The raptor attempts to force its way toward Tikroch through the vegetation, the large thorns not being able to pierce his hide and armor.
Unfortunately, the vines prove too strong to be moved aside.
Seeing her flanking lizard partner being caught in the weeds, Chrysa spends a moment to touch herself with her shield wand, then flies to where Tikroch stands ready to fight the incoming orbs, the vegetation unable or unwilling to stop her progress.
"Hmmm..." the baroness's one sound is all the displeasure she makes to see the new number of them.
Senna’s will holds in the literal face of the ghost. She enjoys watching the firestorm blaze in the center of the room… until the number of wrigglers doubles. Then she quickly shuffles through magical alternatives that might work. She’d feel a lot more confident if it wasn’t guesswork. She casts a spell to hasten herself and her allies, then quickly retreats back against the wall and flies upward, trying to put more distance between herself and the ghost.
6th Spells (4): xx
5th Spells (6): xx
4th Spells (7): xxxxx x
3rd Spells (8): xxxx
2nd Spells (8): xxxx
1st Spells (8): xxxxxx
Spontaneous Spell: Sending
Breath Weapon (1):
Blood Intensity (2):
Blood Piercing (2):
Stunning Fist (4):
Vest (1):
Max Rod (3):
Scabbard (1):
Ring of Contort (1):
Stoneskin (1):
Spiked Pit (1):
Dancing Lights (3):
Effects:
Good Hope : +2 morale on saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls for 22 min
Mage Armor : +4 AC for 14 hours
See Invisibility : see for 140 mins
Bear’s Endurance : +1 on Fort Saves; +13 HP for 14 mins
Fly : 14 mins – 90’ (w/ haste)
Shield : +4 AC/FF and incorporeal touch for 14 mins
Greater Heroism : +4 Morale on ATTs, Saves, and Skills. Immune to fear effects. Gain +14 temporary HP for 14 mins
Crafter’s Fortune : +5 Luck on one Craft skill within 14 days
Secluded Grimoire : P & P Vol 1 is under this spell until recalled
Team Effects:
Ashen Path : see thru ash, smoke, dust, fog to 60’, +4 on saves vs contaminants, for 140 mins (23.3 min/person)
Haste : RND 1 of 14 – 1 extra attack on FULL attack action, +1 on ATT rolls, +1 Dodge bonus to AC, +1 Reflex saves. All movement modes gain +30’ Enhancement bonus.
Naomi shudders in revulsion as the touch of death works its way in through her eyes, but just as much at the sudden swarm of unwisps. Nothing here is a perfect target, but she can do her best to make some of the tricks stick. And when things are quickly going wrong, chaos is often the best plan...
(2 Charisma damage from the ghost)
Donovan responds by using one of the few powers that he hopes will prove effective, a holy smite.
(DC 20 Will)
Donovan moves up and damages most of the light creatures, even managing to blind some of them.
Mila moves up and attempts to smite the ghost, firing a bow shot at it, and activates her bardic performance, singing a nice song for everyone.
The new creatures seem to focus their ire on Donovan, who harmed them, directing a huge number of magic missiles at him and then spread out. The remainder wink out of visibility, only viewable by those with see invisibility
The gardener, babbling crazily, drops towards the ground, and extends his hand - summons a strange ectoplasmic vial that he squeezes, and a stream of potent acid extends outward down the path, blasting everyone in the path. Acidic Spray
He also snaps his rod again, and instantly a plant-like crocodile appears near the edge of the thorns again, apparently ready for whomever approaches.[/ooc]
Tikroch leopard sprints along and up the wall to separate himself from the rest of the group. The area attacks from the ghost are becoming a bit much.
Changing tactics, Tikroch prepares to engage with teeth and claws. To do so he casts a spell to let him walk on air.
Dripping in acid, the dinosaur struggles against the thorny vines.
Most of the team navigates through the thorns without a problem… so Senna’s mind turns to offense. She doesn’t know much about ghosts but she has a couple spells that are effective against incorporeal monsters in general. She weaves two spells, and calls on her sorcerous blood to boost her magic beyond its normal limits. She weaves through the cavern, avoiding the glow-worms, then dives on the ghost. She clicks her rod and becomes visible just long enough to slap the ghost on the top of the head – trying to drive his misty body straight through the floor of the cavern.
6th Spells (4): xx
5th Spells (6): xxx
4th Spells (7): xxxxx x
3rd Spells (8): xxxxx
2nd Spells (8): xxxx
1st Spells (8): xxxxxx
Spontaneous Spell: Sending
Breath Weapon (1):
Blood Intensity (2): x
Blood Piercing (2):
Stunning Fist (4):
Vest (1):
Max Rod (3): x
Scabbard (1):
Ring of Contort (1):
Stoneskin (1):
Spiked Pit (1):
Dancing Lights (3):
Effects:
Good Hope : +2 morale on saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls for 22 min
Mage Armor : +4 AC for 14 hours
See Invisibility : see for 140 mins
Bear’s Endurance : +1 on Fort Saves; +13 HP for 14 mins
Fly : 14 mins – 90’ (w/ haste)
Shield : +4 AC/FF and incorporeal touch for 14 mins
Greater Heroism : +4 Morale on ATTs, Saves, and Skills. Immune to fear effects. Gain +14 temporary HP for 14 mins
Crafter’s Fortune : +5 Luck on one Craft skill within 14 days
Secluded Grimoire : P & P Vol 1 is under this spell until recalled
Team Effects:
Ashen Path : see thru ash, smoke, dust, fog to 60’, +4 on saves vs contaminants, for 140 mins (23.3 min/person)
Haste : RND 2 of 14 – 1 extra attack on FULL attack action, +1 on ATT rolls, +1 Dodge bonus to AC, +1 Reflex saves. All movement modes gain +30’ Enhancement bonus.
The floating baroness reviews the battlefield with her dark eyes, planning her attack vector. The brief appearance of their sorceress makes her smile just a touch before she darts in a banking curve to the opposite side of the ghost, drawing her other shortsword as she does so.
Still only glancing at the ghost out of the corner of her eye, Naomi swaps rods and burns a curse into its very essence. "You really should try to rediscover the actual joys of gardening..."
Witness a blooming rose at sunrise.
The gardener sees Senna force punch her and boggles, his eyes glinting madly. He pulls his hand back, and seeming with skill and martial training, manifests his own hand into the material plane, but instead of force, his hand is wreathed in dark energy.
Eight of the creatures blast Tikroch with more magic missiles.
Chrysa is not an expert on ghosts, so she does what she does. Floating off the floor, her blades and braid slice and bash through anything she thinks is critical. If nothing else, she hopes to distract the gardener from the one that can hurt it.
Senna just manages to avoid the worst of the gardener’s dark energy touch. Even still, the damage is palpable. The sorceress isn’t sure she can take another such blow so she tries to finish off the ghostly figure with another strong slap, trying to drive the monster through the floor again and pulling out every trick in the book.
6th Spells (4): xx
5th Spells (6): xxxx
4th Spells (7): xxxxx x
3rd Spells (8): xxxxx x
2nd Spells (8): xxxx
1st Spells (8): xxxxxx
Spontaneous Spell: Sending
Breath Weapon (1):
Blood Intensity (2): xx
Blood Piercing (2):
Stunning Fist (4):
Vest (1):
Max Rod (3): xx
Scabbard (1):
Ring of Contort (1):
Stoneskin (1):
Spiked Pit (1):
Dancing Lights (3):
Effects:
Good Hope : +2 morale on saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls for 22 min
Mage Armor : +4 AC for 14 hours
See Invisibility : see for 140 mins
Bear’s Endurance : +1 on Fort Saves; +13 HP for 14 mins
Fly : 14 mins – 90’ (w/ haste)
Shield : +4 AC/FF and incorporeal touch for 14 mins
Greater Heroism : +4 Morale on ATTs, Saves, and Skills. Immune to fear effects. Gain +14 temporary HP for 14 mins
Crafter’s Fortune : +5 Luck on one Craft skill within 14 days
Secluded Grimoire : P & P Vol 1 is under this spell until recalled
Team Effects:
Ashen Path : see thru ash, smoke, dust, fog to 60’, +4 on saves vs contaminants, for 140 mins (23.3 min/person)
Haste : RND 2 of 14 – 1 extra attack on FULL attack action, +1 on ATT rolls, +1 Dodge bonus to AC, +1 Reflex saves. All movement modes gain +30’ Enhancement bonus.
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With a furious punch, Senna musters a powerful sorcerous rebuke against the ghost. Despite the ghost's training as a monk, and natural otherworldly charisma, the damage disappates the gardener into ectoplasm where it had been floating moments before. But as it disappates, it shrieks madly, the laughter echoing off of the walls of the cavern. A metallic rod clatters to island
The silent, twinkling lights wink out, and the only lights in the cavern are those that the party brought in. The odd moss and plant life seems to writhe less, but are not completely quiet.
"Is it gone?" the baroness said as she drifted slowly to the floor, sliding her swords back to her hips. Her tone says she doubts the answer is yes, at least permanently.
”I’m not sure. I don’t think we should stay long, just in case. Or maybe we can dig up his bones and put him down for good. Besides, this rod may not be the only thing he’s got on him.” She pulls out her spell books and riffles through them, just to confirm something. ”Yep. I don’t have any spells to dig this floor up quickly.” Senna starts poking around in the spot where the ghost came out of the ground, including using Detect Magic to hopefully find any piece of magic gear that might be near his body.
6th Spells (4): xx
5th Spells (6): xxxx
4th Spells (7): xxxxx x
3rd Spells (8): xxxxx x
2nd Spells (8): xxxx
1st Spells (8): xxxxxx
Spontaneous Spell: Sending
Breath Weapon (1):
Blood Intensity (2): xx
Blood Piercing (2):
Stunning Fist (4):
Vest (1):
Max Rod (3): xx
Scabbard (1):
Ring of Contort (1):
Stoneskin (1):
Spiked Pit (1):
Dancing Lights (3):
Effects:
Good Hope : +2 morale on saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls for 22 min
Mage Armor : +4 AC for 14 hours
See Invisibility : see for 140 mins
Bear’s Endurance : +1 on Fort Saves; +13 HP for 14 mins
Fly : 14 mins – 90’ (w/ haste)
Shield : +4 AC/FF and incorporeal touch for 14 mins
Greater Heroism : +4 Morale on ATTs, Saves, and Skills. Immune to fear effects. Gain +14 temporary HP for 14 mins
Crafter’s Fortune : +5 Luck on one Craft skill within 14 days
Secluded Grimoire : P & P Vol 1 is under this spell until recalled
Team Effects:
Ashen Path : see thru ash, smoke, dust, fog to 60’, +4 on saves vs contaminants, for 140 mins (23.3 min/person)
Haste : RND 2 of 14 – 1 extra attack on FULL attack action, +1 on ATT rolls, +1 Dodge bonus to AC, +1 Reflex saves. All movement modes gain +30’ Enhancement bonus.
The leopard returns to the ground listening to the conversation. Not sure how to help quite yet, he flexes his claws and paws at the ground, testing how difficult it would be to dig the hard way.
Before I change shape again, let's see if they come to the same conclusion. Putting the spirit to rest now would save much effort in the future.
Chrysa nods, then turns her gaze to around the room, attempting to find this place the sorceress is hoping to find.