[FR][PBP] Against the Storm Game Thread

[DM_Matt]

Rufus senses that you don't trust him yet, and steers the conversation away from inquiring about your business in Luskan. Festivities eventually wind down and you go to bed. Calain still can't walk and Elone is still a bit unsteady, but they get help. (Elone from Alcar? Calain from Ubaar?)

Three more days pass, over the course of which everyone heals completely (with the help of some spells). Elone is not sufficiently skilled to figure out the what the drow poison is made of, at least without better equipment and some reference books. you will arrive in Luskan tomorrow.

Sometime in the middle of the day, the ship suddenly lurches to the side and nearly capsizes. Up from underneath the ship comes the head of a dragon of a subspecies unknown to any of you. The crew cowers in fear.

It has a black, scaly hide tinged red, spiky horns about its crown and down its back, a huge toothy maw that seems sharper than any you've ever seem (some teeth even appear to be serrated), and two red eyes that glow like flaming coals. Fire flares from his mouth and nostrils as he roars at you. His face and head are covered in thick black scars. Strangely enough, however, across his snout is written the word "Coward" in common, infernal, draconic, and the goblinoid tongue.

He hisses at you "If you'd rather not me eat you, you will do as I say: Pack your valuables into crates and use rope and nets to tie them together. Then go below decks and leave them for me. you all would make quite a tasty snack, but your money will buy me many more...."

 

[dead_radish]

Elone considers the beast, attempting to determine whether the word "Coward" was put there to mislead, or by someone else (AKA Sense Motive to see if the dragon is a coward or no).

If it seems to be true, then she'll call out to Rufus "Rufus, would you like to go get the treasure from below decks to give to this fellow?"

Otherwise she'll look around at the rest of the group to attempt to determine if they're planning an attack or not.

 

[reapersaurus]

OOC: Arrgghhh!!! You make it impossible to prep for any encounter by fast-forwarding like that. grrrr....... I told you before that Ubaar casts Endure Elements:fire each night, so that would be running. I WAS going to be stating that Ubaar's procedure on this trip is to use the Necklace of Prayer Beads in the morning, and cast Endurance and Bull's Strength, Barkskin and Magic Vestment. If Ubaar's not buffed up, he'll suggest to stall the dragon a bit.

 

[DM_Matt]

Even though Ubaar never posted his buffing policy before, I will accept it.

Elone doesn't think that the dragon appears to be all that afraid of them. You doubt that he carved coward in four different languages across his snout himself.

 

[dead_radish]

Elone will begin to gather up "treasures" from around the boat, using that as an excuse to get close to Rufus, She will then ask him "I suspect we could take this creature, but I am not familiar with watery combat - Solonor's feet are planted firmly on the ground. Would it destroy the boat before we could destroy it? Is it more powerful than I might estimate?"

 

[DM_Matt]

Rufus: "This thing seems to be able to swim quite well and breathe underwater. If it keeps bashing the ship from below like it did that first time, it might be able to sink it."

 

[reapersaurus]

OOC: OK, buffs are running (they last 10 hours that way) Hey - crazy idea - how large is this dragon? What size category?

 

[DM_Matt]

Reaper: probably on the larger side of L.

 

[reapersaurus]

OOC: well... darn. I was hoping Ubaar could grapple it.

Ubaar will hang out with the others, looking busy and commisserating with what the group decides.

 

[dead_radish]

Elone continues speaking to Rufus. "This is your ship, and you are her captain. I am more than willing to lend Solonor's strength to the battle, and unwilling to lose my equipment, but I would not endanger your vessel beyond your limits....."