Floor 1 "Wheel": 1-1

[VySaika]

Hearing sounds below him, Ranmaru keeps a grip on the wood with one hand and draws his hammer with the other. Thinking for a second, he takes a look at the wall to see if it looks like something he could work his way back up if he went underwater...

[Anastasia]

The wall's rather rusty. It's pitted in several places, giving it ideal holes and handholds.

[VySaika]

"Ah, fortune smiles for a change." Paddling his chunk of wood over to the wall, Ranmaru sees if there's a way for him to wedge it in one of those holes to keep it from floating off while he contimplates doing something incredibly stupid.

[Anastasia]

Ranmaru paddles over to the wall. THere's a few large holes that could have the wood wedged into it! Yet as he does, something bursts to the surface, 15 feet away at where he was just at! It is a green skinned humanoid with gills, riding a shark! It wears a samurai's armor, a trident in one hand and a wakizashi in the other! The shark snaps at where poor Ranmaru was! He speaks in insane words that Ranmaru does not understand! However, in front of him, translating words appear.

"Tally-ho! Sebastian, charge!" his words seem to take a lot longer to say than the subtitles would indicate...but no matter, for he points his trident at Ramnaru and knees his shark, who begins to charge at the warrior!

I'm calling initiative here.

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ???? and gets 18." [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Ranmaru and gets 13." [1d20=9]

Shark-rider>Ranmaru. Uh oh.

The shark charges forward, biting down at Ranmaru before he can react!

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 charge and gets 16." [1d20=10]

Yet Ranmaru just manages to dodge, his armor stopping him from being sharp teeth surprise!

Ranmaru.

[VySaika]

The soldier of Wu is surprised by the sudden attack, though he does not flinch even at such a rediculous sight, "Hmph! A cowardly attack, but I accept your challange!"

If Ranmaru knows anything abount mounted combat, it's that one solid blow is all it takes to knock even the most accoplished horseman(er...sharkman?) right outta the saddle. As such, he attempts to brain the poor bastard with his hammer!

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 (-2 for watery circumstances) and gets 19." [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+2 and gets 4." [1d8=2]

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 ride check and gets 22." [1d20=18]

4 damage to Mr. SAMURAI

SLAM! Gate hits the samurai fishman right in the chest! He wobbles on his mount, but manages to more or less stay on his shark! This time, he attacks while his shark does the same, or tries to!

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 attack with mount check and gets 20." [1d20=16]

Yep, he does.

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 bite and gets 17." [1d20=13]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 crit? and gets 22." [1d20=18]

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+3 and gets 4." [1d8=1]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+1 bite damage and gets 3." [1d6=2]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 and gets 11." [2d6=6, 3]

8/26, Ranmaru.  You just got beaten like ...well, like how a water samurai beats someone. I dunno. IT's kinda like this.

Bite! Wham! Stab! Ranmaru now has holes in his chest, a bite across his arm and a stab into his stomach! Blood stains the water entirely too freely, his vision swimming from the maiming!

Ranmaru, you're up.

[VySaika]

Such overwhelmig speed! Ranmaru had to admit, he was impressed with his assailent's skill. But this is one man who did not know the meaning of give up.

As he swung his hammer in for another blow, he addressed the samurai, "What power! Might I ask your name, samurai?"

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 good luck Ranmaru! and gets 12." [1d20=8]

This time Ranmaru's swing is swerved aside, the shark and rider smelling blood in the water, perhaps! In captions at inf ront of him, "The knight...of the MARSHES!" he says, even as he is assailed again!

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 DC 10 ride check to attack with mount and gets 11." [1d20=7]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 bite and gets 13." [1d20=9]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 stab and gets 7." [1d20=1]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 stab and gets 6." [1d20=2]

Lucky!

This time Ranmaru is able to dodge, swimming around as the wall and his woodchunk are hit and torn, yet his body stays safe from another horrible blow!

Ranmaru!

[VySaika]

"I am Ranmaru Mori. It is an honor to cross blades with you!" he says, as he swings his hammer in, attempting once more to dislodge this man from his mount, "Or, well, whatever weapons we happen to be using!"

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Ranmaru swings! and gets 12." [1d20=8]

Hatbot: whore.

A swing and a miss again! The samurai rider seems unimpressed with the size of your name! It strikes again with it's triple threat of bite, stab and piercing!

* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 DC 10 ride check and gets 17." [1d20=13]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 8." [1d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 crit threat on trident, I think those are 3x and gets 10." [1d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4  and gets 22." [1d20=18]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+3 and gets 6." [1d8=3]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+1 and gets 3." [1d6=2]

-1/28, Gate. Condolences.

Bite! Stab! Pierce! It all goes dim for Ranmaru, save for one thing as he falls back into the water, limp! The Knight of the Marshes raises his trident in a bloody salute, words glimpsed as he speaks! "An honorable death in battle! Begone from this place!"

Gate, you're going to be dumped in the Starry Void in a moment. See that topic.

Meanwhile!

----

5 minutes have passed for Varian and Shadow. Nothing.

[Dracos]

"Time is up...  If he's still alive, he likely can't get back.  Let's go down a different path," Shadow glanced down the other paths, seeing if there was anything distinguishing.

[Anastasia]

There are four paths leading in. The bodies were in the left most path. All four paths look relatively non descript to a casual glance.

[Merc]

"Since we have no real method to differentiate between paths...Let's try the rightmost path this time?" Varian suggests randomly.

[Anastasia]

Thus the two head down the rightmost path!

* Hatbot --> "Kosick rolls 1d20+8 Dr. Acos and gets 23." [1d20=15]

As they begin to, Shadow's sharp eyes spot something! There is a pressure plate on the floor ahead, cunningly hidden but not hidden enough to escape detection!

[Dracos]

"Halt," He barks sharply, taking one of the bones from the nearby bodies and tossing it onto the plate.