Second Darkness: Children of the Void [IC]

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As the captain details the island's history, Tsyra watches the faces of the others, contemplating the possibility that they might have withheld their knowledge the island's dangers so as not to scare away their prospective hires.

"If the island is as dangerous as your tale suggests," she says to Creesy once he has finished, "then in at least one regard, our late arrival may prove some small benefit."

[Kvard51]

"Bravo, Captain! I do appreciate a tale well spun and you have the gift, it seems." Lev looks to his companions with a huge grin, "And if the yarn spins true, we'll have a ready-made base of operations. Surely we can find a defensible site in the abandoned town?"

[meemaas]

"Visto hopes the ship can reach the island properly. Visto does not think he can fly with another Friend."

[lostsole31]

As the PCs are having their post-bedtime-story discussion ...

Spoiler: Maggie, Visto

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You hear the sounds of fire!

[Farmerbink]

Maggie suddenly starts, her gently-pointed ears perking up amusingly. "D'you hear that? Sounds like..." her eyes suddenly widen. "Fire! Come on!!" Without waiting to see if anyone is following, Maggie literally leaps from where she had been standing in the chair (to be able to see the others at something approximating eye-level), bolting for the door. She grunts, and stumbles briefly, unused to such feats, and reaches to open the door leading from the captain's cabin.

[lostsole31]

Maggie stumbles to the door, and opens it.

Visto, what do you do? It's crammed enough in the captain's cabin to be difficult terrain.

[meemaas]

Visto knows he is slower than the others, and rather than rushing for the door, moves to get out of the way of the others. "Friends go first. Visto will follow to help with injured."

[lostsole31]

Begin Round One ...

R1T20: Sol stands. "Ozzy, Maggie ... get your animals out of the hold!" he says as he zooms out the door.

R1T17: Ago, what do you do?

[AggressiveBread]

Santiago stands surprisingly quickly in his heavy armor, some of his loose jewelry jangles when he moves quickly. He calls out, ”I’m heading to the main deck! Be careful everyone!” He gets in a defensive posture, before rushing out of the captain’s quarters as quickly as he can toward the main deck. Pulling out his shield as he goes.

Spoiler: OOC

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MA: move 20 ft out of the captain’s quarters taking the closest route to the main deck, pulling out shield while moving.
SA: move another 20 ft toward the main deck
SWA: enter inner sphere stance.

[lostsole31]

R1T17: Santiago stands surprisingly quickly in his heavy armor, some of his loose jewelry jangles when he moves quickly. He calls out, ”I’m heading to the main deck! Be careful, everyone!” He gets in a defensive posture, before rushing out of the captain’s quarters as quickly as he can toward the main deck.

Spoiler: Ago

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You only got 20 total feet of movement, because it cost you 40' movement. Also, a shield ... even though it can be wielded like a weapon, is NOT given the "draw with movement as long as you have +1 BAB or greater." That is only for items which are categorized as weapons, and for wands.

R1T12: Maggie, what do you do?

[Farmerbink]

Maggie continues her mad scramble for the deck below. Spurred on as only desperate concern for a loved one can muster, her tiny feet patter against the deckboards as she makes for, and takes the stairs downward.

Spoiler: Maggie actions

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MA: move 20' to (roughly) top of stairs
MA: move down stairs into hold below, and towards Scruff as movement allows.

[lostsole31]

R1T12: Maggie continues her mad scramble for the deck below. Spurred on as only desperate concern for a loved one can muster, her tiny feet patter against the deckboards as she makes for, and takes the stairs downward the last few feet is just a ladder that she pretty much spryly jumps down into the orlop deck (the hold).

R1T11: Ozzy, what do you do? Ginny is in the hold, and it is difficult terrain within the captain's cabin (only).

[bcool999]

Ozlech

Having his meal interrupted does nothing to aid Ozzy’s mood, but hearing there may be a fire, he contacts Ginny telepathically.

Spoiler: Ozzy >>>> Ginny

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”There seems to be a fire aboard. Can you get free?”

Whilst waiting for Ginny’s reply, Ozzy channels his essence into his veils and into a pair of allies as he moves through the captains cabin with apparent ease. Mist clings to Ozzy’s legs as he moves becoming more solid as essence fills them. A similar pair appears on Ago and Tysra aiding them in traversing the space in the cabin.

Ozzy moves to pass Sol on the stairs up to the deck saying, ”Ginny should join us shortly,” as he passes.

Spoiler: OOC

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FA: Telepathy Ginny
Move action to move out of the cabin. (NW, W, W)
Swift action: assign essence. 2 into Brume Treads for a +10 enhancement bonus to movement (Brume Treads on their own should negate difficult terrain even uninvested) 2 into Akashic Army choosing Ago and Tsyra and sharing Brume Treads with both for the difficult terrain avoidance. Last essence into Ring of the Abjurer for +1 ac.
Standard Action: move up the stairs with 40ft of movement and ignoring difficult terrain.

Also for what it’s worth, allies within 60ft of Ozzy get a 5ft enhancement bonus to speed passively from akashic army.

[lostsole31]

R1T11: Having his meal interrupted does nothing to aid Ozzy’s mood; but, hearing there may be a fire he contacts Ginny telepathically.

Spoiler: Ozzy >>> Ginny

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”There seems to be a fire aboard. Can you get free?”

Whilst waiting for Ginny’s reply, Ozzy channels his essence into his veils and into a pair of allies as he moves through the captains cabin with apparent ease. Mist clings to Ozzy’s legs as he moves becoming more solid as essence fills them. A similar pair appears on Ago and Tysra aiding them in traversing the space in the cabin.

Spoiler: Ginny >>> Ozzy

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"No problem. I will meet you topside as safely as I can."

Ozzy moves to pass Sol on the stairs up to the deck saying, ”Ginny should join us shortly,” as he passes and gets up to the Main deck.

Meanwhile, the large black raven flies past Maggie up the ladder, then the stairs to pass Sol and then ends up on the main deck next to Ozzy.

R1T10: Lev, what do you do?

[Kvard51]

It takes a moment for Maggie's shout of "Fire! Come on!!" to break through Lev's thoughts, as he is considering the new abilities Naysin had introduced him to over the last few days. Being one of the last to move, he decides to take the time to call upon his magic to improve his speed, singing a song about the swift deer fleeing the hunter. He then sprints across the room and up the ladder, bursting through the hatch and onto the deck above.

Spoiler: Actions

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SA: Cast Expeditious Retreat on himself, increasing his movement to 60' for the next minute.
MA: 60' movement halved for difficult terrain - SW, W, W, up the ladder, ending in an unoccupied space on deck.
Draws his greatsword as he comes free of the hatch.

[lostsole31]

R1T10: It takes a moment for Maggie's shout of "Fire! Come on!!" to break through Lev's thoughts, as he is considering the new abilities Naysin had introduced him to over the last few days. Being one of the last to move, he decides to take the time to call upon his magic to improve his speed, singing a song about the swift deer fleeing the hunter. He then sprints across the room, out the door, and up behind Sol.

R1T7: Tsyra, you have these magical boots appearing on your feet. Strange. What do you do?

[lostsole31]

R1T7: Tsyra moves forth, completely unimpeded by crowded cabin or stairs, to make it to the deck with Ozzy and his bird.

R1T6: Visto, strange that Ozzy would not gift you with such magic, as you are slower than most people and he knows this. You are left alone in the cabin besides the captain, who has yet to go. What do you do?

[meemaas]

Visto follows after his comrades, albeit slowly compared to them. While he does, he allows the excitement of the events to begin the raging storm, as his Storm of choice shatters and reforms into a new and more appropriate one.

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As Initiative has been rolled, Visto can reshape his Storm Veil to The Deluge.

He'll invest the first point of Temporary Essence into The Deluge

He'll use both his move and standard action in order to move after the others out onto deck.

[lostsole31]

R1T6-5: Visto follows after his comrades, albeit slowly compared to them, and Captain Creesy comes out into the hold deck fray. At the same time, he is exhorting the various sailors taking it easy on this deck to go to battle stations: firefighting.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T20: Sol zooms up, out, and onto the main deck.

R2T17: Ago, what do you do?

Maggie on deck, Ozzy/ Ginny in the hole ...

[AggressiveBread]

Getting assistance from Ozzy’s magic, Ago picks up the pace and bounds up the stairs. As he moves by Ozzy on the main deck, he gives him a nod of gratitude.
”Thanks for the help.”

Spoiler: OOC

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MA: move 20 ft up the stairs, ignoring difficult terrain.
SA: if he spots fire on the main deck, he moves 20 ft toward it

[lostsole31]

R2T17: Getting assistance from Ozzy’s magic, Ago picks up the pace and bounds up the stairs. As he moves up onto the main deck, he gives Ozzy a nod of gratitude. ”Thanks for the help.”

R2T12: Maggie, what do you do?

Ozzy/ Ginny on deck/in the hole ...

[Farmerbink]

Maggie breathes a long sigh of relief as she releases Scruff from his small enclosure. “Come on, big guy,” she murmurs, as she turns to look around the lowest deck.

With her trusty companion back at her side, she hurries for the upper decks.

Spoiler: Maggie actions

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unsure about the action to get Scruff out? I suspect MA, but can easily manipulate my dog crates at home without any thought at all.

In order of priority: release scruff
FA: handle scruff to heel
MA: to investigate to make sure nothing is visibly out of place
MA: to head back up (if time allows?)

[lostsole31]

R2T12-11.5: Maggie breathes a long sigh of relief as she releases Scruff from his small enclosure. “Come on, big guy,” she murmurs, as she turns to look around the lowest deck. With her trusty companion back at her back, she hurries for the upper decks.

R2T11: Ozzy (and Ginny), now that you are topside, you see that sails and some rigging are on fire. Meanwhile, several tough-looking folk are prone on the pier with arrows in them. One is in combat with a bronzy-skinned, white-haired elf on the pier, not far from the gangplank. The white-haired elf does a bunting strike with his bow to the man's face - painful, but not deadly - and the man drops to the deck even as the white-haired elf .... whom you remember as Kwaava the ekjuae ... nods to you and does a salute. Some sailors from the Flying Cloud are starting to combat the flames. What do you do?

Lev on deck, Tsyra in the hole ...

[bcool999]

Ozlech

After a glance up top, Ozzy says, ”Looks like Kwaava made short work of them. Now the fire.”

Turning back around and heading down the stairs, Ozzy reallocates essence taking away Ago’s loaned veil to give it to Visto to aid him up the stairs.

Spoiler: OOC

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Move action: head back down stairs.
Swift Action: reallocate essence so Visto has Brume Treads now to get them up the stairs to the fire.

[lostsole31]

At this point, we don't need to belabor round-by-round. Some things do happen, though.

Kwava picks up and carries the fallen man and gets onto the gangplank.

Captain Creesy's first mate directs fire-fighting efforts as the other heroes spill up onto deck. Norton is able to really make his weather powers shine, though having to warn "friend sailors" first, as he sets up The Deluge to help rain on the fire.

Meanwhile, Riddleportians do what they do whenever a ship is on fire so as not to allow other ships to catch fire or to bring fire to the town .... they cut the mooring lines. Kwava has to hop up and drop the man, tumbling down himself, else he would have been dumped into the bay as the gangplank falls. Ganmeed, his bird companion, flies up to the gunwale.

He looks up to the Captain and the heroes as they quickly bring the fire - caused by alchemical fire - are brought to bear and then put out, with the ship just drifting into the bay ....

"Request permission to come aboard?"

[Kvard51]

Lev laughs loudly as the white-haired elf lands on the deck, "Oh! Well done good sir! That was almost worth the price of admission all by itself.

[lostsole31]

The Captain says as firefighting efforts quickly wind down and his men go to stabilizing the ship, "Actually, Mr. Kwava here is the one who paid for all of your fares of passage. Though, true ... that is three more mouths to feed, it seems."

The elf stands, putting his bow away and pointing down to the unconscous man. "This man, and a couple of his friends, threw alchemist's fire on your sails to set them alight. He would be worth questioning quickly, and then reducing the mouth to feed by waking him up and throwing him in the bay for an honest chance to survive swimming to the pier."

[bcool999]

Ozlech

Flashing a sharp toothed smile, Ozlech responds to Kwava’s suggestion with enthusiasm, ”I agree with getting some answers from these saboteurs. Perhaps the Captain would even agree to a night departure since we have already been cast adrift. We can wake our prisoner and inform them that the longer they dither or fail to answer sufficiently is more distance to swim to shore.”

[AggressiveBread]

Santiago, who had been helping the sailors fight the fire on the sails, does a double take when he sees a white haired elf on the dock. He visibly relaxes when he sees that Kwava is friendly.
”Probably some hired help to keep us from getting to Devil’s Elbow.” He eyes the arrow-filled men on the dock with pity. ”The poor fools were expecting easy coin I bet.”

[Farmerbink]

Maggie stumbles onto the main deck, with Scruff close at her heels. "Are we... On fire?" she murmurs to no one, as she begins struggling to take in the unexpected scene.

Quite used, by now, to seeing almost entirely unfamiliar faces aboard the ship, she doesn't bat an eye at the white-haired newcomer. However, nearly everyone she's met has been conscious; a brief pang of empathic pain flashes over her eyes as she rushes to the downed tough. "Oof! That's gonna leave a mark, friend," she mutters, unconcerned that he can't hear her.

The odd little Gnome manages to glean enough awareness from her companion's hesitance to pause, kneeling beside the saboteur. "Uh... I can help him.... wake up? I guess gather round!" She gives Santiago in particular enough time to get close before reaching down and reviving the man with a gentle touch, heavily laden with positive energy.

Spoiler: OOC

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Assuming she's not interrupted, Maggie will cast cure light wounds for (1d8+4)[11] points of healing.