”Honest admission. Captain Byam. This one will not be able to assist – it would simply sink,” Palisade said, inviting the gnome to consider it’s metallic frame and closer to two hundred pounds worth of steel in armour and weapons strapped to its body. ”Perhaps it can provide covering fire instead,” it continued, taking out its heavy crossbow and a box of quarrels.
Byam considered the situation, "Well, I needs the help out there so maybe we can tie you up and drop you from the bottom hatch. You could use yer crossbow in case that big sardine gets near us 'gain."
Action 2:
Bronwyn slowly pulled herself to her feet. Her face was as white as a sheet and her eyes as wide as saucers as she stared at the ginormous shark who seemed to circle the ship for awhile before disappearing from sight. Her legs were shaking so she kept hold of things that were bolted down until she could make her way back to Palisade. She stayed very close to the 'forged as his presence made her feel safe.
The wizard finally found her voice again as the ship began to surface and talk turned to repairs. "Captain, I offer magical help in the repair if you have need."
Action 3:
Action 3:
It has not surfaced yet; it got caught on the nets.
The ships needs to be freed so it can surface and then be repaired.
Lucina is right. Why do all these complications happen to PCs? :)
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Vi realized that they were in a lot of danger here, tangled in the nets, and sitting around being afraid wasn't helping. Swallowing hard, she said, "Okay, I can help. Do we take one of those potions?"
Lucina let out an exasperated sigh at the inconvenience of it all. "Very well. Show me where I can jump in..."
She moved toward the open hatch and jumped with her characteristic lack of grace. By the time she had hit the water with a loud splash, she had transformed in a dark gray hammerhead shark. She swam in a circle and then popped her unusually shaped head above the surface, as if to say 'Anyone who is coming better come', before disappearing back beneath the surface.
It took Vi a few seconds to get oriented in the water. The fins felt strange on her feet, and for a few long moments she didn't dare breathe. Finally she was forced to take a breath, and was relieved to discover that she didn't drown.
The strange sight of Lucina the shark Lusharka? reassured Vi, and she stayed near to her. As she swam towards the net, she caught movement in the dark water, just out of the ships sphere of light.
"Shark!" she tried to cry out underwater, pointing to where the enormous creature was lurking.
Before everyone exited the ship, Bronwyn did what she could to speed up the process. She spoke the arcane words needed to infuse the swimmers with magical speed.
[ooc]Bronwyn could really only make the first perception DC and only if she rolls really well...
The wizard was practically paralyzed in the corner. Almost everyone had left the ship to enter their watery grave and there was nothing more she could do. There was absolutely no way that she could go out into the water. She tried to keep watch on them through the observation blister but her eyes kept closing under their own volition. She just couldn't bare to watch.
Hanging unceremoniously from the end of the line, Palisade remained motionless with the exception of clumsy but mechanically rhythmical kicks of its feet, that kept it slowly turning one way and when the rope it was hanging from became overly twisted and began resisting overmuch, it simply reversed its direction, thus keeping itself constantly scanning a different sector of the dark depths for approaching enemies.
waiting for a couple of more posts...
Lucina swam out to a net and began gnawing on it. Ugh. This is going to take a while. She thought to herself, completely oblivious to both Vi's attempt to mouth the word shark and the creature itself.
Squeak - heavier even than Palisade - stayed safely ensconced in the viewing room. Immobile as a statue, he picked out the targets lurking in wait.
"It is an ambush." he stated, calmly. "What were those shark people called again?"
Squeak's statement caused Bronwyn's eyes to fly open and she sat bolt upright. "What?!? An ambush? But they're like fish in a barrel out there." The wizard still couldn't see the threat in the water but she trusted Squeak. Bronwyn quickly scrawled a few words in large script on a piece of paper and pressed it against the glass of the observation blister. She then knocked as hard as she could on the glass to get their attention. "Owww," she cried before massaging her knuckles.
Despite her fear, Vi knew they still had to get free of the nets. Keeping an eye on the shark, she pulled Ice and hacked at the nets with terror-fueled haste.
In case of haste...here's a 2nd attack
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The blood in the water stirred the bloodlust in Ice's cold heart, and Vi felt it pound through her veins. Fear forgotten, she swam towards the shark, ready to avenge the gnome it had devoured.
Thrusting at the sandpapery hide, the Children of Winter's blade sliced clean through, adding another blossom of blood the the churning waters.
If someone else engages the shark in melee then we'll say you are flanking, fair?
Vi took advantage of the shark-on-shark action to take the extra moment to aim at the creature's gills. Surely that was the most effective place to strike.
Having finally spotted the approaching enemy, Palisade took aim and let loose a quarrel, noting with satisfaction a blood of blood in the water where the bolt pierced the shark's thick skin.
The sahuagin are 'observing'.
Lucina turned in shock as the shark snuck up on them. However, her surprise turned into full horror as she saw Vi swim towards the creature. Is she mad? That thing will eat her for breakfast. She froze in indecision for a moment. She knew she should flee. Damnit! She thought as she cast a spell creating a pulsating black ray between herself and the shark and swam in closer to try and flank with Vi. If I die, I am going to haunt every house you ever live in VI Olaro!
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"Bronwyn." Squeak's voice had the eerie calm of a Warforged too preoccupied with battle to concentrate on faking intonations. "I am unable to swim. Did you learn the non-fire spells?"
Vi screamed as the rows and rows of razor sharp teeth shredded her flesh. A bloom of bubbles rose to the surface, carrying her cries of pain with them. However, rather than swim away, the pain infuriated her. Screaming again, this time in rage, she lashed out again. Bronwyn's spell added speed to her movements, and she struck again and again, lashing out at the gills on the other side, hoping to suffocate the dead-eyed predator.
Ice slashed easily through the sandpapery skin, though her other dagger was unable to penetrate. The creature's blood became so thick that only the thrashing of its thick tail kept the water clear enough to see through.
1d6 cold, 3d6 SA
3d6 SA
1d6 cold, 3d6 SA
Gods, she doesn't get to flank often, but when she does, SHAZAM!
Palisade found the underwater terrain very distracting. The drag of water on the quarrel was a completely different beast than that of air, and the trashing shark, as it did its level best to tear off a piece of meat from Vi's body didn't make aiming any easier. Thus the 'forged's next bolt swam harmlessly past both combatant, but the next one did strike through, even though the small bolt seemed little more than a thorn in the huge beast's hide.
Lucina winced as the shark tore into Vi violently. This was what she had expected. Still, the woman was lashing back viciously. The only way to survive was to kill this thing or at least hurt it enough that it would deem the group of them not worth the effort. Or is this more than just a meal? she wondered, as she considered the shark's unusually aggressive behavior. Still, there was no more time for hesitation. Lucina lunged fang first towards the creature with unexpected power.
Action 1:
Bronwyn hesitated a moment before speaking. "Yes, I have learned non-fire spells. But I was focused on the undead and the Emerald Claw. I don't think they'll be much help now in the water."
Her heart sank as she looked through the glass but could see nothing but blood-churned water. "They're okay, aren't they Squeak?"
Action 2:
Bronwyn ran over and gave Vi and Palisade each a hug. Her face paled at the extent of Vi's injuries. "It looks like I was right to be worried. But I'm sure you're going to tell me that I should see the other guy, right? Palisade, you can heal companion Vi I'm sure. Did the sahuagins do anything?"
Action 3:
"Palisade, you can heal companion Vi I'm sure. Did the sahuagins do anything?"
"Complying," Palisade replied once the crew had managed to drag it back aboard the submersible.
“This may take an hour or two; we’ll know once I take a close look at the damage. Keep your eyes peeled, yes?”
”Offer. Captain Byam. This one is skilled in metalworking and the blessing of its Goddess grants it the ability to mend damage. It would be pleased to assist you with the repairs, to facilitate swift continuation of our journey.”
Approximately the same size as the vessel but it juts out of the water so it's a good 20' above the water line.
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Vi sighed in relief as Palisade's blessings healed the worst of her hurts. "Again, my thanks, Palisade, to you and your creator goddess." Wiping her blade clean of the corrosive salt water, she sheathed it. The changeling shuddered briefly, remembering the feel of the rows of teeth. Maybe Lucina is right. Maybe I should get rid of this thing. Before it gets me killed."
Registering what Bronwyn said, Vi asked, "Sahuagin? I didn't see any of those. They were there? Good thing they didn't attack. For their sake."
Action 3
Vi was sore and tired. She didn't feel like swimming; what she wanted to was to have a nap. But she knew they were vulnerable to attack while they made repairs, so she donned the fins again and took to the water.
Lucina swam towards the boarding area and quickly realized she could not climb up with no arms. Slowly she shrank back into her normal human form and reboarded, now soaking wet. Her eyes dark she walked up to Vi and demanded, "What the hell were you thinking? You could have gotten us both killed!" She breathed deeply. Clearly she was frustrated, but there was something more to it. She had been worried.
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Yes, where would the story if you died from that?
I'll have you swallowed up by a 'deep-ocean' monster before you hit the bottom. :)
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"I know!" Vi agreed wholeheartedly. "That was super dumb! Good thing I have you for backup support." She hugged Lucina, both of them dripping together. "Still, we couldn't really let all the crew get munched. So yay us!"
Lucina just sighed and didn't fight against the hug. "Just don't do it again..." she said quietly with uncharacteristically vulnerable tone.
"With sufficient anchorage I too could assist with repairs." Squeak offered, reluctantly. "What rating are your ropes? Perhaps chains? Alternatively I could fly to the top of the structure next to us and keep lookout."
Bronwyn did not like any of her choices. She most certainly was not going into the water and she did not want to sit on top of the ship. She was going to resign herself to staying cooped up in the Sea Dart when Squeak mentioned flying to the top of the outcropping. "Ooooh, can you take me with you? That sounds like a perfect place to keep watch" Or lay in the sun.
"Alright. Now, I've used..." Squeak trailed off. "Nothing will go wrong." he stated flatly. "Though if one of the more bouyant members of our team could be on standby just as a precaution it would be useful."
Despite his trepidation Squeak's new Enhancement works perfectly. With Bronwyn clasped in his arms, and a picnic basket and blanket tied to his back, his new Engine engages. Enormous mechanical wings extend to guide the flight and, with all the grace of a half ton chicken the Warforged takes to the sky and lands atop the stone.
As Squeak puts his wings away the sun shines brightly on the surprisingly dry rock. A seabird of unknown species squawked angrily from its nest, but stayed put to brood over eggs normally completely safe from intrusion.
Bronwyn shared none of Squeak's anxiety because she had complete faith in both the 'forged that they would always keep her safe. She was thoroughly thrilled that he agreed to take her and was excited about spending some time basking in the sun away from the water. "Yay! I'm ready when you are."
"I might try to dry off for a while. I've never shifted more than one before. I could try it...I do feel like I have gotten stronger lately...but I am sure it would leave me pretty exhausted for the day." Lucina remarked as she freed herself from Vi. "But perhaps its for the better for me to stay here. Clearly my eyes work better on the land." How did I miss that shark coming! she chastised herself silently.
Lucina, who had been drying off, became alert when the Sahuagin approached the gnomes. She got closer, trying to understand what was being said.
Leave it to fantasy to have a person speak so many languages. :)
Unfortunately, it's Aquan but you do understand that they are demanding something or other.