"I don't suppose one of these is a hidden doorway to the Knot?"

Myn idly searches through the lockers.

Sureiya takes his miner's hat and prepares a sunrod. Before activating it though, he examines the lockers as well.

The shaman looks around as requested.

Recover Speak with Spirits because >15min
Perception (30) http://orokos.com/roll/579903

The lockers seem to contain lots of magical components useful in rituals--20,000 gold pieces worth of arcane reagents and 5,000 gold pieces worth of residuum. While the shaman searches the lockers, enlisting the aid of the half-orc and dragonborn for prying them open, she also finds two magic items of note. One is smooth brown agate, engraved upon which is the symbol of elemental earth--a stone of earth. Also found was a belt that appears unremarkable aside from a gleaming diamond engraved in the buckle, which the shaman can sense is filled with healing energy. This belt is clearly a diamond cincture (heroic tier).

Replying to Myn's question, Sid says, "Well... we could certainly try a different level to find an easier path. Or climb the ladder upwards, trying to find our way to the Knot," the gnome nods in the direction of the obvious way forward. "However... I suspect we are in a maintenance area." At this, he moves over towards one of the largest pipes in the room, easily large enough to fit the dragonborn and his mount inside.

Sid begins to examine what nonmagical items the shaman has found--apparently, various tools such as wrenches, hammers, and the like. "The primary purpose of these pipes is to deliver water from the lower levels to the higher ones. However, the largest pipes..." Sid knocks on the nearby pipe, and the resulting noise suggests that it is empty--in stark contrast to the ambient sound of running water produced by the smaller pipes. "...were designed to be used by maintenance staff to navigate from areas like this, which are connected to the laboratories, weapons factories, as well as operations and engineering centers and the like, to the 'guts' of the machine, which make this whole enormous construct work. If we wanted to go off the beaten path, it could be possible to pass through the waterworks towards the Knot. It won't take us directly there, but surrounding the Knot is a series of facilities designed to generate power for the Knot. Water is carried there for the purpose of creating steam--as you may have guessed, steam is the key to producing much of the machine's power. We get into one of the steam engines, we can go from there directly to the Knot."

Looking to the party as a whole, the tinker gnome adds, "Of course, if any of you have any suggestions or preferences as to our course of action from here, by all means."

The ranger looks with curiosity at the magical items they found, then replies back to the gnome.
"Well, ignoring the future-seeing claims. Where is it more likely for them to prepare the next ambuish?"

Thinking a little harder, the orc asks. "Actually, screw the Knot. Wouldn't it be easier to sabotage the energy providing facilities first?"

Sid considers. "Sabotaging one of the power facilities wouldn't be enough to bring down the whole engine, though it might cause some damage. It is an option, however, as we could move from facility to facility to do so." But he gives a slight shake of the head, then adds, "The truth is, I don't really know whether or not it's a good idea. Maybe Bluehand could repair the damage, perhaps not. But the Knot is... well, I can access information on the machine's status from there. As long as we keep it online, we could figure out what's going on with the machine first, then decide how to best do this."

Looking back to Sureiya, he says, "The goblins will likely fortify the Knot against intrusion, if they suspect that is where we were going. It depends on whether or not Bluehand has enough control over Gordias to track us. If they suspect we're going for the Knot, then they may fortify the chamber itself, though I doubt that, they wouldn't risk damaging it. I don't know the layout of the Knot too well, but it would be built so that people could access it. We may need to fight our way in, we may not. Too early to tell, honestly."

>>78770
"Can you tell which pipes go to the Knot?" The shaman asks, piling up the reagents into her loot bag. "And does anyone want magic items?"

Sid looks up, then says, "As long as we keep going up, we're getting closer."

>>78774

"Is knot perhaps an Abeiran dialect for hat? In any case, if it doesn't represent an excessive time investment, this pipe route is acceptable."

The owlbear attemps to climb the ladder.

"I doubt he needs magic to know we want to reach the Knot, Sid. So following the pipes might be a good idea, we probably won't find any opposition until are close to our target" the ranger concludes.

Sid gives Myn a somewhat skeptical look, which seems to only deepen as the owlbear tries to figure out how a ladder works. He then turns to Sureiya and says, "That is my thinking as well. Let's see...." Stepping back, Sid looks over the area, and his eyes are drawn to what appears to be a hatch firmly fastened to the pipe with iron rivets, and points. "We should be able to pry that thing open, given our collective strength. Failing that we could try and blast our way through, the pipe is sturdy but won't hold up to our level of magical force for long."

Nodding back in response, Sureiya tries the hatch by himself.
Strength check: 22

Sureiya begins to pry at the rivets in place with one of the tools Sid offers him, though the progress is slow-going. It'd go faster if he had some help.

Having done enough sitting around, Torinn moves to help Sureiya.

"Allow me."

aid another by taking 10 on strength check

Torinn and Sureiya utilize the tools Sid provides to pry the rivets holding the hatch in place, then gingerly remove it. The inside of the pipe is dark, dry, and empty--it would appear that Sid was correct, and the tank hasn't been used to transport liquids, at least not for a very long time.

Sid immediately hops in the pipe, clearly ready to keep moving. He immediately procures and activates a sunrod to light the way, then faces the direction in which the pipe begins to incline upward, and begins to walk forward.

>>78781

Myn hops into the pipe and follows, intending to remain upwind of the rest of the party. The owlbear abandons its pursuit of altitude and scampers after him.

>>78781
"We're sure it won't flood with steam while we're in it, right?" The shaman looks uncertain, but follows the others.

"Well, we better move fast, before they figure out we're using the pipes" the ranger says, addressing the shaman's concerns.

As the party rallies and moves through the pipes, Sid explains, "These pipes were not designed to carry water or steam... they were designed specifically for transport. A bit of an oddity in design... there is much about Gordias I do not quite understand."

The group doesn't travel long before they reach a fork in the path--one way leading back down, and the other leveling off. "This must be as far as we can go...whoa!" As the group moves up behind the gnome, it's easy to see why he is surprised. In the midst of the arrangements of pipes and metal that make up the rest of Gordias, there appears to be an enormous, dry fountain made of stone, surrounded by stone steps. Metal pipes lead to the fountain, but none appear to be dispensing water. This is an enclosed space, the only ways forward appearing to be stairs leading up and down.

"I must admit... I didn't expect to see a sight such as this here. Stonework? In the midst of a giant machine?" Sid begins to move forward uneasily. "...we should be getting close. We can't go much further upward." Looking over his shoulder back at the group, he then adds sheepishly, "I admit... I don't quite know how I know that. But I seem to have a general sense of where we are in Gordias, and we're very near the top. The power stations must be very near. These steps lead upward, so we should take them."

As the group examines the area, they do not hear the sound of creatures nearby--only the sound of rushing water coming from somewhere above. From your current vantage you can't see too far up the stairs, and a circular stone ceiling about fifty feet upward obscures your view heavily.

"Stairs are preferable to pipes, at least."

Myn regards Sid's uncertainty with suspicion as he waits for the meatshields to proceed ahead.

>>78785
"Maybe the layout is how you would have designed it, if you could have, Mr. Sturmgust."

Then, to everyone: "This looks like a good place to get attacked. Do we have ways to prepare for that?"

Wrath of the Gods where

"This place is way too ominous... some kind of defense mechanism will probably detect us in any minute now" Sureiya agrees, then he uses one of his magicals whetstones on Nightfall.

Use a frozen whetstone to Nightfall in broadsword mode, then split.

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>>78787
Without further prompting, Torinn beckons Sid over and taps his sword against his shield three times. A halo of divine energy forms above the group, then descends, imparting its glow to everyone before fading. The group feels empowered.
use Wrath of the Gods: +5 power bonus to damage rolls until end of encounter to adjacent party members

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The paladin's divine power emanates strongly from him, and Torinn feels Bahamut's strength surging through him and empowering his allies. Still slightly glowing, Sid begins to creep forward, motioning up the stairs, "Shall we?"

"Let's move" the ranger says, as he climbs the stairs and begins scouting.

Perception check: 30

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Myn proceeds leisurely while the owlbear bounds up the stairs, recovering from the traumatic ladder experience.

As Sureiya moves down the stairs, he doesn't notice much of import, except that the sound of water seems to be coming from above. The stonework is a stark contrast to the metallic environs you've faced up to this point, and the ranger notes that it seems to be in good repair. Either this stonework is very new, or someone or something is maintaining it quite well.

Sid quickly scampers onto the steps and looks upward, preparing to begin the ascent.

>>78794
The shaman follows Sid up, while the spirit companion floats over to Sureiya and begins tugging him in the correct direction.

FInding not obvious traps or ambushes on the lower steps, the ranger moves back with the rest of the party.

"Can't see anything strange... yet."

>>78796
Satisfied that the ranger is going up, the spirit companion floats ahead of the group to see what's there.

The spirit companion sees that on the level above you, it would appear that water has filled a large basin much like the empty one you now stand beside. The stairs continue upward.

>>78798
As the group continues moving, the spirit returns to relay what it saw. "There's a basin of water coming up."

Sid looks quizzically at the shaman's report for a moment, then pauses to think. "Water... perhaps we are getting close to one of the power stations then?"

As the tinker gnome muses, the spirit drifts back up the stairs, and spots another set of the magnetic rails in the next room, apparently at the apex of the stairs in a small tunnel (about a dozen feet in diameter).

>>78800
The spirit returns again. "And more of those rails."

At the shaman's word, Sid begins to quickly ascend the stairs, saying, "That's it, then. We'd best be prepared when we reach the other side for whatever Bluehand's managed to get ready for us."

>>78802
"I still think we're going to be attacked here," the shaman warns as she follows.

The party moves forward, and despite being extremely alert, does not come under attack on its journey towards the magnetic rails. The adventurers gather around and prepare to plunge into the unknown.

Sureiya remains silent, looking around and trying to sense danger has kept him busy.

Perception: 28

>>78804
"Maybe we got here before they could set up the ambush," comments the shaman as she moves to the rail, ready to get on.

>>78806

"Undoubtedly their full force lurks at the end of these rails."

Myn secures the excited owlbear and prepares for the transition.

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Torinn takes point at the front of the party, though he's not very good at watching out for enemies.

perception: 7

Sureiya seems intent on perceiving incoming danger, but doesn't see or hear anything amiss in the immediate vicinity.

One by one, the adventurers hop onto the magnetic rails in quick succession. This propels them a relatively short distance through a winding tunnel, and then places them in a large, open space, upon a circular metallic platform, raised about five feet above a larger circular space. Below is a series of what appear to be conductive metal rods, though the platform itself is largely featureless, except for metallic bolts holding together the plates the platform is comprised of. The walls are lined with enormous metal tubes that are spaced at a regular distance apart, perhaps carrying water. The ceiling is about fifty feet above, and is metallic and unremarkable except for an open tube directly above the center of the room, about fifteen feet in diameter. You can't see anything inside the tube. At the north end of the room is what appears to be another one of the lifts, though it seems to be securely closed at the moment.

The most striking feature in the room is the goblin standing in the center of the platform, whom you all immediately recognize as Tribunus Bluehand. He immediately notices your arrival as well, and begins speaking, "Pssh-tock... uplanders arrive at last. Uplanders are tough-skin, gobbies give you that."

"This son of a..."
Sureiya finds Bluehand's smoothness throughly disgusting, and confronts him directly.
"Is this fun for you, bastard?! I have no idea what you want from us, but it's too late now, I'm freaking mad!"

Perception somehow, during the middle of the rant: 31

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>>78809
"So, how does us showing up forward all of your evil plans? Or are you not allowed to tell us?"

"Ksssh... uplanders already think-guess plan, yes?" Bluehand replies, gesturing. "Gobbies no more foot-stool for others. Using Machine God, gobbies will create utopia for chosen. Ignorant and unworthy will be cast out, smashed to tiny-bits!" With this, the goblin draws his gunblade and aims it upward, away from all of you. "Uplanders think their braincase so big! Gobbies will show biggest think-meats!"

Sid begins to creep around the west side of the arena, saying to the rest of the group in an even voice, "Careful... no way he'd appear here out in the open, by himself, without some sort of trick...!"

Sureiya hears a very slight sound of liquid moving coming from above--the pipes, perhaps?

"I must admit that a larger braincase is a great convenience."

Myn curses the goblin, preparing to retrieve his goal at hand.

Minor action: Curse Bluehand.

>>78814
"I already tried my best to do things peacefully," mumbles the shaman as the smaller spirit infuses Myn for his signature attack.

Spirit Infusion for Myn.

Myn uses his signature attack, magick shooter.

Eldritch Blast attack: 32
Damage: 38

>>78813
"So be it, then!"

Torinn urges Rutger to race forward, and he carves into Bluehand with his accurate swordstrike.

charge with ardent strike + mocking smite (38, 24)

Arcana for the water boss (23)
https://orokos.com/roll/584960
https://orokos.com/roll/584961

As the adventurers converge and attack the hapless goblin, the sound of its gun firing briefly fills the room--and then an enormous amount of liquid of some sort suddenly drops down from the tube in the ceiling, completely covering Tribunus Bluehand and splashing Torinn.

However, even as Torinn pulls Rutger back, the liquid seems to jump off his person and pull itself together into a swirling vortex around where the goblin once stood. It seems to be being drawn towards a metallic sphere that has also dropped in from the ceiling, hovering above the pool of liquid. The liquid has a metallic sheen, suggesting it isn't water or any other form of common liquid, though it didn't burn particularly hot on Torinn's skin for the brief moment he had contact with it, though it felt quite heavy. However, the party only manages to catch a glimpse of this metallic sphere before it is completely enveloped by the torrent of liquid.

A few seconds later, the metallic liquid takes on a humanoid shape. It rises from a kneeling position and assumes a hand-to-hand fighting stance. Whatever this thing is, its intentions are clearly hostile! The goblin is nowhere to be seen. Knowledge of the living liquid is [b]arcana[/b] or dungeoneering.

Myn/Bernkastel: (Arcana) This creature appears to be some kind of artificial elemental creature--functionally similar, but with a machine at its core. The machine is most likely powered by elemental magic, which it uses to manipulate the liquid into various shapes. This creature is a level 13 solo brute, and is immune to disease, lightning, and poison. It has no other resistances or vulnerabilities. It has a tremorsense of 20, and its base speed is 8. It can swim 10. Its highest NAD is Fortitude and lowest is Will.

Perhaps Bluehand's surprise actually manages to intimidate the ranger for a moment, because even if he's the first one to jump to fight the magical guardian, his attacks get easily parried.

"Bluehand!!.."
Move up
Miss with twin strike and off-hand strike, sads.

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Sureiya quickly moves to engage the elemental humanoid, but every single one of his slashes is nimbly dodged by the living liquid, which moves with agile grace.

All of the sudden, a hum fills the arena, followed by the smell of ozone as the area below the platform the party is standing upon crackles with electricity. Sid looks around and quickly calls out, "Great googly-moogly! We may want to keep our distance from the edge of the platform, that electricity is highly dangerous!"

Sureiya moves, and uses twin strike, missing twice. He also uses off-hand strike, missing again.
The lair action occurs, activating the electric field. Any creature that isn't totally immune to lightning damage is subject to an attack whenever it enters the field or begins its turn within, taking lightning damage (more on a hit) and being dazed (save ends) as an effect.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 78/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 3, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, enemies ending adjacent take 5 psychic damage, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): (not here), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 89/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 44/44 HP + 35 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 86/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 74/74 HP (Bloodied) (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 83/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy)

>>78821

<Minor Action> Speak with Spirits.
<No Action> Arcana (26)
https://orokos.com/roll/585024
https://orokos.com/roll/585025
<Minor Action> Spirit of Athas at 4 north, 1 northeast from the shaman's position, elevation 1. (Above Sureiya's head)
<Standard Action> Direct the Strike for Sureiya. +1 item bonus to hit. Don't teleport out of Spirit of Athas resist 5's range. Flanking doesn't do much here.

Nat 1 with direct the strike help

The shaman quickly tries to guess at the living liquid's abilities, but can't seem to fathom an artificial, machine-made elemental. She settles for conjuring her elemental spirit and trying to infuse Sureiya, but in her haste, the infusion goes horribly wrong, and the half-orc barely even swings his blade properly, causing absolutely no damage to the living liquid.

Bernkastel uses speak with spirits, but her arcana check still fails.
Bernkastel uses spirit of athas. Bernkastel uses direct the strike, but Sureiya's melee basic attack misses.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 78/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 3, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, enemies ending adjacent take 5 psychic damage, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): (not here), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 89/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 44/44 HP + 35 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 86/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 74/74 HP (Bloodied) (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 83/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy)

>>78824

Puzzled by the strange creature, Myn conservatively hits it with spooky cosmic horror in order to judge a response.

Move action: Ethereal Sidestep teleport 2 east, 1 northeast. Owlbear move 3 northwest, 3 northeast.
Minor action: Curse Living Liquid.
Standard action: Cast Far Realm Phantasm against Living Liquid. Gloves of Eldritch Admixture to change curse damage to cold.
Attack: 25
Damage: 33

Myn teleports a short distance while the owlbear hurriedly shuffles into the fray. With the aid of his warlock's curse, he attempts a cold-based edge to his psychic probe--and though he is able to penetrate what passes for the creature's mind and send it into a state of momentary confusion, the biting cold does not seem to adversely affect the elemental more than normal.

The creature swings blindly, an upswing that doesn't seem aimed at anything in particular--but then it swings around and lobs a large chunk of its own body in the direction of the gnome. Sid instinctively leaps to the side, though it doesn't connect with the tinker gnome. Instead, the metallic liquid reforms itself into the shape of a gigantic hand, which immediately whirls around and grabs Sid, who seems momentarily distracted by the spectacle--which is all the opening it needed.

The artificer yells in panic, futilely struggling against the iron grip of the liquid limb, before tossing a canister towards the dragonborn, calling desperately for help. The familiar gas that bursts from the canister bolsters Torinn's resolve.

Myn moves and moves his owlbear. Myn curses the living liquid.
Myn uses far realm phantasm against the living liquid, hitting for 31 damage. It takes a -2 penalty to its Will defense until the end of his next turn, and must spend its next standard action attacking empty air.
The living liquid's turn begins, and it gains its legendary actions.
The living liquid attacks the empty air with its slam attack.
The living liquid spends an action point! It uses conjure liquid limb, conjuring the liquid limb. The living liquid loses 135 HP. It can use its grab attack immediately, and gains its turn on an initiative of the living liquid's - 10.
The liquid limb's grab hits Sid, and Sid is grabbed by the liquid limb and pulled into its space.
Sid attempts to escape but fails (23 doesn't hit the liquid limb's Reflex). Sid attempts to escape again but fails again. Sid uses resistive formula on Torinn.


Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 78/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): (not here), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 89/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 44/44 HP + 35 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 86/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 74/74 HP (Bloodied) (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 83/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), grabbed by the Liquid Limb

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -166 HP, -2 to Will
Liquid Limb (Enemy), grabbing Sid

Suddenly, the living liquid convulses, sending out a splash with such force that it batters the half-orc and half-elf. Torinn and his mount escape unscathed, for now.

At the end of Sid's turn, the living liquid takes its legendary action to splash, attacking in a close burst 5. It misses Torinn and Rutger, but hits Sureiya and Myn for 11 damage (damage Sureiya takes is reduced to 6).

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 67/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): (not here), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 89/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 44/44 HP + 35 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 80/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 74/74 HP (Bloodied) (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 83/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), grabbed by the Liquid Limb

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -166 HP, -2 to Will
Liquid Limb (Enemy), grabbing Sid

>>78827
Torinn strikes the living liquid with a deadly accurate strike. It does very little damage, but it greatly weakens and distracts the monster while it suffers his mark. "Somebody help Sid, I've got things covered here!" he states, preparing to lock it down.
divine challenge against living liquid
certain justice against living liquid (40,
12)

Torinn's sacred challenge turns the living liquid's attention towards the dragonborn, and for its efforts it is stabbed through by the dragonborn's magic blade. Ripples run across the living liquid's body as Torinn's divine order takes hold. It lets loose another splashing attack, but only Torinn and Rutger are even caught in this one, and don't seem terribly affected.

Sid, however, is in worse shape, as the hand-shaped liquid crushes the gnome as it drags him into the pit of electricity, then flings him to the ground. The tinker gnome's body convulses, though his armor seems to be protecting him from some of the shock and he doesn't seem terribly wounded--yet.

Torinn uses his divine challenge against the living liquid.
Torinn's certain justice hits the living liquid for 12 damage, and it becomes dazed and weakened until no longer marked by Torinn.
At the end of Torinn's turn, the living liquid uses splash, missing Myn, Sureiya, and the owlbear, but hitting Torinn and Rutger for 12 damage (Torinn reduces to 3, Rutger reduces to 1).
The liquid limb hits Sid with slam for 18 damage. It then uses forceful drag, moving 2 squares and ending the grab, knocking Sid prone. Sid is in electricity, so he is attacked by the lair and hit for 21 lightning damage (reduced to 16). He is also dazed (save ends).

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 67/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): (not here), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 86/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 43/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 80/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 74/74 HP (Bloodied) (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), prone, dazed (save ends)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -178 HP, -2 to Will, divine challenge, dazed and weakened
Liquid Limb (Enemy)

The ranger does what it does best, attacking the big boi.

Hunter's quarry. Oath of enmity.
Twin Strike! (one miss and a crit!) Adding Furious Assault and Quarry its 66 damage.
Action point! Twin Strike! (one miss and one hit for 28 damage)
Sohei's Flurry! (a hit for 35 damage)

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Sureiya focuses hard on the living liquid, and though the living liquid manages to dodge a few of his slashes, he lands enough telling blows to leave the elemental noticeably diminished in form, and it staggers slightly. It lets loose one final splash against the nearby adventurers, then wobbles, and shifts, forming briefly into an orb of metallic liquid before bursting outward. It seems smaller than it was before, but its form is now nearly identical to that of the hand-shaped mass to the southwest.

Sureiya sets his quarry and oath of emnity. Sureiya uses twin strike, missing once and critting once for 66 damage.
Sureiya spends an action point! Sureiya uses twin strike and hits once for 28 damage. The living liquid is bloodied.
Sureiya uses sohei flurry and hits for 35 damage.
At the end of Sureiya's turn, the living liquid uses splash, hitting Torinn, Rutger, Myn, and the owlbear for 15 damage (reduced to 5 for Torinn, the owlbear and Rutger take 2 damage, Myn takes 7 damage). It misses Sureiya.
On the lair action, the living liquid changes to its hand form.

Knowledge checks: The hand form lets you make new knowledge checks (arcana or dungeoneering).

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 37/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 81/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 41/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 80/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 74/74 HP (Bloodied) (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), prone, dazed (save ends)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -307 HP (Bloodied), -2 to Will, divine challenge, dazed and weakened, Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy)

(Arcana) hand lore: 17

>>78831
<No action> Arcana for hand (34) https://orokos.com/roll/585574

The shaman knows that its base statistics are more or less the same as in its humanoid form, though its land speed is only 2, but it has a fly speed of 6 (hover, altitude limit 1), and it is now a skirmisher. In hand form, the living liquid no longer has legendary actions. It has several traits: action recovery, which says that at the end of each of the living liquid's turns, it ends any dazing, dominating, or stunning effect on it. Liquid body means that the living liquid can occupy spaces occupied by other creatures, and it takes no penalty for squeezing (and does not move at half speed while doing so), as it can squeeze through spaces as small as one inch. Finally, it has the master hand trait, which grants the Fluid Swipe and Equal Concentration powers to the liquid limb, as well as the Action Recovery trait.

As for its powers, it has a slam attack, which is a melee basic attack vs. AC with a reach of 1, that hits for damage. 1/round, it can use fluid swipe, which is a close blast 5 attack vs. Reflex, dealing moderate damage to creatures in the blast, half damage on a miss. Additionally, one ally in line of effect can also use Fluid Swipe. Equal Concentration causes the liquid to lose hit points, and grant that many temporary hit points to an ally in line of effect. At the start of this creature's (the one that uses equal concentration) next turn, the ally also gets a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points. This happens even if this this creature is reduced to 0 hit points.

All of the above are standard actions, and it has one final standard action: digititis. When the living liquid uses digititis, it chooses three creatures in a close burst 20. One of these creatures is affected by vulnerability, one is weakened, and one is affected by healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

>>78834
"Mr. N, could you have Apsa move to flank with Mr. Sureiya?" Delay to let Myn go first

Myn nods, zooping to the west as the owlbear tactically rolls eastward. As if to reflect their spiritual bond, the shadows of Myn's curses begin to peck at the fluidy foes.


Immediate reaction: Life Siphon off of Torinn's damage.
Move action: Ethereal Sidestep 1 west, 1 northwest. Shift owlbear 1 east.
Minor action: Curse Living Limb.
Standard action: Cursebite against Living Liquid and Living Limb.
Attack:24, 34 respectively.
Damage: 40 (against living limb)

>>78836
The smaller spirit gets stuck with dragging dead weight out of the lightning, but it still manages to get into a decent offensive position and infuses Sureiya. Myn gets the leftover energy, if any.

<Minor action> Call SC next to Sid.
<Standard action> Assistance of the Strong Spirit. Slide Sid 1sq northeast, 2sq north. SC ends move somewhere adjacent to Sid.
<Move action> Move 5sq north. SC moves to the square 1 south of the shaman, elevation 1.
- Action Point - <Standard action> Sly Fox Spirit. Attack grant target 1: Sureiya (+1 to attack), target 2: Myn.

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Infused by the Shaman's spirit, the ranger slashes once again the strange liquid enemy.

Hit with granted attack, 37 damage yay.
Teleport for flanking.

Myn also contributes an additional measure of effort.

Attacking Living Liquid: 34
Damage: 32

Myn quickly draws some additional power into himself, before placing his curse on the unarmed hand. He then uses a potent psychic attack on his cursed targets, and while the living liquid seems unaffected the liquid limb squirms slightly underneath the pressure the warlock applies. The shaman is quick to spring into action, using her swiftly-summoned spirit to draw Sid out of the electricity before calling both Myn and Sureiya into action via additional infusions. Their combined attacks diminish the living liquid by quite a bit more.

The living liquid begins to make a strange gesture with its body, the "fingers" on the hand glowing briefly. Suddenly, Torinn seems more vulnerable to attack, the shaman feels her healing magic diminished, and Sureiya feels weakness overcoming him. These effects will swiftly worsen unless they are passed to someone else, though the only viable targets appear to be living creatures, not elementals or summons. Sid briefly struggles to snap out of his daze, and seems to slowly be coming to his senses--too slowly, as the other hand is still nearby.

Myn uses life siphon, regaining 5 hit points.
Myn teleports, then curses the liquid limb. Myn uses cursebite, missing the living liquid but hitting the liquid limb for 40 damage.
Bernkastel uses call spirit companion to call her spirit near Sid. Bernkastel uses assistance of the strong spirit, pulling Sid out of the lightning. Bernkastel moves and moves her spirit companion.
Bernkastel spends an action point! Bernkastel uses sly fox spirit, and Sureiya's melee basic attack hits the living liquid for 37 damage. Myn's eldritch blast hits the living liquid for 32 damage.
Living liquid uses digititis. Torinn is affected by vulnerability, Sureiya is weakened, and Bernkastel is affected by healing down. At the end of the living liquid's turn, it is no longer dazed or weakened due to action recovery.
Sid uses swift mender on himself, but fails the saving throw. He succeeds on his end-of-turn saving throw and is no longer dazed.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 65/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 37/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 81/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, vulnerability (vulnerable 5/digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 41/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 80/86 HP (7/10 Surges), weakened (digititis)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 74/74 HP (Bloodied) (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), healing down (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), prone

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -376 HP (Bloodied), divine challenge, Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -40 HP, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

>>78840
"Right... I think these afflictions can be taken by others. Mr. Tormine, please pass to Mr. N, and Mr. Sureiya can pass to me," explains the shaman.

In a fit of cosmic irony, Torinn is now the one weakened while the enemy is in good form. Heeding the shaman's advice, he strikes out to bolster his defenses, passes through Myn's space, and returns to keep the living liquid under his threat.

use brash strike vs. living liquid (miss)
move through Myn's space, end turn in red square

Torinn doesn't quite manage to land a hit on the nimble hand-like elemental, but it can't seem to slap him either as he slips away to transfer his vulnerability to the warlock. However, the other hand moves into position, and almost in perfect unison, the two hands make a slapping motion, spraying the adventurers in front of them with the metallic liquid. However, none seem terribly injured by the deluge, and Torinn attempts to slash back with the shaman's potent warning, though he has trouble forcing his blade through the onslaught and only manages to stick the tip in one of the fingers, not causing any damage.

Suddenly, then, the liquid limb clenches tightly, and a large glob of it separates from its body, glowing brilliantly as it does so. It then slams directly into the living liquid, reinvigorating it.

Torinn misses the living liquid with brash strike, but gains a +5 bonus to all defenses until the start of his next turn. He then moves, and the living liquid's opportunity attack misses. He passes vulnerability to Myn.
The liquid limb moves, and uses fluid swipe, hitting Myn and missing Bernkastel for 4 damage (reduced from 9). Myn's vulnerability increases to 10. The living liquid uses fluid swipe, and Bernkastel uses powerful warning to make it miss Torinn, though his melee basic attack misses (26 with the +1 item bonus). It hits Rutger for 1 damage and Sureiya for 7 damage (reduced from 12).
The liquid limb spends an action point! The liquid limb uses equal concentration, losing 70 hit points and granting the living liquid 70 temporary hit points. If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, the living liquid gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 61/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 37/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 78/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 40/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP (7/10 Surges), weakened (digititis)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 70/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), healing down (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), prone

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -376 HP (Bloodied) +70 THP, divine challenge, Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -110 HP, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

"For sure" the ranger says, moving with leisure around the liquid menace, confident it won't try to break Torin's mark. He goes next to the Shaman, and transfers the strange curse into her, thanking her, just before getting in position for some more metal slashing.

Move into flanking position with Torinn, transfer weakened effect to the Shaman
Twin Strike! (24 and 28 damage, after pincer)
Ruffling Sting! (28 damage plus 7 from quarry)

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Sureiya quickly transfers the affliction weakening him to the shaman, and then rushes back into the fray, with Torinn's sacred challenge apparently preventing the living liquid from exploiting the opportunity to slam him mercilessly. The ranger's slices swiftly cleave away the health the hand-shaped liquid had been granted by its counterpart.

Suddenly, the entire room seems to shift, and the two hands slide through the air into slightly different positions. The warlock is now threatened by the nearby limb.

Sureiya moves, and transfers the weakened condition to Bernkastel. Sureiya uses twin strike twice, hitting for 24 damage and 28 damage.
Sureiya uses ruffling sting, hitting for 35 damage.
The lair action is sleight of hand, and the lair slides both the living liquid and liquid limb 3 squares.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 61/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 37/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 78/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 40/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 70/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), healing down (digititis), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), prone

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -393 HP (Bloodied), divine challenge, Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -110 HP, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

Compensating for his vulnerable state by wobbling the space around him, Myn warps northward to deliver a wave of psychic agony on probably his first try.

Move action: Ethereal Stride teleport 3 north, 1 northeast. Owlbear move 1 south.
Standard action: Cast Shared Agony against Living Liquid.
Attack: 24 (reroll 35)
Damage: 36

Last edited at 18/01/19(Fri)15:50:40

>>78846
The enemy ruins the positioning, but the shaman and the taller spirit conjure some diminutive air spirits to help everyone follow the hands.

<Move action> Reorient the Axis. Allies within 5 can shift 5 squares.
- Torinn+Rutger can shift 1sq south, 2sq southeast (elevation 0, taking the shaman's Healing Down), and 2sq east (elevation 1 again). Taking this longer path is necessary to move around Spirit of Athas.
- Sureiya can shift 2sq southwest.
- Apsa should shift 5sq south.
- Myn can just stay where he is.
- SC moves (up to its speed, which is 6) adjacent to Myn.
<Standard action> Spirit Infusion for Myn vs. Living Liquid.
- 27 vs. Reflex, 34 damage. https://orokos.com/roll/586412
- SC is dismissed.
<Minor action> Call SC to 2sq south of the shaman, elevation 1.

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Myn uses a psychic attack, followed by an eldritch blast granted to him by the shaman's spirit infusion, to continue to blow away at the living liquid, which is now barely keeping itself together, even as "Bernkastel" uses an air position to guide the party into more advantageous positions.

Sid staggers to his feet, and tries to launch an effective wind-based infusion against the two elemental-like creatures, but both nimbly dodge out of the way, causing the tinker gnome to curse under his breath. Torinn is even more heavily fortified against attacks, however.

Myn teleports. Myn uses shared agony, taking 10 damage (reduced to 5) to make sure it hits the living liquid for 36 pyschic damage. He regains 4 hit points.
Bernkastel uses reorient the axis, allowing her allies to shift around. She then uses spirit infusion, and Myn's eldritch blast hits the living liquid for 34 damage.
The living liquid tries to slam Torinn but misses.
Sid stands from prone. Sid uses gale-force infusion on Torinn, missing both the liquid limb and living liquid but granting Torinn a +7 bonus to AC.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 37/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 78/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 40/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), healing down (digititis)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 70/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -463 HP (Bloodied), divine challenge, Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -110 HP, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

>>78848
Torinn's divine strength flares as he beckons the amorphous foes to attack him. When they fall for his ploy, he lashes out with divine energy, dealing high damage to his foes, especially the liquid limb. As fortified as he is, they may have no option but to attempt to attack someone else - and suffer heavily for it.
Torinn uses Come and Get It, hitting both and critting the Liquid Limb (22 damage to living liquid, 40 damage to liquid limb, extra damage is radiant damage)

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Torinn's sweeping attack severely damages both of the liquid hands, the healthier one considerably so. They lash out back with swipes that spew their metallic liquid everywhere, prompting a response from Torinn that damages the liquid limb further, but none of the adventurers appear severely hurt yet. The party's resolve is strong, and they stand barely damaged against the nearly-destroyed living liquid.

Torinn uses come and get it, hitting the living liquid for 22 damage and critting the liquid limb for 31 damage. The liquid limb is bloodied.
The liquid limb uses fluid swipe, violating Torinn's mark and targeting Bernkastel, Sureiya, and the owlbear. It misses, dealing 9 damage to Bernkastel, 7 damage to Sureiya, and 4 damage to Myn's owlbear.
Torinn's combat challenge melee basic attack hits the liquid limb for 24 damage.
The living liquid uses fluid swipe, hitting Torinn and Rutger for 21 damage (Torinn reduces to 16, Rutger reduces to 11).

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 65/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -485 HP (Bloodied), divine challenge, Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -165 HP (Bloodied), cursed (Myn), marked (Torinn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

Twin strike: (one hit for 38 damage)
Perception check: 30
Quarry Liquid Limb

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Sureiya adjusts his focus after delivering one more brutal slash to the living liquid, trying to get a better sense of the battlefield, and in doing so, shifts his target of choice to the liquid limb. However, the ranger can sense power gathering in the center of the chamber, underneath where Myn stands.

Suddenly, the half-orc is caught off-guard as both hands slam into the platform, palm-first, sending waves of metallic liquid to bowl over the shaman and Sureiya. "Bernkastel" manages to hold firm, but Sureiya's distraction leaves him stumbling south.

Sureiya uses twin strike, hitting once for 38 damage.
Sureiya uses perception. Sureiya sets his quarry to the liquid limb.
The lair uses wash away, missing Bernkastel and hitting Surieya. It slides Sureiya 3 squares in a random direction.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 5, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 65/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -523 HP (Bloodied), divine challenge, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -165 HP (Bloodied), marked (Torinn) Sureiya's quarry,

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

"Guys, something else is coming, underneath Myn. Be prepared" the ranger warns.

"Rather than beneath me, might the center of the room be the target?"

Suspicious of his surroundings, Myn elects to move manually, quickly approaching the edge of the circle.


Minor action: Curse Liquid Limb.
Move action: Move 6 west.
Standard action: Cast Eldritch Blast against Living Liquid.
Attack: 27
Damage: 39

Myn draws more power from his pact, then walks away from the center of the room and blasts the living liquid with all of his gathered power. The liquid hand collapses into a pool of liquid metal, which seems to be drawn towards the power Sureiya sensed gathering in the center of the room.

Myn places his warlock's curse on the liquid limb. Myn moves.
Myn's eldritch blast hits the living liquid for 39 damage, destroying it.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 5, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 65/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -562 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -165 HP (Bloodied), marked (Torinn) Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

>>78855
Something weird is happening with the liquid, so the shaman moves out of it.

<Move action> 1sq southwest, 3sq south, 1sq southeast, 1sq northeast. SC moves adjacent to Myn.
<Standard action> Spirit Infusion for Myn. SC is dismissed.
- 25 vs. Reflex, 33 damage https://orokos.com/roll/586920
<Minor action> Call SC back to where it was before moving to Myn, elevation 1.

The shaman quickly shuffles to the side, and her spirit infusion grants Myn a powerful attack, which he uses to continue to blast the elemental-like liquid metal. Sid quickly moves over to Myn and further enhances his attack while placing a bolt

Meanwhile, the pool of liquid metal is sliding towards the middle of the room.

Bernkastel moves and moves her spirit.
Bernkastel uses spirit infusion, and Myn's eldritch blast hits the liquid limb for 33 damage.
Bernkastel resummons her companion.
The defeated living liquid slides across the ground.
Sid moves. Sid uses magic weapon, hitting the liquid limb for 15 damage. Myn gets +1 power bonus to attack rolls until the end of Sid's next turn.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 6, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis), magic weapon (+1 power bonus to attack rolls)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 65/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -562 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -213 HP (Bloodied), marked (Torinn) Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

>>78857
"Looks like we just need to wrap things up here first," Torinn states, emboldened by the more difficult creature already being taken down. He challenges the liquid limb and strikes again, holy energy empowering his blow and dealing greater damage to the elemental creature.
divine challenge vs liquid limb
brash strike vs liquid limb (34, 28)

Torinn and the liquid limb exchange blows, but the liquid limb can't manage to hit the dragonborn and Torinn's slash connects squarely through the middle of the hand. It's only a matter of time now.

Torinn marks the liquid limb with his divine challenge and hits it with brash strike for 28 damage.
The liquid limb misses Torinn with slam.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 6, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis), magic weapon (+1 power bonus to attack rolls)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 65/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Enemy) -562 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -241 HP (Bloodied), marked (Torinn) Sureiya's quarry, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Digitits has three effects: weakened, vulnerability, or healing down. These effects last until the end of that creature's turn. If that creature shares or passes through a space with one of its non-summon allies during its turn, it can transfer this effect to that willing ally, though the effect still ends at the end of the original creature's turn. As an aftereffect, this effect persists until the end of the encounter. Once the aftereffect is active, the effect can no longer be transferred to another creature.

Weakened is as the condition. Vulnerability means that the creature becomes vulnerable 5 to the Slam and Fluid Swipe powers, and this vulnerability increases by 5 each time the creature is damaged by one of these powers, up to vulnerable 20. Healing down means that when the creature uses a power that restores hit points to itself or an ally, it only restores half that many hit points.

If the living liquid has temporary hit points at the start of the liquid limb's next turn, it gains a +20 bonus to damage rolls as long as it has temporary hit points.

The ranger finishes off the thing.
Twin strike: 36 damage

Sureiya's slashes finish off the liquid limb, and it dissolves into a puddle of the metallic liquid. Almost immediately as he does so, the liquid gathered in the center of the room begins to stir, swirling into an intense vortex that appears much more volatile than before! It would be ill-advised to get too close.

However, right next to the vortex, four ooze-like blobs of liquid form into distinct entities, which begin to lurch towards the edge of the platform upon which you currently stand, apparently drawn to the electricity.

Sid begins to stammer, "W-we've got trouble, gang! If those lubricants reach the edge, we're all going to be electrified! They're really, really, slow, and cold makes them slower, so let's blast em down quick!"

Sureiya uses twin strike, missing once and hitting once for 36 damage, destroying the liquid limb.
On the lair action, the living liquid enters its vortex form and uses spawn lubricants, creating four gear lubricants in adjacent tiles. Each of the gear lubricants moves 2 squares.

Knowledge of the living liquid's vortex form is arcana or dungeoneering. The same checks can also identify knowledge relating to the gear lubricants.

Sid's knowledge check on the lubricants means you know that they are limited to one minor, move, or standard action per turn, and if they are dazed they are instead stunned for the same duration. If they become slowed, their speed drops to 1 instead of 2, as their base speed is 2. They are immune to disease and poison. If they take cold damage, they are slowed until the end of their next turn. They have the liquid form trait of the living liquid, and are thus able to pass through occupied squares. They are level 11 skirmishers with a speed of 2, and have half the normal amount of hit points of normal monsters of their level. If they reach the lightning zone at the edge of the platform, they will explode in a close burst 20, dealing heavy lightning damage to enemies in the burst, along with a large amount of ongoing lightning damage (save ends). Otherwise though, they have no attacks at all, and thus no opportunity attacks, and you can move around and through them safely. They are small elemental animates.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 6, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis), magic weapon (+1 power bonus to attack rolls)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 65/86 HP (7/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -562 (Bloodied)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy)
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy)
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy)
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy)

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

>>78861
Torinn quickly lashes out at the thing that tries to crawl past him. "This enemy is persistent!" he growls.

opportunity attack against gear lubricant 3 (27, 23)

Successful in his evasion of the mysterious vortex, Myn elects to target the goop most distant from the group, wrapping it in a chilly curse as he attacks.



Vortex lore(arcana):20
(dungeoneering):24
Move action: Ethereal Sidestep 3 northeast.
Minor action: Curse Living Liquid, Gear Lubricant 1.
Standard action: Cast Eldritch Blast against Gear Lubricant 1.
Attack: 26
Damage: 42 (curse damage is cold)

"Okay, so... cold." They're so roundabout with killing us.

<No action> Knowledge checks.
- Vortex arcana: 23
- Lubricant arcana: 29
- https://orokos.com/roll/587646
- https://orokos.com/roll/587647
<Move action> Move 1sq southeast, 1sq east. SC moves adjacent to both Sureiya and Lubricant 3.
<Standard action> Spirit Infusion for Sureiya, RBA vs. Lubricant 3. (
- 42 vs. AC, 28 damage (2 cold) https://orokos.com/roll/587653
<Minor action> Call SC to 1sq east of Lubricant 2, elevation 1.

Cursespread if 1 dies.

Last edited at 18/01/23(Tue)18:34:24

Torinn and Sureiya's sword slashes leave the nearest ooze barely cohesive and half-frozen, while Myn's eldritch blast has a similar effect on the northmost ooze. However, the living liquid appears to be regaining vitality, and even as it does so, it invokes some strange power of the lair. Four of the adventurers are suddenly charged with powerful electricity, with Myn and Sid feeling themselves pulled towards each other, while Sureiya and Bernkastl seem to be repelling each other.

Sid fires off a shot, but seems too distracted by the strange energy that he is suddenly infused with. Desperately attempting to counteract it, he scampers to the south, motioning for Myn to head north.

Torinn's opportunity attack hits lubricant 3 for 23 damage.
Myn teleports, curses lubricant 1, and hits it with eldrtich blast for 42 damage, bloodying it. Curse damage is cold, slowing it.
Bernkastel moves, then uses spirit infusion, and Sureiya's ranged basic attack hits for 28 damage, bloodying and slowing lubricant 3. Bernkastel calls her spirit companion back.
The living liquid regains 135 hit points. It uses ferrofluid. See notes for details.
Sid uses magic weapon but misses lubricant 1. Sid moves, and is primed for ferrofluid.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 7, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis), magic weapon (+1 power bonus to attack rolls), positive charge (Sid)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 65/86 HP (7/10 Surges), positive charge (Bernkastel)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis), positive charge (Sureiya)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), negative charge (Myn)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -427 HP (Bloodied), resist 50 all, regeneration 135
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -42 (Bloodied), slowed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy)
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -51 HP (Bloodied), slowed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy)

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the Living Liquid uses ferrofluid, two pairs of creatures are assigned charges and tethered together. Once a creature affected by ferrofluid ends its turn, it becomes primed. If it is linked to another primed creature, those creatures are either pulled 5 squares towards each other if they have opposite charges, or pushed 5 squares away from each other if they have the same charge. The affected creatures can choose their trajectory. This effect then ends on those creatures and they are no longer primed. If two creatures with opposite charges are pulled adjacent to each other, they both become stunned until the end of their next turn and weakened until the end of the encounter.

With the other targets taken care of, Torinn sets an accurate charge against the gear lubricant that isn't being threatened by anyone.

move
use divine challenge against gear lubricant 4
charge gear lubricant 4 (28, 29)

The ranger looks on total confusion to the shaman, "What the hell they did?" He does his best to resist the electromagnetic push, and tries to slow down the other two liquid bastards.

Move next to the shaman.
Ranged twin strike! Misses Lubricant 4 but hits Lubricant 2 for 14 cold damage
Perception: (15)

Torinn moves away from the nearly-destroyed lubricant to slash another, and Sureiya hurls his blades twice to apply a freezing cold to yet another lubricant. However, a larger lubricant appears on the north side of the arena, and begins to lurch forward, even as the remainder of the lubricants follow suit, slowly thawing themselves as they move sluggishly towards their electric destination.

Suddenly, the vortex hurls a blob of metallic liquid at Sureiya. The half-orc is caught totally off-guard and it strikes him square in the chest, causing him to cough up some blood. However, this only seems to steel the ranger's resolve. It would seem that the piston lubricant to the north is quickly gaining speed, unlike the other lubricants, and moving faster and faster as it inches forward.

Torinn moves and uses divine challenge on gear lubricant 4. Torinn charges gear lubricant 4, hitting for 29 damage, bloodying it.
The liquid limb is absorbed into the living liquid. This has no visible effect.
Sureiya moves, and uses twin strike, missing lubricant 4 but hitting lubricant 2 for 14 damage, slowing it. Sureiya is primed, so that he and Bernkastel will be pushed 5 squares away from each other at the end of Bernkastle's turn.
The lair spawns a piston lubricant, and uses contamination, attacking Sureiya and hitting for 28 damage. Sureiya is bloodied and gains 10 temporary hit points.
The lubricants move. The piston lubricant gains the effect of mucilage, allowing it to move twice its speed on its next turn.
None of the lubricants are slowed any longer.

Knowledge checks for the piston lubricant is arcana or dungeoneering.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 7, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis), magic weapon (+1 power bonus to attack rolls), positive charge (Sid)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges) + 25 THP, elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, +7 to AC until the end of Sid's next turn, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 37/86 HP (Bloodied) + 10 THP (7/10 Surges), positive charge (Bernkastel)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis), positive charge (Sureiya)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), negative charge (Myn)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -427 HP (Bloodied), resist 50 all, regeneration 135
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -42 (Bloodied)
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -14 HP
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -51 HP (Bloodied)
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -29 HP (Bloodied)

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the Living Liquid uses ferrofluid, two pairs of creatures are assigned charges and tethered together. Once a creature affected by ferrofluid ends its turn, it becomes primed. If it is linked to another primed creature, those creatures are either pulled 5 squares towards each other if they have opposite charges, or pushed 5 squares away from each other if they have the same charge. The affected creatures can choose their trajectory. This effect then ends on those creatures and they are no longer primed. If two creatures with opposite charges are pulled adjacent to each other, they both become stunned until the end of their next turn and weakened until the end of the encounter.

>>78870
<No action> Arcana for piston lubricant (23)
https://orokos.com/roll/588074
https://orokos.com/roll/588075

Sid quickly explains the danger of the piston lubricant.

Knowledge Results: The piston lubricant shares most of its traits and statistics with the gear lubricant, however, it is a level 12 brute, and has three-quarters the normal HP of a monster of its level and role rather than half. It has one addition triggered action: as a free action after it moves, once per encounter, it can use mucilage to double its speed on its next turn. It is medium-sized rather than small-sized.

Attempting to escape from the gnome's pull, Myn continues to bully the goops. The owlbear pokes at one as it slowly slides by.

Owlbear OA against Lubricant 3.
Attack: 29
Damage: 12

Move action: Ethereal Sidestep teleport 2 north, 1 northeast. Move Owlbear 5 northwest, 1 north.
Minor action: Curse Lubricant 1, Piston Lubricant.
Free action: Use 1 charge of Gloves of Eldritch Admixture (cold).
Standard action: Cast Stellar Debris against Lubricant 1, Piston Lubricant, Living Liquid.
Attack: 28, 26, 24 respectively.
Damage: 20 (Lubricant 1), 31 (Piston).
(if Lubricant 1 dies, slide Lubricants 2, 4 and Piston one space towards center with Rod of Avernus).

Last edited at 18/01/24(Wed)20:25:28

The shaman helps pick off another target while fixing Sureiya's recent injury.

<Move action> Move 2sq north, 1sq northwest. SC moves 1sq northwest, 1sq west.
<Standard action> Direct the Strike for Myn vs. Gear Lubricant 4. Prime Shot.
- 24 vs. Reflex, 44 damage including cold https://orokos.com/roll/588109
<Minor action> Inspiring Word for Sureiya.
- Total healing: 35. https://orokos.com/roll/588108

Shaman pushed west 5sq. Sureiya pushed northeast 5sq.

Last edited at 18/01/24(Wed)21:52:08

The owlbear tears apart one of the oozes with its beak as it attempts to move away, and Myn rains stellar debris upon the large lubricant and its smaller counterpart, obliterating to smaller ooze and stopping the larger one in its tracts. He then moves to a more advantageous position before being pulled towards Sid even as the gnome himself is pulled towards Myn. This does not, however, distract the half-elf sufficiently to throw off a guided strike from the shaman's spiritual powers, and another slime is struck down by the warlock's eldritch blast. The shaman moves closer to the ranger to heal him before being blown apart by the mysterious power of the living liquid.

As for the swirling mass of metallic liquid, it continues to regenerate, and suddenly a tendril lashes out from the vortex and attaches to Torinn, causing his mount to whinny as the tether tries to pull the paladin into the dangerous-looking vortex. Sid appears too distracted by the sudden pull to land a decent shot on the larger lubricant, and curses under his breath.

Owlbear's opportunity attack slays lubricant 3.
Myn moves and uses stellar debris, hitting the piston lubricant, gear lubricant 1, and the living liquid for 20 damage. The living liquid reduces this to zero damage but the gear lubricant is destroyed. The piston lubricant is slowed. Myn slides the lubricants around.
Myn and Sid are pulled together and are no longer affected by ferrofluid.
Bernkastel moves and moves her spirit. Bernkastel uses direct the strike, and Myn's eldritch blast hits the gear lubricant 4 for 44 damage, destroying it.
Bernkastel uses inspiring word, restoring 35 hit points to Sureiya. Bernkastel and Sureiya are pushed apart and ferrofluid effects end.
The living liquid regenerates 135 hit points. Torinn is affected by the living liquid's drainage, taking ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring Torinn closer to the living liquid costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the living liquid. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide.
Sid moves and misses with magic weapon.
Torinn takes ongoing 10 poison damage.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 8, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 52/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis), drainage (escape DC 20, ongoing 10 poison damage)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP (Bloodied) + 10 THP (6/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -292 HP (Bloodied), resist 50 all, regeneration 135, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -42 HP, cursed (Myn)
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -31 HP, slowed, cursed (Myn), slowed

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the Living Liquid uses ferrofluid, two pairs of creatures are assigned charges and tethered together. Once a creature affected by ferrofluid ends its turn, it becomes primed. If it is linked to another primed creature, those creatures are either pulled 5 squares towards each other if they have opposite charges, or pushed 5 squares away from each other if they have the same charge. The affected creatures can choose their trajectory. This effect then ends on those creatures and they are no longer primed. If two creatures with opposite charges are pulled adjacent to each other, they both become stunned until the end of their next turn and weakened until the end of the encounter.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

>>78876
Unintimidated by the sudden tentacle, Torinn flexes and breaks free. Rutger circles around the vortex to find an enemy for Torinn to face, but his attack is slightly off. Frustrated, Torinn exhales a cone of lightning at the lubricant, dealing a surprising amount of damage to it.
escape w/ athletics
flyby attack mba vs gear lubricant (24)
dragon breath vs gear lubcricant (31, 18)

Torinn swiftly breaks the tether's grip on him, and quickly flies away to slash at the last remaining smaller ooze, though his sword doesn't seem to cut it very well, and the metallic liquid seems to roll around his blade. In frustration, the dragonborn opens his maw and spews lightning upon the ooze, causing it to seize up, then disperse into inert liquid.

Torinn escapes, ending the effect of drainage. Torinn uses flyby attack, but misses gear lubricant 2. His dragon breath hits lubricant 2 for 18 lightning damage, destroying it.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 8, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP (Bloodied) + 10 THP (6/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -292 HP (Bloodied), resist 50 all, regeneration 135, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -31 HP, slowed, cursed (Myn), slowed

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the Living Liquid uses ferrofluid, two pairs of creatures are assigned charges and tethered together. Once a creature affected by ferrofluid ends its turn, it becomes primed. If it is linked to another primed creature, those creatures are either pulled 5 squares towards each other if they have opposite charges, or pushed 5 squares away from each other if they have the same charge. The affected creatures can choose their trajectory. This effect then ends on those creatures and they are no longer primed. If two creatures with opposite charges are pulled adjacent to each other, they both become stunned until the end of their next turn and weakened until the end of the encounter.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

Sureiya moves ahead and throws his blades against the slime-thing while he's still on the run, feeling his target is too far ahead.

Move near to lubricant
Hunter's quarry
Ranged twin strike (one hit for 24 damage, quarry included)

Even as Sureiya slashes away at the larger lubricant from a distance, hacking off a large chunk of the piston lubricant, even more of the oozes emerge from the vortex and lurch towards the electricity lining the platform. The new piston lubricant to the south seems to be gaining quite a bit of speed.

Sureiya moves and designates his quarry. His ranged twin strike hits the piston lubricant once, bloodying it.
On the lair action, one more piston lubricant appears, and three additional gear lubricants appear. The lubricants then move, and are no longer slowed. Piston lubricant 2 gains the effect of mucilage.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 8, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP (Bloodied) + 10 THP (6/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -292 HP (Bloodied), resist 50 all, regeneration 135, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 5 (Enemy)
Gear Lubricant 6 (Enemy)
Gear Lubricant 7 (Enemy)
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -50 HP (Bloodied), cursed (Myn), Sureiya's quarry
Piston Lubricant 2 (Enemy) mucilage

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the Living Liquid uses ferrofluid, two pairs of creatures are assigned charges and tethered together. Once a creature affected by ferrofluid ends its turn, it becomes primed. If it is linked to another primed creature, those creatures are either pulled 5 squares towards each other if they have opposite charges, or pushed 5 squares away from each other if they have the same charge. The affected creatures can choose their trajectory. This effect then ends on those creatures and they are no longer primed. If two creatures with opposite charges are pulled adjacent to each other, they both become stunned until the end of their next turn and weakened until the end of the encounter.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

Myn continues to shoot at the helpless lubricants, his soul collection swelling to respectable levels.


Standard action: Cast Eldritch Blast against Piston 1.
Attack: 37
Damage: 38
Move action: Move 3 south, 3 southeast. Move owlbear 3 northeast, 1 east.
Minor action: Curse Piston 2.

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>>78881
"Are we going to do this all day?" The shaman glances at Myn, who grows ever more powerful due to the enemy's stall tactics.

<Move action> Move 5sq, ending 1sq southeast of Piston 2. SC moves adjacent to Myn.
<Standard action> Spirit Infusion, Myn's EB vs. Piston 2.
<Minor action> Call SC, 1sq northeast of Sid.

Myn destroys the northmost piston lubricant, then swings south to curse the southern piston lubricant, utilizing a magic item to spread his curse to the remaining lubricants. With the aid of the shaman's spirits, he blasts the southern lubricant as well, severely damaging the ooze.

The living liquid regains yet more vitality and again manipulates the arena using a form of lightning energy that the adventurers don't quite grasp, yet they feel a similar force to before. But this time, it is the shaman, Sureiya, and Sid who feel repelled by the living liquid, while Torinn and Myn feel as though they are being pulled towards it, with the effect growing steadily stronger.

Sid finally manages to land a potent hit on a nearby lubricant with advantage granted by the shaman's spirit, and Myn feels empowered to strike as well. The tinker gnome then moves strategically to the south, and is thrown away from the living liquid by some telekinetic force. He grunts, but manages to keep his footing.

Myn hits piston lubricant 1 with his eldritch blast for 38 damage, destroying it. He spreads his curse to nearby foes. He then moves and curses piston lubricant 2.
Bernkastel moves and moves her spirit, then uses spirit infusion. Myn's eldritch blast hits piston lubricant 2 for 40 damage.
The living liquid regains 135 hit points and is no longer bloodied. The living liquid uses ferrofluid. It assigns itself and targeted creatures a positive or negative charge. At the end of each affected creature's turn (aside from the vortex), that creature is either pulled 4 squares towards the vortex (if it has the opposite charge) or pushed 4 squares away from the vortex (if it has the same charge). The creature can choose its own trajectory. This effect ends at the start of the vortex's next turn.
Sid uses spell tracer, hitting gear lubricant 5 for 25 damage. Myn can use eldritch blast, targeting lubricant 5. Sid moves. Sid is pushed 4 squares away from the living liquid.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 10, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), positive charge (blue)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis), positive charge (blue)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP + 10 THP (6/10 Surges), negative charge (orange)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis), negative charge (orange)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), negative charge (orange)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -157 HP, resist 50 all, regeneration 135, cursed (Myn), negative charge (orange)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 5 (Enemy), cursed (Myn)
Gear Lubricant 6 (Enemy), cursed (Myn)
Gear Lubricant 7 (Enemy) -20 HP, cursed (Myn)
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -88 HP (Bloodied), Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -40 HP, mucilage

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the living liquid uses ferrofluid, it assigns itself and targeted creatures a positive or negative charge. At the end of each affected creature's turn (aside from the vortex), that creature is either pulled 4 squares towards the vortex (if it has the opposite charge) or pushed 4 squares away from the vortex (if it has the same charge). The creature can choose its own trajectory. This effect ends at the start of the vortex's next turn.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

Myn misses.

Torinn is disoriented by the sudden change in polarity and fails to hit his mark.

Divine challenge against gear lubricant 7
brash strike misses
move away

Myn and Torinn can't seem to accurately target with the smaller oozes, and both of their attacks miss. Torinn moves away, and then feels Rutger tense as the strange force pulls him back towards the dangerous vortex of liquid metal.

Myn misses with eldritch blast.
Torinn misses with brash strike. He then moves away, and is pulled towards the living liquid.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 60/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 10, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), positive charge (blue)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis), positive charge (blue)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP + 10 THP (6/10 Surges), negative charge (orange)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis), negative charge (orange)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), negative charge (orange)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -157 HP, resist 50 all, regeneration 135, cursed (Myn), negative charge (orange)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 5 (Enemy), cursed (Myn)
Gear Lubricant 6 (Enemy), cursed (Myn)
Gear Lubricant 7 (Enemy) -20 HP, cursed (Myn), challenged (Torinn)
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -88 HP (Bloodied), Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -40 HP, mucilage, slowed

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the living liquid uses ferrofluid, it assigns itself and targeted creatures a positive or negative charge. At the end of each affected creature's turn (aside from the vortex), that creature is either pulled 4 squares towards the vortex (if it has the opposite charge) or pushed 4 squares away from the vortex (if it has the same charge). The creature can choose its own trajectory. This effect ends at the start of the vortex's next turn.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

"Is that thing healing?"
Quarry lubricant 6
Move closer to lubricant 5, but still adjacent to lubricant 6.
Throw ans stab: Ranged attack against lubricant 6 (21 damage)
Then move next to lubrican 5 for a MBA (30
damage)

Sureiya combines hurling a blade and moving to slash another ooze with a savage melee strike that dissolves an ooze that didn't seem all that wounded initially. He is then pushed far away from the living liquid.

The vortex spews another blob of metallic liquid, which connects squarely with Myn, wounding him slightly. The lubricants then inch forward, exposing them to several attacks.

Sureiya moves and sets his quarry. Sureiya uses throw and stab, hitting lubricant 6 for 21 damage and lubricant 5 for 30 damage, destroying it. Myn's rod of avernus slides the other lubricants towards the vortex.
Sureiya is pushed 4 squares away from the vortex.
The lair action causes the vortex to use contamination hitting Myn for 16 damage. The lubricants move, provoking opportunity attacks.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 44/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 11, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), positive charge (blue)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis), positive charge (blue)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP + 10 THP (6/10 Surges), negative charge (orange)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis), negative charge (orange)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), negative charge (orange)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -157 HP, resist 50 all, regeneration 135, cursed (Myn), negative charge (orange)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 5 (Enemy) -55 HP, Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 6 (Enemy) -21 HP, cursed (Myn)
Gear Lubricant 7 (Enemy) -20 HP, cursed (Myn), challenged (Torinn)
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -88 HP (Bloodied), Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -40 HP, mucilage, slowed

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the living liquid uses ferrofluid, it assigns itself and targeted creatures a positive or negative charge. At the end of each affected creature's turn (aside from the vortex), that creature is either pulled 4 squares towards the vortex (if it has the opposite charge) or pushed 4 squares away from the vortex (if it has the same charge). The creature can choose its own trajectory. This effect ends at the start of the vortex's next turn.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

The Shaman is very angry with the DM and she hits the lubricant with a staff or something.

OA from the Shaman: (a hit for 12 damage before accounting for being weakened)

Myn, known for his infallible accuracy, attacks with such accuracy that nobody could contest the assertion of his reputation. The enemy is annihilated.

Standard action: Cast Eldritch Blast against Piston 2.
Attack: 39 (crit)
Damage: 52
(Use rod of avernus to slide remaining lubricants towards the center)
Move action: Ethereal Sidestep 2 south, 1 southeast.


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Though several adventurers try to take advantage of the oozes' careless movements, only the shaman manages to strike a blow, and a piddling wound at that. However, Myn follows this up with a blast that completely blows the lubricant apart, before he is yanked unceremoniously towards the vortex.

Torinn and the owlbear's opportunity attacks miss. Bernkastel's opportunity attack hits for 6 damage, bloodying the piston lubricant.
Myn uses eldritch blast, critting the piston lubricant for 52 damage, destroying it. He moves, and is then pulled towards the center by the vortex.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 44/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 11, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis), positive charge (blue)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis), positive charge (blue)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP + 10 THP (6/10 Surges), negative charge (orange)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis), negative charge (orange)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), negative charge (orange)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -157 HP, resist 50 all, regeneration 135, cursed (Myn), negative charge (orange)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 5 (Enemy) -55 HP, Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 6 (Enemy) -21 HP, cursed (Myn)
Gear Lubricant 7 (Enemy) -20 HP, cursed (Myn), challenged (Torinn)
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -88 HP (Bloodied), Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -98 HP, Destroyed

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the living liquid uses ferrofluid, it assigns itself and targeted creatures a positive or negative charge. At the end of each affected creature's turn (aside from the vortex), that creature is either pulled 4 squares towards the vortex (if it has the opposite charge) or pushed 4 squares away from the vortex (if it has the same charge). The creature can choose its own trajectory. This effect ends at the start of the vortex's next turn.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

zzz

<Move action> Move 2sq north. SC moves next to Myn.
<Standard action> Spirit Infusion, Myn vs. #6.
<Minor action> Call SC to 3sq northeast, 1sq east of Spirit of Athas. Elevation 0.

Pushed 4sq south.

Myn continues to kill things.

Attack:36
Damage:50
Slide Lubricant 7 towards center with avernus.

The shaman quickly deters the threat posed by the strange lightning energy, and also infuses Myn with her spirit companion, allowing him to blast the ooze to bits. As her companion reappears, Sid charges towards the last remaining ooze and enchants Torinn's weaponry and shoots the lubricant with his magic hand crossbow. The living liquid appears to lob something at Myn, but misses, and seems to have regenerated all the health that it's going to.

Bernkastel moves. Bernkastel uses spirit infusion, and Myn's eldritch blast hits lubricant 6 for 50 damage, destroying it. Bernkastel calls her spirit companion back.
Living liquid misses Myn with contamination.
Sid moves, and uses magic weapon, hitting gear lubricant 7 for 17 damage, bloodying it. Torinn gains the effect of magic weapon.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 44/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 13, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 Reflex +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), vulnerability (vulnerable 10/digititis)
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), resistive formula, healing down (digititis), +1 power to attack (magic weapon)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP + 10 THP (6/10 Surges), negative charge (orange)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges), +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods), weakened (digititis)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, +5 power to damage (Wrath of the Gods)

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -22 HP, resist 50 all, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 5 (Enemy) -55 HP, Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 6 (Enemy) -71 HP Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 7 (Enemy) -37 HP (Bloodied), cursed (Myn), challenged (Torinn)
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -88 HP (Bloodied), Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -98 HP, Destroyed

Notes
The Living Liquid's space and its aura 1 are now hazardous terrain that will damage you when passing through. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square in the living liquid's space or its aura.

The Living Liquid appears to currently be highly resistant to damage, and the lubricants are slowly moving towards the lightning on the edge of the arena.

When the living liquid uses ferrofluid, it assigns itself and targeted creatures a positive or negative charge. At the end of each affected creature's turn (aside from the vortex), that creature is either pulled 4 squares towards the vortex (if it has the opposite charge) or pushed 4 squares away from the vortex (if it has the same charge). The creature can choose its own trajectory. This effect ends at the start of the vortex's next turn.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, it can attempt to pull you towards it with an attack vs. Fortitude.

With deadly accuracy, Torinn strikes down the last of the lubricants. He isn't sure what might come next, and moves as close as he dares to the vortex. He glares at it.

brash strike kills gear lubricant 7 (31, 31)
move one square closer
glowering threat against the living liquid

The dragonborn swiftly strikes down the sole remaining ooze, and it collapses and dissolves onto the metal platform. Torinn braces himself for an attack, but oddly, the living liquid's rotation seems to be slowing down, and no attack comes. It would seem you have a brief respite to plan and prepare for what's to come.

You may now take a mini-rest. Details from resources thread:
-You may spend up to 2 healing surges as you would during a short rest.
-You may recover one encounter attack power and one encounter utility power. The utility power must have a level, ie be one of the powers you took at level 2, 6, 10, etc. For the purposes of this rest, powers such as Power Strike, Backstab, and Holy Smite are treated as encounter attack powers with a level.
-You recover all encounter-based utility powers that do not have a level, such as leader heals, item encounter powers, and racial powers.
-You may position yourselves on the map, taking up to one full turn's worth of actions. You may ready an action if you forgo the mini-rest.
Sid will regain spell tracer and spent 1 surge to regain his expended healing infusion.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 44/78 HP (4/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +1 power bonus to all defenses, +2 AC, +2 Reflex
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 62/89 HP (8/11 Surges), elevation 1, resist 5 necrotic
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 29/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks
Sureiya (Anonkun): 72/86 HP + 10 THP (6/10 Surges), negative charge (orange)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 61/74 HP (6/8 Surges)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 49/83 HP (4/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning

Enemies
Living Liquid (Vortex) -22 HP, resist 50 all, cursed (Myn)
Liquid Limb (Enemy) -279 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -62 (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -60 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 3 (Enemy) -63 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 4 (Enemy) -73 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 5 (Enemy) -55 HP, Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 6 (Enemy) -71 HP Destroyed
Gear Lubricant 7 (Enemy) -68 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 1 (Enemy) -88 HP (Bloodied), Destroyed
Piston Lubricant 2 (Enemy) -98 HP, Destroyed

>>78896
"We're still not done?"

<Move action> 3sq north. SC moves adjacent to Sureiya, who hopefully moved somewhere within its range.
<Free action> Stow Chieftain's Weapon.
<Standard action> Draw and plant the Battle Standard of Healing, 1sq north of the shaman.
<Minor action> Healing Spirit. Primary target is Sid, who heals for surge value +4 (20+4=24). The battle standard heals everyone for 3 more HP. The secondary target is Sureiya, who heals for 3d6+4 HP (using average value, 10+4=14).
<Free action> Draw Chieftain's Weapon again.

--- Shaman's Mini-rest ---
>Recover Powerful Warning and Reorient the Axis.

--- For Others ---
>We're going full overheal mode to cap out almost everyone's HP.
>Sid's item set heals 3 HP every time someone else surge heals within his range.
>Sid should take someone's (probably Torinn or Sureiya) surge to recover Healing Infusion.
>When Sid recharges Healing Infusions, each surge spent triggers the Battle Standard for 3 more healing across the board.
>Myn should spend a surge normally.
>Torinn should spend a surge normally.
The result is the shaman is missing 1 HP, Rutger is missing 3 HP, and everyone else is at full.

--- Tactical reminders ---
>People had better be in battle standard range when the heals happen.
>Sureiya should probably quarry.
>Myn should probably keep teleport buffs up.
>Both of the above should, if possible, maintain prime shot.
>If legal, Sid can THP pre-buff Torinn again.

"That thing is not done with us" the ranger says, clutching tight his blades and getting ready for another round of violence.

Recover Ruffling Sting, (Oath of Enmity, Sohei Flurry, Backlash Tattoo and Furious assault should recover by themselves)
Move inside aura but theorically with prime shot.
Quarry the evil thing.
Use a whetstone on Nightfall in fullblade mode, then split again (3 whetstones remaining)

Myn's resolve against his patron is renewed.

"I don't suppose Mister Tribunus will pop back out?"

Spend 1 surge.
Recover Life Siphon and Far Realm Phantasm.
Ethereal Sidestep 1 northwest, 2 west.
Owlbear move 1 east, 1 southeast.

Torinn resolves an earlier collective squabble by taking the mysterious stone for himself, then tries to position himself to prepare for the enemy's resurgence.

take the stone of earth
spend 1 healing surge
recover certain justice, glowering threat, dragon breath, and flyby attack (if flyby attack can't be recovered with certain justice, recover certain justice instead)
if damaging aura is not present, move adjacent and use divine challenge

Last edited at 18/02/02(Fri)08:36:50

Sid uses some of Sureiya's spare vitality to regain the infusion he used on Torinn, and the battle standard responds, granting everyone present some additional healing. His magic items also boost the vitality of everyone nearby.

Sid will move, and ready an action when he finishes healing to move again. Sid uses resistive formula on Torinn.

As the party recovers its resources and fighting strength, they turn to face the vortex, which suddenly transforms back into its original, humanoid shape. However, a glowing, roughly spherical shape shimmers within the creature's chest, and its movements seem much sleeker now, and the animate bristles with untapped power. This is the true battle. Even Sid seems surprised and flabbergasted by the appearance of the living liquid.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 78/78 HP (3/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 AC, +2 Reflex
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 33/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 89/89 HP (7/11 Surges), resist 5 necrotic, resistive formula (+1 power to AC)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 41/44 HP, elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks
Sureiya (Anonkun): 86/86 HP (6/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 73/74 HP (5/8 Surges)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 83/83 HP (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning

Enemies
Living Liquid (Humanoid) -22 HP, cursed (Myn)

Notes
Monster knowledge for the living liquid is Arcana or Dungeoneering.

>>78902
The shaman has been fighting this enemy for so long that it's almost familiar to her.

Knowledge: Arcana 29
- https://orokos.com/roll/591094
- Background reroll: https://orokos.com/roll/591095

Bernkastel feels that this incarnation of the living liquid is a culmination of everything fought so far. It is a level 13 solo brute and a huge elemental animate. The living liquid is immune to poison, disease, and lightning. It has the liquid form and action recovery traits that are identical to those in its previous forms. It has a land speed of 8 and a swim speed of 10, and tremorsense 20. Its highest NAD is Fortitude, and its lowest is Will. It also has 1 less AC than normal for a creature of its level and type.

The living liquid's slam attack deals heavy damage in a melee 2 attack vs. AC, which deals half damage on a miss if the living liquid uses it on its own turn. As a recharge 5/6 power, it has protean wave, a close blast 5 vs. Fortitude, which deals heavy damage to creatures that are hit as well as pushing them 3 squares and knocking them prone. On a miss, it deals half as much damage and pushes them 1 square. It can also use splash, causing moderate damage in a close burst 5 with an attack vs. Reflex, dealing half damage on a miss. As a standard action it can triple splash, using splash three times. Triple splash recharges when the living liquid is bloodied, while slam and splash are at-will.

The living liquid possesses the digititis power, which targets 3 creatures in a close burst 20 with a vs. Will attack (standard action). On a hit, the creature is weakened until the end of its next turn. As an aftereffect, the creature is weakened (save ends), and if the creature makes an attack, it takes a non-stacking -5 penalty to its next saving throw against this effect. A creature that is affected by the primary effect can end it when it enters a space occupied by a willing humanoid ally that is not weakened. If it does so, the ally suffers the aftereffect instead of the original creature.

The living liquid also possesses the ferrofluid power (standard action). It assigns itself and each creature of its choice in a burst 20 a charge, positive or negative. At the end of each other creature's turn, if it is affected by ferrofluid, it is either pulled 4 squares towards the living liquid (if it has the opposite charge) or pushed 4 squares away from the living liquid (if it has the same charge). The creature chooses its own trajectory for this movement. This effect ends at the start of the living liquid's next turn. Both digititis and ferrofluid are encounter powers.

The living liquid possesses legendary actions, three per round. It can use a legendary action at the end of another creature's turn as a free action. It can expend two legendary actions to use triple splash, or it can expend one legendary action to use slam or allow a liquid rage vortex to use contamination or drainage. If it can't take free actions due to a dominating or stunning effect, it can expend two legendary actions to end that effect.

The ranger reacts even before the liquid construct, and dashes and slashes the creature without concern.
Move next to Liquid thing
Use Oath of Enmity on Liquid thing
AP Twin strike (two hits for 29 and 26 damage)
Converted action Sohei Flurry: (35 damage)
Standard action Twin Strike: (16 and 21, plus 7 damage from quarry)

Sureiya unleashes a brutal flurry of attacks upon the living liquid, carving large chunks of metallic mass from the humanoid. However, it immediately launches a counterattack, contorting its body again and again and unleashing splash-like waves of liquid metal, which slam into everything nearby with incredible force, leaving the entire party battered and bloodied.

Such is the disadvantage the party now finds itself in that it's almost incidental that three liquid metal tornadoes sprout up at various points in the room, swirling with the same dangerous power that once occupied the room's center.

Sureiya hits with twin strike twice, then sohei flurry, and another twin strike twice for a combined total of 134 damage.
At the end of Sureiya's turn, the living liquid uses two legendary actions for triple splash. Sureiya is hit twice and missed once for 29 damage. Myn is crit once and missed twice for 41 damage (including two misses for half). Bernkastel is hit twice and missed once for 47 damage. Torinn is hit twice and crit once for 61 damage. The owlbear is missed twice and hit once for 4 damage. Rutger is hit thrice for 24 damage. Sid is hit twice and missed once for 44 damage. Torinn, Rutger, Myn, Bernkastel, and Sid are bloodied.
The lair action is cascade. It conjures three liquid rage vortexes for the rest of this encounter.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 37/78 HP (Bloodied) (3/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 AC, +2 Reflex
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 35/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 28/89 HP (Bloodied) (7/11 Surges), resist 5 necrotic, resistive formula (+1 power to AC)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 17/44 HP (Bloodied), elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks
Sureiya (Anonkun): 57/86 HP (6/10 Surges)
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 26/74 HP (Bloodied) (5/8 Surges)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 39/83 HP (Bloodied) (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning

Enemies
Living Liquid (Humanoid) -156 HP, cursed (Myn), Sureiya's Quarry

Notes
The spaces occupied by the liquid rage and adjacent to them are hazardous terrain. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square occupied by the liquid rage or adjacent to it.

>>78906
The shaman is so familiar with the enemy that even her super-weak spear toss finds the perfect mark.

<Immediate Reaction> Vengeance is Mine. lol spear throw vs. Living Liquid, and Sureiya can move + MBA. Moving highly optional, and probably not recommended.
- Attack: Crit https://orokos.com/roll/591280
- Damage: 13 https://orokos.com/roll/591281

Sureiya's attack: 39 vs. AC, 28 damage https://orokos.com/roll/591290

Last edited at 18/02/04(Sun)12:48:36

Myn retaliates for the considerable injuries he sustained, stemming his bleeding with gnome essence before shooting an array of brilliant stars into the liquid.


Immediate reaction: Life Siphon off of Sid's damage.
Move action: Ethereal Sidestep 1 northwest, 2 north. Owlbear move 1 south.
Minor action: Use Potion of Clarity (level 5)
Standard action: Cast Crown of Stars against Living Liquid.
Attack: 26
Damage: 42

The shaman retaliates against the torrent of splashing by hurling her magic spear at the humanoid liquid, prompting Sureiya to issue yet another slash into the creature's ankle, slashing away more of the liquid. Myn's dark power draws vitality as it seeps away from Sid, and the warlock uses this power to crown himself with a brilliant halo, which blasts the living liquid with dazzling radiance. One of the vortexes attempts to retaliate with a glob of metallic liquid aimed at Myn, but it passes through the nigh-ethereal warlock.

Meanwhile, the living liquid draws upon a powerful psychic attack in an attempt to weaken its foes, though only Torinn succumbs--Sureiya and Myn shake it off with ease. The living liquid immediately retaliates with a blast of fluid aimed at Torinn and his mount, and Sid's formula activates at this point, granting both paladin and shaman a protective barrier which is only partially depleted by the elemental's attack. Rutger is looking rather shaky at this stage, however.

Sid quickly springs into action, moving into a slightly better position before letting a fire-infused bolt fly. It strikes the living liquid and explodes, causing Sid's weapon to resonate with the artificer's magic finally bringing a significant contribution to the fight, as all of the humanoid liquid's weak points are now exposed to the party. In addition, the tinker gnome's, the half-elf's, and the half-orc's weaponry and implements are all now brimming with fiery energy. The southern vortex attempts to latch onto Sureiya with a slick tether, but the ranger easily shakes it off.

Bernkastel's vengeance is mine hits the living liquid for 13 damage. Sureiya's melee basic attack hits for 28 damage.
Myn's life siphon heals him. He teleports, then uses a potion of clarity. He then uses crown of stars, hitting for 42 radiant damage. As a legendary action, the living liquid commands one of the vortexes to use contamination, but it misses Myn.
The living liquid uses digititis, hitting Torinn but missing Myn and Sureiya. Torinn is weakened (see digititis in notes for details). The living liquid spends an action point! Torinn uses resistive formula, granting himself and Bernkastel 25 temporary hit points. The living liquid uses protean wave, missing Torinn and Rutger. Torinn takes 12 damage and Rutger takes 7 damage.
Sid moves. Sid uses burning weapons, hitting the living liquid for 13 fire damage. Sid, Sureiya, and Myn deal 5 extra damage with weapon or fire attacks until the end of Sid's next turn. Sid uses his targeting weapon power. Until the end of Sid's next turn, the party can roll twice on attack rolls against that enemy and use either result.
Sid uses resistive formula on Torinn. At the end of Sid's turn, the living liquid takes a legendary action to command a vortex to use drainage, missing Sureiya.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 42/78 HP (3/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, Crown of Stars, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 35/39 HP, allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 28/89 HP (Bloodied) +13 THP (7/11 Surges), resist 5 necrotic, weakened (digititis)
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 10/44 HP (Bloodied), elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks
Sureiya (Anonkun): 57/86 HP (6/10 Surges), 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 26/74 HP (Bloodied) +25 THP (5/8 Surges)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 39/83 HP (Bloodied) (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks

Enemies
Living Liquid (Humanoid) -252 HP, cursed (Myn), Sureiya's Quarry, targeting weapon effect

Notes
The spaces occupied by the liquid rage and adjacent to them are hazardous terrain. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square occupied by the liquid rage or adjacent to it.

While affected by digititis, you are weakened until the end of your next turn. As an aftereffect, you are weakened (save ends), and if you make an attack, you take a non-stacking -5 penalty to your next saving throw against this effect. While affected by the primary effect, you can end it when it enters a space occupied by a willing humanoid ally that is not weakened (no action required). If it does so, the ally suffers the aftereffect instead you.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, you will be pulled 2 squares towards the vortex.

Move through bern's space
divine challenge
certain justice (CRIT: 33 damage)

Last edited at 18/02/05(Mon)18:36:56

Torinn's divine power greatly weakens the elemental, but it retaliates to the heavy damage its been taking by unleashing another series of splashes upon the party. Though it is not nearly as strong as it was mere seconds ago, it is still enough to leave most of the party on the verge of collapse.

Torinn moves, ending the weakening effect on himself and Bernkastel is weakened (save ends).
Torinn uses divine challenge on the living liquid.
Torinn uses certain justice, scoring a critical hit for 33 damage. The living liquid is also weakened and dazed until it is not marked by Torinn.
At the end of Torinn's turn, the living liquid takes two legendary actions to use triple splash. Torinn is crit once for 10 damage, hit once for 8 damage, and missed once for 4 damage. Rutger is missed twice for 1 damage and 3 damage, and hit once for 6 damage. Bernkastel is missed once for 3 damage and hit twice for 11 damage and 11 damage. Sureiya is hit thrice for 4 damage, 8 damage, and 8 damage. Sid is hit for 7 damage, and he uses lab conditioning to shift and reducing the damage to 3, and is then missed once for 4 damage and hit once for 8 damage. Myn is hit twice for 7 damage and 11 damage, and missed once for 5 damage. Owlbear is hit thrice for 4 damage, 8 damage, and 8 damage. All players and companions are currently bloodied.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 19/78 HP (Bloodied) (3/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 4, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, Crown of Stars, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 15/39 HP (Bloodied), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 28/89 HP (Bloodied) +1 THP (7/11 Surges), resist 5 necrotic
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 0/44 HP (Bloodied), elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks
Sureiya (Anonkun): 37/86 HP (Bloodied) + 10 THP (6/10 Surges), 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 26/74 HP (Bloodied) +10 THP (5/8 Surges), weakened (save ends)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 24/83 HP (Bloodied) (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks

Enemies
Living Liquid (Humanoid) -285 HP (Bloodied), cursed (Myn), Sureiya's Quarry, targeting weapon effect, weakened, dazed

Notes
The spaces occupied by the liquid rage and adjacent to them are hazardous terrain. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square occupied by the liquid rage or adjacent to it.

While affected by digititis, you are weakened until the end of your next turn. As an aftereffect, you are weakened (save ends), and if you make an attack, you take a non-stacking -5 penalty to your next saving throw against this effect. While affected by the primary effect, you can end it when it enters a space occupied by a willing humanoid ally that is not weakened (no action required). If it does so, the ally suffers the aftereffect instead you.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, you will be pulled 2 squares towards the vortex.

"Won't you stay in place and die!?"
Backlash Tattoo MBA (27 damage plus 7 from burning weapons/owlbear)

Last edited at 18/02/06(Tue)20:45:44

Uncomfortably close to death, Myn's aura explodes at the gooper in retaliation.

Immediate reaction: Darkspiral aura against Living Liquid.
Damage: 23

The shaman takes a risk, hoping everyone can stay conscious until the healing takes effect.

<Move Action> 3sq northwest. SC moves 1sq southeast, still elevation 1.
- Infernal Pincer is up.
<Minor Action> Call Forth the Spirit World. Heals for 9 per tick.
<Standard Action> Direct the Strike MBA for Sureiya.
- 36 vs. AC, 33 damage https://orokos.com/roll/592004

Saving Throw vs. Weaken: 4
- https://orokos.com/roll/592005
<Free Action> Symbol of Scorned Fate's item power. Weaken effect negated, delayed until EoNT. http://funin.space/compendium/item/Symbol-of-Scorned-Fate.html

Last edited at 18/02/06(Tue)22:29:50

Sureiya continues slashing the metallic thingie.
Heal 9 hp to 46.
Twin strike with a lot of bonuses (both strikes do 25 damage, if both hit)
Ruffling sting! (miss)
Extra damage of 11 from quarry and furious assault

Retaliatory strikes from Sureiya and Myn further diminish the apparent vitality of the liquid humanoid, and Torinn activates Sid's second infusion to protect his mount from collapse. The shaman calls forth potent healing energies from her spirit before providing the ranger with an infusion of her own, and Sureiya unleashes another series of slashes from Nightfall's twin blades. The living liquid is heavily damaged now, though still quite able to fight.

A glob from the southern rage vortex blasts Sureiya, briefly catching the half-orc by surprise before he steadies himself to further the fight.

Sureiya's backlash-tattoo granted basic attack hits for 34 damage to the living liquid.
Myn's darkspiral aura deals 23 damage to the living liquid.
Bernkastel moves and uses call forth the spirit world. Bernkastel uses direct the strike, and Sureiya's melee basic attack hits for 33 damage. Bernkastel fails to save against being weakened but delays the effect.
Sureiya regains 9 hit points. Sureiya uses twin strike, hitting twice for 25 damage and 36 damage. Sureiya uses ruffling sting but misses the living liquid.
The lair action causes one of the liquid rage vortexes to use contamination, which hits Sureiya for 26 damage (reduced to 21).
Myn regains 9 hit points.

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 28/78 HP (Bloodied) (3/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 1, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, Crown of Stars, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 15/39 HP (Bloodied), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 28/89 HP (Bloodied) +35 THP (7/11 Surges), resist 5 necrotic
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 6/44 HP + 29 THP (Bloodied), elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks
Sureiya (Anonkun): 31/86 HP (6/10 Surges), 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 26/74 HP (Bloodied) +10 THP (5/8 Surges), weakened (save ends)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 24/83 HP (Bloodied) (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks

Enemies
Living Liquid (Humanoid) -436 HP (Bloodied), cursed (Myn), Sureiya's Quarry, targeting weapon effect, weakened, dazed

Notes
The spaces occupied by the liquid rage and adjacent to them are hazardous terrain. You will take poison damage every time you enter a square occupied by the liquid rage or adjacent to it.

While affected by digititis, you are weakened until the end of your next turn. As an aftereffect, you are weakened (save ends), and if you make an attack, you take a non-stacking -5 penalty to your next saving throw against this effect. While affected by the primary effect, you can end it when it enters a space occupied by a willing humanoid ally that is not weakened (no action required). If it does so, the ally suffers the aftereffect instead you.

While affected by drainage, you take ongoing 10 poison damage. Drainage lasts until escape (DC 20). While affected by drainage, movement that does not bring the affected creature closer to the vortex costs twice as much, and he cannot move more than 3 squares away from the vortex. This does not affect teleportation, and teleporting more than 3 squares away from the living liquid ends the effect, but this does affect forced movement via a push, pull, or slide. If you end your turn and are affected by drainage, you will be pulled 2 squares towards the vortex.

Prioritizing a swift end to the battle, Myn warps adjacent to the liquid and shoots it from point blank.

Move action: Ethereal Sidestep 2 east, 1 northeast.
Standard action: Cast Far Realm Phantasm against Living Liquid. (curse damage is fire)
Attack: 35
Damage: 33
Minor action: Sustain Crown of Stars, attack against Living Liquid.
Attack: 22
Damage: 5

disciplined counter hits for 26 damage

Torinn's own blow savages the living liquid, and when Myn confuses the living liquid with the appearance of a spectral illusion from the Far Realm, he gets to deliver yet another strike, nearly taking off the living liquid's thigh with his slash as both his divine challenge and Myn's starry crown sear the living liquid with radiance. In what must be a pre-programmed pattern, the living liquid attempts to use lightning energy once more to throw the adventurers around, but is cut short when Sid fires a bolt straight into the creature's chest, which is then blasted by Myn one more time.

The creature staggers, contorts one last time, then collapses into a pool of metallic liquid. The orb-like device that held it together sparks briefly in mid-air, then follows, coming apart as it hits the ground. The metallic shards seem to quickly dissolve into the living liquid, but it lies still. It would seem the combat is over.

Torinn's disciplined counter hits the living liquid for 26 damage.
Myn moves and uses far realm phantasm, hitting the living liquid for 33 damage (some of it fire). Myn's crown of stars hits the living liquid for 5 damage.
The living liquid uses its standard action to slam the empty air, taking 14 radiant damage from Torinn's divine sanction.
The living liquid uses an action point! It uses ferrofluid, assigning charges.
Sid uses spell tracer, hitting for 27 damage. Myn uses eldritch blast, hitting for 27 damage, destroying the living liquid.

Final Stats

Player Characters
Myn Nthelsyr (George): 28/78 HP (Bloodied) (3/9 Surges), Darkspiral Aura 1, +2 defenses vs. self-effected enemies, concealment, +2 AC, +2 Reflex, Crown of Stars, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
Apsaumbas (Myn's Owlbear): 15/39 HP (Bloodied), allies get +2 power to damage against adjacent foes
Disembodied Hand (Myn): Passive Mode
Torinn Tormine (Astaroth): 28/89 HP (Bloodied) +35 THP (7/11 Surges), resist 5 necrotic
Rutger (Torinn's Mount): 6/44 HP + 29 THP (Bloodied), elevation 1, resist 5 all when mounted/10 vs close/area attacks
Sureiya (Anonkun): 31/86 HP (6/10 Surges), 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks
"Bernkastel" (Voyager): 26/74 HP (Bloodied) +10 THP (5/8 Surges), weakened (save ends)
Spirit Companion (Voyager):
Elemental Spirit (Voyager): allies within 2 have resist 5, adjacent allies and the shaman get +1 power to all defenses
Sid Silversprocket (NPC): 24/83 HP (Bloodied) (5/11 Surges), resist 5 lightning, 5 extra fire damage to weapon or fire attacks

Enemies
Living Liquid (Humanoid) -596 HP (Bloodied) Destroyed

Myn's injuries, fatigue, and impatience for artifacts briefly shake his facade.

"It seems the goblins have mastered the technology of wasting my time. I don't suppose anyone has a hint as to where Mister Tribunus vanished?"

Sureiya's injuries are nothing out of the ordinary, so he's not much more concerned.
"Probably nearby the core, waiting for us" he says, looking around the battlefield.

Perception: (24)

>>78920
"Are we done here?" the shaman asks, poking around the living liquid with her spear for hints as to where the goblin went. The smaller spirit tends to some healing in the meantime.

Sureiya's HP should probably be 35, not 31.

After CFTSW:
>Myn 46/78
>Torinn 46/89
>Sureiya 44/86
>Shaman 26/74
>Sid 42/83
>Apsa 24/39 (heals to full during short rest)
>Rutger 24/44

Short rest healings:

Healing Infusion recharges: Torinn and the Shaman should each donate a surge.
>Battle Standard of Healing activates 2x.

Healing Spirit, main target Torinn, secondary target Myn.
>Torinn heals 25+4=29 HP from Healing Spirit.
>Sid's item set bonus heals Torinn for 3 HP.
> Myn heals 14 HP.
>Battle Standard of Healing activates 1x.

Inspiring Word, target the shaman.
>Shaman heals 19+12=31 HP from Inspiring Word.
>Sid's item set bonus heals shaman for 3 HP.
>Battle Standard of Healing activates 1x.

Sureiya and Sid should spend a surge each.
>Sureiya heals 22 HP.
>Sid's item set bonus heals Sureiya for 3 HP.
>Sid heals 20 HP.
>Battle Standard of Healing activates 2x.

Total Battle Standard healing from 6 triggers: 18 HP for everyone.

Bottom line: Everyone is at full HP, except Rutger at 42/44 HP.

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Sureiya and Bernkastel have a look at the puddle of metallic liquid, and the dispersed vortexes, but find no trace of the goblin. With the electricity apparently disabled, it would appear this room is devoid of threat.

Sid comments, "Great googly-moogly, that was a tough battle! How does one even make something like that?! An elemental of liquid metal, durable and vicious! This is why project Alexander cannot fall into Bluehand's grasp!"

The ranger sit downs in the closest dry surface and begins tending his wounds, "The second form was rather threatening, at least. Whatever, let's heal up and wreck that arrogant goblin."

Once everyone's in the party is ready, Sureiya looks around and motions the party to continue.

"Should we be close to the core now, Sid?"

With the party finishing a brief rest, Sureiya leads them onward, towards the lift. Sid activates it, and it begins to carry the party upward.

When the half-orc asks his question, the lift carrying the party through a tight shaft with limited visibility other than metallic piping, Sid nods briefly in reply before elaborating, "Indeed! In fact..." the gnome pauses, then moves over to the nearby wall. Abruptly, the lift latches into place, and the doors creak open, revealing a large, open chamber.

"...ah. Core access," Sid says, pointing to the center of the room you now find yourself in. This room has a rather low ceiling, only about fifteen feet up, but notably there appears to be an enormous metallic gate built into the ceiling, covering the center of the room, below which appears to be some sort of square platform about twenty feet on each side. The platform is covered in yellow and black striping, and lettering which is unfamiliar to you but apparently means something to Sid.

The room around the platform extends for another twenty feet before ending in equipment lockers built into the walls. Sid nods towards the lockers. "We're almost there, but those lockers could have more goods inside. We should finish our looting before we proceed, and be ready for anything above."

"Can you read that?" the ranger says, pointing to the strange letters on the platform. Then, without waiting for a response, Sureiya inspect the lockers in hopes of finding somethin useful.

Perception: 36

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>>78928

Myn waits for the loot gnomes to scour the area for him. The owlbear searches the room for ladders.

The owlbear is unsuccessful in finding any ladders, though Sid scampers over to the suspicious platform in the room's center and takes off a panel, then begins to fiddle with the machinery bits within. Sureiya launches an exhaustive search of the area, and after opening every single locker and scouring for hidden compartments, he manages to scrounge up 24,000 gold pieces in miscellaneous coinage, as well as two potions of vitality, a potion of clarity, and an elixir of speed.

Suireiya shows the loot to the party and gives it to the shaman, who's clearly the smartest in the party. Then he turns to Sid and the rest of the group. "Open up that gate, please."

Giv loot to bren.

Sid continues working on the platform, but replies to Sureiya's query. "These are warnings--Abeiran. They warn against moving while the platform is in motion. It'll take me a few minutes longer here, but I'll have to up and moving soon enough!"

Sureiya nods in response, and stands around waiting for the artificer to finish his work. A few moments later, he turns to Sid again and asks.

"You said the mysterious voice was your daugther... What should we do if she's on Bluehand's side? Will you be able to manage a difficult situation like that?" he says, perhaps a little worried.

Sid pauses at those words, and seems lost in thought for a few moments. Finally, he works up his muster to reply, "I would have a difficult time... believing that. But I do want to know what is going on here. I want to know what happened." At this, the tinker gnome returns to work, saying, "I want to know what exactly project Alexander created."

>>78935
"I'm sure we can ask Mr. Bluehand later," suggests the shaman. "Or read it off that book of his."

Sid looks uneasy at the shaman's response, but then turns back to his work and seems satisfied. "All right, that too long enough." Stepping back and motioning towards the control panel, he says, "Time to move on!"

Once the group has gathered onto the lift and begin the final ascent through the shaft apparently designed to fit it perfectly, though lined with metal pipes, gears, and what could be wiring, it dawns upon them that there will surely be battle ahead, and each of them should prepare themselves.

Given the eerie and serious mood, the ranger stays silent most of the time, only making some noise as he takes another magical whetstone from his bag and applies it on his blade.

Once the party is riding the lift, he breaks the silence once just to say, "Let's show that bastard not to mess with us."

>>78939
New thread.