Skulls & Shackles (Inactive)

Game Master Foxy Quickpaw

Trytton can still swim better then any of us. Don't worry you both will get your chance when we meet the Goblin-squids next. Let's move.

Lito puts away the wand and starts the group swimming.

It's into a tunnel again until the tunnel opens into a wider cavern decorated with hundreds of leering skeletal parts, wriggling with worms. Four dark circular openings exit the chamber.

In front of you Trytton disappears in a black cloud that spreads in the cave.

What happened? Trytton!

"Did one of ye just ink up the whole place?!"

I don't fart like that

I'm mostly waiting for Trytton's reaction to that. But you're free to roll initiative and state an action.

"It looks like a cross between a squid and a fish." Trytton says, "It sprayed the ink. I can't see it anymore." he says swimming out of the cloud

A krakenfish the size of a horse appears out of the cloud and grabs for Trytton.

Tentacles: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 1, 4) + 4 = 14
(You really have no armor ad still an AC of 13?
Grab: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

Are the exits above water level? If so then jarrus will climb out and help anyone out of the water that gets close by.

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Gods below, this thing doesn't even look like good eating! Night time you freak!

Lito casts sleep on the creature trying to keep All his companions out of the spell.

DC 15

Nope, As an immidiate action I add 4 AC to my armor as a shroud of water coalesces around me :P

The krakenfish is rather unimpressed by the sleep spell.
(And with 17 AC Trytton is also not grabbed and might not been dragged back into the cloud)
There are no exits. It's just a large tunnel system with the tunnels widening here and there to become a cave. Nothing dry to climb out. It is just hack, slash and stab through all these nasty creatures.

Estelle will swim over to help Trytton, attacking any tentacle that comes close to her.

will use Martial Flexibility to get Aquatic combat again

Hammer Fist: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 161d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Jarrus splashes around and tried to hack at the krakenfish.

"Dammit bloody oversized squid!!"

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Estelle misses the krakenfish, but Jarrus hits it.

Trytton swims back a bit and throws another blast.
Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 2) + 7 = 13

Noonan advances and stabs
Greatsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 272d6 + 5 ⇒ (2, 6) + 5 = 13
Confirm?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 112d6 + 5 ⇒ (4, 1) + 5 = 10

The krakenfish is hurt badly from Noonans and Trytton's attack. He disappears into the cloud.

Estelle surfaces again.

"damn giant fish things? What the HELL be that thing? Sandara be dead if she this far in this Besmara forsaken place."

Estelle takes a deep breath and goes back under the water to look around.

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Lito charges up his dagger the readied to attack if the thing comes near him out of the cloud.

Dagger: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Damage + Arcane strike: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Jarrus readies an attack.

Noonan readies an attack as well

There is nothing to see and nothing happens. After all wait tensed for the creature to reappear the black cloud spreads further and gets so diluted that the effect is gone. Now it becomes visible again that there are four directions in which to leave the cave.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Jarrus listens for any sounds that may indicate a route to choose. Mostly listening for Samdara's voice.

Survival to track: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Estelle swims to the opening of each cave and listens/looks down them to see if maybe that it is the right way. She surfaces after looking down all 4.

"Bollucks to this place, damned Sandara and getting taken."

Noonan looks for any bloodstains or body parts to indicate where the nasty went.
Survival: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Lito stays on watch looking around the room for any signs of danger or treasure.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

With a little looking around Estelle easily finds out where to go next. A large cave to the west is where that krakenfish fled but obviously there are more creatures in there. I assume you all follow there.

Hundreds of remains float in this large bowl of water, which churns with bones, scraps of flesh, and the carcasses of strange, almost alien fish. Just visible through the roiling stew are humanoid bodies floating in the water, wan corpses drifting near the bottom of this cauldron like sleeping guardians.

Sandara is bound with seaweed at hands and feet hanging above the surface. She doesn't look good. As soon as you enter some other creature looking like a mix of a shark and a kraken (small creature) cuts her loose and she starts sinking to the ground. The two humanoid bodies at the bottom start clawing the water in anticipation of Sandara reaching them. Also a big bloated grindylow to big to leave the cave through the tunnels swims around here.

Welcome to the end fight of the adventure.

Remember the objective here is Sandara. Save her we get another combatant and can always retreat. We do not nessesarry need to kill everything here.

Remember they specifically lured you in here. They will come after you. At least those who can.

Estelle looks at those gathered around her, putting her feet against a wall and launching herself towards Sandara hoping to save the woman.

swim: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

As you stated, not all of them can leave. If we retreat to the passage you can bottleneck them and only a couple can come at people at a time.

Jarrus swims towards the two humanoid bodies to hack at them and stop them from grabbing Sandara and give Estelle an opening to get Sandara out.

Swim: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 Gah, nope!

Jarrus hits that creature but comes in reach of one of them in exchange. You notice that they are chained to the ground.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Confirm: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 2 = 10
Fort Save DC13 vs. paralysis

Estelle reaches Sandara easily and prevents her sinking further.

Lito swims as fast as he can to Sandara.
Swim: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Then he tries to cut her bonds on her hands with his dagger.
Dagger: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Damage + Arcane strike: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4
Confirm Crit on seaweed: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Crit Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Estelle looks Sandara overly quickly assessing what to do with her.

heal: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Estelle then swims over to the mouth of the cave to put Sandara down. Turning to join back in the fight.

is she at risk of drowning?

Lito cuts Sandara free.

The small shark-kraken attacks with her spear which she throws at Lito.
Throw: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
But to Lito's surprise the spear immediately returns to where he came from.

The krakenfish attacks Estelle.
Tentacle: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2, 1) + 4 = 11
Grab: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

The bloated grindylow makes some demanding noises.

Estelle wriggles in the clutches of the creature.

Kick the krackenfish: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 231d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 1d4 bleed

The krakenfish is staggered from the kick and then bleeds to death sinking down to the lacedons who are not so picky about their food.

Trytton throws a blast at the closest enemy he can see
Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 2) + 7 = 11

Noonan rages and attacks anything that has tentacles
Swim: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Rage,PA,Greatsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 132d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 6) + 10 = 18

Assuming Sandara can swim now:

Nature to Know about Krackenfish: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Nature to Know about Big Grindylow: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Religion to know/ID Lacedons: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Perception to see if Jarrus is in trouble: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Lito looks around and starts calling out advice on who needs help and what these things are.
Nice job on the tentacle monster! Come on you skallywags we can take this overgrown water Goblin!
Inspire Courage +1. (Round 7/12)

Then he pulls out his wand of healing in his free hand.

The aim of Trytton and Noonan is off. The shark-kraken attack Noonan in return.
Stab: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

The large bloated grindylow tries to take a bite out of Estelle.
Bite: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Grab: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Estelle is sticking halfway with her legs first inside of this creature.

As Estelle is half in the mouth of the larger Grindylow, she drives her knees into the creature.

Flurry Knee: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 141d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7 1d4 bleed

Flurry Knee: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 1 = 131d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11

HP currently 6/33

"What in the nine hells?!

Fort Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Jarrus reels back from the attack. And backs away from the shackled creatures.

Damn that hurt

Then swims over to Estelle, Tidewater cutlass leading the way to hit the grindylow.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

"Let the lass go ya big smelly fishbait!"

Noonan keeps raging and hacking at the big nasty

Rage 7/10
Rage,PA,Greatsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 202d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 1) + 10 = 14

Correction. Jarrus and Noonan both add +1 to their attack and damage. They forgot to add inspiration to their rolls.