Skulls & Shackles (Inactive)

Game Master Foxy Quickpaw

"The Ballista, I be bettin' the Capin' don't be wanting ship sunk till after we rescue the other pirates."

Flipps then rushes over to get the siege weapons ready.

"I can get there slightly faster than the boat once we are closer, but I will tire before I can get there from this distance."

Noonan gets his bow ready

Start writing at what distance you are doing what and start shooting. For I'm not writing every hundred feet a post. Next one will be when we ram the ship and then it's too late for everything else.

Noonan fires at 60 feet and then stows his bow.
Bow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 191d6 ⇒ 1

200 feet out: enchant Flips Light Balista.

100 feet out: casts Enlarge person on Estelle (Via Arcane Bond)

Impact (assuming that is when we are boarding): casts Obscuring mist

300 feet out: inspire courage + 2 (to help the catapult crews) and command the catapults to fire. (Round 1/14)

Can one or two catapults fire?

200 feet out: inspire courage +2 (round 2/14) and ready bowmen to fire.

100 feet out: inspire courage +2 (round 3/14) and command 10 crew bowmen to fire, plus:
Shortbow + Inspiration: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 24
Damage + Inspiration + Arcane strike: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

Impact: switch song from inspire courage to Song of Fiery Gaze (All Allies in 30 feet who can hear the bard can see through Smoke, Fog and Fire.) (Round 4/14)
Crew launches another volly of arrows and borders start to attach boarding lines:

Impact round + 1: song of fiery gaze (round 5/14)
Another volley of arrows From crew plus:
Shortbow + Inspiration: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 = 12
Damage + Inspiration + Arcane strike: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Watch that was sailing moves to join combat: 10 to help repel borders, 10 add to missle fire

Foxy do you want me to roll for our crew's archers each round?

As the silken sails are the color and pattern of an overcast cloudy day the ship is hard to see. Especially if no one pays attention. Besmara orders Chay to cast a silent image to cover the hull of the ship at least partly.

The course set is directly after and about 500 feet past the two ships. Just when on the same height Besmara orders a turn left directly on collision.

Profession(Sailor): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

Flips lines up his shot, taking his time and letting loose once they are close enough.

Light Ballista: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 63d8 ⇒ (3, 7, 4) = 14

Can I do his sneak attack?"

Once the ships are close enough and Estelle is now larger she will throw her grappling hook and start to pull the ships together.

Fist crash: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 2 = 252d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6, 6) + 5 + 2 = 19 1d4 bleed

Sneak attack once you're within 30feet ;)

Everyone is busy and doesn't notice the ship approaching. Once they close in they notice it but as the Kraken turns it is too late for them to get away. But they reply the fire with four ballistas.

The barrage of arrows hinders them further to get away. There is nothing to tie down as the Kraken crashes into the side of the Chelaxian ship with the ram at the bow. Which swipes most of the people off their feet.

The fight will be mostly between player characters and the six Chelaxian Marines.

Initiative Marine 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Initiative Marine 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Initiative Marine 3: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Initiative Marine 4: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Initiative Marine 5: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Initiative Marine 6: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Initiative Lito: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Initiative Noonan: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Initiative Trytton: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Initiative Besmara: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Estelle jumps over to the other ship, fist first into the face of one of the marines (1). That one stumbles back and as he bleeds he topples over.

Initiative is only to see if you jump into a readied attack or not.

Besmara casts returning weapon two times as a preparation and hands the wheel to Jarrus before going to the front of the ship.

Jumping over she deems unnecessary and starts throwing daggers.
Dagger: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 12 - 2 = 291d4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 4 = 9
Confirm: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 12 - 2 = 191d4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 4 = 10
Dagger: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 2 = 231d4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 4 = 9

A marine stares into the fog looking for someone to shoot. But for him out of nowhere he is hit with two daggers. One that hits the artery at the neck. So that one one goes down in a gust of blood too.

Noonan will hop over after the ships are grappling and attack.

Greatsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 122d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 = 10

Noonan gets no sure stand and swings past the marine. The marine retaliates with a cutlass.
Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
But has a hard time hitting in the fog.

Lito keeps he song that seems to make the fog disappear for his crew.
Song of Fiery Gaze (Round 5/14)

Then Lito points at the marine fighting Noonan and barks: Laugh!

casts hideous laughter (DC 15) on that marine

Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Noonan didn't expect applause for that swing past the marine. But that he falls on his ass and hold his belly laughing is totally unreasonable.

With two down and one laughing his ass off the remaining three attack the ones that made it over to the Famished Mane.
Attack Estelle: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 221d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 51d100 ⇒ 24
Attack Noonan: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 171d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 81d100 ⇒ 31
Attack E or N: 1d2 ⇒ 11d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Two of them hit their target. But that is probably nothing that impresses these two. In the background the rest of the Chelaxian Crew hides from the arrows that seem to be strangely on target taking the heavy fog that covers everything into account.

Noonan keeps whacking.
Greatsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 292d6 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 = 12
Rip and Tear: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 192d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 1) + 6 = 12

The marine is obviously not cut out to stand that. More like cut down.

the 16 hits as well, giant sized

Estelle will lash out again, smiling he big smile the whole time.

Giant elbow Flurry: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 2 = 282d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 5 + 2 = 12
Giant Hand Chop: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 2 = 192d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3) + 5 + 2 = 15

"Fear the biggest B$&!# around!"

Besmara likes how this is going and throws another - or more correct the same - pair of daggers at the last one standing.
Throw: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 12 - 2 = 211d4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 4 = 9
Throw: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 - 2 = 201d4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 4 = 8

The marine has no more time to be afraid of anyone as his time on Golarion is over as Estelle hits him twice.

Besmara hits too two times but the marine doesn't want to go down.

Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
The other marine still finds all of this hilarious and can't stop laughing.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Noonan finds this funny as well.

"Just give up and let us have the ship back and the crew."

intimidate: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Lito keeps up his song that clears the fog as he looks to the last mariesns that are still up.
Song of Fiery Gaze (round 6/14)

Then he points at the last marine standing and barks at him. Laugh!

Hidious Laughter (will 15) on last standing marine

Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
The last one also lies on the deck laughing.

The captain of the famished mane signals that he surrenders.

Swak! Assume the position! Sqwak!

Estelle looks at Chay

"Dismiss yer magic, I needin' ta be regular size again."

Besmara jumps over to the Famished mane. She draws her two short swords and stabs one of the two laughing marines.
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 251d4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 4 = 9
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 231d6 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 4 = 8

"Who said to stop fighting them? No Chelish Marine is going to leave this place alive!"

Oh! Well keep fighten then. Hoist the jolly roger!

Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Will Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
One of the two stops with the laughing and the expression on his face changes to panic. The other one is going to laugh himself to death.

Lito keeps his song up to allow the others to see as he shoots his bow at the marine now left alone.

They were going to burn the ship to the water!!! You heard the captain, Get them!!!

Shortbow + Shoott from hidden in fog: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8
Damage + Arcane strike: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Song of Fiery gaze, (Round 6/14)

Estelle will charge for the Captain under the orders of her captain.

Charging shoulder smash: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 12 + 2 + 2 = 322d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5, 4) + 5 + 2 = 16

1d4 Bleed, AC 14 now

Estelle does an overkill on the one. And Lito manages to shoot the one lying on the ground laughing.

Besmara is pleased. "Get their valuables and throw them overboard for Besmara's monsters to feed on."

"And now for you dear captain - what's your name. Got something on board that might make me think again about sending your sorry butt to the bottom of the sea too?"

I missed a little something. The rest of the crew of this ship is over on the other to fight the pirates. There are 20 more of them on the other ship.

As someone checks where the imprisoned pirates are they find instead twenty more of these marines on the Vorsfang that beat up the pirates and locked them in under deck. The Vorsfang starts smoking at bow and stern and the marines start to come back to the Famished Mane.

Now you're waiting on them and get a readied attack. There is about four of them for every of the characters. But our crew will keep them at bay for a while that we're not immediately surrounded. Rip and tear!

Trytton spots the smoke and starts to form walls of water on one of the areas that is emitting smoke.
He then jumps overboard, swims to the other end of the boat and starts throwing blasts of water onto the smoking area.

Noonan rages and starts hacking away at his foes.
Rage,Greatsword: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 212d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 1) + 8 = 10
11/12 rage

Fire Fighting: 10d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 3, 3, 6, 1, 1, 5, 2, 3) = 28
2 hits on fire
Fire Fighting: 10d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 1, 1, 6, 4, 3, 6, 6, 3) = 37
5 hits on fire
Fire Fighting: 10d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 5, 4, 6, 4, 2, 2, 3, 1) = 30
7 hits on fire
Fire Fighting: 10d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5, 5, 6, 5, 2) = 39
12 hits on fire, One fire is put out
Trytton spends the next 4 rounds pulling water from the waves to create a wall of water on the deck that he then lets collapse to quench the fire.

If you want to do that on a regular basis you should consider taking the cleave/greater cleave feat chain. Also at such bad damage rolls I would also rage ;)

Noonan hits one of the marines and draws the attention of many of them on him.

Cutlass: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Cutlass: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 201d100 ⇒ 7
Cutlass: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 181d100 ⇒ 541d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Cutlass: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 241d100 ⇒ 831d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 141d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

"Not one of them...cough, cough" Besmara tries to intimidate the Chelish guys, but a fly flies into her throat. And so she lets her Swords speak.

Short Sword: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 191d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11
Short Sword: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 201d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9

I'll take three for now.

Besmara stabs the first of the three that come at her out of conscience.
The other two slash at her.
Cutlass: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Cutlass: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
But they almost kill themself.

Conchobar takes a stance behind Lito and starts singing an encouraging song.
+1 to damage and attack

I'll keep three for Estelle.

Attacks Marines DC 80: 10d100 ⇒ (3, 4, 64, 81, 80, 99, 35, 34, 71, 75) = 546
Attacks Pirates DC 99: 50d100 ⇒ (47, 18, 45, 38, 19, 61, 43, 4, 87, 83, 12, 96, 84, 31, 97, 62, 4, 23, 62, 39, 55, 75, 23, 3, 96, 37, 80, 6, 14, 58, 63, 50, 92, 14, 65, 72, 19, 54, 8, 63, 39, 23, 12, 30, 32, 32, 4, 46, 68, 28) = 2216

As the fight ensues it becomes clear why the Chelish Forces are feared by pirates. Even though they are outnumbered by far they manage to drop three Pirates while not a single one of them goes down.

Time to even the odds a bit.

Chey casts Fog cloud over the majority of the Famished Mane including the area that the marines are coming out of/currently are.

Keep pressing them boys!
Lito keeps up the chant that clears the fog away from his crews eyes.

Song of fiery gaze (Round 7/16)

Then he focuses and tries to find a spot that has the most Marines without any of his companions and blanket the area with Glitterdust.
Will 16 or blind in 10' radius burst. If possible he try to get at least some of the guys attacking or closing on Noonan.

Uhm, yes. Ten squares without any pirates. On a ships deck with about 75 people fighting. With 55 of them being pirates. Want to alter your post? Or don't standard pirates count as companions?

Estelle alters her stance to fight the on coming Marines.

"Owlbear get yer Arse in this fight!"

Artful Dodge

Fist to face: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 = 312d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 + 1 = 12
Confirm The facial critting: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 = 244d8 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (1, 6, 5, 7) + 8 + 1 = 28

Who is singing mainly now? increase dmg and to hit by 1 if Lito still is