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Knab burns hot from the Steam , then...
Swims north 5 feet near Son to gain flanking with Katrina against the Sea Devil, striking twice with his longspear!
◆) Swim > horizontally 5 feet
◆) Strike Piercing + Precision
◆) Strike Piercing + Precision
Swims up 10 feet and switches weapons - realizing he may need to provide aid shortly!
◆) Swim > vertically 10 feet from original position, ending three-dimensionally adjacent to Greezgux's enlarged head (two different-sized "cubes" intersecting at a single point ((one cartesian square below Knab's current Foundry position)))
◆) Stow Longspear
◆) Draw Clan Dagger
Greezgux (0/1)
Nina (0/1)
Kang (0/1)
Katrina (0/1)
Son (0/1)
Katrina delivers a near fatal blow to the Sea Devil with her shortsword, swiping a huge gash across it's stomach.
Son's strike hits the Sea Devil with incredible force that knocks it out and makes the creature begin to float towards the surface.
Nina swims up to the Dragon Turtle and narrowly manages to bite it's fin this time. The Dragon Turtle now looks like it is has seen better days in the ocean.
Knab swims to spread himself out.
Zhao Kang Basic Reflex Save; DC 24 for 24 fire damage (including Hippocampus)
Greezgux Basic Reflex Save; DC 24 for 24 fire damage
Dragon Turtle -59, "bloodied"
Katrina Caldwell -14,
Knab -19,
Nina Jaribu
Son
• You’re flat-footed unless you have a swim Speed.
• You gain resistance 5 to acid and fire.
• You take a –2 circumstance penalty to melee slashing or bludgeoning attacks that pass through water.
• Ranged attacks that deal bludgeoning or slashing damage automatically miss if the attacker or target is
underwater, and piercing ranged attacks made by an underwater creature or against an underwater target
have their range increments halved.
• You can’t cast fire spells or use actions with the fire trait underwater.
• At the GM’s discretion, some ground-based actions might not work underwater or while floating.
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Before he even realises what's happening, Kang ducks behind his steed, avoiding much of the brunt of the cloud of steam. His summon is not so fortunate, however. If not for the impeding effect of the surrounding water, it would likely have been boiled alive completely!
Figuring that it would be quite difficult to get through the dragon turtle's shell and hide, Kang steers his steed close enough to release an arc of electricity at it. Then, not wanting to lose his steed so early on, Kang quick steers it away again.
downed
Not sure if this is allowed - Kang gets his steed to use its first action to stride close enough to cast his spell, then its second action to move away again. If not, then just position Kang somewhere within 30ft of the dragon turtle.
Oh forgot to ask. Would Kang's familiar need to make the ref save as well? By default, he's stuffed into Kang's backpack.
Everyone get's a little jolt as Kang tries to electrify the creature that largely avoids the card
The Dragon Turtle see's Greezgux approach and manages to avoid the bite on it's other fin.
The Dragon Turtle fights back and goes into a draconic frenzy. It's jaws snap down on Greezgux's legs, and it's claws swipe twice. One claw strikes Greezgux in the head knocking him out while the other misses his unconscious body. . The massive creature then moves through the water, eyes locked on Nina.
Zhao Kang -7,
Katrina Caldwell -14,
Knab -19,
Nina Jaribu
Son
Greezgux -58, dying 1
Dragon Turtle -65, "bloodied"
• You’re flat-footed unless you have a swim Speed.
• You gain resistance 5 to acid and fire.
• You take a –2 circumstance penalty to melee slashing or bludgeoning attacks that pass through water.
• Ranged attacks that deal bludgeoning or slashing damage automatically miss if the attacker or target is
underwater, and piercing ranged attacks made by an underwater creature or against an underwater target
have their range increments halved.
• You can’t cast fire spells or use actions with the fire trait underwater.
• At the GM’s discretion, some ground-based actions might not work underwater or while floating.
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Seeing his mentor fall, Knab swims above the boat towards him, reaches for a starfish he had pocketed earlier, and applying an unknown substance to it, places it over the goblin's head wound. It jams a needle directly into his brain, and Greezgux wakes!
◆◆) Double Swim +
◆) Battle Medicine
Nina
Kang
Katrina
Son
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As the needle jabs into his side Greezgux's eyes open wide as new adrenaline courses through his body. Greezgux snarls and snaps at the Dragon Turtle as it goes past while his body continues to heal.
HP 50/58 ; (Temp HP 6) ; Wounded 1
AC 24 (23 w/ Enlarge)
Spells (1) 4/4
Spells (2) 3/4
Spells (3) 2/4
Focus 1/2
Hero Point 1/3
Nina's bite chomps nothing but the open water. . Knab swims to Greezgux's rescue, who in turn tries to bite the Dragon Turtle. Greezgux's jaw opens and he finds a soft-spot of it's shell.
Son's spell moves through the water and the creature manages to evade it partially.
Kang order's his mount to move through the water and he then also casts an electric arc at the creature. . The creature seems to evade the attack partially but collectively it looks like the Dragon Turtle is struggling to remain afloat.
The Dragon Turtle moves through the water towards the tasty looking shark but it is a bit slower than Nina. As it swims by Son it decides to take a bite of of him instead. It jaws clamp down on Son's torso with tremendous force. It follows up with two swipes; the first claw strike misses but the 2nd slashes Son's head. .
Zhao Kang -7,
Katrina Caldwell -14,
Knab -19,
Nina Jaribu
Son -61,
Greezgux -8, Wounded 1, 6 temp hp
Dragon Turtle -94, "bloodied", looks like not much fight left in it.
• You’re flat-footed unless you have a swim Speed.
• You gain resistance 5 to acid and fire.
• You take a –2 circumstance penalty to melee slashing or bludgeoning attacks that pass through water.
• Ranged attacks that deal bludgeoning or slashing damage automatically miss if the attacker or target is
underwater, and piercing ranged attacks made by an underwater creature or against an underwater target
have their range increments halved.
• You can’t cast fire spells or use actions with the fire trait underwater.
• At the GM’s discretion, some ground-based actions might not work underwater or while floating.
After a few moments of chaos, the party organizes a triad of spells, stabbing, punching and even biting that brings leaves the Dragon Turtle lifeless. The finishing blow goes to Katrina whose stab penetrates the underbelly so deeply that a roar and dying gurgle are heard in the final breath of the creature.
The water calms down from the commotion and the group returns to the surface where one of the Merfolk introduces herself as Afmari and thanks Nina for saving her by getting her attention. She then awards the group a dragon turtle scale and offers to affix it for you as well. She also gifts a bottle of seaweed wine (worth 5gp) and a minor sturdy shield.
You have time to do some healing, refocusing, etc for about an hour before a sturgeon approaches with a message from Remendi.
“Someone has disrupted the magic keeping our central field hospital from flooding. Investigate the disturbance and fix the wards. Do not let any blood spill into the sea.”
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Knab gets to work treating his team's wounds.
"Not a scratch!"
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"An old dwarven remedy (blub blub)" he withdraws a sea snail he pocketed earlier, and tearing it in half with his thick supple fingers, adds an unknown substance to it, and gives anyone who wants a dab for placing inside of a bleeding wound or over a bruise.
It stings like a b*$!+, but the snail's salty chemicals kills any excess bacteria that might otherwise cause an infection, and it stimulates some cellular regeneration, scabbing over into an ugly scar!
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Nina will swim through the ship and other structures to get a closer look before turning back into a human.
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Also, her medicines include aloe root, which feels - and smells - better than whatever Knab is using / bathed in.
Son looks too wounded for nonmagical healing. Nina offers a 3rd level Heal (but Son may want to use his own slots - Nina does have 3 charges in her staff of healing which are use it or lose it like his bonus slots).
She also thanks Afmari and offers her a piece of chocolate in exchange, in the hopes of making a new friend. She also hopes to get some swimming tips.
Afmari accepts the gift graciously and sometime during Knab's healing rounds, you hear Afmari ripe with glee as she swallows her seemingly first piece of chocolate. She later pulls Katrina to the side and gives technique tips and tells Katrina that she's heard the society members say it's about the smaller, quicker kicks. "That's true for us, too," she adds with a smile.
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"Ostensibly, that depends on the disease, doesn't it!" the dwarf can be quite the sarcastic ass when he wants to be "Besides, now you will have a visible tooth-shaped reminder on your arm of the beast we slew. And in commemorating it, you honor it, as well as yourself." Knab tries to convey the gravity of his sentiments through word choice, but perhaps fails to do so with his clumsy and awkward intonation and expression.
Either way, he smiles meekly, glad to be of some help amongst this group of competent individuals.
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Greezgux feels much better as Knave's salty chemical concoction bubbles on his skin as it begins to cause small boils but mends the skin at the same time. "What do these wards look like?" He asks as his body shrinks back down to normal goblin size. "How do we fix a ward?" He asks confused as he was mainly used to unfixing stuff by nature.
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While Nina is smelling aloes (gross!), Knab waddles up to approach her. Clears his throat. "Did you bite that off the beast yourself (blub blub)?" indicating the Dragon Turtle Scale. "Would you like a hand affixing it (blub blub blub)?" he extends both hands out, fingers interlocked and reversed, and with a simple motion, cracks all eight of his thick knuckles.
Kat spends what time Afmari allows, practising her dolphin kick to improve her style. Once I find the right potions to get a proper swim speed ... I'll be set. Soooooo .... .what do merfolk do for fun down here?
"The kids usually like racing each other to see who is the fastest. Or other times the wavecallers will practice their magic and the other merfolk will try to ride the waves."
Greezgux feels much better as Knave's salty chemical concoction bubbles on his skin as it begins to cause small boils but mends the skin at the same time. "What do these wards look like?" He asks as his body shrinks back down to normal goblin size. "How do we fix a ward?" He asks confused as he was mainly used to unfixing stuff by nature.
"The wards are some centrally located coral in the chamber. And as far as repairing..." Rirzik trails off as he re-reads the note and looks over the sturgeon, "Of course, this will help." Rirzik unattaches a small pearl from the sturgeon and explains "This has magic to repair the ward."
Rirzik sees the group has finished their healing and encourages the group to get moving. Clearing his throat, "Swim lessons can wait!" he says sternly atop his hippocampus. "The field hospital is in a series of old eel caves...kept dry with magic to minimize complications of underwater surgery. Also makes it more difficult for oceanic predators to enter. But it has non-water-breathing allies from shore who are at risk if the wards fail! We cannot delay!
The group organizes on the hippocampi and sets off. The journey to the ward is rather uneventful, though Rirzik comments on the abnormally quiet waters.
Rirzik leads the way down a steep crag toward a shimmering reef. Blood red coral grows on the side of an underwater ridge spotted with cave entrances. A large, magical air bubble forming a film around the largest opening. Past the bubble’s film, a tunnel strung with bioluminescent algae stretches into a series of caves, and though the air is breathable, water streams in from several points, forming a wet layer on the ground. Injured monks and rescued sailors lie in makeshift cots throughout the ward. Supplies are strewn across the floor. Three exhausted medics run from patient to patient, taking readings and performing triage.
An undine elf woman approaches and in a soft voice she greets, "I am Odru, one of the medics here. Welcome to the ward, couldn't have had better timing. The coral that anchors the air bubble magic has begun to bleach." Odru looks over her shoulder and then down either passage in front of her, "Frankly, I suspect foul play from one of the other medics. I've got to get ready for a procedure but please look into this?"
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Kang's ears perk up on mention of a magical ward. "Hmm, sounds interesting," he murmurs. Probably that a particularly sensitive thing to say, but that's Kang for you. He takes over the pearl, casting magic carefully over it to delve into its mysteries, then once he is certain he has some grasp of its nature, brings it carefully over to the coral focus.
Remembering that people around usually prefer to have some warning before he attempts anything out of the ordinary, he looks up and states, "Well, here goes!"
Kang recognizes the magical pearl and how to activate it. He inserts the pearl into the bleeched coral and slowly the coral is revitalized.
On the journey, is there 10 minutes for Nina to Refocus?
"Why are there so many patients? Or is this a normal number and you're short on staff? I can help takes notes if you wish."
Sythi, a male undine elf nurse that has several reddish gold accessories and is wearing a surgical mask, looks up while rotating through his patients "The Sea Devils' attacks have been relentless I'm afraid. We're the central most field hospital so just the nature of it I guess." Sythi continues to go from patient to patient while talking to Nina, "Notes would be good, I'll dictate as I work and you write down?" Nina notices that Sythi seems to be floundering less now.
After being briefed at the hospital, Katrina goes to look at the coral
Katrina looks around the pool of coral in the chamber and doesn't find anything immediately obvious with the coral; however nearby she finds a reddish gold earring and an alchemical vial.
Knab picks up on Odru is preparing to treat disease; one of the undine monks has been exposed to bonechill in battle. She nods at Knab's help and asks, "Well any questions? Not that I don't appreciate the help, but there's the whole someone-trying-to-kill-us thing going on." Her voice remains calm and soft-spoken as she scrubs in for the procedure Knab notices that Odru has a religious symbol of Gozreh hanging from her neck.
Son overhears Odru's question and steps in,
Son decides to speak to Odru. "What foul play do you suspect? Why would one of the other medics do it? I am not a medical professional but I've witnessed a few neighbors from back home that practice it."
"Well, I've worked here a long time and this has never happened before. Both Sythi and Rahla are new to this ward. With all the other advances the Sea Devils are making against us, the timing just feels...off... you know?"
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Knab reels at her sudden impatience for silence - even squirms a bit - it's not that he doesn't have questions - it's just that he is in fact quite shy - he almost blurts out something random and awkward when Son suddenly "saves" him, blocking her inquiry with his own!
He wipes his forehead of sweat.
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"Hmm..." he scratches the spotty part of his gold-colored head...
Any Skill (~) +5 plus ability modifier
Arcana (*) +8
Crafting (*) +8
Lore: Engineering (*) +8
Lore: Pathfinder (*) +8
Lore: Underworld (*) +8
Medicine (**) +12
Nature (*) +9
Occult (*) +8
Religion (**) +11
Society (*) +8
Greezgux swims up to Rahla. "Heard you just arrived here?" He smiles a mouthful of jagged and broken teeth as he pokes his staff at her. "What do you know of all these sea devil attacks?" The loose, bleached, bird skulls on his staff rattle and shake with every minute movement of his arm.
Greezgux finds Rahla, a female undine half-elf, who is older as evidenced by bedside manner, "I'm busy here, these are precise measurements!" and she dismissively turns back around. Greezgux does see that she is handling a large number of vials.
In between rounds, do we know what the others discovered? For instance, can Nina look through Sythi's notes to see if they're somehow sabotaging the medical care?
"Hmm..." he scratches the spotty part of his gold-colored head...
Identify the reddish gold earring and alchemical vial Katrina shows
Knab feels fairly certain that while the vial is largely empty, the remnants indicate it was once a moderate antidote. He also thumbs the earring to find any magic within it but it appears to be a mundane fashion accessory.
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Satisfied with his success at deciphering the arcane use of the pearl, Kang wonders over to the medics, particuarly Rahla and her concoctions.
"Tsk, tsk, Greezgux, that's no way to speak to the medics, even if you're a goblin. They are busy enough." Turning to Rahla, Kang rolls up his sleeves, both singed and stained by various chemicals that he's dabbled in.
"You mind if I help? I have some skills in all things alchemical." Glancing to injured sailors and monks with furrowed brows, he adds, "I really do want to help."