Ink, looking up at the falling dragon and young giant, says, "Matrix, do you think we can catch them? Position yourself beneath that 'Prince...' We may be able to negotiate our way out of this yet."
Ink prepares and holds levitate targeting the Prince for when he gets within sixty feet of Ink.
Ink says to those on board the airship, "I'm going to catch that prince midair and bring him aboard - be ready to take on a hostage."
As Aya struggles to reign in the great flaming bird, Marav-the-dragon and the giant prince plummet towards the ship. Matrix struggles to regain control of the airship.
Marav, tangled up with the prince, tries to angle their descent towards the airship. At the last second, Ink fires off his levitate spell, catching the prince momentarily. But the spell holds only for a second, as Marav's weight (combined with the giant prince's weight) overpowers Ink's concentration, and causes the two large figures to fall in a heap on the deck of the ship.
The airship rocks with the force, bucking front to back—and Matrix is flung off the stern of the ship! His form falls into the darkness of the valley below before anyone can react.
But there is barely time to contemplate this, as the flame-bearded fire giant, flying down towards you, winds up and launches a blossoming fireball from over 100 feet away.
The fire giant sorcerer laughs like a crazy person. But then—suddenly—the fireball is reversed, reduced back to a mote, and extinguished!
From out of the shadows below, a silver streak zooms upwards past the airship, and a triumphant roar sounds from this silver creature. A massive cone of icy shards sprays forth at the flying giant sorcerer, and silhouetted against the flames you can make out the form of the mighty silver dragon, Clarion.
On Clarion's back is none other than Rip Dangerfield, your old halfling friend; and Matrix himself. Rip, waving his rapier, hurls verbal curses at the giant sorcerer, and Matrix' dual guns retort in succession, punctuating the halfling bard's mockery. The trio has given you an opening!
Take a moment to describe how you regain control of the airship and deal with this fire giant "prince." Matrix, Rip, and Clarion are more than a match for this flaming giant sorcerer.
Remember, your real target, Duke Zalto, remains somewhere below, in or near the fire giants' stronghold.
Zaltember (the fire giant youth) takes Marav's breath like a punch in the gut, and drops to his hands and knees. He pleads, in giant, "OWWW! No more! Please. My father will pay you; just don't hurt me!"
Ink opens the furnaces wide open lurching the ship straight up. He peers over the side of the ship looking for Duke Zalto shouting, "What does your father look like, Prince?!?"
Looking over the side of the ship, Ink can see a giant that matches Zaltember's description. A spiked iron crown, and a huge hammer. He is striding away from the open door at the base of the cliff, and is bathed in the bright orange glow from the firelight inside of the fortress.
"What...what are you going to do to me?" Zaltember asks in giant.
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Marav lumbers his dragon form toward the back of the ship and looks toward where pursuers would be and breathes in deeply and exhales this icy cloud to help obscure there path.
The ice from Marav's breath hangs in the air, obscuring your view of the enemies as you make your escape.
The giant prince snivels, but asks more forcefully this time, in heavily accented Common, "Whut arre you all going to du tu me??" Then in jotun, he finishes, "Tell me now! I demand it!"
Ink, feeling an anger he hadn't felt in a long time, a memory from a once held blade, stares coldly at the prince and replies in jotun, "We will do as we like you little coward. We will ransom you off, feed you to the dragon, or toss you over the side onto your father's head. You would be wise to sit there and shut up, you unproven little prince, until we're ready to interrogate you - and then you will talk. I heard what your clan says when you're not listening - novice... unproven... coward... weak. The only thing that keeps them from bullying you is your father - who you are nothing like."
Ink narrows his eyes at the young giant as he backs towards the ships wheel to adjust the course as needed.
The prince is cowed. He has witnessed the power you wield, and isn't about to challenge you without backup.
Behind you, Clarion and her two riders clearly have the upper hand in the sky battle. You are free and clear, if you indeed wish to retreat to a safer location.
Marav looks at Ink... "Maybe Silvery Moon? You still have friends there? I don't think they are too far. We need to bind the giant... or I could make him sleep." Marav's dragon voice is gravelly and unpracticed.
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Ayaci's booming laugh follows the young fire giant as he falls.
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"I know you think you're funny Aya, but you don't have a teenager with acne grabbing on you." Marav yells at Aya.
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Aya, grinning madly, attempts to steer the fiery bird toward its former rider.
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Ink, looking up at the falling dragon and young giant, says, "Matrix, do you think we can catch them? Position yourself beneath that 'Prince...' We may be able to negotiate our way out of this yet."
Ink prepares and holds levitate targeting the Prince for when he gets within sixty feet of Ink.
Ink says to those on board the airship, "I'm going to catch that prince midair and bring him aboard - be ready to take on a hostage."
// Dexterity (Arcana) check - 26 //
Quill darts off to harass the flying giant.
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
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They keep me rollin'
Marav tries to angle toward the ship.
Dex: 10
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DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
As Aya struggles to reign in the great flaming bird, Marav-the-dragon and the giant prince plummet towards the ship. Matrix struggles to regain control of the airship.
Marav, tangled up with the prince, tries to angle their descent towards the airship. At the last second, Ink fires off his levitate spell, catching the prince momentarily. But the spell holds only for a second, as Marav's weight (combined with the giant prince's weight) overpowers Ink's concentration, and causes the two large figures to fall in a heap on the deck of the ship.
The airship rocks with the force, bucking front to back—and Matrix is flung off the stern of the ship! His form falls into the darkness of the valley below before anyone can react.
But there is barely time to contemplate this, as the flame-bearded fire giant, flying down towards you, winds up and launches a blossoming fireball from over 100 feet away.
The fire giant sorcerer laughs like a crazy person. But then—suddenly—the fireball is reversed, reduced back to a mote, and extinguished!
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Marav roars toward Matrix, starts to scramble toward him in an attempt to grab him and then sees Rip and the roar turns into a gutteral laugh.
He whips toward the prince. He lets loose a blast of icy breath.
//At level 2
18
(I think he is prone, so disadvantage on his saving throw?)
Spell save with a DC of 14 for 1/2 damage
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DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
Zaltember (the fire giant youth) takes Marav's breath like a punch in the gut, and drops to his hands and knees. He pleads, in giant, "OWWW! No more! Please. My father will pay you; just don't hurt me!"
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Ink opens the furnaces wide open lurching the ship straight up. He peers over the side of the ship looking for Duke Zalto shouting, "What does your father look like, Prince?!?"
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
The boy replies, in giant, "He has a big beard! And an iron crown. And a big hammer. And lots of gold!"
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Looking over the side of the ship, Ink can see a giant that matches Zaltember's description. A spiked iron crown, and a huge hammer. He is striding away from the open door at the base of the cliff, and is bathed in the bright orange glow from the firelight inside of the fortress.
"What...what are you going to do to me?" Zaltember asks in giant.
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Marav lumbers his dragon form toward the back of the ship and looks toward where pursuers would be and breathes in deeply and exhales this icy cloud to help obscure there path.
Con Check: 17
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DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
The ice from Marav's breath hangs in the air, obscuring your view of the enemies as you make your escape.
The giant prince snivels, but asks more forcefully this time, in heavily accented Common, "Whut arre you all going to du tu me??" Then in jotun, he finishes, "Tell me now! I demand it!"
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
Ink, feeling an anger he hadn't felt in a long time, a memory from a once held blade, stares coldly at the prince and replies in jotun, "We will do as we like you little coward. We will ransom you off, feed you to the dragon, or toss you over the side onto your father's head. You would be wise to sit there and shut up, you unproven little prince, until we're ready to interrogate you - and then you will talk. I heard what your clan says when you're not listening - novice... unproven... coward... weak. The only thing that keeps them from bullying you is your father - who you are nothing like."
Ink narrows his eyes at the young giant as he backs towards the ships wheel to adjust the course as needed.
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Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
The prince is cowed. He has witnessed the power you wield, and isn't about to challenge you without backup.
Behind you, Clarion and her two riders clearly have the upper hand in the sky battle. You are free and clear, if you indeed wish to retreat to a safer location.
Where will you take the prince?
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Marav looks at Ink... "Maybe Silvery Moon? You still have friends there? I don't think they are too far. We need to bind the giant... or I could make him sleep." Marav's dragon voice is gravelly and unpracticed.
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DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )