Jaku lands well and keeps going, trying to cut their quarry off before he can slip into the city streets and disappear. He runs, with some slipping and sliding, across the next boat, the pier, ANOTHER barge, and throws himself across the scum-covered water to land (hopefully) in a position to catch the fleeing man.
Bedu takes a moment from his climbing to turn and see how the others are doing.
He shouts at Liet, "leave the halfling, we want Samir!"
Points at fleeing figure in the distance.
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Round 2 Summary
Samir Kharsus runs across his raft, the next barge, and jumps to the next boat, stopping at [F22].
Sight-based Perception check DC 15 (Jaku & Bedu DC 10):
DC 20 (Jaku & Bedu DC 15):
"Look around miss," Skittle yells and offers his hand to the halfling. "There's nowhere to go. We just want to talk. Come back up here & I'll make sure longshanks here doesn't hurt you again. I'll even get a cleric to heal your wound."
"You need not risk drowning with that wound... Surrender!" Liet says.
The halfling swims to [E7] and pauses, treading water and looking back at Skittle and Liet. “What do you want from me?” she yells back. “I didn’t do anything to you!”
Jaku makes his way across the rubbish-strewn barge and onto the next one. As he crosses this barge, he triggers some sort of theft-deterrent. With a sharp TWANG an arrow fires, embedding itself in his arm . Shrugging off the pain, he runs across the adjacent pier and onto the next barge.
As Jaku’s weight makes the barge bob in the water, a drunken sailor staggers out from amongst the crates, shouting curses. “I ain’t goin’ back on that f#$@in’ garbage scow!” he slurs and swings a meaty fist at Jaku’s head . Jaku is at [F15], the sailor is at [E15].
Bedu attempts to climb the wall of crates again, but is unable to make any progress . He perseveres and finally finds a good handhold, scrambling halfway up the crates at [J5].
Indo runs down to the end of the pier and scrambles up the wall of crates next to Bedu , before jumping down and landing on his feet at [L4] .
Pindara continues running around the buildings, trying to reach the docks from land.
Once Jaku resolves his actions for this round, I’ll ask for round 3 actions and post an updated map, so everybody hold tight!
"I'm not here for you," Jaku growls as he moves past the drunk, obviously ignoring him.
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Jaku, you can also choose to make an Acrobatics roll to avoid the attack of opportunity as you go past the sailor (like Tumbling). If you use your existing roll for the tumble, make a new Acrobatics (jump) roll, otherwise make a new Acrobatics roll for the tumble (unless you want to take the AoO...)
"To show our sincerest apologies allow me to heal you. Free of charge."
Nah... let him take his swing.
Perception (sight) (1d20+6=21)
Bedu points at the man, "He is netted like a fish. Grab him quickly Jaku!"
Skittle holds out his hand and keeps talking to the girl the whole time, trying to coax her from the water, with Liet's help. "We just need some information, miss, that's all . . . c'mon, now . . . we just want to talk . . . "
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Round 2 Update
As Jaku’s weight makes the barge bob in the water, a drunken sailor staggers out from amongst the crates, shouting curses “I ain’t goin’ back on that f*$+in’ garbage scow!” he slurs and swings a meaty fist at Jaku’s head.
"I'm not here for you," Jaku growls, ignoring the drunk. As he runs past, the drunk curses up a blue storm and takes another swing, connecting with a thud . Jaku continues, throwing himself across the scum-covered water to the next boat . Another fisherman’s boat, it too is covered in slippery fish guts. A fisherman gutting fish on board raises his knife and begins to curse, but seeing the look on Jaku’s face, slowly backs away. Jaku lands at [E20].
Round 2 is over. Here is the updated map for the third round.
If you haven’t already, please post your actions for round 3 along with your two d20 rolls. Those of you running & jumping & climbing, you can make your whatever rolls you think you need, but please also post the two straight d20 rolls to deal with any obstacles.
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Round 2 Update
As Jaku’s weight makes the barge bob in the water, a drunken sailor staggers out from amongst the crates, shouting curses “I ain’t goin’ back on that f~$!in’ garbage scow!” he slurs and swings a meaty fist at Jaku’s head.
"I'm not here for you," Jaku growls, ignoring the drunk. As he runs past, the drunk curses up a blue storm and takes another swing, connecting with a thud . Jaku continues, throwing himself across the scum-covered water to the next boat . Another fisherman’s boat, it too is covered in slippery fish guts. A fisherman gutting fish on board raises his knife and begins to curse, but seeing the look on Jaku’s face, slowly backs away. Jaku lands at [E20].
Round 2 is over. Here is the updated map for the third round.
If you haven’t already, please post your actions for round 3 along with your two d20 rolls. Those of you running & jumping & climbing, you can make your whatever rolls you think you need, but please post the two straight rolls to deal with any obstacles.
Rather than grabbing this Samir (an act that will likely result in both of them going for a swim), Jaku moves to block his escape. Drawing his weapons as he runs effortlessly over the slippery fish parts, he goes around the front of the next boat, then down the dock, and back onto the boat next to Samir.
"We need to talk to you Samir," he growls, "Don't make me angrier by forcing me to kill you."
Basic rolls for round three (1d20=18, 1d20=18)
Bedu takes a flying leap off the end of the crates onto the rowing boat
...and swim for the boat.
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Round 3 Summary
Bedu points at the fleeing man. "He is netted like a fish. Grab him quickly Jaku!"
Samir Kharsus is still entangled in the strange iridescent webbing, and seems unable to disentangle himself from it. Seeing Jaku closing in, he uncoils a whip from his belt and hampered by the clinging webs, he slowly makes his way to [F25].
Skittle and Liet continue talking to the halfling girl, trying to convince her to stay and talk. She seems unsure, still treading water, while the blood from her head wound forms a rusty cloud in the water.
Jaku draws his weapons as he runs across the slippery fisherman’s barge and onto the next boat.
Boarding the next boat, Jaku becomes entangled in the iridescent webbing as well . As the clinging strands touch him, Jaku starts having strange hallucinations, taking 1 point of Wisdom damage .
"We need to talk to you Samir," Jaku growls. "Don't make me angrier by forcing me to kill you."
Samir looks visibly shaken at Jaku’s words.
Bedu climbs the rest of the way up the wall of crates and throws himself in the direction of the closest boat . Sadly, he falls far short, landing with a big splash in the water at [L7].
Indo runs across the barge and leaps across the water to the next boat. This boat is covered in loose fishing nets, but Indo nimbly makes his way through them without entangling himself . He runs across the next barge and jumps to the next one (Acrobatics (jump) roll 1d20+2=21), where he is confronted by 3 growling watchdogs.
Pindara is still running around the buildings, dodging passers-by and market carts.
Round 3 is over. Here is the updated map for the fourth round.
Please post your actions and rolls for round 4.
Liet lowers his mace and paints his face with his best smile, "Your wound needs immediate treatment. You wouldn't want to make it worse by swimming in these dirty waters, right?"
Bedu swims for the boat and attempts to climb out.
Swim and climb base rolls (unmodified) (1d20=10, 1d20=5)
Bedu finds the boat a great difficulty for one of his portliness.
[ooc]If the dogs go first and Indo is already surrounded by them, he will eliminate a flanking dog and move 5 feet to avoid being surrounded.
Skittle keeps trying to talk the halfling girl out of the water, before finally exclaiming, "Enough of this, miss. We just want to talk, and we're willing to heal you, so which is it going to be? Do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?"
Pindara keeps running down the first pier. Ha! Catch me trying to jump across boats...
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Round 4 Summary
Samir Kharsus, still entangled in webs, is on the burning barge at [G27].
Skittle and Liet keep up their convincing patter:
"Your wound needs immediate treatment. You wouldn't want to make it worse by swimming in these dirty waters, right?" Liet says, but Skittle starts to get frustrated. "Do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?"
“Heal me first,” the halfling says. She starts to swim back over to the boat, but goes under for a moment before resurfacing, spluttering water .
Jaku gathers his strength and bursts through the webbing, freeing himself of their entangling strands . Jaku is still at [D23].
Bedu resurfaces like a bobbing apple, and swims to the nearby boat . He grabs onto the gunwales and attempts to pull himself up , but he is unable to do so, and falls back into the water at [L8] with another great splash.
Pindara arrives at the first northern pier [C13].
The growling dogs close in on Indo, intent on protecting their barge. They leap at Indo, jaws snapping, but the two western dogs get tangled up with one another , while Indo desperately dodges the eastern dog, barely avoiding its gnashing teeth .
Surrounded by the dogs, Indo lashes out at the eastern dog, but his swing goes wide . Trying to break out from the encircling dogs, Indo steps to [K16], straddling the two boats as he tries to fight off the dogs.
Round 4 is over. Here is the updated map for the fifth round.
Please post your actions and rolls for round 5.
Bedu tries to climb out the water, coughing and spluttering.
Unmodified Swim and "climb" checks to get out (1d20=8, 1d20=15, 1d20=16)
Jaku goes to the beginning of the dock, turns, and, looking at the vast gulf of water between him and his next landing spot, whispers, "There is no spoon," and sprints for the end of the dock. He leaps from there to the next barge in the line, ready for drunks, or spiders, or deadly flying monkeys from the mythical Isle of Tandragabar. He twists in mid-air, trying to land facing the now-burning barge.
He pauses, shaking his head sadly, "We really only want to talk to you. If we wanted to hurt you, the mages and archers in my group would have just shot you full of holes. Stop running. I'm out of patience."
Pindara dashes down the pier to the dog fight throws a piece of litter to distract them. "Hey mutts, over here!" Daren't risk a spell... so nearly did...
Indo exits the threatened square at K16 and jumps to K19, where he continues to I21 for his first movement. He moves to F25, and says Samir, my friend. I hold you no ire. Speak with us before we burn alive!
he will swing at the dog farthest from Pindara (L15) with sword in both hands, and then make the jump (DC 10? 12?) to K19 and continue to I21 as before.
"Look, friend, I am really sorry for what happened." Liet makes a show of putting down his mace.
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Round 5 Summary
Still unable to disentangle himself, and with the flames from the burning boat fast encroaching, Samir heaves himself over the water onto the next barge. As he lands, dozens of caged chickens squawk loudly and flutter madly, sending up a cloud of feathers that obscures him from sight.
Jaku sprints down the pier and leaps over the dark water. Fortunately, the deadly flying monkeys from the mythical Isle of Tandragabar are actually dead flying monkeys, so Jaku soars over the water, twisting around spectacularly in mid-air to disappear in the cloud of chicken feathers.
The halfling swims back over to the boat. Looking up at Liet, she says, “Heal me first, then we’ll talk.”
Bedu heaves himself over the side of the boat, landing in a pile of fishing nets at [L9], and shakily pulls himself to his feet.
Pindara runs down the pier to [I13], throwing litter at the dogs encircling Indo, shouting, "Hey mutts, over here!" One of the dogs runs over to the side of the boat closest to her and begins barking and growling menacingly at her.
The other two dogs bite at Indo, but he is able to avoid them. As he runs across the deck, the sickly sweet stench of rotting fruit rises up around him, sickening him . The dogs snap at his heels, but do not leave their boat. Gagging on the stench, Indo jumps to next raft , which pitches alarmingly but remains afloat, and continues on to the net-filled barge to the east. Unfortunately, Indo gets entangled in the nets on this boat , which slow him down, ending his move at [G21].
Indo, Perception check DC 10:
Round 5 is over. Here is the new updated map for the next round.
Looks like we’re approaching the denouement. Post any last actions you may want to take.
"Heal you I can. Climb aboard first you must."
Skittle just holds out his hand to the halfling, and says, "C'mon."
Indo blinks in disbelief for a second. He then scowels at the material on his hands and stretches it until it breaks...
DM spoiler
...what kind of spider can I mistake this one for?
Skittle keeps glancing across the docks, frustrated at himself for missing out on the action.
Bedu dries himself down a little.
"May the light of the heavens smile on your fortunes, Jaku!"
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Samir tries to bull rush Jaku, but still hampered by the webs, he is unable to move the stalwart sellsword. He raises his hands in defeat. "Okay, you win. I give up. Get me out of these webs, and I’ll talk. They’re making me see things." He swats the air, as if trying to fend off something only he can see. As the cloud of chicken feathers slowly settles, the group sees Jaku leading Samir back to shore.
Seeing Samir in custody, the halfling reconsiders and dives back under the water, swimming out of sight among the tangled piers and barges.
Samir Kharsus is a grizzled, middle-aged human, looking a little bit worse for wear from the ordeals of the chase, and he is draped with clinging strands of iridescent webbing. He’s wearing well-worn leather armor and patched clothes, and a whip is coiled at his hip. Despite having been treated by the clerics at the hospice of Sarenrae, his skin is still raw and pink, and his hair has yet to grow back beyond mere stubble.
Seeing Samir in custody, the halfling reconsiders and dives back under the water, swimming out of sight among the tangled piers and barges.
"$!@&," Skittle exclaims, and then adds, under his breath, "I missed out on all the fun."
I make note of the spider, and try to catch the name of the vessel that holds it. Such dangerous creatures should not be left unattended.
Rejoining the party after giving the nearest boat a wide birth, Indo falls into step behind Bedu. He eyes the crowd for those who might be watching after the chase has ended. He looks for weapons and badges of office among those he can see.
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Indo: The spider's boat is a battered old merchant barge. If it ever had a name, it has long since fallen off or been obscured by years of river grime. You can see several cages of varying sizes on the deck, but the spider's cage is the only one currently occupied.
No passers-by on shore seem to take any notice of Samir or your group. Some of the people working on the boats had been taking an interest in the chase, but now that the show's over, they seem to have gone back to their business. Barge End is probably an area where most people find it prudent to mind their own business.
"Let's do that," Pindara says as she removes the nets, "And we're asking the questions here."
I fold my arms and affect a very serious look.
"Get these webs off me and I'll talk," Samir tells the gathered group, looking around fearfully. "But I haven't done anything, so I don't know what I can tell you. Who are you people, anyways?"
Skittle scowls and steps up to Samri, "Then why the $*#& the big chase? Do you think we wanted to check your #^%$ fishing license?"
The city makes you purchase a license to fish? Barbaric!
Staggering out of the old nets and rocking boat, Bedu drips all the way to Samir. The tidy dwarf tries to remove all the scales of fish long gone and bits of dried seaweed from his neat goatee beard and clothes.
When he arrives, he briefly makes sure that everyone is fit and well.
"Did any of you most brave and worthy people suffer hurts at the hands of the sons of dogs and mothers of nets or worse." He grins around at the others, "Hurts that is that do not include jumping into a river and tasting a breakfast of water and Moradin knows what!"
The dwarf wriggles a little and a bit of wet rope falls down from his robes beside his left foot.
"Ahh. So much better now. You must be Samir. A pleasure to meet you." Bedu extends his smile to include the fisherman.
The smile does not come from his eyes.
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Samir visibly calms down once the clinging, iridescent webs are removed. He breathes a sigh of relief.
"I ran because my lookout whistled. I didn't wait around to see who it was. Why did you chase me? You're obviously not guards. What do you want from me?"
Free of the webs, Samir seems relatively indifferent to you.
Skittle glowers at Samir, but leaves the talking for those better suited.