"Such is my intention."
Jean your arrow hits.
Initiative Order: RD 4 update
Killer Chest: pinned Dinetta
Marcus - 7 Hp
Dinnetta: failed escape artist
Revhi
Jean - shot with bow 4 HP
Revhi you are up.
Revhi casts divine favor on herself.
RD 5: Killer Chest
More wounds knit back together as the chest begins to shuffle backwards dragging it's pinned meal beneath the water.
It uses it's action to move and submerge below the the surface.
A pinned creature is tightly bound and can take few actions. A pinned creature cannot move and is denied its Dexterity bonus. A pinned character also takes an additional –4 penalty to his Armor Class. A pinned creature is limited in the actions that it can take. A pinned creature can always attempt to free itself, usually through a combat maneuver check or Escape Artist check. A pinned creature can take verbal and mental actions, but cannot cast any spells that require a somatic or material component. A pinned character who attempts to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability must make a concentration check (DC 10 + grappler's CMB + spell level) or lose the spell. Pinned is a more severe version of grappled, and their effects do not stack.
Casting Spells while Pinned: The only spells which can be cast while grappling or pinned are those without somatic components and whose material components (if any) you have in hand. Even so, you must make a concentration check (DC 10 + the grappler's CMB + the level of the spell you're casting) or lose the spell.
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ROUND 5, INIT 21
Marcus seeing the helpless librarian being dragged below puts an air crystal in her mouth.
Perhaps the water will weaken the bond between them
Chew it librarian, we'll get you out of this mess
The desperate twists and pries herself free from the killer sea chest's sticky hold.
Initiative Order: RD 5
Killer Chest: moved Dinetta into the water
Marcus - gave Dinetta a water crystal
Dinnetta: Freed herself
Revhi
Jean
Revhi cringes at the removed skin and quickly moved forward to heal her comrade.
Jean's arrow flies off wildly.
Initiative Order: RD 6
Killer Chest:
Marcus -
Dinnetta:
Revhi
Jean
RD 6: Killer Chest
The angry creature emerges from below the surface, heading directly towards Marcus.
Dinetta, Marcus and Revhi quickly retreat towards the archer, who is standing before breach in the hull. The Killer Chest quickly returns to the water disappointed that it's meal got way.
Through the hull breach the comrades can see the the escape route the treacherous used. It looks like the seamount burst up through the side of the ship and there is tunnel below leading deep into the seamount itself. The walls to the tunnel look as if they were clawed and gouged repeatedly, some of the markings looking newer then others. Attached to one wall via three pitons is a silk rope, which you figure is what the Captain used to descend. It looks like the tunnel itself twists and bends and you figure it's at least 80 feet deep.
Profile View of the Ship and Seamount
Here is a profile view. You guys are located at P-1
The rope looks a bit frayed as if it's been there for some time, but otherwise feels secure when Marcus tests it. The rope is knotted, at least as far as you can tell, which provides added security.
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Not knowing what will be faced next, Dinetta takes a flask from her pouch and downs it, causing her battered body to heal.
Quaff CMW:
She then looks at the rope.
I can lower a torch to see what is down there.
Using her gloves, she casts Mage Hand and then lowers a torch down next to the rope to see what lies below.
The torch moves down the tunnel descending farther and farther. It goes way deeper than 40 feet, but the way the tunnel bends you can not see the bottom or where the torch goes.
Tthe light descends to it's limit of 35 feet with the mage hand, it pierces the darkness below, and the tunnel appears to have no end in sight. Marcus leads the way, followed by the Revhi, Dinetta, then Jean pulling up the rear.
You get down 35 feet and the light is shining, you can begin to make out an descending bend and second rope strapped to the wall. There are bits of torn clothing and quite a bit of blood at the bend.
Revhi and Dinetta peer over the edge and into the hole. The glow of the light illuminates the monk 35 feet below. Revhi drops to her knees, grasping the knotted rope and begins her descent offering a quick smile to Dinetta and Jean.
The blood looks fresh and the torn cloth resembles the missing mage's color palate. The second coil of rope appears strong then the first, less worn at least. Without light you can't see how far down it descends though. You are able to move form the first rope the the second without incident and this does ease the stress on the first rope.
You can hear Revhi grunting and cursing under her breath as she descends.
Dinetti's small feet begin to dangle over edge as she begins her turn.
As the group works it's way down, it becomes obvious that the wide tunnel was created by something burrowing out of the rock. The passage is definitely not natural. You notice the walls are wet and slick.
Marcus is the first to see a wide ledge at roughly 100 feet...the rope suddenly ends, but it's clear that tunnel continues. As you dangle from the rope you see the area has plenty of seaweed growing there.
As Marcus lands on the ledge, Revhi arrives a little later. The sound of Dinetta and Jean following offers a soft echo.
As Markus and Revhi search the area Dinetta arrives. Marcus notices two areas of seaweed move.
I'm going to create a quick battlemap and put up the initiative.
Initiative Order
Jean
Marcus
Strangleweed
Dinetta
Revhi
I did not have "rope" for token but I did have chain so I used that for Jean and Dinetta.