OOC: Still no internet! This comes at you from the big bad world of work.
Navesh Wyvernsting had been a phanaton - a race of small sentient arboreal creatures with large eyes and prehensile tails that resemble a cross between a monkey, a raccoon and a flying squirrel. (OOC: Yeah, they're basically flying midget ewoks, but because they were in the original 'Isle of Dread' module you need to give them respect, OK?) He had been born into slavery, but proven to be such a capable seaman that he had been released and hired on as a bosun.
Once lauded for his cool head under fire, his quirky sense of humor and his unquestioning loyalty to his captain, the savage tide had transformed Navesh into a long-limbed, deformed creature with writhing, boneless fingers, but the savage phanatom had retained enough of former intelligence to stay out of the way of some of the larger corrupted inhabitants of the caverns... and wait for his chance.
High up in one corner of the room he had watched the party enter and then seen the young half-elf with the big hair sneak ahead. The man was apparently a skilled rogue as he had managed to get the drop on the big ‘Thunder Lizard’. And that creature was both sneaky and dangerous. The pirates had taken to calling it ‘Ripclaw’, a not-so-affectionate nickname earned after the lizard had disemboweled a careless shipmate who’d gotten just a little too close. The black-haired rogue had struck a massive blow on the side of the creature, but suffered under the creature’s response – the hail of tooth, talons and jagged tail had cut straight through the man’s leather shirt. Navesh downed his potion of bear’s endurance and started adding the oil of keen edge to his little knife.
Still, the young half-elf had stood his ground and launched another clever blow which had used the distraction of the big cat to sneak past Ripclaw’s guard and also half-blind the lizard with the fragments of silk now flying around. What a shame that none of his friends were able to help! The cat, the old lady and the half-naked warrior were all unable to hit the terrifying lizard.
Ripclaw wasted no time in bursting through the silk, the writhing and wriggling tentacles on its back smearing a disguising trail of yellowish pus stains on the fabric. With single minded determination the lizard bit into the rogue’s shoulder, pierced his torso with a claw and then… pulled. Navesh couldn’t help but give a little chuckle as the thief literally got ripped in half… ouch, that had to have hurt! Blood spurted furiously across the hanging silks as the man’s life essence emptied in a few seconds.
OOC: 27 hp damage from two attacks, taking Logan down to -25, that is... well, you know that scene in the Aliens move where the android get ripped in half? Yeah, it's insta-death! No use in even considering MF as even one successful attack would have been enough to take him out. I am so sorry John :( :( I will find something else to keep Logan entertained while we consider resurrection opportunities.
BTW, I remembered the -4 to his attack against Logan. This guy is just super dangerous.
Navesh realises this is his chance. Sure, he would be outnumbered but he was just SO FRACKING HUNGRY! He couldn’t wait. With practised precision he let go of the stalactite that served as his hiding place and spread his arms to allow the thin membranes attached to his body stretch out and catch the air. He glided silently over the top of the silks towards the closest and most attractive target – the young golden-haired girl with such pink, succulent looking flesh. At the last second there was a chittering warning cry – who was that from? Some little creature also hanging around on the ceiling of the room. It wasn’t much, but at least enough for the girl to get her guard up (not flat-footed) and avoid his bite. Never mind, his little kukri knife
plunged into her neck anyway. (OOC: Angati uses MF). His little kukri knife was still able to catch her in the side (3 hp damage).
OOC: Please note, he crits with his sword on a 15-20 in case somebody was looking at the rolls and wondering. He is now on the ground (I6), foaming at the mouth and trying to get his breakfast from Celene.
Kassius:
...he stares dumbly at the silks and has a few moments to ponder what the frack is this place before seeing the monstrosity tearing poor Logan apart...
Kassius:
Assuming the difficult terrain starts at K7 that requires exactly 45 ft of movement from him.
Kassius:
16:15, Today: Kassius rolled 15 using 1d20+3. knowledge (nature).
Kassius has no experience of these type of creatures from nature, nor has he ever heard of anybody encountering them, yet he still has knowledge of them in a way. His father use to always read stories from ‘ The Big Book of Barbarian Tales’, and some of little Kassius’ favourites had always been the ones with ‘Thunder Lizards’ in them. Of course, these were just silly stories. But then… hadn’t Lavinia’s mother’s diary had some sketches of these exact same beasts?
OOC: You are fighting a savage deinonuchus, i.e. what was called a velocirapture in the first Jurrasic Park movie. Actually, velociraptures are smaller and from a different time period.
Celene:
Divine Vessel should give everyone +2 on their next attack.
Angati:
...and hoping that it would direct some of its attacks towards her...
