RD's Skull & Shackles: Wormwood Mutiny (Inactive)

Game Master Rene Duquesnoy

Should I assume you head towards the cove where you saw the grindylows?

Yes.

Johendar gathers his gear and readies his bow. Off to see the cavorting grindlylows then?

"That is why we came here so we might as well get on it.

Map

You head south and reach a small cove. High cliffs surround the deep cove churning with dark seawater. The height of the cliff ranges from 40 to 80 feet above the water.

Kn: Geography if you have it

knowledge geography: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Jothas peers over the edge of the cove and realizes that the dark color of the water indicates that there are no rocks in the water.

Cannonballs are okay!

There's a reason I always buy boots of the cat these days.

perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 do I see any critters in the area?

Jothas sees a few seagulls flying around, but nothing special.

"So, I guess they live underwater? This could be a problem, you better step away from the edge."

Now we go after them?

Upon further review, you also notice a small opening by the water. It appears to go into a cave of some sort. You know grindylows are aquatic, and live in the water.

"There is a cave down there. I think that's a better shot than swimming around blindly looking for something to fight. Water looks safe to jump, though we could also just lower a rope. "

Knowledge Survival to determine best and safest way into cave

KN: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

I have anti toxin for poison if necessary and healy stick.

That cave looks fun.

Oh and a fort save for the posts I missed: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

The best (and only) way into the cave is to swim in it via the cove.

"Well, I guess the diving is mandatory. Should we use the spells now?"

"I guess we ought to get prepped. Might as well use the spells. "

Johender pulls out the two wands he acquired before setting out. I can use the wand of air bubble, but someone else will need to use the touch of the sea wand.

"Oooh! I can! I am a creature of magic, remember?" Twigg will take the wand. "Are we ready? Gather around!" Twigg will use the wand on another who comes near.

Lini jumps up in excitement.....Me first, me first!!!

After a quick set of wand tappage, you all have air bubble and touch of the sea.

Johender shrugs. Here goes nothing. Moving to the least dangerous point, the man dives into the pool.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Leaping from the cliff, he makes a decent amount of splash as he enters the water.

How many charges expended? 7 each?

Jothas will jump down as well, but with boots of the cat, it is appreciably more graceful than one might expect him to do in heavy armor. He drops in feet first and starts swimming towards the cave.

It would be wiser for us to first know the enemies are there, before using that amount of magic that lasts only one minute, right?

"Is there no way for us to bait the grindlylows out of the water?"

Jothas and Johendar do a tandem cannonball into the water.

Jothas' acrobatics check 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (19) - 4 = 15

Johendar does a bit of a belly flop for 2d3 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 nonlethal, while Jothas splashes in well enough not to take any damage.

Perception checks please.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Whatever.

Linark jumps in after with the mob.
Acrobatics: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (1) - 3 = -2
Perception: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (12) - 2 = 10

Talfryn uses his wand of Air Bubble on his gun and then jumps in after the others.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Twigg pulls out a a scroll of Mage Armor and cast it before jumping in.

acrobatics 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (15) - 3 = 12
perception 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Lini hops on Droogami and has him jump as far as he can then grips him as they plummet into the water.

Droogami - ACRO: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31

Those who didn't get a DC 15 acro check take 2d3 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 nonlethal belly flop damage.

You are now in the water. When you look around, you see a small ledge and hole about halfway up the other side. Out comes 8 stirges!!!

The stirges are tiny, but for some reason i can't make them smaller on roll20

Inits!
Jothas: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Johendar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Linark: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6
Talfryn: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Twigg: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Lini: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Droogami: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Stirge: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Round 1
* Johendar
* Droogami
* Lini
* Talfryn
Stirge
Twigg
Linark
Jothas

Bump

The stirges are in the air I assume.

Johender closes his eyes then points toward the middle of the stirge flock as sparkles fill the air!

Use SLA ability- Glitterdust, DC 15 centered on thge center stirge.

Correct, the appear from the hole in the side of the wall

A flash of sparkly light appears on the pack of stirges.

stirge1: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
stirge2: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
stirge3: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
stirge4: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
stirge5: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
stirge6: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
stirge7: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
stirge8: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

all but 3 stirges are blinded, and freak out and fly away. (great spell)

Round 1
Johendar
* Droogami
* Lini
* Talfryn
Stirge
Twigg
Linark
Jothas

nice work Johendar

Double nice work Johendar

So if they are in the air, they aren't underwater right, so no penalty for a ranged weapon?

Talfryn takes aim at one of the stirges, loads his gun and fires.

Pistol: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 2 = 13 I'm counting 35 feet, if they are higher then 5 feet it'd be another -2
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Shooting at #8

Talfryn misses the stirge.

Putting lini on delay

The stirges come flying in and try to attach themselves.

Touch attack

Stirge 5 on Linark
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Stirge 6 on Twigg
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Stirge 7 on Talfryn
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

If any stirge is able to attach themselves, you take 1 con damage.

Round 1
Johendar
* Droogami (delay)
* Lini (delay)
Talfryn
Stirge
* Twigg
* Linark
* Jothas

Jothas will attempt to strike stirge 7 with his rapier.

to hit: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

One of the Stirges manage to attach itself to the paladin, finding a spot between the armor plates to suck some blood. Linark tries desperately to kill the creature before it have a chance to such more blood, even if it cuts him a little in the process.
Nodachi: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20! Are we grappled? Damage: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Jothas cooks up Stirge Stew pretty easily.

Yep. Grappled

Linark adds a fresh stirge to the pot.

1 left.

Droogami will claw at one of the buggers:

ATK: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
DAM: 1d3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Lini will attempt to strike the same Stirge with her sickle:

ATK: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
DAM: 1d4 - 2 ⇒ (4) - 2 = 2

Droogami takes the last one down.

We cannot lose more time!

Linark signals the group to move toward the cave quickly, and starts to move there himself.

Johender follows after Linark, making for the cave.

Jothas will also head for the cave.

swin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

and he gracefully swims over to the cave actually given the spells that was likely higher

since you have a swim speed, you don't need to roll a check

There are 2 ways to go (see map)