He frowns for a few moments. "I can always remove equipment for tests . . .. Okay, you have all talked me into it. There's an item known as Monk's Robes. I think I would like a set of those that also provide the benefit of the Duke's gloves, if possible. Will that work?"
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"As far as giants go, it depends on how big they are. Small giants have their zyphoid at shoulder height. Slighty taller and their gonads are at shoulder height. Much taller and the targets are knees and ankles."
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"Yes, we need to prepare for her captor. First aid is good. Getting her home to her mother will be better. Freeing other prisoners is a beautiful goal. I doubt we'll do either without facing her captor."
"No, just me." She says as she still can't move.
You know the other spoiler and some possible remedies: remove paralysis or remove curse.
He says to Dinenen, "Entirely possible."
On the subject of the centaur he offers, "I could go to my normal form and carry her back to her people. I would take Cleonora with me so I dont get lost."
"I have heard of a headband used by shifter's with a subtle adjustment.
An ability to have the effect of a deathwatch spell."
Lykàn muses.
"Is it possible for me to wish for such an item?"
Primary Effect Shifter's Headband +4 of Wisdom
Secondary Effect Deathwatch Eyes
"Yes, wish using the following words: Without curse I want a magical item created, a Shifter's Headband with the spell Deathwatch constantly upon it." He punctuates his words.
"I think she is paralyzed can anyone cast Remove Paralysis or Remove Curse." Quince looks up at Sulvanii as his words he just said registe. "If you could get her to safety yes that would be good."
Lykàn does so.
"Without curse I want a magical item created, a Shifter's Headband with the spell Deathwatch constantly upon it." he repeats the words.
With the words said, the specified item is created in his hands and then offers it to Lykan.
"We will see you tomorrow then." He states and turns to his normal large fiery form with horns. Lifting the centaur easily onto his shoulder he offers his other hand to Cleo. Once she holds it they are gone in a flash leaving a wisp of smoke behind.
Lykàn accepts the item in question and puts it on immediately.
His eyes gleams with a slight magical aura that dissipates. He can now observe his companions status as well.
With St. John's wish for a +2 Keen adamantine falcata and Dinenen's wish for a Monk's Robe with Deliquescent Gloves quality upon it as well, granted the items appear in Sulvanii's hands and offers them to the wisher.
You are left in the prison with Jorne, Quince, St. John, Lykan, Dinenen, and the Stone Maiden Jezebel.
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The construction of this chamber differs from those seen previously. The ceiling reaches to a height of twenty feet overhead and appears to bear many fractures in the rock. In the center of the chamber, two columns of mortared stone support a ceiling of strange, delicate arches of stone.
As soon as you enter this room, a dreadful summoned guardian appears in a burst of foul-smelling damp mist.
Appearing as a hideous cross between lobster, octopus, and man, the creature speaks telepathically to you, :: I demand to know in
whose name you dare intrude upon the inner sanctum of the Horseman of Death.::
---
With Jorne's selection of words it backs up and does not seem to be hostile.
Jorne pulls his flaming longsword free of its scabbard and leaves the prison heading down the hallway.
He thinks for a moment making sure to remember the name that was spoken by centaur.
Then communicating his thought through the telepathic connection, ::Vordakai::
---
If not everybody was right behind him he backs up and tells the group, "Remember that Vordakai hired us and when the guard asks just say his name."
---
Hoping everyone plays along he would lead the group back through the room to the next room...
You enter into a small chamber that is rough-hewn, as if it were never fully finished. A set of bronze double doors are shut before you and a stone door to the right.
Opening the bronze doors is easy enough though as you hold the doors you see a blaze of blue fire in the next room. The fires extinguish themselves rather easily as if it was a triggered trap.
The next room is paved in patterned tiles of different- colored slate and subdivided by a pair of pillars carved in the likeness of leering fiends. Beyond them, friezes on the walls depict processions of animal-headed creatures marching along a black river’s banks toward dual shrines in opposite corners of the chamber. These each depict a shadowy individual standing in a sinister longboat. Between them stands a bronze double door, its face decorated with a mosaic of a winding river crafted from obsidian tiles.
The southern shrine is a simple stone altar with an unlit oil lamp (empty). The northern shrines each consist of a large piece of quarried quartz upon which has been set an unlit oil lamp (fueled) and a shallow drinking cup stained with some dark residue
Past the columns you see a set of double doors to the right and left.
This chamber’s walls are composed of burial alcoves. All are empty save for small stone shelf ledges holding assorted bits of pottery.
Three Soul Eaters attack.
The secret door behind the statue can be
found with a DC 20 Perception check. This secret door is
locked with both an excellent mundane lock and an arcane
lock (CL 11th)—it’s a DC 40 Disable Device check to pick the
lock or a DC 38 Strength check to bash down the door.
door/Room forward
W17. Vestibule
The walls of this chamber are covered in
lime plaster and bear a series of frescoes
whose colors are still vibrant. This artwork depicts one-eyed
humanoids rendered in the same sway-backed style.
The frescoes are all in the ancient cyclops style and
show scenes relevant to Vordakai’s life millennia ago. They
provide glimpses into the ancient cyclops culture and would
be of great interest to a historian seeking more information
about ancient Iobaria’s culture.
Then continuing to:
W18. Sacristy
A stone bench sits at shoulder height against the far wall of
this chamber. Upon this bench lie a number of stone vessels
and bronze tools. A man-sized statue of a sway-backed
humanoid, a hand is clamped over its single eye, stands
against the north wall.
This chamber was used to prepare the dead for
interment and houses an assortment of funerary tools
and items, though none are of particular value other than
as antiquities. The secret door behind the statue can be
found with a DC 20 Perception check. This secret door is
locked with both an excellent mundane lock and an arcane
lock (CL 11th)—it’s a DC 40 Disable Device check to pick the
lock or a DC 38 Strength check to bash down the door.
Then to :
W19. Oculus Focus
This chamber is empty. Its walls bear eye-shaped patterns and
carvings, all of which seem to be looking at a point on the east wall where a single carving of a giant, stylized eye looms. The
eye’s pupil is an intricately engraved relief roughly the size of
the palm of a hand.
The eye carving to the east radiates strong conjuration
and divination magic. The eye carving is actually part
of a specialized teleportation circle linked to the
oculus of Abaddon carried by Vordakai. If the oculus of
Abaddon eyepiece is placed in the engraving’s pupil
(or if its current wearer merely touches
the pupil), the entire chamber becomes
a temporary teleportation circle and
transports everyone within into area
W25 instantly.
If the eye carving is destroyed
(hardness 16, hp 120), the oculus of
Abaddon cracks inside of Vordakai’s eye
socket. This sends a searing jolt of pain
through the lich’s mind, inf licting him
with a permanent 20% arcane spell
failure chance and removing the oculus’s
ability to use true seeing and familiar farsight.
In this event, Vordakai immediately mobilizes
and seeks out the PCs after casting his preparatory
spells as detailed in area W27—he uses dimension door
to enter this room and then begins tracking down the
PCs from there.
He lets Jorne take the lead and follows behind.
With his new equipment, he can feel some changes already.
Quince points up at the wall, "The boat of Charon, Death. One of the horsemen of the apocalypse. The lamps were lit to . . . SEAL doors. But does that mean they are sealing the dead on this side of the river Stix or a clue that those lights going out just unleashed something." He sighs and looks a the doors. "If we are going to check these doors lets re-light the other lamp. That might mean we only deal with one at a time."
He asks, "But those are the doors we entered from. Shouldn't we take the doors to the right or left?"
St. John bows to Sulvanii and says "Thank you." After donning his new gear he looks around the room and says "Why don't we try the right door and see where that takes us?"
Quince looks around. "Yes I was just testing you."
"We're already here. Might as well clear this place."
With that he goes to the right door listens and then checks for traps.
He opens the doors and takes the hallway slowly still looking for traps. Down the stairs and he repeats the process. Once it is all clear he looks back and whispers, "You ready!?"
With an affirmative he opens the door and enters the room.
The red haired elf nods.
Quince grips his sword and nods.
St. John stands by the door and nods his head, ready to head in when it is opened.
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You enter into a rather wide room with columns within the room. It is about 40 feet wide and 50 feet long. There appears to be an alter to your left. A doorway in front of you and a door to the right.
Jorne walks into the room with sword ready. He then moves to the alter to see if there is anything special there. Once your group follows Jorne over to the alter, you see spectral undead come from the columns.
The spectral undead, likely wraiths, move towards your group and swing their arms at those in the back of your group.
Quince moves toward the wraith attacking Lykan.
Quince's buffs are still active! He strikes out at the incorporeal undead hurting it with the fire, acid, and his magical sword!
Archon's Aura
Enlarge Person (+2 STR(+0 to Hit, +1 Damage), -2 DEX, -1 AC)
Weapon of Awe on my Flame Tongue (+2 Sacred Bonus, Shaken on a Critical)Blurred Movement (Blur while moving or Blur all round if I double move)
The red haired elf barely avoid the surprise attack.
He crouches and rolls away from it.
Round 1
He quickly pivots moved back and attacks the same one as Quince. On his way there he changes his stance to Valiant Keeper’s Stance, which he states, "Valiant Keeper’s Stance. You do not provoke attacks of opportunity when moving through squares I threaten. Quince attack it now! It would be most beneficial if I was enlarged and given flanking!"
His attack is a strike, Hunting Party Strike: Make an attack, grant an adjacent ally an attack of opportunity against the same enemy.
fire damage and acid
His sword harmlessly slices through the undead.
Round 1
She opens combat by animating a section of nearby rock, two of the columns and directs the animated rocks to attack the closest wraith.
She quickly asks after summoning the stones, "What do we know about these undead?!"
The slams from the animated rocks harmlessly goes through the wraiths.
Round 1
The wraiths seperate, now there are four... they ignore the rocks and target the living creature before them. St. John, Lykan, and Quince all get hit by the icy grip of the wraiths as they suck your life force
vs. St. John
(negative energy plus Con drain)
vs. Lykan
(negative energy plus Con drain)
Vs. Quince
(negative energy plus Con drain)
Vs. Jorne
(negative energy plus Con drain)
Crit:
[ooc]What do I know?[/occ]
Quince hits Jorne with an enlarge and moves where he can flank.
An incorporeal creature has no physical body. An incorporeal creature is immune to critical hits and precision-based damage (such as sneak attack damage) unless the attacks are made using a weapon with the ghost touch special weapon quality. In addition, creatures with the incorporeal subtype gain the incorporeal special quality.
An incorporeal creature has no physical body. It can be harmed only by other incorporeal creatures, magic weapons or creatures that strike as magic weapons, and spells, spell-like abilities, or supernatural abilities. It is immune to all nonmagical attack forms. Even when hit by spells or magic weapons, it takes only half damage from a corporeal source (except for channel energy). Although it is not a magical attack, holy water can affect incorporeal undead. Corporeal spells and effects that do not cause damage only have a 50% chance of affecting an incorporeal creature. Force spells and effects, such as from a magic missile, affect an incorporeal creature normally.
Wraiths main weakness is sunlight powerlessness, but channeling is a very good option too.
Quince hit the wraith but Jorne's blade was deflected from the wraith's body. Quince gets an AoO on the same one he already hit by the warder's strike. It st
An incorporeal creature has no physical body. An incorporeal creature is immune to critical hits and precision-based damage (such as sneak attack damage) unless the attacks are made using a weapon with the ghost touch special weapon quality. In addition, creatures with the incorporeal subtype gain the incorporeal special quality.
An incorporeal creature has no physical body. It can be harmed only by other incorporeal creatures, magic weapons or creatures that strike as magic weapons, and spells, spell-like abilities, or supernatural abilities. It is immune to all nonmagical attack forms. Even when hit by spells or magic weapons, it takes only half damage from a corporeal source (except for channel energy). Although it is not a magical attack, holy water can affect incorporeal undead. Corporeal spells and effects that do not cause damage only have a 50% chance of affecting an incorporeal creature. Force spells and effects, such as from a magic missile, affect an incorporeal creature normally.
Wraiths main weakness is sunlight powerlessness, but channeling is a very good option too.
Quince hit the wraith but Jorne's blade was deflected from the wraith's body. Quince does not get an AoO on the same one he already hit because the warder missed his strike. Quince only did 12 damage.
closest to Quince first...
Two save the other two get a 50% chance of it not affecting them.
Only one of them are affected.
When Jorne leaves him an opening. Quince lays in with his sword hoping to strike the creature.
He moves with the miss taking a short 5 foot step behind Jorne. Hitting him with a spell that makes Jorne grow large.
"They are incorporeal. Not solid. If you want to hit them you need magic. If that magic doesn't harm them its possible that they shrug off the effects."
Quince still behind Jorne, "We will see about the flank. If you want to wait till after I move." He looks to start timing his movement looking for the next opportunity.
Jorne
Quince
St. John
Lykan
Dinenen
Jezebel
wraiths
24 wraiths
19 Dinenen
17 Jorne
17 Quince
11 Lykan
7 Jezebel
Round 1
The wraiths seperate and assault the group draining constitution as they touch their prey. Dinenen attacks while trying to protect himself. Jorne slices and misses his target. Quince hits the same target
Round 2
The wraiths continue their barrage against their targets.
Quince moves behind Jorne protected by the warder's darting blade. Enlarging him and moving back another 5 feet as a bonus movement due to the spell.
St. John
plus
vs. Dinenen
plus
Vs. Jorne by 2
plus
plus
Round 2
St. John and Jorne get AoO on the one targeting St. John as it critically fails its attack.
The wraith attacking Dinenen misses the monk. As opposed to the ones attacking Jorne. He gets hit twice,
Round 2
He keeps his stance to Valiant Keeper’s Stance, in case anyone wanted to get closer into a flanking position.
As he is defending himself he drops his longsword which others could claim it and he says as much, "If you need a magical weapon take my sword. My halberd shall work to defend me now." He pulls out his halberd which the head was poking out of his haversack. He prepares to defend himself and others and channels instead of attacking.
Using a free action to transfer the +2 on my halberd to AC using the defending ability.
fire damage and acid
"Also the dagger with the black handle would do rather well against these undead. Help yourself! Though it might just be best to back up behind me and see if they will all attack me. Their attacks are hitting but not hurting, I must be resistant to their damage." He offers as a suggestion too.
---Round 3---
St. John is surprised by the creatues but manganges to shrug off the worst of their effects. He then returns their attacks with his own.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 1 Crit Confirms
Round 2 Quince moves behind Jorne protected by the warder's darting blade. Enlarging him and moving back another 5 feet as a bonus movement due to the spell.
In Round 1 St. John does 25 damage, in Round 2 St. John does 22 damage and in Round 3 he does 14 damage...
Quince steps out from behind Jorne and uses his weapon work as cover before tumbling into a flank position opposite him.
Now opposite Jorne Quince lays into the incorporeal creature.
Round 2
Quince moves up and swings at the one attacking Dinenen. Then tumbles into a flaking position with Jorne. St. John cuts into the undead with his falcata making the one who has been attacking him dissipate. Jezebel moves to the fallen sword and picks it up.
Round 3
Quince hits with his first strike and misses the second. St. John slices into the next wraith missing several attacks but still damaging it. Jorne unleashes another wave of positive energy which his body is glowing lightly green now. The next wraith closest to St. John also dissipates from the barrage of attacks but not before it gets to strike, they miss Jorne but the one attacking Dinenen gets him! She moves in for a strike!
vs. Dinenen
plus
Vs. Jorne by 2
plus
plus
vs. Dinenen
plus
Vs. Jorne by 2
plus
plus
Dinenen is likely safe from the strike this round as is Jorne. Jezebel vanquishes the wraith before her and hits the other one with her second strike. Jorne, St. John, and Quince finish off the last wraith.
Round 3
Round 4
Round 4
He changes his stance to Stance of Aggression, opening himself to attacks but is able to deal more damage.
As he is defending himself he drops his longsword which others could claim it and he says as much, "If you need a magical weapon take my sword. My halberd shall work to defend me now." He pulls out his halberd which the head was poking out of his haversack. He prepares to defend himself and others and channels instead of attacking.
Using a free action to transfer the +2 on my halberd to attack using the defending ability.
electricity damage (/x3)
---
The glow sticks around for about a minute and then slowly fades, "Well that was something. How is everyone doing, I am fine. In case of more of these I will go investigate on my own and bring back intel."
He comes back from the open hallway and says, "It is all clear but you are going to want to see this."
This chamber’s walls are composed of burial alcoves. All are empty save for small stone shelf ledges holding assorted bits of pottery.
The walls of this chamber are covered in lime plaster and bear a series of frescoes whose colors are still vibrant. This artwork depicts one-eyed
humanoids rendered in the same sway-backed style. The frescoes are all in the ancient cyclops style and show scenes relevant to a millennia ago. They provide glimpses into the ancient cyclops culture and would be of great interest to a historian seeking more information about ancient Iobaria’s culture.
A stone bench sits at shoulder height against the far wall of this chamber. Upon this bench lie a number of stone vessels and bronze tools. A man-sized statue of a sway-backed humanoid, a hand is clamped over its single eye, stands against the north wall.
This chamber was used to prepare the dead for interment and houses an assortment of funerary tools and items, though none are of particular value other than as antiquities.
This chamber is empty. Its walls bear eye-shaped patterns and carvings, all of which seem to be looking at a point on the east wall where a single carving of a giant, stylized eye looms. The eye’s pupil is an intricately engraved relief roughly the size of the palm of a hand.
Abaddon eyepiece is placed in the engraving’s pupil
(or if its current wearer merely touches
the pupil), the entire chamber becomes
a temporary teleportation circle and
transports everyone within into area
W25 instantly.
If the eye carving is destroyed
(hardness 16, hp 120), the oculus of
Abaddon cracks inside of Vordakai’s eye
socket. This sends a searing jolt of pain
through the lich’s mind, inf licting him
with a permanent 20% arcane spell
failure chance and removing the oculus’s
ability to use true seeing and familiar farsight.
In this event, Vordakai immediately mobilizes
and seeks out the PCs after casting his preparatory
spells as detailed in area W27—he uses dimension door
to enter this room and then begins tracking down the
PCs from there.
Peering into the room, the elf doesn't spot anything unusual.
"This looks far more like a tomb then anything else."
Quince looks at the walls with interest. "A real look at history."