The cobra, seeing a target closing in, closes the distance quickly and strikes!
Standard action: Charge Liam Attack (Bite, Charge):1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 2 = 20 Damage (Bite):1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2(plus poison - need a Fort save vs. DC 11 or take 1d2 ⇒ 1 Con damage)
Round 1 Veviane Ic Liam Iron Cobra Gert Old Lace Wulfren
Investigator 3 (HP 13/24 | AC 19 T 12 FF 17 | F 3 R 5 W 3 | Init 2 | Percep 10)
Fort:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Liam winces at the bite, but manages to shrug off the poison. He then chugs an extract of shield and shifts slightly. "'e only has 2 more doses o' poison." He pauses for a moment. "And if anybody wants ta throw an alchemist's fire, don't go mindin' me."He's got fire/cold/electricity resistance 7
Veviane's spell scorches the area around the metal snake, but it seems completely unaffected. Ic's spell, however, causes some damage to the iron carapace. The snake lashes out at Liam, but isn't able to target him effectively.
Standard action: Attack Liam Attack (Bite):1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Damage (Bite):1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3(plus poison - need a Fort save vs. DC 11 or take 1d2 ⇒ 2 Con damage)
Round 1 Veviane Ic Liam Iron Cobra Gert Old Lace Wulfren ----------- Round 2 Veviane Ic Liam
Acid splash isn't affected by SR, so no big deal, regardless. That said, sorry, a 3 isn't going to make it...:-P
Old Lace is able to bite the thing, but the mechanical creature seems unaffected. Likewise, Wulfren's shot hits the snake, but the musket ball ricochets off the thing's iron scales without leaving so much as a scratch.
Round 2 Veviane Ic Liam Iron Cobra (-3 HP) Gert Old Lace Wulfren
The snake avoids both Veviane's and Ic's spells, then moves to avoid being surrounded and attacks Gert!
Not an action: 5' step, as indicated on map Standard action: Attack Gert Attack (Bite):1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 Damage (Bite):1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3(plus poison - need a Fort save vs. DC 11 or take 1d2 ⇒ 2 Con damage)
Round 2 Gert Old Lace Wulfren ----------- Round 3 Veviane Ic Liam Iron Cobra (-3 HP)
Sorry, Gert - Liam's successful aid attempt was his Round 3 action, this attack was your Round 2 action...
Gert swings her club at the snake, but the thing refuses to stand still and be beaten. Likewise, Old Lace's bite glances off the iron carapace and her talons miss entirely! Wulfren's musket fires again, but merely hits the ground nearby. Veviane's icy ray hits the snake square in the face, but cannot seem to defeat its innate spell defense. Ic's splash of acid, however, burns another few small holes in the thing. In retaliation, it goes after the single opponent that has been able to damage it thus far.
Not an action: 5' step, as indicated on map Standard action: Attack Ic Attack (Bite):1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22 Damage (Bite):1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6(plus poison - need a Fort save vs. DC 11 or take 1d2 ⇒ 1 Con damage)
Round 3 Gert (+4 to hit) Old Lace Wulfren ----------- Round 4 Veviane Ic Liam Iron Cobra (-4 HP)
Gert's club grows from a simple stick to a finely crafted magical cudgel, and once again, Old Lace's bite prove ineffective against the metal scales. Again, Wulfren fires his musket and again, Veviane casts her spell at the snake, and again, both miss. Ic's splash of acid, effective until now, misses entirely as well. Still, without a better target available, it circles Ic and attacks again!
Not an action: 5' step, as indicated on map Standard action: Attack Ic Attack (Bite):1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 Damage (Bite):1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7(plus poison - need a Fort save vs. DC 11 or take 1d2 ⇒ 2 Con damage)
Round 4 Gert Old Lace Wulfren ----------- Round 5 Veviane Ic Liam Iron Cobra (-4 HP)
Gert strikes the snake with her shillelagh, but it moves quickly to lessen the blow. However, it is visibly damaged! Old Lace and Wulfren have considerably less luck, as does Veviane, but Ic's acid strikes the thing again!
If it weren't a machine, it would not have enjoyed this turn of events at all. As it is, it merely moves away from this new threat and attacks Ic once more.
Not an action: 5' step, as indicated on map Standard action: Attack Ic Attack (Bite):1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 Damage (Bite):1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6(plus poison - need a Fort save vs. DC 11 or take 1d2 ⇒ 1 Con damage)
Round 5 Gert Old Lace Wulfren ----------- Round 6 Veviane Ic Liam Iron Cobra (-9 HP)
With a mighty swing, Gert knocks the snake across the floor. Wulfren trains his sights on the thing as it begins to return to the melee, and watches with satisfaction as its head quite literally explodes in a shower of metallic fragments.
"Finally! Gert shouts, getting carried away with her enthusiasm. Gert looks to the rest of the Orphans, "How is everyone doing? Ic do you need healing?"
Veviane pants, out of breath and her fingertips enceased in rime. "I thought this creature would never go down. I wonder what compelled wizards to create constructs such as this one! ... Is everyone alright?" she finally realizes.
Investigator 3 (HP 13/24 | AC 19 T 12 FF 17 | F 3 R 5 W 3 | Init 2 | Percep 10)
Liam heartily agrees with Gert. "Took bloody long enough." He looks about the room as he pulls out the wand of healing for Ic. "Anybody else find anything before we got jumped? I don't recognize any of the people in ice."
"Lady Blackros said she had no idea what was going on in here, but this is disgusting! Her family has been complicit in this and likely worse? For how long? And these are the kinds of people the Decemverite wants to be on the 'good side' of?" Gert gestures to the people frozen in ice. "Can we...I dunno, melt the ice? Break the ice? Vi is it magical?" Gert studies the ice intently.
Gert's examination reveals nothing more than what was discovered before. The ice itself is not magical, and could be melted given enough time and heat, but the room itself is noticeably colder than the other areas of the museum you have been to thus far.
"Should we move them closer to the door? Or come back for them later? Or ... what happens when we find this machine? " Gert points to the eastern door, "Maybe we should check that out first?"
Investigator 3 (HP 13/24 | AC 19 T 12 FF 17 | F 3 R 5 W 3 | Init 2 | Percep 10)
"Yea, I dunnae think much is goin' ta change for these poor souls in the time we check out the rest o' the building. They can probably wait a mo' for now."
Liam moves to the back door Gert indicated and listens at it.
Perception:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Then, when everybody's ready, assuming he doesn't hear anything suspicious, he'll open the door and head through, keeping a careful eye out for more shadow beasties.
Liam doesn't hear anything at the door, confirms everyone else is ready, then opens it. He steps inside and sees a few desks, three locked chests, and a locked standing cabinet, all placed along a wall facing the West Exhibit Hall, made of smoky glass. Fading in and out of vision, the shadowy form of a slablike table holding an unconscious, vivisected human man, his chest rising slowly with each breath, is superimposed over the southernmost desk. Medical implements and alchemical devices are spread across nearly every surface, some more substantial in form than others.
I've moved everyone into the room, feel free to adjust your positions however you like.
Investigator 3 (HP 13/24 | AC 19 T 12 FF 17 | F 3 R 5 W 3 | Init 2 | Percep 10)
Liam suppresses the urge to gag at the site of the man. He moves over, attempting to revive or free the man.
Heal (preferably this will turn into an aid):1d20 ⇒ 12
It sounds a bit like maybe the guy isn't fully there? If that's the case, Liam will check all the locked things for traps and try to unlock anything that seems untrapped (after first doing a quick look around the room for keys). I'll go ahead and make the rolls, so people don't have to wait on me.
As the orphans begin rummaging around in the small room, Old Lace emits a deep rumbling sound and turns her head to the southwest corner of the room. Immediately, a fetchling woman becomes visible as she throws a small flask flies out of that corner, narrowly missing Veviane and striking at Gert's feet! Acid flies out and burns Gert and Veviane!
Standard action: Attack Veviane Attack (Acid bomb):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 Miss direction (Starting at SW corner, clockwise):1d8 ⇒ 5-> NE 1 block, centered on Gert's square. 4 splash damage to Veviane and Gert, DC 14 Reflex save for half
The fetchling woman grunts in frustration then takes a step toward Veviane and attempts to bring her down with her feral teeth and claws! Luckily, Veviane's mage armor spell deflects the worst of the onslaught.
Surprise Round Mazzel Gol Veviane (surprised) Old Lace (delays to 16) Gert (surprised) Liam (surprised) Ic (surprised) Wulfren (surprised) -------------- Round 1 Mazzel Gol Veviane Gert Old Lace Liam Ic Wulfren
