Unsure of how to fight a wig, but pretty sure that smash it is not the answer, Donovan moves to grab it, dropping his flail as he does.
Etgar knows this to be an ooze called animate hair. By disguising itself as a wig, animate hair is able to subtly influence the creature that wears it. At first, the hair merely makes its host more vain, but when the opportunity presents itself, the animate hair compels its host to murder. It is vulnerable to fire and resistant to most attacks that do not do slashing damage.
Don attempts to grab the mass of hair but is unable to do so.
The hair begins to move toward Donovan drawing an AoO from Agni and Don.
Agni, Don AoO ✔
"Another creature to be purified by the flames of Sarenrae," the young ifrit declares out loud as she frees up her weapon hand to toss a bolt of fire at the strange ooze.
Move Action: sheath weapon.
Standard Action: Bolt of Fire
Agni connects her morningstar with the hair. It appears to do no damage.
It's the hair! It has animated the object...burn the wig, burn it!
Etgar appears to be out of reach for an AoO. It is the hair's turn atm. Don has an AoO. Agni, you had an AoO with morningstar in your hand. Your post confirms that.
Yes. Etgar. I interpreted your move as a non move. Apply your turn. Apologies.
As the thing comes for Donovan he attempts to smash it with his shield.
Don misses the animate hair. We will let Etgar take his move for this round and then the hair will finish it's attack on Don.
Etgar knows this to be an ooze called animate hair. By disguising itself as a wig, animate hair is able to subtly influence the creature that wears it. At first, the hair merely makes its host more vain, but when the opportunity presents itself, the animate hair compels its host to murder. It is vulnerable to fire and resistant to most attacks that do not do slashing damage.
Etgar ✔ Round 1 turn.
As he slams the shield down he calls out. "Well, I guess we know what it means now."
After Etgar calling out for fire, he moves in to try and stab at it...trying very hard not to hit Donovan.
Etgar's spear meets its target yet appears to pass through the ooze without harm.
The animate hair enters Don's space and slams at him.
Agni's fire bolt misses its mark.
Round 2
Agnimitra 10/13 Donovan 11/12 Etgar 7/9 Niu 3/7
Etgar, Donovan, Niu ✔
animate hair
Agnimitra
"Damnable creature is stubborn," Agni mutters as she draws her scimitar and attempts to strike it down once more.
Move Action: draw weapon.
Standard Action: Scimitar attack
"Burn it? As you wish." Niu moves across the room, spreads his hands with a few arcane words and lets out a sheet of flame that washes over the wig, Donovan, and Agnimitra.
Agni, it is not your turn :-)
Will apply that when your turns comes up like I did last round.
The hair seems to burn more readily than flesh would.
Agni is resistant to 5 on fire, no roll necessary.
Don is resistant to most everything but fire.
Need a reflex save to halve the damage, Don.
Damn
Etgar does a quick inventory of what he has stowed away on his person, but can't think of anything that could hurt this thing. If only he'd picked up a small life...that'd have been handy.
Instead of attacking again, he holds his spear before him in defense.
As the flames wash over him Donovan flashes back to working with his Pa and the great heat of the kiln, "focus!' Shaking his head he reaches for one of his his throwing axes.
Donovan kills the wig. End initiative.
Agni gives Donovan a slightly impressed look, hand on the hilt of her scimitar, ready to draw. "Well done, sir." She instead pulls the mace off of her belt once more and waves it at Niu. "Perhaps touching such things is not the best idea down here."
Niu considers the dead creature for a moment, waving away the smoke and pungent odor of the burning hair. "Perhaps. Though, if we see something that is odd, it does require investigation. Imagine if that animate hair had been left behind for some child to find."
Retrieving his potion of CLW, Niu drinks it.
As his bruises fade, he looks at Donovan. "You aren't looking so great. That thing was about to get you before I burnt it. Perhaps you should drink your potion?"
LOL.
Niu turns white as he realizes he just drank an unidentified potion. He feels something coursing through his veins.
Donovan reaches for his potion as soon as Niu mentions it, but he holds. "It is only a little burn, you sure I should use it?"
Niu shrugs. "I gave you two of them. You can make up your own mind when you need some healing."
Waving toward the doorway, Niu urges the party to keep moving. "The smoke from that wig is particularly unpleasant. Let's get out of this room."
Niu feels like he has returned to full health.
This cavernous chamber has two doors to the north and two to the south. The west end of the room contains an altar with a symbol of a winged rapier burning with bright light. Several tiles on the floor in front of the altar bear large symbols. The east end of the room contains a large crack, defacing a mural of armored figures staring resolutely forward, with beams radiating behind them. Several corpses of mites slump in three piles.
The altar honors Arazni, the Red Crusader, and burns with a continual flame.
Etgar wanders over to examine the crack in the mural, trying to see if it is natural or purposeful.
The crack appears natural. It also shows signs of small or tiny creatures moving through it. It is 18 inches wide.
Agni cautiously moves about the room, looking for signs of what might have happened to the mites.
As Agnimitra approaches the pile of mite carcasses, she immediately discovers not what caused their death, but what is taking advantage of it.
Surprise Round Agni and Giant Cockroach
Agnimitra 10/13 Donovan 7/12 Etgar 7/9 Niu 7/7
Reminder, one standard or one move action in surprise round.
Initiative:
Agnimitra
Giant Cockroach
Agni ✔
Roach
"Gah!" Agni cries out. "Why bugs?!" She swings her mace down, intending to squash the bug.
Agni squashes the bug. The sounds of battle alert the rest of the party as well as a couple scavengers in the room.
Etgar
Donovan
Niu
Agnimitra
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cockroach yellow
Round 1 Roaches
Agnimitra 10/13 Donovan 7/12 Etgar 7/9 Niu 7/7
yellow roach
Niu ✔
Blue roach
Agni, Don, Etgar
Yellow attacks Niu
"Neb-en-toti, are you calling bugs over to join us? These don't appear to be of the friendly sort."
Niu steps back, draws a dart, and throws it at Yellow.
Niu's dart just misses the roach.
The blue roach approaches Agni and bites.
Agni takes one hp of damage.
yellow roach
Niu
Blue roach
Agni, Don, Etgar ✔
Etgar slides around Agni and strokes at the bug with his spear!
Agnimitra stiffle a gasp as the bugs barely nicker her leg with it's jaws. "Disgusting creature," she mutters as she swings her mace once more.
Agni nicks the bug. Etgar misses his target. Don recall you are welcome to do free healing as we moved quickly into the next room before you had a chance to do that. Your call.
Don ✔
Donovan steps forward Flail whirling.
Yet another miss.
Round 2
Agnimitra 9/13 Donovan 7/12 Etgar 7/9 Niu 7/7
The yellow roach heads for the tender looking human.
Yellow roach
Niu ✔
Blue roach
Agni, Don, Etgar