The battle rages on.
The Bow
A female dwarf sailor yells out a battle cry in Dwarven and slices open her opponent's throat, then kicks the sahuagin back overboard into the sea.
"Nice one!" Oren calls, complementing her. He throws up his shield just in time to deflect his opponent's spearhead.
Grey, his hands cackling with electricity, grins evilly and balls them up into fists. "Come on, beautiful," he says to the sahuagin that just attacked Oren. "Let's dance." He takes a few swings, but the sahuagin is faster than it looks and easily avoids the electrical punches. Grey's grin quickly turns into a frown of frustration, and then finally the lightning dissipates. "No, not already!" he complains.
"Don't fret, lad. Happens to lots of wizards, I'm sure!" Oren jokes. The gnome does not appear to find it funny. The distraction serves the dwarf well, though. Raising his axe over head, he shouts, "Renos take you to the Abyss!" and slices downward, nearly cutting the sahuagin in twain. While it staggers, he then rams his shoulder into it, knocking it back into the sea. He spits after it.
"Bow is clear!" he calls out.
"Not so fast!" the quartermaster calls back. "More incoming! Second wave!" Sure enough, two more of the creatures start to climb up, one of them dual-wielding a one-handed spear and a dagger. Oren, Grey and the female dwarf sailor all prepare themselves.
The Port Side
Another female dwarf sailor attacks the remaining sahuagin on this side, cutting into its flank but not killing it. The creature retaliates, but she fiercely blocks the spear with her own blade and a clash of sparks.
Areilon takes another shot at it with her crossbow, trying to aim for a softer area; but she requires a little more practice with the weapon. It again is deflected off the creature's scales. Tossing the weapon to the deck, she prepares to charge to the bow.
Jocelyn loads up her sling and swings it overhead, but slips a bit in blood and accidentally beans herself on the head. Luckily, it only causes a mild lump and nothing more.
Andar moves in to help the female dwarf, and with his massive strength nearly takes off the creature's head. It staggers and falls back into the drink, its blood turning the water red. The female dwarf winks at him. "Gods bless you, Andar. Glad you're back!" The mariner simply blushes, as he always does when given female attention.
Grinning, the female dwarf calls out, "All clear on the port side!" It's then the quartermaster warns of a second wave incoming. Three more sahuagin begin climbing up the port side of the ship, all armed with spears.
The Starboard Side
A male dwarf sailor fights with a sahuagin, slicing with his cutlass; the blow is deftly avoided, however. The sahuagin smacks the dwarf upside the head with the blunt of his spear, hard. Then grabs him and throws him overboard. About half a dozen sahuagin, waiting in the water for just this moment, swarm the poor dwarf like sharks at a feeding frenzy. His screams are heard quite far.
The sahuagin then turns toward Val and Ouragana, grinning with blood lust. The apprentice sorceress conjures a puff of smoke in its face, and it staggers, coughing and hacking in surprise. A female gnome sailor moves in to replace her fallen comrade and cuts into the creature while it's distracted.
Meanwhile, Dalaim and Val fight another sahuagin further down. The old dwarf smacks it in the shoulder with his staff, knocking a few scales loose. Val maneuvers herself into a position that she can reach both sahuagin with her trident, then finishes off the one Dalaim hit with a well aimed stab.
The half-orc then turns toward the last sahuagin on this side, which is both fighting off the gnome and still coughing on that smoke. An arrow from above hits it in the thigh, forcing it to drop to its knees. Val then stabs it hard enough to not only slay it, but knock it overboard.
"Thanks!" the gnome calls up to the quartermaster with a grin. "Starboard side's clear!" But then the warning of a second wave comes and everyone readies themselves. Two more sahuagin climb up, one dual-wielding a one-handed spear and a dagger. The other one, almost seven feet in height, is carrying a beautifully-crafted trident with a coral shaft.
The Stern
The storm sorceress steps back and unleashes a pair of magic missiles, one striking each of the two sahuagin up there. Both creatures stagger a moment, but the one fighting a dwarf male sailor recovers quickly and stabs him, before grabbing him and throwing him overboard to be devoured by his kin.
"Captain! We need help up here!" the sorceress calls, now unprotected.
"Got your back!" the quartermaster calls, taking a shot. He hits and kills the sahuagin the spirited halfling female is fighting.
"That's great!" the sorceress calls back. "But what about me?!"
"I'mma comin', ma'am!" the halfling lass calls, now free to help. She charges in to the other sahuagin and strikes, but the creature blocks with its trident just in time. The two struggle in a battle of wills, each pushing forward with their weapon, while the captain runs upstairs.
He then pulls out his second gun and takes aim. "Dodge this one, fishface!" He fires, hitting the creature in the side. It staggers and falls back, and bleeds profusely, but isn't quite dead just yet.
The captain drops the smoking gun to the ground and pulls out his cutlass. "Damn sahuagin. If we lose any more people, we won't have enough crew to sail the damned boat!"
He moves in to finish off the wounded sahuagin, when the quartermaster's warning comes. "Oh, for @#$%'s sake!" the captain shouts as three more sahuagin climb up the back of the ship.
"Oh, good. I love it when the cluster together," the sorceress says, grabbing a handful of sand. "Cover me, captain, I'll take them all out."
Boffi points his cutlass at the creatures. "I may be a Scragsplitter, but that doesn't mean I can't cleave some sahuagin. Let's go then!"
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Initiative
Areilon (1d10+7): 10
Jocelyn (1d10+6): 14
Ouragana (
1d10+2): 8
Val (1d10+7): 14
Oren (
1d10+7): 13
Grey (
1d10+3): 9
Dalaim (
1d10+4): 8
Captain Boffi (
1d10+10): 20
Storm Sorceress (
1d10+1): 7
Quartermaster (
1d10+4): 9
Andar (
1d10+5): 10
Sailor 02 (
1d10+5): 8
Sailor 04 (
1d10+5): 8
Sailor 05 (
1d10+5): 6
Sailor 06 (
1d10+5): 15
Sailor 07 (
1d10+5): 8
Sailor 08 (
1d10+5): 15
Sahuagin 01 (
1d10+6): 8
Sahuagin 02 (
1d10+6): 14
Sahuagin 03 (
1d10+6): 10
Sahuagin 05 (
1d10+6): 7
Sahuagin 06 (
1d10+6): 13
Sahuagin 07 (
1d10+6): 7
Sahuagin 08 (
1d10+6): 12
Round 2!
Sailor 05 attacks Sahuagin 05 with his cutlass while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+1): 11, miss.
Storm Sorceress casts Magic Missile at Sahuagins 07 for (
1d4+1): 3 damage and Sahuagin 08 for (
1d4+1): 3 damage.
Sahuagin 05 attacks Sailor 05 with its spear (
1d20): 13, hit for (
1d6): 3 damage.
Sailor 05 dies.
Sahuagin 07 attacks Sailor 07 with its spear (
1d20): 12, hit for (
1d6): 5 damage.
Sailor 07 dies.
Ouragana uses a cantrip to make a small puff of smoke in front of Sahuagin 05 (
1d20): 5, pass.
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Sahuagin 05 saves vs. spell (
1d20): 11, fail.
Dalaim attacks Sahuagin 06 with his quarterstaff while blessed by Octhanus (
1d20+1): 13, glancing blow for (
1d6): 3 damage.
Sailor 02 attacks Sahuagin 02 with her cutlass while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+1): 21,
critical hit! for (
2d6): 7 damage.
Sahuagin 07 dies.
Sailor 04 attacks Sahuagin 03 with her cutlass while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+1): 19, hit for (
1d6): 6 damage.
Sailor 07 is dead.
Sahuagin 01 attacks Oren in studded leather armor (-1) with its spear (
1d20-1): 11, bare miss.
Quartermaster fires his short bow (+1) at Sahuagin 8 while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+2): 13, hit for (
1d8): 6 damage.
Sahuagin 08 dies.
Grey punches (+1) at Sahuagin 01 while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+2): 4, miss.
Areilon takes an unskilled shot (-3) with her light crossbow (+1) at Sahuagin 03 while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (1d20-1): 9, miss.
Sahuagin 03 attacks Sailor 04 with its spear (
1d20): 7, miss.
Andar moves 20 feet north and attacks Sahuagin 03 with his cutlass (+2) while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (1d20+3): 15, hit for (
1d6+5): 11 damage.
Sahuagin 03 dies.
Sahuagin 08 is dead.
Oren attacks Sahuagin 01 with his battle axe (+1) while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+2): 22,
critical hit! for (
2d8+3): 11 damage.
Sahuagin 01 dies.
Sahuagin 06 attacks Val in hide armor (+2) with its spear (
1d20+2): 6, miss.
Jocelyn attempts to sling a stone while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (1d20+1): 2,
critical fumble! Jocelyn accidentally hits herself for (
1d4): 1 damage.
Val moves 5 feet northeast and attacks Sahuagin 06 with her trident (+1) while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (1d20+2): 14, hit for (1d6+3): 7 damage.
Sahuagin 06 dies.
Sahuagin 02 is dead.
Sailor 06 moves 5 feet northwest and attacks Sahuagin 05 with her cutlass while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+1): 17, hit for (
1d6): 4 damage.
Sailor 08 moves 15 feet west and attacks Sahuagin 07 with her cutlass while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+1): 14, bare miss.
Captain Boffi runs 25 feet up the sterncastle and fires a flintlock pistol (+1) at Sahuagin 07 while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+2): 22,
critical hit! for (
2d4): 6 damage.
Quartermaster fires his short bow (+1) at Sahuagin 5 while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (
1d20+2): 15, hit for (
1d8): 4 damage.
Andar has no enemies in range.
Oren has no enemies in range.
Val attacks Sahuagin 05 with her trident (+1) while blessed by Octhanus (+1) (1d20+2): 18, hit for (1d6+3): 4 damage.
Sahuagin 05 dies.
(OOC: Wow, what are the odds that all of the male sailors would be killed, but none of the women? The dice sure are acting weird today. Oh, I decided to break up the battle description into parts, the bow, stern, port and starboard; thought it'd make it easier to read. However, assume that all four scenes happen parallel of each other, not one after the other.
On the map, it might be hard to tell, the second wave of the enemy consists of Sahuagins 9-15, Lieutenant 01, Lieutenant 02 and Chieftain (designated as L1, L2 and C. If it helps, all three of those are on the right-hand side of the ship).
Actions and Initiative for Round 3?)