ES#6 - The Clockwork Maze (KS) (Inactive)

Game Master phaeton_nz

Nothing leaps out of you, explodes or anything like that. It's not even a little mimic.

Inside is the following: 130 pp, 200 gp, five emeralds worth 100 gp each, a spare Spire transport token, a Western Star ioun stone, and a potion of invisibility.

What else do you want to do in here? Or just head out?

Thornrose quickly glances contents of the box and heads back to the door at the north end of corridor closely inspecting surroundings.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

"Lets finish checking this area out before we go anywhere else." Ebonfeahter says helping store the items and them moving to the door west of the room.

Nothing else of significance is in here

I see a couple more doors on the map, let's open them (one at a time). Alecto is a sorceress and won't do it, obviously. I believe in our stronger and more armored characters.

Garsita nods that she is ready to move on.

So where to?

I'm voting for northernmost area.

A padded chair stands on a low dais at the eastern end of this room. A large emblem made from hammered brass hangs on the wall behind the chair, depicting an automation’s head between interlocking gears. The remaining walls are draped with blue colored tapestries, except in the northeast corner, where a curving wall of green crystal intrudes into the chamber—the Emerald Spire. On the northern wall is a control panel with one black lever. Two doors exit through opposite sides of a small nook to the southeast, and a third is set in the southwest corner.

A pair of seven-foot tall automatons armed with polearms stand guard in the chamber. Eerie green light flickers in the joints of their armor.

One moves towards Knight Thornrose while the other enters the room you were just in and Black Sun is still in.

Initiatives:
Alecto: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Black Sun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Carlin Ember: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Ebonfeather: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Garsita: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Knight Thrornrose: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Red: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Cyan: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Everyone but Black Sun is up.

ugh..my post disappeared...anyways..i mmoved up and will wait to see what the others do to these things before taking my turn

Ebonfeather started moving forward to help deal with one of the mechanical creatures, muttering a few choice curses in Infernal about then not having flesh he could rip into.

Claw: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 111d3 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Swing and a miss. He does have an Amulet of Mighty Fists +1

"FIGHT TIME!" excited Thornrose screams and swings his sword at the automaton which appeared next to him. posting from phone, can't move token. 5-foot step and study target, then strike.

+1 bastard sword: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 = 28
slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Cyan takes a hit (-8) What is your sword made of?

kn. arcana: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19on the off chance i can find out anything...weaknesses first...then resistances

Carlin move up and flings a handful of magic darts at the creature.

Magic missile: 3d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1, 3) + 3 + 1 = 9

Cyan takes a hit (-8) What is your sword made of?

No special material, plain steel

It's a construct, which means it has the standard construct traits. These ones are dependent on magic to function.

Cyan takes full damage (-17)

Alecto walks forward. Feel the wrath of nature, an artificial creature! Her arm lengthens and turns into a predatory vine rushing to the feet of the construct!

Tanglevine: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 - trip; 15 ft

The construct proves to be, rather resistant to falling over.

Garsita still to go.

Garsita moves quickly to be closer to one of the constructs. double move

Red pauses as Black Sun disappears out the secret door. When Gasita arrives, it steps and wallops.

longsword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19 slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Black Sun is up.

Suddenly, Garsita notices the entire room - the very air, the very EVERYTHING - seems to be stretching like taffy around her, starting at the southern wall and rolling toward her...and then just to her left...

5-foot step (Groucho would be proud), Move action to Gather Power, and...

Weighing gravity blast (DC 17), Point-Blank, Precise, Void Overflow, Shadow Speaker VS Red Scare: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
magic crushing damage: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 6, 3) + 10 = 22

...as the automaton bearing down on her begins to appear visibly squashed.

"They're...kind of pretty. Seems a shame to break them," observes the origin of the massive distortion; it turns out it's little Black Sun.

You notice something a little different about her now - or at least a little more pronounced than it had been before; it's as if she's simultaneously not there at all, and overwhelmingly -there-, moreso than anyone or anything else. Just getting too close to her runs the risk of time appearing to speed up or slow down, or one's smaller possessions either weighing more heavily on oneself than they should, or simply deciding to get up and float about a short distance away.

You specified a DC - which save do I roll and is it save for half or for none?

ref: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

((Red:-22, Cyan:-17))

Cyan steps and strikes at Ebonfeather.
longsword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Everyone but Black Sun is up

Thornrose continues striking the cyan with lethal accuracy.

+1 bastard sword, study target: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 1 = 28
slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

That just gets through the hardness. ((Red:-22, Cyan:-19))

Carlin appears to yell something, but no sound escapes her lips.

ear piercing scream cyan: 3d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 6, 2) + 1 = 12

Hope that helps... she says as she catches her breath.

fort: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
((cyan: -25))

An aura of electricity forms around Cyan.

sorry...forgot to add the DC...it's +1 for evocation...so a 17...but thats moot...ugh...should have just used magic missile

Working together with Knight Thornrose, Ebonfeather slashed his claws and beak at the metal foe.

Claw #1 w/Flank: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 2 = 261d3 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Claw #2 w/Flank: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 2 = 131d3 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Beak w/Flank: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 = 141d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Only the first claw hits ((Cyan :-27))

However, could those within five feet of this construct, make a DC 12 reflex save or take electricity: 1d10 ⇒ 3 damage.

Tink!
Reflex w/Evasion DC 12: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Reflex save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Alecto still to go.

Alecto makes another attempt to hook the cyan with her vine hand, and it is obvious that it is more successful.

Tanglevine: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 - trip; 15 ft

With a loud BOOM, Cyan hits the floor.

Red, meanwhile full attacks Garsita
longsword: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 10 - 4 = 18 slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
longsword: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 10 - 4 = 23 slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Black Sun is up.

5-foot step, Move action to Gather Power, and...

Black Sun earns her name as the ambient light momentarily fades to near-darkness around her in an eerie reverse corona, and everything around her shudders as she projects another mighty gravity wave toward the automaton!

Pushing gravity blast, Point-Blank, Precise, Void Overflow VS Red Scare: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
magic crushing damage: 3d6 + 10 ⇒ (4, 4, 4) + 10 = 22
Bull Rush (maximum 10 feet): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 Maneuvers are a type of attack roll and therefore benefit from Point-Blank Shot, right? Subtract 1 if not.

Red looks like it's being crushed by intense pressure and some of it's plates fall off. It too starts leaking dangerous energy from it's damaged magical battery. But it stands firm in it's position.

Any non-construct creature that ends its turn within 5 feet of a damaged emerald automaton takes 1d10 points of electricity damage (Reflex DC 12 negates. This now applies to Garsita as well as Blackfeather, Thornrose and Alecto. Black Sun is also in range.

((Cyan, -27, Red -44))

Cyan struggles back to it's feet and hits the nearest annoyance, Thornrose. If AOOs apply, those adjacent can take them.
longsword: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Everyone but Black Sun is up.

gonna wait til the others go...if they drop cyan, i can move to hit red

Thornrose targets the cyan once more with his sword.

+1 bastard sword, flank: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 16
slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Don't forget those saving throws

Thornrose just misses
ref: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
and takes electricity: 1d10 ⇒ 6 damage.

With the metallic foe on the ground, Ebonfeather started slashing at it with his claws and beak, avoiding the electric discharges it was emitting.

AOO Cyan: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 2 = 161d3 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Claw 1 Cyan: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 = 171d3 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Claw 2 Cyan: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 2 = 221d3 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Beak Cyan: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 2 = 231d3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Reflex(Evasion): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Garsita moves away slightly to have room to swing (5 ft step) and then uses her glaive on red.

attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

ref: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Avoiding the electrical discharges, Garsita brings Red down and destroys it. The discharges stop.

Black Sun is now up.

Ebonfeather tears into the other one. ((Cyan: 34 - unless you're Wolverine))

Carlin tries to hit the creature with a blob of acid.

acid splash, touch: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 4 = 41d3 ⇒ 2

Double-move.

Alecto still to act

Knight Thornrose, did you strike your AoO?

Delay

AoO, flank: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 + 2 = 14
slashing: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Thanks for reminder, Alecto