Destiny of the Sands - Part 1-2-3 Mythic Power: 0/9 Female N Human Fighter 5 | HP 47/56 | AC 19 T 15 FF 14 | CMB +7, CMD 22 | F +7, R +7, W +2 (+1 vs. fear)| Init +12 | Perc +9 | SM +0 | Speed 30ft
"Thanks, Kit! And yes, I can help you."
Perception:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
"Huh... what's that? This akata has a leather strap in its mouth..." The young fighter pulls the strap out. "Hey! That looks like Nefti’s belt pouch - and a few pages of his journal are still readable!" You may open the first Perception spoiler.
Corenthiir wrote:
"Does anyone know how to read Aklo?"
"Only with the help of my wand."
Corenthiir wrote:
And attempts to follow the footprints...
Survival:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
"Darn akatas, running all over the place! I cannot make out the original footsteps!"
This fine powder looks like crushed diamonds. A single handful of this substance can be thrown in a 15-foot cone, at which point it attempts to absorb and neutralize any magic it comes in contact with. The magical properties of each unattended magic item in the area are momentarily suppressed as if targeted by dispel magic spell.
NG m elf Mythic core bard 6| Mythic pts 9/9 | HP 56/56* | AC* 15, t15, ff10 (+4 mage armor) | F +5, R +11*, W +6 (+2 vs. ench., +4 vs sonic) | Perc +11 (low-light) | Stealth +12* | Init +13* | speed 30' | CMB +5, CMD 20* | cold-iron arrows x20 | Active Conditions: ---
"Not only does this dust have the ability to dispel magic, it also messes with constructs and golems. Who's going to carry it? Nightkit? You seem good with ranged and thrown weapons."
Destiny of the Sands - Part 1-2-3 Mythic Power: 0/9 Female N Human Fighter 5 | HP 47/56 | AC 19 T 15 FF 14 | CMB +7, CMD 22 | F +7, R +7, W +2 (+1 vs. fear)| Init +12 | Perc +9 | SM +0 | Speed 30ft
"Okay, I'll try."
Merida draws her wand of Comprehend Languages and tries to get it to work.
UMD:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
"It's a prayer one can perform under the open sky to channel the power of the stars."
Merida pauses briefly.
"I wonder if that is a good idea? Maybe it's a special prayer to Desna?"
Desna is pure speculation, but I thought it might occur to someone like Merida with no ranks in Knowledge (religion) or Knowledge (planes)... ;-)
In addition, inside the spoiler with Detect Magic it says: Any PC may attempt a DC 20 Knowledge (planes) check; if successful you may open the spoiler below.
And the dagger has a magical aura, too.
Wanna try your Spellcraft and Knowledge (planes) skills, @Ash and @Corey?
male human fighter 6, HP 58(70), AC 23; T 14; FF 19 F +7, R +6, W +5, Init. +8(+11), Perc. +8
Aklo? I have a hard time with the common tongue...let alone something like that... Theron says as he pauses to take a swig of wine while the other more scholarly types try to decipher the writing.
NG m elf Mythic core bard 6| Mythic pts 9/9 | HP 56/56* | AC* 15, t15, ff10 (+4 mage armor) | F +5, R +11*, W +6 (+2 vs. ench., +4 vs sonic) | Perc +11 (low-light) | Stealth +12* | Init +13* | speed 30' | CMB +5, CMD 20* | cold-iron arrows x20 | Active Conditions: ---
Corey attempts to identify the dagger. He casts detect magic upon it, then...
Spellcraft & Elf Magic bonus:1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 = 21
He looks closer at the sheet of beaten gold...
Spellcraft DC 20:1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 2 = 18 "It's strange. I just can't figure it out, though." Using Mythic Surge Ability... Surge, take better result:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Surge, take better result:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Total of 20! Lol.
"The ritual will attract something from beyond the stars. Hmm. We do have the Power of the Jeweled Sages. Should we attempt the ritual?"
f N human Wizard 5 | HP 32/32 | AC 16 T 12 FF 14 | CMD 14 | F+3 R+3 W+4 | Init +2
Magic:
Color Spray 3, Feather Fall 1, Ray of Enfeeblement 1, Shield 1 | Blindness/Deafness 2, Ghoul Touch 1, Mirror Image 0 | Fireball 2, Halt Undead 0 || A-Bond +
K Planes:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
...The process of perform the prayer under the open sky might also attract the notice of something beyond the stars. She throws her head back and laughs for a while. Then, calming down, he continues. In my native Ustolav, some nobles have fun like this. The end is always the same. An indescribable chthonic horror from the timelessness devours not only their minds and souls, but also everyone they ever loved. Believe me, all my necromancy looks like the whitest magic compared to this.
Performing the ritual—which does not require the character to understand Aklo—takes one minute.
Anyone attempting the ritual?
Corenthiir wrote:
Corey attempts to identify the dagger. He casts detect magic upon it, then...
The elf cannot quite identify the properties of the dagger but confirms that it has moderate evocation aura.
With the trail of its quarry seemingly running cold, there appear to be only two options for trying to pick up the trail. One option is for the party to exit the temple the same way it entered and hope to find some previously overlooked clue. Instead, the party could clear the rubble from the door to exit the temple and hope to pick up the trail somewhere beyond the cleared exit.
Any PC other than Corey or Merida (who already made attempts) may attempt a Survival check
Survival (DC 15):
You determine that the human tracks here stop near some cracks in the floor before disappearing about 15 feet from a buried doorway.
Based upon this finding, the party has another apparent option. The party could simply retrace its steps, return to the cliff, infer where the buried door opens, and climb around the mountain to reach it
Any PC may attempt a trained, Knowledge (dungeoneering) or a Perception check.
Knowledge (dungeoneering) or Perception (DC 20):
You detect the cracks in the floor and can tell that they breach the ceiling of a lower tunnel.
The cracks are far to small for a humanoid to squeeze through, but they could possibly have allowed passage by some sort of magical means.
As such, the cracks may suggest another option for exit. The party could break a hole in the floor to reach the tunnel below.
Attempt a Strength check to break, or make attack rolls on the floor in an effort to overcome hardness and cause sufficient damage to break it.
Nightkit looks over to Corenthiir and gives him a firm, hard, NO!
I may be a risk taker but I know the risks and take precautions to mitigate them. This just sounds, ..... too chaotic ... and what does chthonic mean anyway?
survival:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17
She looks down at the ground and ponders. Hmmmm ... that's interesting
perception:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Hey! Theron! I think there's a tunnel under here. For some strange reason she starts singing Secret tunnel ..... Secret tunnel
Hey! Theron! I think there's a tunnel under here. For some strange reason she starts singing Secret tunnel ..... Secret tunnel
Nightkit draws a-tune-tion attention to cracks in the temple floor that breach the ceiling of a lower tunnel.
The cracks are far to small for a humanoid to squeeze through, but they could possibly have allowed passage by some sort of magical means.
As such, the cracks may suggest another option for exit. The party could break a hole in the floor to reach the tunnel below.
Attempt a Strength check to break, or make attack rolls on the floor in an effort to overcome hardness and cause sufficient damage to break it.
Destiny of the Sands - Part 1-2-3 Mythic Power: 0/9 Female N Human Fighter 5 | HP 47/56 | AC 19 T 15 FF 14 | CMB +7, CMD 22 | F +7, R +7, W +2 (+1 vs. fear)| Init +12 | Perc +9 | SM +0 | Speed 30ft
The party manages to smash its way to the tunnel below.
Current Chase Points: 2
The tunnel is part of a system of tunnels that run under the temple, cutting through the mountains. These dark, 10-foot-wide round passages extend throughout the region, allowing the creature that created them to travel throughout the Pillars of the Sun.
Spots along the rough walls show signs of chemical reactions between the rock and some unknown substance.
Craft (alchemy) (DC 15):
You determine that the substance is a potent acid.
Knowledge (arcane) or Knowledge (nature) (DC 20):
You recognize the galleries here as a series of interwoven death worm tunnels.
Based on the position of the temple above, the party can attempt to navigate the tunnels and use them as a shortcut; however, making optimal use of the tunnels requires following the trail while maintaining one’s sense of direction underground.
PCs may attempt a Knowledge (dungeoneering) or, at a higher DC, a Survival check to travel efficiently through the tunnels.
For those who have not yet attempted the Craft (alchemy), Knowledge (arcane), or Knowledge (nature) checks in the prior post, feel free to do so.
Making optimal use of the tunnels to follow the trail and maintaining her sense of direction underground, Nightkit efficiently leads the party through the tunnels.
Before you stand two tall sandstone outcroppings rising to the north and south, each channeling whistling wind and stinging sand through the pass.
The carcass of a giant serpentine beast covered in dried blisters lies in a heap at the gorge’s narrowest point, the body savaged by some powerful predator.
Strong winds channeled by the region’s topography blow west through this area.
When firing ranged weapons in the wind, PCs take a -2 penalty to ranged weapon attacks (either projectile or thrown). This includes ranged attacks made via spells of the conjuration school, but it does not include evocation ranged attacks. Also, tiny creatures or smaller are unable to move forward against the force of the wind unless they succeed at a DC 10 Strength check (on the ground) or a DC 20 Fly check if airborne. Further, there is a -2 penalty for skill checks that can be affected by the wind, such as Acrobatics, Climb, or Fly checks.
The sandstone scarps are 50 feet tall and feature only narrow handholds (Climb DC 20), save for a recently collapsed section to the northeast that has jagged spars that can serve as more adequate handholds (Climb DC 15) This rock fall has created an area of dense rubble at the base of the escarpment where it fell. The rest of the area is covered in light rubble. The DC of Acrobatics checks increases by 2.
NG m elf Mythic core bard 6| Mythic pts 9/9 | HP 56/56* | AC* 15, t15, ff10 (+4 mage armor) | F +5, R +11*, W +6 (+2 vs. ench., +4 vs sonic) | Perc +11 (low-light) | Stealth +12* | Init +13* | speed 30' | CMB +5, CMD 20* | cold-iron arrows x20 | Active Conditions: ---
"I’d kill for a potion of SPF 100 right now!"
Corey whips out his wand of mage armor and gives himself a tap.
Use Magic Device (DC 20):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
"Ugh. This sand is getting in places even a love ballad wouldn’t dare go."
He scans the area for anything out of the ordinary.
Perception:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Destiny of the Sands - Part 1-2-3 Mythic Power: 0/9 Female N Human Fighter 5 | HP 47/56 | AC 19 T 15 FF 14 | CMB +7, CMD 22 | F +7, R +7, W +2 (+1 vs. fear)| Init +12 | Perc +9 | SM +0 | Speed 30ft
Merida points to one of the spots along the rough walls that show signs of chemical reactions between the rock and some unknown substance.
"I wonder what kind of substance that is?"
Now:
"And the wind will mess with our arrows, if we have to fight here...
Apropos fight, yo we know what killed this one? What creature is powerful enough to kill a death worm? We should be concerned, right? What if it is still here?"
Merida draws her bow and looks around for the powerful predator. She also looks UP.
Nightkit is able to relay that death worms are reclusive creatures, which are much feared in the deserts, badlands, and steppes in which they dwell for they bring to a battle multiple harrowing ways of inflicting death upon their foes—acid, lightning, poison, and ravenous jaws. The creatures are remarkably good at hiding amid the sands and rocks of their favored terrain, and devilishly efficient at selecting foes that they can easily kill.
Cory looks around, but the scouring wind makes it difficult to see.
-4 penalty applied to Perception check due to the strong winds and dust.
Even with Merida's help, he spots nothing.
Not sure how to interpret the other's posts mechanically, as they are mostly speaking (free action). I will give the party more time to post actions or indicate delay, before I move us along. As the weekend is approaching, I am not sure when that will be, but at least 24 hours.
The scouring wind makes it difficult for everyone to see.
-4 penalty applied to Perception checks due to the strong winds and dust.
Even with Theron's help, Nightkit spots no immediate threat. Examining the body, she sees that blister cover the death worm’s body, some of which have burst.
Apologies for the delays on my end. 4 kids, 1 crazy summer
A slithering, multilegged blue reptile emerges from behind the windswept rock. Its fearsome head is crowned with two large, curling horns. It crawls toward Nightkit, opens its gaping maw, and then releases a bolt of electricity.
Damage (electricity), Reflex DC 22 for half:7d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3, 1) + 2 = 23
Knowledge (arcana) (DC 18) to ID:
This creature is an advanced savage behir. Behirs are temperamental and avaricious creatures that spend most of their time slithering through the sandy hills and desert cliffs that make up its territory, preying upon all creatures who dare to enter its hunting grounds. The creature’s six pairs of powerful, clawed legs remain folded against its sides most of the time, only extending in combat to grapple foes or carry the behir forward in a terrifying, low-slung gallop, or else when climbing the sheer cliff faces common to behir lairs.
Grab (Ex) A behir’s grab attack works against creatures of any size category. It can constrict the same round it establishes a hold. On any round thereafter that it maintains its hold, the behir can choose to rake the grappled target or swallow it whole.
A DESERT DOMAIN? - Round Two Begins!
PCs in bold may act
Merida
Corey
Nightkit -23 HP (Reflex to reduce/negate) Ashtoret Theron
Alton Hilltopple 2
Blue reptile
