The Clockwork creature attacks as Maxxuud gets up
miss
It then steps further into the corner and attacks again
succes
miss
miss
The Clockwork creature attacks as Maxxuud gets up
Hits! for
Miss
Unable to move away it provokes as it tries to trip again.
Hits
Fail
Fail
The construct goes back to making regular attacks. No 20s so misses.
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Maxxuud glares at the construct, spinning his bastard sword in one hand.
"Ragathiel sends you to meet your maker... And if they are not dead yet, wait a while..."
Chopping down at the construct, Maxxuud goes in for the kill
potentially critting three times, Maxxuud wonders why he did not start doing this.
Maxxuud finally puts the clockwork serpent out of commission.
He notices the beach is littered by amethysts, tiger’s eyes, lapis lazuli, and malachite of all sizes. (worth about 4000gp)
You've cleared this level!
Maxxuud puts in all three keys and turns them in the 3-1-2 combination.
The safe opens! It is full of gold pieces, emeralds, fire opals, and amethysts, along with fingersized pieces of yellow corundum, alexandrite, and golden topaz. In all, the gems and gold are worth 20,000 gp. In addition, there's a periapt of health in there!
With all your knowledge engineering and all 3 missing pieces putting together the declining wench is also not a problem.
You can now rest (and choose your spells if needed)
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Philton returns to Habblegash’s domain, speaking in a soft and comfortable tone he addresses Habblegash “We have returned friend, my companions and I have been thinking that to aid you in your recovery we should use some magic to help you remember your actions differently. You see I have the power to Modify Memory a spell that if you allow it will make you recall that crush is no longer effective in your pursuit of a cure for your mutations.”
Philton looks at his own emaciated body and carmine skin and thinks no amount of modify memory will help him forget the past. He continues, “With your permission of course I would have to use two casting of the spell to help you forget that you were willing in this as the mind is a dangerous thing to trick.”
Philton gestures to his companions to leave a good gap between himself and Habblegash and begins casting.
“Tomorrow we will investigate the lower level, we’ll need to rest before repairing the winch and continuing“.
This is the prepared spells as I would take them.
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 13th; concentration +20)
. . 7th—destruction (2, DC 24)
. . 6th—blade barrier (2, DC 23), heal, heal[D] (2)
. . 5th—breath of life[D] (DC 22), flame strike (4, DC 22)
. . 4th—blessing of fervor[APG] (2, DC 21), cure critical wounds[D], freedom of movement (3)
. . 3rd—communal delay poison[UC], invisibility purge, magic circle against evil, communal resist energy[UC] (2), searing light
. . 2nd—boneshaker[HA] (5, DC 19), cure moderate wounds[D], silence (DC 19)
. . 1st—command (3, DC 18), cure light wounds[D], murderous command[UM] (3, DC 18)
. . 0 (at will)—create water, detect magic, purify food and drink (DC 17), stabilize
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In preparation for the next day's adventuring, using the benefit of Philton's Arcane Concordence, Tyranyx concentrates and casts the following spells, using arcane reservoirs to boost the caster levels so her checks are automatic:
1. Lifebubble (cl 16) on the party
2.Ant Haul on Brotil and Philton.
4. Greater Magic Weapon (cl 16) on Maxxuud's Glave,
5. Greater Magic Weapon (cl 16) on Brotil's Warhammer (makes it a +4 weapon).
6. Tyranyx's then does a quick study to learn Ride the Waves, then casts it on Maxxuud and Brotil.
9. Endure Elements on everyone.
13. Mage armour on Maxxuud
Tyranyx then spends 10 minutes creating the same contingency (cl 16) on herself, using the same parameters as before with Greater Invisibility (cl 16).
Still running is
Tyranyx
Ant Haul
Mage Armour
Enchantment Foil
Overland Flight
Darkvision
Maxxuud
Darkvision
Greater magic weapon (CL 16) on his sword.
For tomorrow, Tyranyx makes some spell swaps
Before resting Brotil casts Heroes Feast with Habblegash as your guest.
Brotil cast Freedom of Movement on himself, Tyranyx and Philton and Slow Poison (Communal) on everyone.
Next morning Philton does an Arcane Concordance and casts Heroism on everyone.
With the decline winch repaired, you enter a mine cart and go down the long tunnel tracks run north and south as far as the eye can see. The tunnel has a significantly steeper grade to it than the rest of the mines. The minecart and the tracks make quite a bit of noise as you go down.
The long, sloping tunnel terminates at a sturdy wooden barricade.
The Western wall is a false wall and Philton quickly discovers a catch to move it. He also recognizes the wall as Habblegash's work.
The wall slides away and reveals a large area. Philton sees some movement in the Northwest and hears several voices from the South West.
"You useless no legs, soon you no arms too!" Philton hears in common, but with a thick Giant accent.
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“Comrades, this is Giant we can hear, it seems as though someone, maybe something is talking towards something with no legs… Pathfinders, when we work together, we are greater than the sum of our parts. A true Pathfinder has the confidence to stand together, the courage to make tough decisions together, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. We do not set out to be leaders, but we become one by the equality of our actions and the integrity of the Society’s intent...” Philton then moves closer to the North West portion of the wall.
"Do we still require the Arcane Eye?" Philton addresses the party.
"NO! NO! AAAAAAARRRRGHHHHH!!!"
You all hear a halfling shout out in fear and pain over the ripping of cloth and flesh.
Loud laughter fills the air.
"Now do the other arm!" a voice encourages.
Let's assume we're in initiative (at least the others clearly are). You can enter the "combat" at any time you want (for instance now, at the top of the round).
Maxxuud triggers a primal event!
Maxxuud's body and all his possessions reverse into a mirror image of themselves.
Although this has not many (no?) game effects, it doesn't feel right.
Concentrating, he invokes the power of Ragathiel to bless him with the divine image...
Philton follows Brotil's lead and moves further into the mine. "Let me try and distinguish which tunnel they are down."
Philton determines that the sound comes from both "tunnels" in the southwest.
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Brotil continues to advance into the nearest tunnel and, concentrating, casts Murderous Command on the mutant ogre he can see (You give the target a mental urge to kill its nearest ally, which it obeys to the best of its ability. The target attacks its nearest ally on its next turn with a melee weapon or natural weapon. If necessary, it moves to or charges to the nearest ally in order to make this attack. If it is unable to reach its closest ally on its next turn, the target uses its turn to get as close as possible to the ally). DC18
The halfling screams again as his other arm is ripped off too, but it stops as the halfling loses consciousness.
"Next the head!"
Ogre laughter fills the air.
Brotil advances and casts a spell on the first ogre he sees.
Failure!
Brotil's spell sticks!
Maxxuud, Philton and Tyranyx are up!
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Seeing that Brotil has the small corridor covered, Maxxuud clicks his boots of haste and dashes around the corner to see off the other ogres. Upon seeing the ogres, Maxxuud wonders if he knows anything about these mutant creatures?
Realising that he cannot get to the ogres, Maxxuud concentrates and casts divine favor on himself. He then adopts his signature crane style of combat.
Blue/Green/Red
"ALARM! INTRUDERS!"
Blue rages and moves to Maxxuud and attacks him.
for
Green raged and moves to Maxxuud and attacks him.
for
Philton's wand fails to penetrate the Ogre's magic resistance.
The Red Ogre rages, moves and attacks blue.
for
Philton and Tyranyx succesfully classify the creatures as Mana Wastes Mutant Ogres.
Mana Waste Mutants have Spell Resistance and DR Cold Iron. They often carry a disease called Mana Fever and have a wide range of mutations and deformities that vary from acidic pustules to deformed arms. They are also immune to poison and disease.
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Tyranyx takes a 5' step back diagonally east in order to make sure that she maintains a safe distance from the ogres.
Tyranyx concentrates and conjures up her most fiery arcane magics, placing an empowered, intensified fireball to devastate all three of the mutated ogres, using her arcane reservoir to up the caster level for bypassing their SR. Tyranyx incorporates her well-trained knowledge of penetration to enhance her spells against such foes.
x1.5 + 6 = 84+6 = 90
Brotil moves into position so as to be able to see the mutant ogres and, concentrating, casts Murderous Command on the rearmost one again.
Succes!
The ogre easily withstands a second attack on his mind
Tyranyx takes a 5' step back diagonally east in order to make sure that she maintains a safe distance from the ogres.
Tyranyx concentrates and conjures up her most fiery arcane magics, placing an empowered, intensified fireball to devastate all three of the mutated ogres, using her arcane reservoir to up the caster level for bypassing their SR. Tyranyx incorporates her well-trained knowledge of penetration to enhance her spells against such foes.
The blue ogre falls, but the other two still stand.
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Maxxuud realises that the ogres have the range advantage and so drops his sword and stows his quickdraw shield. Pulling out his now magical glaive-guisarme, Maxxuud takes a step forward and, fighting defensively whilst power attacking, chops at the ogre
Maxxuud then uses his guile on the green ogre, or the red one if the green one falls.