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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 8135283" data-attributes="member: 59816"><p><strong>On the ship</strong></p><p></p><p>Thorbin thrust his pike over the railing and into one of the larger fish-men, who turned and snarled up at him. With a quick jab, he thrust it again and the creature fell on the deck. This freed up one of the prison guards, who took the opportunity to climb the ladder to the forecastle and stand behind Thorbin. He loaded his crossbow and put a quarrel into the arm of one of the fish-men on the deck below. This caused the creature to drop his spear, but not to give up the fight; it dove on another guard and scratched him horribly. The ship's mate cursed, as he could not find a good angle with the ballista to fire it down onto the main deck, so he reloaded his hand-crossbow and fired into the crowd, wounding another fish-man.</p><p></p><p>Thorbin could see through the open hatch that the guards and prisoners (who had been his unfortunate standing bunk-mates for a long voyage) were no match for the vicious fish-man that had jumped down. The creature was positively mauling the lone guard, while a brave prisoner swung a board at its back. The other prisoners cowered out of Thorbin's sight, but a flash of light that seared the fish-man showed him that the ship's cleric was in the fight.</p><p></p><p>Below them, another deck down, Captain Halehearty led a crewman up the hold's ladder to join the fight as well, and the halfling captain thrust his sword into the fish-man's leg as he rolled across the lower deck's floor. In the hold below, three other crew manned the ship's pumps, making headway now with the breach pugged with ice.</p><p></p><p><strong>On the docks</strong></p><p></p><p>Py'Cott summoned the Red Ghost, who thrust a pike into the back of the fish-man who had speared Lex. The fish-man recoiled, and Lex cast a spell that pulled the life out of the thing. Further up the dock, Jathlin summoned a flying cutlass and sent it up on the ship's deck to help out there. A fish-man was attempting to follow him out of the water, so he struck it with searing flame. Still the thing came, reaching out of the water to grab at him, but Razum suddenly threw a dart into its eye, and it fell back into the water, floating on the surface dead.</p><p></p><p>A nearby fish-man thought better of joining its companion, and instead climbed the ship's rudder and over the rail onto the quarterdeck.</p><p></p><p><strong>In the water</strong></p><p></p><p>Ludz tried in vain to pull a surviving guard out of the water while Burton boosted the guard onto the dock and waited for his turn. The fish-man behind him stabbed him with a spear (9 damage) and then rough hands hauled him up onto the dock. The fish-man turned on the octopus, and a crowd of them stabbed, clawed, and chomped at the shape-shifted goliath until they tore him tentacle-from-tentacle, and Doc Halfhand remained, only mildly battered (23 damage total). From up on the cliff, a lucky quarrel fired by one of the guards struck a fish-man next to him, and he had a moment to avoid being fully surrounded.</p><p></p><p>Valrin made one final thrust of his ice-breaker into the fish-man who held his legs, and he kicked away. He was deep - very deep - and it was dark and cold. He was nearly out of breath, and his ears were ringing. He struggled for the surface as quickly as he could.</p><p></p><p><strong>On the Cliffs</strong></p><p></p><p>The crabrider pointed his trident skyward and the crab scuttled quickly up the cliffside, nearing the top. The guards loaded and fired their crossbows furiously, but firing directly downward was difficult (it was dangerous to get too close to the ledge with the winds as they were) and few quarrels found their mark.</p><p></p><p>The lift's wheel turned, and the lift reached the halfway point (80 feet up) while the dwarf bossun cursed his luck that he was stuck inside, while a battle raged on without him.</p><p></p><p>[GM]Resolutions</p><p>[/gm][spoiler="Allies"]</p><p>(PCs)</p><p><strong>Burton</strong> helps <strong>VG2</strong> up, gets on dock</p><p><strong>DocH</strong> missed (tentacle)</p><p><strong>Jathlin</strong> missed (spirit weapon) & did 3 (flame) to <strong>SD2</strong></p><p><strong>Lex</strong> did 15 (chill) to <strong>SG5 </strong>(dead)</p><p><strong>Py'Cott</strong> summoned <strong>Red Ghost</strong> who did 7 (pike) to <strong>SG5</strong></p><p><strong>Razum</strong> did 16 (dart) to <strong>SD2</strong> (dead)</p><p><strong>Thorbin</strong> did 31 & 18 (pike) to <strong>ST2</strong> (dead)</p><p><strong>Valrin</strong> did 5 (spear) to <strong>SD3</strong> (dead) & swam (now 25' down)</p><p>(NPCs - Ship's Crew)</p><p><strong>Captain</strong> did 4 (sword) to <strong>ST1</strong></p><p><strong>Mate</strong> did 6 (xbow) to <strong>SG4</strong></p><p><strong>Cleric</strong> did 4 (flame) to <strong>ST1</strong></p><p><strong>Bosun</strong> rode lift</p><p><strong>OC1</strong> rode lift</p><p><strong>OC2</strong> missed (sling) <strong>ST1</strong></p><p><strong>AC1</strong> pumped water</p><p><strong>AC2</strong> pumped water</p><p><strong>VC1</strong> pumped water</p><p><strong>VC2</strong> missed (club) <strong>SG1</strong></p><p>(NPCs - Prisoners)</p><p><strong>P177</strong> lift wheel (to 80 feet)</p><p><strong>P248</strong> lift wheel (to 80 feet)</p><p><strong>P293</strong> dodged</p><p><strong>P294</strong> dodged</p><p><strong>P298</strong> did 4 (club) to <strong>ST1</strong></p><p>(NPCs - Guards)</p><p><strong>Ludz</strong> helped <strong>PG4</strong></p><p><strong>JG1</strong> lift wheel (to 80 feet)</p><p><strong>JG2</strong> dodged</p><p><strong>PG1</strong> missed (sword) <strong>ST1</strong></p><p><strong>PG2</strong> missed (sword) <strong>SG3</strong></p><p><strong>PG3</strong> missed (xbow) <strong>SD2</strong></p><p><strong>PG4</strong> failed to climb out</p><p><strong>PG5</strong> missed (pike) <strong>Crab</strong></p><p><strong>VG1</strong> did 8 (xbow) to <strong>SG3</strong></p><p><strong>VG2</strong> pulled <strong>Burton</strong> out</p><p><strong>VG3</strong> did 6 (xbow) to <strong>CrabRider</strong></p><p><strong>VG4</strong> missed (xbow) <strong>CrabRider</strong></p><p><strong>VG5</strong> did 7 (xbow) to <strong>ST4</strong></p><p><strong>VG6</strong> missed (xbow) <strong>ST4</strong></p><p>[/spoiler][spoiler="Enemies"]</p><p>(BGs)</p><p><strong>Crab</strong> climbed (to 150 feet up) </p><p><strong>CrabRider</strong> commanded crab (extra move)</p><p><strong>SG1</strong> missed (spear) <strong>VC1</strong></p><p><strong>SG2</strong> missed (spear) <strong>PG2</strong></p><p><strong>SG3</strong> did 7 (spear) to <strong>PG2</strong></p><p><strong>SG4</strong> did 6 (spear) to <strong>PG2</strong></p><p><strong>SG5</strong> died</p><p><strong>SD1</strong> climbed onto sterncastle</p><p><strong>SD2</strong> died</p><p><strong>SD3</strong> died</p><p><strong>SD4</strong> did 4 & 5 (claw) to <strong>Doctopus</strong></p><p><strong>ST1</strong> did 8 & 12 (claw) to <strong>PG1</strong></p><p><strong>ST2</strong> died</p><p><strong>ST3</strong> did 9 to <strong>Burton</strong> & 8 (spear) to <strong>Doctopus</strong></p><p><strong>ST4</strong> did 6 (spear) to <strong>Doctopus</strong></p><p>[/spoiler][spoiler="Rolls"]</p><p>SD4</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244797" target="_blank">Claw vs Doctopus: 1D20+4 = [7]+4 = 11 for 1D4+2 = [2]+2 = 4</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244797" target="_blank">Claw vs Doctopus: 1D20+4 = [15]+4 = 19 for 1D4+2 = [3]+2 = 5</a></p><p>ST3</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244795" target="_blank">Spear vs Burton: 1D20+5 = [9]+5 = 14 for 1D8+3 = [6]+3 = 9</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244795" target="_blank">Spear vs Doctopus: 1D20+5 = [14]+5 = 19 for 1D8+3 = [5]+3 = 8</a></p><p>ST4</p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244796" target="_blank">Spear vs Doctopus: 1D20+5 = [3]+5 = 8 miss</a></p><p><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244796" target="_blank">Spear vs Doctopus: 1D20+5 = [18]+5 = 23 for 1d8+3 = [3]+3 = 6</a></p><p>(All others rolled by my son with dice)</p><p>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 8135283, member: 59816"] [B]On the ship[/B] Thorbin thrust his pike over the railing and into one of the larger fish-men, who turned and snarled up at him. With a quick jab, he thrust it again and the creature fell on the deck. This freed up one of the prison guards, who took the opportunity to climb the ladder to the forecastle and stand behind Thorbin. He loaded his crossbow and put a quarrel into the arm of one of the fish-men on the deck below. This caused the creature to drop his spear, but not to give up the fight; it dove on another guard and scratched him horribly. The ship's mate cursed, as he could not find a good angle with the ballista to fire it down onto the main deck, so he reloaded his hand-crossbow and fired into the crowd, wounding another fish-man. Thorbin could see through the open hatch that the guards and prisoners (who had been his unfortunate standing bunk-mates for a long voyage) were no match for the vicious fish-man that had jumped down. The creature was positively mauling the lone guard, while a brave prisoner swung a board at its back. The other prisoners cowered out of Thorbin's sight, but a flash of light that seared the fish-man showed him that the ship's cleric was in the fight. Below them, another deck down, Captain Halehearty led a crewman up the hold's ladder to join the fight as well, and the halfling captain thrust his sword into the fish-man's leg as he rolled across the lower deck's floor. In the hold below, three other crew manned the ship's pumps, making headway now with the breach pugged with ice. [B]On the docks[/B] Py'Cott summoned the Red Ghost, who thrust a pike into the back of the fish-man who had speared Lex. The fish-man recoiled, and Lex cast a spell that pulled the life out of the thing. Further up the dock, Jathlin summoned a flying cutlass and sent it up on the ship's deck to help out there. A fish-man was attempting to follow him out of the water, so he struck it with searing flame. Still the thing came, reaching out of the water to grab at him, but Razum suddenly threw a dart into its eye, and it fell back into the water, floating on the surface dead. A nearby fish-man thought better of joining its companion, and instead climbed the ship's rudder and over the rail onto the quarterdeck. [B]In the water[/B] Ludz tried in vain to pull a surviving guard out of the water while Burton boosted the guard onto the dock and waited for his turn. The fish-man behind him stabbed him with a spear (9 damage) and then rough hands hauled him up onto the dock. The fish-man turned on the octopus, and a crowd of them stabbed, clawed, and chomped at the shape-shifted goliath until they tore him tentacle-from-tentacle, and Doc Halfhand remained, only mildly battered (23 damage total). From up on the cliff, a lucky quarrel fired by one of the guards struck a fish-man next to him, and he had a moment to avoid being fully surrounded. Valrin made one final thrust of his ice-breaker into the fish-man who held his legs, and he kicked away. He was deep - very deep - and it was dark and cold. He was nearly out of breath, and his ears were ringing. He struggled for the surface as quickly as he could. [B]On the Cliffs[/B] The crabrider pointed his trident skyward and the crab scuttled quickly up the cliffside, nearing the top. The guards loaded and fired their crossbows furiously, but firing directly downward was difficult (it was dangerous to get too close to the ledge with the winds as they were) and few quarrels found their mark. The lift's wheel turned, and the lift reached the halfway point (80 feet up) while the dwarf bossun cursed his luck that he was stuck inside, while a battle raged on without him. [GM]Resolutions [/gm][spoiler="Allies"] (PCs) [B]Burton[/B] helps [B]VG2[/B] up, gets on dock [B]DocH[/B] missed (tentacle) [B]Jathlin[/B] missed (spirit weapon) & did 3 (flame) to [B]SD2 Lex[/B] did 15 (chill) to [B]SG5 [/B](dead) [B]Py'Cott[/B] summoned [B]Red Ghost[/B] who did 7 (pike) to [B]SG5 Razum[/B] did 16 (dart) to [B]SD2[/B] (dead) [B]Thorbin[/B] did 31 & 18 (pike) to [B]ST2[/B] (dead) [B]Valrin[/B] did 5 (spear) to [B]SD3[/B] (dead) & swam (now 25' down) (NPCs - Ship's Crew) [B]Captain[/B] did 4 (sword) to [B]ST1 Mate[/B] did 6 (xbow) to [B]SG4 Cleric[/B] did 4 (flame) to [B]ST1 Bosun[/B] rode lift [B]OC1[/B] rode lift [B]OC2[/B] missed (sling) [B]ST1 AC1[/B] pumped water [B]AC2[/B] pumped water [B]VC1[/B] pumped water [B]VC2[/B] missed (club) [B]SG1[/B] (NPCs - Prisoners) [B]P177[/B] lift wheel (to 80 feet) [B]P248[/B] lift wheel (to 80 feet) [B]P293[/B] dodged [B]P294[/B] dodged [B]P298[/B] did 4 (club) to [B]ST1[/B] (NPCs - Guards) [B]Ludz[/B] helped [B]PG4 JG1[/B] lift wheel (to 80 feet) [B]JG2[/B] dodged [B]PG1[/B] missed (sword) [B]ST1 PG2[/B] missed (sword) [B]SG3 PG3[/B] missed (xbow) [B]SD2 PG4[/B] failed to climb out [B]PG5[/B] missed (pike) [B]Crab VG1[/B] did 8 (xbow) to [B]SG3 VG2[/B] pulled [B]Burton[/B] out [B]VG3[/B] did 6 (xbow) to [B]CrabRider VG4[/B] missed (xbow) [B]CrabRider VG5[/B] did 7 (xbow) to [B]ST4 VG6[/B] missed (xbow) [B]ST4[/B] [/spoiler][spoiler="Enemies"] (BGs) [B]Crab[/B] climbed (to 150 feet up) [B]CrabRider[/B] commanded crab (extra move) [B]SG1[/B] missed (spear) [B]VC1 SG2[/B] missed (spear) [B]PG2 SG3[/B] did 7 (spear) to [B]PG2 SG4[/B] did 6 (spear) to [B]PG2 SG5[/B] died [B]SD1[/B] climbed onto sterncastle [B]SD2[/B] died [B]SD3[/B] died [B]SD4[/B] did 4 & 5 (claw) to [B]Doctopus ST1[/B] did 8 & 12 (claw) to [B]PG1 ST2[/B] died [B]ST3[/B] did 9 to [B]Burton[/B] & 8 (spear) to [B]Doctopus ST4[/B] did 6 (spear) to [B]Doctopus[/B] [/spoiler][spoiler="Rolls"] SD4 [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244797']Claw vs Doctopus: 1D20+4 = [7]+4 = 11 for 1D4+2 = [2]+2 = 4 Claw vs Doctopus: 1D20+4 = [15]+4 = 19 for 1D4+2 = [3]+2 = 5[/URL] ST3 [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244795']Spear vs Burton: 1D20+5 = [9]+5 = 14 for 1D8+3 = [6]+3 = 9 Spear vs Doctopus: 1D20+5 = [14]+5 = 19 for 1D8+3 = [5]+3 = 8[/URL] ST4 [URL='http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=244796']Spear vs Doctopus: 1D20+5 = [3]+5 = 8 miss Spear vs Doctopus: 1D20+5 = [18]+5 = 23 for 1d8+3 = [3]+3 = 6[/URL] (All others rolled by my son with dice) [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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