Skull & Shackles: Sails under a blood red sky.

Game Master DBH

"Right?" Esmarelda agreed with Ashlei as she took her hand. "Though this blindness might make the sense of touch to be heightened! There is an idea..." She chuckled.

If Ashlei passes Es off
"Oof! Okay what is, on that, an I see..." Esmarelda sighed as she felt down Percival's back. "Or well, I feel... Thank you Captain.." After a moment she asked "Ash be honest.... be I look like hunted meat?"

A long pause hangs a little too long.

”Yeeeep.”

Esmarelda let out a deep sigh. "Well at least my ass looks great."

He cant help but to chuckle and give her ass a pat.

"just hold on in case we have to hustle"

Ashlei grabs Esmerelda’s hand again.

”What’s the point of smacking ass, if you can’t watch the bounce?

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"Hearing the squeal of surprise?"

Ok, where are you moving to? Please give me a room number as there is still the surviving Gholdako hunting you. No one is slowed anymore, but Rhialla is still blind for an hour.

I suggest back to go back the way we came. That way it should help prevent any new encounters to deal with on our way back to the base. G-19 to G-18, then G-17 and so on...

You do have a head start on the Gholdako. The other exits are collapsed so until the Wall of Force drops he can't chase you. Mind you that is only 8 rounds of a lead. :)

"LEts move! daylight is burning ladies..."

He began hurriedly carrying the two lovely lasses as best he could and only sometimes grabbing too much butt to 'steady' them.

"doesnt want to fight anything in here with half his ladies blind and high as f!@&.

Once it seems like they have a bit of a lead on the pursuit, Rhialla channels, ensuring the seeing members of the crew are in the best condition to make the escape.

Channel: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5, 4, 3) = 16

"Once the wall of force drops, I can toss a resilient sphere on the cyclops, so that should buy us a little more time," says Cass.

The average cyclops is 9' tall, and I can get a resilient sphere that's 10' in diameter, so it would juuust barely fit into the Poké-egg.

I can try and trip this Giant again like I did the other one, but I can’t do it more than once more, assuming I hit it.

Just a note. Rhialla's blindness has a time limit. Esmarelda's is permament. Anyone have a solution for that on them at the moment?

You make it to G17, strong as he is Percy still struggles with carrying two women. :)

The Wall of force ends and the Gholdako is now in pursuit.

What are you doing now?

Can we hear it coming? Is there any area nearby where it cannot physically enter? Or some sort of a better tactical position? Can we climb up on something maybe? Or a good hiding spot? Did we see G9 when we came in since it was daytime? Can we tell if there is water there still? Is it a fountain or a well? Is this thing tracking us somehow?

You don't know where it is at the moment. All you know currently is that Cassiopeia has told you her spell has ended. You can look at the Sumitha full map up top to work out an ambush or choke point for your planning.

Tomorrow I prepare remove Blindness. I'm a Cleric. Nothing is permanent

Feeling Percy struggling, Rhialla utters the words to a spell, resting her hand on his broad back as she funnels additional, strength into him. "You've got this love!"

Cast Bull's Strength. Percy's Medium load should now be up to 234lbs–466lbs

You don't know where it is at the moment. All you know currently is that Cassiopeia has told you her spell has ended. You can look at the Sumitha full map up top to work out an ambush or choke point for your planning.

Sorry...what I meant to ask was since this place was built by cyclopes for cyclopes, IS there any obvious place where the creature might not be able to reach? Taking your advice...if we have to hole up someplace, then it looks like 'G2' is our best bet. The rubble offers some cover, should slow the creature down trying to get in, and one of us can hide in the fountain/well (G9) to hit it with a flanking maneuver if it does attack, and the area has a back exit possibly too it appears. (I think we killed some cycopes in there earlier too!) How does that sound? When does Rhialla's blindness subside? Hours right? Can we actually hide from this thing? Or do we think it can sense the 'eye'?

"Keep an eye out for a door, or something where you can use that area to force the creature to have to crawl or squeeze through it, should make it easier to hit it with everything we have while it cant properly defend itself. Thanks for the added boost love."

He oprdered huffing as he carried the two gorgeos women away from the threat as best he could.

if we can find a spot where putting your sphere up..'higher' forcing the creature to go prone to follow after us shoudl be enough of an advantage to hit it hard quickly.

"I don't think I've ever felt more useless in all my life." Esmarelda admitted as they fled. "Can't see anything. Can't do anything... F$$#! I hate this!" She exclaimed.

Yes, Sumitha is built for Giants. :) G14 has steps down to the courtyard. The doors you're passing through are 20' wide and almost the same height if you want to use them as an ambush point?

"find an archway.. a door.. something that is a choke point. Ash be ready to hammer it low...."you have a way to slow it down right Cass or keep it form advancing. We get it bottlenecked we hit it hard."

He called out frowning at the blind weight on his shoulders. Both their incredible skilled rogue and his lover.

"If I fall... or i call retreat you girls get the blind and you dont stop till you get to the ship. You understand me!"

You have the map. Where are you making a stand?

g17 particularely at the rubble or stairwell with therocks going down? guys?

Fine with me. Note that the resilient sphere can trap it, but not really hedge it in, unless we use it as an invisible orb up against a doorway or something. The web spell does trap critters, but a large, high-stregth creature will probably just break out. Mostly we just need to hit it as hard as we can, preferably from range.

how long does the resilient sphere last? Can you dismiss it when you. Can the creature inside be interacted with. Can we cast it on esmerwlda and use her as the roadblock?

"Hey Rhialla, how are we suppose to find the ship if we're blind?" Esmarelda asked with a smirk, not that Rhialla could see it.

"That'll be up to the seeing folk I suppose, though we'll know when we're at the shore from the sound and the smell." Rhialla replies with a chuckle.

how long does the resilient sphere last? Can you dismiss it when you. Can the creature inside be interacted with. Can we cast it on esmerwlda and use her as the roadblock?

If we cast the sphere on one of our people it should be whomever has the Eye. That’s what the monster will go after (bait) most likely and it could waste its initial attacks on the sphere while we jump it in surprise. But whomever goes in the sphere blind should volunteer.

Volunteer she says what sort of outfit do you think i run? *lawls* i mentioned esmerelda for a few reasons, A she was on vacay, b she is a blind rogue, C rhialla in theory doesn't need to see to heal, if one of us can guider her hands. but i suppose volunteering to be protected from harm unless we all die horribly is needed.

I just meant whoever goes in the sphere should have the eye. Should have written it better.

Oh yes! thats an excellent call good work!

Great point. Then it shouldn't be me since I'd be unable to heal or do anything else from within the sphere.

Ok, last questions: which way do the stairs go up? G15 to G16? Or opposite? Whhats the big circle thing in G15 again?

The stairs go up from G15 to G16. The circle is a bloody fighting ring. The Gholdako has just crashed furiously into G17 on your trail.

What now?

Basic idea for a quick plan: I can hide in G15 behind one of the pillars (or whatever they are across the room.) Once the Giant comes in, hopefully he won't see me (or will be drawn to the eye), and will rush for the stairs. The rest of you set up at the top with whomever holds the eye in the magical sphere near the edge of the opening: Basically just above the '6' in G16 on the map. The rest of you hide and/or stay out of the creature's breath 'blast range' as best you can. Cover yourselves with a blanket or something too if needed. Once it reaches near the top of the stairs, I will attempt a ranged trip attack on it, bringing it crashing down the stairs (hopefully taking more damage). Then we dog-pile on it! If I miss(or whatever), then the Captain can perform a surprise trip or bull-rush with his spear and extra strength instead, hopefully accomplishing the same basic thing. If we can knock it down, then at least we have some advantages against it in melee until it can get back up. I also think it took some minor damage earlier so hopefully should not have healed yet either. At worst, we pinch the creature in the stairwell with the rest of you above and me below. Its not ideal, but it should give us some advantages.

At the sound of the creature entering the next room, Ashlei will drink her last Potion of 'Protection from Evil'.

Not everybody speak at once...Good plan? Not? We don't have much time.

I guess it's as good as any. I think Es should be the one in the sphere with the eye. If I do it, the sphere will block line of effect for channeling or healing (touch). I just need to be within 30ft of him and I can channel bomb him while you guys fight him.

I mean she's blind so standing there just holding something would be easy enough. Though she will be at the total mercy on if this works! XD

But as Es is blind she'll do what you ask as best she can but she can't really offer a plan as she doesn't have the ability to aid.

lets do this!

I'm in!

*shivers in 102 F. fever*

perception: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30

OK. The Gholdako has entered G15. Ashlei, place yourself on the Sumitha full map and make a Stealth roll. Everybody else place yourselves where you are hiding.

No way I can get a 30 Stealth Check without the invisibility spell! Does the object I'm hiding behind give me a bonus of any sort? NOTE: I did drink my Protection from Evil potion just a little earlier, hopefully that helps me somewhat...I also went ahead and re-added our pictures to the map and placed everyone where I thought they might be, but feel free to adjust. If I die, think well of me!

Stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Darn, I don't have invisibility prepared. How about greater invisibility instead?

I mean, that would be even better, she'd get to keep hiding

THAT'S THE JOKE!

I'm fine with Ashlei having Greater invisibility going. So she isn't detected.

The Gholdako lumbers for the stairs.

Everyone take your actions

Readying his pike at its maximum length he slide to the side of the wall hiding most of his body from sight only occasionally peeking around the corner.

Ashlei waits until the creature approaches the stairs. She then hopes to rush across to the bottom of the stairs around the time the creature is approaching the top! Once there she plans to try and target the creature’s leg in order to try to trip it like she did the previous one.”

Cass opens with a slow spell, hoping that it will allow the group to maneuver around the creature more effectively.

Save DC Will 18.

I'm still blind blind right?