Stanley knows he might not have much longer, and is frustrated with this Sahuagin (S3). 8 lightning damage
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So, Sahuagin 1 takes full damage and as his head snaps back from a particularly brutal strike from Snurk, he drops dead and starts slowly sinking down into the abyss.
Stanley knows he might not have much longer, and is frustrated with this Sahuagin (S3). 8 lightning damage
Stanley sends another wave of focused energy into the connection he is holding between himself and the creature and shocks him again for 8 damage. He is clearly hurting pretty bad at this point.
Attack: 18 Damage: 10 ((Going to make an updated post with a roll at disadvantage from vicious mockery.))
She hits Usul with a direct hit and he takes full damage. Usul is hurting pretty bad, but is still in the fight - even if just barely.
Sahuagin 2 is going to attempt to hit Snurkwith a multi-attack:
Attack: 9 Damage: 5 slashing damage
Attack: 13 Damage: 5 piercing damage
(If either is successful, then a DC12 CON save: 20)
Both attacks miss!
Sahuagin 3 is going to attempt to hit Stanleywith a multi-attack:
Attack: 22 Damage: 3 slashing damage
Attack: 12 Damage: 5 piercing damage
Stanley has been knocked unconscious and is stable. (No death saving throws...)
Sahuagin 4 is going to move forward and try to hit Usulwith a multi-attack:
Attack: 22 Damage: 2 slashing damage
Attack: 18 Damage: 2 piercing damage
Both attacks land, making Usul unconscious but stable. (No death saving throws...)
Sahuagin 5 is going to swim up to hit Darlawith a multi-attack:
Attack: 4 Damage: 5 slashing damage
Attack: 13 Damage: 3 piercing damage
In summary: Usul, Stanley, and Nalos are all unconscious, Darla and Snurk are still standing. Sahuagin 1 is dead, but all of the rest are still alive and kicking. S2 and S4 haven't taken zero damage, S3 is hurt pretty bad, and S5 has taken damage, but is still looking good for now. Selachai is also still above half damage.
In his panicked attempt at an escape, Usultriggers an opportunity attack from S4 - he'll reach out to attack with his claws as Usul tries to swim upward: uses his Cunning Action to disengage and his full action to dash to the surface. He is now about 30' away from the ship.
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Darla grits her teeth, seeing her allies falling around her, knowing this may be the end, and will thrust her rapier at the Sahuagin in front of her Attack: 6 Damage: 9
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Sahuagin 3 swims 40' to Darla for a blood frenzy multi-attack:
Attack: 5 Damage: 3 slashing damage
Attack: 22 Damage: 5 piercing damage
Both hits land and Darla is hanging on by a thread
Sahuagin 4 closes the gap to Darla and attacks with a blood frenzy multi-attack:
Attack: 7 Damage: 5 slashing damage
Attack: 22 Damage: 4 piercing damage
The second attack lands, knocking Darla unconscious
Sahuagin 5 sees that all of the enemies except for Usulhavee been taken care of and so he uses his 40' swim speed to catch back up with Usul, attacking from just under the surface with a blood frenzy multi-attack:
Attack: 12 Damage: 4 slashing damage
Attack: 20 Damage: 5 piercing damage
Usul takes 7 points of damage but is still in the fight!
Now that the fight has been brought back to the surface, though, Three Earrings and crew are able to get some delayed actions in:
Boerth sees Usul surface and then shortly after sees him clearly struggling and fires his [weapon]light crossbow[/weapon] into the water next to Usul (attacking with disadvantage due to lack of LOS):
Attack: 6 Damage: 9
The crossbow bolt goes into the water missing its hoped for target.
Amazingly, S5 resists the entanging vines that appears out of kelp. The sahuagin is currently in difficult terrain, but Dajarkal placed it just next to Usul so that he would be free and clear to attempt to swim away if he chooses to
Three Earrings sees no clear shot to throw her dagger (her only ranged weapon), so she goes to grab the rope ladder and hangs it over the edge for if/when Usul gets there.
Heidi has no spells that are useful and no ranged weapons, either; so, she looks for a life preserver (Perception: 7), and seeing one nearby, she tosses it into the water, landing about 15' away from Usul.
Kijori mirror's Boerth's attack and attempts to fire his light crossbow at where he thinks the creature might be:
Attack: 12 Damage: 3
With a stroke of luck, Kijori hits S5 underwater!
It is now Usul'sturn. I would put a map up, but I don't really have a good one for this (this wasn't planned! haha). So, there is a 20' square patch of kelp that has created difficult terrain RIGHT behind you, there is a life preserver 15' in front of you (just out of reach of your normal swim speed, I believe, but within reach if you use your full action for movement) and, of course, you can always attempt an attack.
Usul again ((bonus action)) disengages, and ((action)) swim dashes to the life preserver ((giving normal speed 25ft)), maybe even taking it a couple feet closer to the ship with him
((You can just narrate the rest of it I think, since everyone is down...))
((Okay...so, this is going to be split up a little bit because of Usul going to the surface, so it'll be slightly more interesting, I think.))
Usul reaches the life preserver and Heidi pulls him towards the boat the rest of the way, and using his rogue-ish agility, he clambers up the rope ladder that Three Earrings dropped down.
"What happened down there?" she demands.
Usul recounts how the fight went and how under prepared the party was to take on the fight. She calls the crew, including Usul into her cabin to begin to make plans on how to re-attack. When the crew is in the Captain's cabin, she looks around for an awkward, quiet moment then looks directly at Usul and says, “There’s no use in being subtle about it,” she says with a shrug. “We're Revelry Pirates and I want that rod. This is your one and only chance to make it out of here a free person. Join us.” Even though she didn't specifically say it, there is a definite implied "or else" attached to the end of her statement.
For the rest of the group:
Selachai is no stranger to killing, but she recognizes an opportunity when it appears before her. She commands her minions to bind the party, stabilize you, and carry your unconscious forms to the surface.
A few hours later, Darla, Snurk, Stanley, and Nalos all wake up one at a time on what was left of the Palma Flora mainland. Your wrists and ankles are bound by kelp. Four sahuagin watch over you, while a fifth alerts Selachai where she lurks in the water nearby.
The sahuagin priestess emerges from the water to face you, her mouth spreading into a huge grin that reveals her needle-like teeth. In fractured Common, she says, “I could use the help of land walkers like you. The surface dwellers and boat riders hunt us with their hooks and harpoons, but they trust you. Take my hand. We don’t need to fight. I can tell you so many tales of the land walkers’ evil.”
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is where the written portion of the adventure ends.
The lion's share of the group is currently being held captive by Selachai and Usul has found himself in a position where he might have to become a pirate...or else. lol
((I definitely missed that movement - my apologies. I'll get that in there and then the new one, now, as well.))
Selachai DC12 WIS save: 2
Darla unleashes her verbal vitriol and hits Selachai right in the feels for 1 damage.
Snurk is next.
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Updated Map - Round 7, Turn 3 - Beginning of Snurk's Turn
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Snurk keeps whapping S1
Attack: 18 Damage: 8 DC 12 Con 5
Attack: 16 Damage: 7
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Stanley knows he might not have much longer, and is frustrated with this Sahuagin (S3).
8 lightning damage
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Aeneas - Human | Blood Hunter I | The Rise of Kruphix
Stanley Yin - Human | Wizard | Tide of Retribution
Jonesy Bones - Halfling | Fighter/Battle Master | cORroNa Squad
Dippy Goanta - Half-Orc | Barbarian/Path of the Dragon | Charm City (Charm Person Games)
Dungeon Master - To Yeet or Be Yeeted
Both attacks hit!
S1 DC12 CON save: 4
So, Sahuagin 1 takes full damage and as his head snaps back from a particularly brutal strike from Snurk, he drops dead and starts slowly sinking down into the abyss.
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Stanley sends another wave of focused energy into the connection he is holding between himself and the creature and shocks him again for 8 damage. He is clearly hurting pretty bad at this point.
The enemies go next.
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Selachai will attempt to hit Usul with an eldritch blast since Nalos is knocked out:Attack: 18 Damage: 10((Going to make an updated post with a roll at disadvantage from vicious mockery.))She hits Usul with a direct hit and he takes full damage. Usul is hurting pretty bad, but is still in the fight - even if just barely.Sahuagin 2 is going to attempt to hit Snurk with a multi-attack:
Sahuagin 3 is going to attempt to hit Stanley with a multi-attack:
Sahuagin 4 is going to move forward and try to hit Usul with a multi-attack:
Sahuagin 5 is going to swim up to hit Darla with a multi-attack:
In summary: Usul, Stanley, and Nalos are all unconscious, Darla and Snurk are still standing. Sahuagin 1 is dead, but all of the rest are still alive and kicking. S2 and S4 haven't taken zero damage, S3 is hurt pretty bad, and S5 has taken damage, but is still looking good for now. Selachai is also still above half damage.
Since Usul is knocked out, Darla is next!
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((Updated)) Selachai will attempt to hit Usul with an eldritch blast since Nalos is knocked out:
It is Usul's turn (who is NOT unconscious!).
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Usul starts to panic, disengages and starts swimming for the surface ((dash action, so normal swim speed))
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In his panicked attempt at an escape, Usul
triggers an opportunity attack from S4 - he'll reach out to attack with his claws as Usul tries to swim upward:uses his Cunning Action to disengage and his full action to dash to the surface. He is now about 30' away from the ship.Attack: 16 Damage: 5 slashing damageThe attack hits, and Usul is unconscious.Darla is next!
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Updated Map - Round 8, Turn 2 - Beginning of Darla's Turn
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Darla grits her teeth, seeing her allies falling around her, knowing this may be the end, and will thrust her rapier at the Sahuagin in front of her Attack: 6 Damage: 9
Darla misses her attack.
Next up is Snurk!
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Snurk is now filled with contempt for these fish folk.
”You would not even be a slave,” he says as he stabs and kicks
Attack: 16 Damage: 7 DC 12 Con save 3
Attack: 6 Damage: 6
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((I love it - Snurk is such a little badass...haha))
Both of Snurk's attacks land, solid and Sahuagin 2 takes the full damage.
DC12 CON save: 5
He also takes the extra poison damage and it looking very ragged.
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Since Stanley is unconscious, it is now the enemies' turns:
Selachai moves a bit closer to Darla and shoots an [spell]eldritch blast[/monster] at her:
Sahuagin 2 goes in for a blood frenzy multi-attack against Snurk:
Sahuagin 3 swims 40' to Darla for a blood frenzy multi-attack:
Sahuagin 4 closes the gap to Darla and attacks with a blood frenzy multi-attack:
Sahuagin 5 sees that all of the enemies except for Usul havee been taken care of and so he uses his 40' swim speed to catch back up with Usul, attacking from just under the surface with a blood frenzy multi-attack:
Now that the fight has been brought back to the surface, though, Three Earrings and crew are able to get some delayed actions in:
Initiative rolls for the ship's crew:
Boerth sees Usul surface and then shortly after sees him clearly struggling and fires his [weapon]light crossbow[/weapon] into the water next to Usul (attacking with disadvantage due to lack of LOS):
Dajarkal attempts to entangle the attacker:
Three Earrings sees no clear shot to throw her dagger (her only ranged weapon), so she goes to grab the rope ladder and hangs it over the edge for if/when Usul gets there.
Heidi has no spells that are useful and no ranged weapons, either; so, she looks for a life preserver (Perception: 7), and seeing one nearby, she tosses it into the water, landing about 15' away from Usul.
Kijori mirror's Boerth's attack and attempts to fire his light crossbow at where he thinks the creature might be:
It is now Usul's turn. I would put a map up, but I don't really have a good one for this (this wasn't planned! haha). So, there is a 20' square patch of kelp that has created difficult terrain RIGHT behind you, there is a life preserver 15' in front of you (just out of reach of your normal swim speed, I believe, but within reach if you use your full action for movement) and, of course, you can always attempt an attack.
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Usul again ((bonus action)) disengages, and ((action)) swim dashes to the life preserver ((giving normal speed 25ft)), maybe even taking it a couple feet closer to the ship with him
((You can just narrate the rest of it I think, since everyone is down...))
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((Okay...so, this is going to be split up a little bit because of Usul going to the surface, so it'll be slightly more interesting, I think.))
Usul reaches the life preserver and Heidi pulls him towards the boat the rest of the way, and using his rogue-ish agility, he clambers up the rope ladder that Three Earrings dropped down.
"What happened down there?" she demands.
Usul recounts how the fight went and how under prepared the party was to take on the fight. She calls the crew, including Usul into her cabin to begin to make plans on how to re-attack. When the crew is in the Captain's cabin, she looks around for an awkward, quiet moment then looks directly at Usul and says, “There’s no use in being subtle about it,” she says with a shrug. “We're Revelry Pirates and I want that rod. This is your one and only chance to make it out of here a free person. Join us.” Even though she didn't specifically say it, there is a definite implied "or else" attached to the end of her statement.
For the rest of the group:
Selachai is no stranger to killing, but she recognizes an opportunity when it appears before her. She commands her minions to bind the party, stabilize you, and carry your unconscious forms to the surface.
A few hours later, Darla, Snurk, Stanley, and Nalos all wake up one at a time on what was left of the Palma Flora mainland. Your wrists and ankles are bound by kelp. Four sahuagin watch over you, while a fifth alerts Selachai where she lurks in the water nearby.
The sahuagin priestess emerges from the water to face you, her mouth spreading into a huge grin that reveals her needle-like teeth. In fractured Common, she says, “I could use the help of land walkers like you. The surface dwellers and boat riders hunt us with their hooks and harpoons, but they trust you. Take my hand. We don’t need to fight. I can tell you so many tales of the land walkers’ evil.”
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is where the written portion of the adventure ends.
The lion's share of the group is currently being held captive by Selachai and Usul has found himself in a position where he might have to become a pirate...or else. lol
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Oh! And, at this point, everyone becomes a Level 3 just in case you/we plan on taking these characters into the future.
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