As the others rest or fish, Bryson keeps watch for the giant crab to return.
Over the next few hours, you bring the castaways up the tunnels you've cleared right up to the open doors. There they all wonder at the sun and fresh air, and you have to manually prevent them from charging right out onto the ancient docks. (Tavey and Prof. Forol)
Once someone with mechanical experience fixes the fountain, eveyone has fresh water.
Some of the experienced ones sit on the bridgeways and try fishing for the blind fish down below.
Sunny does her best to help people settle and relax after the harrowing journey through the tunnels.
She does meekly and politely edge closer to Master Bryson and tries to talk to the fellow about how best to go about catching their crab dinner... (And tomorrow's breakfast, as well as possibly lunch and dinner and thence maybe smoking some of the meat and thence becomming rations for quite a while.)
"Here. Ye rekon we can be workin' tha' shell in't useful stuffs, like?" She wonders.
Bryson doesn't move his eyes from the water. "No time. Only be able to scavenge some meat before we need to be off again. Don't want to caught flat-footed fer the next beastie that come 'pon us."
Sunny nods her blond mop at Master Bryson's expert assesment.
"S'pose we should be scroungin' up a whole lot'a wood fer makin' smoked crab strips then, hey?" She asks brightly. (^_^)
The sun dips over the horizon and night falls. The night passes and when the sun rises again, everyone is healed and rested.
No sign of a giant crab.
Bryson is disappointed as he goes about casting his daily spells. He then begins his patrol of the route they will take for the day.
COme the morning Sunny limbers abd stretches in the rising sun's rays. (Assuming the entrance even partially faces the East, that is).
Even this small time outside has brightened and lifted the tanned Elf's mood such that she seems the bright, bouncy lass that entered the dusty darkness behind them.
"Well. We's got'a be gettin' across tha' waters." She says to her freinds and companions, though her words are mainly for Master Bryson, Burian, Ghirrak and Marius.
"SO? Has we gathered enogh drift wood ta' be makin' smoked crab strips?
"I be ready ta' git tha' critter in't tha' shallower waters." She indicates the lighter shallows that lead off in the direction the group has to travel.
"T'would be a right easier time takin' tha' critter on wiff jus' ouselfs an' not be havin' other folks paddlin' about." Though she does offer a supportive smile to the folks who's tendancies are not to regularly offer themselves up as monster chow. (^_^)
"I don't suppose anyone has the right sort of spell to convince the crab to do their bidding for a short while?"
Marius asked this not in the expectation that anyone would, but more to eliminate the possibility.
"Some kind of a distraction is probably the next option."
Take 10 on Survival (27 total) to find our way.
If it helps, Bryson will change into an air elemental and have a look from up high.
"We can wade through the water to the next beach over there. Jus' stay in the shallows." The lighter blue area. "Our supper is in the deeper water." Darker blue. "Ya'll take some care and we can be on our way just fine."
Bryson will keep watch over the deep water while the troop makes its way to the opposite beach.
SUnny is a little hesatant about leading people into the water before having first worled out delaing with the REALLI BIG crab.
But Master Bryson knows his things and so the tanned Elf happily help people begin wading and padling towards where every one wants to go.
(^_^)
After having some time for the guilt to fade - their recent difficulties stemming from his choices. Burian considers their options, and suggests...
"Let's see if we can draw it out."
Welt floats above the water's surface as Burian wades in.
Bryson stands ready to Wildshape if a creature shows itself.
Burian carefully stepped off the docking platform, sinking up to his waist in warm clear water, the white sand gritted under his feet as small fishes darted back and forth around him. The air is clear and sunny, the cries of gulls fill the air.
Nothing happens.
Wading out into the bay, he can clearly see the shallow ridge he was walking along towards the bright sandy beach far ahead.
Then...
A gargantuan crab the size of a house emerged in a foam of seawater to the east, its one enormous claw reaching out towards him.
but just barely missed.
Round 1______________________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
With the appearance of the crab, Bryson launches himself into the air above the water. Once in position he transforms into a huge shark, easily as large as the crab. In this form, his mouth looks even larger than it should with not just teeth, but row after row of fangs. His body has bony ridges, deadly looking spines, and short, reaching tentacles particularly around the mouth to help keep prey inside. Extra fins jut out at odd angles.
Sunny deftly moves about in the tropical waters. Doing her best to help people shift away from the crab and the group's impending interaction.
She's also on the look out for anything coming at people from the other side of the shallows.
Sunny scoots back to her freinds and quckly, but kind of quietly, lets them know about the extra supplies ambling in.
Then she moves to act as a distraction against the second, newer, crabby. The better for her freinds to finish dealing with the first one.
Marius advanceda bit to get a better view, conjuring his usual, debatably reliable thundercloud into existence. He did not, by any means, want to get in range of those pincers.
Burian moves in a little closer, then whips his hair at the crab.
Round 1 completed______________________
With the appearance of the crab, Bryson launches himself into the air above the water. Once in position he transforms into a huge shark, easily as large as the crab.
Sunny deftly moves about in the tropical waters. Doing her best to help people shift away from the crab and the group's impending interaction.
She's also on the look out for anything coming at people from the other side of the shallows.
Full move action to go and get a better look an' see if anything is coming from over that aways.
Sunny scoots back to her freinds and quckly, but kind of quietly, lets them know about the extra supplies ambling in.
Marius advanced a bit to get a better view, conjuring his usual, debatably reliable thundercloud into existence.
Conjuring a greater aggressive thundercloud. The text of the spell seems a bit ambiguous, but I think I'm able to conjure the cloud anywhere within range and move it from there.
Burian moves in a little closer, then whips his hair at the crab.
(npc) Ghirrak stood at the dock and studied the crabs for weaknesses.
Gargantuan Crab A attacked Buran again.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Another Gargantuan crab surfaced within arms reach of Sunny. It lashed out to attack.
for a possible damage.
Round 2______________________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
Round 2:
Another Gargantuan crab surfaced within arms reach of Sunny. It lashed out to attack.
Claw 1 vs Sunny:1d20+10⇒(12)+10=22 for a possible, 2d8+5⇒(6,7)+5=18 damage.
The nimble Elf has obviously spent far too much time land-locked as the second crustacean manages to take a nip out of her tanned hide.
"Owchie!" (>_<) Is her succinct expletive as she deftly tries to slip out of reach but not out of the second crab's mind/view.
Okeys. Swimmin' "Full defensive", like. though tryin' ta' keep tha' second crab's attention.
I should be able to 'Out swim' tha' thing. Least ways I hope I've a better swim sped than an ambulatory house. :P
The Dread Shark tries to crack the crab's shell.
Bite: gtr magic fang
Bite: gtr magic fang
Miasma (Ex) DC 20:
Burian secures his footing in the shallows, and strikes with more precision and force.
Ghirrak dives into the water, swimming out to face the massive crab with powerful strokes.
On the one hand, Marius thought it was best to concentrate on one target until it was finished, then move on to the next. On the other, letting the crab bludgeon away at Sunny, maybe connecting, maybe not, really didn't appeal.
He therefore decided to meddle, conjuring a cloud of glittering dust in the second crab's face in an effort to blind it while they dealt with the first.
Round 2 completed______________________
"Owchie!" (>_<) Is her succinct expletive as she deftly tries to slip out of reach but not out of the second crab's mind/view.
Okeys. Swimmin' "Full defensive", like. though tryin' ta' keep tha' second crab's attention.
The Dread Shark tries to crack the crab's shell.
Burian secures his footing in the shallows, and strikes with more precision and force.
Ghirrak dives into the water, swimming out to face the massive crab with powerful strokes.
Marius decided to meddle, conjuring a cloud of glittering dust in the second crab's face in an effort to blind it while they dealt with the first.
Gargantuan Crab A turned to attack Bryson-shark.
Whiff.
He looks a little blind himself.
Gargantuan Crab B tries to recover from blindness.
Fail; still blind.
Gargantuan Crab C rose to the surface to flank attack Bryson-shark.
for a possible damage.
Bryson is grappled.
for a possible damage.
Gargantuan Crab D rose to the surface to attack Sunny.
for a possible damage.
Sunny is Grappled.
for a possible damage.
Round 3______________________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
Dread Shark (Great White Shark, huge) HP 94/94| AC 19 FF 17 Touch 12| Fort +10 Ref +3 Will +12| Scent| Str 26 Dex 12 Con 18| CMB +12 CMD 25| Swim 60| Reach 15
The Dread Shark tries to finish off A even as C keeps a grasp on him.
Bite: gtr magic fang
Bite: gtr magic fang
Marius let the thundercloud continue to do its thing as he sent a series of missiles to pepper the nearer of the newly-emerged crabs in an effort to distract it.
He sincerely hoped that there wasn't going to be an ever-escalating succession of the cursed things. How many crabs of that size could these waters possibly support, anyway? Probably far too many.
Gargantuan Crab D rose to the surface to attack Sunny.
Claw1 vs Sunny:1d20+10+2⇒(11)+10+2=23, for a possible:2d8+5⇒(7, 5)+5=17, damage.
...Improved Grab:1d20+24⇒(3)+24=27 Sunny is Grappled.
Claw2 vs Sunny:1d20+10+2⇒(17)+10+2=29, for a possible:2d8+5⇒(3, 7)+5=15, damage.
"GAH!" Sunny is taken by complete surprise by suddenly finding herself and freinds being surounded by four houses worth of crustacean.
Suddenly ensaired and in pain Sunny reacts by suddenly whipping out a couple of her tiny, wooden pointy blades.
Burian holds his position, and whips at the crab again with his silvery locks.
Round 3 completed______________________
Bryson Deepwinter The Dread Shark tries to finish off A even as C keeps a grasp on him.
Marius let the thundercloud continue to do its thing…
…as he sent a series of missiles to pepper the nearer of the newly-emerged crabs in an effort to distract it.
Suddenly ensaired and in pain Sunny reacts by suddenly whipping out a couple of her tiny, wooden pointy blades.
Burian holds his position, and whips at the crab again with his silvery locks.
(npc) Ghirrak, seeing Sunny in trouble, swims towards her.
Crab B, unable to clear its vision, sinks below the surface and vanishes into the deep water west.
Crab C vs Bryson.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Crab D vs Sunny.
for a possible damage.
for a possible extra damage.
for a possible damage.
Round 4______________________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
Round 3 completed______________________
Crab D vs Sunny.
Maintain grapple:1d20+24⇒(13)+24=37
Claw 1 vs Sunny:1d20+10+2⇒(20)+10+2=32 for a possible 2d8+5⇒(5,1)+5=11 damage....Crit confirm?:1d20+10+2⇒(16)+10+2=28 for a possible extra 2d8+5⇒(8,6) +5=19 damage.
Claw2 vs Sunny:1d20+10+2⇒(10)+10+2=22 for a possible 2d8+5⇒(2,2)+5=9 damage.
(X_X)
Seeing the brutal pincering inflicted upon Sunny, Burian rushes to Welt. He gestures and murmurs until his palm glows. He places his hand on the silvanshee, who immediately darts to the tawny elf - using its blinding flight speed to circle around the massive crab.
Dread Shark (Great White Shark, huge) HP 94/94| AC 19 FF 17 Touch 12| Fort +10 Ref +3 Will +12| Scent| Str 26 Dex 12 Con 18| CMB +12 CMD 25| Swim 60| Reach 15
Dread Shark now turns on C.
Bite: gtr magic fang
Bite: gtr magic fang
On the one hand, if Marius could help bring down Bryson's crab, Bryson would be free to lay into the one attacking Sunny. On the other, Sunny was more in need of immediate assistance.
Unable to decide which option was better, Marius split his attention, sending his thundercloud to accost Sunny's crab and laying into Bryson's with a lightning bolt.
Ghirrak sims out to meet the crab tormenting Sunny, striking it from behind with a resounding crack.
Round 4 completed______________________
Burian rushes to Welt. He gestures and murmurs until his palm glows. He places his hand on the silvanshee, who immediately darts to the tawny elf - using its blinding flight speed to circle around the massive crab.
Bryson-Dread Shark now turns on C.
On the one hand, if Marius could help bring down Bryson's crab, Bryson would be free to lay into the one attacking Sunny. On the other, Sunny was more in need of immediate assistance.
Marius split his attention, sending his thundercloud to accost Sunny's crab and laying into Bryson's with a lightning bolt.
Ghirrak sims out to meet the crab tormenting Sunny, striking it from behind with a resounding crack.
(npc) Sunny struggles, finds a purchase and flank attacks the giant crab with a flurry of blows/sneak attacks. She spends a ki point to make an extra attack.
Miss.
Hit! for a possible damage.
Hit! for a possible damage.
Miss.
Crab C vs Bryson.
for a possible damage.
for a possible damage.
Crab D vs Sunny.
Miss.
for a possible damage.
Round 5______________________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
Sunny gasps and wriggles as Super Welt's magic sooths some of her feirce and brutal pincering.
To no avail as the great claw pinces her tightly still.
Round 5
Claw2 vs Sunny: 1d20+10⇒(18)+10=28 for a possible 2d8+5⇒(8,1)+5=14 damage.
"Urk"
(X_X)