A trite smile parses the brute's face. Gods, he loves tha' sound. Mayhem. Bedlam. Music be'er than any bard could sing! His bloodlust takin' hold, he tears the parlor door off its hinges with a loud CRUNCH! and runs to where the screams sound loudest, back to te front o' the Stocking. Time to earn tha' tribute! [Athletics: 24 (17+7)]
From behind him, or all a'fore him even, 'tis likely those 'round him only hear a vicious, foreboding cackle from the wall of flesh as he bolts by. Some might even glimpse him roll his sleeves up, and unbutton his shirt, exposing rusted and dented black chain laced just underneath. Or perhaps they're just scared as all hells of that thrice-damned laugh. Heh. Hehe. Heh.Heheheheh-Ahahahahaa...!
You see several cloaked figures running off and ducking around a corner.
@Fist
Bursting into the common room of 'The Silk Scarf' Fist finds two broken windows, people screaming and running around in a general panic, and several fires ablaze throughout.
Round 2 at the brothel begins now.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
The athletics check you made will allow you to carry 3 barrels for now, probably long enough to get them off the ship if you don't tarry too long. Same deal as the others, 1 in your backpack and 1 under each arm if you so choose. Once off the ship and deciding to proceed with all 3 will reduce your movement speed by 10 unless you continue to make DC 15 Athletics checks of course.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Steelclaw will grab 3 barrels and follow? (don't want to just bot him and have him take the Dodge action here)
Round 2 at the ship begins now.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Steelclaw just cusses under his breath as he picks up the two barrels "Guess the focus is getting off the ship now." he says in a low voice as he tries to disappear into the shadows and make his way off the ship hidden.
OOC: Action: Hide (Stealth Check rolled in Game Log: 11 (2+9))
Movement: Carefully move 20 ft towards the closest way off the ship
Asbestos just stood there with his mouth agape, dumbfounded, as Fist ripped off the hinges of the door in one go. For some reason this threw him back to a memory of his cousin (well host family's cousin) doing something similar, but only after multiple tries. This, however, was a complete whirlwind. 'Wow' was the only coherent thought in his head.
Down came the door, and with it, the screaming. The yelling. The ripe stench of the spilled booze coated with mixture of smoke and ash, threatening to clog up his lungs and flaring his nostrils. The giddiness of the human brute's laughter intermingled with the terror of the workers and Gotu's sage demeanor. The scene ahead of the hall, though far away, was like a fun-house mirror, disorientingly disortedly crisp and cackling, beckoning you to join in on the joke, where you realize you were the joke. And the fool was on you. For this clown here, even the safeness of a carnival-like vestige wasn't enough to save him from feeling like the room was spinning. That if he attempted to reach out and just hold on, the world would tear apart between his fingers. He felt his primal magic surge and the teeth and the claws again formed around his fingertips and pierced his tongue as he clutched his sickle tighter.
There was a tug-of-war battle between incessant laughter and the wave of anxiety in his mind. It was like those lakes where everything looked still, but hidden underneath was a whirlpool current. No. That would give too much credit of control. He felt an eerie stillness as everything was going down around him. It was the eye of the hurricane. He was the eye of the hurricane. The chaos won over and brought to his mouth a little glee, so much so it contorted into a fanged smile. He would have burst out laughing right here right there in a mimic of Fist's own maniacal-ness, but the choking smell of smoke got to him first before he could lose control. And he doubled down a bit, coughing, before glancing back at Gotu who seemed to be in a bit of a trance after casting that spell. So with hesitation, he followed along after Fist.
Asbestos went down Fist's path with cautious footsteps and saw the horror before them. He looked in shock over at Fist who looked wilder than ever, then away as he feared that with staring too long, his changeling instincts would continue to absorb that energy. Immediately he tried to stamp out the small fires, muttering to himself how he should've learned any spells about water. He even tried to put out some fires with his waterskin, but the 4 pints wasn't doing jack to the amassing flames.
"Anybody?! What happened here?!" He shouted out to the nearest workers and clients as he tried to usher them to the nearest exit, "Everyone okay? Anyone need help? Go that way! Go that way!"
((Investigation check: 19 A GOOD ROLL. this is to see if there is any clues to what happened. a note? anything left behind by the perpetrators))
Damn! He was hoping for a fight. Looking 'bout for the ma'am, Fist shouts, "Yeni! Orders! Yer te boss n' these're yer gals! Fight the blaze 'r' evacuate?!"
Lace grabs 3 barrels and heads to the other end of the ship looking for an alternative exit.
Smithy grabs 2 barrels and deploys some noisemaker distractions.
Molly grabs 2 barrels and begins to search out the captain's quarters.
Steelclaw grabs 2 barrels and starts for the stairs leading up.
Feel free to post for round 2.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
There's a pile of broken glass at the base of two broken windows, and a small scattering of glass near each fire. There are maybe 5 fires in total. Few people stop to answer as everyone is in a state of panic, those who do simply shout "Fire!" before running off toward the nearest exit.
@Fist
"It's easier to replace the girls than the 'scarf,' fight the fire!" Despite being called 'Auntie Yeni' she cares little for the girls working at 'The Silk Scarf.'"
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Gotu casts Elevated Sight to get a bird's eye view of what's going on outside.
Asbestos tries to figure out just what exactly is going on and why while also helping to evacuate.
Fist barrels into the common room expecting a fight and finds it ablaze then checks with Yeni whether to evacuate or fight the fire.
Feel free to post for round 2.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
There's a pile of broken glass at the base of two broken windows, and a small scattering of glass near each fire. There are maybe 5 fires in total. Few people stop to answer as everyone is in a state of panic, those who do simply shout "Fire!" before running off toward the nearest exit.
"Molotov cocktails?"Asbestos guessed at the sight of glass near each fire. He watched in confusion as people don't really stop to answer his question before being snapped back to his reality as his eyes started getting watery from the fire. He continued to try to stamp them out, even throwing his cloak on one of fires to smother it of oxygen, but the fabric slightly caught on fire itself! To which, he used Druidcraft to quickly snuff it out before putting it on again. Then it hit him.
Hoping that the fires weren't magic, he attempted to cast Druidcraft to snuff on each of the fires, running around towards each one to stop it.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Smithy waits for Lace's nod before moving onwards in a stealthy manner aswell
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You are able to put out one of the fires before it gets too big and now only four remain but they are spreading quickly, it would take 2 rounds to put out another the same way.
@Fist
Yeni barks your orders at the girls but only a few listen and work with you to put out another of the fires before it also gets too big. The same conditions for Asbestos now apply to you only there is little wine left. The remaining 3 fires are spreading quickly to the furniture in the common room.
Round 3 begins now.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Peeking and sneaking your way onto deck reveals the chaos of a fight between what remains of the crew and some Silver Daggers ( a rival thieves' guild). It will require an individual stealth check at disadvantage to get off the ship without getting mixed up in the middle of it all.
@Smithy
You follow on the heels of Lace and remain unnoticed for now but a similar individual stealth check at disadvantage would be needed to make a clean escape this way.
@Steelclaw
(Not sure if you're still with us?) Steelclaw is slow to follow you on deck.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
You are able to put out one of the fires before it gets too big and now only four remain but they are spreading quickly, it would take 2 rounds to put out another the same way.
@Fist
Yeni barks your orders at the girls but only a few listen and work with you to put out another of the fires before it also gets too big. The same conditions for Asbestos now apply to you only there is little wine left. The remaining 3 fires are spreading quickly to the furniture in the common room.
Round 3 begins now.
Asbestos looked horrified at the sight of the fires continuing. "What to do? What to do?"He mumbled under his breath, feeling the heat of the flame on his skin. His eyes were getting watery under all this smoke. He continued to cast Druidcraft on the fires. He looked around anxiously at the scene around him with a whimper in his throat. The fires were much bigger than he thought.
He bit his tongue. An idea was forming in his head, a bit clunky, but those gears in his head did work. "I-" He hesitated for a second. "Miss Madame Yeni, yes? Do you have any vases? A pot or something? A bucket?! Yes?" His eyes locked with Fist's for a second before falling away. He wasn't used to giving orders. "Fist! You're big and strong. Can you carry a a vase- if there are any- to the docks? To pick it up and get water?" He looked around at the girls frantically trying to spill wine on the fires.
"We can form a line. Yes. We- we can do those bucket brigade things!" His voice got a bit more high pitched and he looked as if we going to start clapping if he wasn't so focused on trying to take out the next fire. "I can continue to take out the blazes with my Druidcraft, yes. But this might be good. Better. Perhaps. I hope."
"So much for coming in and leaving quietly." Gotu grunted as he cast the Elevated Sight as he looked upward, checking the surroundings.
A trite smile parses the brute's face. Gods, he loves tha' sound. Mayhem. Bedlam. Music be'er than any bard could sing! His bloodlust takin' hold, he tears the parlor door off its hinges with a loud CRUNCH! and runs to where the screams sound loudest, back to te front o' the Stocking. Time to earn tha' tribute! [Athletics: 24 (17+7)]
From behind him, or all a'fore him even, 'tis likely those 'round him only hear a vicious, foreboding cackle from the wall of flesh as he bolts by. Some might even glimpse him roll his sleeves up, and unbutton his shirt, exposing rusted and dented black chain laced just underneath. Or perhaps they're just scared as all hells of that thrice-damned laugh. Heh. Hehe. Heh.Heheheheh-Ahahahahaa...!
...This is gonna be fun...!!
@Gotu
You see several cloaked figures running off and ducking around a corner.
@Fist
Bursting into the common room of 'The Silk Scarf' Fist finds two broken windows, people screaming and running around in a general panic, and several fires ablaze throughout.
Round 2 at the brothel begins now.
@Lace
The athletics check you made will allow you to carry 3 barrels for now, probably long enough to get them off the ship if you don't tarry too long. Same deal as the others, 1 in your backpack and 1 under each arm if you so choose. Once off the ship and deciding to proceed with all 3 will reduce your movement speed by 10 unless you continue to make DC 15 Athletics checks of course.
(OK, she'll try for 3)
Steelclaw will grab 3 barrels and follow? (don't want to just bot him and have him take the Dodge action here)
Round 2 at the ship begins now.
Steelclaw just cusses under his breath as he picks up the two barrels "Guess the focus is getting off the ship now." he says in a low voice as he tries to disappear into the shadows and make his way off the ship hidden.
OOC:
Action: Hide (Stealth Check rolled in Game Log: 11 (2+9))
Movement: Carefully move 20 ft towards the closest way off the ship
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9
Asbestos just stood there with his mouth agape, dumbfounded, as Fist ripped off the hinges of the door in one go. For some reason this threw him back to a memory of his cousin (well host family's cousin) doing something similar, but only after multiple tries. This, however, was a complete whirlwind. 'Wow' was the only coherent thought in his head.
Down came the door, and with it, the screaming. The yelling. The ripe stench of the spilled booze coated with mixture of smoke and ash, threatening to clog up his lungs and flaring his nostrils. The giddiness of the human brute's laughter intermingled with the terror of the workers and Gotu's sage demeanor. The scene ahead of the hall, though far away, was like a fun-house mirror, disorientingly disortedly crisp and cackling, beckoning you to join in on the joke, where you realize you were the joke. And the fool was on you. For this clown here, even the safeness of a carnival-like vestige wasn't enough to save him from feeling like the room was spinning. That if he attempted to reach out and just hold on, the world would tear apart between his fingers. He felt his primal magic surge and the teeth and the claws again formed around his fingertips and pierced his tongue as he clutched his sickle tighter.
There was a tug-of-war battle between incessant laughter and the wave of anxiety in his mind. It was like those lakes where everything looked still, but hidden underneath was a whirlpool current. No. That would give too much credit of control. He felt an eerie stillness as everything was going down around him. It was the eye of the hurricane. He was the eye of the hurricane. The chaos won over and brought to his mouth a little glee, so much so it contorted into a fanged smile. He would have burst out laughing right here right there in a mimic of Fist's own maniacal-ness, but the choking smell of smoke got to him first before he could lose control. And he doubled down a bit, coughing, before glancing back at Gotu who seemed to be in a bit of a trance after casting that spell. So with hesitation, he followed along after Fist.
Asbestos went down Fist's path with cautious footsteps and saw the horror before them. He looked in shock over at Fist who looked wilder than ever, then away as he feared that with staring too long, his changeling instincts would continue to absorb that energy. Immediately he tried to stamp out the small fires, muttering to himself how he should've learned any spells about water. He even tried to put out some fires with his waterskin, but the 4 pints wasn't doing jack to the amassing flames.
"Anybody?! What happened here?!" He shouted out to the nearest workers and clients as he tried to usher them to the nearest exit, "Everyone okay? Anyone need help? Go that way! Go that way!"
((Investigation check: 19 A GOOD ROLL. this is to see if there is any clues to what happened. a note? anything left behind by the perpetrators))
<---- me irl slow reader, even slower writer easily jumpy thanks for being patient
DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now;
Player: Dragonlance
Damn! He was hoping for a fight. Looking 'bout for the ma'am, Fist shouts, "Yeni! Orders! Yer te boss n' these're yer gals! Fight the blaze 'r' evacuate?!"
Brief recap of round 1 aboard the ship:
Lace grabs 3 barrels and heads to the other end of the ship looking for an alternative exit.
Smithy grabs 2 barrels and deploys some noisemaker distractions.
Molly grabs 2 barrels and begins to search out the captain's quarters.
Steelclaw grabs 2 barrels and starts for the stairs leading up.
Feel free to post for round 2.
@Asbestos
There's a pile of broken glass at the base of two broken windows, and a small scattering of glass near each fire. There are maybe 5 fires in total. Few people stop to answer as everyone is in a state of panic, those who do simply shout "Fire!" before running off toward the nearest exit.
@Fist
"It's easier to replace the girls than the 'scarf,' fight the fire!" Despite being called 'Auntie Yeni' she cares little for the girls working at 'The Silk Scarf.'"
Brief recap of round 1 inside the brothel.
Gotu casts Elevated Sight to get a bird's eye view of what's going on outside.
Asbestos tries to figure out just what exactly is going on and why while also helping to evacuate.
Fist barrels into the common room expecting a fight and finds it ablaze then checks with Yeni whether to evacuate or fight the fire.
Feel free to post for round 2.
"Molotov cocktails?" Asbestos guessed at the sight of glass near each fire. He watched in confusion as people don't really stop to answer his question before being snapped back to his reality as his eyes started getting watery from the fire. He continued to try to stamp them out, even throwing his cloak on one of fires to smother it of oxygen, but the fabric slightly caught on fire itself! To which, he used Druidcraft to quickly snuff it out before putting it on again. Then it hit him.
Hoping that the fires weren't magic, he attempted to cast Druidcraft to snuff on each of the fires, running around towards each one to stop it.
<---- me irl slow reader, even slower writer easily jumpy thanks for being patient
DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now;
Player: Dragonlance
Stealth of 10 (15 if noisemakers distraction gives advantage (help action?))
Perception 18 to see guards (sailors) to avoid them
When the coast is clear Lace nods to go, & sneaks out.
Smithy waits for Lace's nod before moving onwards in a stealthy manner aswell
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"grandpa" Salkur, Gnome Arti/Sorc: Forged in Chaos | Pepin, Human Arti/Cleric: Goblin horde | Mixtli, Volc Genasi Arti: Champions of the Citadel | Erix Vadalitis, Human Druid: Rising from the last war | Smithy, Human Arti: Night Ravens: Black orchids for Biscotti | Tamphalic Aliprax, Dragonborn Wizard: Chronicles of the Accursed | Doc, Dwarven Cleric (2024): Adventure at Hope's End | Abathax, Tiefling Illriger: Hunt for the Balowang | Gorin Mestel, Human Arti: Descend into Avernus
Tis shortly thereafter the big brute gets an idea.
"Yeni! Get all te wine you can find. Have yer girls pour them ou' on the blaze! I'll take a few, too!"
@Asbestos
You are able to put out one of the fires before it gets too big and now only four remain but they are spreading quickly, it would take 2 rounds to put out another the same way.
@Fist
Yeni barks your orders at the girls but only a few listen and work with you to put out another of the fires before it also gets too big. The same conditions for Asbestos now apply to you only there is little wine left. The remaining 3 fires are spreading quickly to the furniture in the common room.
Round 3 begins now.
@Lace
Peeking and sneaking your way onto deck reveals the chaos of a fight between what remains of the crew and some Silver Daggers ( a rival thieves' guild). It will require an individual stealth check at disadvantage to get off the ship without getting mixed up in the middle of it all.
@Smithy
You follow on the heels of Lace and remain unnoticed for now but a similar individual stealth check at disadvantage would be needed to make a clean escape this way.
@Steelclaw
(Not sure if you're still with us?) Steelclaw is slow to follow you on deck.
Here goes nuthin
Stealth 18 (rolled 2x on cha sheet)
Asbestos looked horrified at the sight of the fires continuing. "What to do? What to do?" He mumbled under his breath, feeling the heat of the flame on his skin. His eyes were getting watery under all this smoke. He continued to cast Druidcraft on the fires. He looked around anxiously at the scene around him with a whimper in his throat. The fires were much bigger than he thought.
He bit his tongue. An idea was forming in his head, a bit clunky, but those gears in his head did work. "I-" He hesitated for a second. "Miss Madame Yeni, yes? Do you have any vases? A pot or something? A bucket?! Yes?" His eyes locked with Fist's for a second before falling away. He wasn't used to giving orders. "Fist! You're big and strong. Can you carry a a vase- if there are any- to the docks? To pick it up and get water?" He looked around at the girls frantically trying to spill wine on the fires.
"We can form a line. Yes. We- we can do those bucket brigade things!" His voice got a bit more high pitched and he looked as if we going to start clapping if he wasn't so focused on trying to take out the next fire. "I can continue to take out the blazes with my Druidcraft, yes. But this might be good. Better. Perhaps. I hope."
<---- me irl slow reader, even slower writer easily jumpy thanks for being patient
DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now;
Player: Dragonlance