You are correct there should be only the red one. Map has been updated accordingly. Knowledge (engineering) to attempt to identify this metal monster.
The Missile of force doesn't even seem to dent the hard metal shell of the creature.
The machine strains and the sound of metal grinding fills the room, for now it seems stuck in place. A crossbow mounted on it's shoulder fires at the gnome.
Attack:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21damage:1d8 ⇒ 7
Perception DC 10:
There appears to be the remains of a tanglefoot bag gumming up its gears.
Van
DMS R
Elrum
Vailis
Marin
Ginessa
Espada
Eidi
Everyone may act, actions will be resolved by initiative order.
DR yes, Hardness no. Also Vailis Enlarge person is 1 round to cast meaning that it takes effect just before your next action, so Eidi is not large sized until initiative round 2. You should all be able to move your character icons on the map. Elrum I gave you one since you haven't selected a portrait for your character.
Round 1 (so far...)
Van - hits the creature with a magic missile, no apparent effect
DMS R -returns fire at Van knocking him out with a crossbow bolt.
Elrum - Rushes forward into battle. You are more than 20ft from your target and unable to charge.
Vailis - Casts Enlarge Person on Eidi.
Marin -
Ginessa -
Espada -
Eidi -
Van:
As the bolt hits you and the room goes dark you catch what appears to be some sort of security device near the archway. It appears that getting too close to the door will trigger some sort of attack.
M Gnome Arcanist 6 - HP 38/38 - AC 16/T: 15/FF: 13 - Perception: +1; Darkvision 60 ft. - Fort: +6, Ref: +7, Will: +6 (+2 vs. Illusions) - CMB: +2, CMD 15 - Speed 20 ft. - Init. +3
GM, was that Knowledge (engineering) roll high enough to get any information about the constructs?
Van's eyelids flutter open as Marin's healing magic brings him back to the world of the living, "Try to stay away from the archway, it has security device set into it!"
I think Marin should have taken the dagger. Both Elrum and me are probably better fighters, but we have two-handed weapons so we can make a dent on creatures with DR. Marin can use Weapon Finesse with the dagger and make a decent amount of damage with it.
@Van you've never sen the like of the machine clearly a robot, you recal two facts about it from your tinkering and studies.
@Vailis normally you would be correct, but with the robot subtype it can only be identified with Knowledge(engineering) and without the technologist feat you would be considered untrained.
Van - hits the creature with a magic missile, no apparent effect
DMS R -returns fire at Van knocking him out with a crossbow bolt.
Elrum - Rushes forward into battle. You are more than 20ft from your target and unable to charge.
Vailis - Casts Enlarge Person on Eidi.
Marin - Heals Van
Ginessa - ?
Espada - Moves in to attack but misses.
Eidi - Pushes his way to the construct and hits. (-5hp)
Energy attacks and hardness can be discussed in the discussion.
Round 1
Van - hits the creature with a magic missile, no apparent effect
DMS R -returns fire at Van knocking him out with a crossbow bolt.
Elrum - Rushes forward into battle.
Vailis - Casts Enlarge Person on Eidi.
Marin - Heals Van
Ginessa - Freezes up in apparent shock at the horrific scene before her. MIA
Espada - Moves in to attack but misses.
Eidi - Pushes his way to the construct and hits. (-5hp)
As Eidi, Espada and Elrum all close on the machine creature, a sharp crack echoes from the archway.
2d3 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4
Small darts fly out and hit Eidi and Elrum.
Attack Eidi:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24Damage:1d3 ⇒ 2plus 1 electricity plus staggered for 1 round, DC 13 Fortitude save negates
staggered Attack Elrum:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24Damage:1d3 ⇒ 2plus 1 electricity plus staggered for 1 round, DC 13 Fortitude save negates
staggered
M Gnome Arcanist 6 - HP 38/38 - AC 16/T: 15/FF: 13 - Perception: +1; Darkvision 60 ft. - Fort: +6, Ref: +7, Will: +6 (+2 vs. Illusions) - CMB: +2, CMD 15 - Speed 20 ft. - Init. +3
"I'll see what I can do about those darts. Someone use that adamantine dagger on it, the metal shell is going to absorb most other attacks!" Van says quickly as he stands up and moves near the archway, looking it over for vulnerabilities.
Fortitude Save:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 "Ta hell with your dagger, I told you, Dwarven steel shall be enough!"
Elrum calls out as he raises his axe for a chop.
Attack:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 Damage:2d8 + 6 ⇒ (1, 2) + 6 = 9
Knowing his strike was true, Elrum tries to assess the result of his strike.
Van - Gets up and moves to the archway. Darts came from the north door, they hit two random people within the red box.
Ginessa - Double move
DMS R - Now withe creatures near it it lashes out with its bladed arm.
Attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10Damage:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Cleaning missing the group around him.
Elrum - Staggered Hits the machine, the metal clangs and you can hear gears grinding against the blade. (-4hp)
Eidi delays until Vailis spell gets into effect. Becoming enlarged in the midle of the area, he hits with both claws and all his strength over the large piece of moving metal. "Stop attacking us!"
Claw+power attack:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 Slashing/bludgeoning damage:1d8 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 Claw+power attack:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 Slashing/bludgeoning damage:1d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Vailis steps inside the room and drops his spear, retrieves his other wand and points it towards his eidolon casting [url=http://paizo.com/prd/spells/shield.html]shield[/shield] over Eidi, magically improving his shield armor!
+4 shield AC
Shield is personal, but I can cast personal spells on my eidolon as touch spells
"What kind of creature is that metallic construct? I've never seen such a thing before!!!"
5' foot step NE
Free action: drop spear
Move action: draw shield wand
Standard action: touch with wand Eidi and cast shield (+4AC 10 minutes)
M Gnome Arcanist 6 - HP 38/38 - AC 16/T: 15/FF: 13 - Perception: +1; Darkvision 60 ft. - Fort: +6, Ref: +7, Will: +6 (+2 vs. Illusions) - CMB: +2, CMD 15 - Speed 20 ft. - Init. +3
Van moves up to the archway and, using his familiarity with advanced technology, tries to disable to the archway, "It's a robot. It's like a construct, but it's not magical. Electrical attacks do a lot of damage to it."
Round Two
Van - Gets up and moves to the archway. Darts came from the north door, they hit two random people within the red box.
Ginessa - Double move
DMS R - Now withe creatures near it it lashes out with its bladed arm.
Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Cleaning missing the group around him.
Elrum - Staggered Hits the machine, the metal clangs and you can hear gears grinding against the blade. (-4hp)
Vailis - Casts Shield on Eidi.
Marin - Moves and draws the dagger
Espada - misses
Eidi - Tears into the construct. (-14hp) with much of it's armor dented and shredded it somehow remains active!
2d5 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Two more darts fly from the archway's defenses. This time aiming at Ginessa and Marin.
Attack Ginessa :1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23Damage:1d3 ⇒ 2 plus 1 electricity plus staggered for 1 round, DC 13 Fortitude save negates staggered Attack Marin:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25Damage:1d3 ⇒ 2 plus 1 electricity plus staggered for 1 round, DC 13 Fortitude save negates staggered
Round 3
Van - Begins working at an access panel. The nimble gnome begins pulling out wires and cuts a few. Hopefully shutting down the defense system.
Ginessa -
DMS R -23hp- Finally taring free of the last of the tanglefoot bag the machine hums with renewed strength. Leveling it's blade at the largest foe it swings with all it's might!
Power Attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27Confirm?:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 Damage:1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Vailis sheaths his shield wand again on his belt and kneels to pick up his spear, stepping afterwards to the north.
"Eidi, continue smashing that thing! I will try to help out Van!"
Move: Sheath wand
Standard: Pick up spear
5' step north
Examining the bodies turns up three sets of identical gear to that of body of the half-orc, but there is no sign of the amulet mentioned in the note inside the chest.
M Gnome Arcanist 6 - HP 38/38 - AC 16/T: 15/FF: 13 - Perception: +1; Darkvision 60 ft. - Fort: +6, Ref: +7, Will: +6 (+2 vs. Illusions) - CMB: +2, CMD 15 - Speed 20 ft. - Init. +3
"Thanks for healing me, you're a real life saver." Van says with gratitude to Marin, before moving over to the robot and examining it, "Wow, this is really amazing, I didn't think there was anything like this outside of Numeria. I'll have to come back here later and really do some digging, I wish there was some way to haul this thing back to my shop right now."
Vailis touches Eidi with one of his wands healing his wounds.
UMD CD 20:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 CLW wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
"Maybe we can bring it back once we finish the tests and discover who are these half-orcs here." Vailis takes a look at the equipment left. "I will take the crossbow if none else needs. I feel the amulet from the riddle before is left... Maybe is lost here around? Or perhaps someone took it from the bodies?"
Vailis picks up the crossbow and the bolds, and makes a quick search of the room just in case.
Perception:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (2) + 0 = 2
"Let's go north?" Vailis and Eidi gets to the northern door waiting for the rest of the party to decide.
M Gnome Arcanist 6 - HP 38/38 - AC 16/T: 15/FF: 13 - Perception: +1; Darkvision 60 ft. - Fort: +6, Ref: +7, Will: +6 (+2 vs. Illusions) - CMB: +2, CMD 15 - Speed 20 ft. - Init. +3
"Yeah, I guess you cats are right. I'll have to spend more time on this later." Van reluctantly agrees, his voice distracted as he forces himself away from the construct to follow the group into the next area.
Twice as wide as it is long, this large, oval chamber is illuminated with a murky radiance by dimly glowing overhead crystals. The room is bare of furnishings, just an open space with a dozen semicircular alcoves around the perimeter. Mechanical horrors identical to those outside occupy a number of these alcoves, but none of the automatons seem active, and some have even fallen over. A door stands in the center of the northern wall.
M Gnome Arcanist 6 - HP 38/38 - AC 16/T: 15/FF: 13 - Perception: +1; Darkvision 60 ft. - Fort: +6, Ref: +7, Will: +6 (+2 vs. Illusions) - CMB: +2, CMD 15 - Speed 20 ft. - Init. +3
"Wow...just wow." The gnome says with wonder as he looks around all the robots in the chamber, but then reality sets in, "If any of these turn on, we need to flee, quickly."
"We have to cross anyway. Waiting here doesn't help us in any way. Eidi, explore the perimeter, be stealthy." Says the half-elf sheading his spear, holding his enlarge wand and cure wands.
Vailis makes a count of how many robots are still complete while Eidi scouts the right perimeter.
Eidi stealth:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
After the machine is dismantled, Marin produces her wand once again to heal herself and anyone else that requires aid.
CLW Wand (Marin):1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
If you require healing, please roll for yourself and let me know how many wand charges were required to bring you back to full.
"We should check the door ahead for traps, based on what we've encountered so far in this labyrinth. I have keen vision, so I don't mind investigating, but someone else more trained in burglary might wish to accompany me."
Marin slowly walks behind Eidi towards the opposite end of the room.
Nothing interferes with your cautious trek across the room. Beyond the door a flight of metal stairs descends through a corridor sheathed in the same brick-red metal. The corridor seems in better repair than most, with no missing panels and functional overhead lighting. The stairs end at a door to the north, while two narrow arches open on either side of the hall.
Entering the room you find two figures, a strange looking man, and a woman. They wear similar armor and weapon to the bodies you found earlier.
"You there!, Stay back or I'll shoot! Whats going on what are those metal things?
M Gnome Arcanist 6 - HP 38/38 - AC 16/T: 15/FF: 13 - Perception: +1; Darkvision 60 ft. - Fort: +6, Ref: +7, Will: +6 (+2 vs. Illusions) - CMB: +2, CMD 15 - Speed 20 ft. - Init. +3
"I'm a little fragile, mind using that wand on me again, Marin?" Van requests politely.
Marin's CLW wand:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 1 charge used on her wand
Moving into the next room with the others, he's genuinely surprised by the aggressive duo, "Whoa, whoa! What are you guys doing here? How did you get passed the killer robot? Are you the guys who ruined the Pathfinder obstacle course?"
The half-elf looks at them trying to assess whether they are a menace or bluffing them or sincere.
Sense motives:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14
Vailis holds up his hands without dropping his wands. "No need to get aggressive! We were just send here to train ourselves and were surprised as well by those machines. Who you are? What happened?"
Diplomacy:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Marin sheathes her dagger and holds her hands up, to indicate she means no hostility. At least not immediately. She turns towards Vailis and Elrum and listens to their warnings, waiting and seeing how the thugs react.
Meleren and Shechera initially seem belligerent the bandits’ injuries and inferior numbers makes their threats a weak bluff.
As the challenge designers left the dungeon, they were spotted by a bandit gang called the Blood-Red Raiders camped in the upper ruins. Assuming the Pathfinders were rival bandits hiding loot, the Raiders made their way in and went through the obstacle course—which is when things went very wrong.
As they reached the last room a hidden door opened spilling out the fearsome metal machine that slaughtered the other raiders. The two made it a head and hid here.
