Plunder and Peril Ship 1 (Inactive)

Game Master Matthais777

Evil GM cackling.

Setare finds in the altar that there also a rolled up map of the Shackles left here by Warvil Lanteri that marks the island location of Jemma Redclaw's treasure. The island is labeled “Brightglass Island” on Warvil’s map, and next to it are the initials “W. L.” and a sketch of a three-eyed cyclops.

The alter chest also contains a a lesser reach metamagic rod and a gray bag of tricks

Also, Socrates, it's a couple hours hiking back to Jenesara. No big deal if you wanna go rushing off without the rest of the team, I just wanted to warn you.

I didn't realize the island was that big, looked rather small on our map...uh..still goes running off, but slows down to a quick determined hike once the initial anger wears off...that means though then that it will probably be about night by the time we get back that way right?

You are correct Jack the hippocampi is exactly what I was thinking.

Moselle moves closer to Nyvorlas. 'Father, why would you keep secrets from us?'

Nyvorlas tenses as his father in law gives the terrible news. His head whips to the others to gauge their reaction.

They seem to be taking this better than I would

He listens to the plan, anger burning within him at being left out, trying to navigate these treacherous conversations like a steersman through a squall.

"So what are our ... your intentions, father? Do you expect us to just sit here passing the day as Captain Lanteri sails to the treasure and hope she is successful ..." he counts on his finger as he extenuates each point. "Actually retrieves the treasure, and comes back to get us. And we are to expect her to give us our fair share after that.

"You dotard, she played you for a fool!”

'Careful, my love'

Taking a calming breath, he continues. "It makes no sense. If she has the treasure, why come back for us? Why give us our share?

"I say we beat the cur to the punch and take all the treasure. Is that why you want the beasts, to carry us to the treasure first?"

Setare is truly amazed and can’t believe the betrayal.

”My fri... friends, I can imagine tha... that you are now ve... very upset! But please do... do not for... forget that she is grie... grieving woman and that re... redemption is a pa... path that eve... everyone deserves to wa... walk!“ she says looking into your eyes.

Okay, let me know when you guys are ready to head back to shore... i don't wanna cut off roleplay opportunity if you want it!

For the sake of getting to do some roleplaying, I am going to assume the others are coming with me so I can respond.

Socraties suddenly realizes that they have not been on the island for only an hour or so as he first reacted to, but several hours, at this rate, they would be making the hippocampi trip in the dark, and that is not a good idea, wouldn't be even if he had darkvision.

For now I am inclined to assume that Captain Lanteri does intend to come back for us, but I do not want to leave that up to trust, or chance. If we can catch up to them I intend to join the crew back as if nothing had happened. I understand her concern, though we have done our part so far we are still a group of unknown that she can't fully account for what we might do, Setare and Jack are quite strong fighters and have exhibited that right in front of the crew more than once, to be afraid of us is not unreasonable.

Contrarily, if catching her involves chasing the captain across the seas to claim our share, she will have to face our full strength as punishment for her crime against us and our contract.

I hope everyone can be okay with that?

Whichever side you are on though, my concern right now though is the treasure being recovered in the first place. The perils we faced up to this point inclines me to believe that getting the treasure will not be easy. We won't be able to catch them before night fall at this rate, we need to get permission from Lanessa and be prepared to leave in the morning. Not only will that be significantly safer for us, it will give a chance for everything to go as Lanteri planned and come back to us in the morning.

Oh and just a by the way, I hope she has fun trying to dock on the island without a dinghy since we have the ships last one with us, hehehe Socraties, winks to the rest of the crew and snickers to himself with this last comment, enjoying the bit of irony he has caused by his earlier plan destroying 3 of the ships 4 dinghies leaving the ship with only the one for his team to take out on landing trips.

Dragos flips the captain's wedding band up into the air several feet before snapping it out of the air with the same hand. He puts the ring back in a pocket, the physical representation of the captain's promise to return.

I may be an old sea dog now, but when it's all out in the open, maybe I still have too much of that naive farmer boy in me. he shakes his head. A strong part of him still wants to believe the captain, but he can hardly blame the others for feeling betrayed.

What's the worst that could happen? he muses as he considers joining them in their retribution.

The consideration doesn't last long. The fact of the matter is that the captain was right, this crew could do some serious damage. Why not be a part of the group that claims a much larger share than even the captain had promised?

"Wait fer the old man!" he shouts, gasping to keep up.

Setare nods after hearing Socraties’ speech.

”I ... I trust your judgment mo... more than mine. Thanks fo... for being so smart!“ she says smiling.

”I a...am with you!“

Nyvorlas and Moselle stick close together on the walk back. More than once he gives his father in law a glare.

"This makes no sense. If Captain Lanteri suspects us of mutiny, why come back and get us? The contract is broken, though I am no Chlexian lawyer, in my mind at least. The relationship cannot be repaired.

"We should focus our efforts on getting out of here and exacting retribution. She is a good captain, but I shall never sail with her again.” As his fiery words erupt from his mouth, he can feel the anger subside inside him, leaving his feeling tired and frustrated. "We'll take first watch."

Nyvorlas has the truth of it. If the Captain feared us, I see no reason she would fear us less after stranding us. She means to leave us here forever. And for that, she's going to pay.

"I... I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner." Dragos pulls his tricorn hat off his head, holding it in his hands. "I don't know why I was so naive. I've sailed with the captain for a while, I guess I just... AHHH!" Dragos loses his words for a few moments before shouting up at the sky in frustration.

"She made a fool outta me. Made a fool outta me and left us here to die, even gave me her wedding ring as some sorta sick, ironic twist."

Dragos pulls his whip out, cracking in the air a few times in a cathartic release.

"Lets make the oath breaker pay!" he shouts, his face red beneath his white beard.

Should we quabble now or wait till we get there and see how it plays out??? I am happy to stand up to NPCs and be witty to them, but actual PCs gets weird for me...

Setare it would seem our positive intentions are outvoted, I am not particularly opposed to the force method though I would hope our friends can give the captain a fair shake to defend her choice and make things easy first.

Feel free to lay into Dragos... he will probably roll over, just like he did with the captain... ha! I won't take it personal, I promise. Just as long as you don't actually try to kill my character. :) I am also on board with whatever the group wants to do, if we want to try to go and take all the treasure ourselves from the scheming captain, then I am all in.

After a bit of travel, the team once again find themselves in the cove at the beach where Jenesara sits in the shallows next to a Hippocampus. She brightens immediatly upon seeing them.

Oh! I had hoped to see you again! That blasted Fey, Thalessia, is demanding all my Hippocampi! I can't defeat her alone, but after what you did to those sea cats, I'm sure with your help we could take her down, and then I'd be free to tend my herd again!

Setare just hears there is a problem and wants to support.

”Oh... ehhh ... Can you tell us mo... more about this pe... person? And wha... what she demands? Did you ha... have trouble be... before?!“ she asks.

On the way back to the beach
Nyvorlas and Moselle hold hand as they weave their way through the sparse jungle.

"Socraties, I am not advocating violence or even a fight, I am just trying to be realistic about our situation. We have no reason to believe what Captain told Dragos and every reason to doubt. I find it better to expect the best - in this case that Captain will come to her senses but be prepared for the worst - in this case a fight." He grips his longspear all the tighter as Moselle leans her head upon his shoulder.

Present
"Fey you say. And I am without cold iron. I have always found fey, especially those in their homes, to be tough bastards to root out. But I see that once again Setare has found a cause. No one harder to dissuade on the perils of altruism than a paladin with a cause. We're in."

Jack seethes in anger during the walk down. Any attempts to calm or dissuade him from his chosen course of killing Varossa seem to fall on deaf ears, and Jack responds little.

Upon reaching the beach,

I don't need any more justification to help ya, but I am gonna be needing a favor in return if Jack's gonna help. Our treacherous captain has left us. I need a way to go find and kill her. I'll take care of your problem if ye let us borrow a few of those Hippocampi to chase her down. We'll be returning them eventually.

As he speaks, Jack begins unsheathing and checking his weapon, preparing for the impending fight.

Assuming yer ok with that, point us in her direction and your problem will be gone shortly.

"Aye, the fey won't be easy ta deal with, but we can fix yer problem." Dragos speaks up again, but doesn't say much more. He realizes he will still need to re-earn his standing with this group.

I have cold iron blanched crossbow bolts, and a potion of magic weapon. I can make my crossbow bolts +1 cold iron and be decently effective, that is probably my best play. Ready when everyone else is!

GM, is it safe to assume I will have time to apply the potion of magic weapon? The cold iron blanch is already applied to the bolts since it technically doesn't wear off.

Jack is right we will need a favor in return, but we are happy to help.

She nods, sighing in obvious relief.

I'm happy to let you use my steeds as transport. It's what they're bred for after all.

She nods to the entrance of the cove.

I'll ride one of them and get her attention... as soon as she sees me, she'll be hot on my trail, and I'll bring her into the cove. It'll only take 5 minutes or so, so be ready...

With that, she disappears into the water.

Prep time! Jenesara was able to tell you about Thalessia the water Fey... A knowledge nature will be required to know more! Feel free to cast and setup all your spells, though timing won't be exact, so if you cast a "Rounds per level" spell it'll lose 1d6 rounds just due to timing when Jenesara gets back.

Socraties will drink his extract of Heightened Awareness (and will dismiss it at initiative for the +4), and pull out his flag to be ready.

knowledge: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 2 + (2) = 26

Use cold iron if you have it, don't worry about trying acid or cold, and if we can, we should try to get her out of the water or else she will heal

Setare drinks a potion of ‘touch of sea’.

”Socraties ... you ... you are so sma... smart!!“

1 minute duration.

1d20 ⇒ 10
1d20 ⇒ 6

Several minutes after Jenesara leaves, Dragos closes his eyes and mumbles through a few prayers to Besmara, his goddess. He tips back a wineskin in gratefulness as she bestows his requests.

Cast Shield of Faith and Divine Favor.

Dragos keeps his coiled whip handy, certain that his cold iron blanched bolts from his crossbow will be better suited to fighting the fey. He pulls his oil of magic weapon from it's pouch, trying his best to time the application on his crossbow to the arrival of the enemy, and makes sure a bolt is loaded and ready to go.

Rounds lost: 1d6 ⇒ 2 8 rounds remaining on magic weapon and 7 rounds left on divine favor since they are both 10 round spells. Current stat line reflects the buffs from those spells.

Prep
Nyvorlas pulls Moselle . "Be wary my love. I do not think that this fight will not go well for us."

Placing his hands upon her, he closes his eyes and begins to cast.

Cast Anticipate Peril +5 to Int. Check

He then hugs her one last time before casting on her again.

Cast Invisibility Bubble

Round off: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Both spells are 5 minute duration or 30 rounds.

Jack will cast Divine Favor and Cast Expedition Retreat and down a potion of Touch of the Sea.

Losing 1d6: 1d6 ⇒ 5 rounds off the divine favor.

Init Setare: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Init Nyvorlas : 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Init Dragos: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Init Socrates: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Init Jack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Init Thalessia: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Jenesara turns into the cove, moving as fast as she can! Behind her, a wave of water follows her as a beautiful woman of waves and seafoam follows behind, her face contorted in rage.

COME BACK HERE!

Jenesara rides hard, calling out.

HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Setare
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Thalessia
Jenesara
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Dragos
Jack
Socrates
Nyvorlas

Setare said she'd be out for a bit and to bot her if needed - not sure if she is 'Posting less often than usual' out or 'Not going to be able to post at all' out

She has a standard bot spoiler in her bio, but she can't reach the enemy to be able to attack this round. Probably the best action would be to either wait until the enemy comes to shore, or attempt some sort of ranged action. Setare has some consumables, plus a crossbow. We know that we will need cold iron to hurt her, so the crossbow is probably useless. She has acid and alchemist's fire. She could potentially also drink her potion of touch of the sea but I hate to use someone's consumables for them. Socraties said don't try acid, so personally, I would vote she either throw an alchemist fire and hope to draw her to shore, or drink her touch of the sea potion in case she needs to go chase. Just my .02

We'll put her on delay for a moment. She'd probably detect evil, find out no, then perhaps work on getting her crossbow ready.

Thalessia charges forth and sees the pathfinders on shore. She sneers and holds her hand forward the water in the cove surges forth, swamping forward and sinking the front line of the team up to their hips in water.

Jenesara turns and pulls out a lance from her bag as she pulls away, her hippocami turning around in the water, clearly readying to line up a charge.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!

Setare
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Thalessia
Jenesara
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Dragos
Jack
Socrates
Nyvorlas

Thanks guys. ;-) Setare would indeed have her loaded crossbow ready and detect evil as move action. In case there is an evil aura she would smite as a swift action. Waiting on response for the detect evil to finish action. Thanks

She does not detect as evil. She's just a fey jerk of the highest order, but not "Evil" with a capital E.

Setare retrieves her acid flasks from her bag of holding.

Jack will wait for Socrates to do his thing, then take a shot at the Fey with a cold iron arrow. 5-foot step, studied target as a move action, shoot standard.

Attack Roll: 1d20 + 6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 3 + 2 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 3 + 2 = 14

I didn't add any bonuses from Socrates - please add whatever is relevant (not sure if it will be +1, +2 or if will decide to do something else)

Socraties will indeed begin to sing for his inspire courage. He will also take a step back out of the water. With is flag already out everyone does get the +2.

That gives me a 21 to hit and 16 damage.

Having already prepared for this, Dragos raises his crossbow, magically aided from several sources, and clicks off a shot with a cold iron blanched bolt. He retreats from the rising waters, hoping the fey will come to them.

attack, divine favor, inspire, magic: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

For cold iron, magic damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Im posting from my phone, can someone move me back out of the water please?

Invisible, Moselle swims silently out to sea and loops behind the fey.

Worried for his wife, Nyvorlas moves parallel to the shore line and begins his psychic casting. The others don't see the chanting of the arcane spellcasters, or the presentation of a holy symbol of a divine caster, but all can tell some magic in emanating from him.

Cast Cause Fear DC 15 Will Save or become Frightened. Successful save - Shaken for 1 Round.

Frightened Rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Will save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

HOW DARE YOU CAST YOUR MAGIC UPON ME!

The woman casts her hands out, and a roaring blast of water shoots forth, slamming into Nyvorlas!

Waterspout: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 8 - 2 = 13

Apparently not used to the sensation of fear however, all the water does is soak him a little as he steps aside from the primary rush of water.

Jenesara for her part rushes by with her hippocampus...

Lance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Damage: 3d8 + 12 ⇒ (6, 8, 4) + 12 = 30

and strikes the fey hard with her lance, though the power of the blow seems to not fully translate from the lance held by Jenesara.

As she turns in annoyance, Jack's bolt strikes her and she let's out a scream of pain... apparently, all of THAT went through! Dragos does not have similar luck as his arrow goes wide.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!
Setare
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Thalessia -34
Jenesara
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Dragos
Jack
Socrates
Nyvorlas

Unless the general state of things changes, Socraties likely won't do much in this one, but sit back and continue to give his plusses.

Inspire Courage and Flagbearer in effect, +2 to hit and damage, +1 to saves against charm and fear/

Bardic Performance 8/10 rounds left.

Tired of archery, Jack will drop his bow and charge the fey. He'll use a round of Bane. This gets his weapon up to a +3 enhancement bonus, which will ignore cold iron / silver DR.

Attack, Divine Favor, Bane, Outflank, Inspire Courage, Studied Target, power attack: 1d20 + 10 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 2 - 2 = 28
Damage, Sneak Attack, Power Attack, Divine Favor, Inspire Courage, Studied Target, Bane: 2d4 + 7 + 1d6 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 7 + (6) + 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + (1, 3) = 34

If the fey lives
Still invisible, Moselle slams the fey.

Ectoplasmic Slam #1 vs FF AC: 1d20 + 6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 4 + 2 = 13
Ecotplasmic Slam damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Ectoplasmic Slam #2 FF AC: 1d20 + 6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 4 + 2 = 13
Ecotplasmic Slam damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Miserable Strike DC 14 Will save -2 attack and damage for 1 round

Dazzling Display: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
If you are successful, the target is shaken for one round. This duration increases by 1 round for every 5 by which you beat the DC.

Jack rushes forward planning to strike at the fey, but the water quickly deepens beneath him, forcing him to swim. He reaches the fey who stands in the water with a wicked smile, clearly unhampered by the waves.

Your in deep enough water that your forced to swim, so no attack, i'm pretty sure you can make the swim check but you should make it anyways.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!
Setare
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Thalessia -34
Jenesara
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Dragos
Jack
Socrates
Nyvorlas

Setare swims forward with her swim speed from the potion.

double move.

Jack rushes forward planning to strike at the fey, but the water quickly deepens beneath him, forcing him to swim. He reaches the fey who stands in the water with a wicked smile, clearly unhampered by the waves.

Your in deep enough water that your forced to swim, so no attack, i'm pretty sure you can make the swim check but you should make it anyways.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!
Setare
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Thalessia -34
Jenesara
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Dragos
Jack
Socrates
Nyvorlas

I drank a potion of touch of the sea in the prep time so I currently have a 30 foot swim speed.

Sorry, for some reason my brain said that with a swim speed you couldn't charge.

Jack hits the fey hard.

PATHFINDERS FIGHT! THE BOLD MAY ACT!
Setare
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Thalessia -68
Jenesara
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Dragos
Jack
Socrates
Nyvorlas

Sorry everyone - had a family emergency and wasn't able to post. Should be back to normal now.

Dragos quickly side steps (5' adjust) and reloads his crossbow with another blanched bolt. He lifts the stock to his shoulder and clicks the trigger, wishing he could be using his whip instead.

Attack, IC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32 I did not add modifiers for cover or firing into melee.
for cold iron, magic damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 I did not add modifiers for cover or firing into melee.
for Crit Damage damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7