Still setting up. Roll 20 is up on the Campaign info tab for those that can utilize it.
You hear the creak of the ship, as you slowly climb to consciousness, you note the two lanterns that are bolted to the walls in the wooden room you happen to be in. You can feel the movement of the timbers beneath you as if still drunk, you start to notice the pitch and yaw of what can only be a boat. You all happen to remember parts of the night before, drinking a little bit too much, the smell of exotic meats, the woman or man who might have been on your arm. These are all washed away when you each feel the onset of a splitting headache. You notice that for the most part you have none of you gear
On 1 or 2 very small items, a dagger, maybe a health potion, a spellbook, a scroll or two, your cleric symbol, something like that if i havent listed it ask and if its possible. Obviously all the money is gone.
Pretty much figure that weapons and armor are taken for sure.
And away we go.
Two ways for Animal Companion, Stealth or no Stealth, if Stealth roll the check but dont fail and want to go the no stealth route.
EDIT:
Turin wakes up grimacing as he remembers the deal gone...wrong? He checks his things and finds his armor is gone, his dagger however is still concealed within his old, leathery boot on his left foot. In the other boot lies the accouterments of his trade, a few pieces of good quality chalk...
Turin waits for the others to wake up in turn...
sleight of hand
Ostarian groans softly as consciousness returned to him. Drugged, he cursed under his breath. Not business but a trap. No wonder he was staring so incredulously at me. I must have ingested several doses before succumbing. He opens his eyes a little, squinting in the lantern light, feeling a little queasy as the room seems to shift around him. Potent drugs... No... wait... this is a boat. Pirates? It stands to reason... drugged in a pirate port, end up on a ship, he sighs, closing his eyes once again. Why on earth would they press gang me? As if I have anything to these fools could want...
The large mans hands begin to feel along his form. No major injuries, that is good, but it seems my things have been taken, he frowns for a moment before his roaming hands find something at his belt, concealed under the cotton-covered folds of his obese flesh. My pouch! Well all is not lost, but I'll need to be judicious with it's use. Until I find my book, my power will be limited.
Hmm... Ah that pain is refreshing bless you night hunter. Why am I here though, last I remember was visiting father's grave. He eaxamines the area, the scent of tar, low burning oil lantern, stripped of his effects and left mostly unharmed. Pressganged if the tales spoke right.
"If the old wretch could only see me now, on the path ta greatness he'd say, guess they figured out what I was rather than dismissing me as a mongrel beggar."
Looking again to his person he spies one of his knives in the fold of his boot, the obsidian edge of the ritualistically sharp knife glinting darkly. Next to it the small hand carved whistle of a serpent biting its tail that Nevandi had trained Garm on.If she didn't escape they likely killed her, don't know these people but if that's the case I will need to make them die painfully. I'd enjoyed Garms company, she appreciated my efforts." breaking thought to look around he notices a suspicious looking rope bundled in one of the loops, then the rope blinks once.
"So, Drugged or Beaten?" the druid asks as he looks around the room to his fellow slaves. "Also, don' step on tha' rope pile o'er there." Nevandi states pointing toward a rope pile closer to the opposing edge of the room. It looks decidedly like rope.
The mans blue skin and blind white eyes showing that his vision was undamaged. The few small wounds on his face oozing crystal clear liquid in place of blood.
She first hears the creaks of the ship as loud screeches and light against her eyelids. She groans and covers her eyes with one arm. Where am I? What did those two bastards do to me...
Realising she is lying on her back on solid wood she opens one eye and accidentaly looks at a lamp. She looks away and waits for some vision to return so she can look around. As it dawns on her that she is most likely in the hold of some ship she tries to sit up and falls back. How am I still this drunk? After another try she is sitting up and able to look around a bit more. Two lanterns, several others sprawled around near her, likely also kidnapped along with her. Well they don't aim to make us whores at least. she says when she sees there are men also.
Feeling her pockets she realises they are empty. Her armour and musket and other possessions had been secure in her room. Had they ransacked it or would the tavern keeper find it? "Besmara's t+#%!"
AWAKEN
Tris's eyes open immediately as the word roars in hsi head, and immediately regrets doing so. His captors had been gracious enough allow him the taste of grog at the inn the stopped at. And while it feels as if his head is splitting open, the rolling of the world underneath him tells him something even worse. He's back to the sea, and not in a way he'd want to be.
"Ah, s!%#e. I better see if I had sense enough to arm me'self before the dogs arrive. They'll nae be takin' me without blood.
Turin examines the fat mound of flesh at the other side of the room and speaks a sudden memory cropping up...
You and I fat man were bidding on that "map"...
Sylvianna looks for the voice that spoke. "They put something in my drink..." That one definately wasn't human, unless the drugs were making her see strange things. She looks for the rope but all the piles seem like ordinary rope to her. "It's just rope fool. Don't let the drugs get to your head." She shakily tries to stand up using one of the walls to help her. This ship was moving. "I don't think we're in port Peril anymore."
"Guessin' none o'ya have any idea who took us in the night?" The blue skinned man draws both hands to his face and pressed into his temples rubbing slow circles "I see our captors have been foolish enough to leave us all alone though." the man states quietly, face drawn into a dangerous expression "Don'care who ya're but I know tha' yer likely betr' company than tha' cowards who wait above decks. They're like tae be down on us soon, issue beatin's an' assure were weak'n broken." the man slowly draws the glinting obsidian blade from his boot and flat against his forearm, up his sleeve. "I'm thinkin' I've a distraction in mind if'n any of ye want tae risk punishment n'strike these fools while they think us weak."
Looking toward the woman who responded nevandi sighs softly.
"I'd imagine its what they thought as well, Garm."with a grunt in a gutteral language Nevandi looks toward the rope and points to the rafters of the room, directly above the door. And the nine foot long snake which had been making the coil its nest and hiding place laces its way up the rough wooden wall and coils over the door frame waiting for someone to come past "But then, not all be what it seems. Eh poppet?"
You see a rather striking figure enter into the hold with you. This man is the epitome of Pirate, hes got the whip, the dread locked beard and a bandana. With him comes in all manner of unsavory individuals ten of them to be exact and all are carrying saps.
“Still abed with the sun over the yardarm?
On your feet, ye filthy swabs! Get up on
deck and report for duty before Cap’n
Harrigan flays your flesh into sausage skins
and has Fishguts fry ye up for breakfast!”
You notice that each Pirate is grinning with anticipation as if they just havent had enough violence in their lives.
So my first foe on the journey to godhood... Which way to kill him I wonder, by my own hand or by manipulation...
perception
intelligence
Turin Baelor will go on deck
Looking around to see them surrounded she does not react to the fact that he was the one that drugged her. She would have to wait to repay him. The captain had likely given the order to press gang them and she wanted to get a look at him first also. She still glares at Scourge on her way.
After those with the desire to leave head into the sunlight Nevandi looks to the imposing man and his posse."Truth be told I've nae'interest n' bein'made intae'a meal but I'd imagine ye' 'ave some experience in the flesh of men? Ye yella-bellied Thrune-marked double-dutchman sack of putrescence, have ye so little spine as to bring o'yer lovers fer' moral support when speakin' tae a half naked pressganger?" The blue skinned man spits and stands against the wall the hold. "Well, screw ye', the *#$%# of a mother ye rode in' tae the word on, yer' blind midwife fer sparin'tha world the displeasure of yer presence and yer damned captain fer being too busy buggerin' the rest of yer crew to come down here! May the world itself conspire tae make yer sad existence even worse than it already is!" the man asks sharp toothed grin and barely suppressed bloodlust glinting
Just waiting on Kahila, Ostarian and Triss.
"Aye, ye scurvy cur, it was ye who drugged Tris Clegg, eh? I'll show ye what it means to strike up the ire of a true man 'o the sea! Here's hopin' what ye payed the hunters who had me was enough to buy ye passage into the locker! I'm with ye, ya blue bastard, let's give 'em what fer!"
And with that, Tris also backs up to the wall, ready to draw his hidden dagger and lay into them.
Ostarian looks to the group of pirates and recognizes Scourge. He was there... My suppositions are likely correct. Press ganged. Nothing to it now, I'd best follow their orders for now, until I can figure things out.
The obese man sighs before forcing his large form over on it's side to allow him to stand up, although a little unsteady. He then trudges off towards the deck, expecting the worst.
Kahila stayed quiet for a little longer than the others, checking her environment in quiet. Prisca was missing, her gear was gone and she had the after-taste of a foul poison in her mouth. She also was in what looked like the hold of a ship and the grinning man that just walked in had the same face as the man she saw just before passing out last night. Press ganged. Lovely.
For a moment she figured she tear the man's throat out but with the back up he had that was suicide. Instead she put him on her list, in fact he became the list as things like a stolen earring were nothing next to this.
So instead of attacking she stood up and moved out the door, ignoring any glares from the men she passed.
Uncoiling the Whip from around his waist Lads it looks like we got our selves a couple of Land Lubbers that think they know something. You Young Varmints i'll break you of these insolent ways. When the captain says jump you hollar how high
Each of the Pirates start thumping their saps.
Due to the fight obviously being telegraphed as happening, Nevandi, Triss and Pirates will not be Flatfooted during any of it. (unless from debuffs)
With no spirit bound this is a fight I am wise to avoid...
Turin will keep himself to the back of the room if he hasn't already gone above deck...
Init
"Tha'only captain I folla'is one deservin' o me respect. Any who'd chose tae employ a halfwit coward such as ye is either desperate or dense." Nevandi states with cruel obsidian dagger in front of him, flames reflecting on its surface. "So ye'd best be takin' that whip o' yours an' educatin' me proper else I'm never tae learn." Nevandi states with false honesty eyes glinting and ready for war "Pain's fleetin' but cowardice is eternal, an I bet you know all about cowards acts don' cha ye bowlegged orphan of a sea hag an a matinee."
Garmbush!!
Since it looks like Tris is going first, he'll simply draw his dagger and snarl menacingly at the group in front of him.
"Well come on then, ye cows. I'll be splittin' ye open from ye ass to ye brains, if I can find which end is which!"
Damage, if applicable:
Nevandi:
Garm:
If one of the pirates makes an aggressive action that provokes within Garms reach then the first set of dice above are actually the Aoo strike. If the strike missed then She tries again with her held action here. If she lands than she uses her Standard action surprise round to continue the grapple with a grapple check. This check also serves as the Pin check on the Aoo line of actions.
What i have gained.
On Triss' Turn: Move Action to Draw Dagger. Readying an Action to Throw a dagger at Scourge should he become grappled. OR Ready an action to Strike at the nearest Pirate that moves into Range. Im going to assume that you want to Ready the Strike, since you cant ready both.
Scourges Turn: until After the Pirates have gone.
[this was the issue with your earlier post, Scourge while not fighting adverse, does not normally join into the fight while there are minions around to fight for him]
Free Action: " Get'em Boys
Garm: Needs to be given actions. You made the assumption of an AoO and no one has yet to provoke. While he doesn't lose surprise the held action is lost.
Let me know what Garm does Nevandi then we can continue. Sorry folks shouldnt be too much longer and as we get used to the system that i set up/ if it works then things will progress faster.
Garm
Surprise action:
Normal action:
If first bite fails to land:
Your confused when i said you get a surprise attack. Garm gets to act on his turn. Unless you start the fight off with Garm attacking there is no surprise round. What i had said was that when Garm attacks he will attack against their flat-footed (GMs call) due to no enemy knowing he is there.
So here we go ill fix this and then we can continue.
Surprise Round: (Garm is attacking)
Garmbush got a 14- He attacks Scourge And the GarmGrapple was 20. Scourge is now Grappled.
(this is because you get either a standard or move during the surprise round. Surprise rounds are not outside of combat though just a heads up.)
Main Rounds:
Tris ill allow you to move or stay if you move to attack thats fine and we will have your attack be 17, and damage be 4.
Scourge:
5ft Step to the right. Roll20 Updated.
Garms Turn:....
Nevandi: will Cast Obscuring Mist.
To help combat progress This is what happened.
Nevandi speaks and tells garm to wait
Garm, until Nevandi's turn occurs and the room is engulfed in fog giving concealment.
Nevandi tells Garm to bite the nearest pirate
After hearing the strike/miss through the fog Nevandi tells Garm to stealth
Garm moves 10ft through the fog and makes a stealth check with concealment, likely hiding in a rope roil, as I'm pretty sure the only pole she can climb in the area is the mast she was just on.
Fluff:
Uttering a gutteral command the serpent stops its assault after scourge pushes the beast off before it gets its coils in position to give the man a scaled necktie. It hisses dangerously at the pirates.
"I'd be careful, ye sorry sots as yer glorious leader jus' demonstrated fer'ya nae everythin' down here one coul' mistake fer a rope be one." Nevandi grins more words in the language before as he draws power a rolling fog engulfs the hold and as his image fades from view "course I imagine ye'won'be seeing much o' anythin' now. Best be careful boys, mayhap yer leader o'there can come lead ye' if'n he is done runnin' away" Nevandi utters another word and the Serpent responds lunging at the nearest pirate lunging out of the fog to miss only by inches after another word the serpent withdraws into the cloaking smoke as well.
So far yes those are the actions, kind of waiting on triss to decide if he moves forward and attacks.
Your right i read it as part of the stat block instead of the 4th level advancement.
as the pirates move forward they are using move actions to look for anything in the fog.
Red (Finds Snake)
Blue
Green (Could Trip over the snake and not realize it)
Orange V V
Purple [waiting on Tris to see if he moves and what his stealth check is.
Pink ^ ^
Yellow
Rook Holds action to attack anything through the mist.
Lock Do not see Nevandi
Grenade Do not see Nevandi
Red
This is not all the actions they take, im currently waiting on Triss.
Ill keep the rolls from earlier. You hit and score a dagger attack
"Ack not me side"
Purple sees triss, Attack against Triss
Grenade sees Nevandi based on the Stealth he rolled in roll20,
Yellow, and Lock and Green will move past Triss and Nevandi and Garm/Triss Respectively procking attacks of Opportunity. If you do not take them, there is a possibility they do not see you when they make their next perception check.
Attack of opportunity
Nevandi stays utterly still, waiting so as to strike at the right time cursing his undrawn dagger
Garm follows the last order she was given and maintains stealth.
Scourge never Delayed because he needed to get the snake off.
Purples Damage against Triss because i forgot to calculate
*oops* meant pink. Yellow =pink for the above post
Nevandi hits and Grenade takes damage
Pink sees Triss now, attacks
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Grenade sees Nevandi
Green sees Triss
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Orange sees Triss
Triss can you post your updated AC with no armor, or shields? i think your at a 15.
Garm will escape on his next initiative, Also the pirates will have communicated where you are, to drop back into stealth you will need to drop back 5 feet or 10ft cant remember, from them then stealth.
Correct, Also correct on grenade missing you because of Fog.
Leaving behind the potential scuffle to sort itself out - she wanted nothing to do with being scratched up by any whips just yet - Silvianna climbed up onto the deck. She looks around at the other sailors and crew that are here trying to gauge the sort of people that she would be on this cursed ship with. She smiled back at the red head she saw. At least there was one that seemed friendly. Before she got the chance to go over and try to talk to her the Captain appeared and spoke. She barely listens while glancing around at the others that had been brought aboard with her. Several other men, one of them quite large. She could see several other women among the crew but there definitely seemed to be more men. Good. She would have a grand time showing the fools up. Finally the captain left, what was his name, Harrison? No matter.
"A test then. Do you know who you've press-ganged?" She pushes past him and heads for the rigging and begins her climb. She can't find a good ledge to get herself started at first and makes no progress. Then she finds the handhold she needs and lifts herself up and away, rigging, ropes sails, they are all like an extension of herself as she reaches the crows nest. She laughs as she looks around, is that Port Peril in the distance? She didn't care, she no longer needed to worry about that. She felt very free up here with the wind blowing her hair every which way. She climbed down slower than before and jumped off the last beam, 10ft to the deck, right in front of Plugg with a graceful landing and smile. "Satisfied with what you saw?" She turns to see if any of the others had made it up and back down yet. "What's next?"
Sylvianna, if Daydreamer was the flaw that you had taken, i need another will save to listen to MR plugg. Failing will penalize you a round as everyone else runs into the rope and your wondering whats going on.
perception check
Nice firehair, talk her up later to see if her beauty matches her brains...
bluff
climb
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Cooking
"Ack, ye scurvy dogs, I'm gonna put more holes in ye' than ye can count!"
You can five foot step closer to scourge and attack.
Attack with a 14 =Miss
If you throw your dagger, there are 3 people around you and when you 5 foot step away, there are two within striking distance.
Ranged Hits with an 18
Let me know which you would prefer.
@ Turin: im accepting your post on the discussions, i would prefer if you dont roll twice on things. So please just one post and then if its in the wrong place let me know where so i can find it.
Scourge will move back out of the mist if Triss moves forward
Scourge will then put away his whip and draw his cutlass and ready an action to attack anything following out of the mist.
Nevandi/Garm??
"Stabbin'em more then three will do it then, Lad." Nevandi responds while slashing at the pirate in front of him with his dagger, hoping to drop the wounded man. "Make yer blows count, even if their leaders a cowardly ferret thar'be a lota' em!"
After his strike Nevandi moves into the mist again
With another growling word from nevandi Garm hisses and lunges at the nearest man
Before withdrawing through the mist to a pile of boxes body low and little noise to avoid being seen
Red Attack
Grenade
Lock
Pink might get an AoO
And Green on Garm