Before waiting for Darche to respond, Frum calls out to Rafael:
And Rafael, you mind mapping this thing as we go? I'm not excited about digging our way out back there, and if the earthquake opened up new tunnels it probably opened up new exits. But we should probably know how to find our way back here.
Responding to Frum, "Already ahead of you. Just keep the area lighted so I can see what I'm drawing."
Rafael draws the new coordor into his journal's map and makes a few notes about the moss and the crystals. He lifts a leather bookmark down the spine and closes the book. He grabs the reigns of Donte and carefully moves across the debris after the others.
Rafael walks over to Coross and the others. He places his hand on his shoulder, "Facinating. Absolutely facinating. What have you learnt?"
@Frum: "By all means, that's why I brought Donte along. Oh, and please stop humming...you can't carry a tune if a Bard handed you a note."
Rafael closes his book and places it in his backpack making a mental note approximately how large this part of the cavern is. From a shelf on Donte's pack he slides out a Quarterstaff.
"Well, these caverns won't explore themselves. Lead on."
Now that everyone seems to have their affairs in order, Skender will advance down the corridor .
@Rafael: Not much, Professor Ler'it, beyond the fact that they are magical.
Frustrated that any sort of relevant fact eludes him, Coross gives Rafael a little shrug and turns to follow Skender down the passage, looking both ahead and behind to the rest of the party following.
@Skender(whispered):What can you see up there?
As you advance further up into the tunnel, something catches your eye once more: some of the crystals seem to be ... moving? The wall soundlessly breaks apart as a tall crystalline creature slips out of the crack, almost twice your height. It moves at exceptional speed, poised to attack as great crystalline spines are flung in your direction! Yet you have time to react, and manage to dodge! Just in the nick of time...
As you advance further up the tunnel, however, you spot something even more dire: the wall seems to shift open, and a crystalline creature, as tall as you, slinks you with exceptional speed. It directs a hand in direction of Coross, its limb covered in jagged spines, and they all launch...!
As you stick close to Darche, you notice the wall to your right seems to slide open. Soundlessly. Yet you see an outstretched hand amidst the cluster of crystals, covered in spines. It is instinct that drives you to push Darche to the side as a volley of crystals is flung your way! You manage to avoid it, just in time...!
Within moments of having recalled this, you feel a sudden sting of pain as somebody - or something - goes skin-deep into your shoulder.
It seems to happen from nowhere; Coross barely reacts to Skender's anguished cry as a crystalline creature comes from nowhere and launches several spines straight to his person; he has no time to react as they all dig into his flesh, almost knocking him off balance.
Darche finds himself being pushed out of harm's way by Zachary as another creature comes astriding out of the crystalline wall. And in the rear, two others have emerged. Their features are made entirely of crystals, and what little skin there is visible seems as durable. Their faces have no expression, yet there seems to be a mouth: one filled with tenfolds of sharp, jagged fangs.
Crystal Guardian 1 initiative:
Crystal Guardian 2 initiative:
Crystal Guardian 3 initiative:
Crystal Guardian 4 initiative:
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 2 Attack roll on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 2 Damage roll on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll on Darche:
Crystal Guardian 3 Damage roll on Darche:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll on Rafael:
Crystal Guardian 4 Dttack roll on Rafael:
Crystal Guardian 2 Critical confirmation roll on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 2 Critical Damage roll on Coross:
knowledge check (nature), knowledge check (arcana) both taken the instant I saw the crystalline monsters and dodged.
for what he knows about them in theory:
nature
arcana
for what he knows from experimentation and practice in his lab over months:
Frum immediately thinks back to time he has spent in the lab experimenting with these crystals, trying to remember what he did to them that shattered them. He had tested their reaction to acid and to alchemists fire -- what had happened when he did that?
My bad - I keep missing things. The heat's getting into me...
This entire tunnel (the new branch that opened - not the silver moss caverns) consists of crystals - and you notice all of it slowly changing colours (but not everybody did). The walls are nothing but crystals, after all - or was that unclear?
You do find them brittle, though. Not extraordinarily, but with a little bit of force they come off easy.
Edit:
Surprise round: Free action to drop the lantern, then move action to manifest mind blades.
First round, when it comes around, will be to take a full attack action on the creature that attacked Coross.5 foot step, if need be. If not, 5 foot step after attacks to try to get closer to a flanking position.
Attack rolls, then damage :
Fumble confirmation:
Coross curses in pain as shards of crystal slam into his left shoulder and graze his neck, but then smiles a crooked smile as he draws his sword and it flashes with an arcane shimmer.
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Frum dodges as a crystalline monster attacks from the walls, finding himself leaning on the pony.
Frum calms himself, realizing he has time - - the monsters can't reach him yet.
[ooc] if I need to roll for this
[/ooc] Frum grabs the first big, heavy thing he sees in the horse's saddle bag and readies it for battle: a crowbar.
The pony is staring intently at him as Frum says (translated): be calm, 2 monsters behind you, crush them or they'll hurt you. Charge, with hoofs, smash, stomp. This way, around to your left (motioning which way to turn around) Now!
Initiative:
Spellcraft to identify Coross's spell:
Zachary casts a spell, then faintly glows.
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A very nice rendition - could you possibly space C and S 10 feet away from D, L and Z (alongside the mob) - and R and F ten feet away from them as well? Otherwise you got the map pretty much correct.
Because that sounded confusing: If you could place L on 2F, pushing all three rows down accordingly, and then R on 2J, pushing the last of you down accordingly, you got it spot-on.
I really appreciate you mapping it for me. I would do it myself, but I can't wrap my head quite around all the different means of doing so - I admit to some minor learning difficulties in regards of things like that.
Initiative Order
Skender manifests his mindblades, and goes in for a fierce attack on the crystalline creature; the first strike almost throws him off balance, yet he turns it into an advantage as the second strike buries deep into the creature's...crystals? They shatter upon impact, followed by a shrill sound that resonates throughout the cavern.
As Frum tells Donta to flee, the horse seems confused and begins to pace around the gnome instead, panicked by the sudden appearance of these crystal creatures. Exasperated, he tries to shatter the crystal in his hand between his boot - and while successful, another sound echoes betwixt the walls. And from what you can tell, it seems to have concentrated their ire.
In his panic, Darche sets into an absolute defence; Zachary and Coross both weave spells almost in tandem when Rafael channels his healing powers. Lucca finds his morning star and attempts to shatter the creature next to him and Darche, yet the crystals are strangely resilient.
Yet now the creatures retaliate! Agitated by Frum's actions, the two in the rear both charge him - and it is clear how sharp their claws are! He somehow manages to dodge both their vicious attacks, though only barely. After Lucca's assault, the crystalline creature turns to him, striking with its sharp claws twice - it even tries to bite! Yet no hit strikes true.
The one Skender injured, however, is flying into a frenzy; on the nick of time does he manage to parry the creature's great claws, but a misstep allows the creature to deliver a powerful *chomp* right into his shoulder.
The creature Skender injured does not seem to heal from your wave of energy - though in the heat of battle you fail to see if this is due to distance or because of what the creature is.
Attack and damage rolls
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll on Rafael:
Crystal Guardian 4 Dttack roll on Rafael:
Crystal Guardian 2 Attack roll 1 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 2 Attack roll 2 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 2 Attack roll 3 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 2 Dttack roll 1 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 2 Dttack roll 2 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 2 Dttack roll 3 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 1 on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 2 on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 3 on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Dttack roll 1 on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Dttack roll 2 on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Dttack roll 3 on Lucca:
Your character sheet is rather lacking - I couldn't find your AC or what armour you were wearing. Could you fill it out more?
I see you made two attacks - in round 2 just do those actions alongside whatever standard/move / full-round you decide on.
Oops...here's round 2.
Rafael moved from L-8 to K-8 before channeling in Round 01 (30-foot burst includes everyone).
E3 charged from P-7 to N-7
E4 charged from P-9 to N-9
I think this is correct now.
"You crystalline son-of-a-b!tch," Skender mutters as he is bitten in the shoulder."Coross, come help me destroy this thing!
In round two, Skender will take a five foot step to f7, and full attack the creature.
With an angry roar, Zachary's fingers turn into full-blown claws, his eyes glow fiercer, and he launches into an assault against the crystalline figure.
Zachary continues his mad assault, tearing at the creature with his demonic claws.
Aah tut tut! Darche says continuing his defensive actions while attempting to flank a crystal creature.
Again, Lucca attacks the nearest creature.
The grimace on Coross' face lets up slightly in relief at the healing energy. Seeing that Skender is locked in combat with the creature, Coross jumps into a familiar position flanking their opponent.
Coross slashes nimbly with his sword and keeps the sword on guard while his left hand twists in arcane motions seconds after the sword strike is completed, a howling helix of white energy stabs out at the creature.
Rafael says, "Sit culparum et protegat." as he touches his wooden Holy Symbol on his chest. A feeling of confidence and assuredness fills everyone.
Skender shifts into position as he unleashes a fierce assault against the crystalline beast, yet in his fervour his attacks are very predictable, and the creature dodges both sweeps...only to have Coross deliver a decisive strike to its back; it lets out another high-pitched scream before collapsing into a pile of crystals.
Frum only barely manages to hold off the closest creature with his blade, yet his blows are unable to land true, despite aiming for that which is apparent to be its weak spot: a small, exposed piece around its abdominal area.
Lucca and Zachary both go up against the same creature as Darche shields himself once more. Zachary enters a driven frenzy of an assault, yet while every hit is solid, the creature nimbly dodges several strikes before the claws rend its snout.
When Rafael's spell is finished, the remaining monsters all retaliate; Frum suffers a powerful swipe from the creature's sharp claws, while the beast Lucca and Zachary fights unleashes a cry for its fallen comrade. With astonishing speed it moves past their defence; Zachary suffers two great gashes across his chest, his clothes torn apart as he falls over bleeding; Lucca suffers an extraordinarily painful bite to his shoulder and neck and keels over as well.
Attack and damage rolls
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll 1 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll 2 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll 3 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll 1 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll 2 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll 3 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll 1 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll 2 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll 3 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Damage roll 1 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Damage roll 2 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Damage roll 3 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 1 on Zachary:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 2 on Zachary:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 3 on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Damage roll 1 on Zachary:
Crystal Guardian 3 Damage roll 2 on Zachary:
Crystal Guardian 3 Damage roll 3 on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Crit confirmation attack roll on Lucca:
Crystal Guardian 3 Critical damage roll on Lucca:
Am I missing one?
Channel Positive Energy to Heal:
** spoiler omitted **
** spoiler omitted **
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Frum shouts for everyone to target the weak spot in the abdomen as he tries to do so himself with the short sword, followed by the crowbar
for first weapon attack
for crowbar attack
for damage with short sword
for damage with short sword
to confirm the critical I am praying to land
to confirm a lucky critical, if it exists, with the crowbar
[ooc] hail mary . .
Rafael says, "Coross, Skender we need your help!"
Darche, fully believing that someone will move to go between him and the monster, moves back a little ways and reaching out with his his paws, emits a sudden pulse of energy into Zachery, stabilizing him. A cat's paw print appears on his skin.
Coross shakes the shards of the dead crystal creature off of his sword as he sees his two companions fall. He charges at the monster that felled them, pointing with his sword to the other two crystal guardians.
Skender, Help Professor Ler'it. I'll be there shortly, once I deal with this bastard.
Coross turns his attention back forward right as he reaches his foe and in a fluid movement brings his sword around to slash the creature across the face.
Skender moves to close with E1,
Acrobatics to jump over Donte, if applicable:
Acrobatics:
Edit: Actually read above posts instead of jumping headfirst into the post. >.>
Edit 2: Charge attack if applicable: attack damage
Rafael touches his wooden Holy symbol on his chest and says, "Spirituum virtute alveum positiva per me.".
Lucca's stabilise roll:
Skender rushes past Donte, making a fierce leap as he drives his psychic blades into the beast's chest; it emits a scream and stumbles back a couple of feet, yet is still standing. The crystals shift from light blue to a faint pink.
Frum attempts an assault on the crystalline creature, yet his attacks barely make it through its hide; a solid whack with the crowbaw, however, seems to yield some result, but it still stands.
As Darche tends to Zachary with his unique talents, Coross strikes at the beast towering over Lucca, drawing the beast's attention with a solid blow to its abdomen, dodging a quick counter-attack; it has yet to attack properly...
Rafael calls out for the power of healing; it washes over you all, mending wounds and leaving you refreshed - at the nick of time; the beasts seem to freeze momentarily, yet it is only a second before they all enter a stance, a bestial crouch with their claws spread. They bare their crystalline fangs - and spring to attack!
Their fighting style changed abruptly; instead of precise strikes and singular blows, they deliver a multitude of rapid swipes and bites - too much for your defences. Skender is struck several times across his chest ahd shoulders. Frum suffers a savage bite on his arm as he attempts to defend against this strenuous assault. Coross doesn't manage to defend well against their strikes either, yet the shield spell he cast earlier prevents the creature's claws from reaching his flesh.
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll 1 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll 2 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 1 Attack roll 3 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll 1 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll 2 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 1 Damage roll 3 on Skender:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll 1 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll 2 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Attack roll 3 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Damage roll 1 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Damage roll 2 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Damage roll 3 on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 1 on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 2 on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 3 Attack roll 3 on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 3 Damage roll 1 on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 3 Damage roll 2 on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 3 Damage roll 3 on Coross:
Crystal Guardian 4 Critical confirmation attack roll on Frum:
Crystal Guardian 4 Critical damage roll on Frum:
Badly wounded and recovering from blacking out thanks to Rafael's curative magic, Zachary keeps up a total defense as he staggers up from the floor . If he isn't hit and knocked down again, he will 5-foot adjust to J7.
Darche will sneak up to flank with lucca and attempt to strike the weak point of this beast with his walking stick.
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Frum ignores the pain from the creature's bite and tries again with the primitive 2 weapon attack.
attack with short sword
attack with crowbar
damage roll short sword
damage roll for crowbar
confirm critical if necessary
Frum shouts out in some horse-sounding language with surprising believability
Diplomacy check = I am using that rather than a handle animal check because I am trying to convince it rather than control it. The last roll at 17 failed, but maybe if I get a perfect 20 it will work . . .