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My fellow gamers/adventurers: I hate to have to say this, but I think I’m gonna have to bow out of my PBP games. We all know how real life can rear its ugly head, and I’m just not finding the time to work on my online hobby these days. I can barely keep up with reading posts, let alone posting any actions on my own, and I’d rather not limp along in some half-ass fashion without being able to give the time and energy that these games and our characters deserve. I wish you all the best and thank you for including me in your stories. -Rob

"Does the other door look clear?"

Diomedes opens the door. "Ahh, not so hard." He sweeps an arm inviting the others to come on in.

hey guys, I'll be travelling for the next few days. Apologies. Please bot me as needed.

Diomedes takes a look at the doors, trying to see if there's a way to push or pull them open.
perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

"Oh S&!#!" Diomedes says as the 'tower' falls toward him.
reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
He dives to the side just in time, spinning around to try to smash the thing again. (I imagine he can flank with someone at this point)
morningstar: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 16 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

"Damn! Sharp little things, aren't they." Despite the damage and blood loss, Diomedes swings again.
morningstar: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 1 = 19 dam: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 = 13

Smashing I can deal with. Diomedes brandishes his morningstar looking for an opening to attack.
his init is pretty low, but he'll move and smash when he can
morningstar PA: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 1 = 22 dam: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10

"What the...?!" Diomedes is once again confounded by this Azlanti technology. Reading about it is one thing, seeing it quite another.
init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 sigh

"As you wish, but please, keep an eye out for trouble."

heh, convenient that many of us are able to. I suspect Dio is more used to reading it than hearing it spoken, but he should be able to get along just fine
"Incredible. Just incredible," he murmurs. "Of course, we won't take anything from the shrine, nor cause any damage." He's glad they found this out before-hand. Who knows what they might have picked up otherwise?

Diomedes snorts. "Hmph. Seems like a pretty terrible message to me." He checks the sky, just in case.

ugh, glad it wasn't worse. I do not miss living in hurricane country

"Excellent. Shall we be on our way then?" Dio is ready to go, wand pending. how much do we need to kick in?

anyone have protection from evil? or any way to detect enchantments? besides detect magic...
"We'll proceed with caution then."

best of luck!

Diomedes sighs at hearing this news. "So they sound pretty terrible. Are you able to tell us anything else about them? Do they have any weaknesses?"

yes

We can certainly talk to Carver before we go, and see if he wants to join us. I'm ready when y'all are.

"We'll do what we can," Diomedes says.
he'll heal up anyone injured before we sleep, I've got plenty of CLWs

4th level:HP: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
+1BAB/W, 2nd level spells! (CMW, lsr restoration, and slipstream), and a few other knick-knacks. Put my 4th lvl boost into CHA

"What do yo u know of these aboleth? Who are they and where do they reside?"

I don't think I took another action either. Ignore this if I did
Diomedes moves on the last skum.
morningstar PA: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 - 1 = 18 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12

Diomedes gives Deranthil a fierce grin of thanks.
are either of the skum still standing?
I'm thinking the grindylows have asked for it at this point, guys.

ok, Ill hold off
Diomedes swings again.
morningstar: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

anyone have any problems with me putting up an obscuring mist? Might help give us a little cover with their superior numbers

Diomedes slips to the side of the attackers trident, and tries to smash its head in.
morningstar: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
But his balance is way off and the attack sails past the fishman.
did Jordy find out any info on these critters? or are they kn:nature for being monstrous humanoids?
kn:nat: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

I have to do one more bout of travelling. This will probably be it for a while though. Looks like Tues thru Sunday. Will do my best to check in as I can, but no guarantees. Apologies in advance

"I think a drink is a damn good idea. Then, we best get some sleep, eh?"

"We may want to check out the tavern, just to make sure they didn't try to poison us or something."

quick heads up: I will be travelling for the next few days (Thurs-Sun). I may or may not have internet access. Apologies in advance

Diomedes looks at the bodies of the creatures and sighs. "We'll have to let the others know that the real sailors are most likely dead at this point."
"Let's make sure we don't bleed too much," he says as he casts a couple of healing spells on himself and Deranthil.
clw Diomedes: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
clw Deranthil: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

morningstar: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Dio swings his mace again at the false sailors.

heads up: I'm travelling over the next few days. I SHOULD still have some access, but will have limited opportunities to post. Please BOT me if needed.

the main guy died, so Diomedes is free, yes?
Diomedes tries to smash one of the others with his mace.
morningstar: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 dam: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
but is still reeling from the strange creature's bite.

"What the hell are you?" Diomedes gasps as the thing bites into him. He reverses the grapple, but he has no desire to hang on to this thing. just flavor until my turn

Wow, that guy's good! Diomedes never was a huge fan of wrestling, but he's not completely inexperienced. He takes the man's arm and tries to reverse the grapple.
grapple CMB: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Diomedes' face goes flat, loosing any sort of smile he had before. His morningstar is in his hand. "Just who the hell are you? You sure aren't sailors, that's for sure. Neither of those knots would work."
intimidate: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

prof:sailor: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
"Glad to hear you're feeling better. Say, can you help me with something for a moment? Jordy and I were debating which knot is better for mooring a dinghy. Jordy says you wanna use a rolling hitch, but I think the half-hitch is the way to go? Can you settle this for us? I wanna teach the guy how to do it right."
Diomedes knew quite well that you would never use a half-hitch for mooring, or a rolling hitch. You should use a bowline. But do they know that?

"You can't blame them, Gizmo," Diomedes says coming up from behind them. "They've been through a horrific experience." He turns to the drunken men, trying to put them at ease. "How are you doing, by the way? Are you feeling any better?"
diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

yes

"Replaced? Oh my. That does complicate things greatly. We should come up with some sort of quick test for all of us. A password or something."

Diomedes offers his healing to any who might be needing it. Once the former captives have had some rest, he will approach them to ask if they have any idea what the grindylow queen was referring to.

Just grateful they aren't in combat, Diomedes decides it's better not to look a gift horse in the mouth. He bows to the queen as they take their lost colonists and take their leave.

Diomedes whispers to Deranthil, "To be fair, they were here first. If they're willing to live and let live, we might even be able to come to a trading arrangement."

would anyone be opposed to me casting obscuring mists in the fight against the queen grindylow? I was thinking it might take away a bit of their home turf advantage

Diomedes would love to try to reason with these creatures, but he somehow doubts they'll be amenable. Still, you never know til you try, right?
"Queen Brinetooth," he says with a small bow. "Please forgive our intrusion. This may simply be a misunderstanding. We're trying to find several of our colonists who have gone missing. I'm sure if we could have them returned, we could work out some sort of beneficial arrangement between our people and yours."
diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
wow, that was a suck roll. So I'm guessing initiative is in order.
init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

"Let's head on then," he says, picking up his spear and pointing the way.

"Anyone hurting?" Diomedes asks as he watches the squid sink down.