8th of Eleint: Night
Chapter 1: The Ship Battle
At the end of the last game, the presumed pirate ship was steadily gaining on the Hond Ebrath. Cirilli is in the crow’s nest. Atalaya and Boz are assisting Kyle at the stern ballista. Lonnie, Rogelio, Nevil and Inman are manning the starboard side ballista. Ivar is at the helm. Annie is planning to move between the two ballistas as needed to help get them loaded and fired. Sorrow is standing near Atalaya on the poop deck deciding on what spells and illusions to use.
The pirate ship finally comes within striking distance. They are obviously preparing to attack us. As they approached we loaded both ballistas and have them ready to fire. Atalaya can see the ship’s name, The Siren.
As the Siren gets to within Boz’s shortbow range, he shoots at the sails, hits them and causes 8 points of damage.
Hond Ebrath: Annie comes to stern to give advantage on the ballista shot. Rogelio fires the starboard ballista and hits the sail for 16 points of damage.
Nevil: Help to reload the ballista
Cirilli: Shoots at the sails of the Siren and misses. (Must have been a rough wave swell, moving the crow’s nest more than she adjusted for it.)
Atalaya: 1st arrow: (non magical arrows used in this fight) Critical hit, doing a total of 16 points of damage to the sail.
2nd arrow: hits for 8 points of damage
Horde Breaker arrow: Hits for 13 points of damage.
Inman: Casts Scorching Ray on the sails. All hit, for a total of 20 points of damage to the sails.
Sorrow: Help to load the stern ballista.
Siren: A ballista shoots at the Hond Ebrath sails, hits them and causes 8 points of damage. The ship moves close to the Hond Ebrath. A second ballista fires at the Hond Ebrath hitting the sails and doing 21 points of damage to them.
Boz: Assist on reloading the stern ballista.
Hond Ebrath: ? (I didn’t get anything written down. I think it moves forward, and Kyle and Lonnie? Rogelio? Work on loading ballistas)
Atalaya: Shoots at the Captain, doing a total of 16 points of damage.
Inman: Casts shatter at the Siren’s ballista with 3 people manning it.
Farts: Makes his save, takes 8 points of damage
Sweetie: Fails his save, takes 16 points of damage
Bluey: Fails his save, takes 16 points of damage
Ballista: No save, takes 16 points of damage
Sorrow: Casts Phantasmal Killer on the Captain.
Captain: Fails his save, takes 9 points of damage and is frightened
Siren: 1. Pube moves to the wheel.
2. Ballista fires at the Hond Ebrath Ballista with Nevil and Rogelio. It hits Rogelio.
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Boz: Uses his turn to dash on board the Siren (the two ships are at this point grappled together)
Hond Ebrath: 1. Ballista fires at the Siren’s helm, misses
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Topper: Goes over the rail and attacks Inman. Shoots with his longbow and misses.
Nevil: Blesses on Atalaya, Boz and Inman (+to attacks and saving throws- +d4). She moves to where Inman is.
Seahawk: Boards our ship. Shoots his bow and misses
Cirilli: Shoots and hits Seahawk, 3 points of damage.
Shoots again at Seahawk and fumbles, dropping her bow, but doesn’t fall from the crow’s nest. She moves ½ the way down the mast.
Atalaya: shoots at Pube twice. Both hit doing 8+13 points of damage. (total of 21 points of damage)
Inman: Activates Bladesong. Casts Shatter on the Ballista
Sweetie: fails save, 25 points of damage, falls to the deck.
Bluey: fails save, 25 points of damage, face plants on deck
Farts: fails save, 25 points of damage, He is holding his ears but is still standing.
Ballista: looks damaged, but is still hanging on by a thread.
Captain: fails save. (from Sorrow’s Phantasmal Killer spell) and takes 18 points of damage
Nevil: holds her action
Sorrow: Moves 30 feet towards the Siren and continues to concentrate on his spell. (Phantasmal Killer)
Pube: Sees Vaz and Atalaya, takes a shot at Atalaya and misses her.
Siren: Can’t do anything
Boz: Shoots Pube. He is killed.
Farts: Takes a shot at Boz and misses him.
Hond Ebrath: 1. Kyle shoots ballista at Farts and hills him
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Topper: TAkes a shot at Inman, hits for 3 points of damage
Nevile: (using held turn) Moves to Seahawk, talking to him “Look around Dude. Do you want a chance at surviving this or not?” Seahawk doesn’t look convinced. He takes a step back and asks, “What?”
Seahawk: Dagger attack on Nevil, hits for 3 points of damage.
Cirilli: Fishes her climb down and grabs her bow.
Atalaya: Has made her way onto the Siren. She tackles the Captain and grapples him (critical success).
Rogelio makes his way onto the Siren and looks for any active combatants. He doesn’t see any.
Inman: Casts Fire Bolt at Topper and hits for 7+9=16 points of fire damage.
Captain: fails another wisdom save and takes 26 points of damage from Sorrow’s Phantasmal Killer spell.
Nevil: Attacks Seahawk with her morningstar. 2 hits for 6+10=16 points of damage. He is very bloody at this point.
Sorrow: Casts Vickous Mockery (at Captain? Save made? )
Boz: Grabs some rope from his pack and ties up the Captain.
Topper: Jumps overboard (off the Hond Ebrath) and swims off towards the rocks.
Nevil: Offers Seahawk the same out (jumping overboard). “Don’t you want to jump?”
Seahawk: Jumps off the ship and swims after Topper.
Atalaya tugs/shakes the Captain and asks why he was attacking us.
Captain: Is unable to respond, too frightened.
Atalaya, seeing that there is no more combat occurring and no other living pirates on the Siren’s deck, calls to Sorrow and asks him to end whatever illusion the ship’s captain is suffering from.
Sorrow asks if the battle is over. Atalaya says that it seems to be.
Sorrow drops the Phantasmal Killer illusion.
Atalaya does a quick search of the Captain, finding 3 silvery pearls. This places him firmly in the Red Wizards’ employment as far as she is concerned. Atalaya continues to question why he attacked us.
The Captain responds by saying that they are pirates. Attacking and looting ships is what they do, and the Hond Ebrath looked like a good ship to loot.
Atalaya doesn’t believe him. He asks, “What? You don’t think that is what pirates do? Should we be attacking you for some other reason?”
Atalaya agrees that pirates attack and loot ships, but still is not sure that way his only reason to attack us as she looks at the pearls she took from him.
