She smiles as she steps back and hurls lightning at the marine.
"New plan. Garuchi and Gringe begin burning the sterncastle. We kill this fool and hold these rooms until they're burning merrily. Then we swim away while they're trying to keep this from burning to the waterline.
A small fire elemental appears between the ropes, and, at Grauchi's command moves up to attack Sassarra's attacker [ooc]flanking if possible.
Grauchi directs his burning sphere to fly over the closest marine.
Round 1 updated:
One marine was order to alert others.
A 2nd marine is stuck behind a rolling fire.
The 3rd marine, who order the 1st to leave, was hit by Gringe's fire for 9 Damage.
The 3rd marine hit Sassarra for 13 with a batle axe.
She smiles as she steps back and hurls lightning at the marine.
"New plan. Garuchi and Gringe begin burning the sterncastle. We kill this fool and hold these rooms until they're burning merrily. Then we swim away while they're trying to keep this from burning to the waterline.
Sassarra hit 3rd marine for 7 electric damage.
Skrelznit watches for signs of battle from the ship.
He can hear yelling about "borders in the tiller cabin".
A small fire elemental appears between the ropes, and, at Grauchi's command moves up to attack Sassarra's attacker.
The elemnetal burns him , but the marine quickly shakes off the fire.
Grauchi directs his burning sphere to fly over the closest marine.
The marine at the lower door screams in pain as he is badly burned.
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Skrelznit, hearing that the fun has begun, casts a spell which encompasses the center of the ship on the main deck, so that anyone who wishes to enter the sterncastle must go through it.
Look, sailors, pretty lights-k-k-k!, he whispers.
Huek quickly assembles a bomb and chucks it at the marine threatening Sassarra. The resulting explosion somehow manages to completely miss her and the fire elemental.
"So I'm assuming the "no fire onboard the ship" rule doesn't apply here, cap?
Round 2:
Skrelznit, hearing that the fun has begun, casts a spell which encompasses the center of the ship on the main deck, so that anyone who wishes to enter the sterncastle must go through it.
Look, sailors, pretty lights-k-k-k!, he whispers.
Huek quickly assembles a bomb and chucks it at the marine threatening Sassarra. The resulting explosion somehow manages to completely miss her and the fire elemental.
"So I'm assuming the "no fire onboard the ship" rule doesn't apply here, cap?
Huek hits the marine.
Round 1 end:
Leader Marine took:
14 fire from Huek Schmerlap.
9 fire from Gringe.
and 6 fire from the elemnetal.
The Marine in a sphere of fire, took 16 fire from Grauchi's sphere.
Sassarra took 13 damage from the Leading Marine's axe.
Round 2 start:
"Pirate scum," the top Marine yells out as he lands his axe into Sassarra again.
The other Marine steps back out of the ball of fire and drinks something. Some of his burns go away.
Two more Marines run up from around the corner.
With the elemental providing a flank, she strikes out with a blade of lightning. She will then tumble back away from him
Round 1
Taalik had found a strong perch overlooking the vessel from the shore. He prepped several arrows with rags of cloth and pitch, then lights a lantern but keeps it completely shuttered, so that a quick action will allow him to the arrows and unleash. The sight of flashing lights from the windows of his aftcastle is his cue, and raising his bow, he touches the first arrow to the hidden flame, takes aim for the course sail of the mainmast, and fires.
Drawing another arrow, Taalik shifts his aim slightly to the course sail on the foremast, and fires again.
Taalik can just see some flames growing on the sails from where he hit them.
Sassarra lands a nice blow on the man; but the man still stands.
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Skrelznit casts another spell, causing a thundercloud to appear on deck.
It moves to the nearest sailor and crackles angrily.
Skrelznit readies an arrow and looks for a target.
Skrelznit casts another spell, causing a thundercloud to appear on deck.
It moves to the nearest sailor and crackles angrily.
Skrelznit readies an arrow and looks for a target.
A sailor gets trapped by Skrelnit's storm and is shocked badly.
Round 2 end:
Sassarra took 13 damage from big sailor.
The Marine in the fire healed.
The big sailor takes 19 damage from Sassarra.
One of the sailors on deck takes 13 damage from Skrelznit.
Round 3 Start:
The leader swings his axe wide and yells. "Take them out!"
The two newer marines swing their swords at the Fire Elemental, cutting the monster down.
The man behind the fire ball rushes off, while a new sailor comes running up to behind the fire.
Skrelznit and Taalik can see two sailors not leave the mist after they entered it.
[ooc]party is up.
She strikes back at the big-hatted sailor to bring him down.
Taalik lights another one of his prepped arrows, and drawing it, takes aim once again at the course sail of the mainmast.Two fires on one sail are better than one... and fires.
The Fire elemental and Grauchi tried to hit the commander as he ran by, but missed.
Skrelznit's arrow misses, but his bolt of Electricity finishes off one marine as the marine holds up his sword.
She strikes back at the big-hatted sailor to bring him down.
Sassarra drops the commander.
Taalik's arrow barely hits into the sail.
Round 2 End:
The fire elemental is killed.
a sailor on deck is killed by a thundercloud.
Sassarra drops the commander.
The sails can be seen burning well.
Round 3 Start:
The ship looks to fully awake as the decks start flooding with men.
Three more go below decks into the room.
Four others start taking shots into the darkness at the shore.
A few man look lost into the magic fog.
Below deck:
The former burned marine runs back and throws water on the fire ball.
The others move into the room.
Two of the marines rush at Grauchi. But only the 1st hits.
Above decks:
On deck arrows fly out at Skrelznit. One of the arrows by luck hits him.
At this point, it's time to begin to exit. She blasts at the soldier and then slips out through the porthole. In draconic, she whispers "Time to go.
With the sails now definitively aflame and the sailors offering return fire in their general direction, Taalik draws another arrow, lights in aflame and fires at one of the Chelaxian archers on deck.
Round 3:
Skrelznit his the marine back with both an arrow and a electric bolt.
Looseal's rock misses another marine.
Sassarra quickly drops another marine before jumping out the window.
Taalik finishes off Skrelznit's marine.
The marines try to shot back but the party quickly get away.
We will then take advantage of their steering and fire issues to move on quickly. We're going to try to get far enough that they won't be able to find us when they can pursue.
As your ship sails away they take a shot at your boat hitting the side just before you get out of range. It looks unable to follow you. Ship took 11 damage. 1,189/1200 HP.
She will smile and nod at the cheer. "Oh, we all did that."
"We'll need to patch that and make sure it's painted over. Wouldn't want them figuring out who we are."
Reuniting with the rest of the crew aboard their own vessel, Taalik shares in the rejoicing.
At the captain's repair request, "I be ready to take care of de damage, makin' dere be no sign of da battle. Dat said, did any remain alive dat saw you all, bein' kin to da wyrms an all? We do stand out a bit among da pirates of da Shackles, if'n you know..."
"They had too many in the room at the end to easily kill." She pauses for a moment, "At least at the moment. I'm sure that as our reputation grows, they'll find us. Which simply means that we'll need to be better able to deal with them in the future."
"Speaking of better, I've seen better days myself." she rubs at her wounds idly, as she says this.
The next day passes without incident and the crew gets to work on repairing what little damage was done, but as you get out to open sea near night fall a cold wind blows over the deck. As it passes the lookout calls out.
A ship suddenly comes into view, sailing across the setting sun.
The glaring light behind it makes the details of the ship difficult to make out, but its lines suggest a whaler riding low in the water. As the last light of day disappears below the horizon, the distant ship also drops from sight in the gloom of twilight.
The ship was moving into the wind; something normally impossible.
She'll look over at the prize. "Interesting. It could be wind magic, or water magic. If it's something we can take, we should. If it's not, then they seem to have a full hold. Let's intercept it."
When Looseal flies to where the ship was, only open sea is found.
Another day passes, but a thick fog rolls in as evening comes. Visibility to only a few yards.
From the gloom comes the dull clanking of a rusted ship’s bell somewhere nearby, echoing eerily in the fog. Suddenly, the hulk of a ship looms in the fog off the port bow. Its hull is rotten and stained black with age and rot. Before the mists swallow the ship once more, the ship’s name can momentarily be seen on its worm-eaten bow—Deathknell.
You recall tales of the ghost ship Deathknell. They say that the ship sails the sea looking for ships to drag under. But it stalks every ship for two nights; drag the target under on the 3rd night.
"I see two options. The first would be to prepare for death. We send letters to our loved one and we wait for them to drag us down to Besmara's Hoard." She says this calmly and wistfully.
A long moment goes by as she looks of to the horizon like somebody looking over her life. The she turns back to the crew with a grin. "Or we board their ship, put those ghosts to their final rest and take whatever isn't rotted for ourselves."
"So, which shall it be, my mighty crew!
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Victory!
Skrelznit attempts to start a chant with the crew.
Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!...
He dances around the deck, overcome with enthusiasm and heedless that his vocal tic is not evident.
Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!...
With the coming of evening, a feeling of dread falls on much of the crew. Even before nightfall, the hurricane lamps must be lit to pierce the gloom. As the ship rides up and down with the swells and sporadic rain lashes the deck, the strained clanking of a bell can be heard once again coming over the water. A red ship’s lantern shines in the darkness as the dark bulk of a derelict whaler looms out of the night.
Each time the turning of the water blocks view, the ghost ship flashes closer.
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Skrelznit rallies himself to shout invective at the ghostly ship, attempting to give courage to the crew.
You may be unstoppable ghost ship come to drag us down to the depths-k-k-k,...
Hmmm...this is not going well.
...but you never met a ship full of dragon's kin before-k-k-k! Ha! Ho! Hek! Hee! Hoogala-fooky-foo!
He finds himself exposing his bare buttocks, taunting the dire vessel with a waggle and a loud fart.
He looks to see if the crew is impressed.
Grauchi laughs, but seems a little greener then usual. Either he's still very sea-sick or he's not entirely comfortable with the idea of this ghost ship.
The tension over the crew weakens at Skrelznits actions.
Grappling hooks land on your ship. Following the hooks comes a group of rotten bodies.
Round 1:
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Skrelznit climbs into the rigging to get out of the reach of the dead things, then calls forth a blast of water at the thing across from him, hoping to push it over into the ocean.
You dead things is too slow for us-k-k-k!
Sassarra Burns through the rope nearest her with a blade of lightning.
Drawing a clawed finger across his palm, Taalik smears his own blood across his face. "If dare be life upon my face, den da lost souls of da locka will no be able to take my soul."
Letting out a mighty roar, Taalik calls on the blood of the dragon as he steps toward the closest water-logged corpse, and swings his mighty sword at the cursed creature.