Professor of Thassilonian Arcane Studies Human Evoker 16 ~ AC 21 (t 11, ff 20) | F+10, R+9, W+14 (+2 vs. mind affecting) | Init +8 | Per +21 | Versatile Evocation 10/13 | Elemental Manipulation 16/16 | HP 81/130
Marten also has permanent see invisibility.
If Azalia gives the all clear, Marten walks to where the key would be as indicated by its reflections and examines that space, as well as above and below it.
As you approach a mirror, your reflection smiles and beckons you to follow, turning around and appearing to approach the orange light in the center of the reflected room.
Cautious Azalia realises that the mirrors are magically trapped, however with mage hand and using the position of the key reflected in the mirror she is able to claim take the key.
Professor of Thassilonian Arcane Studies Human Evoker 16 ~ AC 21 (t 11, ff 20) | F+10, R+9, W+14 (+2 vs. mind affecting) | Init +8 | Per +21 | Versatile Evocation 10/13 | Elemental Manipulation 16/16 | HP 81/130
Marten is 10 hp down. Sorry for just now speaking up.
Marten smiles and congratulates Azalia, like an instructor commending a student.
Honestly, I was going to cast a minor image of the key in the spot where they key should have been according to the reflections, and then see if I could grab it. I'm glad Azalia's target worked out.
The Hall of Induction’s challenge is located in a classroom in the building’s northern side.
The air in this room smells acrid, making the eyes water—the source is a large brazier of burning incense in the corner and a curious set of glass pipes connecting two vats of bubbling liquid (one green, one
red). The key-light in this room is traveling back and forth inside of the glass tube, it appears variously green or red as it swims through the fluid, looking yellow in the middle.
Map updated, please position yourself on it. If it becomes relevant and you haven't... I'll roll randomly for people's positions.
Professor of Thassilonian Arcane Studies Human Evoker 16 ~ AC 21 (t 11, ff 20) | F+10, R+9, W+14 (+2 vs. mind affecting) | Init +8 | Per +21 | Versatile Evocation 10/13 | Elemental Manipulation 16/16 | HP 81/130
Know. (arcana):1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32
Marten casts detect magic on the brazier, glass pipes, and vats, hoping determine if he can glean the purpose of this challenge, and whether or not he should call out a warning before Anneka casts her spell.
Marten detects that the device is filled with magical energy and giving off a strong evocation aura. The braziers merely heat it and dousing them would cause no harm.
Anneka douses the flames with her water but there's no immediate effect.
Azalia finds a few magical aura's about the book shelf but on inspection discovers that some of the more valuable books have had book ward cast on them. She notes the strong evocation aura and realises the nature of the trap. The tempered glass has had a little magical enhancement to contain the magical and alchemical energies stored within, if broken it will unleash a huge amount of harmful energy. The glass has no way to access the inside... but someone with great skill might be able to slowly siphon off the material contained within in a safe manner but it would be risky.... A disable device check could do it! Once empty it would be easy to retrieve the key.
Professor of Thassilonian Arcane Studies Human Evoker 16 ~ AC 21 (t 11, ff 20) | F+10, R+9, W+14 (+2 vs. mind affecting) | Init +8 | Per +21 | Versatile Evocation 10/13 | Elemental Manipulation 16/16 | HP 81/130
"Fascinating. If we can determine the type of energy that could be released, I have a scroll that should be able to protect you against it, Azalia."
Can we determine the type of energy? Fire, cold, acid, sonic, etc.?
Maps Female Elf Eldritch Scoundrel Rogue 10 / Arcane Trickster 6 | HP 75/75 | AC 26 / T 21 / FF 18 | Fort +11 / Ref +21 / Will +12 | CMB +13 / CMD +28 | Initiative +6 | Perception +24 (+25 trapfinding) (Autocheck magic traps within 10 ft) | Low-light Vision | Spells: 1st 6/6, 2nd 0/6, 3rd 6/6, 4th 5/5, 5th 4/4 | Active Effects: Detect Magic / See Invisibility / Endure Elements (constant effect) / (ring of invisibility)
I have fire resistance 5. Also, inspire competence would be great, and I also forgot to move deft hands up to +4 when it went over 10 skill levels, so that should give another +2. Also happy to wait until we can determine type of energy. (I don't know why, but when I posted, I only saw the GM's post, not the two after. Maybe I had it cached or something--? Sorry about that.) Anyway, with Creydon's bonus and my forgotten one, we should be at 36. ... crossing fingers.
@Marten, if a craft alchemy check was involved I'd give specifics but more basic elemental damage types like fire, acid and cold are more likely than sonic
It's a little nerve racking but Azalia is just barely able to release the alchemical substance, at one stage there is a stream of liquid that spurts out unexpected... and melts a chair in half. It takes a few minutes but soon the glass can be broken safely to retrieve the key...
Seeing the pattern of your selections... to the Hall of Lies
The Hall of Lies’s challenge is located at the end of a dead-end hall in the middle of the building.
The appearance of this building undulates making exploration of the rooms inside a maddening and confusing task. This challenge’s green key-light dances and weaves about at the end of the dead-end hallway.
Professor of Thassilonian Arcane Studies Human Evoker 16 ~ AC 21 (t 11, ff 20) | F+10, R+9, W+14 (+2 vs. mind affecting) | Init +8 | Per +21 | Versatile Evocation 10/13 | Elemental Manipulation 16/16 | HP 81/130
GM Kevin O'Rourke wrote:
@Marten, if a craft alchemy check was involved I'd give specifics but more basic elemental damage types like fire, acid and cold are more likely than sonic
Makes sense. I was just thinking that since that was the Evocation themed hall, Marten might have insight since is an Evoker. I realize now that I should have pointed that out at the time, however.
GM Kevin O'Rourke wrote:
The appearance of this building undulates making exploration of the rooms inside a maddening and confusing task. This challenge’s green key-light dances and weaves about at the end of the dead-end hallway.
I'm unclear; have we already explored the undulating building and have entered the hall where the key is kept?
Professor of Thassilonian Arcane Studies Human Evoker 16 ~ AC 21 (t 11, ff 20) | F+10, R+9, W+14 (+2 vs. mind affecting) | Init +8 | Per +21 | Versatile Evocation 10/13 | Elemental Manipulation 16/16 | HP 81/130
As whole building including the hall just seems to twist in your peripheral vision constantly drawing your eye and when you look back the previous point you were looking at has changed. It's extremely disorienting.
Marten suspects that a variety of confusing and potentially dangerous illusion spells are active.
Anneka anoints Azalia's eyes with some rather expensive ointment. She moves close enough to try to grab the key with her mage hand.
Trapfinder:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (3) + 21 = 24
As she starts to claim the key figures appears that only she can see. The figures of Aldern Foxglove and herself appear, their faces twisting into sneers as their hair falls out. The skin grows taut over their faces revealing fangs. Their flesh take on unhealthy tones. Azalia is confronted by what could have been as a ghast version of her and Aldern Foxglove come to feast on her flesh.
Azalia DC20 will Save. Due to True seeing Azalia is going to get a +4 Disbelief bonus on the will save.
If Will Save if passed:
Azalia knows for a fact this isn't real and is able to push the threat aside mentally.
If Failed make a DC20 Fortitude Save:
If passed take damage:3d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 2) = 9
If failed Azalia will die from fear... which at the very least could be fun to write.
Maps Female Elf Eldritch Scoundrel Rogue 10 / Arcane Trickster 6 | HP 75/75 | AC 26 / T 21 / FF 18 | Fort +11 / Ref +21 / Will +12 | CMB +13 / CMD +28 | Initiative +6 | Perception +24 (+25 trapfinding) (Autocheck magic traps within 10 ft) | Low-light Vision | Spells: 1st 6/6, 2nd 0/6, 3rd 6/6, 4th 5/5, 5th 4/4 | Active Effects: Detect Magic / See Invisibility / Endure Elements (constant effect) / (ring of invisibility)
Will Save:1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 4 = 28
Whew.
Will you NEVER leave me ALONE? Azalia screams as she sees an unholy version of Aldern Foxglove with fangs coming after her. She is about to succumb to the vision when she sees herself as another unholy creature, joining him. Something about that idea of her with Aldern sparks rejection from the deepest part of her soul.
NnnNNNNnnnOOOOOO!!!! I will NEVER join you! And at that, the illusion is gone, and she has the key in her hand.
After she recovers from the vision, she looks around nervously at her companions, realizing they heard every word.
Err... I guess it was an illusion. ... Sorry.
DM:
I sneaked a look at the "if failed" spoiler (after the roll, I promise)... seriously that was instant death if I failed? That's crazy. :) Much more relieved now. Although I think you're right. It would have been a hilarious death to write.
Phantasmal Killer but it's been heightened to increase the DC!
Who would have believed an eldritch scoundrel rogue would be doing so well in this adventure...
Hall of Shaping
The Hall of Shaping’s challenge is located in a currently unused office along the building’s east side. Dust coats many of the objects in the room including pieces of masonry and statues.
Creydon's gestures combined with Drazh's loud declaration tips the parties hand. The stone figures start to move! An orange light emits from their eyes. The molten core in the creature’s torso glows through rugged cracks in its dark stone skin.
Knowledge Planes DC20:
Vicious beings with little memory of who or what they might once have been, garipans know only two things: that they were once evils in service to the legions of Hell, and that they are no longer bound to that infernal hierarchy. With resistant, stony hides; sharp claws; and a flaming core to rival the inferno of Hell, garipans combine some of the worst depravities of devils with the freedom of beings with nothing at all to lose. These hulking, winged creatures ofen masquerade as gargoyles, but are actually the fnal state of failed conjurations. If a summoning is cast incorrectly, pulling only a portion of a devil’s essence to Golarion, unidentifiable magical environmental conditions combine with the shard of the outsider’s being to create a garipan.
Garipan's are vulnerable to sonic damage and have spell like abilities related to stone and fire.
hp 77/98 | AC 24 T 14 FF 23 | F +10* R +10* W +15* | CMB +12 CMD 25 | Init +5 Perc +1* | Spells 8th 1/4 7th 3/6 6th 5/7 5th 6/8 4th 4/8 3rd 6/8 2nd 4/8 1st 2/8 | Cloak of Darkness 16/17 | Wings of Darkness 13/17 | Living Shadow 15/17 | Nat. Div. 0/4 | Gift of Prophecy 1/1 | Medusa 1/1 | Sihedron 1/1 | Wand BE 38| Wand CMW 85 | Wand LR 36
Damn, Azalia!
knowledge planes:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Anneka can feel the heat from the gargoyle's inner core, but can't deduce anything but the obvious. So she tries to help Drazh and Ferocia do what they do best. She gestures, sending a ripple of electricity through the air.
Professor of Thassilonian Arcane Studies Human Evoker 16 ~ AC 21 (t 11, ff 20) | F+10, R+9, W+14 (+2 vs. mind affecting) | Init +8 | Per +21 | Versatile Evocation 10/13 | Elemental Manipulation 16/16 | HP 81/130
"Drazh, did you know they're made of stone?"
Casting telekinetic charge, Marten hurls the secretly-armored dwarf at the red gargoyle in the center.
Beyond what Drazh rolled above, he gets an attack at +2 from the charge and then his full attack, which means his remaining secondary attack.
”There’s a long Dwarven tradition of masonry, lad. A hammer is just the right tool for this job!” Drazh sounded downright happy to actually contribute. Illusions and flying keys were just not what he was cut out for.
Casting telekinetic charge, Marten hurls the secretly-armored dwarf at the red gargoyle in the center.
Azalia moves so she can see all of the gargoyles and she casts Magic Missile at Yellow.
Anneka can feel the heat from the gargoyle's inner core, but can't deduce anything but the obvious. So she tries to help Drazh and Ferocia do what they do best. She gestures, sending a ripple of electricity through the air.
Seeing the ensuing fight, Creydon tries to keep his position between Ferocian and Drazh as they charge forward. He yells "Break their ugly stone mugs wide open!"
Ferocia snarls at the beasts and hurries forward, driving a claw into the yellow one's face!
”Well at least they aren’t demons! There’s a long Dwarven tradition of masonry, lad. A hammer is just the right tool for this job!” Drazh sounded downright happy to actually contribute. Illusions and flying keys were just not what he was cut out for.
"Fire is the right tool for burning out an infestation!" One of the creatures retorts. Each of them steps back and begins to channel mystical energy. Creydon cracks his whip but the creature is unfazed. "The key is not for you!" Pea sized beads fly towards the center of the room before exploding into raging fireballs.
Creydon AOO:1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 = 19 Yellow Fireball for all DC 14 to half:10d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2) = 30 Orange Fireball for all DC 14 to half:10d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1, 4, 6, 4, 1) = 33 Red Fireball for all DC 14 to half:10d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6, 2, 6, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1) = 40
