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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 5394554" data-attributes="member: 834">Things are going smoothly and everyone is relaxing except Nementah.  There is something she doesn't like in the attitude of the crew man who is chatting with her.  Something odd, something off.  He tells a joke that Nementah didn't get and laughs, one hand on Renquist's shoulder in a friendly manner.  Renquist is laughing with him.  Then the crewman's hand slip inncuously toward his blade...-''NO!''Was it Nementah's warning?  Either way, he reflexively raises his hand at the last moment and blocks the blade before it opens his throat.  He is still completely bewildered by this turn of events.  The crewman shift before his eyes into a black clad maniac with no mercy in his eyes.--- In the cargo hold, the engineer enchanter excused himself to go to the southern room, leaving Haruka to examine her new tatoo or wonder at the arcane engine.  Then suddenly she feels movement behind her and turns just in time to avoid the worse but receives a large and deep cut on her stomachs and looks in shock as the engineer changes before her eyes...---Max is staring at the ocean, deep in thought.  He turns by chance and catch a blade coming his way and reflexively ducks.  What the hell...  He handles the ninja-like assailant well enough but then feels a burning pain as some kind of wizard screams wildly as he tries to fry him.  Looks like a devil.  Not a good day.---At the very same moment, as the group on the quarterdeck is chatting amiably, the captain suddenly shout: ''NOW'' in a shriek.  She shift from a respectable captain into a scantily clad infernal seductress with a fiendish smile.  Two crewman jump on Ashir and Dante and inflicts grievous cuts that bleed profusely.  Rocco turns on the traitress in fury but she only smiles sweetly.-''I love your haircut, dwarf.  It's so very bold and beautiful.  Do you think I'm beautiful too?''Yes, oh yes...  She is so beautiful.  [gm]Nementah is up for a surprise action (Standard action only).  Max and Dante are up for a full turn.  Everyone else is free to curse.[/gm][sblock=Surprise]Haruka's Perception is vs Stealth as the Death Squad Assassin left her alone to go in the southern hold but then tries to sneak up on her.  Target DC was 22.Haruka is surprisedIn the Lower Deck, Nementah and Renquist are eating witha crewman that turns out be an assassin.  Target bluff DC was 20.  Renquist is surprisedNementah is notOn the Main Deck, an assassin sneaks up on Max, DC 22Max is SuprisedQuarterdeckThe succubus is quite the bluffer.  DC for insight was 25.  I bet some on the quarterdeck did not even have the +5 Insight check required to have a shot at making it...Everyone is Surprised.[/sblock][sblock=Initiative]Bad Guys have initiative 19 (+11 for the assassins but driven down by their leaders who are slower so I decided on an average of +9)Surprise round (Remember: Just one Standard action)Bad GuysNementahRound 1:Dante and MaxBad GuysEverybody[/sblock][sblock=Actions]For fun, here is my first roll for the assassin's attack.  At first I was think; ''AWFUL!'' then I realized I had rolled 1d10 for the attack roll.  Ahem.<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2790677/" target="_blank">Assassin's QUarry vs Reflex 1:Haruka 2:Renquist 3:Max 4:Ashit 5<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />ante (1d10+10+2=13, 3d6+8+2d6=24, 1d10+10+2=20, 3d6+8+2d6=26, 1d10+10+2=17, 3d6+8+2d6=29, 1d10+10+2=17, 3d6+8+2d6=19, 1d10+10+2=20, 3d6+8+2d6=20)</a>Real roll:<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2790684/" target="_blank">Assassin's Quarry vs ref 1:Haruka 2:Renquist 3:Max 4:Ashir 5<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />ante (1d20+10+2=28, 3d6+8+2d6=21, 1d20+10+2=14, 3d6+8+2d6=27, 1d20+10+2=15, 3d6+8+2d6=28, 1d20+10+2=27, 3d6+8+2d6=23, 1d20+10+2=30, 3d6+8+2d6=21)</a>Haruka hit with 28 for 21Renquist missed with 14Max missed with 15Ashir hit with 27 for 23Dante hit with 30 for 21Vizier Triggered action: Infernal AdviceThe Assassin who missed MAx rerolls with +2<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2790690/" target="_blank">Infernal advice rerol Ass. Qu. vs Max (1d20+10+2+2=17, 3d6+8+2d6=27)</a>Max is blessed...Vizier:<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2790700/" target="_blank">Hell fire bolt vs Max reflex, fire dmg, Max has cover (1d20+10+2=29, 2d10+2=15)</a> hit, gives CA TENTSuccubus<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2790704/" target="_blank">Succubus Dominate vs Rocco Will (1d20+12=31)</a>Rocco is dominated TENT.  I really doubt that he suddenly gets to act in the surprise round just because he got dominated so he doesn't do anything just yet.[/sblock][GM]Status Highlight: Rocco is dominated.Haruka, Ashir and Dante are bleeding.[/GM][GM]The ship is VERY cluterred.  It's hard to move around.  Every square that has stuff in it and the stairs are difficult ground, so are squares who are partly filled with water.  This makes shifting hard.In the Cargo hold, G2 is the only square that isn't Difficult Terrain (DT)In the lower deck, I3 and J3 are the only squares that aren't DT.Main Deck: C2, C3, F2 F3, G2, G3,  H3, I3, J3Quarter Deck; All square are ok except those that have the catapults, the wheel, the stairs or L1, L4[/gm][sblock=S&S]Assassin cargo Hold: Assassin's Quarry RechargingAssassin Lower Deck: Ass. Q. Rech.Assassin Main Deck: Ass. Q. Rech.Assassin Quarter Deck I1: Ass. Q. Rech.Assassin Quarter Deck:I4  Ass. Q. Rech.Vizier: Infernal advice rechargingAshir: 30 (25) /46 Ongoing 5 (s.e.)Haruka: 38 (33) /59 Ongoing 5(s.e)Dante: 21 (16) 42 Ongoing 5 (s.e)Max: 31/46, concedes CA TENTRocco: Dominated TENTVizier Devil (The scepter pic)HP 80; Bloodied 40    AC 21, Fortitude 19, Reflex 19, Will 21    Perception 16Resist 10 fireOA: Scepter (Weapon)  Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +12 vs. ACHit: 2d8 + 4 damage, and the devil slides the target 1 square. SuccubusPerception 18; HP 90; Bloodied 45AC 23; Fortitude 17, Reflex 21, Will 23Resist 20 fireOA: Corrupting Touch (standard, at-will) +14 vs AC; 1d6+6 damage. Death Squad AssassinPerception 16HP 61; Bloodied 30AC 21; Fortitude 18, Reflex 20, Will 19OA: Assassin's Longblade (standard, at-will)  Weapon+12 vs AC; 1d6+6 damage. The death squad assassin deals an extra 2d6 damage against any target it has combat advantage against.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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