We are one Session 11, I believe.
on*

we can only have one Session 11

It's true.
So last time, the party fought Thira's weird golem.

that was fun

In order to pay the debts of one Mr Jeffrey.

Such a chaotic beast!
Now we're just going to listen to indie remixes in a casino.

After these eventful...events, you take a rest at your local inn, while Jeffrey studies the crystal shard you brought.

friggin' finally

at long last

CAW!!!!

After two days of resting, you are summoned to Thira's extravagant establishment.
You attend, of course. It's a lovely place.
So much to gamble.

once you get off the main floor its fine

"Ah, my dear friends."

"hello again!"

"It's good to see you again. Charming, I'm sure."

"Hello"

"I hope you've had a lovely...rest."
Manu Palila is very tired.

in the time between the last adventure and this one, I started and finished Pirate's Curse
so technically no

"So, Jeffrey has some developments for you, but before that, we should discuss your payment."
"I promised you half of Jeffrey's debt."
"And so that's what you'll recieve."

incoming catch

We receive it in copper pieces.

do you mean like we have to pay off half of it or-

"10000 gold. Wella, if you could."

"Yes, mam."

Or even better, we receive the money in bits.

Wella hands Lux a bag of gold.

what if it was Thirabucks
only usable here

that'd be a big bag

It's in casino tokens.

"Aren't I just the most trustworthy person?"

"I guess so, yeah!"
Manu Palila looks legitimately surprised.

"I do hope you'll help me out again, sometime."

"Sarcasm sensed"

That's Taka's level 8 power, 30 ft. sarcasmsense.

yes

"And by the way, the golem was a great success."

he can detect it by scent

"A magical marvel, indeed."

"Maybe you can help me test mark 2, when it's ready."

"oh boy!"

"It would be a pleasure, to be sure."

"Good exercise"

"Hmm." She leans back. "...Jeffrey, they're all yours."

"Ah huh. ...Let's talk outside."

"Oh Jeff. But I'm so trustworthy now."

"Too loud in here"

"Yes. Sure. But still."
"What he said."
Takaanu vanishes in a swirl of feathers

Jeffrey escorts you outside.

Taka runs away so fast.
Takaanu reappears behind Jefferey

Leaves a cloud of feathers behind him.

"CAW!!"

"So, then."
"This is a really interesting thing you've brought me."
He takes out the shard, and hands it back to Manu.
Manu Palila takes the shard and puts it away.

"I have some theories, but I think I'll have to see the real thing."

"Oh. Well then."

"Quick trip there"

"You told me the real thing is immovable?"

"Nearly"

"nothing we could do to it"

"It was like an entire crystal made of active Immovable Rods."
"Terrifying to behold."

"Seems like it. The shard still contains some of the properties, but it's also lost some of it's potency, I fear."
"So. Time for a field trip, yes?"

"I hope we don't have to fight any more magic gorilla hydras."

"a spelunking trip, yeah"

"Probably won't"

"Gorillas..."

"Do not ask. Not wanting to know."

"You adventuring parties run into the oddest things."

"oh Manu! they'll be just as strong as us when next we go past!"
"don't ypu know how the world works?"

"Dang gorillas..."

And so, you escort Jeffrey to your horse cart.
Time to head back to Gelonde.

elephant cart

yes

spinocart
Manu Palila is probably lazy and just rides on Kahena's back.

You have to return the horses.

oh yeah

right
lets do that then

Any last business here in Kargarthr?

this place is kind of the pits

wash that fountain!

I have very little money, I'm good.

oh right the fountain
you do that, Takaanu wants out of the slums
we also just got 10000 gp
put that in the pack
there we go
I did it

our gold weighs 140 lbs

Wow.

how do they expect adventurers to carry all of this?

Fun fact: that is my maximum carrying capacity.

Harika Atesh:	Prestidigitation
Spell Level:	Temple Dancer (Cleric/Bard MCA),0
School:	Universal
Components:	V, S
Range:	10(10 ft.)
Effects/Target:	See text
Duration:	1 hour
Save:	See text
DC:	15
Concentration:
+17
Rolls
Caster Level Check +12
=13
Original spell level:	Bard 0, Sorcerer/wizard 0
Prestidigitations are minor tricks that novice spellcasters use for practice. Once cast, a prestidigitation spell enables you to perform simple magical effects for 1 hour. The effects are minor and have severe limitations. A prestidigitation can slowly lift 1 pound of material. It can color, clean, or soil items in a 1-foot cube each round. It can chill, warm, or flavor 1 pound of nonliving material. It cannot deal damage or affect the concentration of spellcasters. Prestidigitation can create small objects, but they look crude and artificial. The materials created by a prestidigitation spell are extremely fragile, and they cannot be used as tools, weapons, or spell components. Finally, prestidigitation lacks the power to duplicate any other spell effects. Any actual change to an object (beyond just moving, cleaning, or soiling it) persists only 1 hour.

welp, we made it
without any issues

Huh.

After a day's trip, you arrive back at Gelonde Village.

Takaanu:	Craft Cooking
Check
20

oh my god is that the same fountain?!

"Not a single ape. What an uneventful trip."

did we discover a portkey

Everything seems business as usual back here.

"Have flasks for more oil"

You return the cart of horses, and make your way to the inn.

"Inn first?"

A full wheelbarrow of equines.
Takaanu vanishes

"Oh, you know what? I remember this place."

we probably owe the livery 10000GP in horse rent

"Got...real drunk here."

"Seems about right."

"A good night."
"Hope I didn't do any crimes."

"it's a nice place. the BGM is really relaxing"

Takaanu:	Stealth
Check
23

the dice hate me today
but I'm invisible so

"Oh!"

"We return, friends."

"Would you look at that..."

"hi Ewin!!"

Harika you are still outside

"You're back! Did you find the famous Divinist??"

"It took WAY too long, but yeah"

"Heh, my reputation precedes me."
Manu Palila gestures towards the Pesonas.

"Jeffrey Peso-"

"Yes. I remember...you."
Takaanu reappears with a loud

"...You helping us out, then?"

"...Sure am, miss!"

completely ignored

"uh"

"Our friends here helped me out of a pickle. A jam, even."

"A preserve."
"Possibly even a tapenade."
Takaanu skulks to the beds

"more of a chutney, I thought"

dejected, defeated

"So, did you see the crystal? Very interesting, isn't it?"

"Would you say a chutney? Chutney seems too squishy."

"Oh, you had a look? It's very interesting."
"Came here to see the real thing."

"it's got lotsa different chunks in it though"

"How about a guacamole, then?"

"...does that have actual moles in it?"

"Not guacamole. Not thick enough"

"Gosh, I hope not."

"I've had a look at it myself, down in the tomb. Can't figure out what it is, though..."

"Made with avocado! No moles!"

"how long ago did you last look?"

"I told you to be careful around that thing, Ewin. Magic's dangerous."

"Magic is perfectly fine!"

"Leave to the apperent professional here."

"Just fought giant magic casino golem"

"we're ALL magic here."

"Magic not safe"

"except taka"

"He's just supernatural."

"he's a luddite"

"You flatter me, miss! I think...?"

"Am magic!"

"You're hard to read."
Takaanu vanishes again

Boy, that's a lot of Ki points.

taka only vanishes because no-one is paying attention to him

we'll sleep first

Given that you arrived here late at night, you have another rest at the Green Candle Inn.

see

Clearly I should go ahead and expend all my spell slots, then.

also its only 1 ki to do that

Yes but you've done it twice already!

2/11 ki spent then
I've got ki to spare

Oh whoops I haven't actually prepared any spells.
I'll, uh, do that.

also I'd like to do a sense motive check on nera tomorrow

Shall we take our quick rest then, and then head off to Iddmor?

she seems off

Takaanu:	Sense Motive
Check
24

dice pls
roll above 10

"I'd like to thank you all again, for being so dedicated to solving this issue."

once this game

Manu Palila:	Sense Motive
Check
35

like that

"I didn't expect it to be such a mystery, I admit."

man I really shouldn't bother announcing my intentions should i

Sense motive is one of my, like, three good adventuring skills.

You sense that Nera doesn't like Jeffrey.

Understandable.

he is kinda a bum

She's fine around you guys.
"We've had two quakes since you left, and I fear they're getting worse."

"Strange, I figured we would've at least stabilized the area."
Takaanu poofs back in

"More elementals?"

"I hoped so too..."

"...more crystal?"

"What?! I thought we'd solved that one"

"It's possible that elemental had no connection to the quakes..."

"Need to prove that crystal not problem"

"And instead just attracted to the crystal, hm? Certainly possible."

"Hey, that's what I'm here to figure out!
Let's get going!"
He's real eager this morning.

"Right then, off to sleep!"

"Drink first"
Takaanu orders a drink

Let's pretend it's not morning now, then.
Because that would be irresponsible.
Sleep!
Awake!
If only it went that quick.

usually there are random encounters at night

but me enjoy sleep for hours

slows things down

Anyway, it's morning, and after saying your goodbyes to the innkeepers, you head off to Iddmor Tomb.

There are never random encounters at night.
Only during travel!

imagine if we actually had to live through anight ambush
actually don armor
surprise rounds

You mean the armor I sleep in since it's light and thus doesn't impair me?
I'll be fine.

I'm glad I don't wear armor

yeah same

Lux though

Also I have +23 for perception, I'll be fine.

I think Lux is the only one with armor greater than light

Oh, we're just starting here.

is the place still charred?

oh good so we don't have to fight through it again

I'm telling ya, there's a portal here

Charred?

burned
explosion
remember?

Oh, yes.

(by the way per checks only have a -10 while you're sleeping)

I mean, it's unchanged, yes.
The crystal remains intact, though.

I can't imagine the janitors have come through yet.

I'm just waiting for Persona's respons
does the crystal look any different since we were last here?

The tomb remains empty, after you cleared it out.
Turns out, some residents of the town have been here studying the ruins.

Takaanu:	Perception
Check
33

"man I'm glad we have so many transport options now. getting the animals back down here would have been awful"

It remains a part of the city's history, after all.

they must have made a staircase or ramp

They've left the crystal alone, though, under Ewin's orders.

"Good accessibility"

people take orders from ewin?

he is The Boss

didn't think the lad had the gumption

The crystal appears unchanged.

he's a wizard

Well, he asked nicely.

that alone gives him authority

:)

(should the animals be resized)

The size of it still takes you aback, though. It spans the height of the whole room, and you can only imagine much of it is in the roof and floor beyond.
no not really
they're too big its absurd.

not until the fight starts
Takaanu pokes at the crystal

"Hah, wow, you weren't kidding."
"This thing is the real deal, huh."

"i wish i could take a picture"

"Could always draw it."

what skill roll would that be?
Create: Art?

"In any case...it's time to get to work."

"oh i've never been very good with a canvas"

I can make that roll.

"Buds, I'd like you all to stand back a bit. I'll need a few hours to study this thing."

I'm a follower of Shelyn, making art is required.

"...did anyone bring a picnic?"

you've got a few hours

"Uh. Look out for distractions, I guess."

Takaanu:	Craft Cooking
Check
15

god damn

EAT THE SHARD
Takaanu tries to cook something up, but forgot to restock

"Oh..."

Manu Palila:	Artistry Woodcarving
Check
20

You all rest for a few hours, doing whatever you're doing.
Like woodcarving, apparently.
Manu Palila starts whittling.
Harika Atesh nods off

You craft a reasonable likeness of the crystal before.
you*
Tembo also nods off

You can't really capture the floating parts, though.

Understandable.

Meanwhile, you observe Jeffrey casting a number of spells around and on the crystal.

Takaanu:	Sleight of Hand
Check
34

Takaanu rearranges Harika's belongings while she sleeps

ok why tho

He's bored and you fell alseep

You might try to identify some of the spells, and you figure out some of them as Divination spells, big suprise.

Taka is actually a gremlin.

aight

Seems like some of the spells are...homebrew, though? You haven't seen them before."

Lux would be best at actually figuring out Jeff's magic.
My Arcana is pretty garbage, because int.

They're certainly similar to existing spells, but with modifications.

how many hours does this take?

At about the three hour mark, you're probably starting to get pretty bored.

trying to figure out if I have time to prank Harika more
Harika Atesh wakes up

oop, no I don't

"man is he still at it?"
Manu Palila is used to sitting still for long hours.

This tomb is truly empty thanks to your prior efforts, so there's nothing to look out for.

"Yes"

"aughh"

"Many spells needed"
Manu Palila is glad that this is basically what he does on a regular basis.

"I'm gonna go stretch my legs"

You look over again at Jeffrey, working away, eyes half shut..."
Harika Atesh hops over the barrels and rubble

Harika steps out for a moment.

completely unaware that her necklace is now in her shoe

You see Jeffrey take out a scroll from his pack.

"ouch, what the heck-"

As he has done a few times before, he starts incanting the scroll's magic.

"Taka what the heck dude?!"
"not cool!"

"Why blame me?"
"What do?"

"who else would?!"

"Lux!"

Suddenly, a large clashing sound is heard.

Takaanu:	Bluff
Check
5

"Eh?!"

"how about I rearrange your feath-buwha?"
Manu Palila is concerned.

"What was noise?"

The crystal shines with a great light, and you avert your eyes.
Tembo wakes with a start

"Uh oh"

Suddenly, something grabs your ankle, and pulls hard.

"NOPE"

all of our ankles?

Takaanu:	Escape Artist
Check
25

Who is "your"?

Quick question. Can anyone see invisible stuff?
All of you yes.

Yes.

um

I can.

I don't think I can

See Invis is the racial SLA I picked.

Manu, your eyes adjust. You see a strange pink claw grasping your heel.

"...Pink? What?"
Manu Palila leans down and slaps it.

"getitoffgetitoffgetitoff!"
Takaanu draws his Kama and tries to hack at the hands he cannot see

Try as you might, it will not release it's grasp.
You are being dragged inward.
Jeffrey is in the same state, it seems.

"Can not break free!"

Jeffrey quickly pulls out another scroll, and casts it at the crystal.

Goshdarned worked stone floors...

Another clashing sound rings.
The hands are gone.
Takaanu slams his kama into the stone

"Caw?"
Tembo is panicking

"What happened?"

"Hey Jeff, what's up with the pink claws?"

"W-what the hell?!"
Jeffrey is a little freaked out.

"Like, pink? That's not a normal color for disembodied ghost claws."

gods damned to hell, what did you do?!"

"Okay, why ghost hands?"

"I...I just...what..?"

"Where they come from?"

"oh gosh, Tembo!"

He scrambles on the floor, picking up the scroll he cast prior to that event.

Harika Atesh:	Handle Animal
Check
14

"Wait...that was the wrong scroll..."

not enough

"Which scroll is right scroll?"
"Why you have that scroll?"

"I...cast a scroll of Hold Portal."
"I don't know if any of you know your magic cantrips that well, but that's one of them."
"Why I even had it in here, I'm not sure."

"Hold Portal isn't a cantrip, but continue."

"Why the hell did it have that effect?"

Takaanu:	Sense Motive
Check
18

Harika Atesh leaps on to tembo's back in an attempt to rein him in

"It's only really meant to work on doors."

"Probably door here"

Harika Atesh:	Handle Animal
Check
11

"It only works on mundane doors, though. Wood and stone."

"Uh, did any of you see the claws, too?"

"Crystal not stone?"
"Claws???"

"I did, yes. Strange color."

"They were emerging from the crystal in great numbers."
Manu Palila decides to help Harika out.

rolling d20+14 = 1+14 = 15
Ah.

not with that you ain't

"I think they were trying to drag us...in?"

Good thing skills can't crit fail!

it is good you cannot crit-fail skills

"It certainly seemed like that, yes.

Takaanu:	Handle Animal
Check
4
Skill is untrained

Takaanu has no idea what he's doing but he wants to help

"Hrm..."

"I'm not sure how, or why, though."

"Good thing I had that Dispel Magic ready."
"So that...sort of confirms it."

Harika Atesh:	Hold Animal
Spell Level:	Temple Dancer (Cleric/Bard MCA),2
School:	Enchantment (compulsion) [mind-affecting]
Components:	V, S
Range:
Effects/Target:	One animal
Concentration:
+17
Rolls
Caster Level Check +12
=19
Original spell level:	Druid 2, Ranger 2
This spell functions like hold person, except that it affects an animal instead of a humanoid.
The subject becomes paralyzed and freezes in place. It is aware and breathes normally but cannot take any actions, even speech. Each round on its turn, the subject may attempt a new saving throw to end the effect. This is a full-round action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. A winged creature who is paralyzed cannot flap its wings and falls. A swimmer can't swim and may drown.

desperate measures

"Not that I intended this to happen..."

Tembo has been calmed, sort of.

"jeez tembo, you haven't needed to make me use this for ages"

"Door in crystal?"

"This crystal is from another plane."

"okay, time to quiet down" hugs

(i probably should've just cast calm animals)
(i get a free one of those every day)

(yeah but now I had to use a spell i didn't prepare so we get one less of something i _did_ prepare)

"But...it's odd. It's not just been brought here from some other plane. It is projecting itself into this plane."

"Ah, good, planar boundary nonsense."

"So it still exists in the other plane. It's like we're seeing a 'slice' of that plane in our own."

"...is it bigger on other side?"
"Would explain immobility"

"Those claws, then; were they the same? Projected from another plane, trying to drag us into it?"

"I think so."
"I think it belongs to the crystal earthen plane. That plane is composed entirely of one massive crystal."
"What we're seeing is a small portion of it."

"That's... disturbing."

"I didn't think anything lived in that plane, though. I mean, how could it?"

"so what would invisible pink claws have to do with any of this?"
Takaanu swings at the crystal with his adamantine kama

"There's more than that, though."
"I don't think this is the only instance of this crystal manifesting itself in our plane."

"Do you believe there are other crystals like this one nearby?"

"There's outside magic coming through it. I saw it a couple of times while I was studying it."
"Mostly evocation magic, for some reason."
"I'd say, yes, there's at least one other nearby."
"And someone is messing with it."

"well that's rude!"

"That's my theory anyway."

"Well then, master of divination, I don't suppose you can locate any other such crystals?"

"Maybe. I need that signal to come through again, though."

"More grabby claws?"

"...Let's wait a bit. I'll not cast anything else at it."
"I'm a little reluctant now."

You wait a bit longer. After about 20 minutes, Jeffrey spots something, and concentrates on it.

"Alright...Let's go topside."
Harika Atesh spends the time working tembo up so he doesn't freak out again

You return to the entrance of Iddmor Tomb, where Jeffrey finds a small clearing and sits down.

Streak.
We're still in the catacombs.

I know.
It doesn't really matter

Oh, ok.

You see him cast another spell.
Four magical eyeballs spring forth from his spell, ready for commands.

Mmmmmmmmk.
That's disturbing.

Jeffery then casts something else at the four eyes, and they combine into one magical eyeball.

"eww"

It rises into the air, then flies off at incredible speed.
Jeffrey continues to sit down, eyes closed.
...

"Warn innlady?"

"...Huh."
"Well, this just gets more intriguing."
He stands back up now.
"Looks like you all have one more stop to make."

"I was expecting six, to be honest"
"what a relief!"

"One more is quite nice, really."

"I sent my scout eye in the direction of the magical signal. I saw a very odd looking tower."

"Towers always mean magic"

"Obviously a wizard's tower, yes. You know how they love towers."

is it time for the Tower Dungeon?

Don't do tower dungeons, they're always a bad idea.

too late

I know this from personal experience.

also, no giant weasels

"It looked a little banged up, though. It's roof seems to be crumbled and I saw a large crystal emerging from it."
"Dun dun dun."

"...Hm. Well then, I suppose we should investigate?"

"Well, yeah!"

"Sounds like plan"

"Let's head back to Gelonde. I can saw a rough map to where it is."

Map must be rough indeed if he makes it with a saw.

draw......

:P

he also knows how to woodwork

Join me, carpentry friend.

As you make your way back to the Green Candle Inn, Ewin quizzes Jeffrey on what he found out.
He seems quite amazed by his tales.

"Casting Hold Portal is bad idea"
"Don't do taht"

"Indeed, it's very odd that spell had such an effect..."

1st level spells are remarkably dangerous.

"I know it's called Hold Portal, but it really only works on doors."
"It's just a fancy name."

"Maybe has to do with twisted magic"

Jeffrey requests a local map, and gets to work cartographing.

"what is it even for if it just holds doors open for you?"

"Magic for lazy people"

"No, it holds them closed."

oh right

"Manu is quite right."
"It's fairly useless, really."

"Usually for escaping and creating tense dramatic situations as someone bangs on the door."

"Gosh, I've never been through that."

"See it a lot in old stories"

"You'll get there, little buddy."

"Happens to everyone"
Takaanu gives Manu a knowing nod

"...I'd rather just keep things quiet, really."

"When you're as old as I am, you see some things."

"How old are you...?"

"Rude to ask"

"56."

"But you look so young!"

"A combination of elven and celestial blood will do that for you."

"Is it...moisturiser? "
Manu Palila flips his hair a bit.

"... moisturizer too, yes."

is the moisturiser a mix of the blood
gross

pffft

pfft

well there's a thought

He doesn't exactly look human, remember.
It's hard to tell on a grayscale picture.

he has GLOWING skin and METALLIC hair

He has blue/green feathery hair, ruby-like eyes, and silvery skin.

he don't got pupils for starters

a bird in disguise

oh ok

He's part magic bird.
So, uh, map?

Of course!
Jeffrey returns a little later, holding a map
It marks a rough location, some ways to the east of Gelonde Village.
"I've drawn a recommended route for you. There's a common trade route that'll get you most of the way there, then you'll have to detour off the path to reach the plains where the tower stands."
"Whoever this is, they really like their privacy."

"Hopefully nice person and not angry person"
"Probably angry person, though"

"You think this person's responsible for our quakes?"

"Definitely messing with crystal, so maybe?"

"If so, you all give them a kick in the butt for me!"

"Assuming they have a buff"

"We'll be waiting for your triumphant return."

"Of course."

"Well, haha, maybe this can be solved peacefully..."

Dang, one level away from having us just Overland Flight our way there.
Guess we'll have to walk like scrubs.

"But yes, please, go investigate before the quakes get worse."

no random encounters in the sky

I kinda wish I took the Raven Wings feat

I mean, I can fly.
But I don't want to leave everyone else behind.

you have a giant owl

Listen! If there were no travelling, how could I pad for time with random encounters?!

you'll be fine

I also have magical flight.

Come ON

pffft
Alright, alright.
Let's go get ambushed in the woods or whatever.

once we get Overland Flight we'll need to have sky battles

Come, let us fight!

onwards to ambuses
from the bushes

I'mm gonna brb, so talk among yourselfs for a sec.

AmBushes.

ambushed by bushes

The shrubbery!

why is there not a bush leshy?

It'd be too big.

bonzai bush

True.
Gosh, I forgot there's actually a leshy subdomain.

a lot is dedicated to those little guys

Oh man...
There's a leshy swarm spell.

yes
all of my yes

why do you all like leshys so much

they're small plant people

They're tiny adorable plant friends!

to me they're vaguely ugly plant gnomes

what is not to like

How rude!

there is a pumpkin leshy
who's head is a pumpkin
its adorable

i liked ghorans
back before I realised they were man sized

they're better than Twigjacks, I'll tell you that much

Alrighty.

welcome back
we summoned a leshy army while you were away
I hope you don't mind

You rehire your horse cart, and prepare to set off on a new journey.

we could just use the dino this time
cart with dino

He can in fact pull quite a lot.

Jeffrey tells you he'll stay in Gelonde, until you return. The less time he has to spend with Thira the better.

Fair point.
Off we go!

is it safe to leave him with Nera?

Oh, she's fine.

Takaanu:	Sense Motive
Check
20

It'll be fiiiiine.

just gotta make sure
Nera pls don't murder this man

Quickly now, to the fight!

Yes. So.

okay fiiiine lets go
to battle, brothers!
charge!

You travel along, all happy and merry.
Nothing bad could happen, yes.

Literally nothing.

suddenly a chimpanzee hydra

You make your way along the trade route marked, and then start your detour towards the mysterious tower.
The path takes you through a forest.
You navigate carefully through, until something catches the wheel of your cart.

BATHUMP

"Can't be good..."

You stop to investigate, when you find it's a strange vine!
It's ALIIIIIVE
Takaanu pulls out his acidic shuriken

"No. Shoo"

You jump off, and a nearby tree starts moving.
Weird, right? Roll init.

"oh what did we do to piss off the treants now?"

Manu Palila:	Initiative
Check:
11.09

Takaanu:	Initiative
Check:
22.09

at long last
I got a good roll
wait no its still under 10
oh wait
that's my Init mod

the roll was 13
I'm good

Harika Atesh:	Initiative
Check:
16.02

rolling 1d20-1 = 12-1 = 11

"Who speak tree?"

Uh... huh.

streak no
he looks friendly

rolling 1d20 = 7 = 7

why did you pick a friendly treeman icon

No he's PISSED.
It's hard for a tree to emote.

...I have to ask
can I sneak attack these?
I'm not sure what the rule is for plants

also what are these mooks?

Looks like...yes! You can.

okay good

Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
Immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.

I can't stun them though...
how are they immune to poison?

I should know how to play Lux by now..

did Paizo even consider plant biology?

Lux:	Initiative
Check:
15

Also, I just want to, like.

Looks like Bird is up first.

does Manu want to do something?
because I can totally hold for you if you want

I just want to point out that it's not a great idea to make a plant monster-based encounter against a druid.
Because I do have Command Plants.

it's thematic for the area
sometimes nature rolls a 1

I suppose so.
Takaanu vanishes in a cloud of black feathers

I'm just saying that on my turn I'm definitely going to take control of the treant.

I mean, you can try.
Good luck with that.

Takaanu:	Stealth
Check
25

Okay, Taka is invisible.
Good for him.

I'll wait for now

Harika, then.

Mopp says you should go ahead and take his turn.
He's lagged to hell and has to reboot.

use Pavane
that's always correct

Nobody's hurt!

I don't really know his character is the thing.

you can have her hold
let Lux go
now you gotta play Lux
have fun

Okay, great.
Uh. Big.
That's probably it for him.
Manu!

do the thing, Manu

How many HD does the big guy have? And the little guys?
I hate asking that question.
It's kinda invasive but I have to know that number.

a Knowledge Nature would tell you, I'd think

No, I mean.

Big one has 12. Little ones 4.

Ah.
Then the big guy and right little guy need to make will saves.
DC 21.

rolling 1d20+9 = 19+9 = 28

I c

Treant saves.

Oof, there's a number.

rolling 1d20+2 = 14+2 = 16
The right one doesn't.

Right.
I get to control him for the next 8 days, then.

welp

In the meantime, since that failed (and I sure can't do that again).
Kahena, go!

take out the minions

... was that 5 ft?
Or was that 10?

uhhh

I immediately forgot where he started.

10.

Right.

just go 5 feet
you'd still be in range

Oh wait, reach.
Good point.

om nom nom

[1d20+14] = 9+14 = 23[1d20+12] = 5+12 = 17[1d20+12] = 6+12 = 18[1d20+12] = 2+12 = 14
Against left boy.

Eesh, 3 hit's.

rolling 4d6+30 = 4+4+4+2+30 = 44

4 is the number of today

Akamai might as well claw the bottom guy.
[1d20+8] = 14+8 = 22[1d20+8] = 15+8 = 23

Not quite, that one is on the other side of that tree.

Oh.

You'll have to move him a bit.

the hoot can fly

That'll do.
Anyway, two hits.

rolling 2d8+16 = 5+2+16 = 23
And I'm done.

Oh Mopp..

oh
he might have made it

I see him arrived.
him arrived...

just in time(?)

ok did streak reveal the treant as a robot yet

We delayed your turn, so you can take it now.

ok thanku

we have not hit the treant yet
also that vine dude on the right is ours now

did anyone i.e. manu try talking?

apparently Manu doesn't speak tree?

WHAT

Some druid he is.

I speak Druidic and Sylvan.

sylvan IS the plant language!

Also Celestial, Elven, Dwarven, Giant, Terran, and Auran.

oh dear

anyhow if they don't wanna talk fine

Huh, Sylvan is the plant language.
I thought it was just feys.

Sure is!

welp
too late now

Well, that's why I didn't bother talking.
I didn't actually think I could.

anyway I activate elemental assault

No one tried.

1d6 fire damage to my weapon for 7 rounds

(my charisma is terrible anyway)

...8 rouunds

level 8 baby

over here

Take a swing.

Harika Atesh:	Grayflame Temple Sword
Attack
18vs AC
Damage
11
Type:
S
Weapon Notes:	Trip (drop on failure instead of going prone)

rolling 1d6 = 6 = 6

Smack.

that's the fire

wait tembo don't hurt the one up north

After Kahena's strike, you swiftly finish it by cutting the weakened part of the vine.

tembo over here

It falls to the ground.

You can hurt the middle one.
Not top right, he's our friend.

yes hurt that one

"oh sorry kahena! didn't realise it was yours"

don't hit the bird, please
Kahena murmurs a bit.

Tembo:	Slam
Attack
21vs AC
Damage
9

smacku the middle leaf

And smack you do.
The treant acts, grumbling something in Sylvan... "(Rise...Protect...)"
Then it moves to attack Lux.
[1d20+17] = 3+17 = 20[1d20+17] = 12+17 = 29

Oh geez.

That's frightening.

strong lad

[4d6+18] = 2+ = span class="basicdiceroll"/span+span class="basicdiceroll"2/span+span class="basicdiceroll"2/span)+18"29/span

hm

quick question
full attacks don't use up the swift action, right?

Okay, so Lux is at 40/69 now

oh that was a lot of damage

Bottom vine's tunr.

Most swift actions can work with full attacks.
It's a little... finnicky, but yes.

I assume Ki is one of those swift attacks

Usually you can.

actions

Probably?

asking for a friend
I think it'd have to, I wouldn't be able to Ki strike otherwise
I don't think?
I'm never certain what kind of action my Ki powers are

The plants around Akamai and Kahena start to move and grasp at their feet. They'll have to roll reflex.
DC ...13

Akamai:	Reflex
Save:
29

what a hoot

just flies off

Kahena:	Reflex
Save:
12

ooh

Kahena is entangled, then.

Kahena, you fool!

he tried
its all up to Akamai now

(his reflex is awful, good job streak)

You can make a DC 13 Strength or Escape Artist check to break free if you want.

Righto.

And that's a move action.
Or you can stay put.
Also the plant attacks Akamai.
[1d20+7] = 14+7 = 21

A miss.

Middle guy...

Only one attack, the poor guys.

how does the owl have 21+ ac

Lux, Taka and Tembo roll reflex.

Middle guy is not yet aware of how much trouble he's in

Lux:	Reflex
Save:
12
Save Notes:	+4 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects to allies within 10 ft.

is this a radius?

3 from armor, 3 from dex, 8 natural armor, 1 dodge, -1 from being Large.

Tembo:	Reflex
Save:
13
Save Notes:	+4 morale bonus to Will saves against enchantments

Oh, Lux...

Akamai has 24 AC.

I have to ask if being invisible is not stopping this

Being invisible does not stop AOEs.

Takaanu:	Reflex
Save:
18

so be it
I cannot fail this anyways

akamai wears armor??

(saves can crit fail)

(shh)

Both Kahena and Akamai are wearing leather.

yeah but

Attacking Tembo.

Nice little vests.

over feathers...

Animal companions get big natural armor bonuses

[1d20+7] = 1+7 = 8

woops

Nnnope.

Oh no...

hm
Tembo bats it away

Taka's turn.

right
I'm tired of this entanglement
5-foot step to flank the little thing

You are inside a tree, then.

sounds like a plan

That's a no.

Trees don't get AoOs

This is flanking, I believe.

You're flanking from either spot.

it only _looks_ like a shrub, taka

Doesn't really matter.

I didn't want to be adjacent to the murder tree
but fine

I dont have tree tiles...

He's huge, he has like 15-20 feet of reach.
You can't really escape.

it has a much larger threat in front of it, pal

Takaanu:	Unarmed Flurry
Punch/Kick
25vs AC
Damage
2
Electric
6
Lethal Strike
13
Punch/Kick
27vs AC
Damage
2
Electric
3
Lethal Strike
10
Punch/Kick
24vs AC
Damage
2
Electric
3
Lethal Strike
10
Type:
B/S
Melee Notes:	Lethal Strike +3d6
Otherwise:	+3

Takaanu:	Peck (Secondary)
CAW!!
8vs AC
Damage
2
Electric
2
Lethal Strike
11
Type:
P
Melee Notes:	Lethal Strike +3d6
Otherwise:	+3

Dude, your d6s.

sigh...

Go get those checked!

It's immune to electric btw.

Figures.

well I didn't know that

A lot of plants are.

Plants insulate I guess?

I'll keep that in mind next time

and yet if a tree is struck by lighting it literally explodes

That's... 39, then?
Assuming that last one misses.

sounds about right

And all the electric damage is 0.

I'll use Shuriken next time then

Also, note that Taka should be un-invis'd now.

It's a good hit.

I'd do that but I'm still trying to get through my turn
also 1 ki for +4 ac

It be ded.

Poor little guy.

LUX SMASH.

lux drink potion please

He's fiiiine.

He can self heal I think...

true

Also he would take an aoo from potion-chugging.

Lux:	Arcane ReservoirClass Features
Source Paladin (8)
Frequency
6/7Per day
Attack Type
Touch
Description:	The arcane champion can use her arcane reservoir to heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. By spending 1 point from her arcane reservoir, an arcane champion can heal 15 damage. Using this ability is a standard action, unless the arcane champion targets herself, in which case it is a swift action.

Not a bad roll.
And he still gets a full attack!

Now what is his full attack..

smash

His BAB is 11

His to-hit is probably like +16, then.
Since his str is +4 and he has a +1 weapon.

11 is three attacks, right?

Meaning he should have one attack at +16 and another at +11.

that's when that happens?

...wait.

Lux:	Apepi
Attack
35vs AC
Damage
17
Crit Confirm
20vs AC
Crit Damage
+13
2nd Attack
22vs AC
Damage
11
Type:
B or P
Melee Notes:	Power Attack:
-3 to hit, +6 to damage
Weapon Notes:	Cold iron lucerne hammer; brace, reach

How does he have 11 bab?
That's not possible.
He should have 8.

wtf

Oh, it says 7
I was reading the total

he never finished his level up

Well regardless, he crit that first one.
Probably does not confirm or hit his second attack, though.

28 damage.

that BAB should be 8 now

The second hits.

Wow.
Interesting.

tree is Big
remember?

Fair.

Says he's level 8 but if that's inaccurate I'm not gonna bother to check.

he should be level 8
and his BAB should be 8 as well
full bab class

Manu's up.

don't forget the friend

[1d20+14] = 19+14 = 33[1d20+12] = 1+12 = 13[1d20+12] = 11+12 = 23[1d20+12] = 5+12 = 17
Kahena you doof.
I'm not using the friend.

you just want him

What's he attacking, the Treant?

Yeah.
Big guy.

What's your damage type?

Oof, uh.

bites are all three
claws are b/s

Tail slaps are B.
So all are blunt, most are slashing, one is piercing.

You'll have to pick what attack is which, it actually matters here.
:b

They're always in order.

it automatically becomes the better one

Bite/Claw/Claw/Slap.

he means the damage type, Manu
this thing has DR

And yeah, in cases of multiple damage types it always defaults to the best one.
I'm aware!

Really? Lame!!

my talons are slashing/blunt as well
huehuehue

So if he has DR/blunt then all the attacks go through fine.

Anyway, two hits.

rolling 3d6+20 = 2+2+4+20 = 28

youd think a tree would resist blunt

you'd think a tree would resist most things

Yeah, I have no clue what DR he has.

It's slashing, oddly.

Really? Strange.

axes

Fair dues.
Akamai is gonna claw this little guy.
[1d20+8] = 19+8 = 27[1d20+8] = 7+8 = 15

One hit.

rolling d8+8 = 1+8 = 9
Sigh.
And Manu is gonna snap his fingers and ask the treant for a reflex save.

He says no.

Aww.
Rats.

he fails then

I'm joking.
rolling 1d20+3 = 4+3 = 7
Oi..

we found his weakness

Shame plants don't actually have a vulnerability to fire damage.
rolling 8d6 = 1+2+1+4+2+3+1+6 = 20
Dice, why!

oh shit
dice
why you do this

What the heck spell is this

Flame Strike.

flaming dice

My last 4th level spell slot.
It creates a 10-ft radius, 40-ft tall column of divine fire.

So you should command that plant, I guess.
Give it a general command.

I'm just gonna tell him to leave.

It crawls away, feel dejected.

I can't actually send him into danger without giving him Cha rolls.

At 5 ft per round, since that's it's speed.

As long as I'm giving him safe tasks, he cannot refuse.

Harika!

I'm done.

uh oh
Mopp vanished

hoist by his own petard

It's like saying his name scares him.

Oh, there he is.

ok that time was the internet crapping out

its anxiety!

welcome back

Harika has performance anxiety, which is hilarious given she's a bard.
And, like, a dancer.

shush

:P
Fight, win!

so i move over here
but not normally!

Harika Atesh:	Bladed Dash
Spell Level:	Temple Dancer (Cleric/Bard MCA),2
Components:	V
Range:	Personal
Effects/Target:	Me
Duration:	instantaneous
Concentration:
+17
Rolls
Caster Level Check +12
=25
When you cast this spell, you immediately move up to 30 feet in a straight line in any direction, momentarily leaving a multi-hued cascade of images behind you. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity. You may make a single melee attack at your highest base attack bonus against any one creature you are adjacent to at any point along this 30 feet. You gain a circumstance bonus on your attack roll equal to your Intelligence or Charisma modifier, whichever is higher.
You must end the bonus movement granted by this spell in an unoccupied square. If no such space is available along the trajectory, the spell fails. Despite the name, the spell works with any melee weapon.

Wow.
Interesting spell.

Sick.

not the first time we've seen it

I wish I had cooler spells...

Roll your attack, plus your bonus.

where does the bonus go?

this is what being a prepared caster does to you, Manu

To the attack roll.

can't do Cool Shit

ok

only Normal Shit

Just massive explosions.

Int or Cha, whichever is higher

Harika Atesh:	Grayflame Temple Sword
Attack
37vs AC
Damage
13
Crit Confirm
20vs AC
Crit Damage
+15
2nd Attack
14vs AC
Damage
16
Type:
S
Weapon Notes:	Trip (drop on failure instead of going prone)

ingore that second one
rolling 1d6 = 2 = 2
fire

looks like 30 total damage

Yikes.

Assuming that 20 hits, yes.

we've seen 20 hit before
Harika Atesh swipes at the tree dynamically

Oh, have we?

yeah

I know we saw like a 22.

I think Lux did it

Hmm...
Does the crit confirm get the bonus from the stat?
I guess it would?

good question...

I think so?
I have no idea actually
looks like it is already

Right, well, it confirms, then.

okay
confirm it does

It should.

no take-backs

nice

Bonuses to normal attacks generally always apply to confirms.
Oh.
Hm.

what

Two more trees start to move.

Well, I'm certainly not going to bed at a reasonable time tonight.

I am!
:P

"damn. Tembo, go help Aka out will you?"

"Protect...the forest..." You hear them grumble.
In common.

"wait what?"

The main one attacks Lux again, with all of it's force.

"Speak?"

[1d20+17] = 16+17 = 33[1d20+17] = 11+17 = 28
[4d6+18] = 2+ = span class="basicdiceroll critfail "/span+span class="basicdiceroll"4/span+span class="basicdiceroll critfail "1/span)+18"26/span

"They certainly seem more intelligent than we first gave them credit for."

"if they can talk to us, we can sort this out without bloodshed!"
"or sapshed"

"Plants don't bleed, silly"

Lux takes the brunt of the attack, looking a little weakened.
The smaller trees attack as well.

(i sure hope harika tries because i am terrible at talking)

One swipes at Manu.

Eek!

[1d20+13] = 15+13 = 28

Uh...
Dangit, just hits.

[1d12+7] = 1+7 = 8

tis but a flesh wound

And now Kahena.
[1d20+13] = 8+13 = 21

A miss.