It is 10 feet, you can get a +2 bonus if you slide down the tentitcles. Thanks Suny.
Noro had delayed long enough. taking advantage of the slimy tentacles. She leaps on one and slides down toward the Bad beast guy.
You jusht messhed with the wrong Captain there bud.
at the bottom, Noro leaps off toward the Rakshasa.
-- (counts as cold iron, silver and magic)
In a spectacular move with the Rakshasa in her grasp...
Noro slams him to the ground pinning him there.
Pinned
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 32 + 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 32 + the level of the spell you're casting) or lose the spell.
@Dimitrious, you recognize that he was not casting. Something else is at play here.
Do I know what he is doing? Also if/when whatever appears, Dimitrious will cast Haste on the party
Arjun vanishes into thin air [vanish, swift action], and moves toward the cargo deck [double move action].
@Dimitrious, it's not really spellcraft. It's more along the lines of knowledge arcana at this point. Obviously you know of different forms of binding but you are unsure of any specifics here.
Noro slides down the Giant Squid and leaps onto the Rakshasa. As soon as she goes through the hatch she is racked by pain.
She grabs ahold of the beast and slams him into the deck as she wrenches his neck she feels as if she is not hurting the Rakshasa as much as she would expect, but even that is not going to help the Rakshasa escape from her grasp.
Suny gets to the railing of the ship and peers over, looking down to where the hatches for the cannon/ballista are before slipping over the side and climbing down to the nearest one...
An acrid stench begins to fill the air around the Calah/squid as the acid continues to eat away at her flesh.
The Rakshasa attempts to free himself from Noro's tight grip. but is unable to get out from under her.
More dark mist continues to coalesce into a vaguely humanoid shape.
Round 3
Everyone is up.
Now with Arjun in range Dimitrious casts Haste 8 rds. on the party
Suny's scampering accelerates and she peers over the side of the ship, looking down towards the nearest gun/balista port.
Suny sees the scene before her. The Iron Maiden grappling a beast man while a giant squid's tentitcles lash out at the beast man.
With the accalerating magic of Dimi coursing through her, Captain Squidward renews her attack and the tentacles swing around at high speed, slamming into the pinned beastman.
Suny climbs down the outside of the ship and slips in through the gun-port.
She tries to move into a position to help flank... but she's seen enough tentacles to know where this hentai is going....
Jax's Magic Missiles hit the Rakshasa but must get past his magical defenses. they seemingly fizzle against his skin.
Noro's grip tightens as she tries to slowly strangle the fight out of this guy.
I shtrongly shugesht you shurrender. I am shure we can come to a mutual undershtanding.
Pain is but a release, and I am but the student.
Suny sidles closer hoping to at least help with flanking. (Can one actually do that and help a grapple.. or a tentacle? >_> )
She looks around at what ever else is down here in the room (Hold?) with them.
@Suny, You can aid another with the grappling for sure. I suppose flanking would technically work too. Just forward of the Rakshasa you see some stairs leading down.
Stealth
Arjun sneakily sneaks downs the cargo port and behind the rakshasa.
No potshots. Make this count...
Suny scampers over and threatens to help hitting the Rakshasa.
Though the hatch-way is more interesting to her,
The Rakshasa struggles against Noro's hold. He is unable to quite get free due to the pin he finds himself in.
The darkness' form begins to get a little more solid as more darkeness pours out of the scratches in the deck.
*********
Everyone is up.
*********
Dimitrious watches and waits for the strange black humanoid to arrive.
*7 RDS OF HASTE LEFT*
Calah wiggles her tentacles and the wood around the scratches in the deck warm and twist upon themselves, filling the scratches and closing off the area with scratches in a ball of wood. She uses one of her arms to pick this piece of wood up and throws it in the water outside of the boat.
Calah wiggles her tentacles and the wood around the scratches in the deck warm and twist upon themselves, filling the scratches and closing off the area with scratches in a ball of wood. She uses one of her arms to pick this piece of wood up and throws it in the water outside of the boat.
I am going to offer thish one more time, shurrender, and perhapsh we can reach a mutually beneficial deal. or perhapsh we let squid girl have her way with you, she hash been without a man for quite shome time.
Arjun unloads with a mighty barrage on the rakshasa.
Attack 31
Damage 30 nonlethal
Attack 32
Damage 34 nonlethal
Attack 15
Damage 27 nonlethal
...then disappears again [vanish, swift action]
The Rakshasa gets pummeled but manages to stay awake. Your pain is nearly here he says through gritted teeth.
struggling against Noro he is still unable to get away.
Smelless smoke continues to billow up from what remains of the deck where Calah formed the wooden ball from.
The black smoke snaps in upon itself and a terrible sight stands before you. What looks like a man covered in chains and piercings stands before you. No blood seeps from his wounds. His very gaze pierces your hearts. More shadow smoke seeps forth from his mangled mouth. As if every breath exhales darkness.
Suny, Calah, Jax and Arjun are staggered by the mere sight of this thing.
Suny and Dimitrious still have actions this round.
What in the 9 hells is that Dimitrious says sounding a bit confused. He quickly composes himself and begins casting Create Pit(Ref 17) beneath the beasts feet. He then flies on top of the roof.
Suny shivers as the new critter's gaze rakes over her even as she slips down the ladder into the darkness beneath.
"Gon'a save tha' hurt folks..." She mutters to herself.
The Hideously deformed and mutilated man nimbly gets out of the way of the pit and ends up adjacent to Noro.
The Rakshasa continues to struggle against Noro's hug.
But fails to break free.
The mutilated man lashes out at Noro with the chains that cover his body.
The chains slice into her flesh causing great pain
******
Everyone is up.
******
Poking his head below to see the action, Dimitrious casts Create Pit(Ref 17) on the chained abomination again.Back to whatever hell you hail from He says to the beast.
*HASTE 5 RDS *
"Sorry I am, but I dun't be understandin' ye." She sighs, "Never did have tha' knack fer pickin' up tha' speakin' of other peoples..." Suny continues to look about for any one who's hurt or chained up.
"Sure an' t'is dark down here..."
Let's get around that silly damage reduction...
Arjun pops back into view and attacks the rakshasa with his adamantine dagger.
Vishkanya Venom: Injury; save Fort DC 17; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect Dex; cure 1 save.
Attack 33
Damage 27
Vanish... vanish... vanish...
A hole opens up under the chained man. As he begins to fall he whips one of his chains around a post on the bulkhead and flings himself away from the pit.
Arjun draws blood with his knife but the Rakshasa's body seems to still resist some of the damage. He knows he caused it injury by precision and force.
Calah attacks the chained creature with her tentacles, hoping to hold it tight and keep Noro safe from it's attacks.
Calah's attacks leave welts as she is barely able to keep ahold of the chained man. It is clear she is causing him pain as she squeezes him. The problem is he seems to like the pain.
"We's here ta' be helpin'. Is ye hurtin'?[/smaller"
She'll introduce herself and give some explanation of her past. She'd be more interested in helping the poor voice easing/soothing its (Her? His? Their?) pain and woes. Helpin' peoples! Tha's one'a tha' things is right good t'do! (^_^)
Ok guysh, I can't hold thish assh hole for much longer.