"Let's get in position ladies! The Captain wants monster crab for dinner...again!"
"Alright, might have another trick up my sleeve that'll have us only having to fight one at a time!" Rhialla says looking at the massive crabs.
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Cass shrugs and says, "Might as well use the same opener." She starts summoning another water elemental.
Moving up, Ashlei yet again triggers her new magic Rod.
*11—15 Deludes the wielder for 1 round into believing the rod functions as indicated by a second die roll (no save).
*63—65 Any nonliving object of up to 1,000 pounds of mass and up to 30 cubic feet in size turns ethereal.
As Ashlei plays with her rod the vibrations of her footsteps trigger a swarm of hatchling crabs!
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Percy & Esmeralda to give an action. If no response by tomorrow I will bot them.
Percy wounds Orange lightly.
Esmarelda can't do anything yet.
Orange & Red advance and attack Ashlei & Percy.
Orange hits and grabs Percy.
The party can now act. Swarm goes next round.
Cass cooks the swarm.
Hating to be upstaged by the wizard, Ashlei wrenches off a small orb from her necklace and tosses it at the large reddish crab!
"Beach party! Throw another crab on the grill!"
Necklace 7d6 5d6 3d6 (Reflex DC 14 half)
NOTES: This item appears to be a string or cluster of spherical beads, sometimes with the ends tied together to form a necklace.(It does not count as an item worn around the neck for the purpose of determining which of a character’s worn magic items is effective.) If a character holds it, however, all can see the strand as it really is—a golden chain from which hang a number of golden spheres. The spheres are detachable by the wearer (and only by the wearer), who can easily hurl one of them up to 70 feet. When a sphere arrives at the end of its trajectory, it detonates as a fireball spell (Reflex DC 14 half). -- If the necklace is being worn or carried by a character who fails her saving throw against a magical fire attack, the item must make a saving throw as well (with a save bonus of +7). If the necklace fails to save, all its remaining spheres detonate simultaneously, often with regrettable consequences for the wearer.
Cassiopeia cooks the crab swarm.
Ashlei slightly cooks the crabs.
Everybody else?
As one of the giant crabs grabs hold of Percy, Rhialla steps forward, her eyes aglow with golden light as she utters a spell, calling upon the intensity of the noonday sun blazing down on a desert isle as she raises her palm, unleashing a brilliant beam of searing light that strikes the crab with sizzling fury.
The sea surges up into a humanoid shape as Cassiopeia summons a Water elemental.
Orange expires as the damage it has taken adds up.
Red snaps at Esmarelda as you darts up and attacks him.
Sadly Esmarelda misses.
Red lashes out at Esmarelda & the Water elemental, hitting the Elemental.
The party can now act. Two more swarms have emerged from the sands due to the many tremors and shouting.
Seeing the swarms of giant crab-lings trying to flank the group, Ashlei curses and turns toward the group nearest and closes to them...
...then reaches out her hand aflame with her natural fire magics!
Cass lets her elemental tank the second crab while she fireballs the other swarm(s).
(DC 18 Ref save for half)
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Esmarelda & Percy to act!.
Ashlei snorts in disgust at the wizard's display.
"SHOW OFF!"
Cass shrugs dispassionately. "You're better at... other kinds of heat."
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Red dies as Percy & Esmarelda cut it open.
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No loot sadly. You are at 'L' on the map. What are you doing now?
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You pass through the thick jungle as the slope rises to a a higher elevation, around you can see signs of logging having taken place, but judging by the overgrown state it has been years since this happened.
You reach the heights to find:
M. TREANT PRESERVE
Stands of giant palm trees grow more prominent in the hills here, many reaching abnormal heights of seventy feet or more to tower over the surrounding jungle.
A coconut zips past your heads at cannonball speeds, hurled by a palm tree shaped Treant, one of a pair who clearly do not like intruders. The other seems to be animating the surrounding trees.
What are you doing now?
Ashlei curses and laughs as she dodges a coconut! She points, tears of laughter coursing down her face.
"Can we talk to them? Tell them we mean them no harm? Such creatures would make excellent lookouts and vassals if we can convince them of of possible friendship, and mutual needs are involved! Hells! They might even thank us for ridding the island of the remaining Cyclops!"
"That's a damn good point, Ash. Want to see if you can charm them into talking? I can give you a little extra of a shot that they might find it hard to attack before you say your piece." Rhialla asks her fiery crewmate, giving her an entertained grin.
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"You want the lady known as, Burnout, to talked to the... tree?" Esmarelda asked Rhialla with a sarcastic smirk coming over her face before chuckling a bit.
Snorting in more laughter, Ashlei nods.
"My abilities are generally limited to talking to dead people I've killed and setting things on fire! Those are not skills that lend themselves of making friends of talking trees!"
"Worth a try!" Rhialla says with a shrug, stepping over to Esmaralda and resting a hand on her shoulder to provide a blessing of protection.
Snickering, Ashlei tries to offer encouragement...
"Make sure and tell them we like bark and leaves...as friends! And...squirrels! We LOVE squirrels. Trees like squirrels...right?"
"We'll see if I end up crushed... Again." Esmarelda teased before she moved to be able to see the walking tree.
"Woah now! We don't want no trouble!" Esmarelda called out to the creature.
Another coconut whips past Esmarelda's head, missing by a hair.
"Tree killers! You are not welcome here. Leave and do not return!"
You can now see that there seems to have been attempts at logging in this grove, which explains the very hostile response.
It seems the Cyclops tried to log here. What are you saying?
"Not tree killers! Not us!" Esmarelda called as she waved her arms. "We killed tree killers! The ones with the big single eye!"
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After a bit more back and forth you reach agreement with the Treants. It is basically neutrality for now. They are happy you have taken out the Cyclops, but don't trust people and want to be left alone.
A few more years of peace and they may become more agreeable, but there is little here to tempt visitors anyway.
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Where to now? N, O or P?
"Neither druid nor hippie, but if I can get my hands on a scroll of plant growth maybe I can do them a favor sometime. For now, I'll take detente."
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"What about getting tree feather tokens? They're fairly cheap and permanent." Esmarelda pointed out. "Might win them over?"
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"Topless hippy communes might be a selling point for the idland... we can just get the annoyring ones to camp here.
He grumbled glad that ended relatively peacefully. Tree feather tokens might be an interesting idea.'
"Got any old Wizard friends looking for an isle to build a tower in Cass? I might be able to offer really good terms in rent."
N. SEFINAS GROTTO
The sound of singing echoes among the rocks along this sandy beach. Footprints lead from the shore to the bay, where crystal blue waters provide a clear view of a deep pool and grotto below.
"Oh hello!" a musical voice greets you happily, "You're new here aren't you?"
What are you doing now?
"Greetings," says Cassiopeia pleasantly. "We, ah, arrived not too long ago and are just enjoying the natural wonders of the island."
Ashlei pouts and narrows her eyes.
"HOW do you do that with your hair? Is there some sort of glue involved? Doesn't it hurt to take...never mind. Whatever...Who are you young lady? Hmmmm? You don't happen to be related to lady in the well we rescued?"
Cass prods the captain to say something. Usually he has a quick quip for a beautiful woman, but this one may be too unexpectedly nude even for him.