More rooms, more disgusting nonsense, more children enslaved to do Lamm's bidding. Honestly it was disconcerting how nostalgic this all made her. While the earlier children wouldn't listen, maybe these ones would and escape? Before she got a chance though the Tengu pointed out a gnome amidst the bunch, one with a big blade! (Relatively speaking)

"Children, quickly now, you can flee! Take the front door, get to the temples and you'll be okay!"

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Making a diplomacy check to get the kids to flee to safety, considering the situation and the initiative order.
16:00, Today: Cordelia Abbey rolled 16 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 9.  Diplomacy.

Kraw, seeing no one in front of him moving, tries to jump past his group and the child beyond, seeking room to fight. He is not entirely successful.

Trying for 6 spaces south (R-08?)

Acrobatics 12 on d20+8.

Kraw tries to shove his way to the front but nearly loses his footing on the narrow and rickety walkway.

Hookshanks pulls out a knife from a wrist sheath and buries it into the doorway right next to Anya's head.

Cordellia calls out to the children who seeing Hookshanks distracted all bolt out the various exits of the room. Hookshanks calls out threats to them but they are already out the door and gone...gone...gone...

Anya empowers a card and sends it flying into Hookshank's tiny chest.

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Round 2

Kraw once more tries to tumble to Q8. He succeeds in getting past his allies, and throws a dagger at the gnome which misses. He says "Hookshanks, where's your slimy boss? It's his birthday, and I have a present for him..."


01:03, Today: Kraw rolled 25 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 17.  Acrobatics.
Tumble to Q-08.
01:04, Today: Kraw rolled 12 using 1d20+4 with rolls of 8.  ranged dagger throw. Miss!

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"Fantastic, Cordelia! Now let's get him!" Anya draws another card which she sends flying, the card strengthened by her magic, but this time she wants it too much. She throws too hard, the card folds in flight, takes a quick turn straight up and bounces harmlessly off the ceiling.

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OOC:
Move: draw card,
Standard: Throw, hitting AC6.
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There was something just a little bit satisfying about THESE children listening to her and getting away, hopefully to the safety of the various temples around the city. Either way it'd be better than being working for Lamm, just waiting for him to get drunk or lose his temper and slit their throats. Now she was able to devote her full attention to the gnome, leaning ever so slightly to the side to look past Anya's shoulder. A loud twang and her bolt just past Anya in a dead shot for Hookshank's throat.

She most certainly did not look surprised at actually using the silly weapon properly, instead reloading it.

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Crit, confirmed on 17, 12 damage at Hookshanks. Reload as a move action.
13:57, Today: Cordelia Abbey rolled 12 using 2d8 with rolls of 8,4.  Xbow Damage.
13:56, Today: Cordelia Abbey rolled 17 using 1d20+1 with rolls of 16.  Crit Confirm.
13:56, Today: Cordelia Abbey rolled 21 using 1d20+1 with rolls of 20.  Xbow Shot.

Hookshanks responds by slashing Kraw with a deep cut.
OOC: Kraw takes 4 pts of slashing damage. New HP: 6/10

Cordelia shoots Hookshanks through the eye and the gnome drops dead.

OOC: Combat has ended!

Anya searches the gnome’s body. ”Kraw, tell us about your scouting - find anything? We don’t have many rooms left, which one do you think he is in?”

"If I knew, I'd go there direct. I'm searching as well as you. Not likely upstairs, though. Lamm would want an escape route."

Anya throws Cordelia the rusty key. ”You took the last key, right? Someone with a backpack should take the rest of this.” she says, swiftly pulling the - to an ordinary person like her - expensive armor off of the gnome. She then opens the door to the west, pick in hand.

OOC: Opens doors to the west from S8.

The doors are already open as many of the kids ran away this way after Anya chased them out. Inside is just a loading dock, now empty besides for a cart half filled with the fish slurry to be sold down by the wharfs.

”Alright, looks like there’s one more room. Come, get ready, I’ll open!” Anya fastens her pick to her belt, and grabs a card in one hand, then - when everyone is gathered in the entrance room, she opens the door to the room to the east.

Opening up the last door reveals...an empty bedroom. A pair of bunk beds sit against athe far wall on either side of a boarded up window.

Double checking the floor the only thing that the keys might possibly go to is a cabinet in the corner of the workshop. There doesn't appear to be any other exits or hidden chambers on this floor. Judging from the size of the building though it might be possible for there to be a basement of sorts although how to get down there would be a mystery. From what Kraw saw of the side of the building one could probably access the lower level via a rowboat unless another way could be found...

Kraw thinks about what he's seen thus far. "Only other thing that might lead to a lower level is that boat out back. It might have a tunnel from the lower deck to some sort of bolthole. Shall we check it out?"

”Oh... Sure.” Anya turns and walks out of the room, again tucking her card back in her bag and grabbing her pick. She holds it up towards the others. “If he’s hidden away, there might be more surprises coming for us. Be ready.” On the way towards the boat, she says ”You know... It feels strange, if we’ll actually find him. This hidden away man... From what I’ve seen, the guards don’t even care about him since they just can’t find him. But I would be glad if we did... He got me hooked, I got stuck with that life-ruining shiver. Years ago. And over in Trail’s End, there’s more children going into crime every day, shiver pushes them there. Knowing what an evil man he is, I wouldn’t hesitate if it came to killing him. How about you?”

OOC: Who's going down the stairs first?

OOC: Anya is open to do so, but would happily let anyone else first if they want to. There's several possible strategies - Keeping Kraw mobile, keeping Anya at range at first. So whoever posts they want to go first, or just go with Anya if you'd like GM.

Cordelia fumbles for a bit but manages to catch the thrown key, putting it away before reloading her crossbow once more. Apparently she'd be the keeper of the keys today? With a shrug she followed along behind the group, covering their backs. As Anya immediately turns around, Cordelia blinks, before pointing to the cabinet.

"Are we just . . . going to ignore that?"

Well, Cordelia would at least try to take a peek, what with those keys of hers after all.

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OOC: I'd like to check the obvious cabinet first, but when we end up going down (assuming nothing Cordelia might find would change things up) Cordy will take the rear.

Kraw replies "Naw, I'll take a look at it. 'Course, you might have the key there to use if this doesn't work..." Kraw tries to pick the lock after looking it over.


03:14, Today: Kraw rolled 21 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 13.  Look for traps.

03:12, Today: Kraw rolled 14 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 6.  Disable Device/Pick lock.

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Anya stops in the door and turns back. ”Oh. I’m too focused on finding Gaedren I suppose, there might be something we can use in there...”

Kraw doesn't find any traps and one of the small keys works to unlock the cabinet. Inside the cabinet are six small pouches, four of which contain fifty copper pieces and the remaining two have fifty silver pieces each.

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Going down into the depths of the ship means passing through sheets of cobwebs and dank, musty air. The bowels of the ship is dark as the windows are covered with thick sheets of cobweb and dust and so the only real light source is what comes down through the stairwell from the deck above.

OOC: Dim lighting in a 5' radius around the stairwell (20% mischance unless you have darkvision) and complete darkness (those without darkvision are blinded)

From what the group can see there are several barrels, crates, and other containers stacked here and there and a shallow layer of river water has collected into puddles. A soft scratching sound can be heard from behind the crates.

Cordelia hears something from behind her and just barely has time to give a shout of warning before spiders start swarming out of the shadows to attack.

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Round 1

A spider rushes up from behind Coredelia and bites on her exposed ankle. While the bite isn't too bad it does hurt and she can feel the wound burning a bit.
OOC: Cordelia takes 1 pt of non-lethal damage and must make a Fort save vs. DC 10

Anya steps towards the side of the ship, holding her pick ready for an attack. ”Anyone have a torch?!”

OOC: Five-foot step to G31
Standard: ready to attack a spider that comes in reach. The attack will be a swing and miss at ac7!

Kraw steps to G32. He tries to grapple/stomp spider#3.

Grapple/stomp 5 on d20+1.

OOC:Can we use Dexterity instead of Strength for Grapple if we have Finesse training?

Round 1 cont.

Anya throws a card and misses, sinking it into the rotting wood.

Two drain spiders move up, one at Kraw and one at Anya. Both adventurers stomp their feet and keep the spiders at bay.

Kraw puts down his foot, trapping Spider #2. As he does though the spider bites his foot creating a painful wound.
OOC: Kraw triggers an Attack of Opportunity for attempting a grapple and the spider hits AC 19 for it's AoO. Kraw takes 1 point of non-lethal and must make a DC 10 Fort save.


More spiders swarm up. Cordelia and Kraw are bit again while Anya defends herself.
OOC: Cordelia and Kraw takes 1 point of NL and must make another DC 10 fort save

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* Grappled: -2 on attack rolls and combat maneuvers (excluding grapple checks), -4 penalty to Dex







OOC: Cordelia can go to finish out Round 1 and Kraw/Anya can take their Round 2 actions.

Anya swings her pick at one of the spiders, yelling "Now, you have it grabbed - stomp it!"

OOC:
Standard: Attack, hitting AC21 for 3 damage.