Kulan: Knightfall's Heroes of Carnell Game [IC]

Scott DeWar said:

The gladiator considers the arena he is in: All of his compatriots are in the boat, sharks in the water, scrags are in the boat and some sort of enemy who throws tridents while hard to see. Taking his trusty chain in hand he sees the scrags as the threat to be dealt wit first, the sharks will have to wait for his justice.

Then it occurs to him where he has seen the trident throwers before, a long time ago! as he is fighting the scrags he inform everyone what he remembers.

Quinn's Result
Quinn's memory flashes back to his time in the arena. He once fought a match against aquatic opponents in a flooded coliseum. Most of them were just animals, but the main draw that day was a single warrior who looked exactly like the ones Quinn is facing now. This had been in his earliest days fighting for the crowd, and he remembers that it took four men to kill even one of these creatures. It was called a Koalinth, a type of aquatic goblinoid that was covered in shell armor and could blend with the water, making it nearly invisible to the untrained eye.

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Quinn's chain snaps out at the scrag closest to him and the weapon tears into the young aquatic giant both times with brutal efficiency. The scrag's head whips back from the first impact and the second one cuts it nearly in half. It's eyes go dark and it slips back into the water.

Lorien considers his options. He looks at the creature Quinn calls a koalinth. He tries to remember if he's heard of them in stories or myth but nothing comes to mind. But, if they are goblinoids, he should be able to charm or hold one of them. The bard steps back from the boat where two of the scrags have hid themselves from the sharks. They seem to fear the sharks and the koalinths more than Lorien and Phar, who stands next to the bard. The two of them had nearly gotten into the boat before the attack happened.

He fixes his gaze on the koalinth that hangs on the grotto's wall near the boat dock and hopes it understands Common. "Hear me, sea-goblin, you are being deceived by your senses. We are not your enemies. You must aid us against the scrags."

The koalinth stops suddenly, as if it was going to attack Caerth. Instead, it trains its eyes on the scrags in the boat as they climb out of the boat towards Lorien and Phar. The two scrags attack the two elves in unison. The first one bites the bard's arm while the second one misses the elf paragon's leg.

The third scrag scrambling up near Quinn and Caerth tries to bite the half-orc druid's foot, but its teeth only scrape stone.

"Ow! You see, they attack us!" Lorien begs slyly. "Help us and we will help you."

The koalinth believes this elf for some reason and howls at the scrags attacking him new friends. He takes aim with his trident and throws it at the scrag that bit the elf-friend. That phrase feels odd in his mind, but he knows it is true. The trident flashes through the air while he dives and swims masterfully through the water. He comes up near the boat and grabs the end of his trident and yanks it from the scrag.

"NO! Kill the elfspawn you fool!" His mentor yells at him. He doesn't understand why he'd call his new friend that. This elf was different than the rest of its kind.

"Damn you, you blasted elfmage," the koalinth yells at Lorien. "I will deal with you myself!" He pulls caerth' arrow out and dives into the water, dissappearing for several moments before coming up near Lorien with his second trident at the ready. He drives the weapon at the bard but Lorien manages to block it with his longsword, but just barely. The bard is still feeling the effects of the centipede's attack.

"Kill the orc-man," the koalinth leader orders his other hunter. "He is too dangerous."

The last of the koalinth's nods to his mentor and urges his shark towards the dock. He climbs on its back and then jumps at Caerth with his trident out in front of him like a spear. He howls as he drives his weapon into the half-orc druid.

The scrag near Caerth yelps in fear and scrambles away from the two combatants and tries to reach the stairs behind them.

OOC: Lorien's Bardic Knowledge check > 1d20+10=16+2=18; Lorien casts charm person on the nearest koalinth; Koalinth's Will saving throw > 1d20+3=9 (failure)

Scrags attack Lorien and Phar: vs Lorien > 1d20+2=21 (hit); vs. Phar > 1d20+2=11 (miss); Damage vs. Lorien > 1d3=3

Scrag attacks Caerth: 1d20+2=12 (miss)

Koalinth #1 swimming charge vs. Lorien: 1d20+8+2=12 (miss)

Koalinth #2 attacks scrag: 1d20+10=26 (hit); Damage > 1d8+2=9

Kaolinth #3: Jump check > 1d20+2+2=21 (success); Attack roll vs. Caerth > 1d20+8=21 (hit); Damage > 1d8+2=9

Aureus tumbles behind the scrag attacking Caerth and tries a low sweeping slash.


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Thateous said:

Aureus tumbles behind the scrag attacking Caerth and tries a low sweeping slash.

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The scrag doesn't even see the attack coming Aureus' strike kills the creature with gusto. "Guilty," Cruel Justice says as it cuts into it and the aquatic troll's head comes off its body.

In the water, two of the sharks attack and kill two of the smaller scrags. The third shark tries to bite one of the scrags in the boat but only chews on wood.

Acting for Scotley, plus Quinn's AoO

Quinn sees an opening and snaps his chain at the koalinth attacking Lorien. He catches the sea-goblin unaware. "Ha!"

OOC: Quinn's AoO vs. the Koalinth Leader > 1d20+14=21 (hit); Damage > 2d4+7=13

Phar takes a step back away from the scrag trying to bite his foot and takes aim at the aquatic troll with his elvencraft bow. Then, at the last moment, he switches targets and fires at the koalinth attacking Lorien. Phar knows that the bard's charm on the other koalinth might be the best advantage they have with som nay arrayed against them. His shot hits the sea-goblin hard in the chest. The aquatic humanoid nearly drops its trident as it cluthes at its chest.

"Arrrrg!"

"Stop attacking each other!" the charmed koalinth yells. "The scrags are our enemies not each others."

"Shut up, you fool!"

OOC: Phar's attack > 1d20+10=22 (hit); Damage > 1d8+1=9 (max. damage!)

Caerth grimaces through the pain of the trident piercing his flesh. Dropping his bow, the half-orc grabs his massive spear and tries to skewer the aquatic goblin that hit him in return, stabbing as if he was a viper and the spearpoint his lethal fangs striking swiftly and deadly.

JustinCase said:

Caerth grimaces through the pain of the trident piercing his flesh. Dropping his bow, the half-orc grabs his massive spear and tries to skewer the aquatic goblin that hit him in return, stabbing as if he was a viper and the spearpoint his lethal fangs striking swiftly and deadly.

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Caerth is unable to get his spear to connect with the sea-goblin due to the awkward angle. The koalinth uses his trident to block the strike and it snickers at him through it shell mask. "Do better, orc, or you will die quickly."

Quinn changes targets and snaps his chain twice at the sea-goblin attacking the half-orc druid. The first strike cracks the koalinth's shoulders while the second one just misses its head.

"Stop it!" The charmed koalinth yells. He looks at Lorien with unease. 'Something isn't right here,' he thinks to himself. Then his mind clears. He looks at Lorien with rage. "YOU!"

"Oh oh," Lorien says. He has only moments to act, he steps toward the boat and draws his sword. He swings the koalinth and hopes he connects. He surprises the koalinth hunter and slices a gash along the aquatic goblin's shoulder.

"You are going to pay for that!" The koalinth screams.

The scrags in the boat sense the tide turning and they rush the koalinth from behind, trying to bite the sea-goblin. Their attacks don't penetrate his shell armor and he kicks one for good measure. "Get off of me, prey."

"Kill them all!" His mentor yells. The koalinth leader quickly slips back down into the water where he grabs a hold of one the sharks and dives down with it.

"Yes mentor," the formerly charmed koalinth replies.

He moves from the boat towards Lorien and strikes out with his trident. He catches Lorien in the side, but it is a glancing blow.

"Nice try," Lorien says with a smirk. "But you're going to have to do better than that goblin."

The koalinth fighting Caerth strikes out again with its trident and scores another hit but it is a weak one, as the sea-goblin cannot find the right angle with so little space.

OOC: Charmed koalinth gets a new save > 1d20+3=16 (saves) | Lorien's attack > 1d20+7=24 (hit); Damage > 1d8+2=5 | Scrags attack koalinth [x2] > 1d20+4=5 (miss), 1d20+4=17 (miss) | Koalinth attacks Lorien > 1d20+8=21 (hit); Damage > 1d8+2=4 | Koalinth attacks Caerth > 1d20+8=19 (hit); Damage > 1d8+2=3

Aureus shifts her weight slightly in preparation for another tumble when she notices that the scrags have started attacking the Koalinth. She pauses for a second, deciding to let the conflict play out, and takes up a defensive stance.