Harry whispers to the group. I bet lots of giants lie behind these doors, before we move on, we should put on buffs and Heal. Buffs after Healing as they don't last forever.
"Trofimir, you're injured!"
Arkandru pulls out his healer's tools and begins bustling around the bear. After a minute, he notices his other wounded comrades and begins bandaging them up as well.
Arkandru realizes he put Trofimir's special bear bandages on the goblins, goblin bandages on the human, and human bandages on the bear. He tries again.
This time, Arkandru put the goblin bandages on the bear, the bear bandages on the human, and the human bandages on the goblins. He gives up and uses his final channel energy of the day to cast 3-action heal.
Arkandru pulls out his staff of healing (lesser), and uses it to cast another 3-action heal (level 3) .
He uses it again, this time to cast 2-action heal (level 2) on Fumbus .
Once all of the healing is taken care of, Arkandru pulls out his wand of Heroism and casts it on himself, then offers it to the rest of the party. Arkandru also casts Resist Cold on himself.
Sure I can use a Heroism spell. I can cast Resist Cold on two of you, who wants it?
"Eat pie!!"
Zordox can use his Healer's Kit and make a Medicine check on anyone who needs it including himself.
"I can cast a Haste spell on whoever may need it."
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Miladistra is slow at the draw and everyone finishes healing before she has much of a chance to react. "I'm out of healin' magic anyway. All I got is my natural solutions."
Once everyone is healed, Miladistra stows her crossbow. "Which way do we go next? Maybe the northern door?"
Arkandru casts Heroism on any who ask . At Zordox’s offer of a Haste spell, he quickly steps forward. ”That sounds wery useful, thank you.”
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This room looks like a large armory, although there are no racks or poles on which to hold weapons and armor. Still, it's definitely a storage room. Among its wares lies five preserved frost giants on the southern side. These ones are dead, without question. Also stored at the opposite end of the room is a large pile of clothing and furs.
"Hmmmm." ponder Fumbus', "Bad news: some kind of predator has been eating these giants. Good news: it didn't already eat these."
The goblin points at the small family of pikas. He reaches towards the biggest one, hoping for a quick snack.
Harry buffs up Zordox and Thorax with level 4 resist elements, before we entered the room (I used one level 4 spell slot and you each gain resistance cold 10)
He also casts Haste and Stoneskin on himself
Then when we enter the room. shh, not to loud fumbus.
"I can make one of you fly, but that doesn't seem useful right now."
Miladistra notices the bite marks of a predator. She sighs, pulls out and loads her crossbow. "I still have cone of cold ready, maybe I can use it here."
Looks like we are all buff up here, some of us only have 6 to 7 rounds left. Harry then opens the final door.
Thorax looks back and forth between the frozen giant feast, and the insignificant pikas. He grumbles, "Venture Boss told me during first mission that I couldn't eat Longshanks. Kill, yes! Eat, no. But does that mean no giants? They just Long Longshanks..."
Clearly frustrated by the philosophical quandary of what exactly constitutes "cannibalism", Thorax steps up to the next door and opens it.
Then when we enter the room. shh, not to loud fumbus.
As he prepares to pick up a pika, Fumbus receives an almost warming sensation, which gives him pause for a moment until he recognizes that he was a recipient of Hudini's magic. With the sorcerer's suggestion, Fumbus ends his reaching and turns to look at the half-orc.
"So, you are telling Fumbus to eat them quietly?" he asks. He stares quizzically at Hudini, but his stomach continues to urge him to pick a pika and partake.
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"He wants you to pika chew."
Zordox casts Haste on Arkandru since he asked first. He then asks if any of the goblins could use Invisibility to aid them into getting a sneak attack or anything like that.
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"He wants you to pika chew."
"Don't mind if Fumbus do!" So, encouraged by his fellow goblinkin, the peckish Pathfinder picks the plumpest pika, places it in his palm, and polishes it off.
"He wants you to pika chew."
Arkandru enters the room with the giant corpses sword drawn, and considers impaling himself on it to end the pain caused by Thorax's comment. Arkandru starts to move to examine the corpses when Fumbus reaches for the pika. Even hasted, the big man is too slow to stop the hungry goblin. He winces at a sudden mental image of a horrific creature with tusks and a bloody mouth leering at the goblin, and readies his greatsword.
"Better stay back, Trofimir. I fear something vicked this vay comes."
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Fumbus grabs the fattest pika. It instantly wakes up, as do its fellows, but can't escape the goblin's grip. On the plus side, it doesn't electrocute him. But something happens. He sags slightly, even as the more fortunate animals squeal and scurry away.
First instinct might cause you to eat the helpless pika in an attempt to feel better. Should you do so, it doesn't help, but at least the morsel tastes good. Gamey, even when raw.
Harry would not touch the Pikas for now We should close the door and come back to these things. To disturb these things while we are still fighting a war is the worst thing we could do, as they could be killed by a giant. It will be safe to wake them when the problem is solved.
"Uh-oh. Fumbus? You look like goblin chief, just before new goblin chief take over..."
"I'll avoid touching those Pikas." Miladistra hangs back.
"Fumbus feel..." the goblin releases an extended yawn, before concluding, "sleepy."
"Pika tastey, but not as filling as Fumbus like." he concludes.
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Trying to waste no time, the team pushes into the next room. Somehow, this vaulted chamber is even colder than those before it. Every surface is rimed in 4 inches of ice. Spiral stairs lead to a 15-foot high balcony at either side of the room, which looks far too small for a giant. A slightly raised platform in the center bears a substantial pile of coins and other treasure, as well as a frost giant.
But this is no ordinary specimen! Much taller, made of ice crystals, and studded with gemstones, it greatly resembles the statue. For reference, three other giants stand in this room, two interposing themselves between him and the Pathfinders. They look tiny and humble in comparison, despite being only a bit smaller.
"Travelers," he booms. "You took far too long to approach me. Now, to business. Place all of your valuables upon the meager pallet I sit upon, for only when it is covered will I have sufficient bedding to once again seek slumber."
The entire place is uneven ground, DC 15. This means when you are moving, you need to make an Acrobatics roll to balance.
25+: You take your move as if it wasn't difficult terrain.
15-24: You take your move, in difficult terrain.
6-14: You must stay stationary (wasting the action) or fall prone and end your turn.
5-: You fall prone and end your turn.
"Didn't we see a sleeping giant in the foyer?" Miladistra wonders. "Wait, didn't you notice the dead frost giant outside? What's your deal?"
Foot. Mouth. Again. But Miladistra doesn't bow down to anyone.
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"Giants sleep, the same as most," Thremyr chuckles in his resounding voice. "There is no problem there. As for any dead one, it would be under my station to look. I assume the others, on the off chance they noticed-" he needs only look at the other giants present for them to cringe a little, "-they'd be afraid to check, in case the victim was merely sleeping. But I'm sure you've dealt with the rest of my help. Inconvenient. All the more reason for you to sacrifice your obvious wealth and leave, to ensure my wrath is averted."
Miladistra simply stands defiantly. She's ready to turn right around and leave this ice giant to slouch on his throne for the rest of time. She's met omnipresent know-it-alls, and they all think too highly of themselves.
Zordox remembers a story from his past about a group of people encountering a being who claimed to be a god. It turned out that the being was not a god at all and just sought to use the people for its own selfish ends.
"What need does a god have of mortal treasure?"
Zordox casts Fly upon himself and begins to rise into the air 30'.
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"Hi. Me Thorax. Thank you for getting coins ready for us. We'll be taking them now."
Seeing the big giant fail to flinch, Thorax breaks into song!
"Oh. I see. You not impressed.
Goblins aren't known for being well dressed,
But what lack in appearance, we make up in size,
Follow my movements, as each of you dies!"
Thorax moves effortlessly over the ice
You can keep your balance easily, even when balancing in adverse conditions. You treat a success using the Balance action as a critical success. You’re not flat-footed while attempting to Balance on narrow surfaces and uneven ground, and if you’re the target of an attack or effect that requires a saving throw, you fall only if you critically fail your attempt to Maintain Balance.
Attack Yellow with
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The worldly-wise Thorax and Zordox understand how this situation is going to go and expedite it. "Impudent!" Thremyr roars, casting a spell. At the provocation, a giant moves forward to attack.
27-36: You take a -1 penalty to Perception checks for 1 round.
18-26: You fall asleep for 1 round. You don't fall prone or drop what you're holding. You can't make Perception checks to wake up.
17-: Per failure, but for 1 minute.
23-32: 5 damage
14-22: damage and you are entangled (Escape DC 23, one action), taking 3d6 more cold damage at the end of each turn until free
13-: 22 damage and entangled as above
5 less to Fumbus, as usual.
"Impudent my foot..." Miladistra's reactions slow down for a moment.
Then she focuses inward and snaps out of it. "Ha! Oh please. Another false deity? You're like cockroaches!"
"But first, for your o so obedient servants."
Miladistra takes a guarded step to the Northwest and casts Lightning Bolt on the three nicely lined up giants. It deals electric damage.
Fumbus, though fatigued,is not frosty
"Ice... looks so comfy..."
Thorax falls asleep standing in place, his head hanging to the side.
"False god! You are no Thremyr, and ve are coming for you!"
Arkandru spends an action to study the false Thremyr (Hunt Target), then shouts "Trofimir, attack!" and swings his greatsword twice at the blue-garbed giant standing in his way (using his third action and the extra action from Haste).
Trofimir, happy to be brought back into combat, lunges at the blue giant as well, slashing at it with his claws.
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Harry will cast a level 5 fireball getting all the giants including the red giant.
fire damage
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Thorax tosses and turns in his sleep as the sounds of a blasting fireball, a growling bear and a screaming cleric echo throughout the frozen throne room.
"Just... *snore*... more bite? *snore*... hungry...", he asks while sleeptalking.
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Harry's fire explodes forth to great effect. It even melts the thick ice coating the floor, leaving a huge curtain of steam in its wake. The guarding giants, singed, press the attack.
23-32: 4 damage
14-22: damage and you are entangled (Escape DC 23, one action), taking 3d6 more cold damage at the end of each turn until free
13-: 18 damage and entangled as above
-5 to Harry.
23-32: 9 damage
14-22: damage and you are entangled (Escape DC 23, one action), taking 3d6 more cold damage at the end of each turn until free
13-: 36 damage and entangled as above
-10 to Arkrandu, -5 to Fumbus.
Fumbus released a loud extended *yawn* followed by a brief, chattering *brrrrr*.
The goblin reaches into his satchel to produce a pair of vials of bottled lightning.
He attempts to throw the first at the giant before him.
But, instead, the first vial slips through his fingers and drops to the ground. He shrugs, then tosses the other.
Miladistra's mouth is filled with frost. "Now that's cold."
Zordox's Heightened Fireball.
He will move up 30 more feet into the air so he is up 60 feet now.