A Second Chance [3.5]

[Clockyard]

She peers inside, trying to assess what their creator may be talking about. What has happened here? What did you do? Her voice is sharp and commanding and her eyes scan the room.

Spoiler: roll

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diplomacy: (1d20+1)[21]

"T.. they broke the door and came in. It.. it just went mad."

while his companions were interrogating the mad necromancer Wyn walked around the room, trying to find any clues to what might have happened.

You walk down the stairs to look at the body first. It is a clearly dead young man and hes cloths look very similar to those of the attackers you saw earlier.
As you walk further into the room, the tome suddelny starts to move and somehow to snarl at you.

"No, not again" the cowering man sais.

[Cavir]

Zoran looks at the wizard. You are afraid of your own book? You have arcane power, take control! He turns to the book and points at it with authority. And you! You settle down!

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Intimidate (1d20+7)[16]

[Clockyard]

Wyn: You don't seem to know anything about books like this.

Zoran looks at the wizard. You are afraid of your own book? You have arcane power, take control! He turns to the book and points at it with authority. And you! You settle down!

The book only seems to become aggressive and slowly starts to levitate, until it reaches about 5ft in height. It starts to flick through its pages, so you can't exactly see it's content. Then it starts to move slowly towards you, it's pages crackling with magical energies.

"You.. you don't understand, I hold no real magical power. But the book does."

Spoiler: Initative

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Wyn (1d20-1)[0]
Czara (1d20+1)[17]
Zoran (1d20)[20]
Jaques (1d20+4)[18]
Rashid (1d20+4)[18]
Book (1d20+2)[17]
I keep Rashid and Jaques in the initiative, in case want to keep playing :)

So Initiative order is:
Zoran
Jaques
Rashid
Czara
Book
Wyn

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[Cavir]

If Zoran had eyebrows one would have been raised in active curiosity. He wasn't afraid but was still ready to unleash negative energies if the book came close. The "wizard" was already ignored.

Really? You are the one with power? Interesting! Forget that fool over there, he's useless to you. Work with us, we actually have power and skills. What do you say?

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Readied action to attack if the book comes to attack.

[Luccan]

Czara readies her crossbow, but keeps to the back of the room. If the book seems to make any hostile action, she's prepared to fire I suggest we leave. It's clear our summoner has no real power and I don't like taking a chance against a magic entity I don't understand.

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Holding an action. If the book attempts any spellcasting, Czara will fire on it.

[Clockyard]

The book seems to growl at you and flicks through its pages even faster. Magical energies arc between them. It is clear that if you don't back up very fast it will attack you.

"N.. No, don't l.. leave me here together with that thing!"

[Baby Gary]

I don't like the look of this, from my previous experience this stuff rarely ends up going well. I have some really bad feeling about this.

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reading an action to summon an wolf (forfeiting wall of smoke), that will attack the book. this wolf lasts for 2 rounds, thanks to ashbound summoning, it also gets +3 luck bonus on attacks

[Cavir]

Zoran takes a step back, giving the book more space. He calmed his voice, trying reason. Alright, alright. Let's talk. You created us. We destroyed that lab as requested. What do you want now?

He directs his voice to the would-be wizard. You don't want to be left alone with it? Help us. How do you talk to it?

[Luccan]

Czara notes her companions hesitance to leave and sighs. She crosses the floor to the "necromancer" and grabs him by the collar You want to survive? I have magical power and knowledge and there must be something going on in there if you managed to use this thing. Help. Us. We can contain it or whatever needs to be done, but you need to stop sniveling and tell us everything.

Spoiler: Diplomacy

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Fingers crossed, I suck at this

(1d20-2)[10]

[Clockyard]

"It.. it was a gift! I thought it was a normal book, I.. I"
Then everything happens at once.

Czara moves past the book, and the color of the magical arcs on its pages turn purple and grow brighter. Then, a beam of purple energy shoots towards Czara.

Spoiler: attack

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(1d20+2)[21] against Czaras touch AC

When Zoran sees the books attack, he fires his crossbow (you still have your readied action, don't you?)
And a large grey wolf appears next to the book.

[Clockyard]

Czara is hit on her shoulder and suffers (1d3)[1] damage.

[Cavir]

The book attacks and Zoran fires his crossbow. It's a book. Help me close it. He darts in to grab/close the book.

Spoiler: OOC

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Crossbow: (1d20)[8] crit: (1d20)[20]
Damage: (1d8)[4] Crit: (1d8)[1]

Move in and grapple the book with the wolf flanking.

Grapple attack. Assuming the book can't AoO but in case it does here's the base roll: (1d20)[12]
If no AoO damage: touch attack to initiate: (1d20+2)[12] (with flanking)
If touch successful: grapple check.
Me: (1d20)[14] (+0 mods)
Book: (1d20)[7] (minus a lot for size?)

If I win, it's grappled and Charnel Touch damage: (1d8)[1]

[Clockyard]

Unfortunately you miss the book by a few inches. It is small and not so easy to hit with a crossbow.
You walk closer to it without the book trying to attack you.
It is not hard to grapple the book. But its magical energies burn your fingers and deal (1d3)[1] damage.
The necrotic damage from your touch withers some of the pages.

[Luccan]

Czara hisses at the sudden strike from the book, but pulls the would-be mage towards the exit. Let's get him out, then we can figure out how to handle the book

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Gonna do my best to move the guy to the exit. Get him outside if I can manage it. In case it's neccesary

Strength check (1d20+1)[12]

[Cavir]

What do you mean outside? Remember what's outside? Zoran nods to the body on the floor as he grimaces from the book's sting. Help with the book here. It can either stop fighting or die.

[Baby Gary]

The wolf that Wyn summoned leaped on the book, in an attempt to tear it up.

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Wolf attack, it attacks once with a bite (1d20+6)[18] and does (1d6+1)[2] damage

Outside is dangerous, we don't want that necromancer to die... yet

[Clockyard]

Dark red ink pours out of the hole the wolf just left in the book.
The magical energies hit its snout, dealing (1d3)[3] dmg.
The book tries to concentrate to summon its powers, but it is grappled, so it might not succeed. (1d20+5)[11]
Zoran somehow manages to disturb the spell of the book.

[Cavir]

All power no brains? Then you must die. Zoran keeps his grip on the book and pours more black energy into it.

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Grapple check:
Me: (1d20)[8]
Book: (1d20)[9] base, plus size modifiers
Charnel Touch: (1d8)[5]

[Clockyard]

The book tries to move in your hands, but you have a good grip on it.
Your charnel touch withers more pages, leaves them blank and useless.
The magical energies of the book deals (1d3)[3] dmg to you.

Czara
The mage prefers to sit in the corner. (1d20-2)[6] But you manage to drag him through about half of the room.

[Luccan]

Czara lets go of the mage and grabs her spear Fine, let's take care of this first. She moves in to strike, stabbing down as the book leaves the wolf's jaws

Spoiler: Rolls

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Attack (1d20+1)[11]

Damage (1d8+1)[4]

[Clockyard]

You manage to just hit the book, but only because Zoran holds it.
Your spear thrusts through the book and more red ink pours out of the hole. Magical energies crawl up your spear and zap your hand. You suffer (1d3)[1] dmg.

Most of the books pages are now either withered or full of ink and no longer usable, but there are still some pages left.

The mage takes the chance and crawls under the nect table.

[Cavir]

Zoran pours black energy into the but the book is pouring magical energy right back. The skeleton feels the force holding him together start to falter and it lets go. He backs up a bit while pulling out a dagger. Black energies swarm around his arm, making him feel a little safer. A shame we have to destroy you since you won't back down. Secrets lost. The skeletal voice is filled with disappointment.

Spoiler: OOC

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Healing 1 pt. At 4hp.

[Luccan]

Czara lashes out with the spear once more. It's hard to say a skeleton can look tired, but it's clear she has suffered injury and her shoulders are slumped

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Attack (1d20+1)[3]

Damage (1d8+1)[5]

[Clockyard]

Unfortunately you miss the book by far.
Now that Zoran no longer holds it it is hard to hit it.

[Cavir]

The wolf maneuvers to the side while its summoner moves toward the opposite site with a scimitar. They strike in unison at the book.

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Wolf attack: (1d20+8)[14] Crit (1d20+8)[11] (with +2 for flanking)
Damage: (1d6+1)[3] Crit (1d6+1)[5]

Wyn (1d20+1)[20] Crit (1d20+1)[7] (with +2 for flanking)
Damage: (1d6-1)[4] Crit (1d6-1)[0]

[Clockyard]

After the wolf bites the book, Wyn has an easy time to stab it with the scimitar.
Red ink pours out of its wounds, a lot of red ink. Then it starts to emit a high pitched scream. It starts to turns around itself, slow at first but soon quicker and quicker until it explodes. A burst of dirty reddish energy washes over you and leaves a lingering, foul smelling mist. The energy tears the skin and flesh of the two corpses, and seems to get absorbed by the skeleton underneath. Also your bones absorb some of the energy. It seems to fill your bones with strength but you feel very dirty after it.

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You are fully healed and get 5 temp HP that last until used or you level up
We are ready for the new players

[Luccan]

Czara pauses just before striking again. I think it is... destroyed. Are you alright? She turns to Zoran, but then seems to think a moment I believe I've just remembered my name Turning back to the necromancer, she strides forward, placing the butt of the spear against his chest to keep him from rising It appears we are solely under our own power. I have questions for you. You will answer them.

[Cavir]

Zoran looks over the scene. That was close. Whatever happened, I'm better now. Better lock up this place so no more get in.

He heads through the door to get a layout of the place, looking for a front door to secure.

[Clockyard]

Zoran, the only door you see is the trapdoor you came in through. You are able to close it, but the lock is broken.
From outside you can still hear screaming, fighting and dying. You smell smoke in the air.

Czara, the Necromancer is just a bare skeleton now and looks very dead. His whole skin, flesh and everything was flayed from his bones during the explosion of the book.

[Luccan]

Damn. Zoran, it sounds like things aren't going well in the city. Shall we wait or make a break for it? She does a quick scan of the room for anything useful.

Spoiler: Search

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