Caradoc, wary of the two ghosts near him, responds to Unnvar's question.
"Yes. Would you, in the shoes of the Chelish, let a turncoat captain get off easy with drowning?
I f4cked over the Chelish out of discontent, had my fill of their bureaucracy, uptight officials with a log up their @sses, and lack of appreciation for the men under my command, and by extend navy sailors altogether."
"They wanted to set an example, and a royal navy captain turned pirate against his own government, is a prime fit for a display of trial and every bit of Chelish cruelty they can think of."
AC while fighting defensively vs. first ghost that attacks in melee: AC 43, Touch 42, FF 20
AC while fighting defensively vs. other melee attacks: AC 37, Touch 36, FF 20
Setare tries to parry up to four attacks by spending panache and 1 AoO.
@ Unnvar, incorporeals can be crit, if the weapon has the ghost touch property.
Unnvar swings his weapon through the form of green, which takes 38 damage from it.
Setare, on the map, the helm blocks 5ft steps.
Moving around it will draw an aoo from going either duo of ghosts. Acro vs aoo Green & red:2d20 + 15 ⇒ (14, 5) + 15 = 34 Aoo red:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
The ghost's hand is parried and a jab is returned for 8 damage.
She hits the blue ghost for 9 damage.
Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange
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Ikit-bot
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Blue (-30) & Green (-38)
male|cleric 10|hp 93/93|AC:25 T:12 FF:24|CMB+9, CMD21|Fort+12, Ref+6, Will+14, +2 vs poison|Init+1, senses darkvision 60' Perc:+5|used: dwarf cleric 10|spells used: Bless of fervor, searing light, flame strike, magic circ vs evil|touch of good 8/8 remaining|acid dart 8/8 remaining|channels 4/5 remaining|
"Torag, burn them with your holy fire." Grunyak drops a flame strike on green and red. Flame strike dc 20 reflex:10d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5, 4, 5, 1) = 35
A rune starts to shimmer on the water's surface behind the ghosts, and a sudden pillar of fire swirls briefly, catching the two ghosts in its radius.
Reflex Green, Red:2d20 + 5 ⇒ (13, 8) + 5 = 26, neither are quick enough to avoid it, but their spectral forms lessen the damage potential it otherwise inflicted.
Ikit does deal 8 damage with his stick stick stick shtick.
Blue reaches out for its former captain. Touch:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16Dmg:7d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 6, 4, 1, 5, 1) = 26Hit %:1d100 ⇒ 36, but it comes nowhere near Caradoc.
Will to end blinded:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14Still blinded.
Green reaches out for Unnvar's chest. Touch:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9Dmg:7d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 6, 3, 6, 6) = 30, which Unnvar very casually evades.
Green then hovers 5ft away, out of Unnvar's reach.
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Ghost crew, round 3
Blackjack
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Yellow (-8), Red (-17),
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Unnvar & Setare
Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange (-6)
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IKit
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Blue (-39, blinded) & Green (-55)
Boots of Speed 6/10, Mask 3/3, Orc Ferocity 1/1, Spells 1st 2/2 (Cure Light Wounds, Feather Step) At Will (Detect Magic, Guidance, Mending, Resistance)
HP 113/113 | AC 2725 FF 2220 T 17 CMD 3332 | Init +6 | Saves (Fort +17, Reflex +16, Will +8)| Per +16, SenMot +7| Spd 30' Animal Focus Active: frog| Effects Active: barkskin, water breathing|
Going away for the weekend, posting now:
Sorry gang will be gone all weekend. Going to post assuming Red still in range on my turn, if not ready to attack if a creature gets within range, use 1st role.
Unnvar studies the ghost (red) within reach and tries to run it off as he did the green one.
Unnvar in return hacks into the red ghost, putting it into -61.
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Setare Grunyak & Caradoc
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Orange (-52)
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IKit
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Blue (-39, blinded) & Green (-55)
male|cleric 10|hp 93/93|AC:25 T:12 FF:24|CMB+9, CMD21|Fort+12, Ref+6, Will+14, +2 vs poison|Init+1, senses darkvision 60' Perc:+5|used: dwarf cleric 10|spells used: Bless of fervor, searing light, flame strike, magic circ vs evil|touch of good 8/8 remaining|acid dart 8/8 remaining|channels 4/5 remaining|
Grunyak moves closer to center himself on the battle. He then fingers his holy symbol. Torag, drive out these creatures with the energy of good." Grunyak uses his last channel to harm undead. channel to harm dc15 will for half:5d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 2, 3) = 17 "I'm down to one searing light and one spirit hammer. Hope we can drive these off soon."
AC while fighting defensively vs. first ghost that attacks in melee: AC 43, Touch 42, FF 20
AC while fighting defensively vs. other melee attacks: AC 37, Touch 36, FF 20
Setare tries to parry up to four attacks by spending panache and 1 AoO.
Grunyak, given the elevation difference between the aft and the mid deck you are at, a channel would only hit yellow. Channel hits can be blocked by hiding behind an object. I have placed you in flanking yellow with Unnvar, you'd catch yellow, green and red in the burst.
Will saves vs channel, channel resist:3d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (5, 9, 10) + 7 + 4 = 35
Three of the ghosts get a burst of vibrant divine energy wash over them. Yet, their anger seems to endure them through the brunt of it.
Green to -63, Red to -69, Yellow to -16
Setare flurries against the ghost, distorting more of its form for another 33 damage.
Blue at -72
Caradoc, seeing blue's form is flickering, makes a double jab at it.
"Sorry old friend."
The ghost cries out as the first jab is enough to take it out of the fight, the 2nd jab going against orange.
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Orange (-58), reaches for Caradoc's chest.
"Caaaaaradooooc!!!" Touch:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 267d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 4, 1, 6, 1, 3) = 20
Green (-63) flies around the aft of the deck, towards Caradoc.
Touch:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 237d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4) = 28 Fort Caradoc:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17, and hits its former captain for 28 damage, inciting a grunt of pain from the man.
Blackjack's swordsplay makes quick work of both ghosts, and they disappear with angry wails. The battlefield is clearing up, but not yet swiped clean.
The eagle targets the nearest ghost, yellow, and hits it for another 8 damage.
Red and yellow make another round of touch attacks against Unnvar.
Touch:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 247d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 3, 2, 3, 4) = 24 Touch:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 147d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 6, 3, 4, 6, 3) = 24 Fort save for half on the 1st.
Pending 3 fort saves atm, to halve attacks of 32, 24, and 24 damage.
Boots of Speed 6/10, Mask 3/3, Orc Ferocity 1/1, Spells 1st 2/2 (Cure Light Wounds, Feather Step) At Will (Detect Magic, Guidance, Mending, Resistance)
HP 113/113 | AC 2725 FF 2220 T 17 CMD 3332 | Init +6 | Saves (Fort +17, Reflex +16, Will +8)| Per +16, SenMot +7| Spd 30' Animal Focus Active: frog| Effects Active: barkskin, water breathing|
3 Fort save
Fort DC 18:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 Fort DC 18:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27 Fort DC 18:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
The ghostly pirates continue their supernatural attacks on the slayer and while Unnvar is hardy, the otherworldly damage begins to take it's toll. Undeterred Unnvar keeps up the attacks on the bloody red ghost.
male|cleric 10|hp 93/93|AC:25 T:12 FF:24|CMB+9, CMD21|Fort+12, Ref+6, Will+14, +2 vs poison|Init+1, senses darkvision 60' Perc:+5|used: dwarf cleric 10|spells used: Bless of fervor, searing light, flame strike, magic circ vs evil|touch of good 8/8 remaining|acid dart 8/8 remaining|channels 4/5 remaining|
Grunyak chooses +2 to atk, +2 dodge, and +2 reflex
Grunyak moves back to the center of the vessel. "Torag enlighten this spirit to your glory."
A beam of searing light shoots out at the yellow ghost.
beaming ranged touch on yellow:1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 19 dmg holy:5d8 ⇒ (7, 6, 8, 7, 2) = 30 "Burn ghost in the light of might."
AC while fighting defensively vs. first ghost that attacks in melee: AC 43, Touch 42, FF 20
AC while fighting defensively vs. other melee attacks: AC 37, Touch 36, FF 20
Setare tries to parry up to four attacks by spending panache and 1 AoO.
Between Setare, Ikit, and the eagle, the last ghost is put out of the fight.
As the last ghostly buccaneer fades from the battlefield, the ghost ship erupts in an eerie display of spectral fire. The entire ship now appears more a spectral vessel itself all along. It too, like the ghosts, fades from the battlefield, albeit differently.
The spectral ship smoothly sinks beneath the water's surface, its light slowly fading as its essence withdraws to the cold wet deeps.
Caradoc sheathes his rapier, and walks to the edge of the ship with a sigh. He responds to nothing for half a minute, the first words he speaks as he slowly turns back towards you..
"They were good men in life. Some from the navy, others joined along the way."
Setare wrote:
I .. I think you are disgusting person Caradoc!!!
He lights a pipe....
"And for the record, my targets were loaded merchant vessels and slave ships. Two sources of income that we can all agree upon, any major Chelish port can do with less of."
Caradoc walks over to Blackjack, taking from his belt an unusual looking bottle.
"You lot have saved my hide twice now. I may have changed profession, but paying debts if possible is still among my values. One captain to another, take this bottle, and my mantle. Devide as you see fit."
"The bottle magically refills with air, and my mantle allows its wearer to momentarily swim as a manta ray does."
Blackjack hands them off to more wizardly people than himself, "Well redeemed or not, you appear to be a marked man. Set your path to the greater good for the days you have left - we'll all face judgment in the end and it's better to be judged a hero than a villain"
The Galtan takes a minute to catch his breath as his rage abates.
"I am comfortable underwater" he removes his scarf, revealing some very subtle gills, and hefts a trident.
Well redeemed or not, you appear to be a marked man. Set your path to the greater good for the days you have left - we'll all face judgment in the end and it's better to be judged a hero than a villain
"I've seen much, but this venture since the sinking of my ship, has given food for thought. What are you suggesting, to seek political asylum in Andoran?", he scratches his chin as he puffs on his pipe.
"That...might not be a bad idea. As a captain who knows much of the in and out of Chelish naval procedures, i would have something to offer them."
Setare wrote:
You ... you have to be incarcerated!
"Yeah, that's what the Chelish said on more than one occasion."
Setare wrote:
You have killed your whole crew!!
This seems to hit a snare, as a vein on his temple twitches.
"Besmara's mercy, have you been carrying your eyes in your pockets?
If you'd have looked at that ship, you'd have seen all the holes created by artillery fire on us. The elf woman whose ship we commandeered, -SHE- killed my crew, not i."
"Everyone have a way to breathe down there? What are we waiting for?"
Bottle of Air
This item appears to be a normal glass bottle with a cork. When taken to any airless environment, it retains air within it at all times, continually renewing its contents. This means that a character can draw air out of the bottle to breathe. The bottle can even be shared by multiple characters who pass it around. Breathing out of the bottle is a standard action, but a character so doing can then act for as long as she can hold her breath.
male|cleric 10|hp 93/93|AC:25 T:12 FF:24|CMB+9, CMD21|Fort+12, Ref+6, Will+14, +2 vs poison|Init+1, senses darkvision 60' Perc:+5|used: dwarf cleric 10|spells used: Bless of fervor, searing light, flame strike, magic circ vs evil|touch of good 8/8 remaining|acid dart 8/8 remaining|channels 4/5 remaining|
How long has it been since the sea serpent fight? waterbreathing spell should last 6 hours and 40 minutes for the three targets. It seems like we went straight from the fight into the storm and then to fighting ghosts.
"It is true. I am low on magic and blessings from Torag." "I swim like a rock, but I think my waterbreathing spell should still have some time." "I have my magic spear and a scroll I can use to make my skin like stone." "I will strip away my armor. If anyone has any light armor I could borrow I would be grateful."
Tag line is up-to-date with spells used.
"Well, I would need the help of master Ikit for the scroll."
male|cleric 10|hp 93/93|AC:25 T:12 FF:24|CMB+9, CMD21|Fort+12, Ref+6, Will+14, +2 vs poison|Init+1, senses darkvision 60' Perc:+5|used: dwarf cleric 10|spells used: Bless of fervor, searing light, flame strike, magic circ vs evil|touch of good 8/8 remaining|acid dart 8/8 remaining|channels 4/5 remaining|
Thank you, gm for the clarification. I will adjust my spell usage accordingly. I could then cast water breathing new today on a number of folks and use freedom of movement to continue with full plate armor.
male|cleric 10|hp 93/93|AC:25 T:12 FF:24|CMB+9, CMD21|Fort+12, Ref+6, Will+14, +2 vs poison|Init+1, senses darkvision 60' Perc:+5|used: dwarf cleric 10|spells used: Bless of fervor, searing light, flame strike, magic circ vs evil|touch of good 8/8 remaining|acid dart 8/8 remaining|channels 4/5 remaining|
Tag line is up-to-date again.
"I don't like swimming, but with Torag's help, I can be ready in 12 seconds."
He gestures around to his party mates. "I can spread my spell to breath water among 3 others. This will limit us to 5 hours of exploring." "I think that aught to be enough time."
And on we go into the sunken wreckage of 'The Infernal Reward'
Through the water’s murk, the charred hulk of the Infernal Reward enters view. Two outer masts stand defiantly against the depth’s pressure while the central mast lies snapped and toppled, resting on the ship’s deck. The sails and rigging sway back and forth in the icy water’s current. A mighty rock formation pierces the proud pirate vessel, splitting the
forecastle askew.
The water's clarity down here is very poor quality, vision is at max 40 feet.
As you descend to the deck level....
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Dark water churns around the jagged rocks that ripped the proud vessel in two. The powerful current pulls debris down into the chasm’s depth, and a black, gloomy tear in the ship’s hull dares any to wade into its sightless depths.
Swimming down the stairs, you see a few bloated corpses floating in this corridor. Purple from the exposure in the water.
male|cleric 10|hp 93/93|AC:25 T:12 FF:24|CMB+9, CMD21|Fort+12, Ref+6, Will+14, +2 vs poison|Init+1, senses darkvision 60' Perc:+5|used: dwarf cleric 10|spells used: Bless of fervor, searing light, flame strike, magic circ vs evil|touch of good 8/8 remaining|acid dart 8/8 remaining|channels 4/5 remaining|
Grunyak follows the captain as he leads the way through the wreckage.
"How will we know when we see the tablets or whatever it is we are looking for. They could have been dumped overboard and scatters across the sea floor for all we know."
Seeing Setare using her evil detection, "That is smart, Setare. The tablets are evil as we learned during our briefing. Hopefully you can pinpoint possible areas to examine closer."
I figure we just follow the yellow line in an orderly fashion through the ship and the GM can let us know when it all hit the fan. Either the tablets are here or they aren't, and we're going to find out pretty quickly :p
If you have means to speak unhindered underwater? Otherwise everything is mostly *blub blub bubble* down here.
The group swims through the corridor, opening a couple of doors to see other areas. But like the corridor they entered through, there is more bodies floating about.
Entering the hold itself,
Descending into the hold brings a morbid sight, for many bloated, festered corpses float on one another. Diseased fragments of flesh drift throughout this chamber bringing the putrid taste of death.
An eerie looking shrine is displayed inside.
The shrine erupts from cracks in the floor, piercing myriads of defiled bodies.
The hold is considered difficult terrain, from the many bodies floating about.
Entity stealth at doors opening:1d20 + 24 ⇒ (18) + 24 = 42
Setare scans for evil, and she detects plenty. The shrine gives off a vibe that gives her unwanted goosebumps.
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Since its stealth result beats even nat 20 on the party's perceptions, the spook comes as a surprise.
While the pathfinders are entering, after the door had been opened, a dark form emerges from the dim corner of the room, flying past 1 Setare, 2 Unnvar:1d2 ⇒ 2 Flyby Shadowy touch:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20Str dmg:1d8 ⇒ 6Unnvar, make it pay for this.
The creature, a form of darkness, with just 2 orbs of flickering illumination, flies past Unnvar, reaching out into his chest as it passes by. He feels a numbing of his muscles after that touch.
Kn. Religion 18:
This creature is called, appropriately, a greater shadow. Incorporeal undead, quite malicious in nature.
Slide #4 has the combat map on it. As this is within the center hold, space is limited, leaving Setare able to attack.
Setare, let me know if you would have liked to move to the square marked with the circle, or are fine with your position and a readied attack. It's action will depend on your position.
Staying north of Unnvar, a fist ready to swing, Setare sees the shadow come, but it makes a vague arc in its flight pattern towards near the doors on the other side, avoiding coming close to more than one opponent at the time.
Touch vs Unnvar:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29Str dmg:1d8 ⇒ 5
As it places a dark spectral palm on his chest, those next to Unnvar see his broad shoulders weaken tension, and his biceps thinning.
Boots of Speed 6/10, Mask 3/3, Orc Ferocity 1/1, Spells 1st 2/2 (Cure Light Wounds, Feather Step) At Will (Detect Magic, Guidance, Mending, Resistance)
HP 113/113 | AC 2725 FF 2220 T 17 CMD 3332 | Init +6 | Saves (Fort +17, Reflex +16, Will +8)| Per +16, SenMot +7| Spd 30' Animal Focus Active: frog| Effects Active: barkskin, water breathing|
Looks like I'll be mostly useless
His strength sapped away, Unnvar studies the strange shadow creature before swimming away for safety out into the corridor passed Grunyak. He activates his boots and then pulls a wand and hoping for a small amount of additional protection.
UMD dc 20 activate Wand of Protection from Evil:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
swift - study target, move and draw wand, free - boots, std - use wand, touch AC =19
