Chi reacted quickly as the crab brutally wounded Tun'ada. She focused her eye upon the animal and mentally compelled it to exhaustion, seeking to make it fall asleep and release Tun'ada... With her mind overwhelming its own, the crab's pincers loosened off Tun'ada's arm as it fell still. You aren't sure if some of the rougher waves that occasionally hit the area will be forceful enough to wake it, however...
With her hex cast, Chi battled against the shallow water to movetowards the cliff a little, seeking distance from the crabs.
Round 1-
Ordered Initiative-
Tun'ada- 21
Ambroze- 21
Marcus- 16
Giant Crabs- 14
Willow- 13
Tsura- 12
Chi- 6
???- 5
Active Effects-
Map-
Notes-
Action-
Round Two:
Ambroze withdraws his loaded crossbow from his magical haversack, sidesteps to get a clear shot at the conscious crab, and fires.
Tun'ada drops his spear and tears into the the still mobile crab with his claws and teeth.
Right Claw:
Damage:
Left Claw:
Damage:
Bite:
Damage:
With two brutal claw swings, Tun'ada decimated the awake crab. His natural claws hacked through the beast's powerful shell and left dripping crab gore on them.
Willow shakes her head seeing that one crab sleeping and helpless.
"Let's leave it alone. It was only protecting it's territory and it won't bother us anymore." she stats flatly and looking to the rest of the group. "I don't respect water creatures that much so if you really want to make crab soup out of it, I won't stop you."
Round ONE (revised):
"Let's leave it alone. It was only protecting it's territory and it won't bother us anymore."
"I agree with Willow. Let's get out of this surf before that crab wakes up and see if we can find the Tempest."
With those words, Ambroze moves toward the water's edge.
Tsura grips her holy symbol and intones a reverent prayer. "Lady Desna, guide our paths down the weary road, that our fortunes and good friends may be met." A warm resonance emanates from her, washing over the party.
Chi makes her way out of the water, all the time looking for a path up the cliffs, or at least somewhere where they might be able to scramble up away from the water's edge. She realises that their movements might be the subject of the watchful eyes of Avimor. "Anyone seen the old recluse, call him out to help his visitors." Chi calls to Ambroze and the cleric.
Marcus moved up to the sleeping crab. The tide was still ferocious and even your conversation had to be shouted to be audible above the waves. You knew that the Tempest's home was reputed to be a shallow cave that looked out over this area of water known as the Pallid Bluffs- somewhere inside the cliff itself and impossible to see from above the cliff; which is one of the reasons the water route is used more frequently, the other being that the Tempest doesn't like surprise visitors sneaking up on him. Chi moved over to the most shallow of the waters while Tsura blessed the group- and Chi noted a small ledge a good fifteen feet above her, difficult to spot until she was right next to it. This ledge was sufficiently high to escape the fierce waves and it appeared the cliff was not a sheer vertical one. A steep and narrow footpath led up the cliff, at least for a time.
Just after Tsura cast her spell, a particularly ferocious wave slammed into the group, with little time or warning. From her position in the most shallow of waters, Chi was able to cling to the cliff and press her body against the initial fifteen feet high sheer section leading to the ledge above, but the others were not so well positioned and braced themselves for the five foot high wave that rapidly approached...
Crab-
Chi-
Marcus-
Willow-
Tsura-
Tun'ada-
Ambroze-
Chi just about held on and kept her footing as the wave crashed into the group and then her, saved only by the grip she had on the wet rock of the cliff face. Marcus, Tun'ada and Willow all kept their footing and toughed out the powerful force, bending but not breaking in its wake.
Ambroze and Tsura were not so fortunate. Tsura seemed to be holding until her foot suddenly slipped in the sand beneath her foot and Ambroze was overwhelmed by the wave almost immediately- the curious scholar had been peering up at the cliff face as the wave struck. Both of them were knocked down by the wave and the current held them down and dragged each of them ten feet towards deeper water as they disappeared from the sight of the others...
Perhaps even worse, the wave had awoken the crab, who looked eager to continue his assault...
Barring any interference from the others, your chance to escape this hazard each round is a DC15 Swim check (remember Armour Check Penalties if applicable).
While this won't move you any distance, this will be enough to regain your footing (or tread water, if in deep water) and move normally next round (shallow water is still difficult terrain, deep water will require DC15 swim checks to move quarter speed through it. Until you are rescued or make the DC15 check, you are considered to be holding your breath. Note the check gets harder each round and you will continue to be pulled ten feet every round on initiative count 5...
Perhaps forced into shallow waters by the wave or simply drawn to the movement of prey within its waters, you also noted the presence of a third giant crab that seemed to be moving in to join the fray...
Round 2-
Ordered Initiative-
Tun'ada- 21
Ambroze- 21
Marcus- 16
Giant Crabs- 14
Willow- 13
Tsura- 12
Chi- 6
???- 5
Active Effects-
Map-
Notes-
Action-
"Marcus, get Tsura, I will get Ambroze." the tribesman says, while pulling the gnome to his feet.
Perception: vs. DC 17
Strength: vs. DC 17
Round Two:
*GLUG* *SPLUTTER* "GAH! Thanks, Tun'ada!" Ambroze exclaims as the Mwangi tribesman fishes Ambroze from the edge of the deeper water and hauls the gnome scholar back into the shallows. "I've gotta get out of this deep water!"
With those words, Ambroze wades as quickly as he can toward the rocky cliff, waving to Chi.
Chi attemots to climb up the rocks to the platform she spotted, hoping to use her rope to help the others from the relative safety above the waves.
The climb was not easy, but Chi found enough natural handholds and footholds to get her to the ledge. Now safe from the crashing waves high above, Chi noticed something strange. A conch shell horn, carved into a rock, apparently purposefully placed upon the ledge. Chi suspected that the many supplicants The Tempest was rumoured to have visit him may have placed it here to respectfully attract his attention; or perhaps the Gozreh priest placed it here himself.
Perception
I can't see her! Marcus says with frustration bringing his sword down at the awoken crab.
Falcata
Swim
Tsura bobs up and down, just barely above the service. Her mouth takes frantic, gulping breaths of air as her hands reflexively tread water. She appears to be moving with the outgoing tide.
Marcus' falcata arced downwards and hacked through the crab's tough carapace with the force of an axe. The vermin lumbered to its feet and lashed out with a powerful claw- without his shield at the ready Marcus was grabbed by one of the crab's pincers, which squeezed tightly to crush his bone...
Meanwhile, Willow was caught off-guard by the newest crab to appear. It effortlessly propelled itself through the shallow water and lunged for her with its pincers- two claws she easily dodged and kept at bay with her shield.
AoO:
Damage:
Falcata
Tun'ada's claw severed one of the crustaceans legs but the wound did not prevent it from severely wounding Marcus and grappling him, whose sword glanced off its hard shell at a poor angle without injuring it.
Willow takes a step back to F8, provoking an AOO and wanting to save her spells she uses her ability from the storms to strike the crab with a burst of storms.
ranged touch attack:
nonleathal damage:
Willow made to move away from her new assailant, but just as she turned to get some fighting room a pincer latched onto her arm- the crab looked up at her and tightened its grip with all of nature's cruel and indifferent intent behind it- the constriction of its formidable muscles caused the Druides further pain...
concentraition:
Willow fails her concentraition in trying to use her storm burst ability.
Hidden under the surface of the water from her allies, the powerful tide drags the flailing Tsura into water too deep to stand in...
Swim DC is 16 this round...
Round 3-
Ordered Initiative-
Tun'ada- 21
Ambroze- 21
Marcus- 16
Giant Crabs- 14
Willow- 13
Tsura- 12
Chi- 6
???- 5
Active Effects-
Tsura has the "Hidden Under The Water After A Ferocious Wave In Rough Waters" condition. I will require Perception checks as a move action at DC17 to successfully locate them if you choose to (please apply distance penalties yourself, i'm keeping their squares on the map)- i'm happy for these checks to be combined with drawing a piece of equipment in a manner similar to drawing a weapon while moving though.
Even if someone points out the square one of them is in, you won't be able to see them until you make the check yourself. Doesn't prohibit you from throwing a rope to that square or targeting a spell there though, for example.
Map-
Notes-
Blue circle denotes prone, yellow triangle denotes asleep. Small red circle (like on Willow and her attacker) denotes an active grapple.
Any square adjacent to the cliff- no longer difficult terrain.
Shallow water is light blue- difficult terrain for anything without a swim speed.
Deep water is darker blue- rough water and needs a DC15 Swim check as per the swim rules to move (see the Swim skill)
Two crabs, both up and fighting. One is grappled with Willow
Action-
Tun'ada tries to spot Tsura. Spotting the priestess, he heads out into the deeper water to retrieve her.
The crab fighting Marcus and Tun'ada lashed out at the Caldaru as he swam past, but the pincer was too slow and the tribesman too quick.
Round Three:
Ambroze slogs through the shallows to the edge of the water and begins scrambling up the cliff face.
Marcus tries to finish the wounded crab before taking the one on Willow.
Falcata
Light Spiked Bashing Shield
Marcus' blade and shield clattered against the crab's carapace- only for its pincers to clatter uselessly against his shield and breastplate without making a dent.
Meanwhile, the other crab continued to constrict Willow, holding her with one vice-like pincer and attacking her cruelly with the other.
Round 3:
Seeing Ambroze struggling to get up the cliff, Chi removes the rope from her backpack, dropping it down for Ambroze to help climb up, then takes a step back and braces herself to take the strain.
Willow struggles and gasps as this thing continues to grip her and tighten that grasp. She attempts once again to blast it with storms
concentraition:
non-leathal damage:
ranged touch:
crit confirm:
More gasping, flailing, and terror as Tsura continues to lose against the tide and waves.
Swim
Willow seemed to redirect some of the energy from the stormy weather and rough tides and hurled it at the crab holding her in a pincer, point blank. The storm burst hindered its attempts to maintain its hold upon the Druidess and battered it with the force and fury of a extremely focused storm. Tiny, conjured clouds hurled strong winds and rain on the crab, before Willow's magic faded.
To Tun'ada's dismay, Tsura was still being dragged away by the current...
But the Caldaru managed to grab hold of her arm and prevent her from being dragged out further to sea- at least for a moment, as he treaded water and fought off the rough currents himself.
Now that the group is more wary for the arrival of powerful waves, each of you sees another one rapidly approaching...
Round 4-
Ordered Initiative-
Tun'ada- 21
Ambroze- 21
Marcus- 16
Giant Crabs- 14
Willow- 13
Tsura- 12
Chi- 6
???- 5
Active Effects-
Tsura has the "Hidden Under The Water After A Ferocious Wave In Rough Waters" condition. I will require Perception checks as a move action at DC17 to successfully locate them if you choose to (please apply distance penalties yourself, i'm keeping their squares on the map)- i'm happy for these checks to be combined with drawing a piece of equipment in a manner similar to drawing a weapon while moving though.
Even if someone points out the square one of them is in, you won't be able to see them until you make the check yourself. Doesn't prohibit you from throwing a rope to that square or targeting a spell there though, for example.
Map-
Notes-
Blue circle denotes prone, yellow triangle denotes asleep. Small red circle (like on Willow and her attacker) denotes an active grapple.
Any square adjacent to the cliff- no longer difficult terrain.
Shallow water is light blue- difficult terrain for anything without a swim speed.
Deep water is darker blue- rough water and needs a DC15 Swim check as per the swim rules to move (see the Swim skill)
Action-
Stength Check: vs. DC17
Tun'ada tries to pull Tsura into a position so that she can begin to move out of the water, but fails to do so. Not wanting to leave the woman to the waves, the tribesman stays by her side.
Round Four:
Seeing the approaching wave, Ambroze scrambles up the rope as quickly as he can.
Round Four (continued):
From his perch on the ledge Ambroze sees Willow still trapped in the clutches of the giant crab. Thinking quickly, Ambroze intones the words of a spell to coat the druid in a layer of slippery grease.