Evindal is busy patching up the pillar. He's pretty certain the Hryngar would worship Droskar, and they are definitely related to the fate of this temple. Did they summon the demons? He's not sure about that.
Only one more pillar to deal with.
The team hears footsteps as the two large ash-skin dwarves seem to step aside briefly- someone is nearby, but you can't tell where...
Round 2
Kernal Klank (12 damage, Shield 12 damage)
???
Henri (Henri's Healer's Blessing)
Joli (Conductive Weapon)
Blue Black (Enlarged)
Blue White (Enlarged)
???
Shayla (Readied Attack)
Mrs. Perkins
Evindal
[R] Male Versatile Human Cloistered Cleric of Qi Zhong 6 / Medic | Field Medic | HP 68/68 (+1 HP/min), AC 23 (24 w Shield raised), F** +12, R* +12, W** +14, P** +14, Stealth +4 | Speed 25 ft. | Exploration Activity Search | Active Conditions Void Resistance 1 | ◆◇↺
Henri continues to raise shield. He then readies to throw his bola if an enemy gets in sight within range.
◆ Shield (+1 to AC)
◆◆ Ready (triggered when he sees an enemy within 20 ft)
Readied Action:
Henri throws his bola to the enemy that returns back to his hand.
+1 Returning Bola (Nonlethal, Ranged Trip, Thrown 20 ft, Magical) Attack:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32 Damage:1d6 ⇒ 1 B damage
Carefully peering down the hallway, you have a good guess on where two foes are (I've added blank circles on the map). They are still >Hidden< to you. You can use a [spoiler=https://2e.aonprd.com/Actions.aspx?ID=2315]>Point Out<[/url] action to inform your teammates.
"For Droskar!" The dwarf with Blue and Black armor marches ahead into Henri's view. His aim is critical but the force is very weak. The dwarf continues ahead, staying 10 feet away from Kernal Klank. "One of the surface dwarves!"
Maul:1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 1 = 20 "Armored, too!" He raises a magical shield.
"Doesn't matter. Kill them all and we can get back to work!" The large dwarf with Blue and White armor moves past Kernal Klank and quickly pays the price. His warhammer finds a critical weakpoint in her armor and he swings with full force. She almost topples over. "Damn Sky Dwarves!"
Shayla sees her opportunity, but her weapon almost falls from her hand as she readies the throw.
Maul:1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 1 = 29 Bludgeoning:1d12 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8Doubled
The dwarf's flail finds its mark. She also raises a magical shield, Droskar's symbol glowing faintly.
During all of this shouting, you hear more steps approaching. Henri and Kernal Klank realize someone else is very close...
Not sure if you rolled blue white's fort save vs hammer specialization knockdown? DC22. Joli also put conductive on Klank's warhammer so on the crit it would have zapped blue black for 1 zort damage. I think I read all those right. I'll wait on a recon for the knockdown save. If I didn't see it I apologize.
Electricity:1d6 ⇒ 3
The Joli's energy, channeled through Klank's Warhammer, fells the dwarf before she can raise her shield. Lightning surges to the large dwarf in the back, as well as a spot right in front of Henri. I've added a White Dot to indicate the spot.
Round 2
???
Henri (Henri's Healer's Blessing)
Joli (Conductive Weapon)
Blue Black (3 damage, Enlarged, Clumsy 1, 2 nonlethal damage, Shield Raised)
??? (3 damage)
Shayla Mrs. Perkins Evindal
Klank raises an eyebrow as the lightning goes off, and then arcs to a nearby target that he can't see. "Careful Henri, something's there." Kernal raises his shield again and swings at the square in front of the cleric.
Shayla's DC 11 Flat Check vs Hidden:1d20 ⇒ 4
Shayla's axe flies through the air.
Evindal realizes Hidden foes are about, so he begins to drink until his eyes turn yellow like a feline.
Kernal Klank takes the opportunity to swing but he only gets air. He raises his shield just in case.
One of the Hryngar appears right in front of Shayla, holding a war flail. "Intruders! You are walking through Droskar's domain! Your lives are forfeit!"
War Flail:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
Shayla quickly Denies his Advantage and dodges the flail by a whisker.
War Flail:1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 15 - 5 = 16
His follow up is no better.
The other Hryngar, sporting a more Pinkish suit of half plate, raises some debris to hurl it at Henri.
Spell Attack:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27 Piercing Damage:5d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 3, 1, 1) = 10
He pulls out a potion of some kind and holds his ground.
Joli’s rage gets the better of him - his first strike crashes against the ground. Setting his feet better, he whirls 360 degrees, and let’s another whirl of his Bo hopefully find home!
[R] Male Versatile Human Cloistered Cleric of Qi Zhong 6 / Medic | Field Medic | HP 68/68 (+1 HP/min), AC 23 (24 w Shield raised), F** +12, R* +12, W** +14, P** +14, Stealth +4 | Speed 25 ft. | Exploration Activity Search | Active Conditions Void Resistance 1 | ◆◇↺
Henri carefully retreats behind Klank when a lightning strikes in front of him and applies some bandages on the fighter's wounds.
DC 20 Battle Medicine:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16 Hero Point!DC 20 Battle Medicine:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23 Healing:2d8 + 10 + 5 ⇒ (8, 7) + 10 + 5 = 30 HP for Klank
Henri takes a step from the action and heals Kernal Klank with an emergency patch.
Joli takes a few wild swings at the Hryngar with Red armor. He notices the dwarf has sustained injuries from a previous encounter and hasn't fully healed yet. But the dwarf parries his swings without injury.
Klank couldn't see the dwarf, but he can hear them. "TAKE THEM DOWN!" A voice rings out. Klank is certain they moved away.
Klank, the Hidden foe moved away, you can take the Reactive Strike on them but you'll have to deal with the DC 11 Flat Check.
The large dwarf raises a shield and tries to move to block the hallway. "Take 'em down!" 1 is Evindal, 2 is Henri, 3 is Klank:1d3 ⇒ 2 Maul:1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 = 15
4-03 | "Mrs. Perkins" | female (she/her) human (Irriseni) witch 7 | ◆◇↺ | AC 25 (26) | max HP 71 | P+10, F+13, R+13, W+12 (bonuses vs witches, hags) | Explore: Search | NV, HOH, 25' | Spells 1st B [ ] FB [ ] MA [ ] 2nd B [ ] I [ ] SA [X] 3rd H [ ] SI [ ] S [ ] 4th PP [ ] S [ ] | Hero (1/3) | Spirit Dwelling: none | Active conditions: sick of your nonsense 2
"Good heavens, these people need a lesson in manners."
She shields ◆ herself, and then casts another spell ◆◆. Her copy of The Acts of Iomedae sprouts legs and runs through the crowd. This should trigger any OAs. It smashes Blue-Black on the toes.
If the 31 is a crit, damage doubled to 24 + Red is OG until the start of Shayla's next turn.
Add Sneak Damage:2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7 to the 2nd attack if the 31 is a crit as well
◆ Stab
◆ Stab
◆ Step
↺ Nimble Dodge (+2 AC) the first attack that comes her way
Klank would have used his AOO on the first opportunity, the attack is rolled above in the spoiler, but here is the concealment check.
Concealment vs ???:1d20 ⇒ 3
Klank catches air as the hidden enemy moves away.
"You verses me. May Torag come out on top." Klank issues the blunt challenge and raises his shield before swinging his hammer at the oversized creature.
Crushing: Item 3+: Uncommon/Magical/Necromancy: Source Grand Bazaar pg. 42. Usage etched onto a bludgeoning weapon. Weapons with this rune empower your strength, and attacks with these weapons leave your foe staggered. When you critically hit a target with this weapon, your target becomes clumsy 1 and enfeebled 1 until the end of your next turn.
Hammer: The target is knocked prone. Fort DC22
Conductive Weapon will proc on the crit, arcing to two other creatures of my choice within 10' of the target. Take 6 damage pink and red. Also, I bumped the conductive weapon damage to d12 assuming blue/black had metal armor on. If not its only d6 damage, with that same damage bouncing to the other two due to the crit. If the crit kills the target Klank will move instead of the last attack, ending up bumping into white with the red book blocking his other choice.
Male Elf (ancient elf) Alchemist 5 (Investigator Dedication) | HP 56/56 | AC 23 (25 w/Shield raised) | F +11 R +13 W +8 | Perc +8 (low light vision) | Stealth +11 | Exploration Mode (default): Investigate | 2 Mantles Given to: Jolinaxus & Kernel Klank| Class DC (lvl 5): 21 | speed 35'| Hero 2 | Reagents 0/8 | Vials 5/6 | Active Conditions: Resist Cold/Electricity | ◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆◆ | ◇ ◈ | ↺ |
Seeing Klank bump into the hidden foe, Evindal springs into action. He quickly concocts another bottle, hurries forward, and then spritzes perfume on the combatants.
◆ Quick Alchemy to create Revealing Mist
◆ Stride
◆ Interact to activate Revealing Mist: 15' cone; hidden creatures become concealed. The mist lasts for 1 minute.
Kernal Klank's shield bumps into something, and Evindal sprays perfume all over them. "Smells like blueberry..." The particles cling to the outline of a dwarf.
"Focus on repelling the intruders! They are interrupting our work!" The dwarf with Red armor steps up.
Even is Shayla:1d2 ⇒ 1 War Flail vs Shayla:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22 Sweep vs Joli:1d20 + 15 - 5 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 15 - 5 + 1 = 28 Bludgeoning Damage:2d10 + 5 ⇒ (2, 2) + 5 = 9
Shalya dodges the flail but it hits Joli instead. He's so furious he simply ignores it.
"For Droskar!" The dwarf grows in size, his Pink armor expanding to match. "Hmpf! Torag is a great deceiver, Sky Dwarf! Only with hard work and eternal toil can you find the great riches that lie beneath us!" War Flail vs Kernal Klank:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
His flail bounces off of Kernal Klank's shield just in the nick of time.
Joli's staff leaves a nasty bruise on the Red Dwarf's armor, and it's enough to defeat him. He reaches over to smash the Pink armor and it also leaves a bruise that won't stop bleeding.
Henri raises their shield and moves ahead, keeping in close ranks with Evindal and Klank, just in case. Then slings their returning bola at the oversized Dwarf in pink.
Henri's bola is unable to get past the dwarf's armor.
Realizing he's been spotted, the dwarf risks casting a spell. Kernal Klank is aware and Reacts accordingly.
Flat Check vs Concealed:1d20 ⇒ 20
He clobbers the dwarf, but the man holds onto to his magic and tries to bring Harm to Kernel Klank.
Void:1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 Kernal Klank's Fort Save:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20
Klank shurgs off most of the effect as the dwarf comes into view. He raises a magical shield and prepares for the incoming onslaught.
Shayla's needle darts are not it, however, and dig into a nearby wall. She switches her weapons and prepares to go in.
Klank hammer strokes keep falling. On his off-time they swing a blacksmithing hammer, but when its time to pay the rent or upgrade the shop he heads out on the next Society mission. "Your toil is nearly at an end." He raises his warhammer and works on earning his new forge.
Crushing: Item 3+: Uncommon/Magical/Necromancy: Source Grand Bazaar pg. 42. Usage etched onto a bludgeoning weapon. Weapons with this rune empower your strength, and attacks with these weapons leave your foe staggered. When you critically hit a target with this weapon, your target becomes clumsy 1 and enfeebled 1 until the end of your next turn.
Hammer: The target is knocked prone. Fort DC22
Conductive Weapon will proc on the crit, arcing to two other creatures of my choice within 10' of the target for 8 damage.
Male Elf (ancient elf) Alchemist 5 (Investigator Dedication) | HP 56/56 | AC 23 (25 w/Shield raised) | F +11 R +13 W +8 | Perc +8 (low light vision) | Stealth +11 | Exploration Mode (default): Investigate | 2 Mantles Given to: Jolinaxus & Kernel Klank| Class DC (lvl 5): 21 | speed 35'| Hero 2 | Reagents 0/8 | Vials 5/6 | Active Conditions: Resist Cold/Electricity | ◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆◆ | ◇ ◈ | ↺ |
Evindal considers whether to throw a bomb at the last remaining foe.
◇ Devise a Stratagem:1d20 ⇒ 18
Definitely!
◆ Quickbomb to create an Alchemist's Fire and throw it at Pink, doing splash only to Pink. Attack result: 18+12=30 fire dmg:2d8 ⇒ (6, 8) = 14 + 4 Fire splash + 2 Fire persistent.
Presuming that's a crit, the 2d8 fire dmg and the 2 persistent will both double but the splash will not.
He follows up with another bomb.
◆ Quickbomb to create a Skunk Bomb and throw it at Pink, doing splash only to Pink. Skunk Bomb, MAP:1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 5 = 20 Poison dmg:2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7 + 4 Poison splash
If this is a miss, Pink still takes 5 Poison splash If this is a hit, Pink has to make a DC 17 Fort save:
Skunk Bomb:
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target is sickened 1.
Failure The target is sickened 1 and slowed 1 while sickened.
Critical Failure The target is blinded for 1 round, sickened 2, and slowed 1 while sickened.
Finally, not wanting to use another precious vial, he quickly concocts one and hurls it as well.
◆ Quickbomb to create a versatile vial and throw it at Pink, doing splash only to Pink. Acid Versatile Vial, MAP:1d20 + 12 - 10 ⇒ (16) + 12 - 10 = 18 Acid dmg:2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4 + 4 Acid splash
On a miss (but not a crit miss) the vial still does 5 Acid splash.
The dwarf is so large, he's a bit clumsy. And that's enough for Evindal to critically light him on fire. The stink bomb also hits, although he seems to ignore some of it. He's spared from most of the acid flask.
Fort Save:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29
Despite his many injuries, the dwarf ignores Mrs. Perkins's book. "It would be a shame to destroy such knowledge..." He looks at Kernal Klank. "Let them know that I fought until the end."
He tries to drink the potion, but Kernal Klank quickly clobbers him. "Down the hatch." He perseveres.
He wraps the flail around Kernal Klank's legs and knocks him down. He continues to bleed and burn.
Flat Check vs Bleed:1d20 ⇒ 9 Flat Check vs Fire:1d20 ⇒ 10
Male Elf (ancient elf) Alchemist 5 (Investigator Dedication) | HP 56/56 | AC 23 (25 w/Shield raised) | F +11 R +13 W +8 | Perc +8 (low light vision) | Stealth +11 | Exploration Mode (default): Investigate | 2 Mantles Given to: Jolinaxus & Kernel Klank| Class DC (lvl 5): 21 | speed 35'| Hero 2 | Reagents 0/8 | Vials 5/6 | Active Conditions: Resist Cold/Electricity | ◆ | ◆◆ | ◆◆◆ | ◇ ◈ | ↺ |
Evindal contemplates the best way to attack Pink.
◇ Devise a Stratagem:1d20 ⇒ 17
Then he lets fly with another bomb.
◆ Quickbomb Bottled Lightning for an attack roll of 17+12=29 Electricity dmg:2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 + 4 electricity splash dmg
Pink is Off Guard until the start of Evindal's next turn.
◆ Quickbomb quickvial (acid) vs Off Guard & Frightened AC, MAP:1d20 + 12 - 10 ⇒ (8) + 12 - 10 = 10 If this is is a crit miss it does nothing. If it's just a miss, take 5 acid splash dmg.
Evindal's lightning bottle and Mrs. Perkin's Spirit Object is enough to defeat the last dwarf.
You finish exploring the temple and discover nothing major. Looks like Droskar and Demons reigned supreme here.
You can return to base camp and purchase goods. You do NOT have time for a full rest, however. I'll set up the Caravan Route once I get some free time tomorrow.
Klank stands up and nods in respect to the last remaining evil dwarf "He had some honor in him at least." Klank sets to work repairing his shield as Mrs Perkin's magic repairs his wounds.
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"Looks like we're in a rush, no time for a full meal."No purchases here either.
You don't have a lot of time remaining, so you take a few minutes to repair your shields and short term wounds.
Off to the Caravan Route.
Something has drained the color and lichen from the stone here, leaving it smooth to the touch. Finely crumbled mineral deposits cover this room with dust. With the sizable amount left undisturbed, it’s clear that this area has been abandoned for years.
The source becomes clear as oozes come scurrying towards you. Some of them are bright yellow while others are more of a translucent blue.
