Velath drops off the back of the wagon, pulling his bow and blocking an arrow as he tries to point the bow in the general direction...he takes a few steps off the path the wagon is using moving to.the left
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Cuthalian hears something not only slapping paws somewhere in the water (puddle?) but it seems to be eating something, or rather gnawing. Then this "something" sniffs and suddenly heads in your direction... It passes very quickly forward and then freezes as if listening and sniffing again with not letting go of a gnawed bone with a some pieces of meat from its claws.
Even hunched and creeping upon all fours, this reptilian behemoth towers over ten feet tall. Thick scales straining over overdeveloped muscles, the thing looks like a remnant from a primeval epoch, its jaw underslung and filled with protruding teeth while a spiked crest runs from its low forehead down its bent back and out to the tip of its powerful tail. Raising its heavy head, the brute’s nostrils flare wide and—blank white eyes narrowing—it shudders with a deep, reptilian sound, a noise somewhere between a growl and a hiss.
And even from this distance, you can already feel the sickening stench coming from this creature. S~!*, the Gadak whispers. I heard they lost a couple, but... He pauses, glances at those of you who have already drawn their weapons and then jumps behind the cart so as to be on the other side of the creature.
Soryan Dirge slowly, quietly, tip-toes behind the stalagmite.
For now I will Move at a rate of half of my Speed to quietly hide behind the rock. I used 15 feet of Movement, and at half-speed, that's all 30 feet.
My Standard Action will determine the results of my Knowledge check.
[dice=Stealth]1d20 +2[dice]
1) Even from a distance Soryan Dirge smelled the Mutated Troglodyte. What do I think will happen, and from what distance, if the Stench becomes overwhelming? (How close before a Fort Save, and the penalty for Failure?)
2) What language and how intelligent is the Troglodyte? (If it has a 3 INT and knows Draconic, for example, I can cast Hideous Laughter on it from 40.')
Soryan Dirge, as he begins to quietly move to the stalagmite, whispers to his allies:
"psst, a Troglodyte has been mutated: Beware its stench, withing ten feet or so it can overwhelm you to nausea and vomiting. I will try to use my Enchantment magic when it reaches the edge of the gully. If my spell doesn't work we'll have to kill it."
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My Move Action was quietly moving behind the stalagmite at half speed. (Whispering something briefly to my allies as a Free Action)
My Standard Action is Readying to cast 'Uncontrollable, Hideous Laughter' at the Troglodyte if it reaches 40 feet from me (the edge of the gully).
It is a DC 20 Will Save (10 +2 + 7 +1 )
In Draconic:
"Hey Trog! What's dumber than a pile of rocks in a cave? ... The Dwarf trying to sell them!"
The white of his drow eyes widen a bit as the reptilian behemoth enters his field of vision.
Seeing that Gadak stowing the wagon into a crevasse to hide, the Rogue offers a bit of assistance.
The Rogue decides that being faster is better than being breakfast, lunch, Second breakfast....
Pronouncing an arcane word, he taps himself with a Wand.
In a moment of conscience (or self-preservation), the new drow decided that Save the Wagon, Save the World seems prudent.
He then stows the Wand of Obscuring Mist.
Is this turning into some kind of 'If we can't see you, you can't see us?' deal?
Perhaps, you want to run in the opposite direction, screaming like a little drow? Lead it way, Perhaps.
Velath hears what Soryan said and with arrow nocked he moves besides the wagon, carefully through the fog along the left side and positions himaelf behind the stalactite between Soryan and Cuthalian. And waits
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Growling a guttural roar that turns into a hiss, in which you can feel both a huge hunger and some kind of ferocious territorial rage, the creature throws a gnawed bone and runs to you.
Soryan is casting a spell. Troglodyte hears a joke about dwarves and stones, but it seems too fierce to pay attention to it.
The stink is getting closer...
Troglodyte hits you with its tail under your feet. CMB bonus there is enough to trip any of you.
Soryan Dirge scurries to the back, hopefully keeping himself completely out of range of the reptilian reek.
"It was too resistant to my Enchantment; I shall attempt to trap it less any of us become overwhelmed by the rancidity."
From the (hopefully) safe distance of the rear, Soryan Dirge casts another spell, pointing at the ground directly beneath the Troglodyte. A second later a two-dimensional, glossy square appears underneath the creature, looking as though a rent in space opened to swallow the monster in an extradimensional hole.
Move Action: Run 25 feet to stay out of its 10-feet range of stench.
Standard Action: Cast Spiked Pit directly beneath the Troglodyte (all 4 squares).
A DC 20 Reflex Save is required to not fall in the 50-feet-deep extradimensional hole.
Falling Damage is 5d5 (and Prone)
Piercing Damage is 2d6
Climb DC is 20 (climbing at 1/4 movement) ; each round climbing suffers 1d6 Piercing damage from Spikes on the wall of the Pit.
Edit: Looking tactically at the map, Soryan Dirge likely would Cast the Spiked Pit first, then Move to the back since the back is in a Fog and may have hampered his ability to aim the spell. DM's choice, either way.
"It will be in the magical Pit for less than a minute, if you want to strike at it from above -- just don't stay too near the edge less you fall in as well."
Slam it shut and kill it.
Soryan Dirge makes a show of futilely looking through his Spellbook and then answers, "Uh, I don't know how to do that yet."
Still in the Obscuring Mist, Cirok utters yet another Arcane phrase.
The Rogue then Strides 60' parallel of the Behemoth and the Pit. He ducks behind a stalagmite.
Leave it there and head off or attack when it pops up again? Colgrim keeps his arrows ready.
Cirok ponders the behemoth while waiting....
Velath moved backwards away from the pit keeping an arrow nocked he looked at the others once he got right at the edge of the fog. [B]what do you think, leave it alive or finish it off? Will it try to follow us after taking wounds? Can we gain enough of a lead it will leave us alone? I'm hesitant to waste energy on fighting something there's no money in[/]
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If this spell works for less than a minute, then we won't run away from it. Neither by ourselves, nor on my wagon. Gadak gives a voice from somewhere in the fog.
You hear once again a furious sound, similar to a mixture of growling, hissing and roaring. And then the creature apparently begins to climb the walls of the pit, making sounds of pain and anger with every movement.
Cirok sighs.
The Rogue then shrugs his shoulders and he Strides over to the Pit, drawing his dagger as he does.
Teetering on the edge, the Rogue waves at the Behemoth and throws his dagger at it!
I really could use a rope! Or better yet, some Sovereign Glue@
EDIT!
Dormommu, I've come to bargain.
Colgrim is rather impressed at the elf's skill with balance and knives and decides that he can't let him grab all the glory and draws his hammer as he charges forwards. WAGGHHHHHHHHHHH! Colgrim leaps in and smashes the lizard!
Velath sighs and says well let's go put and end to this creatures existence then he watches Cirok run out and throw a dagger down at the mutated creature it returned to his hand. Then Colgrim jaimched himself off the edge of the pit to attack it. He heard a sickening crunch ad the Hammer slammed into it.
He hefted his bow and ran towards the pit, just close enough so he could see the creature climbing. He looked at it as he drew his bow back and said you're an abomination and need to die
He loosed an arrow at it
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Gadak looks out of the fog and does not believe his eyes.
Balancing elegantly on the very edge of the deadly pit, Cirok throws the dagger down. Whoosh! A heart-rending roar of pain is heard and the weapon returns to his hand, heavily bloody, so much so that it looks completely dark. A moment later, Colgrim flies past him and with a cry of rage falls on the monster. A dull hammer blow is heard, then sound of bodies colliding and immediately the sound of a body falling. Next, Velath approaches the edge of the pit and sends an arrow down (another scream of pain and rage is heard!), also managing to stay on the very edge of an obviously slippery slope into the pit.
The reptilian behemoth lets go of the grips and ends up at the bottom of the pit* with the ex-dwarf. The tightness does not prevent it from tearing with its claws and teeth and lashing with its tail. On the contrary, the pain seems to give it some kind of frenzied energy and ferocity.
Colgrim manages to block the bite with his hammer, literally inserting it into the clanking mouth, but leaves his body open to the blows of claws and tail. Colgrim tries to block the bite with a hammer, but when you prone and such an angry monster is right above you, it is very difficult to do this, and each attack of the creature reaches the target - the flesh of the drow.
Soryan Dirge, somewhat sheepishly as his Spell may have been as much a hindrance to his new allies as a boon, Moves to Gadak Simiryan.
'Well, I was at least hoping the Troglodyte was going to spend half a minute trying vainly to climb out, injuring himself fully. But Colgrim is a Dwarf, afterall -- at least this is evidence that our minds are not being affected by this 'Polymorph'-like effect!'
'Ah, but wait, what is this Drow kid with the wagon doing this whole time?!? He pops out of behind a battle against Elves and just *offers* to escort us to some Drow Evil House?!? At least one of us should be keeping an eye on the little monster!'
The Rogue peers downward at the tumbled mess of dwarf/drow and behemoth.
It is a bit far for my range. Would you like some Concealment? Like at the wagon.
30/32 rage
If this is a poison effect, I get another +2 due to Hardy ability
Colgrim vomits into the lizard's mouth to drown it?
Cirok-swiftly--outstretches his arm, causung his Wand to appear into his hand.
The Rogue then points it at the dwarf/drow.
Cirok calls down to Colgrim.
It looks hungry!
The Rogue then Steps back from the Pit, placing the wand into his haversack.
Velath saw the creature tearing into Colgrim and said to himself...this will not do. He also saw how injured the monstrosity was. And quickly fired to more arrows while trying to stay on the pits edge.
The first arrow slipped from his grasp and fell to the bottom of the pit. The second one bounced off the creatures thick hide.
Soryan Dirge, having spent a moment looking at Gadak to see his façade as he observes the encounter, now hears the sounds of combat going horribly wrong. 'What can I possibly do, now?'
He speaks quietly to the Drow next to him, "Look, fellow, they are all piling into the Pit -- they must have seen a Treasure on the Troglodyte that we failed to perceive and are trying to steal the magical bauble for themselves! They shall not get away attempting to keep the booty from me!"
Soryan Dirge rushes forward, removing his Scroll of Stoneshape from his enchanted Haversack. Upon getting closer to the edge he shouts angrily at his Paladin ally, Velath Tel'quessir -- in the Sylvan language of the Fey (hoping Gadak doesn't understand Sylvan and only hears the angry tone of Soryan's voice): "I can Stoneshape a ledge or bridge of sorts so we can better reach the fight from above!"
Bluff to Gadak
Move Action closer to the fight
Standard Action retrieve Scroll of Stoneshape
Speak to Velath in Sylvan
Velath doesn't even look Soryans way as he speaks. He grabs out two more arrows and fires the arrows at the creature. Both looked flying true and it looked like 1 penetrated his thick hide. The other it appeared to be deflected. He balanced himself carefully on the edge still.