Fenris
Adventurer
Old Zef knew the spell was coming and so as soon as that hammer stroke fell, was up and trying to move.
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D&D 5E Spell & Crossbones
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Quickleaf
Legend
The floor of the cavern, covered in black vapors, seems to writhe and pitch almost like the deck of a ship, something the old aannaarden dwarf knows well. For once in his life, or perhaps twice, Old Zef's peg leg serves him well as the shadowy squid tentacles can't seem to find purchase around the polished narrow wood. As he topples out of the cavern and into Nia's arms, Old Zef clears the reach of the tentacles which continue to lash about the room.
However, L'Ollonais' vengeance has only begun.
Acrid odors soon meet your noses, like turpentine used to strip paint from an old ship, and you notice something dark grey dripping from the mouth of the southernmost demi-culverin. Incredibly, the demi-culverin collapses in on itself, turned to a crumble of pitted metal and black sludge. Pouring forth from the destroyed demi-culverin is a dark grey ooze which slithers to the vapor-shrouded floor, its motion northwest toward another demi-culverin only noticeable by how its movement displaces the vapors above it.
Faint echoes of Frenchmen screaming for their lives aboard a sinking ship echo from the cannons.
Those of you at the front of the party notice the heavy steel chain begin to slide and coil of its own accord, moving faster and faster as it seems to loosen itself from around the chest!
However, L'Ollonais' vengeance has only begun.
Acrid odors soon meet your noses, like turpentine used to strip paint from an old ship, and you notice something dark grey dripping from the mouth of the southernmost demi-culverin. Incredibly, the demi-culverin collapses in on itself, turned to a crumble of pitted metal and black sludge. Pouring forth from the destroyed demi-culverin is a dark grey ooze which slithers to the vapor-shrouded floor, its motion northwest toward another demi-culverin only noticeable by how its movement displaces the vapors above it.
Faint echoes of Frenchmen screaming for their lives aboard a sinking ship echo from the cannons.
Those of you at the front of the party notice the heavy steel chain begin to slide and coil of its own accord, moving faster and faster as it seems to loosen itself from around the chest!
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pathfinderq1
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Flynn glanced back towards the cavern. "What in the blazes is going on back there? Never mind- from the sound and the smell, I DON'T want to know..."
Then he turned his attention back to the passage that was their only escape route from whatever they had let loose up ahead.
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>Perception 1d20+3= 17; roll http://www.coyotecode.net/roll/lookup.php?rollid=151276
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Then he turned his attention back to the passage that was their only escape route from whatever they had let loose up ahead.
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>Perception 1d20+3= 17; roll http://www.coyotecode.net/roll/lookup.php?rollid=151276
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Quickleaf
Legend
Flynn can make out the sound of splashing echoing through the chamber they faced the worms in, almost like there's several things moving in the initial sea cave where they'd moored the canoe. It could just be the slowly rising tide, a trick of the sound in these echoing caves, but the sloshing sounds distinct to a creature leaving water and coming onto dry land.
pathfinderq1
First Post
Flynn turns his head back to the rest of the group, and his smooth voice carries well despite the chaos. "I don't mean to intrude upon your fun in there, but I think something is coming this way. Perhaps that beastie we drove off..."
Then he drew another pistol, standing ready with a loaded firearm in each hand.
Then he drew another pistol, standing ready with a loaded firearm in each hand.
Quickleaf
Legend
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Blaise breaks into a grin, "Danger on both sides? This should be interesting. Captain, I'll make sure you're undisturbed while securing the treasure." He makes his way past the others to ready himself. "Master Flynn, I'll keep whatever is coming off of you. Just give a shout when you're ready to fire and I'll dodge to the right to clear your shot."
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Fenris
Adventurer
Old Zef
Init _: 1D20+1 = [11]+1 = 12
Zef growls "Go see what is acomin' I got this side." as he weaves a complex symbol in the air as he shouts "verzengende" Three rays of fire spring forth from his hands streaking into the cavern, creating macabre shadows that dance on the walls. The fire streak out, two striking the chain that has seemed to come alive and the last burning into the grey ooze coming out of the old guns.
Init _: 1D20+1 = [11]+1 = 12
Zef growls "Go see what is acomin' I got this side." as he weaves a complex symbol in the air as he shouts "verzengende" Three rays of fire spring forth from his hands streaking into the cavern, creating macabre shadows that dance on the walls. The fire streak out, two striking the chain that has seemed to come alive and the last burning into the grey ooze coming out of the old guns.
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Quickleaf
Legend
The flames leaping from Old Zef's hand cause the gray ooze to writhe, delaying its advance on the other demi-culverin long enough for Etienne's well-timed throw of a heavy calcified stone to splatter its amoebic form across the floor, disappearing in the black vapors of the spell ward.
However, the salty dwarf's fires aren't enough to stop the animated chain. Nia's arrow deflects off the writhing chain, clattering across the stone cavern, and swallowed by the roiling black vapors on the cavern floor. This only draws its attention to her as well. Lashing out, the chain, crushes around Old Zef's arm and neck, yanking him forward into the hungry black tentacles (9 bludgeoning damage and grappled - action to escape DC 13; also make a DC 15 Dex save vs. tentacles); the other end of the chain follows suit, twining about Nia's bow arm and her waist, yanking her into the space Old Zef just occupied (9 bludgeoning damage and grappled - action to escape DC 13). Getting a clear shot on the chain for anyone but Old Zef and Nia using a melee attack will be perilous for the grappled dwarf and sea witch.
SCHLIKT!
Blaise's reflexive rapier lunge pierces an animate kelp monster. However the thin piercing blade of the rapier doesn't carry enough mass to kill the creature...
CRACK!
Flynn's shot misfires! Too much damp down here in these sea caves for the powder. A burst of gunpowder smoke and a loud CRACK echo in the chamber, temporarily dazing and deafening Blaise, who is a bit too close to the blast for comfort (Blaise deafened and monsters have advantage to attack him until end of next round). Clearing out the pistol will take time the Irishman doesn't have now (about 15 minutes).
Another small seaweed monster peers around the corner, studying Blaise for a moment before both lung at his legs. Fortunately Blaise's footwork is enough to avoid their slashing tendrils, save for the merest scratch (1 slashing damage).
From around the corner, Blaise can make out a few more of the seaweed creatures, apparently having crawled out from the cave where the canoe is moored. They seem distracted by the grick carcasses for now, however.
However, the salty dwarf's fires aren't enough to stop the animated chain. Nia's arrow deflects off the writhing chain, clattering across the stone cavern, and swallowed by the roiling black vapors on the cavern floor. This only draws its attention to her as well. Lashing out, the chain, crushes around Old Zef's arm and neck, yanking him forward into the hungry black tentacles (9 bludgeoning damage and grappled - action to escape DC 13; also make a DC 15 Dex save vs. tentacles); the other end of the chain follows suit, twining about Nia's bow arm and her waist, yanking her into the space Old Zef just occupied (9 bludgeoning damage and grappled - action to escape DC 13). Getting a clear shot on the chain for anyone but Old Zef and Nia using a melee attack will be perilous for the grappled dwarf and sea witch.
SCHLIKT!
Blaise's reflexive rapier lunge pierces an animate kelp monster. However the thin piercing blade of the rapier doesn't carry enough mass to kill the creature...
CRACK!
Flynn's shot misfires! Too much damp down here in these sea caves for the powder. A burst of gunpowder smoke and a loud CRACK echo in the chamber, temporarily dazing and deafening Blaise, who is a bit too close to the blast for comfort (Blaise deafened and monsters have advantage to attack him until end of next round). Clearing out the pistol will take time the Irishman doesn't have now (about 15 minutes).
Another small seaweed monster peers around the corner, studying Blaise for a moment before both lung at his legs. Fortunately Blaise's footwork is enough to avoid their slashing tendrils, save for the merest scratch (1 slashing damage).
From around the corner, Blaise can make out a few more of the seaweed creatures, apparently having crawled out from the cave where the canoe is moored. They seem distracted by the grick carcasses for now, however.
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Etienne gently put in lantern on the ground, picks up a huge boulder, move beside Nia and throw it over Zef head on the ooze, pinning it in place. It was an hard task,but the blob was so slow... He does not forget to concentrate on the armor he put on Zef a few seconds ago.
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