[FR][PBP] Against the Storm Game Thread

[Paragon Badger]

Alcar will look busy moving items to be pillaged, all the while waiting for a signal from Rufus or Elone.

 

[garyh]

Akharos joins the general milling about, though he can't help but wonder what sort of beast this dragon is.

 

[reapersaurus]

Ubaar casts Divine Favor while getting bristly at the thought of being lorded over in any way by an overbearing extortionist.

Calain Hastes himself, casting Stoneskin.
He'll follow with Minor Globe and (something else - Death Armor? I don't know almost any of these spells...) before seeing how others may attack.

OOC: edit: oops - mis-remembered the tattoo... never mind. If we attack, how are we gonna stop the dragon from chopping the boat to little bits of plankwood and gobble up whoever's swimming around?)

 

[Elric]

[ooc: Evard's Black Tentacles might be able to hold it for a little while, but that would make meleeing it perilous]

Alex will move over to where a rope is, so that he can potentially swing-attack the dragon and swing back (Spring Attack + Acrobatic Attack), hopefully with flanking, if anything gets started. He'll act like he's picking up treasure.

[ooc: anyone have any idea what that "coward" writing might mean? This dragon certainly doesn't seem brave at all- perhaps a geas or something. Would Calain have any idea if there's some magic here?)

 

[DM_Matt]

The Coward thing appears to be a tattoo,and does not appear to be magical.

 

[reapersaurus]

As Ubaar is milling around with the others, not doing a good job of acting busy (he's continually looking back to get a REAL good look at that dragon, sizing him up with growing fury in his half-orc eyes), he starts to say to the others, "We gotta take this thing out, guys.
We're STRONGER than it is, if we work together.

Ubaar's wrestled big things before.

If he comes on board, he's MINE." ;D

 

[reapersaurus]

Calain listens with apparent disinterest to Ubaar's words, but musters enough will to respond, "I can help you, my lumbering oaf - err, OAR-mate.

Those tentacles you saw me use in the drow attack could Aid you in close quarter cmbat with the dragon.
As long as I don't have to get close, you have my blessing to be suicidal."

 

[garyh]

"I will help you, Ubaar," says Akharos. "This creature is a foul example of draconian stock, and I'd be more than happy to put an end to it."

OOC: We Sacramento Half-Orcs have got to stick together. Oh, and this would be a good time to remind everyone that Akharos is traveling armor-free on the boat. I have a feeling he's going to get wet soon.

 

[dead_radish]

Elone, assuming she overhears the conversations, nods her approval. "I need not close with the beast. I would prefer not. If we can keep this boat in one piece, I would prefer to keep Solonor's gifts. Shall we begin when the tentacles arise? I need only a few seconds to prepare for the battle...." She, like Ubaar, seems more than willing to take on the beast, and her eyes glimmer slightly at the thought. "Oh, and I claim one of the beasts' teeth as my spoil."

Elone will cast Divine Power, then Magic Vestments, then Shield of Faith, then prepare to cast a summon monster beside the dragon, and then begin a full attack with her +3 mighty composite longbow (+4) (GMW) and +3 arrows.

OOC: And yes, Elone is armored, but it's mithril chain, so it's extremely lightweight. She has little problem with the idea of a forced swim, if required.

 

[reapersaurus]

OOC: crap - i didn't get a chance before i fell asleep to invalidate my last 2 posts, because after looking closely at Evard's Black Tentacles, the amount they're going to help Ubaar's grapple is a judgement call. Can they use the "Aid Another" feature to each grant Ubaar's grapple a +2? It'll be hard to keep them from attacking Ubaar - what if Calain places them on the far side of the dragon? Either way, Ubaar's going to be believing that Calain's tentacles can help, so he'll walk up to the dragon and challenge it to a wrestling match shortly...