Let's save that kind of talk for when we get out of here and get married... Focus, woman!
Masumi they don't have eyes. It has senses through its tongue so it knows your are there.
Thought it was only aware of adjacent squares. Last line said something about not seeing and "directional sense" allowing them to move. But if you wanna rob Masumi of an EPIC move... You're the boss.
It senses every living life force within 30 ft.
Also immune vs. Crit/Sneak unless Ghost Touch. 2 dmg IF magical.. Yay!
Takeo winces at the claws ripping his skin through his armor. He stumbles a moment before gaining his footing for a counter attack.
DC 16 fort or +1damage
DC 16 fort or +1damage
Takeo hit the shadow with a claw and the negative infusion hurts.
RD 1: Kichiro
Kichiro steps up to L 0 to attack
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plus DC16 for for +1damage
One of the claws slashes the undead shadow ghoul.
RD 1:
Hajime -missed TA
Shadow ghoul - hit Takeo
Masumi - hit with magical dagger
Akio _*
Takeo - hit with claw
Kichiro - hit with claw
*Akio still has his Rd 1 action
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Rd 2
Hajime
Shadow ghoul
Masumi
Akio
Takeo
Kichiro
Akio, realizing that he cannot wound the creature with his weapon, stands out of the way, keeping his eyes on the knife, making sure that Takeo doesn't end up with it.
Hajime is quite visibly upset that Masumi picked up the knife, but for the moment is willing to focus her attacks upon the goal. Trying to keep an eye on Masumi, she throws another disrupt spell at the ghoul.
hajime's disruption hits the creature. it is still fighting.
The puppetmaster turns us against each other... Similar paranoid visions. Mind games.
The shadow ghoul will attack:
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Takeo's flesh torn from the claws.
Come, brother... Let's dance!
Gloriously, Masumi comes to life... His movements, arachnid as he gains the altar and somersaults through the shadow-ghoul, landing near the thrown knife.
He lands on all fours, head askance as he takes up the fated knife once more.
You can get to the knife that is laying on the ground.
Rd 2 update
Hajime - TA for 4 HP
Shadow ghoul - hit Takeo
Masumi - tumbles through the shadow to get to his knife, picks it up.
Akio
Takeo
Kichiro
Not seeing an opening that he could maneuver into, even if it weren't nearly as well as Masumi, Akio continues to stand to the side, eyeing Takeo warily.
Takeo feels the cold claws rip again at his skin, tearing away at his life. He will take a 5' step to gain the flank with Kichiro before attacking.
+1 damage DC 16Fort
+1 damage DC 16Fort
The creature is raked by the claws.
The shadow is destroyed.
With the destroyed shadow in the alter room you each receive the following snippet:
You remember a great eyeless shadow gloating at you as you usher a row of bound men past his domain.
Almost to himself, Why would I be ushering bound men...
Returning to the present, Hajime! You want it? Take it... Masumi places the knife back on the altar.
Then, he begins searching the walls themselves. Is there some cosmic rule that a room behind a secreted door cannot itself have a secret door to elsewhere? Help me look.
Well there should be one more door, but I don't think its in here Masumi, but I will help
We should move and checke the south wall, it may be the weaponry we are looking for
You find no secret doors within the altar room. The symbol on the one wall is the symbol for the Shogun. The symbol painted upon the another wall is the symbol for a death sacrifice. The symbol painted upon the wall opposite the symbol of for a death sacrifice is the symbol for birth.
Moving along outer wall to where southern secret door "should" be. If no one has taken the knife, Masumi will keep it.
masumi make two more perception/traps checks if you can.
, 27 if traps
, 27 if traps
Mausmi when you get to S7 you find a wall scythe trap. A nasty one at that.
Raising his hand... Stop. There's something here, quite nasty. Perhaps to force you to move around... into something else.
I need some time.
Your hands tremble slightly but you did not spring it (close but you did not fail by 5).
Beads of sweat form on Masumi's brow... Dammit! I almost botched it. More time.
I think I can get it. Gently... steady...
Masumi manages to disable the trap the second time. His heart pounding in his chest as he contemplates what life would have been like without a limb.
Though Hajime looks a bit nervous as Masumi keeps the knife, she chooses not to prevent him since he hadn't attacked her with it and agrees that the visions they had may have been a way to turn them against each other.
As Masumi works on the trap, Hajime carefully watches around in case something tries to jump at them while they are stopped.
Masumi inspects the blade to see if it is removable and would make as good weapon.
The blade is removable and it acts as +1 keen dagger.
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Hajime you don't perceive anything unusual.
Masumi approaches Akio. Here, this could prove useful until we find something better.
Masumi passes the trap-blade.
You do locate a secret door. You are able to open the door with your fingers.
The walls of this room are lined with weapons, of all varieties, though they are not well organized, nor do all appear fully functional. The weapons cover every available space on the wall and are stacked one on top of another.
Masumi stands still, scanning the room. Hajime, any weapons in here... more worth taking?
So many ways to die.
"I will check Masumi."
Hajime carefully looks over the weapons after casting Detect Magic and will recast the spell as needed to finish looking over the weapons.
I wouldn't move...
If she does move, Masumi walks with her. His eyes, senses, entire body alert.
Hajime will stand still as she looks over the weapons and will not touch any without having Masumi check them over first.
Akio searches for any usable katanas or naginatas, and looks to Hajime for confirmation that he has chosen well.