Ranok will need to wait a few rounds before moving on. After a rest, I will be right behind Rhen.
"Well, somebody definitely knows we're here. Someone had to be looking through those eyes.""
Khonsu, miss you right now bud."
Zeira looks at the others and then looks about the room.
"I am weary of this pool of water myself. It is supposed to bring reflection and peace to your life, as for swimming its enjoyable now and then, In this instance, I would say...No, tentacles in a pool is not my idea of pleasure or reflective." She says trying to lighten the mood a bit. As she looks over she sees Ranok and nods.
"Possibly, Undead are strange, many can lay dormant until a condition is met. Like a trained animal except a bit more specific. Or so I was taught"
"I have seen this thing called swimming from time to time. It seems frightening."
Careful not to drop the Gem, Niu tries keep up as Rhen explores the revealed passageway for traps.
As Rhen moves down the hall, the tunnel opens into a large cone-shaped room. Near the entrance churn a pair of tremendous iron gears. A low-clicking sound emanates as they grind and the air reeks of incense. Rhen detects a trap of some sort at this entrance but the controls are on the other side of the trap. It cannot be disabled from outside of the room.
Round 1
Rhen 65/65, Ziera 70/72, Ranok 85/85, Niu 42/42
Niu, Ziera, Rhen, Ranok ✔
You cannot see the controls from your viewpoint.
"Can you see what the trigger is, Rhen? I might be able to get over there if it is triggered by pressure."
No trigger is visible to Rhen.
Niu Casts Detect Magic and sees if there is anything obvious.
No magic is present.
Rhen stops and look around "Aye could be a plate on the floor or a wire in ta pull and drop somethin' on yer head. Niu can ye fly over ta the far side with me?" Rhen asks almost regretting asking it
"Sounds like a decent plan. What of these gears? Could stopping them stop whatever you believe this is?" She says looking at the others a bit perplexed.
"aye lass could be, I may be needin' something ta jam em or just take one out and the whole thin' be stopping." Rhen says checking his tools and waiting for Niu to respond
The gears are described as "tremendous".
"Oh okay. Then looks like flight is the best means then? Best of luck!" She says with a smile.
"I can get over, but the only way I am carrying you is if you jump into a bag of holding."
We are in initiative. What are you going to do? You each have a turn remaining in round one.
"Ranok do you have any magics that could help? I know I do not, I focused on combative magics" She says looking around trying to figure out what all was going on and to see if any foes appeared
Ziera notices that there is trap of some sort in this area. Just before you enter the next room.
Rhen cautiously moves into the next room 10'
Niu floats up to the ceiling and readies an action to clamber across the ceiling 15ft toward the controls once whatever happens to Rhen happens.
Ranok will cast detect magic and look over the area with it.
"I can see if there's any magic involved. That's about it. I'm no good at traps."
Ziera sighs and follows after Rhen."Shelyn give me strength and coordination to do this!" She says as she tries to follow suit.
Rhen and Ziera move past the trap without incident. An undead creature moves out from behind one of the statues to pull a lever. Bladed pendulums swing into the three squares in front of the entryway. This undead creature has a partner. Two undead creatures that look very different that the first two move from behind the statues and pull another lever. A wall of flying spikes head towards Rhen and Ziera.
Round 2
Rhen 65/65, Ziera 70/72, Ranok 85/85, Niu 42/42
Niu, Ziera, Rhen, Ranok ✔
4 undead creatures
The only difficulty moving past the pendulum at ceiling level is that you will get hit (most likely).
You get three questions on the festfrogs you identified and 4 on the ghasts you identified.
Special Attacks? Damage Resistance? Immunities?
As above plus Special Abilities.
Festfrog
This hideously malformed, hairless, pustule-covered corpse moves and snarls more like an undead hound than an undead man. Special attacks are charging trip, diseased pustules, feed.
Charging Trip (Ex)
A festrog that hits with its bite after making a charge attack on all fours can attempt to trip its opponent (+4 bonus). This trip does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Diseased Pustules (Ex)
When a festrog takes damage from a piercing or slashing weapon, some of its boils rupture, squirting the attacker with puslike fluids. The noxious secretions carry a potent contact disease that causes those infected to break out into painful necrotic boils.
Feed (Su)
Every time a festrog makes a successful bite attack, it feeds on its opponent’s flesh and gains 5 temporary hit points. The festrog cannot have more than 5 temporary hit points gained by this ability at one time.
Immune undead traits.
Ghast
Special Attacks paralysis (1d4+1 rounds, DC 15, affects elves normally), stench.
Paralysis (Su)
Creatures damaged by a ghast’s natural attacks must make a successful DC 15 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1d4+1 rounds.
Disease (Su)
Ghoul Fever: Bite—injury; save Fort DC 15; onset 1 day; frequency 1 day; effect 1d3 Con and 1d3 Dex damage; cure 2 consecutive saves.
"You won't like it if you poke or slash those dog-like things! Use bludgeoning weapons if you have them. I'll try to slow them down so you can deal with the ghasts.
Don't forget ghasts can paralyze with their attacks and they smell really bad"
Niu casts Web.
The 20 foot radius of webbing covers most of the room including Rhen.
A reminder on webbing
Anyone in the effect’s area when the spell is cast must make a Reflex save. If this save succeeds, the creature is inside the web but is otherwise unaffected. If the save fails, the creature gains the grappled condition, but can break free by making a combat maneuver check or Escape Artist check as a standard action against the DC of this spell. The entire area of the web is considered difficult terrain. Anyone moving through the webs must make a combat maneuver check or Escape Artist check as part of their move action, with a DC equal to the spell’s DC. Creatures that fail lose their movement and become grappled in the first square of webbing that they enter.
If you have at least 5 feet of web between you and an opponent, it provides cover. If you have at least 20 feet of web between you, it provides total cover.
Need a reflex save from Rhen and the festfrogs.
"Undead, You ready for this Rhen?" She says her long sword drawn and her shield up. She hears casting and waits to see what happens.
once the Web appears she skirts the edge to move forward ready for the undead to come her way. She stands at the edge sword at the ready.
Ranok will try to study the timing of the pendulums , hunch his shoulders , and move 20' in.
Ranok studies the timing of the blades and realizes they cannot be dodged and they are too close together at their rate of spin to get through unscathed.
The two festfrogs are entangled.
Refresher
An entangled creature moves at half speed, cannot run or charge, and takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity. An entangled character who attempts to cast a spell must make a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) or lose the spell.
One of the festfrogs pulls a lever. You hear doors being shut.
The ghasts take a defensive posture.
Round 2
Rhen 65/65, Ziera 70/72, Ranok 85/85, Niu 42/42
Niu, Ziera, Rhen, Ranok ✔
Undeads
Zeira moves forward twenty feet and then goes for defensive position.
Niu grumbles to himself as the ghasts are too far away for him to target with most of his abilities.
He instead casts Aggressive Thundercloud, channeling it through the Empoered Metamagic Rod. The cloud appear over the red ghast and pelts him with electricity.
did I succeed at the latter? I really was going to try to fight defensively as I move in.
I did not realize you had committed to that.
Ranok, you may move your token.
The red ghast is blasted pretty good by the lightning bolt.
"Rhen! Why aren't they moving forward? Maybe there are more traps!
"Aye yer web be sticky keep it ta yerself." Rhen calls out as he moves out of the web and down to help the lady knight. "I got yer back on this one Lass." Rhen says
The festfrogs move south. The red one pulls a lever and you hear doors slamming shut.
The two ghasts move up to see what Ziera tastes like.
plus disease and paralysis
plus disease and paralysis
Need 4 fort saves from Ziera.
Sorry about that.
Round 2
Rhen 65/65, Ziera 70/72, Ranok 85/85, Niu 42/42
Niu, Ziera, Rhen, Ranok ✔
4 undead creatures