He looks a bit dejected as he sits and sips his beer. He looks over at Wei-Ji and responds to his earlier question.
Tien:
"There is no honor in my name. Perhaps these tests will change that..."
He then turns and bows towards Shins and Hiram. "Do not worry my friends. We will not be in conflict should we meet on the battlefield. We shall be training one another to prepare for our struggles to come! Only the best are permitted entrance to the Ruby Phoenix tournament, and you would not wish entry simply because your betters failed to do you the honor of appearing now would you?"
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
I know little about the Ruby Phoenix Tournament, can you tell us a bit more about it?
He sprays a bit of beer as he laughs. "A brave lot you are... Or stupid. You know not what you fight for yet you are here? I saw you conduct yourselves with great grace and honor last night at the Devil's Dregs, and you seem to have received your invitation for tomorrow's event, so you must not be stupid... This is one of the most important tournaments that continues to this day! A tournament for the right to control the life work of the legendary Hao Jin."
He looks the lot of you up and down and grins. "Brave and honorable at the least. Much moreso than that serpent gang. They have persistantly dogged me, 'inviting' me to work with them in the coming events. I am no mercenary with no scruples, and your actions today have bolstered my resolve. I shall continue this tournament with no allegiance other than my own and my honor."
The barkeeper begins ringing her bell. "Closing time! One last call for alcohol so finish your Dwarven firewater or ale!"
Small groups of challengers slowly begin emerging from the tunnels, some elated at having a vase, some looking crushed with defeat as they stare at their empty hands. Victorious or vanquished, they drift off into the night to get clean and well rested after a crawl through a sewer.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
I will stick with what I mentioned up thread. 1 or 2 hour per level buffs will be recast this evening, extended as necessary so they are available in the morning. That is ant haul, extended delay poison and magic vestment x2 and overland flight (this gets cast twice per day). Do we want to set a watch or is Shins boat secure?
I don't think Shins has any crew on retainer other than his party mates, unless he hired some.
The docks are under guard by the local constabulary, but that is more or 1 cp/hr layabouts that just yell if something is up. You can probably count on them to call competent folk if something bad happens and it's loud and obvious, but that's about it.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
OK, looks like we better set a watch, don't want any rivals managing to steal our golden ticket do we!
If he can Jin will pick up a scroll of Keep Watch and will happily keep an eye on things during the night flying above the ship. He will need to activate it with UMD, assuming he has time/ability to buy one UMD DC21:1d20 + 19 ⇒ (5) + 19 = 24
Otherwise Jin will just take a watch at the start or end of the night
Good hope on all but Jin, Blur self, heroism self; inspire greatness on Roary
Halfling S Male Halfling Bard (Sea Singer 9) | HP 57/57 | AC 24 | T 16 | FF 19 | CMD 22 | Fort +9 | Ref +15 | Will +10 | Init +5 | Perc +16
"I do have some crew I can call upon, but they are sailors, not warriors or guards. I'm sorry for not being a truly proper host, but we will need to set watches even on ship. I'm happy to help with taking a watch end of night."
I don't need to make any additional preparations. The ship does have a crew, but I have been stating the majority is on leave until the ship is bound for departure. In any case I do not believe even the full crew complement would provide truly comfortable security for the group and the common threats we are facing.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
No need to apologise Shins, you are being very generous in letting us use your boat but these are unusual times. Best we be prepared, especially with Aspis on the scene.
The party arrives back at the Lucky Charm, and Jin-Goro takes his place flying around the top deck keeping a lookout for Aspis Agents using a scroll in place of a stiff cup of coffee.
Any crew onboard the ship have apparently been immensely enjoying their leave, returning to the ship simply to find a bunk to nurse their hangovers, empty whiskey flasks still in hand.
Suddenly Wei-Ji stops in puzzlement... That smell isn't whisky... It's a tonic of sorts? It's... it's.... ITS A TRAP!
Congratulations Wei-Ji, you have made a perception check and located an invisible ninja.
Quiven is wandering around the galley on the hunt for some more bananas when suddenly... *thwp*
...a dart slams into his back.
"Every name has honor in it. Every name has strength. Finding it and nurturing it is the path of any good student." the tengu offers to the ronin at the end of the conversation, bowing once more.
A bit more recently...
"I'll take the crack of dawn morning watch, if no one minds my meditations and documentations happening at that time?"
Not wanting to lose the window of opportunity, the tengu steps forward while drawing blade and shield, denying the stealthy assassin the chance to escape.
Bad positioning, have to step into the Ninja's grill there. Single move, draw weapons as free action.
Wei Ji rushes into the crew quarters to get the ninja at arm's length but as soon as he stands over the outlined footprints in the dust on the floor... *thwp*
As the darts fly, the assailants appear between blinks of your eyes. Standing on the boat are assassins, clad in Qadiran garb, wielding blowguns in one hand and short swords in the other.
Round 1:
Jin-Goro (Pending Damage + Save)
Quiven (Pending Damage + Save)
Hiram
Wei-Ji (Pending Damage + Save)
Green Ninja
Shins
Red Ninja
Roary
Blue Ninja
Male Halfling Rogue (Burglar) [10.0]: HP 62/63 | AC 30 (33 vs traps) | T 21 | FF 23 | F +7 | R +16 (+18 vs traps) | W +7 (+9 vs. fear) | CMB +7 CMD 30 | Init +12 | Perc +16 | SM +5 | Stealth +23 | DD +26 | EA +19 | Acro +21 | Perform (Sing/Dance/Act) +4 | Climb +12 | Swim +9
Fort:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Quiven feels a bit weaker but seems to not be hindered by the effects. We've been ambushed! Come help! He draws blades, takes a step and engages the ninja!
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Fortitude Save:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24
If it is a poison effect then Jin wont take any damage due to delay poison
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Bloody hell, where did that come from! Yanking the dart from his neck Jin glares down at the enemy below. Flying down to deck level he raises his hands to cover his face and begins muttering, sweeping his arms out a pale blue light erupts and flashes across the deck. We'll have no more of that nonsense thank you very much!
Glancing around he shouts over to Roary, Get below and help the others, Hiram and I can deal with this fool
Mechanics:
Jin flies down to deck level, ending about 5' up to avoid flanking. He doesn't want to end up unconscious over the water. He casts Invisibility Purge in case of more dodgy ninja's or in case they try to resume invisibility. It has a 55' radius.
HP 73/73; Init +6, Perc +11; AC 30, T 18, FF 22, CMD 23; F+6, R+15, W+8,
Moving up the stairs to the Red Ninja, Hiram gestures and his rapier appears in his hand. "Ninja! How unexpected!" He attacks! Activating arcane strike! Rapier:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27 for 1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 3 = 13 damage!
Jin-Goro attempts to reveal any additional assailants, but no more come into view... yet. There could be one in the crows next still... one one in the bilge... or one hiding amongst the cannons. But it seems as though the poop deck is clear.
The blue-garbed ninja is taken aback by Quiven's uncanny reflexes and is quickly finding himself in a regrettably fair fight. He manages to avoid the second slash from Quiven's blade, but he stands tall, blade out, ready for a duel to the death.
The red-garbed ninja spits back taunts at Hiram as he clutches his newly wounded arm. "Nobody expects Qadiran Assassins! Our chief weapon is fear!"
Round 1:
Jin-Goro
Quiven
Hiram
Wei-Ji (Pending Damage + Save)
Green Ninja
Shins
Red Ninja (-13)
Roary
Blue Ninja (-10)
It would seem the Forum Monster ATE my last post. *grumble*
Crunch 1:
Fort. Save(DC 24):1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
Welp, that's how that rolls.
"Did Aaqir al'Hakam send you??", the tengu inquires, even as a recollection of a battle with quicklings comes vividly to mind.
The tengu will step forward into the cabin to free up an attack lane for others and also hopefully heal any sailors that might have been injured in this assault.
"Master of Masters, heal the injured and guide them to Wisdom."
Crunch 2:
5' Move
Channel Energy(Positive):2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4
SHOULD be up to date, provided it doesn't get eaten AGAIN!
You can see red. You definitely can't see green. While you cant see blue, you can see Quiven engaged in some sort of combat in the galley as well from where you are, so you know that there is a ninja in there.
Red ninja scowls at Hiram. "Fear and surprise! Our two weapons are fear and surprise!"
As he speaks, he slashes at Hiram and hops the rail to join up with his allies below.
Male Halfling Rogue (Burglar) [10.0]: HP 62/63 | AC 30 (33 vs traps) | T 21 | FF 23 | F +7 | R +16 (+18 vs traps) | W +7 (+9 vs. fear) | CMB +7 CMD 30 | Init +12 | Perc +16 | SM +5 | Stealth +23 | DD +26 | EA +19 | Acro +21 | Perform (Sing/Dance/Act) +4 | Climb +12 | Swim +9
BTW, I just realized that Quiven does NOT have Uncanny Dodge, it was replaced since I took the Burglar archtype (for some reason, it was a long time ago). Your ninja gets to do Sneak Damage.
Since given current positions, Roary is not likely to be able to interfere with upcoming actions, I'll go ahead and weave Blue's actions in here so the rest of you can take your actions.
The blue garbed ninja twists and leaps backwards, flattening himself onto the table behind him and rolls to get behind Quiven.
Acrobatics to tumble:1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 14 - 2 = 18Provokes from Quiven
His moves are a bit slow and he opens himself up to a strike from the banana-loving halfling, but he takes advantage of his new tactical position to strike a sharp blow...
Blue attack vs Quiven:1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 + 2 = 15
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Seein Quiven potentially hard pressed by two opponents Jin will move so he can see into the cabin. Fist clenched he raises one hand and releases his pent up power. From out of the floor of the cabin rises a dark grey, cloaked, spectral figure with a skeletal face holding a scythe.
Your time has come mortal, there is no escape from the Pallid Princess..., the scythe flashes and strikes out at the red ninja seeking to end his life.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Points up for Quiven, if you had 5' stepped first you could have gotten flank with my spiritual ally spell. Could you put a marker on the map for it please as it does occupy a square.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Booooooooo, Ninja's, boooooooooooo! I knew I should have plane shifted him to somewhere uncomfortable
The sword and board bird comes clomping after the ninja and attempts to give him a bit of 'what-for' with his blade, since that seems to be somewhat effective.
Crunch:
Move Action to close to green ninja
+2 Adamantine Sawtooth Sabre(add +2 if target can be flanked):1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19
Damage:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
If Flanking applies, add Sneak Attack and target may not make AoO until Wei's next turn.:2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8
*grumble* Stupid forums eatin' mah posts, WTH! I posted five hours and twenty minutes ago, and it went up... and then it vanished when I was sleeping! I'm not saying something bad in my posts or something, am I??
The green garbed ninja takes another stab at Wei Ji, hoping to cripple him with poison and get him off of his tail. Failing that, he attempts to continue his path up to the top deck... but the rocking of the boat makes this a difficult task...
Provokes an AoO from Wei Ji and Little Shins
Round 2:
Jin-Goro
Quiven
Hiram
Wei-Ji (May take AoO on Green)
Green Ninja (-42)
Shins (May take AoO on Green)
Red Ninja (-35)
Roary
Blue Ninja (-45)
Good hope on all but Jin, Blur self, heroism self; inspire greatness on Roary
Halfling S Male Halfling Bard (Sea Singer 9) | HP 57/57 | AC 24 | T 16 | FF 19 | CMD 22 | Fort +9 | Ref +15 | Will +10 | Init +5 | Perc +16
Shins moves forward toward the stairs to both aid his allies and stop the attacker from endangering the rest of his crew.
If the person doesn't show any intent to stop with this briefest of moments allowed, Shins will attack again, otherwise he will continue using 20 feet of movement to go up the stairs
The severely wounded assassin desperately slashes out at the halfling as he runs by. "I am not to be trifled with you little @&%*!"
Attack:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Shins stops, turns around, and drags his rapier across the assassin's short sword, neither making contact with their foes.
The red garbed ninja curses as he attempts to put down his current chief competition whilst staying a few steps ahead of Hiram. "Our three...four... weapons... grrr... JUST DIE ALREADY!"
