And as Barek says that, you all hear the sounds of things being broken and some inhuman roaring.
The entire room hums with energy. An immense column of silver and steel rises through the center of this tower, almost touching the ceiling nearly one hundred feet above, where it’s capped by an elaborate device much like an astrolabe of gold and glass. Stairs made of metal mesh round the perimeter of the tower clockwise before reaching a platform twenty feet off the ground. A C-shaped console occupies much of the platform. The control panel has four octagonal slots in its center panel that can each fit one sacred prism, allowing the weapon to draw on the prisms’ energy and use their charges. Firing the weapon requires the operators to simultaneously turn two dials located at opposite ends of the control panel—likely requiring two creatures to cooperate unless one were to have extraordinary reach.
Two demons are already in this chamber, they seem to be intent on ripping the weapon apart.
The first demon starts ripping into the control panel. The other one taps into his abyssal rage and readies his heavy pick.
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"Haste!" Weiman shouts as he casts Haste. He gathers all possible crystals, though if he has all, he'll look to Barek, "Upsies, upsies!"
If denied being picked up, he'll single move 40 feet to the control panel.
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They are Abrikandilu demons, though they seem have to levels in barbaian. 3 questions.
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DR, spell-like abilities, and (maybe) how many more slams attacks does the panel have? If not that, special attacks. Will speak all answers.
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As people take to the air or get ready to, Ollysta enters the room right behind you flanked by fellow crusaders. At the same time, a giant demon tears through the wall intent on destroying the weapon as well. "“Focus on the activating the weapon! I will hold off the demon for as long as I draw breath!”
The first demon continues smashing the panel. The second one charges Shinkeer.
Shinkeer hits with all his attacks and Barek lands all but one arrow. Weiman somehow produces a mirror from out of nowhere and Erin charges!
The huge demon casts a spell, Weiman/Barek can feel the dark energy flowing through them.
Ollysta and her crusaders charge the demon in response and deal heavy damage.
Each of the lesser demons fight their targets.
It takes all his shots, but Barek puts down the demon trying to smash the console.
The control panel also has several dozen labeled controls that are fairly intuitive, including switches labeled “safety” and “arm weapon,” dials labeled “activate weapon” and “open windows,” and various gauges that measure the state of the weapon’s systems and the energy available for use. Using the controls requires no special training, though a PC can operate the controls with finesse and a successful DC 15 Intelligence check or DC 20 Use Magic Device check to coax greater performance out of the weapon; this treats the weapon as having 1 additional charge available when being activated, plus 1 additional charge for every 5 points by which the PC exceeded the check’s DC.These procedures take time. Loading a sacred prism into one of the slots is a move action. One must then spend a full-round action operating the controls to begin arming the weapon, which provokes an attack of opportunity. The following round, PCs can turn the dials that fire the weapon as standard actions (turning both dials as a single standard action if a creature can reach them). A PC can perform any of these actions while averting his gaze, but increase the time taken to perform
an action by one step (move becomes a standard action, full-round becomes 2 rounds) for blind PCs.
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Weiman dons a deeper, more HEROIC-sounding voice, "Wingman! Fly me to the console! I'll charge the magic rock things and probably not die in the process!" Weiman heroically points for a moment before reach to whatever the closest prism is that isn't full and charges his power as a full-round! Preferably, the one with 4 charges.
more charges! I'm gonna make up a little excel file for stones, just to keep track of how many we have.
The giant demon shakes the tower. Everyone takes
from falling debris.
It then swats Ollysta knocking her back 10 feet. She stands and rejoins the melee, taking a hit in the process.
With his foe gone, the demon previously fighting Shinkeer races up the stairs.
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Weiman will step up to the console and install two gems. He gestures to Erin and his Bag of Holding, "Reach in my sack and grab the last stones out of the chest! Ha! 3-partner!"
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The huge demon lets out another wave of negative energy, the crusaders resist it and keep fighting, but it is clear they are losing.
The remaining demon runs up the stairs, ending right next to Weiman and Barek.
Shinkeer and Barek all lay into the demon, but it remains standing.
And Erin annihilates the demon.
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Weiman begins to prime the full-power machine (and an extended cool-guy quote)!
"Hey! Demon!"
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Weiman powers up the weapon.
The giant demon casts another spell, inflicting serious wounds on the crusaders. They in turn heal themselves and strike back.
When you fire the weapon, blue-white energy explodes from the devices at the top of the tower and crashes over everything in a one-mile radius.
Holy Word.
The giant demon vanishes after it is effected by the spell. So is every demon currently assaulting the tower.
Both Shinkeer and Barek resist the spell. But Erin feels the weight of all her sins(i.e. romping with tieflings) and vices wash over her, blinding and deafening her to her surroundings for rounds. Ollysta walks up to you shortly after the weapon is fired.
“Since the attack on the Starrise Spire several months ago, the Pathfinder Society has been working tirelessly to assist the people of Nerosyan. While performing rescue missions, diplomatic assignments, and stealth operations, you Pathfinders have shouldered great responsibilities and realized even greater goals. I applaud all of you for your tireless pursuit in fighting for what is right. In this time of need, it is good to see a team such as yourselves work together to complete what was thought impossible. For this, Mendev—truly all of Avistan—shall remember you.”
Crusaders cheer you as you emerge from the tower and hastily send messages to inform Queen Galfrey of their success. With the tower reclaimed, the Pathfinder Society has an opportunity to examine an early crusade site and the notes of an innovative and battle-hardened scholar. The Mendevian Crusade acquires an invaluable fortress defended by a nearly unstoppable weapon. The discovery that Ghalcor’s creation is unable to move hardly dampens the crusaders’ spirits.