Who wants to be a Wayfinder? Part 1

[Shayuri]

Whisper briefly considers magic missiles, but then discounts it. There were too many. This spell at least had some potential to affect several at once.

She incants again, moving her hands frantically in a circular motion, then compressing them together as blue-white mist spiraled inward between her palms and fingers. When she separated them again, there was a shard of magic ice hanging in the air between them.

With a loud report, she launched this one at the archers, meaning to detonate it at their feet, much like the last one.

To hit: Natural 20! http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1374109
(not a crit since she wasn't aiming it at anyone. Too bad though. )

Damage: 2 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1374113

(bah...well, at least it's over a 10' burst. Same DC as before.)

 

[Bront]

"The mast. We'll pull away if they can't steer."

However, as good an idea in principle, the execution is poor, and Johans' team at the Balista misses.

Johan aims for the mast (1d20+4+2=9)

 

[SelcSilverhand]

Johans shot passes over their deck and below the sails, just barely missing their mast. You hear the pirates shouting curses as they duck to avoid the bolt. Whispers bolt of magic explodes amidst their archers, causing them to scatter to avoid the hail of ice. The pirate ship continues to close and is now within 100 feet of your ship. You can now clearly see the figures at the sides. Most of them are human, but there are a fair number of dwarves among them. They are a wild looking bunch with long hair and beards. Their weapons vary from rapiers and scimitars to axes and gaffs. They don't seem to be wearing armor however, in fact most of them have stripped to the waist to show off their battle scars and tattoos. You see three large men in mixed among the other warriors who are carrying large grappling hooks attached to heavy ropes. Soon they will be within range to grapple your ship and send over their raiders. The captain shouts encouragement to the frightened crew, promising to reward the first man to take down one of the pirates. With the pirate ship so close, the forward ballista finally has an angle to shoot. Their bolt strikes the enemy's hull close to the water level, punching a small hole into it. A cheer goes up from the crew at the sight.


OOC - Did you decide which item you were going to identify with your scroll?

 

[jkason]

Midian Rightson, human druid

You see three large men in mixed among the other warriors who are carrying large grappling hooks attached to heavy ropes. Soon they will be within range to grapple your ship and send over their raiders.

Midian moves away from the ballista, pulling a piece of holly from his belt.

"How about a little fire to add to your ice, Whisper?" he says with a grin. He makes a circle in the air with the holly, his words making something akin to the crackle of a fire. His eyes seem to light up as he mimes throwing something through the distance between the ships. Then, suddenly, a large ball of fire bursts into existence on the deck of the opposing ship, right in the midst of the grapplers, rolling into the first one even as the decking begins to burn.

[sblock=OOC]Casting Flaming Sphere, landing it on the first of the grappling-hook holders (or rolling it into him if possible).

9 damage to that first man. Reflex DC 15 to negate. If nothing else, the "It ignites flammable substances it touches" should be useful, unless that deck's made of something other than wood. [/sblock]

 

[Bront]

"We got one last shot boys, make it count!" Johan shouts as they let loose one last balista shot before drawing weapons.

OOC: Johan's last balista shot (1d20+4+2=23) Bingo!

 

[Shayuri]

Whisper unleashes another shard of ice, trying to shape it this time with little sharp projections, hoping it will prove more damaging when it bursts. Magic, as they say, was a process of trial and error in the details. In a way, a rather cold way, it was kind of nice to be in a situation where there were plenty of test subjects for this new and rather interesting magic weapon that could be used without ethical qualm.

She wondered briefly if Johan felt that way when trying out a new weapon, or Midian when unleashing some mystery of nature he hadn't tried before.

Ah well.

(25 to hit, http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1379323 , aiming for a point where she can hit as many in the 10' burst as possible. Ideally including the three grapplers. If she can't hit more than two, she'll aim directly at a grappler. Area damage: 1 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1379325 , or if doing damage to an individual: 12 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1379332 . Ref save DC 16 for area, or Fort save DC 16 or -2 Dex on single individual.)

 

[Mista Collins]

Helping the crew fire one more ballista, Seria then prepares to help fend off anyone who tries to board their ship.

 

[SelcSilverhand]

Johan's final shot at near point blank range pierces the mast of the enemy ship. You hear a loud snap as a crack in the wooden mast expands above and below the impact point. "Well done!" shouts the sailor aiding you at the ballista before he picks up a large axe, abandoning the ballista now that the ship is nearly upon you. Standing at the railing, Midian and Whisper finish their incantations and conjure up two opposed primal elements. A ball of fire erupts on the deck of the enemy ship. One of the men holding a grappling hook is forced to drop it as he leaps out of the way to avoid the rolling flames. The decking of the pirates ship smolders and begins to burn. The grappler Midian nearly hit stands back up and makes a rude gesture at Midian. A second later however, a shard of ice the size of a man's forearm impales the pirate in the chest. He looks down at it with a confused expression on his face before he topples over the railing and disappears beneath the waves. The other two grapplers throw their lines at your ship. One misses the railing, but quickly hauls in his slack line to try again. The second manages to dig the heavy hooks into the railing. The hooks hold fast and the men heave and draw the two ships together.

Map
[SBLOCK]

    ||       ||
   |PP|     |  |
  |    |   | X  |
 |     G| |      |
 |     P| |X 0   |
 |     P| |X     |
 | P0 PG--*      |
 |      | |X   X |
 |     P| |      |
 |    P[COLOR=RED]#[/COLOR]| |X 0   |
 |     P| |X     |
 |______| |_____H|
 |  P  P| |W FX  |
  |    |   |M   |
   |  |     |SJ|
    ||       ||

S : Seria
J : Johan
M : Midian
W : Whisper
F : Captain Fairwright
X : Sailor
P : Pirate


H : Stairs
* : Grappling Hook
0 : Mast
# : Fire

Eventually I'll have to break down and buy a real mapping program =P
[/SBLOCK]

 

[jkason]

Midian Rightson, human druid

Holly still at the ready, Midian takes the slightest of steps before his words take on the clicking and chittering of insects. On the enemy ship, the air begins to shimmer, some large mass of something beginning to writhe as it forms...

[sblock=OOC]5' step to between Whisper and the captain, then he's casting Summon Swarm, calling a Spider Swarm to the enemy deck. I think the range lets him get it just North of the fire (which sits and burns this round, since he's not directing it). Spell takes a round to cast, so no bugs until next round[/sblock]

 

[Mista Collins]

*double post*