Ank-hore and Buz both resort to melee, but the crewmen are skilled fighters and their blows do not land.
When it comes around to Greblak's next action, he will step up onto the rail, and brandish his wand, swweping another cone of fire at any Chelish who are attempting to board the Accursed.
Wand of burning hands(CL5) fire damage
Come to Greblak, and you BURN!
Also, if allowable, he will try and scare the Chelish crew into not attacking.
Intimidate check:
Blarg screams and drops to the deck prone. He is acting as though he is dead, hoping the hu-mon's bloodlust will carry him forwrd looking for new meat to slice.
If it works, he will cast cure light wounds on himself as long as no one is close enough to make an AOO.
If the hu-mon is not fooled, he will roll around prone on the deck in full defensive mode.
Blarg falls to the ground, feigning death. In the melee, the sailor attacking him moves on to more live enemies. As soon as he moves away, Blarg chants a goblin rhyme and his wounds close up!
In the background: As the brave Goblin heroes charge the human foes, the rank and file of both ships clash. Screams of rage, anger and fear soon fill the air as goblins bite and stab, and sailors slash and stab. One sailor goes down beneath a huddle of goblins as numbers overwhelm skill. A Gullchoker flies off into the ocean as a sailor kicks out, sending the Gob flying head over feet into the water. Another sailor is knocked over the railing by a flying goblin swinging on a rope from the mast. The two ships part momentarily and then crash back together, crushing the sailor as he falls. In the water, fins begin to gather as the sharks feast.
ROUND 2:
Chelish Crew 16
Splurg 16
Greblak 16
Ank-hore 14
Blarg 10
Crang 8
Buz 6
Asmodean Captain 5
Whosi ?
Two human crewmembers find themselves back to back and stab out, attacking Buz and Ank-hore!
#1 on Buz: for damage
#2 on Ank-hore: for damage
Both attacks seem to be less effective this round...
Greblak stands again astride the railing, casting burning flames onto the deck of the Chelish ship. He catches one sailor unfortunate enough to be close to the railing, setting the poor lad alight and sending him screaming back into his crewmates, who scatter to avoid the lad. His tortured cries come to an end when he hits the tar-soaked crewman and both burst into a ball of flame that rapidly spreads to the sails. The Chelish ship's sails are now burning merrily and threatening to spread to the Accursed's sails as well! The demoralized crew of the Chelish ship are faced with an impossible choice: charge the arsonist Goblin or face the wrath of their hellish captain. They pause, glancing between the two to see how the captain deals with the beserker goblin he faces!
Seeing that his dagger is not thrusty as his gun, Buz uses the missed attack as an opportunity to move out of the way of his enemy, getting far from him and hopefully putting another goblin between him and the human attacker. He then starts reloading his blunderbuss with an handful of pellets, hoping the human will be distracted by a closer danger.
Roses are ugly, I'm black and blue. I hope dis rhyn make me feel good as new
CLW whoo hoo! Me'sa feel mui mui bett'a!
may'be if'n I bonk da ugly capt'n in da head wit a rock, he forget us and go away.
sling hurts to head
After a peep outside and seeing the melee, Whosi is hiding in his room as a general melee out on the deck is definatey not his cup o brew. He jams some wood under the door to make it hard to open and listens to what is happening outside. After the melee is all full engaged; he draws his weapon and will take a peep to see what oppurtunies an enterprizing rogue might have....
perception (when needed)
stealth
Splurg giggles with glee at the carnage
sling at captain
bite
claw
claw
trip check
Crang is also moved to song:
Crang takesa firestick!
Stab da hooman...
Crang is annoyed that he can't think of a rhyme. So he hits the human with his axe.
Power attack, of course
attack
damage
confirming crit
Ank-hore pissed that he missed the hummie, he strikes a second time. Mumbling a prayer to Lady Lastbreath then strikes again.
Attack:
Damage:
Crang is also moved to song:
Crang takesa firestick!
Stab da hooman...Crang is annoyed that he can't think of a rhyme. So he hits the human with his axe.
Power attack, of course
attack1d20+3
damage1d4+4confirming crit1d20+3
Crang is also moved to song:
Crang takesa firestick!
Stab da hooman...Crang is annoyed that he can't think of a rhyme. So he hits the human with his axe.
Power attack, of course
attack1d20+3
damage1d4+4confirming crit1d20+3
Whispers "Garl, who do yea think is winnin?, weird fog eh, cant see a thing"
Whosi goes to the window and looks our for another ship or where these guys came from.
perception
if he doesnt see anything we will climb out the window stealthily and sneak to find out what is going on.
stealth
Listen
climb
Dosee doh?
Play doe? Make poop shapes and place in chairs. Hee hee.
Real poo works good too. Sham-poo is not real. Play doe poo Iz sham poo. Blarg smart.
Ank-hore's attack is more lively this time, and his sickle slashes the sailor's leg to open a bleeding wound. He curses and grits his teeth, trying to keep his nerve.
Buz dances between the legs of his attackers, frantically spooning shot into his blunderbuss as he goes.
Facing off against the devilish captain, Crang lashes out with his handaxe! His slash is dead-on, and catches the Captain across the thigh, opening a wound in his leg that causes him to falter and curse the goblin. His attitude changes from disgust to murderous now, and he advances, his sword held low across his body.
Attack: and damage:
Crit confirm: and damage
His blade dances out, catching the barbarian across the shoulder blade and whipping him around as the blade bites deep into his flesh. He feels a definitely weakening as his blood spills on the ship's deck. The crew, seeing the Captain's perfectly executed attack, rallies, cheering and waving their weapons!
Whosi, huddling in his cabin, sees an open porthole and climbs out. He finds himself over the deck of the Chelish merchantship, watching the duel between captain and berserker playing out not far from him.
ROUND 3:
Chelish Crew 16
Splurg 16
Greblak 16
Ank-hore 14
Blarg 10
Crang 8
Buz 6
Asmodean Captain 5
Whosi 0
The crew of the Chelish merchant ship, buoyed by their captain's devilish skills, surge forward toward Greblak, screaming battle cries as they go. Onboard the Accursed, the two remaining sailor wheel around, both attacking Ank-hore with their knives and blades!
Attack 1: for damage
Attack 2: for damage
Despite their skill, the small cleric proves too slippery for their attacks and dodges both men, cursing them with each hop away from danger.
@Our Mysterious
Splurg and Spots seeing Greblak getting menaced go to his aid
Splurg Captains Scimitar
bite
claw
claw
to confirm crit
vs CMD
Crang eyes the wound on the captain, and then his own wound.
He throws down his handaxe in disgust and hefts his great axe, his eyes roll back in his head and he bellows aloud: AXXXXX!!!!
Licking a mouthful of his own blood, Crang slashes wildly at the captain.
attack
damage
Buz finally finishes reloading, then as he prepares to shoot he screams to his crew in Goblin: "PULL YER BOOTS UP! HEADS DOWN, NOW!" He is trying to make as many people in the crew to lower their heads, so that their already low stature allows him to get a clear shot at the surrounding longshanks without hurting his mates. Then, he fires a scatter shot to the nearest group of human, hoping he takes them and not the other goblins.
Greblak lets off another blast of fire from his wand, directly into the charging mass of Chelish, then decides discretion is the better part of valour, and retreats off the rail to the (relative) safety of the Accursed.
Wand of Burning Hands: fire damage
Ank-hore looks at the paltry damage caused buy his sickle grinning but enjoying the shower of blood caused. He calls forth one of his gifts.
"Ha Ha, firs I ones, nows I Twos"
He uses Copy Cat as his move actions then Strikes at the sailor again with his sickle.
Attack:
Damage:
ROUND 3:
Chelish Crew 16
Splurg & Spots 16
Greblak 16
Ank-hore 14
Blarg 10
Crang 8
Buz 6
Asmodean Captain 5
Whosi 0
Splurg steps forward, brandishing his blood red scimitar after his sling bullet goes wild. He is seized with a feeling of sudden clarity and attacks in a classic feint high, strike low slash. His sword catches one of the sailors menacing Ank-hore across the chest and opens up a gut wound that sprays blood across the deck. In his head, Splurg hears a scream of triumph and a feeling of exultation in the blood-lust. It's disturbing, but oddly addicting.
Spots lunges at one of the sailors fighting past, taking him off his feet with a yowl and freeing the two goblins he was menacing. In the fray, a long yowling cry can be heard as he springs atop another's shoulder's bringing the Chelish lad down in a scream of pain and surprise!
As the Chelish crew rallies, Greblak stands tall, his scorched wand held out in front of him. The cone of flame that rushes forth washes over the advancing crewmen, and in their rush to flee, one of the crew stumbles into the rope holding the main mast of the Chelish ship. The flaming sail and mast swing free, and crash hard into the Accursed's sails, setting them alight. Greblak is treated to a strange sight, as the green glass drake crawls forth to perch on his shoulder and slowly changes from green to a brilliant orange color. The drake seems to purr as it watches the sailors and their ship burn.
As Ank-hore faces off against the two sailors, he gains sudden aid as Splurg strolls confidently into the melee and dispatches one of the men with a killer's steady hand. The other is treated to a sudden shock as Ank-hore splits into two identical copies in front of him. He hesitates only for a moment, but it's long enough for the Ank-hores to dart in and and hook the sickle into his femoral artery, cutting deep enough to sever. The man stumbles back, a dumb look on his face as his lifeblood spills onto the deck, dying as he falls.
Crang, taking a grievous wound, has endured enough. Holding forth his greataxe, he screams its name and begins to froth at the mouth. The Captain's smirk of superiority disappears as the small yet savage killer launches himself at the devilish captain and overwhelms his defenses with sheer rage. The greataxe cuts hard into the Captain's chest as it hits bones and continues. The Captain gasps, his mouth frothy with pink bubbles. He staggers backward, willpower keeping his on his feet.
Buz, his gun finally loaded, turns his sights onto the Chelish crew moving through the horde of Goblins. His tribe, his crew, are being routed, even as his fellow captains surge to victory. The training of the crew overcomes the vicious cleverness of the tribe, and his blood burns at the idea of his piratical dreams coming to an end so soon. With a burning hate, he turns the blunderbuss upon the mass of humans and screams a warning in Goblin. His loyal crew drops to the ground, taking comfort in the familiar routine of hiding, as the human crew turns to see what fresh madness these goblins have to wreak. They get a face-full of shot for their troubles, the human closest to you going down with a ruined throat. The others, bleeding if not fatally, then badly, turn and give up their composure. "The Nine Hells with this, lads," shouts a grizzled looking older man, "Back to the ships, boys! I'm not paid well enough for goblins!"
The Captain staggers back, one hand holding his chest, the other his sword. He sees his ship burning, his crew routed. He sees the foaming goblin advancing on him. His blood pumps through his hands, his eyes blur. He throws his head back and with his last breath, he screams "Asmodeus, my soul for you! Grant me vengeance!" With this, he falls to his knees, and dies.
We're not out of initiative yet! I still need Whosi and Blarg's round 3 actions, then we can move into round 4!
will
Blarg looks at all the muscly chop choping Goblins, and then to the burring fire aboard his ship.
Ohh. Fire pretty. NO NO. Must focus!
Thinking franticly, he goes through his resources. Singing. Dancing. Fart jokes. Naughty rhymes. Those don't help.
Alas, he looks for a cup of water, a canteen or small bucket of wawa, and reaches deep inside to summon his inner mage hand. You know the one you use when you just can't reach that itching spot. FOCUS BLARG, FOCUS
He hoist whatever he can find and directs it to the fire on the sails.
Blarg summons his reserves of willpower to avoid the temptation to gawk at the impending disaster. He grabs a nearby bucket with the power of his keen mind and begins floating water up to splash upon the fires. It's a valiant effort, but Blarg senses that more might be needed!
Blarg will continue to magic up some water five pounds at a time.
He yells to the others
Fire on evil dog lovers ship is pretty. Make toasty snacks later.
Fire on our ship berry berry bad!
Crang tucks his handaxe and the man's mace into the captain's belt.
Then he begins dragging the man toward the goblin ship. He sings to himself, an old lullaby:
Gut the man and cut him up.
Hot the pan an burn im up.
Munch the man an feeling good.
Just the way goblin should.
His mouth still foams though and he eyeballs anything which comes near.
After dispatching the last man Splurg gets a weird look in his eyes before shaking his head and looking for what to do next.
ROUND 4:
Chelish Crew 16
Splurg & Spots 16
Greblak 16
Ank-hore 14
Blarg 10
Crang 8
Buz 6
Asmodean Captain's Vengeance 5
Whosi 0
The Chelish crew still on the Accursed race to leap back onto their ship. They ignore any goblins on their mad dash to escape. A few brave goblins take advantage of this fact to trip stragglers and bludgeon them with anything nearby, including other goblins and in one unfortunate case, Spots. Spots doesn't take kindly to be grabbed by the tail and yanked upon and sends the poor unfortunate soul in question into the water with a slap of his claw.
From forth the Captain's cabin of the Chelish ship, a whipcrack of thunder echoes, followed by a blast of smoke and the acrid smell of brimstone. A hunched form, heftier than a man and posessing a long beard that seems to whip around by itself, crouches in the doorway of the cabin. It holds a long glaive made of blackened metal and its eyes slide left and right to settle on the body of the dead Captain and his killer. "Little pig, little pig, let me in. You've done my Lord a wrong and for that he'll have your skin. Scream and flee, little monsters. Your nightmares have arrived."
The Chelish crew, who should be happy to see such an ally, apparently knows better than to trust a devil. They back away from the devil and begin cutting lifeboats free; they are clearly abandoning ship.
Hearing Blargs song Splurg seeing the immediate need on our ship attemps to put out the sail fire.
Spots not liking his recent treatment as a not so blunt object will watch for his best opportunity to attack the Captain
Stealth for Spots
Whosi manuevers stealily to get a back advantage attack on the duel he is watching; eying a place to dodge to and hide if needed afterward hoping his attack will finish the opponent or not be noticed.
Stealth
attack (assuming back attack at +4; adjust as needed0
damage; (assuming I get surprize; adding extra die)
Splurg is good
Splurg is great
Splurg make water
save our fate!
"YES" yells Buz at the sight of the fleeing attackers. CREW! NOW LET'S CAPTURE DEM SHIP! But he's less enthusiastic as soon as he sees the sail of the Accursed catching fire. Fire is good, but usually if it's in the vicinity of your enemies. CREW! PUT FIRE OUT! NOW! Then he sees that a new opponent is rising from the other ship, and he looks quite crossed. CREW! GET HIM! he screams, as a sudden flash comes to him as he remembers about the fleeing humans. They might know about the island, the island the magical skull thinghie is talking about! And there's treasure there! Treasure! CREW! GET A LONGSHANK ALIVE! he yells, confused by the whole situation. CREW! BLOODY DO SOMETHING!
So many orders, so little time! No time for reload his weapon!
Whosi from the shadows mimes to Carl to be quite; and peers into the A.Capt's cabin....
perception
** spoiler omitted **
Ack, Whoosi keeps hidden and looks to see if he can get closer for another look or if the combatant are close by and some other target of opp is nearby.
<lol; an attack that would hit wasted; dice roller back to it's old rolls>
Whosi sees movement in the cabin, then the devil emerges, reeking of sulfur and brimstone.
Crang, you get the body of the Chelish captain to the railing of the Chelish ship, probably about 15 feet, before the Devil steps out of the cabin and calls you out.
Unless he is attacked, Crang will focus on dragging his prize/meal/fire-stick back onto the goblin ship.
Greblak ducks behind the rail again, waiting to see just how much fire this devil thing has. He mutters to himself as he waits, If we can kill him, we take his fire, but if he kill us, then we dead..... maybe we can scare him away? But then he takes his fire and we no get it. But we no get dead....
Splurg yells at the devil"Wronged your master? When a master dies your service is terminated, YOUZ BE FREE! Whys not attackz the menz who keep you in service... they flee now... much killingz to be had..."
The Devil chuckles. "Oh little pigs, I serve Asmodeus himself, who you robbed of a servant. Blood for blood, little pigs. I come for blood."
Ahhhhh. He's a' talk'n to piggies. Not'sa to us'n. Whewwww.
blarg look all around. Left. Right. Forward. Back. Up. Down.
where da piggies?
He continues to un-fire the sales. Daydreaming of fire roasted pork chops and bacon.
It looks like this...
Me'sa kno. It'sa be a red horned piggy poker.
It stap'z piggies on'a its horns an cooks 'em wit it'z flame hair.
If'a we'z asks real nicey nice, mabye he'a have us fo dinnner.
Mmmmmm. Piggy!
It's the Tarrasque! Run!