GM ZD Presents: Eyes of the Ten (Inactive)

Game Master Z...D...

"I swear having an animal companion is sometimes worse than having a girlfriend. And it really interferes with your love life."

"It's also like have a toddler that is easily distracted by shiny objects or food."

Could you mark where the grappled invisible critter appears to be?

Strang flies around the corner, trying to get a view of what or who they are dealing with, but once there, he still can only see the summoned demons... the other still invisible.

He ducks back behind the wall, and casts a quick arcane spell, summoning a small spectral hand to his side.

Casting spectral hand

@Dr Strang, yes I will indicate.

LT plants the giant ape with three arrows, while Kali continues to hack away at the legs with her claws.

Da'Tunga drops, it's breathing ragged, the slowly stops.

"You thought you demonic pestsss could hold me. Hahaha. They will be more statues from the garden."

Those of you that see the two demons notice they no longer look like they are grappling any one.

Pathfinders go

GM, they lost their grip or they look like statues?

Giant monkey went down easy!

Boswick flies into the area with demons, looking around for what might be there.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Move to move (45' of 60'); if I see something I'll fly (if with 15') in to attack; if not ready an attack if I see something adjacent to me.

"Well, that's irritating." Strang observes, as the invisible foe escapes the area yet again.

He tries to get a sense of where it might have gone, as well as trying to listen if the summoned demons spot her.

Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34

Hmm.. never thought about the fact that babau's have constant see invis active. Handy!

Sorry, they just lost grip of what they were grappling and can no longer see it. They are not statues.

"We're going to fan out and search for the invisible one."

I close my eyes and try to focus myself on the echolocation sounds and move into the south room by Boswick. (single hasted move 60')

If I see/hear the hidden foe along my path (marked on the map with red arrow, and red circles of radius 40' echolocation range) I call out the location while moving closer to it (within 30' point blank range), then fire an arrow at the target. (Feel free to delete the red marks after this is resolved and move me as needed.)

If I don't see the enemy on my first move action, I will double move towards the north where Kali is currently heading.

Kali moves forward a single hasted move using her echolocation hearing for a hidden foe. If she detects the foe, she will go straight for it and attack. (Feel free to delete the green outlines and move Kali to the enemy if appropriate.)

Buffs Active
Ant Haul - many hours
Mage Armor - many hours
Magic Circle Against Evil - 120 minutes

Lavode shouts in Abyssal to the demons, Spread out and find her again! You and you, get rid of the magic that makes her unseen. Surround her, trap her, pin her down, that's an order!
I'm not sure what they can or can't see to move the icons, so feel free to move as seems appropriate to you. 2 are ordered to try to use dispel magic on the invisibility. 2 are ordered to try and grapple.

To the others, Do any of you see tracks or hear anything to give us a starting point looking for her? perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24

Theodric will delay until he can see a foe

Lt and Kali move up, but can not spot anything.

Boswick moves over and can see where the struggle took place, but not tracks leading away from it.

Lavode commands the demons to hunt.

One of the demons teleport and lands 50ft behind Lavode, by the arch. The other one sulks around the corner and grumbles somehting points a crooked finger towards the other babau.

Lavode cast another peristent glitterdust at the area where the babau is pointing its spear.

The outline of a feminine figure is exposed and covered in dust.

Voros and Theodric to act

Thanks to his haste enchantment, Theodric moves incredibly fast to the other side of the feminine figure to block her path, and using his spider climb enchantment, he sticks to the dungeon walls right past the westernmost babau towards the end to avoid the female's strange powers...

Double Move, Haste, Spider Climb -- Speed 60 ft.; Climb 50 ft.

Knowledge (dungeoneering): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Knowledge (nobility): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

"What are we looking at fellows?" says Theodric, not sure what kind of creature this is...

Buffs Active
Ant Haul - many hours
Mage Armor - many hours
Magic Circle Against Evil - 120 minutes
Summoned Babu Demons - 10 rounds

Lavode questions the demons in Abyssal, That should have worked. What are you seeing? Is it a ghost?

GM, Lavode is trying to figure out what is at work here. Did the statues become flesh and blood? Maybe petrified victims that were un-petrified and dominated? Were they moving stone? Animate object? Some rolls in case they are usefull.
knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
heal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Sorry, it is exposed. It was a typo. I corrected the original post. You see the female with the snake outlined in glitter dust. On slide 5

It is a knowledge nature actually

And to clear things up. The victims were turned to stone, but then shed its rocky shell and attacked. You think it was dominated. It was a supernatural ability so it could not be dispelled.

Seeing the lady with his true eyes for the first time, Voros doesn't hesitate, moves quickly and charges a bomb and an acid flask on an arrow once again.

Explosive missile: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 18 + 1 = 33
for Arrow and acid and Bomb: 1d8 + 2 + 1d6 + 6d6 + 13 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 2 + (3) + (1, 5, 1, 3, 3, 6) + 13 + 8 = 52

BA-KOO-OOM

Quite not the scholar this time, Voros then wonders what kind of creature it was.

Is it a medusa?: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (11) + 20 = 31

"IT'S A MEDUSA! BEWARE!" he shouts.

special attacks, resistances?

Voros launches an explosive missile and it lands at the feet of the figure. It explodes and drops her instantly.

A moment later, you hear a voice from the bottom of the pit. In Polyglot. Only language they speak "Let us out of this pit"

In the area around the Medusa you find her bow and some magical armored bracers.

Out of Combat...Just need to wrap up what you intend to do with the remaining combatants and the Naga.

Strang looks at the medusa curiously, then places a blanket over her head.

"I do not believe she can still affect us once she has died." He explains hesitantly. "But there are enough myths out there that hint otherwise, that I see no reason to take the chance."

He shrugs slightly, then takes a moment to examine the items of import on her person.

Spellcraft vs bracers: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 16 + 1 = 37
Spellcraft vs bow: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 1 = 25

"The bracers are quite formidable protection, though I don't believe they'd function any better than the armors and protective spells we already have in place." He points towards the bow. "The bow, it appears to have a minor enhancement, but has been combined with a significant electrical charge... if that's your thing."

He then goes over to examine the naga again.

Heal: 1d20 + 26 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 26 + 1 = 40

"Hard to tell if the effect that was compelling her... him?" He shakes his head, clearly not sure. "This creature. It is hard to tell if it will wear off in a timely a fashion. Though perhaps we could use those mwangi folks in the pit as a control group. Could someone check on them?"

He takes a step back, examining the naga with a puzzled frown. "Don't suppose anyone knows how to secure a large snake-like creature? Would like to wake her up, but can't be too careful, as they say."

He then takes a moment to check on the rest of the party.

Dr. Strang can tell that the Naga is unconscious, but will not be sure of it's mental status until it wakes.

Boswick still on angelic wings swoops down toward the pit.

Kindly drop your weapons and I'll bring you up.

Assuming they do, Boswick grabs and flies them out of the pit. 1 or 2 at a time as appropriate

If they seem cooperative he attempts a dialogue.

How did you come to be a stone victim of a medusa in this maze?

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (5) + 21 = 26

If on the other hand they aren't cooperative, he simply leaves them in the pit.

The pit will end on its own after a minute and a bit.

They might not know that!

With his previous knowledge roll on the medusa, would Voros know anything about its ability on whether it ends with its death or not?

Voros begins to explains what happened.
"Well, the creature was a medusa, a monstrous humanoid that can turn people into stone..."

Yes, you would know that it stops working if it is dead and or unconscious.

The men look back and forth at the man with Angelic wings. They begin to swing the chains again. With the language barrier, the diplomacy did not succeed. They only know Polyglot

"With the medusa dead, they all are free from its influence. I cannot help with these people, though. They speak a tongue unknown to me. I have a trick that will allow me to understand them. However, I lack the feat to answer back." he says, shrugging.

As they swing the chains, Boswick backs off.

Looking from Voros to the others Any one speak there tongue? If not I suggest we move on they dare not attack us, unless provoked I think.

"They still have the red... in the eyes?" Strang asks, trying to sort out if the domination effect has worn off.

Boswick tries to get a look into there eyes.

Buffs Active
Ant Haul - many hours
Mage Armor - many hours
Magic Circle Against Evil - 120 minutes

Lavode dismisses the vile creatures back to their own existence.
If you really want to have a quick conversation, I could summon one of the Angel's for a couple of minutes. But I doubt it is worth the effort. We are here to find the assassin, not the antecedents of statue soldiers. The are free of the medusa. That is enough for now. We should move on.

I swear I'm clicking on the correct avatar. Then when I go back later it shows up as RDA

"Not before we talk to this one." Strang says, with a frown, as he points at the Naga.

"It is obvious many folks use this is a path from, or to, somewhere... though given that lady over there, not sure how viable that would be without some sort of collusion."

"Were the ones in the pit still dominated?" He asks Boswick.

If not, then he will try waking the naga, by healing her enough to bring her around.

From previous, the naga appears to have had 61 lethal and 79 non-lethal, with 114 max hp's ... so need to heal 26, and the heals cure double due to the non-lethal... so need 13 healing to get her to conscious.

CLW: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (2, 7, 5) + 3 = 17 That should do it

Voros just informed you that the domination effect ends with her death.

Yes, the red eyes are gone. they are just not very friendly.

The naga recovers, groggily at first, but her eyes appear clear. She looks around at the and looks over Dr Strang.

The naga raises up to look over at the body of the woman.

The naga then slithers ahead and away from the agents and around a corner.

Before she goes, Lavode calls out in Celestial, Wait, can you tell us if you were placed specifically to stop us or if the medusa just set up here to waylay travelers of this magical path? Also, who is Kyalla?

Strang seems a little taken aback at the naga's haste to leave.

"Gah, can you stop making those sounds, it's like chalk scratching across a chalkboard to my ears. How can you call that a language? That is more like a means of torture."

While they make horrible scritch and scratch noises, I use up the last of my wand to heal Kali.

Wand Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 47/50
Wand Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 48/50
Wand Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 49/50
Wand Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 50/50

"My friend Kyalla, vile plot to assassinate her. Followed Hestram's men from Mwangi here. Then I met with the medusa and came under the affect of her magic."

She has no other information. And this is not part of the story plot.

Will move on this weekend. The only option really is to either leave before the pit expires or incapacitate them. No one seems to speak polyglot

Moving us on

Eventually, the Red Raven’s trail leads through the winding, leafy corridors of the Maze of the Open Road until it comes to a solid oaken door mounted on what otherwise appears to be a dead end.

The doorway appears to be a portal leaving somewhere. The agents step through the portal with out fear and find themselves in a natural cavern.

before moving on here, what are we doing for see right now. It is complete darkness in the tunnels.

Theodric lights a torch and holds it in his buckler hand.

Kali and I have darkvision so shouldn't be a problem with seeing in here. We also stay adjacent to one another to try to take advantage of the lookout feat.

Voros, having darkvision, isn't too bothered by the darkness.

Boswick will use his Shining Wayfinder for light.

Theodric, if you would rather, I will create some lights floating in front of the group. That will leave your hand free for combat.

"Thanks! mighty thoughtful of you... I'll drop it at some point if I need my left hand for something. For now, it's already lit and good for an hour or so, so might as well keep it..."