..."Kellan could definitely use some healing.
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
With the undead knights defeated and the party back to full health, only a last corridor remains. Double doors open to reveal a 10-foot-wide corridor extending to the south. The final stretch of the hall is bathed in shifting energy—pink, scarlet, dusty rose, and incandescent blue.
The room radiates strong transmutation magic, and stepping into it might be consquential.
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
The thrown rock seems to accelerate and slow down as if travels down the hall, and it changes form as it does so. The first meters, it rapidly seems to gather moss, turning completely green. The moss then promptly disappears again, and the smoothed form of the stone turns into a small statuette. The final meters of its travel, it seems to slow down, never quite reaching the vortex at the end of the hall, but instead being suspended in mid-air just before it.
Kellan and Ketill don't quite know what to make of it - it looks like there is some time effect going on.
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
"I feel like... we should do SOMETHING about that. It can't be good. But I also don't want to walk over to it. Hmm..."
I'm at a loss. Seems like the type of thing we shouldn't mess with, but it also seems like the type of thing that could cause a lot of fun gaming. LOL
"We need a summoned or charmed beast to send in there..."
"Wait!", Vayu rummages around in his satchel, pulling out a couple of scrolls...
Holding up one in each hand, he thrusts each forward as he says, "Summon .... and Augury!"
Tucking summon into his belt, we unfurls Augury... uttering the contents of the spell, and specifying the course of action in question of entering the area in question, he casts the spell with the hopes of determining how wise that would be.
augury:
An augury can tell you whether a particular action will bring good or bad results for you in the immediate future.
The base chance for receiving a meaningful reply is 70% + 1% per caster level (looks like 3rd CL, so 73%), to a maximum of 90%; this roll is made secretly. A question may be so straightforward that a successful result is automatic, or so vague as to have no chance of success. If the augury succeeds, you get one of four results:
Weal (if the action will probably bring good results).
Woe (for bad results).
Weal and woe (for both).
Nothing (for actions that don’t have especially good or bad results).
If the spell fails, you get the “nothing” result. A cleric who gets the “nothing” result has no way to tell whether it was the consequence of a failed or successful augury.
The augury can see into the future only about half an hour, so anything that might happen after that does not affect the result. Thus, the result might not take into account the long-term consequences of a contemplated action. All auguries cast by the same person about the same topic use the same die result as the first casting.
Spells 3/2/1| Controlled Rage 12/12 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 109/109 | AC 23 T 14 FF 22 | Saves: 13/9/8 (Evasion, +2 vs Evil, +2 vs Spells and Spell-Like) | CMD 28 | Perception +17 | Init +1 Female Tiefling | Urban Ranger 10, Urban Barbarian 1 | Animal Companion |
Swayaah takes a look at the magic tunnel, then back at Vayu, then back at the tunnel, then BACK AT VAYU until he bursts into laughter. "Yeah, I thought so. Sounds like a trap is guarding some kind of treasure, then?"
She sighs and begins to remove most of her gear. "Let's see what happens to that rat. If it looks okay I'll go in."
Perception:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25
She pulls out some rope and ties it around her waist. "Get ready to pull me out if I turn into a baby."
Vayu sends the large rat into the corridor. It moves into the corridor. After moving ten, its fur becomes a dull grey, and it starts developing bald spots. The creature take one, two more slow steps, then keels over dead and decomposes in a matter of seconds.
Just let me know if that qualifies as looking okay
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
"Okay, no, we're not going in there. Not until we find a way to shut down that time-effect."
Spells 3/2/1| Controlled Rage 12/12 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 109/109 | AC 23 T 14 FF 22 | Saves: 13/9/8 (Evasion, +2 vs Evil, +2 vs Spells and Spell-Like) | CMD 28 | Perception +17 | Init +1 Female Tiefling | Urban Ranger 10, Urban Barbarian 1 | Animal Companion |
"So I'm guessing... that stone came from part of a statue." Swayaah shakes her head. "This is way out of my league. If you guys don't have a good idea, I say we get out."
Tiefling F tiefling Magus (Fiend Flayer/Bladebound/Hexcrafter) 11 | HP 91/91 (14 TEMP) | AC 2327, T 15, FF 18 | Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6 | Pool Points 5/8 | Talon Pool 1/3 | Pendant of Blood Scarab 1/1 | Init +6 | Perception +2
Yeah, with no elves in the group... I dunno. I'm really considering having Kellan take one for the team here.
Kellan looks thoughtful for a moment. "I feel like such a trap must be guarding something very valuable. I'm a young woman, and we've come this far. I... may be willing to QUICKLY go in, grab what I can, and get out. As long as you all promise not to say a SINGLE word about any gray hairs or small wrinkles I may get as part of this."
We should have someone cast haste on her so that she can get in and out as quickly as possible. Do we feel like this area is safe enough that we could rest and regain our spells before she does so? Her own bladed dash spell could be read that she moves instantaneously along its path, which might save her from the effects going one way, but she has cast it already.
