Froog says a small prayer of thanks to Lathander for shining his light in the darkness.
Edlethron draws his gnollbow and shoots the creature from the doorway. The arrow plugs into the deck next to Khaz.
Vic's bolt easily penetrates the grells exposed brain, lodging itself disgustingly in the gyrus (folds). It shrieks in pain, though it has a face absent of any certain features...the shriek almost sounds like a roar. The brain damage seems to have set one of its tentacles wild, like the twitching of a dead insect it contracts and contorts awkwardly in an uncontrollable manner.
Round 1
Grell
Cade, Froog, Vic, Edlethron, Khaz, Kriv <-- UP
”Oi! Thanks for the light!” Khaz called out as he swung his Silver Warhammer, murder glinting in his eyes like hoarded gold in torch light.
Edlethron draws his gnollbow and shoots the creature from the doorway. The arrow still plugs into the deck next to Khaz.
Seeing the Beast entangle his ally Kriv growls before charging at the beast.
Advantage
Advantage
Khaz smashes the pulsing aberrant brain again and again. True, it was something new to smash a brain without a skull for once, but Khaz was sure he could learn from the experience. Kriv jumps off the bow twirling into the tentacles with his drow blades, chopping one after the other.
One of the long tentacles snakes behind Kriv and plunges into the back of his neck before wrapping him securely at the chest...
and grappled
..before digging in with its bloody beak.
Round 2
Grell
Cade, Froog, Vic, Edlethron, Khaz, Kriv <-UP
Edlethron knocks another arrow and compensates for the different pull of the gnollbow sticking an arrow into the creature.
”Die! Die! Why won’t ye fookin’ die already?” Khaz roared as he rained blows down on it.
After getting struck down the throat with one of Edlethron's gnoll arrows, Khaz pinches the brain between his hammer and the bow, squeezing the last bit of thought from the predator.
Edlethron recovers one of his two arrows. "Anyone know what that thing was?"
"And Captain Froog, that faerie fire is awesome!"
"Seriously. The music don't you hear that strange airy music." Cade looks up from where he landed thankfully in the boat.
A few more hours go by, and you might decide to drop anchor and bed down for the night. After some furious rock, paper, scissors you decide which 6 of you get the hammocks and who gets the wood planks.
With utmost ease Kriv manages to shrug of his Paralyzation with pure anger, just barely catching himself from being pulled over the side of the ship with the grell.
"I hate the underdark, I hate the underdark, I HATE THE UNDERDARK."
Froog climbs to the deck to check on Cade. While making his way he says, "Oh yes Edlethron. That spell can light up a room light you wouldn't believe! All the little knickknacks and things start to glow. It's a very handy spell."
Once he gets close to Cade he looks around, searching for the source of the music. "I do hear some music. I had just assumed you cast a spell to cause it. You mean you didn't make that happen?"
He then casts a healing spell on Cade to take care of the worst of the bruising and bites.
Cade thanks Froog. He is about to answer but, "Oh wait it stopped. I don't think it was me. I mean I didn't intend it. Magic for me can be irregular. Like a bear catching a fish. Ideally the fish leaps right in as intended other times it his you in the face and beats its tail in your eye."
”Sounds dangerous, halfling. For yerself an’ everyone around ye. Any chance ye’ll set us all on fire?”
Early on, as you set out for the 7th day, you see another keelboat approaching... Shuushar guardedly says "That's one of ours, a kuotoan vessel..." as it gets closer one of the figures on board is waving a flag, and they turn onto an intercept course.
"Does anyone know what that flag means? Froog asks Shuushar. He has obviously learned to not trust anything or anyone outside this small group of refugees.
Shuushar squints "Afraid I couldn't say."
Topsy scratches his neck "Damn, this is makin' me nervous. Kuo toa are crazy...present company excluded of course...you're alright, Shuushar."
Ront tightens his grip "I say we sink their ship and take everything they got..."
”Sounds dangerous, halfling. For yerself an’ everyone around ye. Any chance ye’ll set us all on fire?”
Cade looks at the dwarf, "That's not likely to happen . . . as far as I know."
"I might not trust them but that doesn't mean we need to attack everyone we see. I'm going to see if I can see what they want. Open some communication." Froog casts a spell and when he next speaks it is much louder than before.
"You there! Who are you and why do you approach us?! Be warned that any hostile acts will be met in kind! We have met strangers on our journey and it hasn't ended well for them!"
The one in charge seems to ignore you shouting "Bind them...for the Leemooggoogoon!" the crew cheers in rally, though it sounds more like: "GGGhghrrrgllgshhggorglllsssh!" Some of them take to the water with nets, spears, and odd shields...
Shuushar looks confused, and hurt "Leemooggoogoon? What's Leemooggoogoon...?"
Topsy and Turvy start growling ferociously at the advancing enemies, oddly enough it seems long hairs are extending from their little gnomish backs...
"Shuushar, what's happening? Do we have to fight them?" Edlethron asks getting ready for battle.
"I'm pretty sure we fight or die here."
"For the love of Bahamut can WE JUST ONE HAVE DAY WERE EVERYTHING IS NOT TRYING TO KILL US!"
Round 1:
Edlethron, Vic <--UP
Enemies
Cade, Froog, Khaz, Kriv
"Watch out! Here they come!
Swimming requires no check in this water, but squares cost double.
Attacks made in the water to a creature in the water have disadvantage, unless the weapon is a dagger, javelin, shortsword, spear, or trident.
Ranged attacks can not work beyond their first (short) range. Ranged attacks within this short range have disadvantage, unless weapon is a crossbow, a net, or a weapon that is thrown like a javelin (including a spear, trident, or dart).
Creatures in water have resistance to fire damage.
Vic fires his hand Xbow at the pink leader.
Edlethron follows his cousin's example and fires his gnollbow at the leader.
The elven assault streams across the cavern, finding meat in the end. The leader takes cover as the other kuo-toa continue their mad scramble. They split into two groups, one quickly swimming to the stern, with the other encircling the bow. The forward squad leader (yellow) tosses a net while the others coordinate spear thrusts, seemingly trying to capture...
piercing to Khaz
Blue and cyan reach up and grab at Khaz and Edlethron's ankles, trying to pull them into the water...
Edlethron dances away from the grasping marine claws.
Round 1:
Edlethron, Vic
Enemies
Khaz, Cade, Froog, Kriv <--UP
Vic attacks the c enemy reaching for Ed's ankles.
Edlethron drops his gnollbow and draws his drowsword. Versus the creature who attempted to grab him, the wood elf stamps down with his foot and stabs with his blade.
The Tel'Quissir are the first to grant death to the would be capturers, leaving one of the fish floating lifelessly away...
Round 1:
Edlethron, Vic
Enemies
Khaz, Cade, Froog, Kriv <--UP
Froog sees the attacking fish men trying to surround them so he holds his makeshift holy symbol aloft and cries out to his god, "LATHANDER! SHOW OUR ENEMIES YOUR WRATH!"
His holy symbol starts to glow before there is a brilliant flash leaving the attacking kuotoan raiders burned.
Froog once again opens a spiritual anchor to sunlight through the layers of mantle piled on Underdark. The kuotoa grimace in pain, lacking eyelids they cannot escape the burning radiance...
...their skin boiling and popping in the murky waters like slime stew.
Cade scurries up the mast to get a clear shot at the leader of the other ship. He holds on with one hand chanting and pitches a fire orb at the captain of the other ship.