Peregrine's Interlude, Session 4

DM arrives from the east.

[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

[slingergame] DM flexes his knuckles.

[slingergame] Cason says, "Now to remind myself of what a Bard can do..."

[slingergame] DM asks (of Cason), "Shall I get your side of the exposition done with right away, so as to save a bit of time?"

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Sure!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Cool."

DM says (to Cason), "As you find yourself tied to a mast by the waist, surrounded by three dread pirates who are poking you in the ribs, you suddenly have a most unaccountably vivid FLASHBACK"

DM says (to Cason), "You were entertaining a tavern with a puppet show in the Eastern port of Doggenbe'er, when all of a sudden someone hit you over the head with a sandbag. Next thing you knew, you were sailing northwards aboard a pirate galley ship heading north, being forced to encourage the galley slaves to row harder with the aid of your bardic magic."

[slingergame] Taleslinger says, "I have a fancy new RPG only character (finally)"

DM says (to Cason), "As things go, it wasn't going too bad, until that one night when something fell from an iceberg onto the deck. That... 'thing' slaughtered the captain, took control of the ship, and declared itself to be none other than the dread pirate One-Hook Burton. And that's when everything went downhill�: crew members walking the plank into the jaws of giant sharks, a crazy cursed book being brandished about like nobody's business, and even the pillaging of an entire coastal town just to find the whereabouts of some random gnome. You felt pity and compassion for the new galley slaves, a handful of elves and halflings (well, except for that one female elf who kept whining that she hadn't had the time to rinse the soap out of her hair.) but you had the sinking feeling that the future wasn't going to hand out presents and flowers to everybody."

Daisy arrives from the east.

[slingergame] Horst says (to Tale), "I find it's either that or a whole lot of channel muting"

DM says, "And then the FLASHBACK ends. Back to reality, landlubber."

Cason sighs.

[slingergame] * Daisy has joined the channel.

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, guys, the pirate ship is racing towards the Icebird at breakneck speed. If there's anything to be done, it'd better be done now."

[Crows-Nest] * Daisy has joined the channel.

[D&D] * Daisy has joined the channel.

Cason . o O ( Well, this may have been a bit of a lark at first, but I think I have had just about *enough* of this seafaring pirate life. )

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "But the session doesn't even start for another two minutes!"

[slingergame] DM says, "heee"

[slingergame] DM says, "time enough to consider your options"

[slingergame] Cason is still reminding himself what bardic abilities he has.

[slingergame] DM asks, "+8 to Persuasion, I think?"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Quick, motivate the Iceberg"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Hey, this channel's name is finally appropriate again"

[slingergame] DM says (to Cason), "For extra precision: the three pirates guarding you/poking you are human, one tall with two eyepatches, one short and one fat with an eyepatch each. You can also see a hatch leading downwards, barred by a metal grille trapdoor. There's a lot of activity elsewhere on the galley ship, everybody getting ready to ram into some fishing boat, sharpening their teeth with their swords, etc."

[slingergame] Cason says, "I'm going to declare that my two main puppets are a little Aasimar called 'Zugilee' and a little Tiefling called 'Kraddok'."

[slingergame] DM says, "Approved."

[slingergame] DM says (to EverybodyElse), "You're all on the deck of the Icebird, Redspur is resting with her back to the mast and a blanket around her shoulders, Bardolph looks a little wiped out from battling a spider (both are in their human forms)"

[slingergame] Cason says, "And I am going to cast the canrtip Minor Illusion."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Okay!"

Cason creates the illusion of just the tip of an iceberg, poking out of the water ahead of the ship.

[slingergame] Cason says, "(I can create it up to 30ft away, and it can be up to 5ft big, so that's where and how big it is.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Cool."

DM exclaims, "Alright, so everybody suddenly sees a terrifying Act of God: between the pirate ship and the fishing boat, an iceberg rises out of the sea!"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy asks, "So how much bigger is this ship than the Icebird?"

Daisy exclaims, "BRACE FOR IMPACT!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "About twice as big"

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "It has four cannons!"

DM says, "One-Hook yells: 'Red-Eye! Turn her around, rat-brain!'"

Daisy says, "I jump to the wheel and try to do evasive maneuvers"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Does everyone on the Icebird see a pirate ship about to ram them?"

[slingergame] DM says, "They see that + the illusion you just cast"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "My hands were left free so I could use my puppets, right? So can I untie the ropes while everyone is busy dealing with the iceberg?"

DM says, "So the two ships both try to avoid each other"

[slingergame] DM says (to Cason), "Yep."

[slingergame] DM says, "But there are two people with eyes watching you."

Horst tries to steer away.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Horst!! Wrong continent, man"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Are they still watching me, or are they watching the iceberg?"

[slingergame] Horst says, "oops"

Celaeno tries to steer away.

DM says, "The Three Stiffs, hearing their captain yell, turn away from Cason (except for the tallest of the three, because he's technically blind)"

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "Do we have any weapons?"

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "Ship cannons?"

[Crows-Nest] Cason exclaims, "Yes, a magic sword!"

[Crows-Nest] Cason exclaims, "Which you all refuse to use!"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "No this is a fishing boat"

[slingergame] DM says, "the Captain verily says so"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Where is the rest of my gear? I don't suppose I have it all in my possession at the moment?"

DM says, "Now the ships are sailing in the same direction, side by side, about ten feet away, with an iceberg in between."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's in your bag, and your bag is belowdecks with the loot and the galley slaves."

Daisy yells, "One-Hook! You finally found me!"

Celaeno exclaims, "Let's take the fight to them!"

Celaeno jumps across.

Cason takes his opportunity while everyone is distracted to sneak downstairs and grab his stuff.

[slingergame] DM asks, "Can she jump 10 feet -- ?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Should I roll a Stealth check for that?"

Daisy says, "I swing over on a rope"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "I sure hope so"

[slingergame] DM says (to Cason), "Stealth, yeah"

[slingergame] Cason says (to DM), "I believe that if you have a running head start (of ten feet or more), you can jump your STR score in feet."

[slingergame] Cason says, "(I looked this up recently when trying to clear a floor full of zombie hands.)"

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 5 = 12

DM says (to Cason), "You easily sneak off behind the three Stiffs' back, but the elf at the helm spots you! 'Hey! Stop right there, landlubber!' Red-Eye shouts."

DM says, "(he has one red eye, in case you were wondering)"

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "I cast Suggestion at him!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay"

Cason exclaims (at Elf), "I'm escaping, with the rest of the slaves -- you, hold off the rest of the crew, so we can get away!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "WIS save."

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "Should we maybe have one of them there Initiatives?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] DM says, "Everybody stop! INITIATIVE TIME"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 4 = 21

Daisy clears the initiative.

Daisy registers themself at init 7.

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 5 = 17

Celaeno registers Celaeno at init 17.

Cason registers himself at init 21.

DM displays the initiative: Cason(21) Celaeno(17) Daisy(7)

DM registers One-Hook at init 18.

DM registers Red-Eye at init 20.

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Should I be using my turn for that spell?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Don't worry, I'm making it so you have top INIT"

DM registers ThreeStiffs at init 16.

[slingergame] Cason asks, "I suppose technically, I should phrase this in a way that would make it sound more reasonable to him, for the spell to work -- Burton is the captain, right?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Burton's the captain, Red-Eye's the first mate (at the helm)"

DM displays the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7)

DM registers Redspur at init 1.

DM registers Redspur at init 2.

DM registers Bardolph at init 3.

DM displays the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(2) Redspur(1)

DM removes Redspur from the initiative list.

DM displays the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, it's good (I'll add other pirates as they arrive)"

DM advances the initiative: CASON(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

Cason exclaims (at Red-Eye), "We're holding a mutiny -- *you're* the new Captain, now! Hold off the rest of the crew while I free the slaves so they can join us!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Now he can roll his WIS save, DC 14."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 0 = 18

[slingergame] Cason says, "Darn."

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "Sounded reasonable to me"

Cason uses his move to run down the stairs.

Hunter disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

(From DM) Red-Eye makes a weird hiss. 'Betray Burton? NEVER! Stiffs, stop him!'

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) RED-EYE(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, so Celaeno and Daisy are aboard... on the side of the ship..."

DM exclaims (at Celaeno&Daisy), "You knock out two of the drummers (who are drummming their war drums next to the cannons) as you swing aboard!"

(From DM) One-Hook turns and runs towards Daisy, drawing his longsword with his only good hand.

(From DM) 'YOU ARE MINE!'

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) CELAENO(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Our finest gifts we bring / Pa rum pum pum pum"

Celaeno climbs up and aboard.

Daisy says, "Oh, One-Hook, after all these years of longing..."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's Celaeno's turn."

Celaeno exclaims, "Time to die, One-Hand!"

Celaeno gives him a bit of the stabbing.

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 6 = 20

Celaeno rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Bottles of grog as well / as several of rum (sev'ral of rum, sev'ral of rum...)"

(From DM) One-Hook didn't see that coming, and roars! 'Meddlesome bird! My companions will make you pay for this insult!'

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) THREESTIFFS(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) So the tall Stiff just stands there with his two eyepatches, bewildered by the commotion. The fat one says to the short one, 'I'll take the halfling, you take the bird!'

(From DM) The short stiff takes an arrow out and slips it into his light crossbow. Then he aims!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 3 = 8

Celaeno says, "swish"

(From DM) The arrow misses and kills a drummer, who keels over the side of the ship dramatically!

[Crows-Nest] Daisy asks (of dm), "Why do you hate drummers? Are they to the French what mimes are everywhere else?"

(From DM) The fat Stiff runs towards Cason and swings his mighty mace!

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "It's a Mad Max Fury Road reference"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 4 = 13

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "or maybe a Spinal Tap reference"

(From DM) But the fat Stiff trips over his own feet and misses! Cason is nimble on his feet, too.

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) DAISY(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Celaeno), "aha yeah that's funny"

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "So the spell didn't work on red-eye, right?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Daisy), "Yep."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "ilac"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"

Daisy says, "I point at Red-Eye (Hunter's Mark) and then I shoot at him"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 7 = 9

(From DM) Red-Eye laughs!

(From DM) 'Learned nothing from Burton, did you?'

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) BARDOLPH(3) Redspur(1)

Daisy exclaims, "*I* still have all my hands!"

(From DM) Meanwhile, on the temporarily abandoned Icebird, Bardolph tries to get up, but one of his legs is paralysed and he tumbles over again with a muffled groan. He makes a brave attempt to pull out the poisoned spider fang sticking out of his foot.

(From DM) He crawls towards the helm!

(From DM) 'Must... stay... on... course...'

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) REDSPUR(1)

(From DM) Redspur helps Bardolph walk to the helm, and props him up securely so he can keep navigating through these treacherous waters safely.

[Crows-Nest] Daisy exclaims, "they are stealing the ship!"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: CASON(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Was my move enough to get me belowdecks?"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "it's okay we'll steal it back"

(From DM) Cason took advantage of the fat Stiff stumbling to lift the grille and absail down belowdecks, landing on a pile of sacks and bags and stuff!

Cason grabs his things!

[slingergame] Cason asks, "It looks like I don't have time to put on my armor during combat, but I presume I can stuff it in my backpack and get everything else I need?"

DM says, "STEALTH save"

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 5 = 14

DM says (to Cason), "You see the five galley slaves rowing and you see two kobolds whipping them. One of them looks in your direction, but doesn't see you because you're in the shadows."

[slingergame] Cason says, "(I guess I am making the possibly-unfounded assumption that my things are *in* this pile of sacks and bags and stuff.)"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "They are!"

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] DM says, "I'm not sadistic."

Cason equips himself!

[slingergame] DM says, "If you want to doff armour quietly, you can try."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Or wait, does that take too long...?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "The rules say it takes a minute."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Which is like ten rounds."

[slingergame] DM says, "Whoa."

[slingergame] Cason says, "So I'll wait until after combat, I think."

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay."

[slingergame] DM asks, "What's your AC then?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Can I use my move to sneak around behind the kobolds, using that earlier sneak roll?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "13"

[slingergame] DM says, "okay"

[slingergame] DM says, "give me a sec"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Cason), "you can sneak around the kobolds, but why?"

Cason sneaks up behind the kobolds, armed with his rapier. And his puppets, of course.

[slingergame] DM says, "aha"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I just want to surprise them next round."

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, then I need to do this:"

DM displays the initiative: CASON(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

DM registers Buzzkill&Killjoy at init 22.

DM displays the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) CASON(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason says, "(Technically, I could surprise them from where I was standing before, but it seems narratively more fun to sneak behind them first.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "yeah"

[slingergame] DM asks, "That's it?"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "Shove them into the slaves and let nature take its course"

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) RED-EYE(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason says, "I think so -- my action for equipping myself, my move for sneaking, and there are no other heroes down here to Inpsire with a bonus action."

[slingergame] Cason says, "I'm assuming the slaves have their feet or waists or whatever tied up."

(From DM) Red-Eye has seen Cason absail belowdecks! 'Killjoy! Buzzkill! GET THAT HALFLING!'

[slingergame] DM says (to Cason), "They're lightly fettered, basically."

[slingergame] DM says, "Easy enough to break."

(From DM) The elf's red eyes blazes red, and then suddenly his mouth bursts into fangs and dank black fur spreads all over his body!

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "another dank monster"

(From DM) One-Hook, seeing that no one is trying to avenge the insult done to him by Celaeno, mutters, 'I'll do it myself' and slashes at her with his hook!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 6 = 17

DM rolls 2 6-sided dice: 6 3 | 9 + 4 = 13

Celaeno says, "Ok"

(From DM) Celaeno is badly injured and is thrown backwards into the rigging!

[slingergame] Cason says, "Ooh, 2d6."

(From DM) 'Now,' One-Hook declares, 'is the summer of my discontent!' And he runs at Daisy.

[slingergame] DM asks, "Is there a problem with that?"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "It will be very painful. For them."

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "I think anyone hit by it would have a problem!"

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) CELAENO(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "True"

Celaeno continues the melee with the One-Hook.

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 6 = 22

[slingergame] Celaeno asks, "Is there an ally near one-hook so I can sneak attack?"

[slingergame] DM says, "You are attacking him from behind since he thinks you're out of the game"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "okay then"

Celaeno rolls 1 8-sided die: 4 | 4 + 4 = 8

Celaeno rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 3 | 4

Celaeno says, "12 in total."

(From DM) One-Hook roars as you attack him from behind! 'Somebody take down that goddamn bird!' he growls at his crew.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) THREESTIFFS(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The tall Stiff (you know, the one with two eyepatches) spins around on himself. 'Bird? Bird? Where?'

(From DM) The fat Stiff stops to try and laboriously explain what bird this is. 'It's Deadhot Doozy!' 'Deadhot who?' 'The one who took out your eye!' 'What eye? I don't have any!'

[Setting the zoned flag.]

(From DM) The short stiff is confused by all this and accidentally shoots another drummer, who does the same 'keeling over dramatically' stuff. It's almost as though they rehearsed this.

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Hey now, deadhot is my lich sister"

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) DAISY(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "So what has Red-Eye turned into?"

(From DM) Red-Eye has transformed, meanwhile... into a giant RAT!

Daisy exclaims, "Hey, whiskers, have a bolt!"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 7 = 23

[Crows-Nest] Cason asks, "Oh no! The one thing Taleslinger can't bring himself to attack! Or can he...?"

DM exclaims, "That hits the giant wererat in the stomach!"

Daisy rolls 1d8+1 6-sided dice: 1 | 1 + 5 = 6

Daisy says, "er"

Daisy rolls 1 8-sided die: 8 | 8 + 5 = 13

Daisy rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

Daisy says, "17 all in all"

(From DM) The wererat's whiskers tremble with rage!

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Enh, it's big and disgusting and brown, not small and cute and white or white/black"

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) BARDOLPH(3) Redspur(1)

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Correct."

[Crows-Nest] Daisy asks, "Does my damage bonus against humanoids still apply?"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Otherwise it's only 15"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Damage bonus: nope"

[Crows-Nest] DM notes this.

(From DM) Bardolph steers the boat so that it's close enough to the pirate ship that the cannons can't actually do anything.

(From DM) (and a little bit behind it, so he can follow y'all)

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) REDSPUR(1)

(From DM) Redspur says, 'I can't just let them get themselves killed! ' and tries to jump aboard.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 1 = 6

(From DM) But she misses, and lands in the water with a splash.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: BUZZKILL&KILLJOY(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The two kobolds hear Red-Eye's yelling about halflings, so they turn around and rush straight into Cason!

(From DM) Everybody falls down in a heap on the floor.

(From DM) One of the galley slaves says, 'Now!' and they start breaking their fetters quickly.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) CASON(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Can I have a DEX save to stay standing when they trip over me?"

[slingergame] DM says, "OOookay roll it now"

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 5 = 11

[slingergame] Cason says, "I guess that's not a very good save."

(From DM) You are lying under two disoriented Kobolds.

[slingergame] DM asks, "Make a move?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Standing up uses my Move, right?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Oh, or I could crawl away."

[slingergame] DM says, "try crawling"

[slingergame] DM says, "and fighting if you like"

[slingergame] Daisy exclaims, "Bang their heads together!"

Cason crawls away from them, toward the slaves, far enough that he can cast Sleep on the kobolds without anyone else (like himself) being in range.

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I'm casting it as a second level spell, just to be on he safe side."

[slingergame] DM says, "Also okay"

Cason rolls 7 8-sided dice: 3 3 8 6 8 4 1 | 33

[slingergame] Cason says, "So I believe that will put 33hp worth of kobolds to sleep, starting with the one with the lowest HP."

[slingergame] DM says, "They're at the same HP"

[slingergame] DM says, "But don't worry, I have a plan"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "That is a lot of kobold"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Do they have more than 33hp left, added together?"

(From DM) The spell smites the two kobolds as they groggily try to get up! The blue kobold gets the full brunt as he blocks the spell from getting to his green friend.

(From DM) The blue kobold then, having done his duty, keels over!

[slingergame] Cason says, "I guess that's a 'yes'."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Can Sleep kill?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Crap. I thought 33 would do it."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Oh well."

Cason advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) RED-EYE(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Red-Eye pulls out the bolt, and lunges at Daisy!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 4 = 22

(From DM) He bites Daisy in the arm!

Daisy exclaims, "Ouch!"

DM rolls 1 4-sided die: 3 | 3 + 2 = 5

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Well, I guess I'm a wererat now"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "You might get a save"

[slingergame] DM says, "DC 11 CON save"

[slingergame] DM says, "You can roll it now if you like"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 2 = 8

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Well, I guess I'm a wererat now"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "hurray"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Really, there were too just too many non-animal people in this story at this point."

(From DM) Daisy feels suddenly a burning sensation ripple up her arm! Suddenly she feels an overwhelming craving for... cheese?

[slingergame] DM says, "hah"

[slingergame] Daisy exclaims, "No ! Noo! Nooo! I'm French!"

(From DM) One-Hook laughs. 'I see you've got a curse on you now, Daisy. It won't be the last.'

(From DM) 'Oh, and Miss Bird, please. Let us be.'

(From DM) He kicks Celaeno!

(From DM) Who falls overboard!

(From DM) SPLASH

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) CELAENO(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

Celaeno swims back to the boat.

DM asks, "You climb on the anchor, right?"

Celaeno says, "Sure do"

(From DM) You bump into Redspur on the way, now a sopping wet fox who is also climbing the anchor.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) THREESTIFFS(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The fat Stiff has finished explaining to the blind one who Daisy is and why she should be stopped before she becomes a menace to piracy at large.

(From DM) The short Stiff has run out of arrows. 'Arrows! Arrows!' he yells, running around. 'Crossbow bolts, you idiot,' the fat Stiff replies.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) DAISY(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "C'mon Daist"

DM says (to Daisy), "So you are between One-Hook and Red-Eye."

Daisy exclaims, "YOU RAT BASTARD!"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 7 = 15

DM exclaims, "That hits!"

Daisy rolls 2 8-sided dice: 8 6 | 14 + 3 = 17

Daisy rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

Daisy says, "21, all in all"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "yeah we all gonna die"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "as usual"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "It's good to have traditions"

(From DM) The crossbow bolt goes right through the rat's head! He keels over, and morphs into an unconscious, naked pirate elf.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) BARDOLPH(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Bardolph keeps steering for dear life!'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) REDSPUR(1)

(From DM) Redspur leaps aboard and shakes herself dry, splashing the Three Stiffs with water.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: BUZZKILL&KILLJOY(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The green kobold gets up, looks down at his unconscious friend. 'Buzzkill! NO!'

(From DM) He sees Cason and draws an axe from his back! (the kobold's back, not Cason's.)

(From DM) 'You shall PAY!'

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 6 = 11

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Is he running up to me, or standing where he is?"

[slingergame] DM says, "He runs up to you and attacks."

[slingergame] Cason says, "He uses his move to get up, and his action to run over to me..."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "...how is he attacking as well in the same turn?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Okay, ignore the roll I did!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Heh."

(From DM) Killjoy is frozen, axe in mid-movement.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) CASON(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Daisy says (to Cason), "Good catch"

[slingergame] Cason says (to Daisy), "Never trust a pirate! You've always gotta keep your eye on them."

Cason clambers to his feet and stabs at the approaching pirate with his rapier!

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 5 = 8

Cason misses entirely, but at least the kobold knows he means business!

Cason advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) RED-EYE(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Killjoy the kobold does this cool sliding movement where he bends backwards to dodge your rapier!

(From DM) Red-Eye stirs, and blinks.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) One-Hook Burton says, 'Come on, Daisy, this is hardly a fun fight, is it? You think you can solve all your problems with a crossbow! Why don't we fight this out, steel against steel? Is that a sword you've got in your belt?'

Hunter arrives at home.

(From DM) He sheathes his longsword temporarily, and takes out a potion from his belt. 'Also, I never leave things to chance.'

DM rolls 2 4 -sided dice: 2 4 | 6 + 2 = 8

(From DM) The potions heals some of the captain's gaping wounds. 'Ah. Better.'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) CELAENO(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Hey, that was supposed to be our loot when we won the fight! Stop drinking our treasure!"

Celaeno says, "A bow... that's a good idea."

Celaeno shoots One-Hook with her bow.

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 6 = 12

Celaeno says, "(erm, after climb back on deck, that is.)"

(From DM) Celaeno's arrow misses, and takes out the very last drummer, who says, 'Dammit, one day away from retir--' before falling overboard.

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "okay, next time hire fewer drummers"

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) THREESTIFFS(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The tall Stiff takes out two potions blindly! 'Potion of Hearing!' he yells, and drinks it. His ears become enormous.

(From DM) 'You idiot!' the fat Stiff says.

(From DM) 'Does anyone have arrows?' the short Stiff asks.

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Who the hell hired the three stooges for a pirate movie"

(From DM) 'Also, what's that weird dog doing here?'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) DAISY(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "Daisy daisy daisy"

Daisy says, "Why are you attacking us anyway? You were my captain! I never did anything to you! Well, except now" And I turn my Hunter's gaze towards him"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 7 = 21

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "got that stank eye now"

DM exclaims, "That hits!"

Daisy asks, "Is he below his max HP?"

DM says, "He is, yeah. The potion didn't heal him up completely."

Daisy rolls 2 8-sided dice: 7 7 | 14 + 5 = 19

Daisy rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

Daisy says, "22 damage"

(From DM) One-Hook reels! 'Damn gnomes and their damn magic,' he mutters. 'Next time I'll be prepared!'

(From DM) 'Also, if you really didn't betray me, then prove your honor by fighting me in a singular combat!'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) BARDOLPH(3) Redspur(1)

Daisy exclaims, "haha, I don't have to prove anything to you!"

(From DM) Bardolph has a feeling he's not doing his fullest to come to the aid of the party, but is groggy from spider poison.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) REDSPUR(1)

(From DM) Redspur takes offense at being called a weird dog, and for the first time since you know her, she actually manages to speak while in fox shape! 'MORONS! NINCOMPOOPS! IDIOTS!'

(From DM) She attacks the short Stiff!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "SO MANY JOKES I'M NOT MAKING"

(From DM) Her jaws close on thin air, but she still tries to swipe at him with her claws!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 4 = 21

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 4 4 | 8 + 2 = 10

(From DM) She sends the short Stiff flying backwards from the force of her claws alone! 'AAAAAAAAH!'

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: BUZZKILL&KILLJOY(22) Cason(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Killjoy swings his axe at Cason!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 6 = 18

[slingergame] Cason says, "That's a hit."

DM rolls 1 12-sided die: 3 | 3

(From DM) Cason nearly loses an ear!

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) CASON(21) Red-Eye(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason asks, "If I can deal with the kobold, are all the galley slaves able to finish freeing each other without my help?"

[slingergame] DM says, "They're working on it, but it's taking time. So, yeah."

(From DM) The galley slaves continue their attempts to liberate themselves.

Cason uses Zugilee to mime slipping on a banana peel -- while casting Tasha's Hideous Laughter on the kobold.

[slingergame] Cason says, "That's also a WIS save."

[slingergame] DM says, "The moment I've been waiting for :)"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13

[slingergame] Cason says, "DC 14."

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "He falls prone and incapacitated with laughter!"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "huzzah"

(From DM) The green kobold rolls over, in convulsions of hilarity!

Cason exclaims (at Slaves), "Quick, get those chains off and follow me before he recovers!"

Cason uses his move to run up the stairs and join the rest of the fight!

Cason advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) RED-EYE(20) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The slaves (two halflings, three elves) free themselves. One of the elves says, 'I hope we shall not have to swim! I'd get seaweed in my hair!'

[Crows-Nest] Cason exclaims, "But that would rinse the rest of the soap out!"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "yeah I guess putting 2 halfling slaves on one side of the boat and 3 elves on the other could result in us going around in circles"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "you forget that Thilda Brinestone doesn't condescend to row."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Oh, hey, if my move gets me on deck, I can use my bonus action before ending my turn, can't I?"

[slingergame] DM says, "yeah"

[slingergame] Cason waves at Daisy using Zugilee, giving a little Aasimarish thumbs-up! Bardic Inspiration!

Cason waves at Daisy using Zugilee, giving a little Aasimarish thumbs-up! Bardic Inspiration!

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "Whee! What does that mean?"

[slingergame] Cason says (to Daisy), "In the next ten minutes, you can add 1d6 to a d20 roll, even after rolling, as long as it's before the result is announced."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "sweet"

(From DM) Red-Eye gets up. 'Looks like my curse is over --- oh nooooo not the bloodlight not the bloodlights not the blood--'

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "It'll be super-useful for one of your death saving throws"

(From DM) And the former wererat drops down dead, his eyes wide with terror.

DM removes Red-Eye from the initiative list.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Daisy says, "I should probably find out what that was about"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "na"

(From DM) One-Hook sees his first mate dying. 'Tis but another step in the grand scheme of things! Deadshot Daisy, you swore on a blood oath never to abandon your captain! That will catch up with you!'

(From DM) He uses his hook to try and wrestle your crossbow out of your hands!

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Okay, STR contest!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "You know, if only Red-Eye had joined us, this could all have ended differently for us."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Er, for him, I mean."

[slingergame] Cason says, "It'll probably end basically the same for us either way."

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 2 = 17

Daisy exclaims, "Hey, my crossbow!"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "got like +8 to hookwrastlin"

(From DM) And in a burst of maniacal laughter, the dread One-Hook Burton takes your crossbow! 'Won't be needing that, Daisy,' he sneers, and tosses it overboard!'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) CELAENO(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

Celaeno shoots old hookboy.

Daisy says, "That oath expires when my captain tries to kill me, you scullywag! Also, MY CROSSBOW YOU SON OF A-"

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 6 = 18

Celaeno rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10

DM exclaims (at Celaeno), "You hit Burton with an arrow!"

Celaeno says, "Yes."

DM says, "Roll damage, I meant"

[slingergame] DM says, "I was stating the obvious"

[slingergame] DM says, "soory"

Celaeno says, "Damage is 10."

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "It's alright"

(From DM) Burton roars again. 'Is there nobody on this bloody ship who can take out this blooming bird, for bugger's sake?'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) THREESTIFFS(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The tall Stiff (who now has elephant ears) quaffs another potion. 'Potion of Greater Smelling!' he yells. Then he begins to stink horribly.

(From DM) 'Oh, I hate you, brother,' the fat one sighs, and then he turns and runs towards Daisy!

[slingergame] DM asks, "Has Daisy taken damage?"

(From DM) The fat Stiff's mace falls down onto Daisy!

[slingergame] Daisy says, "One or so"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I forgot to keep track!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "What's your current HP?"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "37"

[Crows-Nest] Cason exclaims, "Don't tell him! It's a trap!"

[slingergame] DM says, "okay"

(From DM) But Burton uses his hook to deviate the Stiff's blow! 'Go bother the bird, fatso!'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) DAISY(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

Daisy says, "I grab the longsword in both hands and take a clumsy swing at One-Hook"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 2 = 9

[slingergame] DM asks, "+1 shortsword? is the bonus there?"

[slingergame] DM says, "it doesn't make a difference though"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Oh right, shortsword, hang on"

[slingergame] Cason asks (of Daisy), "Is it worth using the Inspiration die?"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "I was thinking longsword"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I guess it's unlikely to hit anyway."

[slingergame] DM says, "You never know."

[slingergame] DM says, "Up to Daisy to decide."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Aha! A shortsword has finesse"

[slingergame] DM says, "It does indeed."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Sorry, my bad"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Yup."

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 5 = 22

(From DM) That hits!

Daisy rolls 2 6-sided dice: 2 4 | 6 + 7 = 13

[slingergame] Daisy says, "2d6 because Hunter's Mark"

Daisy rolls 1 8-sided die: 4 | 4

Daisy says, "17 all in all"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "and 1d8 from colossus slayer"

(From DM) Burton staggers backwards. 'Well, well. You've improved your swordmanship, Daisy.'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) BARDOLPH(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Bardolph feels paralysis coming on!

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) REDSPUR(1)

Daisy asks, "Half a year I've been trapped on that island with those friggin' elves ! And now you come and YOU are angry at ME?"

(From DM) 'Angry?' Burton replies. 'Oh, no, no. I'm not really angry. See, I made a little deal. Immortality's always tempted me.'

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Oops, sorry again that's only 15 damage"

[slingergame] DM heals up Burton for 2 HP.

(From DM) 'But I'm not one of those fools who expose their plans to the 'heroes' while gloating about it all. Oh, no, Daisy, that's not me at all.'

Daisy exclaims, "And still you blabber on!"

(From DM) Meanwhile, Redspur turns into a (naked) woman, and takes advantage of the short Stiff's confusion and bewilderement to throw him overboard.

(From DM) Then she turns back into a fox.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: BUZZKILL&KILLJOY(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Killjoy jumps out through the trapdoor and onto the deck! With a pirouette, he swings an axe at the nearest target: Celaeno.

[slingergame] Cason says, "He gets another WIS save if he wants it."

[slingergame] Cason says, "(At the end of his turn.)"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Wait, hang on."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Is Killjoy the one who's asleep or the one who's incapacitated with laughter?"

[slingergame] DM says, "The latter."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So... he's incapacitated with laughter, right?"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "duration is 1 minute"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Sorry, I need to reboot real quick"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Yeah. Which is ten rounds."

[slingergame] Cason says, "It hasn't even been a round yet."

[slingergame] DM says, "We'll say that 1 minute went by because everybody did those extra reactions and One-Hook was blabbing on about stuff and so forth"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So I just wasted a spell literally for nothing?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, that's not faire, you're right"

DM rewinds time.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Is that his WIS save?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep."

(From DM) Killjoy jumps out through the trapdoor and onto the deck! With a pirouette, he swings an axe at the nearest target: Celaeno.

[slingergame] Cason says, "Then he recovers at the end of his turn and can act again next round."

DM rewins time again.

[slingergame] DM says, "This movie is weird."

(From DM) Killjoy, below decks, stops laughing and realizes that the slaves are all gone!

DM registers Slaves at init 2.

(From DM) 'Curses!' says Killjoy.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) CASON(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Ironically, I didn't get to introduce all the pirates I'd planned. Fortunately so."

[slingergame] DM says, "Cason? I know this fight is weird but please bear with me."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Oh, sorry, it's my turn."

[slingergame] DM says, "no need to apologize"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "What weapon is the captain wielding?"

[slingergame] DM says, "He's got a powerful hook and a longsword. Hint: if he keeps on using his hook, you're all dead."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Alright, then."

[slingergame] DM says, "(his hook is a part of his hand)"

Cason casts Heat Metal on the hook!

Cason rolls 2 8-sided dice: 2 3 | 5

[slingergame] Cason says, "First, he takes 5hp damage."

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Second, he has to make a CON save or drop the hook."

[slingergame] Cason says, "(Unless he drops it voluntarily.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Uh, the hook is his hand."

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Well, guess he's not dropping that!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "So I was thinking more of a 'metal melts' thing?"

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Which means he has disadvantage on all attacks and ability checks for the next ten rounds!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Oh!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I am good with it just remaining red hot"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Wouldn't that actually make it a more formidable weapon?"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Not by the rules"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I assume it only burns you if you're remaining in contact with it, not if you're just hit by it."

[slingergame] DM says, "I say that the 5 HP damage hits the hook itself (because it's part of Burton)."

[slingergame] DM says, "The DM has spoken."

[slingergame] Cason says, "If he did some kind of grapple thing and then did an extra roll to hold it against someone, then that would probably burn them too, maybe."

[slingergame] Cason says (to DM), "If the hook takes damage from the heat, then I would think they'd both be hurt (Burton and the hook)."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Since, I mean, he's still getting burned, right?"

Cason also throws some Bardic Inspiration at Celaeno, while he's at it.

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "I mean, how is the hook attached?"

Cason advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] DM says, "There's a wooden part which connect the metal to the flesh."

[slingergame] DM says, "So the wood would burn but not Burton's arm."

[slingergame] DM says, "Therefore I, the DM, solemnly say that in the context of this special situation, the hook gets all the damage."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Is this OK?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "You're the DM."

[slingergame] DM says, "Indeed."

(From DM) The spell smites Burton's hook, and to his dismay it goes red hot and melts into a useless shape!

(From DM) 'There goes my nickname!'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) CELAENO(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

[Crows-Nest] Daisy exclaims, "And so, Rorschach Burton was born!"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So this means that the part of the spell about continuing to do damage on subsequent turns is moot?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah."

Celaeno says, "Time to eat another arrow, No-Hooks"

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 6 = 10

Celaeno says, "Or not."

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) THREESTIFFS(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "It's functionally-equivalent to him dropping it"

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Good point!"

(From DM) The tall Stiff, reeking of dead fish and his ears flapping in the sea-born breeze, runs at Cason, swingings his scimitar blindly!

[slingergame] Cason says, "Well, except that I didn't get to do the 5hp damage."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 3 = 12

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 3 = 8

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "hrm yeah"

(From DM) He misses by a mile and smacks into a barrel.

(From DM) The fat Stiff rolls his eyes, and swings his mace at Celaeno! 'Sweety Bird, you're going DOWN!'

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 4 = 21

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Wait!"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Wat?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Celaeno, what's your AC?"

[slingergame] Cason says (to DM), "I might want to use a SPECIAL ABILITY! :)"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "15 so you're probably not going to help, but thanks anyway"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Oh, dang. Too bad."

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Carry on!"

DM rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1 + 2 = 3

Celaeno says, "Oww"

(From DM) The mace smacks Celaeno in the beak!

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) DAISY(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

(From DM) One-Hook says, 'Good job, Stiff!'

Daisy says, "Hey No-Hook, how about a faceful of sword"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 6 = 20

Daisy rolls 2 6-sided dice: 2 3 | 5 + 4 = 9

Daisy rolls 1 8-sided die: 8 | 8

(From DM) One-Hook tries to parry the blow, but gets stabbed in the stomach!

Daisy says, "17 all in all"

(From DM) 'ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!'

(From DM) One-Hook bursts into flames!

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Sounds like we're ... off the hook"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "heh"

(From DM) Burton collapses to his knees, a living smouldering blaze. Taking out a small, miraculously unburned book from within the folds of his bloody clothes, One-Hook Burton laughs. 'You swore an oath, Daisy, an oath you must honour, dead or alive�! You have not heard the last of me, for I am your captain even unto death. Every night, while you still pollute this world with your presence, the moon shall rain its bitter blood upon your sleeping face�! The dead will rise... and darkness claim your soul.'

(From DM) And then the fire surges forth!

Daisy exclaims, "Eep!"

Daisy exclaims, "All hands, abandon ship!"

DM exclaims, "Every roll 1d4 fire damage!"

DM rolls 1 4-sided die: 2 | 2

Cason rolls 1 4-sided die: 3 | 3

Celaeno rolls 1 4-sided die: 2 | 2

Daisy rolls 1 4-sided die: 3 | 3

DM rolls 1 4-sided die: 4 | 4

DM rolls 1 4-sided die: 2 | 2

DM rolls 1 4-sided die: 4 | 4

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "everyone takes all that damage"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "I am confused"

[slingergame] DM says, "I was rolling for NPCs"

(From DM) The ship is now a smouldering blaze!

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) BARDOLPH(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Bardolph sees the pirate ship catch fire! 'Oh, damn!'

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) SLAVES(2) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So is One-Hook dead now? Did he just explode?"

(From DM) Thilda's hair is on fire! 'MY HAAAAAAAAAAAAIR'

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Or did he cast some kind of spell?"

[slingergame] DM says, "He did something special."

[slingergame] DM says, "I forgot to specify, hold on"

(From DM) Burton is no longer Burton! He's a flaming mass of magma, hideously deformed!

(From DM) His sword melts.

[slingergame] Cason says, "Ah."

(From DM) Roscoe, Merey and some vaguely familiar elf all jump overboard without bothering to introduce themselves! One remaining elf is trying to stop Thilda's hair from burning.

DM advances the initiative: Buzzkill&Killjoy(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) REDSPUR(1)

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(From DM) Redspur panicks and climbs up the mast!

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: BUZZKILL&KILLJOY(22) Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The powder keg explodes, killing Killjoy.

DM removes Buzzkill&Killjoy from the initiative list.

DM advances the initiative: CASON(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

DM exclaims, "Oh, and 1d4 damage for everyone from the blast!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I'll cast Dissonant Whispers at Burton."

[slingergame] Cason says, "He needs to make a WIS save."

[slingergame] Cason asks (of DM), "Is that damage in addition to the fire damage from before?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep"

Cason rolls 1 4-sided die: 4 | 4

Daisy rolls 1 4-sided die: 4 | 4

Celaeno rolls 1 4-sided die: 3 | 3

(From DM) Celaeno is looking a little the worse for wear.

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Wait, what about my turn?"

[slingergame] DM says, "oops"

[slingergame] DM says, "Go ahead."

[slingergame] Daisy exclaims, "Aw, that's what I did on my first sessions!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I was casting Dissonant Whispers. Burton needs to do a WIS save."

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "a fine tradition"

Cason rolls 3 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 | 9

[slingergame] Cason says, "Then he takes half of 9 damage."

[slingergame] DM sighs. 'Make that 5 damage.'

[slingergame] DM says, "(rounding up)"

(From DM) The barely humanoid mass of magma screams in pain.

[slingergame] Cason says, "(Now it's his turn.)"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "pssst that lava makes your ass look fat"

(From DM) Then it decides to claw at Cason with shapeless, molten hands that end in flaming claws!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 3 = 13

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Cutting Words!"

Cason rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

[slingergame] DM says, "waiit"

[slingergame] DM asks, "is that a reaction?"

(From Cason) Kraddok sneers, "You call that an attack? Loser!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Yup."

[slingergame] Cason says, "I get to subtract 1d6 from his attack."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Didn't he miss?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, wait, your AC is 13"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "yeah that's right"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I had AC 13, because of no armor."

[slingergame] DM says, "okay got it"

(From DM) Cason's cutting, trenchant mockery makes the magma Burton miss!

(From DM) 'ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR4

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) One-Hook(18) CELAENO(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

Celaeno says, "Arrr gotta be goin"

Celaeno swings across to the other, non-aflame boat.

(From DM) Bardolph smiles grimly. 'Glad to see you, Cap.' And then he drops down, paralysed!

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "He's like one of those fainting goats"

(From DM) Meanwhile, the fiery ship is sinking fast! Most of the slaves jump onto the Icebird to save their skins.

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) THREESTIFFS(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

(From DM) The tall, blind, floppy-eared, smelly Stiff charges at Daisy, misses, and falls overboard!

(From DM) 'DEEEEEEEEEEEEEADHOOOOOOOOOOOT DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZY --'

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "Nice work, Deadhoot"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Owl try my very best"

(From DM) The last of the Stiffs swings his mace and goes for Daisy: 'You killed Goldbeard, you killed One-Hook! You've killed all my favorite captains! Prepare to DIE!'

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 4 = 5

(From DM) And... he misses.

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "He died as he lived: a bumbling oaf"

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) DAISY(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

Daisy says, "I take a disengage action and try to grab the small stiffs wood"

Daisy says, "en crossbow"

DM says (to Daisy), "The short Stiff was thrown overboard earlier by Redspur."

Daisy asks, "With his crossbow?"

DM says, "Yep."

Daisy exclaims, "Then I'll fight the last stiff until one of us goes limp!"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 6 = 14

DM exclaims, "That hits the fat guy!"

Daisy rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4 + 4 = 8

Daisy asks, "He's not at max HP, right?"

DM says, "nope"

Daisy rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5

Daisy says, "13"

(From DM) The last (and smartest) of the Stiffs is impaled!

(From DM) 'Go to hell, Deadshot Daisy.'

(From DM) And then he bursts into flames, before throwing himself off the side of the sinking ship and into the abyss.

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) BARDOLPH(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

(From DM) Bardolph is very still. 'I'll have a lie down, Cap.'

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) SLAVES(2) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "these pirates were just fuh-LAMING and fabulous"

(From DM) The slaves jump off the ship and onto the Icebird! Roscoe and Merey and Peren land nimbly, whereas Thilda (the one with the flaming hair) misses altogether and falls into the water. The fourth slave (a certain Swift Mudstinger) mutters 'What the hell' and jumps in to save her.

DM advances the initiative: Cason(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) REDSPUR(1)

[slingergame] Daisy says, "That name rings a bell"

(From DM) Redspur clambers down the mast, and sees Daisy and Cason in peril from the flaming Burton!

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "no, I wanted TWO SEA ELVES, not 'to see elves'"

(From DM) She hesitates, then something clicks and she leaps at the magma monster, fangs and claws outstretched!

[Crows-Nest] inky says, "hee hee"

[slingergame] Cason asks (of Daisy), "Roscoe and Merey? Weren't they at the inn just yesterday?"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 4 = 7

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Cason), "Didn't you read your flashback?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Burton hijacked the ship when not far from Direfrost. Then he pillaged Direfrost, figured out where Daisy went, and got going at super galley ship speed."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's not that complicated."

[slingergame] DM says, "However, where Burton was during all those weeks that Daisy was stranded... now that's another tale."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Ah, I didn't see their names, the inn, or the town name mentioned."

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "if he had just said that he burned down Direfrost, we could have been friends"

[slingergame] DM says, "heh"

(From DM) Redspur's jaws (as usual) close on thin air, and fortunately since otherwise she would have burnt her tongue.

(From DM) She tries scratching the magma Burton!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13 + 4 = 17

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "Magma Burton looks like it should be a pun, but I can't find it"

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 4 3 | 7 + 2 = 9

(From DM) The fox manages to slice off the magma Burton's head with her claws!

DM rolls 1 10-sided die: 2 | 2

(From DM) And she only gets her fur a bit singed, too.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: CASON(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) ThreeStiffs(16) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

[slingergame] Daisy says, "It also doesn't have that very important number part of a good Burton name"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Zero Heads Burton."

DM removes ThreeStiffs from the initiative list.

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "poor old No-number Burnt-On"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Is Burton dead now, or alive but headless?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "He's the latter?"

[slingergame] DM asks, "-?"

[slingergame] Alex says (to DM), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that - is a hyphen."

[slingergame] DM says (to Alex), "No, it's a minus sign."

[slingergame] Alex says (to DM), "Okay, No, it is also a minus sign."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Does that mean that he's blind and deaf now?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Or was his head just decorative?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Decorative."

[slingergame] DM says, "It was the last trace of humanity he had."

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "just a figurehead"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Ah, good. Then I can still cast Dissonant Whispers at him again."

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Another WIS save!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8

[slingergame] Cason says, "Failure! First, he takes psychic damage:"

Cason rolls 3 6-sided dice: 5 2 1 | 8

[slingergame] Cason says, "And second, he is forced to use his reaction to flee from me as far as his speed will allow."

(From DM) The fiery shape that once was the dread pirate One-Hook Burton utters an eldritch scream! It sinks through the deck of the ship and disappears into the sea in a rising cloud of steam.

DM displays the initiative: CASON(21) One-Hook(18) Celaeno(17) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

DM exclaims, "You have saved the day!"

Cason advances the initiative: Cason(21) ONE-HOOK(18) Celaeno(17) Daisy(7) Bardolph(3) Slaves(2) Redspur(1)

DM says, "You have saved the day! (as I said)"

(From DM) And the ship sinks!

[slingergame] Cason says, "I suppose we move to the other ship, then."

[slingergame] DM says, "Naturellement."

Celaeno says, "Welcome aboard."

(From DM) Redspur shakes herself dry.

Cason says, "Thanks. It's a good thing you had this ship here -- I wasn't counting on having our last one sink."

Daisy asks, "Anyone still in the water?"

Cason asks, "Man, what are the odds, you know?"

[slingergame] Cason asks (of Daisy), "Was that IC or OOC?"

(From DM) 'Glubglubglub!' says Swift Mudstinger, crawling over the side of the ship with Thilda over his shoulder, spitting out water.

Celaeno says, "I think that's everyone."

[slingergame] Cason says, "I assumed that the 'we' in 'we move to the other ship' included the friendly NPC's."

Daisy asks (of cason), "Who ARE you?"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "I think we should make some perception checks to see if there's any useful barrels floating around that escaped from the burning wreck, like maybe with some water in them."

Cason exclaims, "Cason Overdale, at your service! Travelling entertaining and adventurer!"

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 6 = 13

Cason brandishes his puppets in demonstration.

Daisy says, "Deadshot Daisy, dreaded pirate"

Celaeno says, "Arrrr that does look entertaining"

Celaeno says, "I say, Daisy, that does look like quite the nasty bite you took."

Cason asks, "It's a pleasure to meet you! So, where are we headed to?"

Daisy says, "Ar, that be true Captain"

DM says (to Celaeno), "You see a book floating in the water, as well as a barrel with SALTED PORK written on it. Plus a few floating pieces of dead kobold."

[slingergame] Cason says, "If you ask Cason to help you search, he will, but I don't think he'd think of it on his own."

Celaeno says, "Over on the far side of this reef, we believe there's a river where we can resupply."

Daisy says, "I fish out the book"

Celaeno asks (of Cason), "Cason, what do your halfling eyes see? Is that a cask of pipeweed?"

DM says (to Daisy), "It's the same book Burton had in his hand."

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 2 = 19

Daisy says, "This be for ye Captain"

Celaeno says, "erm isn't that the cursed thing what with the curses"

Cason says, "It's a barrel of salted pork! And an old magic book."

Cason says, "Frankly, I'd be happy enough never to see another barrel of salted pork in my life."

Cason says, "But the book might be worth something to a collector, perhaps."

Daisy exclaims, "Arr, but me be cursed!"

(From DM) Redspur says hungrily, 'Pork? I haven't eaten nothing but apples since Direfrost.'

Cason asks (of Daisy), "Ah -- and the book might have the cure?"

Celaeno says, "Fine, we'll fish out the barrel of pork also"

Cason asks, "Apples? You have apples?"

Daisy says, "I sure hope so"

Cason asks, "Where?!?"

Daisy asks, "Also, do we have any cheese? Or nuts?"

Celaeno finishes circling the flotsom and sets a broad course for the original direction.

(From DM) While everyone is talking, the former Comissioner of Direfrost realizes she has a jellyfish on her head! 'MY HAAAAIR -- ' she begins, but then Roscoe and Merey whack her over the head of with a pair of oars.

Celaeno says, "Below decks somewhere? Probably near all the gold."

Cason says, "I'll be back in a bit, then."

Cason goes below decks to locate and devour several apples. Fruit! Man, he's missed fruit.

(From DM) Bardolph raises a finger. 'Cap. I may be a little paralysed?'

(From DM) (he's lying rigid on his back)

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So I'm guessing Celaeno has used the fishing nets to retrieve the book, pork, and possibly pieces of kobold?"

Celaeno says, "Ah, well, yes. I'm afraid there's not much I have for that."

(From DM) 'Hopefully it'll wear off soon, Cap.'

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "I think we're generally short of nets."

Daisy exclaims, "Ar, as long as yer lungs don't be! Then ye die slow and agonisizing!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "I thought you said it was a fishing boat..."

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "An alleged fishing boat"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "But it had all this other dodgy stuff in it"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "By the way, Cure Wounds wouldn't have any effect on his paralysis, right?"

(From DM) Merey turns to Celaeno. 'Listen, I'm sorry for telling you to leave my inn the way I did. I just lost it when Roscoe got hurt.'

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Is there anyone here who would benefit substantially from a Cure Wounds?"

[slingergame] DM points at Celaeno.

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "I wouldn't say no"

Cason comes back up, with apples his his pockets, a whole one in his left hand, and a half-eaten one in his right.

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Can I cast that on myself? Wouldn't say no either"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You can!"

Cason exclaims, "Oh, man. I haven't had fruit for *weeks*. Those pirates only had hard tack and salt pork. They forced me to inspire their galley slaves and heal them up when they got hurt. It was terrible!"

Cason says, "Hey, speaking of healing, you look like you're a bit torn up. Let me have a look at that."

Cason rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9

Cason heals Celaeno for 9hp.

Celaeno says, "That does sound rather dreadful."

(From DM) Roscoe pats Cason on the back. 'Halfling to halfling: you did good.'

Cason exclaims, "Thanks!"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So, did anyone manage to bring in the flotsam?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "And if not, do we plan to try?"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "I plan to try, if not."

(From DM) Bardolph turns into an eagle!

(From DM) 'Awk!'

Daisy says, "Better heal my own self then"

Cason raises an eyebrow.

Cason asks, "Did you guys all know he could do that?"

Celaeno says, "Yeah it's one of those things."

Cason nods and shrugs.

Daisy rolls 1 8-sided die: 7 | 7 + 4 = 11

(From DM) Redspur rolls her eyes. 'He could have done it a lot sooner, couldn't he? Right?'

Celaeno says, "He may have been spider-poisoned. From trying to save someone. Maybe."

(From DM) Redspur suddenly looks contrite. 'Oh, right, sorry.'

(From DM) 'Didn't mean to offen you, Bardolph!'

Cason says, "Spider poison, huh? Some spiders can be pretty nasty."

Daisy says, "I don't want to alarm ye, but I feel all furry and I really want to nibble something open right now"

Cason asks, "Is there a doctor on board?"

Cason says (to Daisy), "Oh, sure."

Cason tosses Daisy an apple.

Daisy turns the apple over and over in her hands, sniffs it, and then begins to quickly nibble on it.

Celaeno says, "We're short a few crew members, including doctors"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "haha"

(From DM) Blacktail looks askance at Daisy.

Cason asks, "Huh. Where's the closest port?"

Celaeno says, "Our destination is some goodly ways away yet"

Celaeno says, "But we do have a few navigation charts"

Cason says, "Is spider poison paralysis the sort of thing that... just wears off? I mean, it seems like we should do something for him."

Cason exclaims, "I don't know anything about medicine, but I'd be happy to look at the bite!"

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 1 = 16

[slingergame] Cason says, "That was a Medicine check."

Daisy says (to carson), "Arr, I like where this is going"

[slingergame] DM asks, "For Daisy or for Bardolph?"

Daisy asks, "Oh, do I see my crossbow among the flotsam? Or maybe the jetsam?"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Technically, the crossbow would be jetsam, while just about everything else would be flotsam."

(From DM) Swift Mudstinger pipes up. 'You mean this?' he says helpfully, showing you a crossbow which you recognize to be yours. 'Saw it floating when I went to rescue the Commissioner. Didn't want to see a good crossbow like that go to waste.'

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "So if the UI highlights them using different colors, it should be really easy to pick out."

Daisy says, "Thank ye, Muft Swiftsinger"

(From DM) 'No problem, dame. I may not belong technically to the Guard now that Direfrost is pretty much barbecue, but I do my best to be a reliable ol' gumshoe.'

[slingergame] DM says, "Wow, that rhymed."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Direfrost, the Musical"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Oh, I see, he's the one who helped the previous party find the inn that the bad guys were under."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Of course, no one here has met him before."

[slingergame] DM says, "that's the joke"

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "The captain met him, no?"

[slingergame] DM says, "nope"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Celaeno? Nope, he was out for that session."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Ah"

[slingergame] DM says, "the irony"

Daisy asks (of cason), "So what be going on with that bite?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "It was just Fist, Dunatim and the paladin."

[slingergame] Cason asks (of DM), "What did I learn about the spider bite with my 16 medicine check? Anything?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Cason), "You learned that it's just a spider fang stuck in the eagle's leg."

[slingergame] DM says, "And that there's no bleeding."

Cason says, "Well, there *is* still that fang in there."

Cason asks (of Eagle), "If you want, I can pull it out?"

(From DM) The eagle nods, making curious bird noises in the back of its throat.

Cason does his best to remove it without doing any more damage.

(From DM) You succeed, and the eagle looks much happier! It flies up into the air, circles the ship, and retrieves a barrel of salted pork which it then drops at your feet.

Cason frowns. "If you find a barrel of sherry, let me know."

(From DM) 'Meat!' Redspur exclaims! She throws off her blanket, turns into a fox, and starts salivating.

Daisy also starts salivating.

Daisy asks, "Ar, Puppets, can ye have a look at my bite now?"

Cason makes sure not to stand in their way.

Cason exclaims (at Daisy), "Oh, sure! I guess I *am* a doctor after all!"

Cason says, "I just never realized it before."

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 1 = 19

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Now show me on this puppet where the wererat bit you"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Hee hee."

Cason checks out the wererate bite.

(From DM) While Cason is deep in thought, the eagle uses its beak to pop off the lid of the barrel, allowing access to the meat within.

(From DM) Redspur dives in.

Cason asks, "Well," Cason says, miming pushing up a pair of glasses which he isn't actually wearing. "I'm pretty sure this green stuff isn't pus -- there's no sign of infection. But my analysis -- and I think the lab will back me up on this -- this is a magical curse. And this blue bit? *Also* a curse. You've got two curses. One is probably wereratism. The other one, I don't know, but I'm thinking... 'bleeding moon-ism'? You know, the sort of moon that bleeds blood down on a troubled sea?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Perfect roleplaying :)"

Cason thinks back over what he said. Then he nods to himself. Yup, that all sounds exactly right. He apparently *is* a doctor. You learn something new every day.

Daisy exclaims, "Ar. This is worse than the week after the night I bedded those two dwarves!"

(From DM) 'AWWWK?'

Daisy asks, "Maybe that book has some info on that bleeding moon curse?"

(From DM) The eagle dives down, retrieved the little black leather book, and drops it at Daisy's feet.

[slingergame] Daisy exclaims, "He took the book I was holding and gave it to me? Thanks birdie!"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Ha."

[slingergame] DM says, "Oooops."

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "Is it any language I know?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Daisy), "It's in Gnomish!"

[slingergame] DM says, "So yes."

Daisy begins to skim through the book, with Captain Blacktail peeking over her shoulder curiously.

DM says (to Daisy), "It's in very old Gnomish, some of it has been scratched out by book vandals in red ink, and there are warnings not to turn the next page at the bottom of *every* page."

Daisy exclaims, "No book tells Deadshot Daisy what to do!"

[Crows-Nest] Cason exclaims, "And on this one page, someone has drawn a big brick wall at the far right side, to block you from flipping it over!"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "But unfortunately on the next page it's all knocked over."

Daisy says, "I look under C for Curses, Bleeding Moon or B, for Bleeding Moon curses, or maybe M for Moon curses (Bleeding)"

DM says (to Daisy), "It talks about the death of the Gnomish gods and the rising of forces from furnaces under the sea. It also talks about demons and moons and something about the 'bloodlights'. There's a mention of 'Three Tribes' and something about 'celestium' and 'abyssium'."

DM says (to Daisy), "And at the end there's a list of names which have been crossed out."

Daisy says, "Arr, methinks we need a cleric or wizard"

Daisy says, "Maybe one person who multi-classed poorly"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Or a paladin?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Or something else..."

Daisy asks, "Oh, is my name on that list?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Was abyssium that poison?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah."

Cason exclaims (at Daisy), "A wizard? I know some magic!"

Cason asks, "What do you need?"

Daisy asks, "Can ye make heads or tails of this?"

Cason takes a look!

[slingergame] Cason says, "I'm going to make an Arcana check, I guess."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yup."

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 13 | 13

[slingergame] Cason says, "By the way, I have one more Bardic Inspiration if anyone wants it."

[slingergame] Daisy asks (of DM), "Do I now have all the cool lycanthrophy powers?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Useful for attacks, ability checks (like this) and saving throws."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "I still have the old one, I think"

[slingergame] Cason says, "It wears off after ten minutes, alas."

[slingergame] Cason says, "I assume we've been on the boat at least that long."

[slingergame] DM says (to Daisy), "You have the lycanthropy powers, yeah."

Cason exclaims (at Daisy), "Huh, wow, this is all in some kind of weird magical language that I've never seen before!"

Daisy says, "Ar, it be old gnomish"

Cason exclaims, "But this crossed-out bit looks really important!"

Daisy says, "So we need to find a *gnomish* wizard, cleric or paladin"

Cason asks, "I mean, why would they have crossed it out if they didn't want to keep someone from seeing it?"

Daisy asks (of dm), "What does the crossed out bits say?"

DM says, "'..burden of guarding the twins lie with the Three Tribes: the red tribe which runs like the wind, the winged tribe which flies like the wind, and the silver tribe which swims like the waves...'"

Cason points to a passage that says, in old gnomish, '...burden of guarding the twins lie with the Three Tribes: the red tribe which runs like the wind, the winged tribe which flies like the wind, and the silver tribe which swims like thewaves...'

[slingergame] DM says, "timing"

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "Twins?"

Cason says, "Dang. That doesn't sound like it has *anything* to do with blood or moons or curses."

Celaeno asks, "Hey, Bart, Redspur: you guys part of the red tribe and winged tribe?"

Cason says, "But at least I guess the twins are probably pretty safe, if they've got three different sets of guards."

[slingergame] Daisy says (to Celaeno), "Ooooh"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "I seriously didn't see that"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Yeah, not surprising. People of the brown tribe which rummages through the garbage tend to be like that."

(From DM) Redspur pops out of the barrel, and turns back into human form: 'Red Tribe? Well, yeah, but it's a long story. Long-ish.'

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "Long story? okay never mind then."

(From DM) Bardolph transforms back too. 'You mean the Eyrie? That fell a long time ago.'

Daisy says, "I guess as ususal we wererats were left out. Sheesh, story of my life."

(From DM) Redspur says, 'Don't be hard on yourself, Daisy. My people will find a solution, I'm sure of it.'

Daisy says, "Thanky ye."

(From DM) Roscoe and Merey interrupt. 'It's getting late, how about we figure out sleeping arrangements, get ourselves a meal, and get to that river or whatever quickly?'

Daisy says, "I guess our answer lies in the town of Furries."

(From DM) Redspur rolls her eyes.

Cason asks, "How far away is that?"

Cason asks, "And are we going there instead of wherever we were planning on going before?"

(From DM) 'A day away, I guess?' Redspur replies. 'This coast looks familiar.'

Cason asks, "And where were we planning on going before?"

Celaeno says, "It's along the way."

Daisy says, "We were planningh to get friend Redspur there before."

(From DM) 'Thank you!'

Daisy exclaims, "Especially if we get all these slaves to rowing!"

(From DM) Roscoe sighs.

Cason exclaims, "Hey, they're not slaves anymore!"

Cason draws his rapier!

Daisy looks at Celaeno.

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Not this again!"

Celaeno says, "No, no slaves"

Cason nods and sheaths it again.

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Does this ship even *have* sails?"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Er, oars, I mean?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "(As opposed to just sails.)"

(From DM) Roscoe says, 'We folks wouldn't mind coming along to this foxy town or whatever. Direfrost was a washout.'

Daisy asks, "Maybe we need to get these fine free people back to Direfrost first?"

Daisy says, "Ah, that's settled then."

(From DM) Thilda wakes up. 'I have failed Direfrost,' she declares, 'I'll never return there again.'

Cason asks, "So do we need to tell the ship how to get there somehow? Or does it already know?"

Cason says, "Remind me, are ships magic? I can never remember."

Daisy says, "We'll follow the coast until Redspur's sharp eyes spot it"

(From DM) Redspur yawns.

Daisy says (to cason), "Arr, only those what be flying in the sky"

(From DM) 'It's getting dark,' says Merey.

Celaeno sets the course and everyone sails away

Daisy says, "A long rest wouldn't be amiss"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "If Merey were a Sim, she'd be collapsing in the middle of the deck right now."

Cason exclaims, "I hope your staterooms are better than on my last ship!"

(From DM) So Celaeno is at the helm, everyone else is below struggling to find a comfy sleeping place, and the crimson sun sets and the pale moon begins to rise.

Daisy rolls up in a corner, with Captain Blacktail resting on her head. She's taking his eyepatch off for the night.

(From DM) So everybody sleeps, albeit with weird dreams and nightmares.

[slingergame] Cason asks, "How full does this moon happen to be?"

Cason has a nightmare about salt pork.

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Roscoe will be useful. He was a level 4 eldritch Knight when we last saw him."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Was he? *gulp*"

Cason fortunately has advantage against being frightened, so he makes it through the nightmare unscathed.

(From DM) So you wake up the next morning and Celaeno looks like a wreck. There is blood EVERYWHERE.

Daisy exclaims, "Captain!"

Celaeno says, "No, it's not mine."

Daisy says, "I examine her"

Celaeno says, "Just a weird, rough night."

Daisy asks, "Arr! Whose is it, then?"

[slingergame] Cason says, "(AFK a moment.)"

Celaeno says, "I don't know. It just rained down from the moon, or something."

(From DM) Everybody goes yuuuck.

(From DM) 'I have a bad feeling about this,' Bardolph mutters.

(From DM) So anyway, you keep on sailing, and arrive at the bay with the river and sheep. There's a recent campfire which is deserted.

(From DM) And a flag in the ground.

Daisy says, "I search for tracks"

[slingergame] Cason says, "(Back.)"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 5 = 9

Daisy says, "(Survival)"

Celaeno asks, "What does the flag depict?"

DM says (to Daisy), "The tracks are those of a small regiment, but they disappear into the woods on the mountainside, up from the beach."

DM says (to Celaeno), "The flag depicts a two-headed dragon, one with a red head, spitting fire, the other with a green head, spitting... something green and clearly not fire."

Cason says, "Huh, I didn't know there were dragons that could breath *green* fire."

Daisy asks, "Could this be the twins?"

(From DM) Roscoe comments casually, 'Those aren't dragons, they're dragonborn heads.'

Celaeno says, "Could be! Less speculating, more water-barrel-filling."

Daisy says, "Yes ma'am"

(From DM) 'Fill the barrels, fill the barrels,' Roscoe sings heartily.

Daisy fills barrels.

(From DM) So you get rid of all that troll piss (one barrel's contents *accidentally* pours itself onto Thilda's head) and after rinsing, fill them with water.

Cason fills a barrel too, apparently. It's nice to be a part of things.

Celaeno says, "Rustle some sheep up aboard, too."

(From DM) Redspur disappears into the woods and comes back looking very satisfied and happy, albeit a little bloodsplattered.

Daisy rustles some sheep before Redspurs eats them all.

(From DM) 'We can use those sheep as pillows,' Bardolph comments drily.

Daisy comes back riding in the lead of 4-5 sheep.

Daisy exclaims, "Look at me! I'm a sheep-rider!"

Cason asks, "Do these sheep belong to anybody?"

Cason asks, "Or are they just... stray sheep? Is that a thing?"

Celaeno says, "according to the ancient pirate code, they belong to us."

Cason says, "Oh. Huh. Neat."

Cason asks, "So where is this foxtown everyone is talking about?"

Celaeno says, "Alright well now that we're resupplied, let's catch the wind while it holds and get out of here."

Daisy says, "Aye, aye, Captain"

Celaeno rounds up the lolligaggers and gets underway.

Celaeno says, "Once we're clear of the shore, I'd like someone to take over while I take a bit of a nap."

(From DM) 'You do look tired, Cap,' Bardolph says. 'Perhaps someone else should take the night shift. Not me, because I still have that poison giving me the dizzies.'

Daisy says, "Ar, I'll do it"

Celaeno says, "Thanks, sheeprider"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "I guess I don't have any IC reason to distrust the wererat"

(From DM) So the sailing day goes by without too much excitement, although Bardolph does try to do some fishing in eagle form, with comical effect.

[Crows-Nest] Cason asks, "But do you have an IC reason to distrust the gnome?"

(From DM) And Thilda Brinestone complains about everything until Roscoe and Merey bean her over the head with the nearest blunt instrument.

(From DM) You all have a nice meal! Merey and Peren do the cooking: Peren conjures up some fire ('I knew I still had some of that Deeper Depth magic in me!') and Merey cooks meat and fish over it.

(From DM) And now everyone settles down to bed, except for Daisy who's at the helm (Blacktail is in the crow's nest, of course)

DM says (to Daisy), "The moon rises. You feel a burning sensation in your arm."

Daisy says, "Ar, this be no good."

Daisy says, "I look at my arm."

DM says (to Daisy), "It looks red-hot, giving off a faint reddish glow."

Daisy says, "I try to (quietly) wake the Captaon"

Celaeno asks, "AWK WANT CORKNUT ahem hrm what what's all this then?"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "ha ha ha"

Daisy says, "Captain, I have that special glow"

Celaeno asks, "Arrr, that's not good. What'd the doctor say?"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Uh-oh, I think this just turned into some kind of fantasy-land feminine hygiene commercial."

Daisy says, "I try to (quietly) wake Puppets"

Cason asks, "Mmm? What's up?"

Daisy says, "Puppets, I have that special glow"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "I'm not sure why "What's allt this then" is so inherently funny"

Cason asks, "You sure do, but it's kinda late. Maybe we can sneak one in in the morning, before everyone wakes up?"

(From DM) Blood drips from above onto Cason's puzzled face!

Daisy says, "No, I mean, not now. Look at me arm, ye goof."

Cason, feeling something wet, asks, "...is something leaking?"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "me either, but I can't argue with results"

Cason looks at her arm. "Oh! Oh, that's not right."

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "OK, as the doctor, I'll make a Medicine roll!"

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 1 = 19

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "goddamnit"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Cason's Cases"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "It is hilarious to me how, with no Medicine proficiency and no WIS bonus I am just acing all of these Medicine checks."

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "yeah it's one of the best things about a RNG game"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "And, IC, I am now convinced that I am actually a doctor and simply never realized it before."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "hah"

Cason asks, "Ooh, yes, you see this blue bit here? The part that's kind of pulsing under the skin?"

Daisy says, "Aye"

Cason says, "That's the *second* curse. The blood moon-y one."

(From DM) The blood...It's seeping through the cracks in the deck above. And you also hear another sound... the sound of bony footsteps

Cason says, "And I am pretty sure that it's... I mean, it's... well, let me put it this way:"

Cason asks, "Do you have a bucket list?"

Cason says, "Because if so, we might want to get on that, and soon."

Daisy says, "Oh, since you put it that way - hold that thought, there be bony feet on deck"

(From DM) 'ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!'

Cason says, "Oh, sure, no rush. I mean, for *you*, there might be. But *I* have plenty of time."

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "I know I'm convinced IC that you're a real doctor"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Damn it, I'm a doctor, not a bard"

Daisy says, "I cock my crossbow, even though that's not how crossbows work"

(From DM) The trapdoor above is creaking!

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "yeah it is"

Cason puts on his gear, hopefully having time to enarmor this time.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "He's enamored with his own gear."

(From DM) The others are still asleep, trapped in fitful dreams.

(From DM) So you go on deck?

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "The three of you?"

Daisy says, "Yep"

Celaeno says, "Surely"

Cason asks (of Daisy), "So... the big guy turns into a wolf, that other woman turns into a fox, you might be turning into a rat, and the Captain turns into a chicken -- although I'm not even sure *what* she looks like the rest of the time -- but do you know if anyone here turns into a skeleton?"

Cason follows Daisy.

Celaeno says, "(Also one of us has a lantern or a candle or something, I hope)"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Perhaps we're just using the glow from her arm."

Daisy says (to cason), "Only after a long, long time"

(From DM) You stride onto the deck, and find yourself under a rain of blood! All around you are the silhouettes of skeletons climbing over the side of the boat, rising from the still and sullen sea. The ship is sailing still on its course, alongside white cliffs which reach no higher than the crow's nest.

Cason sighs. "I hate sailing."

Daisy exclaims, "Alas" We are beset by skeletons!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Do we have the time? YES"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Roll it, landlubbers"

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 4 = 16

Cason clears the initiative.

Cason registers himself at init 16.

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 3 = 10

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 3 = 4

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 5 = 11

Daisy registers herself at init 10.

Celaeno registers Celaeno at init 11.

DM displays the initiative: Cason(16) Celaeno(11) Daisy(10)

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "One second."

[slingergame] Daisy asks, "We had a long rest since the last fight, right?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep."

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "And then we had sheep, and then went to bed again!"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "We should just let invulnero-Daisy fight them all while we go back to bed"

DM registers Skeletons at init 17.

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So are the skeletons joining the fight, or is it just us three?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Please, I know it's getting really late and I promise it'll be done in less 15min"

DM advances the initiative: SKELETONS(17) Cason(16) Celaeno(11) Daisy(10)

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "15 min TPK here we go"

(From DM) Three skeleton stagger out of the bloody rain, and each of them attack one person each!

(From DM) (with a sword)

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 4 = 13

(From DM) And they all miss.

DM advances the initiative: Skeletons(17) CASON(16) Celaeno(11) Daisy(10)

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, they all get the same roll outcomes because it's late and I want to go to bed."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Skeletons aren't readily piercible, are they?"

[slingergame] DM says, "They're vulnerable to bludgeoning."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Yeah, but my rapier doesn't bludgeon."

[slingergame] Cason says, "So I should probably cast a spell instead."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Piercing just deals normal damage"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Do undead automatically pass WIS saves, or are they vulnerable to them?"

[slingergame] Cason says (to Daisy), "Oh, does it? I thought the resisted."

[slingergame] Cason says, "In that, case, I'll rapier them:"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "not in this edition"

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 5 = 20

DM exclaims, "That hits your skeleton!"

Cason rolls 1 8-sided die: 3 | 3 + 3 = 6

Cason also gives Celaeno a Bardic Inspiration.

(From DM) The skeleton loses its head, but is still standing!

Cason advances the initiative: Skeletons(17) Cason(16) CELAENO(11) Daisy(10)

Celaeno attacks her skeleton with the power of love. And rapier. Mostly rapier.

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 6 = 21

Celaeno rolls 1 8-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10

(From DM) Your skeleton loses an arm and a leg!

DM advances the initiative: Skeletons(17) Cason(16) Celaeno(11) DAISY(10)

Daisy says, "I cast Hunter's Mark on the Skeleton."

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10 + 7 = 17

(From DM) The skeleton is marked!

Daisy rolls 1 8-sided die: 7 | 7 + 3 = 10

Daisy rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5

Daisy says, "15"

(From DM) The skeleton that Daisy fingergunned collapses into dust!

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SKELETONS(17) Cason(16) Celaeno(11) Daisy(10)

(From DM) A second wave of three skeletons arrive! Thus making five in all.

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "We're boned"

(From DM) They all attack the heroes savagely.

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9

(From DM) And they all miss.

[slingergame] DM says, "Wooot."

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "I don't find that pun very humerus."

DM advances the initiative: Skeletons(17) CASON(16) Celaeno(11) Daisy(10)

Cason keeps doing that thing he was doing with the poking and the stabbing.

Cason rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 5 = 12

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Your sense of humour is femur advanced than mine"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Hit or miss?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Miss"

Cason also gives Daisy an Inspiration, too.

Cason advances the initiative: Skeletons(17) Cason(16) CELAENO(11) Daisy(10)

Celaeno exclaims, "HEY WE'RE BEING ATTACKED BY UNDEAD SKELETONS!"

Celaeno attacks that same one as before

Celaeno rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 6 = 24

Celaeno rolls 1 8-sided die: 7 | 7 + 4 = 11

Celaeno says, "What ho"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "When we get a decent crew of sailors, the tars'll make fights like this easier."

DM says, "The skeleton is pulverized and dissolved into the bloody rain."

Cason exclaims (at Celaeno), "Yeah, I noticed!"

DM advances the initiative: Skeletons(17) Cason(16) Celaeno(11) DAISY(10)

Daisy says, "I move my mark to the next skeleton what comes near me"

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 7 = 27

[slingergame] Cason exclaims, "Woot!"

DM exclaims, "Pow!"

Daisy rolls 2 8-sided dice: 2 8 | 10 + 3 = 13

Daisy rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2

Daisy says, "15 again"

(From DM) The skeleton not only explodes, it's practically vaporized.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: SKELETONS(17) Cason(16) Celaeno(11) Daisy(10)

(From DM) Six more skeletons arrive, thus making a grand total of nine all surrounding you!

(From DM) They all attack!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

Cason asks, "Does anyone know where these things are coming from?"

(From DM) And, amazingly enough, you guys dodge every single one.

DM exclaims (at Cason), "The sea!"

Cason asks, "Can we turn off the sea for a bit? Or close it? Or something?"

[slingergame] DM says, "hahah"

Daisy says, "Methinks they want me"

Cason says, "Well, *me*thinks they can't have ye."

(From DM) As if in reply, you hear the voice of One-Hook Burton: 'The dead will rise... and darkness claim your soul.'

(From DM) And then zombies begin to craw over the side of the ship!

[slingergame] DM says, "Ignore initiative now."

Cason asks (of Daisy), "Up the mast? To the crows nest?"

Daisy exclaims, "Yeah, go up, I'll cover ye!"

Celaeno says, "Let's get down below, batten the hatches"

Celaeno goes down.

Cason exclaims (at Daisy), "But *you're* the one they're after!"

Cason goes up anyway, though.

Daisy shouts at the undead, "You want me! I'M RIGHT HERE!"

Daisy exclaims, "THE CAPTAIN BETRAYED ME! NOT I HIM! AND IF THATS NOT ENOUGH YOU CAN ALL GO TO HELL!"

Cason points: "Land, ho!"

(From DM) The undead form a circle around Daisy.

(From DM) They begin to close in...

Cason looks down to the deck. "Oh, heck no."

Cason slides back down the mast.

Daisy says, "Cason! Keep Captain Blacktail save! and remember to change his eyepatch from time to time"

Cason exclaims, "Captain Celaeno! Get up here and steer the ship! There's *land* over there! We can get away from this mess!"

Celaeno says, "Oh alright"

Celaeno takes the helm.

Cason tries to break through the circle of skeletons, stabbing and parrying and so on with his rapier.

Daisy shoots her way out of the circle.

Cason exclaims (at Daisy), "Get up the mast! I think there might be a way out!"

Daisy climbs the mast.

Cason exclaims, "There's a cliff! We're almost touching it!"

(From DM) So the crows'nest is within jumping distance of the top of the cliff

(From DM) The skeletons and zombies start climbing the mast after you.

Daisy puts Blacktail on her shoulder on jumps!

[slingergame] DM says, "Any moment now..."

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "really our problems are solved whether you make it or not"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Heh."

Daisy asks, "Athletics?"

DM says, "Yup."

Daisy rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 2 = 9

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "Well, it's been fun"

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno asks, "Does he have that inspiration thing?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes he does"

[Crows-Nest] Daisy says, "He does"

Daisy rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1

[Crows-Nest] Celaeno says, "yay oh"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Aw."

Daisy exclaims, "19!"

Daisy says, "er"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "Ha ha."

Daisy exclaims, "10!"

[Crows-Nest] Cason says, "I thought you just added the 1 to the 9 in a slightly unorthodox manner."

DM says (to Daisy), "You almost don't make it, but then..."

(From DM) ... there is a clank of metal armour...

(From DM) ... and Daisy's outstretched hand is caught by *someone* standing on the cliff!

(From DM) That someone pulls her up!

Daisy says, "Thank ye kindly, stranger"

(From DM) And she looks up at a green dragonborn solider in armour, with eyes as black as night.

(From DM) 'I heard someone shouting about undead skeletons?'

Daisy says, "Aye, it was me Captain"

(From DM) 'Name's Donaar. Norixius Donaar.' And he leaps into the void and comes right down onto the Icebird's deck, amidst all the undead monsters, and starts spinning his mace faster and faster in anticipation for the battle!

DM says, "CLIFFHANGER"

[slingergame] DM says, "Dammit, I forgot the coma bit. Oh well."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "...one of us is in a coma?"

Daisy says, "Literally"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Someone's girlfriend is. It's serious."

[slingergame] DM asks, "what?"

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "it's a song from The Smiths"

[slingergame] DM says, "ah"

[slingergame] DM says, "How did this work out? I was worried the first fight was either too long or not long enough."

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "felt longish to me"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] DM says, "darn"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "I think you don't really need the "good" NPCs in there"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Possibly if there were fewer NPC's? 9-10 seems like kind of a lot for one fight."

[slingergame] DM says, "yeah"

[slingergame] DM says, "It's a bit of a shame that didn't work out."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "But I liked the story bits. Shame I won't be there to see the end."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah, me too."

[slingergame] Cason says, "Oh, dang, I forgot that you were completely out next week."

[slingergame] DM says, "Note to self: make the final session more story-oriented."

[slingergame] Cason asks, "So it'll be Donaar, Celaeno and Cason next week, then back for the finale of Vraklul and his sidekicks the week after?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Celaeno says, "heyyy"

[slingergame] DM asks, "sidekicks? nous?"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Ah, you mean Maelis' Adventures in Bastafore"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Hey, don't feel bad. Clerics and wizards are very important supporting characters."

[slingergame] (from DM) Quarion throws a Firebolt at Cason.

[slingergame] (from DM) Horst gives Cason a stern look, and then invokes Ilmater to smite the heathen bard.

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Kids! Kids."

[slingergame] DM says, "heee"

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Always remember, you are all equally worthless"

[slingergame] Cason says, "Spoken like a true unnameable orb of utter darkness and evil threatening the world with misery and destruction."

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, so basically I need to find a way to make my NPCs mostly useless in combat."

[slingergame] DM says, "Otherwise it becomes too long and complicated."

[slingergame] Daisy says, "Notice how I never roll for Kaze or Maelis or Davina"

[slingergame] Cason asks, "Just don't have them roll any initiative?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Daisy), "ahah"

[slingergame] DM says, "Anyway, I do hope this second installment, while featuring unnecessarily complicated CGI battles, can at least be redeemed by a third installment which returns to what made the first one successful."

[slingergame] Cason says, "(Wait a minute. That first one featured an absence of *me*. What is he suggesting...?)"

[slingergame] DM says (to Cason), "Don't worry"

[slingergame] DM says, "I would never kill a nice halfling like you."