Malus' snowball hits one of the beasts!
*fail*
I love the idea, there are a few logical problems I don't think I can get over though. First is the occupying the same square stuff. I believe if you want to get all technical and make me look up everything it might be possible since you aren't ending there, but somehow my gut say jumping down 10' into a spot filled with an 11-12 foot man just doesn't work for me :). You are right to ask about the walls, basically the square you are talking about puts you at a hard corner adjacent to both beasts so you can't move diagonally SW anyway even if we ignore the space sharing stuff. All that said, there is another grate cover toward the bow of the ship that Etrigan could totally kool-aid man through and drop down on the other side of the half-orc :) Oh yeah!
Round 5
Malus
Thaddaeus (enlarged)
Iason
Ozymandias
Koemi
Kyra
Beast 1
Beast 2 (11 damage taken, staggered)
Half-orc kennel master
Thaddaeus, Iason (sorta), Ozymandias, Koemi, and Kyra are still up!
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Tell me... would it be possible for Oz to make an Acrobatics check to try to jump from where he is to the very edge of the pit, and start to spiderman climb from the upper deck to the ceiling above his enemies? If so, then I would love to do that! (I am staying in rage, but dropping the dancing)
If not I'll take another action...
Kyra jumps next to one of the dogs scimitar in both hands, and with his holly symbol shedding light. She lands peacefully thanks to Koemi spell, and raises a prayer to Serenrae channelling positive energy to heal her allies and the slaves.
Shouting towards the slaves "For the Dawnflower and the Society! Raise and fight!"
Ozymandias performs some amazing acrobatics and climbs into the hold upside down!
Etrigan rushes over to the other grate and jumps down with a splintering crack of wood into the hold! Moving quickly he stands up again and moves forward to attack the half-orc but misses!
Koemi takes a more conventional way - the stairs.
Kyra floats down, providing a healing burst of energy while letting the poor slaves know their salvation and freedom is at hand!
The fallen giant stands up, and the drooling beasts nip at him!
*miss*
*miss*
The giant then returns to offense and obliterates the beast closest to the slaves slashing it into submission.
The staggered beast tries again to bite Thaddaeus! It seems to be shrugging off the cold damage.
To Thaddaeus' horror, the wounds on the beast he put down seem to be closing and the slashed flesh stitching itself together!
*miss*
The half-orc slashes frantically at the hell-spawn!
*miss*
Round 6
Malus
Thaddaeus (enlarged)
Iason
Ozymandias
Koemi
Kyra
Beast 1 (38 damage taken)
Beast 2 (8 damage taken)
Half-orc kennel master
Party up!
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At this point in time, Ozymandias will like to let go of his ceiling and drop to the floor, all while screaming "DEATH FROM ABOVE!"
Once on the ground, he would like to start dancing again and take a slash at the nearest foe .
(Attacking defensively+rage. Add 2 if I can start dancing)
(add 2 if I can dance)
"Surrender before the might of Sarenrae! Either that or flee! FLEE IN TERROR!" Those of you in the party might start thinking about now, that those sugary treats might have gotten to Oz's head...
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"Let's finish this nonsense.", exclaims Malus as he floats down to the floor in the hold.
A now-familiar flourish of his hands results if another ball of snow arcing towards the nearest creature:
Overhead, a trio of screeches is heard. Barely clipping Malus' head as they swoop down, the eagles move against the lone threatening figure in the room.
Kyra move graciously attacking the standing beast with very fast movements with her scimitar two-handed holded.
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Koemi walks further down, but sees that her flanking attempt was in vain, since several people now are blocking the line to her foes and therefore negating the supreme power of a rainbow splash.
She sighs loudly...then commands the half orc to drop his weapon
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You there, behold! Drop your weapon NOW!
Then she adds, for her comrades:
Let us take him alive. I can supress his senses, so we can shackle him savely. You only need to step aside a bit.
Ozymandias falls from the ceiling and beings a whirling dervish dance of death fighting the beast! He slashes the creature deeply, spraying it's blood everywhere!
Malus' snowball just misses it's target, impacting on the far wall with a thud.
The swarm of eagles follow Malus into the hold and begin attacking the half-orc kennel master! One of them scores a hit as it's talon rakes over the man's arm.
Kyra, not to be outdone by Ozmandias' scimitar work moves in with a pair of deadly slashes on the strange beast! The beast collapses on the floor of the hold, unmoving.
Thaddaeus, unable to move from his cramped location and uncertain the best course of action unleashes frustrating, powerful attacks against the downed beasts who's wounds seem to be healing!
Koemi makes her way into the fray and gives the half-orc a powerful command! He drops his falchion to the floor with a clatter.
Round 6
Malus
Thaddaeus (enlarged)
Iason
Ozymandias
Koemi
Kyra
Beast 1 (55 damage taken)
Beast 2 (50 damage taken)
Half-orc kennel master (2 damage taken)
Iason and Etrigan still can act this round!
Kyra steps towards the now unarmed half-orc trying to drop him with a couple of good slashes.
"Surrender or die!" the cleric-woman pushes forward with her scimitar "Whom is on command here? Why do you have orders to attack the pilot companions? Whom are those slaves?"
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"Well enough that you dropped the beasts, they carry a foul disease," Iason observes from his position up on deck still. "Etrigan: cease killing, engage in subdual."
The yellow-skinned creature snarls in wordless resentment of this command, his face twisting with the compulsion of its master's words. But the claws that lash out towards the half-orc are pulled. Etrigan takes a step around the cornered half-orc.
Top-side, Iason walks casually over to the body of the man with the strange booming stick and checks to see if he still lives.
Etrigan tries to subdue the half-orc, but his distaste for the softer touch seems to show clearly as he misses.
Iason is able to stabilize the gunslinger enough to keep him from bleeding to death.
Seeing he is surrounded and disarmed, the half-orc holds up his hands in surrender. "I yield." he says.
Round 7
Malus
Thaddaeus (enlarged)
Iason
Ozymandias
Koemi
Kyra
Beast 1 (52 damage taken)
Beast 2 (47 damage taken)
Half-orc kennel master (2 damage taken, unarmed, surrendered)
All PCs may act!
Kyra tries to pin him.
"Collaborate and you will be ok. What is in the lower floors?"
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Ozymandias quickly stops raging and dancing, and this is quite noticeable as he... stumbles around for a bit, as if he is drunk. "Thad..." he says suddenly, looking over at the man. "You're not dead... you're alive!"
EDIT in response to Thad's next post.
Ozy looks at Thad, wide eyed and mutters, "What sorcery is this, that makes giants?" It probably doesn't help that the 2 foot tall halfling feels even shorter now.
Kyra pins the kennel master to the wall with a grunt. "Below is the bilge."
The chained slaves begin to plead for release, and the gagged gnome mimes something frantic and unknowable.
If Kyra is on time, she advises. "Do not free them still. We don't know who are them or what tricks this pirates still reserve for us."
Looking at the slaves she asks "Who are you and why those pirates have you here, what did they want from you?"
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Do you think the halfling worshipper of Sarenrae is going to suffer them sitting in chains one second longer? I'll free them now, and ask them questions later.
Not trying to be a jerk OOC (I just realized that the first statement sounded blunt). It's just someone my character would do without thinking IN character.
Kyra gets a blunt look at the halfling as he does his things without caring about what others think. I take this one in my memory halfling.
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Malus will help Ozymandias by ungagging the slaves, then proceeding to grabbing his Masterwork Thieves Tools off the backpack the Eidolon is carrying.
"Kyra, you're being overly cautious. It is clear that any threat presented on this boat is easily overcome by the Pathfinder Society. Their fate was sealed the minute we got involved."
The half-orc indicates the does not have the keys, "Captain does."
Ozymandias sets to work on manacles, and Malus sets to ungagging the feisty gnome. "Ohmygoshareyoupathfindersimapathfindertoomynameisrillawatchoutforthecaptai nimsureyoucanhandleanythingthoughdidventurecaptainvalisnsendyoutorescuemeia lwaysknewhewasweetonme!"
Surprise round: The port side door opens and a Keleshite woman is dressed in studded leather, holding two ornately decorated kukris in her hands steps into the hold. Her black hair is held out of her face by a faded yellow bandana. She has a dark mole on her left cheek just below her eye. "Off my ship!" she shouts!
She stabs at Thaddaeus, but fails to penetrate his armor!
*miss*
Round 1
Captain Wardak
Koemi
Malus
Ozymandias
Iason
Thaddaeus
Kyra
*miss*
*hit, threat*
*hit, confirm*
All PCs may act!
Kyra binds the half-orc while the slaves are being fred.
She then is looking for the wand to heal Thad when the captain appears.
Kyra then readies a healing spell for when Thad steps back to free space to the team avoiding the first line. "Step back for a healing Thad! You have reach!"
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I'm thinking that the two foot tall halfling is also going to walk stumble over to where the Captain is, avoiding the legs of the party, and the... oversized feet of Thad. When he gets to the door, he is going to try and acrobatics past her and avoid getting hit while doing so.
Once beside her, he is going to take a lazy swing with his scimitar, obviously tired out.
Probably a miss, but at least I get my AC bonus.
Kyra touches Thaddaeus as he steps back while making a prayer to Serenrae. Most of the giant human wounds disappear divinely!
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Malus takes some quick strides towards the corner of the hold, and pauses to whip his head over and stare into the cabin. Happening so fast you nearly miss it, a tear of pure darkness appears and swallows him.
Thinking the worst, any worries are allayed as you recognize a voice chanting from the back of the cabin, behind the captain.
Daze against the pirate captain, Will vs DC 14 or lose next turn.
Meanwhile, a fluttering a wings precedes the eagles taking up positions of vigilance about the hold, keenly watching for any further aggression.
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Abovedeck, Iason sighs at the sound of renewed yelling and fighting from down below. "Now what?" he sighs as he leaves the stabilized gunman behind, and wanders over to the stairs that lead down to the hold.
Etrigan perks up: more fighting? He leaves the bound half-orc without a second glance, scampering over, darting between Thaddeus's giant legs until he can stand before the woman.
Etrigan debates as to whether his orders to subdue still stand. Siiigh. Probably. Iason never lets him have any fun. So he only goes for a nibble on Wardak.
A bit is better than nothing at all, it seems.
As the Pathfinders move into action, Thaddaeus' giant swing decimates the captain and the wooden walls providing her cover!
The captain falls to the deck bleeding from a massive slash across the chest!
This room serves as the private quarters for Captain Wardak, and it contains an uncomfortable bed, a desk, a small chest, and a brazier bolted to the floor. Both of the room’s doors are locked. The Captain has the key, as well as the key for the slave's manacles.
serious wounds, potion of invisibility, alchemist’s fire (3), tanglefoot bags (2); Other Gear +1 studded leather, mwk kukris (2), key to the manacles, pair of emerald earrings (75 gp), pair of gold earrings (20 gp), 54 gp
The brazier is stuffed with papers which are currently burning, and could quite easily catch the surrounding area on fire if not tended to!