CH. 01 - Skulking Around

[Matt4]

"No, he did not." - Kaelestia responds to Parra.

[Daos]

The party presses forward.  The sounds they hear abruptly stop.  When they reach the stern of the ship, they see someone has set up two large casks, surrounded by piles of light wood shavings.  The whole area reeks heavily of lantern oil.  Near the casks are two sailors, unconscious and tied up.

[TristenC]

Sha'al curses silently, then whispers to Grank Sabotage. Maybe they're still hiding. We can't let them light that oil.

Sha'al searches for any sign of someone hiding nearby, trident and shield ready

[Igordragonian]

Parra grin.
"The moment they show themselves..I have surprises." And ready her shatang.
She pause.
"We can kill those sailors so they arent used against us.. or...'

she wishper.
"It must be some kind of ambush.. how can we drag the worms out?"

[Dallion80]

*Granker readies his weapons and looks around for the source of the sound*

[HorizonsDream]

Sumina pulls out her great sword at this point, and waits to see what Sha'al wants to do.

[Daos]

(OOC:  Let's get a 1d10 from everyone, please.)

[TristenC]

Nov 30, 2023 11:34:43 GMT -8 Daos said:

(OOC:  Let's get a 1d10 from everyone, please.)

[Ooc] Hmm... seems we may have found something [/ooc]

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[Matt4]

"Maybe Sha'al was right on this being a trap..." - Kaelestia murmurs.

OOC

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Unsure if it's needed for Krenari as well? In case: 1d101d10·1d10

[Dallion80]

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[HorizonsDream]

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[Daos]

(OOC:  For the sake of moving things forward, I'll roll for Igordragonian, as well.)

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[Daos]

Suddenly, four beings step out of the shadows to attack.  They are humanoid, man-sized and completely devoid of hair. They are elf-like in stature, with graceful limbs, soft facial features, and pink or blue eyes. Their grey skin is smooth but leathery tough, and seems to change colors to make them appear transparent.  Three are armed with short swords, one with a crossbow.  The crossbow one is up front, while the sword wielding ones attack one from the front and two from the back.

The crossbow wilder fires at Granker, but the bolt is deflected from the gladiator's armor.  The one in the front with the blade rushes in and stabs Granker partially through the gaps in his samnite armor, lightly wounding him.  Meanwhile, in the back, both creatures attempt to stab Kaelestia in the back.  While one misses, the other succeeds, bloodying the druid before she even realizes what is happening.

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Surprise
Sha'al (1d10):  2+2-3 = 1, is surprised
Granker (1d10):  10-3 = 7, is not surprised
Sumina (1d10):  9-3 = 6, is not surprised
Kaelestia (1d10):  1-3 = -2, is surprised
Krenari (1d10):  9-3 = 6, is not surprised
Parra (1d10):  10-3 = 7, is not surprised

(OOC:  Only Kaelestia and Sha'al cannot act or move during the surprise round, everyone else can go normally.  Everyone roll initiative, and those who are not surprised can also state an action for this round.)

Ambush Round!

Creature 01 fires their crossbow at Granker [TH 14] (1d20):  3, miss.
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Creature 02 stabs their short sword at Granker [TH 14] (1d20):  16, hit for (1d8):  4 damage.  Granker is lightly wounded.
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Creature 03 attempts to backstab (+4 hit/x3 dmg) Kaelestia in hide (+2 hit) [TH 14] (1d20+6):  15+6 = 21, hit for (1d6x3):  4x3 = 12 damage.  Kaelestia becomes seriously wounded.
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Creature 04 attempts to backstab (+4 hit/x3 dmg) Kaelestia in hide (+2 hit) [TH 14] (1d20+6):  7+6 = 13, miss.
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Initiative
Creature 01
1d10
Creature 02
1d10
Creature 03
1d10
Creature 04
1d10
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[TristenC]

Sha'al didn't know what he expected, but whatever the hells these things are was not it.

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1d10

[HorizonsDream]

Sumina goes to attack the creature that wounded Kael with her great sword.

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