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HP: -7/31 I die at -12
Roll to stabilize: 1d20 + 1 - 7 ⇒ (12) + 1 - 7 = 6 Shit!

I take 4 more bleeding damage: HP: -11/31 One round before I die

HP: -1/33

HP: 6/31
Well... F~*$

Leto lands on the ship, concentrates on the flames and clambers belowdecks.

Sorry about that guys

Can I tell if it is slowing down because more of them don't believe in the flames? Or is it because there are simply fewer of them?

Leto continues to concentrate on the flames and shouts to the others "Can you take the bastard out? I need to get below decks!

Well that worked out quite nicely compared to how it could have gone.
In that case Leto simply continues to concentrate. "We need something bigger than the single explosive! We need to clear the ship! I have a plan but I need the ship clear for it to work!" His eagle flies closer to the ship (I'm a little unclear on how far away he is now. Is he 200ft plus 50 ft or just 200ft away from the ship?) He remains well out of gunshot range however.

Chris would it be alright if I redid that turn? Sorry about that I should have checked the hit points before, but I assumed that they were what Hascya had posted at 12.

"Shit! Martin! Help Hascya! If he keeps this up he's going to get killed!"
Leto, conflicted about what to do, chooses to continue concentrating on the illusion. Hoping that Hascya can be saved and he can finish off the ship to help protect the fleet.
Sidenote: Is Hascya at 12 or 7? I am making this action assuming he is at 12 after the 5 damage to to the arm.

Leto will keep at a safe distance and continue to focus on the illusion.

Same thing as before for the illusion, the flames include all the squares from the rear of the ship forward but Hascya's square.

Leto casts major image on the area surrounding and including the man in the chain shirt. Suddenly flames will appear to have exploded from below the deck as though suddenly something was causing it to start on fire and fill all the space in the back of the ship possible. The image will make it seem as though everything and everyone in the spaces are on fire. The sounds coming from them will be ear splitting screams of pain interspersed with shrieks of "Abandon Ship!!!!" Anyone who interacts with the fire will similarly apear to be on fire and the same rules surrounding sound will be in play. In addition to this the fire will be so high as to obstruct views of one another. Images of people jumping overboard will also exist if I have the space. The most important element is of course the screams and that many of them seem to be coming from the captain. If I can control this element when Leto releases the spell the fire will die down instead of going out suddenly.

Assuming he is readied for throwing the powder below for when it is lit.
"I can only do one at a time! Let's start with fires see where that gets us!"
Leto casts spark on one of the bombs.

More subtle than attacking it with a bunch of eagles. But yes, it has its problems. But how bond is this!!

"I like it. Let's try to make the wizard unconscious though instead of killing him if we can because then we could interrogate him. Shall I try to disguise self as one of the musketeers and then drop to the ship. I have my ring of feather fall and it is a little less obvious then flying in on an eagle. What do you think?"

Sorry I have been out of communication the last few days. My sister got married this weekend and I had to help with the set up and take down. I also had not been told beforehand that I would be staying at the farm with no internet. Anyway, I will now be back to my usual posting.

Leto went along with them. Assuming that we are too far away for them to hear us Leto says "We could try to take them out quietly. We could drop in from above and take out the ship. If we want to send a message we could light it on fire and make it look like a black dragon destroyed it. For that to work we would have to take the men out quietly then blow up the boat or light it on fire and make it look like a black dragon did it. That should convince them that the dragon is real and they should stay the hell away. How does that sound to everyone?"

Does Leto think that the other ships could hear gunshots or see what is happening on the ship?

"I figured that at that point I would use the dragon illusion to scatter the eagles. The people may see through it, but I doubt their eagles will."

"Alright then. I say we take half of one of these kegs and some of the bags that used to hold food but have since been emptied by people eating it. Fill said bag with some of the powder. I also suggest that we use those 6 nice glasses for small explosives. Sorry captain. How many explosives would that get us?"

"Weather changes aren't in my bag of tricks. Anyone else? Anyway, does anyone else have ideas apart from bombing the ships with the bags of explosives? You know what we could do actually. We could put the powder into bags and possibly with lantern oil in a glass container to spread the fire. Do we have the materials to do this?"

"I know what I am going to do. I am going to make it look like I have summoned a giant black dragon or a fiend. I would get the hell out of there if I was on their ship. It is a bit of an all or nothing strategy though. What other ideas to we have if that doesn't work?"

"What weapons are there in naval combat that are terrifying for people? That are really obvious and if I created images of a bunch of them. Would scare the boots off the other ships? Are there any weapons like that out there?"

"Is there any way we could lighten the boats to speed them up? More specifically the Triumph, if we can speed it up at all it would be a major boon to getting through before the blockade would go into place. Is there any way to do this?"

"No sails? I wonder how that works. More than one of them could be a problem. Well, even one of them could be a problem. Is there any other alternate route that they would not expect us to take?"

Leto shouts back "What kind of vessel is the Dominance? And to answer your question, we are coming up with a plan right now. Don't have one yet."

Sorry it has taken a couple of days
Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
"We are definitely not going over those lands. Ever. Ever Ever Ever Ever. Fae control the area and there are many legendary stories of the tricks they can pull and the deaths they create. Besides that, I don't think we could get 1000 people across land without losing some of them. It would be impossible to protect them with our small amounts in any meaningful way. No. For better or worse our best options are with the ships. I advise that we try to look like trading vessels if we can. Or that we try to make ourselves lighter in some manner. What do you think?"

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Leto flies over the The Black Dragon and pulls everyone aside where no one can hear them.

He then recites what he knows of naval history: "Favorable or unfavorable winds can make or break a sea voyage. Many fleets attacking Carron have wrecked themselves on the reef outside its port following a sudden shift in the winds. An expedition out of Altin only escaped pirates a few years ago when they jettisoned their shipboard weapons and provisions, lightening their ships and allowing them to outpace the pirates. The explorers found safe harbor in a secluded bay, where they restocked by trading with the natives.

I've also heard of ships being disguised to look more or less threatening, possibly luring foes into a false sense of security or intimidating them into not attacking. Some fleets have sacrificed less capable ships as distractions so that the stronger ships can escape an overwhelming foe, although this is seldom done lightly."

Leto pauses from this lengthy monologe. "These are some strategies. I suggest we employ one of them. We could get rid of the things we can to gain speed. We could abandon the Triumph. But we aren't going to do that. Because I am not going to abandon the Triumph. We could disguise the ships. Well, we have options. They aren't nice, but they are options."

Perception (Leto): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Perception (Louis): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Leto casts dancing lights, sending two illuminated orbs aloft.

Did we have a chance to sleep as they readied to depart? AKA do I have my spells back?

Leto pulls out his wand of magic missile, keeping it ready as he goes about his tasks on the ship.

Sidenote: I love seagoing adventures!

Leto is going to go with the people no matter what. He seems himself as being responsible for their safety.

"Good. I like The Black Dragon a lot more." Leto looks at the mass of people. "But we have a handful of warriors to protect a thousand people. I will not leave them to their fates with such a small defense. If anything were to happen to them I could not forgive myself. Whether we wanted it or not, when we agreed to enter the city and protect that tower we made these people our charges.

"We cannot abandon them when there may still be a threat to their lives. They are still our charges."

Leto looks around at the ships. " I will take the largest civilian ship, The Triumph. It is the slowest and will contain the largest number of people, making it the most vulnerable of the vessels."

"Oh! And how about I take an eagle to the ship? That way I can join the fray if I am needed and The Triumph is safe. Or I can use the eagle to simply keep tabs on the other ships if need be."

Exactly what I meant

God, if they don't all end up on fire it will be a miracle.

"Dragon's Reckoning sounds good to me. I can send a message about a hundred and sixty feet. Not very far, so how about I send up some dancing lights to move us closer for messaging. One light for messaging, two if I see danger and am warning. Any more than that and I am trying to just illuminate. I guess I can only protect one other ship. The one that I am on. Should we put one other fighter on another civilian ship?"

"I nominate Gareth to be the captain of The Black Dragon. I am going to go onto one of the civilian ships to help protect the civilian population. I can use message to communicate with your vessel at times. So far as the distribution of troops is concerned, I suggest that we put the musketeers on the Lancer and the black dragon and use it and The Black Dragon to protect the civilian groups. We also go back and get those pistols and rifles that we saw in the tower and the ammo to go with it to arm ourselves at range. "

"Then we have some of the melee fighters on the brigs and have some of them in the civilian ships to help protect them if we miss anything. The reason I am suggesting that I go on the civilian ships is that I can use my illusions to protect them and make it more difficult for them to be waylaid. Does this work for everyone or should we distribute the fighters more?"

Nevermind. ninja'd

"The Black Dragon." Says Leto with a slight smile "May this one treat us better than the last." At that Leto clambers aboard.

Assuming that works for everyone Leto uses ray of frost in one hand and spark in the other to do a wood burning of the name along the side of the boat.

Leto follows along.

"As far as we can tell yes. They are all gone now."

Hahahahaha! Hascya's got Leto there!

Spellcaster. Spellcaster with a glass jaw. I stand behind my suggestion to stand behind others.

Leto stares blankly. "Finches? Oh well let's head on in and clear out the rest." Leto waits for others to go forward, he is going to stay toward the back of the pack.

Leto gathers up the powder and drops it in his handy haversack. "Gareth, do you think you will need to keep using your bow? Should we stay here while you fix it or do you want to use other weapons for now?"

Leto runs straight forward 6 squares (assuming ankou and hascya let him) and casts ray of frost on the fuse.

to hit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Leto casts spark on the fuse.

spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Leto takes a step to the left and back and continues to concentrate on the illusion.
"Why monkeys? I feel I have to ask as a fellow magic user."