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Rum takes in the scene, seeing the toad creatures, these Bullywugs, running across the fallen trees. He spots that one was different, possibly a leader of some sort. He could also see that the something in the river ahead of the ship was moving closer, clearly alive.
“Whatever is in front of us, it’s alive and heading this way”, he shouts to Captain Saewulf.
He pounces towards the different looking Bullywug just as it starts to sing it’s strange croaking song. He starts to feel sick, but shrugs it off as he reaches the creature.
He swings his staff two-handed at it’s head, after which he releases the grip his right paw has on the staff and brings a back handed punch back towards it’s head again. Finally he attempts a jumping round house kick towards it’s chest. If either unarmed attack hits, flames briefly appear at the point of contact.
Wisdom Save: (15+5) = 20 - rolled in discord Interact with environment: Shout to Captain Saewulf Movement: Heads to the different looking bullywug and enters melee combat Action: 2-Handed Staff Attack: 22 Damage: 11 (bludgeoning) Bonus Action: 1 Ki point - Point Flurry of blows:
Unarmed Attack 1: 18 Damage: 9 (Uses Draconic Strike to make damage type fire) Unarmed Attack 2: 11 Damage: 6 (Uses Draconic Strike to make damage type fire)
Captain Saewulf squints as he looks ahead, looking at the three glowing eyes in the river. He looks back, at Clean who was still recovering on the deck, and then shouts to any available soul.
"Send word belo' deck! All pow'r ahead! Someone shoot down tha' barrel!"
Lelith's arrow cut down her target.
Rum's attack catches the singing Bullywug off guard. It stops croaking while the staff comes down on its head and then the punches and kicks land and tries to scramble for cover, all while getting its brainpan rattled.
A new Bullywug landed on the deck next to Rum, and it apparently took offense to the assault on its brethren. It shouted something unintelligible in Bullywug speak and then gnashed at Rum, trying to catch him with its mouth, but was unable to because of the monk's momentum. Not even its spear could catch the Tabaxi.
Bullywug A has died
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Yam Tuto Scorpion Lelith Bullywug C Bullywug G Rum Bullywug D Greko Ro Bullywug E Bullywug F
Greko hears the song by the croaking frog and begins to tap his foot along to the tune. "Ah-Ha how I love nature!" He says to no one in particular before noticing that the tune is coming from a Bullywug and is causing harm to the sailors and his companions. He moves to get in the proper position. He takes out his bow and takes aim at the croaker nailing the baritoned frog.
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Ro turns to Corlin, concerned for the dwarf's safety, "If you aren't a fighter, get someplace safe!" Ro then reaches his hand into his component pouch and pulls out a red pepper. Holding the pepper in one hand, he then waves the other hand over it and begins to chant, "Of all the things that may bring death, nothing bites like an ice dragon's breath." The pepper's red skin changes to white. Ro takes a deep breath and exhales right before popping the entire pepper into his mouth. After chewing the pepper, Ro exhales again, this time a cold mist leaves his mouth. The elf-dwarf then runs to the nearest group of bullywugs and exhales a blast of cold energy at them.
Movement: as much movement as possible (max 25 ft) to get in position to...
Action: ...breath a 15 ft cone against the bullywugs -> Dex Save (DC 14) or take 13 cold damage (half damage on a success)
(Note: Ro's intention is to get as many bullywugs into his breath attack as possible, while also being sure not to damage any of his allies or crewmates.)
Greko's steady aim allows him to fire an arrow directly into the forehead of the croaking Bullywug, which crumples and dies in the seconds leading up to Ro using Dragon Breath against two others. One dodges, and, seeing its compatriots falling, leaps overboard, but the other is caught in an icy blast so potent it freezes as it tries to move. The Bullywug falls to the deck and shatters into pieces.
All the Bullywugs remaining on deck begin to panic and jump overboard, the few survivors of the attack fleeing into the river.
Clean is still trying to come to his senses after the initial attack and doesn't look like he's doing well at all. Tialha, in the crows nest, is shouting and pointing across the bow of the Scorpion.
"Anyone hurt? Come to me if you are!" Yam calls. However, as she notices the approahing figure, she runs towards the ship's front, "Stay Back!"
Yam takes her amulet in her free hand and holds it forward forward. "Protect my allies from the unknown!" She wouldn't hurt anyone for no reason, but precautions are never bad. Immediately after her words reqch their ears, some of her allies feel empowered and protected.
Action: Casting Bless targeting Tuto, Lelith and Rum. For the next minute, the three can add a d4 for any attack roll or saving throw.
The fire in his eye sockets dimmed somewhat as he watched the creatures flee. Tuto bounced about, a fanfare tune coming from his flute. "Oo! Oo! Oo!" The day is saved! His friends are safe. And yet, everyone still looked quite restless. He then noticed that many of the crew members were shouting about something ahead. Even more dangerous than what they just fought. With a flourish, Tuto pulls his blade from his coat, and points it to the front of the ship, waiting for the danger to reveal itself.
"Brace!" Captain Saewulf calls from his position at the helm as the oars continue their frantic rowing. The ship speeds forward in a head on trajectory with whatever is in the water, and then the ship lurches as the Scorpion collides with whatever is hidden below the surface. Everyone on the deck reeled with the sudden change in momentum as the ship slowed considerably. Two of the ballista operators were thrown down immediately, but four stayed up, and, following Captain Saewulf's orders, began trying to shoot down the barrel hanging over the river.
One of the bolt's hit, shattering the barrel and spilling liquid all over the surface of the water.
The ship, still slowing, found itself with a new issue. Two tentacles sprang from the water, lapping over the bow of the ship and holding tight; something huge and horrible was coming up on the front of the boat.
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Yam Tuto Scorpion Lelith Unknown Horror Rum Greko Ro
Lelith flew up the rest of the way up to the Crow's Nest, she hadn't spoken to the elf keeping watch for the ship but she had listened as she always did on what her companions were up to. She briefly nodded to the elf before drawing an arrow once again to shoot down more Bullywugs but it seems to be unnecessary as her companions did a fine job, she was proud of them and their fighting prowess. The Bullywugs fled away and she broke her focus on their kind.
Lelith was surprised by the sudden rocking of the ship even if she was not on it. She kept an eye on Tahlia, in case she fell. But she otherwise, now refocused on the large creature threatening the Scorpion, a prey to be hunted. "You are marked by death. Your final breath will be my prize."
Bonus Action: Casts Hunter's Mark on the enemy
She drew an arrow and release it at one of the tentacles holding onto the ship.
The front of the ship became obscured by something huge coming up over the edge and looking at the crew on the main deck. First there was an eye stalk with three yellow glowing eyes, followed by a frogs head the size of a dinner table. The bulk of the thing's body began to slide up over the edge of the bow as it coiled tentacles and reached for purchase, doing its best to put the bulk of its body on the front of the ship. The bow dipped ever so slightly in the water under its weight. An arrow streaked down from the crow's nest and stuck in one of its tentacles near the shoulder. The assailed limb coiled slightly but didn't retreat.
One of the tentacles whipped out, snagging one of the sailors working behind the trebuchet. The man screams as he is crushed to death.
The next one snapped toward Yam but glanced off her armor as the thing slipped in its attempt to come over the railing of the ship. It roared, a hideous, gaseous croaking sound that reverberated through the ship and the bones of everyone on the main deck.
Its mouth, still open from its roar, tilts toward the Gnome wielding his sword...and its tongue snapped forward, grabbing for Tuto and pulling him face to face with the thing before it's body lunged forward, grabbing Tuto and swallowing him whole.
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Yam Tuto Scorpion Lelith Unknown Horror Rum Greko Ro
Ro staggers a bit as the unknown assailant rocks the Scorpion with its tentacles, but he manages to catch himself on the rail. The elf-dwarf throws his hands in front of himself to brace for an oncoming tentacle, but it sails over him and crushes a man stationed at the ship's trebuchet. The chaos doesn't stop, as Ro spins around to see Tuto being swallowed whole by some terrible beast. Ro's hearing sharpens as he listens to the chaos around him: crewmates frantically yelling directions to each other, the Scorpion creaking and snapping as tentacles wrapped themselves to its bow, and waves crashing against the ship's side. It overwhelmed him and instinctively Ro begins to chant a spell, "He's been crushed, my friend's been ate; oh magic please, change their fate!"
After the casting of the spell, the noises that previously berated Ro instantly silences. He looks around to see everything frozen in place, as if time itself had stopped. Then, very slowly, everything began to move, but in reverse: a large tentacle lifts away from a once dead body, Tuto is seemingly pulled out of the unidentified beast's mouth, and numerous tentacles release their grasp of the ship and slink back into the water. Time was rewinding, allowing for a new fate to take place. Ro feels hopeful for a brief moment, but it was short lived. His magic didn't guarantee a better fate, it only provided the opportunity. And this time, fate was not kind.
After living in reverse-time for a few seconds, Ro observed as normal time resumed. Tentacles lurched out at the ship, a singular tentacle crushed the same person manning the trebuchet, and Ro watched in horror as his friend, Tuto, found himself in the mouth of the beast once again.
Reaction: Ro casts Silvery Barbs, effectively giving disadvantage to the tentacle that crushed the man and advantage to Tuto's saving throw.
(Under DM's direction, I rolled for the tentacle and Tuto's new rolls and they didn't make a difference. Sigh, my first nat 20 and it ends up just killing the trebuchet man again lol)
Rum feels the jolt of the Scorpion but manages to roll with the motion, maintaining his balance. He watches as two tentacles appear over the side of the ship, followed by the three glowing yellow eyes rising up higher and higher. Eventually he sees the full image of what they face, the giant frog face regarding them all as it manoeuvres it's body onto the bow of the ship.
He is momentarily still as he takes in what is happening, but then a tentacle to his right reaches out, clasps and crushes one of the sailors and then the beasts tongue whips forward and grasps Tuto.
He starts moving, but too late to stop the hulking creature from lurching forward and devouring Tuto.
“Noooo!”, he growls as he lopes towards the beast, planting his staff in the ground and using it as leverage to vault high towards the beast eyes which he hopes might be a vulnerable point. His foot swings up as he leaps, aiming for the eye stalk, and as he descends in front of the thing he summons his Ki and sends two quick fire punches at the eyes again.
As he strikes, he empowers his kick and punches with different forms of draconic energy, probing for a weakness.
He lands in front of the giant frog in a crouch, legs bent and one hand on the floor, and whips his head up to see what effects his strikes had had.
Movement: Heads directly at the beast. Action: Kick - Attack (Bless and Advantage): (9/13+7+4)=24, Damage: (2+5)=7 [Fire (Draconic Strike)] Bonus Action: 1 Ki point Flurry of Blows: Punch 1: Attack (Bless): (20+7+1)=28CRIT, Damage: (1+1+5)=7 [Lightning (Draconic Strike)] Punch 2: Attack (Bless): (13+7+1)=21, Damage: (3+5)=8 [Cold (Draconic Strike)]
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Ro runs to the front of the ship to confront the beast. He breaths in rhythm with his steps, each breath letting out an icy mist. Once in range of the beast, Ro takes a deep breath and exhales a cone of frost at it.
Movement: enough to position himself in range of the beast while avoiding allies.
Action: using Dragon's Breath on the beast -> Dex Save (DC 14) or take 8 cold damage (half damage on a success).
Yam wastes no time on horror when the Croaken swallows Tuto. "Regurgitate!"She commands, her voice carrying enough power to make some of you uncomfortable, as you have to fight the dinner to keep it in your belly.
Action: Cast Command, targeting the Croaken. If it understands Common, it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom save or follow her command and regurgirate.
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This was...a very odd sequence of events. One moment, Tuto was standing strong, defiant. Prepared to face whatever challenge the depths had for him. Then, his world went dark. And wet. The last thing he remembers was three monstrous eyes peering at him, then a crunch. That might have been his leg. Who's to know, everything hurts right now. As the seconds pass, Tuto can feel the battle raging on outside. The rampage was giving the gnome more room to move, and it got to the point where he was free to move about his stomach. Tuto could see the light in the distance, framed by the monsters mouth.
"O...o...OOOO!" Tuto made a mad dash for the opening, sword out at his side. He jumped, full swan dive of freedom, but before he hit the deck, Tuto spun around and attempted to swing at the monster's face. (Tuto uses Defensive flourish. If this attack hits, he will expend one Bardic Inspiration and add that total to damage. Also, add that number to his AC until his next turn)
Attack: 8 Damage: 5
Defensive flourish: 1
Regardless of the attack hit, Tuto will tumble to the ground, covered head to toe in blood, and viscous fluid. Weakly, he brings his hand up to a deep tear on his shoulder, and it glows blue. (Tuto uses cure wounds, and heals himself for 10 )
The monster goes through a series of emotions as the onslaught reaches a crescendo, washing it with pain from all manner of attacks. At some point its meal escapes and slices its face while some other small creature is making noise it doesn't understand in its general direction, but then one of the food-things attacked it and did something to it that was very unpleasant. Pain washed through its body and it felt almost paralyzed as the tiny furry thing flipped around its head.
"The nets, Clean!" Captain Saewulf is screaming from the helm. "Clean! Gets the nets up 'ere!"
Sailors begin to scramble while the ballistas take aim. One shot nails it directly in the face, then another buries in the shoulder of a tentacle, before a third shot went into its roaring maw and jammed through the roof of its mouth.
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Yam Tuto Scorpion Lelith Unknown Horror Rum Greko Ro
Lelith was gladdened by Tuto's timely escape from a literal maw of death. She narrowed her eyes at the bloated creature, it was not only delaying their mission to reach Hylia, it threatened the life of one of her companions. She drew another arrow and aimed it at its eye.
The arrow jammed into the eyestalk of the monster, burying deep. It screamed again, part in rage, part in pain. It was an unpleasant sound.
Still, hurt and having trouble seeing, it zeroed in on the Tabaxi that'd done more to upset it than any of the other food that was making its life hard. It thrust one tentacle forward to grab him but instead pricked itself on something sharp and recoiled the tentacle. It screamed at Rum one last time and then dropped into the water.
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Yam Tuto Scorpion Lelith Unknown Horror Rum Greko Ro
Lelith had to settle for a shooting spot a little less than halfway up the mast of the main sail.
As she fights, two more Bullywugs land on the main deck, one biting and spearing at Yam clumsily. The bite misses, but the spear connects (3 damage).
The other Bullywugs looks different. It begins to sing in a bizarre, croaking fashion. Suddenly, they all feel sick...
(Rums turn
Everyone needs to make a DC12 Wisdom save or take 6 damage)
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Rum takes in the scene, seeing the toad creatures, these Bullywugs, running across the fallen trees. He spots that one was different, possibly a leader of some sort. He could also see that the something in the river ahead of the ship was moving closer, clearly alive.
“Whatever is in front of us, it’s alive and heading this way”, he shouts to Captain Saewulf.
He pounces towards the different looking Bullywug just as it starts to sing it’s strange croaking song. He starts to feel sick, but shrugs it off as he reaches the creature.
He swings his staff two-handed at it’s head, after which he releases the grip his right paw has on the staff and brings a back handed punch back towards it’s head again. Finally he attempts a jumping round house kick towards it’s chest. If either unarmed attack hits, flames briefly appear at the point of contact.
Wisdom Save: (15+5) = 20 - rolled in discord
Interact with environment: Shout to Captain Saewulf
Movement: Heads to the different looking bullywug and enters melee combat
Action: 2-Handed Staff Attack: 22 Damage: 11 (bludgeoning)
Bonus Action: 1 Ki point - Point Flurry of blows:
Unarmed Attack 1: 18 Damage: 9 (Uses Draconic Strike to make damage type fire)
Unarmed Attack 2: 11 Damage: 6 (Uses Draconic Strike to make damage type fire)
Captain Saewulf squints as he looks ahead, looking at the three glowing eyes in the river. He looks back, at Clean who was still recovering on the deck, and then shouts to any available soul.
"Send word belo' deck! All pow'r ahead! Someone shoot down tha' barrel!"
Lelith's arrow cut down her target.
Rum's attack catches the singing Bullywug off guard. It stops croaking while the staff comes down on its head and then the punches and kicks land and tries to scramble for cover, all while getting its brainpan rattled.
A new Bullywug landed on the deck next to Rum, and it apparently took offense to the assault on its brethren. It shouted something unintelligible in Bullywug speak and then gnashed at Rum, trying to catch him with its mouth, but was unable to because of the monk's momentum. Not even its spear could catch the Tabaxi.
Bullywug A has died
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Yam
Tuto
Scorpion
Lelith
Bullywug C
Bullywug G
Rum
Bullywug D
Greko
Ro
Bullywug E
Bullywug F
It is Greko's turn, then Ro
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Greko hears the song by the croaking frog and begins to tap his foot along to the tune. "Ah-Ha how I love nature!" He says to no one in particular before noticing that the tune is coming from a Bullywug and is causing harm to the sailors and his companions. He moves to get in the proper position. He takes out his bow and takes aim at the croaker nailing the baritoned frog.
Attack:
To Hit: 1d20 (20) + 5 = 25
Damage (CRIT!): 2d8 (6, 1) + 5 [piercing] = 12
Ro turns to Corlin, concerned for the dwarf's safety, "If you aren't a fighter, get someplace safe!" Ro then reaches his hand into his component pouch and pulls out a red pepper. Holding the pepper in one hand, he then waves the other hand over it and begins to chant, "Of all the things that may bring death, nothing bites like an ice dragon's breath." The pepper's red skin changes to white. Ro takes a deep breath and exhales right before popping the entire pepper into his mouth. After chewing the pepper, Ro exhales again, this time a cold mist leaves his mouth. The elf-dwarf then runs to the nearest group of bullywugs and exhales a blast of cold energy at them.
Ro Aleron (Ro the Red) -> Illithid, Wizard 8 (Chronugist) // AURYN
Greko's steady aim allows him to fire an arrow directly into the forehead of the croaking Bullywug, which crumples and dies in the seconds leading up to Ro using Dragon Breath against two others. One dodges, and, seeing its compatriots falling, leaps overboard, but the other is caught in an icy blast so potent it freezes as it tries to move. The Bullywug falls to the deck and shatters into pieces.
All the Bullywugs remaining on deck begin to panic and jump overboard, the few survivors of the attack fleeing into the river.
Clean is still trying to come to his senses after the initial attack and doesn't look like he's doing well at all. Tialha, in the crows nest, is shouting and pointing across the bow of the Scorpion.
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Yam
Tuto
Scorpion
Lelith
Rum
Greko
Ro
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"Anyone hurt? Come to me if you are!" Yam calls. However, as she notices the approahing figure, she runs towards the ship's front, "Stay Back!"
Yam takes her amulet in her free hand and holds it forward forward. "Protect my allies from the unknown!" She wouldn't hurt anyone for no reason, but precautions are never bad. Immediately after her words reqch their ears, some of her allies feel empowered and protected.
Varielky
The fire in his eye sockets dimmed somewhat as he watched the creatures flee. Tuto bounced about, a fanfare tune coming from his flute. "Oo! Oo! Oo!" The day is saved! His friends are safe. And yet, everyone still looked quite restless. He then noticed that many of the crew members were shouting about something ahead. Even more dangerous than what they just fought. With a flourish, Tuto pulls his blade from his coat, and points it to the front of the ship, waiting for the danger to reveal itself.
"Brace!" Captain Saewulf calls from his position at the helm as the oars continue their frantic rowing. The ship speeds forward in a head on trajectory with whatever is in the water, and then the ship lurches as the Scorpion collides with whatever is hidden below the surface. Everyone on the deck reeled with the sudden change in momentum as the ship slowed considerably. Two of the ballista operators were thrown down immediately, but four stayed up, and, following Captain Saewulf's orders, began trying to shoot down the barrel hanging over the river.
One of the bolt's hit, shattering the barrel and spilling liquid all over the surface of the water.
The ship, still slowing, found itself with a new issue. Two tentacles sprang from the water, lapping over the bow of the ship and holding tight; something huge and horrible was coming up on the front of the boat.
Updated Post Order
Yam
Tuto
Scorpion
Lelith
Unknown Horror
Rum
Greko
Ro
It is Lelith's turn
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Lelith flew up the rest of the way up to the Crow's Nest, she hadn't spoken to the elf keeping watch for the ship but she had listened as she always did on what her companions were up to. She briefly nodded to the elf before drawing an arrow once again to shoot down more Bullywugs but it seems to be unnecessary as her companions did a fine job, she was proud of them and their fighting prowess. The Bullywugs fled away and she broke her focus on their kind.
Lelith was surprised by the sudden rocking of the ship even if she was not on it. She kept an eye on Tahlia, in case she fell. But she otherwise, now refocused on the large creature threatening the Scorpion, a prey to be hunted. "You are marked by death. Your final breath will be my prize."
Bonus Action: Casts Hunter's Mark on the enemy
She drew an arrow and release it at one of the tentacles holding onto the ship.
Action: Ranged Longbow Attack To Hit : 11+8 = 19, Damage: 3 + 4 [Piercing] + 4 [Dreadful Strikes] + 3 [Hunter's Mark] = 14
The front of the ship became obscured by something huge coming up over the edge and looking at the crew on the main deck. First there was an eye stalk with three yellow glowing eyes, followed by a frogs head the size of a dinner table. The bulk of the thing's body began to slide up over the edge of the bow as it coiled tentacles and reached for purchase, doing its best to put the bulk of its body on the front of the ship. The bow dipped ever so slightly in the water under its weight. An arrow streaked down from the crow's nest and stuck in one of its tentacles near the shoulder. The assailed limb coiled slightly but didn't retreat.
One of the tentacles whipped out, snagging one of the sailors working behind the trebuchet. The man screams as he is crushed to death.
The next one snapped toward Yam but glanced off her armor as the thing slipped in its attempt to come over the railing of the ship. It roared, a hideous, gaseous croaking sound that reverberated through the ship and the bones of everyone on the main deck.
Its mouth, still open from its roar, tilts toward the Gnome wielding his sword...and its tongue snapped forward, grabbing for Tuto and pulling him face to face with the thing before it's body lunged forward, grabbing Tuto and swallowing him whole.
Updated Post Order
Yam
Tuto
Scorpion
Lelith
Unknown Horror
Rum
Greko
Ro
It is Rum's turn, followed by Greko
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Ro staggers a bit as the unknown assailant rocks the Scorpion with its tentacles, but he manages to catch himself on the rail. The elf-dwarf throws his hands in front of himself to brace for an oncoming tentacle, but it sails over him and crushes a man stationed at the ship's trebuchet. The chaos doesn't stop, as Ro spins around to see Tuto being swallowed whole by some terrible beast. Ro's hearing sharpens as he listens to the chaos around him: crewmates frantically yelling directions to each other, the Scorpion creaking and snapping as tentacles wrapped themselves to its bow, and waves crashing against the ship's side. It overwhelmed him and instinctively Ro begins to chant a spell, "He's been crushed, my friend's been ate; oh magic please, change their fate!"
After the casting of the spell, the noises that previously berated Ro instantly silences. He looks around to see everything frozen in place, as if time itself had stopped. Then, very slowly, everything began to move, but in reverse: a large tentacle lifts away from a once dead body, Tuto is seemingly pulled out of the unidentified beast's mouth, and numerous tentacles release their grasp of the ship and slink back into the water. Time was rewinding, allowing for a new fate to take place. Ro feels hopeful for a brief moment, but it was short lived. His magic didn't guarantee a better fate, it only provided the opportunity. And this time, fate was not kind.
After living in reverse-time for a few seconds, Ro observed as normal time resumed. Tentacles lurched out at the ship, a singular tentacle crushed the same person manning the trebuchet, and Ro watched in horror as his friend, Tuto, found himself in the mouth of the beast once again.
Ro Aleron (Ro the Red) -> Illithid, Wizard 8 (Chronugist) // AURYN
Greko watches the creature swallow Tuto and moves 30 feet away from the creature. He grabs his wand and says in druidic
Goddess Nayru lend me your strength and wisdom aiding poor Tuto and sending this abomination back to the hells it came from
He begins to glow and he shoots a guiding bolt straight towards the beast
To Hit: 1d20 (17) + 6 =
23Damage: 4d6 (6, 1, 4, 1) [magical radiant] =
12Rum feels the jolt of the Scorpion but manages to roll with the motion, maintaining his balance. He watches as two tentacles appear over the side of the ship, followed by the three glowing yellow eyes rising up higher and higher. Eventually he sees the full image of what they face, the giant frog face regarding them all as it manoeuvres it's body onto the bow of the ship.
He is momentarily still as he takes in what is happening, but then a tentacle to his right reaches out, clasps and crushes one of the sailors and then the beasts tongue whips forward and grasps Tuto.
He starts moving, but too late to stop the hulking creature from lurching forward and devouring Tuto.
“Noooo!”, he growls as he lopes towards the beast, planting his staff in the ground and using it as leverage to vault high towards the beast eyes which he hopes might be a vulnerable point. His foot swings up as he leaps, aiming for the eye stalk, and as he descends in front of the thing he summons his Ki and sends two quick fire punches at the eyes again.
As he strikes, he empowers his kick and punches with different forms of draconic energy, probing for a weakness.
He lands in front of the giant frog in a crouch, legs bent and one hand on the floor, and whips his head up to see what effects his strikes had had.
Movement: Heads directly at the beast.
Action: Kick - Attack (Bless and Advantage): (9/13+7+4)=24, Damage: (2+5)=7 [Fire (Draconic Strike)]
Bonus Action: 1 Ki point Flurry of Blows:
Punch 1: Attack (Bless): (20+7+1)=28 CRIT, Damage: (1+1+5)=7 [Lightning (Draconic Strike)]
Punch 2: Attack (Bless): (13+7+1)=21, Damage: (3+5)=8 [Cold (Draconic Strike)]
Ro runs to the front of the ship to confront the beast. He breaths in rhythm with his steps, each breath letting out an icy mist. Once in range of the beast, Ro takes a deep breath and exhales a cone of frost at it.
Ro Aleron (Ro the Red) -> Illithid, Wizard 8 (Chronugist) // AURYN
Yam wastes no time on horror when the Croaken swallows Tuto. "Regurgitate!" She commands, her voice carrying enough power to make some of you uncomfortable, as you have to fight the dinner to keep it in your belly.
Varielky
This was...a very odd sequence of events. One moment, Tuto was standing strong, defiant. Prepared to face whatever challenge the depths had for him. Then, his world went dark. And wet. The last thing he remembers was three monstrous eyes peering at him, then a crunch. That might have been his leg. Who's to know, everything hurts right now. As the seconds pass, Tuto can feel the battle raging on outside. The rampage was giving the gnome more room to move, and it got to the point where he was free to move about his stomach. Tuto could see the light in the distance, framed by the monsters mouth.
"O...o...OOOO!" Tuto made a mad dash for the opening, sword out at his side. He jumped, full swan dive of freedom, but before he hit the deck, Tuto spun around and attempted to swing at the monster's face. (Tuto uses Defensive flourish. If this attack hits, he will expend one Bardic Inspiration and add that total to damage. Also, add that number to his AC until his next turn)
Attack: 8 Damage: 5
Defensive flourish: 1
Regardless of the attack hit, Tuto will tumble to the ground, covered head to toe in blood, and viscous fluid. Weakly, he brings his hand up to a deep tear on his shoulder, and it glows blue. (Tuto uses cure wounds, and heals himself for 10 )
The monster goes through a series of emotions as the onslaught reaches a crescendo, washing it with pain from all manner of attacks. At some point its meal escapes and slices its face while some other small creature is making noise it doesn't understand in its general direction, but then one of the food-things attacked it and did something to it that was very unpleasant. Pain washed through its body and it felt almost paralyzed as the tiny furry thing flipped around its head.
"The nets, Clean!" Captain Saewulf is screaming from the helm. "Clean! Gets the nets up 'ere!"
Sailors begin to scramble while the ballistas take aim. One shot nails it directly in the face, then another buries in the shoulder of a tentacle, before a third shot went into its roaring maw and jammed through the roof of its mouth.
Updated Post Order
Yam
Tuto
Scorpion
Lelith
Unknown Horror
Rum
Greko
Ro
It is Lelith's turn
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York
Lelith was gladdened by Tuto's timely escape from a literal maw of death. She narrowed her eyes at the bloated creature, it was not only delaying their mission to reach Hylia, it threatened the life of one of her companions. She drew another arrow and aimed it at its eye.
Action: Ranged Longbow Attack To Hit : 8 + 8 + 4 [Bless] = 20, Damage: 2 + 4 [Piercing] + 1 [Dreadful Strikes] + 2 [Hunter's Mark] = 9
The arrow jammed into the eyestalk of the monster, burying deep. It screamed again, part in rage, part in pain. It was an unpleasant sound.
Still, hurt and having trouble seeing, it zeroed in on the Tabaxi that'd done more to upset it than any of the other food that was making its life hard. It thrust one tentacle forward to grab him but instead pricked itself on something sharp and recoiled the tentacle. It screamed at Rum one last time and then dropped into the water.
Updated Post Order
Yam
Tuto
Scorpion
Lelith
Unknown Horror
Rum
Greko
Ro
DM of AURYN: The Measure of Devotion - Escape from New York