I could use the Head of Vyrellis to teleport 35' (since we can see through the walls right?) and then walk the rest of the way - would that work? No 40' movement here :D
Forgeborn map Armorist(Symbiotic Knight) / Incanter 6 || HP 53/60; g
i dont have a 40ft speed, i actually have 20ft unless i de-summon my armor. that said, my armor can size change me. @DM if i change my size down to tiny so that my space is 1/4th of a 5ft square, can i avoid damage that way? otherwise Gemheart is in for a long slog. I'd try to do my elemental leap through the walls but you said it blocks the living? what about the half-living? hah
I could use the Head of Vyrellis to teleport 35' (since we can see through the walls right?) and then walk the rest of the way - would that work? No 40' movement here :D
Yep, that will work, since teleporting with the Head of Vyrellis is a move action and it doesn't have an extra clause against additional movement like Dimension Door does.
i dont have a 40ft speed, i actually have 20ft unless i de-summon my armor. that said, my armor can size change me. @DM if i change my size down to tiny so that my space is 1/4th of a 5ft square, can i avoid damage that way? otherwise Gemheart is in for a long slog. I'd try to do my elemental leap through the walls but you said it blocks the living? what about the half-living? hah
If you are within five feet of the walls, you are affected, even if you are tiny sized. Since Gemheart is half-living, he only takes half damage from them, though.
These creatures are shadows, darkness given sentience by the power of the ethereal plane. Shadows are incorporeal, with all the immunities that gives, and they drain strength from their victims.
Knowledge: religion 18:
These shadows are more powerful than normal. The bats, despite being as small as dwarves, can touch someone standing 15 feet away by projecting their ghostly teeth. Moreover,
their bite carries a disease which can sap your strength beyond what a normal shadow can do.
The rat, meanwhile, is even more incorporeal than most shadows,
and so attacking them will be very difficult. The rat has Blink as a constant spell-like ability. Also, the rat may be more intelligent than a normal shadow--perhaps this intelligence was imparted by a powerful outsider.
Knowledge: religion 23:
While magic exists which can work as mind-control on most undead, Shadows are notoriously hard to control.
It is not uncommon for shadows to break free of the domination of any would-be necromancer who tries to command them. Some believe that this resilience of will is because shadows are not fully undead, but are actually Outsiders formed form the plane of shadows, who have assumed some undead characteristics.
I don't think so--I just went back and looked through your previous encounter with the shadows, and while you made knowledge checks about other creatures that were there, I don't see any about shadows specifically.
Forgeborn map Armorist(Symbiotic Knight) / Incanter 6 || HP 53/60; g
religion:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
The bats are danger out to 15ft, and drain a lot of strength. The rat is going to dodge at least half the time as it blinks in and out, and it has a higher mind than usual."
if i am half-living, can i blink through the walls half the time? is there a way i can tell if i can get through them when i use my energy leap?
"There isn't much I can do against these creatures" - Krezen warns the others, as he casts a protective spell, and draws his weapon - "I assume negotiations are not on the table?"
"I don't speak shadowbat myself," Jan remarks drily.
"Can they attack through these walls, do you think?"
Jan prepares a spell and waits for the shadows to get closer.
Ready action to cast burst of radiance when I have a clean line of sight to any enemy.
Burst of radiance damage (no save if evil but probably 1/2 damage for incorporeal):5d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 4, 1, 3) = 13 Burst of radiance Reflex DC 15 or blind for this many rounds (dazzled otherwise):1d4 ⇒ 3
Okay, I guess I will be in E5 then. I will want to aim the spell at either the intersection between C7 and D8 or between G7 and H8 so as not to hit Krezen and Gemheart.
The first bat flies up through the maze, keeping the purple barriers between themself and you. As the bat approaches, Jan conjures a burst of light:
B1's reflex:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
The bat is somewhat thrown off, but still able to see you.
However, the bat's shape begins to morph--they seem to strech out into a long, thin shimmer, and their claws reach through the purple barrier to scratch at Gemheart:
melee touch attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28 critical confirmation:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Gemheart is hit, but nothing seems to happen immediately.
Gemheart make two DC 20 fortitude saves vs disease. If you fail either one, you get a disease that I'll reveal then.
The second bat also makes their way up through the maze, but doesn't get close enough to actually attack.
"If they can attack us from behind walls, I'm not sure how we can hurt them. But perhaps we should fall back and see if they follow out into the hall as the other shadows did?"
Gemheart resists the shadow's disease, but his poorly aimed spell misses its target.
The rat glides their way over to Jan, and bites with ethereal, shadowy teeth:
melee touch attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 strength damage:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
but their teeth are as ineffective as Gemheart's destructive blast.
Krezen fires an arrow at a shadow, but it passes straight through teh creature's incorporeal body.
None of you made knowledge checks to know about shadows' immunities. However, I'd say that after the first time he sees his shot pass through a shadow without touching it, Krezen could probably realize that nonmagical arrows aren't going to hurt shadows.
5' step back to E5 and then casting cure serious wounds. It allows a touch attack as a free action so I will ready that attack for when any of the shadows come into range. If I miss I will be holding the charge.
Actually, Krezen can use Arcane Strike on his bow to make it magical and grant +2 to damage. And judging by the damage shown there I think that he must have meant that since his STR is 18. So bardic performance adds +2 and then arcane strike adds +2 for 1d8+8 total.
As Gemheart prepares to strike, the rat moves forwards, in the process making themself vulnerable to both Gemheart and Jan's readied attacks. Jan's aim is too far off to even touch the shadow, but Gemheart's hammer is more accurate.
Miss chance vs Gemheart's attack (1-20 is a miss):1d100 ⇒ 87
The rat is seriously wounded. Nonetheless, they bite at Gemheart:
bite touch attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
but to no avail.
Forgeborn map Armorist(Symbiotic Knight) / Incanter 6 || HP 53/60; g
so I have a readied attack with a reach weapon, which went off. However, I have claws to attack those next to me, so when it moved from my reach to my adjacent, I should get an AoO as well right?
so I have a readied attack with a reach weapon, which went off. However, I have claws to attack those next to me, so when it moved from my reach to my adjacent, I should get an AoO as well right?
Unless it has some ability to avoid AoOs, yes you should.
