Kalaron sezing his chance once Clandelve strikes, stabs swiftly trusting in its superior dwarven craftsmanship to pierce it's stony skin.
Attack with A. Dagger 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 121d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Unfortunately Kalaron's Dagger-dwarf-ship isn't up to match........
Charasii continues his assault and smashes another chip of the old block.
Akeyra maintains her grapple, and squeezes the yellow column to tiny bits
When the yellow column crumbles to tiny bits, Shayla steps up to the remaining column with a 5-foot step. This time Akeyra doesn't drag the column up a circle before Shayla gets to strike, and Shayla's able to make use of the height advantage. Hitting it with 3 of her 4 attacks and drawing a couple of deep scratches..some deeper then others.
Kalaron stabs swiftly trusting in its superior dwarven craftsmanship to pierce it's stony skin but the tip of his dagger is deflected by the stone statue (doesn't hit AC)
Archibald sends a telekinetic fist towards the statue but the impact is just absorbed by it's stone body (As far as I can tell this is reduced by DR)
Clandelve protects his vitals as best as he can
The statue takes a swing at 1C2S:1d2 ⇒ 1 Charasii
to hit AC Charasii:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28 To confirm:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18 (doesn't confirm)
Damage Charasii:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
The giant face made from smoke smile with glee as the sword strikes Charasii..and then is a bit disappointing when Charasii's head isn't separated from the rest of his body.
The combined attacks of Clandelve and Shalya quickly reduce the last remaining statue to rubble.
The giant face made out of smoke behind the glass wall seems to scream in silent outrage as the floor tilts back into it's flat position and the other door unlocks as well.
Out of combat
Rozimus suggest not hanging around here much longer in case more statues will animate and attack.
Male Init +5 Per +9 | AC 15/11/14 | HP 65/65 | F +8/R + 4/ W +7| CMB +6 CMD 17 | Fist (8/8 | Shape (8/8) | Selective Spell (3/3) | Spells: 1st | magic missile (2), mage armour, enlarge (2), prot. evil, feather fall | 2nd glitterdust (DC 18) , bull's strength (2), create pit (DC 18), stinking cloud (DC 18) | 3rd | heroism (2), haste, lightning bolt (DC 19) (2) | 4th | SM IV (2), Beast Shape II (2)
Archibald, having been effectively walled out of the melee and finding his sufficient magical talents were utterly ineffective against the statues, blusters off toward D4, eager to prove his wizardly worth. He waits impatiently by the blue door, tapping his boots and leaning on his staff.
Diverse Training: 1/1 | Explorer: 1/1 | Retributive Abjuration: 1/1
@Clandelve: The doors to the room with the columns were locked when the columns did appear. Rozimus was locked inside the room we found him in, but picked the lock to join us. Now combat's over the northern door also unlocked itself, allowing us to leave the room again.
Shayla follows after Archibald, wondering if the blue door can be opened this time. If it's still not possible to open it, Shayla suggests to try the yellow door instead. "I wonder if these colors each represent a different challenge."
If even the yellow door doesn't want to open, Shayla will move over to the red door instead.
(So after you heal, but before you enter the room with the doors;)
As you leave this room and enter the one you started in a portal opens in the middle of the room out of thin air, swirling energies expanding and growing bigger and then a slithering, multilegged blue reptile has a fearsome head crowned with two large, curling horns jumps out of it and hisses at you and starts to move towards you aggressively
Knowledge (Arcana) DC 18:
This is a Behir, it can spit lightning. more information will depend on check result
Male Init +5 Per +9 | AC 15/11/14 | HP 65/65 | F +8/R + 4/ W +7| CMB +6 CMD 17 | Fist (8/8 | Shape (8/8) | Selective Spell (3/3) | Spells: 1st | magic missile (2), mage armour, enlarge (2), prot. evil, feather fall | 2nd glitterdust (DC 18) , bull's strength (2), create pit (DC 18), stinking cloud (DC 18) | 3rd | heroism (2), haste, lightning bolt (DC 19) (2) | 4th | SM IV (2), Beast Shape II (2)
Archibald's eyes seem to shrink and vanish under his bushy brows, his whiskers dancing as he intones the Draconic components of his haste scroll. Hanging back with his staff at the ready.
Dwarf Fighter 10 | HP 94/94 | AC 30; Tch 15; FF 27 | F +9; R +6; W +4 | CMB+14; CMD 27 | Speed 30 ft | Init +3 | +2 Warhammer (adamantine): +19 (1d8+10/x3) | Perc +12
"Ye win th' award as one o' th' ugliest foes we've faced, an' we've faced some ugly stuff!" Clandelve yells as he jumps onto the creature before it's ready.
I guess all the attacks are against flat-footed, since it hasn't acted yet.
+1 Warhammer (adamantine) attack (power attack):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 261d8 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 and +1 Warhammer (adamantine) attack (power attack):1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 231d8 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 and Spiked Light Shield (power attack):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 131d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 Step up: If adjacent foe attempts to 5' step away from me, I will make 5' step as immediate action.
While Clandelve steps forward and maximizes on the extra haste he's been granted to unleash a fury of attacks hitting the creature with 3 of his attacks (AC 13 misses flatfooted AC)
Chrasii remembers hearing that close combat with behirs is inadvisable. As well as a nasty bite, these creatures are natural grapplers, can constrict opponents in the coils of their bodies and can inflict multiple rake attacks on grappled foes with their six pairs of legs.
He then rushes forward and assists Clandelve in attacking the creature but his weapon bounces of the creature though scales without damaging the flesh underneath (doesn't hit flatfooted AC)
@Charasii; In case you can't see the map, you can do a 5ft step and full attack, with haste that's at least an extra attack ..or move further and set-up a flank - so feel free to do either of those, I moved you next to the creature (5ft step) for now so you could at least attack it
The Behir turns it's attention to the creature that just hurt it
Bite vs Clandelve AC:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18 but it's jaws snap shut above Clandelve's head..unable to get a proper grip.
Archibald, with a sudden bout of gusto, leaps into the melee, giving the creature several hard clouts with his quarterstaff.
Wasn't I leading into the next chamber? I hadn't realised I was at the back ranks. I'd like to five foot step and full attack but if I'm at the back of the marching order just count the first attack.
@Archibald; I'm fine with you leading the party out of a room if you want, I just went with SOP for movement ..which places you safely at the back of the party. But we can place you closer if you want.
Dwarf Fighter 10 | HP 94/94 | AC 30; Tch 15; FF 27 | F +9; R +6; W +4 | CMB+14; CMD 27 | Speed 30 ft | Init +3 | +2 Warhammer (adamantine): +19 (1d8+10/x3) | Perc +12
Clandelve continues to pummel the creature, perhaps sensing intuitively the danger the great beast presents. His quick attacks are enhanced by both magic and determination.
+1 Warhammer (adamantine) attack (power attack):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 171d8 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 and +1 Warhammer (adamantine) attack (power attack):1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 231d8 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 and Spiked Light Shield (power attack):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 251d4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 Step up: If adjacent foe attempts to 5' step away from me, I will make 5' step as immediate action.
Archibald at the front of the party swings his staff twice at the creature..but is only able to hit once.
Clandelve continues to happily swing away at the creature, mimicing Archibald by also only hitting with 50% of his attacks.
Kalaron moves forward to join provoking from the huge creature who tries to bite down as Kalaron get's closer
AAO vs Kalaron AC:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30 Damage Kalaron:2d6 + 9 ⇒ (5, 4) + 9 = 18 Grab attempt vs Kalaron CMD):1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29
grabbing hold and dragging him closer while circling part of his body around Kalaron
Constrict damage Kalaron:2d6 + 9 ⇒ (1, 2) + 9 = 12
the creatures claws are dangerously close to Kalaron's entire body..claws covering his head, torso, belly, legs..all the way down to hit feet.
Kalaron is then able to sink his dagger into the creature body from inside the creatures coils
Shayla drops her swords to her feet and takes her longbow from her back. She shoots a single arrow at the huge creature hitting it in the side of it's head
NPC-ing Lars, moving to the side and going full defensive
Lars joins Rozimus moving to the side and going full defensive standing back to back in case any more statues start to animate
The big snake tries to bite the even bigger reptile and can't get it's fangs to sink through the though scales Also pretty sure you can't grab something bigger then you unless it specifically says so..which I don't think a constrictor can
Charasii uses his enhanced speed to move to the other side of the creature who is too busy with Kalaron to take a bite at the passing human
The reptile concentrates his attack on poor Kalaron
Maintain grapple vs Kalaron:1d20 + 18 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 5 = 26 Hrm...6 claw attacks might kill Kalaron..so going for the swallow hole..cause it's also cool to do once
Kalaron is swallowed up hole through the creatures maw and can be seen moving down the creature throat taking damage as he is forcefully moved into the creature stomage.
Swallow whole (bludgeoning) damage:2d8 + 9 ⇒ (8, 4) + 9 = 21 (AC 16, 10 hp slashing/piercing damage to cut your way out from within..and I think you are at 51 damage..so that would leave you staggered right now)
My bad! I looked the size thing up in the grapple rules, instead of the grab rules. The grapple rules seem to be fine fine with grappling larger opponents, hence the mistake.
Akeyra looks rather frustrated she can't apply her usual strategy to this particular enemy. Lucky for her, Archibald's spell lets Akeyra attack twice to compensate for the lack of constrict damage she can dish out.
In horror at the sight of Kalaron disappearing inside the reptiles gullet the party is quick to react and deals enough damage to drop the huge creature and are able to cut Kalaron out of it's stomach right before a portal opens right above the creature and sucks it remains back into where ever it came from in the first place.
Kalaron coughs as he emerges from the reptile's gullet.
Too slick for his own comfort, he begins to summon blessed water to wash himself after abusing his trusty healing wand.
That's alot of damage and thank you for the mercy. 9d8 + 9 ⇒ (8, 7, 4, 6, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5) + 9 = 54 OMG 19 charges left
Diverse Training: 1/1 | Explorer: 1/1 | Retributive Abjuration: 1/1
"Good to have you back!" Shayla tells Kalaron as she puts her longbow on her back.
Shayla picks up her swords and proceeds to do what she wanted to do earlier: wondering if the blue door can be opened this time, Shayla walks over to it and tries to open it. If it's still not possible to open it, Shayla suggests to try the yellow door instead.
If even the yellow door doesn't want to open, Shayla will move over to the red door instead.
Male Init +5 Per +9 | AC 15/11/14 | HP 65/65 | F +8/R + 4/ W +7| CMB +6 CMD 17 | Fist (8/8 | Shape (8/8) | Selective Spell (3/3) | Spells: 1st | magic missile (2), mage armour, enlarge (2), prot. evil, feather fall | 2nd glitterdust (DC 18) , bull's strength (2), create pit (DC 18), stinking cloud (DC 18) | 3rd | heroism (2), haste, lightning bolt (DC 19) (2) | 4th | SM IV (2), Beast Shape II (2)
With a theatrical twirl of his staff, Archibald dismisses his haste spell. The effect is immediately visible as the transmutation spell fades, all the vim and vigor in the wizards stride being replaced with his usual sluggish hobble.
Before the party move on, he will cast heroism on Clandelve.
Rozimus; "I can't be sure cause my memory is still sort of hazy..but I think I tried that before..I have the feeling that didn't work before either..but my party members got through some how last time I think, cause we haven't seen them around here ...but I can try to see if I can get through the doors this time."
Rozimus takes out a few lockpicks and tries to pry the Blue? door open
1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32
Rozimus sounds a bit surprised as he manages to get the lock on the door to do what he wants"Hey, that worked..still way more difficult then a lock of this type should be.." he then mutters a bit about magic.
Rozimus then walks around the table to get as far from the big snake as he can and waits in the corner as far away from the creepy sensation that's leaking through the walls as he can be.
Clandelve then pushes open the blue door to reveal:
Faded frescoes cover the walls of this cold, dank hallway. They show skeletal warriors garbed in the fluted ceramic plate armor of an ancient empire. The floor is decorated in mosaics of various blue stones.
Charasii pulls out a climbing spike and jams the door open before checking to see if anyone needs healing
Feel free to heal if needed
And then finds out he can't cast resistance and guidance on everyone all by himself Both resistance and guidance last 1 minute..even if just targeting the 6 party members and not the snake and Rozimus that means that the first spell is wearing of on people before you get around to casting the second spell on everyone. But as far as I can tell Kalaron also has guidance on his spell list..so he can help you with that..order might be important since some people will have it for about 6 rounds less then the last one..so going with order of how I have initiative set up unless you want a specific order
Charasii enters the next room and can feel the same creepy sensation you could feel along the east wall in the previous room as he gets closer to the next door.
Dwarf Fighter 10 | HP 94/94 | AC 30; Tch 15; FF 27 | F +9; R +6; W +4 | CMB+14; CMD 27 | Speed 30 ft | Init +3 | +2 Warhammer (adamantine): +19 (1d8+10/x3) | Perc +12
Clandelve sees no alternative but to move into the room and try the east door, despite the creeping feeling someone is watching him or something bad is about to befall them.
perception:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16Standard procedure on east door, I suggest
Clandelve notices nothing in the room (other then the creeping sensation running down his spine and setting his hairs on end) and proceeds to open the next door to reveal:
Faded frescoes cover the walls of this cold, dank hallway as well. They also show skeletal warriors garbed in the fluted ceramic plate armor of an ancient empire. The floor is still decorated in mosaics of various blue stones.
The biggest difference between the room you are in and the one after that is that the door in this one in straight in front of you and the door exiting the next room is to your right.
I was just casting those spells as part of our SOP. I figure I will cast them on each person right before they enter rather than casting on everyone and then entering. I also will only cast on the first couple of people going in each room as I believe I am 3rd in the marching order.
Charasii moves behind Shayla in a defensive posture.
As the party enters the room images of yourselves - aged dozens of years with torn clothes, ragged hair, and crazed eyes-manifest among you. Faces contorted in pitiful expressions and grasping with emaciated, ill-nourished hands, they plead;
Clandelve:""We helped him destroy the time lock, and were forever trapped! You still have a chance to save yourselves, to save us!"
Shalya:"Help us!"
Lars"Don't believer Togarin!"
This is shaking you to the very core of your being
(Will save DC 16 (vs spelllike,[emotion, fear, mind-affecting] For everyone, don't forget you have guidance on you if you want to use it)
If you don't make the DC 16 will save:
Make a DC 16 fort save vs spell like, fear effect or DIE if you make it take 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 3) = 13 damage
Diverse Training: 1/1 | Explorer: 1/1 | Retributive Abjuration: 1/1
Will, guidance, resistance:1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 10 No way... Make the Fort save or die?! Fort:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
"Ack!" Shayla feels as if something stabs in her chest the moment her aged version speaks, and notices blood where she felt like she was stabbed. "What just happened?!"
Shayla quickly takes out her healing wand to close the wound.
Male Human Cavalier 4/Bard 1/Battle Herald 2 | HP 49/63 | AC 22 T 13 FF 20 | Saves: F: +9 R: +8 W: +6 | CMD: 22 | Init: +6 Percep: +10 | SM: +6
Even w guidance this fails...
After the events in Hinojai, the effects of this hallway are simply more than Lars' heart can bear. He collapses to the floor, his mind gone and his soul fleeing towards Pharasma's embrace.
EDIT
I'm a standard bearer! All allies within 60' of my banner, flying on my longspear, get +2 on fear saves. Question is do I? If so, I actually pass the Will one...
