Vars will activate his unfettered shirt (gives him freedom of movement) and then move up to the blob. He will use Blessing of Fervor for the +2 bonus (to hit, AC, reflex).
Duhwoo charges one of the oozes, slaying it in one blow! Meanwhile, Avoreal's missiles quickly dispose of the other searing mass of ooze.
End combat.
The skeleton’s metal gear lies on the floor of the cavern, where it was attracted by the plasma ooze’s magnetic pulse. It consists of a suit of +1 dwarven plate, a +1 light steel shield, a +2 greatsword, a ring of counterspells (baleful polymorph), and of course the eversmoking bottle, which lies near the eastern wall. In addition, one of the ropes leading down into the sinkhole is a rope of climbing.
You can either try to access the space up the ledge to the southeast, or go down the sinkhole with the rope of climbing. The matryoshka appears to favor the second solution, though it is clearly distressed by the presence of possible invaders.
Adaptation, Unshakeable Resolve, Ring o' Blinking, GREATER Ring o' Inner Fortitude; Regen. (1hp/10 min)
"Well, we oughta peer down there first -- but Ah don't trust the edge of a sinkhole much: hang onta my arm whilst Ah leans out and looks down in there, will ya, Lord Vars?"
Duhwoo casts Dancing Lights, and sends 'em down into the hole; assuming Vars holds him so he can lean out, he'll try to see how far down it is...
Small burning gas vents provide dim light in this vast chamber, and the air is noticeably warmer. The walls are broken and crumbling, rising in a series of crags around the edges of the chamber, some nearly climbing to the ceiling. The floor is covered in fine black sand interspersed with chunks of brittle stone. Near the bottom of the rope lies the charred and still smoldering carcass of some large humanoid-shaped creature. Another corpse, this one less badly burned, lies wedged among the rocks at the base of a nearby crag. Far to the north is a pair of tall bronze doors. One of them stands ajar.
As you finally finish your descent and land on the ground, you sense that you are not alone in this room. With a careful examination, you see that two immense, wingless dragons rear up on a serpentine body, observing you from the high crags where they nest. Their triple tail and powerful talons swipe at the air in excited anticipation of a fresh meal.
Both dragon-like creatures react instantly to the intrusion in their lair, breathing a column of magma upon you!
The first 120-ft line affects Duhwoo, Vuvu and Avoreal, whereas the second one affects Vars and Vuvu. Reflex DC 24 halves. Fire damage:15d8 ⇒ (2, 1, 6, 2, 8, 7, 2, 1, 8, 4, 5, 6, 3, 7, 5) = 67
Then, they take flight upwards.
Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Monsters
2. Trotter, Vars, Avoreal, Vuvu, Duhwoo, Devin Knowledge (arcana) DC 24 to identify.
Adaptation, Unshakeable Resolve, Ring o' Blinking, GREATER Ring o' Inner Fortitude; Regen. (1hp/10 min)
Duhwoo's Reflex save:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
Duh will activate his Ring o'Blinkin', and stride forward a bit -- then he'll rage, and activate "Come and Git Me" (with Power Attack and Reckless Abandon).
Like all linnorms, the deadly crag linnorm is a powerful, primeval dragon, a denizen of the wild regions far north of where most civilizations dare to tread. The crag linnorm is among the weakest of its kind, yet still a devastating predator in its own right.
Defensive Abilities freedom of movement; DR 15/cold iron; Immune curse effects, fire, mind-affecting effects, paralysis, poison, sleep. No SLA. Special Attacks breath weapon, constrict (tail, 2d6+18), death curse
Vuvu:
Like all linnorms, the deadly crag linnorm is a powerful, primeval dragon, a denizen of the wild regions far north of where most civilizations dare to tread. The crag linnorm is among the weakest of its kind, yet still a devastating predator in its own right.
AoO vs Vars:1d20 + 23 ⇒ (16) + 23 = 39
The dragonlike creature swipes at Vars, but misses him.
Seeing that despite a good aim it didn't manage to land a blow, the creature chooses to prey on Duhwoo, who seems by far an easier target.
Bite, PA, CAGM:1d20 + 23 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 23 - 4 + 4 = 26Miss chance (low misses):1d100 ⇒ 36 Claw, PA, CAGM:1d20 + 23 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 23 - 4 + 4 = 40Miss chance (low misses):1d100 ⇒ 46 Claw, PA, CAGM:1d20 + 23 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 23 - 4 + 4 = 391d8 + 12 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 8 + 4 = 25Miss chance (low misses):1d100 ⇒ 76 Tail, PA, CAGM:1d20 + 18 - 4 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 18 - 4 + 4 = 36Miss chance (low misses):1d100 ⇒ 15
While the linnorm only manages to land a single blow on the barbarian, the counterattack is devastating and kills the dragon in three well-aimed blows!
Duhwoo, please roll a Will save. This is a curse effect but no other descriptors.
Adaptation, Unshakeable Resolve, Ring o' Blinking, GREATER Ring o' Inner Fortitude; Regen. (1hp/10 min)
Duhwoo's Will save:1d20 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 3 = 21(that +3 is when raging...)
gosh the dice sure love me today!
"Ah don't supposes our li'l cleric gots me a curse ree-moval in-can-tay-shun in his brain right now!?! Ah'll jus' be a-standin' here castin' Press-tee-digit-ay-shun on my own se'f: Ah got a coupla real lucky hits on that there worm thang -- an' it kinda 'sploded!"
Duhwoo feels a tingling sensation, and finds himself to resent any kind of warmth or fire. You are cursed with Vulnerability to Fire.
A body rests lifeless at the bottom of the sinkhole, its possessions still there. They include a +2 mithral shirt and a rod of thunder andb lightning. The rest of the linnorms’ hoard lies atop the highest crag in the southwest corner of the room. This pile consists of druid’s vestments, gloves of arcane striking, a horn of antagonism, a potion of protection from cold, a potion of slipstream, a golden brooch engraved with the coat of arms of Irrisen (worth 80 gp), an amethyst necklace (worth 1,100 gp), three large topazes (worth 200 gp each), 120 pp, 3,800 gp, 5,250 sp, and 10,040 cp.
Another corpse can be found in the cave. It is hard to see what kind of creature it was since it was incinerated to a crisp by the linnorms' combined breaths.
Vars, I tend to reveal everything that is in a room without anyone rolling Perception since you have such high scores compared to the DCs. You don't find anything more.
The summoned monkeys appear out of nowhere and start climbing the linnorm's massive figure. They look at Vuvu expectantly, blinking.
Looks like there are doors at the north end. He'll check those for traps. I suppose you might as well use that perception roll since it was unnecessary.
The burnt corpse is indeed in no condition to answer questions via that spell, but the body lying dead at the bottom of the sinkhole appears to have died from falling, and could be interrogated so, if you wish.
Adaptation, Unshakeable Resolve, Ring o' Blinking, GREATER Ring o' Inner Fortitude; Regen. (1hp/10 min)
Duhwoo has taken the same damage Vars had, could use comparable healing...
He doesn't mention it, though, when Devin ask who needs healing -- too busy trying to play with monkeys! He's pulling out bits of food, trying to bait one in close, making cooing noises: he respects them for their intelligence!
The massive doors open into a large hall leading to a kennel hosting six hounds made of flames. Their collars seem to indicate that their master can't be far from here.
The hounds immediately bay to raise the alarm, then move towards you to meet you in battle.
Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Hounds of Flame
2. Avoreal, Vars, Vuvu, Duhwoo, Trotter, Devin
Identify: Knowledge (planes) DC 20:
These are Nessian War Hounds, larger and meaner versions of hellhounds. The only things to know about them are that they're immune to fire, vulnerable to cold and can breathe fire.
Vars beheads the first one after three mighty strikes, then steps forward threateningly.
Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
The second one is dazed by starlight descending upon it.
Ref:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17 Ref:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21 Ref:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32*saves* Ref:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 Ref:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Avoreal unleashes a potent storm on them all, and while it deals them some serious damage, they are far from being dead.
Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8*blinded* Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Will:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
These unholy creatures suffer from the holy energy, but only one of them is blinded by it.
Initiative - round 1 - bold may act!
1. Hounds of Flame
2. Avoreal, Vars, Vuvu, Duhwoo, Trotter, Devin
Trotter will delay if not botted or if he doesn't take his turn.
State of hounds (from closest to furthest):
#1 killed by Vars
#2 dazed (star motes), 96 damage
#3 blinded, 128 damage
#4 64 damage
#5 96 damage
#6 96 damage
