Nasir sticks his head through the door to look and see if the door opens to the same space as Ezrandir's.
Frantino will go to Ezranadir's side and peer in, Fury at the ready.
"I see a long narrow hallway that ends in a lit chamber about 70-80 feet ahead, what's on your side?"
"It is a long narrow hallway zat turns right, Frantino Kaddren. I zink we should investigate Ezranadir's door as it was more difficult to enter."
Nasir retreat from the door he opened and joins Frantino and Ezranadir.
"I am right behind you, Frantino Kaddren. You or Ayita lead za way and check for za traps."
Frantino will table his curiosity about the potential portal by the pool and see if Ayita wants to take the lead since she is more skilled at this. He'll follow in support, or if Ayita delays coming over he'll stealthily lead the way while looking for traps and listening for movement or voices ahead.
+1 for traps
Ayita finds no traps in the corridor.
Eventually, she comes to a large domed chamber. The floor of chamber is decorated with an intricate geometric mosaic. It, the walls, and the ceiling shine softly, all encased in what appears to be a layer of glass. A sphere of blue glass pulsing with an inner light is embedded in the north wall. To the south are three alcoves, the largest blocked off by black metal bars spaced fewer than two inches apart. Set into the wall at the back of this apparent cell pulses a second blue glass sphere.
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The floor of chamber is decorated with an intricate geometric mosaic. It, the walls, and the ceiling shine softly, all encased in what appears to be a layer of glass. A sphere of blue glass pulsing with an inner light is embedded in the north wall. To the south are three alcoves, the largest blocked off by black metal bars spaced fewer than two inches apart. Set into the wall at the back of this apparent cell pulses a second blue glass sphere.
Hatfield reiterates, "Freaky."
Since no creatures are apparent from the doorway, Frantino will cast detect magic and go examine the glowing blue sphere on the north wall. If he spots anything in the room once inside, he'll point it out to everyone.
+1 traps
Roscoe enters the room with Frantino and looks around. His pendant begins to vibrate and shake on his neck.
From out of the ether a voice shouts,
Jets of acid shoot from out of nowhere, coating the halfling!
Roscoe screams echo through the complex as the acid dissolves him. In a flash, Frantino sees the halfling's skin slough off, then the muscle, until only bones are left, sizzling and popping.
Only the sihedron pendant is left, utterly untouched by the sudden magical acid assault. It remains in a pool of bubbling, use-to-be-Roscoe acidic ooze.
Since no creatures are apparent from the doorway, Frantino will cast detect magic and go examine the glowing blue sphere on the north wall. If he spots anything in the room once inside, he'll point it out to everyone.
[dice=Perception]1d20 + 16 +1 traps
[dice=Knowledge arcana]1d20 + 10 + 1d6
The walls of this place radiate strong evocation and transmutation magic. The blue sphere clearly glows with conjuration magic. The sphere's aura seems... hemmed in by all of the evocation and transmutation magic.
A voice follows the final scream from Roscoe, "Ahhh. So THAT is how they are made."
"Don't touch the sphere!" the voice says. Frantino turns and looks to the south, following the sounds of the voice.
From where he stands, Frantino can make out a man in the cage to the south.
Nasir jumps back from the grisly end of Roscoe. "Sarenrae save us..."
He has his sword and shield at the ready to defend against any other surprises and peers at the man in the cage to the south.
"Who are you and how have you come to be here?"
Frantino turns in surprise that becomes shock and horror. He moves a little further away to make sure he doesn't accidentally breath in a little bit of Roscoe, no telling where the voices that were in his head might end up!
As he waits for the voice to answer Nasir's question, the full comment sinks in. "Wait, that is how WHO are made?"
Roscoe screams echo through the complex as the acid dissolves him. In a flash, Frantino sees the halfling's skin slough off, then the muscle, until only bones are left, sizzling and popping.
Only the sihedron pendant is left, utterly untouched by the sudden magical acid assault. It remains in a pool of bubbling, use-to-be-Roscoe acidic ooze.
"I think you have more dangerous things to worry about, friend..." says the man.
As he finishes, he quiets down and slowly retreats from the cage bars, moving as far back as humanly possible.
Emerging from two side rooms are tangled masses of slurry and viscera from which dozens of arms extend, twitching and writhing, pantomiming the act of spellcasting. The things stumble forth on dozens of partially ruined arms, feet, and other partially dissolved body parts. They sizzle and pop, just as Roscoe's bones do, oozing acid.
Sorted Initiative ROUND ONE
MELTED:
Doc Hatfield:
Ayita:
Yazhi:
Ezranadir:
Nasir:
Frantino:
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STATUS
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Ezranadir ||
Ayita ||
Yazhi ||
Doc ||
Frantino ||
Nasir ||
The oozing mass of body parts are surprisingly swift, moving immediately to Nasir and Frantino, grasping and clutching!
A creature with this ability can nauseate the creatures that it damages. Any living creature that takes damage from a creature with the distraction ability is nauseated for 1 round.
Nauseated
Creatures with the nauseated condition experience stomach distress. Nauseated creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention. The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn.
A Melted does not do as much acid damage with its digest attack as a normal undigested swarm. A target that takes swarm damage from it is spattered with acidic slime and must succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save or take 1d6 points of acid damage at the start of its turn for 1d4 rounds. An affected creature can attempt a new save as a full-round action. Washing off the acid grants a +4 bonus to this save. The save DC is Constitution-based.
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. 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.
Frantino will 5' step to get out of the creature as he tries to wrap his head around what this new horror might be. Undead? As a swift action he'll raise a mind barrier, protecting himself from the next 12 hp of damage.
Assuming he doesn't learn anything horrible like they're immune to damage or can eat Fury, he'll full attack!
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ROUND ONE
MELTED: swarm Nasir and Frantino
Doc Hatfield:
Ayita:
Yazhi:
Ezranadir:
Nasir: need Ref DC16 and Fort DC16
Frantino: makes saves; 5ft; mental barrier; attack, hit x1
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STATUS
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Ezranadir ||
Ayita ||
Yazhi ||
Doc ||
Frantino || -13hp **ENTANGLED**
Nasir || -7hp **ENTANGLED**
Half speed
Cannot run or charge
–2 penalty on all attack rolls
–4 penalty to Dexterity.
Cast a spell? Concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) or lose the spell
Frantino will 5' step to get out of the creature as he tries to wrap his head around what this new horror might be. Undead? As a swift action he'll raise another mind barrier, protecting himself from the next 12 hp of damage.
Assuming he doesn't learn anything horrible like they're immune to damage or can eat Fury, he'll full attack!
HIT!
MISS!
Frantino wracks his brain as the thing grasps at him.
They are certainly undead but also swarms.
Defensive ability: Tiny swarm - half dmg from piercing and slashing
Defensive ability: Amorphous
Immune: Undead traits
Resist: Acid 10
You've already learned, to your dismay, about the digest, distraction, and entangling abilities.
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Hatfield's heart breaks as he feels the Life Link connection severed with Roscoe.
• Free Action: "Ain't got no time ta grieve now," the herbalist says, forcing himself to act.
• Life Link: Nasir heals 5, Hatfield takes 5
• Move Action: Move to Ayita
• Free Action: "May the Dawnflower keep ye safe, Shoanti."
• Standard Action: The Oracle draws upon the divine as he casts Protection from Evil on Ayita
Drat, I guess the acid burns.
"Hit them with bludgeoning if you can, cutting and stabbing aren't fully effective! And don't bother with acid."
ROUND ONE
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MELTED: swarm Nasir and Frantino
Doc Hatfield: Life link Nasir; move; ProEvil on Ayita
Ayita:
Yazhi:
Ezranadir:
Nasir: need Ref DC16 and Fort DC16
Frantino: fails Reflex; 5ft; mental barrier; attack, hit x1
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STATUS
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Ezranadir ||
Ayita ||
Yazhi ||
Doc ||
Frantino || -13-3 = -16hp **ENTANGLED** **1/4 acid rounds**
Nasir || -7+5 = -2hp **ENTANGLED**
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Upon seeing Roscoe melting away in the acid trap, Ezranadir thinks to himself. "Someone missed locating a trap." Seeing the creatures bisecting the party, he moves forward with the info from Frantino and casts a 10' radius Intense Ring of Fire pointing inward enveloping the creatures.
No save & double damage to undead each round in the ring for 7 rounds.
Nasir, expecting trouble, begins swinging his sword and shield at the creature around him while trying to avoid some of the acid.
Then he'll take a step back towards the blue sphere out of the swarm and being sure not to step into the fire.
Ayita is in shock at the sudden loss of her friend. She attacks the creature, and directs Yazhi to carefully approach to avoid AoO.
[dice=Ayita attack]1d20+8
[dice=Ayita damage]2d6+5
MISS!
Nasir, expecting trouble, begins swinging his sword and shield at the creature around him while trying to avoid some of the acid.
[dice=Reflex Save]1d20+5
[dice=Fort Save]1d20+8Scimitar: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 13 - 2 = 30 HIT
Dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Shield Bash: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 - 2 = 12 miss
Dmg: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Scimitar: 1d20 + 13 - 2 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 13 - 2 - 5 = 13 miss
Dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9Then he'll take a step back towards the blue sphere out of the swarm and being sure not to step into the fire.
One hit!
ROUND ONE
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MELTED: swarm Nasir and Frantino
Doc Hatfield: Life link Nasir; move; ProEvil on Ayita
Ayita: swings, misses
Yazhi: --
Ezranadir: casts wall of fire! The things are more melted than before!
Nasir: fails reflex; swings, hits x1
Frantino: fails Reflex; 5ft; mental barrier; attack, hit x1
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STATUS
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Ezranadir ||
Ayita ||
Yazhi ||
Doc ||
Frantino || -13-3 = -16hp **ENTANGLED** **1/4 acid rounds**
Nasir || -7+5-6 = -8hp **ENTANGLED** **1/2 acid rounds**
ROUND TWO
One of the burning, undead monstrosities morphs and changes shape, oozing and slithering onto Frantino!
Frantino winces backwards as the thing gets up close and personal!
The other thing turns its spellcasting-sensitive limbs towards Ezranadir and oozes into the hallway, seeking the source of the evocation spell!
Ezranadir has his bow in hand. Not sure if you would allow an opportunity attack with it like a staff?
A swarm's amorphous nature can confuse things. But a swarm is a single contiguous creature, regardless of shape. They were already in the wall of fire and took their move action to move out of it. They didn't pass from outside the wall on one side of it to the outside of the wall on the other side. That's how I read "passing through it."
If the spell could be cast onto an enemy, causing an automatic 2d6 upon casting and then another automatic 2d6 the next round, it would just say "4d6 if cast onto an enemy."
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[dice=AoO]1d20 + 13, [dice=damage]1d10 + 15
MISS!
Frantino finds it difficult to hit the thing as it morphs and oozes beneath and around him.
[dice=Ayita AoO attack] 1d20 + 8
[dice=Ayita damage] 2d6 + 5
Ayita, like Frantino, finds the swarm surprisingly agile as it moves into and through her space. The undead arms' oozing acidic pustules and burning flesh smells HORRIBLE, wafting up into the Shoanti warrior's nostrils.
Nope. Bow is not a melee weapon for these purposes.
The arms and hands grasp and clutch at Frantino! Entangled by the hands holding him down and back, he finds it even harder to avoid the undead swarm's spattering acidic slime!
The amorphous thing grabs and pulls and tears at Ayita, Doc and Ezranadir!
A creature with this ability can nauseate the creatures that it damages. Any living creature that takes damage from a creature with the distraction ability is nauseated for 1 round.
Nauseated
Creatures with the nauseated condition experience stomach distress. Nauseated creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention. The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn.
A Melted does not do as much acid damage with its digest attack as a normal undigested swarm. A target that takes swarm damage from it is spattered with acidic slime and must succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save or take 1d6 points of acid damage at the start of its turn for 1d4 rounds. An affected creature can attempt a new save as a full-round action. Washing off the acid grants a +4 bonus to this save. The save DC is Constitution-based.
A creature that takes swarm damage from the Melted is grabbed and held by the swarm’s dozens of clutching hands, gaining the entangled condition. In order to move more than 5 feet away from the Melted, a character entangled in this way must succeed at a DC 15 combat maneuver check or Escape Artist check as part of the move action taken to try to escape the swarm’s grasping clutches.
Entangled
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. 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.
ROUND TWO
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MELTED: moves; swarms Frantino, Ayita, Doc and Ezranadir!
Doc Hatfield: fails Fort save; nauseated; move action only
Ayita: Fort and Ref saves, plz
Yazhi:
Ezranadir: Fort and Ref saves, plz
Nasir:
Frantino: no saves needed
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STATUS
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Ezranadir || -5hp **ENTANGLED**
Ayita || -10hp **ENTANGLED**
Yazhi ||
Doc || -5-12 = -17hp **ENTANGLED** **NAUSEATED 1/1**
Frantino || -13-3-6-8+12 = -18hp **2/4 acid rounds**
Nasir || -7+5-6-6 = -14hp **2/2 acid rounds**
A creature with this ability can nauseate the creatures that it damages. Any living creature that takes damage from a creature with the distraction ability is nauseated for 1 round.
Nauseated
Creatures with the nauseated condition experience stomach distress. Nauseated creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention. The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn.
A creature that takes swarm damage from the Melted is grabbed and held by the swarm’s dozens of clutching hands, gaining the entangled condition. In order to move more than 5 feet away from the Melted, a character entangled in this way must succeed at a DC 15 combat maneuver check or Escape Artist check as part of the move action taken to try to escape the swarm’s grasping clutches.
Entangled
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. 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.
Thank you for 1) remembering mental barrier and 2) reminding me i forgot to add the swarm dmg to the tally!
I will edit the above post, since it is still in the Edit window on Paizo.com.
This is important for Doc, I think. He can only take a single move action. No swift, no immediate, no free, all per RAW. That means he can't turn off his Life Link. How many life links does he have going? Cuz a lot of people just took -5 or more of dmg, triggering his Life Link. He just sitting there vomiting his life force out. -5 for Ayita? -5 for Ezranadir? -5 for Nasir?
And he can't heal himself until after the swarm's turn, next round. (Assuming it survives Ayita-The-Hammer!)
21 doesn't make it. The things got Mobility.
BUT GOOD CALL. No entangled, since you didn't take the swarm damage. You'll be that much more accurate on your next attack!
Frantino knows he can't outrun it so he'll swiftly spend another point of mental focus on a mind barrier and full attack.
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He'll then take a 5' step south. It won't take him out of the swarm but maybe he can get out one day...