Gresham grunts as he takes a light wound from the sahuagain, and guts the creature in retaliation.
[dice=Nodachi w/Combat Expertise, fight defensively, and studied combat vs. S6]1d20 + 9 + 2 - 1 - 4[/dice]
[dice=Crit confirm nodachi w/Combat Expertise, fight defensively, and studied combat vs. S6]1d20 + 9 + 2 - 1 - 4[/dice]
[dice=studied strike damage]1d6[/dice]
Then he studies his next opponent as he kicks through the water toward it.
Alessandra snarls again as the thing gets past her defences and lands a minor wound, that starts to bleed into the water. Her own attacks are just a fraction weaker as a result.
Chaenath keeps reeling from the imagined Saughin attacks and cackles madly.
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Rogar's magical defences still prove impenetrable to sahuagin's attacks, so the dwarf can at least feel somewhat useful in this combat. Now that his familiar has joined the fight, Doc maneuvers into flanking position before giving another stab with his dagger.
And Mister Spleen, using the distraction its master provided, tries to grab the sahuagin with its claws.
Gresham destroys S6
Alessandra finishes off S8
Doc hits the last foe, but for minimal damage. Mr. Spleen hits it twice, but fails to grab, and thus the sahuagin survives!
Rather than expend another round with all of you destroying the last one (S7), let's just press on shall we?
Loot:
An assortment of sahuagin crossbows, cases of bolts, tridents (including one masterwork trident), and battle harnesses are scattered about this chamber.
Look shiny stuff. oohh Magic!
Alessandra nods. "Right, let's go kill more of the bastards before they can escape!"
She grins, savagely.
Swim down every path. Find all the things. Chaenath agrees
Going back to the cave of halls Chaneath spins again down to just 2 exits left unexplored.
North. By North West! She declares.
ring of animal friendship
This room also has an exit to the south which comes back north through a different curtain and likely meets back up with the big room from earlier. It also goes further south.
CHAENATH HAS SPOKEN! the elf witch says loudly to no one in particular. We Go North West!
I should do better in my descriptions, it's NE, but no matter.
These caves hold the tribe’s food stores. Currently, the larder holds a recently slain giant moray eel hung on an iron hook; the upper torso, arms, and head of a locathah; a dead sahuagin ; and the slightly bloated corpses of three large mackerel floating near the ceiling.
Treasure: Stacked in one corner are seven locathah longspears, four light crossbows, and cases holding 47 bolts.
Hidden among the bolts is a wand.
Let's go in the last passage and then go back to the place where we killed all those fish people and move further in
"Fine." Alessandra is disappointed there's no one to kill; but she picks up the wand and looks at it curiously before handing it to Chaenath - not without a few reservations. "Here."
Chaenath tears up as she examines the wand. I can burn so many trees with this! HYAH!
"Which way now, Lady Chaenath?"
There's only one place left from this main hall. No fun spinning for that!
Gresham swims toward the direction Chaenath indicates.
I concur with Chaenath's analysis. There is one more route out of the big main hall, and that one goes UP.
Out of the bottom where two corridors came together and you doubled back, there is still a hall to explore too, but we'll go back there in a few.
Ok, back to the main hall and up!
You swim up the corridor (underwater again, sorry Doc!) and come upon what appears to be an empty quarters with a very large shark in it. The group makes extremely short work of the shark, and continues on.
Curtains of golden seaweed block either end of this room. A crudely chiseled dais sits against the back wall, supporting a
stone throne of massive proportions. The throne’s eroded appearance, darkly stained stones, strange runes, and images of one-eyed beasts make it evident that it had sat in the slime at the bottom of the sea for long ages before being dragged up and placed here.
From out of the curtain to the left comes a very large 4 armed sahuagin and 2 large females.
The two concubines move forward and attack Gresham.
Gresham is up, and then Krelloort.
Gresham grimaces as the sahuagin's claws rake his arm. He focuses past his pain to study the sahuagin and thrust back at her with his nodachi.
[dice=Nodachi w/Combat Expertise and studied combat vs. C2]1d20 + 9 + 2 - 1[/dice]
Gresham strikes C2, and her blood begins to stain the water.
Krelloort hurls his trident at Alessandra and then moves into melee with Gresham.
Crit Confirm:
The rest of the party is up.
All three of the Sahuagin are next to Gresham.
the rest of the party is up.
K -
C1 -
C2 - 8, Blood Frenzy
The trident was hurled at Alessandra, not Gresham.
Now, meleeing with three sahuagin may be bad for Gresham NEXT round, but as for now, he's still up and swinging.
You are under water. You can get either C1 and C2 or C2 and K. I rule that the spell will function normally. These guys breathe the water, so they'll breathe the cloud.
I didn't say Gresham got hit! Gresham said Gresham got hit!
Too much to do. I demand you all STOP so I can cast many spells!
Chaenath delays till everyone else attacks and then casts Stinking Cloud to get C1 and K on the edge.
I didn't say Gresham got hit! Gresham said Gresham got hit!
Alessandra looks down in astonished disbelief at the trident jutting from her chest - How did that get there? Opening her mouth to say something, she instead coughs up a great gout of blood that diffuses into the water, as the light fades from her eyes...
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"Oi, bugger! Looks like that 'un 'urt!"
Rogar grabs an extract of Shield uses his mystical connection with his familiar to transfer the magical protection to Mister Spleen, who promptly swims forwards to engage the four-armed monstrosity.
The dwarf himself swims towards Alessandra, planning to use his healing powers on her.
Ok, so Alessandra is hurting badly.
Chaenath drops her cloud...
Fail
Fail
That makes K and C1 Nauseated.
Mr. Spleen misses on his attack.
Concubine 2 then brings her attacks against Gresham...
Miss
Miss
Miss
Gresham is up, and then Krelloort, but he is Nauseated, so the rest of the party is up. If Doc heals Alessandra, she can go ahead and act.
K - Nauseated (5 rounds)
C1 - Nauseated (5 rounds)
C2 - 8, Blood Frenzy
Gresham spares the briefest of moments to assess the capabilities of his opponent.
Gresham gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against C2's attacks and a +2 dodge bonus to AC against C2's AoOs.
Then strikes a devastating blow which the concubine pierces her heart.
[dice=Nodachi w/Combat Expertise and studied combat vs. C2]1d20 + 9 + 2 - 1[/dice]
Gresham twists his blade as he withdraws it from her body.
[dice=studied strike damage]1d6[/dice]
Gresham does drop C2!
So both Doc heals Alessandra, right? For how much?
Ok, so both of my critters are nauseated going into the next round.
We need Round 2 Healing from Doc. And then maybe a Round 2 Action from Alessandra, which is likely taking a move action to rearm and then maybe shooting once?
Round 3...
The party is all up, my guys are puking.
K - Nauseated (4 rounds)
C1 - Nauseated (4 rounds)
C2 - Dead!
Gresham takes a wild stab at Krelloort, but the sahuagin's nauseated writhing makes him a difficult target.
[dice=Nodachi w/Combat Expertise and studied combat vs. Krellort]1d20 + 9 + 2 - 1[/dice]
My assumption was that she cast the cloud so those two are right on the edge, so he is accessible by you without going in.
Gresham misses in round 3.
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Chaenath floats over to Allesandra and uses a Healing Hex on her.
And let's say that Doc did:
On Alessandra in Round 2. That is enough to have gotten Alessandra up.
Alessandra, what was your round 2 Action then?
And Mr. Spleen attacks Krelloort.
Hit
Hit
Hit
All three hit for minimum damage!
In round 3, Mr. spleen attacks again...
Hit
Miss
Miss
5 more damage.
And then another CLW to Alessandra.
Need round 2 and 3 Actions from Alessandra, and then on to round 4. I have 3 more rounds of Nauseated.
K - 4, Nauseated (3 rounds)
C1 - Nauseated (3 rounds)
C2 - Dead!
Alessandra comes back to life with a gasp - that turns into a snarl - before scooping up her weapons and moving into combat with Krelloort.
The half-orc girl aims to give as good as she got, paying the thing back for the new scars she has acquired.
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With no other instructions to do otherwise, Mister Spleen keeps up its assault on Krelloort. Viciously it keeps cutting small pieces of Sahugin-flesh with its claws, not even minding vomit-saturated water all around it.
Doc, on the other hand, sees Alessandra being in better shape already, and moves in to help the others put down the enemies. Longspear may not be his weapon of choice, but at least it has potential for greater effect than measly dagger.
Alessandra's attacks all miss (Krelloort has an impressive AC, and just to make sure, I checked that nauseated doesn't hinder AC).
With that said, Mr. Spleen hits Krelloort, and 22 AC is Krelloorts magic number. Mr. Spleen also gets his grab off, so 11 more damage to Krelloort.
Doc, ummm, well, Doc misses, but it was a valiant effort.
Ok, Round 4!!!
K - 15, Nauseated (2 rounds)
C1 - Nauseated (2 rounds)
C2 - Dead!
*****
Round 4
*****
Chaenath hexes the big one reducing his AC further and cackles to extend it.
If you don't kill it soon I'll have to bring out my bow and show you how it is done.
Everyone else?
K - 15, -2 AC (2 rounds), Nauseated (2 rounds)
C1 - Nauseated (2 rounds)
C2 - Dead!
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"Feel t' try, lass! It ain't as easy as it looks!" Rogar grumbles as he tries to land a blow into the almost helpless, vomiting opponent. But the dwarf is not truly made for battles fought at arms length - his preferred style would require some distance between him and his enemy, as well as some air for his fires to burn. But at least he has a familiar which does a little better at close quarters.
Gresham takes a moment to adapt his defenses to Krelloort's attacks, then strikes with his nodachi.
Gresham gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against Krelloort's attacks and a +2 dodge bonus to AC against Krelloort's AoOs.
[dice=Nodachi w/studied combat vs. Krelloort]1d20 + 9 + 2[/dice]
Unfortunately, even hexed, Spleen's attacks fail to hit, and he doesn't take grappled penalties against the Spleen grappling him, but the grapple gives damage.
Gresham misses.
Miss
Miss
Hit
Ok, round 5, the party is up! 1 More round of Nauseated opponents, so do your best/worst here!
K - 26, -2 AC (1 rounds), Nauseated (1 rounds)
C1 - Nauseated (1 rounds)
C2 - Dead!
Wary of the sahuagin recovering from their nausea, Gresham begins using defensive maneuvers.
[dice=Nodachi w/Combat Expertise and studied combat vs. Krelloort]1d20 + 9 + 2 - 1[/dice]