The noise raises as the elementals slide over the deck and carsh into you like waves on a beach. Stanislavs increased size must have attracted some attention ans bolts whistles through the air and while most misses him a single one finds its mark causing minor damage . Those most preceptive among you can make out a low chanting over the roar of battle.
Power attack, Bless
Vank stands firm against the rushing water but his blow is deflected by the unexpected pressure on his arms.
Remembering the deeds of his trides greatest warriors he ignores the elemental try to push him and instead he'll strike out at the one going for Robert.
Power attack, Blood of Heroes
Power attack, Blood of Heroes
Nadine slashes at the elemental with her dagger as it slams into her like a giant wave of water. The witch tumbles back, unable to keep her footing. "Ahhh! Help me you fools! Get this thing off me!"
Stanislav, now large, commands a 20' reach and chooses to attack the elemental charging at Nadine. He uses both power attack with Furious Focus and Combat Expertise to bolster his armor class. After his AOO he moves to try to maintain cover from the crossbows.
AoO:
to hit; damage
While the elementals try to close in only one makes it as Nadine scratches and Stanislav severs what planar connection one of the elemental had. The one which made it cascades down on Robert and pushes him hard into the railing nearly tossing him overboard.
Nadine flicks water off her hands and sleeves, quite frustrated at having been assaulted by the elemental. "Kill these pests, gentlemen." She looks over to the elemental harrying Robert.
Maintaining his combat expertise Stanislav goes to work on the elemental on Robert, but is unable to connect.
RoBert takes a total defense, all but useleuseless in close combat.
While Nadine's foul magic intertwine with the animated water, causing droplets to fall to the deck, the creature still stands. Alas Stanislav's strike is so far of its mark that he can't profit from the witchery, however Vank can and does, his blade cleaves what invisible threats holding the extraplanar in the mortal realm and more water crashes to the deck. Some of the water gathers however raising into another water elemental of small stature. A frightful silence hovers over the water only broken by the same monotone chanting as before.
Robert grabs a nearby bottle and casts light on it.
20' normal lighting, 20' dim from around me currently.
Your action illuminates most of the ship and the surrounding water, however even the dimly lit shadows does not reveal you attackers.
Robert tosses his glowing bottle towards the attackers, assuming he can make out the general area they're in.
Maintaining his combat expertise Stanislav moves to both gain cover from the crossbow men and to attack an elemental.
He also calls to the captain Can we sail await from or over these archers?
Robert's glowing flask sails through the air and splashes into the water a good 30 ft away from the Frosthammer. It bubbles up and down in the moving sea illuminating 5 shapes in the water, they are tritons, busy trying to reload their crossbows safe the one, who is chanting.
Stanislav cuts through the water forming before him ending whatever hope it had of reaching a semi-solid state and harming the agents of Cardinal Thorn. Odenkrik curses under his breath and replies: "There is little wind and we have no oars. I can try both manoeuvres, what do you want?"
Nadine loads her own crossbow. "Whatever, you do, do it fast! We need to kill that spellcaster or flee." She levels the weapon and fires it at the chanting triton.
"Bring us closer! And target that chanter!"
This round:
Vank tries to clear the elementals from around the caster's to give then a chance to deal with the triton.
Power attack, Blood of Heroes
Power attack, Blood of Heroes
Next round:
Power attack, Blood of Heroes
Power attack, Blood of Heroes
With all the elementals on the Frosthammer defeated and vanquished a fragile peace falls over the crew. Odenkrik commands: Sven, Grist man the sail, we need all the wind ye can gather." As a well drilled squad the norsemen spring into action the two largest of the crew begins to hoist the sail and by some miracle the Frosthammer begins moving slowly.
Taking whatever cover he can from the crossbow fire in his large form he asks End this spell of enlargement. It is now a curse. As he moves he drops his weapon at his feet and and it returns to its normal size. He pulls his bow and takes a shot at any enemy he can see.
Nadine rolls her eyes and waves a hand toward the Captain. He begins to shrink back to his original size.
As the ship sets into motion Stanislav significantly decrease in size. His smaller stature allows a finer adjustment of his range attack and the arrow sails high into the air before digging it self deeply into the shoulder of the chanting creature, effectively interrupt what divine ritual it was trying to perform. With only enemies left in the water our villains prepare to close in. Although interrupted by the pain your opponent begins to chant anew. Without a clear target crossbow bolts flies against different targets and while mostly hitting the railing, a single finds itself lodged into Nadine's right lung, knocking the wind out of her and causing difficult breathing.
Next Round
Having gained a little more speed the heavily laden Frosthammer continues to move straight ahead. "Aye boys, she is moving, give'er some more sails," Odenkirk shouts encouraging.
Thomas hits the deck, going prone as crossbow fire skitters across the boat. He calls Light um up so I can see um. and crawling to cover, he uses there rest of the round to hide.
Next round he watches as boat brings them closer to the enemy. Choosing a target that seems unaware of him he stands and throws a dagger. Note that he does not stand and attack until he is within 30' of the enemy and chooses the chanter unless he thinks he is not hidden from that enemy.
After the throw Thomas drops prone again as a free action.
"Take cover, Nadine!"
Robert moves over and casts CLW on Nadine.
healed
Nadine gives a short scream as the bolt slams into her chest and knocks her halfway to the deck. She gasps, but before she can even reach, Robert is there healing her. "Oh, thank you."
She glares out at the water. She casts a short spell on Stanislav. "Kill them. I want to gut their fish bodies myself."
Stanislav will try to put another shaft into the chanter, wishing that his bow was both masterwork and a strength bow.
Thomas, Nadine and Robert are safely tucked behind the hard wooden railing of the Frosthammer. The most grievous wound Nadine suffered from the crossbow bolt is mostly healed and she has the energy enhance Stanislav's formidable capabilities. It is however not enough as the arrow flies well above the chanting opponent. The chanting concludes and the water splashed across the deck once again gathers and an elemental raises.
Next Round
"Ready for the turn, on my count," Odenkirk instructs preparing to turn soon.
"I'll deal with the elemental, everyone else deal with the fish." Vank says again swinging at water.
Power attack, Blood of Heroes (last round)
Power attack, Blood of Heroes (last round)
Nadine sneers at the fish-men over the railing. She waits until the boat is closer and attacks one of them with her dark powers.