Ewald is in a bad way blood streaming from a number of wounds yet he stubbornly presses the attack..
No I am not following him...nor am I placing my back towards him either.
Revised round 3 moves.
Ewald steps back as Poltur gestures opens a potion bottle then swigs it down..
Cure Mod Wounds
Dismissing the dancing lights makes the thing in the hold slightly more visible. Galadar and Liandra can see a glowing outline of something catlike. They are also aware of the new threat posed by the ridiculous looking walking crates.
Noting the walking crate Liandra resists the urge to laugh. Lookig past the glowing feline outline she makes eye contact with Galadar.
"Let's finish this quick."
She srges forward attacking in tandem with him
Attack 1
Attack 2
Amanda will climb the ladder partway before hooking her arm through to cast a spell, sending a pair of beams toward the walking crates.
Scorching Ray #1
Fire damage
Scorching Ray #2
Fire damage
Amanda will climb the ladder partway before hooking her arm through to cast a spell, sending a pair of beams toward the walking crates.
Scorching Ray #1 1d20 + 7
Fire damage 4d6Scorching Ray #2 1d20 + 7
Fire damage 4d6
The shimmering leopard like creature in the hold attacks Galadar again.
Liandra strikes twice and the creature finally succumbs to her blades. It falls to the ground. The shimmering outline breathes shallowly for a bit and then vanishes.
Meanwhile, Amanda has hit one of the odd shapeshifters with two perfectly symmetrical scorching rays.
Can I make it over to help Ewald or are there things in the way?
Poltur climbs up on one of the crates that didn't stand up and walk away. He's now out of the grease. The mimics haven't moved from their position to approach you.
Eria will fire at the nearest Mimic again
Attack
Damage
Liandra quickly crouches over Gladar producing a potion she pours past his lips.
"C'mon pretty boy, you are not getting killer by walking boxes in this dank hole,"
Ewald looks around the hold..with eight of the walking crates to deal with and one of his comrades down there is only one conclusion he can reach.."Everyone out" he calls "we can't fight down here"
He berates himself for having led the others into this trap while preparing to cover the retreat.
Ewald looks around the hold..with eight of the walking crates to deal with and one of his comrades down there is only one conclusion he can reach.."Everyone out" he calls "we can't fight down here"
He berates himself for having led the others into this trap while preparing to cover the retreat.
Amanda debates a parting shot at the enemy but decides to conserve her power until she knows what the others want to do. She climbs the rest of the way up the ladder and gets into position where she can watch Poltur.
Ewald moves part way up the ladder to join Eria while opening a second flask.He drinks it down as he watches the crates hoping that they cannot follow him up the stairs
CMW
Current HP = 29
"Let them go!" orders Poltur as the party climbs the ladder, "Zasril told me what I needed to know before he died. They've served their purpose."
Ewald leads the party off the ship..
"I apologise for almost getting you all killed" he says quietly as the get back on dry land.."One thing I am now sure off, that man needs to die and soon..but how do we do it..nothing we do seems to hurt him."
"Well wont kill him but could we not cut the ship loose let it float off and strand him?"
"Who is this Zasril he mentioned?"
"I know not but it seems whoever it was is no longer a concern off ours as he is dead.As for casting the ship off..I'm not sure if that is either possible or advisable or indeed if our adversary hasn't some means to circumvent that..he certainly seems to have the upper hand at the moment something we have to change and fast."
"If I had any hopes of it working I'd set the whole damned ship afire and let it take him to the bottom"
"OK, but it bothers me that he thinks we've served some purpose for him."
"Right" Ewalds voice firms as he pulls himself together "Suggestions please.but no arguments as we do not have long to act methinks"
"Right" Ewalds voice firms as he pulls himself together "Suggestions please.but no arguments as we do not have long to act methinks"
"I suspect he's already gone, using magic. All I could hope to do is let him believe I'm one of his hobgoblins, but it's pretty obvious that they are all out of the picture. We need someone with stealth to see if he and his walking boxes are still on board." She looks at Galadar and the elf. "I think one of you would have the best chance of success, don't you?"
She shrugs, "I have no other ideas. Tell me what to do - I still have some of my magic, but I don't know how useful any of it will be."
"Tell me what you can still do..the same for the rest of you who can cast spells."
"Tell me what you can still do..the same for the rest of you who can cast spells."
She looks shocked, "A girl has to have some secrets, sir!" Then she grins and starts counting off on her fingers, but she does so in a low voice so Ewald actually has to lean closer to hear her, "I can throw acid or frost or lights or a quick flash in the eyes, see magic, move small objects at a distance, or whisper at a distance. I can pretty much do those anytime.
"Or I can make a small group fall asleep, cast a ray that burns or weakens, deliver a touch that muddies the mind, get someone to see me as a friend, you've seen where I can make something slick, and... I guess that's it.
"I would guess that I haven't used half my power for the day - I feel pretty good yet."
While the party talks, one of the mimics ascends the ladder, steps out through the trap door from the lower deck, and begins to change its shape. It quivers and expands in a bubbling wave seemingly liquid but defying gravity and flowing up and out in all directions until it meets what appear to be invisible surfaces giving it shape. The surface texture soon changes until it is doing a convincing representation of a brick wall.
Eria suspecting the thing is trying to stop the group from seeing something will shoot at it
Attack
Confirm
Damage
Ewald utters a soft curse brings up his bow and fires.
Damage
Damage
Liandra's cross bow snaps up as she looses a bolt at the "wall".
The mimic-come-wall takes bolts and arrows but does not fall. Another mimic climbs up by its side and also forms a wall, further blocking your view of the portal.
Eria continues to fire
Attack
Damage
"We are trying to kill the wall-thing? I was saving these, but..."
She stretches out a hand and focuses her attention on the mimic that the others have been shooting at.
Attack
Damage
Attack
Damage
The first mimic falls with Amanda's first ray. Behind it, a second one is climbing up the ladder to take it's place.
The first mimic falls with Amanda's first ray. Behind it, a second one is climbing up the ladder to take it's place.
"I think these are just a diversion" Ewald shouts.."we need to clear them fast and get after Poltur wherever he is."
Checking his quiver and finding himself down to just 12 shafts he curses softly
The wall continues to block your view of the ladder coming up.
The mimics begin to retreat into the hold.
"Well I was right..there goes our target. Lets see if there is another way out of this cavern"
There's a door on the east wall and a 15' wide opening also on the east wall.