EbonFist's #3-14 Snakes in the Fold (Inactive)

Game Master EbonFist

In draconic

"What the Dwarf is saying, is that we are your friends, and we are here to rescue you and your eggs from these smooth skins. And she speaks the truth"

Diplomacy, aid: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Ichio reads the note carefully and hide on his Bagpack "This information can be very valuable for Pathfinder Society"

diplo: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

It isn't exactly the greatest negotiation for peace and cooperation in the history of the Pathfinder Society, especially since there are so few of them that the lizardfolk understand but, between Mylvwara and Kal'Ryon's words, Ichio's non-violent posture and Shardra's impressive mime (which earns claw clicks from a couple of the observers,) the lizardfolk leader's body grows noticeably less tense, even friendly.

"I am Oosthic, leader of the Muckmouth tribe. Be careful in the room beyond, allies of the Muckmouth Tribe, the Aspis smooth-skins have removed our eggs from the hatchery and two bow carriers with identical markings guard the room now, shooting down any who try to enter," she tells them.

"Oosthic, leader of the Muckmouth tribe, my name is Diazepane. We will retrieve your eggs for you. Do we have your permission to handle them if we find them, or do you prefer that we come and get you when the area is secure?"

"The leader of the Aspis smooth-skins has taken them to a place where we cannot retrieve them. We would be most grateful to you if you can bring them back into the hatchery for us," Oosthic replies, apparently pleased with the question and the respect behind it.

"we will bring the eggs safely even if our lives fail in the attempt"

Shardra looks ascance at the Tengu's comment. "No need for our lives to be lost. In. Out. Save the eggs. Simple."

Tell them I will gladly hunt down these Aspis rats for them. Valeros says as he prepares to go on the rescue mission. He takes a pull off his wineskin as he does.

I get nastier when I've had a few...or so I've been told.. he says with a chuckle.

Oosthic looks on placidly as the group speaks words she doesn't understand. If they are translated she seems pleased by Ichio and Valeros' words and, perhaps strangely, even by Shardra's.

The party makes their way to the next chamber where a small waterfall drums over several protruding stones before crashing into a large pool. A strange, pulsating light emanating from a nearby cave mouth fill this pool with a vivid and intense rainbow of colors. Torn nets litter the water. Parts of the netting are still attached to the shore, but most have been torn off, and now circle the pool in the current created by the waterfall.

A pair of identical looking men lollygag at the other end of the chamber, one of them twirling his bow in an elaborate manner. "Oh yeah? Watch this," the other says, starting to do the same until they notice you.

A word does not pass between them but instantly two arrows are knocked and finding targets. But only one of them fires, the other one starting to...sing?

"And another one down and another gone and another one bites the dust..."

Longbow plus IC: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 12 + 1 = 27
Arrow: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Longbow plus IC: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 17 + 1 = 27
Arrow: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Both arrows easily find their way through Shardra's armor but don't find much purchase, otherwise.

Round 1, the BOLD may act.
Arrange yourself at the border between the two chambers to start your turn. If you're lost track of where you are, you're in the next to the last chamber that's exposed (they're in that one.)
Twin Archers
Ichio
Diazepane
Valeros
Kal'Ryon
Shardra -5HP
Mylvwara

Diazepane moves up to within 30' of Pink, and lofts a gleaming blue vial.

Frost Bomb, PBS: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 10 + 1 = 14 vs touch
Damage, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6, 3, 2, 6) + 8 + 1 = 26 plus DC 22 Fort vs staggered
12 splash on a miss

Mylvwara smiles and puts a wind wall down the middle of the chamber, dividing the two men.

Which one is singing, vs which one is shooting?

Kal advances into the room, and as he does he begins to grow.

30 foot move, enlarge person at the start of next round

Purple is singing, Pink is shooting.

Valeros rushes up to the archer on the left(purple). He points his sword at him.

Give up...or don't. Either way, you're done here. doublemove to base contact. Can't attack. On phone...can someone move me please? Ty

Barely registering the two shafts cannoning off her plate armour or the mild bruising that results, Shardra stamps noisily forward, ahead of the alchemist. As she does she guestures with one hand at the water of the cavern pool - in a moment it rises up, surrounding her in a coocoon of spinning water. Arriving within 30' of the archer, she points a forefinger at him, waggling it disapprovingly at him. "Wrong decision"

Move 20'; Wave Shield (immediate action); Misfortune Hex

Wave shield: create a wave shield to reduce physical or fire damage from a single attack by 3.

Misfortune As a standard action, Shardra can force an enemy within 30 feet to roll twice on all ability checks, attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks and take the lower roll for 1 round (Will DC 18 negates)

When Ichio saw arrows hit Shardra runs towards pink guy and slice with his wakizashi.

"Wrong decision guy, How taste your own blood?

Waki attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
waki damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

"You gotta do better than that," one of the archers says as he ducks around Diazepane's throw. It lands in the water and leaves a solid chunk of ice the size of a man's head, the spray from it coating the archer's leg in frost.

Speaking of spray, Mylvwara's wind wall kisses the top of the pool, send up a mist around it for a couple feet.

Valeros rushes one of the archers but can't swing.

Ichio rushes the other and makes an effective stab.

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

That's enough bad luck for him, though and Shardra's additional bad luck does not affect him.

As their opponents get close, both drop their bows and draw rapiers, taking a stab at the men before them, the motions eerily similar.

Purple Rapier plus IC: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 + 1 = 21
Piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Pink Rapier plus IC: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 11 + 1 = 24
Piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

If their attacks had been flipped they would both have hit. As it is only the one attacking Ichio makes contact.

"Hey! We're gonna get you, too! Another one bites the dust!" Purple continues to sing.

"You tell me," Pink replies to Ichio, spitting some of his blood at the tengu.

"Intruders! Intruders! 6. Some martial, some magic users!" he then calls out in a loud voice.

Round 2, the BOLD may act.
Twin Archers Pink -25HP
Ichio -8HP
Diazepane
Valeros
Kal'Ryon
Shardra -5HP
Mylvwara

You've got guts...I'll give you that...no brains, but guts. Valeros says as he slashes at the archer in a flurry of steel and curses.

long1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 151d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
short: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 141d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
long2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 251d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Wanting tactically to control the battlefield, slowing any potential reinforcement and blocking any potential escape route, Shardra advances up to almost within reach of the melee. She glances up the tunnel to the north-east, guestures, and calls downs a sickening entanglement in a 40' radius reaching up to the edge of the combat.

"No escape, Aspis. Throw down your sword." What can she see up the tunnel?

Diazepane steps up and throws two bombs at Pink, one from each hand.

Frost Bomb, PBS, TWF: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 27 vs touch
Cold, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2, 5, 3) + 8 + 1 = 23 plus DC 22 Fortitude vs staggered
Miss?: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Frost Bomb, PBS, TWF: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 21 vs touch
Cold, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1, 5, 1) + 8 + 1 = 17 plus DC 22 Fortitude vs staggered
Miss?: 1d8 ⇒ 2

The now enlarged Kalryon wades slowly into the center of the chamber. With this size, and the pole arm that he carries, he can now swing at either target. The chaos overcomes his control and the motes of entropy spring to life about his blade.

Will attack whoever is still standing. If both are still up, prioritize the singer. Free: Rage. Swift: Arcane strike

Guisarme, Enlarged, PA, Rage: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Adamantine, Slashing: 2d6 + 22 ⇒ (5, 2) + 22 = 29

Ichio tries to make a full attack over pink guy
waki1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
waki2: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
damage1: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Gonna Bot Mylvwara.

Mylvwara falls back on her elven traditions and pulls out a longbow and fires as the purple garbed twin.

Longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Arrow: 1d8 ⇒ 4

She is better at magic than archery...

Valeros manages one hit out of his flurry of swings.

Meanwhile, Shardra throws some magic down the hall they haven't explored seeing a glittering mosaic sprawls across the cave floor in a moat of incandescent light. These mottled patterns of radiance undulate in an endless cascade of glorious color. Some sort of door, almost completely lost in the blaze of light, sits recessed in the far wall. A pair of better metal snakes await them in the chamber.

Diazepane does do better than that, dropping 2 fresh bombs directly on the pink garbed twin. Covered in frost, he falls over backwards like a statue.

Both Kal'Ryon and Ichio miss the remaining archer.

The purple singer pauses for a moment as his brother is taken out of the fight but then he continues to sing. "Plenty of ways that you can hurt a man and bring him to the ground." There seems to be a bit extra meaning to his words.

He draws a dagger in his free hand and attacks with both.

Rapier plus IC: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 32
Stabbing plus IC: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Rapier plus IC: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 1 = 20
Stabbing plus IC: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

Dagger plus IC: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 10 + 1 = 19
Stabbing plus IC: 1d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 = 4

Rapier Crit? plus IC: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 1 = 27
Stabbing plus IC: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

He gets one really good stab in but misses with the other two.

Round 3, the BOLD may act.
Twin Archers Pink down, Purple -11HP
Ichio -8HP
Diazepane
Valeros -13HP
Kal'Ryon
Shardra -5HP
Mylvwara

Diazepane circles around the wall of wind, and lobs a bomb.

Frost Bomb, PBS: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 = 25 vs touch
Damage, PBS: 4d6 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 1) + 8 + 1 = 18 plus DC 22 vs staggered
Miss?: 1d8 ⇒ 2

I gave you a chance...and you chose wrong... Valeros says as he cooly continues his assault.

long1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 331d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
short: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 251d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
long2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 241d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

crit: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 281d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Stepping closer to the purple archer, Kal's magically enlarged weapon clatters to the floor- returning to its normal size during the free fall. Sensing blood, Kal lunges at the remaining creature with claws and teeth- magical energies leaping from his body into the archer.

5 ft step. Full round attack. Swift: Arcane Strike

Bite: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 Damage: 1d8 + 22 ⇒ (4) + 22 = 26
Claw #1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 Damage: 1d8 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Claw #2: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32 Damage: 1d8 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18

Diazepane's bomb hits square on the remaining archer. A moment later, Valeros scores a serious hit, then two more less accurate ones in quick succession.

Even as he's falling Kal'Ryon lays into him and there isn't much left.

I'm reposting the description for the next room. The snakes don't attack unless you enter the room or attack them so you can do any prep you want. I'm going to go ahead and do initiative though so you can post anything you do before engaging in your posts then your first round of actions in your post.

A glittering mosaic sprawls across the cave floor in a moat of incandescent light. These mottled patterns of radiance undulate in an endless cascade of glorious color. Some sort of door, almost completely lost in the blaze of light, sits recessed in the far wall. A pair of metal snakes await them in the chamber.

Round 1. The BOLD may act.
Unless Shardra dismisses it, the green area may entangle you and can hurt (a little.)
Valeros
Ichio
Snakes -1HP each, entangled
Shardra
Mylvwara
Diazepane
Kal'Ryon

Any knowledge checks before we go in?

Knowledge: 1d20 ⇒ 16

+19 arcana, nature
+16 local, planes
+9 everything else

Diazepane will reup shield. I feel like we're past 8 min from the entrance.

He'll offer a channel vigor (haste, self only) or heroism extract to the martials. He has 1 of each.

knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (16) + 22 = 38
knowledge (dungeoneering, nobility): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24
knowledge (engineering, geography, history): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
knowledge (local, religion): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24
knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (17) + 24 = 41+1 vs demons

know dungeon: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Taking a moment to catch his breath, Kal sets his attention on the room before them. Producing the wand again, he looks at his companions, taps himself with the wand, and prepares to rush into the chamber.

ichio takes a fast look over Archers equipment with the hope to find any interesting or valuable

perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28

The party takes one look at the two metal snakes and realize that they are adamantine cobras. Complex constructs made out of that metal, they are quite resistant to physical damage (DR10/-) and spells (SR16) and, as constructs they are immune to mind affecting effects. They also have a poison bite.

Diazepane does not have neutealize poison.

If we have two minutes, he will prepare two lesser restoration extracts. If not ... after the battle, then.

Kal would take Channel Vigor. The extra attack will come in handy against a creature with DR/-

Shardra takes one look at the constructs and realises her sickening entanglement will be of no use here. She cancels it with a disgruntled flick of her hand.

Mylvwara casts detect magic over the archers' gear to help Ichio.

Should we use invisibilty sphere and try to just avoid the snakes?

Ichio and Mylvwara find - +1 ghost touch undead bane arrow of ancient Taldor design on one of the archers. Otherwise they are equipped identically (so double each of the below items) - potion of cure serious wounds, +1 studded leather, dagger, longbow with 20 arrows, rapier, amulet of natural armor +1, cloak of resistance +1, ring of protection +1, 200 gp.

yeah.. can't do much against those...would take forever to take them down.. no way around that DR. I'm gonna yoink one of those ring of pro, is that cool?

Bombs and spells won't be affected by DR, correct? Or do they do half damage? I confuse PF1 and PF2.

I'm all for avoiding combat if possible, no matter what the answer is. But if we have to fight, just try to pin them down and everyone with spells can just blast away.

Also Diazepane can make people embiggened. That gives an extra half die of damage.

bigger is cool...i can make that work...

Energy damage bypasses DR, so the bombs should still have 100% effectiveness. Kal does +22* on his damage rolls (with 3-4 attacks a round) while enlarged, so even DR 10 means he can do some reasonable damage. He also has at least one more shocking grasp for electrical damage. Avoiding combat is good by me, but its probably best that we are ready for if (when?) it goes wrong

Shardra examines the twin assailants look with interest, taking, if others are happy for her to do so, the amulet of natural armour. She is most interested however in the ancient Taldan arrow.

Turning it over in her hands she blows softly upon it. Moments later, a flurry of images form out of a blue mist streaming from the shaft:

- a tall heroic Taldan man bearing an impressive walrus-style mustache and a silver longbow over one shoulder;
- a scene of bloody carnage in a woodland ambush, the Taldan detatchment falling under a deluge of attackers;
- a sinewy muscular hobgoblin lurking in the shadows, stalking a figure through the night-time streets of a city;
- a shelf in a shuttered merchant's store, dust and neglect accumulating on every surface.

"This" exhales a flushed Shardra in an emotional voice you have not heard from her before, "is a storied item with tales to tell. An arrow which has left echoes through the years and across continents. These are the echoes I joined the Pathfinder Society to hear!"

She takes it, and protectively folds it into her pack. She has an avaricious demeanour more akin to a dwarven love of gold: most out of character for the terse and cold Dwarf you have been travelling with.

Shardra begins to (flavour) cast 'Legend Lore' on the ancient enchanted arrow, then curtails it to enjoy the history it will surrender later, when she is alone. This is her thing.

Shardra is too distracted to consider how to circumvert the snake constructs. She would be particularly ineffective against them; but would go along with whatever the others decide.

Ichio takes one ring and one amulet and equip. "Guys i have experience with constructs and without adamantine weapon i cant do enough damage if i cant attack by back, when you are ready to figth ill vanish and try to backstab"

Alrighty, folks. What's the plan? You won't have a surprise round if you attack but Valeros and Ichio are up before the snakes.

I vote we try to sneak past, and if it doesn't work, then we'll start combat non-optimally. Diazepane will hand Kal'Ryon a Channel Vigor extract - it's only 8 rounds, so it'll be a little tricky to pre-buff.

EbonFist, would you reveal on the map what we can see? I need to decide if Invisibility Sphere is a realistic option.

[b]Yeah...let's see uf we can sneak by first...not hllding my breath...but we can try...[/ooc]

Kal silently takes the extract, holding it in a free hand he stows the long blade, preparing to use his claws and teeth if it comes to it. As always, his hair blows slightly in a non-existent breeze.