RD 6 Mid-RD Summary
Team one:
Henk - opened door
Astri - stepped in room
Adriel -
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Team Two
Darius - kicked door open
Sath - exited room, cast guidance
Bri - aided darius, has sealed box
Sawbones
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The naked pirate stops suddenly, "WAIT!" He bends over and looks at all the cooked rats then scoops of one particularly fat one "Thalios Dondrel has not eaten in many days...many days, this here rat is a delicacy to the famished son of Mordekai." He bites the fat body his eyes widen as if he has suddenly forgotten something. "How rude of Thalios, I would be honored to share this fine morsel with my running mates." He offers the rat to everyone. "Take eat."
Bri throws up and arm to ward off the offered bbq rat. "Oh that is just way too gross. Keep your fried rodents to yourself before you make me wish I had never killed them. Now keep up with us unless you want to stay on this ship when we set fire to the damned cursed thing."
"Excuse me lovely Princess for you have stolen my heart and aroused my senses." He rocks his hips some. "See! What did Thalios Dondrel tell you." he smiles broadly. "Thalios Dondrel shall not lie to you, but would like to lie with you in a hammock made for one." He then bites the butt of the fried rat and slurps the tail like spaghetti.
Bri's hand flies to her mouth as she mumbles from behind it: "'Scuse me, I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth."
Bri turns around and begins to walk back down the hallway. "Dirk! Dirk! Where the f!@! are you, I wanna get out off this damn ship now and I don't wanna torch it with you still in it!"
He elbows Darius, "She's feisty like a barracuda." His tongue rolls as he says barracuda, while he raises his eyebrows.
"You need f're t' kill black curdle at th' roots. Uddertwise, it'll just pop up in udder parts." The big man hacks up a lugy and spits the black phlegm out.
Team Darius :
You do hear rambling coming from down the long hall in the opposite direction from the stairs.
Astrianna frowns at Henk, sighing. "I know, but what if it catches the ship on fire? Adriel is the one with the flame magic, so it's a matter of skill on his part." She looks at the elf questioningly.
David watches the rats in the room scurry toward him with narrow eyes.
Why would rats suddenly run from food to charge a man who entered the cabin?
He looks at the rat’s eyes, noting that they’re red; he also notes the smell of the rotting bodies of the dead.
I thought rats with red eyes can’t see as well anyhow – so how come they’re rushing me?
He shakes his head, trying to clear the voices out of it.
It makes no sense - unless they’re rabid or it’s part of the curse!
Well gods damn it, then get the hell out of there!
He steps back into the hallway at 12:N and slams the door behind him.
”Do not go in there; unless you want to deal with a whole pile of rats!” he says as he looks around and notices his companions.
Don't worry about it. Your conversations, ramblings, and reactions have been perfect. You are the only one who failed two saving throws which is why you were imprinted with the personality rather than just the paranoia others are suffering from.
Dirk pulls the door shut and climbs back up the stairs and into the hallway.
A helpful voice echoes from around the corner. "Thalios says a pile of rats can feed a crew...perhaps my Saltwife to-be can cook them too. She knows how to cook guud rat." There a loud belch as evidence. 'You uptighty one wit the sharp knee, you got an pepper to toss on 'em?"
RD 6: Rats
The sound of thousands of tiny claws scratching and chattering can be heard. The hall floor feels like it is moving, rolling as the stairs by the hatch completely splinter and crumble to the decks. A cloud of dust poofs up and fills the air. The scratching continues...
*I put red lines through the collapsed stairs
*I found a fog token and placed it as an overlay where Team henk is located.
The three of you are not under any strange effects. You sense that the ship is controlled, possibly animated, or even alive. You haven't figured it out exactly.
However, when Sath stabbed the ship it swallowed him. When Darius was running to save Sath the ship tried tripping him on the steps, when bri hit the rats with fire the ship tied to swat her with a plank. Dirk back up and slams a door and the ship collapses the stairs. You are getting a pattern.
First, I’m glad I’m doing okay with the style so far, I was concerned I’d have to start fighting my allies or something.
As an aside, I’m hoping this thing won’t last long as I did spend a lot of time working on David’s personality. I also wish I could have attempted the rolls as things like Archaeologist’s luck could have helped boost my chances (maybe, I don’t know how badly I did). Anyway, here’s hoping we get off this ship and back to normal soon :)
David looks at Sath, his tension and intensity from the rats suddenly melts away as he sees the druid.
Taking a moment, he straightens the hem of his shirt unconsciously and overhears the sound of a man talking about eating rats.
”Report, Mister Sath,” he says, his tone sounding clipped and serious.
He looks back and notices Embrianna and Darius as well.
When he sees Darius, his eyes grow hard.
”Number One – who is that vagabond cavorting about with you?” he says to Darius, looking around the corner at the naked sailor.
Something about this new man’s presence flickers in David’s mind, but it’s just out of reach.
David looks at the man with some surprise.
”Good gods! Is that man nude?” he says as he notices the sailor has no clothes.
”By thunder; this is appalling,” he says and promptly takes his cloak and pushes over to the man and gives it to the sailor to cover up with.
”Really, sir, there is a lady present!"
"Have you no dignity, no decorum?” he says to the man, clearly disgusted at the display.
When he catches the man’s name, something seems to “click” in David’s eyes – but only for a moment, yet it seems to be enough to prompt more of his rant.
”Mister Thalios ! Still at again with those rats, eh?” he says sternly as he pushes the cloak toward the man, insisting that the man cover himself.
”They are filthy, vile, vermin; you will cease with this infernal clap-trap regarding their consumption, compose yourself with some dignity, and cover yourself properly, at once!” his voice a lash; a trail of spittle flecking his lips slightly as he absently dusts the shoulder of his jacket, then dabs at his lips with a kerchief.
Assuming you live it's not permanent. There is a cause and effect.
** spoiler omitted **
Assuming I live? Whew! That's a relief - I thought this would be a modestly challenging adventure involving some feats of daring-do. I certainly didn't expect a TPK, at least - not so soon ;)
PS - How do you like how I'm playing up the personality so far? I hope it's at least amusing :)
Bri eyes the distance to the top. "Think we can climb on out?
"Aye, aye Captain." the naked man grabs the cloak. "By chance sir...would you b' Captain Mortimer Cray?" His eyes wide as he looks at the others. He twirls his finger by his ear to signal the man is loco. "M...my Captain Vincent Crane from th' Fisherking took on that name a few days ago." he seems concerned.
Sath looks around at the chaos around her- crazy people, multitudes of rats, a living ship... "Well, damn... maybe I should've gotten married" she thinks to herself with a small chuckle as she sizes up options.
Darius says, "Under normal conditions, probably. But this damned ship would find a way to mess it up. We will have to find another way."
He then heads down the hall past Hawk to the next door. As he passes him, he says, "You at your senses yet, Sawbones?"
Hearing his ridiculous ranting, he shakes his head and presses on, "Guess not."
Once there, he opens it and checks what is inside.
I like how your are playing the personality. Don't forget your cat Alabaster, he is missing. The rambles, talking out loud to yourself and the shadows work well. Your crews names were: First Mate Tristan Dawson a handsome ladies man; Ensign First Class Kalae Manu a half Tulita a totem fearing man; Artillery Sergeant James Riggs still kind of green and it was but he threw good dice.
Granted you crew blames you for the storm and damage to the ship. You did order the cutting of the totem for the mast when you ran a ground. But what did they know...fools the lot of them.
I don't think so, this is what happens to alkali on non-oozes:
Against non-ooze creatures, an alkali flask functions as a normal flask of acid.
Darius says, "Under normal conditions, probably. But this damned ship would find a way to mess it up. We will have to find another way."
He then heads down the hall past Hawk to the next door. As he passes him, he says, "You at your senses yet, Sawbones?"
Once there, he opens it and checks what is inside.
RD 6: Adriel
He follows the Astri's voice and peeks inside the room. He reaches in and pulls her out. "Just close the door."
RD 7
Team one:
Henk -
Astri -
Adriel -
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Team Two
Darius -
Sath -
Bri -
Sawbones
Now where is each group heading?
"Well to hell with this- ship wants to kill us? Let's kill it right back!" and with that, Sath mentally discards one of her prepared prayers and beseeches upon the spirits of fire to send her a young elemental of fire to deal with the wooden ship...
Astrianna frowns, brushing him off and leaving the room herself. She looks back worriedly, closing the door behind her. "But it's going to start devouring the wood. What if it eats the totem? Or if it breaks a structural timber- the ship could collapse." The bard is conflicted... I doubt I can kill that curdle by myself, but I also don't want to risk setting the totem... and the ship, on fire.
She gives her head a shake and points down the hall. "Well we can't doddle about then." Her head turns to Henk. "We should take a look at the chart room Adriel fell into and see if there are any valuable maps inside." The half-elf says to Henk, loathing to ask permission but conforming to his ranking.
"Well to hell with this- ship wants to kill us? Let's kill it right back!" and with that, Sath mentally discards one of her prepared prayers and beseeches upon the spirits of fire to send her a young elemental of fire to deal with the wooden ship...
"Whatever you are doing, stop! I will not have anyone trying to sink this ship with us still on it!"
"Anyone got a grappling hook? Otherwise we got to walk to the other side and hope there are stairs over there.
"Uhm, Sath, how about we at least get above deck before you set fire to the ship?"
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"Aye, aye Captain." the naked man grabs the cloak. "By chance sir...would you b' Captain Mortimer Cray?" His eyes wide as he looks at the others. He twirls his finger by his ear to signal the man is loco. "M...my Captain Vincent Crane from th' Fisherking took on that name a few days ago." he seems concerned.
David waves his arm wide imperiously with a sweeping motion.
”You know damn well who I am, Seaman Thalios! I am the captain of this vessel, and I shall not tolerate any more of these shenanigans and other bothersome delays!” he says with a bark
"You at your senses yet, Sawbones?"
Hearing his ridiculous ranting, he shakes his head and presses on, "Guess not."
”Number One,” he says, glancing at Darius ”mind your tongue! You’re an officer and a gentleman by gods, act like it!”
He turns and looks at the stairs, noticing that they’re closed up. He overhears Sath’s opinions on the matter.
"Well to hell with this- ship wants to kill us? Let's kill it right back!"
”Belay that, Sergeant Riggs,” he says to Sath.
Putting his hand squarely on his hips he regards the ship, his mind ranging over all the things that he had seen thus far, he stares at the wood.
”Ahoy, Seabear - and any other presence controlling her!” he bellows.
”You are compromising out intentions to exit you – if you do not comply with our request to exist peaceably we will be forced to take stern action.”
”Know that we do not wish to take stern action – rather, we wish to gather our comrades and exit, leaving you in peace and intact and free to sail wherever it is you wish,” he adds with a loud voice.
”If you allow us to escape you shall come to no harm!” he adds.
He then stands staring at the stairwell, his hands on his hips and his eyes seem to be saying – Well, we’re waiting!
"Too high to jump, none of us thought to bring rope and hook, and the ship clearly intends to stop us from getting away so I'll make it easy- it lets us out of here or in about 10 seconds time I'll have an elemental here to MAKE it let us out!"
"Too high to jump, none of us thought to bring rope and hook, and the ship clearly intends to stop us from getting away so I'll make it easy- it lets us out of here or in about 10 seconds time I'll have an elemental here to MAKE it let us out!"
"Too high to jump, none of us thought to bring rope and hook, and the ship clearly intends to stop us from getting away so I'll make it easy- it lets us out of here or in about 10 seconds time I'll have an elemental here to MAKE it let us out!"
"And I said to stop! We need to find out what the Hells is going on here before you start trying to hurt the ship."