"Puny earthlings!" the air elemental boomed in Auran with the low roar of thunder. It looked directly at Aaron, and flexing its thick arms and throwing out its cloud-wreathed chest towards the captain, let out a howling wind of defiance.<br/><br/>It didn't appear fazed at all by the (failed) attempts by Sheeldric, Taluya, and Mikhail to attack it. Taluya's arrow flew straight at, and then straight through its head, while Sheeldric tried to tear at its arm, but ended up striking nothing more than thin air before being tossed aside by a careless gust of wind under the elemental's control, followed by a merciless blow of its fist. Mikhail's shot was just as ineffective, but for a different reason: his arrow struck the elemental where its chest would be, and instead of flying through it harmlessly, the shaft was instead buffeted away by the winds that made up its beard. In that moment that it deflected the arrow, the elemental glowed from within, in the same way a stormcloud is illuminated from within when a bolt of lightning flashes inside it.<br/><br/>Unhurt the elemental continued pounding away at the deck. There was a loud metallic screech as its fist pierced through the deck and hit a power-transmitting axle, knocking it askew and causing it to scrape against its bearings with an ear-cringing wail with every rotation.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Large air elemental</strong><br/>HP ??/??<br/>AC 21, touch 17, flat-footed 13<br/>CMD 31<br/>DR 5/-<br/>Fort: ?? Reflex: ??<em>Will: +2 (discovered)</em><br/>Immunity to bleed, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning.<br/>Not subject to critical hits or flanking. Does not take additional damage from precision-based attacks, such as sneak attack.<br/>Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.<br/><em>Air Mastery: Airborne creatures take a –1 penalty on attack and damage rolls against an air elemental. (Penalty doesn't apply if they're standing on deck.) (discovered)</em><br/><br/>Elemental's will save vs suggestion: 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=74002)<br/>Sheeldric and Taluya miss.<br/>Mikhail's attack reduced to 0 damage by DR!<br/>Attack of opportunity vs Sheeldric: 32 to hit,  (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=74006)7 damage. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=74007)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Special actions: when straightforward attacks don't work, contextual actions are available to "think out of the box" and turn the tide of battle. Unless specified, all special actions are standard actions.<br/><br/><strong>Anyone: Search for Weak Spot</strong><br/>With a Perception DC 21 or Knowledge (planes) DC 21 check, anyone can attempt to pinpoint the source of the glow caused by deflecting away Mikhail's arrow. Upon success, they manage to locate the elemental's weak spot (at the centre of its chest), allowing them to bypass the elemental's DR and also allowing them to deal critical hits and/or precision damage against it. Communicating the weak spot with the others grants them this bonus as well.<br/><br/><strong>Taluya: Death From Above</strong><br/>Taluya can leap down from the crow's nest in a risky all-or-nothing uber-charge (+4 charge bonus to her attack, but -4 AC until the beginning of her next turn). Upon a successful hit, she transfers her momentum into the attack, dealing an additional 4d6 damage while taking no falling damage herself. But if she misses, she crashes into the deck hard and takes 4d6 falling damage!<br/><br/><strong>Shan: Aggressive Piloting</strong><br/>Shan can attempt to swerve the<em>Yuuki</em>, making it harder for the elemental to dodge the others' attacks, with a Professional (sailor) check result:<br/>15 or lower: The attempt backfires and threatens to trip up his comrades instead - everyone must make a Reflex save (DC = Shan's check result) or fall prone.<br/>16-20: The attempt fails, but has no adverse effect.<br/>21-25: The elemental is caught by surprise, reducing its AC to  19 / touch 15 / flat-footed 13 until the beginning of its next round.<br/>26-30: The elemental is thrown partially off balance, reducing its AC to 17 /  touch 13 / flat-footed 13 until the beginning of its next round.<br/>31 or higher: The elemental is thrown completely off balance by Shan's skillful piloting, rendering it flat-footed (AC 13) until the beginning of its next round.