Cold Embraces

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As far as Brennen can tell - elementals. They seem to be caught between lashing out and raising the ship and he suspects any significant damage to the ship, gems, or elementals will dismiss them. Left to their own semi-bound devices he cannot be sure what they will do.

[harknail]

If Bremmed lets Vadania know, she can actually use her bow underwater. But I don't think she'll be able to do extra fire damage.

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The party moves away from the ship as a vortex forms in the water beneath it. Vadania can't be sure but she thinks the ship may have cleared the surface entirely, but arcs of electricity and flames from above suggest it is anything but the safe transport the party may have hoped for.

[harknail]

Once she and Ylva her out of the water and she has a clear view, Vadania will look to see what she had stirred up by trying to pry out a gem. If he is in earshot, Vadania will ask Brennan "So what have we stirred up?"

[Jasmine]

"Looks like we stirred up some elementals," says Brennen cheerfully. "Absolutely no idea what they're doing! Hey, Tink, you speak the elemental languages, try talking to them?"

"Sure," says Tink, and then, in various elemental languages, shouts "Hey! Calm down! We come in peace!"

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Bound elementals were not normally conversational but Tink hoped the circumstances here would work in her favour. However she receives no reply and from the roaring storm that surrounds the ship she is unsure if her voice carries. While it is possible the elementals are behaving as originally commanded the chaos suggests they may also have gone mad or are very very angry about their circumstances.

Whatever their motivation the ship hasn't managed to clear the surface of the water by much, though the group can see that the lower part of the stone ring beneath the ship and any gemstone it may have carried is missing, perhaps broken away in the crash. Trailing storm and lightning the ship lists and turns in the air and drifts towards the group ominously, the water below spiralling into a whirlpool and the air above into a tornado.

[Jasmine]

"Yeah, I don't think they're feeling talkative," says Tink. "I don't really like the way they're headed toward us, either."

"Well, if we dealt any significant damage to them or to the ship or the gems, it would probably dismiss them," says Brennen. "What do you think, Vadania?"

[harknail]

As she readied her bow, Vadania said, "I think we created a new hazard for the fell, and it's up to use to stop it before it harms others. Where is the best place to target it?"

[Jasmine]

"Beats me. Let's find out," says Brennen. He fires a frightful blast at the elementals.

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That's definitely got their attention

Roll init.

[Jasmine]

Brennen initiative: uHozfjcAp_1-20-3
Tink initiative: p_1-20+71-20�1-20

[harknail]

Vadania Init: jW1FLd5ap_1-20+4=15
Ylva Init: p_1-20+3=151-20�1-20

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Lightning arcs around the shell of the ship as it moves towards the group, seemingly causing changes in the local weather at it lashes up the water into something resembling a rainstorm and low clouds form overhead. A rapidly strengthening wind weaves around the ship holding it up while the lake below falls away threatening to pull everyone down with it if they don't get out soon.

Even through the storm Vadania can see that the metal elements of the ship have started to glow and smoulder with heat, perhaps from the lightning or magic or another elemental source.

As the party ready themselves a stroke of lightning flashes down at Brennen, given brief warning as it first seems to fly up from the ship itself and arc back down from the sky before striking the water and shocking everyone nearby.
(10 electrical damage, save for half for Brennen. 5 damage save for none for Vadania and Ylva. Reflex DC 16)



Tag Tink, and also to hit/damage for Brennens initial shot.

When attacking the ship declare a target for each attack - the hull, the stone ring, one of the gems (exposed, secured, or buried as appropriate), or any of the elemental effects you wish to attack directly such as the whirlwind.


Init
Storm 24
Tink 21
Flame 16
Vadania & Ylva 15
Brennen 11
Water 5


Harknail - did any of the new players pan out or is the party looking for a new NPC? (or not, if you want to run light as a pair)

[harknail]

Nov 2, 2016 23:33:57 GMT -5 harknail said:

Once she and Ylva her out of the water and she has a clear view, Vadania will look to see what she had stirred up by trying to pry out a gem. If he is in earshot, Vadania will ask Brennan "So what have we stirred up?"

I thought we were already out of the water.

Many people have expressed interest, but I never head back from any of them after giving them the link to the forum.

[harknail]

Vadania reflex save: W8yJ_BB0p_1-20+6=19
Ylva reflex save: p_1-20+7=151-20�1-20

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harknail said:

I thought we were already out of the water.

(just fluff text, the attack has a small burst area and the group is currently together)

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[Tag Tink / Brennens attack/damage roll?]

[Jasmine]

LZ3X0B4ap_1-20+6 (+1 vs. natural armor, +1 vs. evil) to hit for p_1-6p_1-6p_1-6p_1-6 (+2 vs. evil) damage, plus frightful blast effect (DC 16), against the lightning part of the storm.
p_1-20+7 vs. spell resistance if needed.

Tink uses faerie fire to light up the elementals a bit.1-20�1-6�1-6�1-6�1-6�1-20

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The faerie fire gives a blue outline to the ship, but not the storm - it would seem as if the energy was a magical rather than physical manifestation of the elementals power.

Brennen has some suspicions of what the group has encountered, bound summoned elementals rather than true elementals, and suspects the waning energies may be drawn to merge into a single omni-elemental storm.


Fire lashes out from the ship in all directions, igniting the vegetation around the lake. Close to the water the intense heat of the fire is greatly diminished (1 Damage to Brennen, 2 to Ylva and Tink) but beyond the building whirlwind quickly whips the grass and trees into flame.


Tag Vadania/Ylva/Brennen

[harknail]

OOC: Sorry for the delay, for some reason I didn't get notified of the new post.

Vadania will move a little bit away from Brennan so that the same attack can't hit them both. She will pull out her Wand of Cold and use it to try to freeze everything into place. Besides, if it's generating fire, perhaps like herself it is vulnerable to cold.
she aims the 30 foot to catch as many of the potential targets as she can. She is also trying to freeze a big chunk of ice to the boat to act as an anchor.
Damage: dZdBYP||p_1-6p_1-6 = 8, DC 14 for half1-6�1-6