N Male follower of Pharasma and Brigh | Looks like a Tian-Taldane human (actually mostly human Ifrit) | Outsider (Native), Humanoid (human) | Bard 6 | | HP 67/67 | AC 24 T 11 FF 23 | CMB -4, CMD 13 | F: +8, R: +8, W: +7 | Init: +5 | Perc: +9, Bluff: +16, Dipl: +16, SM: +6 | Bardic Performance 22/26 | Lore Master 1/1 | Reroll 1/1 | Bard 1st 4/6, 2nd 5/5 | Speed 20 ft | Active conditions: images, +4 initiative
He continues to inspire and full defense.
With a broad smile, Eltran clears his throat and begins to recite a rhyme that he hopes will inspire his companions.
“Through trials and dangers, we face as one,
Together, we'll conquer, come dusk or sun.
In the heart of darkness, our bond ignites,
A beacon of hope, shining ever bright!“ he rhymes.
Amused by recent events, Eltran looks over at Ferdrin wondering what all the fuss is about.
Round #4:
Party Buffs: inspire courage +3/+3
Cade5 - 21 = -16, Fort save please
Dhovahk Fort save please
--
Black -10 + DR
Orange
Purple -26, PRONE⚀, bloodied
White -26, PRONE⚀, bloodied
--
Eltran
Ferdrin -14, s
Lu Yan 0 - 1 - 1 = -2, Fort save please
Cade!
Lu Yan, Dhovahk and Cade also require Fort saves, please.
Black withdraws into the portal south of Eltran, *popping* out of the Blue portal near Purple and White and subsequently getting into Ferdrin’s face.
Black DC 10 acrobatics to move half speed in the grease, modifier added off screen:1d20 ⇒ 11(success)
Withdrawal does not provoke.
Shaking off the stunning, Purple and White both stand.
Purple steps out of the grease, moves into the western Red portal and disappears!
Ignoring the flaming sphere, White stands and tries to tenderise the temporarily stunned Ferdrin.
White hammer on Ferdrin AC 13; -2 AC, no dex:1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13 damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Round #5:
Party Buffs: inspire courage +3/+3
Cade5 - 21 - 3 = -19, unarmed Dhovahk
--
Black -12
Orange -12, able to be attacked
Purple -26, bloodied, disappeared through a Red portal
White -26, bloodied
--
Eltran Ferdrin-18 Lu Yan0 - 1 - 1 - 4 = -6
Party up!From the start of his turn this round, Ferdrin is no longer stunned.
M NG Undine Adept Druid 6 | HP 45 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMB +3, CMD 15 | F: +9, R: +6, W: +12 (+4 vs water) | Init: +2 | Perc: +18, SM: +14, Darkvision 60 ft | Speed 30ft, swim 30 ft | Spells: 1st 4/6 2nd 5/5 3rd 4/4 | Calming Touch 8/8 | Wild Shape: 2/2 | Amphibious | Active conditions: None
Dhovahk walks back towards Eltran, flowing from the red-tinted portal beside the chronicler to the blue-tinted one near Cade and onward to the fey caught in the tower’s gears.
Flame Blade, IC vs Orange Touch AC:1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 3 = 13 Fire damage:1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
White acrobatics to move at half speed DC 10, modifier added off screen:1d20 ⇒ 20
White follows suit in the opposite direction, maneuvering to engage Lu Yan.
White hammer on Lu Yan:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 damage:1d4 ⇒ 4
Orange attempts to extricate itself from the damaged clockwork machinery.
acrobatics, modifier added off screen:1d20 ⇒ 5
The gremlin unhooks itself from a gear-tooth digging into its back and falls 20 feet to the ground floor, tearing its body on a number of sprocket wheels on the way down.
damage:2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8
To add insult to injury, the fall provokes an AoO from Dhovahk.
Purple remains out of the scene.
Ferdrin:
If you are successful at a Free Action DC 20 Perception check.
Spoiler:
You hear the *pitter-patter* of tiny feet approaching you from the floor above.
Lu Yan:
If you are successful at a Free Action DC 25 Perception check.
Spoiler:
You hear the *pitter-patter* of tiny feet on the floor above. They seem to be approaching the staircase behind Ferdrin.
Round #6/7:
Party Buffs: inspire courage +3/+3
Cade5 - 21 - 3 = -19 DhovahkMay take an AoO vs Orange
--
Black -27, bloodied
Orange -20, bloodied, prone on the First Floor
Purple -26, bloodied, disappeared through a Red portal
White -26, bloodied
--
Eltran Ferdrin-18 Lu Yan0 - 1 - 1 - 4 = -6
Party up!Dhovahk may also take an AoO against Orange.
The Temple Swordsman is surprised when the top of its pate flips off like a Frisbee, exposing soupy crabby-brown brain matter.
The gremlin lets out a long *sigh* and drops dead at the monk’s feet.
Round #6/7:
Party Buffs: inspire courage +3/+3
Cade5 - 21 - 3 = -19 DhovahkMay take an AoO vs Orange
--
Black -27, bloodied
Orange -20, bloodied, prone on the First Floor
Purple -26, bloodied, disappeared through a Red portal Whitedead
--
Eltran Ferdrin-18
Lu Yan 0 - 1 - 1 - 4 = -6
Ferdrin doesn't hear it but he becomes anxious at what Lu Yan points out is coming. He batters the gremlin in front of him one last time and brings the fireball to meet him and burn this gremlin.
[Standard] Cast magic missile on BLACK (one arcane reservoir point for Potent Magic: Caster level +2) Force damage BLACK (4 missiles):4d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 1) + 4 = 9
Flaming sphere last round [move] Move flaming sphere to BLACK
M NG Undine Adept Druid 6 | HP 45 | AC 22 T 12 FF 20 | CMB +3, CMD 15 | F: +9, R: +6, W: +12 (+4 vs water) | Init: +2 | Perc: +18, SM: +14, Darkvision 60 ft | Speed 30ft, swim 30 ft | Spells: 1st 4/6 2nd 5/5 3rd 4/4 | Calming Touch 8/8 | Wild Shape: 2/2 | Amphibious | Active conditions: None
Flame Blade AoO, IC vs Orange Touch AC:1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 3 = 14 Fire damage:1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Dhovahk is just as surprised as the gremlin when it falls past him. Carefully he follows Lu Yan to the edge of the oil slick. "Eltran, it may be wise to join us over here," he calls.
With a flick of his scaly wrist, Lu Yan takes down Purple and COMBAT ENDS!
The Wounded :
Cade -19
Ferdrin -18
Lu Yan -6
Reconnoitering the bodies, you find three vials and a small satchel. The satchel does not appear to be trapped.
Vials; Spellcraft DC 16, Craft (alchemy) DC 16, Perception (to taste, if you DARE!) DC 16:
Three potions of cure light wounds.
Satchel; Craft (alchemy) DC 18:
Two bottles of universal solvent and one tube of sovereign glue.
The options for moving on up include the staircase BEYOND THE GREASE! (where the flaming sphere once burned ...) or the more intelligent among you might remember the Red portal that Purple disappeared into.
Ferdrin:
I believe you were headed for the Red portal last round anyway ...
You step out of a Blue portal onto another hardwood floor of the clock tower.
This level is not dissimilar to the one you just left, though there are fewer red/blue portals and significantly less damage to any accessible clock-work.
You notice a shimmering translucent vertical wall on the staircase leading up, which dissolves rapidly before your eyes.
If you succeed at a Knowledge (arcana) or Spellcraft DC 20 check
Spoiler:
A wall of forceHAD been blocking the stairs leading up. It's gone now.
"I guess we didn't really mention a way to communicate what's behind the portal. I guess I'll step through and let the you guys know," Cade offers, following Lu Yan and Ferdrin.
Eltran *shrugs* at Ferdrin's words and follows in the others' footsteps through the portal.
Cade & Eltran:
You step out of a Blue portal onto another hardwood floor of the clock tower.
This level is not dissimilar to the one you just left, though there are fewer red/blue portals and significantly less damage to any accessible clock-work.
Most of the group follows Ferdrin up the final flight of stairs to find the top of the tower swathed in bright light.
Barriers of *glowing* violet against the internal clock faces block any view of the town of Uringen. The numerous gears that drive the clocks spin and *tick* in time, and with every twitch of the second hand, a SHUDDER runs through the room.
Between the gears of the clocks, a thick, silver-gold substance drips out, crackling with arcs of red and blue.
Knowledge (arcana) DC 20:
The electrum syrup is undoubtedly the temporal essence VC Smine charged you with obtaining a vial of.
An attractive mature female is busy gathering the dripping substance. She works quickly beneath a bronze-wood icon, garnering the thick fluid like she’s running out of time.
Knowledge (nature) DC 20:
The female is a dryad.
From the heavy mace and longbow she carries, you figure she will be no pushover in combat.
Knowledge (religion) DC 20:
The icon is a representation of Shyka the Many, one of the Eldest, a fey demigod of tremendous power said to be able to reshape the very fabric of the First World on a whim.
Shyka is considered a title or a role, for many entities of all genders have borne this name over the ages. All have been chronomancers with mastery over time.
Many of their worshippers believe that Shyka quickly shepherds existence toward the best possible version, and has prevented its destruction numerous times.
She looks up at you, barely concealing her annoyance at being interrupted.
