Session 2 - Becoming Real Pirates - Part 2

[Dracos]

9/6/2008 6:27:44 PM <Captain_Dracos>   At the end of the last session, our surly crew of misfits and misbegotten buckaneers were joining in on their first official keelhauling and lootering.  Having swung to victory, they rushed off to battle down the crew of the ship...  and that was where we left off.
9/6/2008 6:36:29 PM <Captain_Dracos>   At this point another group is swinging aboard, bringing it to nearly a dozen on the deck.  "You're still here, Elladan?" Elladan recognized the voice of long time harrier, Menphis.  Guy needed another hanging under the island.  "Well, I'd know you guys would be slow," He grinned.
9/6/2008 6:36:47 PM <Captain_Dracos>   The horns were still blaring over the ship as the guards atop tried to rally.
9/6/2008 6:38:19 PM <Elladan>   "Ah, Menphis. I just wanted to make sure you actually made it over this time. It'd be such a shame to take care of all these soldiers without you. After all, you do need as much help as you can get with being the toughest on the ship."
9/6/2008 6:39:54 PM <Glubtz>   "Hey, I'm plenty tough!  Did you see me smite that last guard?"  Glubtz hiss-whispers to Elladan.
9/6/2008 6:40:17 PM *   Elladan pats Glubtz on the head.
9/6/2008 6:40:30 PM *   Kythaine chuckles.
9/6/2008 6:40:31 PM <Captain_Dracos>   "Sure you blokes are.  Why don't you and the kiddy troop keep fooling around up here," He grinned, waving his buddies on as they rushed down to the lower decks.
9/6/2008 6:41:05 PM <Elladan>   "Indeed, I did. I've not seen anything so impressive since our dear friend Menphis, here. In fact, I think you need to show them how it's done!"
9/6/2008 6:41:40 PM *   Glubtz kicks Elladan on his spinly chins.
9/6/2008 6:43:07 PM <Kythaine>   "Last I checked we were supposed to be fighting the Valuans, not each other."
9/6/2008 6:43:16 PM *   Elladan chuckles and heads off towards the lower decks, whistling slightly and looking for a target..
9/6/2008 6:43:37 PM *   Kythaine follows him.
9/6/2008 6:44:30 PM *   Glubtz tags along, eager to try out his training.
9/6/2008 6:45:10 PM <Kythaine>   "Shall we head towards the sound of Menphis screaming like a little girl?"
9/6/2008 6:46:09 PM <Elladan>   "Do we have to? I mean, he's such a discontent person, after all.. Though, I suppose unpleasantness aside, he *is* a member of the crew..."
9/6/2008 6:46:17 PM *   Elladan sighs and turns to face Kythaine.
9/6/2008 6:46:22 PM <Elladan>   "Flip a coin for it?"
9/6/2008 6:47:59 PM <Kythaine>   "Fair enough."  Kythaine pulls a coin off of a downed Valuan.  "Heads or tails?"
9/6/2008 6:48:18 PM <Elladan>   "Tails for the our under-dog fellow."
9/6/2008 6:49:10 PM *   Kythaine flips the coin.
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9/6/2008 6:57:24 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Heading down the metal hallway, they laughed and jested about their pseudo-rivals.  Kythaine's coin spinning around and landing on heads.
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9/6/2008 6:57:49 PM *   Merc is now known as Marcus
9/6/2008 6:59:12 PM <Glubtz>   Glubtz jumps in suprise at the sight of Marcus!  "Jumping elvish monkies!  You nearly scared the patches off of me!"
9/6/2008 6:59:18 PM <Captain_Dracos>   As they discussed their goals in the ship, Glubtz noticed something odd about a panel close to the bottom of the current hallway on the side, the paint slightly off along the metal, as if it had been newly sealed.
9/6/2008 6:59:47 PM *   Elladan picks the coin up with a smile and offers it to Kythaine.
9/6/2008 6:59:57 PM <Elladan>   "Seems luck favors harmony of the ship, eh?"
9/6/2008 7:00:28 PM *   Kythaine chuckles again and pockets the coin.
9/6/2008 7:00:41 PM <Kythaine>   "So it would seem."
9/6/2008 7:01:23 PM <Glubtz>   "Hum.  Seems these guards are careless, apparently repairs were needed in this location."
9/6/2008 7:01:39 PM <Glubtz>   "They did a shoddy job too, I could do better with my beard tied around my eyes."
9/6/2008 7:01:50 PM <Elladan>   "Marcus, watch Glubtz. Kythaine, would you be so kind as to accompany me to the powder storage? Perhaps we can scrounge togeather a little fun and havok?"
9/6/2008 7:02:57 PM <Glubtz>   "I mean, look at this!"  Glubtz bangs the area in question with his fist.  "Disgraceful!"
9/6/2008 7:02:59 PM <Kythaine>   "What did I say about blowing up ships before they were properly looted?"
9/6/2008 7:03:29 PM <Kythaine>   "Glubtz, why don't you break whatever they fixed?"
9/6/2008 7:03:33 PM <Elladan>   "Feel free to view yourself as my safety mechanism, then. Either way, there's fun to be had."
9/6/2008 7:04:23 PM *   Marcus nods weakly, wincing as he rubs his forehead, looking somewhat out-of-sorts and slightly confused. 'I -knew- sneaking into the wine cellar and sampling things wasn't such a good idea,' the young pirate thinks, wincing every time Glubtz makes himself quite vocal.
9/6/2008 7:05:29 PM *   Glubtz glances around with a guilty expression, then takes out his warhammer. "Maybe I have time to make ONE quick repair..."
9/6/2008 7:06:34 PM <Kythaine>   "I knew we could count on you for subtle."
9/6/2008 7:07:27 PM *   Glubtz swiftly strikes the weakest points of the panel with his hammer, "I hope this doesn't get back to the guys, I really should be out there looting..."
9/6/2008 7:07:49 PM <Glubtz>   "I guess I'm a multi-tasking pirate!"
9/6/2008 7:08:09 PM *   Elladan chuckles and heads further in, searching for the store-room.
9/6/2008 7:09:01 PM *   Kythaine sighs, shrugs, and follows Elladan. "No getting killed while we're gone."
9/6/2008 7:09:55 PM <Captain_Dracos>   The hammer caved through the hastily placed plate, revealing a small repair shaft behind it with a ladder going down.  Not something to normally need sealing off.
9/6/2008 7:11:00 PM <Kythaine>   "Elladan, hold up!"  Glubtz seems to have found something interesting.
9/6/2008 7:11:16 PM <Glubtz>   "Holy leaping human lizards!"
9/6/2008 7:11:35 PM <Elladan>   "I suppose.. Though, I was rather looking forward to the powder stores.."
9/6/2008 7:12:07 PM <Kythaine>   "What do you see, Glubtz?"
9/6/2008 7:12:16 PM <Glubtz>   "A SECRET passage!  Perhaps it holds further ship building secrets!  Come to my Precious!"
9/6/2008 7:12:57 PM *   Glubtz makes to dive headfirst into the passage.
9/6/2008 7:13:16 PM *   Kythaine follows Glubtz.
9/6/2008 7:17:14 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Glubtz leaped into the repair shaft before his stunned companion's eyes, flying headfirst down the shaft...  And then remembering as he saw the floor approaching "That Hurts."
9/6/2008 7:17:21 PM <Captain_Dracos>   OOC: 12 damage to Glubtz.
9/6/2008 7:18:19 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Gracefully bouncing along the sides of the wall, Kythaine landed without even a wince right on top of him, the underground walkway dark, but clearly an alternate and perhaps faster route to the core of the ship.
9/6/2008 7:18:43 PM <Glubtz>   "Owwwwwwies..."
9/6/2008 7:19:48 PM <Kythaine>   "Ooops."  Kythaine steps off of Glubtz's head.
9/6/2008 7:20:06 PM *   Elladan looks down the shaft and merely tries to climb down.
9/6/2008 7:20:26 PM *   Kythaine grabs Glubtz and pulls him slightly down the walkway so no one else lands on him.
9/6/2008 7:20:44 PM <Captain_Dracos>   The ladder is firm and sturdy, easy to get down the dark shaft.  There's very little light here.
9/6/2008 7:22:55 PM <Glubtz>   The prospect of finding loot, or even better, ship secrets entices Glubtz to bounces to his feet in anticipation.
9/6/2008 7:23:01 PM *   Elladan looks around, and heads down the walkway...
9/6/2008 7:25:03 PM *   Kythaine looks up and motions for Marcus to follow them.
9/6/2008 7:25:07 PM <Elladan>   "You know, Kythaine, *my* plan was to grab a barrel or two of powder and take it to the captain's quarters.. Roll it in, a liberal threating of adding some fire, and an easy surrender.. Instead, we're bumbling through the dark.. While Menphis, of all people, is doing *our* job."
9/6/2008 7:26:25 PM <Kythaine>   "It does have a certain subtlety."
9/6/2008 7:26:55 PM <Elladan>   "A surrendered ship is easy loot."
9/6/2008 7:27:05 PM <Glubtz>   "Well, I suppose blowing up the ship enables me to put it back together.  Still, I could learn more from it intact."
9/6/2008 7:27:10 PM *   Elladan waves a hand absently..
9/6/2008 7:27:18 PM <Elladan>   "Next time?"
9/6/2008 7:27:26 PM <Kythaine>   "But let's see what we can find.  After all, if the Valuans didn't want us to find this place...."
9/6/2008 7:28:00 PM <Elladan>   "Mmmm.. Maybe we'll get lucky.."
9/6/2008 7:28:30 PM *   Elladan detaches his small lantern from his belt and lights it, then heads down the walkway..
9/6/2008 7:28:54 PM *   Kythaine follows.
9/6/2008 7:31:48 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Heading along the hallways, illuminated by the small orange light from Elladan's lantern, the young pirates found themselves going through what seemed to be a pretty standard repair shaft.  Though far fancier than the one on their ship, with the internals of the large ship entirely made of metal.  Hot steam billowed every so often dangerously ahead of them, but with caution they were able to safely navigate pas
9/6/2008 7:31:48 PM <Captain_Dracos>   t it.  Eventually, they came to a grating in the floor, below voice rising.  "What do you mean pirates are boarding my ship?" A prissy voice screeched up.  "They knew it was here?!"  "Worry not my lord.  We have have ensured that there is no way that our prize can be found.  The yacht is being readied as we speak as you commanded and the men are fighting the pirates off."
9/6/2008 7:31:54 PM *   Glubtz trots along, "Do what you want cuz a pirate is free, you are a pirate..."
9/6/2008 7:32:50 PM *   Elladan raises an eyebrow at this and turns to Marcus and Kythaine with a whisper..
9/6/2008 7:33:35 PM *   Kythaine nods and lifts the grating as quietly as he can.
9/6/2008 7:33:41 PM <Elladan>   "-Hold for a moment.. I'll try to put them down.. Sleep.."
9/6/2008 7:39:21 PM <Glubtz>   "Wait, don't, let them keep talking..."
9/6/2008 7:40:43 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Glubtz notices that the grate their listening through is fairly well attached.  Without explosives, it'd be hard to get down into the room with those men from here.  Elladan's voice carried through as he cast his spell though, the two easily seeming to shake it off.  "Spies!  Rogues in the shafts!  I thought you said you had things under control.  Clearly I can't count on you soldiers for anything.  Set fire th
9/6/2008 7:40:43 PM <Captain_Dracos>   rough that shaft."  He pointed up at them, a glowing little bolt of energy flying out and smacking Elladan in the face.
9/6/2008 7:40:46 PM <Captain_Dracos>   OOC: 7 damage.
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9/6/2008 7:54:56 PM <Jon>   You're all GONNA DIE
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9/6/2008 7:58:13 PM <Glubtz>   "Bah, this grate isn't going to move easily, maybe you two can sneak around while the other slender guy and I hassle them."
9/6/2008 7:58:57 PM <Marcus>   "Well there goes the concept of a stimulating career as a ninja if being a pirate ever turned bust," Marcus mutters before he positions himself so he can slam his foot into the grating in a show of strength that will hopefully rain pieces of grating atop someone's head. Or give him a foot ache.
9/6/2008 8:00:15 PM <Marcus>   roll 1d20+4
9/6/2008 8:00:24 PM <Captain_Dracos>   roll d20+4
9/6/2008 8:00:30 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d20+4
9/6/2008 8:00:30 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 23 | Raw Rolls: [19] = 19
9/6/2008 8:00:32 PM <Elladan>   Roll 1d20+4
9/6/2008 8:01:27 PM <Marcus>   1d20+4
9/6/2008 8:01:27 PM <DiceBot>   Marcus gets 17 | Raw Rolls: [13] = 13
9/6/2008 8:03:11 PM <Captain_Dracos>   His foot slammed into the hard grating with hardly any effect.  "Oh, so we have several rats there?" The blonde snickered as he brushed back his hair. "Go, hurry up."  The captain rushed off at of the room as he lifted his fingers. "I have just the thing for you."  The passageway suddenly became rather dangerously hot as he snapped his fingers.
9/6/2008 8:03:52 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d20+5
9/6/2008 8:03:52 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 13 | Raw Rolls: [8] = 8
9/6/2008 8:05:52 PM *   Kythaine hurries down the passageway, looking for the enemy since he has no hope of breaking the grating.
9/6/2008 8:06:23 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d8+2
9/6/2008 8:06:23 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 5 | Raw Rolls: [3] = 3
9/6/2008 8:07:37 PM <Captain_Dracos>   OOC: 5 damage to Kythaine and Elladin.  5 continuous damage until they make a save against it.   Each of you get to make a saving throw now.
9/6/2008 8:09:39 PM <Elladan>   1d20
9/6/2008 8:09:39 PM <DiceBot>   Elladan gets 18 | Raw Rolls: [18] = 18
9/6/2008 8:09:47 PM <Marcus>   "Okay, that's not working, so time to find another way in, before things go from bad to worse," the fighter mutters as he starts to move back, following after Kythaine.
9/6/2008 8:09:52 PM <Glubtz>   "It's getting hot in here, so take off all your robes...  Go and stop that pansy of a captain!"
9/6/2008 8:12:14 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d20
9/6/2008 8:12:14 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 19 | Raw Rolls: [19] = 19
9/6/2008 8:12:18 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d20
9/6/2008 8:12:18 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 8 | Raw Rolls: [8] = 8
9/6/2008 8:13:25 PM *   Elladan eyes the foe through the grate and releases a Ray of Frost spell at him..
9/6/2008 8:13:31 PM <Elladan>   1d20+4
9/6/2008 8:13:31 PM <DiceBot>   Elladan gets 19 | Raw Rolls: [15] = 15
9/6/2008 8:14:56 PM <Elladan>   1d6+4
9/6/2008 8:14:56 PM <DiceBot>   Elladan gets 6 | Raw Rolls: [2] = 2
9/6/2008 8:17:03 PM <Captain_Dracos>   The blast flies through the grate as he spins his cloak up, blocking it and seeming to smirk.  "Hey, what do you think you're doing?  Guards, get them!  It's not noble to take bodily injury."
9/6/2008 8:18:06 PM <Glubtz>   "You shall pay for making my fellow pirates hot without being a busty wench!"
9/6/2008 8:18:37 PM <Glubtz>   1d20+4
9/6/2008 8:18:37 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 10 | Raw Rolls: [6] = 6
9/6/2008 8:22:20 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Glubtz spell followed it up, slamming harmlessly into the floor behind the man...who looked around and realized he was alone.  "Hmph, my guards will deal with you."  He snapped his fingers again as he walked out the door.
9/6/2008 8:22:25 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d20+5
9/6/2008 8:22:25 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 25 | Raw Rolls: [20] = 20
9/6/2008 8:23:01 PM <Captain_Dracos>   A sphere of flame suddenly appeared over the grate, driving the two back...though Elladan wasn't quite fast enough.
9/6/2008 8:23:06 PM <Captain_Dracos>   2d6+2
9/6/2008 8:23:07 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 7 | Raw Rolls: [2, 3] = 5
9/6/2008 8:23:29 PM <Captain_Dracos>   -----------------------------
9/6/2008 8:25:22 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Dashing down the corridor, Kythaine had plenty of light from the firefight going on behind him.  Marcus quickly followed as the two made their way across, not much further, there being a couple of ladders to go down to the level below them where that room was.
9/6/2008 8:25:48 PM *   Glubtz curses, "Let's go with the others, and get you patched up." He grabs Elladan and hauls him out of the view of the grate.
9/6/2008 8:30:48 PM *   Kythaine bounds down the nearest ladder.
9/6/2008 8:30:49 PM <Marcus>   "Quick, you go down the ladders first, then I'll follow when you tell me it's safe, or distract anything there if it's not!" Marcus suggests to his companion.
9/6/2008 8:31:17 PM <Kythaine>   1d20+9 Acrobatics
9/6/2008 8:31:17 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 11 | Raw Rolls: [2] = 2 | Comment: Acrobatics
9/6/2008 8:33:18 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Kythaine safely makes it down the ladder, a service hatch nearby to exit out into the corridor.  He can hear the captain rushing off, muttering.  "Hopefully none of them have found the service route into the crystal room.  I thought we had those tunnels sealed off.  I'm going to have to have them flailed.  Hearing Rapheal ranting is insufferable."
9/6/2008 8:35:59 PM *   Marcus waits for a few seconds to hear pained screams from his companion or a reassurement that it's safe.
9/6/2008 8:36:30 PM *   Kythaine opens the hatch and wings a slingstone at the back of the captain's head.
9/6/2008 8:38:38 PM <Captain_Dracos>   As Marcus waits, a much toasted Elladan and relatively unscathed Glubtz.
9/6/2008 8:40:23 PM *   Marcus waves at the others. "Kythaine is making sure it's safe," he comments simply.
9/6/2008 8:42:11 PM <Kythaine>   1d20+6 deft strike
9/6/2008 8:42:11 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 21 | Raw Rolls: [15] = 15 | Comment: deft strike
9/6/2008 8:42:35 PM <Glubtz>   "Oi, you, patch yourself up.  I would do it but you're not a ship."
9/6/2008 8:45:48 PM *   Elladan backs away from the grate and focuses his energies on healing..
9/6/2008 8:46:39 PM <Kythaine>   3d6+4 sneak attack
9/6/2008 8:46:39 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 19 | Raw Rolls: [6, 4, 5] = 15 | Comment: sneak attack
9/6/2008 8:47:25 PM <Kythaine>   d6+4
9/6/2008 8:47:50 PM <Kythaine>   1d6+4
9/6/2008 8:47:50 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 7 | Raw Rolls: [3] = 3
9/6/2008 8:49:09 PM <Captain_Dracos>   "OW," The bullet went true, smacking him in his helmet, catching him mid turn as he had shifted at the sound of the hatch opening.  "You're there?  Well then, EN GARDE!" He yanked out his sword, rushing towards Kythaine.
9/6/2008 8:49:45 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d20+2
9/6/2008 8:49:46 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 15 | Raw Rolls: [13] = 13
9/6/2008 8:50:36 PM <Elladan>   1d20+6
9/6/2008 8:50:36 PM <DiceBot>   Elladan gets 15 | Raw Rolls: [9] = 9
9/6/2008 8:52:39 PM <Kythaine>   1d20+8 initiative
9/6/2008 8:52:40 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 13 | Raw Rolls: [5] = 5 | Comment: initiative
9/6/2008 9:01:11 PM <Captain_Dracos>   the man rushed forward, swinging downward dangerously with his sword his moves measured and controlled as he drove the young pirate back towards the hatch.
9/6/2008 9:01:16 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d20+8
9/6/2008 9:01:16 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 27 | Raw Rolls: [19] = 19
9/6/2008 9:02:10 PM <Captain_Dracos>   2d8+3
9/6/2008 9:02:10 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 16 | Raw Rolls: [6, 7] = 13
9/6/2008 9:03:05 PM <Captain_Dracos>   His blade cut deeply against him, slicing in as he continued to drive the man back.
9/6/2008 9:05:53 PM *   Kythaine dives backward through the service hatch and tries to slam it shut.
9/6/2008 9:06:22 PM <Marcus>   1d20+1 init
9/6/2008 9:06:22 PM <DiceBot>   Marcus gets 20 | Raw Rolls: [19] = 19 | Comment: init
9/6/2008 9:07:47 PM <Kythaine>   1d20+4 dex roll
9/6/2008 9:07:47 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 8 | Raw Rolls: [4] = 4 | Comment: dex roll
9/6/2008 9:09:51 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Kythaine rushes back, pulling the hatch down, only for the captain of the guard to step with him, slashing and forcing him to release his grip or lose a hand.  "Hmph."
9/6/2008 9:11:41 PM <Marcus>   "Okay, sounds like it's safe to go down, I haven't heard Kythaine sobbing like a little girl yet, so on we go!" Marcus cheerfully states as he jumps down the ladder.
9/6/2008 9:12:35 PM <Marcus>   1d20+9 athletics roll
9/6/2008 9:12:35 PM <DiceBot>   Marcus gets 18 | Raw Rolls: [9] = 9 | Comment: athletics roll
9/6/2008 9:14:12 PM <Kythaine>   1d20+7 quick wits
9/6/2008 9:14:12 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 8 | Raw Rolls: [1] = 1 | Comment: quick wits
9/6/2008 9:14:49 PM <Marcus>   1d20+1 fine, here's your darn acrobatics roll, cap'n crunch. =p
9/6/2008 9:14:49 PM <DiceBot>   Marcus gets 4 | Raw Rolls: [3] = 3 | Comment: fine, here's your darn acrobatics roll, cap'n crunch. =p
9/6/2008 9:15:58 PM <Captain_Dracos>   1d10
9/6/2008 9:15:58 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 6 | Raw Rolls: [6] = 6
9/6/2008 9:16:01 PM <Captain_Dracos>   3d10
9/6/2008 9:16:01 PM <DiceBot>   Captain_Dracos gets 17 | Raw Rolls: [5, 5, 7] = 17
9/6/2008 9:17:26 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Alrighty, Kythaine, knowing his companions would be quick to save him...and none too bright, and seeing the light of his life flashing before his eyes as the captain of the guard's sharp blade drove him back against the edge, swiftly went with his gut, twisting aside and pulling the guard captain towardsw the ladder...Just in time for marcus' heavy feet to come slamming down into the man, dropping them both in
9/6/2008 9:17:26 PM <Captain_Dracos>   a pile.
9/6/2008 9:17:46 PM <Captain_Dracos>   OOC: 6 damage for Marcus, 17 for the captain, he's dazed.  Go, Elladan.
9/6/2008 9:19:11 PM <Kythaine>   Dazed means I have Combat advantage?
9/6/2008 9:20:50 PM *   Elladan takes aim at the dazed captain and realeases another Ray of Frost..
9/6/2008 9:20:58 PM <Elladan>   1d20+4 vs. fort
9/6/2008 9:20:58 PM <DiceBot>   Elladan gets 19 | Raw Rolls: [15] = 15 | Comment: vs. fort
9/6/2008 9:21:52 PM <Elladan>   1d6+4 (and target is slowed until end of next turn)
9/6/2008 9:21:52 PM <DiceBot>   Elladan gets 6 | Raw Rolls: [2] = 2 | Comment: (and target is slowed until end of next turn)
9/6/2008 9:22:45 PM *   Glubtz is getting frustrated. Everyone is getting hurt and no booty or ship secrets anywhere in sight.
9/6/2008 9:23:19 PM <Glubtz>   "Cough up you lug!"  He glares down at the captain.
9/6/2008 9:24:11 PM <Glubtz>   1d20+4 Grasp vs Fort.
9/6/2008 9:24:11 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 10 | Raw Rolls: [6] = 6 | Comment: Grasp vs Fort.
9/6/2008 9:24:57 PM <Glubtz>   Argh, just die!
9/6/2008 9:25:19 PM <Glubtz>   1d20+4 Blast vs reflex
9/6/2008 9:25:19 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 13 | Raw Rolls: [9] = 9 | Comment: Blast vs reflex
9/6/2008 9:27:24 PM *   Kythaine puts away his sling, draws his sword, and strikes at the enemy.
9/6/2008 9:27:35 PM <Glubtz>   1d10+4 for blast
9/6/2008 9:27:35 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 12 | Raw Rolls: [8] = 8 | Comment: for blast
9/6/2008 9:27:42 PM <Glubtz>   1d6 for curse
9/6/2008 9:27:42 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 5 | Raw Rolls: [5] = 5
9/6/2008 9:27:57 PM <Kythaine>   1d20+7 sly flourish
9/6/2008 9:27:57 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 18 | Raw Rolls: [11] = 11 | Comment: sly flourish
9/6/2008 9:28:58 PM *   Kythaine smack the captain with the flat of the blade, hoping to question him later.
9/6/2008 9:29:21 PM <Captain_Dracos>   flat of the blade?
9/6/2008 9:30:43 PM <Kythaine>   3d6+6 damage, since he's dazed
9/6/2008 9:30:43 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 17 | Raw Rolls: [4, 6, 1] = 11 | Comment: damage, since he's dazed
9/6/2008 9:35:39 PM <Captain_Dracos>   By dark blast and knife and marcus' boots, we're soon left with a very battered captain of the guard, the man going from dangerous sword wielding professional to unconscious goon in no time flat.
9/6/2008 9:36:53 PM *   Kythaine slumps against the wall.
9/6/2008 9:36:56 PM <Glubtz>   "I suggest we patch up, make him talk about the item he mentioned, get our booty and get out of here.  Oh, and kill that spell slinging fop too."
9/6/2008 9:37:31 PM <Captain_Dracos>   The ship shook as a set of cannons blasted it again on the side, a brief reminder that while they had time, their comrades weren't going to stick around forever.
9/6/2008 9:37:36 PM <Glubtz>   "I need more pirate training," Glubtz adds glumly.
9/6/2008 9:37:47 PM <Kythaine>   "He was worried we'd find the service route into the crystal room."
9/6/2008 9:38:42 PM <Kythaine>   "I suggest tie him up, then patch him up, then question him."
9/6/2008 9:38:55 PM <Glubtz>   "Crystal room?  Sounds expensive!  And intriguing!
9/6/2008 9:39:00 PM <Kythaine>   "And i could use some patching myself."
9/6/2008 9:39:23 PM *   Kythaine nods in agreement.
9/6/2008 9:40:06 PM <Glubtz>   "Aye, let me tend to my head, that fall bruised its beautiful baldness."
9/6/2008 9:40:23 PM *   Elladan nods.
9/6/2008 9:40:40 PM *   Elladan focuses on healing, once again, and feels a bit better..
9/6/2008 9:41:26 PM <Glubtz>   "Let's hurry this up, our comrades might take us for dead and blast off.  Haha! 'Blast.'  Get it?"
9/6/2008 9:41:29 PM *   Kythaine closes the service hatch.
9/6/2008 9:41:33 PM <Elladan>   "I'll bet that fop is heading to this crystal room.. That or for a way to escape.."
9/6/2008 9:42:05 PM <Kythaine>   "We wouldn't want any interruptions during our questioning."
9/6/2008 9:42:35 PM <Elladan>   "Disarm him and tie him up?"
9/6/2008 9:43:33 PM *   Glubtz pokes the Captain. "If only he had cogs and wheels..."
9/6/2008 9:44:19 PM *   Kythaine searches the unconscious man.
9/6/2008 9:47:10 PM <Glubtz>   "Bah, I don't know how to wake him up.  I say we dispose of him and go find that fop.  Did you hear anything else about that service tunnel?  I could be on the lookout for anything that looks different.
9/6/2008 9:48:01 PM <Elladan>   "Now, now.. Killing him may not be the best option. That fop might put up enough resistance that we're forced to kill him. If we've killed both of them, we have no way of finding out what this crystal is."
9/6/2008 9:48:51 PM <Elladan>   "I say we simply tie him up and stash him away, for later retrival and questioning.. If we need to, we can just break his arms and legs to keep him from going anywhere."
9/6/2008 9:49:17 PM <Glubtz>   "Well, whatever we do, we better hurry.  I don't think pirate raids are supposed to last too long.  Or are they?  I suppose I can ask when we get back to the island."
9/6/2008 9:50:06 PM <Elladan>   "No, they're not. But if we can't find this crystal soon, it may be in our best interests to simply take this ship to an out-of-the-way place and tear it apart there."
9/6/2008 9:50:13 PM <Kythaine>   "I think we're already in the service route.  I'm going to climb back up and check what's down the other ladder."
9/6/2008 9:50:23 PM *   Kythaine starts doing that.
9/6/2008 9:51:43 PM <Glubtz>   "Do you know what to look for?"
9/6/2008 9:52:38 PM <Elladan>   "That seems to be our central problem. We *don't* know what we're looking for, only that it's here."
9/6/2008 9:52:43 PM <Captain_Dracos>   A klaxon sounded.
9/6/2008 9:52:54 PM <Kythaine>   "I think I'll know a crystal room when i see it."
9/6/2008 9:53:04 PM <Captain_Dracos>   "Self Destruct Activated.  10 minutes until ship destruction.  Please evacuate."
9/6/2008 9:53:43 PM *   Kythaine climbs faster.
9/6/2008 9:53:59 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Kythaine is up in the shaft as the others discuss what to do.
9/6/2008 9:54:07 PM <Captain_Dracos>   There's another ladder nearby and the shaft continues on down the way.
9/6/2008 9:54:36 PM *   Elladan growls to himself...
9/6/2008 9:54:50 PM *   Kythaine climbs down the ladder nearby.
9/6/2008 9:55:01 PM <Elladan>   "In that case, shall we take our captive and return to our own ship?"
9/6/2008 9:55:20 PM <Glubtz>   "What a waste," Glubtz bemoans the fate of the ship.  "Let's follow Kythaine, we have a small window to find booty before we return."
9/6/2008 9:56:48 PM <Glubtz>   "But we have to run.  Luckily my body is made for fast movement.
9/6/2008 9:57:09 PM <Captain_Dracos>   This one also has a hatch out...but it faces the opposite way.
9/6/2008 9:57:33 PM *   Kythaine listens at the hatch.
9/6/2008 9:57:44 PM <Captain_Dracos>   No sound there...but the loud klaxon.
9/6/2008 9:58:09 PM <Captain_Dracos>   No wait... "The commander wants this moved to the yacht immediately." A voice suddenly says.
9/6/2008 9:58:21 PM <Captain_Dracos>   "What the heck is he thinking triggering the self destruct?"
9/6/2008 9:58:33 PM *   Elladan looks at Glubtz.
9/6/2008 9:58:54 PM *   Elladan nods and heads towards the voices, firey wrath in mind..
9/6/2008 9:59:18 PM *   Kythaine looks up to see if anyone has followed him.
9/6/2008 9:59:26 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Nobody has followed Kythaine
9/6/2008 9:59:40 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Indeed the others realize that while they've been discussing it, Kythaine has made a good march on them.
9/6/2008 10:00:31 PM *   Elladan follows after Kythaine.
9/6/2008 10:00:59 PM <Glubtz>   "Ack!  He's getting further away.  I suggest we follow him, just a moment ago he almost got skewered by going off alone."
9/6/2008 10:01:21 PM *   Glubtz uses his sleek and agile body to hasten after Kythaine.
9/6/2008 10:02:10 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Coming down the latter behind him, Kythaine hears Marcus, Glubtz, and Elladan.
9/6/2008 10:02:50 PM <Kythaine>   "Hurry," Kythain stage whispers.  "They're getting away with the loot."
9/6/2008 10:03:27 PM <Kythaine>   Once they arrive, he opens the hatch.
9/6/2008 10:03:49 PM *   Elladan follows him out, ready to rain down firey pain.
9/6/2008 10:03:51 PM <Captain_Dracos>   And so they see three guys, halfway down the corridor, carrying some well sealed box and in a hurry.
9/6/2008 10:04:26 PM *   Kythaine tries to peg one with his sling.
9/6/2008 10:04:51 PM <Kythaine>   1d20+7 deft strike
9/6/2008 10:04:51 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 24 | Raw Rolls: [17] = 17 | Comment: deft strike
9/6/2008 10:04:55 PM *   Elladan also prepares to release a spell.. Hoping to at least slow them if they choose to flee...
9/6/2008 10:04:59 PM <Marcus>   "I'd say that's our mystery treasure," Marcus says in a low voice to the others, his hands tightening around his weapon, ready to make a smashing entrance.
9/6/2008 10:05:35 PM <Kythaine>   3d6+4 sneak attack
9/6/2008 10:05:35 PM <DiceBot>   Kythaine gets 17 | Raw Rolls: [3, 6, 4] = 13 | Comment: sneak attack
9/6/2008 10:06:59 PM <Captain_Dracos>   One of them in the back goes down!
9/6/2008 10:07:27 PM <Glubtz>   "You shall NOT pass, er, move away!  That booty is mine, and as such, now cursed to my enemies!"
9/6/2008 10:08:22 PM <Glubtz>   1d20+4 grasp vs fort.  And curse as a minor action.
9/6/2008 10:08:22 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 14 | Raw Rolls: [10] = 10 | Comment: grasp vs fort. And curse as a minor action.
9/6/2008 10:11:09 PM *   Elladan fully releases his spell upon the treasure keepers...
9/6/2008 10:11:12 PM <Elladan>   1d20+4 Icy Terrain; vs. Reflex
9/6/2008 10:11:12 PM <DiceBot>   Elladan gets 10 | Raw Rolls: [6] = 6 | Comment: Icy Terrain; vs. Reflex
9/6/2008 10:11:25 PM <Glubtz>   2d8+4 grasp
9/6/2008 10:11:25 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 11 | Raw Rolls: [5, 2] = 7 | Comment: grasp
9/6/2008 10:11:33 PM <Glubtz>   1d6 curse
9/6/2008 10:11:33 PM <DiceBot>   Glubtz gets 6 | Raw Rolls: [6] = 6
9/6/2008 10:11:41 PM <Glubtz>   "Get over here!"
9/6/2008 10:12:44 PM <Captain_Dracos>   And with swiftness befitting the pirates...the three men are made short work of, dropping their loot.
9/6/2008 10:13:24 PM <Marcus>   "Well that was boring," the dissapointed Marcus mutters at the speed with which the three fell.
9/6/2008 10:14:02 PM <Elladan>   "I believe the self-destruct is rather enough excitement for the time being.. Shall we be on our way with the loot, gentlemen?"
9/6/2008 10:14:35 PM <Glubtz>   "Decision time!  Do we get our booty and escape to our ship?  Or shall we continue down this corridor and escape plunder the fop's yacht?
9/6/2008 10:15:00 PM <Captain_Dracos>   "3 Minutes till total ship explosion."
9/6/2008 10:15:11 PM <Captain_Dracos>   "If you're still standing here to hear this, it is probably too late."
9/6/2008 10:15:21 PM <Elladan>   "Escape."
9/6/2008 10:15:58 PM *   Elladan swiftly heads towards the loot, scoops it up, and redirects towards the exit..
9/6/2008 10:16:19 PM <Glubtz>   "Well that clinches it.  There will be other yachts.  Last one to our ship is the rotten pansy!"
9/6/2008 10:16:19 PM <Marcus>   "We got a prize, and a fop that lives to see another day is one that we can plunder another day," Marcus says wiseley as he follows after Elladan.
9/6/2008 10:17:09 PM *   Elladan accelerates into a full-tilt run.
9/6/2008 10:17:19 PM *   Kythaine hurries after the others.
9/6/2008 10:19:39 PM <Captain_Dracos>   Rushing off, they stumbled and yanked and hurried and rushed up ladders and down corridors.  Seeing the waiting retrieval ropes as they rushed off to the upper deck, they leapt, the ship flying away seconds later as the other ship exploded behind them, buffeting them with fire and wind and nearly making them lose their grips.  They were burned and toasted but alive, and under elladan's arm they had the box.
9/6/2008 10:19:44 PM <Captain_Dracos>   -------------------------------------------------


Everyone's action points are reset to 1.
Edward gets an extra one for initiative taken during the game.

Treasure / XP shortly.

[Dracos]

XP each:
Battle: 150
Plot: 300

Acquired:

1 <Unknown Treasure>
2 potions of healing
70 GP