Yohoho and a bottle of Rep! (subSPUF Skull and Shackles)

Game Master Rynjin

"Remind me not to upset you, and possibly give you a discount if you need substantial healing." Daliya smiled slightly.

Dear, I have no personal grudge against you nor anyone here. In fact, I'm still speaking strictly from a professional perspective. My sister simply stands in my way too often.

Side note: Is Ixrul picking up Tongues soon? I'll go halvsies.

Hmm. I don't have the slots to do that today or tomorrow.

So, why pick up comprehend languages?

I've had that for ages. Comprehend also lets you read.

Ah, I see. I misunderstood.

Any further prep before you go?

Not much I can do except the usual False Life from Besmara's Bones, but Ixrul could be at this for hours.

"Well, I have finished my preparation for the day. Tomorrow night, we will strike."

Also, where on the map is it and how big are the map squares?

Area G, and roughly half a mile per "square. Also for the third time TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO on Roll20 because I CANNOT VIEW THE F#!&ING MAP since it loads so slow.

I did turn it off. Weird.

Okay, I gotta do some travel time calculations and then I'll assassinate these cyclops.

Check again. Turn off "Broadcast to other", and not "receive from".

Weird. I turned that off before. Does it restart it every time you launch?

EDIT: Guess so. I just removed camera/microphone permissions for the sight. About to post the initial thing.

It shouldn't, no.

Huh, must have reenabled it at some point.

False Life: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

At slightly past midnight, Ixrul will set his plan in motion.

Ixrul has Sandra and Aaron come guard his body, warning Aaron that he may return to his body and abruptly begin dying, in which case they are to heal him.

He will affix the tiny bag and candle foci to one of his Isitoq as well as one of his wooden symbols, which will stay nearer to him. The other will fly above and beyond, periodically looking back to make sure Ixrul and the other Isitoq are still following.

After roughly 30 minutes of flight, his menagerie will reach the point where they can see the ruins.

The Isitoq without the components will circle 60 ft above the ruins, relying on the dark of the night to conceal it. It will see if it can locate the sleeping cyclops.

If they have lights, it can circle much higher. If it's dark, it can circle at 60 feet and rely on the darkness and its +18 stealth mod.

Meanwhile, Jrahk chats with various members of the crew.

"Don't suppose any of you guys happen to be stonemasons?"

Have the Isitoq roll Stealth. And Perception. And any Knowledges it may have.

Ixrul would have explained what a cyclops is, if that's what your wondering.

Stealth Take 10: 10 + 18 = 28
Perception Take 10: 10 + 7 = 17

Covering bases for anything ELSE it might see.

Perceptions: 6d20 ⇒ (17, 10, 10, 3, 14, 19) = 73

2d20 ⇒ (8, 1) = 9

Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 15 ⇒ (6) + (1) + 15 = 22

An arrow lances out of the darkness and nails the tiny eye, destroying it instantly. The eye does not see what shot it.

Meanwhile, Jrahk chats with various members of the crew.

"Don't suppose any of you guys happen to be stonemasons?"

The crew looks at him, puzzled for a moment, before someone speaks up.

"I was an apprentice before you, uh, you know."

Jrahk points to the fort in the distance.

"The towers on that fort need repairs. Think you could come with us tomorrow and take a look?"

"I can try..."

Ixrul (silently) hisses in frustration, and then slips underground a slides along beneath the surface of the earth, completely without noise.

I can sense objects and creatures in the square above me. I've got all night.

Ixrul will first figure out the general layout of the ruins and locate whatever creatures he can.

Any locations where it seems there's a lot of creatures?

How are you figuring out the layout? "Sensing objects" gets you a random assortment of rocks, trees, walls, furniture, and anything else above you. You know "There's something here" but nothing more detailed than that. There's stuff there in almost every place on the island. Pick a random direction and I'll tell you if there's any living creatures there. Or any you may sense in that direction, since it's only adjacent squares.

"No big deal if you can't. Jrahk just wanted to save us a trip back to Port Peril. And we can pay for the materials you need, so don't worry about that."

The captain seems a lot calmer than usual.

Ixrul will return to his second Isitoq and use the holy symbol the cast invisibility on himself, and then scout the location above ground instead.

The crewmate seems unsure how to handle this new, reasonable captain, but tentatively replies.

"Thank you sir? I'll do my best?"

Jrahk gives a satisfied nod, and leans against the railing.

So...what do you guys do for fun while we're out killing things?"

"Cards, dice and tales, mostly." Daliya shrugged, having been one of the normal crew until recently. "Small jobs, maintenance. Path up the sails or hull a little. You know, the basic stuff."

"We used to drink rum but after a few people died we decided it wasn't worth it!" one chimes in.

Do I locate the sleeping cycli after turning invisible and poking my head above ground?

"In fairness, it was very bad rum," the Druid said, amused.

"Its been a while, but when I used to live my non-pirate life, I liked to go to libraries and read nonfiction books for hours on end..." Ace trails off, seemly lost in his memories.

Aboard this ship I mostly spent my time idly tinkering the artillery, making sure the cannons were set properly, admiring Gortus, keeping the ship afloat like Daliya. I imagine landside work will be much more exciting.

I must say, you have quite the serene appearance today.

Do I locate the sleeping cycli after turning invisible and poking my head above ground?

Depends. Where do you poke your head up at?

Like halfway between the middle and the opposite side where I came in, in an area with no immediate creatures.

How about you just mark a spot on the map?

Because the map only shows the Chelish fort and the island, not the ruins, fam.

Ah, my bad. I'm just going to assume you pop up straight in the middle of the compound.

Ixrul pokes his head up. Behind him is a fountain, and around him are a multitude of different buildings. All with doors. A number of statues dot the area. And some trees!

Adding map in a few.

"Reading..." Daliya murmured wistfully. "It would be nice to plunder something with a library."

Do any have no lights, as one would expect from an area where diurnal creatures would be sleeping?

Ixrul also focuses for a moment, using his newfangled magic-sensing powers to check for magical auras.

Particularly on the statues.

I must say, you have quite the serene appearance today.

"Hm?"

Jrahk shrugs. "Well, right about now Jrahk would usually be getting pumped up about killing some cyclopes. But if Ixrul turns out to be as good at assassinating as he says, Jrahk might not end up fighting at all."

"Most of the time, Jrahk is either killing something, looking for something to kill, or piloting the ship. But now, Jrahk can't do any of those things. So Jrahk's been thinking...about other ways to keep himself busy."

"Don't look at me," Daliya replied mildly, "None of my girlfriends would approve."

Do any have no lights, as one would expect from an area where diurnal creatures would be sleeping?

Ixrul is unsure, as doors are opaque. There are no lights outside though.

Ixrul also focuses for a moment, using his newfangled magic-sensing powers to check for magical auras.

Particularly on the statues.

The nearest statue is magical.

"Well, what did you like to do before being entangled in this adventure?"
Ace directs at the surprisingly calm orc.

"I used to craft wooden models of ships when I was younger, I should try getting back to that..."

Take 10 on Kn Arcana for 28 and Spellcraft for 31?

Also Jrahk lookin' to get laid tho

Looks like Conjuration.

Ixrul will take a peak inside the largest building, slipping his (invisible) head through a wall opposite the door.

"Before...?"

Jrahk chuckles. "What do you think Jrahk liked to do? Jrahk never ran out of things to fight when he was still part of an orc tribe. We were set up near some ancient ruins, apparently full of treasure. It attracted adventurers, like flies to honey, year after year. The more we killed, the more wanted to find out what sort of riches we were sitting on. And when there weren't any adventurers to fight, we fought each other! Kept us in shape, and weeded out the weak ones."

He sighs. "Then one day...we met our match. This group used spells and techniques we'd never seen before, dodged and hit better than any fighters we'd met. They wiped out every last one of us...except Jrahk."

"After that, Jrahk didn't know what to do with himself. So...just wandered south for a while. Still had plenty of fights, with anything stupid enough to get in Jrahk's way. But never the grand, massive battles he had with his tribe. Eventually, Jrahk reached the sea, and could wander no further. Frustrated, Jrahk stormed into a nearby tavern and tried to start a brawl. But before it could really get exciting, Jrahk got knocked out from behind."

"Woke up on a ship, "recruited" by some mangy old captain. He needed muscle, and thought Jrahk would be easy to control. He thought differently after Jrahk nearly killed him in his sleep. He dumped Jrahk on a deserted island, hoping Jrahk would starve..." he nods toward Ace. "...and that's when Jrahk met you."

Inside the largest single building (G17):

Six columns carved to resemble h uge cyclopes in decorative armor support the cei ling of this immense chamber. Fallen rubble blocks passageways to the north and southeast, but double doors still stand in the north wall and another set of double doors leads farther south. In the northeast corner, a giant animal hide is stretched across the floor beside a pile of bones stri pped of meat. Several dinosaur skulls hang from the western wall.

Lying on the animal hide is an ENORMOUS, though gaunt looking cyclops.

Still, even in what is apparently a weakened state, this creature's arm muscles are roughly as large around as Ixrul's entire body. And then some.

Also, roll Stealth. Only +20 since you moved this turn.