As the new enemies burst from the ground, Teriq yells something, in a strange language, though judging by the tone, it is more a warning, than any kind of pertinent information. He says what sounds like a prayer, then quickly takes aim, and fires at the creature nearest to Lilly.
Heh, almost forgot about the tongues curse. He's speaking Ignan at the moment.
Extra attack bonus from fervor, swift action to cast a quickened divine favor, then full attack the nearer critter.
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
"Why is it they never just want to talk..." muttered Rand to himself before pummelling the everloving crap out of the giant beetle.
taking AC, Attack, and Reflex Save bonus. Current AC is 41; Current CMD 49.
Lilly ducks under the fiery beam but is still slightly scorched. Ow, that hurt damn you!
What the hell are you?
Knowledge, heroism:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Planes +29, all others +17. Generally interested in immunities, resistance and saves. My actions may depend on the result.
This appears to be a retriever, a spider-locust thing the size of a bull elephant; it operates on four legs and can release magical energy with its eyes. Normally they are a construct assembled from the raw, protoplasmic flesh of the Abyss into hideous monstrosities devoid of life, emotion, and the will to resist control. These appear much more intelligent, and based on their shells, you think they are part of the Eternal Hive. These monstrous retrievers are normally tasked to seek out those who dare abandon their loyalties or flee from servitude. Often, the presence of a retriever in a demon’s den is enough in and of itself to ensure the loyalty of the lesser demons. The constructs also excel in tracking down specific objects and returning them to their masters.
They are immune to: all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms), disease, death effects, necromancy effects, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, stunning, ability damage, ability drain, fatigue, exhaustion, energy drain, nonlethal damage, or any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects, or is harmless).
Lilly grins and shouts, Abyssal spider locusts, immne to loads of stuff but not, I think, to this. Say hello to the powers of Axis boys!
With that she invokes a spell, bright lines of energy form in the air, creating an elabroate matrix blazing light.
Lilly defensively casts Orders Wrath, it is a lawful spell and so my caster level is reduced by 2. She cannot fail the check. Hopefully the retrievers dont have SR. It forms a 30' cube which should be able to hit the blue and yellow retriever and the rightmost front leg. Given the retrievers are huge I should be able to place it in the air and avoid Favian and his familiar.
Damage vs chaotic:5d8 ⇒ (5, 4, 7, 4, 2) = 22 Damage vs chaotic outsiders:10d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 6, 5, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 2) = 47 Non chaotic creatures take half damage. DC26 will save for half damage. If a chaotic creature fails the save it is dazed for 1 round. If the retrievers are flying they will then fall, hopefully ending up prone. I still have a move and swift left which will depend on the outcome of the spell.
Rand miss chance: 01-20 is a miss:1d100 ⇒ 331d100 ⇒ 471d100 ⇒ 771d100 ⇒ 971d100 ⇒ 12 -----> no misses (please list your attacks vertically next time i.e. a different line for each attack as it's easier for me to read)
Teriq launches a volley of arrows into the closes huge spide-locust to devastating effect, and Lilly furthers injures it with a spell that conjures the power of Axix. In the distance you can hear the demons screaming in protest now.
Meanwhile, Rand decides to strike the inside of the giant demon beetle in several locations and finds that the insides of the behemoth are rather soft... that mega beast issues a howl of pain as Rand's pounding blows land within its head.
Suddenly a thin, green ray appears through the fog in Rand's direction.
ranged touch:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18Miss
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
I can do that. I'll even put the damage on the same line.
Tothek will take the extra attack from the Blessing. All of his arrows will be fired at the yellow retriever. Tothek has clustered shot, so he only pays for DR once, not per arrow. Full attack with Deadly Aim and Point-blank shot and Arcane Strike.
Arrow 1 to hit 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34
Arrow 2 to hit 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Arrow 3 to hit 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Arrow 4 (blessing) to hit 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
Thrag flies up to the giant demon beetle's nearest joint and swings at it with a massive overhand chop! The sound of his adamantine hammer rings out in the canyon as it meets a much stronger material. Despite the massive force behind the swing, the hammer does not crack the incredibly hard shell of the Eternal Hive, and after years of using the weapon, the well-trained half-orc eyes cannot miss the slight deformation in his hammer after it bounces back the other way!
It is enough for the beetle to notice him, however...
The beetle's teeth clamp down on the half-orc, and suddenly he finds himself inside the beetle's mouth, along with Rand! his darkvision immediately picks up the Worm That Walks further down the tunnel... along with a huge, disgusting, slimy surprise!
The beetle continues to batter the soil near Favian and Tothek.
Favian Ref DC19:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (18) + 19 = 37 Tothek Ref DC19:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
The seismic vibrations are no match for the well-balanced Aldori swordlord, but Tothek is not so lucky and falls prone.
Rand's external digestion:2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8
Meanwhile Rand's heels are now sizzling something fierce. The sound is as audible as bacon frying in a pan...
Initiative - Round 3 (Bold may go)
Teriq
Lilly -18
Rand -15 [in mouth, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Worm That Walks
Huge locust spider - purple
Tothek [prone]
Favian
Thrag -30 [in mouth, prone, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Huge locust spider - yellow
Huge locust spider - blue -42 [dazed]
Beetle Bite -81
Beetle Legs
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
Rand's feet started to burn, but he wasn't in danger of death just yet. Choosing to accept the defensive benefit from the Blessing, Rand continued to pour damage into the giant beetle.
Rand continues to pound the interior of the beetle's skull with tremendous force, and the sound of the Eternal Hive's gigantic jaw cracking is clear and audible for miles to all those found within the canyon! the immortal monster bellows in pain, almost shattering your mighty eardrums! Rand and Thrag can feel the beast's hot, humid acidic mist rolling past them as it screams, hinting at the presence of much more acid from the creature's bowels... Thrag can confirm this as he sees the huge locust spider and the Worm That Walks sloshing through a small pool of the stuff, hazy fumes and vapors outlining them...
Initiative - Round 3 (Bold may go)
Rand -15 [in mouth, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Teriq
Lilly -18
Worm That Walks
Huge locust spider - purple
Tothek [prone]
Favian
Thrag -30 [in mouth, prone, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Huge locust spider - yellow
Huge locust spider - blue -42 [dazed]
Beetle Bite -160
Beetle Legs
NOTE: only Thrag can currently see down the bowels of the beast...
@Teriq: No- the mouth is 20 feet above ground, and you can only see Rand's head between two teeth at the moment (you can't even see Thrag). Look at Slide 5 for a side view perspective. NOTE: only Thrag can currently see down the bowels of the beast as it's absolute darkness down there... Also, opening your spoiler tag: I'm guessing you meant the blue retriever, since it's the one that's dazed yes?
Teriq rains death upon the primodial essence construct! it crashes to the ground, its insectile shells adding to the existing mass grave that is canyon.
Initiative - Round 3 (Bold may go)
Rand -15 [in mouth, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Teriq
Lilly -18
Worm That Walks
Huge locust spider - purple
Tothek [prone]
Favian
Thrag -30 [in mouth, prone, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Huge locust spider - yellow
Huge locust spider - blue
Beetle Bite -160
Beetle Legs
NOTE: only Thrag can currently see down the bowels of the beast...
Aye, the blue one. edit: oh no... did I just create a purple one by thought alone? Maybe we're in the Dreamscape!
Teriq is 25' above the ridge... so 10' higher up than the bottom of the mouth... so seemed like he might have line of sight is all. Don't suppose either Thrag or Rand has a light source going? =)
You have to enter the mouth to gain line of sight, or interact in any way with the insides of the beast, sorry. Otherwise everything you do is in the 'outside' world. Think of a creature with swallow whole: you don't get to shoot arrows in its gullet. The only difference here is that the module allows fliers and climbers to enter the mouth if they so desire. There are no light sources going on at this time, hence my notes that Thrag is the only one inside able to see down the creature's belly. I trust this information is helpful.
I a taking the speed bonus this time as Favian is just out of reach.
Lilly dashes forward to Favian, drawing a wand as she goes. You want up into the mouth Favian? she asks, with a wink.
Honestly, these legs are really damn handy
Drawing wand of dimension door as I move, assuming we could dimension door into the mouth? If we cannot I can instead launch Favian at the mouth with telekinesis or, if he prefers, just cast air walk on him.
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
I don't have a light source. Hence why I'm staying at the mouth.
Bow still firmly in hand, Tothek mutters a few arcane syllables and grants himself the ability to fly. He then moves directly upward 30’, and prepares to let fly another volley of arrows.
OOC: blessing for +30 movement, which is then halved moving straight up.
The acid begin to sting Thrag and Favian as it soaks through their armor, shirt and back hair (if applicable) acid:2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7I'm only rolling for those that are in the mouth and begin their upcoming turn in the next segment of initiative as your resistance to energy may soon change, as hinted by Lilly's last post
Black tentacles erupt all around the heroes located within the mouth of the beast.
Grapple:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21This grapple check happens at the beginning of your turn; I believe it's a fail against everyone, but do note that the entire area of effect is considered difficult terrain while the tentacles last.
Thrag, able to see in the dark, sees the huge locust spider approaching him.
purple vs. Thrag Eye Ray vs. Touch AC 16:1d4 ⇒ 21d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 cold dmg; Ref DC 19 for 1/2:12d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 5, 1, 5, 2, 2, 5, 2, 1, 6, 4) = 37 Bite vs. AC 33:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (1) + 19 = 20Miss
Thankfully, the huge insect creature's bite misses the half-orc by a few inches as it slips on the well-lubricated bowels of the giant demon beetle!
Tothek takes to the air, joining Teriq's glorious fiery flight!
Initiative - Round 3 (Bold may go)
Rand -15 [in mouth, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Teriq [flying 25']
Lilly -18 [in mouth, beetle juice continuous acid dmg]
Worm That Walks
Huge locust spider - purple
Tothek [flying 30']
Favian -7 [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg]
Thrag [-74 or -55; RefDC19] [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg] Huge locust spider - yellow
Huge locust spider - blue
Beetle Bite -160
Beetle Legs
NOTE: only Thrag can currently see down the bowels of the beast...
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
Arcane Pool 5/14 | Lesser Extend Rod 0/3 | Pearl I 0/2 | Reroll 0/1 | Ablative Barrier 20/50 | Mythic Power 0/2
Favian swiftly enchants his blade to strike swiftly before calling forth light that causes his armor to glow. (+22 Concentration: Can't fail the checks to cast defensively (DC 15) or while taking continual damage (DC 13).) Then he slices at the mouth of the great beast with his blade.
Swift: Spend 1 arcane pool to give his sword the speed property for 1 minute.
Spell Combat: Cast a spell and make a full attack with his weapon.
@Thrag: Sorry but it's not a 5-ft step; I'll roll a 1d3 ⇒ 1 to determine which of the 3 attacks listed attacks the creature. --> oh boy... sorry about that.
With multiple meals in its mouth, and with the ongoing onslaught that is Rand and Favian, the Eternal Hive decides to clamp its mouth shut and gulp down some of its problems, throwing its massive head up towards the sky! Well done on the light spell Favian! with the mouth closed it would have been now absolute darkness everywhere including teeth/mouth area!
The giant demon beetle's thrashing causes some injury to Thrag, who is bounced around the inside of the monster's mouth. Lilly loses her footing and slides down the beast's gullet and into its vast stomach... which happens to contains a massive pool of acid! the insidious abyssal ichor seeps through her armor and clothing, and immediate pain and burning sensation wracks her entire body. Based on my interwebs research, life bubble wouldn't work against that; it is more of the resist energy domain because life bubble doesn't specifically extends to protection against energy damage. Sorry Lilly...
Rand acid dmg:2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3
Initiative - Round 4 (Bold may go)
Rand -18 [in mouth, difficult terrain, beetle juice (3) continuous acid dmg]
Teriq [outside, flying 25']
Lilly -55 [in stomach, dim light, beetle juice (37) continuous acid dmg]
Worm That Walks [black tentacles grapple check on its turn]
Huge locust spider - purple
Tothek [outside, flying 30']
Favian -7 [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg]
Thrag -74 [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg]
Huge locust spider - yellow
Huge locust spider - blue
Beetle Bite -206 [mouth is shut; no bite attacks]
Beetle Legs [no ground targets; no leg tremors applicable]
NOTE: normal light inside mouth; dim light in stomach as indicated on map.
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
Seeing that it was working good so far, Rand continued to pummel the giant beetle from within.
Taking AC, Attack Rolls, and Ref Saves from Blessing of Fervor.
I think life bubble might actually protect us from immersion in the acid. It allows you to breathe underwater and in a vaccuum by provide a shell of atmosphere, that suggests it doesnt allow liquids to make contact with you when immersed?
@Lilly: Unless you can point me to a ruling online, or wish me to seek a ruling by the VC, what I found was a no from the threads I found, as it is acid/energy dmg that's the domain of resist and protection from energy; the spell can't be everything to everything; it already gives you air to breathe and prevents gases/vapors/poisons; if you want to dip your head in the acid I'll rule you can breathe under the acid and gain total concealment as it's basically pea soup; that would allow you to cast a spell freely as per water breathing and casting spells rules in the Skulls and Shackles player's guide, however under the acid you won't have line of sight or line of effect to other creatures or PCs. Please note that I could be dense here and rule that acid doesn't necessarily behave like water as per the rules, since acid is a type of energy dmg in this game in the same sense as a 'pool of fire' or 'pool of electricity' or 'field of cold' would be; @Rand: waiting for you to confirm that crit.
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
Rand's mighty blows finally get the better of the giant demon beetle! with an enormous groan, it collapses to the ground, and its mouth lolls opened, vomiting forth a large amount of acid forward! The crash spills out a pool of acid in a 20-foot radius around its mouth (both outside or inside) that deals 2d6 points of damage per round to creatures beginning their turn in these squares; i.e. same as before for those inside the mouth, but now it also applies to those touching the ground outside.
Initiative - Round 4 (Bold may go)
Rand -18 [in mouth, difficult terrain, beetle juice (3) continuous acid dmg]
Teriq [outside, flying 25']
Lilly -55 [in stomach, dim light, beetle juice (37) continuous acid dmg]
Worm That Walks [black tentacles grapple check on its turn]
Huge locust spider - purple
Tothek [outside, flying 30']
Favian -7 [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg]
Thrag -74 [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg]
Huge locust spider - yellow
Huge locust spider - blue
[color=red]Beetle [DEAD; mouth is now forever more stuck in the OPEN position; acid in and outside of mouth and acid pool still active][/color]
NOTE: normal light inside mouth; dim light in stomach as indicated on map.
Unable to survive in such conditions and unlikely to be able to cast a spell Lilly hightails it out of the bettle.
Withdrawing, double move, path is marked on the map. If I cannot get out through the teeth I wont risk going through the tentalces and will instead dimension door out witht the wand.
Double move is ok; teeth/mouth opening do extend all the way there as per the map! :)
AoO Retriever:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30
Out of the darkness, the horrific spider locust snaps its mandibles at Lilly as she escapes, but her armor saves her and prevents the creature from fulfilling its dark unnatural purpose...
Teriq you're up; mouth is opened (do note the area of black tentacles though, which applies to fliers above it)
Seeing the giant creature fall, Teriq can only assume that the others, inside its gullet, managed to deal the killing blows. He can see nothing from where he is, so he quickly flies closer trying to get a better line of sight on what is happening.
Full 70' move to current location. Not quite inside the mouth yet... can he see anything to shoot at from there? The map is a little chaotic at the moment, so hard to visualize what's going on there. =) Still have a standard remaining
Note: Teriq currently has 60' darkvision (from elemental body)... and gives off however much light a fire elemental gives off.
Darkvision? you can see the left front leg of a retriever sticking out of some fog, and you can also see the Worm that Walks. Question: how do you shoot a bow in elemental form? just curious... I'm sure there's an enabling shennanigan at work, but my primitive understanding of those polymorph effects is that your gear melds into the new form, is it not?
Nothing particularly shennanigany... just a polymorphic pouch... unfortunately, the change did subsume his armor still... as that was not in said pouch. Thus why he had to umd the mage armor wand
Teriq will fire a single shot at the worm-creature.
Is the worm thing on the map? Or out of site back down the beetle somewhere? I may have been premature adding point blank shot on that... take 1 off both sides if its further back.
”Rand” | Male LG Medium Human Unchained Monk 13 | Mythic Power Uses: 4 (4) | HP 4 (134) | AC 39; T 20; FF 33; +4 dodge bonus to AC vs. Koth | CMD 47 | F +14 R +17 W +17; +2 vs. Enchantments | Init +12 | Perc +24; Darkvision 60' | Speed 70 ft | Ki Pool: 10 (13) | Active Conditions: Barkskin; Shaken; Immune to Electricity and Poison, Resist 10 Acid, Cold, Fire
elemental polymorphs are wierd. Because Elementals don't have a 'set' list of gear they can't use, it's really up to the specific form they are in (some elementals can take the shape of humanoids and use weapons and armor, for example).
GM rolls; no peaking! ...or... your enjoyment of this fight will be tainted... TAINTED I SAY!!!:
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Teriq:
You're fairly certain your arrow just went straight through the Worm that Walks... you're not sure as the mists envelops most of the creature, but you could be dealing with an illusion here... on the other hand, it doesn't really explain the following:
Thrag and Teriq, you both see the Worm that Walks is gesticulating and humming something with its wormy voice.
Abyssal:
"Fetch me the mermaid witch... she will be dead soon, and useful."
As if in response, the huge spider locust launches after Lilly, intent on recovering its prey!
bite:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (1) + 19 = 20Miss
The party's luck seems to continue as the disgusting thing's jaws still clamp on thin air for a second time in this fight! Roaring in frustration, the spider locust's eyes glimmer with a dark light, and ray erupts in Lilly's direction.
Eye Ray vs. Touch AC 18:1d3 ⇒ 21d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36 CONFIRM CRIT:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34So, so sorry... :( electricity dmg; Ref DC 19 for 1/2:24d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 6, 3, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 6, 3, 2, 1, 6, 6, 2, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 6, 3) = 98Ouch, please make that Ref save...
Initiative - Round 4 (Bold may go)
Rand -18 [in mouth, difficult terrain, beetle juice (3) continuous acid dmg]
Teriq [outside, flying at zero altitude]
Lilly [-153 or -104; RefDC19] [outside]
Worm That Walks [black tentacles grapple check on its turn]
Huge locust spider - purple
Tothek [outside, flying 30']
Favian -14 [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg]
Thrag -81 [in mouth, beetle juice (7) continuous acid dmg] Huge locust spider - yellow
Huge locust spider - blue
[color=red]Beetle [DEAD; mouth is now forever more stuck in the OPEN position; acid in and outside of mouth and acid pool still active][/color]
NOTE: normal light inside mouth; dim light in top portion of stomach as indicated on map.
Black Tentacles Grapple vs. Rand, Favian and Thrag:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24So, this is spell is officially a glorified speed bump methinks... just good for difficult terrain! acid in mouth; Thrag and Favian:2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7
Teriq calls out something, but the words still come out in the strange crackling language he used earlier... a language that none of his companions understand.
Well, except Lilly... who's a bit distracted at present =) So we'll hold off from posting anything more 'til we find out if she makes the save... though given its in the "don't roll a 1" range... I think she'll survive!
GM, Teriq is currently 5' off the ground, not quite ground level =)
Not a big deal, either way.... just don't want my boots to dissolve.
Can the folks at the start of the next round go now, or you want us to wait?
