Sorry, I had posted but seems to have been eaten - Kai has done Mists of Mwangi
Frowning as mere Humans seem to be avoiding their blows, Kai taps their Blade, once more enchanting the edge to make it more deadly to their foes with electricity arc along it. +1 Enh, keen and shock. Starting with the Human wearing blue, they begin their dance of death.
Kai spits after taking the hit and seeing the mirror duplicates vanish one by one. If I can't knock em away, I'll fry em!, and lets forth a shocking grasp that lives up to its name. As the blue tattooed human is cut, he starts to arc and lights up, before his eyes go permanently dark. The green tatooed human similaries falls under two blindingly fast attacks.
The orange and purple tatooed humans retaliate against Kai with their viscious spiked chains, starting with a signature trip that leads to simultaneous attacks, and followed up against the prone Kai.
Orange trip:1d20 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 19 + 2 = 36 AoO:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (17) + 19 = 36damage:2d4 + 8 ⇒ (3, 3) + 8 = 14 AoO:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34damage:2d4 + 8 ⇒ (2, 1) + 8 = 11 iti:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34damage:2d4 + 8 ⇒ (1, 1) + 8 = 10 confirm iti:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32damage:2d4 + 8 ⇒ (4, 3) + 8 = 15
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
Moving to Stealth, casting another Battering Blast at Orange or Purple if Orange is Prone. Felver gets 6 points of healing. DC 18 Reflex Save or he is Prone.
The doormouse knocks purple down, leaving all 3 combatents prone next to each other. redirecting healing to Vos, since you can't see Felver atm
Kai makes a trio of attacks including a force punch, starting with orange and moving onto purple. The first force punch sends the man flying, and he lands on the ground, he winds up unconscious or dead. Kai's second strike renders purple unable to move as well when combined with The Doormouses's strike.
The poison courses's through Vos's veins, as the creature narrowly shakes off his blinding glitter, but now visible, remaining where it first bit Vos. DC 21 correct? con damage:1d4 ⇒ 4
will, glitterdust:1d20 ⇒ 10 concentration check from distracting spell:1d20 ⇒ 16 CSW:3d8 + 9 ⇒ (1, 4, 7) + 9 = 21
A huge section of the massive ruin topples onto the causeway as the building’s titanic occupant stirs into action. With a ferocious, simian scream the form pushes its way through the rubble and into the open air, revealing itself as an enormous carnivorous ape with foul breath, a jaw full of teeth as long and as sharp as swords, and brightly glowing, deep red eyes. Around its neck is a thick leather collar from which five broken lengths of chain dangle and clink. The creature looms more than 20 feet above you, screaming with savage fury in your direction.
The massive ape creature appears to start making its way toward the group. It starts to head past the Doormouse, but its large nostrils sniff, and it stops, looking rather ominously at your small companion.
Kai:
You immediately recognize the creature from their prior encounter in the Mists of Mwangi, only now he is much, much larger. Da’Tunga seems to recognize you as well.
Round 5
Snake Thing {sparkly, but not blind,51 damage}
DC 20 knowledge:
This appears to be a Guardian Naga
Vos {flying, 15', 33 damage, 10 con damage, fort save 3 rounds ongoing duration so far, 1 save made}
Felver {66 damage}
Kai {34 damage, Stoneskin 10 remaining,prone}
Tenzo {25 damage}
doormouse {wearing Ophidian Necklace}
Ape Thing
DC 13 knowledge nature:
This dire ape appears much larger than others of his kind would usually be. He also appears much angrier, almost ragefilled.
Vos chose to forgo offensive songs and focus on supporting himself instead. He activated Inspire Greatness mainly for the Fort save bonus, but the temp hp (8) don't hurt either, then defensively cast Invisibility.
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
I’ll pop up some cover and use Impromptu Sneak Attack to zap a spell then move away.
Doormouse looks as if she is about to flee but holds her ground, for a moment. She summons a small wall of stone to protect her and fires off a spell at the snake.
Oof, good call on the inspire greatness, a 2 on initial save, followed by a 1, 2, (20, but cure is more than one on this poison), and a 7 is definately not helping
con damage:1d4 ⇒ 1
Vos supports himself with song as the poison continues to ravage his constitution.
The serpentine creature takes Doormouses’s battering blast, and falls under the assault. no more snake!
fort save:1d20 ⇒ 12
The ape appears to recognize Kai, which is not a good thing as it steps forward and uses its reach to execute a series of devastating attacks.
Shortly after the apes attacks, pulling Kai into its grip, Vos detects another serpentine figure slither up and cast an offensive spell against Felver and Tenzo. More Snake!
spellcraft DC 18:
slow
As she becomes visible, all nearby feel their fortitude under assault.
DC 17 Knowledge (arcana):
She appears to be a Medusa
This is a gaze attack, so the save is on your turn, incase that ends up mattering.
round 6 Vos {flying, 15', invisible 33 damage, 11 con damage, fort save, 2x 4 rounds ongoing duration so far}
Felver {66 damage, 1 mirror image, Fort Save, will save}
Kai {52 damage, grappled, 1 arcane point used Fort Save}
Tenzo {25 damage Fort Save, will save}
doormouse {wearing Ophidian Necklace}
Ape Thing {grappled}
Catching a flicker of movement, Kai attempts to avert their gaze from the snake headed monster, though unfortunately they weren't quick enough. Grunting in pain as the Ape gives a squeeze, the Magus sighs. "Nice Monkey, please put me down? Working their arm free they strike the Ape. Fuelling themselves, they feed arcane power through their veins in to focus their blow.
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
While Doormouse would not be able to know this, the snake lady is almost certainly a Medusa. While she might not be able to see Felver in the mist, you can see her because of your Goz Mask. Looking at a Medusa is very bad. If Tenzo is in the mist he might not be able to see her and so he might be fine. Felver, unfortunately, is probably in a lot of trouble. Is there a reroll you could use?
Fortitude Save:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31
“Ahhh! It’s the lady on the necklace!”
Panic starts to set in as she pieces together what that means but the feeling is washed away by the smell of blood. Lots of blood.
“We need to focus our fire, put Mr Monkey to sleep!”
Taking a 5 foot step into the archway for cover and Stealthing then casting a spell. I rolled poorly on my Stealth check, he might see this one coming. Kai heals 6.
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
Is that wand going to take 3 rounds to cast? I understand that you have 5 Con left and this poison has a 50/50 shot at killing you, but we need damage on the board right now. In those 3 rounds Felver will be a broken statue, Kai will be a used tube of toothpaste, and I will be run down and obliterated. We are dangerously close to a TPK let’s focus on what needs to get done. As an alternative plan, you cast Freedom of Movement on Kai and instead of attacking with Battering Blast I hit us with a Mass Fly and we jet out of here.
Felver and Tenzo turn to stone on the ground at the edge of the mists.
The large ape appears to uncannily dodge The Doormouses's attack, much to her chagrin.
maintain grapple:1d20 ⇒ 20
The Ape throws Kai, who lands with a deafening thud infront of Felver's mists. He then crawls onto the partially collapsed building towards The Doormouse's direction, intent to find a small snack.
distance:1d6 ⇒ 4 damage:4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 4) = 13
The snake smiles at seeing two of her foes to turn to stone but hisses Alwayssss coming in my home.. You'll turn into my petss like the ressst. She does not appear to notice you Vos.
She fires a few arrows off in the direction of Kai, hoping the throw left him off guard, but only a single arrow connects.
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
Can’t go down permanently with all these boons so I’ll pop my fire elemental blessing and cast Fire Snake. I will 5 foot step and have my tattoo familiar jump off of me and use the cover of the building to pop its head out and tell me where the snake lady is to allow me to direct my fire snake to strike her as well before I cast. DC 21 Reflex for half.
Doormouse steps to the other side of the building and concentrates. The ink on her skin animates and leaps off of her then heads over to peek at the snake lady so that her master can direct her spell.
Avert Gaze, high is good:1d100 ⇒ 18 Fort Save:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Daosvaria directs Doormouse’s magic as she spits a snake of fire which engulfs the raging gorilla and the Medusa in flame.
Amazing Cover for a Metal album:12d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 1, 5, 4, 6, 6, 1, 2) = 45
Groaning as they land with a thump, Kai picks themselves up from the ground, groaning as their bruised ribs protest at even the slightest movement. Keeping their eyes away from the snake monster, they hold up their hand - causing five missiles to shoot from the palm towards the Ape should it still stand after Doormouse's raging inferno.
If I take any more con damage I'm going to drop. If I attack right now, I'll lose my invisibility and get killed. I would have cast FoM on Kai, but I'm out of 4th level spell slots as well.
With that being said, I will fly down and heal Kai instead of pulling out or using my wand.
@Vos, feel free to retcon the previous turn where you pulled the wand, e.g. for a CMW on yourself if you'd like, having recognized it is a 3 round cast on the wand.
Vos feels the poison leave his body, doing a bit more damage before doing.
con damage:1d4 ⇒ 1
round 8
Vos {flying 5', invisible 33 damage, 12 con damage eyes closed, blindsight}
Felver {66 damage, 1 mirror image, petrified}
Kai {41 damage, 1 arcane point} avert:1d100 ⇒ 64 no fort save needed
Tenzo {25 damage, petrified}
doormouse {14 damage, wearing Ophidian Necklace, grappled} Ophidian necklace makes you immune to fort saves
Ape Thing {139 damage, grappled}
Medusa {22 damage}
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
Geeze, we are all very tapped. At least this gorilla doesn’t do constrict damage. Can’t cast spells while grappled so I’ll bite him. Hmm, a question: if I get thrown will that trigger my Featherfall ring? I doesn’t feel like it shouldn’t but I can’t figure out why. Also, the necklace just gives me a +10 unless I am reading the handout wrong.
Fort Save:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23
Doormouse struggles against the ape, biting at the hand that holds her.
The Magic Missile was directed at the Ape - only targeting the Medusa if it was already dead
Handily dodging and deflecting arrows Kai was nevertheless breathing heavily. Eyes still averted from the Medusa’s snapping and hissing snake hair. Running their hand across their blade it begins to glow with force they dash towards the monster and lash out with the blade hoping to strike it down.
@Kai, I redirected the damage but didn't rewrite the text of the first post CMW, Kai:2d8 + 10 ⇒ (5, 3) + 10 = 18
Vos falls asleep, his constitution having been damaged to the point he can no longer fly effectively, nor hold his eyes open. Your maximum HP were decreased to unconsciousness, unless someone can show me otherwise, I think you're unconcious and stable.
fort save:1d20 ⇒ 9
grapple:1d20 ⇒ 14throw:1d6 ⇒ 3damage:3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 3) = 9
The Ape once again hucks its prey back towards a wall. It then lumbers towards the first one it threw.
going to rule that feather fall triggers if you fall naturally, for any reason. Even if it does trigger, I think it stops further acceleration, not getting rid of existing momentum.
The medusa is able to stand her ground against the force punch, but is gravely wounded by it. She defensively casts a spell and vanishes.
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
One round at a time I guess.
“Mrs snake lady, we really don’t want to hurt you. If you’re trapped here, I’d do whatever it takes to get you out. If you want to be left alone, we can make sure to do that too.”
Doormouse fires a Battering Blast at the gorilla, Empowering the spell for more damage.
You hear a heartfelt sigh at The Doormouse's plea, as she suddenly becomes visible once more and arrows rain down on Kai, but only the first, from invisibility, finds its mark.
Kai has AC 29 indicated. I get 27 +1 haste, I must be missing plus 1 from something. I'll go with that AC unless told otherwise
If only... She says, clear that she believes your offer is well beyond your abilities.
DC 20 sense motive:
You do think she is quite impressed that you've destroyed all of the others. She hopes you'll be equally effective when she reanimates you against the next invaders in her home.
AC is currently 28 - was 29 last encounter due to the Black Rider's Mantle
Kai chuckles at Doormouse's words, before their hands begin moving, the Arrows from the Medusa were annoying but nothing they couldn't handle. Keeping their eyes sharp, they prepare for the monster's re-appearance.
Breathing heavily and wincing from the bruises and heavy burns suffered from the Medusa's final attack, Kai watches as Doormouse rushes to Vos' aid and then moves towards the petrified Felver and their companion. "Well, yet another tough one survived by the skin of our teeth... someone really does not wish us to succeed. I wonder if there's a way to break this" they say bitterly as they make sure the statued agent isn't cracked. Taking you their ichor wand, they begin to use its magic to soothe the injuries suffered.
Then they take a look around, seeing if there might be something to help their current predicament.
6 charges and about 2 minutes used. Anyone else need lesser restoration?
Having encountered a basilisk before, Vos takes some of the medusa's blood and rub it on his petrified allies. He doesn't have any knowledge skills or bardic knowledge, so he's just going with what he's seen work before.
He will then spend a couple of more minutes using wand charges to heal his wounds.
Kai's knowledge reveals that a Medusa's blood has no restorative properties. A stone to flesh spell seems the most prudent remedy.
You find numerous places in the small building where it is obvious that statues once rested. Finally, you find the lair. A narrow set of thin stairs leads some 20 feet up to the surface of a large raised platform just off the main causeway. The white marble structure bears significantly less damage than most of the other buildings in the courtyard. Dozens of humanoid statues crowd the open space around the foot of the stairs.
The trail of the raven leads forward, and is easy to follow forward.
But something tells me we're going back to the lodge to fix our statues. If you feel the need to recover spent resources, but don't have the time to rest, Nap Stack is a very convinent spell for achieving this.
Female Halfling Dampir Unchained Rogue 2 / Tattooed Crossblooded Sorcerer 4 / Arcane Trickster 6 |HP 61/68| AC 25, TAC 16, FFAC 22, 18 CMD|Fort +6(+10 vs Petrification), Ref +13, Will +8(+2vs Mind Effects and Diseases)|Init:5 Per -1|
I’m down 23. I’ll uses another boon to cast Stone to Flesh.
Doormouse starts sniffling as Vos stirs back to life.
“Small victories.”
She moves over to Felver and kneels down. She bites down on her hand hard and smears the blood over her face. As she begins to chant she grabs some of the dirt from the ground and similarly rubs it on her face making a thin layer of mud. As the spell reaches its crescendo, the bloodmud pulls itself off of her and attaches to the petrified paladin, causing him to return to life.
Felver turns away for a moment composing himself with a deep swallow touching his now stone friend fighting back sadness knowing he can be restored
we haven't searched the near by area closely to see if there is anything of use in the building that could help. After that I would ask someone who could fly to go back and I will wait here with Tenzo
I'm assuming someone returns to Eliza at the begining of the Maze, based on Felver's request.
After 10 minutes you're able to journey back the the entrace to the maze. You track down and find Eliza, who gasps upon hearing of the outcome with a Medusa in the maze. She asks you wait momentarily, and provides three scrolls of stone to flesh to the party. After another 10 minutes, you're able to get back to Felver and the petrified Tenzo.
