Scratcher kills one of the ghouls and points at the other one as if saying "You're next!.
Sandara's eyes connect with Scratcher. Her limbs do not move and she seems to be on the verge of panicking. Jake is struggling to keep standing on the small note that is under his feet.
Emmet screams at the grindylow and makes rude gestures towards her. She seems to think twice before diving deeper.
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Tori: entangled
Xasay
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Grindylow: 12 damage, shaken
Undead red: 5 damage
- - -
Vagantem: entangled
Scratcher: underwater 4/28 rounds, 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
- - -
Sandara: underwater 3 rounds, 10 damage, paralyzed 2 round
Jake
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|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 40/40|F +2, R +7, W +3 (+2 vs shadow, +4 vs fear/energy drain/death/Necromancy)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 17|20/21 Performance, 3/3 Shadow Speaker, 1/1 comic relief, #19
Let's talk about our next actions a little before I take mine: Tori, can you rescue Jake? He's one square away from comparatively solid ground where you and Emmet are. Is there some way he can be heaved over to behind Emmet? If it helps to know this any, my solid note will last for 2 more rounds after I stop concentrating on it (which would otherwise be eating up my actions). DM, those questions go to you as well for adjudication purposes, as well as, is my dolphin entangled?
F Human (Varisian) Fighter 7 - HP 59/60 - AC 21/T: 16/FF: 16 - Perception +1 - Fort: +7, Ref: +8, Will: +4 (+2 vs. fear) - CMB: +9, CMD: 24 - Speed: 30 - Init. +7 - Sense Motive: +1
The map is a little cluttered, if Jake is in an adjacent square I can certainly see what I can do. I'm assuming that pulling him to safety is a standard action, if there is a roll necessary please let me know, GM.
F Human (Varisian) Fighter 7 - HP 59/60 - AC 21/T: 16/FF: 16 - Perception +1 - Fort: +7, Ref: +8, Will: +4 (+2 vs. fear) - CMB: +9, CMD: 24 - Speed: 30 - Init. +7 - Sense Motive: +1
Tori pulls Jake to safety, then attempts to break out of the angry seaweed. Not only does she manage to break free, she also remains untangled for at least another 6 seconds.
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 40/40|F +2, R +7, W +3 (+2 vs shadow, +4 vs fear/energy drain/death/Necromancy)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 17|20/21 Performance, 3/3 Shadow Speaker, 1/1 comic relief, #19
Swim:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
Jake saved, Xasay directs his puppet to rescue Sandara (I noticed that you had Jake make a Will save when it rescued him, but they don't have to do that when they want to be rescued)...
...while he draws a trophy from one of his previous adventures, an ebony wand carved into a string of non-Euclidian geometric shapes and painted with unwholesome designs, and levels it at the grindylow (cause fear, Will DC 11).
Sorry for the map, I also hate 3-dimensional fights on the boards!
Xasay: the dolphin interacted with him, so he got a save. If he had made it he had seen through the dolphin and seen it for only partially real (i.e. with less strength)
Tori pulls Jake to safety. Xasay's directs his dolphin to rescue their friend, but while doing that it comes within reach of the undead. It slams once and the shadow dissolves...
Xasay points his wand, only to receive a nasty grin of the grindylow. She throws her harpoon through the water, scoring a vicious wound! Just when you are glad that the weapon is out of her hands it magically returns to her hands!
The undead bites and claws again at the Scratcher but misses with all its attacks. Finally the octopus tries to bite Vagantem. The bite misses, but the groping tentacles manage to connect and start to constrict the sylph!
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Vagantem: entangled, grappled
Scratcher: underwater 4/28 rounds, 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
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Sandara: underwater 3 rounds, 10 damage, paralyzed 2 round
Jake
- - -
Tori
Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 12 damage
Undead red: 5 damage
Octopus: grappling Vagantem
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Vag, I hate to steal your thunder. You are grappled and can't use the two hands needed to wield your sword. It also seems you do not carry a dagger or other one-handed weapon...You can use the 20 for your grapple / escape artist check if you want. Xasay, I did not get your comment. Was it directed at me?
Scratcher finishes the undead and grabs Sandara while Emmett readies his hammer.
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Vagantem: entangled, grappled
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Sandara: underwater 3 rounds, 10 damage, paralyzed 2 round
Jake
- - -
Tori
Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 12 damage
Undead red: 5 damage
Octopus: grappling Vagantem
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Scratcher: underwater 4/28 rounds, 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet[/b]
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 40/40|F +2, R +7, W +3 (+2 vs shadow, +4 vs fear/energy drain/death/Necromancy)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 17|20/21 Performance, 3/3 Shadow Speaker, 1/1 comic relief, #19
GMG wrote:
Xasay, I did not get your comment. Was it directed at me?
Read the effect of cause fear again - it's still shaken for 1 round on a successful saving throw (hence the grindylow probably wouldn't be giving me a nasty grin, as it would not be feeling all that triumphant even though it made its save).
Vag, you can try to escape the entangle as a move action. Sandara is 20 to 30 feet below water while you are at the surface. No 5 foot steps in water without a swim speed...
Sandara looks at Scratcher, hoping he will rescue her, while Jake offers his bound hands so you are able to slash his bonds"Thank you for freeing me! That monster was eating me alive!"
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Vagantem: entangled, can take move action
Tori
Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 12 damage
Undead red: 5 damage
Octopus: grappling Vagantem
- - -
Scratcher: underwater 4/28 rounds, 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
Vagantem
- - -
Sandara: underwater 4 rounds, 10 damage, paralyzed 3 round
Jake
- - -
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 40/40|F +2, R +7, W +3 (+2 vs shadow, +4 vs fear/energy drain/death/Necromancy)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 17|20/21 Performance, 3/3 Shadow Speaker, 1/1 comic relief, #19
Now in a spot of trouble, Xasay conjures another one of his fearsome eagles, which dives at the grindylow!
Conjuring a shadow celestial eagle, which Smites Evil (which I'm pretty sure the grindylow is, subtract 1 from damage rolls if not), DC 16 Will save to reduce it to 20% reality. Incidentally, regarding helping friends with shadow puppets, I would point out that anyone can voluntarily fail/forgo a saving throw.
Xasay, the grindylow is well underwater. FYI: I will give her a situational bonus on her will safe if you conjure a shadow eagle underwater that acts as if it is flying. As for initiative: first to post is first to act in the same bracket.
Tori fires an arrow into the water. It gets slowed down enough that when it actually reaches the grindylow it has lost most of its speed.
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Vagantem: entangled, can take move action
Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 12 damage
Undead red: 5 damage
Octopus
- - -
Scratcher: underwater 4/28 rounds, 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
Vagantem
- - -
Sandara: underwater 4 rounds, 10 damage, paralyzed 3 round
Jake
- - -
Tori
The grindylow takes the hit of Xasay's shadowy dolpin with a shrug and trusts her spear toward Vagantem, scoring a solid hit.
Bite:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
The octopus dives deeper and tries to bite Scratcher. It fails to penetrate his armor.
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Scratcher: underwater 4/28 rounds, 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
Vagantem 10/20 hp Standard action only
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Sandara: underwater 4 rounds, 10 damage, paralyzed 3 round
Jake
- - -
Tori
Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 13 damage
Octopus
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Vagantem: you only get a standard action this round: you took a move action to escape the entanglement and then another to actually move. I handwaved it to keep the game going but that takes your move action this round.
Vagantem dives underwater and thrusts her twobladed sword at the Grindylow, scoring a minor hit. It seems the weapon is not as good at piercing as it is at slashing.
Half damage underwater
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Scratcher: underwater 4/28 rounds, 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
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Sandara: underwater 4 rounds, 10 damage, paralyzed 3 round
Jake
- - -
Tori
Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 19 damage
Octopus
- - -
Vagantem: underwater, 10/20 hp
Sandara gasps when her lungs are able to take in sweet air again. "That was just in time! Did you bring my symbol?"
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Tori
Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 19 damage
Octopus
- - -
Vagantem: underwater, 10/20 hp
Scratcher: 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
- - -
Sandara
Jake
- - -
Tori fires two arrows into the inky water, where she has heard that the octopus is lingering. One arrow drifts out at the other side, but the other is unaccounted for.
Initiative Difficult terrain here, swim checks (DC10) once you pass the red line Entangle spell (DC14) up to the blue line Xasay 6/15 hp
- - -
Grindylow: 19 damage
Octopus: 11 damage
- - -
Vagantem: underwater, 10/20 hp
Scratcher: 27/30 hp, diseased
Emmet
- - -
Sandara
Jake
- - -
Tori
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 40/40|F +2, R +7, W +3 (+2 vs shadow, +4 vs fear/energy drain/death/Necromancy)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 17|20/21 Performance, 3/3 Shadow Speaker, 1/1 comic relief, #19
Seeing that the grindylow appears to have successfully willed his puppet to enfeeblement, Xasay abandons that shadow, and calls up another one to harry the hopefully weaker-willed octopus.
slam, flank:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 damage:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4Add +2 if the octopus is of the fiendish variety
Xasay forms another dolphin from shadows. This one slams into the octopus and kills it. Running out of options the grindylow flows her tentacles upwards to her head and then down in a very quick motion. The water displacement causes her to shoot forward into the tunnel and further into the cave system. You quickly loose sight of her, she has tremenendous speed.
Out of combat! More to come later, but my commute to work is almost over, so first a day of work.
Jake was already at the surface, he was rescued by Tori
You search the place for treasure and find some nice items. Sandara gets her holy item back. She calls on Besmara to heal everyone.
After you have made all the required notes for the Society you head back to the ship. Captain Darrel and his crew have made good progress with repairing the ship. He sends out a few man to get fresh water from the well you found. You have some time to rest and reflect on your experience on the island before the ship will depart. Sandara treats the wounds of Scratcher, removing the infection that was caused by the underwater ghoul.
Well done! I dreaded that final combat (also because of the 3D), but you handled it well! Handwaving the disease, Sandara has lesser resto to remove the con damage and sufficient heal to assist in the required checks.
M Human Snakebite Striker 2/Warpriest 4 HP 54/54 AC: 24 T: 13 FF: 21 F/R/W: +10/+8/+7 Init: +3 Perception: +11 Blessings 5/5
"Ya, we showed dem 'ooligans whose boss! Glad to ya have ya mates at my back, there!", Scratcher grabbing Xasay and Vag and giving them one-armed hugs.
HP 36/36; Reroll (@+3) 1/1; Wand Infernal Healing: 50/50; Sylph Fighter 4; AC 20; Touch 15; FF 15; Fort +5; Ref +5; Will +2; init +4; perc +0
"What a horrible island. More dead than living. And a sorry fate for a newlywed couple as well. I guess we will never know their full story." says Vagantem sadly.
F Human (Varisian) Fighter 7 - HP 59/60 - AC 21/T: 16/FF: 16 - Perception +1 - Fort: +7, Ref: +8, Will: +4 (+2 vs. fear) - CMB: +9, CMD: 24 - Speed: 30 - Init. +7 - Sense Motive: +1
"If the worst we have to worry about is grindylows, this series of missions will be a piece of cake." Tori says with (over?)confidence as she returns with the others.
F Half-orc Cleric9 HP 66/66 AC:17/TC:10/FF:17 Perc +5 F +12 R +7 W +15 CMB +9 CMD 19 Spd 30ft Init +8 Channels 6/6 Active Buffs: None
"It's so nice to meet new companions. My name is Grisaia, servant of the Eternal Rose." The half-orc woman is dressed in fine mithral armor adorned with roses, although closer examination reveals the thorns form sharp spikes. "I have some requisitions to make from market before we begin, but it should not be an issue."
Will scan chronicles and spend GM credit gold once I get back from my afternoon class. Shouldn't be too much of an issue.
The craven has sailed to the port of Drenchport. Its storm-lashed buildings are built of waterlogged driftwood and flotsam from wrecked ships.
The ship is repaired, which takes a couple of days. In these days Grisaia suddenly stands at the quay. She has a message for Vagantem, who takes his leave. The decemvirate has thought to bring a replacement in the person of the half-orc woman.
The captain comes to you before you set sail again "I will sail past the town of Lillywhite. I have agreed with Benarry that I will put you on shore there."
You set sail again and after a week of sailing you come near the greatest island in the Shackles; Motaku Isle. Lillywhite is located on its western end.
The town curves along the shoreline of Motaku Isle, spreading across bridges to a few small islands sitting in the deep-blue bay. Small, well-made wooden buildings ring the harbor. Festive flower and palm-frond garlands hang from various buildings, bridges, and statues. Vessels of varying shapes and sizes jam nearly all the town’s long piers, and the great number of ocean-going ships lying at anchor render the outer harbor nearly impassible. You say your farewells and a boat brings you ashore.
Throngs of revelers, many wearing masks, carouse through the town while singing and drinking from frothing tankards. A tall Mwangi man with close-cropped graying hair wearing a large orange mask that depicts a laughing man’s face stands on the quay where you have just come ashore.
Knowledge Religion DC 10:
He is obviously a priest of Cayden Cailean
As he addresses you, his voice is cheerful and boisterous “Welcome to the town of Lilywhite, favored home of Cayden Cailean! You find us in the midst of our annual Rum Punch Festival—a truly blessed time for all! If there is any way that I can help you, please let me know. My name is Anyabwile Saabwa.”
Briefing:
"I am sending you to the Shackles to see if there is opportunity for a more 'permanent' lodge there. One that does not move about."
"We know next to nothing about the ancient Ghol-Gan empire. Anything you can turn up from that age will be very interesting. I probably don't have to remind you that there are also several legends of treasure. You might need to make a bit of a name for yourselves before you can interest the free captains to allow a lodge on one of the islands, so keep an eye open for everything."
|AC 20, T 13, FF 18|HP: 40/40|F +2, R +7, W +3 (+2 vs shadow, +4 vs fear/energy drain/death/Necromancy)|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 17|20/21 Performance, 3/3 Shadow Speaker, 1/1 comic relief, #19
"Darkness protect you, Grisaia. I am Ṣ̄ilpin k̄hxng ngeā thī̀ xāṣ̄ạy xyū̀, raconteur, sword-ringer, performer of tales, and opener of minds - but sun-parched mouths may refer to me well enough as Xāṣ̄ạy Xyū̀."
F Human (Varisian) Fighter 7 - HP 59/60 - AC 21/T: 16/FF: 16 - Perception +1 - Fort: +7, Ref: +8, Will: +4 (+2 vs. fear) - CMB: +9, CMD: 24 - Speed: 30 - Init. +7 - Sense Motive: +1
An athletic, dark-haired human woman with a well-made Darkwood bow on her back looks at Grisala appraisingly and then nods in greeting, "Hi, I'm Tori. I specialize in taking things down with my arrows, the others are better dealing with all the reclamation and history stuff."
"It looks like this Rum Punch festival might be just the thing to get in good with the locals like the VC wants. Plus, I could use a few stiff drinks after that island."
"Oh yah, hey! Name's Emmett, and sure, we are happy to help the Society here."
Upon hearing about the festival, he continues. "Yah, fun... some fun is in order. We need to relax after that bit of trouble. A rum punch festival sounds like just the ticket."
