Once the fog clears, Seijiro moves to the center of the ship so he can swing to anywhere on deck in a single move, just in case the giant surfaces...
You hear a bit of thrashing from below for a moment before it goes silent.
Standing next to Adular, Rain accepted his Water Breathing Spell on her as well as Variel.
"I'm going into the water, after Fishpork" she said discreetly to Variel and Adular.
Moving to C:13, to stand next to Neko, she had a word to her cat companion. //Please cast Touch of the Sea on me. Then protect the helm.//
As a swift action she kicked in her animal focus: FROG. (The creature gains a +4 competence bonus on Swim checks and on Acrobatics checks to jump.)
She couldn't permit Fishpork to remain beneath the ship and cause whatever manner of damage to the Ship/rudder, or Variel or Ana, wherever she was.
Then Rain positioned herself, magical pike in hand, at the rail and as Variel moved to go into the water, she jumped into the water below.
The golden understood Rain's request and touching her paw to the Pilot cast Touch of the Sea on her mistress.
Then moved toward the helm to protect the Wheel as instructed by her mistress.
Round 6
Rain landed in the water without trouble and, with pike before her, began to swim mindfully/cautiously/steathily in the water along the ship's hull
From her position, Rain takes a defensive stance as she looks around in the water for Fishpork's location, hoping the giant creature would not readily spot her, giving Variel and/or Ana time to get into position also.
Seeing Rain jump over the side, Seijiro swings over to the helm to protect it, not knowing that Rain has set Neko to do so.
Round 6
Neko, noting the sorcerer's air elemental and Jiro by the Wheel, moved to the side rail and taking a defensive stance, and attempting not to be seen/noted by the enemy, peered down into the water, hoping to warn Rain of any impending danger. Neko was still close enough to the Wheel to attack if any would try to take it, but she was attempting to be of use to Rain in the water, as well.
Horatio suspects that best place of entrance to ascend unto the ship would be up the cable for the rudder. Furthermore, no one would be able to see Fishpork climbing the cables unless they were on the quarterdeck like Neko and looking aft off the ship – except for Amen-set who was standing on the Fighting Top and thus had elevation over both the main deck as well as the quarterdeck and could see folk climbing.
However, she was out of ammunition and could do little but watch and possibly cast a spell.
Therefore he continues to climb to the Top so he can at least aid her in watching the waters.
When he finally ascends to the top he turns to Dhaavan.
”M’Lord,” he calls out, still playing the role of the somewhat thuggish and un-intelligent bodyguard ”begging your pardon, but you’ve got a better view from up here to see that piss-drinking, monkey-fornicating whoreson… if he ever decides to show his poxing face, that is,” he adds with a bored look at the Pirate King’s crowd on the wharf.
Then he spits a fine stream of tobacco juice down on the docks and continues to watch the waters.
Rain, frustrated by the creature's antics this day, quickly sent the warning to Neko via their link and instructed the golden cat to warn the others telepathically.
Neko heard the wherabouts of Fishpork and, via telepathy, mentally broadcast the warning to all the Lady's officers and their immediate companions within 100ft of her.
//Rain says Fishpork is climbing the stern! Be ready!//
Seijiro has his rapier drawn and waits for Fishpork to board the ship and approach, readying an action to attack the monster when he comes aboard.
Mentally, he instructs Tomo to go up into the rigging where he'll be safer.
Horatio nods at the musket that Amen-set is holding and taps his ammunition belt – his expression alone silently asking if she wants it reloaded.
She shakes her head and keeps it slung over her back and her hand squeezes tight and a sudden dark energy crackles over her fist.
Clearly bored with her place it seems she is eager for battle to commence.
Though Horatio has ordered her to be cautious it's clear that she'd far rather be spilling blood than these tiresome games of cat-and-mouse...
Hearing Neko's telepathic broadcast, Seijiro turns to face the stern, stands slightly to one side of the helm, waiting for Fishpork to approach, or move within range of a move and attack.
As the message that the attack is coming to the stern rises up, Adular makes his way towards there
Anasrianna, irritated that the creature won't stay still, decides to change things up a bit. All of a sudden you feel a swell of water slightly rock the ship as the water is displaced by a huge creature of some sort. Climbing out of the water onto the dock you see a massive lizard like creature, long wicked clawed arms gouging the docks with it's massive strength. Once out of the water it shakes itself, dislodging the water and roars. Brightscale answers back with a roar of his own though you get the feeling he is saying *About time you showed up Ana*. The creature is 15' tall and probably weighs several thousand pounds, it's scales shimmer green, with yellow stripes and a yellow snout.
Horatio glances over his shoulder as he pulls himself into the Fighting Top.
"By the gods! What the hell is that thing?" he calls out to the others when he sees the massive creature drag itself from the water.
"M'Lord... Padre - is that thing one of yours?" he says, calling to Dhaavan or Adular, wondering if either of them summoned this creature.
"Well, at least I have something to shoot at..." he growls as he stands up next to Amen-set.
Fishpork makes his way to the top of the ship, smiles and winks at you before another cloud of fog appears. You also see he is now carrying a very large crook of sharpened metal known as an Ogre Hook.
Neko swiftly sent Rain a quick, telepathic description of the new creature now roaring on the dock. Rain had already broken the surface and had heard the roar.
Rain pondered her memory of such creatures.
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Round 7
Switching her animal focus to Monkey , Rain stowed her pike on her back and holding onto the hull with both hands, Rain began to climb up the side of ship, using whatever handholds, footholds and rope she had to make the task faster.
Round 7
Not being able to see the bulky Fishpork from her current position because of the magical fog cloud, Neko used her scent ability to pinpoint the creature's location.
When she had a good idea where Fishpork was from his putrid/particular scent, Neko cast Acid Splash.
One acid missile flew from her paw toward Fishpork.
Fishpork makes his way to the top of the ship, smiles and winks at you before another cloud of fog appears. You also see he is now carrying a very large crook of sharpened metal known as an Ogre Hook.
Horatio looks at the thick fog on the quarterdeck and notes how it surrounds the presence of the few on there, including the Air Elemental.
"M'lord - the fog!" he calls out.
Then he turns his gaze at the giant "Thunder Lizard" which has risen out of the water and glances to the deck with the Half-Orc who had offered the duel and the cronies on the dock...
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Know nature
Target the giant not the allosaurus. Don't worry about its summoned creatures, remember our goal. Take the giant out and the creature goes with it!
As if to lend credence to his words Variel hurries forward to find the marsh giant using his shirt to get closer to the giant. Once there he attacks it with a shocking grasp aided attack.
Swift Move with fly to F,20
Full round perform spell combat with spellstrike with shocking grasp
Cast defensively
Attack for
Crit confirm for
20 percent Miss chance
Normal attack for
20 percent miss chance
AC: 26
HP: full at 56/56
4 images up from mirror image
Spells active: shield, bull's strength, water breathing, fly
Cutlass at +2 and keen
Seijiro waits, holding his action for Dhaavan to have his elemental clear the fog again..
You feel a whistling as the creature swings through and obliterates one of your images. For a moment you thank the gods because the power generated off of that swing might have separated your head from your body.
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Dhaavan starts summoning again after shouting Get him out that damn fog and the elemental takes a 5' north-west to d20
For
Hearing Dhaavan's commands to lure the creature from the fog, he shakes his head in frustration at the beast.
He turns to Amen-set -
"Take care of the fog," he tells her bluntly, then he leaps from the Fighting Top to land on the deck below and advance quickly to the melee, if necessary.
After Horatio leaps, Amen-set begins to cast...
to see what amen set is casting
[dice=spellcraft]1d20+10
to see what amen set is casting
Excellent Roll! That said, you're totally confident that she's casting Summon Elemental 2.
Further, with that great roll you also suspect that she's probably planning on summoning another Air Elemental to drive away this fog, especially as:
A: Your Elemental is still alive but isn't banishing the fog this round and -
B: You instructed the others to "lure it out of the fog" which makes her AND Horatio believe that your Air Elemental can't do it again next round, or otherwise you'd have it retreat for a round to safety, then do it again next round. Finally -
C: Amen-set wants to fight; the fog is blocking her ability to use her ranged weapons; she's going to take steps to remove the fog so that next round she can at least try to use her MW Crossbow or something else...
NOTE: If Dhaavan has an alternative plan for what she can cast, she'd happily adjust her action if you call out to her before she really starts cooking (provided it won't make her lose the spell)...
Ah, I was going to call another elemental, but I can pull something else that's a decent hitter
anyone want to npc Adular?
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After giving the gift of water breathing to Variel and others around him Adular sees little that he can do in his current position. With Variel disappearing into the fog, Rain on the far side of the ship and the rest at range Adular takes the plunge and follows Variel. He pauses momentarily though to creat a copycat image of himself and ends up directly below Variel protected by the difference in deck heights.
The huge dinosaur moves onto the ship. Brightscale moves towards the fog cloud.
Those who can see Fishook in the fog see him give that evil smile again.
Suddenly another Air Elemental appears at F:16 and Amen-set, recalling the words Dhaavan had used to command the creature, points at the fog and demands that it goes into a whirlwind and removes the fog so that her allies can see...
The Air Elemental moves cautiously into the space of F:18 and transforms into a whirlwind, thereby removing the fog!
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Variel's will save +1 fear, +2 enchantment
With the fog clearing and the marsh giant fully exposed Variel chooses to aid his allies rather than go for a more damaging attack. Still with his abilities he is able to get 2 attacks in on the giant.
Spellcombat to cast haste on (Variel, Adular, Jiro, Rain, Neko, and dinosaur) and attack twice
concentration just made it!
attack for
hasted attack for
Seijiro slips over to the mound of blubber known as Fishpork and, still invisible, attacks him as if he were flatfooted to the wily rogue.
As Horatio stands up he charges up the stairs on the port side.
Quickly appraising the situation (and not wanting to step in range of a reach weapon) he moves to H:19 with the remainder of his Double Move Action.
Amen-set suddenly transforms her features and her eyes become as keen as a falcon...
As she watches the folk on the far deck she casts a spell -
A sudden burst of Flame is Produced in her hand.
She flings it at the enemy -
Then she orders her Air Elemental to rise up and back and hover for a time to the left of Horatio (at H:18) in case the enemy should try to destroy it and then summon another fog.