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"There's still the affair of what you did in Andoran, my home country. I cannot allow you to go unpunished for that. I might accept all the richness in this ship, the tablets, and the promise to never again attack Andoran holdings as a payback for your destruction. In that terms I can agree to help you with the undead and let you free with just enough coin to find a decent job. You have my word if I can have yours" Ledt looks around to the rest of the party "I cannot speak for the rest of the party on this topic though. They might have another ideas"
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"No. This is no longer your ship, and you will no longer prey upon the lives of innocents. This ends here, DuMoire! Ledt, you were willing to kill guards for doing their jobs, but are willing to negotiate with this pirate? No! Justice demands his neck in a noose, or his head on this deck."
The Druid jabbed his spear at the pirate, followed closely by Ironclaws' teeth and claws.
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"Blasted Bear!"
As ironclaw moves to attack, the captain retaliates against him
"You had your chance. I might still accept surrender!" he cries out.
He then realises the extent of his wounds and slumps to the floor.
No need for initiative.
Now DuMoire is quiet, you can hear a faint thumping sound from the front of the boat...
Status,
Peter - 1 temporary hp
Zolaffer -
Theodic -
Gregor
iron claw - 14 damage
Ledt -
Captain - 25 damage - dying.
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"Little one!" Gregor cried and leaned to inspect Ironclaw's wounds. "Please Ledt, lend me your wand that I might heal him!"
Gregor turned away in disgust and called upon Erastil's power, using a spell that might better have been used in combat to heal his companion.
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You can keep holding the charge until you cast another spell I think. But if something bad happens I might get you to make a concentration roll. Or you could finish off the pirate.
Below decks, the dimly-lit hold has taken on a foot of brackish bilge water, and clammy air laps against your skin. The sole light emanates from a small whale-oil lamp mounted on the lower mast. The cavernous hollow contains dozens of water-damaged crates roped in neat stacks secured tightly to the sidewalls. The remaining portion of the hold is set up like a common room with hammocks, an open larder, and a small kitchen where food is prepared. The accommodations appear radically stripped down, presumably to make room for contraband or increased speed. Toward the bow, loud banging echoes from a wooden door, sodden and swelled shut and held fast with thick black chains.
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"If we're about to do this, we should maybe do things smart for a change. Smart means safe. Safer, at least. Also means I can actually contribute."
That said, Zolaffer knows nothing of undead nor of their capacity for language, so he begins to whipser, just in case.
"I've still got Grease and Silent image primed and ready to go. The former, kinda useless in close quarters when we've got big, bad bruisers keen to put those qualities to use. The latter though, with proper preparation, perhaps very useful. Once that door is open, I'll conjure a vision-obscuring mist. Well, only if you believe it. So... don't believe it. Asymmetry of vision wins conflicts, from duels to wars. Concerns? Objections?"
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"Mmm... undead are immune to most mind-affecting spells, but perhaps a figment might work... I am not expert neither though. The grease will be very useful to disarm them in case it is needed, so let's prepare.... I could enlarge someone, but in such close quarters I believe this is already to small" instead Ledt just makes the gesture of readying an electrical shock against the creatures.
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A general purpose 1st level spell (silent image) won't duplicate the effects of a specific 1st level spell (obscuring mist).
So for example, I'd not give a miss chance to people fighting in a mist created by silent image. But I would allow it to hide people who were not moving to potentially allow them to remain hidden and have others go past them.
The banging is coming from behind the chained door. Presumably to get in there, or them to get out, someone will have to remove the chains.
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It takes Peter a bit of time, but he eventually manages to get the chains off the door...As he is working on the door, Zolaffer slowly fills the cabin with mist.. which after a little practise the team can all see though.
The flooded cargo bay beyond the door holds several dozen drowned slaves, proof positive of Du Moire’s despicable nature. With a rush of water the bodies are carried through the doorway and into the main cabin - knocking over the oil lamp which spreads flames quickly through the cabin - floating on the sea water.
Horribly, after the initial rush of water, three of the bodies start to stand up... But with the flames licking the side of the boat.. there is not much time to dispose of them.
Status, bold may post
Fire: Round 1
Peter - 1 temporary hp
Zolaffer -
Theodic -
Gregor
iron claw - 3 damage
Ledt -
Body-red
-green
-blue
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Having nowhere to move to cast a spell safely, hemmed in by friend, foe, and fire, Gregor does the only thing he can do. He drives his spear forward at the thing before him. The fire licking the wall beside him was unnerving, though, and the dwarf barely managed to avoid Ironclaw. The little bear backed off, hesitating in his attacks.
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Assuming the first undead is already dead by the time Ledt reacts, he points to the one behind, his hair sparkling and an electrical bolt jumping towards the foe from the halfling's hand.
"Stop the fire! Stop it before it can get out of control!" shouts Ledt, trying to close to the place affected by the fire in case anyone allows him to do so.
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As the undead come to their feet, Iron claw reaches out and demonstrates where his name came from. Theodic then puts his own plan into effect, further damaging the creature. It keeps coming, only finally being put down when Ledt blasts it with his small bolt of lightning.
Status, bold may post
Fire: Round 1
Peter - 1 temporary hp
Zolaffer - concentrating on mist.
Theodic -
Gregor
iron claw - 3 damage
Ledt -
Bodies:
-green
-blue
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Peter's strike is powerful, but off target.
The foul creatures seem unaffected by Zolaffers phantom mist.
The slime covered corpse flails at Peter with ugly claws and then tries to bite him
A filthy claw hits him, digging deeply into his flesh. As it does so, the image of the slaves death, slowly drowning while chained to a bench fills his mind. The horror of the chains around its wrists as the water level rises.... it is almost too much.
& Will DC13 save or paralyised.
The second corpse steps forward and also lays into the living ranger
It also manages to claw him.
Meanwhile the fire burns hotter.
Status, bold may post
Fire: Round 2
Peter - 4 damage ; 2 DC13 will saves or paralyzed with fear.
Zolaffer - concentrating on mist.
Theodic -
Gregor
iron claw - 3 damage
Ledt -
Bodies:
-green
-blue
And forgot the miss chance. First saves
Go Pathfinders!
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Moved you, actually I moved you to the captains room, where there is no extra cover penalty for you, so attack is only at -1
A jet of acid splashes into the slimy corpse, but it still keeps going!
Status, bold may post
Fire: Round 2
Peter - 4 damage ;
Zolaffer -
Theodic -
Gregor
iron claw - 3 damage
Ledt -
Bodies:
-green -11 damage
-blue
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"Peter, I can't help you or send Ironclaw through you. Do you want to back up and let them in one at a time?" Gregor was unsure of how he could contribute if Peter said no.
Gregor yapped at Ironclaw to send the bear to the side, to give Peter a means to back up. As Peter backed up and the things followed him into the room, Gregor stabbed his spear at the lead one, and Ironclaw followed up with his own attacks
Gregor sent Ironclaw to the side to get the bear away fromt eh fire, which was making the furball nervous. Truth to tell, it made Gregor nervous as well. He looked around for any means of smothering the oil fire. Water might stop the flames licking up the wooden hull, but the oil on the water was just going to keep things burning.
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The one in front of Peter looks pretty beat up. But to be fair, it is dead to start with. The one behind is hard to see but presumably uninjured.
The burning oil floats on top of the water, making Ledts initial attempt to put it out unproductive. Throwing his cloak over it seems to have a better effect. If not actually out, it looks to have stopped it growing ... for the moment.
Status, bold may post
Fire: Round 2
Peter - 4 damage ;
Zolaffer -
Theodic -
Gregor - contingent action
iron claw - 3 damage - contingent action
Ledt -
Bodies:
-green -11 damage
-blue
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Peter nods at Gregor who then backs up a space, giving the ranger room the strike and step back
Peter strikes with his greatsword
but can't seem to land a solid blow on the foul creature. Stepping back he makes way for Ironclaw ..
Ironclaw steps up and rips the undead into little pieces. A fearsome bear indeed.
The last of the undead slaves shambles into the cabin and strikes out at Ironclaw!
The undead unleashes its full fury upon the poor bear!
Status, bold may post
Fire: Round 2 <-currently suppressed by Ledt and his cloak.
Peter - 4 damage ;
Zolaffer -
Theodic -
Gregor -
iron claw - 20 damage! Dying, 4 saves (3xwill DC13 vs paralysis; 1xfort DC13 vs ghoul fever) and a stabilize check <- probably not really required as it looks like ironclaw is out of this fight.
Ledt -
Bodies:
-blue