[Game Thread] Deep Thoughts: Getting There Is Half the Fun

[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 Gil checked the distance to the raider. "No worries, Morgan, we gotcha. The Fin's comin' up on us a little, so if ya go when they're still a bit past the reach o' the rope, ya oughtta be just 'bout in the spot when it's mostly rolled out." He turned to Storm, weighing his words with some difficulty. The dragonborn's view of the world remained a mystery, but he'd gathered that some topics were best avoided. "It's still killin' pirates, but ya see, Morgan's thinkin' big. All we gotta do is help her out with her rope jus' exactlike, an' she can kill their boat dead before they're even close enough fer me to burn. More efficient-like."

 

Actions none Action Summary Bonus Action: Move: Object Interaction: stow crossbow Action: get ready to reel out rope Free Action: chatter Reaction: Shield if hit

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 31/31 | HD: 3/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 4/4 slots lv 2 - 2/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 6

[BlackDragon0]

Storm Storm looked at Gil his eyes narrowed."She's going to kill pirates I'm to pull her back. Your going to say when." "You are going to keep her safe! If you fail in this. I WILL EAT YOU! " Storm said a promis of rage and of death flashed in his eyes. Soon to be replaced by a look of pure concentration. As he took hold of the rope. Tied it around him self as his muscled flexed and corded. " Do we understand each other?" He asked Gil. Then looked to Morgan." I'll not lose you. If Gil keeps you guarded and tells me when to pull. I will bring you back safe." He declared.

ooc 2nd lv. tempest cleric. Dragonborn.(bronze)

 

St: 20. (+5) .............Ac: 16/18{with shield}
Dex: 8. (-1) ...............Hp: 18
Con: 14. (+2) ............M: 30ft.
Int: 12. (+1) ..............PP: 12.
Wis: 15. (+2) ............ST: wis+2, char+1
Char: 12. (+1) ..........SS: 12

weapons: Great Sword. att+7 damage: 2d6+5. Slashing.( Which looks small, like a longsword or shortsword in his hands)
dagger. m:att7, r:att +1. damage 1d4 + (5m/1r) thrown piercing range. 20/60
Breath Weapon: lightening

Languages: Draconian, common, elvish,orcish.


Spells: wis. (+4) slots 0/3. 1/3
cantrips... sacred flame, spare the dying, light.
known... cure wounds, detect magic.
Domain... Cloud fog, thunder wave
Divine...turn undead, Destructive wrath.

 

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[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 By a major effort of will, Gil resisted giving Storm a comforting pat on the head. The poor guy seemed awfully upset about something. "Ya got the idea. We got total confidence in ya, bud." He turned back to Morgan and the crewman. "How long ya think the Fin is from stem to stern, sailor? So's, we got 'bout two hundred feet o' rope. We're rollin' pretty quick, they're comin' up, an' yer gonna lose the Journey's speed when ya hit water, Morgan, not pick it up again til the rope is all paid out. Yer gonna want to dive down some soon as ya can, deep as ya can go an' still cast. Ya swim 'bout regular? Storm, brace yerself when she goes, that rope is gonna roll out real fast..."

OOC Perception for range, please!

 

Actions none Action Summary Bonus Action: Move: Object Interaction: stow crossbow Action: get ready to reel out rope Free Action: chatter Reaction: Shield if hit

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 31/31 | HD: 3/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 4/4 slots lv 2 - 2/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 6

[BlackDragon0]

occ I'll need a st check. Unless you want me to roll it.

[Mindsiege]

Morgan Morgan stared at Storm with blank eyes as she saw how her request for help had disturbed him in the stable state that he had been in for the last few minutes. I'm... losing him! The water genasi stood there perplexed as the dragonborn visibly lost his heart in a matter of moments after the visions of murder slipped from his mind. Somewhere it clicked in Morgan that only the rage inside him had kept his broken spirit alive since he had emerged from his self-imposed prison, yet it was not something she knew how to help him with. But before she could make the mistake of saying further things that would let Storm lose his heart, Gil stepped in and swiftly presented the dragonborn with a narrative that seemed to reignite Storm's spirit and he promised to her to get her back to the ship when she succeeded. And although Storm had also promised to eat Gil and Gil's narrative had been largely a lie, Morgan understood that it was the best she could get right now and that even on brittle bonds the pack would have to function like this. Trust... I will place it in them... The primordial woman felt a little uncomfortable, but this seemed like something that needed to be done, so she pushed her worries aside as best she could. The Devil's Fin was still far away and only gaining ground slowly, so while Morgan stood ready at the railing she had quite some time to peer out across the waves and think this daring little plan of theirs through. Gil also used the time to offer a few more insights about the differences of speed and distances involved, but ultimately the real concern was the last bit about diving down. "The rope... it will pull me up... once it is taut." The undine spoke her thoughts out loud in her soft voice as the realization came to her in the moment. It came with a lot of risks and Morgan wasn't sure how much of a toll getting dragged along by The Journey would take on her. Obviously, she had never attempted such a thing. At least this vessel wasn't anywhere near as fast as Valkyrie. Still, the primordial woman kept contemplating how vulnerable she would be and how much safer it would be for her to approach her weakness of their enemy from beneath the waves. The rope would only leave her undisturbed and submerged if it was anchored underwater itself. Which I... could do! Her green hair was weaving around her head as she turned back to the pack and made a quick adjustment to the plan. There was still quite a bit of time before the Devil's Fin could catch up, but not knowing how well her ice would hold on the keel of The Journey, Morgan felt like there was not much more time to lose. "Gil... Strom... I must attempt something..." Her deep-green eyes were earnest and intent as she regarded the two troublesome males. "I want to approach the pirates submerged... to do this I will have to prepare... Please, give me a few minutes underwater... Let me try affixing this lifeline to this vessel's keel..." She put one of her webbed hands onto Storm's left arm, massive muscles underneath the scales. The gesture was careful, as if nearly expecting rejection. But she thought to get through to the violent dragonborn and to steady his mind, he needed a connection and a reminder that she relied on him. "I will... need you to hold the rope strong... If I get swept away and you see no signs of me after three minutes... Please help me up..." And then, after hearing out the other two and assuring herself that everything was understood, Morgan climbed back to the railing, gathered all the slack she needed for later and then dove for the keel, trying to freeze the rope to the ship's bottom with the powers over water which her primordial nature had granted her.

 

Actions Movement: Under the ship's keel. Action: Shape Water at an opportune time Bonus Action: - Reaction: - Notes: Placing the rope into position for the magic to take hold Rolls: -

Stat Block Morgan | Ranger / Cleric (Life Domain) | Level 3 HP: 30/30| HD: 2/2d10 1/1d8 | AC: 18/16 | Prof Bonus: +2 | PP: 15 | INI: +2 | Speed: 30 ft Attributes & Saves: Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3), Int 10 (+0), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 7 (-2) Skill proficiencies: Athletics (+4), Insight (+5), Medicine (+5), Perception (+5), Survival (+5) Other proficiencies: Common, Primordial, SylvanLanguages | All armor, shieldsArmor Proficiencies | Simple weapons, martial weaponsWeapon Proficiencies | Chimes (instrument)Tool Proficiencies Racial abilities: Acid Resistance | Swim speed: 30 ft | You can breathe air and waterAmphibious | You know the Shape Water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Create or Destroy Water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.Call to the Wave 1/1 Class abilities: Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.Disciple of Life | This 1st-level feature replaces the Favored Enemy feature and works with the Foe Slayer feature. You gain no benefit from the replaced feature and don't qualify for anything in the game that requires it. When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to mark the target as your favored enemy for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The first time on each of your turns that you hit the favored enemy and deal damage to it, including when you mark it, you increase that damage by 1d4. You can use this feature to mark a favored enemy a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. This feature's extra damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d6 at 6th level and to 1d8 at 14th level.Favored Foe 2/2 | You are a master of navigating the natural world, and you react with swift and decisive action when attacked. This grants you the following benefits: 1. You ignore difficult terrain. 2. You have advantage on initiative rolls. 3, On your first turn during combat, you have advantage on attackrolls against creatures that have not yet acted. In addition, you are skilled at navigating the wilderness. You gain the following benefits when traveling for an hour or more: 1. Difficult terrain doesn't slow your group's travel. 2. Your group can't become lost except by magical means. 3. Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling(such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger. 4. If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace. 5. When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would. 6. While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area.Natural Explorer | You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Druid spell list. They count as ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the Druid spell list.Fighting Style (Druidic Warrior) Feats & Background: Recall all maps and geography, find fresh water and food for 5 other people per dayOutlander Equipment: Coral amulet (holy symbol) | Shillelagh: Attack bonus (+5), magical bludgeoning damage (1d8+3)Seashell staff (druidic focus) | Attack bonus (+4), bludgeoning damage (1d8+2), Versatile (d10)Warhammer |Javelin: Attack bonus (+4), piercing damage (1d6+2), Thrown (30/120)Harpoon | Nacre shield | Instrument of Illusions: While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.Holographic chime | Healing kit (10/10) | Goodberry ( given to crew 12/12) Spell stats: Spell DC (13) | Spell Attackbonus (+5) Spell slots: Level 1: 3/3 Spells: Guidance Light Sacred Flame Shape Water Shillelagh Thorn Whip Cantrips | Absorb Elements Bless Cure Wounds Detect Magic Goodberry Healing Word Purify Food and Drink Sanctuary Level 1

[secretID]

Yacht Race The crew watch and listen to the planning with a mix of wonder and concern, many of them clutching their little magic berries as if they are good luck charms, their magic tied to Morgan’s superhuman power, which is in turn tightly bound to the fate of the Journey. Captain Schon is more aloof. She has shown her respect for this mad undertaking and she has given her support, but she isn’t idly hoping for Umberlee’s servant to save her ship. She continues to oversee the small adjustments to the Journey that may yet enable an escape. Morgan finally dives over the side, close to the bow and carrying the great length of rope with her. It looks like suicide. Many of the crew cannot swim at all, but even a good human swimmer would flounder with all that weight and bulk. To the demi-elemental, it is just a minor inconvenience, and the least of her concerns. Breaking the water surface, Morgan immediately becomes fully aware of the Journey’s considerable speed. No, she cannot keep pace with it, and she has only a few seconds to act on the first part of her plan. The genasi looks over, and slightly up, at the hull of the Journey rushing by, then swims directly toward the keel. With one hand she touches the rope to the hull while with the other she gestures to begin the process of freezing the water…but it proves impossible make a clean seal of the ice against the hull to bind the rope with the ship in motion, without freezing Morgan herself. Finally, Morgan makes a last, grander attempt to attach some of the loose rope with a large block of ice, but with no more success; the cube, rope attached, just bounces along the hull a few times as the Journey leaves Morgan’s range. On deck, Morgan’s companions try to deduce what is happening. At first Storm holds his place near the bow where Morgan dove, feeling only a slight pull on the rope. Just a few seconds later, the rope is painfully ripped from his hands; had he wrapped it around a hand or arm, he surely would have lost the limb. A few loud thunks reverberate through the Journey’s hull as the rope skips down the railing. “What the devil is she doing to my ship?!” exclaims Captain Schon, moments before the rope pulls taught behind the ship and the source of all this becomes apparent – a 5'x5'x5'giant ice cube now being dragged by the Journey.

OOC Given Morgan’s plan, I figured all the following: - she requested the extra rope for a total of 400’ - the rope was tied off to the stern - Storm took it closer to the bow, where Morgan dove (or she’d have no shot at attaching the rope) - the length from the tie-off to Storm was mostly taught, from Storm to Morgan was pretty loose, and Morgan had all the rest of the rope to control how slack that would be I also decided not to deal with the weight and bulk of the rope carried by Morgan, which would actually probably be very large. Rule of cool. (: I decided that freezing the rope to the Journey this way was basically impossible, but FYI, some of the important factors wouldn’t be present at the Fin. Here, Morgan was trying to hold a piece of rope against a hull rushing past her. At the Fin, the hull would be approaching her and the dangling rope. However, in both cases there is the important issue that the hull is smooth, and in my mind at least the ice won’t bind under those circumstances. Again, freezing the rudder is different because there are lots of variations in the surfaces. (I’m having difficulty verbalizing this, so please let me know if I need to explain that further.) I hope I did a decent job of attempting the plan as I understood it. As it happens, this "bad" result actually has some potential, but that's all a matter of opinion. In any case, Morgan can dismiss the cube at will. The ice cube is less than 50’ behind the Journey, attached by a taught rope tied to the stern. At his moment, Morgan is just a bit behind that, underwater, with control of the slackness of her connection to the cube, though of course she must keep letting out slack. FYI, that ice cube weighs about 7000 pounds/3000 kilos. Storm had no chance at holding the rope against that drag.

 

name	ac	hp	status	notes
Gil	14	31/31	normal	Fey res., Sorc point 3/3, 1L 4/4, 2L 2/2, GB 6/6, HD 3/3
Storm	16	18/18	normal	Ltng res., Breath 1/1, Chan div 1/1, 1L 3/3, GB 6/6, HD 2/2
Tolan	14	21/21	normal	Fright ADV, Lucky, GB 6/6, HD 3/3
Morgan	16+2	30/30	normal	Acid res., Fav. foe 2/2, 1L 4/4, GB 12/12, HD 2/2, hd 1/1

[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 The plan evolved with great speed, to the point that Gil was no longer sure quite what it was. Morgan was the one putting herself out there, so whatever she thought best was good by him. He was pretty sure the part with the rope going tight right away wasn't supposed to happen though. Not the ship-shaking thunks from below the water either. Gil raced from where she'd dived off back to the stern and stared with bemusement at the enormous chunk of ice trailing the Journey like a float on a fishing line. That, also, seemed like it hadn't been part of the plan. He couldn't see Morgan, but just in case she could see him, he gave a cheery wave in the general direction of the iceberg and shouted "Nice job!"

 

Actions none Action Summary Bonus Action: Move: to the stern Object Interaction: Action: Free Action: chatter Reaction: Shield if hit

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 31/31 | HD: 3/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 4/4 slots lv 2 - 2/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 6

[BlackDragon0]

Storm Storm looked at Gil his eyes narrowed."She's going to kill pirates I'm to pull her back. Your going to say when." "That was not the plan!!! " Storm said enraged. " Can you melt that thing?" He asked Gil. ." I'll not be able to pull her back with it there. And worse it's slowing us down dragging something that big behind us." He declared.

ooc 2nd lv. tempest cleric. Dragonborn.(bronze)

 

St: 20. (+5) .............Ac: 16/18{with shield}
Dex: 8. (-1) ...............Hp: 18
Con: 14. (+2) ............M: 30ft.
Int: 12. (+1) ..............PP: 12.
Wis: 15. (+2) ............ST: wis+2, char+1
Char: 12. (+1) ..........SS: 12

weapons: Great Sword. att+7 damage: 2d6+5. Slashing.( Which looks small, like a longsword or shortsword in his hands)
dagger. m:att7, r:att +1. damage 1d4 + (5m/1r) thrown piercing range. 20/60
Breath Weapon: lightening

Languages: Draconian, common, elvish,orcish.


Spells: wis. (+4) slots 0/3. 1/3
cantrips... sacred flame, spare the dying, light.
known... cure wounds, detect magic.
Domain... Cloud fog, thunder wave
Divine...turn undead, Destructive wrath.

 

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[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 "Yeah, somethin' like that. She said three minutes, so give her three minutes, right?" He had to give Storm's next question a little consideration. "Hmm, maybe a little. It's her ice though, she can just poof it away if she don't want it." Gil figured she she could. Probably. It wasn't his kind of magic, but usually you could do things like that. When it came down it, not knowing how magic worked was what sorcery was all about.

 

Actions none Action Summary Bonus Action: Move: Object Interaction: Action: Free Action: chatter Reaction: Shield if hit

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 31/31 | HD: 3/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 4/4 slots lv 2 - 2/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 6

[Mindsiege]

Morgan Morgan was the kind of person that was inside of her own head a whole lot, but as far as it came to being a conceiver of experimental combat strategies, she was quite evidently not a whole lot experienced. As a water genasi she was absolutely in her element, but in the span of the next few moments after diving into the sea she attempted various things that she never had to explore or attempt in her life before this. Neither as she had been Umberlee's voice for her hunter-gatherer tribe, nor since she had become an adventurer who sailed the ocean and got chased by enemy pirate ships. Both the forces of nature and the limits of her magic quickly showed the primordial woman that trying new things in high tension moments certainly carried the risk of miserable failure. And so it was that Morgan found herself exactly where she hadn't wanted to be. At the end of a taut rope as the crew watched in dismay how she got dragged in the tailwater of The Journey like the misfit she was. And yet, even in the moment of failure and as embarrassed as she was, the genasi couldn't help but marvel at the sheer force behind what her last-ditch effort for securing the rope to the keel had accomplished. The stark ice block that she had created had such a weight behind it that when the rope finally lost its slack, the cord wheezed at the unexpected clash of momentum when the cube pulled it taut. Can this be... The might of water? The sounds that her ice block had made while bouncing along Schon's vessel had sounded dangerous, and being this close to its effect Morgan had momentarily realized what this meant. Maybe she wasn't great at thinking of unconventional things, but experiencing it firsthand had given her clarity about the force behind unleashing a miniature iceberg as she could create on a sensitive vehicle like a wooden ship. I might not have the Wavemother's might of calling to the waves, but this might yet sink a ship! And just as soon as she had realized the potential behind her new frozen weapon, Morgan released the ice that she had created by mere gesture, lest the pirates looked upon it too long and realized the same what the primordial cleric just had realized herself. Woe are the lives on your ship... I shall pray for you that you turn away, because Umberlee will watch with glee if her realm becomes your watery grave... Don't forget that you cannot breathe the sea. You who don't belong in it. And so Morgan fixated on the Devil's Fin after dismissing her spell. Muttering an aquan prayer for the pirates to find the errors of their way on their own, Umberlee's servant waited at the end of her rope for the opportune moment to test whether she in fact did have the power to break a ship's hull.

 

Actions Movement: To a course in parallel of the Devil's Fin in case her plan doesn't work Action: Ready to cast Shape Water into the direct path of the pirates Bonus Action: - Reaction: - Notes: - Rolls: -

Stat Block Morgan | Ranger / Cleric (Life Domain) | Level 3 HP: 30/30| HD: 2/2d10 1/1d8 | AC: 18/16 | Prof Bonus: +2 | PP: 15 | INI: +2 | Speed: 30 ft Attributes & Saves: Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3), Int 10 (+0), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 7 (-2) Skill proficiencies: Athletics (+4), Insight (+5), Medicine (+5), Perception (+5), Survival (+5) Other proficiencies: Common, Primordial, SylvanLanguages | All armor, shieldsArmor Proficiencies | Simple weapons, martial weaponsWeapon Proficiencies | Chimes (instrument)Tool Proficiencies Racial abilities: Acid Resistance | Swim speed: 30 ft | You can breathe air and waterAmphibious | You know the Shape Water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Create or Destroy Water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.Call to the Wave 1/1 Class abilities: Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.Disciple of Life | This 1st-level feature replaces the Favored Enemy feature and works with the Foe Slayer feature. You gain no benefit from the replaced feature and don't qualify for anything in the game that requires it. When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to mark the target as your favored enemy for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The first time on each of your turns that you hit the favored enemy and deal damage to it, including when you mark it, you increase that damage by 1d4. You can use this feature to mark a favored enemy a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. This feature's extra damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d6 at 6th level and to 1d8 at 14th level.Favored Foe 2/2 | You are a master of navigating the natural world, and you react with swift and decisive action when attacked. This grants you the following benefits: 1. You ignore difficult terrain. 2. You have advantage on initiative rolls. 3, On your first turn during combat, you have advantage on attackrolls against creatures that have not yet acted. In addition, you are skilled at navigating the wilderness. You gain the following benefits when traveling for an hour or more: 1. Difficult terrain doesn't slow your group's travel. 2. Your group can't become lost except by magical means. 3. Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling(such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger. 4. If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace. 5. When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would. 6. While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area.Natural Explorer | You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Druid spell list. They count as ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the Druid spell list.Fighting Style (Druidic Warrior) Feats & Background: Recall all maps and geography, find fresh water and food for 5 other people per dayOutlander Equipment: Coral amulet (holy symbol) | Shillelagh: Attack bonus (+5), magical bludgeoning damage (1d8+3)Seashell staff (druidic focus) | Attack bonus (+4), bludgeoning damage (1d8+2), Versatile (d10)Warhammer |Javelin: Attack bonus (+4), piercing damage (1d6+2), Thrown (30/120)Harpoon | Nacre shield | Instrument of Illusions: While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.Holographic chime | Healing kit (10/10) | Goodberry ( given to crew 12/12) Spell stats: Spell DC (13) | Spell Attackbonus (+5) Spell slots: Level 1: 3/3 Spells: Guidance Light Sacred Flame Shape Water Shillelagh Thorn Whip Cantrips | Absorb Elements Bless Cure Wounds Detect Magic Goodberry Healing Word Purify Food and Drink Sanctuary Level 1

[secretID]

Yacht Race Having failed to secure the rope to the Journey’s hull, Morgan looks to the approaching Fin, and to ways to damage it directly. She holds herself relatively close to Schon’s ship, skimming along the surface in a moderately disagreeable fashion, the remainder of the rope in hand. Storm watches anxiously from the stern, ready to reel the genasi in at her first cry for help. The minutes slowly tick by again. Eventually, the Fin approaches close enough that Morgan can make out the movements of individual crew members on deck. Among several nondescript humanoids, two individuals stand out: a humanoid in a long coat and a large hat, perhaps an officer, and something much bigger than a normal humanoid, perhaps a giant or golem. The crew apparently see Morgan as well, as evidenced by the first missile that flies through the air to strike the water near the sea ranger.

OOC Initiative, for all! (Obviously, PCs other than Morgan may not have much they want to do.) Tie/beat a Dice Roll: 1d20+1 (20)+1 Total = 21 (21) to act before the pirates. Morgan rolls with ADV, but only if she is casting Sanctuary as her first action.* I'm figuring this all out as we go, so there's an excellent chance I've missed something, but here's info that you may need. Distances figure relative distance Journey stern 0 Morgan 50 Devil's Fin Bow 250 Morgan would know that she's at long range for any hand-held missile weapon. Ship and Morgan movement Remember that the Fin is moving 10’/turn relative to the Journey and Morgan, and 80’/turn relative to anything (like a floating ice cube) stationary in the water. The Journey is moving 70'/turn relative to anything stationary. Those numbers are for a full turn, i.e., as if they are Dashing. By "climbing" the rope with both hands, Morgan can move 10'/turn closer to the Journey, further from the Fin. By releasing slack in the rope, she turns herself stationary, adjusting her effective speed by the numbers above. E.g., she can release the slack and swim/Dash toward the Fin at a rate of 80+60 = 140'/turn. I thought about giving ADV to attacks on Morgan while she's being dragged, but I guess she can move herself around enough. Morgan status Note that Morgan remains in the makeshift rope harness, which can have advantages and disadvantages. Let me know if you want to change that. (We can say she changed it in the minutes while the Fin approached.) She is using one hand to hold herself taught, so I assume her shield is not equipped, so she can cast Sanctuary or Shape Water as planned.

 

name	ac	hp	status	notes
Gil	14	31/31	normal	Fey res., Sorc point 3/3, 1L 4/4, 2L 2/2, GB 6/6, HD 3/3
Storm	16	18/18	normal	Ltng res., Breath 1/1, Chan div 1/1, 1L 3/3, GB 6/6, HD 2/2
Tolan	14	21/21	normal	Fright ADV, Lucky, GB 6/6, HD 3/3
Morgan	16+2	30/30	rope harness	Acid res., Fav. foe 2/2, 1L 4/4, GB 12/12, HD 2/2, hd 1/1

 

IMO the rules need a mechanic for situations in which one party is not technically surprising another, but is more prepared for the situation, e.g. when a party is charging through a door into a room they know is occupied. I may give ADV on initiative in those situations.

[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 Gil stood at the stern rail, watching Morgan stop the rope from rolling out to its full length, watching the Fin as it slowly closed the distance. He shaded his eyes against the sun and surveyed the foredeck of the pirate ship. One damn big fella loomed over the other pirates, probably a lead boarder from the size. Another had what looked, despite the distance, to be a really nice hat. Being a fancier of hats himself, Gil marked that one for later. Folk who could afford such things could afford proper armor too. Morgan held her place, the Fin came within a long shot. Gutsy as hell, just hangin' out there. Gil knelt behind a railpost and slotted a bolt to his crossbow. His mind began to drift; he'd barely done more with the thing than plink squirrels out of trees since he got to Westhaven. He was better at hitting with fire, but it left the tree rats a little on the crispy side. The hand thing, that worked too, but you didn't really want to eat anything you caught with that. The flavor went right off. Too far anyway. Something arched out and hit the water near Morgan. "Yeah, that's it. Ya don't wanta be lookin' at the lady. Ya wanta be lookin' at the guy whose puttin' yer lights out." Gil drew a bead on one of the scrubs, tilted his bow up a notch, then another, and let fly.

 

Actions Rolls: Initiative 21, disadvantaged crossbow 13 to hit for 5 damage Action Summary Bonus Action: Move: if available, behind partial cover Object Interaction: Action: shoot at whoever looks the least armored on the Fin's foredeck Free Action: Reaction: Shield if hit

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 31/31 | HD: 3/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 4/4 slots lv 2 - 2/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 6

[BlackDragon0]

Storm Storm looked at Gil his eyes narrowed."She's going to kill pirates I'm to pull her back. Your going to say when." "That was not the plan!!! " Storm stands waiting.

 

Dice Roll:
d20-1 (10)-1 Total = 9

ooc 2nd lv. tempest cleric. Dragonborn.(bronze)

 

St: 20. (+5) .............Ac: 16/18{with shield}
Dex: 8. (-1) ...............Hp: 18
Con: 14. (+2) ............M: 30ft.
Int: 12. (+1) ..............PP: 12.
Wis: 15. (+2) ............ST: wis+2, char+1
Char: 12. (+1) ..........SS: 12

weapons: Great Sword. att+7 damage: 2d6+5. Slashing.( Which looks small, like a longsword or shortsword in his hands)
dagger. m:att7, r:att +1. damage 1d4 + (5m/1r) thrown piercing range. 20/60
Breath Weapon: lightening

Languages: Draconian, common, elvish,orcish.


Spells: wis. (+4) slots 0/3. 1/3
cantrips... sacred flame, spare the dying, light.
known... cure wounds, detect magic.
Domain... Cloud fog, thunder wave
Divine...turn undead, Destructive wrath.

 

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[Mindsiege]

Morgan Staying at the length of rope that she had found herself at after her earlier mishap, Morgan held on to her lifeline as she was riding the waves and contemplating the Devil's Fin closing the distance to The Journey at a tantalizingly slow speed. Her initial elation at the possible strength of emulating her own goddess had worn off and although Morgan was not one to hold back from striking down a foe, thoughts were running through her head about how miserably all who could not breathe water would perish if she indeed would claim the whole vessel in the name of Umberlee. This piracy... A hunt for gold, rather than one for survival... In a way, since Morgan had turned herself into an adventurer she had also turned away from a life that stayed true to survival: Yet even then, she could think of these pirates as nothing else but misguided. The Wavemother is jealous... and not easily pleased... To pay tribue to her, I know some of my siblings went to bring that which we did not find or own... When she had been taught as the next speaker for her tribe, Morgan's predecessor had taught her that such means were not ultimately necessary to stay on Umberlee's good side. The Queen of the Deep is consistent in as much as she is fickle. One can count on her surface to be stormy, but beneath the waves, she is yet ever the same... The lives of our own... how well spent are they if Umberlee will barely take notice? No, the primordial cleric had been taught that rather than encouraging a hunt for pretty treasures, reverence and flattery was much more important. If there was nothing to give and nothing to take, the unrivaled strongest being in the ocean was likely to turn her attention elsewhere. And so as the speaker, Morgan's words had been to show one's strength as one honored all that Umberlee was, yet there was no point in going out of one's way to extinguish life that had worth to preserve or no worth to contest. And through Morgan's faith, strong and fervent as it had always been, as she received the Wavemother's divine gifts to use just how Morgan deemed fit was a sign that this slight willfulness of hers had been permitted. Herding lives was not Umberlee's concern, she would rather waste them away freely as they didn't matter to her, and only the strong bore worthy of notice. And Morgan was strong. Strong enough to still herd those lives that she decided to call her own. And right now those lives were on The Journey, not on the Devil's Fin. As the waves sprayed around the daughter of the sea while she was dragged along her rope, with deep green eyes Morgan observed the pirate ship grow ever closer until she could even make out individuals that were on deck. These ones... there will be no time for them to hear, listen or ever understand my voice... They are already hunting pretty treasures, and they are deaf in their eagerness... There is no time to speak to them and make them see what they are doing to themselves... They chose to challenge this vessel that is under my protection... And so it's my only choice to see their lives given over to the waves... It was a less elating thought, but in all aspects of Morgan's faith this was what had to happen. Not Silvanus or even the dispassionate Istishia would have any qualms to see this play out and see these foes vanquished as one. And if it were to happen, Umberlee would only gloat and rejoice, at least if she was to look this way. The first missile splashed into the water next to her and Morgan closed her eyes. She was mentally ready, she was going to invoke the divine magic of the deep and not let these pirates stop her. Morgan's eyes opened again. Her prayers had been forbidden under Schon's arbitrary law, but this was not the foolish captain's domain. This was the open sea. And this was the realm that favored the strongest. Where the big fish eats the little fish. And Morgan had faith to put to the test who in this case that was. She was a sole woman against a whole ship, and the only thing she had clad herself in was her tribal armor and her tribal faith. In her life and story, despite any sorrow over others that she had lost to fate, it was all she had ever needed to come out on top. Watch me... Umberlee! Watch your champion be as strong as she can be...

 

Actions Movement: - Action: Initiative (11) Bonus Action: - Reaction: - Notes: - Rolls: Lady Luck

Stat Block Morgan | Ranger / Cleric (Life Domain) | Level 3 HP: 30/30| HD: 2/2d10 1/1d8 | AC: 18/16 | Prof Bonus: +2 | PP: 15 | INI: +2 | Speed: 30 ft Attributes & Saves: Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3), Int 10 (+0), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 7 (-2) Skill proficiencies: Athletics (+4), Insight (+5), Medicine (+5), Perception (+5), Survival (+5) Other proficiencies: Common, Primordial, SylvanLanguages | All armor, shieldsArmor Proficiencies | Simple weapons, martial weaponsWeapon Proficiencies | Chimes (instrument)Tool Proficiencies Racial abilities: Acid Resistance | Swim speed: 30 ft | You can breathe air and waterAmphibious | You know the Shape Water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Create or Destroy Water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.Call to the Wave 1/1 Class abilities: Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.Disciple of Life | This 1st-level feature replaces the Favored Enemy feature and works with the Foe Slayer feature. You gain no benefit from the replaced feature and don't qualify for anything in the game that requires it. When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to mark the target as your favored enemy for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The first time on each of your turns that you hit the favored enemy and deal damage to it, including when you mark it, you increase that damage by 1d4. You can use this feature to mark a favored enemy a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. This feature's extra damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d6 at 6th level and to 1d8 at 14th level.Favored Foe 2/2 | You are a master of navigating the natural world, and you react with swift and decisive action when attacked. This grants you the following benefits: 1. You ignore difficult terrain. 2. You have advantage on initiative rolls. 3, On your first turn during combat, you have advantage on attackrolls against creatures that have not yet acted. In addition, you are skilled at navigating the wilderness. You gain the following benefits when traveling for an hour or more: 1. Difficult terrain doesn't slow your group's travel. 2. Your group can't become lost except by magical means. 3. Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling(such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger. 4. If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace. 5. When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would. 6. While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area.Natural Explorer | You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Druid spell list. They count as ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the Druid spell list.Fighting Style (Druidic Warrior) Feats & Background: Recall all maps and geography, find fresh water and food for 5 other people per dayOutlander Equipment: Coral amulet (holy symbol) | Shillelagh: Attack bonus (+5), magical bludgeoning damage (1d8+3)Seashell staff (druidic focus) | Attack bonus (+4), bludgeoning damage (1d8+2), Versatile (d10)Warhammer |Javelin: Attack bonus (+4), piercing damage (1d6+2), Thrown (30/120)Harpoon | Nacre shield | Instrument of Illusions: While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.Holographic chime | Healing kit (10/10) | Goodberry ( given to crew 12/12) Spell stats: Spell DC (13) | Spell Attackbonus (+5) Spell slots: Level 1: 3/3 Spells: Guidance Light Sacred Flame Shape Water Shillelagh Thorn Whip Cantrips | Absorb Elements Bless Cure Wounds Detect Magic Goodberry Healing Word Purify Food and Drink Sanctuary Level 1

[secretID]

Yacht Race Gil can't be completely sure at this distance, but he thinks that he sees his target flinch - a hit! A handful of the pirates send a return volley, splitting their attentions between the elf and the closer genasi, but all of their bolts plop pitifully into the sea.

OOC Party is up! - including Gil, again. I moved the Fin on the enemy turn, strange as this is. Distances figure relative distance Journey stern 0 Morgan 50 Devil's Fin Bow 240 Ship and Morgan movement Remember that the Fin is moving 10’/turn relative to the Journey and Morgan, and 80’/turn relative to anything (like a floating ice cube) stationary in the water. The Journey is moving 70'/turn relative to anything stationary. Those numbers are for a full turn, i.e., as if they are Dashing. By "climbing" the rope with both hands, Morgan can move 10'/turn closer to the Journey, further from the Fin. By releasing slack in the rope, she turns herself stationary, adjusting her effective speed by the numbers above. E.g., she can release the slack and swim/Dash toward the Fin at a rate of 80+60 = 140'/turn. Morgan status Note that Morgan remains in the makeshift rope harness, which can have advantages and disadvantages. Let me know if you want to change that. (We can say she changed it in the minutes while the Fin approached.) She is using one hand to hold herself taught, so I assume her shield is not equipped, so she can cast Sanctuary or Shape Water as planned.

 

name	ac	hp	status	notes
Gil	14	31/31	normal	Fey res., Sorc point 3/3, 1L 4/4, 2L 2/2, GB 6/6, HD 3/3
Storm	16	18/18	normal	Ltng res., Breath 1/1, Chan div 1/1, 1L 3/3, GB 6/6, HD 2/2
Tolan	14	21/21	normal	Fright ADV, Lucky, GB 6/6, HD 3/3
Morgan	16+2	30/30	rope harness	Acid res., Fav. foe 2/2, 1L 4/4, GB 12/12, HD 2/2, hd 1/1