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The sailors are up next. Sailor 2 stabs furiously, wildly, at the crab next to him:
Attack: 18 Damage: 6
But he's not able to land a blow.
Sailor's 3 and 4 attempt to finish off the remaining sahuagin:
Attack: 23 Damage: 10 Attack: 23 Damage: 12
Sailor 3 deals the killing strike. He looks up, winces at the body of Sailor 1 as it gushes blood over the sand, and shouts: Kill those things, pointing at the remaining crabs. And we'll get ready to leave. Make it quick! He and the other sailor nearby run up onto the ship to prepare to set sail.
(OOC: Usually only players and tougher/plot essential NPCs get saving throws. In this case, no - and Eldon saw his throat get ripped out, so there's no recovering from that.)
Silent is momentarily shocked by the Magic Missile's explosion that kills the sahuagin and turns around to shoot Arael a glance before hearing the gurgling death-rattle of Sailor 1.
He yells Board the ship and get the hell outta here! to the surviving sailor beside him, and swings his greatsword down onto the crab's shell.
Attack: 23 Damage: 11
(OOC: Are there still other sahuagin attempting to bring down the other ships in the port? Might be misremembering that).
With a mighty blow, you shatter the crab's shell and slice deep into the meat, ending the crab's life. Crab 3 is dead.
The sahuagin are also dead.
The boy looks relieved as the fish creatures fall, but he remembers the sailor's instruction, and once again a burst of radiant light comes at his call, this time upon the one remaining crab:
Crab's DEX save: 21
The light seems to scatter across the shell, quite harmlessly. The boy mutters a curse, then looks very embarrassed.
You hear a crashing sound in the water behind you; you see the Blue Torrent is now mostly submerged and sinking fast, with no sign of the crew anywhere. The nearby ship that these sailors work on seems still to be seaworthy.
At the same time, there's another rumbling beneath your feet, and the ground shifts; you are able to stay standing once again.
Silent, as you speak, a figure emerges from beneath the deck of the ship. A female tabaxi with pale, spotted fur, she surveys the scene quickly, but does not respond yet.
Round Four
Eldon, Arael and Keyo, in any order. Crab 1 Sailor 2 (the others are now on the ship and out of combat) Silent Boy
Pockets' crossbow bolt hits and weakens the crab's shell, just as Keyo's dagger slices into the flesh. The creature shudders as the life is cut from it. The crab is dead, and combat is over.
However, there's no time to rest. There's another huge tremor; and this time you are all knocked off your feet. You have quick reflexes so you stand quickly, but there's no doubting what's happening - the land on which the village stands is sinking beneath the ocean. You have a limited time only.
The tabaxi captain of the ship calls out to you. Travellers. Thank you. You have passage on my ship, but we need time to get ready to sail. And I've a crewman missing, Kijori, human, my navigator. In the village somewhere. Find him, and there's a reward for you. Go!
More tremors shake the ground. You have the option to board the ship and try to escape quickly if you wish. You hear screams and sounds of fighting from various parts of the village. If you want to discern more, give me a Perception check.
Pockets and Arael, it's a cacophonous mess of noise; you see people milling around, running but you can't get a clear sense of what's happening in all the confusion.
Silent, in your calm, you take a few heartbeats and get a proper look at your surroundings.
To the south, four sahuagin are chasing two young shark-hunters - they look like teenagers, and though they've managed to keep ahead of the creatures, they don't have much time.
To the north, you see that a bridge has collapsed, and a natural channel that divided the two parts of the village seems to be widening. The north shore seems safer, and you see a few villagers swimming towards them, but they are also being chased by sahuagin.
To the west, you don't see survivors, only sahuagin, looting. Waves are already lapping at the houses here - this part of the village is sinking most quickly.
From the battle you just fought, you know that the sahuagin are dangerous, and splitting up might prove fatal.
(OOC: Out of character, feel free to discuss where you want to go. Or, if you prefer, role-play that only Silent saw this and chooses where to go next, it's up to you.)
Silent whistles to get the attention of Pockets, Arael and Keyo. He yells More fish bastards down south on the hunt - we've got a few seconds to save some lives!
He will wait a few seconds to get a response - the second he gets any kind of affirmation from at least 2 of the others, he'll start running south to catch up to the 4 sahuagin and will yell to try and get their attention.
(OOC: Silent is gambling that we'll still be able to find Kijori in the village even though it's splitting apart. He's more immediately concerned with preventing as many deaths as possible. Of course, I don't want to railroad any of you guys into what will probably be a difficult combat encounter so we don't have to do it. Silent isn't the brightest but he's also not stupid enough to run in alone. It might be smarter to just run into the village, grab Kijori and jet. Assuming he's still alive...)
The sailors are up next. Sailor 2 stabs furiously, wildly, at the crab next to him:
Attack: 18 Damage: 6
But he's not able to land a blow.
Sailor's 3 and 4 attempt to finish off the remaining sahuagin:
Attack: 23 Damage: 10
Attack: 23 Damage: 12
Sailor 3 deals the killing strike. He looks up, winces at the body of Sailor 1 as it gushes blood over the sand, and shouts: Kill those things, pointing at the remaining crabs. And we'll get ready to leave. Make it quick! He and the other sailor nearby run up onto the ship to prepare to set sail.
Silent is up.
(OOC: If I can get to sailor 1 next round would I be able to use Spare the Dying or Cure Wounds or would it be too late?)
(OOC: Usually only players and tougher/plot essential NPCs get saving throws. In this case, no - and Eldon saw his throat get ripped out, so there's no recovering from that.)
Silent is momentarily shocked by the Magic Missile's explosion that kills the sahuagin and turns around to shoot Arael a glance before hearing the gurgling death-rattle of Sailor 1.
He yells Board the ship and get the hell outta here! to the surviving sailor beside him, and swings his greatsword down onto the crab's shell.
Attack: 23 Damage: 11
(OOC: Are there still other sahuagin attempting to bring down the other ships in the port? Might be misremembering that).
With a mighty blow, you shatter the crab's shell and slice deep into the meat, ending the crab's life. Crab 3 is dead.
The sahuagin are also dead.
The boy looks relieved as the fish creatures fall, but he remembers the sailor's instruction, and once again a burst of radiant light comes at his call, this time upon the one remaining crab:
Crab's DEX save: 21
The light seems to scatter across the shell, quite harmlessly. The boy mutters a curse, then looks very embarrassed.
You hear a crashing sound in the water behind you; you see the Blue Torrent is now mostly submerged and sinking fast, with no sign of the crew anywhere. The nearby ship that these sailors work on seems still to be seaworthy.
At the same time, there's another rumbling beneath your feet, and the ground shifts; you are able to stay standing once again.
Silent, as you speak, a figure emerges from beneath the deck of the ship. A female tabaxi with pale, spotted fur, she surveys the scene quickly, but does not respond yet.
Round Four
Eldon, Arael and Keyo, in any order.
Crab 1
Sailor 2 (the others are now on the ship and out of combat)
Silent
Boy
Eldon, Arael and Keyo are up.
Pockets uses his bonus action to Dash along with his movement to get onto the ship’s bow. He readies his crossbow and takes aim at Crab 1 and fires.
Attack: 22 Damage: 7
Arael uses 25 feet of movement to run southward toward the boat with Sailor 3, Sailor 4 and the Tabaxi captain.
Arael holds her action until after the Tabaxi Captain speaks/attacks/uses her action.
Keyo slashes out at Crab 1 once more.
Attack: 17 Damage: 8
(OOC: Oh I hope it’s dead.)
Pockets' crossbow bolt hits and weakens the crab's shell, just as Keyo's dagger slices into the flesh. The creature shudders as the life is cut from it. The crab is dead, and combat is over.
However, there's no time to rest. There's another huge tremor; and this time you are all knocked off your feet. You have quick reflexes so you stand quickly, but there's no doubting what's happening - the land on which the village stands is sinking beneath the ocean. You have a limited time only.
The tabaxi captain of the ship calls out to you. Travellers. Thank you. You have passage on my ship, but we need time to get ready to sail. And I've a crewman missing, Kijori, human, my navigator. In the village somewhere. Find him, and there's a reward for you. Go!
More tremors shake the ground. You have the option to board the ship and try to escape quickly if you wish. You hear screams and sounds of fighting from various parts of the village. If you want to discern more, give me a Perception check.
Pockets, already on the ship, scrutinizes the island in order to understand the situation.
Perception - 13
Perception 14
(OOC: I have the worst perception rolls. I love it so much)
Silent takes a few deep breaths and surveys the situation while cleaning the blood and guts off his blade.
Perception 20
Pockets and Arael, it's a cacophonous mess of noise; you see people milling around, running but you can't get a clear sense of what's happening in all the confusion.
Silent, in your calm, you take a few heartbeats and get a proper look at your surroundings.
To the south, four sahuagin are chasing two young shark-hunters - they look like teenagers, and though they've managed to keep ahead of the creatures, they don't have much time.
To the north, you see that a bridge has collapsed, and a natural channel that divided the two parts of the village seems to be widening. The north shore seems safer, and you see a few villagers swimming towards them, but they are also being chased by sahuagin.
To the west, you don't see survivors, only sahuagin, looting. Waves are already lapping at the houses here - this part of the village is sinking most quickly.
From the battle you just fought, you know that the sahuagin are dangerous, and splitting up might prove fatal.
(OOC: Out of character, feel free to discuss where you want to go. Or, if you prefer, role-play that only Silent saw this and chooses where to go next, it's up to you.)
(OOC: I’ll follow Silent. Pockets is a follower.)
Silent whistles to get the attention of Pockets, Arael and Keyo. He yells More fish bastards down south on the hunt - we've got a few seconds to save some lives!
He will wait a few seconds to get a response - the second he gets any kind of affirmation from at least 2 of the others, he'll start running south to catch up to the 4 sahuagin and will yell to try and get their attention.
(OOC: Silent is gambling that we'll still be able to find Kijori in the village even though it's splitting apart. He's more immediately concerned with preventing as many deaths as possible. Of course, I don't want to railroad any of you guys into what will probably be a difficult combat encounter so we don't have to do it. Silent isn't the brightest but he's also not stupid enough to run in alone. It might be smarter to just run into the village, grab Kijori and jet. Assuming he's still alive...)
Pockets nods at Silent and prepares to follow him. (OOC: as soon as Silent heads that way, Pockets will too. He hasn’t dropped Expeditious Retreat.)
"Lets move! we must save as many as we can!"
Keyo runs after Silent and Pockets with his bloody dagger still clutched tight in his hand.