The SSRS Kostroma lies idle in the southeastern bay of Mended Horn Island. Only the front portion, the two forward masts and the front of the superstructure that sits in the center of the freighter's hull, is illuminated by a pair of dim lights that glow orange-red, a sure sign that the boilers of the Kostroma are dying, and the lights will soon go off. The remainder of the ship's funnel, and the mast behind the superstructure are visible only in silhouette. The gibbous moon and starry night that would have provided a clear backdrop to the black hulk of the Kostroma have been smothered by the overcast skies and light rain.
A sound comes, not from the Kostroma, and indeed, not from anywhere at all. A low, vaguely tinnitus-like sound that drains out the sound of silence. It calls to you. It calls to everyone.
"Come to the Kostroma, good soldier. Join us here. Come."
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>>194474
I have no idea what to even do in this situation. I feel like we messed this encounter up.
Uh, grapple?
I have no idea what to even do in this situation. I feel like we messed this encounter up.
Uh, grapple?
>>194471
>>194475
Posey sees an absolutely giant python like thing move in, grab the griffin, and knock it to the ground, disabling it. Posey touches the second griffin and channels her evil energy into it. But unlike the first griffin, it is not so hurt as that this is enough to disable it. The Traveller must have cursed her swings (or at least, that's what she tells herself) because her swings miss the griffin.
>>194476
Viable
>>194477
May as well ask Kira that although I suppose the answer is "squeeze them"
>>194475
Posey sees an absolutely giant python like thing move in, grab the griffin, and knock it to the ground, disabling it. Posey touches the second griffin and channels her evil energy into it. But unlike the first griffin, it is not so hurt as that this is enough to disable it. The Traveller must have cursed her swings (or at least, that's what she tells herself) because her swings miss the griffin.
>>194476
Viable
>>194477
May as well ask Kira that although I suppose the answer is "squeeze them"
>>194478
Okay. The two of them can knock them out with subdual damage after I attack the other one on my next turn.
I guess it's Silver's turn now?
Okay. The two of them can knock them out with subdual damage after I attack the other one on my next turn.
I guess it's Silver's turn now?
>>194483
He punches one enemy, presumably the closest.
”Your haste is going to get us all killed!” he exclaims.
I don’t have my character sheet with me
He punches one enemy, presumably the closest.
”Your haste is going to get us all killed!” he exclaims.
I don’t have my character sheet with me
>>194485
Do you remember your Strength/Dex? Let's extrapolate. Your BAB should be +5, I assume at least 16 to your primary attack stat, then +1 for brawl.
Your flurry should be at least +6/+6, I think. +8/+8 with flanking.
You only need to hit each of them once or so, then the rest of us can incapacitate them with normal attacks.
Do you remember your Strength/Dex? Let's extrapolate. Your BAB should be +5, I assume at least 16 to your primary attack stat, then +1 for brawl.
Your flurry should be at least +6/+6, I think. +8/+8 with flanking.
You only need to hit each of them once or so, then the rest of us can incapacitate them with normal attacks.
>>194486
I can’t remember if Cavaliere has Flurry of Blows. I have only his ranged attacks memorized.
I can’t remember if Cavaliere has Flurry of Blows. I have only his ranged attacks memorized.
>>194488
Regardless, should the griffon still be conscious, Silver goes to smack the griffon in the head with his sword pommel.
[1d20+8 = (15+8) = 23]
[2d6+8 = (6+8) = 14]
Regardless, should the griffon still be conscious, Silver goes to smack the griffon in the head with his sword pommel.
[1d20+8 = (15+8) = 23]
[2d6+8 = (6+8) = 14]
>>194494
Heal: Silver immediately goes to tend to the wounds of the griffon Kira has incapacitated to try to keep him from dying.
[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25]
Heal: Silver immediately goes to tend to the wounds of the griffon Kira has incapacitated to try to keep him from dying.
[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25]
>>194495
The griffin's jacket is removed, and a bedsheet taken from a room above, fetched by Stained Sand and then delivered to Silver by Zara, serves well to plug the wound and stop the bleeding, then is quickly wrapped around the griffin. It seems stabilized, if not well.
The griffin's jacket is removed, and a bedsheet taken from a room above, fetched by Stained Sand and then delivered to Silver by Zara, serves well to plug the wound and stop the bleeding, then is quickly wrapped around the griffin. It seems stabilized, if not well.
>>194496
Silver nods after finishing up, confident in the quality of the work he has performed. Kira gives Zara some headpats. "It's okay. If the Traveler possessed them, Ouroboros can free their minds once we turn the lights back on!"
Silver nods after finishing up, confident in the quality of the work he has performed. Kira gives Zara some headpats. "It's okay. If the Traveler possessed them, Ouroboros can free their minds once we turn the lights back on!"
>>194497
Zara is pat, temporarily parting her ears. She looks down at the griffins, inspecting them.
"They were part of the boarding party..." She turns back and looks to Kira, though she turns her head away. She speaks,
"What's this.. 'possess'"? Turning her eyes back at the end of the question and placing a forehoof down.
>>194498
A flashlight is helpful under these circumstances
Zara is pat, temporarily parting her ears. She looks down at the griffins, inspecting them.
"They were part of the boarding party..." She turns back and looks to Kira, though she turns her head away. She speaks,
"What's this.. 'possess'"? Turning her eyes back at the end of the question and placing a forehoof down.
>>194498
A flashlight is helpful under these circumstances
>>194494
Posey frisks the downed griffins for loot, before proceeding to open the door to cargo hold five.
She licks the bloodied edge of her sword as she moves through the darkness and into the door to the next room, savoring the bitter sting of enchanted silver on her tongue.
>>194495
"You know, going through the effort to patch them up now only increases the chance of fighting them for their ship when all of this is done..." Posey says, swishing her tail nonchalantly as she walks by
(Also, they were knocked out with nonlethal damage: It's not necessary to stabilize them. They will recover on their own)
Posey frisks the downed griffins for loot, before proceeding to open the door to cargo hold five.
She licks the bloodied edge of her sword as she moves through the darkness and into the door to the next room, savoring the bitter sting of enchanted silver on her tongue.
>>194495
"You know, going through the effort to patch them up now only increases the chance of fighting them for their ship when all of this is done..." Posey says, swishing her tail nonchalantly as she walks by
(Also, they were knocked out with nonlethal damage: It's not necessary to stabilize them. They will recover on their own)
>>194498
Kira does look uneasy. She still doesn't know if they were for sure. "Well...they did well to disorientate us..."
>>194499
Silver looks over to Zara, and replies. "This entity, 'Traveler' or 'Chernobog' depending on who you ask, can take over minds of creatures, make them puppets to its will. It whispers to you, tries to get you to agree to join it in exchange for it helping you with whatever desire you have, and then it has you..."
>>194500
Admittedly, Posey did run a griffon through the chest with her sword. Silver's the only one who can run someone through with his sword without killing them, here.
Kira does look uneasy. She still doesn't know if they were for sure. "Well...they did well to disorientate us..."
>>194499
Silver looks over to Zara, and replies. "This entity, 'Traveler' or 'Chernobog' depending on who you ask, can take over minds of creatures, make them puppets to its will. It whispers to you, tries to get you to agree to join it in exchange for it helping you with whatever desire you have, and then it has you..."
>>194500
Admittedly, Posey did run a griffon through the chest with her sword. Silver's the only one who can run someone through with his sword without killing them, here.
>>194501
It doesn't matter if they took lethal damage if the nonlethal damage is what knocked him out. If the sword strike were enough to cause him to bleed out, he would have just died on the spot.
It doesn't matter if they took lethal damage if the nonlethal damage is what knocked him out. If the sword strike were enough to cause him to bleed out, he would have just died on the spot.
>>194500
Short swords, hoofcuffs, ammunition for guns they do not hold, their flashlights, and small amounts of money that don't seem to match their nationalities. Small necklaces to Eyr and Boreas respectively. One has a locket shocking a griffin, one has a pocket watch. They carry no IDs.
It tastes like griffin blood and, well, enchanted silver
>>194501
Zara blinks
"How is that different from anyone else? I mean, I will take that over the Chiropterrans. They don't ask, they just steal creatures. I'd rather someone who asks first..."
>>194502
It lost 85% of its HP to a sword strike and some kind of magical thing. I'd rather the wound be bandage than just "nah, it'll be fine."
Short swords, hoofcuffs, ammunition for guns they do not hold, their flashlights, and small amounts of money that don't seem to match their nationalities. Small necklaces to Eyr and Boreas respectively. One has a locket shocking a griffin, one has a pocket watch. They carry no IDs.
It tastes like griffin blood and, well, enchanted silver
>>194501
Zara blinks
"How is that different from anyone else? I mean, I will take that over the Chiropterrans. They don't ask, they just steal creatures. I'd rather someone who asks first..."
>>194502
It lost 85% of its HP to a sword strike and some kind of magical thing. I'd rather the wound be bandage than just "nah, it'll be fine."
>>194503
”Unlike those of the Chiropterrans, its captives can’t even think on their own. We’re not sure how affected the boarding party is. Giving them a single message would have helped us find out…”
”Unlike those of the Chiropterrans, its captives can’t even think on their own. We’re not sure how affected the boarding party is. Giving them a single message would have helped us find out…”
>>194503
Silver shakes his head at the misunderstanding zebra. "They made prisoner of your body. Traveler, it makes prisoner of your mind. It takes you over wholly, both body and mind subsumed into something else. There is no more 'you', just Traveler's will. You can not resist its commands because you are no longer in control of yourself, even if its command is to attack your friends and allies who have refused its offer..."
Silver shakes his head at the misunderstanding zebra. "They made prisoner of your body. Traveler, it makes prisoner of your mind. It takes you over wholly, both body and mind subsumed into something else. There is no more 'you', just Traveler's will. You can not resist its commands because you are no longer in control of yourself, even if its command is to attack your friends and allies who have refused its offer..."
>>194507
>converted
I have to count my currency individually then. How much of each type?
Could you tell me what the watch and necklaces cost individually?
I know I said we should divide treasure at the end of the adventure, but it's been over a year and I don't think anyone has been keeping track.
>converted
I have to count my currency individually then. How much of each type?
Could you tell me what the watch and necklaces cost individually?
I know I said we should divide treasure at the end of the adventure, but it's been over a year and I don't think anyone has been keeping track.
>>194507
Silver comes a bit closer to the mare, and wraps his forelegs around her in a hug. "We will stop him, and free your friends."
Silver comes a bit closer to the mare, and wraps his forelegs around her in a hug. "We will stop him, and free your friends."
>>194507
”Even if crew members are relatively sane, these surroundings will leave any griffon on a hair trigger. Making our intentions clear from the outset may well save their hides…as well as ours.”
”Even if crew members are relatively sane, these surroundings will leave any griffon on a hair trigger. Making our intentions clear from the outset may well save their hides…as well as ours.”
>>194509
squeak
The zebra is hugged
Zara is pushed down by Silver, as her shoulder is higher than the top of Silver's barrel.
She tilts her muzzle up and looks into Silver's eyes with her own ice blue
"Are you- are you sure?"
>>194510
Blackheel and Stained Sand are in the room now
Stained Sand:
"I would be on edge, absolutely. Especially with an armed party"
Blackheel:
"I am skeptical that there are hold outs... but if there are, they would expect hostile forces before friendly."
squeak
The zebra is hugged
Zara is pushed down by Silver, as her shoulder is higher than the top of Silver's barrel.
She tilts her muzzle up and looks into Silver's eyes with her own ice blue
"Are you- are you sure?"
>>194510
Blackheel and Stained Sand are in the room now
Stained Sand:
"I would be on edge, absolutely. Especially with an armed party"
Blackheel:
"I am skeptical that there are hold outs... but if there are, they would expect hostile forces before friendly."
Also, GM, I have a bunch of unappraised jewelry items on my character sheet. I have asked to appraise them before, but you were busy those times so I just decided to do it later.
I am just going to list them all as their minimum value on the standard treasure tables, for convenience. I don't mind potentially losing money so long as I know how much money I actually have.
I am just going to list them all as their minimum value on the standard treasure tables, for convenience. I don't mind potentially losing money so long as I know how much money I actually have.
>>194512
I think this would be better to put a pin in and wait till later so that we can see about actually moving the party. We actually have all three players plus me here right now and that has become very rare
I think this would be better to put a pin in and wait till later so that we can see about actually moving the party. We actually have all three players plus me here right now and that has become very rare
>>194513
Alright. It's a work night, but I can be here for maybe a other hour or two.
What does Posey see as she goes through the next door?
Alright. It's a work night, but I can be here for maybe a other hour or two.
What does Posey see as she goes through the next door?
>>194514
Shouldn’t we investigate this room first? And isn’t there another adjoining one of similar size?
Shouldn’t we investigate this room first? And isn’t there another adjoining one of similar size?
>>194515
I guess we should, if there is anything to see. It would probably be easier to turn the boiler on first though, so we can come back when the place is lit.
I guess we should, if there is anything to see. It would probably be easier to turn the boiler on first though, so we can come back when the place is lit.
>>194511
Silver's eyes, blue like the sky, match very well with hers. He looks into hers with steeled determination as he replies, "I am sure."
Kira looks about the room they're in. "This looks like an armory...maybe there's still some weapons in here we can use?"
Silver's eyes, blue like the sky, match very well with hers. He looks into hers with steeled determination as he replies, "I am sure."
Kira looks about the room they're in. "This looks like an armory...maybe there's still some weapons in here we can use?"
>>194516
Posey has dark vision. Just tell us if there’s anything important.
Also sorry for being a drag during combat
Posey has dark vision. Just tell us if there’s anything important.
Also sorry for being a drag during combat
>>194516
Peaking through the door, at a quick first glimpse, Posey sees...
A large room, the far wall extending further even than the extent of Posey's dark vision. There is a light on on the left near the back, casting an orange-tinted light on a steel floor. There are some large boxes, barrels, and metal ingots. Mostly the room is empty, 30 feet to the ceiling. There is a big rectangular hole near the center front which rain droplets fall. Below it, another hole to an even lower level.
You must descend stairs to enter
>>194515
There is indeed an adjoining room
>>194518
The room is a magazine and part of an armory. It contains 4 inch shells, 20 millimeter cannon shells, and other boxes of ammunition, as well as empty racks that presumably held rifles.
Peaking through the door, at a quick first glimpse, Posey sees...
A large room, the far wall extending further even than the extent of Posey's dark vision. There is a light on on the left near the back, casting an orange-tinted light on a steel floor. There are some large boxes, barrels, and metal ingots. Mostly the room is empty, 30 feet to the ceiling. There is a big rectangular hole near the center front which rain droplets fall. Below it, another hole to an even lower level.
You must descend stairs to enter
>>194515
There is indeed an adjoining room
>>194518
The room is a magazine and part of an armory. It contains 4 inch shells, 20 millimeter cannon shells, and other boxes of ammunition, as well as empty racks that presumably held rifles.
>>194520
Search: Silver and Kira decide to see if there's anything left that's actually useable inside the armory.
Silver - [1d20 = 1]
Kira - [1d20+5 = (17+5) = 22]
Search: Silver and Kira decide to see if there's anything left that's actually useable inside the armory.
Silver - [1d20 = 1]
Kira - [1d20+5 = (17+5) = 22]
>>194521
Kira finds:
A rifle (singular), and ammunition to two distinct kinds of machine guns that do not seem to be present.
Kira finds:
A rifle (singular), and ammunition to two distinct kinds of machine guns that do not seem to be present.
>>194517
"That could be useful."
Posey looks for any magic weapons (because surely Stalliongrad isn't so broke that they would send their sailors out with literally zero ways to fight enemies impervious to nonmagical attacks)
Rolling Arcana
>>194520
Posey checks to see if the ammo is magical
Arcana
[1d20+11 = (10+11) = 21]
With her horn, she opens the door to the adjoining room
>metal ingots
Ooh, now we're talking
"That could be useful."
Posey looks for any magic weapons (because surely Stalliongrad isn't so broke that they would send their sailors out with literally zero ways to fight enemies impervious to nonmagical attacks)
Rolling Arcana
>>194520
Posey checks to see if the ammo is magical
Arcana
[1d20+11 = (10+11) = 21]
With her horn, she opens the door to the adjoining room
>metal ingots
Ooh, now we're talking
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