? Fleshwarp Oozemorph 6 | HP 32/76 | AC 21| F +12 R +13 W +12 (+1 vs Disease/Poison | +2 vs Engulf) | Resistance 3 vs Mental, 5 vs Precision, 1 vs Negative | Speed 25 | Perception +10 (Darkvision)
Storm offers a hand to the armored man. "Warning: swimming with full armor is likely harmful to swimming ability. This hypothesis is confirmed by a... referencing... Simon Osbourne. Additional flotation necessary for aquatic travel when equipped as such." Storm remarks to himself as he hoists Simon from the murky depths.
Zhamie recognizes that Zoila has found a filcher's fork. Zoila, on the other hand, tells Bechamel that he has found a lesser bottled lightning. Squish is able to know that they are holding a minor healing potion.
Zhamie happily finds another chest underwater. She now has two unopened chests: the previous one and the other that needs to be recovered underwater. Simon attempts to dive towards the chest Zhamie found but he is stuck underwater doing it again due to his heavy armor. Fortunately, Storm is nearby to offer immediate help. Storm then looks over the rough waters that hold some plank debris and overturns them just to find nothing.
Zoila has found a way to help Simon retrieve the submerged chest to be recovered. She perceives that the second chest Zhamie found is mysteriously entangled with ropes that are then can be pulled aboard from a broken yet sturdy ship's hull, which can be stepped on. She goes to that place, pulls, not just one, but two entangled chests and adds it to the collection. However, the other chest is already unlocked, and as she opens it, it seems looted and has broken skull in it.
Recall Knowledge vs DC 15 for Skill check, and DC 13 for Lore check:
The long, two-pronged fork is a filcher's fork.
The clear bottle with volatile contents is a lesser bottled lightning.
The flask with filmy gray potion is a potion of water breathing.
The vial of ruby-red liquid is a minor healing potion.
DC 15 Thievery check to Disable a Device (Chest):
One chest contains a minor healing potion, and the other has lesser acid flask
At the end of searching, you found a filcher's fork, a minor healing potion, a lesser bottled lightning, an unidentified filmy gray potion, and two unopened chests. Laela will be very happy with such a nice haul.
You can identify the potion, and attempt to disable the two unopened chests.
open | male (he/him) hillock halfling (Song'o) magus (starlit span) 4 | ◆◇↺ | AC 21 (22) | HP 46/46 | P+7, F+9, R+10, W+9 | Explore: | NV, NH, 25' | Hero (1/3) | Focus (1/1) | Halfling Luck (1/1) | Spells 1st SS [ ][ ] 2nd B [ ] DV [ ] | Active Conditions: marinading (1/3)
Bechamel attempts to identify the potion.
Arcana:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
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Bechamel is untrained in Thievery and has no thieves' tools. But his DEX modifier is high enough to warrant an untrained attempt if attempting untrained is possible and no tools are required. I'm posting first, but formally Delaying until everyone with a higher modifier has gone.
? Fleshwarp Oozemorph 6 | HP 32/76 | AC 21| F +12 R +13 W +12 (+1 vs Disease/Poison | +2 vs Engulf) | Resistance 3 vs Mental, 5 vs Precision, 1 vs Negative | Speed 25 | Perception +10 (Darkvision)
Clutching the skull in her hand, she holds it to face herself and asks it "What did you see? What do you know? Oh fallen one, submerged and recovered, are thee a knell that summoneth doom? What of your captain? What of your crew? Please tell me what has happened to you!"
Bechamel and Squish both identify the filmy gray potion as the potion of water breathing. Fortunately, the rusted nature of the hinges and lock of one of the chests due to prolonged exposure to seawater enables Bechamel to open it and there he finds a minor healing potion. He tries the other one but now his hands have dealt much from the first one.
As for the other one, we can deal with it later for us to move forward.
As Zoila, drowns the the skull with questions as to why and how it is there, she also drowns the questionable calmness of the sea where the wreckage is.
To their surprise, again, a surging wave crashes into them.
WOOOOOOSSSHHHH!
Attempt a DC 14 Fortitude save to avoid being knocked prone. Creatures with Swim speeds are unaffected.
The old woman's connection to the skull becomes for an instant universally impervious, as though the very fabric of the universe brooks, causing an impossible coincidence of several crashing waves to clap into eachother inches short of her small form, equal and opposite amplitudes canceling into a zero sum, the stillness around her at odds with the fury of the sea.
With her eyes glowing, Zòila watches around her as her comrades fall, but she remains standing!
? Fleshwarp Oozemorph 6 | HP 32/76 | AC 21| F +12 R +13 W +12 (+1 vs Disease/Poison | +2 vs Engulf) | Resistance 3 vs Mental, 5 vs Precision, 1 vs Negative | Speed 25 | Perception +10 (Darkvision)
fort:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
"Blubbbbb!" screeches Squish as they get bowled over.
Roar of the Storm, kindly roll your Fortitude Save and you are first to move.
A group of angry sea creatures have been silently approaching you, waiting for the opportune time to ambush. They have taken up residence in the wreckage, and have seen you looting their territoryThey ride into the wave surgeon wave that knocks some of you prone and flatfooted.
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
BOLD may go.
Roar of the Storm HP 14/14, AC 18, medium, ???
Red
Zhaime HP 16/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 14/14, AC 17, small
Bechamel HP 15/15, AC 18, small, prone, FF (-2 to AC)
Squish HP 19/19, AC 15, medium, prone, FF (-2 to AC)
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18 (+2 with shield raised), medium, prone, FF (-2 to AC)
Zoila's eyes cease to glow, the crashing waves around her subsided.
"Permutations!" she curses "Equidistant in the fifth higher-order cardinals - we are surrounded!" squinting her eyes through the sea's mist, she looks to assess the problem from an initial position.
The top half of a grindylow looks vaguely like that of a goblin, but from the waist down, their bodies split into a tangle of suckered, wriggling tentacles. They dwell mostly in shallow waters both fresh and briny, including lakes, rivers, coastal regions, and near coral reefs. Grindylows generally organize into schools ranging from a few individuals to a few hundred. Smaller schools can sometimes be brought under the leadership of a powerful aquatic creature, though such alliances last only until the school faces a major setback, at which point the surviving grindylows scatter and form smaller schools of their own.
Everyone, I forgot to add: remove prone condition to be not flat-footed.
Yellow - Basic Reflex Save vs. Electric Arc:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 Blue - Basic Reflex Save vs. Electric Arc:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
The Electric Arc almost misses Blue but it hits full force to Yellow, making it somewhat smokingly electrified but still alive. Red on the other hand, takes the opportunity to Jet towards Simon and tries to bite his hand.
Bite Attack vs Simon AC 16, FF:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
BOLD may go.
Roar of the Storm HP 14/14, AC 18, medium
Red
Zhaime HP 16/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 14/14, AC 17, small
Bechamel HP 15/15, AC 18, small, prone, FF
Squish HP 19/19, AC 15, medium, prone, FF
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18 (+2 with shield raised), medium, prone, FF
Purple
Blue -3
Green
Yellow -5
I just fully understand about prone condition and being flat-footed after re-reading it. Lol.
open | male (he/him) hillock halfling (Song'o) magus (starlit span) 4 | ◆◇↺ | AC 21 (22) | HP 46/46 | P+7, F+9, R+10, W+9 | Explore: | NV, NH, 25' | Hero (1/3) | Focus (1/1) | Halfling Luck (1/1) | Spells 1st SS [ ][ ] 2nd B [ ] DV [ ] | Active Conditions: marinading (1/3)
Bechamel stands, and checks all the bottles in his backpack to make sure they're not broken - there's some pretty expensive olive oil in there that he doesn't want to lose.
Then, he pulls out his bow and tries to Recall Knowledge. Arcana +5, Nature +5
Rubbing her temple, she closes her eyes "I see... four Grindylows... perhaps this is one such school of them... their morale is held together by their leader..."
GM - do they have any resistances or weaknesses?
Zoila's eyes glow again, and an invisible static energy wave crackles in a 60-foot radius around her, subtly stimulating the parietal lobe of each of her nearby allies. Clutching her slingstaff, she whips a stone at the leading sea creature, aiming for it's head, guided by the psychic field emitting from her third eye!
? Fleshwarp Oozemorph 6 | HP 32/76 | AC 21| F +12 R +13 W +12 (+1 vs Disease/Poison | +2 vs Engulf) | Resistance 3 vs Mental, 5 vs Precision, 1 vs Negative | Speed 25 | Perception +10 (Darkvision)
Blub
Squish reaches up and touches Zhamie's crossbow with a magic spell.
Magic weapon, making it +1 striking.
Squish then focuses on Moken, granting him the power of the ooze!
Stoke the heart for a +2 status bonus to damage rolls on Moken (Overlaps with Courage)
Cast Magic Weapon(2), Cast Stoke the Heart(1). (Remains prone)
You do not recall anything about the attacking creatures.
Zoila:
You do not know if they have weaknesses or resistances.
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Zhamie readies her weapon, and Bechamel as well aside from worrying about his olive oil for his salad later. Zoila emits an energy that energizes her allies and then she critically hits Purple which hisses back at her with anger. Squish grants Zhamie's weapon with magical energy manifested by some glimmer on it. Squish also ignites the fervor of Storm from within.
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
BOLD may act.
Roar of the Storm HP 14/14, AC 18, medium
Red
Zhaime HP 16/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 14/14, AC 17, small
Bechamel HP 15/15, AC 18, small
Squish HP 19/19, AC 15, medium, prone, FF
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18 (+2 with shield raised), medium, prone, FF
Simon stands up and prepares his weapon and shield. Purple swims forward to retaliate. Tendrils of darkness curl out of her tentacles and race through the air towards the intruding party.
Grim Tendrils Damage:2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7negative damage + 1 persistent bleed damage PCs within the 30-foot line must attempt a DC 17 Fortitude Save to reduce damage to half and no persistent bleed damage.
Blue awkwardly walks on the wrecked hull of the ship and throws a spear it is holding towards Zhamie.
Spear, Ranged Attack, Thrown 20 ft vs Zhamie AC 15:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20, Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6piercing damage
Green swims toward Zoila avoiding the big rock and tries to bite her twice.
Bite Attack vs Zoila AC 17:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23, Bite Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5piercing damage Bite Attack, MAP vs Zoila AC 17:1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 7 - 5 = 6, Bite Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6piercing damage
Yellow swims toward Squish and smacks their squishy body with its tentacle twice.
Tentacle Attack vs Squish, FF AC 13:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26, Tentacle Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3bludgeoning damage Tentacle Attack, Agile, MAP vs Squish, FF AC 13:1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 7 - 4 = 8, Tentacle Damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7bludgeoning damage
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
BOLD may act.
Roar of the Storm HP 14/14, AC 18, medium
Red
Zhaime HP 10/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 9/14, AC 17, small (pending DC 17 Fortitude Save)
Bechamel HP 15/15, AC 18, small (pending DC 17 Fortitude Save)
Squish HP 13/19, AC 15, medium, prone, FF
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18 (+2 with shield raised), medium
Bitten, Drained, and Avenged, our halfling hero remains standing for the time being, her field of energy crackling with invisible static - and overlapping with Squish's stoking resulting in a sinusoid of combined waves with alternating amplitudes. Then, with a barest twitch in the crease of skin midpointing one eyelid, she attunes her intentions with her chivalrous savior (with additional specification) "For the Inner Light!" and as like a prayer, Grandmother Time turns her Infinite Eye towards the group's leader, reaching out with her feelings to "touch" her persecutor, connecting their psyches with a gentle tap...
Party is +1 Status to Attack, Damage, Save vs Fear!
Empowered by the powers of his teammates, Storm unleashes his powers upon the enemies. "Targeting and unleashing power..." he registers as he fires his trident at the greenish abomination, causing an electric arc of pain amongst the local seafood.
Zoila is not able to physically evade the attack of Purple.
Simon is able to perform retribution against Green, lessening the damage taken by Zoila, and inflicting damage to Green. The tentacular sea creature is more unfortunate when Storm's trident critically hits it in its vital part, shrieking in pain and succumbing to death.
Red's Reflex Save vs DC 16 Electric Arc:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Storm, you can choose another creature within the spell's range to hit with your Electric Arc since Green is gone before he is hit with the spell.
Red is caught with the electricity, tingling its tentacles all together. The creature hisses back and wants to take revenge. Red swims towards Storm and smacks him with its tentacles twice.
Tentacle Attack vs Storm AC 18:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21, Tentacle Damage:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5bludgeoning damage Tentacle Attack, Agile, MAP vs Storm AC 18:1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 7 - 4 = 23crit, Tentacle Damage:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5bludgeoning damage
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
Bold may act.
Roar of the Storm HP 0/14, AC 18, medium, dying 2, unconscious
Storm, attempt a recovery check at the start of your next turn to determine whether you get better or worse.
Red -8
Zhaime HP 10/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 5/14, AC 17, small
Zoila, you can roll DC 15 flat check to see if you recover from 1 persistent bleed damage. If you succeed, the condition ends. Bechamel HP 15/15, AC 18, small (pending DC 17 Fortitude Save)
Squish HP 13/19, AC 15, medium, prone, FF
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18 (+2 with shield raised), medium
Purple -6
Blue -3
Green
Yellow -5
Current Inspire Courage is active until Zoila's turn.
? Fleshwarp Oozemorph 6 | HP 32/76 | AC 21| F +12 R +13 W +12 (+1 vs Disease/Poison | +2 vs Engulf) | Resistance 3 vs Mental, 5 vs Precision, 1 vs Negative | Speed 25 | Perception +10 (Darkvision)
Despite being battered Squish looks to be mostly okay. Deciding to take a moment to see to themselves they stand up and cast shield, while continue to focus their oozy powers on Roar.
"We are in the Eye" Zoila presses a hand to her forehead, and projects an image of herself into the unconscious thoughts of Roar of the Storm:
Roar of the Storm:
Seeing him lying next to a babbling brook with his head resting against a rock jotting notes into his journal, she steps forward to disturb him from his reverie "Did you find what you were looking for?" she asks him, to which perhaps he responds "Come now - we need you back at the ship. Your End Behavior is not yet settled, and now is not the time for your Convergence!" As she speaks, the sky opens up, dark clouds gather, and a whirlwind shoots down to snatch the two of them up, sucking them into a vortex that flings them back right into the middle of...
...He awakens in the shallow water surrounded by squid-like creatures!
The negative energy disturbs her flesh, but somehow, discorporating herself from her body rerouted most of her blood to her brain, and her core wound miraculously closes!
Party is +1 Status to Attack, Damage, Save vs Fear!
open | male (he/him) hillock halfling (Song'o) magus (starlit span) 4 | ◆◇↺ | AC 21 (22) | HP 46/46 | P+7, F+9, R+10, W+9 | Explore: | NV, NH, 25' | Hero (1/3) | Focus (1/1) | Halfling Luck (1/1) | Spells 1st SS [ ][ ] 2nd B [ ] DV [ ] | Active Conditions: marinading (1/3)
Fortitude:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Bechamel resists the negative energy, and raises his bow in retaliation against Purple. Electricity swirls around the tip of the arrow as Bechamel fires.
Purple Reflex Save vs DC 16 Electric Arc:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Purple is not bothered by the electricity that hits Red because it did not even jump or reach into her. She grins and bares her sharp teeth to Storm maliciously.
You don't recall any weaknesses or resistances of the enemy.
Zhamie assesses her enemy nearest to her. She sends an arrow to Yellow, piercing into its vital organ, sticking it on the sand underwater. Squish, on the other hand, stands up and continues to empower Roar while raising their shield. Meanwhile, Zoila, with her psychic powers, communicates with Storm, transcending into the realms of his thoughts and subconsciousness. She is able to somewhat heal herself from bleeding and bring Storm back to life with some positive energy. She then performs another round of her spell to encourage her allies. For Bechamel, he is able to somewhat resist some negative damage received. He also sends an arrow crackling with electric power to Purple. She is hit and doesn’t like it.
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
Bold may act.
Roar of the Storm HP 13/14, AC 18, medium, prone, flat-footed
Red -8
Zhaime HP 10/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 5/14, AC 17, small
Bechamel HP 12/15, AC 18, small
Squish HP 13/19, AC 15 (+1 with shield raised), medium
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18 (+2 with shield raised), medium
Purple does not budge from Simon’s glare. She is still baring her pointed teeth to him, but not for long when Simon hits her with his shield boss which ends her life. Hero point is used.
Angry for what happened to their leader, Blue swims toward Simon and smacks him with his tentacles.
Tentacle Attack vs Simon AC 18:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
Bold may act.
Roar of the Storm HP 13/14, AC 18, medium, prone, flat-footed
Red -8
Zhaime HP 10/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 5/14, AC 17, small
Bechamel HP 12/15, AC 18, small
Squish HP 13/19, AC 15 (+1 with shield raised), medium
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18, medium
Storm, massaging his temple, as he blinks his eyes in the frothy surf. "Where did the kraken go? I had the perfect book..." he asks aloud to no one in particular as he unleashes a huge blast of electricity at the creature who struck him down after he stands. "Abrupt Current." he incants as a giant sphere of electrical power enters the creature's body.
Storm unleashes a concentrated ball of electricity to Red, which is absorbed into its body and explodes it into small pieces of overcooked chewy calamari, in which a part of its tentacle projectiles into his face.
I like that spell, so much damage! By the way, please be gentle to the last grindylow, haha! Just kidding.
The water is deep enough to function as the following:
Medium creatures: difficult terrain (extra 5 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Small creatures: greater difficult terrain (extra 10 feet for every 5 feet movement)
Tiny creatures: must succeed at DC 15 Swim checks to move through the water
Creatures with swim Speed: unaffected
Bold may act.
Roar of the Storm HP 13/14, AC 18, medium, prone, flat-footed, wounded 1
Red
Zhaime HP 10/16, AC 15, medium
Zoila HP 5/14, AC 17, small
Bechamel HP 12/15, AC 18, small
Squish HP 13/19, AC 15 (+1 with shield raised), medium
Simon HP 20/20, AC 18, medium
Zhamie unleashes her arrow with such precision that it even flies away Blue, fatally darting the creature into the outcropped rock nearby. The grindylow's life ended in such manner it is sticking its tongue out and seems to have given up its soul-like grindylow form out of its mouth.
END OF COMBAT! WELL DONE!
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After your rather intense combat with the grindylows, Laela comes into view on her skiff floating towards you. Laela shows signs of her own battle with a grindylow: a blue tentacle wrapped around her leg and a gash on her face. Meanwhile, the battle with the grindylows has caused some damage to the Infidius, and the hull of the ship begins to further sag into the waters. There’s no more time to salvage treasure from the vessel as it slips to the bottom of the bay. The party immediately loads up the treasure recovered, and Laela leads the party back to Kintargo and takes them to Clenchjaw’s tavern to review the spoils.
In some privy part of the tavern...
”So, what have you got me?” Laela asks in her normal loud voice.
open | male (he/him) hillock halfling (Song'o) magus (starlit span) 4 | ◆◇↺ | AC 21 (22) | HP 46/46 | P+7, F+9, R+10, W+9 | Explore: | NV, NH, 25' | Hero (1/3) | Focus (1/1) | Halfling Luck (1/1) | Spells 1st SS [ ][ ] 2nd B [ ] DV [ ] | Active Conditions: marinading (1/3)
"We found a giant's barbeque kit. There's the barbeque fork filcher's fork, two bottles of mild sauce minor healing potions, one bottle of spicy sauce lesser bottled lightning, I think this bottle potion of water breathing is for neutralizing the spicy sauce, and I'm guessing this last chest one unopened chest is watertight because it holds the dry rub."
? Fleshwarp Oozemorph 6 | HP 32/76 | AC 21| F +12 R +13 W +12 (+1 vs Disease/Poison | +2 vs Engulf) | Resistance 3 vs Mental, 5 vs Precision, 1 vs Negative | Speed 25 | Perception +10 (Darkvision)
Squish blubs and lays out the items as Bechamel describes them.
Laela counts the treasures presented to her by Bechamel and Squish. Her eyes grow larger in excitement as the count increases.
"Ha! This is better than I expected of you. You all wait for me here," she giddily says.
She springs up from her seat excitedly, knocking her chair over. She orders a round of drinks and a plate of lamb and mint pastries, then tosses a handful of coins at the band on stage. She invites you to stay and celebrate your unexpectedly exceptional expedition and says the treasure’s enough that she might open a shop of her own.
You all enjoy the rest of day.
END OF BOUNTY!
Thank you very much, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the game. I will report your chronicle sheets next week and will close this game soon, so you'll have time to verify your info in the sign-up sheets. Happy holidays, everyone!
