The Aeon Nexus Explodes for damage with a Basic Reflex save!
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Four stones short The Aeon Nexus unleashes once more with grounding like chain lightning through ◆) Shard Shock
Three stones short The Aeon Nexus unleashes once more with grounding like chain lightning through ◆◆) Shard Shock
One stone short The Aeon Nexus unleashes once more with grounding like chain lightning through ◆◆◆◆) Shard Shock
With the trap expert down, The Aeon Nexus ("Wayfinder") Machine unleashes again making another sudden sound - and ground like chain lightning through ◆◆◆◆◆) Shard Shock
Unleashing again, The Aeon Nexus ("Wayfinder") Machine makes a sudden sound - and ground like chain lightning through ! ◆◆◆◆◆) Shard Shock
Nanoc's curiosity gets the better of him - the Aeon Nexus detects his presence, and activates to defend itself!
Nearby, five inert aeon stones lay upon the ground, until suddenly, they rise through a complex attraction, and orbit around the center of the machine - one ruby red, one sapphire blue, one emerald green, on jet black, and one pearly white! - with each connection a stone makes, a "gear" inside the machine seems to churn faster, whirring and whiirring and whiiirrring with each acceleration!
Fran walks up and... kicks it! The stuttering sound smooths over somehow, and some more red lights spontaneously illuminate!
Initially, the central processing unit seemed to reject Raash's programming - whole crops were lost - but looking deeper into his tome, he observes a subroutine that prevents new code from fully overwriting the old - and making quick work, finds a workable solution that strikes an even balance!
While Zug looks around and marvels at the technology, it dawns on him that he could help out by handing someone the tools they call out quickly ~ Stalling a moment with increasing gaps!
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Consulting his Tome, Raash finds a sampling of an electrical schematic inside of similar make as that of the Western Actuator - he completely reprograms the circuit board to better utilize the wayfinder’s electro-thaumaturgic frequency to vitalize the internal capacitor!
Meanwhile, Nanoc correctly deduces that certain microchips are attenuated to certain traditions of magic, and unscrambles the board to better monitor the abjurative fields around the entire network - he stays through the next countdown to extend his work to multiple housings of chips while his party races around him!
Aldonza jerryrigs a special doohickey, bridging the short expertly, and causing the entire system to rattle and shake the ground like a gentle earthquake!
~ The engine kicks into overdrive!
A security protocol adds a countermeasure to the North and West Actuators as the Ancient Ruins tries to Lock Out the meddling Pathfinders! ♠️♥️♦️♣️
The South Actuator completely stabilizes, supplying a safety signal to the center hatch - the engine churns with a new low grade sound - the countdown continues!
Nanoc inserts the wayfinder...
~ The sound of an engine starting reverberates!
The red laserbeam in the wayfinder propagates down silver circuits 100 feet in each cardinal direction before reaching panels built along the perimeter of the ruined structure - the entirety of the circuitry basks the ruins in radiating ambient ruby red light. Your ears pinpoint four different "actuators" that seem to be "communicating" with the inserted wayfinder and that correspond to the geometry on display. Do you check your wayfinder?:
The needle is spinning furiously! Your neighbor's wayfinder?:
The needle is spinning furiously! ~ The engine skips - then recalibrates!
♠️ North Actuator (Counter-flowing!):
The magical energy flowing off this actuator is traveling in the wrong direction... Arcana or Occultism (both DC 18) checks to reroute the energy.
♥️ East Actuator (Short-circuited!):
A fuse on this actuator is broken... Crafting vs DC 18 to fix; or alternatively, Azlant Lore or Engineering Lore (both DC 16) checks to repair the fuse. Instead of rolling a check, a character may Aid using Thievery.
♦️ South Actuator (Blocked!):
Access to this actuator is physically blocked... Acrobatics checks to squeeze through narrow gaps in the rubble or Athletics checks to clear it and reach the actuator (both DC 18).
♣️ West Actuator (Dislodged!): The fuses on this actuator have become dislodged, and putting them back in place is a delicate operation... Azlant Lore or Engineering Lore (both DC 16) checks to put the fuses back in the proper place. Instead of rolling a check, a character may Aid using Thievery.
HAPHAZARD WOOD PILE
HAPHAZARD WOOD PILE
HAPHAZARD WOOD PILE
Approaching warily, the party tries to understand the mechanics of the trap without accidentally setting it off!
As Shardul makes her way to engage the creature, she quickly realizes her footing isn’t stable - possibly falling into a pit!
Reflex Save to Grab an Edge (DC 14):
If you succeed and have one hand free, or Release one item into the pit as a free action to free up one hand, you cling to the edge, and can then Climb 5 feet as an action (same DC) to exit the pit to any adjacent square. If you fail, or decline to grab the edge (saving your reaction), you fall 10 feet and sustain 10 falling damage, and then must Climb 10 feet up and 5 feet over to exit the pit to any adjacent square. Alternatively, if you roll a 4 on the initial 1d4, your turn proceeds as intended, as you quickly recover your footing and do not fall into a pit (as it has already been deployed and filled naturally)!
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