A cloud of golden particles blasts out from around Ioney.
Both of them are blinded by the light.
Syl swings wildly at Ioney.
Stepping away from Maheem, Ioney pulls his sap before striking out at Syl. "I really didn't want to be doing this. You started it."
Ioney lands a solid blow on Maheem.
Sebastion moves up quickly between Syl and Maheem. Seeing Ioney smack Maheem in the head with a sap, Sebastion tries to finish him off with a punch.
AC-14
hp=11/11
Sebastion finishes what Ioney started and knocks out Syl.
Maheem, regaining his vision, roars and attempts to grab Ioney.
But Ioney easily evades his grip.
Helgash follows right after Sebastian and Ioney, ganging up on Maheem.
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Onnello smashes Maheem, who is just recovering from the blindness, and Helgash finishes him off. As you drop Maheem, you hear a loud yell from the direction of the officers' quarters. Coming out of the door is a half dressed, but fully armed Scourge. His face is clouded with anger.
"What in the hells are you all doing on deck!'
He bellows. Then, seeing Maheem and Syl lying on the deck, he gets even angrier.
"Attacking the night watch!? Killing a crew member is a keelhauling offense! The lot of you will stand punshment hour tomorrrow. And, if I have any say, I'll reccommend to the Captain keelhauling all around!"
He moves to check on the two knocked out crew.
"Get below now!"
One thing you notice is that Scourge reacted awful quick to the altercation. You might say suspiciously convenient.
He moves up to the two crew to check them. He did make a lot of noise coming out of the officers' quarters, but you see no one. He also moves as if he has absolutely no fear of your group. Be aware that just attacking an officer is also a keelhauling offense.
Scourge, seeing Onnello spring to attack, preempts him (unless any of the others restrain Onnello? I'll roll everyone elses initiative just in case).
Helgash tries to stop Onnello when he notices he is going for Scourge - he spins around and punches him squarely in the face!
"Not today..." - he growls at him.
Hesitating for a second, Ioney calls out in a loud stage voice, but with an obvious lack of confidence, "Man overboard?"
Scourge lashes out with his whip as Onnello turns to run.
"Now where do ya think yer goin' there, boyo?"
The whip curls around Onnello's ankle, tripping him. Scourge immediately moves up to keep him from standing.
"Just stay down, gettin' up will only make it worse."
You also hear more voices and see several officers exiting their room. Fortunately, no one has awakened Captain Harrigan yet. Onnello is restrained and, barring any actions by the rest, everyone is sent back below decks.
The next morning, the punishment hour is moved up to first thing before jobs are assigned. Captain Harrigan is in a foul mood, and it is obvious that he is almost as mad at Scourge as he is at the rest of you. Instead of Plugg announcing punishments as usual, Harrigan does it himself (something that does not sit well with Plugg). Everyone that was above decks, including Syl and Maheem are to be given six lashes, Onnello receives twelve and is sentenced to the "box" for three days.
Turning in disgust, Harrigan shouts at Plugg to get everyone working.
I thought you had left as you hadn't responded to any of the posts, so I made Onnello an NPC. And there would have been a much worse reaction from Harrigan if any crew had actually been killed. I needed someone to get sent to the box.
Nivian considers fleeing the ship...but the same thing that held her here for the past 2 weeks remains true: They were on the high sea, cruising for potential prey - she had no idea where exactly they were, or where she could head from here.
Depending on how things progressed from here, she realizes she might have to take her chances, regardless, but for now, she walked up and received her lashes. She cried out in pain, not seeing much value in pretending it didn't hurt and antagonizing her punisher further by being spiteful.
That day, she simply kept her head low, working diligently, and trying to easy Onnellos suffering, bringing some water or cooling his head with wet rope, if allowed - Harrigan wanted to punish him, but if the goal were to kill, there would've been a keelhauling.
Helgash took his lashings with a grim face, handling as much as he could without giving them any satisfaction.
Whenever he could, he took turns with Nivian to bring water to Onnello. And an apology - "Sorry brother, you were right. We should have taken him out there and then"
Helgash took his lashings with a grim face, handling as much as he could without giving them any satisfaction.
Probably not.
Whenever he could, he took turns with Nivian to bring water to Onnello. And an apology - "Sorry brother, you were right. We should have taken him out there and then"[dice=Influence (Shivikah]]18
[dice=Influence Owlbear] 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2
Owlbear was never influencable except by special event.
Yes, I already had updated Shivikah so you made her friendly. And now you have made Badger helpful.
I guess I'll go pick on Conchobar...
I guess I'll go pick on Conchobar...
[dice=Intimidate]1d20+7+2
[dice=Diplomacy]1d20+13+3+2
By the way, for anyone else, Intimidate cannot be used against Cogward.
Day 19
Today, Nivian is sent to scrub decks with Ioney. Sebastion is sent to the bilges, as usual, along with two of Scourge's toadies, Tam and Jape. As has been happening for the last few days, each person being sent to the bilges is searched and relieved of any weapons.
After Sebastion goes below, he notices that Tam has a concealed dagger, something that should have been easily discovered by Scourge's "search" for weapons.
I will try and work in a way that gives me some seperation from them and keeps them in front of me. I will keep a sharp eye out for Tam to draw his dagger.
You manage to position yourself so that neither of them are behind you, but the pumps are realtively close together, so you don't have much distance from them as the area is cramped.
After about an hour of work, Tam suddenly shouts at you:
"Stop your useless slackin', you worthless swab!'
You can tell he is getting ready to start trouble, especially since the "slacking" is an obvious pretext.
"I'm sick o' you and your friends, mucking up the proper order o' things."
With that he draws his hidden dagger.
Sebastion reacts quickly to the planned attack, reaching out to grab Tam's dagger from him.
Tam looks surprised as the dagger is ripped from his hand. He hurriedly backs away (but tries to avoid an AoO from Sebastion), looking desperately for something to use a weapon he picks up a stave from a broken barrel to use as an improvised club.
Jape also pulls out a concealed dagger while moving up to attack Sebastion.
He narrowly avoids an attack of opportunity from Sebastion.
Jape also pulls out a concealed dagger while moving up to attack Sebastion.
Srbastion easily evades Jape's thrust.
Sebastion focuses on Jape as he has a real weapon.
AC - 17
hp - 11/11
status- no current special effects.
Tam pushes forward to attack with Jape.
But his swing goes wide.
Jape's eyes widen with worry as Sevastion gives him a serious gash, but the cramped quarters and Tam moving forward slow his ability to retreat. He lasges out in desperation.
Jape also fails to hit.
Two on one? I don't like these odds.
Sebastion goes more defensive hoping to hold out long enough for someone to notice. Hoping to even the odds, he keeps attacking Jape.
AC - 20
hp - 11/11
status- fighting defensively.
[spoiler=Sebastion]AC 20? I get 19?[/ooc]
Jape's eyes roll back and he drops unconscious. Tan presses his attack.
But Sebastion's defense confounds him.
Now facing only one opponent, and still uninjured, Sebastion goes for more offense.
AC-17
hp-11/11
Status -none
Sebastion seriuosly injures Tam and he drops his club and flees.
Sebastion allows Tam to flee and instead goes to Jape and sees if he is dead. If not, he tries to stop the bleeding.
You are scrubbing the deck when you see Tam come running up from below. He has a wild look to his eye and is bleeding. He turns about frantically until he spots Scourge, he then runs to him. After a brief conversation, both of them head back to below decks. You both know that Tam was sent with Sebastion to work the pumps in the bilges.
Sebastion expecting that Tam will tell lies and soon someone will be down here, will continue to try and stop the bleeding.
Exchanging looks with Nivian, Ioney goes to follow them down. Visions of horrific options running through his head. The blood showing on Tam doesn't lead to calmer imaginings.
"Does someone need some healing?"
Nivian will give a short nod to Ioney, then follow along towards the bilges as well:"Has there been an accident?"