Jordan cuts at the seaweed around him and keeps his sword drawn. "Forward or back, cap'n. Say the word, and we'll be right behind ye."
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So, have we decided if we're going to continue into the cave, or do we want to try and get out? I'd like to try and find Kroop and Sandara (or what's left of them) if we can, but it'll likely be a bit of an uphill battle.
Jordan will pry the bracer out of the wall and brings it back over to his companions. "What does anyone make of this? Seems to have endured quite well for getting stuck in such a wily beast's maw."
"Cap'n, if you and the crew will keep an eye out for me, make sure that fish don't come back and surprise me." Jordan requests, sheathing his sword and making his way to the brass in the fish's jawbone.
I think a mini hiatus between Christmas Ann's New years is appropriate
Seeing Culder get injured, Jordan draws his short sword and moves up to to the front lines to give the Cap'n a chance to back off and heal up. "I'll spot ye this one, Cap'n, but I'm gonna need y'to get back up here!"
Jordan swears and launches an arrow before Culder steps in the way. "It had to have tentacles." he mutters.
"Mr. Jarvis, would it be remiss if I asked to accompany you on your next song, provided our Captain doesn't mind the noise so close to his ear? There's a chance I can draw them up if I can get a shot into them, or if anyone can, for that matter." Waiting a bit for a response from Jarvis, Jordan will launch into a strong sea shanty, while drawing an arrow.
Quick question, how does firing arrows into the water affect my attack roll?
"So are we waiting for them to come to us, or are they waiting till we let our guard down?" Jordan asks.
To be fair, Jordan thought from behind Culder, it's really difficult to see when you've got a huge man with a halfling on his back and a parrot on his shoulder in front of you.
Jordan takes a look around to make sure that there are no more grindylows sneaking up on the party, before moving to swap spaces with Vincent. Once there, Jordan will draw his bow and prepare to fire, should an opening arise.
Spluttering water, Jordan swings his sword again at the grindylow in front of him.
Jordan once again rises from the water, spluttering and coughing and swinging wildly.
Jordan grits his teeth and drives his sword once more at the newest grindylow. "How many more of these are there?" he calls to his companions.
Jordan grits his teeth and stands again, lashing out with his sword as he gets up on his feet.
Jordan swings his sword at the grindylow in front of him, stabbing at the grimy creature.
Jordan whirls around, swinging his shortsword. "Vincent, if you've got any good tricks up your sleeve, now would be the time to use them."
Jordan moves through the water slowly, short sword at the ready. The light reflecting off of the water creates an eerie ambiance, but so far, everything seems to be relatively quiet.
"Aye aye, Cap'n," Jordan adds, falling into line behind his companions.
Jordan will take the time to grab Sandara's and Kroop's hats before heading into the cave, stashing them in his pack. Due to the nature of the cave, Jordan shoulders his bow and draws his shortsword. "Let's see what we can find," he mutters.
Cursing under his breath Jordan moves in front of Jarvis and Vincent, drawing two arrows and sending them swiftly at the grindylow coming towards Aghon. "Cap'n, if you need any help, just let us know." Jordan calls out.
Jordan heads towards a point that will give him a view of the cave before taking a shot at the grindylow near Culder, but the arrow goes awry.
"Aye, we'll make sure those buggers can't get to you to quick, Cap'n." Jordan says, before hurrying after Aghon.
"What do you say, lads? Shall we try and get in there before our swimming friends have a chance to alert their neighbors?"
Jordan sleeps surprisingly well during the first portion of the night. Waking for the second watch, he checks the coals in the fire place before taking a short walk around the cabin, checking for spooks and the like. Content that the night will be peaceful, he lets his mind wander to his last night with Tilly. She'd been a nice gal, and pleasant to be around. Deserving of a better life than a sailor aboard that hellhole, in Jordan's opinion. As Jordan's mind wandered, he considered his companions. Culder's strength, Aghon's rough take on holiness, Jarvis' wit, and Vincent's magic. All traits that Jordan admired about them, but not all achievable for someone like him. Or maybe? Jarvis and Vincent's wit and magic seemed to rest in their words. Was that all it took? Setting his bow to the side, Jordan tried to remember a phrase that he'd heard one of the two say, and some of the wiggly fingers that went with it. How did it go again? Say the word, wiggle the finger, and magic? Sounded easy enough. Jordan got to a place where he wouldn't disturb his sleeping companions and waved his hand, muttering what he figured was an incantation and...nothing. Again fingers wiggled, magic said...nothing. A few more tries, and nothing. Jordan picked up his bow and tried to wave it like a wand, but still no magic. Frustrated after his latest attempt, he let his bow slide through his hand to rest on the ground. Suddenly, the ground rippled out from beneath him. Jordan grinned in the night and began his patrol again. Whistling, the melody flew out of him almost unbidden. Things were different now, and he couldn't wait to see how different they would be.
Should i do something similar to explain how jordan can suddenly do magic?And suddenly carry a tune!!! :D Fair point. I was thinking something like this is what could be occuring
Should i do something similar to explain how jordan can suddenly do magic?
When your group starts down the hillside toward the grindylow lair in the early morning, you notice a pair of the aquatic goblin-like things cavorting in the ocean near where you suspect the sea cave entrance is located. This time the things wear and swap two hats: Sandara's tricorne and Fishguts Kroop's once-white chef's hat. Duh Duh
I apologize for being a bit of a chatty kathy tonight. Jordan is fully updated. Found a bard archetype (Arrowsong Minstrel) that does the same thing (sort of) that I was looking for. Got some neat utility spells that will give me plenty of things to have fun with back on the ship while I'm sneaking around. Feat wise, I'm still planning on rapid shot, unless anyone has a suggestion for something else. I'll never be as good at singing as Jarvis, and i lose out on a lot of the regular bard stuff with this archetype, but it should be a neat little flavor.
If it won't disrupt the group balance too much, I'm thinking i'd like to multiclass to magus (eldritch archer) to prep for the Arcane Archer prestige class. I'm thinking of getting at least 2 levels total in Magus, maybe 3 to get that first Magus Arcana, and balancing the rest with vigilante levels till I meet the requirements for Arcane Archer. It won't be the most optimized, but I really like the things the Arcane Archer has. I do want to make sure that everyone else is ok with this, because it will an effect on my skill monkeying.
And a hat. Don't forget the hat.
I'm thinking rapid shot. Get some more arrows out there.
"Aye aye, Cap'n." Jordan says, throwing off a mock salute. Eyes on the trail and surrounding area, Jordan begins focusing on finding a safe, defensible location, preferably away from the flies.
"That'd probably be easier to do around low tide," Jordan says. "Nothing's shown up on this beach since the storm, so if the little buggers have another entrance, it isn't anywhere around here." Checking the time and position of the sun, Jordan adds "We can take a look further down shore and see if there's anything else, but I'm inclined to think this is there little spot of territory."
Having identified Red's hat out in the water, Jordan begins making a sweep of the area, trying to see if there's any fresh tracks or sign that Sandara could have walked through this area.
Moving back towards the group, Jordan takes a look into the hole to see if he can figure out where the grindylows went. "Aye, that'd be fine, but we've got to figure out where they went first. Odds are they won't want to come all the way up here, but we might be able to tempt them if we try to recover Red's hat."
Jordan fires an arrow, but bumps the arrow shaft in his haste.
Seeing that the grindylows are still in the bay, Jordan says to his companions "Might not be the best idea to jump straight into the water with those things still around. Perhaps we should get closer and try and scare them off." With that, the cook's mate will begin heading carefully down the slope towards the water beasts.
Hooray for working tools. Hope it keeps working (and if not, hope you can find an affordable solution).
"Perhaps we'll find some on our way to the cove," Jordan says. "Shouldn't be too hard to keep an eye out for that stuff as we walk along."
"We do have till tomorrow to get this gear back to Scourge," Jordan offers. "Why don't we try and find a campsite away from the flies while trying to get an idea of where Sandara is?"
"Aye, he'll need the ring in case he falls off the boat," Jordan mutters. Turning away from the telescope, he explains to everyone what he found. "Looks like we lost some ground from that storm," he says. "But if we're lucky, we're not the only ones...sorry, live ones...that washed up here. Out in the bay are a couple of grindylows playing with Sandara's hat, and I'm betting that the storm pushed us back a bit towards where we lost her and Kroop. With any luck, we'll find them somewhere on this island...or what remains of'em." |