((Nope, exact same roll.))

"No go. They aren't coming up. Next plan? I can snuff the lights for a second and you two can sneak down and get them? Or Korrik in a barrel and you just walk down after I turn into Bill?"

Ash lets out a slight growl under her breath, “Rawl!... Hmmmm... I think you two head down, and snuff the lights.... Then we’ll head in as soon as we see it go dark”. Ash looks over to Ess and Korrik to gauge their thoughts too.

""Think either works, you said there were just two down there? If we 'do 'em' up here, might be less likely to tip others off, but I can wrap shadows around all of us if we want to slip down and jump 'em."

"Not sure how I would bring them up without getting them suspicious at this point. Speaking of which we should probably take down another load."

He grabs a barrel and lugs it down then comes up again.

"You two could probably hurry down without too much trouble and jump them once I snuff the light. Ess can get by one and I help out with the crossbow. Easy as that, just wait at the top of the stairs and go on the light winking out."

He'll hum a positive note and give bardic inspiration to... Kay.

Ash is in the zone. She nods and says simply, “Agreed.... Ready...”.

((she will pounce when the lights go out))

Korrik will rub fingertips together at Smithers and Burns to let them know things have gone well so far.

When it's go time, Kay will expand the cloaking shadow to encompass Ben and Ess too.

((There are no other entrances into the hold? Just a hatch from there into the bilge?))

((That's all we've seen, just two doors to the south and one to the north.))

When everyone is ready Ben will snuff the light.

((Guessing we need initiative?

Initiative: 4

And then the sneak round attack on the guy to the north.

Crossbow: Attack: 13 Damage: 4))

((Oh, and if there was advantage on that attack

Advantage on sneaky attack in the dark: 7

Nope... Just have to hope that 13 was enough!))

As soon as Ash sees the lights go out, she moves...

Ash’s initiative: 20 

As Ash makes it down the steps, she sees Ben near the guy to the north. So she takes on the guy to the south...

Attack action: Attack: 26 Damage: 12 (piercing damage)

Bonus attack: Attack: 26 Damage: 3 (piercing damage)

...if either of those hit, add 8 sneak attack damage.

((OOC: omg boom-squared!!))

Extra crit dice for sneak: 9 extra damage.

((Ash is definitely in the zone!))

((Wow! That guy is gone...

To be clear, Ben isn't going near either of them. He is shooting safely from the steps!))

Initiative: 8

Staff Attack: 20 Damage: 8

Spinning Heel Kick Attack: 17 Damage: 7

Korrik moves through the dark and mops up whatever Ash leaves for him.

Billard, Tango says "We ain't unloading shite. It's yer load. You guys unload it. Besides, we're almost done here anyway. If ye stop *****in, when yer done just come to the crew's quarters. Captain bought us a new deck of cards. Shite's fun. So yeah, no. Do it yerselves then come chill." 

Billard, they both nod at you again when you make the second trip. 

Ess would agree with the plan to snuff the lights and rush down. He grins at Kay's magic when it covers him, and readies himself for the situation.

Korrik, Burns and Smithers both look up at you nervously, but also with oddly evilish-looking grins, happy with your reported progress so far. 

There might be another entrance to the cargo hold. You don't know yet. 

Ok, wow yeah they are wasted! I will not roll initiative for Ess or either of the guys.

I will describe how it goes down in my next post. In the meantime to save time, what would you all do in the cargo hold now that those two are taken out? Please make any required checks as well. 

((Looking around for other doors or entrances to the hold that Ben and Ess didn't spot?))

Before they murderize Tango and Cash he would have asked,

"Never been here before, which one of these doors is the crew quarters?"

Then after,

"Ess, let's you and I grab the bodies and haul them upstairs. I will clean up down here and us afterwards."

Once the bodies are cleared and floor and them cleaned he'll ask in a whisper,

"Would you like me to try and lure people out one at a time to the top or should keep jumping them in here as they come out?"

Ash is as quick as a cat. (sorry, couldn't resist!) She moves in on Cash and uses her daggers the same way. Two quick stabs to vital organs, and the man is put down in mere moments.

Ben fires his crossbow and it sticks Tango without him even realizing what is going on. At the same moment, the halfling runs down the stairs and dashes to Tango. The staff blow kills him, but Korrik makes no mistake as he finishes him with that spinning heel kick which snaps his already dead neck.

Ess whispers "DAMN. And I was ready that time. For real, dudes." Ess then helps Ben taking the bodies back up to the deck. Are you hiding them anywhere? I think it'd take about 5 minutes to take them up plus hide them. "Ben, should we just toss the bodies overboard?"

((there may be random people coming out of random doors at anytime. While the crew is super relaxed as you've by now seen, and all of the ranked officers opted to not help this evening, perhaps some of them are awake and may decide to come out and see how the evening's loading went. You aren't sure where any of their quarters are. You just never know. Dice will determine this. 8))

Ben, before the second pro killings happened, Tango would've said "Just in there, man." and he points to the north single door. 

So, there are 3 doors in the cargo hold. the one north door is the crew's quarters according to Tango. Rest his soul. The other two south doors you don't know about. 

What is next? 

On the main deck (LEVEL 2), there are 7 doors. Sorry, they aren't super clear on the map. They are all closed. 3 to the north, and 4 to the south.

"It's gonna be hard to explain if someone walks out on you moving bodies... what's the plan? They aren't gonna know Willard for spoon, but maybe one of these other faces can draw them out? Otherwise we just start knocking on doors?"