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

Game Master Rynjin

Jrahk flies up to whichever Sahuagin looks healthier and attacks. If there's a way for him to get in a position where he can reach both Sahuagin but they can't reach him, he does that.

Falchion: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (5, 3) + 17 = 25
Confirm: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
2d6 + 17 ⇒ (1, 6) + 17 = 24

Ace sends out his Wave of Mutilation and catches all of the people in it.

It scythes through the last remaining Sahuagin, killing him outright. The sharks don't fare much better, only one escaping the full blast.

Reflexes: 4d20 ⇒ (5, 14, 6, 18) = 43

Jrahk bisects a Sahuagin.

Despite this, the enraged sharks close in on the only nearby target: Jrahk.

One moves ahead of the pack.

He provokes from you, Jrahk.

1d20 ⇒ 4

Jrahk slices the injured shark in twain.

Aight at this point I'm gonna call it. Two half dead sharks pose ZERO threat here.

The crew mops up the remaining sharks easily.

A quick inspection shows that the damage to the rudder is negligible.

So, onward?

Yeh.

Remind me tomorrow if I don't post by the time you're on. I've got a bit of a headache and can't really focus on an update ATM.

hey look it's tomorrow in business days

I'm actually waiting to see if anyone responds for sure on whether or not they'll be joining. You don't want to do this next part with 2 people, I'd imagine.

Im still here, and sure go on

I can press-gang Corv once I'm done with finals.

Do it. And if you don't, bench press him instead.

Corv says he's going to look over his sheet. But I think he's in.

Cool. You'll need a 3rd/4th for this mission. In case you haven't figured it out by now, this is the end-game for Book 2. I'm going to bench Ixrul and bring along your choice: Sandra, for buffy Cleric action, Conchobar for buffy Bardic action, Rosie for bang-bang Gunslinger action, Riza for semi-ranged slashy Slayer (I thought it fit her better than Ranger) action, or Arron for RIP AND TEAR Ghoul Achemist action.

I'm thinking Sandra or Arron. Whadda you think, Ace?

Those two, both are fine with me, or maybe the new guy for punchy action.

I think a healer would be nicer, though.

Yeah. And a 4th melee bro would just get in the way.

We'll take Sandra.

Coolio. Find Corv, and we'll proceed.

Ok I might have overestimated how ready Corv was. He needs more time to get Lucy up to level 6. Also homework and s!$#.

He says he just needs one more day.

'Kay No huge rush. Think he can have it done by Friday/Saturday?

Definitely.

Well, Im free all day till jan 12th or something.

I guess we should rest up for the night from the fight with the creeper, then dungeon crawl tomorrow.

Lucy emerges from the background to remind everyone that she can no longer Akari it up.

The b#*&@ is back! And also Lucy is back too!

Cool!

Oh, erm, as an aside, what did you guys eventually do with Gortus? Near as I know, he's still languishing in chains. If he's still alive, he can also be part of the crew.

You remember from Ixrul's translation that you need to wait until morning to find the right place, so everyone rests and recovers, healed up by Sandra's magic.

As the first light of dawn peeks into the darkened cove from the east, the jungle cliffs come alive with patterns of shadow and light in a thousand fanciful, ever-shifting shapes. When the sun is fully up, the cliffs will return to their normal appearance, but for these few moments they are almost magical with this display of shadow art. In the shadowy half light, a group of caves and crevices on the cliff face takes on the appearance of a grinning skull. As the morning sun illuminates the shadow that resembles the skull’s mouth, a previously unseen glint of gold sparkles brightly in the sunlight, as if the skull has a gold tooth.

In the shape of the skull, two caves lie, taking the place of the eye sockets.

Assuming you ascend the cliff, you notice that there are indeed two different caves, both of which stretch back farther than any of you can see before turning a corner.

Which cave do you enter? Recall that Captain Wolfe was said to be missing his right eye.

Eh, I don't really want to go in without Sandra as our healy/supporty type. Unless you mean Gortus will be the 5th member of our team, he can just sit tight a little longer.

No, I mean did you let him join, or did you execute him, etc. Sandra's coming with regardless. Though I need to give her a battlefield promotion.

I thought we letted him live

Yeah, we did. We haven't done anything at all with him, but he's alive.

Okie dokie. All I needed to know.

More pressingly...which cave?

I say we check the left eye first, just to make sure there's nothing important in there

Jrahk intrepidly leads the party into the left eye, which is the cave on the right side.

A cave opens here beneath a screen of honeysuckle. A few large bees buzz around the fragrant blossoms.

Jrahk stomps along ahead of the group, not bothering to check for traps. This proves to be a bad idea.

As a dead end comes into sight, Jrahk steps on a pressure plate.

A large spiked log drops from the ceiling and swings with great force.

4d20 ⇒ (10, 12, 19, 14) = 55

EVERYBODY gets whacked by it.

HOW MANY SPIKES?: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 1) = 5

Lucky.

Jrahk damage: 6d6 + 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 6, 6, 4) + (1, 2) + 4 = 36

Ace damage: 6d6 + 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3) + (3) + 2 = 17

Lucy damage: 6d6 + 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 6, 6, 5, 2, 6) + (3) + 2 = 31

Sandra damage: 6d6 + 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6, 4, 3, 6, 6) + (2) + 2 = 33

Jrahk takes 36 damage, Ace takes 17, Lucy takes 31, and Sandra takes 33.

Everyone is slammed by the log, and impaled by varying numbers of spikes.

After the log swings by, and comes to a rest, you notice it has a note attached.

"Wrong right."

RAAAAGH!!!

Jrahk rips the note up with his teeth.

heal pls

Lucy would have smacked Jrahk for that, but she was busy pulling herself off the log oh my

"I second Jrahk's sentiment." Lucy stomps on the tatters of the note a few times, for good measure.

Sandra picks herself up off the ground, bleeding from several gashes and wounds.

Woozy, she Channels healing energy to all of you.

9d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 5, 1, 5, 5, 6, 2, 1) = 27

3d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 4) = 7

And then taps Jrahk with a tap from a Wand of Cure Light Wounds.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Aah, much better." she says.

"Though That's about half the times I can do that without resting. Be more careful, please."

"I guess that wasn't the "right" way to start off the day, eh?"

Lucy resists the urge to deck Ace for that pun.

"Sandra is right. We should be more careful." She clears her throat while staring Jrahk in the eyes.

"You want be at front instead? Jrahk grumbles, meeting Lucy's gaze.

"Let's put the next person to make a pun at the front. Until then... You can take a slower lead."

And with that, the matter is settled. (?)

The intrepid adventurers then embark into the right left right correct eye.

Everyone needs to squeeze to get into the passage beyond, but it soon widens, and steepens considerably, those weaker members of the crew having a hard time getting up it.

It was a DC 5 Climb, you took 10, we're over it, you're welcome.

The tunnel climbs to a point just below the island’s surface. Sunlight filters faintly through a rent in the earth above, where a gargantuan tree grows down into the rocky soil, its prodigious root system blocking any further progress ahead. The fissures and crevices in the bark of the tree’s trunk, just visible at the roof of the tunnel, vaguely resemble a wrinkled human visage with a craggy crown upon its brow, while the spread of roots below seems like the hoary growth of an ancient beard.

Jrahk starts hacking away at the roots.

Lucy joins Jrahk in hacking with gusto, cursing the log that hit them earlier.

Ace checks for traps

percep: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Ace finds no traps.

Lucy and Jrahk hack at the tree.

After a while the tree is gone. There is a wall behind it.

i am return to world of the people with time

Oh good, someone intelligent.

"A wall? That's WORSE than a tree!"

Guys, what generally do pirates do when they reach the place where the treasure is

"Anyone remember to bring explosives?"

Jrahk starts digging with his BARE DAMN HANDS

I'd use my claws but that would deplete all my rage rounds

Jrahk starts digging

I'm really glad I didn't need to give you any more obvious hints than I did. =p

Jrahk unfortunately soon finds out to his dismay that the soil is very rocky and hard to move. You'll need picks to break up the rocks, and spades to dig it up. It will be hard work.

Unless somebody has some on them, or Ixrul knows a spell akin to Move Earth.

Ace repeats his previous statement.

There are shovels and such on the boat.