GM..Kashka's Emerald Spire Campaign

Game Master Andrew Torgerud

Agriver nods at Robin - "No scrolls, but potions and a pair of tridents. Before we move underwater I can also make the trident magical. Let's move down then..."

With that he pulls his blade and rests it on his pauldron and starts down the stairs - full expecting to meet the eidolon soon.

Vala shakes her head at Robin in complete disapproval of anyone trying to speak for her.

"We've been gone a while. Unless they can hear us coming I'd doubt a full welcoming committee. It'd get pretty boring standing there that long. Now. A scout of some sort, yes. Or a trap. I'd prefer to head down first. If anything happens I'd bet you'd hear it and can come down then. If no sounds then come down in a minute."

Agriver nods at Vala.

"Vala, don't forget, wizards are clever, and can teleport. He might have set up a little bell on a string that once it jingles everone he knows will teleport in. " Yon adds to be contrary, "by the way, Rbuod and I will be towards the middle as we get closer. Janira should be in the back, and we should be ready for an ambush. Oh and yes I bought scrolls. Should be more accomodating than the potions, besides have you ever tried to drink underwater?"

Yon chuckles, "It can be done, but it's not easy."

To confirm - noone has drank their elixer of swimming, nor cast the scrolls of waterbreathing.

Vala sneaks off ahead after getting suited up in her normal gear. The number of knives in the pack still surprises everyone.

stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 Her footsteps fade in the distance. Agriver begins counting to 60.

Robin has not yet, no. And, of course, he forgot to buy one for Ayame!

Vala comes down the stairs stealthily detecting the crab without being spotted herself. Standing at the corner she pauses for just a moment to consider, keeping a mental count.

When she hears the first faint echos of footsteps on the stairs from the group she rounds the corner, aims, and throws one of her drawn daggers at the crab.

Thrown dagger, from hidden: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 2 = 11
Damage, sneak: 1d4 + 2 + 3d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (1, 5, 3) = 12

"Let's see if we can draw him up on the landing" Vala thinks, stepping back after her throw.

The dagger splashes into the water after hitting the wall...

It takes one move action to reach the landing just off the step

Initiative Round 1 Bold may act
Vala
Yon
Crab
Rboud
Ayame
Agriver
Janira
Robin

Yon stands in place, casts Greater Magic Fang on Rbuod, but does not command him off Defend.

Robin shakes his head. 'I knew this would happen.'

Glancing at Robin and his expression Agriver comments -"What? Is it that infernal crab?"

"Yup." Yon says to Agriver, "Lets try to get it to the landing and surround it."

Vala flicks her wrist producing an additional dagger to replace the one she threw moments ago and throws each at the unsuspecting crab.

Dagger throw, two wep: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 2 = 17
Damage, sneak: 1d4 + 2 + 3d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (1, 1, 6) = 12

Dagger throw, two wep: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 2 = 18
Damage, sneak: 1d4 + 2 + 3d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (5, 5, 3) = 17

Vala's daggers find their mark, both seeming to land the soft spot of its neck... it starts to keel over before disappearing into a puff of smoke... just in time for the rest of the party to arrive.

Agriver moves down the stairs with his sword at the ready.

"Where is it?! Is it's master nearby?"

Noticing the lazily drifting colored smoke drifting upward, the paldin tilts his head slightly at Vala with a confused look.

Vala's smile at the crab falling to her daggers quickly turns to a frown as it disappears in a puff of smoke.

"And here I was thinking crab sounded tasty..." Vala mutters.

Vala looks around to see if anything else is immediately nearby as she moves forward to collect her daggers and reload her wrist sheaths.

"Did you kill it? awesome! we had such a hard time with it last time... it is too bad Eidolons return to their natural plane of existence... crab legs do sound kinds tasty!"

"Its master must not be as powerful as we thought... probably couldn't heal it all that much." He turns to Ayame, thinking to scratch her behind the ear, and thinks better of it. He also chooses not to talk to her with baby-talk, like many do to their dogs.

He does say to Ayame, "We know better than that. Make sure all of our friends and allies are healed up!"

He then ponders the situation. "Did we get any water breathing scrolls, or did you memorize the spell, Yon? I think we'll be needing it soon."

He then thinks about where to go next. "So, jumping down that drop off didn't work so well. Maybe we should go gently down with the stairs. Oh, and we should drink our elixirs of swimming, right? Damnit. I should have gotten one for Ayame. Yon, maybe we should leave the wolves as rear guard? They're in perfect health, and could do very well. Make sure we've cast their buff spells, of course, but I think they'll be safer than drowning in the water, don't you think"

Ayame looks at Robin, paying attention to what he is saying, and his tone. 'The manling is going to leave me behind again while he goes and plays, isn't he?' she thinks at Rboud. 'As will yours, I suspect.

She then sniffs the water, and thinks better of it. 'I think this time I shall let him have his way. We don't need to get all wet.'

Vala recovers her daggers, and finds no sign of the summoner.

"I know nothing of summoned creatures. Will the master have some sort of sense of the crabs passing? I didn't detect any other alarm style traps. Will he be expecting us? Why isn't he nearby..."

Vala does a quick check again of the landing area before moving on down the hall once others are ready.

"Masterfully done Vala! Remind me let you take point in dungeons more often. Lead on to the drop off by all means." the paladin says.

As we get closer to the location Agriver will pull out an elixir of swimming and look to Yon to see if he will intone Hanspur's magic to help them breath in the depths again.

"With that crab gone, now would be a good time to press our advantage."

AJ I will be in all day management meetings tomorrow, feel free to bot me.. ping me on my cell via hangouts to ask questions.. will try to have it handy

So are you going to the little waterfall, or down the watery stairs? And are the wolves staying behind?

Yon casts from one of the scrolls he purchased back in town. He gives each of the two legs a touch divvying up an hour at a time from the total alloted. He then tells Rbuod to stay.

"I think we take a vote, down the stair, over the falls, or check out that grate."

"Ayame, please stay here with Rboud, we need a guard here in case... well, in case something happens."

Robin puts away his bow, for now, and pulls out his trident. "I guess either way works... but we haven't checked the stairs, yet? I like the stairs."

"Stairs it is..."

Agriver will stow his great sword and pull out a trident as well. And then when all are ready, he will wade down the stairs with swimming elixer in hand.

The party splits up, and starts down the watery stairs. as it turns south, it is completely submerged.

Who drinks their swim potions at this point besides Agriver?

The party finds itself in the murky Mudlord room with two unopened doors.

Janira drinks her elixer of swimming as they submerge.

In the Mudlord room, Janira kicks to the surface to discuss the options.

"What do you think? East or West?"

Robin also gulps down his elixir of swimming as they submerge. "One way is as good as another. Why not go east?" He shrugs, not having a real care about which way. "That's left, right? I mean, back when we were doing our ridiculous training at the Pathfinder Society, everyone said 'always go left'."

Edit: for clarity

"They said, 'Left is right.'" says Yon, and then goes to the right door. He stands there, and looks back with a sly grin.

"It is advantageous that the goddess shows favor to us, or we would all be dead by now with your logic Yon..."

With that Agriver swims over to the door and politely motions to Vala in case she would like to check for locks or traps.

In the event the door is clear, I will enter the next room.

"Not my logic Agriver, was the society trainers" Yon waits for Vala too. Yon gives Vala a nod to do her thing and examine the door.

The party opens the western door and finds a simple submerged closet.

"Well, that was exciting," says Robin while rolling his eyes. "Agriver, why don't you open the east door now? Hopefully that will be more fun!"

Vala takes her elixir of swimming when everyone else does. She shakes her head at the party's antics preferring to simply examine and then open each door in turn.

Vala checks for traps and finds none. stepping back, Agriver opens the door.

As the door handle is turned, it is yanked forward, sucking Agriver and Yon into a vortex of gushing water.... Vala is able to swim in place against the current.

"Without the wolves by our sides, I'll fill the role of beast, just need a moment more to prepare...

Casts Greater Magic Fang on self
Changes Shape to...

Robin, concerned for his brother (and Agriver) starts swimming forward, trident in hand. He tries to make progress, to help the two that were swept away, without losing control himself.
I assume taking 10 is out of the question!
Swim check, with elixir: 1d20 + 4 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 10 = 22

Janira treads water... unsure what to do and does not follow. "You're crazy Robin!"

"Hang on, brother!!! I am coming for you!!"

Agriver can't help but wonder how the water is moving his metal clad body so easily - that is until he sees the lighter... smaller(?).. form of the party druid melting into something different streak by like a bat out of hell.

"Gharrffph!" he blurts out into the rushing water as his metal clad gauntlet latches onto the slippery stone of the approaching bend.

Reflex Save to grab the corner: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Vala swims in place against the current with great effort as the initial rush of water pours through the door. She reaches towards the corner/door to stabilize herself as the current continues and the water levels eventually (hopefully..) stabilize.

Calmly Yon accepts the flow, like Hamspur's rivers it takes him where it will, but as he is flushed down the ancient corridors hos form changes, he becomes the scaly creature of the rivers, and grows the powerful jaws and tail of a crocodile.

Agriver attempts to catch purchase on the corner but fails... He and Yon (the alligator) continue their perilous journey with the voluntary companion Robin not far behind.

The water continues to flow through the door...
"Who knows how long this water will flow.. they could be in trouble..."

Janira activates her wayfinder for light.

Frantically Agriver makes another attempt to catch the stone corner and slow his hap hazard progress.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Robin, seeing the futility of swimming, and grumbling about the money he wasted on the elixir, grabs for the doorway as he goes by.

reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Being further down the stream, and currently lacking hands, Yon reaches out with the only grasp he has. And seeing the metal clad foot he twists to bite Agriver and find some sort of purchase to stall his progress.

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

In alarm at something biting his greave suddenly, with his good hand Agriver rears back the trident he is holding only to see a large alligator twisting and writhing in the current of the water. As he recovers his composure and readies to strike. He recognizes the only part that could possibly resemble the druid yet... his eyes.

Yon?

Glancing up stream he sees Robin rushing toward him - with what strength he has to spare he holds the non-lethal end of his weapon out in hopes the ranger can manage to grab it.

Goddess, I pray my grip holds...

Vala hesitates at her choices.

Agriver successfully hooks his hand on the door frame... and Yon manages to snag his boot in his mouth... meanwhile Robin continues bouncing in the water... pushed quickly up to his allies.

Thankfully... the water starts to slow down... but Robin's progress continues.

Robin needs a reflex save to stop his momentum.