Did we get Bo's negative level from breath of life resolved?
Not-Trixie stows her walking stick and looks at the crater with a worried frown. "You know, the last crater we investigated had some pretty nasty stuff inside," she remarks, her glance unconsciously landing on her archer companion. "I could scout out the topside from the air if we'd like, see if we can find a way in."
Not-Trixie would have cast overland flight at the start of the day, but she'll hold off on her other buffs until she feels like we're closer to danger.
Looking around the ruins from above, Trixie can see there is little to explore. The one notable feature is a set of intact stairs descending into the earth, mostly shielded from the damage by its underground nature. The walls and door that once encloses it are now just rubble.
Buffs:
Shield Companion - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Longstrider - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Seeing the others prepare their magics, Selter does also.
Shield Companion and Longstrider, 5 hours on Sithiss / 4 hours on Selter. Greater Magic Fang 9 hours on Sithiss.
Ssseemsss isss only one place to go. Othersss wisssh Ssself to ssscout the ground? If y'all want, I could change to an earth elemental and earth glide along the tunnel route. But it still wouldn't be very quite.
Not-Trixie claps her hands delightedly. ”Oh, that’s a wonderful idea Selter! Just, um, maybe don’t scout out too far ahead without checking back in with us so we can follow behind at a distance? I’d hate for you to get ambushed while separated.”
While walking forward, Selter changes into a roughly humanoid form made up of earth and rocks. Then he sinks down into the soil at his feet.
Medium earth elemental. Will move along beside and underneath the stairs. Trying to find any pressure plates or secret openings. About every 20' or so, will stick my head into the passage from a random point on the wall and look to see what is visible inside the passage.
The steps into this cellar are smeared with the offal of some wild animal and the stench at the bottom is eye-watering. Some kind of beast now lives here and the rancid, half-eaten carcasses of deer, boar, and even some humanoid-looking remains lie scattered about in disarray. Two stout pillars hold up the brick ceiling and the masonry of the walls, though cracked and worn, appears to be stable.
Selter heads back to tell the others what he has found so far, Ssstairsss ssseemsss sssafe. Sssome animal eating other animalsss. Sssmell isss ssstrong. We go.
"Smell? Hmm..." Not-Trixie flips through her spellbook for a few seconds before snapping it shut again. "I don't see a way to avoid that unfortunately. I do have some magics that could bypass it, but I'd rather save them in case someone's life is on the line again." Slowly she begins to float down towards the hole. "Selter, did you check the ceiling?" she asks over her shoulder.
Now she'll cast darkvision and see invisibility, extending both with her rod to 180 minute durations, and then mage armor from her wand for an hour.
HP 113/113 | AC 30 | F +14 R +7 W +10 | Perc +24 | Stealth -4 | Battle Host Occultist 11 | CMB +13, CMD 24 | Init +11 |Low Light Vision
"Shouldn't be too much on an issue." Harbinger will say regarding the scent. I will have cast Freedom of movement, Heightened Awareness, See Invisibility, and Perceive Clues.
Seeing that Trixie is again up in the air and then vanishes from sight, Selter directs Sithiss, Sssafe guard thisss perssson. Yesss, Ssself knowsss. Isss mammal. Guard anyway. Pointing at Bo.
Then he melts back into the earth to look further.
Earthglide over the chamber and stick a head down through the ceiling to look around. Have darkvision as an elemental.
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
Narayan had prepared some of his defenses upon arriving at the Collapsed Halls Mage Armor and Barkskin, once the wall of rank stench hits his nostrils he fishes out a wand to shroud himself in an additional shield too.
Following Bo downward he softly warned "These ssmells sspeak of a den sstill in usse."
HP 113/113 | AC 30 | F +14 R +7 W +10 | Perc +24 | Stealth -4 | Battle Host Occultist 11 | CMB +13, CMD 24 | Init +11 |Low Light Vision
harbinger hears bo mention a carving in the wall and perks up, moving down the stairs far faster than is probably advisable for someone wearing as much weight in armor as he is. once he got to the bottom he quickly started examining it, casting detect magic, and trying to decipher with linguistics if appropriate.
Buffs:
Shield Companion - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Longstrider - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Medium Earth Elemental wildeshape - dur up to 9 hours
The stony visage again sticks its head down from the ceiling, Sssizable creaturesss ssstriding down ssstairsss. Ssself will get behind them. Earthglide double move to point where he can pop out as needed if hostilities break out.
Not-Trixie tries to hide her startled jump as Selter’s head pops out of the ceiling. ”But... what about the thing hiding in the wall?” she whispers back frantically. She grabs her licorice root from her pouch again, breaking off a small piece and using it like a pen to draw arcane sigils in the air.
Casting haste - I’m uncertain if Selter is a valid target currently, but if so she’ll include him. Vendalfek will delay unless otherwise stated.
As Not-Trixie enhances the party's speed, a snarling canine with a goblinoid face crawls down the stairs. Seeing Narayan in front of the door, it pauses, speaking in a gutteral language towards the entrance.
Goblin:
"Prey stands in the way."
Then it focuses back on the basement as a wave of chilling pressure passes over Narayan, Not-Trixie, and Bo Goh. Will saves please! Spellcraft can identify the effect.
As the first beast finishes its concentration, another crawls over it and down the rest of the stairway, ending up directly in front of Narayan.
Round 1 Initiative wrote:
28 Bo
26 Not-Trixie
23 Vendalfek (Delay)
23 Red
20 Blue
19 Selter
14 Sithiss
13 Harbinger
10 Narayan
I'm assuming that Selter is hiding in the wall and as such is not target-able for haste. That also means he doesn't get caught in the enemy's effect either. Knowledge Planes to ID them.
Buffs:
Shield Companion - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Longstrider - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Medium Earth Elemental wildeshape - dur up to 9 hours
Selter pops out from the wall and takes a wack at the surprised creature,
slam att:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17, if hits, slam dam:1d8 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
Will:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14 Will (GM Reroll):1d20 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 3 = 27 +2 vs. Mind-Affecting & Poison; +2 vs. fear, paralysis, sleep, +1 against fear and confusion, +1 on additional saves vs. compulsion
Narayan falters for a moment, but refortifies his mind, unwilling to risk harming his companions under some subtle enchantment. Falling easily into the rhythms of his Dragon Stance, he strengthens his mind further and smashes into the hideous wolf monsters that assail him!
If he finishes off the lead beasty, he'll launch himself towards the other with a Flying Kick and continue the flurry. This will provoke as appropriate, and the kick itself won't have the +d6 acid damage.
His first attack vs. each creature (if appropriate) will be a Stunning Fist, DC 19
Vendelfek recognizes crushing despair as it washes over him, but manages to resist the emotions. Selter springs forth but finds the tough hide of the creatures blocks his slam.
Harbinger Attack Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 47
As the Harbinger moves in and swings, the creature disappears from sight momentarily, allowing the attack to pass through empty air! All but Vendelfek recognizes greater barghests, fiends from the outer planes rumored to be related to goblins. Their forms resist the damage of non-magical weapons and they enjoy a number of spell-like abilities such as the blink effect that foiled Harbingers attacks. These have clearly fed on numerous victims, allowing them to grow greater in strength and toughness.
Narayan Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 35 Narayan Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 26 Narayan Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 83 Narayan Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 30 Narayan Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 70 Narayan Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 43 Narayan Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 53
Only the backfist and cuff connect, but the backfist shatters bone with the heavy blow. Even so, the beast remains standing!
Behind Selter, another of the beasts begins to crawl down the stairs, biting at the emerged druid.
Stepping back quickly, Not-Trixie weighs her options. With two of the barghests next to each other, she decides to save her spells capable of affecting ethereal creatures and instead plunges a hand into her belt pouch. With the pinch of shimmering ground mica, she traces an arcane rune that looks like a rapidly-expanding orb. As she finishes the spell, the sparkles collapse into a single point that rapidly flies through the air towards the large creatures. Then, it explodes in a burst of silver glitter that covers both of them!
5 ft step and cast glitterdust (Will 20 to avoid blindness) on both Blue and Red. Not certain how the spell interacts with blink, but I didn't see anything right away that suggested it wouldn't work.
Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 44 Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 56 Blue Will Save:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Only the closest barghest appears effected by the glitter, the other vanishing before the cloud can touch it. Even so, the one shakes its head and stares daggers at Not-Trixie before continuing the attack.
Buffs:
Shield Companion - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Longstrider - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Medium Earth Elemental wildeshape - dur up to 9 hours
Seeing how the huge creatures have him surrounded, Selter flees back into the wall and then into the room. Withdraw action. Sithiss, get over there behind Harbinger.
Can't seem to access the map. I should be able to move to approx where Not-Trixie is. Sithiss moves up behind Harbinger. BTW, what race are you Harbinger?
Male LG Nagaji Scaled Fist 12 | HP 90/90 | AC 23(27)(32)(36), T 22 (26), FF 20(24)(29)(33) | CMD 41, FFCMD 38 | F +13, R +14, W +14 Init +3/7 | Perc +2/4 | Stunning Fist Uses 13/13 | Ki Pool 13/13 |
Narayan gives a bemused smile as the huge creatures blink in and out of reality, trying his best to time out his strikes for when they reappear!
Blue should already be flat-footed since I tagged it while shaken last round, so starting with attacks from Medusa's Wrath
Assuming there's an enemy in reach, spend a ki and a swift for anAtemi Strike:1d20 + 19 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 19 + 1 = 36 MLGCISB* + Holy + Acid:2d8 + 9 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1, 5) + 9 + (3, 6) + (3) = 27
If at some point blue dies, Narayan will do a Stunning Flying Kick (DC 19, losing d6 acid damage) into Red, switching to nonlethal until he gets a hit to try to intimidate. Intimidate:1d20 + 21 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 21 - 4 = 20 Shaken for [DAMAGE] rounds on success
Harbinger Crit Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 45 Harbinger Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 28 Harbinger Crit Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 49
Harbinger attempts to slay the lead barghest but the chaotic pattern of its existence foils him at every turn!
Narayan Mighty Punch Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 41 Narayan Cross Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 40 Narayan Palm Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 97 Narayan Jab Punch Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 35 Narayan Hook Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 55 Narayan Backfist Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 60 Narayan Hammer Punch Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 69 Narayan Cuff Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 82 Narayan Strike Miss Chance, Over 50:1d100 ⇒ 70
Narayan fairs better, his palm strike knocking the barghest out to collapse on the stairs, then his flying leap passes through before his hook lands and allows a devastating backfist to send the second foe to the ground! Crawling down the stairs, the next barghest attempts to bite the nagaji in retribution.
Buffs:
Shield Companion - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Longstrider - split between Selter and Sithiss - dur 4 hours
Medium Earth Elemental wildeshape - dur up to 9 hours
Mirror Image with 4 images - dur 4 min
Sithiss! Crusssh that wolf thing!
Bo! Get behind Sithiss!
Ydersssiusss ssshow more Ssselfsss!Cast mirror image and share with Sithissnum images:1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Don't forget about haste, folks! Everyone except Selter has it currently.
Not-Trixie quickly reverses course as another barghest appears behind her. Mind racing, she channels magical energy from one of her prepared wards into a pair of translucent spiked orbs. Vendalfek, the new wand!
What? Oh, right! The faerie dragon grabs a stick from the bandolier hanging around his waist like a belt and pokes Not-Trixie with it. Is it working? How about n- Oh, there you go!
Move action to draw wand of vanish, standard action to use on Not-Trixie.
