Halfling Bard 9 | AC 24 T 18 FF 18 | HP 75 | F +7 R +13 W +8* | CMD 22 | Init + 5 | Perception +14
Marra taps her chin trying to think if she's ever heard of a two-headed monster with fearsome glowing eyes.
knowledge check any {all have the same mod}:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
The bard see no reason to stop the looters from fleeing, but tries anyway "Perhaps it wouldn't be as scary with larger numbers, we could use a guide to avoid dangers within?"
Rummaging through the dropped sack, Adrianna find six jewelled tiles, some kind of monkey idol (Svetlana did not find any evil emanations coming from it) as well as an apple made of solid gold.
A mosaic of a monkey-faced figure decorates the floor of this room, though the tiles that would form its eyes are missing. The north end of the room is filled with rubble blocking an arched passageway. To the west, vines and foliage intrude into the temple through an open-air balcony, while a similar balcony to the east remains relatively clear of plant life. An open archway leads south.
The rubble is heavy and blocks all passage to the taller among the adventurers. The smallest among you - Marra - could squeeze through with significant effort (DC 30 Escape artist).
To the east, there is some kind of path over a balcony (C3)
Halfling Bard 9 | AC 24 T 18 FF 18 | HP 75 | F +7 R +13 W +8* | CMD 22 | Init + 5 | Perception +14
DM, It's not clear from the grease description if the grease spell will grant a +10 to escape check for slipping though a tight fit.
from grease spell: A creature wearing greased armor or clothing gains a +10 circumstance bonus on Escape Artist checks and combat maneuver checks made to escape a grapple, and to their CMD to avoid being grappled.
It can be read as
... ( Escape Artist checks) and ( combat maneuver checks made to escape a grapple ) ...
or as
... ( Escape Artist checks and combat maneuver checks ) made to escape a grapple ....
If the former then Marra will try.
Using a scroll of grease, the halfling cast it upon herself and goes to wiggle through the hole
Castien figures that the creatures may be outsiders, possibly Asuras, but other than that the information is too sketchy to tell. He tries to place the tiles in the spot where the monkey's eyes used to be, and they fit perfectly, showing the splendour of the mosaic. There is no special effect, other than the view.
Marra manages to wiggle through an opening in the rubble, and sees what must once have been the central shrine of the temple. A large statue of a monkey-faced man sits on a pedestal at the north end of this small shrine. The statue’s arms and legs are missing, and deep scratches have been gouged into its face. Pieces of broken stone, rotting plant matter, and other assorted rubbish lie in heaps on the floor of this room. The smell of rot is particularly strong here.
Marra finds no sign of the monsters mentioned. There's exits on the north side of the shrine.
Peering around the corner, Jhalan finds a narrow path that extends between the exterior wall of the temple and the thick web of vines and tree branches that cover the temple’s walls. At either end of the path, small open-air balconies lead back into the temple.
There's a another sack there, dropped by the looters in their haste. This sack contains a dozen gold rings and and some ornament made from a reptilian scale.
Marra relays a message from the other side of the rubble, while the rest of the party makes its way past the balcony to the northern room. A 20-foot-tall, high-relief sculpture of a mountain dominates the north end of this large chamber. A statue of a figure now missing its head sits in the lotus position at the mountain’s peak, while smaller statues of monkey-faced pilgrims rest on ledges farther down the mountain. Shattered pieces of yet more monkey statues litter the floor.
As Marra stands near the shrine, she spots a two-headed nightmarish monster approaching, climbing over the ceiling of the temple. Before she can reacts, it gets the jump on her and slashes out with a kukri.
I forgot to add: the monster is under a mirror image spell, and surrounded by five illusory doubles. Ten heads with glowing eyes in total! The correct knowledge is 'planes'
Halfling Bard 9 | AC 24 T 18 FF 18 | HP 75 | F +7 R +13 W +8* | CMD 22 | Init + 5 | Perception +14
(status: 24-9=15/27{24} -2 con)
Now that Marra has seen the monster for herself, she tries to recall what she knows about it, while letting the others know she found something by screeching in surprise.
N Male Human Kensai4/SwordSaint2 Init +4; AC23, Touch 18, FF 16, CMD 25/18; hp 45/45; Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +4; Perception: +2; Arcane pool: 4/4; Effects: none
After his failure in last fight, Rasamoro tried to keep behind Jhalan's and Svetlana's backs.
N Male Human Kensai4/SwordSaint2 Init +4; AC23, Touch 18, FF 16, CMD 25/18; hp 45/45; Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +4; Perception: +2; Arcane pool: 4/4; Effects: none
Nagaji ran with others, but stayed behind. He prepared kukri in one hand and magical wand (Wand of True Strike) in another, just in case something will attract creature to his person.
Rasamoro, Svetlana and Jhalan scramble to the fight. Jhalan is the first to strike, but unfortunately the creature sees it coming and dodges with ease. Marra, severely injured, fares a lot better, and almost hits the double-headed creature before vanishing, revealing the faintly smiling Castien behind her.
The Asura, and all his illusory doubles turns toward Jhalan. The arm commanded by the first head strikes true, but his demented brother is unable to find the target, slashing only air.
Halfling Bard 9 | AC 24 T 18 FF 18 | HP 75 | F +7 R +13 W +8* | CMD 22 | Init + 5 | Perception +14
(Status: 3+5=8/27{24} -2 con)
Finding her self invisible for the moment thanks to Castien, Marra moves back and cast cure light wounds on herself.
CWL:1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Feeling a little better the halfling describes the two headed monster "It's an ugly two headed creature that's not from this world! Thanks Castien, I thought I was toast there for a moment!"
(DMK, Withing the description of mirror image it says "... If the attack misses by 5 or less, one of your figments is destroyed by the near miss."... )
Female Human Monk 5 | AC 19 T 18 FF 15 (Mobility) | HP 38/38 | F +6 R +7 W +7 (+2 vs enchantment)| Init +3 | Perc +13
Adrianna moves into the temple room and throws her javelin at the creature, hoping it has an effect on it...
Ranged attack:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 Damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
@Marra: thanks for that. In that case, two of the five figments have been destroyed: one by an attack of Marra's, the other by Jhalan's earlier attack
Jhalan's latest swipe is not even sufficient to hit one of the illusory doubles. Adrianna finds out that throwing a javelin in confined spaces is far from easy, and misses as well. Marra retreats and finds a break to heal herself.
N Male Human Kensai4/SwordSaint2 Init +4; AC23, Touch 18, FF 16, CMD 25/18; hp 45/45; Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +4; Perception: +2; Arcane pool: 4/4; Effects: none
Nagaji felt himself a bit unsafe: he had no ranged weapon to contribute to others fighting. So, he used his wand to cast a spell and moved closer, hiding it in his belt pouch.
The top row of the rubble is difficult terrain, everything below is just a solid wall of debris
I've moved Svetlana to a location where there isn't a wall between her and the Asura
Svetlana's strike, 1 for real creature:1d4 ⇒ 2 Castien's strike, 1 for real creature:1d3 ⇒ 1
Svetlana hopes to get lucky with her arcane strike, but fortune favours the wicked - or so it seems - as her powerful strike only serves to dispel an illusion.
Castien fares a lot better: his solid arrow strike manages to hit the creature directly, bypassing the illusory veil and landing an arrow in the torso of the demented side of the faultspawn.
Castien's effort seem to be almost for naught, as the infernal creature pulls out the arrow and heals up almost immediately. It then moves up to the elf and slashes both kukris at him
N Male Human Kensai4/SwordSaint2 Init +4; AC23, Touch 18, FF 16, CMD 25/18; hp 45/45; Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +4; Perception: +2; Arcane pool: 4/4; Effects: none
Rasamoro moved closer to strange creature. He was a bit afraid that it can catch him, but as well, he'd like to save Castien, who shared so many magic insights with him during travel.
"Castien, I'll help you" said magus, taking defensive stance.
Male Human (Keleshite) Slayer 8 | HP 70/70 | AC:20 T:13 FF:18 CMD: 27 | F+10 R+10 W+4 | Init +6 | Perc +11
Frustrated by his failings, Jhalan summons the spirit of Baba Yaga's Black Rider to aid him. "By the Black Rider's beard, you shall fall!"
Swift action: raising my Strength by 1 using the boon (lasts 1 minute).
His muscles bulging with newfound strength, the Keleshite strikes again, hoping to put the creature down. He delves in the battle whole-heartedly, casting aside his defensive stance.
Halfling Bard 9 | AC 24 T 18 FF 18 | HP 75 | F +7 R +13 W +8* | CMD 22 | Init + 5 | Perception +14
Still injured but safe for now, Marra starts an inspiring story about the a hero who continued to fight ... She also pulls out her wand of CLW having it ready. Bard inspire courage everyone gets +1 to hit, +1 dam, & +1 vs fear and charm
