Malvoisin's Savage Tide, Act 1 - There Is No Honor

Chongo shrugs and replaces the javelin in his quiver. "Chongo understands. When dead can walk, Chongo not know what to do besides slice them to pieces."

Kalen peers past the wrecked door, while Anar stands by his side. In the light of Bael's sunrod, the elf sees part of a small room, which appears to be strewn with junk...broken pieces of wood, rusted metal, and the like. It may bear closer examination, but Kalen's study is suddenly interrupted by the activites of his companions...

Keoni and Chongo approach the shore of the water, discussing how best to probe the dead man's body floating therein. Before Col can throw in his two cents, or provide Keoni with his longspear, the surface of the water erupts in activity! Five dark brown crabs, each two feet in diameter, with claws the size of daggers, surge forth to attack!

Chongo and Keoni spot them just before they scuttle forth from the water's edge, and are able to respond to the sudden hostility.

COMBAT!



Intitative, Surprise Round

18: Keoni (Aura: Senses)
17: Small Monstrous Crabs (x5)
10: Chongo

Partial actions for Keoni and Chongo?

For once not faced with the walking dead, Keoni quickly reverts to instinct. He hurls his dagger with all his might at the first of the crabs, ready to switch back to his prefered weaponry.

[sblock=ooc]Throw dagger at Crab #1
Attack +2
Damage 1d4

Switch aura to power.[/sblock]

Chongo grins at the sight of the larger-than-usual crabs. "Fresh meat!" He steps forward and brings his handaxe down on the closest crab.

((OOC - The crabs go before me, so I'll move to where I can cleave the most and hit the first one.))

COMBAT SURPRISE ROUND

Instinctively, Keoni hurls his silver dagger at the first crab he sees, but the blade bounces harmlessly off the creature's shell and lands in the shallow water.

The crabs swarm forth to attack hungrily, pincers clacking! The first moves toward Chongo, and as it tries to grab his legs with a claw, the Olman brings down his handaxe, chopping messily through the crab's carapace, and nearly killing it. The crab's claw clicks near Chongo's knee, but the barbarian steps back and avoids it.

The second, and the then the third, crab swarm onto Keoni each one grabbing ahold of the now weaponless islander. Their claws constrict the young man's limbs painfully, as the pair of crabs cling tightly to him.

The last two crabs scuttle forth to better positions where their own claws may be brought to bear.

Chongo tries to land a finishing blow on the wounded crab with his handaxe, but he stumbles a bit, and the weak blow never comes close.

END SURPRISE ROUND

[sblock=Surprise Round Mechanics]
Keoni attacks Crab #1, thrown dagger. Attack roll 8+2=10, MISS! Changes Aura to Power.

Crab #1 takes 5' step, attempts to grapple Chongo. Chongo gets an AOO, rolls 18+4=22, HIT! Damage roll 1d6+4=7, Crab #1 -7 hp, Critically Wounded. Crab makes Touch attack for grapple, Roll 6+1=7, MISS vs. Touch AC 12.

Crab #2 takes 5' step, grapples Keoni. No AOO, Keoni is unarmed. Crab touch attack roll 14+1=15, HIT vs. Touch AC 12. Opposed Grapple Check: Crab roll 12+0=12, Keoni roll 7+1=8. Crab Wins grapple check! Constrict damage roll 2d4=5. Keoni to 6/11 hp. Crab #2 enters Keoni's square, Grappling.

Crab #3 takes 5' step, grapples Keoni. No AOO, touch attack hits automatically because Keoni is already being grappled. Opposed Grapple check: Crab rolls 9+0=9, Keoni rolls 4+1=5, Crab wins! Constrict damage 2d4=3. Keoni to 3/11 hp. Crab #3 enters Keoni's square, joins the grapple.

Crab #4 moves 15'.

Crab #5 moves 10'.

Chongo attacks Crab #1 with handaxe, Roll 1. Auto MISS.
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Intitative, Round 1

28: Kalen
18: Keoni (3/11 hp, Grappling Crab #2 and Crab #3)(Aura: Power)
17: Small Monstrous Crabs (#1: -7 hp, Critically Wounded; #2: Unharmed, Grappling Keoni; #3: Unharmed, Grappling Keoni; #4: Unharmed; #5: Unharmed)
16: Bael
10: Chongo
10: Anar
7: Col
Map Note: 'G' indicates Keoni, Crab #2, and Crab #3, grappling in the same square.

Please state actions for Round 1

"Carsed, boneless vermin! Get 'em off 'em, Chongo!" Col spits as the swarm descends upon them. With a quick step to the side, he reaches into his pocket. That sailor wasn't going down if Col could help it.

OOC: Five foot step south. If Keoni is still up, draw a dagger and stab one of the (now lacking Dex bonus) crabs. Otherwise, take out the wand and zappity zap.

Keoni lets out a wordless scream as the crab claws crush the life out of him. His bare hands scrabble at the claws as he tries to pry them from his body.

[sblock=ooc]Change aura to Vigor . . . sadly too late to affect himself.
Attempt to escape the grapple of crab #2[/sblock]

Seeing the new threat, Anar rushes forward into combat, chopping at the nearest of the crabs with the sickle.


Attack Crab#4: Attack +2, damage 1d6+2

"As brainless as the pony spider, right?" With lightning speed Kalen draws his bow and fires an arrow at the crab directly in his line of fire, not waiting for a response.

ooc at #4 who is not in melee yet.

Chongo scowls as he misses the nearly-dead crab. Keoni's cries draw his attention and he carefully aims for the larger of the two crabs, trying to crack its shell with his handaxe.