Yorick calls out-
"Wizard-folks! Does anyone have fire spells?? Fire burns plants, right?!?! Keep them back with magic!"
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It's probably not a good idea to eat it Grauk thinks, but food is getting scarce.
Grauk prepares to slash at any of the tendrils that come within reach however his arms aren't that long. He'll cast guidance on anyone with a clever plan that doesn't involve him getting entangled by it and getting drowned.
GM: Profession (cooking/chef/something relevant) or a related Knowledge check may be relevant. You can let me know what you want to roll, and I can give results.
Gahrul looks around "Grab your boarding pikes, your axes, your sharp pointy bits and use to the storm roping to get yourselves down the ship. We'll use it like climbing gear, focus the oars and the rudder!!" he says to everyone who can listen.
"Maybe I can call upon the creatures of the sea to assist us." Erimis begins a quick chant and ritual movement, summoning a dolphin to the side of the boat.
"Go, eat the seaweed and clear us a route!"
Reggie immediately moves to assist with the ropes. s she does so, oil, any lamp oil? that will help to keep the stuff burning. she asks as she works with Gahrul to make rappelling ropes.
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[dice=knowledge (nature)]1d20+8
"Maybe I can call upon the creatures of the sea to assist us." Erimis begins a quick chant and ritual movement, summoning a dolphin to the side of the boat.
"Go, eat the seaweed and clear us a route!"
GM: The summoning works, but the weeds seem to grow faster than a single dolphin can keep up with.
I will add this to the overall effort and effectiveness of this encounter. But this alone may not suffice.
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Gahrul looks around "Grab your boarding pikes, your axes, your sharp pointy bits and use to the storm roping to get yourselves down the ship. We'll use it like climbing gear, focus the oars and the rudder!!" he says to everyone who can listen.
GM: It will help. Adding this to the event effectiveness in overcoming this challenge. Also, the NPCs will also start rigging up a rappelling system to follow your orders.
If Grauk can get a weapon with reach he'll try to start hacking at the foul seaweed.
Reggie tries to get the crew that is available to get the oil barrel near the side of the ship. first lets see if this thing is even affected by fire.
She grabs a belaying pin and dunks one end in the oil. she than looks to find who has a means to light it.
Once lit She will climb down closer to the seweed muck and try to burn some of it.
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Krendec:
There's an entry on Devil weed that may fit, it specifically warns not to use fire on it. While it will burn it will animate and lash out while burning, though it will probably take care of it, there may be damage and some problems if it animates even more than it is doing now.
As Reggie was about to rappel down, she hears the yelling, She stops there. Well that is good to know. she says. returning to the main deck.
looking to the rest how about cold? any ideas?
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Tactics being used:
Gahrul: Prof Soldier[20] (mental)
Crew: following Hack and Slash orders given by Gahrul (physical)
Grauk: Hacking! (physical)
Reggie: (possible fire, we shall see.)
Erimis: Summoned sea creatures (magical) (p.s. for 'challenges like this, I hand wave duration-based spells. So let's just say the dolphins last a long time, it's more cinematic anyway.)
Yorick: (called for fire magic, npcs may have some, but are waiting for the queue from someone to be sure to use it now...) (magical aid possible)
GM: Did I miss anyone?
Yorick is also hack+slashing at Gahrul's behest
(Anything I need to roll for that?)
Reggie had thought of using fire, but the warning came just in time. the current condition of the ship, we can't risk further damage.
But to be sure that the fire is a bad thing, she tosses the lit torch at the seaweed.
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The torch tumbles in midair in slow motion as it spirals down and makes contact with the mass of weeds.
There's a bright phosphorous like explosion as the weeds light on fire, blinding everyone temporarily. Spots dance before your eyes as you readjust and see massive amounts of tentacles rising from a now boiling ocean. Flaming stalks of whipping fury lash out randomly and haphazardly on deck, lighting random things on fire. A dolphin that was trying to rip at the seaweed is hoisted into the sky, the smell of burnt flesh fills the air before it is painfully unsummoned.
The ship is being lit on fire in random areas. This challenge now requires rolls to put of fires before structure damage is accrued. As well as avoiding the flaming random whip strikes of devilish seaweed strikes.
Every one on deck moving or taking actions also has to make reflex saving throws to avoid being struck by firewhips.
The boat needs to make saving throws for the next 6 rounds. You as crew are free to describe how you wish to help those saving throws. one basic example is: "I stamp out fire with my boots, or I use magic to get water to a burning section." Feel free to be creative, no wrong answers here.
I'll make a few 'boat' saving throws based on your responses and see how much damage the ship takes, or avoids taking.
The weeds are not technically alive in the sense they are creatures, though it seems like it is as it engages in it's death throes.
Have at it crew!
side note:
The reflex save required to move or take actions and not be struck is only a REF DC 10 or better.
Grauk ducks to avoid being his by the fire whipping towards him. Rolling to his feet he runs over to grab a piece of canvas and starts trying to smother the flames.
Yorick's eyes widen as the fire explodes towards the ship and it's crew, his surprise rendering him helpless as one of the flaming stalks entraps him.
"NEVERMIND!!! NO MORE FIRE, FIRE BAD, NO MORE FIRE!!!!"
Gahrul's face blanches a small bit. He moves very slowly and carefully to try and avoid the flames and fiery whips. "Remain calm, grab blankets, sail patches, whatever yah have to and be careful smothering the flames. Don't want to lose any supplies." he says looking the tiniest bit worried.
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Gahrul's face blanches a small bit. He moves very slowly and carefully to try and avoid the flames and fiery whips. "Remain calm, grab blankets, sail patches, whatever yah have to and be careful smothering the flames. Don't want to lose any supplies." he says looking the tiniest bit worried.
[xDice=Reflex]1d20+5
10% sounds fair. So 1-10 is not good for you.
GM Edit:
OK you DO have a powder horn, lucky you! Seeing as you were not using it in combat(closed), I assume it was not susceptible to being affected/exploded on your person. :)
But it may have made you sweat a little bit.
As a tentacle attempts to smash the ship, all Reggie can think of is to grab the thing.
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[dice=reflex DC 10]1d20+5
As a tentacle attempts to smash the ship, all Reggie can think of is to grab the thing.
[ddice=grapple attempts]1d20+7
GM: Oh my a critical action!
I award plot deck cards when people get crit rolls, however I left my deck at home so I will see this note later and update you.