Malvoisin's Savage Tide, Act 1 - There Is No Honor

[Tonks]

As the creature advanced upon them, Damash felt his blood turn cold and knew this creature could kill him as easily as it had the woman on the deck.

"By the Black Water..."

Shifting his spear slightly, he considered throwing it into the creature's chest, but knew if he did not kill it outright, he would have to close in to use his dagger. As Kalen stopped and began whispering to himself, Damash advanced and tried to buy the elf time to finish whatever it was he was doing.

'And I too shall be pulled into the deep to be judged...'

[sblock=ooc] +2 melee, d6+2 shortspear[/sblock]

 

[stonegod]

"Damnable smoke! What be this beasty you flaming idiots have released, Vark!" Moving to mast next to the hole for the stairs, the old man removes a cold iron symbol with a strident, lightning clutching fist and starts to bellow out crisp syllables of summoning.

OOC: 5' step to the mast so he can look down but not be at the top of the stairs; begin casting summon monster I. Hopefully, he'll be able to see a target next round.

 

[Land Outcast]

"Vark! You'll hang from the crow's..." -as the man in the dirty red coat plunges into the smoke- "Bloody idiot!" -actually this was directed at whoever put those cages in here... but that nonwithstanding...

"From which unbottomd dark abyss did this come?!" taking action instead of waiting for an answer form Mera's corpse, he takes his spear with both hands, points it toward the thing, and for a moment it seems as if the spear launched itself towards the slayer, but no, it was a ghostly blue replicate of it.

OOC: Ice ray +2 touch (1d3)

 

[Malvoisin]

COMBAT ROUND 6

Now growling with frustration, Keoni continues his assault on Vark. The shaman's frustration only continues to mount, however, as Vark again evades his spear's tip.
Keoni attacks Vark with spear. (1d20+1=7) MISS
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"The woman is dead! The beastie is loose!" Kalen moves to the side and unleashes his mind magic in a prismatic spray hoping to subdue the spidery beast. The fount of colors leap forth from Kalen's outstretched hands, but the mindless creature pays them no heed whatsoever.
(OOC: Rhagodessa is immune to mind-affecting patterns)
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Col yells, "Damnable smoke! What be this beasty you flaming idiots have released, Vark!" but he gets no response from Vark.
Moving by the mast next to the hole for the stairs, the old man removes a cold iron symbol with a strident, lightning clutching fist and starts to bellow out crisp syllables of summoning.
(OOC: stonegod, I'll rule that by next turn, Col will be able to see well enough into the hold that he can summon his monster down there.)
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Frustrated at being unable to get his rapier past Vark's guard, Anar switches to a different tactic. Beginning a series of thrust and feints to keep the man off guard, the dashing rogue hopes to open a hole through which Chongo can thrust his spear. This gambit appears to work, as Vark's eyes stray away from the raging tribesman to fend off Anar's feints. Anar hopes that Chongo will be able to take full advantage of the distraction...
Anar attempts Aid Another for Chongo's attack. (1d20+2=13) SUCCESS!
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As the creature advanced upon them, Damash felt his blood turn cold and knew this creature could kill him as easily as it had the woman on the deck.
"By the Black Water..."
Shifting his spear slightly, he considered throwing it into the creature's chest, but knew if he did not kill it outright, he would have to close in to use his dagger. As Kalen stopped and began whispering to himself, Damash advanced and tried to buy the elf time to finish whatever it was he was doing....hopefully something more effective than that spray of colors.
'And I too shall be pulled into the deep to be judged...'
Damash lunges with his spear, only to find that the tip of his weapon is turned aside by the creature's tough hide.
Damash attacks Rhagodessa with Spear. (1d20+2=10) MISS
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"Vark! You'll hang from the crow's..." -as the man in the dirty red coat plunges into the smoke- "Bloody idiot!" -actually this was directed at whoever put those cages in here... but that nonwithstanding...
"From which unbottomd dark abyss did this come?!" taking action instead of waiting for an answer form Mera's corpse, he takes his spear with both hands, points it toward the thing, and for a moment it seems as if the spear launched itself towards the slayer, but no, it was a ghostly blue replicate of it. The icy ray of blue streaks toward the monster as it battles Damash, but Nicolai's aim is way off, and the ray harmlessly dissipates against the wall of the Nixie's hold.
Nicolai ranged touch attack (Ice Ray) vs. Rhagodessa (-4 firing into melee). (1d20+2-4=0) MISS!
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Soller Vark, his attention now turned upon Anar, lunges in counterpoint against the rogue. His blades thrusts home through Anar's studded leather, and plunges into his belly. Hurt badly, Anar staggers but barely remains on his feet, though his strength is fading quickly.
Soller Vark attacks Anar with Rapier. (1d20+5=19) HIT!
Vark's damage with rapier against Anar. (1d6+1=4) Anar falls to 0/8 hp, Disabled!
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Below deck, the strange beast lunges for Damash with its front pedipalps. Both of the limbs strike the poor aventi, and he finds himself stuck fast by the pedipalps' hooks and suckers! The beast tries to drag Damash forth into its horrid jaws, but somehow by the grace of Ishtishia, the priest finds the strength to dig in his feet and resist. He pulls himself away from the thing's pedipalps, thankful to have not been pulled into range of those jaws...this time.
Rhagodessa attacks Damash with pedipalps. (1d20+7=26, 1d20+7=21) BOTH HIT! No damage, Grapple initiated.
Rhagodessa opposed grapple check vs. Damash (1d20+11=16)
Damash opposed grapple check vs. Rhagodessa (1d20+2=22) Damash wins! No grapple established.
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Chongo continues to keep pace with the pirate. The metal head of his spear weaves in a fluid pattern, pressing for an opening in Vark's defenses as Chongo circles for a beter vantage of attack. Incredibly, the tribesman's foot slips as he moves, and his spear's thrust is off the mark! Vark lets fly with another stream of mocking curses as he escapes the barbarian's attack once again.
Chongo attacks Vark with Spear (+2 flanking, +2 aid another). (1d20+6+2+2=11) MISS! Rolled a one! Agh, sorry Gwyd!

END ROUND 6
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ROUND 7 INITIATIVE

1. Keoni
2. Thug #4 (surrendered)
3. Kalen
4. Col
5. Anar (Disabled)
6. Damash
7. Nicolai
8. Soller Vark
9. Rhagodessa
9. Chongo

STATUS UPDATE

Keoni 6/11 hp; Kalen 4/7 hp; Col 3/6 hp; Anar 0/8 hp, disabled; Damash 5/10 hp; Nicolai 4/4 hp; Chongo 14/14 (16/16 raging) hp.
Thug #4 unharmed, surrendered. Thug #1 -14 hp, dying; Thug #2 -18 hp, dead; Thug #3 Unconscious, Stunned, and Blinded for ?? rounds; Thug #5 -15 hp, dying; Thug #6 -16 hp, Dying. Soller Vark -10 hp; Rhagodessa Unharmed.
Keoni's Aura: Power (+1 melee damage)
Col: Shield of Faith (4 rounds remain)
Chongo: Raging (2 rounds remain)

 

[stonegod]

His chanting coming faster and more strident, the old man screams something in Celestial and a blue-white aura of smoke appears in the hold. Out of it steps a fine specimen of a mongrel dog, its coat a silvery blue like the smoke. It immediately growls and presses and attack on the foul beast!

Meanwhile, above deck, the old man tries to get a look at the escaped creature as he tentatively takes to the stair. "By 'cor, what is that thing!?!"

OOC: Summon a celestial dog as near to the Rhagodessa as possible and have it attack this one round of its existence. Then, Col will move to the stairs (and stay on them for advantage with his reach weapon) and use Knowledge: * (I'm guessing nature) to determine what this thing is. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll be dark knowledgeable...

 

[Rhun]

Anar clutches at his belly wound and staggers away from Vark, thought keeping his rapier in a guard position. "You black-hearted devil! You'll pay for your evil deeds..."




OOC: 5' step away from Vark.

 

[hafrogman]

Keoni attempts to calm his mounting frustrations as he sees Anar visciously attacked by Vark. He draws a ragged breath and attempt to refocus his mind to bring about the endurance needed to remain in this fight. He follows the rogue's lead and this time moves not to strike Vark, but to distract him just so . . .

[sblock=ooc]Aid Chongo. Attack +1 vs. AC 10. Switch aura to Vigor.[/sblock]

 

[GwydapLlew]

The smell of flames and the screams of the animals belowdecks surround the jungle tribesman. His eyes darken as he sees yet another comrade fall to the ground.
"Go! Help Col down below!"

He grips his spear tightly as he attempts to bury the spear into Vark's chest. As he does so, he spits words at Vark. "You are a dog! Chongo will kill you! Chongo will eat your heart!"

 

[Land Outcast]

Bothered by his aim being so far off -and seemingly declaring the spear as guilty- he nails the spearhead to the wooden floor and emits two or three short whistles, launching another icy bolt towards the creature, now with his bare hands.

OOC: Nicolai ranged touch attack (Ice Ray) +2 (1d3)

 

[Tonks]

Shaking off the grasp of the attacker and regripping his spear, Damash saw a flash of light out of the corner of his eye, but dared not dwell on whatever effect it was meant to have.

"Get the others...I will hold this one as long as I can..."

Thrusting out with his spear once again, Damash prays the others will heed his advice and gather more help.