Rone and Shrec put themselves in positions where they cannot literally fall, but the sensation continues until Arin channels more enerry, and the haunt seems to quiet again.
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
”Have I told you all how much I hate this place?!” Fahd clearly didn’t rest very much last night, rubbing his eyes.
Once the group was up for good, he quickly mixed a mutagen and then drank it down, turning himself back into the strong style Fahd that everyone recognized.
"I will feel better when that creature that is causing the chaos to settles down, but I guess that we have to unravel this place to put it to rest." Minata said, taking up his position towards the front of the group as they traveled.
Rhiannon continues to ward the group as best she can with her blade, but is starting to feel a bit less than her usual confident self after facing all these haunts that her sword cannot touch!
Apologies for my lack of posting, I wanted to let you know I'm still around, but busy at work (tax office) with zero mental bandwith to compose a decent post. Just want to keep you all appraised and let you know I'm keeping an eye on the thread as best I can. This weekend is my birthday and I'm headed out of town for a VERY brief vacation. Maybe that'll clear my head!
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Arin opens his mouth to ask the carried intelligence a question, but it belches forth from the little gnome in a harsh, guttural abyssal. He frowns at this, knowing it likely wouldn't be understood.
He closes his eyes, and his skin and hair begin to glow a sickly green. It ends abruptly with a slightly audible pop.
Assuming Arin should have already been in the room per his last post, but if not that's what he'll use his move action on.
This is an explosive calamity haunt. When it acts, it will cast fireball centered 5 feet to the west of the room's entrance. It has 20 HP and resets every day. There is no additional way to harm it beyond what normally affects haunts, and cannot be permanently destroyed solely by acting on it.
Rhiannon, now a bit more knowledgeable about dealing with these 'haunts' figures that this one can be touched and strides forward to try and channel some positive energy directly into the 'screen'!
Move 20' to get into melee range of the screen and use my 'special' Silver Crusade-given LoH that does 3d6 healing, but in this case using it to channel positive energy to hurt the haunt. Hope I'm doing this right here...
Fahd notices a small box under the desk that has some of the thumbnail-sized bits of metal that Isirah said go into your head. They are corroded, but Isirah says they may be repairable. There is also a strange metal staff with a hole on one end and a trigger like a crossbow close to the other.
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Fahd shows the others what he found, hoping they knew more than he did.
She gives you an explanation, about 70% of which makes sense. It would require a lab and one of you working as her hands, and these items are still not usable unless someone installs the box in their head.
You head down the hallway, past the lattices, to the only accessible location you have not visited.
Numerous machines connected by a maze of floor-level pipes fill most of this room, in some places reaching all the way to the chamber’s twenty-foot-high ceiling. To the west stands a gigantic cylinder filled with churning gases.
As you enter, the gases in the core reshape into the face of Isirah’s shade, seething with barely contained rage and frustration.
Rhiannon shakes her head in stunned awe at the pipes and massive cylinder. She wonders if perhaps the Ghost Wolves have a point in shunning this 'technology', though part of her mind insists it is no less dangerous than magic. "Can we do something to shut off that gas from here? I'm not sure if that will have any permanent effect on this Isirah, but perhaps it will do something. She doesn't seem to like our presence in this room."
The Isirah in the datapad says, "Your final act was not in vain. You saved yourself - me. It is time for you to move on!"
The shade is not taking any offensive action now, so you have a chance to speak to her. Each of you can make one check, with a +2 Aid Another from Isirah, to try to convince it to do something specific here - suggested skills include Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate or Sense Motive. Or you can just start breaking things.
"You know, this place can serve the people of Numeria as a hub of sorts." Minata said. "You have been here for ages and have much knowledge. Use that to further the lands. For example, if the corrosive gas could be turned off, or better yet, converted to a more useful purpose, it will help restore the area. As a trade hub, it will help limit foreign contact to designated routes and help prevent technological items from being stolen. If the adventurers are not following the set route, they are up to no good. I am sure that the trade caravans of Sovereign Sun enterprises will make sure to follow the rules" he said, pointing out various options for the land.
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Intimidate 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
”Youd better turn off that gas, or we will break every piece of gear in this place!”
"You wish me, a traveler in the stars, so stay on this backwater world and help people like you, who haven't the faintest inkling what any of this is? It would take a hundred lifetimes for you to understand even the least advanced of my devices.
"And if that one is supposed to be me, then why do I still exist, and why would you want me to remain?"
The shade recedes into the machinery, and shortly thereafter, the machines expel more toxic gases with a hiss. They form into creatures and attack.
Rhiannon shakes her head sadly. "Hubris will be your undoing, creature from beyond the stars." Then the mist monsters are among them and the paladin ducks to at least partially avoid the acidic breath of the nearest, finding that the elemental resistance she has picked up during her service to the Pathfinders has come in handy...
Reflex Save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 vs DC 20 = Success! 6 acid damage due to elemental resistance (from chronicle boons, in character notes.)
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
Reflex 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Fahd takes a 5’ step and engages the enemy in front of him.
*Need to level* (Mutagenic Mauler/Steelbreaker) 9; HP 57/85; AC (22)20/ T 14/ FF 18; (+2 damage while using Mutagen) Perception +14; F+10,R+10,W+9 (+2 vs. Charms, Compulsions and Emotion effects); CMB +15 (+22 on Sunder), CMD 27 (32 vs. Sunder), Speed 30'; Init.+2
EVERYONE Choose one of these blessings every round while this spell lasts.
Reference:
Blessing of Fervor wrote:
With this blessing, you call your allies to move forth and empower them to conquer and become victorious. Each round for the duration of this spell, each of your allies can choose one of the following bonuses for that round at the beginning of its turn (their choice).
* Increase its speed by 30 feet.
* Stand up as a swift action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
* Take one extra attack as part of a full attack action, using its highest base attack bonus.
* Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
* Cast a single spell of 2nd level or lower as if it were an enlarged, extended, silent, or still spell.
Reflex Save:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 vs DC 20 = Failure! 9 acid damage due to elemental resistance
Rhiannon cannot avoid the blast of acidic breath this time, but shrugs off the burning stuff and channels divine energy into the heavy bastard sword as she lunges past her companions to strike at the wispy creatures. She prays that she has chosen wisely, given the nature of these gaseous-looking things.
Going to use her Sacred Weapon ability as a swift action to give her bastard sword the Ghost Touch enhancement for six rounds (or for however long I decide to keep it going) to see if that gets past their DR. Using Lunge feat to get that extra 5' reach from my current position, so at -2 AC for this round and also Power Attack (-3/+6). I'll take the extra attack from Arin's Blessing of Fervor. Thanks, Arin!
Arin recognizes these creatures as haunt surrogates. They are variants of the caustic stalkers you fought earlier. They are outsiders with the air and elemental subtypes. Three questions. He then blesses the Pathfinders with fervor.
Rhiannon enchants her blade and swings it between Minata and Fahd. The first two swings connect, though the magic does not seem to do anything about their resistance. You didn't specify which enemy, so I picked Blue, because ganging up is usually a good strategy.
Round 1 - bolded may go
Blue (-75 HP)
Red
Minata (-16/23 HP, Reflex save)
Green
Shrec (-26/33 HP, Reflex save)
Arin (-5 HP)
Rone
Rhiannon (-15 HP)
Fahd (-16 HP)
Male Gnome Oracle 10 | HP 73/73 | AC26 T15 FF24 | CMB +5, CMD 19 | F+4 R+5 W+8; +2 v fear/despair; +2 v lang effects/spells | Init+6 | Low-light vision | Perc+13, SM+1 | Speed 20ft | Spells: 1st 8/8; 2nd 7/7; 3rd 7/7; 4th 6/6; 5th 4/4 | arcane bond [_] | mnemonic vestment [_] | arcane mark [_], comprehend languages [_], message [_], read magic [_] | Channel Positive Energy 6/6 | Energy Body (rounds) 10/10 | Combat Healer [_] | Delay Affliction 2/2 | Eternal Hope [_] | Active conditions: None
cmlobue wrote:
Arin recognizes these creatures as haunt surrogates. They are variants of the caustic stalkers you fought earlier. They are outsiders with the air and elemental subtypes. Three questions.
1. Resistances, 2. Weaknesses, 3. Special Defenses
Arin recognizes these creatures as haunt surrogates. They are variants of the caustic stalkers you fought earlier. They are outsiders with the air and elemental subtypes. Three questions.
1. Resistances, 2. Weaknesses, 3. Special Defenses
Arin recalls that these creatures are immune to acid and have DR 5/- in addition to the standard elemental traits. They are vulnerable to wind (take damage in strong or stronger winds and are treated as two size categories smaller for wind effects).
