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

Game Master Rynjin

You get away, though lose another pair of crew members in the process. The sahuagin leave off pursuit after you leave the grotto area.

What do

repair the ship, I guess, if that is needed.

I'm sure somebody on the crew has Profession: Carpenter.

The crew repairs the ship of the minor damage done by the Shauagin.

Now?

what does the others think?

Come back tomorrow and have Ixrul blast it with ice spells?

Or maybe cast Fly on me and I'll go chop it up?

Or both. Dual, whadda you think?

Dual pls

I can't blast. Evocation is opposition. But I can cast fly on Jrahk as well as

Also, when I don't respond send me a message on spoof.

Jrahk paces the deck, his metallic leg clunking loudly with every other step.

"Wizard, give Jrahk flying and fastness. Jrahk will kill vine monster."

"Very well."

Ixrul will give Jrahk Fly, Haste, Infernal Healing, and Enlarge (if applicable) before Clown Time.

Assuming you're heading back, we'll keep the same Init order for simplicity.

The crew returns to the blue hole after a short hiatus to plan and prepare.

The Canopy Creeper is, currently, nowhere to be seen. It appears to be hiding.

Ixrul, you're up. My suggestion: Cast Haste now. It only lasts for 6 rounds.

Ace asks the crew "anyone here know any ice spells?"

Don't bother with Enlarge, it won't stack with my bloodrage ability. Besides, it won't do me any good to be large until I'm up in the creeper's grill.

Just gonna assume he casts Haste.

"If Jrahk die, tell Lucy...Jrahk admire her strength."

Jrahk flies up and forward until he is level with the canopy and starts searching for the creeper.

percep: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

But he gets distracted from his search as he narrowly avoids crashing into a tree.

"Guh...hate flying."

gais make perception checks pls

perc: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

Ace spots the Canopy Creeper a good 100 feet away.

When your ship stops, the Sahuagin go back to sawing at your rudder.

Ace, it's your turn.

Ace starts off with some homing magic missiles, to damage and to tell Mr. orc who to hit.

dmg1: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

dmg2: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

dmg3: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Ace whacks the Canopy Creeper right int its tentacles.

Jrahk can change his action now, since Ace went first and pointed out the Creeper.

what would happen if a pure melee party fights this guy?

You lose, no save.

Jrahk takes off and charges at the creeper. He stops 10 feet away and swings his falchion.

"HOW CAN JRAHK EAT YOU IF YOU HAVE NO FLESH!!!!!"

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
2d6 + 18 ⇒ (5, 1) + 18 = 24

Jrahk, unfortunately, misses by a hair just barely manages to connect his blade with its vine-y face. It is a solid hit, but doesn't seem to faze it as much as he's used to.

The Sahuagin saw some more.

The Creeper has a Jrahk int its face, well within reach of its many, many tentacles.

It flails at him.

1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Grapple: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (5) + 25 = 30

Grapple: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (4) + 25 = 29

It rips into Jrahk with its bite, revealed behind a writhing mass of vines, and two vine tendrils, which wrap around him, pulling him into a Grapple. One of the vines snakes up his nose and attaches, drinking his blood. It immediately detaches, then makes way for a second one stabbing into the side of his neck, doing the same.

Damages: 2d6 + 12 + 2d8 ⇒ (3, 2) + 12 + (5, 1) = 23

Jrahk, take 23 damage and you are Grappled. You also take 2 Strength damage from the blood being drained.

Note of a potential way to make it less dangerous: You can sever its tendrils, and it has to use actions to make more. The vines are easily destroyed by any one of your hits.

Does Ixruel have any more flying spells? Ace would like to get close and personal with the creeper.

We'll say he does. You'll need to wait until next turn for him to cast it though.

Edit: Wait, this turn you cast magic Missile, then Jrahk went, and Canopy Creeper acted. My bad, it's Ixrul's turn.

Ixrul casts Fly on Ace.

Also remember you're Hasted, so you can fly 90 ft. per round. Unfortunately the Creeper is 100 feet away, but you can Charge that far easily.

Ace tells the crew to fire the ballestae at the creeper, as he starts to fly over.

So are you JUST flying, or Charging and getting a swing in?

I guess charging would take less time and allow more arieal combat, so charge, I guess.

Make your attack...

Oh right...

"Yeah! Lets Do This!"

atk: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Ace hits! Though barely...

You hit its AC exactly. I would consider buffs. I know you have at least one that would be useful here that you never use: Arcane Pool. As a Swift action you can add up to +2 to your weapon. A flat +2, or +1 Frost (it's weak to cold, so that's an extra 2-9 extra damage) would be good here.

Jrahk? You're up again.

Jrahk slashes four vines with his teeth and falchion.

You gonna make any attack/damage rolls or...?

Bite grappling vine: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Haste bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
1d6 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Falchion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (6, 6) + 17 = 29
Falchion 2nd iterative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (6, 4) + 17 = 27

Jrahk turns into a whirling dervish, biting and slashing, severing all four of teh Creeper's tendril!

The creature opens its mouth wide and lets loose a hiss, eyes flashing with rage.

Jrahk hisses back at it.

It hisses again, and attacks!

Bite: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21

It hits, barely.

2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 4) + 12 = 22

22 more damage to Jrahk.

Ixrul flies in close, and fires a Snowball!

1d20 ⇒ 12

Damage: 5d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 3, 1) = 11

Gud rol

Ace?

Ace thinks for a moment,adds an ice enchantment(+1), and strikes twice.

His sword, knowing what his master is about to do concentrates as well and uses black blade strike. (+2)

atk1: 1d20 + 11 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 3 = 29

dmg: 1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 = 15

atk2: 1d20 + 11 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 3 = 24

dmg: 1d6 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 3 = 16

and im not even using the scabbbard of vigor bounuses

"ICE TO MEET YOU!"

Note: Your Black Blade Strike only adds to DAMAGE, not to-hit. Also, where's your second attack coming from? Haste, durr. NVM. Regardless, it would miss since you have +2 hit in there that shouldn't be. HASTE TO THE RESCUE AGAIN!

Also you forgot to roll the extra d6 for Frost.

2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8 +50%, for 12 extra damage.

The creature shrinks away from all the cold being slung at it, but doesn't seem to be unduly harmed as of yet.

Jrahk again.

Jrahk's blade isn't as talkative as Ace's, but he still makes it sing.

Falchion: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 WOOOO
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (6, 6) + 17 = 29
Confirm: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 fack
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (3, 3) + 17 = 23

Falchion Haste: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30 WOOOOOO
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (3, 1) + 17 = 21
Confirm: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22 come on just one more ffs
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (3, 1) + 17 = 21

Falchion 2nd: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (5, 5) + 17 = 27

Bite: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
1d6 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

LOL. That looks a little like my attack routine in Blackest Scale yesterday. 20, 19, 19, a lesser hit, a miss, then a 20 CONFIRMED BY a 20 on an AoO. But sadder.

You DO confirm that second one though. You forgot the +1 from Haste I believe, since your your base to-hit should be +12 (+7 Str, +6 BaB, +1 weapon, +1 Haste, -1 Size, -2 Power Attack).

Jrahk strikes the creature mercilessly, twice, and hacks its bushy head off its shoulders. It releases one final hiss before dropping into the ocean.

Its body falls soon afterwards, but doesn't go far...the network of vines making up its limbs stop it one it oes below the canopy.

Meanwhile, the Sahuagin continue sawing at the boat.

"Aw, Piss"

Ace casts magic missile at one of them

dmg1: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

dmg2: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

dmg3: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The Sahuagin screams, completely pissed.

If anything, this makes it saw HARDER.

Before Ace:

Ixrul casts Infernal Healing on Jrahk.

1d20 ⇒ 2

The Sahuagin continue sawing.

Jrahk? Note you're all about 150 feet away from the Sahuagin (100 feet away, 100 feet down). You do not have a Charge lane.

Oh god there is 3 of them?

Yeah, have been since the start. Three of them, all riding sharks.

Ixrul casts Infernal Healing on Jrahk.

Eh? He did that before the fight began. Also hi Ixrul, didn't see you got within touch range of me all of a sudden.

Jrahk casts Long Arm and starts flying toward the Sahuagin.

I should be 60 feet away now (40 away, 40 down)

Ace follows the orc, firing his last barrage of magic missiles at the sahuagin he last hit.

dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
dmg: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Rynjin wrote:

Ixrul casts Infernal Healing on Jrahk.

Eh? He did that before the fight began. Also hi Ixrul, didn't see you got within touch range of me all of a sudden.

He has a 90 foot move speed and he was at most 50 feet away from you. The movement isn't an issue. Infernal Healing only lasts a minute, it was over and done with by the time you returned to combat.

Ace drops the Sahuagin. It ceases its sawing.

Its shark mills around aimlessly.

His brethren shake their heads disapprovingly at the unconscious Sahuagin and continue sawing.

Ixrul flies over and lobs a Snowball at one of the remaining saboteurs.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

5d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 1, 3, 1) = 13

It burbles and looks at Ixxrul angrily, knocked off-kilter by the hard ball of ice to the side of its head.

Ace, then Jrahk again.

Ace flies in closer, when he is near enough, he attacks/

atk: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

dmg: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Near enough in this case is underwater (with a bunch of sharks). Are you okay with that?