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Cenciach looks at Grakl, concerned. "Grakl, are you alright?" He starts to fly 'down' to his companions.
Fly check 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32

Currently Milaniel, Saamasal and Yhum Yhum are by the door on the floor. Grakl is standing on the ceiling, right beside the mimic. Cenciach is hovering just nearby - also within range of its pseudopods.

Initiative order:
Grakl
Cenciach
Yhum Yhum
Mimic
Milaniel
Saamasal

Next up Grakl, Cenciach Yhum Yhum - feel free to post in any order.

If I'm familiar with the area around me, do I know how 'high' I can risk going before switching again?

Well, this should be exciting. Very interesting encounter here.

Cenciach gasps with relief. "Phew! That was close!"
[ooc]Perception 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
He flies over to the chest and attempts to open it.

Turns the pages of the spell book for the little dragon

"Pull down spears, so we can throws them! We got go soon Dragon." Grakl's stomach rumbles. "Me sure could eat some ooman 'bout now." "We must find lower levels."

"Okay, I'm done! Thanks, Grakl!" Cenciach grins. "Alright, you guys go on, I'm just gonna check that chest. It's been bugging me all night!" He flies up to the chest and waits there, hovering.

Cenciach curls up next to Grakl.

"I am unconcerned," Milaniel says, smiling slightly. "All that a spear could do to me has long since been done."

"What if it's a magic spear?" Cenciach asks. "I think that works against ghosts."

You are currently spaced around the edges of the room - Yuhm Yuhm stubbornly trying to sleep in one corner, Saamasal in the open doorway opposite the one you came in whilst Grakl, Milaniel and Cenciach wait by the door you entered from.

Cenciach:
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"No time to sleep, We still need run run run, huamns kill us too easy we sleeping..."

"Chest on ceiling? Sound like trap, magic make you fall up...get impaled on spears..."

Sneakily eats some of the food...then hands out a little.

Cenciach looks up from is spellbook in surprise. "Wow, Grackal! I didn't expect you to be able to figure that out!" He seems to mean this as a compliment. "Yeah, I bet you're right. The chest probably isn't that important, it might even be empty.

Cenciach is still looking through the spellbook, paging through. Then it occurs to him that humans seem to start at the beginning of the book, rather than the back, so he checks there.

*Cheers*
The ethereal dragon is back in business!

Saamasal Baarya wrote:

Saamasal floats into the room and taps the nearest statue with the flat of his blade. "Just statues. Come on, let's keep going."

For a moment, nothing happens as Saamasal hits the statue with his sword. After a few moments, you hear a deep grinding sound and the head of the statue turns towards him, an impassive expression on its face. The rest of the statue remains completely motionless as its head turns...and continues turning, spinning slowly all the way around a full three hundred and sixty degrees. When it returns to its original position it continues revolving at an ever increasing pace.

After the statue completes its first revolution, the other three statues of female warriors also begin spinning their heads, the room filling with a grinding sound as they rotate faster and faster. As they begin moving faster and faster, the statue of the minotaur remains motionless in the centre of the room.

"Oh, great. Good idea, Sammy, poking it should keep us very safe!" Cenciach says, looking annoyed. He goes up to the minotaur statue and examines it, trying to determine its properties.

"No! He lie! I no want to eat little dragon. I want to hug and kiss little dragon."

Yuhm Yuhm makes smooching sounds with his big lips.

Cenciach backs away nervously. "Um, can I come with you, Grakl? I promise not to make any noise."

"det wasn't me cenci, det was the ghosty, she took over me and healed you!" states Grakl a bit bewildered himself as a shiver runs down his spine.

"Oh! Thanks, Milly! And thanks, Grakl. So what should we do now?"

Cenciach wakes up, feeling a bit better. "Grakl?" He asks, looking bewildered.

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

There's a slippage between your usage of the term monster, and mine, which I think is obvious. In technical terminology, there's a polysemy or polyvalence in the term "monster" as it's used in the book titles, compared to the word's basic and most common meaning. However, I don't think elves are monsters (in that latter sense)...I don't think gold dragons are either, at least not in most settings/worlds that I'm familiar with. The question is valid.

"I'm a monster ! Rawr !!!"

;)

"Hey, that's my line!"

*bump* Any plans?

I can't talk, because somebody who may or may not have been a healer decided to go AWOL.

Holding the limp form of Cenciach, Grakl leads the way further into undermountain. The stone corridors here are clean and extremely well made, the flagstones fitting together with the barest of cracks between them. Saamasal holds the lantern high as the three of you move towards an intersection. From where you stand, you can see two passageways heading off in different directions. There are also two sturdy, wooden doors nearby.

Here is the updated strategic map. You have essentially four choices - the doors at A and C or one of the corridors at B and D. At this stage Grakl is in the lead, followed by Yhum Yhum and Saamasal. The corridor is ten foot wide here and the floor is smooth and easy to run on.

d00 to stabilize: 1d00=1. I think IC feels bad for getting me killed.

First thing I should say - sorry for my erratic posting. Real life has been hectic, I'm hoping to be back on track and able to post at least daily again from now on. Second is something of a mea culpa and I am struggling to know how to address it within the story, so I'm just going to break the flow for a moment...

I have obviously failed to convey the threat of the eight people approaching on the platform. Suffice it to say, if you stay and wait for them (given you are wounded and ill-prepared and they are not) you will almost certainly be defeated. I'm intending this whole adventure to be along the lines of "you guys go wherever you want with a general goal of finding skullport" and not too railroady - nonetheless I had expected you to flee into undermountain to recover hit points, for Cenciach to memorise spells, etcetera... It never really occurred to me that you would stay and fight in this room. Rather I thought you would begin your career as 'wandering monsters' - hotly pursued by a dread band of do-gooder adventurers.

Yeah, I was going to tell them that, but somebody had the bright idea of knocking out the guy with the high Int and Wis early. ;)

Cenciach screams and collapses. "Run!"
Currently at -3 hp.

Alright, two rounds have passed, and the breath weapon's back.
Cenciach carefully flies over to take a look at the platform, and readies his breath.
Naturally, readying an action to use my breath weapon should it come within range. Save DC 14, as usual, and dmg. 8/4 if saved.

Grakl scrambles over to the corpse, and grabs his backpack, staves or wands, and pouches.

"Hey, it worked! Like an apple tree! Except with humans! Hee hee! Thanks, Grakl!" Cenciach grins and starts heading for the secret door.

1d20+6=24 vs. Fireball, 22 vs. Web.
Cenciach shouts in anger. "Ow! That's it!"
He breathes a cone of force at the platform.
Damage 2d6=11, Reflex 13 for half.

Cenciach are you planning any action for this round? Grakl - you're backing away from the cube. Anything else?

Cenciach is just going to keep waiting for the cube to get there. Can I ready an action to dart past the cube into the hallway once it gets in?

Ooh! This cube'll be perfect to kill the troll!
Yes, I'm here. We had a internet crises, sorry.
Perception check: 1d20+13=30
Cenciach grins. "It's almost here, just try to hold off the troll--it's about to get a taste of acid!"

"Ack, that bow...did the cube eat it yet???" Grakl yells to Cenc..."keep it coming, we can't go through it, so we're gonna have to fight..."

"Look for alchemists fire, webbags, anything to slow down platform, then when goes past ceiling, cut rope, make thems fall fall!! YES!"

Doesn't he understand Undercommon?

Milaniel continues her ascent of the shaft as the platform begins lowering towards the chamber you are in. Grakl grabs the shortsword and dagger from the rogue, also taking his backpack and other gear. Meanwhile Saamasal arms himself with a longsword and takes the lantern, moving down the corridor to where the fighter fell where he begins to strip him of his chain shirt. Yhum Yhum grabs the heavy mace and shield as Cenciarch is flying back and forth between your group and where the cube is inexorably squeezing down the corridor towards you.

Grakl:
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Yhum Yhum:
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Cenciarch:
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Milaniel:
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"Yhum Yhum, grab knight's and priest's weapons!! Get whatever armor you can"

Grakl grabs the rogue's weapons. belt, pouches, backpack, etc.

"Cenc, what else can you tell us about the cube?, We can lure it to large room? Yes, yes? Is spellbook in cube?"

"I think the thing's gonna destroy it." Cenciach calls regretfully. "These things destroy whatever they touch. They're like acid. I'm not sure if I can lure it, it may follow me though, it probably wants food."

DM:

"Cens attack the knight, give him what for...from above!!!"

Cenciach rolls his eyes.

Next turn, Cenciach sighs.
"That's it, I'm going after the wizard. Have fun without me!" He flies off.
What scale we using? 10 ft. per square? 5? If 5, then I move to C-15. If 10, I move to G-15. If I see the wizard, I open fire. Reflex 14, 2d6, save for half, etc.

Cenciach flies over 10-H. "Move, Milly! You're still in my line of fire!" He complains.

DC 20 perception (sound based):

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DC 25:
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1d20+13=32

Cenciach yipes as the sword finds its mark. "Owww!!!" The wyrmling starts crying, but moves 14-Hto attack.
Can I get the knight now with my cone without hurting Grakl or Milly? If so, I do so.
Reflex 14 for half, damage 2d6=12.
Otherwise, I do nothing else. I need a @#$%ing spell book. Herrre, wizard wizard wizard!

Okay, I don't move then.

Cenciach wrote:

Can I breathe my cone of force without dealing damage to my allies? If so:

Cenciach glares. "Hey, leave my friends alone!" He opens his mouth wide, and breathes out mystical energy at the knight.
2d6 force damage, Reflex DC 14 for half.

You will catch either Milaniel and the knight or Yhum Yhum, the fighter and the cleric if you were to breathe. Alternatively you could attack the knight, although being tiny, that would involve you flying into his square which will provoke an attack of opportunity.

Hmm. 18 AC and 27 hp. I'll take my chances.

Will: 7

Saamasal recoils back and gets a far-away look in his eyes. "Illithids attacking on starboard side, can't fight them, not strong enough, have to run, have to run! With that, he lets out a frightful scream and runs away.

"Stop, Sammy!" Cenciach shouts. "We aren't fighting illithids! We're fighting these guys!"

Corrupting touch (AoO) (1d20+4=5, damage 1d6=3)

The elven ghost swipes at the knight as he runs past, but is laughing too hard to do more than catch the air.

With a last cackle, Milaniel's mouth contorts unnaturally, jaw dropping like that of a snake, and she lets loose a howl that would strike fear into any hearer.

Frightful moan. Living creatures within 30 ft - which will catch a lot of the party, Milaniel's not too used to working with allies - must make a Will save, DC 17, or become panicked for 4 rounds.

Natural 20! 1d20+9=29!

Can I breathe my cone of force without dealing damage to my allies? If so:
Cenciach glares. "Hey, leave my friends alone!" He opens his mouth wide, and breathes out mystical energy at the knight.
2d6 force damage, Reflex DC 14 for half.

Yuhm Yuhm wrote:

The hobgoblin tries to brain the fighter ...

The heavy mace Yuhm Yuhm scrounged from the floor of the entrance room clangs harmlessly of the fighter's armor as the man's face registers shock at the sudden, unexpected attack.

"Hobgoblins!" he cries, before looking past to see Cenciarch hovering over Yuhm Yuhm's shoulder. "And a dragon!" his voice is close to hysteria, eyes wide with fear, nonetheless he readies his sword to return an attack on his assailant.

"I'm not a dragon, I'm an ethereal marauder!" Cenciach grins. "Roar!"

Cenciach sighs. "C'mon, guys! I can't hit them with you all in the way!"

Cenciach sighs and flies next to Yuhm Yuhmat H13.

Cenciach sighs. "I wish they'd just leave us alone."

The ghost scowls at all of you equally. "My name in Milaniel, not 'Millie.' And yes, I would appreciate it if you would treat my skull with a touch more decorum, Grakl. It once held a number of things I valued highly." She glances around the chamber. "We should get moving before those guards find a way down here. They will be coming... it's what they do." She moves toward the exit and through it without slowing (or opening it).

Cenciach grins. "I was right, though, right?"

Saamasal simply floats nearby, glancing disdainfully at the goblinoids' antics.

"Aren't I right, Sammy?" Cenciach asks eagerly.

stops in his tracks...

"What?"

"Losing its body didn't hurt the ghost, why would getting broken hurt him?"

Scurries away... "Nono, nice skull, ghost's skull..to skullport it goes, no play, play hurt skull, hurts ghost"

"Well, technically, if removing the skull from the body didn't destroy the ghost, I doubt that playing with it would. It's just disrespectful."

Cenciach grins. "Nice skull, Milanel! Where'd ya get it?"

Grakl Longtooth wrote:

Grakl skitters around an behind the Gith while the shard is forming...

Hybrid form 28 DEX Touch AC 20

HISS "Do you have to hit with that type of mind magic Gith..."

"But me grievance not with you..." rubs the dozens of silver scars on his arms.

"Me have issue with our jailers and those above..."

and is there a max to the amount of power you can put into 1 shard? or can you blow all your points in 1 shot?

Yes, up to my manifester level. It's one of the main balencing points of psionics.

Saamasal suddenly darts forward, floating an inch off the ground. "No matter how fast you are, I can still outrun you."

"The jailers? They shall pay for capturing me. I should be sailing the Astral Plane..."

"The Ethereal Plane's better!" Cenciach says cheerfully. And we gotta remember, the jailers are the enemies, there's no reason all those above should be! They aren't the ones who locked us up!