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Zesty whips his head around and shakes his head. He gently places one hand on his dagger at his hip. He gently makes eye contact with the merrow, awaiting indication of the creatures response.
So much for the element of surprise...
{{Well folks, I guess the decision is do we offer the cask to the thing to go away, or are we putting sushi on the menu?}}
So much for the element of surprise...
{{Well folks, I guess the decision is do we offer the cask to the thing to go away, or are we putting sushi on the menu?}}
{{I learned long ago to never say things like "what's the worst that can happen..." or "It can't get any worse..." lol}}
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{{I know you guys haven't really come to a consensus on what to do yet, and I'm basically waiting on one of them juicy green actions. But just to make sure you're thinking of all angles, you can still try other things, like trying to find a way to intimidate it, finding a way to use your environment, etc. It's not strictly "one and done" with things like persuasion checks, you can try the same thing again, although of course there's the chance you don't roll high enough to succeed. But that's true with anything. 
Oh, and @An Anatomically Correct Pineapple, while I was lol over the 'magic hammer creating booze' in the Inn/Tavern thread as we were getting into the vibe, I'm going to clarify early on that there's not actually any magical enchantment on the hammer Short Order carries. It's literally just a light hammer, not a magical item. Any belief that it actually acts that way will have stemmed from you and everyone around you when you start hitting fruit like Gallagher already being completely hammered.
Not to harsh your role-play, but it'd be a little too powerful for you to have some wondrous item in your pocket right off the bat.
That's not to say that it's not potentially possible to find such a hammer... I don't know of any established D&D item that would have that effect, the closest I can find is an Alchemy Jug that produces a certain amount of liquid (including alcohol) once per day. But I could be convinced to go through the effort of making a homebrew magic item with that kind of effect, it's just not going to be something you possess already.
Makes for a good reason to be going on a quest, though.}}
Oh, and @An Anatomically Correct Pineapple, while I was lol over the 'magic hammer creating booze' in the Inn/Tavern thread as we were getting into the vibe, I'm going to clarify early on that there's not actually any magical enchantment on the hammer Short Order carries. It's literally just a light hammer, not a magical item. Any belief that it actually acts that way will have stemmed from you and everyone around you when you start hitting fruit like Gallagher already being completely hammered.
Not to harsh your role-play, but it'd be a little too powerful for you to have some wondrous item in your pocket right off the bat.
That's not to say that it's not potentially possible to find such a hammer... I don't know of any established D&D item that would have that effect, the closest I can find is an Alchemy Jug that produces a certain amount of liquid (including alcohol) once per day. But I could be convinced to go through the effort of making a homebrew magic item with that kind of effect, it's just not going to be something you possess already.
Makes for a good reason to be going on a quest, though.}}
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{{Well, ok then.}}
Zesty begins sensing an unease the longer this delays. He has no desire to spill blood on what would surely be an unfair fight.
Merrow, I urge you look around. You are surrounded and outnumbered. I have no desire to clash weapons, though I will not speak for my compatriots. I urge you reconsider your position here, and leave to avoid bloodshed.
Zesty uses an intimidation check to attempt to get the Merrow to flee.
{{Did I do that right?
EDIT - Fuck my rolls.....}}
Zesty begins sensing an unease the longer this delays. He has no desire to spill blood on what would surely be an unfair fight.
Merrow, I urge you look around. You are surrounded and outnumbered. I have no desire to clash weapons, though I will not speak for my compatriots. I urge you reconsider your position here, and leave to avoid bloodshed.
Zesty uses an intimidation check to attempt to get the Merrow to flee.
{{Did I do that right?
EDIT - Fuck my rolls.....}}
Moonsprout approaches the beast and puts his arm around him, and addresses the crew.
Enough chat, this dude just wants to get home to his fam.
Moonsprout speaks in hushed, friendly tones to the Merrow.
I get it, mer-dude. Serving the monarchy can be, like, a total drag. But we already paid 400 gold, and like, we legit can't afford another 100.
Our sister ship behind us has been totally spared so far. They def have the coin on board to pay your dues. They're just a little further behind us. Why don't you try them instead? They can prob even pay you the full 400 -- and you can stash some away for yourself, if you follow.
Moonsprout whispers this last part and winks at the Merrow. Petty theft has been no stranger to his past, it seems.
Rolling to deceive the Merrow into thinking there's another ship behind us.
Enough chat, this dude just wants to get home to his fam.
Moonsprout speaks in hushed, friendly tones to the Merrow.
I get it, mer-dude. Serving the monarchy can be, like, a total drag. But we already paid 400 gold, and like, we legit can't afford another 100.
Our sister ship behind us has been totally spared so far. They def have the coin on board to pay your dues. They're just a little further behind us. Why don't you try them instead? They can prob even pay you the full 400 -- and you can stash some away for yourself, if you follow.
Moonsprout whispers this last part and winks at the Merrow. Petty theft has been no stranger to his past, it seems.
Rolling to deceive the Merrow into thinking there's another ship behind us.
{{All the better to try and talk our way out of this one{{I was more or less delaying my actions in case folks wanted to do something else. Since come later into this campaign... I'll be flying into battle. Fair warning.}}
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{{ @Jawneh , roll me a Strength (Athletics) check if you will. You've got a +5 in Athletics, just so you don't have to go look.
And I did see @Jon and @Smacktard roll too, I'll get to all that in just a moment depending on how his roll goes.}}
And I did see @Jon and @Smacktard roll too, I'll get to all that in just a moment depending on how his roll goes.}}
{{If Kelly wasn't here to try to deceive the thing right now, I already had my own intimidation attempt ready to post to out pp you.{{All the better to try and talk our way out of this one
Whether it would work or not, either way wouls be great.}}
{{Got it skipper.}}
{{Zesty meows at the Merrow and then hisses and does claw gestures. The Merrow is unphased, but a little confused}}
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{{Don't lowball yourself yet.
Just you wait until the dice turn in us and we hit crit 1s and nearly wipe due to them. You can redeem and save us with your rolls then!}}
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{{ @Jon, if it makes you feel any better, you're still rolling better than the Merrow did...}}
The Merrow Extortionist pauses.
He looks up at the Tiefling at the aft of the ship, hearing the threat said with a waver in the voice, but Zesty's words seem to carry more weight as he stands before the 4 sailors and the captain, who have stepped forward to form a line behind him. He begins to realize just how outnumbered he is.
He looks down at the talkative Halfling clinging to it's lower half, aghast at how quickly the small humanoid had packed some of it's kelp skirt into a small bowl and was now trying to light it. Surely this other ship can't have such lunatics on board, and hopefully hasn't already been extorted.
The Merrow levels it's eyes on the barrel that Ahms'Orreh is gently rocking like a baby. With a frustrated grunt it tips forwards and slithers from the Halfling's loose grip and rushes as quickly as a sea-creature without legs can on the deck of a ship. It grabs onto the barrel as it dives over the railing of the ship towards the crashing waves, but it's claws slip off of the wood leaving only small gouges across the XXX, as Ahms'Orreh's grip tightens with a soldier's determination to not let anyone take their alcohol.
The scaled creature yells a string of epitaths in Abyssal as it tumbles from the ship into the sea below. You see a brief green shimmer under the waves heading away behind the boat, as the creature leaves.
The captain stands back up, clutching the wheel of the ship and wiping his brow. After clearing his throat and making his best effort to seem composed, he reorients the Laden Biscuit back on it's course to Stormwreck Isle. The other sailors begin muttering amongst themselves, discussing what they'd just witnessed, as they move back towards the unsecured cargo and return to their work.
{{I'm going to try to sleep, and I'm not sure when exactly tomorrow I'll have time to get the next part of the adventure written up and posted, but I'll make my best effort to have it done promptly. You can assume that the time in between is spent continuing your journey to the island, and if you want to continue talking while on the ship, that's fine. If you for some reason come up with any actions, etc. then they'll have to wait for me to get back.}}
The Merrow Extortionist pauses.
He looks up at the Tiefling at the aft of the ship, hearing the threat said with a waver in the voice, but Zesty's words seem to carry more weight as he stands before the 4 sailors and the captain, who have stepped forward to form a line behind him. He begins to realize just how outnumbered he is.
He looks down at the talkative Halfling clinging to it's lower half, aghast at how quickly the small humanoid had packed some of it's kelp skirt into a small bowl and was now trying to light it. Surely this other ship can't have such lunatics on board, and hopefully hasn't already been extorted.
 | "You ssssskinbagss sssuck! You're ass bad asssss Carl!" it whines, "Ssssssscrew thisss!" |
The Merrow levels it's eyes on the barrel that Ahms'Orreh is gently rocking like a baby. With a frustrated grunt it tips forwards and slithers from the Halfling's loose grip and rushes as quickly as a sea-creature without legs can on the deck of a ship. It grabs onto the barrel as it dives over the railing of the ship towards the crashing waves, but it's claws slip off of the wood leaving only small gouges across the XXX, as Ahms'Orreh's grip tightens with a soldier's determination to not let anyone take their alcohol.
The scaled creature yells a string of epitaths in Abyssal as it tumbles from the ship into the sea below. You see a brief green shimmer under the waves heading away behind the boat, as the creature leaves.
The captain stands back up, clutching the wheel of the ship and wiping his brow. After clearing his throat and making his best effort to seem composed, he reorients the Laden Biscuit back on it's course to Stormwreck Isle. The other sailors begin muttering amongst themselves, discussing what they'd just witnessed, as they move back towards the unsecured cargo and return to their work.
{{I'm going to try to sleep, and I'm not sure when exactly tomorrow I'll have time to get the next part of the adventure written up and posted, but I'll make my best effort to have it done promptly. You can assume that the time in between is spent continuing your journey to the island, and if you want to continue talking while on the ship, that's fine. If you for some reason come up with any actions, etc. then they'll have to wait for me to get back.}}
Moonsprout sidles up to the captain of the vessel.
Ay cap, seeing as how we totally saved the day while your cowardly crew, like, shivered and shrieked, I think its only fair that you repay the sums we paid for passage on this fine watercraft. After all, we're pretty much your own hired mercenaries at this point.
Roll for persuasion
Ay cap, seeing as how we totally saved the day while your cowardly crew, like, shivered and shrieked, I think its only fair that you repay the sums we paid for passage on this fine watercraft. After all, we're pretty much your own hired mercenaries at this point.
Roll for persuasion
{{This killed me btw XD}}
{{It does make me feel a tad better, yes... lol}}
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As the creature swims away, Zesty straightens up and eyes the deck of the ship. He scans from Moonsprout picking up loose kelp, Aims'Orreh cradling the barrel, Nac and Short Order standing at the read and finally to the cowardly captain and its crew. As Moonsprout continues to convince the captain to make right their cowardice, Zesty adds,
And you and your crew may want to actually secure the riggings and items this time lest someone get hurt.
Zesty begins walking away back to the front of the ship. He turns back to the captain one last time.
And get someone to clean up... one of you soiled yourselves.
Zesty disappears to the bow.
{{{{It does make me feel a tad better, yes... lol}}
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As the creature swims away, Zesty straightens up and eyes the deck of the ship. He scans from Moonsprout picking up loose kelp, Aims'Orreh cradling the barrel, Nac and Short Order standing at the read and finally to the cowardly captain and its crew. As Moonsprout continues to convince the captain to make right their cowardice, Zesty adds,
And you and your crew may want to actually secure the riggings and items this time lest someone get hurt.
Zesty begins walking away back to the front of the ship. He turns back to the captain one last time.
And get someone to clean up... one of you soiled yourselves.
Zesty disappears to the bow.
Nac looks after the swimming sea creature.
Good riddance to unprocessed fish sticks, eh lads?
He turns to the captain and his crew and says:
But, I agree with Moonsprout, there ought to be some compensation due our way, since we got rid o' the fish an' all.
{{Should I roll for persuasion on that?}}
Aims is aghast by the merrows puny attempt at stealing HIS barrels of rotgut. If he were holding something else he definitely would've chucked it at the thing as it was making a break for it. He quickly scans the barrel for damage and finds the claw marks. They seem to give the barrel a bit of character.
He overhears the others talking to the captain about compensation and chimes in himself.
Aims takes a deep breathe and bellows at the captain.
AND THIS BARREL OF ROTGUT IS MINE!
He overhears the others talking to the captain about compensation and chimes in himself.
Aims takes a deep breathe and bellows at the captain.
AND THIS BARREL OF ROTGUT IS MINE!
{{Fine I'm venturing to find a mystical device to make drinking easier.}}Oh, and @An Anatomically Correct Pineapple, while I was lol over the 'magic hammer creating booze' in the Inn/Tavern thread as we were getting into the vibe, I'm going to clarify early on that there's not actually any magical enchantment on the hammer Short Order carries. It's literally just a light hammer, not a magical item. Any belief that it actually acts that way will have stemmed from you and everyone around you when you start hitting fruit like Gallagher already being completely hammered.
Short Order steals a swing from the barrel of booze
Something makes Aims' instincts tingle.
{{Are you ready to potentially fail that as well and receive blunt damage from my fist as your reward?
Plus I never said I wouldn't share. I'm offended that you immediately chose theft over being nice.
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Critical Fail!The Captain looks down at the Halfling as he approaches on the helm. His expression hardens as the smell of patchouli and armpits hits him and he appears less than amused.
 | "What in th' Nine Hells are ye talkin' 'bout, ye grass-fed asshole? Not only did yer bunch o' morons not actually do anythin' but bicker while that Merrow was on deck, YE didn't even pay to board this ship. We found ye asleep in Johnas' duffel bag after I accused him of bringin' drugs onboard. We should've tossed ye into the sea at that moment.", his nostrils flare as his anger grows, "Maybe we still will." |
You notice the sailors who had begun to spread back around the ship nodding in agreement as their Captain bellows at Moonsprout. None of them look too impressed, either, and you can hear voices below deck as more of the crew have taken note of the commotion.
+3 = 19
You attempt to intimidate the Captain, but he's had enough of your shit.
The Captain turns from the Halfling to the Half-Orc handling his cargo, his jaw set firmly and his knuckles turning white as he grips the smooth wooden wheel.
| "Ye can scream all ye want, ye ugly bastard. Ye certainly didn't earn any reward fer doin' nuthin', and ye can kindly put me cargo back where it belongs. I'll not be explainin' to th' rightful owner why I let a barrel o' that Orc piss vanish from deck b'fore deliv'ry, even if it be only good fer dissolvin' scum like yerself." |
7 more sailors emerge from below deck, most carrying daggers or weighty clubs, but you spot a few crossbows being readied as well.
Dexterity bonus +0, no sleight of hand proficiency = 5
You attempt to put your mouth on the barrel and somehow drink from it despite it not being tapped at all. You find that with Ahms'Orreh being over twice your height, all you manage to taste is his crotch.
+4 = 11
You definitely see the Druid trying to suck on your crotch.
{{Going to be a stickler here as you didn't action anything. Plus, there's was enough to catch up on after all that other crap.}}
It's become markedly apparent that your party has not impressed the crew and they're now well prepared for another attempt to take their cargo, be it from Merrow or otherwise. As you close in on Stormwreck Isle, the Captain points a salt-pocked finger towards a rowboat suspended from rope over the edge of the ship and motions to those of you standing on deck.
He reaches down and grabs the Halfling by the collar of his leather shirt, trying to ignore the lack of pants.
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He drops Moonsprout and wipes his hands on his jacket with a sense of urgency. The sailors part slightly so you can reach the crack-riddled rowboat, with one of them deftly cutting the rope holding it up so it falls out of sight into the water. You can just make out a makeshift dock built off the beach about a mile from the vessel.
| "An' if you don't be leavin' me cargo, y'll be full o' bolts b'fore y' make it 30 feet out." |
{{Very much did not have any time to get this out earlier in the day, but it's time to wrap up the introductory encounter and get into the actual campaign. If you're really wanting to fight 7 sailors and the Captain, that's your prerogative, but I'd imagine you'll probably not make it off the ship alive. So that'd suck.
I'll leave it in your hands, but I should have a bit more time to try to work on writing up the next section in the morning.
Also side note; it's probably pretty hard to avoid given this format, but the overlap of actions is probably going to get messy going forward, unless I'm able to quickly respond to it and update the outcome. I honestly don't have a really good solution for this, considering the time differences and so on... We can either continue like this with the caveat that those acting first are going to affect the outcome of what happens before anyone else and could entirely invalidate what you're trying to do. Or you could have a little more communication amongst yourselves and take actions a little more methodically, although this hampers the personal choices someone might make and would also slow things markedly... So I think maybe just know that if someone gets a critical fail before you try whatever you were going to, the outcome might be very different.}}
{{I think anything that progresses the narrative is awesome, especially if it leads to such humorous results. I feel like I'm a bit more active than the average poster, so I'll try to take that into consideration and not hog all of the first replies for myself. I think a mix of action/discussion is fine.
Ben: first of all, you're crushing it. The writing is awesome, hilarious, engaging. I love it. I was also planning for my backstory to be that I'd snuck on the boat. Just one thing I don't understand -- Jawneh rolled high, shouldn't his action be allowed to be completed? Or did my critical fail just taint every subsequent action?
Gang + Ben: Would it be worth trying to persuade the captain that we were promised passage if we performed a song/play/entertainment or whatever? Also, should these sort of questions for the group be addressed as character dialogue, or take place in curly braces, outside of character?}}
Ben: first of all, you're crushing it. The writing is awesome, hilarious, engaging. I love it. I was also planning for my backstory to be that I'd snuck on the boat. Just one thing I don't understand -- Jawneh rolled high, shouldn't his action be allowed to be completed? Or did my critical fail just taint every subsequent action?
Gang + Ben: Would it be worth trying to persuade the captain that we were promised passage if we performed a song/play/entertainment or whatever? Also, should these sort of questions for the group be addressed as character dialogue, or take place in curly braces, outside of character?}}
{{This here. Can't wait for more!}}
{{It could've been your crit fail, it could've been since we didn't attack and kill the merrow so the captain was peeved as is, or it could be that I needed roll 20 or even higher to succeed. And the DM gets to pick all that! If the captain is an actual character with stats in the book, then that could also take effect. Sometimes it just be like that. }}
{{Firstly, I vote we simply humble up and make way to the actual campaign. More shenanigans can be had there. Secondly, you can still try to do that. He's not quite yet fully at our throats so who knows. And thirdly, I'd probably like to role play with the characters if it "makes sense" for us to talk in character to discuss it. OOC can be if we pose anything to Ben for one and also if want to plan out combat or make some more abstract plan in general that... might be weird in character. At least this is how I feel.
I stayed up late. I want to type a reply to things, but I'm also tired so it shall wait till tomorrow. I do not mind if I'm written to board the boat and take off to the island. I'd just be up to shenanigans for now anyhow.
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{{Oh shit, yeah my bad!}}
{{Totally agree, this is awesome!}}
{{I agree, this seems like a good idea forwards.}}
{{I also think we should head for the rowboat and head for shore.}}
Moonsprout springs up, and in large, exaggerated motions, dusts himself off. A sly grin creeps across his face. Suffering discipline from authority figures is apparently, for him, as commonplace as a morning toke. He approaches and peers at the rowboat that the crew has let loose into the ocean has begun preparing. His grin morphs into a look of awe, and with outstretched arms he issues a loud "Woah!".
Mays'll give this a shot, he thinks. Worst case, we have to row to shore.
You're just going to give us this beauty of wooden rowboat? Gnarly. I'd think it would be less costly to just let us sit quietly on the boat since we're so close to shore anyway, but hey, you're the captain! Thanks for the boat!
{{plz don't be a 1 again}}
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Mays'll give this a shot, he thinks. Worst case, we have to row to shore.
You're just going to give us this beauty of wooden rowboat? Gnarly. I'd think it would be less costly to just let us sit quietly on the boat since we're so close to shore anyway, but hey, you're the captain! Thanks for the boat!
{{plz don't be a 1 again}}
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{{Hallelujah!! Good luck writing a scenario up for this one, Ben 
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Edit: I edited the above for consistency but it deleted my roll again. I thought editing deleting rolls was fixed..l anyway, I rolled a 20. Ben should be able to see that in the post history or w/e.
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}}Edit: I edited the above for consistency but it deleted my roll again. I thought editing deleting rolls was fixed..l anyway, I rolled a 20. Ben should be able to see that in the post history or w/e.
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{{Just realized after I reacted that it wasn't real. Ouch
}}{{Also disclaimer for anyone: if at any point you feel like I'm hogging actions or whatever, feel free to reach out and be like "Kelly pls, chill for a lil bit". I get excited about participating in this stuff, but most of all I want everyone to feel like they're contributing, so I won't take offense if you want me to take more of a back seat for a bit. I'm excited to see what y'all come up with too!
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