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Not bothering to attack the creature directly, given the warning they received prior to entering the room, Tam instead targets the creature's magic items, hoping to even the odds.
Tam advances, flying straight at the 'thing' as fast as he can, and brings his staff to bear on the cloak, trying to rip it from the creature.
Tam casts a single spell on himself, 'Fly', and takes to the air, floating a few inches off the ground, nervous for the trial ahead.
If we get a chance to level, I'll take a blasty, damage spell but Tam is currently built more as an explorer than anything else. Resting won't help me with this one. Maybe we should come back later?
Knowing he's not being granted a question, Tam listens attentively as the others use theirs. He's disappointed in the results but grateful for the knowledge. "If weapons won't help, I'll be less useful than with the last guardian. I'll see what I can do. Perhaps an idea will come to me," he says, smiling grimly, ready to go in.
"And which orb do you guard?"
Tam notices the Thought Sphere is gone too, though he can feel it inside him, and the increased power that it gives as he runs through his usual preparatory routine.
"Take some time, I don't think the Chaos Pit is going anywhere...is it?" Tam says, finishing his statement in a questions as he turns back to the now-defeated Waykeeper. "This Thoughtsphere, is really quite incredible. A stronger artifact I can't say I've seen in a good, long while. I can feel its power, just holding it here now."
Tam accepts his sword back, as well as the Thought Sphere. Using the True Seeing stolen from the Waykeeper, he examines the item intently.
Flickering back into visibility, Tam draws the hideous-looking sword at his hip, and offers it to the Waykeeper. "My Shatterspike will do well, I should think."
Frustrated at his inability to land good, consecutive hits on the opponent, Tam takes his hand off his staff for a half second and following a quick flourish, he and all his duplicates disappear entirely. A series of 'whooshing' noises from Tam's staff as it moves through the air is all that tells the others he's continuing his attack.
I think buffs are probably better. One "communal align weapon" and this encounter is over. Probably don't need a dedicated character, though. Spell selection changes probably cover it.
Oh, not me. Donnen was the wild-shaping druid. Not exactly sure bc he didn't give a reason, but it looked like he dropped bc he spent the first few turns of combat blind and deaf from the Inevitable and no one could help. Moot point now, but we might need that other one!
The blob of Mirror Images, including one of whom is the real Tam, manages to dodge most of the lightning bolt, then turns back towards the foe, moving into a flanking position, and bringing forward a reckless flurry of attacks from their staves.
Tam follows up his spell, pleased as he is with his own success, with a series of attacks at the Waykeeper with his staff, still buoyed by Tay's Haste spell, and the lingering effects of the Heroes' Feast.
Tam watches the Waykeeper advance, and shuffles back as he does, maintaining a safe distance from the Symbol. When the question is posed by the Waykeeper he replies- calm, cool, and relaxed. "Yes. Let's." With a complicated series of hand motions, Tam concentrates, then hurls a ball of energy toward the Symbol of Death.
Um, wait. Didn't he say we specifically DON'T get the sphere if we beat him on that side? Maybe we should wait for him to come back and try again? And maybe in that time, we can figure out something to do for Donnen?
Will this work, Reckless?: Tam gets to his feet, and peers down the pit while the Waykeeper and Markus talk back and forth. Shaking his head, he stows his staff in the unique holsting-clasp on his back, then carefully makes his way over towards Donnen. Through his regular sight, he sees the Dinosaur, but with his True Seeing he can see the man inside. And with his Arcane Sight, he sees a dark cloud of an aura, covering the poor man's face. With a quick brush of his hand against the dinosaur's hide he absorbs the blinding aura into himself, leaving Donnen once again sighted, and then dismisses the effect as soon as he can. "Whoa, Donnen. Take care, friend..." he says, expecting him to be more than a bit confused as he starts to explain what's been missed.
Having stolen the Waykeeper's True Seeing, Tam capitalizes on the opportunity and casts Mirror Image: suddenly 6 other duplicates surround Tam.
Then, the lot of them charge down the way towards the Waykeeper, moving absurdly fast thanks to Tay's Haste, and easily jumping the chasm. The swarm of Tams position themselves on the far side of the beast, so that the others can follow in, and then attacks.
Tam feels a familiar electric pulsing sense as Tay casts her spell, and recognizes the effects of Haste, while noticing the particular strength of her power. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he rushes forward, pulling his staff to one hand, and reaching out towards the creature with his other. Fluidly, Tam snakes his hand back to the shaft of his quarterstaff, and swings it around in a beautifully dangerous series of strikes along their foes front side.
"Thank you..." Tam says slowly to Thokk, his teeth still chattering. "That combination of magics... is truly something. If that's the beginning, what wonder might be next?" He eyes the wand graciously, and looks to Thokk wondering if he might activate it himself. "Would you mind?"
Tam grits his teeth, and pushes into the darkness. He'd been waiting to see if the others would return, as he hated acting with this little understanding of the consequence, but without another way ahead, he had little choice.
As Tam listens to the described effects after Thokk's initial venture, he thoroughly examines the darkness with a stare and racks his memory, searching for anything that sounds familiar, and keeping a metaphorical "eye" out for any knowledge planted there by Nethys.
Tam finishes the meal largely in silence, stealing glances at the others every few minutes. He's not exactly stealthy, but he doesn't draw much attention either, as there's conversation happening between the groups. When given time to prepare after the meal, Tam casts his regular, daily regimen of spells, enchanting his equipment per usual. "Ahh, much better," he says giving his staff a stylish twirl, before grinning at the others.
Buffs: 1st Level:
Endure Elements on myself 2nd Level:
3rd Level:
Tentatively, Tam takes a seat at the table, having waited longer than the others to make his way there, and only then after as reasonably thorough an investigation as he felt appropriate. Clearly they were supposed to be eating with these people, but that didn't mean he'd leave an opportunity to know something about them on the table-- so to speak. His curiosity sated, for now, he digs in to the meal, stifling a laugh when the previous evenings activities are made public. "Friends of yours, Thokk?"
Ok. Just auras, strengths, and schools will do then, though I will give a standard action concentration to each of them to determine casting/SLAs and power levels. Presumably this is far less intrusive. If anything really piques my interest, I'll deal with it as it comes. Thanks!
Unless I'm mistaken, Arcane Sight's advantage over Detect Magic is that it doesn't require consecration rounds?
Tam casually examines the magical auras --if any-- attached to those in the room, and their gear.
"Hrm, perhaps he will. Or perhaps he won't. That might, in and of itself, be part of the 'Game'." Tam shrugs it off with confidence that he'll know what's needed at the right time. He studies the remaining teammates' magical auras intently, making a game out of identifying the effect with his Arcane Sight and then guessing out loud to each person, simultaneously passing the time while getting to know his teammates.
"Hrm," Tam says thoughtfully, a short time later, having finished his attempts to Scry on the Gamma team. He shares the results with the others, before joining in -late, he knows- to the conversation about his magical abilities.
Tam's Spells Known:
Mostly Utility and Buff; very little Blasting or Save or Suck/Die
Spells Known:
"If we're to battle soon, perhaps a sparring session to keep us on our toes? I'd rather that than clouding my mind with vices. You'll find I'm much more 'devoted' to Nethys' weapon of choice that most of his worshippers, I think."
"Very well," Tam says, as he swings his pack around to the front and begins ruffling through it. A moment later he pulls from it a polished silver mirror, before returning the pack to his back with a practiced grace. "If we've a day's time, I think I'll start by attempting to Scry on this Gamma team, and getting to thinking on these 'Thought Spheres'."
Tam chuckles at the back-and-forth between Thikk and Nils, while contemplating their situation further. "And when," he asks their host, "should we expect this task to begin? Speaking for myself, I'd like whatever time to prepare as can be afforded me."
Waiting on Tayanella/JoshB, I guess?
"I am called Tam, and I represent Nethys. If there is something to know about these Thought Spheres, then The All-Seeing Eye knows it. And if He sees fit to share it, I shall soon know it, too."
Hrm, probably fine with the Undetectable interpretation. It's kind of pretty involved in the build, what with Vanishing Move and all that, but maybe not critical? I'll think on it, and say something before we start if I think I need to change it or anything else involved. RE: Spells, actually Deathless was what I was actually going for. It's from Mythic Adventures, so I figured it was legal. If not, let me know and I can find another option, though I'll probably want to trade out Endurance and Diehard if that's the case.
Thanks for the pick. Looking forward to getting started. |