Elen spring attacks striking orange and pink.
For
For
Hits: 84/84
Current AC: 31
Current Saves: Fort: +12; Ref +11; Will: +8, +10 if Enchant (Elf) (+2 cloak)
(Normal) AC: 22 (Bare naked save for Mask and Dodge)
flat: 18 (ring +2, nat armor +2, mage armor +4)
touch: 24 (ring +2, Dex +5, Cha +6, Dodge +1)
CMD = 30
WandofMageArmorCharges = 11/50
Wand of CLW: 13/50
Resolve = 8/8
Challenge = 5/5
Hero Pts: 3/3
Round 1, Init 15
AC = 25
HP = 97/97
Weapon Equipped = Good Bow
Condition(s) = Alliance Ring set to The Eye(+2 Luck Bonus against Evil Effects)
AC = 29
HP = 118/118
Weapon Equipped = Teef
Condition(s) = Shaken
Muri readies to enter the Hall, when the wall of goo goes up. Though the halfling feels no overt threat from the ectoplasm's pulse , Underfoot feels it fully. She's more than happy to retreat, and join the others at the other entrance.
Round 1
Kort fires a clustered volley of bolts at orange.
to hit; (+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
hp: 116/116
AC: 22/16/18
Saves: F9/R15/W14 +4 vs. enchantment, +2 vs. illusions +6 vs. poison
Lowlight. PBS.
Aroden's Verve: 0/10 used
Adhere to the Law: 0/4 used
Extend Rods: 3/6 used
Quantum Leaps used:
Pathfinder Carry: 0/0
Staff of Courage: 0/0
0: (create water, detect magic/poison, light, stabilize,read magic)
1: 1/11 used (CLW*0,Shield*0,PfE*0,DF*1)
2: 2/11 used (Inv*0,RE*1,*CE*0,SInv*1,LesRest*0)
3: 4/9 used (H*2,DM*0,DayBreakArrow*1, MCaE10'*1)
4: 0/8 used (GrInv*0,CCW*0,FoM*0)
5: 0/4 used (CLWM*0,FlStr*0,TruSee*0)
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6-1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+15+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+15+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+10+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+5+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
touch to hit; (heroism,PBP)
fire damage
The Night Swan nods at Elen on the other side of her. She gets to hacking.
HP: 127/127
AC: 35/14/34
Saves: F14/R14/W15 (+2 vs ingested/inhaled diseases)
Hero Points: 3
Spells/Conditions Active: Fastidiousness
0: (Grasp, Light, Oath of Anonymity, Spark)
1: 1/3 used (Fastidiousnessx1, Serren’s Swift Girdingx0)
[ dice]1d20+21[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+9[/dice] damage.
Round 1, AC 30 with Kort's tingly touch
Kamari moves up next to the Night Swan and stabs orange.
Elen seems a little clumsy, for her, as she squeezes in but she comes away with all successes. Edelmira starts in on orange - slightly more injured than pink. She cleaves into it three times but does not quite fell it. Damn incorporeals! Kamari slides into position and fells orange! Muri double moves around the hall as poor Underfoot is feeling the danger of the situation. Major Kort shoots the next down the line - pink - wounding it further on three hits.
and slime* for Fort DC 16 or nauseated
and slime* for Fort DC 16 or nauseated
*slime - a putrefying sludge of decaying corpses.
If you are hit and succeed in the Fort save, you are staggered one round anyway. These festering spirits are tougher than the ones outside. Their stench is the same at least so you’re getting used to that.
The grave sludge casts Phantasmal Killer (link) on Elen - so close to it. Elen, Will DC 19 to disbelieve. Fail and you face your worst nightmare personified. Or more likely critterified. Then you have a Fort DC 19 or die from the assault (emotion, fear, and mind-affecting). It then oozes a bit to the northeast - faster than you'd expect too - for an ooze.
Iphalt C continues to ‘bleed’ out.
Round 2, AC 30, -4 CON, staggered
Prestidigitation? Would that get this slime off?
Kamari saves her magical musings for later and stabs pink once while in her staggered condition.
Hero Points 2/3
#/# daily uses remaining
Panache 6/6 - 1 gained this round
Arcane Pool 3/3
Pearl of Power 1/2
Swordmaster's Flair blue scarf 0/1
Koriana's blade gemstones
White - Magic missiles 1/1
Pink - Mind-affecting spells 1/1
Black - Negative energy 1/1
Green - Poison 1/1
Prepared Spells
Level 0 (4 per day)
Dancing Lights
Daze
Mage Hand
Prestidigitation
Level 1 (3 per day)
Shocking Grasp
Shock Shield - used
Shield
Round 2, Init 15-
AC = 25
HP = 97/97
Weapon Equipped = Good Bow
Condition(s) = Alliance Ring set to The Eye(+2 Luck Bonus against Evil Effects)
AC = 29
HP = 118/118
Weapon Equipped = Teef
Condition(s) = Shaken
Muri sizes up the undead, watching his crew down one of the more familiar quintals, while the sludge sits menacingly towards the back. He recognizes the casting action of the ooze, but he can't place the spells being lobbed. He decides that a spellcaster is the greater threat, no matter what the density. Underfoot is happy to remain where she stands while the arrows fly.
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Elen watches orange fold in front of her as Kamari takes it out.
”Nice one Kama–” she stops as she senses something surely ungodly behind her. She sees … a milky gelatinous blob armed with something resemblinjg a cleric’s mace with the top flattened in the front and the back!!! A -- table sized extra-galactic white humanoid-eating pudding armed with a racquet.
”No! It CAN’T be!!!” she shrieks.
”Oh Sheylen, no! -- ”
”...Oh for the love of Sheylen – IT IS!!!"
Have to … disarm it…
She collapses, appearting to struggle against suffocation under a force that severely hampers her movement before leaping upwards as though she has burst free from an alien.
Hits: 75/84
Current AC: 31
Current Saves: Fort: +12; Ref +11; Will: +8, +10 if Enchant (Elf) (+2 cloak)
(Normal) AC: 22 (Bare naked save for Mask and Dodge)
flat: 18 (ring +2, nat armor +2, mage armor +4)
touch: 24 (ring +2, Dex +5, Cha +6, Dodge +1)
CMD = 30
WandofMageArmorCharges = 11/50
Wand of CLW: 13/50
Resolve = 8/8
Challenge = 5/5
Hero Pts: 3/3
Kort waits to see if more foes are felled before trying to race in save Iphalt-C.
Elen spring attacks the grand sludge.
"Instead of eat or be eaten, be slain and be beaten"
for
Hits: 75/84
Current AC: 31 [ooc] +3 Ring,+2 Amulet, +4 Mage Armor
Current Saves: Fort: +12; Ref +11; Will: +8, +10 if Enchant (Elf) (+2 cloak)
(Normal) AC: 22 (Bare naked save for Mask and Dodge)
flat: 18 (ring +2, nat armor +2, mage armor +4)
touch: 24 (ring +2, Dex +5, Cha +6, Dodge +1)
CMD = 30
WandofMageArmorCharges = 11/50
Wand of CLW: 13/50
Resolve = 8/8
Challenge = 5/5
Hero Pts: 3/3
The Night Swan is unaffected by the nauseating effects of the ooze. She continues hacking.
HP: 127/127
AC: 35/14/34
Saves: F14/R14/W15 (+2 vs ingested/inhaled diseases)
Hero Points: 3
Spells/Conditions Active: Fastidiousness
0: (Grasp, Light, Oath of Anonymity, Spark)
1: 1/3 used (Fastidiousnessx1, Serren’s Swift Girdingx0)
[ dice]1d20+21[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+9[/dice] damage.
Round 2
Kort moves in to help Iphalt-C, avoiding the AoO, but getting there with the time to cast Stabilize.
hp: 116/116
AC: 22/16/18
Saves: F9/R15/W14 +4 vs. enchantment, +2 vs. illusions +6 vs. poison
Lowlight. PBS.
Aroden's Verve: 0/10 used
Adhere to the Law: 0/4 used
Extend Rods: 3/6 used
Quantum Leaps used:
Pathfinder Carry: 0/0
Staff of Courage: 0/0
0: (create water, detect magic/poison, light, stabilize,read magic)
1: 1/11 used (CLW*0,Shield*0,PfE*0,DF*1)
2: 2/11 used (Inv*0,RE*1,*CE*0,SInv*1,LesRest*0)
3: 4/9 used (H*2,DM*0,DayBreakArrow*1, MCaE10'*1)
4: 0/8 used (GrInv*0,CCW*0,FoM*0)
5: 0/4 used (CLWM*0,FlStr*0,TruSee*0)
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6-1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+15+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+15+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+10+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+5+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
touch to hit; (heroism,PBP)
fire damage
Elen goes after the ooze, throwing it off and hitting it solidly bypassing DR. She also gives the party a boost for the round (as most folks have posted I’ll apply). Edelmira continues to attack the incorporeal festering spirits on the lines however she is staggered this round and only hits pink once. Still, Kamari also hits and drops pink. Muri, because the GM hates him (Hey! It’s in the AP!) doesn’t crit (ooze), but he does still land four solid hits on the unwholesome thing overcoming its DR (+24hp dam from Elen). Major Kort saves Iphalt C from subsuming into the plane himself!
and slime* for Fort DC 16 or nauseated
Edelmira is touched by the con damage. Still not too bad an injury considering she's been hit twice!
*slime - a putrefying sludge of decaying corpses. If you are hit and succeed in the Fort save, you are staggered one round anyway.
The grave sludge casts defensively and 5’ slurps to touch Elen!
vs DC 27
Elen is hit with a Harm spell. Take 120hp of damage, Will DC 21 for half. The spell cannot reduce your hit points below 1 however, regardless of save.
As Major Kort moves into the room, he spies an unwholesome critter to the east, idly bouncing a corpse on its snout. It says something in Aklo before charging down the hall! This ugly creature has a boar-like head with short antlers, a thick bullish body covered in spines, and cloven hooves on its stumpy legs.
- - -
The catoblepas is an aggressive beast at the best of times, willing to knock down trees, fences, even small houses to eat whatever it finds interesting, be that meal plant or animal or human being. Though it prefers swamps, the catoblepas has been known to forage in plains and forests for short periods before returning to the buoyant support of water and mud. Few creatures linger near a catoblepas’s feeding ground because of the monster’s bad temper and poisonous breath, and only rot-loving predators such as oozes or exceptionally large otyughs have any interest in hunting them.
- - -
Know (Arcana)
Kort looks at the oncoming beast with horror.
"What is that doing here?"
Poison Breath (Ex) A catoblepas’s horrid, stinking breath is 60-foot cone of poison gas. Breath—contact; save Fort DC 23; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d6 Con damage; cure 3 consecutive saves.
- - -
The Night Swan steps forward, displeased by this slime's constraint. Without the ability to strike at full speed, she instead aims a perfect single blow.
HP: 127(113)/127(113)
AC: 35/14/34
Saves: F13/R14/W15 (+2 vs ingested/inhaled diseases)
Hero Points: 3
Spells/Conditions Active: Fastidiousness, 2 con damage
0: (Grasp, Light, Oath of Anonymity, Spark)
1: 1/3 used (Fastidiousnessx1, Serren’s Swift Girdingx0)
[ dice]1d20+21[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+9[/dice] damage.
Elen staggers back and attacks the cursed creature once or thrice more.
”Thank you for the challenge, for I am struggling to see any beauty in you.” she says before striking His Sludgeness.
for
for
for
Spare me Shelyn.
Hits: 1/84
Current AC: 31
Current Saves: Fort: +12; Ref +11; Will: +8, +10 if Enchant (Elf) (+2 cloak)
(Normal) AC: 22 (Bare naked save for Mask and Dodge)
flat: 18 (ring +2, nat armor +2, mage armor +4)
touch: 24 (ring +2, Dex +5, Cha +6, Dodge +1)
CMD = 30
WandofMageArmorCharges = 11/50
Wand of CLW: 13/50
Resolve = 6/8
Challenge = 5/5
Hero Pts: 3/3
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Round 2, AC 28 with charge, -4 CON
Kamari charges the gravesludge to give it a target other than the barely standing Elen.
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Kort looks from the monstrous foe, to the helpless Iphalt-C, to Elen and grunts, wondering how best to handle all this.
Round 3
Kort fires a clustered volley of bolts at the catoblepas, trying to draw its attention.
to hit; (+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
hp: 116/116
AC: 22/16/18
Saves: F9/R15/W14 +4 vs. enchantment, +2 vs. illusions +6 vs. poison
Lowlight. PBS.
Aroden's Verve: 0/10 used
Adhere to the Law: 0/4 used
Extend Rods: 3/6 used
Quantum Leaps used:
Pathfinder Carry: 0/0
Staff of Courage: 0/0
0: (create water, detect magic/poison, light, stabilize,read magic)
1: 1/11 used (CLW*0,Shield*0,PfE*0,DF*1)
2: 2/11 used (Inv*0,RE*1,*CE*0,SInv*1,LesRest*0)
3: 4/9 used (H*2,DM*0,DayBreakArrow*1, MCaE10'*1)
4: 0/8 used (GrInv*0,CCW*0,FoM*0)
5: 0/4 used (CLWM*0,FlStr*0,TruSee*0)
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d6-1[/dice] damage.
[ dice]1d20+15+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+15+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+10+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
[ dice]1d20+5+2+1[/dice] to hit; (+PBS,+heroism)
magic cold iron damage; (clustered)
touch to hit; (heroism,PBP)
fire damage
Elen slaughters her tormentor with her first swing, so she has a move action left and Kamari can change her action or charge the catoblepas instead or even just step up on purple, still very much alive, er, undead.
Muri still to go!
Round 3, Init 15-
AC = 25
HP = 97/97
Weapon Equipped = Good Bow
Condition(s) = Alliance Ring set to The Eye(+2 Luck Bonus against Evil Effects)
AC = 29
HP = 118/118
Weapon Equipped = Teef
Condition(s) = Shaken
Muri tries to calm Underfoot, before they bolt for the doors. Inspired by the sludge's demise, the halfling and dog cross the threshold, only to discover there's an uglier threat barreling down the aisle at them.
With a single arrow at his disposal, Muri selects the last ghost-salted arrow of his original batch, and takes a shot at Purple.
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Round 3, take 2, AC 34 (Kort & shield spell), -4 CON
Kamari imagines saving Elen, but the woman saves herself.
Kamari casts shield, takes a 5' step to where the Night Swan had been standing and stabs around the corner at purple.
Hero Points 3/3
#/# daily uses remaining
Panache 6/6 - 1 gained this round
Arcane Pool 3/3
Pearl of Power 1/2
Swordmaster's Flair blue scarf 0/1
Koriana's blade gemstones
White - Magic missiles 1/1
Pink - Mind-affecting spells 1/1
Black - Negative energy 1/1
Green - Poison 1/1
Prepared Spells
Level 0 (4 per day)
Dancing Lights
Daze
Mage Hand
Prestidigitation
Level 1 (3 per day)
Shocking Grasp
Shock Shield
Shield - used
Elen draws a potion.
Elen slaughters her tormentor with one fell swing and draws a potion. Edelmira stabs purple and starts the damage on it with a good blow. Kamari stays close and stabs purple leaving Muri to plug purple solidly and taking it out. Major Kort only manages a single blow against the newcomer, but it sinks into his flank well enough (no DR).
As the catoblepas closes, your remaining opponent, he comes a whole new foul odor. You thought the festering spirits were, well, festering. They’re nothing compared to the stench of the catoblepas! Everyone except Elen (who's far away) Fort save DC 23 or be sickened (-2 on attacks, dam, save, skill, ability) for a bit.
It charges forward, trampling Muri, Underfoot, the Night Swan, and Kamari.
You may either make an AoO (at -4 to hit) or make a DC 22 reflex save for half. The creature stops outside and turns on the party. You can't quite tell, but it looks like it is grinning.
Round 4
Kort, worried about Iphalt-C, moves up to heal the planar entity...and also Elen, Edelmira, Kamari, Muri, & Underfoot.
CLW, Mass
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Rejuvenated by Major Kort and inspired by Warrior Gods of the Sky, Elen quaffs a potion of cure serious, challenges, then moves to try to gain territorial advantage. Eventually. Maybe.
"Swine, go back to where you came!"
"Thank you," she says to Major Kort as she flies by.
Hits: 39/84
Current AC: 35
Current Saves: Fort: +12; Ref +11; Will: +8, +10 if Enchant (Elf) (+2 cloak)
(Normal) AC: 22 (Bare naked save for Mask and Dodge)
flat: 18 (ring +2, nat armor +2, mage armor +4)
touch: 24 (ring +2, Dex +5, Cha +6, Dodge +1)
CMD = 30
WandofMageArmorCharges = 11/50
Wand of CLW: 13/50
Resolve = 6/8
Challenge = 4/5
Hero Pts: 3/3
Round 4, AC 34, CON -4, sickened
Kamari briefly considers getting a hit in on the charging porcupine-stag-boar, but steps aside at the last moment.
Caught flat footed, possibly because she was trying to keep her last meal down, but more likely due to overconfidence, Kamari takes the full damage from the beast.
Kamari looks to redeem herself and does her own style of charge through the creature's space to put him into flank.
Hero Points 3/3
#/# daily uses remaining
Panache 5/6
Arcane Pool 3/3
Pearl of Power 1/2
Swordmaster's Flair blue scarf 0/1
Koriana's blade gemstones
White - Magic missiles 1/1
Pink - Mind-affecting spells 1/1
Black - Negative energy 1/1
Green - Poison 1/1
Prepared Spells
Level 0 (4 per day)
Dancing Lights
Daze
Mage Hand
Prestidigitation
Level 1 (3 per day)
Shocking Grasp
Shock Shield
Shield - used
Round 4, Init 15-
AC = 25
HP = 97/97
Weapon Equipped = Good Bow
Condition(s) = Alliance Ring set to The Eye(+2 Luck Bonus against Evil Effects)
AC = 29
HP = 118/118
Weapon Equipped = Teef
Condition(s) = Shaken
Adding injury to insult, the GM catoblepas inflicts its stench on the poor malinois, causing both rider and mount to quickly come to consensus as to whether to retreat or remain positioned in the doorway for another catoble-pass.
Muri lashes out in anger...
...while Underfoot does her best to avoid the hooves.
Before Muri joins Underfoot behind the doorway, four arrows fire off.
The Night Swan almost succumbs to the horrible stench of the beast, but she rallies, not wanting her condition to worsen so early in the battle. She boldly tries to take a blow at the trampling catoblepas.
She steps up to the monstrosity and begins hacking away at its disgusting flesh.
HP: 110(97)/127(113)
AC: 35/14/34
Saves: F13/R14/W15 (+2 vs ingested/inhaled diseases)
Hero Points: 2
Spells/Conditions Active: Fastidiousness, 2 con damage
0: (Grasp, Light, Oath of Anonymity, Spark)
1: 1/3 used (Fastidiousnessx1, Serren’s Swift Girdingx0)
[ dice]1d20+21[/dice] to hit;
[ dice]1d10+9[/dice] damage.
Elen drinks down some liquid refreshment and moves into position despite the risks. Edelmira heroically resists so she can hit the creature thrice instead of once! Kamari easily dodges around the monstrosity and stabs it in the back, getting flank as well! Muri spins back out of reach and slams the beast with three more hits! Major Kort steps up with the healing, bringing many back up to snuff - if he wants for the battle is endeth!
Iphalt C bellows as he awakens. He looks to the catoblepas and yells, ”What the hell?!” He floats up into the air (stands) and flees toward the western door, only to encounter the ectoplasmic wall. For now, he’s stuck in here with you.
The creature bellows in pain as you skewer him here and there and everywhere. He was inhaling deeply to breathe on the party, but alas, he died before it’s poisonous vapors could do more than raise a little rancid smoke at the nostril.
Those of you who were sickened will recover in about a minute.
Kort checks on Iphalt-C and gives others time to heal up.
"Ipalt! What happened? Why is that beast here? And that slime?" Kort asks.
Kamari reaches into her haversatchel for a wand of lesser restoration but nothing appears in her hand.
Hmm.
She looks around at her fellow travelers hoping that they packed better than she did.
Kort grunts stiffly.
Muri dismounts and moves to Underfoot's nose, where he proceeds to stroke the malinois's muzzle, until it's clear she's steadier from the combined assault on her senses.
"Thanks for healing us, Kort." Muri saddles up, and the two move to the center aisle, keeping watch towards the east, bow at the ready for the next horror emerging from the depths. "Wait, we need more healing? Do you think the defense line outside has anything we could use to help Kamari and the Swan?"
If they agree, Muri will ride back out of the Hall, and seek out the Lieutenant for any resources they can immediately use before delving deeper.
Kamari considers Muri's offer to dash back to the supply lines while they hold the ground they've gained. She considers how far it is, whether they would be able to keep him in sight, and whether it's likely he would be ambushed along the way. She looks around to see if their next step to discovering what is going on is obvious or if they will need to start kicking in some more doors ASAP.
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Oh, no one really looked, but you’d notice a collar on the catoblepas before too long.
- - -
"Ipalt! What happened? Why is that beast here? And that slime?" Kort asks.
”I dunno. There was an earthquake, Then a na-naga. Slimy gruesome thing. It cast a pair of lightning bolts which hit me and Jolmulk in quick succession. The second one knocked me out. He wasn’t so lucky.” You see the Councilor of Graves, still perhaps lightly smoking, not to far from the battle in the long hall. He’s clearly no longer among the celestial host.
Items of healing are marked as party items, but generally not sold. They are tracked on the second page under party possessions. For example, Major Kort took four scrolls of lesser restoration, from that list early on, and I imagine still has one or two. There’s also a wand which no one has claimed but it is rolling around in the bottom of someone’s haversack - all but forgotten. However…
Muri rides to the line and explains his need. The nearest guardian says to bring the wounded to the line.
”Healers!” then goes the cry. From all up and down the line, all manner of Axis-ites carefully break ranks and cluster briefly around you. Spells of healing and restoration are cast, and someone even offers you some chicken soup. Before too many minutes pass, you’re all ship-shape, back to full health, and have that warm glow that comes from chicken soup.
You each even get individual Aid spells (+1 morale on attacks and saves vs fear and temporary hit points for 10 minutes).
You may continue your journey.
"Wow, wow. Thank you so much, Healers. The chicken soup is also delicious! Love the barley, and the carrots hit the spot! Can you do anything about poor the Councilor of Graves by any chance? We can escort you or bring him here."
"Then I guess we shall go inspect that large hole in the ground and go naga hunting."
Hits: 98/84 (+15 Temporary)
Current AC: 35
Current Saves: Fort: +12; Ref +11; Will: +8, +10 if Enchant (Elf) (+2 cloak)
(Normal) AC: 22 (Bare naked save for Mask and Dodge)
flat: 18 (ring +2, nat armor +2, mage armor +4)
touch: 24 (ring +2, Dex +5, Cha +6, Dodge +1)
CMD = 30
WandofMageArmorCharges = 11/50
Wand of CLW: 13/50
Resolve = 6/8
Challenge = 4/5
Hero Pts: 3/3
"Ah, healers, the true grunts of any modern army. They allow our soldiers to return to battle much quicker than might otherwise," Kort says stiffly of the welcome reinforcing. "You have our thanks."
Now with Aid, he is ready to continue on and follows Elen on the naga hunt.
As prompted by Elen, he will examine the area near the hole, trying to figure out what is happening here.
Perception
The Night Swan grunts an acceptance and thank you, but otherwise tries to keep any interaction with the soldiers. She moves up to the front near Elen with her shield and halberd at the ready.
Kamari joins Kort by the hole. She's tempted to activate her boots of flying but holds off for now. She peers into the hold as much as she can from a safe distance for now.
Muri heartens to Elen's words, as she asks about tending to both Hall attendees, one quite dead. He's ready to help move the Councilor, if Iphalt-C suggests the body isn't safe while the great hole in the floor menaces nearby.
...
Underfoot needs a little reassuring when the host descends upon them, tending to them en mass, but after all is said and done, both return to the Hall, light of step. "It's strange, going from the disgusting things walking these floors, to the guardians, then back. And there's a naga in here somewhere..."
Muri defers to the more perceptive in the group to ascertain what kind of risk there will be in the descent...
A series of private counseling rooms and meeting halls surrounded the large ritual apse at the building’s east end. However, the earthquake has caused much of this to collapse, creating a precarious ramp of rubble that descends into the sewers some 60 feet below (Acrobatics DC 10 to avoid sliding to the bottom and landing prone).
You also see nearly a half dozen broken corpses, having been scattered through the chamber by the catoblepas before you arrived.
It says, ”Oh, who are you oh powerful ones, and what are your intentions?”
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Sense Motive
Kort pauses as if listening to something, and then pauses as if thinking about something.
Yet, the creature is a bad liar. You suspect it is in fact a slave to the naga, but it is no innocent and is unlikely to leave with the naga destroyed. It is even, perhaps, trying to slow you down a bit so the absent naga can return.
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Elen espies the Major being more thoughtful than usual.
"Well, what do you think?" she asks him, suspecting something is afoot.
Kamari waits for Kort to finish his thoughts before preparing to descend.
Sense Motive
"Well, what do you think?"
”There is something afoot,” Kort replies stiffly as he closes off mental communication with the creature. ”There is something downstairs that I do not trust that is captured by the naga. I hope it can tell me where the naga is.”
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Muri slowly nods, as the Major starts speaking, then slowly frowns. "How do you know that? Why did it only talk with you?" The halfling can't avoid thinking about his mother's father, Teller, and how he started to talk to his long dead sheepdogs as if they were right in front of him.