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"Well, it was certainly an adventure, wasn't it?" Myrdon throws his legs up on Aegis and leans back on the couch. Aegis, roosting on the floor, throws a glance up at its master then goes back to preening its feathers. Myrdon continues, disregarding the fact that the bird has no idea what he is saying. "Imagine that. Corruption within the upper echelons of the Society! Who would have imagined that?" Even when talking to himself (or to Aegis), he still speaks with sarcasm.

"Well, but looks like our task here is done, ain't it, little birdie. Time to move on." He pauses here briefly before continuing with a lower voice, a more serious voice, a voice with a catch in his throat. "Time to keep on to hunting." Perhaps for eternity, but how do I stop?

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Next morning, Marta, Luisila, Fendahl and Vladek wake to find a rather large feather, mostly brown but speckled with white, on each of their respective dresser tables. Oh, and one for Qadathra, too!

Farewell, all! And seeing there's a strong chance this might be the last time I play with Myrdon, farewell to you, too! You shall always have a special place in my heart. Which is probably why I recreated you in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. :)

Got them!

GM, thanks for this fantastic experience! Even though we didn't get Venture Captain, I remember when I first create Myrdon more 3 years ago, and for him to hit this penultimate level was something that I have envisioned then. Thanks a million!

day job: perform (act): 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (1) + 22 = 23
day job: perform (act): 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (10) + 22 = 32

Using my reroll on the first roll.
day job: perform (act), GM Star: 1d20 + 22 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 22 + 2 = 36

"Um, yeah, you see, I'm also hunting down this 'assassin of hHouse Narikopolus named Valicia'. There were a number of Pathfinders below who seemed to have been assassinated in cold blood but we didn't seem to run across her. So yah, do you happen to have know her whereabouts?" Myrdon ask Shemis, somewhat awkwardly.

Resist fire is still on, right?

"Hey, what are you doing to my poor bird?" Myrdon calls out, although he quickly realises that Aegis is not badly hurt. He then realises how precarious a position he is in and quickly flies up into the air.

Taking a quick look around, he decides not to disturb the fun that Marta is having and instead turns to the doppelganger that fled from Aegis. "Oh no you don't!"

Myrdon points his finger as the creature as arcane energy seizes it.

vs green: boneshatter: 13d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 2, 3, 6, 6, 1, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4) = 42 and exhausted 13min. Fort DC23 for half damage and fatigued instead.

"Oh no you don't, you foul being!" Myrdon yells out as dramatically as he can. Flying overhead to get close enough for his spell, he calls out "බල පවුර!" as a shimmering wall of force appears between Shemis and Adril, stretching to the ceiling!

Cast wall of force. Not sure how high the ceiling actually is, but I can form 13x10-ft squares, so the area indicated, if ceiling is 10ft, is only 4. Will make it larger for the comfort of Shemis if I have squares to spare.
Hardness:30, HP:260

Yup, Myrdon will chip in as well!

Myrdon immediately yells out the arcane words that you are so used to hearing, a spell of haste!

(Covers everyone, including tiger.)

"Attack, Aegis! Why are you just standing there!" Myrdon that takes a tactical retreat to the rear.

Myrdon stands ever-ready, bravely behind Aegis.

"Yes, let's go!"

"Don't quite understand this mumbo-jumbo, but if you really need someone, or something, familiar with clockwork devices, I could bring some help or three with that."

Myrdon can summon babau demon which has disable device.

At the same time, Myron does a careful and methodical (as much as an flighty sorcerer can) search of the room, looking for both the arcane (using detect magic) and the mundane.

The exact four squares that it is occupying.

"Woah, Marta. Not holding back, are ya?" Myrdon observes wryly.

(If it is not down, Myrdon will throw a persistent glitterdust (will DC22) on it.)

Posted Myrdon's turn already over here. Our posts crossed. He cast haste.

Myrdon will, heroism: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 14 + 2 = 32
Aegis will, heroism: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18 +4 vs enchantment

"Go forth and hasten our good work!" Myrdon yell out while gesturing into the air and all of you feel arcane energy infusing you, speeding you up.

Caste haste on everyone except tiger.

He then flies very to position himself behind the pillar on the other side of the room.

(Have moved them. Got Aegis compressed in the corner.)

Taking the cue from Fendahl, Myrdon also decides there's no much avenue for further diplomacy. Instead, he cast a spell of protection on Aegis.

(Cast shield on Aegis.)

Myrdon ref DC17: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 2 = 15
Aegis ref DC17: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 2 = 16
GAAAAHHHH!!!

Before Myrdon (or Aegis it seems) are ready, the lever was thrown and both of them got a full blast of frigid air. "Ah, I wasn't ready yet!!!" Still, Luisila's healing is welcomed.

Myrdon will use his wand of infernal healing on themselves. Not sure whether enough time for complete healing.

"Oh mighty sphinx, we mean not to disturb you solace. We only seek to accomplish what is just and good. We are only most humble creatures, not worthy to offend, but whatever minute assistance you could offer would be of tremendous help to us."

diplomacy, heroism: 1d20 + 21 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 21 + 2 = 33

Ah, that's true. But if we go into the blue room, pull the lever next that is next to the door to the red room, we should rotate another 1/8 clockwise and open the door to the red room?

Ah, with that hint from GM, I take it that the shortest way to get the doors to align would have been 3 pulls. Based on my theory that the exit is either W or NW, I believe that 3 pulls, each turning 1/8 clockwise, would have gotten the red room's outer door to the W. So I think we need to go to the red room, pull the left lever to turn it 1/8 clockwise to solve.

Myrdon fort, heroism: 1d20 + 14 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 14 + 2 = 22
Aegis fort, heroism: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 2 = 31

Myrdon cringes again, waiting for whatever foul magic to strike...

The summoned erinyes has true seeing also and I did tell her to report what she saw? But maybe I wasn't specific enough.

Hmm, I wonder if if the room rotates when the erinyes pulled the levers. She was walking, not flying. But then, would she have mentioned it if I didn't explicitly tell her to? Hmm...

Myrdon cringes as Marta gets ready to pull the lever. "Well, one is as good as another. For now at least. Can someone please quickly figure this out?"

My working theory, based just off the shape of the map, is that we need to be in either the red or green room, while rotating everything until their respective outer door is facing W or NW. We are now in the green room which is good (pending whatever trap we're facing). Assuming W, that means each rotation turns one-eighth of a revolution. Which means the green room exterior door is now facing N? (But I might have lost track.) But I'm also confused why the room didn't rotate when the erinyes was pulling the levers?

(By the way, have anyone attempted to locate the traps in each of the door? Marta could try to disarm them if we can find it?)

perception (find traps), heroism, heightened awareness: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 16 + 2 + 2 = 29

Myrdon ref DC20, heroism: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 2 = 32
Aegis ref DC20, heroism: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 13 + 2 = 23 (evasion)

Myrdon cringes as Marta pulls the lever, fulling expecting something to go boom. Instead, it went zap. He was quick enough to dodge on big bolt but still is left smoking after a myriad of other strikes passes through. He glances rather enviously at Aegis who had somehow, despite the tight quarters, spun away from all the lightning. He bows dramatically to Luisila in thanks for her healing.

"Let Marta try the door first. I would rather not get zapped, flamed, poisoned or acided." Myrdon looks anxiously around the room.

GM, that's fine.

Myrdon looks very tentatively around the room. "Are we really sure this is such a good idea? Crowding ourselves together in small rooms that we know are likely trapped?"

"Hmm, why not I summon another erinyes, but this time with instructions to throw the levers in the rooms about at random and report what happens to us? With about a minute or so, that is quite a number of levers flipped."

(So instead of directing the summon step by step, just flick levers up and down for each room so that we can discern the pattern before stepping in? But if you guys want to start exploring the rooms directly, I'm fine, too.)

Yellow is likely acid? Or maybe poison? Think we can send her through this yellow room to take a look.

I wanted to send the Erinyes into the yellow room in that last 3 rounds. Would that have been possible?

Aegis is wearing belt of the weasel, so can move through space one-quarter its size which squeezing. Would that work here?

Yellow is likely acid? Or maybe poison? Think we can send her through this yellow room to take a look.

Oh yes, indeed I asked that, didn't I? I blame this on old age.

Myrdon nods at Luisila and continues, Could you now try the western door lever?

He'll then communicate whatever the erinyes shares.

"Huh. From what I've gathered from our oh-so-brave venturer, the room got washed by fire momentarily. Of course, that didn't really bother her. The door to the next room opened and it is blue, not red. Ice?"

I got that right, Mistress Erinyes? And which door opened exactly? The northern one or the western one? He then relays her reply to the rest of the party.

"Thoughts? Uh, no not really." Myrdon admits quite readily.

"Master ... or mistress, I can't quite tell, Erinyes, please do as the lady commands, please!"

"One summon coming right up!" Myrdon seems to recover rather quickly from his earlier melancholy and turns to the business at hand. Waving his hands in the air in some cryptic sequence and mumbling some bizarre sounds, he finally yells out, "One erinyes in your service!"

"Oh, it's you again," Myrdon mumbles as a hauntingly dark figure appear with black wings. "Be a dear and help take a look at that room, and see what is beyond. Let us know what what you see, yah? And oh, can you walk rather than fly in? Stay in touch," he ends, tapping his temple meaningfully.

Erinyes has true seeing, main reason why I summoned it. And telepathy to communicate.

The usually jolly Myrdon turns pensive at this discussion. He stares into the prison room for some time, recalling some distant and foggy memory. But he finally sighs and speaks in an unusually serious tone.

"Much as I hate leaving those unjustly imprisoned, I have to believe that we would succeed and return to rescue those who deserve rescuing. There are still lives at stake, and evil to be brought down." He ends rather abruptly.

I was going off GM's description of Marta going into the room to look at the gemstone. I take it that you went back out to question the prisoners while Myrdon stayed.

"Well, at least it's not trapped."

spellcraft: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

"Vladek, be a dear and come take a look at this? Think it's more up your alley." He then saunters back to join Marta and the prisoners.

Sorry got swamped by work last few days and pretty much crashed out today.

Myrdon looks vaguely mortified at calling of Aegis, only to release the elemental (from the druid, but still...)

To dispel attention, he follows Marta to examine the strange gemstone, with Aegis in tow, of course. With the remnants of his telekinesis spell, he nudges the gemstone and the chains (from a very, very safe distance) to see if that elicits any reactions.

Seeing the condition of green, will have Aegis hold (i.e. delay) for this round.

"Oooh, that worked quite well!" Myrdon looks rather pleased with himself. Keeping up his concentration, he now focuses on yanking the shortsword away from prone archer.

Telekinesis (2/13)
Disarm vs red CMD: 1d20 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 13 + 9 = 41

Meanwhile, he gestures Aegis to hold.

If Aegis attacks, he could possibly kill green and I think it would be good to try to keep at least one for questioning? If so, delay.

Around this time in a combat is when Myrdon would usually summon some creature to assist in combat. But seeing how cramped the place is, and that they have already put the enemies on the run (literally). Instead, he looks at how he can help Marta with the fleeing enemy.

He calls out, "වැටීම!" as he summons arcane energy to reach out to yank the feet of the archer from under her.

Telekinesis (1/13)
Trip vs red CMD: 1d20 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 9 = 37

Myrdon can't quite see into the room from where he is, but he moves to the door as soon as he collects himself. He quickly ducks through then positions himself at the corner.

"Invisible eh? Not for long."

He cast his hands into the air, as if flinging a handful of dust towards where Marta has indicated and a cloud of glittering dust descends upon that area.

Will DC22 or blinded. Reveal invisible creature.

"Go, go, Aegis!"

Arcana. Right...

Myrdon focuses on the door, trying the decipher the rather confusing mass of auras pouring forth.
detect magic: knowledge(arcana), heroism, HA: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 + 2 = 20

That done, he leans back and ponders over the various creatures he can bring forth from other planes.
monster lore: knowledge(arcana), heroism, HA: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 + 2 = 28

Myrdon scratches his head as the rest of the team turn to him for advice. "Um, I am no engineer or architect, but it seems to go to a different room? I think. Maybe. Sort of?"

Meanwhile, he stops and thinks through what he can bring forth from other planes that can stop constructs.

Hmm, I'm sure an anklysaurus could crush them. Eventually...

Do touch attacks like that of a shadow demon bypass DR/- of constructs?

Myrdon strides forward bravely at the end of the line heading upstairs, making sure that Aegis is following along.

"Well, he has to guard the rear you know. 'sides, the stairs are a bit of a squeeze for him, even with that magical belt he's got on."

Although I've placed them at the end of the congo line up the stairs, I'm assuming we followed Marta.

With MArta clearing the path, Myrdon calls upon his arcane sight to study the room, and also what might be behind the doors, particularly the one Marta is examining.

Detect magic

Can anyone cast see invisibility? I worry about that assassin. No telling though if it can become invisible but just wondering.

perception: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 2 + 2 = 26 Ah so close

”And it’s gone. Well, it was good while it lasted.”

Myrdon grimaces at Marta’s reply. ”Ah well, can’t say I didn’t expect that. Shall we go then?”

knowledge(arcana): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Myrdon strokes his chin in a knowing fashion. "Hmm, right in the centre of room, two large humanoid ... things. Interesting. Heads turn 360! Hmmm..."

"Ah well, that's for this side. Let's see what's on the other side, shall we? Might we catch our prize?"

Myrdon seems to recover instantaneously from the insult. "The east it is!"

Yes, I think there's still about 5 min.

"Gasp! Vladek? How could you!"

Without another word, the dramatically offended (but not really) Myrdon sends his arcane up the stairs into the darkness.

I've been unexpectedly busier packing for my relocation and together with my upcoming flight, would need botting up til 4 Aug. Sorry I wasn't able to update earlier.

"Huh, seems that your faction leaders each know something about this tower. Knowing Dralneen, she would know secrets of this place as well. Ah well, how bad can it bad."

Myrdon, with a rather dramatic great sigh, activates his gem. Shortly after, he comes out to share.

"Hmm, she might actually have been useful. There's this assassin, likely in service of Adril, inhabiting somewhere in the upper levels of this tower. Good to be prewarned, I guess."

Oh dear, Myrdon wasn't going to contact Zarta as mentioned above. At least, not just yet. So he wouldn't have gotten that message. Unless one of those who received a message suggests that Myrdon follows suit due to the content of their messages.

Being quite a bit more cautious (dying does that to you), Myrdon sends Aegis into the room first. Just in case.

When nothing explodes (or if it fails to enter). Myrdon steps in gingerly and does a quick search of the room as well.

perception, heroism, HA: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 16 + 2 + 2 = 31

Wouldn't it be useful to send some messages back to the Grand Lodge? Not Myrdon though 'cos he doesn't exactly have a good relationship with the faction leader. But that's also assuming the other halves are with the faction leaders.

"Give me a quick second," Myrdon mumbles as he activates a wand on himself. (Heightened awareness) Then he waits at the rear (as usual), ready to send his arcane eye in to scout the room as soon as Marta opens the door.

perception, heroism, HA: 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 2 + 2 = 28

perception, heroism: 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 16 + 2 = 29

Not having quite the same caution as Marta (despite dying once), Myrdon gleefully points at the plaque, or rather an area below it. "Look! There's a secret compartment." He looks at his party, before continuing, "But I'm not going near that." Looks like he did learn some caution after all.

Instead, he invokes a spell that grants him magical sight. (detect magic)

"Go ahead." With that, Myrdon lays down the tiny statuette and summons Aegis back from the extraplanar region he had been sent to.

Assume that it is not shadowy anymore?