You find, in total: 20 Javelins (2 packages of 10) 10 morning stars (2 packages of 5) 10 Broad Swords (2 packages of 5) 9 small shields and 1 large one. The large shield is emblazoned with a pictoglyph of a lizard with a forked tongue extended, identical to the one on the paper in the cabin above. (2 packages, 1 with 5 small shields, 1 with 4 and the large shield.)
I guess Imoen and I will have another scan round for secret doors then if we find nothing we should go back out on deck and try the right hand door. Usual routine. Check for traps then pick the lock.
No more secret doors, no. You go back out on deck, and a crossbow bolt comes whistling out of the air to strike Imoen in the shoulder for 3 damage. You look up (literally) to see where it came from, and far above the deck, you think you see a crow's nest atop the mainmast.
Since broadswords are lacking in the collection of Minsc, he adds one. Now having long, short, broad and two-handed, he feels that he has one for all occasions. "Swords are like Hamsters," Minsc expalined to Boo. "No two are the same. Except these broadswords. Right, Boo?"
Only partial aware of goings-on, he hears a sound and sees that Imoen has been attacked. "Evil is afoot! Go for the eyes, Boo. Go for the eyes!"
OOC - he is, as of yet, unaware that the threat is not just outside the door and that swords might not be the best solution for this situation
"Ow." Imoen ducks back into the cabin. "Shooter above." She glances at the crossbow quarrel sticking out of her shoulder and swallows hard. "At least one, but maybe he's got friends." She pauses, thinking. "Not sure how good a shot he is. This could have been a lucky hit or an extremely unlucky one."
@LadyRhian Does a short bow or a crossbow have longer range? Did I see the guy who shot me?
I have two thoughts. "If I can see the shooter from the doorway, someone could hold the large shield up so we don't get shot, and I can try to shoot him while he reloads. If I can't, we can use the shields to move out of the cabins and back onto the deck without getting shot, but climbing into the rigging could be a tough business. It'll only sway more the higher we go."
pictoglyph of a lizard with a forked tongue extended, identical to the one on the paper in the cabin above. (2 packages, 1 with 5 small shields, 1 with 4 and the large shield.)
OOC: ever start feeling a subtle hint? this ain't one. I feel a hint hitting this group over and over again like an anvil on a head.
"Maybe he is out of range for little Imoen, but Minsc is huge!" Boo didn't think that his size had anything to do with it, but Minsc wasn't always quick to hear the Wisdom of Boo. "Huge feets make for huge kicks on the backsides of evil." A truism that needed to be heard by the party, so that there would be proper and adequate appreciation. "And for huge bruises on the backsides of evil," he added, just for good measure.
OOC: still think that stealthy sneaking is the way to go
OOC2: @Mlnevese - As wise as Boo? Look into the Beady Eyes of my Hamster, and change your ways
Imoen rests a hand briefly on the big ranger's arm. "You are huge, but that makes you a huge target, too, especially when you have to climb to the top of the mast to apply boot to the backside of evil. If I can reach him with my arrows from the deck, no one else will have to be turned into a human pincushion."
@Jhart1018 Well... you could try, but... not much of him is visible in that Crow's Nest. It's also dark out, and there is no light up there... Let's just say that hitting him is like trying to put the thread through the eye of a needle from 5 feet away. It's possible, but not very likely.
Then stealthy is probably the way to go. If it's dark, how'd he see me? Sigh. Possibly the rogueish types should try to introduce pointy things to our friend up above. I'll grab one of the small shields and use it to protect my head and torso as I ease the door open quietly and start heading for the mast. If there's a sudden flurry of crossbow bolts punching through my shield, I'm sprinting back for the cabin as fast as I can.
@Jhart1018 Well... you could try, but... not much of him is visible in that Crow's Nest. It's also dark out, and there is no light up there... Let's just say that hitting him is like trying to put the thread through the eye of a needle from 5 feet away. It's possible, but not very likely.
Knowing this group you'd critical miss and the falling arrow instantly kills Xan.
Minsc looked at Imoen's arrows and saw that they were small. "Even the Sword of Boo cannot reach that high, sneaky hero." Boo squeaked from his nest inside the cuirass. "Oh. Shooting from bow. Ah. You. You... You. You are smart like Boo, sometimes, Right, Boo?" She was also smart like Minsc, but he didn't want to be boastful, and so he didn't say. "Hear that, Xan!" Minsc wanted Xan to know what thinking sounded like.
I will go out with Imoen then we can both climb up to the crow's nest from opposite sides of the rigging and one of us will be able to backstab him. It would be good if while we start our climb the others could use missile weapons to distract him or just yell taunts at him about how his mother smelt of elderberries or whatever.
I will go out with Imoen then we can both climb up to the crow's nest from opposite sides of the rigging and one of us will be able to backstab him. It would be good if while we start our climb the others could use missile weapons to distract him or just yell taunts at him about how his mother smelt of elderberries or whatever.
I assume you changed that so Minsc wouldn't be offended, yelling that his mother was a hamster would just cause needless confusion :P
Well, Xan has used all his spells for the day and can't really use his sword so he'll...just admire the architecture? I guess he will examine the spell book that the others found and will add the nonmagical books to his growing personal library. He will put a bookmark where the open book is open to, in case it's significant.
However, Kimble is very good at distracting people for the purposes of pranks and japes such as this, and will cast Dancing Lights to spin around the smugglers' head and distract him further from the climbing rogue.
Seeing that the ladies were (except for Branwen) headed out, Minsc began to follow. Much to his dismay, they indicated that the presence of a hero was not needed. It didn't make sense and he began to think that they weren't thinking clearly. Still, he remained behind and peered out the door to watch the goings on.
Branwen nodded, "I think I can do that." She said, nodding, and putting back her hammer, reading her sling and a pebble to fling at the crow's nest, and a few good insults to boot. She scooted to the door way, sitting low, with her shield in front of her, in case the cowardly sniper decided to take a shot at her, which was the idea, overall.
Okay. I'll just say that Kimble's "Dancing Lights" adds to your chances to hit the guy in the Crow's nest, if you'd like to try, now that you can see him from the deck.
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20 Javelins (2 packages of 10)
10 morning stars (2 packages of 5)
10 Broad Swords (2 packages of 5)
9 small shields and 1 large one. The large shield is emblazoned with a pictoglyph of a lizard with a forked tongue extended, identical to the one on the paper in the cabin above. (2 packages, 1 with 5 small shields, 1 with 4 and the large shield.)
Only partial aware of goings-on, he hears a sound and sees that Imoen has been attacked. "Evil is afoot! Go for the eyes, Boo. Go for the eyes!"
OOC - he is, as of yet, unaware that the threat is not just outside the door and that swords might not be the best solution for this situation
@LadyRhian Does a short bow or a crossbow have longer range? Did I see the guy who shot me?
I have two thoughts. "If I can see the shooter from the doorway, someone could hold the large shield up so we don't get shot, and I can try to shoot him while he reloads. If I can't, we can use the shields to move out of the cabins and back onto the deck without getting shot, but climbing into the rigging could be a tough business. It'll only sway more the higher we go."
OOC: still think that stealthy sneaking is the way to go
OOC2: @Mlnevese - As wise as Boo? Look into the Beady Eyes of my Hamster, and change your ways
Well, Xan has used all his spells for the day and can't really use his sword so he'll...just admire the architecture? I guess he will examine the spell book that the others found and will add the nonmagical books to his growing personal library. He will put a bookmark where the open book is open to, in case it's significant.
However, Kimble is very good at distracting people for the purposes of pranks and japes such as this, and will cast Dancing Lights to spin around the smugglers' head and distract him further from the climbing rogue.