"This plant is eating emotion, love and hate and can give it also. But it is intelligent right Professor? Can we try to talk to it and ask for his pollen? We can also say to the villagers what this plant does. I am sure we can find a peaceful solution for the time being. After all, this realm will disappear soon. "
"Good question, but I'm afraid my knowledge is lacking. Maybe Iason knows a bit about these creatures as well!"
The professor offers Iason two vials.
"These might help jog your memory" Extract of Investigative mind, and an extract of Heightened awareness
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
Infusions?
So, is this plant actually harming the village? Does it have evil intent?
You suddenly feel observed! Your words obviously had an effect!
Just FYI: As you identified the emotional disturbances while searching the village, all PCs gain a +2 bonus on their saving throws against the etheroot. Thus the DCs I give you will be two lower so you just roll vs. the DC I give you.
The large leafy bush suddenly moves!! It bears flowers of a variety of shapes and colors, one of which resembles a toothy mouth at the end of a long stalk.
The three floating PSYCHEMENTALS are incorporeal fields that shimmer with a constant flux of colors and shapes that coalesce into distorted, ephemeral images and reflections.
GM:
Will save vs. mental static for each psycho
Will (Tarragon ):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 Will (Wadi):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 Will (The Professor):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Will (Iason, +2 vs MA from demons, +1 vs divine):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Will (Etrigan, +4 vs enchants):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 Will (Lamare):1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Will (Tarragon ):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Will (Wadi):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Will (The Professor):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 Will (Iason, +2 vs MA from demons, +1 vs divine):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Will (Etrigan, +4 vs enchants):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 Will (Lamare):1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Will (Tarragon ):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 Will (Wadi):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Will (The Professor):1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 Will (Iason, +2 vs MA from demons, +1 vs divine):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Will (Etrigan, +4 vs enchants):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 Will (Lamare):1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
Please note: Everyone except of Etrigan is affected by mental static: You must succeed at a concentration check (DC 18) to cast a spell with a thought component. Failing this check causes the spell to be lost with no effect. In addition, all spellcasters must attempt this check at the start of their turns if they are concentrating on an active spell or effect. Failing it means that they cease concentrating on the spell or effect.
One of the floating PSYCHEMENTALS flies towards Wadi and another towards the professor. These incorporeal fields try to touch them!
two incorporeal touch attacks to mindwipe vs. touch :1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 201d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
@the professor and Wadi: Please a will save DC 18. Targeted by mindwipe: You erase a portion of the target’s mind and experiences, inflicting 2 temporary negative levels on the target for 1 day per caster level. If the target is a spellcaster who must choose and prepare spells in advance, each negative level imposed by mindwipe also causes the target to lose one prepared spell from her highest level of spells known for each of her spellcasting classes for which she must prepare spells. These lost spells are no longer considered known by the target until the corresponding negative levels are removed.
The last psychomental looks at Tarragon and concentrates!
@Tarragon: Will save or 8 rounds -2 to Wisdom and staggered for 1 round. A successful save makes it 1 round of -2 to Wisdom and not staggered.
~
Initiative
Large Plant
Incorporeal creatures
Tarragon, Will save
Wadi, Will save
Professor, Will save
Etrigan
Iason
Lamare
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
I believe all the previous buffs are now gone. Bit of Luck, Shield of Faith, and some buff to his pole arm? If any are still running please let me know.
Seeing the group is fully under attack Tarragon activates Arcane Strike as a swift action and rages/enlarges as a free action. He then full attacks Yellow.
Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
Will save DC 18:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Concentration DC 18 (Shield):1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Wadi steps back in surprise as the elemental touches him easily, but he manages to resist the effects of the mindwipe. "Ouch! Not fair!" He then sends a volley of missiles into the yellow elemental.
The Professor will 5 foot step away and throw a frostbomb at blue, splashing over yellow and red
To Hit:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 for Cold:4d6 + 11 ⇒ (3, 5, 3, 1) + 11 = 23 and a DC24 fort save or be staggered. Slash will deal 14 cold to the other two. (all halved due to incorporeal though... :-()
Then a second bomb
To Hit:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
That will probably miss and scatter scatter:1d8 ⇒ 1, so on top of yellow and deal another 14 cold.
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
Depends on initiative order I guess. If the order was as posted then Tarragon does not get an extra attack this round as he would not jhave known to delay.
Depends on initiative order I guess. If the order was as posted then Tarragon does not get an extra attack this round as he would not jhave known to delay.
In a F2F game people would talk more and just say "I'm going to cast haste in a combat situation, so delay". As the GM said on discord, he's fine with Tarragon and the Professor having the extra attack.
With the different timezones of the players it's almost impossible to coordinate tactics within a reasonable time without some leniency from the GM. :-)
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
Unsure how the allying weapon buff will stack with Arcane Strike? Note that the weapon is not magic, only masterwork. Currently counts as magic and does +2 damage from Arcane Strike.
[dice=mwk cold iron lucerne hammer with +2 Arcane Strike]1d20+17;3d6+17
Unsure how the allying weapon buff will stack with Arcane Strike? Note that the weapon is not magic, only masterwork. Currently counts as magic and does +2 damage from Arcane Strike.
+2? Is not +1? 2 levels from bloodrager and 2 from dragon disciple?
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
You are right. It's caster levels and bloodranges gets caster levels late like Ranges or Paladins.
The professor's cold bomb also hits the nearest psychomental and staggers it!
Fort save:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
~
The three floating PSYCHEMENTALS move and two target Wadi but his force protection makes them miss! The orange one 5 ft steps and tries to touch the professor!!
These incorporeal fields shimmer with a constant flux of colors and shapes that coalesce into distorted, ephemeral images and reflections.
@Wadi: two incorporeal touch attacks to mindwipe vs. touch AC (not evil):1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 171d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18
@Professor: incorporeal touch attacks to mindwipe vs. touch AC (not evil):1d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
@Professor: Please a will save DC 18. Mindwipe: You erase a portion of the target’s mind and experiences, inflicting 2 temporary negative levels on the target for 1 day per caster level. If the target is a spellcaster who must choose and prepare spells in advance, each negative level imposed by mindwipe also causes the target to lose one prepared spell from her highest level of spells known for each of her spellcasting classes for which she must prepare spells. These lost spells are no longer considered known by the target until the corresponding negative levels are removed.
~
Suddenly, you all hear a strange voice in you head!
You will die if you do not flee! You could have served me!!
Then the large plant uses its toothy mouth to bite the Eidolon.
Suddenly, it also starts to slash at the Eidolon with six incredibly strong tentacles where four can hit and grab her so that she eventually falls to the ground and is prone!
Wondrously, two further bombs are thrown by the professor where one hits the orange colored incorporeal creature and one splashes it although the extraplanar being can dodge.
reflex :1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
15 additional damage so 79 in total.
The starknife made of force hits the pschomental and Lamare really destroys it!
Forgot to note that Etrigan has to make a Will save DC 20 or he is affected by serenity.
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
Tarragon will full attack Blue before stepping 5' to the north to begin to close with the plant creature.
Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
"Little help here!" Wadi calls out as he steps back from the fray and lets loose a ball of flame from the back of the plant creature, avoiding the eilodon in the blast!
5' step back. Cast Controlled Fireball at the plant creature. Fire Damage:8d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 6, 5, 6, 4, 4, 2) = 31, Reflex save DC 18 for half.
SR check:1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 4 = 14
Etrigan, Outsider HP: 31/51, and 9 NL | AC:32/T:13/FF:29 | CMD: 25 | F+10/R+7(8)/W+8 - evasion | Per +9, Darkvision
Human Summoner 8 - HP: 21/53 | AC:19/T:12/FF:17 | CMD: 19 | F+3/R+3/W+7 (+2 currently)| Init +1 | Per +1[/s]
Etrigan's AC is high enough that the 22s prone would not have hit him, but I failed to note his current AC in my statblock properly, so that's my fault and I'll just take the damage- I'm just pointing it out so that you don't wonder why my AC is changing midfight, since I'm adjusting it now.
Etrigan will save:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18Booooo.
The demonic creature.... calms down. It seems to go against its very nature-- it snarls to itself, mutters snatches of rhyme...
"What... trickery... this? What sorcery ill?
"That bids Etrigan simply... lie here... and chill?
"I abhor violence? Nay-- by Hell's lights, I love it!
"Yet currently I'm bound... to rise above it....?"
Rather than fight, the demonic form lies there, a dopey grin on its face.
Iason frowns. "This may be one of the more disturbing things I've seen you from you, Etrigan. Get up. That is an order."
The creature siiiiighs... hunches its cloak around itself... and gets to its feet.
(Etrigan will full defense and then stand, provoking. AC vs the AOO is 32.)
Iason mutters a spell, hurries forward on hasted feet, and reaches out to touch his servitor. The eidolon is now even more protected.
Casting shield, moving and discharging it onto Etrigan. Etrigan's AC for any attacks he takes this round will be 36, because of the total defense, otherwise now 32 with the shield spell, and changing statline to reflect.
"I appreciate you trying not to get my servant in your blast, Master Wadi, but feel free to rain fire as much as you like around him. He won't suffer at all from it. As for your own woes, I'll assist as soon as I can."(Etrigan's immune to fire, so have fun Wadi ;) )
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
Dang. Serenity is rough in that you don't get a save each round and it's not broken by attacks. At least you can total defend. Hmm, it says you can fight defensively if attacked. Does that mean you can still attack without taking the 3d6 IF you are attacked first AND attack defensively?
Etrigan, Outsider HP: 31/51, and 9 NL | AC:32/T:13/FF:29 | CMD: 25 | F+10/R+7(8)/W+8 - evasion | Per +9, Darkvision
Human Summoner 8 - HP: 21/53 | AC:19/T:12/FF:17 | CMD: 19 | F+3/R+3/W+7 (+2 currently)| Init +1 | Per +1[/s]
Tarragon The Golden wrote:
Dang. Serenity is rough in that you don't get a save each round and it's not broken by attacks. At least you can total defend. Hmm, it says you can fight defensively if attacked. Does that mean you can still attack without taking the 3d6 IF you are attacked first AND attack defensively?
It's annoying, but I'm not too worried about it. Etrigan'll get clawy anyway next round if there's anything left for him. Damage!? Damage who cares about damage?! ;)
The devastating cold bombs that the professor threw right into the center of the plant creature froze it so much that the last two strikes of Tarragon's hammer could shatter the whole ETHEROOT!!
You all hear the psionic screams of the plant!
Arghhhhh! Noooooo!!
Wadi, I assume you throw your spell at the remaining psychomentals.
Wadi's spell hits the incorporeal color beings but they are obviously protected by spell resistance so his spell does not affect them!
Etrigan is now more protected but also not threatened anymore!
~
The twofloating PSYCHEMENTALS again move and target Wadi!
These incorporeal fields shimmer with a constant flux of colors and shapes that coalesce into distorted, ephemeral images and reflections.
@Wadi: two incorporeal touch attacks to mindwipe vs. touch AC (not evil):1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 351d20 + 16 ⇒ (5) + 16 = 21
@Wadi: Please a will save DC 18. Mindwipe: You erase a portion of the target’s mind and experiences, inflicting 2 temporary negative levels on the target for 1 day per caster level. If the target is a spellcaster who must choose and prepare spells in advance, each negative level imposed by mindwipe also causes the target to lose one prepared spell from her highest level of spells known for each of her spellcasting classes for which she must prepare spells. These lost spells are no longer considered known by the target until the corresponding negative levels are removed.
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
So, Tarragon had not attacked the plant, but the blue psychemental. He was too far from the plant to step and full attack it so he full attacked what he could reach. He had planned to step and full attack the plant-creature this round.
It is almost as if time and space in the tapestry are shifting and the scene that you just saw is suddenly altered.
The fireball flies to the plant and burns it slightly! Tarragon shifts and hits the blue colored incorporeal creature!
Suddenly, you all hear a strange voice in your head!
You cannot kill me this easily!
Fort saves vs. staggered x 2 DC 24:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 241d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29
Then the large plant can resist the cold and uses its toothy mouth to bite the Eidolon as an AoO but misses the demon.
bite plus incite emotion with serenity spell :1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
The plant realizes that Etrigan cannot attack him and shifts 5 ft to bite Iason but again misses wildly!
bite plus incite emotion with serenity spell :1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Suddenly, it also starts to slash at Iason with six incredibly strong tentacles where three can hit and grab Iason so that he eventually falls to the ground and is prone!
Etrigan, Outsider HP: 31/51, and 9 NL | AC:32/T:13/FF:29 | CMD: 25 | F+10/R+7(8)/W+8 - evasion | Per +9, Darkvision
Human Summoner 8 - HP: 21/53 | AC:19/T:12/FF:17 | CMD: 19 | F+3/R+3/W+7 (+2 currently)| Init +1 | Per +1[/s]
Iason growls from his position on the ground. "Etrigan. KILL THAT."
"Master, the enchantment promises pain
"Shall I venture that, for little gain?"
"What are you talking about? Of course you will!"
Etrigan laughs merrily-- and attacks the creature.
Unless I'm reading the spell wrong, it looks like the spell doesn't actually STOP me from attacking-- I just take the non-lethal damage once per round, so here it is. (If I am reading it wrong and it seems I cannot actually attack, I would do something different on this round.)
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
Etrigan was prone right? Now Terragon needs to know if the plant creature is still up before he acts, but I do not want to delay too luch so If plant-guy is down all these attacks go against psychemental, starting with Blue. If not, his first attack is still against Blue, but then he 5' steps and his last two attacks are are plany-guy.
Male Half Orc Bloodrager 5/dragon disciple 3 | hp 76/76, Rage hp 92/92 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMD 27 | F +12 R +9 W +5 (+2 v spells cast by himself or party) | Spd 30' | Init +2 | Perc +9, Intimidate +12
After striking the plant-crature Tarragon is forced to move to attack the remaining foe.
Etrigan, Outsider HP: 31/51, and 9 NL | AC:32/T:13/FF:29 | CMD: 25 | F+10/R+7(8)/W+8 - evasion | Per +9, Darkvision
Human Summoner 8 - HP: 21/53 | AC:19/T:12/FF:17 | CMD: 19 | F+3/R+3/W+7 (+2 currently)| Init +1 | Per +1[/s]
I've just realized that Etrigan's attacks aren't freaking magical. That's... embarrassing. Meh, time to buy a different amulet for him after this scenario. But he can't do any damage to the incorporporeal, so my turn is pretty useless here.
"Sit down," Iason says with a shake of his head at his injured servitor, even if he has some wounds of his own. Etrigan chuckles, and promptly plops down on the ground like a child at recess.
With magical speed bolstering him, Iason gets to where he has a clean line of sight on the last of the incorporeals and throws a very tiny spell at it.
I've just realized that Etrigan's attacks aren't freaking magical. That's... embarrassing. Meh, time to buy a different amulet for him after this scenario. But he can't do any damage to the incorporporeal, so my turn is pretty useless here.
"Sit down," Iason says with a shake of his head at his injured servitor, even if he has some wounds of his own. Etrigan chuckles, and promptly plops down on the ground like a child at recess.
With magical speed bolstering him, Iason gets to where he has a clean line of sight on the last of the incorporeals and throws a very tiny spell at it.
You all hear a strange and weak voice in you heads!
”Arghhh… I thought we can aid each other, Pathfinders. Much the way you aided the Muckmouth tribe…. the Sunsu Godae could have made excellent allies for your missions, Onhae could have been a good base of operations. Arghh!!! Unfortunately, you are dumb! And the Onhae also still cling to their outdated ways and religion. If you had stopped and convinced them to worship Aram Zey as the Ruby Phoenix they would have been loyal to you. Those who do follow him already call themselves 'Pathfinders.' But you did not want to cooperate! So you will be hunted!! I will … live … arghhh!“ and with that last statement the plant dies.
Killing the etheroot releases an explosion of psychic and emotional energies.
Kn planes or arcana DC 15 :
Now that the creature is dying you realize something ... it seems as if the Etheroot was planted as a seedling inside the tapestry, but its ethereal roots lead out to the Transitive Planes surrounding the
demiplane.
You all see holes beginning to open in the tapestry where the etheroot’s tendrils used to be and planar energies surge into the demiplane from outside, fueling the something that you identified earlier ...
... the silver squall that has been building in Onhae.
You immediately recognizes this phenomenon from earlier in the village!!
~
Can you all please give me four checks including your negative levels.
1. A diplomacy or kn religion
2. A diplomacy or kn planes
3. A diplomacy or kn nobility
4. A diplomacy or kn history
Conditions: Male Human Sorcerer 8 HP 58/58 | AC 14/18/22: (MA,Shield), T 12, FF 14 | F: +6, R: +3, W: +7 | CMD 15 | Perc. +2 | Init. +1
Resources:
Elemental Ray 7/7; 1st L spells 7/7; 2nd L spells 7/7; 3rd L spells 5/5; 4th L Spells 3/4; Fires of Hell 1/1
Knowledge, Planes:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Wadi's face pales as he realizes just what the Etheroot's presence means here in the Tapestry, "Slaying it was not a good idea! Its ethereal roots lead out to the Transitive Planes surrounding the demiplane!"
