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That was a great scenario! Super interesting with the haunt, datapad, and ship to explore. And congrats on that 5th Star! Well-earned, and happy to have been with you on that one!

Insidion can think of little to do, other than to leave the Isirah tablet back at the site and return for it, flying, later.

He shares this possibility with the group.

Not sure if someone could add invisibility to the flying, but I can cast fly 4x.

Insidion relaxes as the hostile entity dissipates, leaving only the magic device.

"If we try to sneak this past, we could make enemies of this tribe," he muses. "But the Society would find this very valuable, no doubt."

I'm having a hard time seeing where I was hit for 37 dmg. DM post from last Wednesday shows me with 0 dmg, then from yesterday showing 37 dmg. I can't see that I took any hits. If I did, I wanted to remind you I have 10 Acid Resist.

Insidion keeps some distance from the amalgam of spirits, but continues pelting them with magical force spheres.

Magic Missile: 5d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 4, 2) = 15

Remember haste is still up...

Remember I cast haste last round...

Insidion snarls and conjures a quintet of force missiles, which spring from his hands toward the enemy.

magic missile: 5d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 2, 4, 1) = 12

Insidion decides not to cast his damaging spell at it, and instead casts haste on the group.

I'm not going to attack it yet...it seems we may still be able to talk to it...

i have DR 10 acid...if I took no dmg from that attack, do I avoid any of the other effects?

By chance, was any of the damage I took acid, cold, electricity, or fire? I have some resistance to all of them.

Everything inside Insidion wants to lash out at this dangerous haunt, but he doesn't want to destroy any efforts to appease it.

He prepares to attack it if it takes any aggressive action.

I'm just going to ready a magic missile if it attacks us again. If we're trying to get the tablet to talk, I don't want to mess up "negotiations."

Magic Missile: 5d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 4, 4) = 18

reflex save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Insidion braces himself for what is to come, but has no clue how to respond to Eadie about what would hurt it.

The voices screaming inside his own mind merge with those of the thousand tortured souls, and the dragon disciple's defenses are down.

fort save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
will save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
knowledge arcana to ID: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

fort save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25 I'm going to go ahead and use a folio reroll on that fort save...will was tempting, but I think I've got some defenses up against some mind stuff right now, anyway.

Insidion smirks at Vanzetti's assessment of magic.

"There is not much thinking involved in some magic. The magic of dragons flows through the blood..."

knowledge arcana aid: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Eh...I actually like what Vanzetti said better than what I said, but I'm just trying to get an aid going here.

Let's have those 2 make the rolls, and we will assist.

Poor Eadie. I can’t believe she called her an idiotic wretch.;)

Of those skills, I only have Knowledge (Arcana) +8

"Come out, come out, wherever you are..." Insidion whispers as he advances behind the others.

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

I have a level 10 Dwarf Fighter that could be interested.

I've never GMd high-level stuff before...I'd probably be a poor candidate for running it.

Knowing little about these haunted souls, Insidion growls in the back of his throat and casts mirror image.

"What now?" each of the images asks in turn.

Shall we go in?

Insidion follows after Karl.

"Is this the right way?"

I think the instructions place us where Karl and I are...

"Knowing something of restless spirits, we should DO WHAT THEY WANT!" Insidion says, a familiar voice blurting the end of his sentence.

To the control room?

Insidion's sneer softens.

"I know something of competing spirits...all wanting to be at peace. I see a different Isirah...at peace...complete...beautiful..."

He looks at the different versions of this same woman. "We could help you...all of you...find rest."

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

diplomacy aid: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

"You think I'm the schizophrenic one?" Insidion asks. "You seem to be having some identity issues yourself!"

The tiefling continues looking around the room. "You are...a magical projection...a programmed image...of the same person?" he says as he walks through these strange things and tries to understand them in terms he is familiar with.

bluff aid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"We aren't very good at surrendering," Insidion snarls back at the image. "Perhaps you could DIE...come show us."

Insidion looks at the briefing room with a smirk.

"It looks like a place we would receive our own missions, in a way," he says.

When Eadie suggests finding the room these scrying devices are linked to, he agrees. "Like a crystal ball, I suppose," he says. "Lead us there."

"Is everyone alright?" Insidion asks from farther down the hall.

"Why all the yelling?"

Insidion snarls and follows after the others as quickly as he can.

Also 40' movement.

Insidion, feeling fairly useless against the haunt, commends Amestra for solving the problem.

"We should find out what happened to your physical form," Insidion suggests. "Surely you are LONG DEAD."

@Eadie: I thought I'd cast shield for you.

Insidion waits to see how the scrying devices react to the spell so he can decide whether to attack them, as well.

Insidion readies himself to cast magic missile against anything that comes out.

I can't make the check on religion, so I'll just ready to attack anything that does come out.

Insidion nods in understanding as Eadie discusses scrying and looks up at the device.

Distracted, he looks for the hissing sound.

Insidion listens in fascination, but then it becomes apparent it's time to continue their explorations.

"This is an amazing find. Let's keep going. We need to explore the rest of this HELL-HOLE."

"Karl, go ahead and take the suit," Insidion says. "I have other magic to SLAUGHTER and protect me from harm," he adds.

To the strange woman in the device, he says "Are you saying that there is another you out there somewhere, and that you have transferred your consciouness to this magic device?"

Insidion looks surprised as the image looks at him. He sees that Eadie is teaching her to speak Taldane, and doesn't want to interrupt the process.

However, he ventures to try a few phrases in Draconic, Abyssal, and Infernal.

Perhaps she speaks one of these...

"What kind of magic is this?" Insidion says as he peers at the image of the woman. "Perhaps someone I know has heard this language before," he says as he closes his eyes and taps on his massive head.

linguistics assist: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Insidion looks at the devices with interest.

"These...are weapons?" he asks curiously.

Still holding his shocking grasp charge, Insidion waits for the next room.

"Ready?"

perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Since I'd cast shocking grasp and not used it, I'll continue to hold the charge.

"Yes, this place is bizarre," Insidion agrees. "A fine place for HEAVY METAL!" another voice adds to whatever Insidion was planning to say.

I thought you were when I first cast it...

Once Amestra shares the weaknesses of the constructs, Insidion's hand begins to crackle with electricity. shocking grasp

He moves around to the left flank and looks for an opening. cast spell and move

Hope it's okay if I pre-cast mage armor before the battle.

Insidion snarls and begins his approach, nearly moving on all fours he is crouched so low.

Calling on the rapid speed of his ancestors, he imbues his allies, and himself, with supernatural speed. cast haste.

What exactly is a 'tech item'? Were not counting magic stuff, but laser guns and such?

"All that we do would be in collaboration with your tribe, of course," Insidion says, choking down just in time some snide remark as another voice began speaking.

diplomacy aid: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Welcome back, and congratulations!

Insidion grudgingly shares a tale of a conflicted halfling, Gollum, who seems tempted to betray his companions.

The part of Smeagol is played by a different voice, one not Insidion's own.

perform: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Insidion comes out of his tent to listen to the stories.

He finds Eadie's story amusing and lets out a hearty roar. When Amestra tells her story, he listens but does not understand the tongue of this people.

He hopes it comes across well in translation.

Not one for much socializing (having all the companionship he could ever want always with him), Insidion throws his bedroll to the ground, and using it for a pillow, drifts off for a nap.

A thin glow emanates from each closed eye as he sleeps.

Insidion chuckles at the discussion of armor, wearing none himself.

"My strength and spells are armor enough. Does a dragon wear armor? No, it would interfere with spellcasting and agility."

The dragon disciple laughs again, this time in another voice. "WE WILL NOT BE RESTRAINED BY ARMOR!"

Insidion manages to not look too menacing as he bares his teeth at the warriors. He tries to say little, knowing it may not prove helpful.

diplo aid: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

I'm going to grab some scrolls of that spell...

The side of Insidion's toothy maw lifts up, granting Eadie what passes for a smile.

"Indeed," he says with a snort. "Sometimes I keep them under control. Sometimes, NONE CAN CONTROL US!"

As the Venture-Captain had suspected, one of the Pathfinders arrived late.

A hulking creature passes through the door without any etiquette to speak of. Over seven feet tall, this Pathfinder has both dragon-kin and tiefling features. Large horns curve from his head, and sharp teeth from his jaws.

He snarls a brief greeting at Eadie, whom he has worked with before.

"Insidion, reporting for..." His massive body thrashes for a moment, and his face contort strangely. His shifty eyes stare at the others for a moment, though he does not appear to see them.

"...MURDER AND MAYHEM!" a second voice finishes.

Alright, like I said, I'd rather not have out of tier treasure on my level 10. I'll go with my level 8 dragon disciple and buy some consumables for bypassing DR.

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