"Ixius. Is Will O' Wisp. Magic not effect. Very hard hit. You help Baas?"
Sykala, please roll extra damage for the crit and tell me where you are on the boat. (Everyone seems to be gathered around you). I have you placed on the 'foredeck' where you usually hang out. Is that right?
Sykala, please roll extra damage for the crit and tell me where you are on the boat. (Everyone seems to be gathered around you). I have you placed on the 'foredeck' where you usually hang out. Is that right?
Baas:
Baas has heard of these creatures turning invisible and disappearing into the darkness when severely wounded. Hard to hit. Hard to hurt. Hard to pin down.
This is going to be a tough fight. Feel free to strategize
This is going to be a tough fight. Feel free to strategize
Unfortunately, true strike has a target of Personal, so he can only cast it on himself.
Tarren:
I was thinking that the camp was more near the rear of the boat, so Fippin would be up towards the bow, given where the camp is. He'd be standing on the foredeck.
Keliwyn is surprised by the creatures speed, but as it moves away from Sykala, he lets his arrow fly.
Keliwyn is surprised by the creatures speed, but as it moves away from Sykala, he lets his arrow fly.
Keliwyn:
Why do you only have +4 with your longbow? +3 BAB, +4 DEX, = +7. Elves are proficient. Am I missing something?
The will-o'-wisp zaps Sykala but suffers for an attack from her spear.
Keliwyn lets an arrow fly as the creature bobs back out over the swamp between the boat and the party.
Baas misses once but still gets another attack.
Fippin fires an arrow that should hit but the creature weaves and bobs with amazing speed.
Ixius unleashed burning hands upon the creature but it flew through the flames without hesitation.
Faruq and Esteban stop their arguing and grab their bows.
The halfling, alone on the boat, makes a tempting target. The will-o'-wisp flies up to him and unleashes a nasty shock. It then zips back to where it was seconds before, out of reach of both those on shore and the halfling on the boar.
ROUND 1 Attack
Seeing how quickly this creature flits around the area, Baas takes a moment to rethink his strategy. He looks at his companions, and yells out "Everyone, strike at once!" He holds his earth breaker patiently, letting his rage well up inside him, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Aid Another rule spoilered for ease of reference:
In melee combat, you can help a friend attack or defend
by distracting or interfering with an opponent.
If you’re in position to make a melee attack on an opponent
that is engaging a friend in melee combat, you
can attempt to aid your friend as a standard action. You
make an attack roll against AC 10. If you succeed, your
friend gains either a +2 bonus on his next attack roll
against that opponent or a +2 bonus to AC against that
opponent’s next attack (your choice), as long as that
attack comes before the beginning of your next turn.
Multiple characters can aid the same friend, and similar
bonuses stack.
You can also use this standard action to help a friend
in other ways, such as when he is affected by a spell, or to
assist another character’s skill check. (PRPG, p. 148)
Ixius is horrified at the creature's speed and elusiveness. "Damn it's quick."
He picks up his bow and casts true strike.
"Fip, Esteban, Faruq, you come here. Not stay alone. Use stick." Sykala will hold her action to coincide with Baas' attack and the Will o' Wisp coming in range. Sykala's aid other (1d20+5=13)
Fippin squeals in pain!
Quickly recognizing the futility of trying to hit the erratically moving sphere at range Keliwyn pulls out his rapier and awaits the moment it comes closer to assist Baas' strike.
Aid other with rapier (1d20+7=16)
Though Fippin knows it's fairly futile he takes one last shot with his bow.
Miss.
Hurg throws his wrench uselessly at the creature and yells, "The wee one is alone on the boat! He's a goner if ya don't help him Faruq."
Faruq leaps onto the boat and moves to put himself between Fippin and the Will-o'-wisp.
Esteban has been messing with a dagger and attempts to throw it. As he raises his hand, the dagger slips between his fingers and slices his palm open.
Esteban gives a shout and Faruq looks back alarmed. "You didn't ...," he begins. Esteban nods and stumbles before sitting down hard.
Still one coming from Baas for round 2. I'm sure we'll see him tonight.
The will-o'-wisp ignores the warriors collected on the sand with weapons drawn and attacks the defenseless halfling again. He drinks up the frustration and agony that this causes all of you.
Hru is now on the boat and rushing to Fippin's aid.
The will-o'-wisp returns to the position between the two groups, out of reach of melee weapons and over the water.
Round #3 action for Fippin
Fippin vanishes
Spoiler for Tarren
Baas:
The water underneath the will-o'-wisp seems darker than it should. Bones and debris are clustered there. The dark water shimmers in the light from above it. It swirls. Shimmers and swirls. Shimmers very beautifully. You want to touch the pretty colours.
Round #3 action for Fippin
Fippin vanishes
Spoiler for Tarren
** spoiler omitted **
Keliwyn out of frustration picks his bow back up and sends a easily avoided arrow flying at the Wisp.
Baas fights off the urge to step into the water and looks closer to see what just attempted to trick him, holding his earthbreaker aloft.
Sykala just waits to assist Baas not being able to figure out anything else to do yet.
Faruq arrives on the boat just in time to see Fippin disappear. "Of all the ungrateful ... !!" he shouts. The will-o'-wisp zips back to the bow of the boat but its electricity strikes empty air. Perhaps it too was surprised by the halfling's disappearance. The wisp returns to its position of safety before Faruq can respond with his hammer.
Baas looks down upon a dark patch in the water. Bones, broken plants, rotting fish have congealed together to form a disgusting mass. This would not be surprising in a swamp but for that it is moving towards you in the otherwise still waters.
On Fippin's turn, he remains in the pilot house and heals himself again. Next round he'll likely creep out and see what's going on.
Sykala catches on that something isn't quite right, "Baas why you not......." She gasps as the floating detritus showing an intelligence it should not have slithers up to shore. "Get back water!" She unleashes lightning at it and gets away from shore.
Lightning touch attack (1d20+5=18, 1d6+2=3)
Meanwhile Keliwyn lets fly another arrow and backs away from the apparent danger himself. "Damn thing won't stay still," as he watches it easily dodge the opposite way from where he was leading it.
Keliwyn shooting Wisp (1d20+7=9, 1d8=2)
Round 3:
Seeing the disgusting mass, Baas throws much of his weight into his swing.
Attack (1d20 10=16)
Damage (2d6 8=19)
Round 4:
If the floating creature is still around, Baas will continue to swing away.
Ixius casts another true strike and draws another arrow, not worried about the thing Baas is beating on in the water.
Baas has no problem hitting the slimy thing, whatever it is, and neither does Sykala.
Faruq complains loudly, "Where'd that cleric go? Esteban's poisoned himself again."
As he shouts, the will-o'-wisp comes zooming in for an attack on Faruq.
Esteban, who has slid down into the mud unable to pull himself back to his feet, shouts out to Faruq, "Keep it away from me. I can't move."
At that, the wisp pops over in Esteban's direction as if he heard and understood Esteban's words and perceived his vulnerability.
Esteban slashes up uselessly with his rapier in self-defense before croaking out a thin laugh, "Not completely useless you sadistic gas-ball."
The will-o'-wisp is now hovering over dry land about 20' away.
The Will-o'-wisp is over dry land and is 20' away, hovering near Esteban.
Sykala is stepping into the water.
Keliwyn, not really seeing any danger to Baas or Sykala yet takes another shot at the wisp. Getting closer. Matter a fact it just looks like Baas is pounding something into paste.....
Another arrow at Wisp (1d20+7=17)
Tarren:
Keliwyn, not really seeing any danger to Baas or Sykala yet takes another shot at the wisp. Getting closer. Matter a fact it just looks like Baas is pounding something into paste.....
Another arrow at Wisp (1d20+7=17)
Tarren:
** spoiler omitted **
Ixius shoots again at the will-o-wisp:
true strike arrow (1d20+26=37)
Then he sees what Sykala is doing "No! Sykala don't! Baas grab her!"