Frustrated, Orlando backed off.
"I cannot seem to get the gist of this one! Magic is involved no doubt."
So into the darkness then or does someone dispel the arcane lock?
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This darkness shall not stand against Milani. Tzadkiel intones as he raises his shield that houses his holy symbol and calls upon his goddess. Light so bright that at first it seems to be an explosion floods out of the shield. In a 60' radius centered on the oracle light level settles to that of full daylight.
Tzadkiel manages to push back the darkness revealing a 30 foot long tunnel that leads to a pit.
A five-foot ledge runs the length of this circular pit. To the southeast, a giant statue of a six-armed woman with a serpentine body rises out of the pit. It looms over each ledge with outstretched arms bearing an intimidating array of exotic weapons.
The statue in this chamber depicts the marilith general, Aponavicius, armed with a katana, a shotel, a falcata, a khopesh, and a kusarigama.
The pit itself is 10 feet deep, and appears to be empty.
Tessai frowns down into the pit. "Why would she be looming over a pit?"
[dice=Perception check due to that "appears to be empty" bit]1d20+3[/dice]
Varn will cast a spell to detect any magical auras around.
Varn detects Illusion and Transmutation magic at work in and around the pit.
"Hold! There is Illusion and Transmutation magic at work here." He then spends a moment to identity the magics he spots.
The floor of the pit is an illusion but without directly interacting with or using another spell you cannot tell what is actually there.
The purpose of the transmutation magic eludes you but there is a shimmering field all around the pit that will detect any living being attempting to cross.
"So human guinea pig time? Or does someone have a better idea?"
Orlando eyed the distances involved.
dc 25 acrobatic check and you can. Fail by 5 or more and you fall i the pit thought
"Hm. I bet that pit is protecting that statue.
"Let's see what's over there!"
With a sudden grin, Orlando waived the others out of the way and backed up 20 feet. Then he made a running broad jump to the neck of the statue.
When he does so the statues eyes glow for a moment and it looks right at him. He feels a powerful force slam into him.
(as the spell TELEKINESIS to make a bull rush to knock him into the pit)
Orlando is flung backwards and falls towards the pit.
Seeing Orlando slammed downward, Varn immediately casts a quick spell to slow his companions'/ rapid rate of decent!
The spell takes effect and Orlando's fall slows significantly but he will still reach the bottom of the pit in mere seconds (1 round).
Roll init.
Post your action for the round if you beat the init.
Orlando falls into the pit on enemy's turn.
Aeron is baffled by the sudden series of events.
Othello will try to grab the slow-falling Orlando.
Grab wouldn't be possible as he is out of reach you could however try to jump across the pit to push him to safely to the other side with an acrobatics check.
Othello jump and slams into Orlando but not hard enough to send them both over to the other side. Close enough however that they might be able to grab on. (Orlando and Othello make a dc 20 reflex save to grab the ledge or fall in)
Missing Tessai Also.
Success! Orlando grabs the ledge.
Tessai was too slow to react in time to help.
Actually you tied and have a higher modifier so you go before the statue does Tessai.
Othello should makes his reflex save.
Othello manages to catch himself on to a ledge.
Good for you.
Tessai what do you do?
Tessai rushes over and reaches down to help Othello up off the ledge. "Here!"
Tessai runs along the edge of the pit going around to were Othello is.
As she bends over to try and lift him up the status unleashes another Telepathic push to try and shove Tessai into the pit as well.
If that doesn't beat your cmd your fine, if it beats it by less than 5 your go over the edge and can make a dc 15 reflex save to grab on to the edge. If it beats it by 5 or more you go into the pit no chance to grab on.
Everyone else can go.
Othello and Orlando can make a dc 10 acrobatics to pull themselves up as a move action failing the check by 5 or more means you lose your grip and fall in.
Tessai feels the blast of energy try to knock her off the ledge but pushes through it to get to Othello. "I've got you! Grab my hand, Othello!"
Orlando scrambled up easily and turned to offer help to Othello.
"Thanks, you two. That was... embrassing."
Tessai smiles. "That's what we do." She nods at the statue. "Now let's teach that thing a lesson." Once Othello is set, she draws Radiance and turns to the statue, trying to figure out a way to get close enough to attack it without getting pushed into the pit.
Aeron steps up to try to smash the statue.
and completely whiffs his swing.
Since fight the Salamanders? Probably 5 minutes or so.
The statue begins to move and spins it's arms around it's body slashing out with it's blades striking everywhere around the pit.
Everyone in a space adjacent to the pit (Aeron, Tessai, Orlando and Othello) must make a dc 18 reflex save for half damage.
Your go again.
Success! Orlando rolled back, dodging most of the damage.
Raising his heavy crossbow, Orlando fired it at the statue.
for a possible piercing damage.
The bolt harmlessly bounces off (hardness more than 5)