“Oh now I see it. I thought that sideways U shape was supposed to go there. It’s so much fun doing puzzles with friends. Right Gerry III.” Gerry continues to wave at the group.
Again you feel a sense of peace after the pottery is repaired!!
You then move on.
~
A10. FOREST OF NIGHT
At the center of this room is a pit of flame, suffusing the area with a faint glow. A single passageway leads to the southeast.
Dc 15 Kn history:
This is the tomb of Silent Footsteps, a Lyrune-Quah hunter who roamed the forests of his people alongside his wolf companion, Hunts at Night.
Stealthy and precise, Silent Footsteps’s skills are renowned, and many Lyrune-Quah youth learn techniques pioneered by him.
When Hunts at Night died, her remains were stored within a wolf cub statue and kept in the Muschkal Sepulcher. Silent Footsteps followed many years later after a lifetime of teaching the art of the hunt, and he was buried in this room, honored with an everburning flame.
Shoanti or linguistics dc 20 :
In the brazier of you read, “May This Light Illuminate the Forests of the Night. Hunts at Night was moved to accompany Silent Footsteps here— companions in eternal rest!”
This large, mostly empty room features two statues and an incomplete staircase to the north. A door exits south.
DC 18 Knowledge (local) check:
You can recognize that the statues in this room are of two Skoan-Quah boneslayers of ages past. This room was to be an expansion of the sepulcher but remains incomplete.
Male Race: HP 51/51 | AC 16 T 10 FF 16 | CMB +5, CMD 15 | F: +6, R: +2, W: +8 | Init: +0 | Perc: +11, SM: +10 | Movement: 20 Feet Cleric of Shelyn 5
Rel, apparently distracted by the beauty of the artwork saunters back into the room.
Sorry for my absence - real life been a bit hectic recently and this game kinda fell off my radar. I'll try to make it by to post at least once a day from here on out
When you place the wolf cub the reunion of these the two companions can almost be felt!
~
You realize that you have repaired everything and placed all the items.
On your way back to the main hall, you suddenly hear something.
The sound of bone scraping on stone alert the Pathfinders, who spin around to see the scattered bones and viscera around the room come together into a towering monstrosity of bone and sinew.
Carvings on its limbs glow bright with blue light, which spills out into two wolf-shaped forms on either side of the creature.
Kn arcana dc 18:
The restoration of the sepulcher’s power has reactivated its guardian: a golem created by boneslayer shamans that is composed of animal bone and flesh and animated through the power of runic etchings.
N Large construct ; Immune construct traits, magic
Right behind the creature you see a more fluid ink creature.
Kn arcana Dc 16 :
N Medium construct
Fluid Form (Su): A graven guardian does not provoke attacks of opportunity because of
movement. It is immune to critical hits and sneak attacks, and it cannot be knocked prone
or grappled.
@Amadeus: Each round, the cage attempts a combat maneuver check to grapple the target and deal the golem’s bite damage, using the golem’s CMB, as animal skulls bite at the trapped creature. If the cage fails the check, the target is still trapped but takes no damage. The target can escape the grapple normally or can break out of the cage by dealing damage.
The bone golem then moves forward.
The fluid ink creature moves to Amadeus and bites his leg with force!
Knowledge (Arcana) vs DC 18 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Knowledge (Arcana) vs DC 16 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
"They're both constructs if it helps." she calls out as she slips into a very calm and still countenance. She also slips on gold necklace with an emerald scarab carved into it.
Controlled Blood rage.
+4 morale bonus to Dexterity
Golembane Scarab equipped.
Actions done.
AC 20/20/16
These are the tomb's guardians. Do we really want to kill them after spending all this time and effort repairing and restoring the place? Should we just run around it and outside?
Naevys draws a pistol and uses a point from her arcane pool to enhance it, then moves down the ledge, trying to avoid any attacks of opportunity.
Acrobatics:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
I assume that doesn't provoke despite the paizo board's dice roller trying to kill my characters as the cage is already grappled?
Wadley smiles. “Interesting use of bone and flesh without the use of necromancy so the area doesn’t kill it immediately.” Wadley will do knowledge arcana. arcana:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
Amadeus and Mozart both hack into the cage but they cannot damage it!
Has higher AC than 18. :-( Also you realize that the bones have DR and you need bludgeoning weapons which will probably also be true for the bone golem!
Wadley can move out and directs Gerry III to move into the battle!
Feel free to make a retroactive attack versus the ink creature in yellow.
@Amadeus: Each round, the cage attempts a combat maneuver check to grapple the target and deal the golem’s bite damage, using the golem’s CMB, as animal skulls bite at the trapped creature. If the cage fails the check, the target is still trapped but takes no damage. The target can escape the grapple normally or can break out of the cage by dealing damage.
The bone golem attacks the dangerous animal companion and can cut into its flesh several times!
Sorry Amadeus but their tactics dictate to attack the PC that is trapped.
~
Round 2
Bone golem
Tattoo guardian
Brie
Naevys
Mozart, -25 damage
Amadeus, -28 damage
Wadley, still has standard action from round 1
Gerry III, undead ogre, can make an attack for round 1 and 2
Wadley will instead have Gerry take two swings on the cage to break it for the two round actions. 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 231d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 191d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 121d6 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Wadley moving out of the room and away from the creature will hold out his hand and cast magic missile as the bolts of purple energy fire from his demonic claw aura. 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3, 4) + 3 = 13
Male Skinwalker NG Hunter 5 | HP 43/43 | AC 20(22) T 12(14) FF 18(20) | CMB +6, CMD 18 | F: +6, R: +6, W: +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +10 [/ooc] | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None
Significantly battered Amadeus and Mozart are suddenly wreathed in flames. A beam of light connects his silver sword to his shield. The sword dims as the shield begins to glow.
Swift, animal focus: planar, fire; free, allying weapon to transfer Gamin's +2 to his shield.
Male Race: HP 51/51 | AC 16 T 10 FF 16 | CMB +5, CMD 15 | F: +6, R: +2, W: +8 | Init: +0 | Perc: +11, SM: +10 | Movement: 20 Feet Cleric of Shelyn 5
Rel will sacrifice Protection from Energy for a cure spell, then walk through the battler (probably provoking some AoOs) to heal his companion in the cage.
Gerry takes two swings at the bone cage but he cannot penetrate it!
AC of the cage is 21.
But the efforts of the captain and Wedley's magical missiles help to finally break the cage!!
~
Brie Magnum is now in action and breaks one of the bones of the large golem with the help of her magical scarab!
~
The bone golem attacks the dangerous animal companion again and although Mozart can dodge the first bite, the wolf companion does not see the large bone hand that smashes his whole body to the ground and only leaves a bloody mess!
Wadley sees the poor wolf. “Oh dear. Does anyone have any healing? Although I have done funerals for pets.” He holds out his hand will fire on the bone golem with the bolts of magic. Cast magic missile. 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4, 4) + 3 = 15. Gerry II will take his two claw attacks on the ink creature. 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 321d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 281d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 101d6 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Male Skinwalker NG Hunter 5 | HP 43/43 | AC 20(22) T 12(14) FF 18(20) | CMB +6, CMD 18 | F: +6, R: +6, W: +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +10 [/ooc] | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None
With little time to spare if he's going to save his companion Amadeus once again swells with bestial might. Guided by his silver sword he takes a swing at the ink blob.
Wiz 1st Grease,Windy Escape Magus 2nd Glitterdust,Mirror Image,Scorching Ray 1st Burning Hands,Longshot,Snowball 0th Acid Splash,Detect Magic,Ray of Frost
apologies for missing my action.
Naevys shouts We should run! as she stands in the corner and casts Acid Splash, firing her spell through her gun at the Bone Golem, reloading with alchemical cartridges after each shot.
+2 Pistol with Point Blank and Precise Shot vs Touch:1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 25, Magic, Piercing and Bludgeoning:1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11 and Acid:1d3 ⇒ 2
+2 Pistol with Point Blank and Precise Shot vs Touch:1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 = 14, Magic, Piercing and Bludgeoning:1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10 and Acid:1d3 ⇒ 2
Total of 27 damage from the two shots and both spells
Brie, -38 damage, can take her round 3 and round 4 action
Naevys
Mozart, -48 damage, dying, stabilization roll needed
Amadeus, -15 damage
Wadley
Zhaasshar
Gerry III, undead ogre, destroyed
Wadley sees Gerry III crumble. “Oh dear. Back to the drawing. Time for a new spell” Wadley will move 30 feet forward. His purple demonic claw begins to crackle with electricity and he fires a bolt of lightning at the golem and ink monster. 5d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 5, 4, 3) = 23 lightning bolt. Dc 16 reflex save
I knew not having my Standard Mage armor and Shield would be a mistake. This might just kill me....
Controlled Blood rage.
+4 morale bonus to Dexterity
Golembane Scarab equipped.
AC 20/20/16
+2 from Extra dex bonus.
Attack 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 = 271d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Attack 2 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 2 = 171d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Opportune Parry and Riposte VS Slam 1 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 27 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 = 271d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Opportune Parry and Riposte VS Slam 2 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 17 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 2 = 171d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Brie feels her body hammered down but continues to hold herself up, the decision to not purchase any magical reinforcement aids were costing her dearly here. Vowing to get some if she survives this fight, she continues slashing her blades towards the golem and this time changes her blade dance to something more suited for parrying and avoiding its blows too.
The lightning bolt is hard to dodge for the large golem but the ink creature is better off!
Ref w/o modifier bone, ink:1d20 ⇒ 81d20 ⇒ 20
And after the other heroes bludgeon the bone golem and ink creature with bullets and swords and their skill, there are only fragments of white powder and black ink remaining!
Combat over! The lightning bolt made the hp difference. ;-)
With the constructs defeated, there is little left to do here.
You have explored the whole complex, repaired the damage you found, and restored the items to their locations.
As you emerge from the Muschkal Sepulcher, you see the sun setting over the Iron Peaks. There is a team of Shoanti who just recently arrived.
One of the Shoanti bows with appreciation!
"Thank you! We are here to inspect what was done and reseal the site. It is best if you leave quickly. There are some that are not happy that you were here at all!"
Wadley grin widens. “I had a wonderful time. Out of curiosity do you want the corpses of the hill giants? I am asking purely for scientific discovery.”
Brie rolls her eyes up at Wadley's words. The man was obsessed despite calling it science. He was an able ally that she'll admit though to travel with one such as him still gives her chills.
As for Rel and Naevys, she was thankful for his healing and her offer of Mage armor but there are some things she was better off making sure she had her own. This was precarious and she was sure to make her own purchases or her own.
She was more then eager to take her leave sensing that the Shoanti might nit be too pleased with them destroying yet another piece of the site . Even if it was in self defense.......
Now for the really tedious part.
Writing her report.
Male Skinwalker NG Hunter 5 | HP 43/43 | AC 20(22) T 12(14) FF 18(20) | CMB +6, CMD 18 | F: +6, R: +6, W: +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +10 [/ooc] | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None
Before we depart, I have a small favor to ask. Is there a capable druid among those who are not displeased by our presence? I have a unnatural problem that I need help with.
