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The group continues to sail/row upstream
Lanek: rows
Youtargim: Whistles and happy this morning
Lanek: rolls eyes and rows
Indigo: Raelynn do you want to use the spyglass and be lookout while we row?
The time is 3:00 PM
The time is 6:00 PM
Weather Report Location: Velikaya River Forest, Mid Spring Day 1, Evening Precipitation: Light Rain Wind: No Wind Temperature: Cool 49F / 9C
The time is 9:00 PM
The date is Trall____de, 2nd Din (Spring), 359 SKR
Young Moon's phase is New Moon
Old Moon's phase is Waning Gibbous
The time is 12:00 AM
Second watch – Indigo, Lanek and Daphene
Indigo: So Daphene, have you lived in Bywater your whole life?
Daphene: I have
From midday at a high of 63 the temperature has been dropping slowly all day long
Indigo: Must be hard to live in a port town when you want to be an adventurer
Indigo: Seeing ships all the time
Daphene: It was, but now I'm HERE! With the famous Indigo!
Indigo: laughs
Daphene: I've heard so many stories about you. Are they true? Did you really defeat a dragon with your bare hands wearing only shoes?
Indigo: WHAT?
Indigo: Why would I wear shoes and nothing else?
Daphene: It was unclear where the shoes are supposed to have been worn, but I assume the feet
Daphene: Well your prisoners had stolen them of course
Indigo: No I haven't fought a dragon naked
Indigo: laughs again
Lanek: dint I hear you killed a dragon from the inside out?
Lanek: like you let im swaller you?
Indigo: Ummm ... not a dragon
Indigo: That would be hard
Indigo: An ankheg
Lanek: oh. well there's legends to the contrary, so be ready fer that
Daphene: I also heard you scared off some vampires
Indigo: I'd rather not get eaten by anything
Lanek: current legends, I mean. I guess that's gossip
Indigo: I don't think I scared any vampires. They either scare me or they're friendly to us
Indigo: Stories sure get messed up
Daphene: You are FRIENDS with VAMPIRES?
Indigo: Well more Branwyn than me but yes sort of
Lanek: shrugs uncomfortably
Lanek: there's all sorts of people ...
Indigo: Not all vampires run around attacking people all the time
Daphene: visibly impressed
Daphene: Lanek, have you made friends with any... unconventional people?
Indigo: looks at Lanek
Lanek: um yeah
Lanek: you kinda hafta
Lanek: I mean in my line of work, once you steal somethin you gotta move it on, and the high and mighty don't get into that kinda work
Daphene: This is SO exciting!
Lanek: plenty of good people, but not GOOD people if you see what I’m sayin
Daphene: What kind of people are there where we're heading? Big people? Vampires?
Lanek: so you kinda go along, get along, don't make too many waves
Indigo: Mostly big people
Lanek: I don't think I been out this way before
Lanek: but then again, I’ve had my head knocked around a lot
Daphene: What kind of dangers should I be watching for?
Lanek: pickpockets an cutpurses
Indigo: Big birds or big fish
Indigo: Ohhh you mean when we land
Lanek: looks at indigo with surprise
Indigo: I thought she meant right now
Daphene: Both!
Indigo: Anything big is usually a problem
Lanek: okay so birds and fish now, miscreants later
Indigo: It's so dark we probably won't even see anything until it's right over us
Daphene notices that the waves on the river seem to be getting larger
Daphene: Is anyone else feeling a little queasy? Like... the waves are getting bigger?
Indigo: Waves?
Weather Report Location: Velikaya River Forest, Mid Spring Day 1, Midnight Precipitation: Heavy Rain Wind: Low Winds Temperature: Cold 37F / 3C
Indigo: We're not supposed to be having waves on the river
Daphene: Well, I definitely feel waves
Indigo: goes to the edge of the ship and looks out
The temperature has dropped by 30 degrees, the wind is picking up, and now rain/sleet is starting
Daphene: [SKILL] Weather Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 8) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 8]
Indigo: This is a real storm!
Indigo: [SKILL] Boating [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 13]
Lanek: grumbles
Lanek: [SKILL] Boating [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 13] [d20 = 1]
Indigo: Think the ship can make it through the storm?
Lanek: thinks
Daphene: I'm not sure this kind of storm should be happening on the river...
Daphene: This is very unusual. I would even potentially call it unnatural...
Indigo: You think it is a magic storm?
Lanek: yeah the ship otter make it, but maybe both of us should help hold the wheel
Lanek: we need at least one, but this is gettin rough
Indigo: Should we wake up Youtargim?
Indigo: I can wake him up so he can steer
Indigo: wakes up Youtargim
Indigo: Wake up! There's a storm brewing!
Youtargim: Hammhammm
Youtargim: Um
Youtargim: Yeah Yeah
Youtargim: Who turned off the heat
Youtargim: Wow
Indigo: Maybe it's a magic storm but I don't know how to shut it off
Youtargim: Oh
Indigo: Think Raelynn can stop a magic storm?
Youtargim: Yeah, I think that makes sense
Youtargim: Not sure she can,
Youtargim: I mean it makes sense that it is somehow magical
Indigo: Not sure if we should sit here and freeze or get back to rowing so we can get out of here. I think we might need to row again
Lanek: now that the kid is up
Indigo: What if it gets so cold the river freezes and we can't sail again?
Indigo: pulls anchor so we can leave
Lanek: rows
Daphene: rows
The people on watch ponder their situation.
Daphene: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 9) [FAILURE by 10] [d20 = 19]
Indigo: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 8]
Lanek: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 8] [d20 = 5]
Indigo: Wait a minute
Daphene: stops
Indigo: Silver dragons breath frost!
Daphene: That doesn't sound good
Indigo: What if a silver dragon was attacking us!
Indigo: looks around
Indigo: starts rowing
Indigo: Green dragons looking like silver dragons and silver dragons freezing ships
Youtargim: Indigo? Are you ok?
Youtargim: Why are you ... what?
Indigo: It's like we landed in the middle of a dragon war
Indigo: Why am I what?
Youtargim: I do not know about these metal dragon types
Youtargim: we have Yellow,
Youtargim: well I guess Brass is a metal
Youtargim: so Brass and Yellow
Youtargim: I am not familiar with Green
Youtargim: what do they do?
Youtargim: you started rowing harder Indigo
Indigo: I've only seen green, blue and black but I've heard of silver
Youtargim: [SKILL] Seamanship [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 14] [d20 = 1]
Indigo: I don't want to fight a dragon in the middle of the night
Indigo: The green dragons blast that gas that covered this fishing boat
Indigo: And they HATE elves!
Youtargim: I can tell you that any dragon I have ever heard of wants treasure and is vain about compliments
Youtargim: OH
Indigo: If a green dragon saw us they'd come straight at Raelynn and Licornah
Youtargim: quickly looks to make sure the hatch is closed
Youtargim: Well we can outrun them
Indigo: Hope so
Indigo: rows harder
Indigo: [SKILL] Boating [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 10]
Lanek: [SKILL] Boating [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 2] [d20 = 16]
Daphene: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 17) [FAILURE by 1] [d20 = 18]
So the overall effect is that the temp has dropped 30 degrees, the wind has picked up, it is midnight, and Youtargim has extremely successfully navigated through the wind whipped waves and angling sails to double your speed to manage to escape the storm
with zero damage to the Buttercup
and an extra several miles overall accomplished for the trip than you expected to (which you will find out in the morning after the third watch)
The time is 3:00 AM
Indigo: Wow! That was a lot of work. I need sleep now
Lanek: collapses onto the bedroll
Third Watch – Howard, Bixi, Raelynn and Licornah
Bixi Fizzlebang: Good morning!
Lorie (Licornah): :: weaves and watches ::
Bixi Fizzlebang: stares out into the middle distance
Raelynn: Well that was a good sleep!
Raelynn: [SKILL] Herbalism [2] [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 11) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 9]
Raelynn: Oh! Bixi Here! I made you some glitter lotion! It turned out decently.
Bixi Fizzlebang: What? Oh, thank you!
Bixi Fizzlebang: puts some lotion on
Raelynn: Would you like some, too, Howard? It'll bring out that sparkle in your eyes!
Bixi Fizzlebang: Oooooh, it smells so nice! What is that scent?
Raelynn: I wanted something a bit earthy so I tried some spruce and parsley. What do you think?
Bixi Fizzlebang: It... reminds me of home
Raelynn: Oh good! I think? Is that good?
Howard Plum: I don't think I would look good in glitter
Bixi Fizzlebang: Yes, it's good! It's been too long
Raelynn: You won't know until you try!
Bixi Fizzlebang: I don't want to go back there forever, but a visit is probably overdue
Raelynn: It has been a long trip, hasn't it? Maybe you can visit when we get back before you get your house settled.
Howard Plum: About your house Bixi. You're not going to put it inside the Inn section are you?
Bixi Fizzlebang: No, there's not enough room there. But I'm hoping Gerry will give me a little space for a garden. Some things just don't grow properly in the mist, you know?
Raelynn: What kind of plants? Just herbs? Or food and pretty ones or...?
Howard Plum: But every time you want to visit and then leave you'll get mist sick ...
Raelynn: Well if she feels Mist Sick, she can just.. go right back into the garden, right?
Raelynn: And then come out again and hope she handles it.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Both, though, to answer your question
Bixi Fizzlebang: There are so many useful things we don't have now, that we could.
Bixi Fizzlebang: And some of them also look pretty
Raelynn: I look forward to it! I have ideas if you need them. And have room.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I would love your contribution Rae! I've never left home so even though I know a lot, most of it is from books, and it's always different in person
Raelynn: It is very different! I'm actually not sure I'm ready to go home. I mean, I do want to see my mother, but, well, it's such a production.
Licornah: :: looks up :: If you need help with a garden, let me know, my family are farmers.... I seem to have a green thumb ...
Bixi Fizzlebang: Ooooh, that would be great, Licornah. If you don't mind braving the mist sickness
Licornah: Oh, I won't be going into that mist. If you move your garden, let me know I guess :: smiles weakly ::
Rowing, sailing
Licornah: :: pauses :: So, umm, who was the girl who got on the boat with us earlier? Daphene?
Raelynn: Someone who wants to be an adventurer.
Raelynn: shrugs
Licornah: :: nod :: Okay... seems reasonable then
Bixi Fizzlebang: I don't know, but she wants to be an adventurer, I can relate to that!
Bixi Fizzlebang: And she likes my stories!
Raelynn: Yes! You were going to tell us why she called you the Story Teller?
Bixi Fizzlebang: Well, that night after you burned the village down, I went over to the Jade Goblet and told them all about my adventures so far... well, our adventures since I've joined you, and now I'm famous for them!
Bixi Fizzlebang: But Rae... *I* want to know what's going on with you and Yout. He seemed unusually happy this morning...
Raelynn: Oh wow! Congratulations! Er, that's the right word, yes?
Licornah: :: nods sagely and continues weaving ::
Raelynn: Oh. We kissed last night.
Bixi Fizzlebang: OooOOOOooOOoOOooOOooOOOoOhhhhh
Howard Plum: looks up and then quickly away
Raelynn: Well it was New Years Eve, and I've never started off a New Year without one.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Is it... an experience you intend to repeat?
Raelynn: Well, maybe when I was really really young, but besides that.
Raelynn: shrugs
Raelynn: I like kisses.
Raelynn: I'm kind of annoyed the burning barn meant Lord Olgirith ....forgot.
Weather Report Location: Velikaya River Forest, Mid Spring Day 2, Dawn Precipitation: Light Rain Wind: No Wind Temperature: Cold 42F / 6C
The time is 6:00 AM
The dawn lights the eastern sky, still chilly but the storm and extreme cold and wind have died down
Indigo: Any more dragons?
Raelynn: Not that we noticed.
Craigh: That's good.
Indigo: Good!
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Cooking [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 4]
Bixi starts to cook a delicious breakfast.
Youtargim: [SKILL] Rope Use [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 1] [d20 = 15]
Youtargim: Hey Lanek, can you check that boat please?
Youtargim: The ummm MOC?
Raelynn: Oh but I did give Bixi some new glittering lotion! I'm sure she'll share if anyone else is interested.
Lanek: [SKILL] Boating [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 8] [d20 = 6]
Youtargim: Do we really want to call it that?
Lorie (Licornah): :: wonders if the group is imaging dragons since she hasn't seen any /s ::
and Lanek can see that the ropes are a bit frayed but the boat is still there
Raelynn: What else could an upside down cow be?
Lanek: we still got it
Lanek: dunno how long these ropes'll hold out
Daphene: dead?
Raelynn: Tipped?
Daphene: Dead Sea Cow has a nice ring to it
Youtargim: That is an interesting name Daphene
Indigo: Talwin got a bunch of rope to tie things up. Why don't we use some of that to make sure it holds
Craigh: I can work on that while the rest are rowing.
Youtargim: It looks like it has a decent hold, not comfortable like the Buttercup, but it seems to hold a decent amount
Raelynn: Does it have to keep its old name? What are we going to do with it anyways?
Lanek: rows
Youtargim: I think giving it a new name would be good, we are claiming salvage rights on it
Craigh: [SKILL] Rope Use [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 15) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 19]
Raelynn: Salvage rights?
Youtargim: When you are out on the seas
Raelynn: Well first, this is a river as you all keep telling me.
Youtargim: If you come across a wreck you can claim it
Youtargim: I am guessing that the same rules apply here
Raelynn: And are you allowed to salvage boats and ships? What's salvageable and what isn't?
Youtargim: It is salvageable if you can make it sail again
Youtargim: Or you sell it for scrap
Raelynn: Aren't ships supposed to go with their captains?
Indigo: It's the other way around
Youtargim: The ... uh... dead sea cow? is still boat worthy and we can use her or sell her
Indigo: And the captain went with the dragon instead
Youtargim: Good Captains stay with their ship until the end
Youtargim: and then hope for a rescue if needed
Raelynn: Who I'm guessing maybe died. So instead of sinking the ship you just.. take it?
Indigo: Yup
Raelynn: These rules confuse me.
Youtargim: I think Indigo knows more of these customs that most of us
Youtargim: In my seas we would take it, and crew it, and create a fleet
Youtargim: and then be able to raid more, attack bigger targets and take....
Raelynn: If it had a crew, but no captain, what would you do?
Indigo: Yeah but we don't need a fleet
Youtargim: well in general do more things
Indigo: You make a captain when there is none if you want to sail
Youtargim: If there was a working crew, we would give them a choice of joining us or being set safely at the next port
Raelynn: That seems less.... ruthless than I thought pirates normally were.
Youtargim: There is a code
Youtargim: Sort of a guideline
Daphene: So you just sail around looking for abandoned ships?
Daphene: That sounds boring
Raelynn: So if you don't want that to happen you... make someone captain like Indigo says?
Youtargim: Well sometimes you find abandoned ships, and sometimes you make abandoned ships
Raelynn: But you're on a ship for weeks and months and... forever?
Youtargim: The longest I have not been on a ship was when I was with you in the Elf Lands
Raelynn: That was only for a day or two.
Youtargim: Nods
Youtargim: I would say maybe a week or three a year at the most over the last decade plus
Youtargim: I have always lived on the sea and I have been a captain for a while
Indigo: You weren't on a ship all the time you worked for Princess Maya were you?
Youtargim: Most of that time
Youtargim: I sailed for her, returning with treasures and her requests
Raelynn: I don't know how you do it. That sounds very... not my thing.
Youtargim: Sailing the seas is different than this
Raelynn: But it's still on water.
Youtargim: You get to see new places, be out of sight of land for weeks
Youtargim: Or under the water,
Youtargim: or on a beach
Youtargim: the sunsets are spectacular
Raelynn: With humidity and wind burn and horribly skin! It's very hard to keep a good routine on the water.
Craigh: chuckles
Raelynn: And what about people and towns and parties?
Youtargim: There are very many parties
Youtargim: and towns with a ... people all over
Raelynn: Oh yes, I know that. You can pick out the sailors quite easily when they visit Loosend. And not necessarily in a good way.
Youtargim: A good captain knows how to be careful and pay attention to the right things
Youtargim: To learn as you might say
Raelynn: I suppose. I just can't quite comprehend that lifestyle. It just... doesn't quite sound as appealing as it clearly is to you.
Youtargim: I wonder if Bixi has finished breakfast, or did Indigo abscond with all of it
Lanek: rows
Youtargim: I like having the ability to go out and find what I need to please the Princess
Raelynn: Well whatever makes you happy. I won't begrudge people for what makes them happy. I might not understand it - at all - but if it makes someone happy...
Lanek: rows
Youtargim: I do hope I get to make you happy too
Daphene: Really? What if murder made someone happy?
Youtargim: Indigo, breakfast is up
Youtargim: What is murder for you Daphene
Raelynn: Well, legal and moral things, of course.
Lanek: cheers up at the thought of murder, but only for a second
Raelynn: If you hurt someone else to be happy, then no, I don't support that.
Youtargim: Like we talked about salvage, to others they might take that as stealing
Lanek: rows
Daphene: side-eyes Yout
Daphene: What kind of a question is that?
Youtargim: If We keep this boat, we know that all on board died, so we should feel free to keep it right?
Indigo: hurries over to Bixi to get a nice plate
Daphene: We didn't kill them
Youtargim: Very true, but if we come across the widow of the captain when we get to port, what then?
Lanek: it ain’t like we can go huntin down the heirs or somethin
Youtargim: Do we keep the boat? or give it to her?
Raelynn: And now you know why I was asking earlier!
Lanek: we have exackly ONE clue
Daphene: Ok, we can debate stealing all day, but you asked “What is murder to you?” That's quite a fucking question
Youtargim: So if you have to kill the bugbear that is trying to capture your boat
Youtargim: is that murder?
Indigo: What if the ship came from Bovine Valley
Raelynn: Oh! Maybe that's why it has a cow on it? Too bad that Penny girl isn't here.
Youtargim: What or Where is bovine valley Indigo?
Indigo: Oh that's back in Drillian. If it came from there it's really far from home. It's just the biggest cow place I ever heard of
Youtargim: ok
Indigo: And yes you stop anyone from taking your ship. Hopefully you don't have to kill them but you have to stop them
Daphene: Self-defense is obviously different than murder. Murder is defined by motive. At least it is in my culture. Not sure about yours.
Indigo: No one takes your ship
Youtargim: I agree with you Daphene
Youtargim: I have always lead my crew with the idea that we treat others as we want to be treated
Craigh: A lot of crime is all in how you phrase it or who is doing it.
Youtargim: However if we are supposed to be collecting a toll from everyone in an area
Youtargim: we need to enforce that toll sometimes when others do not want to pay
Daphene: Crime is a construct and thus open to debate.
Youtargim: That sounds very much like a pirate who wants to just steal rather than give people a chance to parley
Youtargim: You said you have not left home or gone very far Daphene?
Raelynn: Just because it is a law doesn't mean it is right.
Daphene: Certain things go deeper than socially agreed upon rules. Like murder.
Craigh: Do they?
Daphene: Yes.
Youtargim: I have found that some societies are very happy to embrace things like murder and call it survival of the fittest
Indigo: What's a construct other than buildings?
Daphene: If you are going to take someone's life when you don't have to, may the gods punish you appropriately
Youtargim: gnolls are a vicious lot
Indigo: conversation is going way over Indigo's head
Indigo: Gnolls are like gnomes?
Daphene: Something invented by people. People invented crime. Stealing someone else's money or forcing them to pay taxes or whatever... those are people things.
Craigh: So, let's say a thief breaks into a house to steal something small, like food, or a few coins. And the person who lives there comes home and discovers them in the act and attacks them with a knife, is it murder if they kill the burglar?
Youtargim: Gnolls are much bigger than gnomes, bigger than men, almost small giants, they are like a person and a hyena
Daphene: Depends. Did they need to kill the burglar?
Craigh: Doesn't sound like it to me.
Daphene: Then yes. That's murder.
Craigh: And if the burglar kills the owner in self-defense?
Raelynn: Um, didn't the burglar burgl...ar? first?
Craigh: Yes
Daphene: If the owner isn't trying to murder the burglar than the burglar has no reason to try and murder the owner
Raelynn: Well they shouldn't have done that probably.
Craigh: But the owner is trying to murder the burglar.
Daphene: Well then they shouldn't be.
Daphene: And if they are, then yes, go for it, burglar
Raelynn: But isn't the owner defending themselves?
Craigh: But is it murder if the burglar kills the owner in self-defense?
Daphene: Most burglars run away when they are caught, no?
Raelynn: Isn't that trespassing or something?
Craigh: The burglar in this scenario wasn't hostile, was just after some food or small coin.
Craigh: yes, absolutely.
Raelynn: Oh goodness. That's why I follow the Goddess of Love, not Justice.
Craigh: Oh, trust me, I don't follow any god of justice.
Craigh: grins
Raelynn: Maybe we need to find Brer and ask him.
Raelynn: Or Sundown. I bet he has a very specific view on this.
Daphene: Self-defense isn't murder. The cruel intention isn't there, it's just preservation
Daphene: Even if it's a burglar
Craigh: And yet the courts will most likely hang them for it.
Daphene: That's courts for you
Daphene: Courts follow laws. Laws are made by people. People are flawed
Daphene: shrugs
Raelynn: Boy are they.
Indigo: You sure think a lot
Craigh: I mean, when it comes down to it, the difference between a thief stealing some coins from a pocket and a noble collecting taxes is how rich the perpetrator is.
Indigo: hey! We collect taxes are we aren't thieves
Daphene: I think it also depends on what they do with the money they collect, but again... money is a people concept, absolutely open to debate
Indigo: A thief pickpocketing you isn't going to help you if you need it
Craigh: Obviously not. After all, we aren't carrying any valuable items we took from people by force on this ship, are we?
Indigo: Sure we are
Youtargim: Does Knotty count?
Bixi Fizzlebang: yells up from the hold “We bought him!”
Raelynn: Bixi paid for him. Quite a bit for a... pig...
Bixi Fizzlebang: And he ran away from a cruel jerk that we paid!
Youtargim: What a Pig
Raelynn: He could at least smell a bit better.
So as you are rowing and sailing
Craigh: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 1] [d20 = 14]
Craigh is on lookout duty.
The time is 9:00 AM
Craigh: Indigo! Looks like ship-to-ship fighting up ahead. And some boarding action too.
Indigo: Pirates!
Lanek: is it a raid or piracy?
Raelynn: Can we just... go around them?
Indigo: Maybe we can just sail past it
Lanek: damn he beat me to it
Raelynn: Am I rowing hard?
Lanek: I’m rowin hard
Lanek: so if you ain't, we might be circlin
Raelynn: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 11) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 14]
Daphene: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 17) [SUCCESS by 7] [d20 = 10]
Raelynn: I'm trying, but my hands are all cracked today after that cold storm.
Lanek: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 11) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 15]
Licornah: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 8) [SUCCESS by 4] [d20 = 4]
Indigo: Did you look through the spyglass? Is it bugbears?
And yes, one of the ships is full of bugbears.
Raelynn: I thought we were trying to sneak around and ignore them...
Indigo: Youtargim! Swing by and let's see what's happening
Youtargim: [SKILL] Seamanship [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 15]
Youtargim brings the Buttercup closer to the two ships that are fighting with each other
Indigo: [SKILL] Boating [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 4]
Lanek: [SKILL] Boating [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 8]
Howard Plum: [SKILL] Statecraft [MOD:CHA] (vs. Target 8) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 12]
Indigo: The human ship rammed that bugbear ship. It's so damaged it's probably gonna sink
Indigo: HELLO!!
Bugbear : [Translation] They have reinforcements!
Bugbear : [Translation] Take the ship now! NOW~
Lanek: the human ship has some damage to its hull but I don't think it's gonna sink
Indigo: It's got a great big hole in the side!
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Hello the Knarr!!!!
Lanek: I don't think the human ship is gonna sink. the bugbear ship is though
Indigo: Why are you attacking the other ship?
You can spot at least a dozen bugbears and a dozen humans in the chaos of fighting
Indigo: You're going to sink her
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: They are pirate! Drown them all!
Bugbear [Bullywug]: [Translation] Ready to charge! On my mark! One Two Three
Daphene: looks at Yout
Bugbear : [Translation] Ready to charge! On my mark! One Two Three
Youtargim: What do we do Admiral?
Lanek: nobody has a spell to understand them?
Lanek: I ain’t never learned no bugbear talk
Indigo: This is a mess. The only sailing bugbears I have ever seen have been pirates. Including the ones that took me and sold me to Red Cloak
Raelynn: I thought Yout spoke Bugbear. He did speak it before.
Youtargim: Anyone want to look at
Craigh: I didn't prepare the right spell for it, or I could.
Youtargim: No I speak jotun
Youtargim: I was talking in the giant tongue
Lanek: well see if they speak the giant tongue
Youtargim: some bugbears understand that,
Indigo: They say they are fighting pirates and I'm not sure I wanna save pirates who sell people
Raelynn: Oh...
Lanek: well yeah, if they're right, me neither
Lanek: but if they're wrong, that's a different thing
Youtargim: Who do we want to save?
Daphene: Well, we have a pirate here as well
Lanek: I don't hold with slavers.
Youtargim: Looks at the young halfling girl, who would you side with?
Raelynn: Are we sure they're pirates?
Indigo: I don't wanna save anyone really. The other ship just rammed them cuz they were bugbears
Daphene: I do not side with anyone, this is not my battle
Youtargim: How many ports are there? Does anyone know? Howard? Rae?
Youtargim: I heard you talk about Dryads Lair City, and now Borts Beach, are there other ports nearby?
Indigo: I think Borts is the closest port from here
Raelynn: Umm let me think....
Youtargim: I want to know if they might be coming up behind us at Borts and say we did not help them, which ever of them makes it
Youtargim: Do bugbears bring their ships into Borts or Dryads Lair?
Indigo: Yeah well ...
Indigo: I don't think bugbears bring their ships into human ports ...
Daphene: Did they ask for help?
Indigo: Do they?
Indigo: scratches his head
Raelynn: I can cast Zone of Truth, but I suppose only those we understand we can know if they're telling the truth.
Indigo: Maybe I don't know bugbear speak
Raelynn: The humans we could understand at least. But I suppose they might not be willing to talk much if they're being attacked.
Indigo: HEY HUMANS! YOU SUNK THEIR SHIP. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY JUST GO NOW
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: If we sunk their ship we get to keep it for salvage!
Craigh: If they sink it, won't it be on the bottom of the river?
Indigo: Sure. Mind if we save the drowning ones so they don't all just die?
Indigo: shrugs at Craigh
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: The only good bugbear is a dead bugbear
Indigo: They seem to have a plan
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: HEY! You have Elves! You should be helping us!
Craigh: So did Athar the Dim. He was never heard from again.
Raelynn: What?
Craigh: grins
Daphene: I'm in favor of saving whoever we can, but those humans seem extremely rude
Indigo: But what if they kill you first? We can take the non swimming ones and you get the ship
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: ARRGGG
As he takes a spear through the chest too busy yelling at you and not watching out for the battle
SPLASH
Raelynn: Do we... do we save him?
Indigo: Yeah
Indigo: Craigh can you lasso that one?
Raelynn: This is why I prefer land. So confusing out here...
Youtargim is keeping you off of the combat about 20 yards
Slowly circling around them
Indigo: Pull her in for a rescue Youtargim!
Craigh: It's only confusing if you worry about it. Pick a side, and help it. Or neither and move on.
Youtargim: Will do
Youtargim: [SKILL] Seamanship [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 14] [d20 = 1]
Indigo: Craigh or Raelynn can you see if you can catch that human before he drowns?
Youtargim: He sails the Buttercup STRAIGHT through the two ships separating them, pushing them apart with the hull of the Buttercup and coming out the other side
So overall what happens: The Buttercup slices through the two boats that are fighting, dislodging them from each other and scattering the humans and bugbears who are fighting into their ships and into the water
Rae spots two humans in the water, one with the spear but another who is swimming and she snags him with the lasso and pulls him back to the ship
Craigh on the other side of the ship wraps his lasso around the torso of a bugbear and manages to bind it up, then he hauls on it to bring it closer to your ship as you sail through the new gap
You have those two in control as you sail past and away
Craigh: has wrapped his end of the rope around a stanchion so he doesn't drop it.
You have the two still in the water, up out enough to breathe but not enough for them to be on deck with you
Craigh: Think we'll catch any sharks this way?
Youtargim: Are there sharks here?
Indigo: shakes his head
Indigo: What a mess
Youtargim: Maybe those mermen?
Craigh: shrugs
Raelynn: I don't know, but shouldn't we bring them up? We can't just drag them along.
Youtargim: Agreed Indigo
Raelynn: Oh! I'd love to meet a merman. Thistle made me jealous I missed the last one.
Indigo: We should get the human to his boat. It can still sail it looks like
Indigo: looks to see how the bugbear boat is doing
Raelynn: Wait go back again?
the bugbear boat is listing to the side, they seem to be tossing cargo into the water to try and lighten the load and shift the balance
No hand to hand fighting currently but the humans are bringing bows out to shoot at the bugbears
Daphene: You there! Human! What happened?
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: The pirates stole a flock of sheep
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: We gave chase
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Can I get up there please
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: I can't swim
Indigo: They had a boat full of sheep?
Indigo: I didn't see any sheep
It looks like the cargo they are tossing out, could be sheep, some look dead and floating bales of wool
Indigo: looks back at the boat
Craigh: See? There you go Daphene. The burglar and the owner.
Indigo: Yeah that could be sheep
Indigo: Pull him up please
Raelynn: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 11) [SUCCESS by 5] [d20 = 6]
Rae hauls him up to the surface
Raelynn: Oh good. I was getting tired.
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: THANK YOU
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Kisses Rae's hand
Raelynn: You're welcome!
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Thank you thank you thank you
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: I thought I was going to drown
Indigo: Do you want us to take you back to your ship?
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Yes
Raelynn: I'm glad you didn't. It's a horrible way to go.
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Let's ram those bastards
Indigo: sighs
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: and sink them
Daphene: Did you go after them intending to kill them, or intending to try and get the stolen goods back?
Indigo: You already did that
Raelynn: You already lost a crew for some sheep. Breed more and let this loss go.
Raelynn: I'm sure you'll be lambing soon with what's left.
Daphene: nods towards Rae
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Yes they took some of our best Ewes
Raelynn: Farming isn't easy, but is it worth losing more people?
Indigo: So what do we do with that one?
Raelynn: Or potentially almost drowning again?
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: You are here we can't lose
Indigo: points towards Craigh
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: with a ship this big, they will have to give in
Raelynn: Or we trade them their friend for some sheep back, repair their boat, and call it even.
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: And you are not the Navy, you will not keep any of our stuff
Raelynn: Er, if we can talk to them...
Raelynn: HEY! You in the water! Do you understand us?
Bugbear : [Translation] snarls
Raelynn: Um, maybe a different language?
Bugbear: struggling in his bonds, gnashing his teeth
Raelynn : [Translation] What about this one?
Bugbear : [Translation] Just let me near you you filthy elf
Bugbear: snarling and showing his teeth to Rae
Raelynn: Yeah, I don't understand you, and that might not be fair, but it means we'll not be able to... parlay or whatever!
Daphene: If you understand us, hold up your left hand and point to the sun!
Raelynn: gives him a big bright smile
He is wrapped up in the rope arms bound and dangling in the water
Raelynn: shrugs
Raelynn: I tried. All you, Admiral.
Indigo: I don't think he understands
Indigo: You had a good idea to trade the bugbear for what is left of the sheep
Indigo: We have to take the man back anyway
Raelynn: Unfortunately I don't speak other languages or have the right spells for it.
Indigo: Let's go back and see if we can save any sheep
Craigh: slaps his forehead.
Craigh: I'm an idiot!
Indigo: No you're not!
Raelynn: Why?
Craigh: Yes I am! I have scrolls with Comprehend Languages on them\
Raelynn: Oh! You can use that! I'm sure we'll have time to make more once we get to Dryads Lair.
Howard Plum: You're going to ... touch him?
Daphene: Can you also speak them with one of those?
Howard Plum: No you can only understand them
Craigh: Nope, but whoever casts it can understand them at least. It can be me or Howard.
Howard Plum: I don't want to touch him!
Raelynn: That's a good idea!
Howard Plum: Or her ...
Daphene: Does it matter if we can understand him if we can not communicate back?
Craigh: Maybe he can understand us, we don't know.
Daphene: Ah, fair point
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: What are you debating?
Raelynn: If you want to try, I'm game. Otherwise I guess we... drop off this guy and... go on our way as he tries to convince us to help?
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Just cut the rope and let it drown
Craigh: So, I guess it's up to me then. Can someone haul him up a bit so I can reach him?
Raelynn: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 11) [FAILURE by 1] [d20 = 12]
Daphene: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 17) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 11]
Raelynn: Sorry. My hands are tired.
Daphene: I've got him
Craigh: Craigh reads the Comprehend Languages scroll
Raelynn: Look here, mister. We don't kill things willy nilly without good reason so just be quiet for a second.
Bugbear : [Translation] What are you going to do with me
Craigh: Can you understand me?
Daphene : [Translation] Or can you understand this?
Bugbear : [Translation] Stop your babbling and just hit me you weak bastard
Daphene : [Translation] Or maybe you understand this?
Craigh: Yeah, doesn't seem like he can understand me. Wants to know what we're going to do with him, and/or to stop babbling and just hit him.
Indigo: that sounds like a bugbear
Craigh: Not to mention all the aspersions upon Lanek's mother.
Indigo: They fight
The bugbear does not seem to respond properly to Craigh, it snarls at Daphene when she speaks Elvish, but does not seem to actually understand, just knows what it sounds like
Raelynn: Oh wait! I have an idea!
Raelynn: [SKILL] Artistic Ability [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 4] [d20 = 12]
Raelynn: takes out some paper, draws a clear sketch about trading bug bear for sheep
Raelynn: shows it to bugbear
Daphene : [Translation] Don't suppose you understand this? Hellooooo?
Raelynn: looks to Craigh for translation
Bugbear: Snarls at the drawing Rae shows him
Craigh: Very eloquent.
Hard to say if snarling at the drawing or the fact she is an elf
Raelynn: Well that's rude. I'm not feeling nice anymore.
Raelynn: Do what you want. I tried to help you!
Indigo: Bugbears are like that
Daphene: Can you swim??
Indigo: It's like trying to be nice to goblins. It just doesn't work usually
Daphene: mimes swimming
Raelynn: I thought someone told me about some bugbear named Billy.
Craigh: That doesn't sound like a bugbear name.
It is ignoring the halfling and watching the elf
hungry
Raelynn: gives him a rude gesture
Indigo: Yeah and he was the only one in a every single bugbear we have ever seen
Raelynn: shrugs
Raelynn: I think Jilly told me? And you know Jilly names.
Indigo: Remember the giant basement?
Raelynn: Oh. True.
Raelynn: Hmm. So we just... get rid of him and... um, do pirate things?
Indigo: Let's take the man back and see if we can lasso some of his sheep back to his ship
Youtargim: We should set him down on shore
Craigh: I can unhook the rope at any time.
Youtargim: Or on his boat
Youtargim: We rescued him
Raelynn: And keep dragging the bugbear?
Indigo: yes and give the bugbear back
Raelynn: Well Craigh rescued him.
Craigh: And he hasn't said Thank You yet either.
Indigo: laughs
Youtargim: Leave him on his boat, we can try to get some sheep
Raelynn: No, he's just giving me a very unkind look.
Daphene: Do we have something that floats that we could give him to cling to, then release him?
Raelynn: I'll let you boat people do....whatever we're going to do, then.
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Are you people crazy?
Indigo: Ready to head back?
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Just toss it overboard
Craigh: Depends on who you ask
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: and we can get some of our cargo back
Indigo: He's all lasso'd he can't do anything
Human, Sailor/Fisherman: Turn it in for a reward then
Craigh: peers over the edge of the railing.
Indigo: We'll take you back. Youtargim, ready?
Craigh: technically, we never brought it on board, so it's already overboard.
Youtargim: Yes Admiral Indigo, Setting a course
Youtargim: He says very formally to impress the new people
Youtargim: [SKILL] Seamanship [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 15]
Youtargim steers the Buttercup back around behind the bugbear boat and you cut him loose to flounder a bit before he grabs onto a broken oar
Then you come around the stern of the boat and can help try to gather some of the bundles of wool and soggy sheep trying to swim
Indigo: Here ewe sheep!
Craigh: Has Zayden fixed his fishing rods yet? They could have been helpful here.
Craigh: I wish I knew how to Identify. This magic rope the goddess gave me could be useful here.
Craigh and Raelynn start lassoing sheep and wool to give back to the humans.
Indigo: See! You'll get some sheep back!
Youtargim admiring her rope skills
so you end up with a total of 4 sheep
and one bonus bundle of wool
and get them dragging over to the fisherman's boat
Currently the bugbears are trying to salvage their boat and it seems they are trying to move away
the humans are gathering things and trying to repair the hole in the hull to at least let less water in
Indigo: We got you some sheep back so it wasn't a complete loss
The group agrees to letting both sides just be
and moving off towards your destination
which we will reach by this evening
The time is 5:00 PM
Weather Report Location: Velikaya River Forest, Mid Spring Day 2, Afternoon Precipitation: Clear Skies Wind: No Wind Temperature: Cold 45F / 7C
