Malazzesh approaches the slime carefully, and starts ensuring fire works by lighting a torch and touching it to the slime.
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I've been out, too. I moved offices recently and am just now getting back to being available.
The goblin chuckles at his success and pours himself a cup of tea.
Malazzesh lets others worry about the silhouette for a moment as he strides over to the stove and reaches for an ember to try to get the fire started again.
Malazzesh lights a fresh torch and carefully examines the room with the others.
Yeah, the reduce person was mainly for me, since I mostly throw things. Bonuses to Dex, no loss of damage, and my threat area doesn't matter.
Right now I can make potions of Crafter's Fortune, Cure Light Wounds, and Reduce Person. I think we all know which one is most popular (although Reduce Person has its uses). If I got a Keen Senses formula, we could use that for an extra +2 on our careful searching. It only lasts 1 minute/level, though. I could take it myself or bottle it for Morthak. If we do it for just myself, however, extracts of Heightened Awareness would be better. Would anyone like potions of Enlarge Person? Anticipate Peril? Hmm... Adhesive Spittle would be good for my formulary.
Sorry, I've been out sick for the past few days with the flu. I'm okay with the supplies purchased, and would like to offer to make potions for people. Also, if there's one thing I've learned, it's when your back is against the wall, you fight. Stupid flame-retardant snake.
Malazzesh looks around. "Want to rest here? Maybe we make home base here with good tall ceilings."
Crafting alchemical equipment takes so long before I get Swift Alchemy, though. Just a fair warning.
Malazzesh takes a moment to pull a torch from his pack and light it with a tindertwig. He gives the torch a couple practice swings.
Oops, yeah. Character sheet updated to reflect that. Now it's 1d6+4 on a successful hit.
Malazzesh sneaks around the statue and dais, pulling a flask from his bandolier. He lobs it up at the ceiling (to Parasite #6):
Hey Mal... how is it your bomb does less damage than your splash damage? Shouldn't the splash amount be the minimum? Like this: Fire Bombardier (Su or Ex): At 1st level, when a fire bomber throws a bomb that deals fire damage, all creatures in the splash radius take an additional point of damage per die of fire damage dealt. Fire bombers only add their Intelligence bonus to damage from bombs or alchemical substances that deal fire damage. This otherwise works like the alchemist's bomb and throw anything abilities. This ability alters bomb and throw anything. So, I do 4 minimum + 1 Fire Bombardier = 5 points. As a result, if I roll a 1 on the fire bomb, I do 1 + 3 = 4 on the hit and 5 on the splash. It's a quirk of the rules.
Malazzesh lobs his last bomb of the day at Parasite #5.
The flames continue to engulf Parasite #4.
Anytime you take damage while climbing, make a Climb check against the DC of the slope or wall. Failure means you fall from your current height and sustain the appropriate falling damage.
Malazzesh wastes no time doing what he does best, and lobs a bomb at Parasite 4.
"You see? You see? Good fire! Good fire!!"
Malazzesh joins Morthak in examining the dais and the statue. "Definitely looks like good place for a trap."
I'm not planning to take Craft Wondrous Item, myself.
Sticking his hand fully in the flame, Malazzesh grows frustrated. Looking around, he pulls out a scrap of lint from a pocket and shoves it in the flame. He scowls. "Here," he spits, shoving the torch toward Harnet, "You take. Waste of a perfectly good torch."
The goblin stares intently at the green flaming torch. Curious about the cool feel, he runs his hand through the flame to get a feel for its potential to burn.
Malazzesh looks around. "I was going to try this before snake woke up," he says, as he picks up his pack and the unlit torch. The goblin attempts to light his torch with the green flame.
I'm back. And yes, I don't have enlarge person, but I have reduce person because it makes my bombs more accurate for the same damage output. Also, I DO have Poison Use, so I can use the venom.
Thankful for the foresight to get the shield up in the first place, Malazzesh cries out, "No fire?", draws out his mace, and attacks.
Malazzesh smiles, sticks the unlit torch between his teeth, and pulls out a small bladder as before, launching it against the snake.
The goblin's eyes narrow as he approaches stealthily from the other side from Morthak. He sets his pack down near the entrance to the chamber, draws a single unlit torch from it in one hand, and pulls a sagging pouch from his bandolier in his other. Malazzesh nods. Thinking a moment, he tucks the sack away again and drinks from a small vial. A small violet shimmer begins to surround him. He pulls the sack out again and prepares to toss it at the snake.
Quietly, Malazzesh inquires, "What you think, I make snake go boom?"
Malazzesh heads forward with Morthak to peek around the corner, relying more on darkvision than on carrying light.
"I take the lantern and oil. Make a burn for longer!"
Malazzesh dances a little jig. "Haha, you see that? Bugs burn really well!" Looking at the door, the goblin considers. "Maybe I hide alchemist's fire to blow up anyone who walks through the door!"
The goblin gleefully rushes forward and tosses a small bladder towards some of the centipedes. It lands with a little "splut." Then a BOOM.
Doors 31 and everywhere else 21? Yup!
Morthak searches, taking 10. Malazzesh aids Morthak, taking 10 (or rolling). This should give us a permanent 21. For doors, we take 20 and aid another, for a 31.
Essentially, yes, there's a roll that must be made for every 5'. Since we're both +9, one of us will automatically hit 10, giving a +2 aid another bonus to the other, who can take 10 and get a 19+2=21. Thus, we don't actually need to roll to ensure we have a 21 Perception for each step. So, as long as Morthak and I are perceiving at the take-10 rate, then we can just agree we have a 21 Perception for each step going forward.
Malazzesh looks up to Red Feather. "Torch light? No, is okay, I suppose, if you like light with no burn..."
Malazzesh starts pacing. "Hmm, goat bad, hand bad. Nothing is mouth, saying this way to dungeon. Is Mouth of Doom?" He looks around. "Try pentacle. Mouth is liar."
Malazzesh starts by opening the trap to view the bottom of the pit, then sets about to rig it shut.
Malazzesh gets down on his knees. "Something wrong with this floor..." He carefully rolls out a collection of lockpicks and probing tools--quite well made, actually--and examines the floor more closely.
Malazzesh narrows his eyes in the first chamber. "I not trust dog head." He examines it carefully for traps, or for ways it could be removed from the wall.
"Gnoll fur burns," the goblin muses, "But it does smell bad. Let's go see the building."
Malazzesh narrows his eyes and checks his bandolier and pouches. "Tindertwigs, alchemist's fire, guano, saltpeter, potash... Yes! Ready to talk!"
"Rabbit holes are excellent ovens!" Malazzesh interjects. "Although digging out the rabbit takes a while."
Malazzesh smashes the smoking debris between his callused hands to extinguish the flame. "What, is front door safer? Or is it also death? Death one way, death another... Shortest route is better."
Malazzesh has occupied his time by gathering a few fallen leaves and causing them to smolder in his hands. "Mouth of Doom. That has my vote. It's closer."
The goblin bounces around nervously. "What everyone doing? We need gems for the Mouth of Doom? No. We need swords and spells and fire and we have that already!"
Peering intently at the map, the goblin says, "I think the 6 looks good. It is just outside the forest, where we can get more torches, and on top of the hill, where we can see more land."
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