Jacques bristles as Fipps insults his friend, but is reluctant to act in front of the rest of the crew. However, later that night when things begin to wind down, Jacques whispers quietly to his friends that he can wait no longer. "I am going to eviscerate that cowardly and obsequious blackguard," he murmurs darkly. "Who is with me? If you follow behind me as I walk toward the officers' quarters, why then when Fipps catches me sneaking we can end him together and throw his body overboard. What do you say?"
Tobias smiles cruelly and tips his fancy hat to the pirate wizard. "Sacrosanct."
"Sounds like a plan." Rosanne stretches happily. Ready to kill a few lickspittles.
Rosanne will try to slip behind Jape. If he sees one of us she will sneak attack him as quickly as possible.
After confirming the plan with his co-conspirators, Jacques casts two spells (heightened awareness and mage armor) and sneaks close to where he believes Jape will be. However, since the plan is for him to get the guard's attention to distract from the others, he isn't too worried about being quiet.
Mug in hand, Torgal walks (mostly in a straight line) behind Jacques.
Jape notices the shapes of Tobias and Torgal sneaking about. "Stop! Where are you sneaking off to? You'll be sorry when Captain Plugg hears of this!"
“Eh? Whazzat?” Torgal blinks blearily at the “captain’s” lapdog, then grins. “Oi, ya wan’ somethin’ t’ drink? Well why dinna ya jus’ say so!” Striding forward across the cargo hatch, he throws the dregs of his drink in Jape’s face.
Jacques follows through on his plan and charges at Jape, attempting to skewer him with his rapier.
Jape recoils as the drink is thrown in his face and he is stabbed by Jacques. He rubs his clear so he can see again and shouts at the top of his voice, "Help! Murder!" He doesn't do anything to fight back.
Round 1
Tobias moves to disarm Japes with his rapier.
When Jacques goes for Japes Rosanne immediately strikes from behind him.
Tobias removes Jape's cutlass from its place on his belt, leaving him only his daggers.
Rosanne advances up next to him and slices him with her claws(?).
He clutches his wound, unarmed, barely standing.
The stairs to the main deck are to your right, which will take you to the officer's quarters door.
In the door to the crew quarters, Maheem appears. "What's this then? You'll all be keelhauled for this! They've killed Jape!" he shouts, surely waking more of the crew.
Checking that the others are with him, Jacques steps over Jape and rushes up the stairs to block the door. He spits in memory of the man's cowardly attack on him their second day on the ship, where he waylaid and punched Jacques, then lied to get him and his friends lashes.
Round 2
Tobias covers the bottom of the stair as the other ascend to the officer's quarters.
Rosanne speaks to Maheem firmly. Trying to get the less loyal to step aside. "Just stay out of this and you'll be alive. We'll let you off at the next port. Don't die for that worthless swine Plugg!"
“An’ ye’ll be fed ‘n’ aled ‘n’ not whipped fer refusing’ t’ lick th’ officer’s arses!” Torgal adds, stomping up the stairs after Jacques.
Maheem looks a little shaken but doesn't seem like he'll just watch as you mutiny. You are quicker than him in climbing the stairs to the deck. "You'll all rot for this!" With only Tobias holding the stairs he decides to attack, drawing his own cutlass.
Aretta and Ratline also move towards him and you hear your allies Cogward and Kroop awake now and coming to help, challenging them to turn and face them. Only Maheem is still focused on Tobias.
Up on deck, Jacques, Torgal and Rosanne quickly cover the distance to the door of the officer's quarters, where Sandara and Rosie are also kept. You can hear movement on the other side.
Across the other side of the deck, Captain Plugg and Owlbear Hartshorne come through the door to the captain's quarters. "So, it be a mutiny I be hearing in my sleep. I will be pleased to be finally rid of you four."
Round 3
Tobias retaliates against Maheem's strike, but sending his masterwork rapier through Maheem's heart and lungs.
"Take heart, Maheem. No pun intended, but it is extraordinary rare to be killed by a godling. That's something to brag about while in line in The River of Souls."
Rosanne has cast Mage armor on herself as she crosses the deck. "Anyone else want some protection?" She whispers to Torgal & Jacques?
Jacques taps on the armor of force that surrounds him for Rosanne's benefit, and decides to ignore Captain Plugg and his Owlbear for now and continue into the officers' quarters.
"I got yer protection right 'ere!" Torgal takes a long drink from his mug, then grins and waves at the "captain". "Oi, over here ya wine-sippin' lacy 'andkerchief! Figger'd ya'd need some help findin' yer way with yer 'ead tha' far up yer arse!" Wobbling a bit more than usual, the dwarf clangs his blade against his mug and laughs heartily.
Tobias stabs forward at Maheem who staggers backwards clutching his chest, joining Jape in sitting out the fight. "I'm not dying for this..."
Protective spells are cast as Jacques throws open the doors to the officer's quarters, revealing Scourge, Conchobar and Fipps grabbing weapons. "Time we finally deal with you." Scourge threatens.
Sandara and Rosie are also awake with Fipps standing threateningly over them.
"You can't have this ship. I've come too far to lose her now." Captain Plugg says, then gestures for Owlbear to attack. "Get 'em dog." Owlbear thunders up to Torgal with his club ready.
Round 4
Tobias stabs forward at Maheem who staggers backwards clutching his chest, joining Jape in sitting out the fight. "I'm not dying for this..."
"Keep pressure on that wound, Maheem. We'll see about getting it fixed after the fight", Tobias commands his opponent.
Tobias immediately sees Mr. Plugg as he makes it to the deck. "Mr. Plugg! I hereby relive you of command of The Man's Promise for your dishonorable dereliction of duty to Captain Harrigan!"
Rapier raised, the godling activates his scion talent Scion of the North Wind (Ex), and moves his movement as a swift action to enter melee with Mr. Plugg.
"Wha', ya think crawlin' outta some cesspool 'n' floppin' aroun' on th' deck like a boned fish's 'nough t' make anyone think yer capable o' mannin' a rowboat, let alone a proper ship?" Torgal swishes the dregs of his drink around before throwing them at the "captain's" lapdog's face. "Lucky Drunk, save me from dyin' o' laughter!" He pricks the prick's hand holding the club for good measure, trying to startle the man into dropping it.
Jacques stabs at Scourge before stepping sideways behind the door, hoping to force their enemies to come forward to fight them.
Rosanne will lob a Snowball at Scourge.
She then moves to the other side of the entranceway from Jacques. So that those coming out will be flanked.
Tobias swiftly moves up towards Plugg and his swing is casually knocked aside. "Hahah, you're going to have to try harder than that boy." He draws his cutlass and cat-o-nine-tails.
Owlbear is blinded by but not disarmed by Torgal. He swings wildly where he thinks Torgal is but is unable to hit him.
Jacques and Rosanne target Scourge and miss.
Scourge tells the others to attack, staying back to strike with the range of his whip. Fipps moves up to Jacques and strikes with his cutlass while Conchobar stays back wand uses his shortbow.
Sandara and Rosie join the fight, Rosie attacking Conchobar while Sandara casts a spell to summon armor on herself.
Round 5
Tobias continues his attack on Mr. Plugg.
Jacques sees the whip coming toward him and quickly steps aside.
After Fipps moves up, Jacques climbs back to his feet and stabs at the odious man from around the other side of the wall with real feeling. "Your end-time, it has come," he taunts in his deep, accented voice.
Foregoing what little subtlety he had in the first place, Torgal smashes his tankard into the brute's hand before following up with a jab of his rapier. Glancing over at Tobias, he shakes his head. Kid's gonna get himself killed... Carefully he continues to step around Owlbear - though whether this is to keep his balance or to avoid any counterstrikes is really up for debate.
Trying to get Fipps out of the way Rosanne takes a 5' step back and casts a Snowball at him.
"Why are you fighting for a rat who hides behind you?" She hisses at Fipps.
Owlbear is still blinded as Torgal maneuvers around him and stabs with his rapier. Now disarmed, he flails with his fists, unable to hit Torgal.
Jacques steps away but is unable to avoid the whip and is tripped. He gets up to help Rosanne with Fipps, stabbing him as a snowball is also thrown.
Such heavy wounds make him decide to move back and rethink fighting. Scourge yells at him, calling him a coward while striking Jacques. "Get back in the fight or I'll gut you meself!"
Conchobar is taken up with fighting Rosie and Sandara. He draws his swordcane and strikes Rosie.
Rosie strikes back with her handaxe, wounding him. "I yield! I yield!" He cries, even in battle he sounds like he is on a stage. His swordcane is dropped to the wooden floor.
Sandara's voice booms, calling out to the captain at the other end of the ship. "The doom of Besmara has come upon you. This day you will fall!"
Tobias isn't deterred to fight Plugg and manages to get past his defenses. Plugg laughs. "You're tickling me boy. Let me show you how a man fights." A slash from his cutlass combined with a whip of the cat threatens to bring Tobias down.
Jacques once again tries dodging the whip, and then sees an opportunity to harry Scourge and he takes it, stepping forward five feet and lunging at him with his rapier.
Rosanne can hear that Toby is in deep trouble, she moves over to Owlbear, striking from behind him.
"Torgal. Time to save Toby's ass!" She calls urgently.
Tobias falls to the deck of the Man's Promise
"Torgal. Time to save Toby's ass!"
Torgal looks back behind him and then yells in response, "'E's too far 'way 'n' I got legs fer drinkin', not sprintin'!" He jabs at the blinded Owlbear thug once more before weaving across the deck as if the stationary ship were being tossed about in a tempest.
Jacques sidesteps the whip and gets up close with Scourge, unfortunately not able to hit him yet.
Conchobar and Fipps seem to have tapped out of the fight as they just hold their wounds so Rosie join the fight with Scourge, flanking him while Sandara starts casting a spell.
Scourge keeps hold of his whip in one hand while drawing a punching dagger. He tries to stab Jacques with it.
Several critical wounds from Torgal drops the mighty Owlbear to the deck, dying. Torgal bravely moves forward against Plugg.
"Fools. This ship is mine!" Plugg shouts as he moves towards Torgal, slashing with his cutlass.
Torgal pauses mid-quaff, then sprays ale in Plugg’s face before he roars with laughter. “Yer ship? Yer too busy lookin’ fer sticks up yer backside t’ even see ‘ow pittin’ th’ crew ‘gainst each other’s leave ya without ‘nough backs t’ hoist a sail in a storm. Get outta ‘ere ‘fore ya get more folks killed!” Stepping around the poor excuse for a man, the dwarf tries to liberate his opponent’s cutlass for good measure.
Rosanne hurries to join Torgal when Owlbear drops. Moving to Plugg's side this turn.
Slicing a light line in his arm. "All that time kissing Harrigan's hairy ass and you lose the ship barely days after you got it!" She mocks him.
Jacques smiles broadly as Rosie moves up to flank. There is nothing the man likes more than turning the tables on one of his tormentors.
The pool of Tobias's half-divine blood grows larger on the deck under him.
Torgal blinds Plugg with his drink but is unsuccessful in disarming any of his weapons. Rosanne uses this advantage to move up to the Captain and scratch him. Captain Plugg wipes the drink stinging his eyes so he can see again and swings his cutlass at Torgal, cutting deep.
Jacques and Rosie flank Scourge together, Jacques misses but gives Rosie an opening. Sandara's spell completes and a small water elemental forms beside Scourge and attacks with Sandara moving to his other side to strike with her rapier.
"Help me you cowards!" Scourge calls, not looking too well. He steps defensively through the door to get out of the room and stabs his dagger at Jacques.