The crowd gets larger as Rickety Hake joins you, with two burly workers holding axes at his side. "No lass, you're not in any trouble." He reassures Selissa.
"should have seen this coming." He says to Marnir. "We have an agreement with the colony of Naga's upriver. They don't bother us, we don't bother'em. In this weather it must be like trying to breath soup for'em."
Turning back to the nervous Naga "Once yer healed up girl, why not go fer a swim out deeper where it's cooler for you?"
Things calm down and the crowd gets back to working, leaving you with Rickety and Selissa. Rickety speaks with Ghilda. "It was fast work by your lot. I'm grateful for you stopping this gettin' nasty. Lets say 500gp off the cost o' squibbing yer ship."
Marnir turns to Rickety and acknowledges him with a nod. "Hopefully this drought won't last much longer, seems like these nagas could do some real damage to your operation if things got worse. Have you had trouble like this before?"
"Not bad for hot afternoon worth of work."
He looks at Kung, "Is that your normal way of battle?"
Markizio then listens to Rickety to gain some understanding of the area and the heat. Why is ti so hot?
Kung looks at Markizio with a bit more confusion on his face. "Ummm. Yes? Go to foe, swing blade." He mimes an attacking motion; his tone is that of an adult explaining something simple to a child. "This battle nice, had good swim too. Didn't know she was friendly; she attacked man and steal beer. How you battle?"
Rickety shakes his head in response to Marnir. "No, they like it further up river where the waters are cooler. Sometimes one will come to trade for something, but mostly they keep to themselves."
He looks at Selissa. "They're powerful magic users too, luckily she was too crazy to start throwing spells around, coulda done some real damage."
Slapping you on the back he heads off to start working again.
Jane looks at the Naga after healing here. "What was the last thing that you saw?"
Jane looks for more marks, that might be from damage or a spell.
"Sounds like we got away lightly then. Hopefully we won't have any more trouble with them," Marnir replies before Rickety returns to his work.
Next day.
Once healed Selissa takes Rickety's advice and tries to cool off in the deeper waters of the small cove. She does seem to have taken an interest in you though and often pops out of the water when you're close and asks naive questions of you. Much like a child with a new and exotic toy.
As work continues on the Man’s Promise on another uncomfortably hot day, you see a cloud of birds rise from the jungle beyond the construction and fly over the dry dock.
The workers there suddenly begin to run for cover, some risking serious injury as they leap to the ground below.
The cloud of “birds” is in fact a colony of giant wasps, driven from their nests deeper in the jungle by the relentless drought. The sounds of construction attracted their attention, and now they descend upon Rickety’s Squibs by the dozens.
Everywhere, the settlement’s residents run for cover as the horse-sized insects dart among them, stinging and dragging those paralyzed away
for food.
You decide the locals know what to do and follow them to the nearest shelter, three of the wasps, attracted by your movement swarm in to attack you.
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Ghilda shrieks as she realizes the the giant wasps have attacked. Ghilda mutters, "Music of the Pirate Queen," and points at the wasps. Sound Burst.
Ghilda shrieks as she realizes the the giant wasps have attacked. Ghilda mutters, "Music of the Pirate Queen," and points at the wasps. Sound Burst.
Markizio waited for the wasp to hover within reach while he unsheathed his cutlass.
Casting one of his favorite spell, he saw the cutlass blade slowly frost over with ice.
He struck slashing with delivering the arcane magic within.
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spellstrike
criticals?
spellstrike
Markizio's icy blade lashed out dangerously, the wasp staggering in mid air from the blows and collapsing to the ground barely alive. It's wings struggling with the cold numbing it to it's core.
While rushing for cover with the others, Kung realizes they're not all going to get through the door on time. He quickly turns, trying to catch the wasp following him unawares. Apparently, the strategy works, as he's able to get a good swing in before the wasp can attack.
"Is everything on this bloody island trying to kill us?" Marnir growls as the giant wasps buzz toward the group. He pulls his axe from its sheath on his back, takes it in a two-handed grip and swings at the nearest creature.
The wasp buzzes away at the last second and Marnir over balances, his axe ploughing a furrow through the dusty ground.
Jane sees the whasps coming, sees one quickly fall, she aims and tosses a bomb at another one.
The Wasps strike back.
Kung.
Marnir.
Markizio.
All miss
The party can go again.
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Ghilda tries to hit the wasp attacking Marnir. Icicle
An icy spear jets from Ghilda's finger, staggering the giant insect.
Markizio dodged the wasp and once more activated his magic through his new cutlass.
He slashed at the injured wasp hoping to take it down for good.
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spellstrike
Kung starts getting angry at the wasp that's attacking him. "Why you attack us? We just trying to stay out of the sun! Go back to your hive, or nest, or wherever you live!"
Jane pulls out her crossbow and fires.
The Wasp fighting Markizio fliches back causing him to miss, but still dies when Janes bolt sinks into it's back.
Kung's Wasp is being hacked apart and is on it's last legs.
Marnir's now has an icicle spitting it.
Marnir flinches as an icicle whizzes past his face and thuds into the giant wasp in front of him, and then tries to capitalise by chopping at the wasp with his axe.
Again his blow goes wide as the giant insect flaps away from him.
And we now have two giant Wasps attacking.
Kung Hit.
Marnir Miss.
Kung, you take 22 points of damage, and need to make a DC18 fort save.
Party time again.
Knowing his spell was about to expire, the magus stepped up and attacked the wasp that was impaling Kung.
"C'mon there big guy; we need you to train the sailors."
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spellstrike
Markizio spits the one maiming Kung with his blade, leaving just the Wasp darting around and mocking Marnir.
"Bloody giant freak wasp!" Marnir growls at the creature as another of Ghilda's icicles impales it. He brings his axe round in a wide arc, hoping to catch the beast before it flits off again.
The half-orc howls in pain as the wasp drives its stinger into his thigh just above the wooden peg. The venom spreads deep into the muscle, awakening decade-old sensations. For a brief moment, the warrior can feel the old limb as if it were a ghostly appendage, still attached. He knows he has no time to process this strange sensation, though, and begins to press his own attack when the wasp falls to the ground, its flesh strangely frozen where Markizio’s cutlass opened its carapace.
Kung nods at his new crewmate (he can dress like Chelaxian prince if he keeps striking like that), and takes the opportunity to move over to the wasp still attacking his captain, positioning himself opposite Marnir so they can work together to take this last flying beast down.
Seeing another wasp fall, Jane quickly reloads and aims at the remaining one.
"I don't know. I like this weather."
Battered by the crew the last Wasp dies in several gory pieces.
Kung
You scramble into the nearest building, joining the others lucky enough to have reached shelter, clustered around the doorway you watch as the Wasps madly attack anyone they can reach.
Kung, the party has a minute to recover, so you can keep making saves.
The half-orc keeps rubbing his leg where the sting wound is red and festering. He seems to have beaten the progress of the poison, but it's damage has been done.
He looks around in their shelter for Rickety. When he finds the man, he hollers out. "This heat too? They angry cause it so hot? You need better base!"
The magus does not sheathe his cutlass but is glad that they found shelter.
He waits for the wasps to go away. A tense wait as he looks out to see if anyone else needs help.
"Is everyone OK?"
He looks at Kung, "How are you doing big guy? Their sting was like the size of a shortsword."
He quickly adds, "I have a healing potion that you're welcome to. Just let me know and it's yours."
You do have some rounds to heal up in Kung.
After a minute there is a gasp at the door, you can see a woman who had been stealthily making her way to the building and shelter has been detected, coming under attack from two more Giant Wasps.
This is within 30 feet of the door, and we'll stay on the same initiatives.
"This place is some kind of sweaty nightmare," Marnir agrees with Ghilda as they usher everyone inside. He goes over to check on Kung. "That looks nasty, mate," he remarks, "bet you've had worse though."
A scream from outside draws his attention as two more wasps converge on a hapless woman who hadn't yet made it inside. "S@*$," Marnir mutters under his breath as he hefts his axe again. He moves out towards the poor woman, strapping his shield to his arm as he goes, then swings his axe at the nearest wasp.
Markizio runs after his new captain; Can't let him die if I'm getting off this hellhole.
He stops close to the two wasps and a fan of flames spreads from his fingers hitting both oversized insects.
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Ghilda was about to heal Kung when she sees the poor woman under attack by more wasps. Gotta get rid of the risk first...
Ghilda attacks the same wasp as Marnir with her rapier.
[dice=Melee Attack]1d20 + 4
Ghilda's attempt fails.
Ghilda, you have 10 rounds to heal Kung before the action starts again.
The half-orc brushes off most concern. ”Oh yes, had worse. No big deal; nothing simple healing won’t fix.” He seems grateful when Ghilda grants some of Besmara’s healing. ”Besmara best, you know I always say.” He waves away Markizio’s potion. ”Save for you. Stick with us and you’ll need it!” Kung grins with this remark, feeling proud of his wit.
When the additional wasps appear, harassing another woman just seeking shelter, Kung moves with the others to fight them off. Astute observers notice that, while his leg appears to have been healed, he’s not moving as nimbly on it as he usually does; he actually moves with a slight limp, approaching what you might normally expect from a person with a peg leg.
”Go to your home! We’re not your food!!!” Kung charges at the other wasp .
Markizio scorches both Wasps, then one is blasted back as Kung arrives swinging.
Marnir just misses with his swing.
Jane snaps a shot at the badly wounded of the two wasps.
The Wasps respond furiously to the threat to their food.
Kung
Marnir
Both missing.
Party go again time.
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Ghilda uses Icicle on the wasp attacking Marnir.
Pointing her finger, a frozen dart jets to the wasp.
Standing toe-to-toe with these giant wasps is making Marnir even angrier and sweatier than previously, so he tries to finish things as soon as possible.
"Argh! Bloody wasp bastards, why won't you hold still and die?!" Marnir roars in frustration as the wasp continues to avoid his axe blade.
Markizio sheathes his sword in a sickly green acid and strikes at the remaining wasps.
he echoes his captain, "Just leave already!"
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spellstrike
Seeing Jane’s bolt fly in and strike the wasp in front of him gives Kung a chuckle. ”Yeah, sting them back; I like it!” He thrusts his greatsword forward point first, trying to emulate a stinging motion.
”Feel this sting; it’s the biggest sting!”
Jane shoots again. Just scraping the Wasp.
Then the Wasps strike back.
Kung Miss.
Marnir Hit.
Marnir, a fort save DC18 please.
The party may go again.
As he resets for another attack, Marnir cannot get his shield around in time to block the wasp's huge stinger from jabbing into his leg. He howls in pain and feels a slight numbness around the wound.
The numbness spreads down Marnir's leg and he has to brace his other leg to hold himself up. He brings his axe around again, trying to get revenge on the one that stung him.