The elf wizard takes a careful run and hops across the intersection, skidding to a stop on the slick walkway.
A second Kobold steps out from an alcove in the far back and fires at Voices!
But the heavily armored Nagaji shrugs off the glancing blow to his shoulder. The first enemy ignores the pleas of Thyste and falls back to reload their crossbow. Though maybe they just don't know common.
Thyste
Voices
Engashez
Garsita
Ruinor
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
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Thyste hustles forward ; she's got to put her arms into it, so she can't quite keep her shield in front of her the whole time, but she's got faith that it's big enough to be a problem regardless.
As she moves, her mouth does, too, uttering foul, gutteral sounds that sound a bit like bones breaking.
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Not being able to see what is happening up a head, Ruinor carefully moves forward, staying behind Eng. He takes out his crossbow and loads it, hoping he will eventually see something he can at least shoot at.
"Trueee blooods be fools to stand agaaaainst Pathfiiiindersss!" Eng begins yowling in draconic.
Thyste moves up and smoke pours out her mouth as she curses the devils in her own foul language... probably. They sure don't know.
Voices strides up with loooong legs and thwacks the kobold upside the head. Maybe he should have swung harder because it does not go down.
Engashez starts babbling in Draconic. Some of her allies understand her and the other kobolds DEFINITELY understand her. They don't seem to be surrendering though, but her chatter seems to be throwing them off a bit.
Ruinor moves up and loads his crossbow. The kobolds sneer at his attempt at draconic. While technically perfect, you expect that perhaps his dialect is quite off.
Thyste
Voices
Engashez
Ruinor
Garsita
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-8 NL)
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
The cleric moves up into danger into a completely safe place in the sewer.
The injured kobold grimaces in pain and looks up at the angry voices. He says a quick word to the other one.
He falls back and tries to jump over the sewage to the other side.
And does so. The other nods at him and disappears into the alcove. You all hear a clicking sound and then the small pylons holding up the large boulder disappear into the ground. For half a breath nothing happens, then the big stone starts rolling. It picks up speed as it rushes forward towards the pathfinders!
Thyste
Voices (Reflex Save before being able to act)
Engashez
Ruinor
Garsita
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-8 NL)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
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"What's that noise?" Ruinor asks, not being able to see far enough ahead. Looking around quickly, he considers his options, "Try to jump across to that alcove, or go back the way I came. That looks like a far jump," he thinks to himself as he decides to take the cautious route and heads back towards the intersection.
Thyste tries to wisely run away from the boulder and hide in an alcove. She even takes the time to recognize that Garsita may be slower to react and tries to jump to the other side to use that alcove. Unfortunately as she lands her foot slips and she starts to loose her balance.
Voices manages to just barely tuck into a ball, squeezing down as small as possible into the gap created by a round object rolling in a square hallway. The stone still manages to scrape him up pretty good though . He pops up from his crouch and looks around to see if cat is still there.
The elf wizard wisely runs away. Apparently he forgot to prepare 'destroy boulder' today. Wait, is that even a spell? Probably is. Dwarf wizard would definitely have come up with it at some point.
Thyste
Ruinor
Voices (-3 HP, may now act normally but still needs to save for cat)
Engashez
Garsita
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-8 NL)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
Cat gets creamed by the boulder and knocked into the sewage in the middle channel. Voices doesn't even seem to notice, rushing forward and swinging his sap hard at the Kobold cowering there. Unfortunately he forgot about the low ceilings and his hand slams into it as he swings, throwing the attack completely off.
Garsita quickly falls back to the open alcove. Hopefully when the stone passes there will be enough left of Thyste to heal.
Thyste
Ruinor
Voices (-3 HP)
Cat (-7 HP, Fort Save Pending vs. Disease)
Garsita
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-8 NL)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
The allied Kobold beats feet, heading back to stand next to the wizard. The boulder continues rolling down the tunnel, though it seems like it is starting to slow down!
Sadly not soon enough to avoid squishing Thyste.
The kobold's eyes go wide as Voices looms over him. He frantically tries to yank the sewer grate off below him and dive through.
Voices glances behind him and notices that the other kobold is also nowhere to be seen. That grate appears to be damaged enough that presumably the lizard slipped through earlier. He also sees a rope dangling through that hole.
Thyste (Reflex Save before acting)
Ruinor
Voices (-3 HP, AoO Pending vs. Red before they dive down the hole)
Cat (-7 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Garsita (Unfortunatily it appears you are pinned in that alcove until the boulder passes. You could ready an action if you wished.)
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-8 NL)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
The elf zips back around the corner. Smartly not taking any chances. They don't call him a Wize-ard for nothing!
Thyste tucks her body into the best spot she can think of to avoid the boulder and manages to only be partially crushed by it instead off fully crushed.
Ruinor
Thyste (-6 HP, Prone)
Voices (-3 HP, AoO Pending vs. Red before they dive down the hole)
Cat (-7 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Garsita (Unfortunately it appears you are pinned in that alcove until the boulder passes. You could ready an action if you wished though the boulder moves on Blue's turn so maybe just a delay makes more sense?)
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-8 NL, maybe .5 rounds below)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid (1.5 rounds below)
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
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There's a groaning noise as Thyste feels the boulder roll over her back; she's suddenly not sure whether to be grateful or irritated that she wore metal armor. Maybe her old linothorax would have simply absorbed the blow instead of shoving metal down into her?
Regardless, she hops back to her feet, undaunted, and forges onward.
Voices gives a whack to the Kobold, who frantically dives headfirst through the chute. He hears a thunk/splash at the bottom then dives through as well.
Voices slams down into a small rectangular room. He glances down at the prone unconscious body of the kobold that just fled from him. There are two welts on its head from his sap. The other kobold stares at him wide eyed from a few feet away.
This room appears to be an overflow chamber from the sewers above. The majority of the room is filled with trash and debris that has fallen into the room from above. The water is two to three feet deep on the outside of the room and the mound of trash peaks in the center of the room is a full five feet over the water line. There are eight large openings in the ceiling covered in filth and slime. The opening in the southwest has a knotted rope hanging down from it. Two grates lead to large drainpipes on the east and west sides of the chamber but both grates appear secured.
Thyste sees the light from Voices ahead disappear, Ruh-Roh!
Ruinor
Thyste (-6 HP)
Voices (-3 HP, 1 action left but first an Acrobatics Check to determine if damage is taken from the fall and thus the status of prone vs. standing)
Cat (-7 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Garsita (Unfortunately it appears you are pinned in that alcove until the boulder passes. You could ready an action if you wished though the boulder moves on Blue's turn so maybe just a delay makes more sense?)
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-3, -17 NL, Unconscious & Prone)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental and light details.
Eng waits for the boulder to pass.
Voices slides out of control down the chute, flipping over and landing hard on his shoulder. Fortunately he landed in water so only a bruise is the result. He stands and glares at the conscious Kobold. Who promptly loads his crossbow and fires!
The kobold curses (probably) and looks around the room.
Upstairs the boulder rolls a bit farther and then stops, wedged into the hallway.
Ruinor
Thyste (-6 HP)
Voices (-6 HP)
Cat (-7 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Garsita
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-3, -17 NL, Unconscious & Prone)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental details.
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Ruinor continues to wait for something to come into the intersection but he notices the noise getting quieter and then ending. After a moment, he peeks around the corner. He sighs and frowns, seeing the boulder blocking the way.
"I suppose if I was designing the trap, I would have it block the passageway too," he says reluctantly as he moves up to it. "After you," he indicates for Eng to go first since she is closer.
Brushing himself off after squeezing by, Ruinor looks a head to see what is going on. "I suppose that was a better result for us than getting squashed by that boulder or falling into the muck," he says to Eng.
Garsita casts guidance on herself.
While trapped as the stone passes, the half-orc improves their chances to do something later.
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Thyste barely manages to keep her footing as she rushes down the sewer tunnel. She sees a chute that leads downwards into some sort of room below. Light is coming up the shaft, presumably explaining where Voices went. A metal grate is nearby. It probably used to cover this route down.
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Ruinor moves around the corner and up to the stopped boulder. It looks hard, but he should be able to slip by.
Ruinor (plans to get past boulder round 6)
Thyste (-6 HP)
Voices (-6 HP)
Cat (-7 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Garsita
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-3, -17 NL, Unconscious & Prone)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental details.
Voices whacks the mole Kobold. It hurts, but she remains standing. For now.
Ruinor (plans to get past boulder round 6)
Thyste (-6 HP)
Voices (-6 HP)
Cat (-7 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Garsita (Guidance Up)
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-3, -17 NL, Unconscious & Prone)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid (-12 NL)
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental details.
Engashez moves forward and squeezes past the boulder.
Engashez deftly maneuvers past the boulder and up the side pathway. Garsita pokes her head out, realizes the boulder is past and moves up as well.
Down where the action is, the kobold runs away with his tail between his legs. He screams something into the room.
The large mound of trash in the middle of the room suddenly animates and totally wastes its element of surprise, slapping the water near the big Nagaji. Another tentacle snakes out and tries to smack him upside the head.
It doesn't seem like it is wanting to hurt him much, trying to smack him around a bit and failing at even that.
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The wizard slips past the boulder as well, finally bringing his light to this area. Things look pretty calm.
Ruinor (2nd move w/ acrobatics or standard available if he wants)
Thyste (-6 HP)
Voices (-6 HP)
Cat (-7 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Garsita (Guidance Up)
Engashez
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-3, -17 NL, Unconscious & Prone)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid (-12 NL)
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental details.
Engashez continues chasing the excitement.
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Ssself too get ssslimy tail/armsss! With some odd gestures and hisses, an evil looking jumble of eyes and suckers plops into the water.
N Medium fiendish animal ( aquatic )
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision ; Perception +7
DEFENSES
AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 natural)
hp 13 (3d8)
Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +2
Defensive Ability ink cloud (5-ft. radius) ; SR 6
Fiendish – Resist cold and fire 5
OFFENSE
Speed swim 60 ft., jet 240 ft.
Melee bite +4 (1d3+2), tentacles +2 (1d4+1 plus grab )
Special Attack smite good
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 15, Con 11 [15], Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 2
Base Atk +2; CMB +4 (+8 grapple); CMD 16
Feats Improved Initiative , Lightning Reflexes , Multiattack B
Skills Perception +7, Swim +10
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Ink Cloud (Ex)
A squid can emit a 5-foot-radius cloud of ink once per minute as a free action while underwater. This cloud provides total concealment. The ink persists for 1 minute.
Jet (Ex)
A squid can jet in a straight line as a full-round action. It does not provoke attacks of opportunity while jetting.
Smite Good(Ex)
Once per day as a swift action this creature can add their Cha modifier to their attack rolls (+0) and gain a bonus equal to their HD to damage (+3) against good foes. The smite persists until target is dead or the fiendish creature rests.
The squid attacks whatever is in the water while Voices tries to pursue the kobold.
, if hits,
, if hits, and
Ruinor walks over to the open grate to see what is going on.
The wizard moves up just a little farther, being careful not to slip on the floor. He hears noises from the grate nearby and glances through it, seeing a flash of light and hearing Voices hissing.
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Thyste falls VERY gracefully. Aiming the spearpoint down at the unconscious victim they realize they are moving just a bit too quickly to aim well and frantically try to twist at the last moment to get their feet under them.
SUCCESS!
With a smile they glance down to see if the Kobold was perhaps at least squished and they notice their ankle is at a slight angle to their leg. A full ninety degrees is slight, right? Then the pain hits.
Jerking their leg up in reaction causes the whole standing deal to collapse. Falling back on their butt they briefly massage the injured joint and slowly stand up. Trying to use the pain to focus their anger, they look around for a target to study. Hey look, a giant walking trash pile!
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The tentacle catches the barbarian summoner off guard in the middle of his casting. It then wraps around him and squeezes. The Nagaji might now feel like this is a bad situation to be in, but who knows! His ways are mysterious, like the wind.
Thyste (-9 HP)
Engashez
Voices (-21 HP, Fatigued 2 rds, Grappled, Concentration Check Due, Move Action Remains)
Ruinor (2nd move w/ acrobatics or standard available if he wants)
Garsita (Guidance Up)
Cat (-7/11 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-3, -17 NL, Unconscious & Prone)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid (-12 NL)
Walking Trash Pile (Grappled, Dungeoneering to ID)
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental details.
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Ruinor watches as the sure-footed kobold he was following runs effortlessly down the passageway leaving him behind. He glances at the wet floor and then the muck in the middle, shaking his head. "No thanks," he thinks as he continues to carefully move down the passage. He tries to look into the nearby grate as he comes up to it.
The wizard hears noises from the grate nearby and glances through it, seeing a flash of light and hearing Voices hissing speech.
Voices pulls out a close combat tool, it's gonna be a slog now to the finish unless the creature relents.
She makes it about twenty feet and then starts to loose her balance. Waving her arms, the half-orc skids to a stop and narrowly avoids faceplanting in the sludge.
Anyone looking down through any of the grates as they go by can hear quite a commotion, see flashes of light and hear the distinct sounds of two allies. But unless you are at a grate that is directly over an ally or enemy, you can't see any targets.
Down below the kobold moves up to the metal bars blocking the exit and reaches through them to trigger something before pulling his hand back quickly. The gate slides up to the ceiling with a clank.
The trash pile tries to squeeze the life out of the Nagaji!
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It does okay, but Voices is pretty tough.
Thyste (-9 HP, Studied Target = Trash Pile)
Engashez
Voices (-29 HP, Fatigued 1 rd or raging?, Grappled)
Ruinor
Garsita
Cat (-7/11 HP, Diseased 3 day Onset)
Fentar (delay)
Red Reptilian Humanoid (-3, -17 NL, Unconscious & Prone)
Blue Reptilian Humanoid (-12 NL)
Walking Trash Pile (Grappled, Dungeoneering to ID)
Bold are up. Please pay attention to environmental details. SO MANY DETAILS!