Illianka quickly joins him, contemplating diving in after the illithid.

"Should I give chase? If it warns others, it may bring more here."

In the pool you see the three large shapes swimming about and one smaller one (which you think is the mind flayer).

"Jumping into their home water we should not. Not safe at all" Schnicklegulp squeaked.

"Hurl rocks down we could, and hope to hit one?"

"Or..." Schnickle retrieved the paintbrush, and began to paint a small section of stonework out over the ledge. "seal them in maybe, and starve we let them?"



OOC:
12:29, Today: Schnicklegulp Stoneswiper rolled 26 using 1d20+8. know: psionics.
12:29, Today: Schnicklegulp Stoneswiper rolled 11 using 1d20+8. know: dungeon.
Wondering if this might work.
This message was lightly edited by the player at 02:37, Sun 28 Jan 2007.

Schnick suspects that sealing them in might not work; Illithid are known to be able to shift between the planes. Looking from closer in, he can also see what the larger shapes are; Ularthids, second in psionic power only to the elder brains.

"Those other creatures... what are they? The ones the Illithids were fighting." As a pure killer, Illianka had been given no training in 'useless' knowledge or information. She was a specialised tool, not a general-purpose worker.

"Ularthids." Schnickle explained, like it answered the question, though he knew no more.

"Sealing them in will not work. Shift out they could." Schnickle shrugged, and took a moment to ponder the problem.

"The pool appears to be water. Perhaps we could broil them alive." She let a small amount of psionic fire play across her fingers. "Does anyone else have a better idea?"

"I do not." Schnickle then muttered to Illianka. "Perhaps gorge them we could on minotaurs."

Deepwalker replies, Use your brush to make holes in side of this pool.  Then we can fight them on our terms.

"An idea that is good at last!" Schnickle exclaimed, and began to look for ways to carve a channel to drain the water out.

"No, that's not a good idea. If that catapults every creature in that pool here, we'll be overwhelmed and slaughtered, especially if these Ulitharids are as dangerous as you say." Illianka waved at the pool, leaning closer to try and get a better view.

"Necessarily not, if we drain it carefully. Leave ulitharids floundering perhaps. Then drop rocks on them we could."

Everybody give me a will save vs detect thoughts DC 17.

The sides of the pool are almost two metres high, but it does extend below the floor level. You can drain about half of the water out.

OOC: Will Save 15, so I'm thinking whatever I've been saying.

It obvious what is on Deepwalker's mind as he wades into the pool and begins to smash at the swimming aberrations.  Being 15 feet tall the 1 meter of fluid seems like a puddle to him.
Set Psionic Focus while pool drains
Use 3 point Power Attack expend Psionic Focus on Psionic Weapon
Rolled Cleave if nessessary
Rolled AoO due to reach if nessessary
20:57, Today: Deepwalker rolled 12 using 1d20+8. Possible AoO .
20:57, Today: Deepwalker rolled 30 using 3d8+16. Possible Cleave Damage.
20:56, Today: Deepwalker rolled 25 using 1d20+8. Possible Cleave Attack.
20:56, Today: Deepwalker rolled 6 using 2d6. Psionic Weapon Damage.
20:56, Today: Deepwalker rolled 26 using 3d8+16. Flail Damage.
20:55, Today: Deepwalker rolled 24 using 1d20+8. Flail Attack.
20:55, Today: Deepwalker rolled 25 using 1d20+12. Concentration Check.
12:02, Today: Deepwalker rolled 8 using 1d20+6. Will Save.

"Deepwalker, no!" Illianka lunged to stop him stepping into the pool, remembering what had happened when anything else had entered it -they'd sun into the scene below.

[private to DM: 18:27, Today: Illianka rolled 22 using 1d20+7. Will save.
18:29, Today: Illianka rolled 9 using 1d20+8. Reflex save (grab Deepwalker).
18:29, Today: Illianka rolled 4 using 1d20+1. Str. check (pull Deepwalker out).
]

Schnickle shrugged at Deepwalker's deed, but jumped to hold Illianka back with his meagre strength. "His choice he has made. Stopped him nothing else has so far."

"Know our plans they will. Their shifting escape I can stop, but only for a time." says the priest quietly, beginning to intone soft verses, imploring Smooth-hands to conceal the way between the planes.

The ularthids in the pool raise themselves up to their full height - almost the size of Deepwalker. Their bodies bloated and swollen, they appear to be almost ready to split their skins and gush free. "You have defiled the rituals of ascension! Thralldom is too good for you!" screeches one in a voice that seems to claw at the insides of your skull. The other turns to his fellow and makes odd, writhing motions with his tentacles. The two seem to agree on a course of action.
It is about this point where Deepwalker's flail smashes into the one on his left with a sickening crunch of bone, knocking it into its fellow. At the point of impact, the creatures hard shell appears to be cracked.
Their response is to each fire a thin green ray an outstretched hand, one striking Deepwalker in the midriff and one directly to his forhead.

[Private to Deepwalker: Give me two fort saves please]
The mind flayer seems to be trying to hide in the bottom of the pool.

"Ritual on this!" Schnickle hollered, and hurled a round leather bag at the closest ulitharid. Small as he was, his aim was good, and bag expanded to normal size as it flew away from him.

On contact it split open and burst with sticky goo.


OOC: Throw tanglefoot bag, touch attack roll 19
(-2 attack, -4 Dex; DC 15 reflex or be glued to floor)

The bag struck the creature solidly, entangling it completely and sticking it in place.

At the same time, Illianka charged at Deepwalkers' enemies, blades flashing as she struck the less injured Ulitharid. Even as her blade pierced its' hardened shell, the magic of the shortsword surged, the spider designs built into the hilt surging down the blade and spreading across the monstrous humanoids' skin, biting easily through chitin and robe alike to deliver their debilatating poison...

18:24, Today: Illianka rolled 27 using 1d20+8. Attack (+1SSotS, +2Charging).
18:28, Today: Illianka rolled 3 using 1d6+2. Damage.
18:24, Today: Illianka rolled 21 using 1d20+8. Confirm Crit.
18:28, Today: Illianka rolled 8 using 1d6+2. Crit Damage.
Ref vs DC 14 vs entanglement
Fort vs DC 14 vs poison]
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As the sword slid through the creatures shell, the spiders etched on the blade crawled out and over the creature. The Ularthid seems to weaken just that little bit.

Deepwalker remains steadfast in his resolve the kill the Ulitharid he continues to fight like a warrior-born.
Use a Move Action to Set Psionic Focus using Psionic Mediation
Attack using Three Point Power Attack using natural 20 Christmas gift expending Psionic Focus on Psionic Weapon
Rolled possible Cleave Attack and Damage if needed.

11:00, Today: Deepwalker rolled 28 using 3d8+16. Possible Cleave Damage.
11:00, Today: Deepwalker rolled 12 using 1d20+8. Possible Cleave Attack.
10:59, Today: Deepwalker rolled 9 using 2d6. Psionic Weapon Damage.
10:59, Today: Deepwalker rolled 26 using 3d8+16. Damage Flail.
10:58, Today: Deepwalker rolled 12 using 1d20+8. Confirm Critical.
10:58, Today: Deepwalker rolled 30 using 1d20+12. Concentration Check.
10:56, Today: Deepwalker rolled 17 using 1d20+8. Fort Save 2.
10:55, Today: Deepwalker rolled 25 using 1d20+8. Fort Save 1.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:19, Sat 27 Jan 2007.

The twin beams of energy burn at Deepwalkers flesh, but he manages to fight through it, disrupting the beams with a solid blow to the cracked Ularthid's shell, hitting the same spot again. Viscous, grey fluid begins to ooze out from under the wound.
[Private to Deepwalker: You take 20 and 15 damage from the beams, respectively. Good thing you have high fort saves - the DC was 17.]

The ularthids and flayer begin to fade out of existence, but seem unable to disappear completely.