The song doesn't seem to affect any of you, while you hear a screech from the top of another pillar. You still cannot see anything up there, and each of the pillars is about 25 feet tall.
Looking around, Hastard shakes his head. "You think they'll come down to us? I don't suppose any of you have a way to flush them out."
"Nord, ready yourself just in case."
Readied Action:
If they get close enough, ready to hit with the sap. Nord would try to gore Readied Sap Attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 Non-Lethal Damage:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
Site was acting up so go ahead and bot him for this fight
GM, Is it unnaturally dark up where the Harpies are otherwise the light spell Cody cast an his shield should provide dim light from 20 to 40ft distance? Double that for those with low light vision.
As a swift action Cody invokes the bat animal aspect in himself giving him 60ft darkvision. He then cast Produce Flame {link}. When the flame appears in his hand, the hunter flings it at the green Harpies.
actions & attack:
Swift animal aspect bat 1/10 rounds gives 60ft darkvision.
Actions: cast produce flame with ranged touch attack. 4 min (-1 min / attack)
produce flame range touch attack:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 fire damage if this:1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
The battlefield falls silent other than the tune that seems to affect E'li. Dusklord, Hastard and Cody prepare attacks for what seems to be forever, while E'li, captivated, slowly lumbers toward one of the pillars. One feral looking woman, but with wings and taloned fee (green), dives from her pillar armed with a morningstar she uses to smash at E'li's shoulder, then turns and flies back up the pillar, using her high vantage point, in a relatively dark area, to avoid any attacks against her. The other monster, another flying feathered woman, moves to a closer column and begins to sing as well - a discordant tune which tries to take over your consciousness.
Green attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 Green damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Both Dusklord and Cody attack the first harpy, hitting it with a magic missile and a flame bursting from Cody's hand. Both attacks hit, wounding the harpy considerably but she's clearly not going to give up so easily.
Dusklord: the rule for tripping doesn't seem to apply to flying creatures.
Cody: I assumed you meant you were readying an action; the top of the columns is not too dark to see, but the tops are wide enough for a human-sized figure to stand on them and be hidden from whoever is below.
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Will:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Fey manages to resist the call of the Harpies. She begins to cast a spell.
"Those aren't pretty ladies. I've never seen something like that before."
GM: Cool I did’t realize they had total cover on top of the columns.
Cody directs Panda to defend E’li, as the hunter also takes up a defensive position around E’li. Cody readies an attack on any Harpy that shows it hideous face, and hopes for an attack of opertunity if they try to attack E’li.
Panda moves to Defend E’li ready to attack any harpy that flies with his reach.
Actions & Attacks:
swift: animal focused Bat on Panda
Move: move to defend E’li
Action: Ready action for ranged attack on Harpy with produce flames.
Animal focus Bat 2/10 r gives 60ft darkvision.
Produce flames 1 of 4 used.
readied action Flame range touch attack:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 to hit
fire damage if hits :1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Attack of opportunity if happens Cody AoO Flame touch attack:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 to hit
fire damage if hits :1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Possible Critical Cody AoO to confirm Critical touch attack:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 to hit
Plus fire damage if hit confirms :1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Panda Ready action: readied action Bite :1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 to hit
fire damage if hits :1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Panda’s AoO if applicable : AoO action Bite :1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 to hit
fire damage if hits :1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Human Wizard 6 | HP 50/50 | AC 16; Tch 12; FF 14 | F +5; R +5; W +4 | CMB+1; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +8 | Quarterstaff: +1 (1d6-2) | Perc +8
Dusklord frowns in frustration as he realizes his metamagic rod doesn't work on flying creatures. The distracting thought makes him particularly susceptible to the harpy's magic.
will save:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9Guessing I'm unable to act...
The party is taken unaware as the second harpy begins to sing, creating a discordant yet enthralling tune which captivates the entire group (and its accompanying animals) other than Feybella. The winged women edge closer to the edge of the pillar, then prepare their next attack, while members of the group begin lumbering towards the second (red) harpy.
The harpies seem to coordinate using gestures, and eventually one of them (green) swoops down to bash E'li again with her morningstar. The second harpy (red) continues singing, keeping everyone captivated. It also eventually swoops down to bash Cody. Both miss - green seems to have lost her balance out of excitement, while red's blow glances off Cody's armor without any discernible damage. Neither of them pay much attention to Feybella, and this time they remain hovering next to you (E'li and Cody) instead of flying back up their pillars, preparing a major attack.
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Fey finishes her spell and a celestial eagle appears behind the green harpie. Then she moves behind Dusklord, and stabs at the red harpie with her longspear. "Stop singing."
Moving things along:
While the rest of the group remains captivated at the harpy's song, Feybella summons a celestial eagle out of nowhere to attack the green harpy! The eagle lunges at the harpy, clawing and biting at it. The harpy shrieks in pain but continues to swing its morningstar at E'li, connecting once with his forearm, but then misses him with its other swing and talon attacks.
In the meanwhile, Feybella advances towards the other harpy, thrusting towards it with her spear but the harpy dodges in the last second before lunging towards Cody, swinging her morningstar at him but misses. She then turns to face Feybella with eyes full of rage.
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Fay mutters to herself about the gents in the group getting fascinated. She directs the eagle to attack the green harpie again. Then she shakes Dusklord hard hoping to wake him up.
Claw:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 Bite:1d4 ⇒ 3
Claw:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 Bite:1d4 ⇒ 2
Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 Bite:1d4 ⇒ 1
From the PRD on Fascination: Any obvious threat, such as someone drawing a weapon, casting a spell, or aiming a ranged weapon at the fascinated creature, automatically breaks the effect. A fascinated creature’s ally may shake it free of the spell as a standard action. I assume this is different than the harpies song.
Feybella's magic eagle keeps trying to draw the harpy's attention, but it only manages to scratch the winged woman. The rest of the group keeps staring at the harpies, waiting for their turn to be bashed.
Feybella herself tries to bring Dusklord back to his senses, but the necromancer remains focused on the harpies, oblivious to everything else around him.
In the meanwhile, the harpies continue their onslaught. Green hits E'li again, this time in his upper torso. Fortunately for the priest, her other attacks glance off his armor.
The other harpy glances at Feybella, then turns her attention back to Cody, hitting him with her morningstar on his left shoulder, but most of the hit is absorbed by his armor.
Red, morningstar attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 Red, morningstar damage:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Feybella is up! PS - Feybella, to expedite things, you can post actions for multiple rounds (let's say 3 or 5) and I'll go through them in order (and stop if something significant changes on either side). This might save us all some time!
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Fey realizes that waking them won't work, and goes back to punching at the Harpies with her longspear.
The wierd battle continues, with Feybella and an eagle fighting the two harpies between the captivated group members.
The eagle continues to flail against the harpy (green), managing eventually to bite it and draw some blood, but the wound is not serious. Feybella misses by at least a foot with her longspear thrust.
The harpies then go on the offensive. Green, clearly in rage, scores two solid hits with its morningstar, crushing E'li's elbow and shoulder. A well-placed talon attack then tears into his neck, and the priest falls to the floor bleeding. In the meanwhile, red continues to sing and manages to bash Cody on his head, but the hunter somehow deflects some of the blow!
Feybella's eagle keeps on trying to find a hole in the harpy's defenses. It exploits a moment in which the harpy moves its focus to Cody to claw and bite it, eventually bringing the monster down just as the eagle itself disappears as well! In the meanwhile Feybella tries again to pierce the harpy but misses again. The red harpy bashes Cody again, hitting him but the blow glances off without causing much damage.
Feybella's new eagle then hits the remaining harpy, bruising it a bit. Feybella herself misses with the spear. The harpy screeches, then swings at Cody one last time, but misses. Cursing, it flies up into the occulus and leaves the battlefield.
Red, morningstar attack::1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 Red, morningstar damage::1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Combat (finally) over! E'li is down, and you're all released from the harpies' captivating song
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
E'li Fey cries out. She casts Cure Moderate Wounds on him.
CMW:2d8 + 5 ⇒ (5, 1) + 5 = 11
That has to be one of the weirdest battles I've ever been in.
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Fey pulls out her wand of cure light wounds. "Who else needs healing? Once everyone is happy with their health she'll take a look around the room.
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
E'li I cast Cure mod on you. You should be stabilized already.
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
As a reminder, this is the description of the room:
Badslacker wrote:
Toward the back of the wide open space, a long, five-footdeep pool lies in this western alcove, empty now, though the irregular red-brown stains on its surfaces leave little doubt as to what once filled the basin. Standing at the center of the pool is an eighteen-foot-tall marble statue of a strange being. Its body is a tangle of tentacles and eyes surrounding a circular maw filled with jagged teeth and barbed stinging tongues. Each of the thing’s tentacles ends in a claw, pincer, hook, or some other implement of pain. Ancient paint flakes from the grand effigy, but glittering in the light are dozens of onyx gemstones adorning the statue where the being’s eyes are carved. It appears that something is strapped to one of the writhing appendages with red silk ribbons. On the floor of the pool itself are dozens of small stone figurines.
You eventually climb the marble idol and retrieve the object - you're not exactly sure what the object is, or what it is for, but it is made of hammered and etched gold, and is threaded by ribbons of red silk.
You can also explore one of the doors at the end of the temple (see map).
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Fey waits for the more armored people to move to the other door. "What do you think that is Dusklord? Is it magical?"
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
The warpriest will change out his spear of pruty spell to cast a heal spell 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6) + 4 = 14
Dusklord detects magic on the item, which gives off a faint aura of evocation, but other than that the object remains a mystery. Eventually Dusklord notices that the device is incomplete - there are catches and grooves on its surface that suggest that other pieces would fit onto it.
Knowledge(arcana) might help.
In the meanwhile, the others carefully approach the room to the north. The smashed barrier reveals a small and irregularly-shaped room that contains little other than old dust and a shaft descending into the darkness.
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
"I'd like to head to the south. I'd rather not have something come up behind us as we are heading down." Fey suggests to the group.
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
We should check out the rest of this level he says agreeing with the hunter.
