Thinking lines of effect - is it just under the surface or actually deep underwater?
Setare's next.
Looking at ahead at Ikit and seeing what he might be able to do - wish there was a cheat-sheet for how to play him :p
With the great serpent not relying on stealth at the moment, the contrast in color, if vague, gives Ikit an estimate of where to aim another glitterdust.
Another explosion of sparkles cover the eyes of the sea serpent, causing its head to thrash for a moment. Blindness and the serious wounds it has received thus far, kick survival instinct into 2nd gear.
It attempts to flee down to the dark, deep depths, not bothering to toil with these little creatures again.
By pure luck for the beast, the strike misses the sea serpent, and it flees for its dear life.
Caradoc rubs his neck, now that he comes out of the hold after taking inventory of supplies, but having seen some of the action.
"Besmara's bosom, in all my time, i had not run into one of those things before. I've only met this grizzled old coot of a sailor once, who described such a beast."
The rest of the day goes without any complications, leaving you with ample of time to tend to your wounds.
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"That was terrifying made all the worse by my being totally unhelpful. Let me make up for my lack of help by healing, Torag willing."
Grunyank will center himself on the exhausted swimmering and channel.
converts holy smite into a cure serious cast on Unnvar.
"I have more if needed, I can see you all are wounded, but really would like to get at specific areas, hit the hurting ones with targeted spells so to speak."
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Unnvar feels much better after the clerics efforts.
Thank you Grunyak! I'm felling much better.
He turns to Caradoc, I'll not lie that beast was a mighty foe, but not deadliest I've faced. I've seen the Boneyard, but was brought back, that is why I fear not, as I know Pharasma will judge me fairly according to my deeds.
The rest of the day is smooth sailing, and even the sun shows its face for a few hours. But eventually that too passes.
Caradoc's taken over shift from Blackjack Jaques, leaving the pathfinder captain refreshed for the day. But storm clouds loom ahead, dark grey, and winds pick up, dangerously so, as the sky turns grim the further you go.
Caradoc: "We're getting near the Eye of Abendeg, the hellstorm as it is known to the seafarers. My ship is not too far, an hour or so away."
That hour becomes very turbulent, and eventually the ship starts rocking heavily, and rain blows across the deck like a merciless torrent.
strong winds
buffet the sails, several riggings come loose, and the sail
atop the aft mast unfastens. You can reduce the 20 points
of damage dealt to the ship this round by 5 in any of the
following ways:
A DC 10 Climb check allows a PC to reach the•
top of the mast and refasten the sail.
A DC 10 Strength check enables a PC to reset•
the sails.
A DC 15 Profession (sailor) check reties the rigging.•
A DC 15 Reflex save avoids the swinging booms•
and pivots them to allow the sail to expand.
tall waves smash
the deck and the ship tilts on edge. You can reduce the 20
points of damage dealt to the ship this round by 5 in any
of the following ways:
A DC 10 Strength check prevents the helm•
from overturning.
A DC 20 Profession (sailor) check rights the•
rudder and prevents the ship from turning
hard against the wave.
A second DC 15 Profession (sailor) check avoids•
plowing head on into an enormous swell.
A DC 15 Strength check untangles the shrouds•
from the windswept main boom
lightning strikes
the ship’s foremast, cracking the mast and setting the ship
on fire. PCs can reduce the 20 points of damage dealt to the
ship this round by 5 in any of the following ways:
A DC 15 appropriate Craft or Profession check•
(GM’s discretion) can repair part of the mast
A DC 12 Intelligence check allows a PC to•
recognize and remove potentially flammable
materials from the fire’s wake.
A DC 15 Reflex save allows the PCs to douse•
the flames with water.
A DC 12 Knowledge (engineering) check•
reinforces the cracked mast.
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Blackjack notes the increasing breeze "Ahh the Hellstorm, a famous piece of ocean for all the wrong reasons"
The captain reties the rigging.
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"Would you look at the size of those waves? Easy enough to navigate"
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"Ahhh what? It broke? I was sure those old repairs would hold"
Blackjack gets to work repairing the mast
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Unnvar's face takes on a simian look as he deftly climbs to the top of the mast and refasten the sail.
He swings on a loose rope to the helm grabbing hold of the wheel he tries to prevent the helm from overturning.
After the lightning strike, Unnvar rushes to join Setare in extinguishing the flames looking up at he now burning mast he was just climbing on moments ago.
Ikit-bot.
R1
Ikit avoids the swinging booms and pivots them to allow the sail to expand.
R2
Tall waves smash the deck and the ship tilts on edge, but Ikit doesn't have the physicality demanded by the situation to do anything about it.
R3
lightning strikes the ship’s foremast, cracking the mast and setting the ship on fire, and Ikit easily attends to the cracked mast.
Caradoc firmly keeps the wheel, while the pathfinders quickly scatter to minimize the damage to the ship.
Somewhere on the port side, starts appearing a vast shape.
Out from the stormy spray sails a magnificent ship, maneuvering with a supernatural grace unaffected by the deadly squall. Stormy seas crash through the vessel as it sails unnaturally across the rolling waves, a ghostly crew moaning inhuman cries. An ornate deckplate strung across the bow reads The Infernal Reward. Its lanterns emitting an eerie green color.
Caradoc turns pale, "How....what is going on? She sank, she sank! They were part of my crew, they should be in the afterlife?!"
He panics, letting go of the helm, causing the ship to quickly start making uncontrolled movements.
You can reduce the 20 points of damage dealt to the ship this round by 5
in any of the following ways:
A DC 20 Diplomacy or Intimidate check•
snaps Caradoc out of his panicked condition
A DC 15 Strength check brings the helm back•
under control.
A DC 15 Disable Device check frees the•
jammed rudder that nearly snapped when
Caradoc released control.
A DC 15 Profession (sailor) check keeps the•
sails from collapsing.
A monstrous, giant wave crashes into the ship, washing onto the deck and filling the hold. You can reduce the 20 points of damage dealt to the ship thisround by 5 in any of the following ways:
A DC 15 Profession (sailor) check keeps the•
ship from wanting to flip.
A DC 10 Strength check keeps the helm•
on course.
A DC 12 Intelligence check identifies the•
necessity to empty the bilge.
A DC 15 Fortitude save allows a PC to•
bail heavy pails of water out of the hold
without tiring.
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R4 & R5
Blackjack
The experienced Privateer keeps his vessel well oriented to ensure he minimises the damage, despite the poor performance of Caradoc and thr heaving waves.
"No wonder your ship was lost, Captain" Blackjack sneers.
Ikit
Ikit easily frees the rudder
Int
But doesn't quite connect the need to empty the bilge.
Having made a suggestive comment about Caradoc's loss of his ship, the view of the ghost ship becomes clearer, as turns out the actual reason for its loss.
The ship is held in a faint green spectral veil, wherein a contrast on many points can be seen. Holes, lots of large holes. Perhaps near two dozen, if not some more. Parts of the rail are missing, broken off.
Blackjack, in his experience at sea, recognizes them. This ship took a heavy bombardment to its flank and part of the hull, from some serious artillery.
No captain could keep this thing afloat after such structural damage.
Caradoc doesn't even seem to register the comment, more held by fear of what literally came from its resting place down below.
The pathfinders make quick work of the tasks required to keep the ship going, and Setare in particular says something mildly put as 'Caradoc to get his sh1t together', and his ego. He snaps out of his panicked state, and resumes his tasks aboard.
The ghost ship now pulls a course even with your own, some 60 feet between the two ships. The six ghostly crew members fly across the water, headed towards Caradoc, who in response draws his rapier.
"Men, you had perished, stay back.
Be at rest already, why are you haunting this place?"
The only response he gets, are ghostly wails.
"Caaaradoooc.....Caaaradoooc.."
It would seem their attention is solely focused on your guide...
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Setare immediately moves forward and readies to strike the first ghost that approaches.
“I .. I hear you … this man is alive … you are not. But you have to … to be released from undeath!!!“ she says.
AC while fighting defensively vs. melee attacks: 37, Touch 36, FF 20
(as standard AC plus Fighting Defensively +8 (+2, + 1 ‘Crane Style’, +4 ‘Crane Wing’, + 1 Acrobatics 3 ranks) [only -2 on attack rolls due to Crane Style while fighting defensively’]
• AC while fighting defensively vs. melee attacks of one designated opponent: 43, Touch 42, FF 20
(as standard AC plus Fighting Defensively +13 (+2, + 1 ‘Crane Style’, +4 ‘Crane Wing’, + 1 Acrobatics 3 ranks, +6 Cha dodge bonus ‘Osyluth Guile’) [only -2 on attack rolls due to Crane Style while fighting defensively’]
In reponse to Unnvar,
"Was nearly so, except the Chelaxians wanted me tried, but my crew weren't even worth an effort to them."
The ghostly sailors advance towards the ship.
Blue gets to near Caradoc. Cyan moves afterwards, but Setare's backing up her argument with a swing. The magical energy of her cestus actually harms it, causing its eyes to focus on her, and it points at her with an accusing finger.
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Ghost crew, round 1
Blackjack
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Yellow, Red,
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Unnvar & Setare
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Cyan (-9)
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Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange
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IKit
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Blue & Green
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Know:Religion
Blackjack braces for the haunting cries of the Ghosts and belts out an old sailors song to keep (the right sort of) spirits high, and draws his sword.
Countersong(SU)
Perform:Sing
At 1st level, a bard learns to counter magic effects that depend on sound (but not spells that have verbal components.) Each round of the countersong he makes a Perform (keyboard, percussion, wind, string, or sing) skill check. Any creature within 30 feet of the bard (including the bard himself) that is affected by a sonic or language-dependent magical attack may use the bard’s Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the countersong is already under the effect of a non-instantaneous sonic or language-dependent magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it hears the countersong, but it must use the bard’s Perform skill check result for the save. Countersong does not work on effects that don’t allow saves. Countersong relies on audible components.
Digging through his knowledge, gathered through a variety of sources, Blackjack recalls ghosts able to instill fear with their wailing, and starts an inspiring song to counterbalance any such sounds.
Two of the fastest ghosts, detecting meddling from the people not named Caradoc, try scaring them off through wails.
Yellow flies towards the side of the ship, floating some 10 feet away from the edge. It lets out a loud wail. But Blackjack's song filters away the fear inducing effect.
Red attempts as well, but it has no effect either.
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Unnvar & Setare
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Cyan (-9)
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Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange
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IKit
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Blue & Green
Two of team pathfinder lay into the ghost, its spectral form harmed by the magic energies of their weapons.
Cyan (-60), thrusts its palm at Unnvar.
His chest aches, as supernatural energy grasps inside.
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Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange
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IKit
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Blue & Green
Grunyak lays fervor upon the team once again, which will surely be most beneficial.
Caradoc chooses +2 to attack & AC.
He jabs at the blue ghost.
He hits twice for 22 dmg.
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Orange flies to west of Caradoc, who takes an aoo.
, but misses.
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IKit bot
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Blue (-22) & Green
Ikit moves to near Blackjack and tries to catch three ghosts with glitterdust.
He blinds 2 of the three ghosts.
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Blue makes a touch attempt against Caradoc.
Green glides forward to try and touch Unnvar.
Both ghosts cannot hit their attacks, but green recovers from blindness.
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Ghost crew, round 2
Blackjack
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Yellow, Red,
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Unnvar & Setare
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Cyan (-67)
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Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange
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IKit
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Blue (-22, blinded) & Green
Passing by Setare and Unnvar, Blackjack draws an attacks of opportunity from green.
Weakened by the previous attacks, the ghost's form cannot hold together any longer, after the great bird rakes through its faded form. It dissipates with an angry look on its undead face.
Red and yellow fly towards Unnvar and Ikit respectively.
Neither ghosts manages to land a hit, though.
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Unnvar & Setare
Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange
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IKit
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Blue (-22, blinded) & Green