CG Male half-elf rogue 8 | HP 67/67 | AC: 21 T:17 FF:15 | F +4 R +12 W +2 (+2 vs. enchantments) | Init +12 | Perc +13 | Low-light vision | Trapfinding +4
If I understand correctly, I get two attacks. My readied and the AoP. If not, just take the first one (I haven't rolled yet so I don't know the results).
Tathane is on high alert then suddenly the floor in front of him melts and a shadow slips out! He muscles taught and reflexes ready, Tathane lashes out with his dagger.
Male C/N half-orc unchained barbarian/3, sorcerer/2, dragon disc/4 | HP: 93/93 (0/6 rage HP) | AC/T/FF: 20 20/10/13 | CMD: 23 | F/R/W +8/4/7 +8/4/7 (+2 will if raging) | Init: +6 | Speed 40 ft | Apprs +5, Climb +12, H Anim +7, Intim +9, Kn Arc +9, Kn Dung,Loc,Nat,Pln,Rlg +5, Perc +12, Scraft +5, Surv +4, Swim +9, UMD +7 | Active Conditions: None
Tusk emits a low growl as the slippery thing once again evades him and he resolves to get a magical bow. Though his least favored weapon, this is just unacceptable!
But then he realizes that his bardiche, with the extra length, might give him an opportunity to join the battle and he switches the dinky trident for his bardiche, and then readies an attack with the bardiche. In his hurry and reluctance to miss the next opportunity, the trident just plops to the floor.
Human Male Mesmerist 10 | hp 58/58 | AC 17 T 12 FF 15 | CMB +4, CMD 17 | F: +7, R +12, W +20 | Init: +4 | Perc: +5, SM: +12, Concentration +18/+20 | Speed 30 ft | |Spells: 1st 6/12, 2nd 5/6, 3rd 0/3, 4th 0/3 | Tricks 3/10 | Touch Treatment 8/9 | Conditions: 3 Negative Levels
Leo moves back and readies to re-apply Bold Stare when it reemerges. Will add 4 damage to the next hit. (as well as applying a -3 to Will Saves and Attack Rolls)
Does Ill Omen work this round? Again, no
1d100 ⇒ 27
CG Male half-elf rogue 8 | HP 67/67 | AC: 21 T:17 FF:15 | F +4 R +12 W +2 (+2 vs. enchantments) | Init +12 | Perc +13 | Low-light vision | Trapfinding +4
Tathane spins to face the creature again and slices.
Male C/N half-orc unchained barbarian/3, sorcerer/2, dragon disc/4 | HP: 93/93 (0/6 rage HP) | AC/T/FF: 20 20/10/13 | CMD: 23 | F/R/W +8/4/7 +8/4/7 (+2 will if raging) | Init: +6 | Speed 40 ft | Apprs +5, Climb +12, H Anim +7, Intim +9, Kn Arc +9, Kn Dung,Loc,Nat,Pln,Rlg +5, Perc +12, Scraft +5, Surv +4, Swim +9, UMD +7 | Active Conditions: None
Readied attack rolls. Note that with the reach weapon and 5' step Hekk has a 15' reach so I'm hopeful that he willactually get and attack this turn, though it will probably miss with all the cover the thing will probably have.
Tathane takes a slice from the shadow as it goes by. In a tense moment, the party readies more spells and attacks.
Targeting
1) Tathane
2) LeGuin
3) Aryas
4) Hekk
5) Leopold Target:1d5 ⇒ 1
The shadow emerges from the wall and swings at Tathane again. Aryas and Hekk step up over to take swings at the creature. Aryas his, Hekk barely misses, his attack foiled somewhat by the allies standing in his way.
It looks like the shadow is going to escape once more, but Leo's encourages Aryas to do just enough damage to discorporate the creature. The shadows that make it up burst apart and hiss into the corners of the room, disappearing.
Now that the shadows aren't attacking you, there is a bit of time to study the room.
Refresher Description of the Room:
Stone double doors stand in the center of the south, east, and west walls of this room, although the door leading west is partially sealed with stone spread across the door like clay. A short pedestal bearing pale blue shards of shattered crystal occupies the center of this room, surrounded by a circle of runes carved into the floor. An alcove at the north end of this room contains a stone statue of a human man. The statue wields a lance and wears hide armor, but, strangely, it has been
turned away from the center of the room to instead face the blank alcove wall to the north.
Knowledge (arcane, religion) DC 25 re: The Crystal:
The shattered crystal on the pedistal once served as a potent magical lure designed to attract incorporeal undead and trap them within. Shattered as it is, the crystal is no longer functional.
Knowledge (history, religion) DC 25 re: The backward statue:
You recall that the Kellids in this area believed that the backward-facing statue of a deceased person would confuse the ambitions of his unquiet spirit.
Male NG Half-orc inquisitor (relic hunter/preacher) of Kurgess 9 | HP 93/93 | Hybrid: AC 24 T 14 FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD25| F: +13 (+1 vs. disease & poison), R: +8, W: +13 | Init: +5 | Perc: +21, SM: +13 | Speed 30ft | Determination 1/4 | Spells: 1st 5/6 ; 2nd 3/5; 3rd 3/4 | Active conditions: SeeInvis; HeightAw; Delay Poison;Keenedg
Crystal Religion Check:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Statue Religion Check:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
"Har! Kellids in this area believed that the backward-facing statue of a deceased person would confuse the ambitions of his unquiet spirit. So much for that idea!"
CG Male half-elf rogue 8 | HP 67/67 | AC: 21 T:17 FF:15 | F +4 R +12 W +2 (+2 vs. enchantments) | Init +12 | Perc +13 | Low-light vision | Trapfinding +4
While others examine the shattered crystal, pedestal, and runes, Tathane examines each door and the statue for signs of traps.
Male C/N half-orc unchained barbarian/3, sorcerer/2, dragon disc/4 | HP: 93/93 (0/6 rage HP) | AC/T/FF: 20 20/10/13 | CMD: 23 | F/R/W +8/4/7 +8/4/7 (+2 will if raging) | Init: +6 | Speed 40 ft | Apprs +5, Climb +12, H Anim +7, Intim +9, Kn Arc +9, Kn Dung,Loc,Nat,Pln,Rlg +5, Perc +12, Scraft +5, Surv +4, Swim +9, UMD +7 | Active Conditions: None
arcana:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
soooo close
"Hekk, you guys fight good. You all OK? Them shadows suck your energy right out of you, leavin' you real weak. I got me some scrolls in here," he points over his shoulder at his backpack, "that should help if they did."
How much strength damage did folks take? I can't do squat about the drain though. Shall we go east?
Male NG Half-orc inquisitor (relic hunter/preacher) of Kurgess 9 | HP 93/93 | Hybrid: AC 24 T 14 FF 22 | CMB +9, CMD25| F: +13 (+1 vs. disease & poison), R: +8, W: +13 | Init: +5 | Perc: +21, SM: +13 | Speed 30ft | Determination 1/4 | Spells: 1st 5/6 ; 2nd 3/5; 3rd 3/4 | Active conditions: SeeInvis; HeightAw; Delay Poison;Keenedg
"Hekk, I think I'd like to try this western door. There was a western passage back at the start and I'd like to see what it lead to. I hate to leave unexplored elements. By the by, Leopold, that mirror trick was a life saver. Any chance you could work your magic on me again?"
You get the sense Leguin is intentionally trying to avoid any of Leopold's lingo
Human Male Mesmerist 10 | hp 58/58 | AC 17 T 12 FF 15 | CMB +4, CMD 17 | F: +7, R +12, W +20 | Init: +4 | Perc: +5, SM: +12, Concentration +18/+20 | Speed 30 ft | |Spells: 1st 6/12, 2nd 5/6, 3rd 0/3, 4th 0/3 | Tricks 3/10 | Touch Treatment 8/9 | Conditions: 3 Negative Levels
Arcana
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
I, er, your thetodemon count is a little high, LeGuin. We're gonna have to do a reading before you can manifest your own greatness again.
Mechanically, I can only have two tricks implanted at a time. Hekk has Gift of Will and Aryas has the Mirror Image trick. Just trying to spread the love.
CG Male half-elf rogue 8 | HP 67/67 | AC: 21 T:17 FF:15 | F +4 R +12 W +2 (+2 vs. enchantments) | Init +12 | Perc +13 | Low-light vision | Trapfinding +4
"The west door sounds fine to me. But do you think that stone around it will keep it shut? It almost looks like the rock melted out and around the door."
CG Male half-elf rogue 8 | HP 67/67 | AC: 21 T:17 FF:15 | F +4 R +12 W +2 (+2 vs. enchantments) | Init +12 | Perc +13 | Low-light vision | Trapfinding +4
"Yeah, Hekk. East now." Tathane follows behind Hekk as he opens the door.
This large chamber’s vaulted ceiling arches twenty feet overhead. Rich but aged tapestries hang from the walls along with several shields depicting a black circle upon a field of blue. Multiple life-sized statues occupy the edges of the main floor. Four represent armored warriors holding lances and two represent armored warhorses. To the east, a short flight of steps ascends to an alcove containing a stone coffin surrounded with weapons and other treasures. A long lance with a cruel
barbed tip lies atop the coffin.
Male C/N half-orc unchained barbarian/3, sorcerer/2, dragon disc/4 | HP: 93/93 (0/6 rage HP) | AC/T/FF: 20 20/10/13 | CMD: 23 | F/R/W +8/4/7 +8/4/7 (+2 will if raging) | Init: +6 | Speed 40 ft | Apprs +5, Climb +12, H Anim +7, Intim +9, Kn Arc +9, Kn Dung,Loc,Nat,Pln,Rlg +5, Perc +12, Scraft +5, Surv +4, Swim +9, UMD +7 | Active Conditions: None
"Whoever was interred here was a warrior, that's for sure. I don't particularly like disturbing the dead, but we were sent here to find the resting place of a warlord, Haramil, and see if that cradle artifact is with him. This looks like it could be the very place! So, I guess it's time to rummage through the remains."
Human Male Mesmerist 10 | hp 58/58 | AC 17 T 12 FF 15 | CMB +4, CMD 17 | F: +7, R +12, W +20 | Init: +4 | Perc: +5, SM: +12, Concentration +18/+20 | Speed 30 ft | |Spells: 1st 6/12, 2nd 5/6, 3rd 0/3, 4th 0/3 | Tricks 3/10 | Touch Treatment 8/9 | Conditions: 3 Negative Levels
Free of the need to concentrate on Aryas's mirror image trick, Leopold implants another one in LeGuin. I also take a 5' step to LeGuin and draw a wand of remove fear.
Remember this LeGuin, you're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.
The creature is some sort of festering spirit, a ghostlike creature reeks of the grave and drips with putrescent goo. As you have seen, it has a 30 ft. aura of stench. (Fortitude save or be sickened). It's incorporeal, has channel resistance, and undead immunities. Also, it's covered in slime. Any creature that is hit by the spirit’s incorporeal touch attack, passes through its square, or hits it with a natural weapon or unarmed strike must attempt a Fortitude save. On a failure, the creature is nauseated for 1d4 rounds, and on a success the creature is staggered for 1 round.
The spirit takes a swing at Aryas as he approaches.
lance:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17 for piercing:1d8 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 and negative:2d6 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4 Mirror Image (1=Hit):1d3 ⇒ 3
Aryas reaches the spirit, resists the stench aura, and takes a mighty slice out of it.
~+~Round 1~+~
Leopold
Aryas (3 images)
Tathane
Leguin
Red (-20)
Hekk
Branson
CG Male half-elf rogue 8 | HP 67/67 | AC: 21 T:17 FF:15 | F +4 R +12 W +2 (+2 vs. enchantments) | Init +12 | Perc +13 | Low-light vision | Trapfinding +4
Tathane extracts his invisibility wand from his bag and taps himself with it.
