a tale of five orbs

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"You know what their responses would be, though?" asks Wisp, keeping the orb hovering at a safe distance of a foot from her.

"It wouldn't be giving undue help if you did respond with the housecat-demons' answers, would it?"

[Krelon]

Thyria

Gives Wisp thumbs up, "Great, now we have it!"

she asks one question after the other:
((OOC: compressed into one post to save time, like Wisp some time ago))

What is the pedestal for?

How can we use it?

Are you the mind orb?

if not:

What is your job: guide / key?

Where is the mind orb?

How do we get it?

Are there any treasures hidden on the other platforms?

What is on the other platforms anyway?

Where will we arrive when we jump down?

What are the dangers do we have to expect there?

What happens if we walk up the platform and jump there?

How do we leave this plane?

[boomwolf]

"I know their answers, but i will only answer when you ask the right questions" the orb says. "The pedestal is to guard me, the mind orb, from falling into the hands of fools. making mistakes is a danger here, and to get out you must reach the top level, the rest i refuse to answer until you prove yourself."

[Krelon]

"Now, you really are the mind orb, one of the five powerful orbs? Not just a mind orb?"


Looking at her comrades, "Fine, let's get going up then. Anyone wanna do something before we leave?"

"Wait a second", she asks the orb again, "What is the safest path to reach the top level? Going simply up or jumping down until the circle closes?"

[boomwolf]

"there is only one mind orb. and i will say that walking is not a good way to get up."

[ForzaFiori]

grab the orb and let us get out of here. I'm tired of these mind games.

[Krelon]

The question is which way?
Walking up might be dangerous.
Jumping down seems to be safe and the platforms form a circle where up is down.

I'd like to try going down, see if we can reach the top platform this way.

[ForzaFiori]

Then let us go down.

[pingcode20]

Wisp
"Well, no sense in waiting. Seize the day, as it is said."

Wisp, taking the orb with her (using the mage hand, of course), throws caution to the wind and jumps off.

[boomwolf]

((others follow?))

[ForzaFiori]

Matthew's eyes go wide as wisp jumps. However, he will not let a companion down, even in a group as crazy as this one. taking a deep breath, Matthew jumps off the side of the platform.

[Erikkin]

"I suppose we've all taken leave of our senses. Stupendous." Sling comments wryly as he too jumps over the edge after the bard and psion.

[Krelon]

"Damn demon cats, it's your lucky day that I have no time for you" and with these words she follows.

[boomwolf]

you all fall down, the suddenly you appear on a platform.
you can see a pedestal, a stone archway, and a man in gray cloating that says "now, give me the orb maggots"

[Krelon]

Thyria does not hesitate to take action while he is still talking...

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OOC: please I really need some more detail to act in a situation like this.

How big is the platform?
Where do we stand on the platform?
How far away is he?
does he look like a very strong person? like a weak person (physically)?
does he wear cloths or armor? what kind?
does he carry weapons? what kind?
is he alone?
can we see beyond the archway?

is he just talking? and can be surprised? (meaning I can act now or do I need to bluff him to surprise him?) or is he combat ready (we have to roll initiative and higher goes first?)

[ForzaFiori]

initiative (whenever it will be needed) (1d20+5)[14]

Matthew, already rather peturbed that he hadn't figured out how to move the mind stone, decides to let it out on this man. With a pop, a ray of frost shoots from Matthews outstretched hand, slamming into the man with great force. (energy push, cold)

(2d6+2)[7]
fort save DC: 15 for half
strenght check DC 15 or be pushed backwards 5'/5 damage taken as if bullrushed.

[boomwolf]

((1-about 50 feet across. the archway and pedestal are on the edge, so is the man in gray.

2-on the other edge

3-hard to tell

he is along, wearing no armor and no weapons visible.))

others want init roll?

[Krelon]

Thyria

initiative: (1d20+4)[5]

She wants to attack the guy but it depends on who wins initiative what she can do.

EDIT: really bad roll, I guess I can watch the show for a while until it's Thyria's turn.

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Wisp

Initiative - (1d20+1)[14]

"When on the planes... Do as the outsiders do!"

Understanding the grave importance that it needed to be kept out of these robed peoples' hands, Wisp put as much distance between her and the greycoat (likely Tarsiv or one of his followers) and grabbed at the orb - if she needed to run, mage hand would not be good enough to keep up, so it was either this or simply punt it off the platform and try to keep up.

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Will Save - (1d20+4)[6]

EDIT: Guess not. Waiting on 'shove off platform' part with mage hand.

[Erikkin]

"Lovely."

Init: - (1d20+5)[25]

OOC: If Sling wins initiative, he will attack the man.
attack: - (1d20+2)[5]
damage: - (1d4+1)[5]
Possible Sneak attack: - (1d6)[4]

If someone else attacks the cloaked man first, Sling will tumble to get flanking.
tumble: - (1d20+7)[20]

I believe Sling still has his kukri out, as I never said anything about putting it away.

[boomwolf]

Turn order:
sling
gray man
wisp
mattew
thyria
(the quitter paladin)

sling gives a bad aimed stab to the man, that is easly dodged.
the man on his side summons two rat swarms.
wisp grabs the orb and backs away.
mattew hits the man with a ray of frost with full power and the man flys off the platform, only to crash on it soon after, looking body-broken. (i mean, things are at unnatural angles)
(thyria?)

[Krelon]

Thyria

Knowing from experience that you have to bring down the casters first, Thyria moves over to the gray man and stabs him viciously. She positions herself so that she and Sling flank him.

attack(rapier) prone(AC-4) man: (1d20+6)[26] +2 (if flanking works)
damage (1d6+2)[4] + sneak (1d6)[1] (if flanking)

after the attack she tries to discern if the man is still conscious.
"spot" - (1d20+4)[8]

should he be alive still and trying to stand up or cast a spell, attack of opportunity to disrupt his concentration:
attack(rapier) man: (1d20+6)[18] +2 (if flanking works)
damage (1d6+2)[4] + sneak (1d6)[1] (if flanking)

[Krelon]

OOC: possible crit! yay!

"confirm" - (1d20+6)[19] +2(if flanking)
"additional damage" - (1d6+2)[8]

[boomwolf]

as the well aimed stab hits him he screams in pain., the paladin attempts to swing at a rat swarm, without much success.

next round.

current stats:

sling-near the archway
gray man-on the floor near the middle of the platform
wisp-near the far edge of the arcway
mattew-slightly closer to the center then wisp
thyria-over the gray man, next to swarm B
<the quitter paladin>-near the gray man and swarm A
rat swarm A-near the paladin
rat swarm B-next to thyria

[Krelon]

Thyria

The tiefling continues battering at the gray clad man, she makes a 5ft. step to the side (if necessary) to be able to flank together with the paladin.

TWF:rapier - (1d20+6)[10] damage - (1d6+2)[4]+sneak - (1d6)[3]
TWF:mace - (1d20+5)[19] damage - (1d6+1)[6]+sneak - (1d6)[2]

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I added +2 attack bonus from flanking together with the paladin

if you need attacks of opportunity from Thyria (for example the man stands up or does something else like spellcasting that provokes one)
AoO:rapier - (1d20+8)[21] damage - (1d6+2)[6]+sneak - (1d6)[2]

if he stands up and walks way before she can attack twice, Thyria will follow and attack, please use the first TWF:rapier roll for a single attack.

[Erikkin]

Sling looks surprised as the gray man is blasted off the platform. An evil smile crosses his face as them man lands prone. Sling quickly tumbles to the opposite side of the man as Thyria and aims at him with his kukri.

OOC: tumble: - (1d20+7)[26]
attack: - (1d20+4)[7](11)
damage: - (1d4+1)[5]
sneak damage: - (1d6)[2]

[ForzaFiori]

Wanting this fight over, Matthew summons up another psionic attack, putting as much as he can into it. With a pop heard by all, Matthew attacks his opponents mind. (Mind Thrust augmented 3 PP)

will save 15 or take (3d10)[9] damage.

[boomwolf]

((wisp? action please?))

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Wisp
Wisp, noticing that their attacker had been rendered prone, decides to hold off on leaping (on the off chance that he brought friends) and releases the orb, the mage hand floating it in the air again.

Flipping to a page in her book, she begins to recite a short passage in draconic over and over, creating a very eerie ambience and having a marked effect on her opponents' defences.

Inspire Courage