Since they are several players with both Spellcraft and Detect Magic, we won't bother with the identify rolls unless it is an unusual item.
Of the loot that Onnello brings back. here is what you find:
The dagger is a +1 animal bane dagger
The shortsword is a +1 shortsword
The warhammer is just masterwork
The scrolls are: cure moderate wounds, mage armor, magic missile, scorching ray, and summon swarm
The wand is a wand of bless weapon (16 charges)
The 3 daggers are just masterwork
The arrows are 20 masterwork arrows and 6 +1 arrows
Helgash succesfully makes Rosie and Samms helpful towards him, but fails to change Jack's attitude.
I think Hraak is still missing so I will make his Heal checks.
Wow! Almost as bad as Sebastion.
I think Nivian is still gone too.
Nivian makes her saves with no further damage (even without the +3 if someone makes the first two Heal checks).
Ioney, make three Fort saves vs disease, please. You get a +3 on the third one (so far).
Oops, almost forgot, Nivian also uses Heal skill:
Ioney, you get +3 to all of your Fort saves.
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"That is a damn impressive haul" - Helgash chuckled when Onnello described all he had found - "Thanks for sharing all this"
Ioney, you get +3 to all of your Fort saves.
[dice-Fort DC ??]1d20+1
"You guys go through the loot and pick things out. I could activate that cure scroll for someone later, if necessary, but I'm not that great a combatant."
"Easily. This bit's going to hurt." He makes the comment with no obvious emotion as he pulls the arrowhead loose, doing a little more insult to Onnello's body and allowing the blood to flow more freely before he continues. "You see, the first thing we have to do is take a good look at the edges of the wound and see if it was sliced or torn, because that has an effect on how the wound will close. We take the edges and try to gently put them together properly while we help the magics flow through the wound itself. After we hold them in place for a second, letting the magic flow through the wound, we reach the part where the wounded man gives the bard a drink, after stretching and realizing how much better he feels."
After a day of heavy winds and rain, a storm well and truly hits the Wormwood on the eighth day. The ship is tossed about on the high seas and all hands are called on deck to work, including the cook’s mate. All of the crew is required in the rigging, and you are assigned random tasks from the rigger task list. The crew must stay up all night battling the storm—there is no evening rest or entertainment, and after the evening meal (ship’s biscuit only, on this occasion).
Onnello - Lookout (3x DC12 Climb followed by a DC12 Perception)
Helgash - Rigging repair (DC12 Climb followed by a DC12 Prof(sailor) or DEX check)
Sebastion - Mainsail duties (DC12 Prof(sailor) or STR check followed by a DC12 CON check to avoid fatigue)
Nivian - Rope work (DC12 Prof(sailor) or DEX check)
Ioney - Upper rigging work (2x DC12 Climb followed by a DC12 Prof(sailor) or DEX check)
Helgash seems to struggle momentarily to get up the rigging, but then he manages.
(-1 attitude)
(static)
(+1 attitude)
Having spend much of the last few days dealing with illness, or providing care to others, Nivian is glad she is feeling better when everybody is ordered up into the rigging.
She was not a good climber, but ropework came easy enough to her.
Welcome back, Nivian. I only needed one Prof(sailor) check, but you made the first one so that's good enough. Helgash, Onnello, and Sebastion all make it with no problems.
Ioney, you get +2 to your checks because of helpful NPC aid.
Neither check was enough to fall though, so keep maing Climb checks until you pass two or get less than a 7.
Well THAT's the worst possible combination of following those instructions!
Seeing how useless Ioney is in the upper rigging, he is relegated to rope work with Nivian (expect some punishment later).
While in the middle of the storm, Rosie Cusswell is swept overboard by a rogue wave. Immediately shouts ring out. Anyone, with the exception of Onnello who is in the crow's nest, can attempt to save her.
Nivian doesn't spend much time thinking.
She grabs some rope, tells the closest person she considers an ally to affix the rope to something, then jumps after Rosie.
"We can't lose sight of her!"
Ioney does something no one has seen him do before, at least not here. he casts Glitterdust on Rosie, hopefully keeping her easy to spot in the storm.
Helgash takes the rope offered by Nivian, and ties it to a fixed portion of the ship to make sure it is not dragged away, keeping an hand on it for good measure, just in case.
He does break a smile when he sees both Nivian and Ioney's command of magic.
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Nivian successfully reaches Rosie and with the help of those on deck, brings her back aboard. Plugg immedaiately yells at everyone to get back to work. Rosie gives Nivian a thankful nod, but moves on before Plugg or Scourge can take out her blunder on Nivian.
The work lasts well into the night (Ioney, I assume you will help with that remove fatigue bardic ability). Ioney's efforts to keep everyone unfatigued do not go unnoticed by Captian Harrigan (at this rate Ioney, he may actually like you if you keep it up). Though you are up late into the night, you are rousted the next morning to do a normal day's work.
That evening (the day after the storm), Ionaey is called out during the punishment hour by Plugg for his failure to work in the rigging. Scourge smiles evilly as he strokes his whip in antici[ation. However, Capt. Harrigan intervenes.
"That man will have new duties. he may not be much of a rigger, but he keeps the rest of the crew up and about. I won't waste such a resource. His punishment is waived."
He then turns to Ioney.
"Keep up that ditty you use to keep the crew lively. Your new task is to help with the various tasks, but to be able to move about so that the entire crew benefits. Don't make me regret this decision."
He then turns way. You notice that Plugg is definitely not happy with the attention the Captain gives Ioney.
Ioney moves forward, head hung low. He knows what's to come, and knows he can neither avoid it nor expect even the slightest hint of mercy from Plugg and Scourge.
When Capt Harrigan intervenes and provides a complete release, not just from this punishment, but from the several more which were likely to follow, the young bard's eyes go large and round before he bows to the Captain. "As you will, Capt Harrigan! What is in my power to keep the crew alive, lively, and on board, I will do!"
After Capt Harrigan turns away, only then will Ioney turn back to see the looks from Plugg and his cronies. As young men so often do, he risked a response to them that might not have been the brightest, as he holds his head high, puffs his chest out, gives a very smug grin, looks Plugg in the eye and asks "Any requests for tonight?" Despite the fact his stomach is in his hat and he's ready to loose his bowels as those roughs stare him down.
Plugg's scowl only deepens and ge turns away in disgust. Tam “Narwhal” Tate waits for Harrigan and others to be out of earshot and shoots your group a dirty look.
"Don't ya worry, your sorry lot is gonna get what's comin' to ya soon enough."
Nivian, Rosie waits until the evening revellry to approach you and thank you for saving her life. After thanking you she says:
"And I'll be watching, that Scourge idiot doesn't understand the meaning of no. If any of his thugs have a go at your group, I'll be there to help also! You be careful now, and watch your back."
Day 11
Approaching the Slithering Coast, the waters become shallow and navigation is tricky. As the afternoon wears on, Mr. Plugg calls you together on the main deck. At his feet lie six crab pots. Plugg informs you that the captain wants fresh crab for supper. Plugg points to a reef lying some 200 feet north of the ship and instructs you, and Sandra Quinn as well, to swim to the reef, fill the pots with crabs, and swim back. Plugg brooks no further discussion.
You soon approach a superb coral reef, measuring approximately 100 yards square, lying between 5 and 30 feet below the surface. Many crabs inhabit the reef, and each round, each of you can make a DC10 Perception or Survival check to spot a crab, followed by a DC10 Swim check to swim down and catch that crab. Four crabs are required to fill a pot.
Helgash enjoys the calm seas, but finds no crabs.
The first one he spots, manages to outswim him.
Which apparently distracts the half-orc.
Finally he manages to catch one crab!
But his success is short lived...
Perhaps the possibility of taking a whipping eventually spurs Helgash into action, and he manages to catch three crabs in quick succession.
Nivian gladly accepts Rosies thanks, and nods:"I am glad to hear that. Truly so. I won't invite trouble, but having someone to watch one's back is worth a lot. Especially here. I'll drink to that."
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The next day, when they are send to forage crabs, Nivian takes the pot, dives into the water, and rushes ahead. Swiftly filling hers with crabs, she then circles the others, watching for anything out of the ordinary, or dangerous.
"Of course we could use some help. Need to get everyone collected fast to keep Scourge unemployed! Maybe even extras? Try to please the Captain?"
After a couple of dives, two nasty looking creatures dart out of the reef and head for Helgash. Blood-red spines run the length of these frightening creatures, which resemble a lobster in the front and an eel in the back. They are fast swimmers, even faster than Nivian it appears.
Ok, everyone except Helgash go before the two creatures. Nivian can reach them with a single move, but everyone else must make a double move. Unless you have some special ability, all attacks are at -2 and any non-piercing damage is halved. Also, anyone can make a Know(Dungeoneering) check to identify the creeatures. Also, you need to make a DC10 Swim check each round (unless you have a swim speed), even if you aren't going to move.
Sebastion tries to move to Helgash, but instead thrashes around uselessly.
Btw, Onnello, if you just do a single move you won't be near Helgash.
Seeing the eebsters swarm one of her allies, she moves towards him in an angle to avoid Helgash, but catch both the creatures in her spell effect.
Ioney tries to head in that direction.
Both creatures manage to shrug off the effects of Nivian's Color Spray. They both attack Helgash.
They both hit.
They both try to grab Helgash.
They both grab him and prceed to fight over him.
Helgash, make two Fort saves vs poison (remember to add your +1 resistance bonus for ABP), then it's your action. After Helgash goes, everyone else is up.
Helgash reaches for his dagger, and stabs one of the creatures.
Sandara, casts a spell from the surface, then swims down and touches Hegash.
Helgash succesfully lands a critical hit and Sandara heals most of his damage, however, Helgash can feel the poison coursing through his veins.
So I got halfway there.
Sebastion tries to come to Helgash's aid.
He then attacks the wounded creature.
Ioney tries to finish covering the gap, and JUST makes it to the fight.