Seeing Yambul is ready to rush in, Ruha goes to provide supportive advice and starts heading around to maybe distract the massive thing.
The group takes profit of the robot's indulgence, striking through with his chainsaw, the adamantine cutting through with ease!
Rūha starts her advice, while Rhoreen jinxes the metallic creature.
Hyrsek stubs through the metallic plates with his rapier, trying to cut some vital cables.
The robot is hard, but some damage is done.
AC = 18
HP = 70/70
Weapon Equipped = Einior
Condition(s) = None
Chaance produces her scant adamantine arrows, and allows Einior to be Einior, for several metallic jabs against the annilator's hull.
”Aw, Brigh! So it has to be this way, does it?!” Zzvkgrogk laments, drawing his arc pistol. He steps south and west and shoots between the various Big Folk limbs in front of him.
Zzzot!
For
6 first, 5 Second, 4 Third, 2 Fourth
(1st)
(1st) True Strike
(1st)
(1st) Shield
(1st) Longshot
(1st) Detect Secret Doors
(2nd)
(2nd) Heroism
(2nd)
(2nd) See Invisiblity
(2nd) Extreme Flexibility
(3rd) Animal Aspect. Greater
(3rd) Heroism
(3rd) Haste
(3rd) Fly
{4th) Air Walk
(4th) Greater Inviso
Can use craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using Detect Magic
Inspirational Pool: (Feat Amateur Investigator): 4
Hits: 53/53
AC Current: 29/21/23
AC: 19 / 15 / 15 (Normal/Touch/Flatfooted)
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 52/50
Radiation Detector (3/10 charges)
Laser Pistol (Charges): 6/10
Arc Pistol (Charges}: 7/10
Batteries Charged): 10/20
Empty Battieries: 10 /20
Zzvkgrogk Special (Alchemical Ordinance): 8/13
Hero: 3/3
Chaance's adamantine arrows pierce through the hull with ease, three of them causing considerable damage.
Zzvkgrogk blasts for good afterwards, but finds a safeproof on the the annihilator that protects it from sudden shock and there is no damage left.
The annihilator opens fire with the integrated chain guns on its back that start a barrage of bullets all over the entrance to the room "** Beep ** Beep ** Beep **"
Rūha maintains her advice and takes a moment to add "Follow the barrel nearest you, its movement is slow enough to anticipate the angle... and keep moving!"
She tries to recall what else it might be resistant to as she dashes in to support Yambul.
She follows by aiding his next attack.
Weapon Equipped = Chainsaw (60m)
Conditions = Barkskin (+4, 100m), Heroism (+2, 220m)
Chainsaw: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 magic (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str +1 magic (+9 PA) Crit: 15-20x2 DR: adamantine, magic Charges: 6/10
Falchion: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 MW (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str (+9 PA) Crit: 18-20x2 DR: adamantine
Long bow: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +2 Dex +1 Magic Dam: +6 Str +1 Magic Crit: 20x3 DR: cold iron/silver
Chef’s knife: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +1 magic +6 Str / +2 Dex (-3 PA) Dam: +6 Str (+6 PA) +1 magic Crit: 19-20x2 DR: magic Rng: 10’
Studied: (Hyrsek scorpion) (mv|sw|im; +3 att, dam, bluff, disguise, intimidate, knowledge, perception, sense motive, stealth, survival)
Improved Iron Will (1/1d, reroll will save)
Spells: (1/1d, st, Magic Missile, cl 3) (1/1d, st, Prestidigitation, cl1) (1/1d, st, Shield, cl9)
Veggies: Apple (+4 radiation 24h) x2, Carrot (+4 perception 24h), Mushroom (+4 stealth 1h), Peppers (+2 init/reflex open alien doors 1h) x2
- - -
Yambul takes a 5’ step north to get flank with (sigh) Hyrsek. And he tries to carve himself a piece of robot!
(hero, studied, advice, flank, Rüha)
(studied, advice, sneak)
(hero, studied, advice, flank)
(studied, advice, sneak)
(hero, studied, advice, flank)
(studied, advice, sneak)
Yambul manages to strike with a single attack, but what attack it is! The adamantine tears through the metal cutting down the annihilator robot's leg!
With the rest of the team, coming after, the little remaining is done, arrows and lasers finish off the robot with a big burst!
The door to the north is unusual, it looks like a tightly sealed fleshy pucker.
You think this flesh valve will open at a touch to a Dominion agent, but it must be tricked or forced into opening for any invader.
A flesh valve has hardness 10, 20 hp, and a Break DC of 24.
A severed limb harvested from a neh-thalggu, intellect devourer, or ugothokra can be used as a key of sorts to open one of these doors with a touch.
Your studies of the alien makes you think that you could trick being a Dominion being, by applying any form of magical cold to cause the door to open immediately.
Another thing that might help are the peppers grown by Mad Paeytr. The hot spicy will cause a flesh valve to open and remain open for 24 hours—valves opened in other ways close automatically after 1 minute.
The exit to the south is not blocked by any obstacle.
”Great job, Zzvkith! For a minute there I was worried that I would have to get it into a choke hold.”
He examines the sphincter door.
Zzvkgrogk, pauses in thought then tries to explain. ”It would seem that we need to be an agent of the Dominion in order to open this door by touch. Though… if I recall correctly from my studies we could fool it into thinking that we are agents off the Dominion with magical cold — like the siccatite dagger maybe — but the hot spicy pepper from Mad Paeytr will irritate it to where it will stay open longer. Such a waste of pepper though…”
He partakes of the CLW wand as he speaks.
”Failing that, Yambul could probably make quick work of it with the chainsaw.”
Weapon Equipped = Chainsaw (60m)
Conditions = Barkskin (+4, 100m), Heroism (+2, 220m)
Chainsaw: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 magic (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str +1 magic (+9 PA) Crit: 15-20x2 DR: adamantine, magic Charges: 6/10
Falchion: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 MW (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str (+9 PA) Crit: 18-20x2 DR: adamantine
Long bow: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +2 Dex +1 Magic Dam: +6 Str +1 Magic Crit: 20x3 DR: cold iron/silver
Chef’s knife: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +1 magic +6 Str / +2 Dex (-3 PA) Dam: +6 Str (+6 PA) +1 magic Crit: 19-20x2 DR: magic Rng: 10’
Studied: (Hyrsek scorpion) (mv|sw|im; +3 att, dam, bluff, disguise, intimidate, knowledge, perception, sense motive, stealth, survival)
Improved Iron Will (1/1d, reroll will save)
Spells: (1/1d, st, Magic Missile, cl 3) (1/1d, st, Prestidigitation, cl1) (1/1d, st, Shield, cl9)
Veggies: Apple (+4 radiation 24h) x2, Carrot (+4 perception 24h), Mushroom (+4 stealth 1h), Peppers (+2 init/reflex open alien doors 1h) x2
- - -
Yambul does in fact heal himself too.
Yambul laughs at the image of their fair, but small, leader grappling anything, let alone something that large, "You get it! You never know what can be accomplished until you try."
He pulls the dagger from storage and hands it off to the leader for door opening duty. Still, he suggests, "Let's go south first. Hold off on the door until the open passage is checked."
He moves south...
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Rhoreen was absolutely jacked by the bullet, piercing both her skin and her self-inflated delusions of perfection. When given a chance, she will heal. While it strips away most of her falsely acquired life, she is miffed to have to heal a bit of damage.
CLW
"Wow, that thing is messy. I'm glad we didn't have to fight a fully functioning one."
Know (Engineering)
”It would seem that we need to be an agent of the Dominion in order to open this door by touch. Though… if I recall correctly from my studies we could fool it into thinking that we are agents off the Dominion with magical cold — like the siccatite dagger maybe —”
Rhoreen nods at Zzvkgrogk's assessment, thinking it's largely correct and hoping to find a good source of cold, outside the reaches of Chaance's electronic dead heart.
"I don't have anything supremely cold at the moment, but I bet we can scavenge up something..." Rhoreen thinks and looks at the party.
And then she will follow Yambul down the other passage.
"Zzvk, I would LOVE to see you get it into a chokehold. Maybe on the next one." Rūha's eyes crinkle as she smiles at the ysoki. When he explains the door she adds "We've fought many Dominion agents already, but the thought of carrying one of their claws along with us doesn't make me too enthusiastic. And tearing through it will surely draw attention. Maybe the pepper would be easiest, though if there are more like this elsewhere it wouldn't be a reliable solution either."
"If you need cold, I might be able to help" Hyrsek shows his rapier which shimmers with a layer of true coldness.
Several tubes made of a pink material sit on rugose leathery stands in this room—five in intact condition, and three that have been shattered. All bear scorch marks on their surfaces and have small windows in their upper sections.
These are stasis tubes from a crash site of one of Divinity’s fragments. They must have been found by the Dominion.
It seems the Dominion accidentally destroyed two of them before they mastered the technique of opening the tubes without killing their occupants.
The tubes themselves are no longer operational.
Know (Engineering)
"Most of these statis tubes are borked. Someone didn't know how to open them, it's like they used Yambul's chainsaw to open them, not pushing the big 'press to open' button right here," Rhoreen demonstrates the correct way to open the tubes.
She will cast about with Detect Magic and then be ready to move on though Zzvkgrogks fiery pepper *bam!* door.
Perception
Ruha inspects the stasis tubes and tries to guess what kind of creatures they might have once held...
"Odd they were so lacking in care. With how much they like their brains, I would have expected a little more forethought." Ruha furrows her brow at the broken tubes, unsure what to make of them. She returns to the northern exit and fishes out a pepper in case there's an adverse reaction to Hyrsek's frosty rapier.
She listens to try to judge if there's anything approaching or on the other side.
Having already handed a cold siccatite dagger +2 to Zzvkgrogk, Yambul is very confused by Rhoreen and Rüha babbling on about using expendables to open the door. Chuckle.
He lines up though, once this room is done, and prepares himself for fresh new horrors on the other side.
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Rūha finds she fits perfectly on the stasis pots. There is even a nice place for her four arms.
The group moves to the northern area, and when applying the pepper, the membrane quickly recedes to avoid the spicy component, opening the way. The corridor is not straight, but after a couple of corners you find another membrane that opens as well to the pepper contact.
The walls of this chamber are plated in swaths of what looks like crocodilian hide. An immense sculpture, or perhaps a machine, that looks something like an insectile cephalopod built from fleshy leather and strips of dull red chitin looms against the northern wall, its seven tentacles splayed out into the room, each arm ending in a bulbous pucker the size of a curled-up halfling.
As soon as you enter the room, the strange machine's arms thrash and then peel back on themselves to unleash the content of their bulges: partially mechanical, partially organic spiders that move with a skittering lurch. A single crystalline eye glares from their hideous faces.
You do recognize these robotic aliens as Ugothokra. They are dangerous carriers of disease, and should be attacked with care, as all but bludgeoning weapons will spray their infecting blood.
Rhoreen takes a gander and will explain what she thinks when she has a moment.
Know (Dungeoneering)
Rūha trusts Rhor's judgement on this one, but her moment of indecisive pondering costs her a moment of action.
Hyrsek is quick to move and sink his rapier on the first alien monster "Let's see if your swarm can spread faster than my blade!"
There is a spray of blood as the blade pierces through, which surprises Hyrsek, unable to put his buckler in the middle in time, but nothing bad seems to apparently happen.
Chaance shots at the same time, her arrows barraging through the room with incredible precision!
The first two hit ensemble at the cyan tainted one, with the third one dropping it completely. The fourth sticks to the one behind Hyrsek, but it is the last arrow which impacts straight on one of the eyes, piercing through the brain to cause massive damage and leaving it barely standing.
The closer monsters swarm over Hyrsek, a strange viscous product spraying from the appendages of the alien creatures!
Hyrsek manages to dodge most of the attacks, but his bitten by two different aliens, and some of the spray inevitably falls over him.
The tiefling suddenly turns pale and looks slightly disoriented.
The two remaining aliens turn towards the next in line, Yambul.
Fortunately for Yambul, his barkskin protects him from some of the spray penetrating into his skin, but still he gets hurt from other sprays.
Weapon Equipped = Chainsaw (60m)
Conditions = Barkskin (+4, 100m), Heroism (+2, 220m)
Chainsaw: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 magic (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str +1 magic (+9 PA) Crit: 15-20x2 DR: adamantine, magic Charges: 6/10
Falchion: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 MW (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str (+9 PA) Crit: 18-20x2 DR: adamantine
Long bow: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +2 Dex +1 Magic Dam: +6 Str +1 Magic Crit: 20x3 DR: cold iron/silver
Chef’s knife: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +1 magic +6 Str / +2 Dex (-3 PA) Dam: +6 Str (+6 PA) +1 magic Crit: 19-20x2 DR: magic Rng: 10’
Studied: (Hyrsek, black) (mv|sw|im; +3 att, dam, bluff, disguise, intimidate, knowledge, perception, sense motive, stealth, survival)
Improved Iron Will (1/1d, reroll will save)
Spells: (1/1d, st, Magic Missile, cl 3) (1/1d, st, Prestidigitation, cl1) (1/1d, st, Shield, cl9)
Veggies: Apple (+4 radiation 24h) x2, Carrot (+4 perception 24h), Mushroom (+4 stealth 1h), Peppers (+2 init/reflex open alien doors 1h) x2
- - -
(heroism) vs DC 19
(heroism) vs DC 19
(heroism) vs DC 19
(heroism) vs DC 19
(heroism) vs DC 19
(heroism) vs DC 19 (fail!)
He made it all the way to the end before his constitution gives up to the disease flow.
Yambul studies black, steps up, and swings!
(hero, studied)
(studied)
(hero, studied)
(studied)
(hero, studied)
(studied)
(hero, studied)
(studied)
Rūha finds she fits perfectly on the stasis pots. There is even a nice place for her four arms.
”Wow, Rūha! I think maybe they found your species threatening and yet useful.”
~~~
He shrieks when the Ugothokra are released. ”Aaah! MORE Bugs!!!” He fires his laser pistol automatically and instinctively..
rtchrtchrtchrtchrtchrtch!
for
for
for
6 first, 5 Second, 4 Third, 2 Fourth
(1st)
(1st) True Strike
(1st)
(1st) Shield
(1st) Longshot
(1st) Detect Secret Doors
(2nd)
(2nd) Bullet Shield
(2nd)
(2nd) See Invisiblity
(2nd) Extreme Flexibility
(3rd) Animal Aspect. Greater
(3rd) Heroism
(3rd) Haste
(3rd) Fly
{4th) Air Walk
(4th) Greater Inviso
Can use craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using Detect Magic
Inspirational Pool: (Feat Amateur Investigator): 4
Hits: 53/53
AC Current: 25n/17/19
AC: 19 / 15 / 15 (Normal/Touch/Flatfooted)
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 41/50
Radiation Detector (3/10 charges)
Laser Pistol (Charges): 3/10
Arc Pistol (Charges}: 7/10
Batteries Charged): 10/20
Empty Battieries: 10 /20
Zzvkgrogk Special (Alchemical Ordinance): 7/13
Hero: 3/3
Round 1
Rhoreen focuses her quantum energies at the red spider thing. She not getting any closer.
HP: 68/68 + temp
AC: 12/12/10 (+4 w/Mage Armor)
F+5, R+6, W+9
Open spell slots:
Left Hand: nothing
Right Hand: Ember Staff (8/9 charges)
Ring of Forcefangs (7/9 charges)
Lighten Up: 0/1 used
Rod of Extend, lesser: 3/3 used (heroism, mage armors (herself & Ruha))
Rod of Extend, lesser: 1/3 used (heroism,
PoP 1: 0/2 used
PoP 2: 0/1 used
[ dice]1d20+7[/dice] ranged to hit;
[ dice]1d4-1[/dice] blunt damage
Phasing: The drinker gains the ability to become incorporeal for 1d4 rounds as a swift action, but takes 1 point of Con damage when he does so. Phasing can be extended as a free action by taking 1 additional point of Con damage. Coming out of phase inside a solid object is instantly fatal.
”I can do it myself!!”
[ dice]1d8+1[/dice] CLW
"zzvkgrogk!"
force damage (9/50 left)
Delay Pain is actually: Drain Construct
2nd—magic missile;
4th—knock;
6th—fireball;
8th—restoration;
10th—maximized scorching ray;
12th—mass bull’s strength;
14th—greater restoration;
16th—empowered and maximized fireball;
18th—empowered and maximized fire shield.
Rhoreen focuses the irascible energies of her skymetal rod at the least wounded plant foe. She focuses taking the heat from around the creature, trying to leave it frozen and alone.
Yambul feels the disease to take hold on him incredibly fast.
The Kellid then steps forward slaughtering one of the aliens over Hyrsek but sawing through three different limbs, freeing the tifling from it.
Zzvkgrogk, due to the cover, only manages one precise shot, but what a shot, it burns down the red ugothokra, who perishes on the spot!
Rhoreen chimes in, her power over the metallic nature of the ugothokra taking one of them.
Hyrsek, pretty pressed by his wounds, strikes at green before stepping back.
The attacks all strike, but on this position, he does not manage any vital spot.
"Not precisely bugs, I think. Something more complicated than that." Rūha comments, adding "But not something we can let get out of here either." She begins offering Advice and then chooses to send a barrage of burning red beams at green to hopefully take it down before it can fire off any more flechettes.
Rūha's fire mortally scorches the green ugothokra.
Chaance does something heroic, most likely finishing off Rūha's work!
The closest alien uses its spray over Yambul once more, stepping closer to try to bite him too!
The cook has a hard time, but fortunately the bad fortune helps him, with all the droplets falling harmlessly around!
The pink one sprays Yambul as well.
But Yambul is ready to dodge and only some spray falls over him.
While the last one steps out of cover to face Rūha.
And the well trained Kasatha avoids all the harm!
"Not precisely bugs, I think. Something more complicated than that.” Rūha comments, adding "But not something we can let get out of here either."
”They are similar enough to the six legged-blood sucking abominations we all know and loath that they might has well themselves be bugs”
”Aaah!! Get off our cook!” He shoots at white (or whatever is left) in the tight space and hopes for the best, carving out his friends from harm.
rtchrtchrtchrtchrtchrtch!
for
and to adjacent targets if any.
for
for
C'mon Blaze, you're just warming up, right?!
The empty cartridge shatters to the floor as he hastily reloads the laser pistol.
schhhhhtick!
6 first, 5 Second, 4 Third, 2 Fourth
(1st)
(1st) True Strike
(1st)
(1st) Shield
(1st) Longshot
(1st) Detect Secret Doors
(2nd)
(2nd) Bullet Shield
(2nd)
(2nd) See Invisiblity
(2nd) Extreme Flexibility
(3rd) Animal Aspect. Greater
(3rd) Heroism
(3rd) Haste
(3rd) Fly
{4th) Air Walk
(4th) Greater Inviso
Can use craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using Detect Magic
Inspirational Pool: (Feat Amateur Investigator): 4
Hits: 53/53
AC Current: 25n/17/19
AC: 19 / 15 / 15 (Normal/Touch/Flatfooted)
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 41/50
Radiation Detector (3/10 charges)
Laser Pistol (Charges): 10/10
Arc Pistol (Charges}: 7/10
Batteries Charged): 10/20
Empty Battieries: 10 /20
Zzvkgrogk Special (Alchemical Ordinance): 7/13
Hero: 3/3
Weapon Equipped = Chainsaw (60m)
Conditions = Barkskin (+4, 100m), Heroism (+2, 220m), Diseased (-1 con, -2 int (drain))
Chainsaw: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 magic (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str +1 magic (+9 PA) Crit: 15-20x2 DR: adamantine, magic Charges: 6/10
Falchion: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 MW (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str (+9 PA) Crit: 18-20x2 DR: adamantine
Long bow: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +2 Dex +1 Magic Dam: +6 Str +1 Magic Crit: 20x3 DR: cold iron/silver
Chef’s knife: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +1 magic +6 Str / +2 Dex (-3 PA) Dam: +6 Str (+6 PA) +1 magic Crit: 19-20x2 DR: magic Rng: 10’
Studied: (Hyrsek, white) (mv|sw|im; +3 att, dam, bluff, disguise, intimidate, knowledge, perception, sense motive, stealth, survival)
Improved Iron Will (1/1d, reroll will save)
Spells: (1/1d, st, Magic Missile, cl 3) (1/1d, st, Prestidigitation, cl1) (1/1d, st, Shield, cl9)
Veggies: Apple (+4 radiation 24h) x2, Carrot (+4 perception 24h), Mushroom (+4 stealth 1h), Peppers (+2 init/reflex open alien doors 1h) x2
- - -
Yambul doesn’t like disease and is fairly unfamiliar with it with his normally strong constitution. He keeps from being nauseated as it hits him, but he does not like it. Not one little bit.
(heroism) vs DC 19
Yambul manages to resist this one, for which he is grateful. Not so grateful as to stop trying to kill them though…
He focuses on white, studying it, stepping deeper into the room (5’ step) and attacking!
(hero, studied, advice)
(studied, advice)
(hero, studied, advice)
(studied, advice)
(hero, studied, advice)
(studied, advice)
(chainsaw, hero)
- - -
Round 2
Rhoreen focuses her quantum energies at least wounded bad thing.
HP: 68/68 + temp
AC: 12/12/10 (+4 w/Mage Armor)
F+5, R+6, W+9
Open spell slots:
Left Hand: nothing
Right Hand: Ember Staff (8/9 charges)
Ring of Forcefangs (7/9 charges)
Lighten Up: 0/1 used
Rod of Extend, lesser: 3/3 used (heroism, mage armors (herself & Ruha))
Rod of Extend, lesser: 1/3 used (heroism,
PoP 1: 0/2 used
PoP 2: 0/1 used
[ dice]1d20+7[/dice] ranged to hit;
[ dice]1d4-1[/dice] blunt damage
Phasing: The drinker gains the ability to become incorporeal for 1d4 rounds as a swift action, but takes 1 point of Con damage when he does so. Phasing can be extended as a free action by taking 1 additional point of Con damage. Coming out of phase inside a solid object is instantly fatal.
”I can do it myself!!”
[ dice]1d8+1[/dice] CLW
"zzvkgrogk!"
force damage (9/50 left)
Delay Pain is actually: Drain Construct
2nd—magic missile;
4th—knock;
6th—fireball;
8th—restoration;
10th—maximized scorching ray;
12th—mass bull’s strength;
14th—greater restoration;
16th—empowered and maximized fireball;
18th—empowered and maximized fire shield.
Rhoreen focuses the irascible energies of her skymetal rod at the least wounded plant foe. She focuses taking the heat from around the creature, trying to leave it frozen and alone.
Seeing the tide turning against the little monsters, Rūha follows in as well, moving in to provide a flank to Yambul to take out either white (if its still kicking) or pink. She maintains her advice as she does.
GM Rutseg - in your notes you have 2 con and 1 int drain for me. However, you rolled the other way around, so I'm dumber, but still have my hp for now...
Zzvkgrogk finds the alien twice with his gun, burning it badly!
That is enough for Yambul to finish it off with a tremendous couple of saw cut-throughs that leave a dismembered thing on the floor. The blood menaces to spill over his body though.
Rhoreen's curse is strong and leaves one of the remaining ones with pretty bad luck!
Rūha quickly surrounds the last one, with Hyrsek profiting the opening to come in and strike hard on the monster's head.
The rapier sinks deep, but the tiefling is splashed once again with the diseased blood.
Chaance does something heroic!
The pink alien gives back to Hyrsek.
The tiefling does not look good when a couple of the sprays fall over him.
The last one goes for Rūha.
But with great style and a bit of luck, she manages to get out of trouble unscathed!
Rhoreen delays slightly, thinking the foes will be felled and no more of her magics are needed. She wishes she had acted more quickly and that she had the chance to lob a few nasty balls of fire into the spider nest before her friends got in there.
Zzvkgrogk bravely steps forward and shoots around the open sphincter, again carving out his friends.
rtchrtchrtchrtchrtchrtch!
for
and to adjacent targets
for
for
6 first, 5 Second, 4 Third, 2 Fourth
(1st)
(1st) True Strike
(1st)
(1st) Shield
(1st) Longshot
(1st) Detect Secret Doors
(2nd)
(2nd) Bullet Shield
(2nd)
(2nd) See Invisiblity
(2nd) Extreme Flexibility
(3rd) Animal Aspect. Greater
(3rd) Heroism
(3rd) Haste
(3rd) Fly
{4th) Air Walk
(4th) Greater Inviso
Can use craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using Detect Magic
Inspirational Pool: (Feat Amateur Investigator): 4
Hits: 53/53
AC Current: 25n/17/19
AC: 19 / 15 / 15 (Normal/Touch/Flatfooted)
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 41/50
Radiation Detector (3/10 charges)
Laser Pistol (Charges): 7/10
Arc Pistol (Charges}: 7/10
Batteries Charged): 10/20
Empty Battieries: 10 /20
Zzvkgrogk Special (Alchemical Ordinance): 7/13
Hero: 3/3
Rūha strikes once each against pink and yellow, fingers jabbing for the most vulnerable spot she can size up. She makes the first strike in particular count, trying to stun the skittering monster.
Weapon Equipped = Chainsaw (60m)
Conditions = Barkskin (+4, 100m), Heroism (+2, 220m), Diseased (-1 con, -2 int (drain))
Chainsaw: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 magic (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str +1 magic (+9 PA) Crit: 15-20x2 DR: adamantine, magic Charges: 6/10
Falchion: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 MW (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str (+9 PA) Crit: 18-20x2 DR: adamantine
Long bow: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +2 Dex +1 Magic Dam: +6 Str +1 Magic Crit: 20x3 DR: cold iron/silver
Chef’s knife: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +1 magic +6 Str / +2 Dex (-3 PA) Dam: +6 Str (+6 PA) +1 magic Crit: 19-20x2 DR: magic Rng: 10’
Studied: (Hyrsek, yellow) (mv|sw|im; +3 att, dam, bluff, disguise, intimidate, knowledge, perception, sense motive, stealth, survival)
Improved Iron Will (1/1d, reroll will save)
Spells: (1/1d, st, Magic Missile, cl 3) (1/1d, st, Prestidigitation, cl1) (1/1d, st, Shield, cl9)
Veggies: Apple (+4 radiation 24h) x2, Carrot (+4 perception 24h), Mushroom (+4 stealth 1h), Peppers (+2 init/reflex open alien doors 1h) x2
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The gore splashes Yambul…
(heroism) vs DC 20
(heroism) vs DC 20
(bonus, heroism) vs DC 19
Yambul 5’ steps and lays into yellow, hoping to fell another one. He studies his target and attacks!
(hero, studied, advice)
(studied, advice)
(hero, studied, advice)
(studied, advice)
(hero, studied, advice)
(studied, advice)
If Yambul drops yellow and has attacks remaining, he swings on pink at -5/-3 -3d6 for lack of studying lack of flank.
Rhoreen, well knowing the prowess of her companions, just savvy, contemplates as the action develops.
Zzvkgrogk burns pink badly with a sudden burst of his special alchemy, and while Rūha fails her first attack, she smacks enough for Yambul to be able to finish the yellow one in two swings, leaving the last one to complete the task by sawing down the badly injured pink and badly scorched pink!
With the ugothokras dead, you can take a closer look at the machine from they spawned which seems to be working on creating one.
At the pace it is working, you can tell the machine spawns ugothokras at a rate of 1 per day, maybe faster if pressed to. It seems well reinforced and difficult to break.
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Zzvkgrogk goes to investigate the machine.
"Aawg, Brigh!: he cries. "The bug dispensing machine -- I will name it BEZ™ -- dispenses one bug per day. There's some switches here to kick it into high gear for more but it looks risky."
"Ha! That ought to do it..."
He passes around healing for any who need it.
6 first, 5 Second, 4 Third, 2 Fourth
(1st)
(1st) True Strike
(1st)
(1st) Shield
(1st) Longshot
(1st) Detect Secret Doors
(2nd)
(2nd) Bullet Shield
(2nd)
(2nd) See Invisiblity
(2nd) Extreme Flexibility
(3rd) Animal Aspect. Greater
(3rd) Heroism
(3rd) Haste
(3rd) Fly
{4th) Air Walk
(4th) Greater Inviso
Can use craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using Detect Magic
Inspirational Pool: (Feat Amateur Investigator): 4
Hits: 53/53
AC Current: 25n/17/19
AC: 19 / 15 / 15 (Normal/Touch/Flatfooted)
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 41/50
Radiation Detector (3/10 charges)
Laser Pistol (Charges): 10/10
Arc Pistol (Charges}: 7/10
Batteries Charged): 10/20
Empty Battieries: 10 /20
Zzvkgrogk Special (Alchemical Ordinance): 7/13
Hero: 3/3
Weapon Equipped = Chainsaw (55m)
Conditions = Barkskin (+4, 95m), Heroism (+2, 215m), Diseased (-1 con, -2 int (drain))
Chainsaw: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 magic (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str +1 magic (+9 PA) Crit: 15-20x2 DR: adamantine, magic Charges: 6/10
Falchion: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +6 Str +1 MW (-3 PA) Dam: +9 Str (+9 PA) Crit: 18-20x2 DR: adamantine
Long bow: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +2 Dex +1 Magic Dam: +6 Str +1 Magic Crit: 20x3 DR: cold iron/silver
Chef’s knife: Att: 11/6/1 BAB +1 magic +6 Str / +2 Dex (-3 PA) Dam: +6 Str (+6 PA) +1 magic Crit: 19-20x2 DR: magic Rng: 10’
Studied: (Hyrsek) (mv|sw|im; +3 att, dam, bluff, disguise, intimidate, knowledge, perception, sense motive, stealth, survival)
Improved Iron Will (1/1d, reroll will save)
Spells: (1/1d, st, Magic Missile, cl 3) (1/1d, st, Prestidigitation, cl1) (1/1d, st, Shield, cl9)
Veggies: Apple (+4 radiation 24h) x2, Carrot (+4 perception 24h), Mushroom (+4 stealth 1h), Peppers (+2 init/reflex open alien doors 1h) x2
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Yambul wipes more of the gore from himself, ”Ugh, those were gross. We certainly don’t want more of those.”
He’ll top up with the wand a bit.
He will also, begrudgingly, help heal Hyrsek if he doesn’t have his own healing. Also, ”Does the group have anything for this disease? I worry it’s going to get worse before it gets better, and Hyrsek here is pretty battered. I’m not all that peachy myself for that matter.”
”Oh, right.” Zzvkgrogk sighs deflated. ”Now why did you have to go and get diseased? I didn’t prepare the elixir that fixes that!” Zzvkgrogk grumbles, looking first to Yambul then Hyrsek.
”I can nonetheless help you fend from the disease should we face more– though it will involve brewing tea. Anyone interested? I can do the extracts tomorrow. ”
6 first, 5 Second, 4 Third, 2 Fourth
(1st)
(1st) True Strike
(1st)
(1st) Shield
(1st) Longshot
(1st) Detect Secret Doors
(2nd)
(2nd) Bullet Shield
(2nd)
(2nd) See Invisiblity
(2nd) Extreme Flexibility
(3rd) Animal Aspect. Greater
(3rd) Heroism
(3rd) Haste
(3rd) Fly
{4th) Air Walk
(4th) Greater Inviso
Can use craft (alchemy) to identify potions as if using Detect Magic
Inspirational Pool: (Feat Amateur Investigator): 4
Hits: 53/53
AC Current: 25n/17/19
AC: 19 / 15 / 15 (Normal/Touch/Flatfooted)
Wand of Cure Light Wounds: 32/50
Radiation Detector (3/10 charges)
Laser Pistol (Charges): 10/10
Arc Pistol (Charges}: 7/10
Batteries Charged): 10/20
Empty Battieries: 10 /20
Zzvkgrogk Special (Alchemical Ordinance): 7/13
Hero: 3/3
"It would seem that we need to be an agent of the Dominion in order to open this door by touch. Though… if I recall correctly from my studies we could fool it into thinking that we are agents off the Dominion with magical cold — like the siccatite dagger maybe — but the hot spicy pepper from Mad Paeytr will irritate it to where it will stay open longer. Such a waste of pepper though…”
"Very astute, Zzvkgrogk. I think the mad man would find it a very noble purpose, his pepper being put to such use. Still, the organic nature of the membranes... it's offputting."
"Most of these statis tubes are borked. Someone didn't know how to open them, it's like they used Yambul's chainsaw to open them, not pushing the big 'press to open' button right here."
Something akin to a smile passes across Chaance's mouth, while she studies the devices herself. Then the spiders catch her attention...
She enjoys the marksmanship initially, but the rest becomes something of a blur of metal and mucus, as the two sides trade injuries until her side has once again emerged victorious, though the worse for the battle.
She remembers herself and her previous injuries, so seeks out the curatives among the party.
When the BEZ dispenser is aptly named, the elfdroid decides to try her hand at disabling it alongside the ysoki.
Rūha draws out several alchemical vials with some chagrin. "I'd bought these with the exact thought that we might be wading into a hostile area with all sorts of vile dangers, and didn't think to offer them before. Well, they may still help..."
She offers antiplagues and antitoxins to anyone who needs one.
Know (Engineering)
”Yeah, we’ll probably want to take this machine out of working order. It’s just going to be a blight on this area and this region until we do.” Rhoreen notes, agreeing with Zzvkgrogk’s efforts.
She waits for others to deal with their diseases, she has no interest in contracting something herself.
She will help Zzvkgrogk should they attempt another disable check.
Disable Device to aid vs. DC 10
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"What do you mean, Callopie -- that it's not disabled?!"
He takes another look.
"Wait, what's that?" he asks, pointing to an innocuous looking bundle of fleshy muscular tubes behind and connected to the BEZ™ dispenser. He twists and tugs on them to pop them out of the fleshy wall. He then cuts off the ends in such a way that they can not merely be reinserted.
"What the heck... power whips! Good catch, Zzvkith!"
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With the help of his companions and friends, Zzvkgrogk notices what went wrong on his first attempt and dismantles the bug producing machine, aka BEZ™.
"Oh, I am fine enough as soon as we find a doctor after we get out of this hive" Hyrsek says but looks down at the pale skin where the blood made contact with him "Therrace must be close, we should find him"
The group heals up and patches. The disease does not seem to have a large impact as yet.
Yambul pushes to the western corridor, finding two valves like the one you applied the pepper before. One goes further west, while the other goes south.
Yambul, if still diseased (see chat) will totally take an antiplague. He’ll quaff it before sleeping to gain the save against ongoing disease benefit...
"Zzvkgrogk, if you made some antiplagues and antivenom, I'd totally buy them from you. You know, in your spare time." he grins.
Chainsaw out and going, he’ll move up to the southern door. He’ll wait for cold or, sigh, pepper, to be applied to the door before leaping through.
"You're very convinced Therrace will be here, aren't you." Ruha raises an eyebrow at Hyrsek before stepping away from the group to imbibe an antiplague and antivenom in privacy. She returns in time (and with a pepper in hand) to join Yambul at the next door and open the way forth.
She first listens to see if she can judge what may be behind it.
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Rhoreen smugs happily after pointing out Zzvkgrogk’s errors and her own work in getting the job done.
”Oh, it’s nothing <*sound*>” Rhoreen says, making a sound like a dozen spiders shoot flechette spray into a gas drum. ”I’m just trying to make sure we do things right, like I always do.”
With a smile on her face, she flies up to back up Yambul as he moves on.
Rūha's mystic powers kick in just on time to preserve Yambul from the nasty disease.
Hyrsek has few healing, but still some potions on his hands.
Once the pepper is applied, the southern valve opens just by itself.
This long room consists of three octagonal chambers connected by a fifteen-foot-wide tube. The walls are covered with crocodilian hide and are swarming with tiny points of light that flit back and forth between two slowly pulsing pillars of strange metal at the chamber’s eastern and western extremes. Dozens of pale green spheres sit on these pillars, each containing a bubbling pale green fluid in which bobs a humanoid brain. When the points of light touch a pillar, their color grows brighter, and when that point of light flies back to the walls, the color dims once again.
The tiny points of light are more of the small jellyfish-like creatures like the ones on the walls. They seem to be siphoning bits of thought from the trapped brains and transferring the psychic energy to the walls.
What takes your attention though is the quartet of what appear to be kasathas armed with short swords. They look at you and start walking in your direction, blades at the ready.
Rūha immediately speaks up in kasathan. After the pods earlier, she'd had the slightest thought that this may be possible. "Be at peace. We are not here as enemies but to free you from the Dominion." Knowing that her kasathan may be too "modern" for this group, she repeats her message in Androffan. Even as she speaks though, she can help but wonder - are these the same abductees from old Kasath, kept in stasis until now? Or are they something else entirely? Worse, had they maybe joined the Dominion? There would be no way of knowing without a dialogue...