Looking above you, you see the spiraling brass staircase and a circular walkway that partitions the first and second tier. From the ledge of the walkway, a swirling noxious purple cloud emerges and begins hovering downwards, spreading out to encompass the party. The cloud smells of pungent decay, and the air shimmers with faint magical light.
You hear menacing voices echoing from above. Demonic laughter, guttural profanities, and a babbling of esoteric utterances spoken in a devilish language emanate from the second floor walkway.
Recapping, it's the party's initiative. Post your actions.
*Sludge's warning startles me, and my eyes move upward, gazing on the purple cloud. The voices are unnerving and not in any language I know of*
"What in the Nine Hells?!"
I be tinking these guys aren't from any part of the nine hells Izyk. It be time we be moving guys.
*I run over to the stairs trying to get out from under the cloud. i know abyssal if it helps me understand what they are saying*
"Damnation!"
Victor grunts as he sees the cloud approaching from above and without thinking bolts toward the steps up and to the second floor if possible keeping an eye out for any adversaries.
Perception
I will follow Morgra to the stairs.
perception
*Recognizing the foul spell and its effects, Snarl, Sludge, and I will move closer to the stairway, halting at the bottom. After nearly being knocked over by Victor in his haste to cause more damage to the demons, I shout:*
"Victor! Wait, they seem to be readying another spell of some sort...those words are the incantation, but they've not activated it yet...they must be waiting for one of us to get closer..."
You sure it doesn't just make a 20 ft. radius, 20 ft. high bank of fog emanating from the area designated? That's how I understood it from reading it...
You sure it doesn't just make a 20 ft. radius, 20 ft. high bank of fog emanating from the area designated? That's how I understood it from reading it...
You sure it doesn't just make a 20 ft. radius, 20 ft. high bank of fog emanating from the area designated? That's how I understood it from reading it...
No problem. So to clarify, since the cloud was cast on the center of the room the party is in, would we all be subject to a Fort save, or are we going to backtrack that and the demons do something different?
No problem. So to clarify, since the cloud was cast on the center of the room the party is in, would we all be subject to a Fort save, or are we going to backtrack that and the demons do something different?
I will Continue my movement out of the room and wait for them to come down. In the meantime I'll roll perception to see if there are any trying to outflank us.
Fear Save
If I succeed I will indeed charge the nearest dretch
Attack roll
Damage If successful
Overwhelmed by fear Victor flees down the steps he just came up and full into the path of the Stinking Cloud...
Fortitude Save vs. DC 13
...and breathes in a huge amount of stinking air and nearly vomits immediately, terror pushing him forward he continues to move toward the door to the aviary where some of the others have fled.
random character attacked by Dretch 1. 1=Izk,2=Snarl,3=Sludge,4=Morgra,5=Damion.
vs random opponent in melee, damage if successful.
For me, I only question things when they seem off. If it ends up resolving not in my favor, that's fine. I just want it to be done right. In some cases, s@&& just doesn't make sense. Just saying "That's what he does, just because" seems like a cheap-shot or a joke. Sure, the DM has final say, but if he's talking out of his ass, then clarification is necessary. :p
*With so many of us surrounding the demon, it seems easy pickings for Snarl and Sludge. Sludge moves to flank with Snarl, taking advantage of his serpentine neck's reach*
Izyk casts Guidance on Sludge before its movement to flank
Snarl's attacks- Bite:
damage if successful
(Attack is +4 +2 for flanking +1 for Magic Fang)
Gore:
damage if successful
Sludge's attack- Bite:
damage if successful
(Attack is +3 +2 for flanking +1 for Guidance)
Step into the room (5' step) and Use my inner Grit to fire at the most wounded dretch.
Attack Vs. Touch AC Damage if Succesful. My move action is to reload.
I have 2 Grit left for the day (unless I crit or kill with a firearm.
Victor...."AHHHHHHHH DEMONS! SO MANY DEMONS!"
Victor...."AHHHHHHHH DEMONS! SO MANY DEMONS!"
Ahh! Dis damned demon be tooth and clawing me.
*take the free 5 foot back and swing on him*
vs 12 for Claw 1.
vs 12 for Claw 2.
vs 12 for Bite.
for the first claw.
for the second claw.
for the bite.
vs random target.
damage if successful.
5' step and Take a shot at Dretch #2.
I will a protected step, carefully manuevering behind the dretch, and attack.
Damage :
I will a protected step, carefully manuevering behind the dretch, and attack.
1d20 + 2
Damage : 1d8+2
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*Combat Expertise.
*The second demon moves toward me, trying to sink its foul teeth into my flesh. Luckily I avoid the attack, just in time to move away. My eidolons move to attack the immediate threat to me, remaining in flanking positions*
damage if successful.
Sludge - Bite:
damage if successful.
I will fire a bolt at Dretch 1 within point blank range.
attack vs 24, damage if successful
attack vs 24, damage if successful
attack vs 15, damage if successful
"Time we be ending dis"
*use evil eye on him for -2 ac*
"SO MANY DEMONS!! AHHHH!!"
*Snarl is bitten by the demon and growls ferociously, using both its maw and its protruding horns to try and crush the foul beast. Sludge aids him yet again, serpentine neck striking out at a distance*
damage if successful
Gore:
damage if successful
Sludge's attack- Bite:
damage if successful
5' step and fire, reloading afterward.
Throwing my trident at the Dretch attacking it's weak point for massive damage.
Throwing my trident at the Dretch attacking it's weak point for massive damage.
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The stinking cloud dissipates shortly. Victor comes to his senses, though he is literally frothing at the mouth and appears to be quite unsettled. Cleaning the blood from your weapons, you regroup to nurse your wounds and do a quick head count.
The surroundings are poorly lit, and the caged birds are still motionless within their prisons.
There are 4 dretch corpses littering the floor, which is now slick with gore and blood.
After shedding light on the dark corners of the room, you find 3 more corpses. One robed human female, one eldery human in banded mail, and one half-elven youth in studded leather. They have each suffered a grisly fate, each worse than the next. Their belongings appear to be mostly undamaged. These poor saps were likely exterminated before they had a chance to fight back.
There is a stairway leading to the top 3 tiers of the aviary.
There is an exit back to the hallway directly to your right.
*After the fighting has ended, I will move over to Snarl, taking a flask from my pack, unstoppering it, and feeding it to him.*
Potion of Lesser Rejuvenate Eidolon:
"Should we go up to the top of the aviary and see if there are any survivors of the western wing's protectors? Or should we venture into the dark of that new exhibit? And where is Morpheo? Surely he has heard this commotion from wherever he is....why has he not come to our aid?"
I will look around the area for clues, while gathering any possessions that could be of use to us.
Victor bursts back in the room a few moments later in a torpor of anger spitting curses. He proceeds to maim the corpses of the demons at hand and looks around for any more.
Perception
Roderick moves to the three adventurer corpses and check them for any valuables, specifically useful stuff like masterwork gear and potions but money is fine. Also if there is any sort of identification. After wards I'll cover them and lay them in less grotesque position.
One of the dretches was wearing a grisly mask decorated with tiny red runes.
Leatherbound spellbook
Folding metal cage, 18 in.
Wax-sealed scroll tube
50 gold pieces worth of scribing ink
potion of cure light wounds
arcane scroll of chill touch
wand of hold portal
damaged half-plate armor, medium sized
masterwork steel bastard sword
grey metal morningstar (closer inspection reveals it is cold iron)
masterwork heavy steel shield
2 blue glowing potions (spellcraft or alchemy dc 16 to identify as cure moderate wounds)
silver holy symbol of Tyr
2 vials of clear liquid (alchemy check dc 15 to identify as holy water)
divine scroll of bless
masterwork studded leather armor, medium sized
masterwork rapier, medium sized
masterwork thieves tools
masterwork short bow, medium sized
potion of cure light wounds
The spellbook is bound in leather and writ in a fine, elegant script. It is full of the standard cantrips, plus identify, magic missile, icicle dagger (UM), jump, vanish (APG), expeditious retreat, color spray, bungle (UM), and burning hands.
The wax-sealed scroll tube is made out of burnished bronze, and has beeswax sealing the cap. The scroll tube does not radiate magic.
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The spellbook is bound in leather and writ in a fine, elegant script. It is full of the standard cantrips, plus identify, magic missile, icicle dagger (UM), jump, vanish...
Unless elessar objects I'll take the cold iron morningstar. Nothing else is much use to me as I can't identify the potions and have no need of anything else.
"Hmm...these are interesting..."
*I'll cast detect magic and attempt to identify all the items I can*
Spellcraft -
"If no one objects, I'd like to keep this book. It seems full of interesting and useful spells. As for the scroll tube, I'd like to open it and see what's inside...perhaps she kept some sort of last resort she never got to use...."
Hmm lets be seeing what dis mask is. Every great witch docta be having a mask.