The Escape

[Volthawk]

You come into consciousness to see a brick wall in front of you. You can feel magic flowing through you, fixing your injuries. You are in a pit, with many other people of various races. Most have injuries of some sort, but are being healed by the various kobolds flitting around. There are also heavily armed half-dragons following these kobolds.

The last thing you can remember beforehand is the ambush. You were all in a trade caravan for your own personal reasons, when it was attacked by what seemed to be an organised force. They had a variety of weapons and personnel, from golems to dragons, catapults to spiked chains. The battle was still raging when you were knocked unconscious (or made inert)...

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex
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Arg... my head... whats happening?.... the caravan... that attack... wait a minute Kobolds?

[Derjuin]

Amie slowly sits up, her hands coming up to support her head. She wobbles from side to side a few times.

"Great Gods above and below...my head..." she mumbles.

[Lumina]

Mosroda:

Silently looks around; taking in whats around her slowly.

Spot & Listen:
Spot: [roll0]
Listen: [roll1]

[Lumina]

She also takes a mental minute to center her self and regain her psionic focus.

Concentration Check [roll0] vs DC 20

[Tao the Ninja]

"Does anyone know where we are?" asks Ark.

[Volthawk]

"Hehe, where are you? You're in the pits, meat."

Behind you, there is a larger than normal lizardfolk, with 2 heads and horns on both. It spoke with an obvious hiss, and has a hungry look in it's eyes.

[Dusk Eclipse]

"Hehe, where are you? You're in the pits, meat."

Behind you, there is a larger than normal lizardfolk, with 2 heads and horns on both. It spoke with an obvious hiss, and has a hungry look in it's eyes.

Reynex

What do you mean by the pits?
Reynex carefully eyes the lizardfolk, clearly surprised by it's two heads.
He tries to identify if this two.headed overgrown lizard is product of magic or demonic/diabolical/ interference (k: arcana & k: planes)
arcana
[roll]1d2o+7 planes

After that he starts stretching and meditating (preparing manoubers) and enter assassins stance

Manoubers readied

Distracting Ember
Counter charge
Cloak of Deception
Shadow Garrote
Mind over body
Bounding Assault

[Tao the Ninja]

Ark eyes the monster inquisitively
Spot[roll0]

Volthawk,
a)do i know if my all-day buffs are still active? and b) if so, are they? if no to b i invoke fell flight

[Lumina]

Mosroda

Sits and waits to see what her companions try and do; or happens first; she's in no hurry.

[Volthawk]

Reynex

You remember that sometimes, magical experimentation can cause multiple headed creatures, although there are other ways. As for the size and horns, it could be from his ancestry.

Tao

What buffs are they? Entropic Warding, Fell Flight and Walk Unseen? If it's them, yes they're on, and you know they're on.

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex.

I will ask again, lizardfolk. what do you mean by the pits?
He also tries to activate his invocations (dark's one luck to fortitude & leaps and bounds)

[Volthawk]

"I hope you aren't taking that tone with me, shorty."

[Tao the Ninja]

I walk up to the two-headed thingy, cast Bestow Curse(-4 saves, checks, rolls), and say I wonder what your BELLY feels like.touch attack[roll0]i need a dc 19 will save.

[Dusk Eclipse]

"I hope you aren't taking that tone with me, shorty."

What if I am?

reyenex also tries to activate eldritch strikes without being seen by the lizardfolk
[roll0] untrained sleight of hand check

[Volthawk]

One of the half-dragons walks over. He has scales that appear to be covered in rust, and appears to be some other kind of lizardfolk, as the rest of his scales are black, and he has thin wings.

"Sev, stop harassing the new guys"

[Derjuin]

"Pits? Pits of what? What kind of pits are we in?" Amie mumbles and looks around the area. She stands up and dusts off her clothes.

"New guys? Is that us...?" She says, looking to the others sans-lizardfolk in the pit.

[Volthawk]

The two-headed lizardfolk, Sev, walks off, grumbling under his breath.

The half-dragon gaurd nods.

"Yes, you are. I'm to keep an eye on you until a sorcerer is available to sort you out."

[Derjuin]

"'Sort us out'? What do you mean by that?" Amie asks the guard, a wary look on her face.

[Volthawk]

"Huh? Oh, to process you. I'm not really in the need-to-know part of the hierarchy, so I don't know what that means."

[Derjuin]

"I see...hmm. The other lizard-man - Sev, was it? - mentioned us being in some kind of pit, or pits. Would you be kind enough to elaborate?" Amie asks with a half-smile.

[Volthawk]

"Oh, the pits? Well, down here, there's a whole network of pits, where we keep people, tunnels, and the rooms."

[Derjuin]

"A whole network..." Amie's voice trails off as she looks around the pit again. Her face lights up for a moment before turning back to the guard.

"What do the people you bring to the pits - like us - do? Do we fight? Get killed off? Labor away?"

[Volthawk]

"Like I said. Above my pay grade. I just stop people here doing stupid things."

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

Reynex cuts the flow of eldritch energy, and makes a mental note of being wary of the two-headed lizardfolk.


So the only thing we have to do is wait?

[Volthawk]

"Yeah, pretty much. Even they have red tape, I guess."

[Tao the Ninja]

Ark sits down. How long is this gonna take?

[Lumina]

Mosroda:

Still waits silently for something to happen before she reacts.

[Volthawk]

"How long? Eh, I dunno, it could be-"

"Hey, Dave!"

Another half-dragon walks over, a troll with black scales.

"Are they the new guys? You'll nevwer guess what I heard about them, they're-"

"Shut. Up. They can hear you, dumbass."

"Oh, right. I tell you quietly, then."

They walk away for a bit, and start to whisper.

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

The half-black dragon troll comment, and the subsequent response form Dave, picks up his interest.

With great care he focuses on the whispered conversation between both half-dragons

[roll0] Listen check

[Volthawk]

Reynex hears:

"....flayers."

"You serious? They're serious hierarchy, man!"

"Yeah, I really feel for those guys."

"Hehe, yeah. Having your brains replaced with goo is not gonna be nice for them."

"I still don't get why they are hierarchy, anyways."

"Alliances, my friend."
"Yeah, I suppose so...."

"Anyways, thanks for the info. See ya."

"Wait, I want to talk to them. You OK with that?"

"...I suppose so."

The troll walks over to you, while the lizardfolk stays.

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

"Flayers?.... what does he means?"

[roll0] arcana check to see if reynex knows something about this "flayers"

[Volthawk]

You can't remember anything about 'flayers'.

[Tao the Ninja]

Reynex

"Flayers?.... what does he means?"

[roll0] arcana check to see if reynex knows something about this "flayers"

Flayers? Ark says as he hears Reynex mumble. know:arcana [roll0]

[Lumina]

Knowledge Arcana: 1d20+3 Untrained Knowledge Check

[Lumina]

*grr...................*

[Lumina]

Knowledge Arcana: [roll0] Untrained Knowledge Check

[Tao the Ninja]

knowledge isnt usable untrained.

[Volthawk]

knowledge isnt usable untrained.

A) OOC thread?

B) It's just an Int check, with DC 10 max you can know.

[Tao the Ninja]

A) OOC thread?

B) It's just an Int check, with DC 10 max you can know.

sorry to both.:smallfrown

[Volthawk]

Mosroda

You recognize the word 'flayers' as referring to mind flayers, which are evil psionic beings.

Ark

You realise he is talking about mind flayers, also known as illithids. They are evil aberrations, who don't use magic, but instead use psionics, which are mental powers. You also know that they reproduce by putting illithids in their tadpole stage of life into a host, where it eventually kills the host, taking over the role it's brain used to.

[Lumina]

/me sits and ponders some more; wondering what her team is planning.

[Volthawk]

The troll is now over with you, and he unclips a pouch from his belt.

"Here. Take this."

[Dusk Eclipse]

The troll is now over with you, and he unclips a pouch from his belt.

"Here. Take this."


Reynex

Reynex carefully takes the pouch and says

"Thank you, may I ask what is inside the pouch"

[Volthawk]

"What, you don't have the control over your hands to, you know, open it?"

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

Because of the previous conversation, reynex is suspicious about this troll, he tries to read his intentions.

[roll0] sense motive roll

[Volthawk]

Reynex

As far as you can tell, he's telling the truth.

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

Ok, thanks

Reynex opens the box with great care, the troll might be telling the thruth but the previous conversation still wieghts heavily on him

[Derjuin]

Amie casts a worried glance at the satchel, then wiggles her fingers in the air and utters a magic word, "Detect Magic", and looks over the satchel again.

[Volthawk]

Amie

You can't detect any auras at all. It is completely non-magical.

Reynex

Inside the pouch, you see a key.

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

:smallconfused: a Key?

[Volthawk]

"It's the master key for here. When I start the distraction, run. Once you're out, head to the town of Blank, and go to the general store. Tell them that you're from here, and I sent you. Name's Alchack, OK? Oh, and one more thing for you."

He hands over a small steel ball.

"Put it down, and it'll start rolling towards the exit. Follow it. First way to go is out of the gate behind me."

[Dusk Eclipse]

"It's the master key for here. When I start the distraction, run. Once you're out, head to the town of Blank, and go to the general store. Tell them that you're from here, and I sent you. Name's Alchack, OK? Oh, and one more thing for you."

He hands over a small steel ball.

"Put it down, and it'll start rolling towards the exit. Follow it. First way to go is out of the gate behind me."

I dont know why you are helping us, but thank you.

Reynex then quitely aproaches Ark, Mosroda and Amie, he doesn't know them very well; but during the caravan they proved themselves to be valuable

He whispers to them
This troll fella here says he is going to make a distraction, I am going to escape come with me if you want

[Tao the Ninja]

I'm coming. says Ark. I activate Walk Unseen.

[Derjuin]

"There's no way I'm going to stay in this pit if there's a way out," Amie whispers to the others. "I'm coming with you."

[Lumina]

"Fair Enough" intones Mosroda. "I don't wish to learn what a flayer thinks about me anyways"

[Volthawk]

"You good to go? If so, I'll start the distraction."

[Dusk Eclipse]

"You good to go? If so, I'll start the distraction."

We are ready

[Volthawk]

"Alrighty. When I shout, run. What I'll say will dispel the wards here, so there will be a little chaos around, since all Shistrik's controls will be gone. Be careful, you'll also be in danger or the other captives. Don't trust anyone, alright?"

Alchack pulls out a piece of parchment.

"I'm gonna start the distraction in 30 seconds. Get ready to go."

[Derjuin]

Amie prepares herself, ready to cast Invisibility on herself right after Alchack reads his scroll.

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

A agrin makes it way to Reynex's muzzlr, while he waits for the troll to star the distraction he prepares to become a shadow (Ready Action to cast invisibility)

[Lumina]

Mosroda Readies to Dimension Door her way out of it all (max distance 800ft a cast)

[Volthawk]

Alchack looks over at you four.

"Alright, 3...."

The first half-dragon looks over.

"Hey..."

"2....."

"...what are..."

"...1...."

"...you doing?"

Alchack shouts as loud as he can:

"Meikarcada!

Initially, there is silence. Then, after a second, all hell breaks lose. The prisoners turn on the half-dragons and the kobolds, Alchack draws his greataxe, and there is a rumbling sound.

"You four! Get away before the worms turn up!"

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex


"Follow the ball!"


Free action drop the ball
Standar:Cast invisibility
Move:follow the ball

[Derjuin]

As soon as Alchack finishes the scroll, Amie waves her hand in the air and mumbles a few words and vanishes.


She used her Readied action to cast Invisibility on herself.


She hurries along and follows Reynex.

[Tao the Ninja]

I fly invisibly after Reynex.

[Volthawk]

As you all start to leave, the rumbling gets louder and louder until, at the other side of the pit, a huge purple-coloured creature, shaped like a snake, comes out of the ground. It makes even the largest guards look tiny, as its shadow is cast over them all. Then, it starts stinging with a gargantuan stinger and biting with it's huge jaws, at both prisoner and guard alike.

[Dusk Eclipse]

As you all start to leave, the rumbling gets louder and louder until, at the other side of the pit, a huge purple-coloured creature, shaped like a snake, comes out of the ground. It makes even the largest guards look tiny, as its shadow is cast over them all. Then, it starts stinging with a gargantuan stinger and biting with it's huge jaws, at both prisoner and guard alike.

Nothing is ever easy right?

[roll0] Initiative

Edit: Natural 20 WOOT1:smallbiggrin:

[Derjuin]

Amie recoils (though no one can really see her without invisibility seeing) at the sight of the creature before her, then readies herself to combat the thing.

Initiative
[roll0]

[Tao the Ninja]

Invisible in midair, Ark redies for action
initiative

edit 123 i go before derjuin 456 she goes first [roll]1d6

[Tao the Ninja]

angry eyes [roll0]

[Lumina]

Mosroda:

Inititive: [roll0]

[Volthawk]

Alchack looks over, seeing that Mosroda (the only one he could see) was still there.

"Hey! Get out of here! Before the rest of them pop up!"

Alchack grins and speaks quietly.

"This is gonna be fun..."

[Lumina]

"Ah!, But!..."

"Ah fine, fair enough"

Mosroda Disappears, only to appear about 800ft away north, to which she does again a moment later just to be safe.

From there; I wander till I find somebody who can point me in the direction of "blank" and wait at the appointed spot

[Tao the Ninja]

I'll use Dimension Door too (800 ft towards the exit), then fly towards it with my move action

[Dusk Eclipse]

Reynex

"Guess I shouldn't fight with it

Reynex decides to run towards the exit ignoring the gigantic worm