You guys gather all of the new things and head out.
The forest gives way to shattered fragments of rock and stone, the barest recognizable remnants of a lost civilization. Jutting from the grass and shrubs is a stone promenade, ten feet wide with intermittent flights of short steps that climb up a gentle slope—miraculously unchanged despite titanic upheaval of the past. Walkways extend east and west briefly before terminating into hills of wind-eroded stone rubble that might have once been buildings. A solitary, seemingly intact tower is visible on the northern horizon, approximately a mile away.
Up on the top part of the hill you see something behind a bush, you are not able to see it entirely.
"Humph. Buncha stairs now. Oi, if only I could be like a birdie and fly. Would make all this wanderin' and explorin' a lot easier."
Fang will start climbing the stairs.
Mary Kay walks behind Fang, trying to make sure he keeps his balance. "I know I felt like a fish out of water in that cave complex. And it was only waist deep most times."
I'm literally hopping on a tail guys...and a fish out of water joke...your hilarious
Fang rolls his eyes at Atlan, then points down to his own tail.
"Yer not alone there snacko. Miss Mary here was just tryin' to lighten the mood. We've seen some strange things in these few weeks and been out of our elements as well. Little joke isn't gonna hurt nobody."
When everyone is talking you hear a clanging noise coming from the top of the hill. When it comes into view it looks like a moving big clump of ball bearings.
Round 1
Fang
Yellow
Atlan
Rhysfar & Esgidiau
Eustice
Mary Kay
Fang is up.
"Uh, that don't look friendly."
Taking a 5ft step forward, Fang moves his hands quickly, while the air around him has the energy sucked out of it and into his electric charge before sending the bolt right into the midst of the small objects.
As it gets closer to you, you see tiny spikes that seems to be making it easier to climb up and down the hill.
Round 1
Fang HP 33/39 *1 Bleed*
Yellow -11
Atlan
Rhysfar & Esgidiau
Eustice
Mary Kay
Everyone is up.
Mary Kay gawks for a moment at the metal tumbleweed.
+2 if arcane
Once she gets next to the big tree, she sends a jolt into the mass hoping to fuse a few together.
Warden Jack Swarm
N Fine Construct (Swarm)
Tremorsense 30ft
Immune: Construct Traits, Weapon Damage, Swarm Traits
Wounding Spikes - Any living creature hit by a warden jack swarm when its spikes are extended also takes 1 point of bleed damage.
Topple - Any living creature damaged by a warden jack swarm when its spikes are retracted must make a successful DC 12 Reflex save or fall prone. The save is Constitution-based.
Fang moves out of the spiky cloud then send a shock at the thing again.
Mary Kay is unable to connect but Fang lands another massive hit on the swarm.
Round 1
Fang HP 32/39 *1 Bleed*
Yellow -24
Atlan
Rhysfar & Esgidiau
Eustice
Mary Kay
Rhysfar, Esgidiau, Atlan and Eustice are up.
Eustice applies his hypnotic stare and prepares to damage the construct with his painful stare at the earliest opportunity. He readies an action to move away if it gets close enough to harm him.
Esgi darts forward and attacks the strange mass.
Rhys follows suit, charging in tandem with Esgidiau.
this is not my area of expertise. They are too small
Rhysfar and Esgidiau are ineffective to the swarm but Atlan lands a very successful alchemist fire and the swarm is destroyed.
There is nothing else in this area but you do see a tower in the distance.
You guys are able to get yourselves together and head towards the tower in the distance.
To the north, the hills give way to sharp, rocky inclines. A solitary stone structure, a tower at least three stories high, is partially embedded in the rocky cliff wall behind it. The cylindrical edifice is oddly undamaged, however, as if the rock were only the tide lapping at the tower’s lower half, frozen in time. The structure has no windows or rooftop battlements. A metal double door is set in the base of the southern side and is slightly ajar.
Above the door in Azlanti it says, “Spindlelock Research Facility: a division of the Spindle Solution, making tomorrow’s humanity, today. Authorized Personnel Only.”
Mary Kay read the message over the doors. Turning to the others,
"Seems this textile company is serious about their security, if that mass of ball bearings was part of the defenses."
"Could be a lathe shop. I bet the Azlanti had really good lathes."
"Welp, we're not gettin' any younger. What say we take a peek inside, eh?"
Fang will approach the slightly open door and look around.
This spacious chamber appears to have been designed to awe or impress the entrant. Pale gray tiles decorated with faint, intricate geometrical designs cover the floor. The walls of the chamber are pure white, illuminated by unnatural light emanating from the ceiling in a way that makes the chamber appear slightly larger than it really is. A large double door exits to the south, and another double door leads to the north.
In the center of the chamber appears to be a lifelike statue of a man in simple black robes with a helmet that obscures most of his face.
hey guys ill move in first and do some scouting for traps
You do not detect any traps.
"I say, that fellow looks rather ominous. Wouldn't you agree?"
Life like statues have a propensity to actually come to life around here. And he bears a striking resemblance to that fellow who might be connected to the illusionatti. Best not to take any chances.
Eustice moves into the room and directs his hypnotic stare at the statue as a precaution. He prepares to add his painful stare if all the conditions are met.
Fang scoots into the room with everyone else.
yeah nothing comes good from rooms with big statues ominously in the middle
As everyone is looking at the statue and talking about it. 2 Skum walk through what appeared to be a wall and strike.
Red strikes out at Fang.
Blue Strikes at Atlan.
Round 1
Atlan
Eustice
Rhysfar & Esgidiau
Blue
Fang HP 35/39
Red
Mary Kay
Atlan, Eustice, Rhysfar and Esgidiau are up.
Eustice raises his shield cloak and quickly switches targets with his hypnotic stare, targeting red. He casts sleep.
Esgidiau moves to the right.
Rhys charges blue.
Atlan will 5ft over to Red and attack.
Red falls over laughing uncontrollably. Rhysfar and Esgidiau rush blue and land critical blows but the creature is somehow still standing. Atlan lands a blow on the laughing Red
Round 1
Atlan
Eustice
Rhysfar & Esgidiau
Blue -19
Fang
Red -5
Mary Kay
Fang is up.
Fang takes a step back from the giggling monster and gives a smirk.
"Think this one has gone mad."
Instead the adaro turns his attention to the other enemy and charges the air for a blast.
Round 1
Atlan
Eustice
Rhysfar & Esgidiau
Fang
Red -5
Mary Kay
Mary, Atlan, Eustice, Rhysfar and Esgidiau are up.
Mary Kay takes a moment to study the energy patterns left from Fang's blast. She then sends a jolt of electricity at the remaining creature. Not used to firing at horizontal creatures, the blast discharges on the far wall.
Fang smiles a toothy grin at Mary Kay. "Once we're back at camp, I can give ya some pointers."
Feeling a little sorry for the wretched creature, Rhys and Esgidiau move forward to finish it off.
Eustice applies his painful stare if red is still alive, but delays any other actions.
Atlan will attack again
On the Skum you find a +1 Trident on each one. Then with looking over the walls you come to find that they are illusionary.
You are able to view inside the areas though.
This room has a simple stone floor and undecorated gray stone walls. The stark nature of the room is interrupted only by a large circle of silvery metal set into the floor in the corner of this room. One wall of this room is mostly transparent, providing a view of a larger, adjacent chamber.
Mary Kay moves over to examine the circles, seeing if they are identical or if they have different properties.
They look to be to repair constructs. If a construct moves to the circle it would have the Make Whole spell cast on it.