Inquisitor Ethron's page

I received Grymp's message and I've come to a decision.

Not gonna lie, I've been too distracted with RL to keep up, and as much as I want to continue (and I really, really want to continue!!) I'm afraid I must depart. Life had become a bit too hectic for me to continue as is, so I bid you all a fond farewell.

Especially you, Alessandra. I shall miss you the most.

Farewell my friends. You have been true companions, adventurers, and the greatest of company. Be the pirates you were meant to be.

Rounds 3 and 4 will be the same, open fire.

To Hit+Judgement Round 3: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 2 = 21

To Hit+Judgement Round 4: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12

Damage Round 3: 1d8 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (1) = 4 Bare minimum damage! The Random Number Goddess is truly a fickle mistress.

Apologies, I had a new computer I had to break in.

Round 1

Ethron rushes to Alessandra's side, drawing his own bow. "We got this." Swift action to activate Judgement of Justice, getting a +2 to attack rolls. Pulling out his flask again, he says his prayer and pours it onto his bow, the drawstring igniting as he puts an arrow to it. "Keep your chin up. We can take them on."

Round 2

Seeing the Magic Missile strike Alessandra, Ethron takes aim at the one that seems to be calling--and making--the shots.

To Hit-distance+Judgement: 1d20 + 6 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 2 + 2 = 19 Assuming that hits, but it might not from the prone positions.

Damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (2) = 8

Ok, then after the spell casting, move into a position for attacking.

Ehtron lets out a hearty shout as his target falls. "You're not getting past us!"

Ethron says a prayer and pours a mysterious liquid from his holy symbol onto his blade. The sword ignites as he spins it, standing at the ready. "Come and get some!!" Casting Flames of the Faithful (Standard Action) on my weapon, giving it the Flaming Burst property for 5 rounds, then attempting a demoralize if I can.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28DC is 10 + hit die + Wis mod. Every 5 I beat it by, they're shaken for one round longer. Do I get a bonus for showing off my deity's power?

Drawing his falcata, Ethron rushes up to the nearest sahuagin, his stance changing to that of a more menacing nature. Judgement of Destruction, +2 to damage.

To Hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 Assuming that's a miss.

Ethron tries his damnedest to be the best man! He's the one that introduced the happy couple, he should be allowed to do so!

"Have a good night, Captain! Don't forget to write!"

Ethron lets out a low whistle after looking over the Iron Shirt. "That is a pretty piece...Does anyone want to use this? Besides me, I mean."

Ethron is silent for a moment. "Oh yeah. A real knockout."

Bluff: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

"Ah. Well, that's the uh..best..part..."

Ethron goes into a bit of detail regarding Lady Smythee's offer, making sure that he understands that the idea is an old one, but it could work in their favor.

Considering Ethron is the one who got him into this, he'll be the one to do it.

Diplomacy to keep Malevor from biting his head off: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

"So good news and bad news, all summed up with one question: What color suit are you going to wear to your wedding?"

Ethron lets out a soft sigh of relief at hearing that he's no longer going to be the one in the hotseat.

"I'm sure he'll agree. Besides, such a beauty of a woman making such a modest proposal, there's no way he'd say no!"

"I'm glad we have that figured out." He looks back as Chaenath leaves the room. "Did...was it...uhh..." He looks over to Alessandra, seeing the daggers she's glaring. "Umm..." He looks down at Doc, whispering, "Was it something I said?"

So here's a little bit of fun that, it turns out, wasn't the best idea.

I had sent a PM to both Chaenath and Alessandra to see if they wanted their character to become romantically involved with Ethron.

I approached Chaenath first, since the first thing I did with her was heal her from near death. But after a while it seemed like next to nothing was happening, so I left it alone, thinking it would disappear.

After a little while, just for laughs, I asked Alessandra's player the same question. When we talked about it, it seemed like a very funny concept and while all the pieces were in place, we weren't sure how to get the ball rolling.

As of right now, I have no idea what's happening with either one of those concepts, since apparently Chaenath and Alessandra (IC) hate my guts for not wanting to get married (IC).

Now that that is out in the open, I'm afraid of what's going to actually happen...

Ethron gives Doc his most meaningful Inquisition stare after getting slapped in the midback. Intimidation on players I've always made as ICRP, but just for sh!ts and giggles, let's see what I get.

Ethron Intimidate vs DC 17 Doc: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

"Don't. Touch me. Dwarf." Doc is shaken for one round.

Turning his attention back to the Lady, he clears his throat and begins his counter argument. "M'Lady, if I may, if you're looking someone to begin a meaningful courtship with, or if nothing else a business partner, then perhaps our Captain would be a better suitor. He is Captain, after all, and I am but a lowly Medic. Besides, you already have him tied up, so you're halfway there with him!" Ethron gives his most sincere smile, praying he isn't the one with the ball and chain.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Secretly, he's hoping he can explain to his fellow officers what that was all about, but even he's not entirely sure!

So so so sorry for not being able to reply after so long. My computer had a goblin in it and I had to get it working again before I could post.

I hope that reply is good enough for what's happening.

And GM, stay safe! Don't do anything stupid.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26 Ethron figures he should stand an average distance to the wonderful host. Close enough to support, but not close enough to suggest.

I don't have Knowledge Local.

And just when he thinks he has this problem in the bag, he finds himself the source of concern among his friends. He leans over to Alessandra, whispering, "I'm sorry, what's going on?"

After she bites his ear off with what was suggested, he turns a bright red. "Uhhh....I'm sorry, but...what? Why me? I mean, I know I'm the Gods gift to woman, but why are you suggesting this? Besides, isn't that concept older than the Witch?"

Since I've got terrible computer issues, I can be the hostage! Maybe they won't recognize my magic rope escaping mug.

Ethron steps forward, taking his falcata and other weapons off and handing them to Doc. "Keep this safe. I want it back."

Ethron steps forth, calling up to the tower. "I will be your hostage. As the Medic aboard this ship, I put faith in you that my skills will not be needed."

I'm sorry to keep doing this, but I'm having massive computer issues. I'll try to keep up as best I can, but I make no promises!

Copy-Pasted to all my campaigns.

More than ready, Master Grymp!! Bring on the uglies!!

Just as Alessandra starts to purchase her own cloak, he slides the cloak back over the counter. "No thanks, she's got one." He takes off his own cloak, putting it around her shoulders.

"There you go, save yourself some hard earned cash. Ain't gonna do me any good anymore. Besides, it just didn't feel like me."

He heads off in his own direction, taking a drink from his new mug.

Alessandra can have my old cloak. I'm sure she'll use it well. That and she won't have to purchase her own or sell those bracers!

One slight change for your math.

If the Sea Chanty is worth 10k, and since you didn't succeed on the DC 20 Diplomacy for selling it for 50%, we'd only be getting 4000gp for it.

Reapplying your math is as follows:

500+12500+400+4000+4152.5 = 21551.5gp Divided by four greedy adventurers: 5388gp 1sp 2cp (5388.125)

But hey, thank you for working with this!

Would I be able to get one of these?

I'd say follow the chain of command, which puts Alessandra in the Captain's chair. If Malevor shows back up we can pick him up from the port we land at or something.

Cinematic mode activate!!

Ethron in his enlarged state sees from above Pilk being torn apart by his own crew. Gruesome...wait, is the ship tilting again?

Ethron hoofs it back to the boarding plank just as the spell wears off, watching the ship sink from the safety of the deck of the Chimera. He takes his silver flagon, chuckling to himself as he takes a drink of rum. "That's a story to tell, eh?"

He looks the harpoon over, noting the expert craftsmanship that kept it from falling under the same spell that kept the crew of the Deathknell undead. "Anyone want this? Or should we pawn it at port?"

I'm having a ton of fun with this! Whenever you're ready GM!

Ethron, now towering at nearly 12 feet tall, bellows a hardy laugh. "Now this is what I'm talking about!!" I get a +2 Strength, -2 Dex, -1 AC, -1 Size penalty to hit, and 10ft reach. The +2 Str and the -1 to hit cancel each other out.

Ethron's grip on his falcata shifts to a two handed grip as his stance changes for more power. Swift Action: Judgement of Destruction for +1 Damage.

He rushes up, trying to stay out of the Captain's reach, swinging for all his might at the bell.

To Hit + Bless: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21 Could have used those two nat20s from earlier.
Damage(two-handed) + Judgement + Bless: 1d8 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 14 Being Large, I should have some form of damage reduction bypass or something, right? Max damage doesn't hurt either though.

Ethron doesn't have Power Attack. I had to go with Weapon Focus for another set of Feats in later levels.

Still, I can give a very heavy-handed swing with my extra +2 Strength bonus! I'll forgo using my buckler for a two handed-swing and get extra damage in.

Ethron moves to catch dramatic swooning witch.

"Stay on your feet, we've only got so long until that thing catches up to us again."

"What would happen if we make port? It wouldn't venture so close to shore, would it?"

Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 +2 if this is considered information about an enemy creature, though it might be redundant.

Ethron retells what he remembers from a few studies about hauntings. Read the spoiler. We don't have cannons, remember?

Ethron looks back over the Death Knell with a sigh. "I have a feeling we're not ready for this...cut the lines, get off this ship, set it behind us...and pray Pharasma gives this ship and crew a proper death."

Before heading off the ship, Ethron grabs the harpoon that was stuck in his side. Standard Action to pick it up, Move Action to get back to the Chimera.

If I'm grappled, but the rope is tied to the mast, can I still move up to the mast/bell or cut the rope?

"Ahhh...this hurts like hell..." Ethron tries to get out of the Captain's grapple.

Break Grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16 Still not free, am I?

"We...need to break that bell..."

Ethron bites back a yell of pain as the harpoon pierces through his side, the barbs poking out through his back. He tries to brake himself free of the harpoon, but to no avail.

Break Grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Having a little distance between him and the walking corpse of a captain, Ethron spins his blade, waves his hands, and starts reciting lines of prayer under his breath before he puts both hands over his falcata with a final shout. An ancient rune of fire appears near the hilt as the blade erupts into flames.

Casting Flames of the Faithful. My sword is now Flaming Burst, dealing an extra 1d6 of fire damage with a successful hit, and an extra 2d10 fire damage on a crit.

"Oy Captain! Ever had a drink with the devil in the pale moonlight?"

Ethron rushes up to the captain, ready for the next move. Move action to close the distance between us.

I love having so many points and bonuses into something like this!

Here's hoping there's quite a bit of loot for us after this.

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26 Beat the DC by 10, so I get two questions. Any weaknesses/special defenses? Considering the name, does it have a special attack/ability we should be worried about?

"Ohh...you're a big guy, ain'tcha? We're going to have some fun. I can tell.

Ethron grimaces in pain as his flesh is torn by the undead foes. "Now I"m angry!" He regains his footing from his charge, ready to defend himself as well. He swings at the zombie that cut him.

To Hit+Judgemet: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 2 = 27
Crit Chance: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 = 12 Not gonna lie, I looked at a stat block for the brine zombie. I missed the crit by 1 point!

Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Knowledge Religion + Monster Lore + Schooled Inquisitor: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 + 2 = 20 1 question for every 5 I beat the DC, so I only get one question. Assuming they are corporeal, what is their average health?

Ethron is ready for these things, but not ready for the sight he sees. "Ugly is as ugly does!."

Ethron' stance changes again as he rushes the nearest walking corpse. Swift Action to activate Judgement of Justice, +2 to hit.

To Hit with Falcata+Charge+Judgement: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 20
Damage (Slashing): 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

I'm ready. Let's go for it!

Guess I never fully posted my level up stats:

HP: 30hp - 36hp
Domain: 4 rounds - 5 rounds
Feat: Weapon Focus (Falcata)
Abilities: Bane, Discern Lies
Spells: 2nd - Deathbane Durge (Situation, yet in this situation it's perfect)
8 Skill Ranks

"This is going to be interesting..." Ethron draws his falcata, getting ready for whatever may come for him and his allies.

Know: Religion+Monster Lore: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 10 + 4 = 32

Do I get any extra info regarding ghost ships? "If your weapon is magical, it'll only be able to do half as much damage as usual if they're incorporeal. Force magic will do full damage, so Magic Missile would work better than something else."

Ethron looks over the deck. "Sandara, keep your holy symbol handy. Good energy will work better than anything else."

Is it possible to get her to join us? Or no?

I went ahead and took Weapon Focus instead. I'm going to go Duelist at 9th, perhaps retrain a bow feat so I can take Slashing Grace, and purchase a dex belt or something. It'll all work out....probably....

As for working with only 4 players, I'm good either way, but I think we've got a nice, tightly knit group here and I don't want to break it up by introducing a new player all of a sudden. Yeah, that's what you did with me, but it worked out for me. It might not have the same effect on the next player that joins, if at all.

Slashing Grace

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS FEAT!?!?!?

If had gone with one of my ranged feats instead of weapon finesse for my retrain, I'd be able to take that at 7th level instead of 9th now! GODS DAMNIT!!!!

.......GM? Can I do more retraining?

EDIT: Whoa! I found another feat that's almost better! Duelist

Just need to take Weapon Focus and I'll be ready!

Ethron chuckles as he hears Alessandra's lament. "Queen Alessandra. Eh, not a bad ring to it." He hands Alessandra's ration of rum, taking his own in his silver flagon from when he was saved on the island that feels like an eternity ago.

"I think Captain Malevor would have something to say about that, considering no Queen worth her salt would be caught dead not being the captain of her own ship."

He watches the sails of the Chelish ship flicker in the low light of the night. He grins. "Gods I hope our colors were flying. How embarrassing it would be for us to have forgotten to fly our flag!"

We did fly our colors, right? We're not going to be just some shadow boat in the night that sets fire to another ship's sails and disappears just as quickly?

Ethron raises his flagon to Alessandra. "To freedom. And to our new lives as true pirates." He laughs hardily.

To hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Ethron's arrow goes nowhere near Alessandra's shots. Must be all the training with the falcata throwing his aim off.

Do I get a percentage chance of hitting something else? Please?

I...have no idea how to sail a ship.

I suppose it would be better if the tide was in so that we had more water to work with. Anyone against that?

Anyone that isn't able to be very stealthy should hide below deck and wait for the signal.

GM, is it possible to have the ship make a stealth roll using Profession (Sailor) and have the Dominator make and opposed check to see if they spot us coming up?

With narrowed eyes, Alessandra chews thoughtfully on her lip while she considers Ethron and his plan. Eventually, she grins. "OK, I'm in! Flaming arrows... you know how to get a girl's attention.

Out of habit, hearing he has someone's attention, he winks in Alessandra's direction. Then he realizes what he's done, quickly waving it off as he wipes his eye.

I'm done burying people I care about."

Realising what she's just said, she scowls. "Not that I - you know. It's just it'd be a huge waste of all that time I spent training you if you died now. So don't, OK? If you die without permission, you'll really be in trouble."

Ethron can't help but chuckle. "Sure, sure, I'll make sure I'm still alive at the end of this. Just do me the same favor, yeah?" He gives her a playful nudge.

And you: stay clo- stay where I can see you, OK?"

Ethron grabs his own bow, stringing it with a similar unlit flaming arrow. "Sure thing." That grin of Alessandra's must truly be infectious as he finds himself grinning as well.

Turning, he calls out to the crew. "Silence the bells and snuff the lanterns! Archers, keep your bows drawn and ready for our signal. Keep a torch and flint ready, but only light it when we get close enough. Run it through the archers, lighting their arrows in one run."

He kneels down behind the railing, trying to keep himself hidden next to Alessandra. "Stay quiet. When this is over, I'll pay for the next port's bar tab."

Switching my Teamwork Feat for Stealth Synergy, allowing me to use both my stealth mod and Alessandra's, as well as using the better of our two dice rolls.

Stealth + Alessandra's Stealth modifier: 1d20 + 6 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 6 + 12 = 35

Yeah, that kind of a bad move on my part. Can we still at least try and cripple them?

Ethron gives himself some time to think, then calls his friends back together.

"Yeah, I was kind of impulsive, and I'm sorry. But we can't pass up an opportunity to make a name for ourselves, unafraid to make some trouble for whoever gets in our way."

He grabs one of his torches, using it to make one of his arrows able to catch alight. "They can't catch us if they can't catch the wind in their sails, right?"

"What about if we sail beside them, hit their sails with a few flaming arrows, then fly away before they know what hit them?"

And here I was thinking we could take it like the badasses we are. But hey, I agree with your thought process.

Ethron seems a little taken aback that the only true killer in the team is choosing to run away. He lets out an exasperated groan. "I'm not running with my tail between my legs...but, you're right." He shakes his head, then downs the rest of his rum, wiping his mouth with his sleeve. "Get this bucket moving once we're full up on supplies."

Ethron departs, heading back below deck to the infirmary for the night.

Yeah, we should just leave. I was tempted to say blow up their sails or something, but Alessandra's right.

After a few minutes of discussion, Ethron thinks he has a proper plan of action, which he dictates over a map and another drink.

"Here's the plan. We wait until nightfall, following the bank in the forest. After we get to about 50ft away, Alessandra will take up a post just in front of the bow, I'll wait with her. She'll have the Eyes of the Eagle, so she can see further onto the deck. She and I will wait while Rogar and Chaenath sneak up under the rudder and use a any spells and Alchemist Fires we have to cripple them, in case part two doesn't go as planned.

"They'll also act as a distraction while Alessandra and I sneak onto the ship with a couple grappling hooks and some rope. The two of us will work our way onto the ship, get the gangplank either down or clear of guards, then have Rogar and Chaenath get onboard. We'll clear out who we can together, find this Paracountess and pacify or kill them, then light the deck on fire.

"Any objections?

Again, can we have Rogar make an explosive or just a large vial of alchemist fire or something? We could use it on the rudder as a distraction, then sneak onboard from the bow. If possible, maybe we could have Alessandra in a tree or high up enough to give us a bird's eye view? She could take the goggles we found and pull off a Twilight Princess with that her bow.

If anyone has a proper stealth check, I can switch my teamwork feat to Stealth Synergy and be a proper shadow.

Does anyone else have any other ideas?

How would we sabotage the ship? Can we have Rogar design a way to get a few bombs or something to detonate underwater after a few rounds? Then try and swim in through the new hole in the hull?

Shall we try and sneak on board?

Is this river wide enough to ride up along side the Dominator and give it a few good broadsides?

Honestly, I think this ship is better off scuttled. But that's just me.