A human-sized, hideous vaguely humanoid fish-like creature jumps out of the water into the deck near Robin. He wears breastplate armor and wields a trident, and snarls at the crew.
At the same time three, horse-sized monstrous lobster-like creatures with long legs and a mouth full of writhing tendrils begin to hoist their way up the deck, you may see their massive pinchers already peeking from behind the rails.
The saughin is marked in blue and the chuul are marked in green.
Robin slashes with a flourish at the creature. "Aha! Today is the day you cross blades with Captain Robin Avers!"
Laurelai takes up a fencing posture as she draws her Rapier, lunging forwards at the Sahuagin, before dropping back out of reach.
+ = 21 dmg.
Robin's rapier unfortunately bends against the saughin's hard breastplate, he chuckles at that, and a second after Robin's scimitar slashes the monster's face!
Thorin moves towards the Suaghin and chants a small prayer, a light erupts from his shield towards the Suaghin
Casting guiding light, 2nd level spell slot
radiant.
The sahuagin does not tolerate this insult! He takes his trident with both hands and charges toward Robin!
Unfortunately the fish man's blind rage and Robin's swiftness causes him to miss. Then is poked and stabbed viscously behind by a sneaking Laurelai.
The sahuagin(misspelled this earlier) takes 21 damage. He is now visibly hurt badly and is bloodied.
To add more injury to injury, the sahuagin is blasted by Thorin's attack.
The sahuagin takes 22 damage is really badly damage, but still enraged to kill.
At the same time, the three large chuuls whose claws poked out from behind the rails now hoist and jump on deck. Their formidable claws are eager for blood.
Pursuit backs a bit away from the railing and turns to the Chuul closest to her. She mumbles something in a strange language and throws open her palm at the creature. Two beams of black crackling energy erupt from her palm.
Casting Eldritch Blast: Cantrip
Each beam that hits will impact with force, sending it flying back up to 10 feet with each hit.
Shaani hurls her axe at the sahuagin, immediately pulling out another handaxe throwing it at the Chuul near the starboard (right side) ballista and then moves up next to Slashiir.
A chuul gets blasted twice with the fury of an eldritch blast from Pursuit; twice! It gets knocked off the boat and back into the water.
Chuul A has taken 25 damage and looses it's next turn.
Meanwhile, a chuul gets whacked hard by Lady Slashiir's hammer! The second time it hits, however it hits a much harder part of it's carapace that does not hurt as much.
Chuul B has taken 10 damage.
The sahuagin gets two handaxes to the head courtesy of Shaani. He spurts bloods from the wounds and collapses dead.
The sahuagin has taken 15 damage and is dead. It took 78 damage total and had 76 hitpoints.
Eldon shakes himself out of his stupor and touches his left wand to the deck. The wand grows outward and into the deck as a root-like tendril flows through the wood and spurts up in front of the Chuul still on the deck, next to Lady Slashiir. The wood grows up and forms a vaguely humanoid shape before solidifying into stone. The gargoyle spreads it's wings and shrieks at the Chuul. (Conjure minor elementals)
Laurelai launches an a long lunge at the Chuul (B) remaining on deck, before dancing back out of the way
Robin, seeing that his current target has fallen slain, jumps down to Chuul B to stick it with his blades.
Laurelai's rapier stabs into a soft spot of the creature's carapace!
Chuul B takes 12 damage.
Unfortunately, Robin's rapier does not, but his scimitar does give a hefty slash to the creature!
Chuul B takes 21 damage.
Thorin throws his hammer toward the nearest chuul, but unfortunately the hammer flies wide.
The chuuls attack!
Chuul B multiattack: 2x pinchers
Lady Slashiir has taken 13 damage and is now grappled!
Eldon's gargoyle has taken 10 damage and has also been grappled!
The chuul grapples Lady Slashiir and Shaani valiantly reacts with a swing of her longsword, which unfortunately misses.
Unfortunately there is also a third chuul on deck.
Chuul C multiattack: 2x pinchers
The third chuul attempts to grapple Laurelai as she backs out of the way from the second chuul, but misses! It tries to grapple Eldon but misses the small gnome.
Everyone who has been grappled must make an Athletics check against 14 on their turn to escape. This requires 1 action.
With the chuul she targeted overboard, Pursuit turns to Chuul C and repeats the motion she did earlier while mumbling in that strange language. Once again, two crackling beams of energy fly towards the target.
Casting Eldritch Blast: Cantrip
Like before, the beams will hit in force should they hit, sending the chuul flying back up to 10 feet per beam.
The gargoyle claws and bites at the chuul holding it.
Eldon Turns and shoots the third chuul (chuul c) with his right wand, the smelted shaft of the wand glowing as a bolt of lightning shoots out of it at the Chuul.
What deplorable and vile creatures, attacking a child! Robin cannot stand such uncouth behavior, attempting to teach the chuul intimate knowledge of his blades. He applies his Cunning Action to dash to Slashiir's rescue.
The chuul takes quite a beating from Lady Slashiir! She makes a critical hit as one of her attacks smashes against it's face!
Chuul B has taken 7 damage from the first rage, then 22 damage from the critical hit from the second rage.
The gargoyle vainfully lashes out at it's captor, it's claws manage to scratch the carapace somewhat but it's teeth cannon sink in well.
Chuul B has taken 5 damage.
Robin then sneaks and stabs at the monster, but it's flailing causes his scimitar to miss when he tries to slash it.
Chuul B has taken 18 damage.
Chuul B has taken 62 damage so far and is now in pretty bad shape and is bloodied. It releases Lady Slashiir and the gargoyle.
Meanwhile the third chuul attempts to avoid Eldon's attack.
The chuul dodges the attack somewhat but not completely.
Chuul C has taken 11 damage.
However this provides some distraction for an eldritch blast is coming it's way! Pursuit's eldritch blast crackles menacingly, a beam of energy seemingly dark in origin but strangely radiant at the same time. Sickly yellow whorls corkscrew around the blast as it misses the first time, but the second blast hits the chuul and knocks it into the water!
Chuul C has taken 13 damage and is knocked into the water.
Shaani plunges brings up her sword for a powerful thrust at the chuul that remains on the ship's deck attempting to push it off the ship as well.
Thorin Moves up to intercept the nears chuul and puts the hammer down. Fortunately for the chuul, he picked the one spot where it's carapace was the hardest.
Shaani's sword plunges into the chuul's carapace.
Chuul B takes 10 damage.
And she gives a mighty thrust that shoves the monster off the deck!
Chuul B gets knocked into the water!
Meanwhile, chuul A quickly scrambles up the deck!
Pursuit turns to the Chuul that got itself back on deck, grumbling to themselves about having to use Eldritch Blast so much today. A rinse and repeat of the earlier actions takes place as she launches another blast. Once again, they will hit with force if they connect.
Casting Eldritch Blast: Cantrip
While Pursuit fires her blast at the chuul Shaani rushes it and swings her sword in a powerful arc.
The chuul rises above and is hungry for vengence. Pursuit blasts it twice but misses, the enigmatic black and yellow energy fading past it. Shaani swings her sword at the monster and hits it badly, she swings again but misses. Lady Slashiir rages at it, her hammer smacks it twice on the face! Shaani then uses her shield to push it back into the water and succeeds.
Chuul A has taken 33 damage and has been knocked back into the water.
The chuuls can be vaguely made out from above the water. They gather together on one side of the boat, then stop. They seems to make their way toward the boat for a bit but then stop, and turn around. They swim away.
1 sahuagin baron(1,800 XP) and 3 chuuls (1,100 XP) have been defeated.
1,800 + 3(1,100) = 5,100
5,100/7 = 728.57
Each party member gets 730 XP
There is a bloody corpse of a sahuagin on deck and some icky chuul blood here and there. You all notice that the boat is already on the pier, the sea floor already vaguely visible from above, hence why you could see the chuul vaguely underwater as they left.
Robin cleans the blood from his scimitar and sheathes his blades. "A-HA! Fortune has not smiled upon you today, my aquatic acquaintance! However..." He then takes a moment to check if the sahuagin has anything interesting or valuable on his person before chucking the monster overboard.
Robin cleans the blood from his scimitar and sheathes his blades. "A-HA! Fortune has not smiled upon you today, my aquatic acquaintance! However..." He then takes a moment to check if the sahuagin has anything interesting or valuable on his person before chucking the monster overboard.
You find 190 SP and 80 GP.
You also find a trident and breastplate armor.Also a peculiar detail about this sahuagin: it has four arms, something you may or may not have missed when attacking..
If you are experienced in sea fighting or in bestiaries then you may recognize this creature as a sahuagin baron. Roll an insight or investigation check(whichever your stat is greater in) against 12 to recognize this detail.
"Curious," Robin muses, stroking his mustache. "What is a baron doing this close to the shore?" He begins counting up the totality of the coinage as he thinks.
"A Baron? Is that just some title sailors give them or is it an actual noble among its type? Either way those creature make a curious entourage."
Robin scratches his head. "Forgive the ignorance, but I don't know much about their society. Save the fact that they seem content to prey upon boats. These types are quite battle ready, however."
Pursuit makes sure she has all of her things before putting her hood back up. Oftentimes, it is better for her to hide her horns in a human town. She then walks up to Slashiir, Robin, and Shaani. All three of you will hear words echo in your mind, and you'll be able to understand them. {We should hurry and get into town. I, and I assume some of you as well, will want to speak to the prophet.}
Aye, Lot O' trouble them be. No match for a ready an' sea hardened sailor, but dangerous and deadly to any O' the newer folk on the seas.
"Aye. Would be best if we made it to shallower waters before we attract more attention." Robin then heads around distributing 14 gold pieces to the various fighters in the scuffle. "But first, it would be remiss to gloss over fruits of the plunder."
When he's done with that, he makes it back to the helm and resumes piloting the ship into the dock of Berem.