The crab holding Midian drags him another five feet closer to the railing. Johan hacks at it but can't find a chink in its armor. sailors blood flying from its lips.
Midian
Spoiler:
You sense a sudden burst of pain through your empathic link with Seeqir. Whatever he is fighting in the water struck a deadly blow.
New Grapple DC to avoid being moved: DC20
Midian claws at the deck, hoping for some purchase, but he merely scrapes his nails across the boards. He face takes on an extra pain, too, as he whimpers, "Seeqir! No!".
The crab reaches the railing, slowly dragging Midian a few feet at a time as it attempts to escape with its meal. Seria's dagger proves ineffectual against the crustaceans shell. Midian struggles harder as the beast reaches the railing. In the darkened water below he catches a glimpse of fins slashing at the surface. A white underbelly shows as a 12' shark rolls on its side to look up at you with its black eye. Johan steps forward with a loud cry and brings his sword down with all his might. A dull crack echoes across the deck as Johan splits its back. It spasms in pain, releasing its grip on Midian. It turns and raises its claws menacingly at Johan but before it can recover and attack the two mercenaries charge in. Their swords sever the crabs arms and half its legs. It collapses with a rattle at the railing. Teetering near the edge, Johan reaches out a hand to help pull Midian back from the edge. The second crab chases after the group and snaps at Rourk. It attempts to grab his leg, but the large man kicks free.
At the bow of the ship, Whisper incants another spell, releasing another set of magical bolts. The bolts strike the creature square in the chest. She can hear the sound of a rib snapping and sees black blood oozing from torn flesh. The sailor near her swings his gaff and hooks it in one of its four arms. The creature howls in pain from its numerous wounds. It's upper arms scratch at you while the lower ones reach down to grab a sailors corpse beneath it. Its claws rake Whisper across the chest as well as the sailor still standing before it rushes towards the railing dragging the body.
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S : Seria
J : Johan
M : Midian
W : Whisper
X : Sailor
N : Sharkman
R : Mercs
H : Stairs
0 : Mast
& : Fallen sail
Init Order
Midian
Seria
Johan
Whisper
Sailors
Bad Guys
OOC
You can climb over the sail with a full round action, but are flatfooted while doing so since you're navigating a tangle of rope and uneven footing.
Whisper sucks a pained breath in and clutches the gash across her shoulders with a hand, trying to press her clothes into it to stop the bleeding. Sparks of arcane energy snap and fizz from her as she casts the spell again; waste energy as she overchannels power into a spell that can't use it all...but the only spell she has that can is the ice shard, and its potential for injuring allies is too great for firing freely into a melee...
(5' step back and casting magic missile...on defensive if the 4 arm has reach that I've seen)
Relief flooding him as he's finally freed of the crab, Midian decides the crowd surrounding the last crab should be able to take it down. He turns his attention to their other opponent. Striding forward and drawing his bow, he lets loose an arrow at the sharkman.
OOC
Moving to the edge of the fallen sail and drawing bow as part of movement.
Midian's arrow strikes the creature in the chest between the upper and lower arms. It staggers at the railing, dropping the sailors body at its feet. Whispers blast of magical energy strikes it in its back, shattering its spine. The creature collapses on the deck and lies still. Meanwhile, Seria takes advantage of the crabs distraction while it attempts to eat the Mercenary Rouark. She slips her dagger in between the legs and severs some muscle fibers. she withdraws her dagger just in time as Johan's sword crashes down on the creatures shell. There is a dull crack as the body splits nearly in two. The crab continues to fight for a moment before its tiny mind registers that it has lost half its body. It finally drops to the deck.
The captain emerges on deck wielding a wicked looking serrated scimitar. He starts shouting orders for the crew to muster on deck. More sailors and mercs climb out of the hold and set about securing the deck. The forward mast creaks ominously above Whispers head. The sailor near the fore deck approaches the body of the creature apprehensively and jabs it with his gaff. The rear mast still smolders and pops as whatever material hit it continues to eat through the wood.
Midian
Spoiler:
Another overwhelming jolt of agony hits you through you empathic link. It ends as abruptly as it began and you feel a hollowness inside.
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S : Seria
J : Johan
M : Midian
W : Whisper
X : Sailor
N : Sharkman
R : Mercs
H : Stairs
0 : Mast
& : Fallen sail
Init Order
Midian
Seria
Johan
Whisper
Sailors
Bad Guys
OOC
You can climb over the sail with a full round action, but are flatfooted while doing so since you're navigating a tangle of rope and uneven footing.
Midian falls to his knees, gasping. In the midst of the chaos following the attack, he looks blank. Looking into empty space he says, "Seeqir, he's ... gone."
Whisper looks back at Midian, feeling a sympathetic stab. How would she feel if her familiar died? But there was no -time-...
"Stay clear from the railings for a moment," the changeling instructs. "We need something to wash this acid off with!"
She glances at the stricken druid. "Midian...I'm sorry, but we need you! Can you...make rain or water or something? If we lose both masts we haven't got a chance!"
She glances at the stricken druid. "Midian...I'm sorry, but we need you! Can you...make rain or water or something? If we lose both masts we haven't got a chance!"
Midian looks to Whisper, his eyes vacant for a moment. Then he seems to hear what she's said. Glancing to the mast, he pushes himself to his feet.
"We're on the ocean," he says "I never figured we'd need water, so I didn't call the pattern. But maybe ... " the druid's eyes narrow as he reaches into the air, twisting his hand as a creaking sort of moan issues from his mouth. The outer layer of wood with the acid on it issues a similar sound as it warps outward, easily cut away from the rest of the mast.
OOC
Or, rather, that's what I'm hoping happens. I'm trying to use Warp Wood to separate the acid-touched layer from the rest of the mast. I may be trying to do more than the spell calls for, but I figure it can't hurt to try. Of course, I also figure Midian would know the inner workings of the spell well enough that he'd be aware if it wouldn't work, so I'm hoping you'll let me amend the action if you rule it's a nogo.
As Midian and Whisper focus on the mast, Seria makes sure all the soldiers and mercenaries are all right. Though she isn't skilled in dressing wounds, she is willing to help where she can.
Rouark and the other mercenary approach the Captain to relay what they know about the fighting. At the front of the ship the sailor near Whisper kneels near his shipmate and extracts him from the dead shark-man's grip. He begins checking to see if there is any life left in him. At the rear of the ship, Seria looks over the two mercs that helped fend off the crabs. Rouark looks to be the only one injured as he moves about the deck with a slight limp from where the crabs pincher caught him. Her own wounds are grievous however from being crushed by giant pincher's and used in a tug-o-war. Midian works his magic on the mast, bending the wood inside out so that the damaged areas are no long deep in the mast. The acid coated section eats through its support and breaks off the mast. After looking at the warped wood of the mast, Midian can see that it will need to be mended and warped back into proper shape in order to return it to its original strength.
OOC
Seria is down by 14hp, Midian is down by 21hp, Whisper is down by 6hp, Rouark is down by 4hp.
Midian works his magic on the mast, bending the wood inside out so that the damaged areas are no long deep in the mast. The acid coated section eats through its support and breaks off the mast. After looking at the warped wood of the mast, Midian can see that it will need to be mended and warped back into proper shape in order to return it to its original strength.
Midian frowns. "I can try mending some of this, but I fear it'll still be unstable until I can warp it back properly tomorrow," he says. Touching the damaged portion of the mast, he whispers something, and as his hand glides over it, some of the wood seems to mesh itself back into place.
OOC
Midian has one instance of Mending prepared. If it'll strengthen the mast, he'll use it there. If he needs another Warp Wood to really fix it, he might try it on the broken mast, though I'm not sure how large the break is / if Mending covers it.
Whisper goes up to the shark-thing's body, pausing to help the sailors try to save their fallen crewmates first...but curious about what manner of creature has been attacking.
Whisper kneels over the fallen sailor and checks him over carefully. His face is badly mangled from the shark-man's bite, however he has a very weak pulse. She binds the wounds to slow the bleeding until a healer can get there. Johan approaches Seria and attempts to keep a straight face as he offers his paladin gift of healing hands. Closing his eyes and concentrating, you feel a flow of divine energy fill you and ease the pain of your wounds.
After examining the mast and casting his mending spell, Midian believes that it will be in no danger of breaking as long as it is not overly strained. The weather tonight seems mild, it should hold for another day. Already sailors are climbing the center mast carrying long bundles of rope to fix the rigging and raise the center sail.
A few moments pass as the crew continues to assess the damage and repair what they can. The mercenaries move up onto deck armored and armed for battle. The captain questions those who were on deck about what happened with brief interruptions while he directs the repairs. A sailor climbs over the fallen sail cloth to check on Whisper and the fallen sailor. All conversation dies however when a deep-sounding horn call echoes across the water. Everyone stops and looks around nervously, wondering what new attack is about to be sprung on them. There is a shout up above in the rigging as one of the climbing sailors stops and slowly turns to face the water. He balances precariously for a moment before leaping overboard into the water.
Whisper
Spoiler:
You heard a sound just before the sailor leaped. At the railing near the front of the ship you recognized a spell being cast, Suggestion. Peering into the dark water, you see 3 pale faces looking up out of the water. They look like women, each identical to the other, with long dark hair that clings wetly to their scalp. All that you can see of them are their heads bobbing at the surface.
OOC
Spoiler:
You have about 3 rounds between the last posts and when the horn blows if you would like to take other actions such as healing up.
Seria - Johan healed your for 8hp's. You're now only down by 6.
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S : Seria
J : Johan
M : Midian
W : Whisper
X : Sailor
N : Water-Women
R : Mercs
H : Stairs
0 : Mast
Init Order
Midian
Seria
Johan
Whisper
Sailors
Bad Guys
I seem to have forgotten we bought ourselves a CLW wand. Midian will use it at least once on himself, which leaves two more hits if the others want them. If not, since he's low enough, Midian will heal himself up to full if he can.
As the man falls overboard and Whisper calls her warning, Midian turns toward the railing, a series of whistles and clicks coming from him as he gestures with mistletoe. In the air above where Whisper indicated, oblong bodies begin to take shape.
OOC
Swapping out Flaming Sphere for Summon Nature's Ally II, using the 1d3 lesser creatures version to summon Porpoises. If Midian has line of sight to the folks in the water, he'll summon the porpoises right there. If not, he'll do his best to guestimate and let the porpoises, er, fall where they may. They won't fully form until Midian's initiative next round.
Seria and Midian rush to the railing to see what Whisper is pointing at while Johan moves to the other side of the deck to see if he can help the sailor. Seria and Midian see the face of three women floating low in the water. Whisper incants her spell and launches two bolts of energy at the women. Two of the women are struck and vanish in a burst of spent magical energy. The remaining woman hisses angrily. You see the water around her churn and catch a glimpse of a slick, serpentine body. She incants a spell and launches a return salvo at Whisper. A glob of hissing slime, like the one that struck the mast, passes by her head only inches away. The sailor in the water looses a loud, terrified scream from the other side of the ship. The sailors on deck are shouting "Shark!". The rest of the crew are scrambling to throw rope to him, while the mercs are reaching for their crossbows.
Whisper
Spoiler:
You identify both spells. The effect your magic missiles dispelled was a Mirror Image spell. The spell the creature used on you in return was an Acid Arrow spell.
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