Re: COMMENT THREAD 3
Everyone is on the island. I think your plan is to take down the giants guarding the drow (2 giants) and then save the drow. There are 4 other giants down below. Whether they hear the battle and join you depends on how much noise you make.
Other giants on the shore have seen the boat and are arranging a party to chase it down. Given the distance and your small size in comparison to the boat, you are not sure if they know it's an intruder, think it a ghost, or a boat that came untethered, but they will be coming soon.
The boat has long lengths of twine and rocks in it.
Given the general din at the shoreline that carries across the water, in addition to the lapping water and current, there is some background noise equivalent to about a normal person talking out loud.