Gameplay - Dangerous Prisoner

Grok grins happily at Gordons remark as he closes the cell door.

Grok closes the cell door, and it clicks shut, clearing locking. Gilchan looks at you, then at the madman, and yells "Now, Kliathe!"

The madman leans his chest toward his chained left arm, which reaches, fingers digging into his own flesh, and he yanks. A gobbet of chest flesh peels away, revealing a shiny object within. A flash of blood magic occurs, and suddenly, every prisoner in the jail looks identically like a guard you haven't seen. They reach out quickly and push the doors, which all open! They crowd into the hallway and reach for you and your weapons.

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Below, I'll roll for initiative for two groups, which will become apparent later. I'll post initiative order after that. The spell casters can make a Spellcraft check as a free action on their turns to identify what happened, if they wish.

Initive order: Kelvin, Baroril, Grok, Group 1, Nar, Hanson, Group 2, Jhishma

Other notes: The madman is still chained, the guard at the lower level is surprised. All the prisoners look identical.

Kelvin lays down some Grease near the doors. While he is certain that the jail cell doors operate on an Arcane Lock basis, and the prisoners seem to be under something like a Disguise Self spell, he is unsure what the madman did to fool or unlock all the doors.

Baroril cracks prisoner with his hammer, trying not to Kill, and while he hits, the prisoner {P1} doesn't go down.

The prisoners rush out of their cells, crowding and grappling for your weapons. Grok is ready, and as one grabs him from behind, he cleaves him with his axe, dropping him in one mighty blow {P2 down}.

You are being grappled. Make opposed rolls {your choice of Strength(Athletics) or Dexterity(Acrobatics)} vs each opponent on you below. 2 on each of you, except Grok.

Edit: Grok, I'll give your foe the lower of those two rolls.

Baroril thinks that some kind of "Mass" Nystuls Magic Aura might have tricked the Arcane Locks, if cast by someone whom was an targeted user of the Arcane Lock.

Baroril sets his feet, assuming a defensive posture as the prisoners grab for him.

So far, Kelvin, Hanson and Baroril are all grappled (Your movement is reduced to 0 but you can otherwise act normally). Grok alone has avoided his foe.

Nar and Hanson act next (Nar needs to make his anti-grapple rolls), followed by Group 2, and then Jhishma.

Did the prisoner that Grok killed resume his natural form when he died, or does he still look like a guard?

After calling out to Grok, Jhishma's eyes fall to the floor where the dead man lay at the half orc's feet, expecting to see the body of the prisoner without the disguise. But no! The disguise remains! Yet what else is that he sees...?