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Post by Daos on Sept 19, 2020 14:54:26 GMT -8
Eliana realizes that dropping her bedroll won't be enough. She shrugs off her entire backpack, leaving it behind, and starts to move faster toward the tower. Caelin continues moving forward, reaching the inside of the tower and heading toward the staircase. Brina follows after him. Still running on all fours, Zakkoth reaches the staircase and climbs it to the top of the tower, joining Iro up there with the strange gnomish device. Conard and Perceval do likewise. Eliana is now the only one who hasn't made it to the tower. Fortunately, the dragon is still unable to summon another breath attack. So he begins climbing the air again, moving out of range of the soldiers' bows and ballistae, ready to try again with another pass. This buys the party a little bit of time, but it's a matter of when, not if, he returns for another assault. ============== Eliana drops her backpack, then moves 30 feet southeast and then dashes another 30 feet east. Caelin moves 30 feet east and then dashes another 30 feet east. Zakkoth moves 30 feet east and then dashes another 60 feet east, upstairs, and then north. Conard moves 30 feet east and then dashes another 30 feet east. Perceval moves 30 feet east and then dashes up the stairs and moves 30 feet north. Iro examines the device in befuddlement. Brina moves 20 feet east and then dashes another 20 feet east. Dragon attempts to recharge his breath weapon (1d6): 3, fail. He flies upward 80 feet (and is now 170 feet away). VxGuWVO41d61d6
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Post by HorizonsDream on Sept 19, 2020 17:42:53 GMT -8
Eliana continues her dash for the tower.
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Post by Igordragonian on Sept 21, 2020 13:11:11 GMT -8
Zakkoth breath heavily. He try to help Iro to figure the device by casting guidance on him
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Post by Daos on Sept 21, 2020 16:35:05 GMT -8
Eliana makes it inside the tower, the final one to do so. Caelin makes it to the top of the tower, as does Perceval and Brina. With the exception of Eliana, the entire party can now see the gnomish device. It's...difficult to describe. And certainly not like anything they've seen before. It's mostly steel, save for a large glass sphere in the middle. There are a number of gears, levers and buttons, but it's not really clear what any of them do. The device is very large, at least six feet tall or more, and there's a needle point at the end, but beyond that it's difficult to guess at what it is supposed to do. ============== Eliana moves 30 feet southeast and then dashes another 30 feet east. Caelin moves 30 feet east and then dashes another 30 feet up the stairs to the north. Zakkoth moves 10 feet north and then casts Guidance on Iro. Conard examines the device. Perceval moves 10 feet north and examines the device. Iro examines the device. Brina moves 20 feet east and then dashes another 20 feet up the stairs. Dragon attempts to recharge his breath weapon (1d6): 4, fail. He flies upward 80 feet (and is now 250 feet away). ySiGYho_1d61d6
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Post by HorizonsDream on Sept 21, 2020 17:32:08 GMT -8
Eliana takes a deep breath, and then continues uo to the device.
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Post by Zero Prime on Sept 22, 2020 4:33:54 GMT -8
Caelin Valaerys, pariah of TarkhisisHP: 16 of 18 | AC: 15 | Perception: 15 | Insight: 17 | Inspiration: 0 Conditions: None.Knowing he'd be of little use to the others in determining the proper usage of the gnomish contraption, Caelin continued up the stairs, cautiously. The creatures roar still echoed in his thoughts, when he closed his eyes he could see the brilliant arc of light that had turned Garard into so much ash and charred bone. He took a deep breath, and steadied himself. If today was the day he died, he wouldn't do it afraid. {Out of Character Actions}OOC: Not even sure if this is a thing, but my plan is to get to the tower roof and distract the creature while Eliana and the others figure out what the arcane device is, but before that, seeing as inside the tower is, technically, out of sight of the dragon, I want to take my standard action to steel myself against the fear. If I can re-roll my WIs save at this point that would be awesome, if not just assume I am taking extra time because I did fail it on the parapets. The save, in case it's allows, 1d20+3= ;uYg2cHsD1d20+3. 1d20+3
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Post by Daos on Sept 23, 2020 13:52:26 GMT -8
Caelin tries to steel himself from the fear, and realizes that it's gone entirely. Everyone feels this. The dragon must be so high up now that they are out of range of its dragonfear. Finally, Eliana joins the others at the top of the tower, panting heavily. She probably hasn't run this much in years. ================ Eliana moves 30 feet east and then dashes another 30 up the stairs. Dragon attempts to recharge his breath weapon (1d6): 3, fail. He holds at 250 feet away. _BPP6tRs1d61d6
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Post by Igordragonian on Sept 23, 2020 14:17:01 GMT -8
Zakkoth frown. 'Do we have anything to stop the dragon?' Zakkoth ask. 'I have some powers, but they are insignicant compared to my days of glory.' He look at Eliana. 'Are you alright, fema- ma'am?'
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Post by Daos on Sept 23, 2020 15:45:03 GMT -8
"Not unless one of us can figure out how this thing works," Conard says, gesturing to the device.
"I have never seen anything of its like before," Iro admits. "Short of somehow throwing it at the dragon, I don't understand what possible use it could hold."
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Dragon attempts to recharge his breath weapon (1d6): 1, fail. He holds at 250 feet away. _Nnsg6om1d6 1d6
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Post by HorizonsDream on Sept 23, 2020 20:05:49 GMT -8
"Like I said," Eliana says through her panting. "I have seen it worked before, but it blew up." She explains. "I csn give it a try."
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Post by Igordragonian on Sept 23, 2020 22:17:00 GMT -8
"Very well... Eliana.' Zakkoth say. "If you will allow me,I might be able to help you figure this gnomish cursed thing"
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Post by Zero Prime on Sept 24, 2020 9:42:29 GMT -8
Caelin Valaerys, pariah of TarkhisisHP: 16 of 18 | AC: 15 | Perception: 15 | Insight: 17 | Inspiration: 0 Conditions: None.Caelin shook off the fear, and studied the object, if he squinted real hard, cocked his head, it almost looked like a tinkered crossbow. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a roar from overhead, distracting him from the study of the device. "What ever you're going to do, better do it, looks like it's turning back around!"OOC: Inspecting from the stairwell, raw INT check, 1d20+0= ;V4baSeMu1d20. Nope! 1d20
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Post by Daos on Sept 24, 2020 15:15:01 GMT -8
"Look for a power source!" Conard suddenly blurts out. When the others look to him for an explanation, he says, "Gnomish devices always have a power source. I heard that once. It's something that...that makes them do...whatever it is they are supposed to do."
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(OOC: Well, may as well let the NPCs try and figure it out. I'll rule that Iro has zero chance to figure it out, as he's a Kagonesti who has lived in the wild his whole life. So that leaves Brina, Conard and Perceval.)
Brina makes an INT check (1d20+1): 11+1 = 12 _Nnsg6om1d20+1 Conard makes an INT check (1d20): 17 1d20 Perceval makes an INT check (1d20+1): 15+1 = 16 1d20+1 Dragon attempts to recharge his breath weapon (1d6): 1, fail. He holds at 250 feet away. 1d61d20+1·1d20·1d20+1·1d6
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Post by HorizonsDream on Sept 24, 2020 20:48:19 GMT -8
Eliana isn't sure looking for the power source is going to help this situation, but she begins looking anyway as she tries to remember how this device is used.
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Post by Daos on Sept 25, 2020 22:37:35 GMT -8
Eliana vaguely remembers something from the weapon demonstration she observed years ago; there was a glowing orb in the back, connected to the whole thing with a couple of wires. Investigating, she finds a similar object in the back of this weapon. But it does not glow; it's completely dark.
Meanwhile, the dragon seems to tire of waiting for his breath to recharge, and starts to dive back down, right toward the tower.
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Dragon attempts to recharge his breath weapon (1d6): 4, fail. He dives 80 feet toward the party and is now 170 feet away. o5AY7j6Y1d6 1d6
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