<em>Thanks for the distraction,</em>Hanifa thought as she drew and readied her bow to shoot at the beast.<br/><br/>Choosing to aim carefully instead of loosing a volley of arrows, it struck true... (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=61545)<br/><br/>And did a pitiful amount of damage. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=61546)<br/><br/>The tentacle monster slithered around a column to grab Menya from behind.<br/><br/>Its tentacle missed and just barely wrapped around her leg before slipping out. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?u=30044)<br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Environment</strong></span></span></div><br/>Dang, I forgot to introduce stunts earlier.  Here's what Menya can do in this combat.<br/><br/><strong>Trick:</strong>Strategically positioning herself in front of a pillar, Menya can try to get the tentacle monster to smash into the column and cause debris to fall down on it.  With a successful DC 20 Bluff check as a move action after a failed attack/grapple roll, Menya can dodge out of the way in the nick of time.  This deals 4d6 points of damage to the tentacle monster.<br/><br/><strong>Climb the Length, Strike the Head:</strong>With a successful DC 30 Acrobatics or Climb check, Menya can scale the creature's body to reach its more vulnerable heads.  Her next attack automatically confirms a critical hit.  A failed roll indicates an attack of opportunity from the tentacle monster.<br/><br/><strong>Fire Strike:</strong>Hanifa has a torch.  With a verbal command Menya can get her to light something on fire, such as the tentacle monster.  This deals an automatic 1d6 points of fire damage, and if used on a grappling tentacle both it and Menya take fire damage, but the tentacle monster must roll another grapple check to maintain its grip due to the pain.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spellcraft DC 15</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Banishing Ward:</strong> Menya figures that the text which summoned the tentacle monster can be used to banish it.  As a full-round action of verbalizing the right hieroglyphs, she can roll a DC 25 Use Magic Device check to send the monster back to its home plane.  A failure, well...Menya doesn't know exactly what will happen, but it can't be good messing with eldritch secrets!</div></div>