Chapter 3: Stabbin' Westward

Thokk takes a swipe at Sahuagin B with his longsword.

ATT + 6

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'd20' : 7

Cordial is surprised by Monty's reluctance to fight, and she quickly thinks back to their fight with the dragon, wondering if he had been injured without her realizing it. She sends him a feeling of concern and encouragement, thinking to him, "it looks like my friends could really use your help here."

Persuasion +3

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'd20' : 1

(OOC: oh man... did I just break Monty?)

[Cordial's Persuasion roll is a critical failure, but it does not "break" Monty. - DM]


Monty: "I'll be super ready for the next one, I promissse... Monty needsss a nap, though... Sssee you tomorrow!"

Your Staff of the Python floats back to rest on your back, as you continue your run towards the battle. You are unable to sense any particular reason for Monty's hesitation to assist, perhaps he is just not... in the mood?

+3

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'd8' : 8

[Thokk's longsword inflicts 11 points of slashing damage on Sahuagin B. - DM]

Thokk, you direct your attack at the fishperson's chest, and your blade finds a vulnerable section, unprotected by bone coverings. As you cut diagonally across the biceps and chest of Sahuagin B, a spray of greenish glop sputters between tatters of seaweed, out of the fresh wound, and the fishman steps backward, crossing its arms over the gash. It appears weakened but still very aggressive.

Sahuagin C witnesses the attack, and yells out in Common, "NOOOOOO, JEEERRRRREEEE!!!" It appears to be incensed by your assault on Sahuagin B, and you now have its full attention.

[Sahuagin E will be next to act. - DM]

Sahuagin E, appearing rather excited about finding beachgoers--eyes bulging, lips curled upward, exposing gristled, sharp teeth--lifts its bone spear upward with one hand, and hurls it in Eledriar's direction, with energy and enthusiasm.

[Sahuagin E will roll a ranged attack against Eledriar. - DM]

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'd20' : 18

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'd6' : 3

[Sahuagin E's ranged attack does 3 points of piercing damage to Eledriar. - DM]

Sahuagin E's bone spear is hurled rather artfully, and manages to hit you, Eledriar, in your left arm. The tip of the spear itself, not particularly pointed or sharp, still manages to rip your sleeve, causing a minor gash with slight bleeding. Sand is dusted upward as it falls beside you.

The scent of your blood seems to waft quickly into the nostrils of the other two fish people--Sahuagin A and D--and they begin to smile evilly and flex their arms, tightening their grips around their bone weapons. The scent and sight of bloodshed has triggered something in these seaborne, and they continue their sinister march toward the half-elven bard.

[Eledriar, you're next to act. Sahuagin B and C are focused on Thokk, and Sahuagin E is closing melee range. Sahuagin A and D are outside melee range still, but look like they will forego ranged attacks in favor of close combat. - DM]

Eledriar cries out from the slash, in part due to pain and in part due to surprise. Looking around, she notices the bloodthirsty seaborne marching towards her, and begins to whisper an incantation - barely perceptible to those around her - in the direction of one of them, filling her words with malice as she does so.

Her eyes then snap to the fish person in front of her who hurled the spear, and she draws Jeremy in her right hand. "It's time to see what you can do," she whispers to the blade, and then louder: "Dance for me!" With this, she hurls Jeremy up into the air.

(OOC: Action, to cast Dissonant Whispers on Sahuagin A, then bonus action to send Jeremy towards Sahuagin E? I thiiink I'm allowed to do all this, with an action and bonus action, but... please tell me if any of this turn is illegal, lol)

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'd20' : 13

(OOC: with pleasure. Dice, please don't fail me now... Do I need to roll for Jeremy's attack roll or will you do that as DM?)

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'd6' : 1, 4, 2

[Sahuagin A takes 7 psychic damage from Eledriar's Dissonant Whispers. I'll roll the NPCs. - DM]

Sahuagin A, previously frenzied by the sight of blood, grips its fishy face and gurgles out the fish person equivalent of a scream. It runs backward toward the water and dives in head first, confusing the other fish people; Sahuagin E looks back at Sahuagin A's cowardly escape with contempt...

... but as it turns back toward the "landlubbers", the magical blade Jeremy has flown from Eledriar's hand like a dart, stopping and hovering briefly in the sky above it, before spinning and diving wholly towards its head. It raises its arm, clad in a sort of bone bracer, to deflect the attack...

[Jeremy the Dancing Sword has flown to melee range of Sahuagin E, and will make an melee attack roll (+1 bonus). - DM]

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'd20' : 20