Brvheart's Skull&Shackles

Game Master brvheart

You make it several hours out of port until you see a fishing trawler riding low in the water, heeling several degrees to port. It is obviously taking on water. The sails flap loosely from the yards and a fishing net drags in the water over the starboard side.

She in trouble or...? Kaliban squints in the ship's direction.

He looks for movement, signs of life or... a trap.

Perception folks on board: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Hmm... Might be they got pirated by someone else. Look for survivers?

Circling the ship to examine it, they can easily
see a breach in the hull on the port side just above the
waterline, and the waves are slowly swamping the ship.
The davits that held a small dinghy at the stern are empty,
indicating that the crew abandoned ship. There are no
signs of damage or battle other than the breach in the
hull. Anyone who succeeds at a DC 15 Perception check
while making a close pass of the sinking trawler notices
the shape of a dinghy deep underwater, slowly sinking.

"My first inclination is to check the trawler out for survivors," Capricia tells the crew. Grinning a bit she adds, "Anyone want to talk me out of that notion...or come with me?"

Capricia the Pirate Perception Check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Whatever caused that... any survivors from the trawler are going to be wet. In or out of any dinghies.

Maybe call out! AHOY! He searches the surface for survivors.

Peception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

I'm all set to join any scouting party!

”I volunteer for the boarding party, Captain,” Cerise says. ”With Besmara’s power, I can save those still clinging to life, or patch up the ship so that we can tow it to a port for sale.”

You notice that telltale signs of a battle have
been hastily cleaned up.

"If the ship was taken and looted, why would anyone bother swabbing after?" Ci Ci asks rhetorically. "Smells like rotten fish under a layer of fresh to me. Maybe burn it, and see if any rats crawl out of the wreck, or have someone with a soft step go over and see what's what, Captain?" she suggests.

Me super sneaky!

Capricia gives a quick nod to Manny. "I'll be right behind you."

Capricia the Pirate Stealth Check: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

No doubt we will board a rowboat to get close?

When the ship gets close to the trawler, Manny will board and start tip toeing.

Stealth: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

Four sahuagin come out from below and attack, roll initiative.
sahuagin init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Manny will prepare a Hauduken!

Capricia the Pirate Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Not sure what the distance of our ship is from the wreck, but just in case:

Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Kaliban Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

At least it wasn't an attack roll...

init Emerald: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
init Nico: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Initiative Order Round One
Capricia
sahuagin
Nico
Manny
Cerise
Emmy
Kaliban

[dice=Init]1d20+4

Manny will prepare a Hauduken!

Prepare a what???

Capricia approaches the nearest sahuagin and swings her falcata furiously. Then she prepares to parry and riposte the next attack to come her way.

Capricia the Pirate falcata: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 for slashing damage plus 4 precision damage: 1d8 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 4 = 18 (19-20/x3)

Manny will back up Capricia and chuck his harpoon at the sahuagin

Vindictive Harpoon +1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 261d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

One Sauhagin attacks Cici

trident: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

the other Nico
trident: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Manny will back up Capricia and chuck his harpoon at the sahuagin

[dice=Vindictive Harpoon +1]1d20+8;1d6+1

Well that kills that dieing Sauhagin

Cerise
Emmy
Kaliban

Attack with rapier: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Wincing in pain from the fish-man's trident thrust, Ci Ci attempts to stab the creature with her rapier.

"My first inclination is to check the trawler out for survivors," Capricia tells the crew. Grinning a bit she adds, "Anyone want to talk me out of that notion...or come with me?"

so I will take of my robe off and jump in water to search for survivors.

Swimming: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

Assuming Kaliban would have boarded to protect his new benefactors, Captain & Co... Theatre of the mind or did I miss a map?

Kaliban closes in, trying to establish a flanking position. And Asheville to kick the piscine threat.

atk, unarmed, sahaugin, flank: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12
dmg, unarmed, sahaugin, precision: 1d6 + 3 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (5) = 12

miss

Initiative Order Round Two
Capricia
sahuagin
Nico
Manny
Cerise
Emmy
Kaliban

Capricia moves on to the next nearest sahuagin and slashes again.

Capricia the Pirate falcata: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17 for slashing damage plus 4 precision damage: 1d8 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 4 = 13 (19-20/x3)

Can't see Capricia's token on the map, so if she's able to flank, the GM will have to add in the +2 attack roll bonus. @Kaliban: We use Roll20 for maps; you might have to get the link or an invitation from brvheart.

Manny stabs with his harpoon

Vindictive Harpoon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 191d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

One attacks Capricia
trident: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Nico
trident: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

and Cici
trident: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Ci Ci steps back from the attacking sea creature (5' step) and calls upon Besmara to heal her wounds (Convert read weather into cure light wounds.)

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Nico
Manny
Cerise
Emmy
Kaliban

Manny will try to get into position for a flank so he can sneak attack

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Dagger,Sneak Attack,Flanke: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 2 = 231d3 - 1 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) - 1 + (2, 2) = 4

Manny will try to get into position for a flank so he can sneak attack

[dice=Acrobatics]1d20+11

[dice=Dagger,Sneak Attack,Flanke]1d20+10+2;1d3-1+2d6

killer hit there Manny

Nico can no longer join us due to work/home obligations

Emmy
Kaliban

Eyes wide, Kaliban steps and attempts to trip the nearest creature. You should not have come here.

atk, trip, improved, flank vs CMD: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 2 = 16

in the water and coming up from the bottom of the ship, I bravely traverse the breach in the hull to find survivors and pull them to the surface, fighting any fish people along the way.

Casting spider climb on my self

Initiative Order Round Three
Capricia
sahuagin
Nico
Manny
Cerise
Emmy
Kaliban

Capricia

Capricia continues her attacks on the nearest sahuagin.

Capricia the Pirate falcata: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 for slashing damage plus 4 precision damage: 1d8 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 4 = 17 (19-20/x3)

If that's enough to drop her foe, Capricia will use her move action to close on the closest remaining enemy.

One Sahaugin attacks Manny
trident: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

the other attacks Cerise
trident: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Manny
Cerise
Emmy
Kaliban

My spleen!

Manny tries to bounce around for a flank

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Dagger,Flank,Sneak attack: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 2 = 131d3 - 1 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) - 1 + (3, 3) = 6

Cerise lunges at the fish-man with her rapier.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Trying to sneak up from bottom

My spleen!

Manny tries to bounce around for a flank

[dice=Acrobatics]1d20+11

[dice=Dagger,Flank,Sneak attack]1d20+10+2;1d3-1+2d6

and Manny rolls a 1