(CSRHoD) Creamsteak's Red Hand of Doom [IC]

[Creamsteak]

I'm having a slight bit of trouble understanding all your directions, but based on your given goal positions here's what I've got.

Warren is marked with the W.

The party can be anywhere within the dashed red outline along the causeway.

Warren, as of yet you still havn't found anything out of the ordinary up to your current position. Also, because your trying to move-silently (sorta) and swim, I assume your only moving about 5 ft. a round? Right?

 

[Arkhandus]

Warren the halfling

Yeah, basically. But, err, did we start at the top of the map area like I thought we did, or were we starting at the bottom end of the map when we first got here?

 

[Creamsteak]

Bottom. Your group was traveling north.

 

[Arkhandus]

...I think that basically nullifies the whole point of Warren scouting ahead then, since there are no other good spots attackers could be hiding in that would really be visible outside the water, which is probably more or less no good trying to see through. :\ Warren will just move as described earlier but in the opposite direction, then, to square B-7, staying mostly submerged once he gets there, motioning to the others to just cross the bridge. He'll return to them once they're all the way across, unless something springs up outta nowhere first.

 

[Redclaw]

Larian actually walked out to K16, to try to keep an eye on anything that might be on the far side of the wagon as Warren approached it.

 

[Creamsteak]

Something springs out of nowhere first.

As Warren is traveling across the water, as stealthily as he can, he notices a small bit of motion in the water below him. The water ripples, and a large amount of underwater mud is kicked up into the water further clouding it.

A six headed monster 15 ft. by 15 ft., completely submerged in the deep water.

It catches Warren by surprise, lashing out at him with six different heads. Warren is struck three times, the third one landing a horrible wound (a critical hit).

In total Warren suffers 30 points of damage during the surprise round.

Everyone is witness to the sudden movement, and the heads become visible briefly as they strike out of the water at Warren. The creature is massive and caked in weeds, reeds, and mud. It is difficult to make out what the body might look like from here, but the heads are clearly reptile in origin.

Warren still has an action during the surprise round first.

Initiatives
Tyrla 21
Hydra 21
Avril 17
Warren 17
Siobhan 16
Gurguannin 11
Larian 6

 

[Redclaw]

[sblock=creamsteak]
I'll wait until warren launches his surprise round action, but can you tell me if Larian would know anything about common enemies of hydra? I'm looking for something that they might be more aggressive toward than us. Knowledge (Arcana) +13. [/sblock]

 

[Creamsteak]

You have until midnight Monday to post actions.

 

[Creamsteak]

[sblock=creamsteak]
I'll wait until warren launches his surprise round action, but can you tell me if Larian would know anything about common enemies of hydra? I'm looking for something that they might be more aggressive toward than us. Knowledge (Arcana) +13. [/sblock]

Predator or Prey?

 

[Redclaw]

Predator or Prey?

Either one is fine by me; I'm guessing there aren't many predators, however.