Island Empire Part 2, Mermaid's Rest

[mleibrock]

Radoon

OCC- Mike, it is not in Geoffrey's nature to do that, he was sent by the church to offer aid to Honager Marin and his operatives. Geoffrey would naturaly bow to his wishes and not argue the point. Only if the plan gravely endangerd the "Radiant Sun" would he speak up. In Geoffrey's mind the two Lts were given leave to come up with a plan of attack that was endorsed. He would be under the assumption that they did consider area of effect attacks, they are trained naval officers after all. When Radoon stepped in and overrode their plan then Radooon effectively assumed command of the entire opearation and planning. Thus it is his decsion and no one else's. As Radoon's plan is tactical sound given the known infromation, Geoffrey would not say otherwise.

OCC - I don't remember if it was stated about the ship's position relative to each other - other than one would be stationary and the other would do figure 8's. I'd like to allow the two first mates to weigh in here if they have criticism to the attacking at the corners, so...

Scott you are up.

Todd, thanks for the clarification about Geoffry, it was hard to tell what you were thinking. Not to be too mushy but I am glad to have you posting again. It was not the same to me without you!

I know, I know...Everyone all together!!!! AWWWWWWWW!!

 

[J. Alexander]

Resolution

"The divine magic that i can bring to effect today is oriented either to directly combat undead or to augment other's ability to do so. I can grace several weapons with the ability to strike the undead and of course bring divine wraith down on them. I did not prepare for warding and protection." Geoffrey says.

OCC: Your welcome. But I think you may have lead Raddon into one of the great traps that abound in Scotley's world especially a Maratime world and in military operations. Once Radoon steeped in and asserted his authority, junior naval officers would not challenge it. Junior officers learn from their superiors thus most would assume that Radoon as the Captain has a valid reason for objecting to their plan and has reason to change it. That having been said, they would not offer any other opinion but would wait and learn as the Captains wishes are played out. Further when Radoon asserted the authority and changed the plan the process of mutually agreeing to a plan was also compromised. Once asserted and the authority taken back, the decisons would revert back to Radoon and Radoon alone. So brave leader , lead on.

 

[Lou]

Mingo Frasse & Anson & Mig

"Right you are Gnurl!! Right you are... Let's plan what we can of the entrance and the ship's attack and how we would like to proceed once inside and we can begin returning these things to the sea. My daggers are what I have to contribute, I guess what I need to know is what spells you and the other casters have to aid us. I will leave it up to you to use them when and where you see fit, I guess I'd just like to know what is possible and what you are thinking."

"As I was telling Lord Vasa, Yondalla the Protector has graced me with a short-lived spell that will make an undead take damage, or healing, as if it were still alive. I will save it for a more powerful undead so all can strike it. If I cast this spell, the undead will glow yellow for a short time. While glowing yellow, a healing spell will heal the undead and not harm it as usual. Yondalla has also given me the spell to make a weapon ghost-like so it can hit ghosts and wraiths. I will likely use it on my skiprocks if another dread wraith appears. My other spells are protecion spells and a magic warhammer weapon spell that I can use to attack at a distance and still do other things. If we face a large number of smaller opponents, I would like to cast a spell on H'Roosh that will aid his attacks for several minutes, so we can get the best use of his special talents. I will also say a Prayer, as I did before, for its short aid to all. Once I have cast these spells, I will be bashing evil where I find it, particularly if I can find two standing together, so I may make the best use of my special talents with the skiprocks."

 

[Scotley]

The guards you have observed on the front gate appear to be human Northmen. They do not seem to be undead, but of course it is hard to be sure...

Lt. Caleb speaks in response to Radoon, "We did plan to keep some distance apart for safety reasons, but the essence of the plan was for the bedsheet to be able to fire into the area revealed when we pull over a section of wall with our grapnels. If you want a corner attack both ships could simply ram the walls. Of course that presents a greater danger to the ships themselves as they may get tangled in chains or walls and not be able to retreat if attacked by overwhealming forces."

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon

The guards you have observed on the front gate appear to be human Northmen. They do not seem to be undead, but of course it is hard to be sure...

Lt. Caleb speaks in response to Radoon, "We did plan to keep some distance apart for safety reasons, but the essence of the plan was for the bedsheet to be able to fire into the area revealed when we pull over a section of wall with our grapnels. If you want a corner attack both ships could simply ram the walls. Of course that presents a greater danger to the ships themselves as they may get tangled in chains or walls and not be able to retreat if attacked by overwhealming forces."

To Lt Caleb and Lockspur, "Very well then, the ships are your gentlemen, lead on as you had planned and please do your best to assure we have at least one vessel to leave this wretched place on. Please take us to a drop off point out of sight of this area."

 

[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling

Gnurl has listened carefully to all that has been said, and has remained quiet and reserved during it all. But now, he rises to his feet, stides to the front of the assembly, and says, "Captains Radoon and Geoffrey, I have one last bit of advice I'd like to offer about the plan: You, Captain Radoon, have stated the order in which you intend to invistigate the items of interest on the drydock. Your list begins with what seem to me to be the least likely areas for concentrations of foes, and ends with the likely stronghold. I propose that we reverse the order of this investigation. Just flip it completely over and begin at the bottom of your list and work upward. The reason for this is because we want to hit our largest, most numerous and dangerous opponents when we are uninjured and when we have the greatest number of spells and abilities at our disposal. The longer we fight, the weaker we are going to become. If we wait to tackle the most powerful foes after we are weakened, our odds of success are decreased substantially. Therefore, I propose that we hit the strongest foes first. An aditional benefit that this may have is the demoralization of all of the other foes when they see that we have slain their leaders. Okay, that's all I have. But I reserve my right to speak up again if something else occurs to me!"

 

[Scotley]

And so it begins...

As ordered by Captain Radoon, the party is dropped some distance away from the floating drydock. Your arrival startles a couple of pelicans and a few hungover residents of Mermaid's Rest snoozing with lines in the water trying to catch some lunch. A longboat with a crew of four from the Radiant Sun offers to stay here in case you need to retreat landward. It is about a 10 minute walk from here to the drydock, but safely out of sight of any watchers on the wall. The ships take up station upwind of the floating drydock and get pumps going to hurl water into the air. It is now about 11:00 with the attack scheduled to begin in at high noon. As the water starts to fall into the area of fog it begins to fade. It seems that the magic has run its course and the fog is lifting of its own accord.

OOC: Any prepatory actions or spell casting or shall I proceed?

 

[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling

OOC: Just before we begin the assault, Gnurl casts Mage Armor upon himself from a scroll. This improves his AC to 21.

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon

Gnurl has listened carefully to all that has been said, and has remained quiet and reserved during it all. But now, he rises to his feet, stides to the front of the assembly, and says, "Captains Radoon and Geoffrey, I have one last bit of advice I'd like to offer about the plan: You, Captain Radoon, have stated the order in which you intend to invistigate the items of interest on the drydock. Your list begins with what seem to me to be the least likely areas for concentrations of foes, and ends with the likely stronghold. I propose that we reverse the order of this investigation. Just flip it completely over and begin at the bottom of your list and work upward. The reason for this is because we want to hit our largest, most numerous and dangerous opponents when we are uninjured and when we have the greatest number of spells and abilities at our disposal. The longer we fight, the weaker we are going to become. If we wait to tackle the most powerful foes after we are weakened, our odds of success are decreased substantially. Therefore, I propose that we hit the strongest foes first. An aditional benefit that this may have is the demoralization of all of the other foes when they see that we have slain their leaders. Okay, that's all I have. But I reserve my right to speak up again if something else occurs to me!"

"Good thoughts, my friend... both plans are just, I was thinking if were were able to sneak in, we might just get lucky and get in and out with out issues if he happened to be in one of these locations. I was also thinking as we get to the tougher fights, we would not have any surprises. However if we are not able to sneak in, we might as well go with the biggest bad first. Let's put it to a vote."

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon

As ordered by Captain Radoon, the party is dropped some distance away from the floating drydock. Your arrival startles a couple of pelicans and a few hungover residents of Mermaid's Rest snoozing with lines in the water trying to catch some lunch. A longboat with a crew of four from the Radiant Sun offers to stay here in case you need to retreat landward. It is about a 10 minute walk from here to the drydock, but safely out of sight of any watchers on the wall. The ships take up station upwind of the floating drydock and get pumps going to hurl water into the air. It is now about 11:00 with the attack scheduled to begin in at high noon. As the water starts to fall into the area of fog it begins to fade. It seems that the magic has run its course and the fog is lifting of its own accord.

OOC: Any prepatory actions or spell casting or shall I proceed?

As we make out way to a spot near the entrance without being seen by the guards, Radoon will take note of everyone he passes, looking for anything out of the ordinary. We make our way so that we have 100% cover from the guards and as we near the entrance Radoon will look for a spot close to the entrance where the party will be completely hidden yet they will be able to hear the beginning of the seige.