DrK Savage Tide I IC

[Ghostfoot]

Tyndall

"Right" he holds up a coin and speaks a word of magic. The coin lights up with a soft glow illuminating the scene. Casting it around so that everyone can get a good look at the camouflaged entrance he moves over to Lara and shines the light down the now-open trapdoor. If there is nothing visible he'll drop the coin down so that it lights up the bottom.

[redzimmer]

Locksley

Shouldering his bow, Locksley grabs the rope and clambers down.

Spoiler: Climb

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(1d20+1)[15]. I am the nimble wombat.

"If you hear me scream, shoot slightly to the front of me," he whispers with a wink to Tienne.

[DrK]

Tyndall's light shines down the trapdoor and illuminates the shaft leading down and the rope dropping down as well. The light illuminates the slick sides of the shaft with old seaweed and smell of sea and salt. Locksley slides down the rope as Tyndall drops the coin down and landing softly on the old seaweed, rocks and broken bits of wood Locksley realises he's in a very small chamber with a barrl shaped tunnel some 5-10ft long leading back into the centre of the island but terminating a stout iron door, although there is a large brass key in the lock.

[redzimmer]

Locksley

Noting the door and key, Locksley brings again his bow to bear.

A lack of guards does not reassure me.

[Starbin]

Grimgor

The dwarf peered down, but seeing nothing but Locksley standing at the base of a tunnel, he snorted and waited stood for the others to move down. In the meantime, he peered around, looking for signs of folks coming this way ...

Spoiler: OOC

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Status
HPs: 12 (-3); AC: 13
F +5, R +2, W +1
Listen/Search/Spot +1; Balance +5; Concentration +7
Steely strike, Moment of Perfect Mind, Charging Minotaur (3/3)
Stance: none
Weapons: Axe & Shield
Effects: none

[Ghostfoot]

Tyndall

"Anyone home?" Tyndall with much difficulty eventually climbs down the rope next to Locksley. Once down he draws his new cutlass and looks about the seaweed and detritus for any obvious footprints or signs of inhabitants.

Spoiler: checks

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Survival (1d20+3)[14]
Climb (DC5?) (1d20-5)[1]
Climb (DC5?) (1d20-5)[5]
Climb (DC5?) (1d20-5)[7] Phew!

[DrK]

Tyndall and Locksley look around carefully but neither really find anything conclusive. The fresh and unrotted nature of the rope however would suggest that someone has been here recently. Especially with the roted and old nature of the wooden shards and dried out seaweeds on the pit floor. Apart from the clumping sounds of your friends above you you cannot hear much else aside from the sounds of city and the whispering of the forest. Grimgor, ever alert looking about the surface can see nothing currently.

[Stegyre]

Tienne

Tienne does not climb ropes, not when it can be avoided. In the blink of an eye – a long blink – he disappears from the surface to reappear below ground with Locksley and Tyndall, to have a look around. "The door and the key seem awfully obvious. Does that mean it's a trap or that it's what we are supposed to do?" he whispers at the others. What would the Jade Ravens do, here?

[RCgothic]

Lara slips down the rope, and if no-one has already done so she turns the key to open the door.

[Stegyre]

Tienne

Tienne watches Lara's actions intently. Here is someone who knows what to do. He gazes up at the ceiling and then at the walls. Does the roof fall in? Do poison darts spring out from the door frame? He tenses, ready for anything. Ready to run away when the crap gets real.

[Starbin]

Grimgor

The dwarf glanced down periodically, waiting for a sign to climb down before he left his post ...

Spoiler: OOC

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Just didn't want to leave until y'all were ready to proceed ...

Status
HPs: 12 (-3); AC: 13
F +5, R +2, W +1
Listen/Search/Spot +1; Balance +5; Concentration +7
Steely strike, Moment of Perfect Mind, Charging Minotaur (3/3)
Stance: none
Weapons: Axe & Shield
Effects: none

[DrK]

As Lara turns the key and forces open the door a wave of salt and decay hits her. In the light of the torch a dimly lit ancient smuggler's den with warped wooden supports and low barrel ceiling overhead. The smells is terrible with seaweed and a slime on the floor, bones of rats and the like scattered around and claw marks on the walls though what caused them is unsure. The room is 10ft wide as you come in from the side and 20ft to either side of you you can make out battered looking wooden doors.

[redzimmer]

Locksley

Emboldened by Lara's lack of a cruel death, Locksley keeps his bow drawn and walks through the doorway.

[Felhammer]

Amara

The elf knocked her arrow and readied herself for what maybe down with in the den...

[Stegyre]

Tienne

Nonplussed, Tienne watches Lara. Maybe she should open all the doors, he thinks. Remembering how she handles her great sword, however, he keeps his thoughts to himself. Someone has to go first, might as well be my turn. Tienne steps into the room and begins a search for trouble, checking the vaulted ceiling, as well as the shadows and slime around the floor.

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Spot - (1d20+4)[10]
Listen - (1d20+4)[8]
Search - (1d20+1)[19]

[Ghostfoot]

Tyndall

"Could be a warren of smuggler's tunnels down here" Tyndall says as he steps into the room with blade drawn, eyeing the two doors. He holds the magic light high so all can see.

[DrK]

With all but the tough looking dwarf down in the caverns below the others push into the first of the barrel shaped caverns. Tyndall and Locksley look around noting the scratches and the tony skeletons of rats, parrots and fish all of which bears signs of being gnawed upon. Reaching the door to the right both Tyndall and Locklesy can hear the soudns of movement behind and what sounds like moaning.

Still outside the caves Grimgor can see and hear the echoes of his comrades and the flickering lights from the bottom of the shaft. Atop the surface its still dark and quiet although for the dwarf in his infravision he can see the flicker of insects and parrots.

[Stegyre]

Tienne

Tienne moves back to the entry chamber and from there reappears on the surface. "There's two more doors in the next chamber. I think we're moving on," he tells the dwarf. "Coming?"

Wouldn't want to go anywhere suspicious without the death-dealing dwarf. He disappears back down the hole. "Left?" he asks the others, figuring one door is as good as the other, and they will eventually try both.

[Starbin]

Grimgor

With a final glance around, Grimgor nodded and followed the others down. Given the confines, he pulled free his axe and shield once down, ready for the worst.

He was rarely disappointed...

Spoiler: OOC

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Following the others.

Status
HPs: 12 (-3); AC: 13
F +5, R +2, W +1
Listen/Search/Spot +1; Balance +5; Concentration +7
Steely strike, Moment of Perfect Mind, Charging Minotaur (3/3)
Stance: none
Weapons: Axe & Shield
Effects: none

[Ghostfoot]

Tyndall

Tyndall listens to the moaning coming from behind the door. "Sounds like prisoners down here. Let's rescue them!" He reaches for the door handle...

Spoiler: somebody stop me

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Yes this is dumb. Feel free to stop him...or pull up a chair for a front row seat

[Felhammer]

Amara

The elf grips her holy symbol and whispers a silent prayer to the Dolphin Prince. "Let us save them."

[DrK]

Tyndall wrenches open the door to rescue "prisoners" but its not quite what he expected. The room beyon another barrel vaulted chamber of wet mould covered stone, puddles of sea water in the corners and seaweed in the corners. Sadly the moaning was not prisoners!

Spoiler: Surprise

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A total of 6 decaying corpses turn with ravaged and salt corroded skin missing eyes and noses face the party and Tyndall leading the way. Dim lights of undeath glowing in empty eye sockets as they sense prey and long claws, ragged lumps of stone or rusty cutlasses are raised in anger!

Spoiler: Init

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A fight in the dimness with zombie pirates!

ALL the heroes

Zombies

Currently Tyndall and Locklsey are in the 10ft wide room, the room neyond is much wider and the nearest zombie is 15ft away so can advance and fan out if you wanted to

[Stegyre]

Tienne

"Zombies: slow and stupid," says Tienne, seeing what lies beyond the door. "I suggest we guard the doorway and cut them down as they try to come through." He moves up alongside Locksley and Tyndall, readying his dagger for the attack.

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Move action to get alongside the doorway – unless one of our better melee attackers decides to shoulde me aside.
Standard action: ready an attack for the first zombie within range that isn't cut down by someone else: Hit - (1d20+1)[14], damage - (1d4+1)[3].

Edit: not bad; I might be minorly useful this battle.

[Ghostfoot]

Tyndall

"Shhhh we're here to help you.....Ergh! What the- " Tyndall overcomes his initial shock and falls back at Tienne's sensible words, grasping his new cutlass tightly and ready to hack off any vile limbs that get near him.

Spoiler: Actions & status

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Move action: position alongside doorway.
Standard action: Readied attack vs zombie. Cutlass (1d20+1)[10] damage (1d6)[6]

Tyndall Jarispur
M CG Human Marshal 1, Level 1, Init 2, HP 11/11, Speed 20ft
AC 18, Touch 12, Flat-footed 16, Fort 5, Ref 2, Will 1, Base Attack Bonus 0
MW Cutlass +1 (1d6, 19-20/ x2)
Longbow +1 (1d8, x3)
Scimitar +0 (1d6, 18-20/ x2)
Chainmail armour, Light wooden shield (+5 Armor, +1 Shield, +2 Dex)
Abilities Str 10, Dex 14, Con 16, Int 8, Wis 8, Cha 16
Condition
Master of Tactics: All allies within 60ft get +3 circumstance bonus to damage when flanking

[Starbin]

Grimgor

Stepping forward, the dwarf snorted. Raising his axe, he stood with the others, ready to attack whatever came through the door. "Leave it to ye lads ta pick thems tha' need killin' and nae savin' ..."

Spoiler: OOC

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Move to stand where he can attack with the others (I'm visualizing three of us around the door). If that's not possible, then drop the axe and shield and use the pike to poke from behind.
Readied attack vs zombie that needs killing! Attack - (1d20+4)[5] Damage - (1d10+3)[6]+Stance - (1d6)[5]

Status
HPs: 12/15 (-3); AC: 15
F +5, R +2, W +1
Listen/Search/Spot +1; Balance +5; Concentration +7
Steely strike, Moment of Perfect Mind, Charging Minotaur (3/3)
Stance: Punishing Stance (+1d6 dam, -2 AC)
Weapons: Axe & Shield
Effects:

EDIT: This seems to be a habit ... next attack should be something nasty!

[Felhammer]

The elf springs into action when she sees the first zombie, "By ffe order of ffe Lord of ffe Undersea, I order you back to ffe graves you crawl'd out of!"

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Rapid Shot!
Smite Evil x2!

0 BAB + 3 DEX + 1 Point Blank + 2 Smite - 2 Rapid Shot
(1d20+4)[22] // (1d8+1)[7] Slashing
(1d20+4)[6] // (1d8+1)[4] Slashing

[redzimmer]

Locksley

"Oookay then, someone sold us out. If we live, let's go on a vengeful rampage, yes no?"

Deciding the day can't get much worse, Locksley aims and fires an arrow at the closest zombie.

Spoiler: Attack. Sense Motive

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(1d20+1)[11]
(1d6)[1]
(1d20+1)[10] who led us here. Is Locksley just paranoid?

[RCgothic]

"Pirate zombies!" Lara exclaims! "Killing these again will be doing the world a favour!"

She moves up to the doorway to threaten anything that approaches it.

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Move to flank doorway.

Readied Attack (1d20+8)[22] +3 +insp + flank
Damage (2d6+6)[14] +3 +insp slashing

Inspiration 3/5 assuming or 4/5 if miss.

[DrK]

The party leap into action with efficient speed. Lara taking up a position by the door and near chopping the first zombie ni half as it shambles through the door, her blow truly inspired. A second zombie falls as a razor edged arrow from Amara flies true into its neck before Tienne's dagger tears the creatures arm off and the damage leaves it in-animate on the floor. The rest of them barrel into the room. The lead two tearing at Lara and Tienne as they climb over their fallen kin. Sadly Grimgor, Locklesy and Tyndall's blows go wide as the horde of undead flesh surges towards them.

Spoiler: Zombies

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Bite Lara (1d20+3)[10] dam (1d6+3)[7] DC 13 Fort or catch a disease
Bite Locksley (1d20+3)[23] dam (1d6+3)[5] DC 13 Fort or catch a disease

[Felhammer]

Amara knocks two more arrows as she yells, "FOR THE DOLPHIN PRINCE!"

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Rapid Shot!

0 BAB + 3 DEX + 1 Point Blank - 2 Rapid Shot
(1d20+2)[8] // (1d8)[5] Slashing
(1d20+2)[7] // [roll]1d8/[roll] Slashing