DM Delmoth's Planescape (Inactive)

Game Master Delmoth

You just squeaked in.

Nik's plan to grasp them with tentacles works wonderfully grasping each of the monsters and putting the squeeze on them.

Can pretend that the first 5' was a 5' step and stand up as a move action, at least? XD
Or does that movement action go away when I start moving? :3
I remember something about full attacks and being able to change your mind...

"AAauuuhgh-gkgkgk!
Uh-oooh...." Nik says as he falls, impacts, and then struggles to recover himself from a pile of crumpled Nik.

wait, I have Feather Fall prepped, don't I?

Nik flails in the air for a split second before remembering the magic word for "Feather Fall!"
He repeatedly gasps for air while gently floating the rest of the way down into the probably holy place that he has so recently desecrated.

note to self: never burn the world tree...

Does the rest of the party have an action?

Sorry, thought there's be another post for Glitter eye I was waiting on.

Conor keeps moving towards the scuffle, hoping to get at least Rinika clear before a retreat.

double move 40' closer

Jek moves toward the trench.

Double Move (110')

"Are you ok down there?"

Careful, those stairs descend 50' over 10'. That technically makes them a "ship ladder," so I'm not sure if a climb check will be needed.

it's a 50' drop to the branch. Stairs are only down into the scar. 30' down. Also, depending on the exact meaning of that oval, I think they're 20' long? Probably still quite steep, but not 5:1 steep ^^

Nik opens is mouth to answer, then closes it. After giving himself a one handed pat-down he shouts back up "I think so."
Completely ignoring/forgetting about the visage that is entangled not far enough away on the same branch.

Everyone but Nik and one visage is on or next to the branch which overhangs the Salience, see slide 2. Jek I've adjusted your move so you didn't jump off 20ft down.

Dot

After Jek moves towards the fight, the shamblers remember their orders and shuffle after him.

double move for the skeleton & single move for the zombie
Also, I just realized that this branch is narrower than I thought. We probably can't run on it, haha
Also, holy crap, that means those tentacles are just popping out all over the outside of that section of branch and we can ignore the big purple circle for the most part xD
@Conor: I moved you 45' left since you either got +5 move speed for your first move, or +5 move speed for your second, depending on if you delayed until after Jek or not.
@anyone curious: Shamblers would've waited for Jek to move, so they get nothin' from his flag boost xD

Glittereye takes a step back and jeers at them again, "You're as sharp as a bowling ball!" You're not sure what if Glittereye knows what a bowling ball is, but a crackling cloud speeds towards the nearest visage.

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 2 = 14 Saved
Str vs entangle: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Str vs entangle: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Blue vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Blue vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Red vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Red vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Red vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Red vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

One of the visages manages to break free of the tentacles and flies off the one still struggling with Yggdrasil manages to free itself and move just out of reach.

Round 2
Conor
Visages
Jek <----------
Rinika <----------
Nik and friends <----------
Glittereye

Round 3
Conor <----------
Visages
Jek
Rinika
Nik and friends
Glittereye

I love having +17 spellcraft :D
Huh- why do I feel the urge to roll when I'd succeed on a nat1? xD

Nik, quickly recovering from his hyperventilation, casts Fly on himself. He flies back up to the branch with (almost) everyone else and resists the urge to call out to Rinika (and give away her position). Instead he remembers his shamblers and calls for them.

Black Tentacles +already grappled: 1d20 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 25 well, if 22 squeaks by, 25 should be plenty ^^
I'm so glad that grappling is a weak point for these guys @_@
Meanwhile, the tentacles maintain their grips on the visages that haven't broken free yet, and continue to squeeze the unlife out of them slowly.
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 another moderately lucky damage roll ^^

@GM: btw, Nik isn't landing on the tree again just yet. But would gravity make him want to orient himself correct-side up according to his teammates' perspective? Or is this branch (twig?) still unwilling to apply gravity to the defiler of probably-holy-tree-scars.
Just curious for future round posting ^^

The shamblers, true to their nickname, shamble closer to Nik.

Trying to sort out the map-Glittereye and Rinika are on the branch above the monsters, right? And Jek and Conor are still too far away to be on the map?

right. Though if you use the scrollbar at the bottom of the map, you'll see that they're almost on the map :D
Also, the brown lines are the ... outline of the shadow of the upper branch? So it's rather narrow compared to the lower branch, being narrower than the scar in the lower branch (which is the black oval with the stairs on each end).
In case anyone has forgotten about the spell effects:
the dotted circles represent the area that is under the effects of entanglement (on the lower branch), Nik auto IDs spells of that level :3
The purple dots are supposed to wrap around the upper branch completely in a 20' long band, Nik cast Black Tentacles, so he can explain that too xD
And the little black cloud outline is an ... well Nik can explain later that it's an Aggressive Stormcloud, which is very much like a flying version of Nik's Flaming Sphere :3

I'd like to add that all but two of them are grappled by black tentacles. The ones that are grappled are in Rinika's level but they haven't noticed her yet.

Edit: only one branch is depicted

@GM: btw, Nik isn't landing on the tree again just yet. But would gravity make him want to orient himself correct-side up according to his teammates' perspective? Or is this branch (twig?) still unwilling to apply gravity to the defiler of probably-holy-tree-scars.

Just curious for future round posting ^^

The gravity from the larger branch from the Salience dominates here. It's the same reason that you weren't walking up the wall in the fortress carved into the tree in Crux. Considering Yggdrasil's connection to a mostly chaotic pantheon, you can expect a little wibildy wobildy gravity.

Nik squeezes the unlife out of two of the creatures.

yay!
related: it seems that against the right opponent(s), the Black Tentacles spell is indeed worthy of its alternate name: Win the Fight xD
Huh, those three that returned to dust were the three damaged by Fireball, weren't they?
Note to self: get Contingency to cast Grease on myself if I'm ever in the area of Black Tentacles...

Rinika uses martial flexibility to grab Piranha Strike and Dodge, then casts Divine Favor

Botting Jek and Conor.

They move forward.

Jek moved as far forward as he can without squeezing.

Yup, I keep trundling forward until Rinika and Nik run or I finally get on the map :)

Red vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Red vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Red vs tentacles: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

The number of Visages outside of Nik's rubbery black tentacles continues to grow as they fly around the battlefield. They are careful not to approach any tree branches closely.

One stares intently at Rinika and commands, "Kill the Ratatosk" The others look like they are just observing the battlefield.

PCs go!

Edit: Forgot to act for Glittereye

The angry little storm cloud shoots at one of the visages but it sidesteps it easily. Another flash of lightning zips out of nowhere striking the same visage, but it has no apparent effect.

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Spell Resistance: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Rinika turns to Glittereye and attacks!
Claw 1, Piranha Strike: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 201d4 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Claw 2, Piranha Strike: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 161d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Thank you GM or whomever moved my icon. On the map baby!

Also, I'm going to wait for you to move, Conor. Nik has a 60' fly speed at the moment and can just tag you with PfE after you go ^^
Sense Motive: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (9) - 1 = 8
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Oh, and black tentacles, haha: 1d20 + 12 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 12 + 5 = 28
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 wow, not a below average damage roll yet <3

Jek stops as he gets in charging range and yells "That's a terrible spot for a fight!" to Rinika and Glittereye.

"Nik, can we pull them back or fly out there?"

Total Defense: AC 25

"I can grab Rinika or Glittereye, yeah! Glittereye, c'mere would ya?" Nik replies as he follows Conor along the narrowing branch, his feet pointing at the salience and his head near eye level.

@Conor: Are you moving forward at the top of next round too (before the visages go again)? Nik will delay until the top of next round to go after you xD

Seeing Rinika surrounded by visages and, surprisingly, attacking the squirrel. Ok, not that surprising, Conor keeps moving forward.

"Rinika, get back this way!" he bellows.

Keep moving forward 40'

As Nik and Conor pass by Jek, Nik's shamblers continue to fail to keep up, the skeleton doing noticeably better than the zombie.

move and double move for zombie and skeleton. Skellington caught up with Jek, at least xD

@Conor: I've moved you. Don't forget Jek's Fleet Standard ^^
You're in range for both moves, so I moved you 50' :3
Also, moving more than 10' gives you +1 AC
Also, the PfE spell doesn't stack with your Automatic Ability Boost to deflection or resistance, so it only gives a net +1 to AC and saves vs evil guys instead of the +2 mentioned...

Nik casts a spell before reaching above his head to tap the upside-down (or right-side up?) Conor on the shoulder, giving him Protection from Evil.

Nik, you gonna roll for your spell?

Sorry for not keeping everything together xD
I did that above with the two failed skill checks :3
It turned out above average for the third time in a row, so I want to stick with it xD

In a vicious display of her hunting prowess the cat girl murders the squirrel man. Nik continues to carry the combat by having a ranged option and crushing two more visages. Meanwhile Conor walks off the branch. He clearly saw the branch fall out from underneath him suddenly, right after being tapped by Nik.

Falling vs Conor: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 3, 2, 6) = 18

Several eagles of unusual size appear to be approaching at a fast clip.

uhoh o.o

"Uh- Sorry Conor!" Nik says, somewhat horrified, as another of his spells seems to have unintended side-effects.

If it wasn’t clear PCs are go in this the final round if combat. Can our heroes survive? Will the Tree ever forgive Nik? What does the sudden arrival of a flock of giant eagles mean? Stay tuned!

Oh, I thought the visages were going to do something. I guess they're all just going to continue hanging out, huh? xD

As Nik takes aim with his crossbow, Skellington finally catches up. Nik fires at the closest visage (blue) before hiding behind the bloody boned abomination.
120' range, yay first increment: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
poop, only 11. Also, I autosucceed on the fly check to fly less than half speed...
Also: crap! Does Rinika get to decide what she does? @_@

They've been doing things. Just things that aren't readily apparent. Good catch on Rinika needing orders.

One of the visages commands Rinika, Kill the necromancer.

This will allow her a save to break free.

From below Conor lets out a searing string of curses as he gets back to his feet, casts a cure spell, and looks around for a way to get back up.

cast CLW, I assume standing is probably a move. Looking about for the stairs or handy vine or anything to get back up, then heading for it.

Cure Light: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

HP 48/55

Will DC20: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 25

Rinika snaps out of her murderous stupor and looks at Glittereye in horror. She'll get out her want of cure light wounds and try to use it on him.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

From what I've heard, cats want to play with small cute furry things, and then get hungry when they smell blood after playing (rather roughly) for a bit...

from my experience they rarely kill the darned things and I have to do the mercy kill. Unless the dogs get involved

My wife's cat dragged a mouse across the wall behind the couch, the mouse had a puncture wound. I never would have thought there was so much blood in them.

Rinika sees Glitter eye draw a ragged breath after her spell. He'll live.

Jek continues to guard Nik.

Total Defense: AC 25

He waves and smiles at the giant eagles.

"Please tell me they're not angry with us..."

The giant eagles swiftly fly at the visages grasp them in their claws and tear them apart one by one. They continue with on their trajectory towards the party.

Arcana (-necropolitan?): 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 15 - 2 = 18 plz be not nat1 in case this is about living creatures...
oooh, exactly 18, yay

Oooh, and they're birds. I bet they speak Auran

"Maybe if I talk fast?" Nik replies.
"HEY RINIKA! HELP ME SWEET TALK 'EM?" he shouts, hoping to borrow phrases from her honeyed tongue.

Then he starts shouting in the tongue of air, hoping to be heard over the sound of eagle-vengeance grinding up undeath.

Rinika calls out to them as well. In Auran! She can speak it now!

Casting Enhanced Diplomacy and counting Nik as an aid.

We've had cats bring a lot of still wiggling lizards and rodents in, but with birds they'll just leave a headless body on the porch. Perhaps that's shining through here.

Pathfinder says they can't speak but the adventure says they can. They're better than normal anyway.

The eagles screech at you,

"Aaw crap. Well, getting called sounds better than ripped to shreds..."
Nik grimaces and gives a thumbs up, trying to let Rinika do the majority of the talking.

Rinika makes a dramatic bow and hisses softly back at them.

She'll pick up Glittereye and sling him over her shoulder as gently as possible and start backing away down the branch.

From his vantage point on the lower branch Conor looks around, once again confused. Apparently the eagles killed the bad things and we're talking to the ... cat?

I thought birds and cars were natural enemies. Come to think of it, I've never seen a Tengu and catfolk in the same room. Might be entertaining, that

Knowing he didn't have much be could do to help, Conor just stands and waits for the moment, hoping the eagles wouldn't divebomb him next.

I get the feeling that the birds won't want to hang out...

Nik waits until after the eagles leave to stop hiding behind his shamblers.

"Hey Rinika, nice wings. By the way, want one of the shamblers to carry the squirrel?" Nik asks, indicating Glittereye.