AOP 009

September 8, 2021

[7:07 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, so...to recap.

[7:08 PM] The Blue Scale: You guys managed to complete the challenges to enter the temple of the nine.

[7:08 PM] The Blue Scale: Once inside, Saiph was clever and took the guide's skull so he cannot tell anyone else the safe way in.

[7:08 PM] The Blue Scale: You also met an Oblex who was disappointed she couldn't eat your memories.

[7:09 PM] The Blue Scale: And then you learned the Arcane Compass you were looking for...is actually a ship.

[7:09 PM] The Blue Scale: But you can't take it out cause the entryway is blocked.

[7:09 PM] Jaden: ((MAGIC BOAT))

[7:09 PM] The Blue Scale: And then you leveled up and here we are.

[7:10 PM] The Blue Scale: So, Not-Maren guides you down into the cavern to where you see a pile of rocks has slid into the water.  Presumably blocking an entryway behind it.

[7:10 PM] Jaden: ((before we leave the ship, can i do a thing?))

[7:10 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Sure))

[7:10 PM] The Blue Scale: ((But you can still see the ship.))

[7:11 PM] Jaden: walks up to the boat, puts a hand on it, and Casts Alarm on the boat

[7:11 PM] The Blue Scale: ...Jaden, as you touch the ship, I'd like you make a CHA save.

[7:11 PM] Jaden: ((16))

[7:12 PM] The Blue Scale: Jaden You touch the ship and you feel a...spirit within.  It reaches out to your mind, but you are able to pull away.

[7:13 PM] Jaden: jerks away from the boat,  finishes casting the spell, then follows the rest of the party while grabbing at his necklace

[7:13 PM] Coppelia: glances at Jaden and signs Ok?

[7:13 PM] Jaden: Yeah.....i'm okay.  That boat is VERY special.

[7:14 PM] Coppelia: looks back at the ship and nods ((can I roll arcana to see if I get any sense of it?))

[7:14 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Sure))

[7:14 PM] Entropy: Special?

[7:15 PM] Coppelia: ((18))

[7:16 PM] Pip: "You, uh, care to elaborate?"

[7:16 PM] Olenna: How?

[7:17 PM] Jaden: I went to place an Alarm spell on it, just in case someone tries to take it while we sort this exit out, and i felt.....a spirit or something try to reach out to my mind

[7:17 PM] Entropy: Someone is trapped in there?

[7:17 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia The ship is clearly a powerful magic artifact.  Often times, those items can take on alternate properties, desires and personalities when left for a while.  Or even have them built in.

[7:17 PM] Pip: "Oh. Spooky."

[7:18 PM] Olenna: Perhaps it's the ship.

[7:18 PM] Pip: "Do you think they were malicious or just lonely?"(edited)

[7:18 PM] Coppelia: hesitates, then taps on Jadens shoulder and quickly signs Sorry then runs back and places both hands on the ship

[7:19 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia, you feel the same presence.  You may make a CHA save to avoid it if you desire.

[7:19 PM] Coppelia: ((She would fail on purpose to let the spirit in.))

[7:20 PM] Pip: "O-oh I guess we're about to find out."

[7:20 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia You hear a bright chipper voice in your head.  "Well hello there!  Gosh, terribly sorry.  I wasn't expecting visitors.  I must look a mess."

[7:20 PM] Saiph: Right, don't you guys have living boats here?

[7:20 PM] Saiph: Hi boat.

[7:20 PM] Coppelia: ((If she thinks to the ship will it hear her?))

[7:21 PM] The Blue Scale: ((You can try.))

[7:22 PM] Coppelia: ((Actually let’s try this)) coppelia uses one finger to write on the side of the ship Not at all. You look quite magnificent.

[7:22 PM] Olenna: If they are, we ought to introduce ourselves.

[7:24 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia: "Oh, why thank you.  Aren't you so sweet, like a little cupcake.  Hahah.  Oh, can you do me a favor.  If you can just move that one rock that's pushed against my front, this can go easier."

[7:24 PM] Jaden: I haven't encounted a living ship before

[7:24 PM] Saiph: Weird.

[7:24 PM] Entropy: Well we still have to find a way to get them out of here.

[7:24 PM] Pip: "Uh, hi? I'm Pip. O-oh wait can they perceive us?"

[7:24 PM] Jaden: That is True

[7:24 PM] Coppelia: writes of course and goes to move the rock

[7:25 PM] Jaden: Whats up Coppelia?

[7:25 PM] Pip: "Do you need help with that?"

[7:25 PM] The Blue Scale: Looking, you guys do see a larg-ish rock has sort of pressed itself right onto the nose of the ship.  Coppelia, can you make me a STR check?

[7:26 PM] Coppelia: ((7. My girl is not stronk))

[7:26 PM] Jaden: You need a hand?

[7:26 PM] The Blue Scale: It's lodged in good.

[7:27 PM] Coppelia: looks up and points to the rock and makes another pushing motion

[7:27 PM] Saiph: looks at the rock.

[7:27 PM] Jaden: Okay i get you  ((Attempts to push the rock))

[7:27 PM] Pip: "Does anyone have Levitate prepared?"

[7:27 PM] The Blue Scale: Jaden, roll STR.

[7:28 PM] Jaden: ((Is Athletics okay?))

[7:28 PM] The Blue Scale: ((...yeah, sure.))

[7:28 PM] Olenna: shakes her head no.

[7:28 PM] Jaden: ((NAT 20!  28))

[7:30 PM] Saiph: ((Oh, nice, strong boy.))

[7:30 PM] The Blue Scale: Jaden gives it two hard shoves and the rock comes out.  As it falls, the ship's boards seem to snap back into proper place and you guys see a shimmering, partially translucent being of swirling rainbows of color.  He is in the form of a rather handsome elven gentleman with big, slick hair and a bright smile.

[7:30 PM] Pip: "Or not. Good going, Jaden!"

[7:30 PM] Saiph: Oh hi, are you the boat?

[7:30 PM] Jaden: gives Pip a Thumbs up

[7:30 PM] Olenna: Hullo.

[7:30 PM] The Blue Scale: Arcane Compass: "Well hello!  Ah, so nice to see you all properly.  Got that stuck in there for a century and just...no toothpick to speak of."

[7:30 PM] Coppelia: signs to Jaden Thank you and turns to the figure, signing Is that better?

[7:31 PM] Jaden: Glad we could help

[7:31 PM] Olenna: I'm terribly sorry, we didn't realize you were a person until Jaden let us know.

[7:31 PM] The Blue Scale: Arcane Compass: "In a sense...yeah, I guess I am the boat.  I'm the spirit of the boat, let's say.  The Arcane Compass.  Although, ArCi works as a nickname.  But I am always up for some changes."

[7:32 PM] Olenna: I'm Olenna, this is Saiph.

[7:32 PM] Pip: "Oh. Uh. Hi."

despite being prepared for this, somewhat, Pip is still quite startled. That seems to be her M. O..(edited)

[7:32 PM] Coppelia: curtsies and pulls out her notebook, flipping to her introduction page

[7:32 PM] Saiph: waves.

[7:32 PM] Jaden: nods "I'm Jaden, that is Pip"  pointing over at Pip

[7:33 PM] Entropy: You are very colorful. I am Entropy.

[7:33 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Why thank you!  So are you!  It looks great!"

[7:34 PM] Olenna: It's very nice to meet you. Have you been alone here all this time?

[7:35 PM] Coppelia: writes out in flourishing script It’s lovely to meet you ArCi

[7:35 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCI: "I guess so.  Well there's...oh, she's Maren today.  Hi Maren!"

[7:35 PM] Coppelia: looks around for Maren

[7:36 PM] The Blue Scale: Maren, the Oblex, looks embarrassed but waves.

[7:36 PM] Coppelia: waves back

[7:37 PM] Olenna: Oh, so you do at least have someone to talk to, that's good.

[7:37 PM] Saiph: Yeah, Maren's pretty cool.

[7:37 PM] Entropy: Do you know a way out of here with the rocks in the way?

[7:37 PM] Saiph: ... can we come aboard?  Or do we have to pass a test or something?

[7:38 PM] Olenna: I hope it isn't a mathematics test.

[7:39 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCI: "No!  Please!  Come on up!"

[7:39 PM] Coppelia: writes only if you are ok with it

[7:39 PM] Entropy: will board the ship.

[7:39 PM] Jaden: tries to wipe his boots before getting on teh ship

[7:39 PM] Coppelia: boards the ship, placing a hand fully on the wood as she does

[7:39 PM] Saiph: goes up.

[7:40 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Apologies for the mess though.  Had to let myself go a bit.  Lockdown and all."

[7:40 PM] Olenna: Are you all right?

[7:40 PM] Olenna: follows him.

[7:40 PM] Saiph: I didn't even notice.

[7:40 PM] Entropy: Can we help?

[7:40 PM] Pip: Pip would wipe her boots, if she had any. Instead, she prestidigitates the dirt off her feet.

[7:40 PM] Coppelia: writes with her finger that’s quite all right. We can help if you’d like

[7:41 PM] The Blue Scale: Heading in, the ship is actually quite beautiful, if a bit...dusty and spare.  The brass coloring carries through into the rooms inside and up the plank.  The sails are immaculate.  The wood bits are fine and polished.

[7:42 PM] Coppelia: writes with her finger If I may, you are quite a handsome vessel. One of the finest I’ve ever seen

[7:42 PM] Jaden: looks over in awe.  "Its amazing"

[7:42 PM] Entropy: You are quite polished and well put together , could use some more color.

[7:42 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Oh you guys are too sweet.

[7:42 PM] Olenna: starts on the dust-removal with prestidigitation.

[7:43 PM] The Blue Scale: You can now see him move about on deck and he is clearly just...full of energy.

[7:43 PM] Olenna: Why did they leave you here alone?

[7:43 PM] Jaden: So....you Are the ship?

[7:43 PM] Pip: Pip will attempt to help, unless deterred.

[7:43 PM] Saiph: grows some flowers inside along the brass.  "There.  Color.  Happy?"

[7:44 PM] Coppelia: Begins to wipe down some of the dust with her cloak

[7:44 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "I mean...I am the ship, I guess.  But like...I'm also me.  But it's kind of...like, are you your body or are you you, you know?  ....it's complicated."(edited)

[7:44 PM] Entropy: It is a start.

[7:45 PM] Coppelia: writes I completely understand

[7:45 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Oh, after all the Nine's special weapons were hidden away, they kept me here for safe keeping.  It was good for a while.  Have you guys met the Marks?  They're a delight."

[7:46 PM] Jaden: I think Saiph met them(edited)

[7:46 PM] Olenna: You're a weapon?

[7:46 PM] Pip: "I mean, this body doesn't feel like me. It feels like a flesh prison with too many flappy bits."

[7:46 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Mmmmmm, don't think of myself as a weapon.  I like to think of myself as a curator/travel agent."

[7:46 PM] Saiph: The Marks were okay.

[7:46 PM] Jaden: you can track and find the Artifacts though right?(edited)

[7:47 PM] Saiph: Most sharks are pretty conceited though.

[7:47 PM] Entropy: If we can get out of this cave.

[7:47 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "I can.  And several other things.  I can track basically anything you want...more or less, within reason."

[7:47 PM] Coppelia: turns to Jaden and writes quickly, almost angrily That doesn’t make him a weapon

[7:47 PM] Jaden: I didn't say they were, i meant no offense

[7:47 PM] Olenna: World peace?

[7:48 PM] Entropy: No he is definitely a person, how long have you been trapped here?

[7:48 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Well, the cave in was about 17 years ago.  There was a big tremor, shook the whole island...and then...cave in."

[7:48 PM] Entropy: Could have been related to the war.

[7:49 PM] Jaden: Yeah that checks out

[7:49 PM] Pip: "Can you maintain multiple tracking beads? There's somebody I really don't want to encounter."

[7:49 PM] Coppelia: writes on the ship if we could clear the cave in, would you want to come out with us?

[7:49 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "It was much nicer before then.  I could come in and out.  Talk to the people on the island...granted they are not the best conversationalists."

[7:50 PM] Olenna: Linear thinkers.

[7:50 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Oh sure!  I haven't gotten to take anyone around in decades.  We can see all the sights!"

[7:50 PM] Entropy: You are invited to come with us  as well Maren.

[7:50 PM] Jaden: shudders, thinking about hte Modron

[7:50 PM] Olenna: Certainly.

[7:50 PM] Entropy: The modron were fun I would like to hear their whole history.

[7:50 PM] Saiph: An earthquake collapsed it?

[7:51 PM] Coppelia: writes for the others we need to clear the cave in

[7:51 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "I remember a series of loud booms and then a big tremor...and then...rocks."

[7:51 PM] Entropy: Anyone have any ideas?

[7:52 PM] The Blue Scale: Maren: "...if I go with you, I will eat some people.  Just warning you."

[7:52 PM] Saiph: I can make tremors, but I don't know if it''d be enough.

[7:52 PM] The Blue Scale: Maren: "That's a turn off for most folks."

[7:52 PM] Saiph: It's okay, just eat bad people.

[7:52 PM] Saiph: You gotta do what you gotta do.

[7:52 PM] Olenna: Maybe the Marks could help?

[7:53 PM] The Blue Scale: Maren: "The Marks have tried.  They have no good means of pushing on it from where they are."

[7:53 PM] Coppelia: takes out her whip and goes to the cave in. She swirls it a few times then snaps it with a crack, casting SHATTER

[7:54 PM] Entropy: Yeah you could still come with us Maren, especially since then you are still guarding the compass.

[7:54 PM] Coppelia: ((The rocks need to make a constitution saving throw XD))

[7:54 PM] Saiph: ((I'm assuming it's not just one or two rocks?))

[7:55 PM] The Blue Scale: ...Coppelia, make a...I'm gonna say either make a knowledge nature check or a wisdom perception check.

[7:55 PM] Saiph: Hold on, let me investigate first.

[7:55 PM] Saiph: turns into a rat.

[7:55 PM] Coppelia: (( A creature made of inorganic material such as stone, crystal, or metal has disadvantage on this saving throw.)) ((btw))

[7:55 PM] Olenna: ... I'm not sure about eating people, but you can't just stay here alone either, and you need sustenance. We'll figure something out.

[7:55 PM] Saiph: tries to find a way inside the rockfall and explores it first.

[7:55 PM] Coppelia: ((Wisdom 11))

[7:55 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, Saiph roll investigation.

[7:56 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia, roll the full damage.

[7:56 PM] Saiph: ((17))

[7:56 PM] Coppelia: ((12 points damage))

[7:57 PM] The Blue Scale: Saiph You see within a few weak points that, if pressure or magical shattering was applied to, could likely destabilize the rock fall and have it fall away.

[7:57 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia's spell goes off absolutely demolishing one of the biggest boulders.  ...but that doesn't move the rockslide.

[7:57 PM] Saiph: ((Is there enough room for me to shift back into humanoid form?))

[7:57 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Not inside the rockfall.  But you can on top of it.))

[7:58 PM] Coppelia: pauses, then turns and writes should I go again?

[7:58 PM] Saiph: comes back out as a rat and shifts back.

[7:58 PM] Saiph: points out where she should focus.  "Try this rock here."

[7:58 PM] Jaden: I can help too if need be,  I could THunderous Smite too

[7:58 PM] Coppelia: nods, and casts SHATTER again

[7:58 PM] Pip: "Do you need to eat whole personalities, or will a memory here or there help?"

[7:59 PM] Coppelia: ((On the point she was told btw))

[7:59 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, roll me more damage, Coppelia.

[7:59 PM] Coppelia: ((9 points damage))

[8:00 PM] The Blue Scale: The rock shatters away.  Saiph, are you still on the rock fall?

[8:01 PM] The Blue Scale: Cause, if so...you're gonna wanna roll me a DEX save.

[8:01 PM] Saiph: ((I was gonna say no, but he'd totally stay up there.))

[8:01 PM] Saiph: ((13 dex save.)

[8:01 PM] Entropy: Do we want any of the rest of the things in this room?

[8:02 PM] Coppelia: ((Can I use my whip to try and grab him?))

[8:02 PM] Olenna: Are they real, and do they belong to somebody else?

[8:02 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Not if you're using it to cast the spell like you said you did.))

[8:02 PM] Coppelia: ((Darn))

[8:02 PM] The Blue Scale: The rocks fall away, sending Saiph tumbling into the water.  Saiph take 3 points of damage from the rocks pelting you.

[8:03 PM] Saiph: splooshes.

[8:03 PM] Olenna: winces.

[8:03 PM] Saiph: I should have seen that coming, in Hindsight.

[8:03 PM] Jaden: You Okay?

[8:03 PM] The Blue Scale: But the path way is now almost entirely clear.  Bright light of day comes shining through the massive chasm in the wall.

[8:03 PM] Saiph: Sure.

[8:03 PM] Coppelia: goes to help him up, signing sorry

[8:03 PM] Saiph: Sokay!  A little water never hurt anyone.  Unless you're a fire elemental.  Then it's deadly.

[8:03 PM] Saiph: But I"m not so it's good.

[8:04 PM] Olenna: tries to see if there's, say, an evil pirate's mean old ship on the other side of the ex-wall.

[8:04 PM] The Blue Scale: Roll perception, Olenna.

[8:05 PM] Olenna: ((5! I'm blind!))

[8:06 PM] The Blue Scale: The light is very bright after the dark tunnels and caves.  And there's now debris left by the rockfall.

[8:06 PM] Jaden: starts looking for the wheel  of the ship.  "We should probably get going if everyone is ready"

[8:06 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Oh, we don't have a wheel.  We have this."

[8:07 PM] Coppelia: Goes back to the boat, writing on it Ready?

[8:07 PM] The Blue Scale: He points to the dais popping up in the center of the deck.  Looking on it, you see a large golden disc.

[8:07 PM] Saiph: OOoooh, what's that?

[8:07 PM] Jaden: walks up to the disc and examines it

[8:08 PM] Saiph: is soaking wet, still.

[8:08 PM] Olenna: prestis Saiph dry. Or at least, dryer.

[8:08 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "This is THE Arcane Compass!  Which is aboard the Arcane Compass...the ship...which is me...Arcane Compass the brain...I guess."

[8:08 PM] Coppelia: helps prestidigitation saiph dry

[8:08 PM] Pip: "I'm just glad I won't have to dream here again tonight."

[8:09 PM] Saiph: .....  thank you ladies.(edited)

[8:09 PM] Pip: Pip warms Saiph's clothes, also with Presti.

[8:09 PM] Jaden: so you steer..........You with this?

[8:09 PM] Coppelia: ((Prestidigitation party!))

[8:09 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Yes.  Here, touch it."

[8:09 PM] Saiph: grows Olenna a red flower and Coppelia a purple one, and Pip a blue one with phosphorescent spots.

[8:09 PM] Jaden: touches it

[8:10 PM] Olenna: smiles, and carefully puts it in her hair.

[8:10 PM] Coppelia: Takes the flower and tucks it in her hair

[8:10 PM] The Blue Scale: As you touch it, the top of the disc springs to like, like liquid gold.  It shifts and molds into a 3D form of the island, as seen from above.

[8:11 PM] Saiph: blinks.  "Oh, it's a map!"

[8:11 PM] Jaden: Whoa

[8:11 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "You then have to think of a place, a thing...or a want of some kind and the disc will interpet a route...as best it can."

[8:11 PM] Olenna: That's beautiful.

[8:12 PM] Coppelia: investigates it, thinking about a voice

[8:12 PM] Jaden: is going to pause,  think for a moment, then try to focus on the Blue Scale

[8:13 PM] The Blue Scale: Jaden, as you focus on the blue scale, the view zooms out to reveal...three ships outside the island.  Two converging on the third.

[8:13 PM] Saiph: Uh oh.

[8:13 PM] Jaden: .......Shit

[8:13 PM] Olenna: ... do you have cannons, ArCi?

[8:13 PM] Pip: "Oh uh, thank you."

Pip doesn't really have much hair to speak of, at the moment, but will hold on to the flower.

[8:14 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia No change on the dais, not yet, anyway.

[8:14 PM] Entropy: How far away are we?(edited)

[8:14 PM] Pip: "Oh this looks like it could get dicey."

[8:14 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Um...yes, but they haven't been loaded, used or maintained for like...a while."

[8:14 PM] Coppelia: steps away, shoulders slouching slightly

[8:14 PM] Olenna: Oh. Well, we shall have to do our best. Can you get us there?

[8:14 PM] The Blue Scale: Goldie grabs at her bell.  "I shall ask my first first mate for information!"

[8:15 PM] Saiph: Good idea.

[8:15 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi nods and guides you down below deck.

[8:15 PM] Coppelia: writes on the ship ArCi are you ok with this?

[8:16 PM] Olenna: I'll... try to work with the cannons, captain. Just let us know what you need us to do.

[8:16 PM] Olenna: follows the spirit.

[8:16 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Why are we using the cannons?"

[8:16 PM] The Blue Scale: Goldie hisses.  "She ignores her captain!  Mutiny!  Betrayal!"

[8:16 PM] Saiph: Maybe she can't answer right now.

[8:17 PM] Jaden: our friends might be in trouble.  we were racing to get here before a Pirate could steal you(edited)

[8:17 PM] Coppelia: writes to ArCi we think our companions might be in trouble

[8:17 PM] Olenna: Yes.

[8:17 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Oh...that's not good."

[8:17 PM] Pip: "Uh, I have an uncomfortable hunch. Try to look for Captain Dandy's ship, and..."

She draws in a breath, trying and failing to calm herself, if her being lit up like a christmas tree is any indication.

"The Doctor's ship. The Sawbones."

[8:18 PM] The Blue Scale: As you enter the below deck you find the cannons.  ...they are...not in the best shape, many have formed cobwebs and all are covered in dust.  The powder is wet and the balls are rusted.

[8:19 PM] Saiph: If we get close enough I can fuck up a boat pretty well.

[8:19 PM] Jaden: regardless we gotta get out there and try to help

[8:19 PM] Saiph: nods.

[8:19 PM] The Blue Scale: The Modron buddy gets to work trying to repair the cannons.

[8:20 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "So, to be clear, you want out and by the ships?"

[8:20 PM] Olenna: starts dusting and drying out the powder as quickly as she can.

[8:20 PM] Saiph: Yes please.

[8:20 PM] Olenna: We're going to have to fight them.

[8:20 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi closes his eyes and you feel the ship begin to heave and sail off.

[8:20 PM] Coppelia: writes you’re doing very well

[8:20 PM] Jaden: is going to place his hand on Saiph's shoulder  "Just in Case" and his hand lights up, Saiph Heals the 3 HP

[8:21 PM] Saiph: Oh, thanks.

[8:21 PM] Jaden: I'm not great at Ranged fighting, sorry

[8:21 PM] The Blue Scale: Maren: "Oh, I'm sure you'll get your chance."

[8:21 PM] Pip: "I can blast them, at least."

[8:22 PM] Coppelia: takes out her whip

[8:22 PM] Saiph: pulls out his astrolabe and it floats over his hand, unfolding and shifting.

[8:23 PM] The Blue Scale: So, looking out, you can see the Blue Scale in combat with two other ships.  One has red sails and a larger frame while the other is much smaller, with bright white sails.

[8:23 PM] Saiph: Do either of those look familiar, Pip?

[8:23 PM] The Blue Scale: @Pip  You do not recognize them.

[8:24 PM] Coppelia: ((Do I recognize any of them?))

[8:24 PM] Pip: "No. I haven't seen the Sawbones yet, though."

[8:25 PM] Saiph: That's probably for the best.

[8:25 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia You do not.

[8:25 PM] The Blue Scale: Ephrim: "...I think I've seen the smaller one.  It was in Dandy's fleet.  ...neither are his specific ship, though."

[8:26 PM] Coppelia: writes in her book scouts?

[8:26 PM] Entropy: Is Dandy always on his specific ship?

[8:26 PM] Entropy: If his agents did not check in maybe he got worried.

[8:27 PM] The Blue Scale: Ephrim: "Maybe."

[8:27 PM] Saiph: ArCi, can you perceive any other ships in the area?

[8:27 PM] Entropy: Could the Marks help us?

[8:27 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "I don't see anything, I don't think."

[8:29 PM] Saiph: They're  whales.  I mean, they could eat bad guys as they fell in the water, and they're probably ready to do that, but they can't really do much against a cannon.(edited)

[8:29 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Whales))

[8:29 PM] The Blue Scale: ((They're whales.))

[8:30 PM] Saiph: ((oops, right.))

[8:31 PM] Olenna: ((Orcas, specifically.))

[8:31 PM] Saiph: Fine, I'll ask.

[8:31 PM] Saiph: casts Speak With Animals.

[8:31 PM] The Blue Scale: The Marks pull up beside you guys.

[8:31 PM] Saiph: "HEY MARK."

[8:31 PM] The Blue Scale: Mark 1: "Oh hey.  You got ArCi out.  That's nice."

[8:31 PM] The Blue Scale: Mark 2: "Real nice, dude."

[8:32 PM] Saiph: Yep.  Our friends are in a jam out there, think you can help take out that boat with the red sails?

[8:32 PM] Coppelia: waves to the Marks

[8:33 PM] The Blue Scale: Marks: "...yeah, we got this!"

[8:33 PM] The Blue Scale: They move in to attack.

[8:34 PM] Saiph: I hope  they kill the right boat.

[8:34 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "We're entering range."

[8:34 PM] Saiph: Oh well!

[8:34 PM] Jaden: Is anyone else hurt before we go in?

[8:36 PM] Coppelia: inspects her porcelain then shakes her head

[8:36 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, I'm gonna ask for initiative rolls.

[8:37 PM] Jaden: ((NAT 20 AGAIN!  21))

[8:37 PM] Coppelia: ((18))

[8:37 PM] Saiph: invokes his starry form before that point, with his tattoos starting to glow with golden radiance and a bunch of pinpricks of light floating around him like tiny stars.

[8:37 PM] Olenna: ((15.))

[8:37 PM] Saiph: ((Also 15!))

[8:38 PM] Entropy: ((Nat 1 total of 2))

[8:38 PM] Pip: [Am away from roll20]

[8:39 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, I will roll for pip.

[8:42 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, so Jaden goes first.

[8:43 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Keep in mind, you can try the cannons.))

[8:44 PM] Jaden: , seeing that he can't really hit anything from where they are yet,  Grabs his Necklace, which glows under his armor, as he points to Saiph, Entropy and Pip and Casts Bless

[8:44 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok.

[8:44 PM] Jaden: ((The 3 of them can add 1D4 to all attacks and Saving Throws for the next minute.  Thats my turn))

[8:50 PM] The Blue Scale: Cyranus, for his turn, is going to blow on his flute, which lets out a nasty discordant sound...and you all feel a fair bit better.  Everyone, take a bonus 15 temp HP.

[8:51 PM] The Blue Scale: @Coppelia Your turn.

[8:54 PM] Coppelia: Coppelia begins to dance an arabesque, the light around her shimmering. As she does the light coalesces on the ships deck and becomes 80 GP worth of cannon balls, powder and other cannon supplies with PERFORMANCE OF CREATION. To end she reaches a hand out to @Saiph and grants him BARDIC INSPIRATION (1d6)

[8:55 PM] The Blue Scale: As the supplies appear, the ship senses your want...and begins to load.

[8:55 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "I can load them myself...but I cannot aim them or command them to fire.  You will need to do that."

[8:56 PM] Coppelia: nods then also writes when we’re done here I can do that again tomorrow, so if you need anything let me know

[8:56 PM] Coppelia: ((That’s my turn))

[8:57 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok.

[8:57 PM] The Blue Scale: @Saiph You are up.  I'd say you're about 40 feet from the white ship and 70 from the red one.

[9:00 PM] Saiph: grins, and drops a flaming sphere on the deck of the white ship.

[9:01 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, I will just make a Dex save for the whole crew.

[9:01 PM] Saiph: ((IF there are any deck guns, he's gonna drop it ON TOP of them.))

[9:01 PM] Saiph: ((Cause boom.))

[9:01 PM] The Blue Scale: ............................

[9:02 PM] The Blue Scale: Roll damage, Saiph.

[9:03 PM] Saiph: (10.  The damage is only 2d6, but I mostly wanted to set stuff on fire.))

[9:03 PM] Saiph: ((Since it ignites things.))

[9:03 PM] Jaden: ((And you can just have it keep happening XD))

[9:03 PM] The Blue Scale: Well, you succeed at that.  The sails have caught fire and an explosion says you got to their cannons.

[9:03 PM] The Blue Scale: That ship's in chaos right now.

[9:04 PM] Saiph: ((YAAAAY. ))

[9:04 PM] Olenna: ... oh dear.

[9:04 PM] Saiph: also grabs one of the stars floating around him and flings it at someone on the deck.

[9:04 PM] The Blue Scale: @Olenna It is your turn.

[9:04 PM] Jaden: Oh Geez

[9:04 PM] Olenna: That's... that's going to sink.

[9:04 PM] Saiph: ((21 to hit.))

[9:04 PM] Saiph: ((7 damage to some poor lunkhead trying to put out the fire, it's a bonus action I get.))

[9:05 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Ok, you hit a crew member trying to scurry off the ship, he now falls into the ocean.))

[9:05 PM] The Blue Scale: @Olenna I think you're up now.

[9:08 PM] Olenna: will cast Silent Image and create the illusion of a second flaming murder sphere about to hit the other ship.

[9:08 PM] Jaden: ((HAHAHA)

[9:08 PM] The Blue Scale: ...ok...let me roll wisdom for them.

[9:09 PM] The Blue Scale: ...I am gonna say that a 17 means they are not fooled by the fake sphere, but it was a good try.

[9:09 PM] Olenna: ((Damn, shoulda gone with the cannon.))

[9:10 PM] Pip: [Someone thought quickly and tried to douse it and they all caught on when it didn't sizzle.]

[9:11 PM] Olenna: ((That's my whole turn.))

[9:11 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Basically))

[9:11 PM] The Blue Scale: @Pip You are up.

[9:15 PM] Pip: Pip will cast Eldritch blast, targeting the helmsman of the other ship if possible, and using Grasp of Hadar to try and pull them 10 ft closer to her.

[9:16 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok.  I believe that's still a roll versus AC, right?

[9:17 PM] Pip: [Ye]

[9:17 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok.  Should I roll for you?

[9:17 PM] Pip: [Please]

[9:17 PM] The Blue Scale: ((You do hit him.))(edited)

[9:20 PM] The Blue Scale: ((So, it's 1d10 and you will wrench him off the wheel.  Towards you, right?))

[9:21 PM] Pip: [Yep. Let's see how this goes.]

[9:21 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, you pull him off of the ship and into the drink.

[9:21 PM] The Blue Scale: The ship begins to turn away without a hand guiding it.

[9:22 PM] The Blue Scale: At this point though, the Marks show up.

[9:22 PM] The Blue Scale: And they proceed to attack the Blue Scale, unable to tell the blue sails from the red ones.

[9:22 PM] Jaden: ((OH NO))

[9:22 PM] The Blue Scale: The Red ship is now adjusting course...and heading towards you.

[9:22 PM] Saiph: Good job, guys!

[9:23 PM] The Blue Scale: The red ship is now within 40 feet of your ship.

[9:17 PM] The Blue Scale: ((You do hit him.))(edited)

[9:20 PM] The Blue Scale: ((So, it's 1d10 and you will wrench him off the wheel.  Towards you, right?))

[9:21 PM] Pip: [Yep. Let's see how this goes.]

[9:21 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, you pull him off of the ship and into the drink.

[9:21 PM] The Blue Scale: The ship begins to turn away without a hand guiding it.

[9:22 PM] The Blue Scale: At this point though, the Marks show up.

[9:22 PM] The Blue Scale: And they proceed to attack the Blue Scale, unable to tell the blue sails from the red ones.

[9:22 PM] Jaden: ((OH NO))

[9:22 PM] The Blue Scale: The Red ship is now adjusting course...and heading towards you.

[9:22 PM] Saiph: Good job, guys!

[9:23 PM] The Blue Scale: The red ship is now within 40 feet of your ship.

[9:23 PM] The Blue Scale: @Entropy you are up.

[9:23 PM] Olenna: That's the WRONG SHIP!

[9:26 PM] Entropy: will use gust of wind on the deck of the red ship.

[9:26 PM] The Blue Scale: Saiph, you hear "They're shouting!  We're doing good!"

[9:28 PM] Entropy: will try and catch as many of the crew in the 10 foot wind as posssible.

[9:28 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok.  I will roll one save for the whole ship.

[9:29 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, a 17 means most if not all of the crew stays upright, but the ship is now moving backwards.

[9:30 PM] The Blue Scale: Is there damage involved?

[9:32 PM] Entropy: ((No but it stays up for a minute.))

[9:32 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok.  So the ship's stuck for now.

[9:32 PM] The Blue Scale: Jaden, you are up.

[9:32 PM] The Blue Scale: Oh, and the white ship is preoccupied with the fire...and the blue scale is preoccupied with the whales.

[9:33 PM] Coppelia: ((OH NO XD))

[9:33 PM] Jaden: shouts "SAIPH,  CALL OFF THE WHALES!"  and will try to use a Cannon on the Winded Ship

[9:34 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Is that the wrong ship?  I can let them know, too."

[9:34 PM] Saiph: Okay, but whales are very sensitive!  Don't wreck their self confidence.

[9:35 PM] Jaden: ((What should i roll to try to use a cannon?))

[9:35 PM] The Blue Scale: Roll a ranged attack.

[9:36 PM] Olenna: THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

[9:36 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "Ok, ok.  WHUUUUUUUHHHHHHH OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH SAAAAAAAAAAA!"

[9:36 PM] Jaden: ((Dex Based then?))

[9:37 PM] Jaden: ((11))

[9:37 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Yes.))(edited)

[9:37 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Ok, that hits.  Roll a d8.))

[9:37 PM] Jaden: ((2))

[9:38 PM] The Blue Scale: You nick the ship.

[9:38 PM] Jaden: Gotta get used to that ((Thats my Turn))

[9:38 PM] The Blue Scale: Cyranus will step forward.  "Ok...let's try something else, then."

[9:39 PM] The Blue Scale: He opens up a small bag around his rope belt.  "...you better not play too rough out there."

[9:39 PM] The Blue Scale: And he tosses the bag, causing a tornado to appear.

[9:39 PM] The Blue Scale: Cyranus: "HELPING!"

[9:39 PM] Coppelia: ((WELL DAMN))

[9:40 PM] The Blue Scale: The tornado begins to suck everything in and the Marks swim off.

[9:40 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "We should go!  This is a bad place!"

[9:41 PM] Jaden: Get us out of here!(edited)

[9:41 PM] Olenna: What about the people in the ships??

[9:42 PM] The Blue Scale: Ephrim: "Can we get ahold of the Blue Scale?"

[9:42 PM] Jaden: Goldie try calling again!

[9:42 PM] Saiph: Maybe they can make a new life on the islands.

[9:43 PM] The Blue Scale: Goldie: "MAYDAY!  MAYDAY!"

[9:43 PM] The Blue Scale: ((I'm gonna drop initiative at this point, as there's enough chaos to avoid attacks.  ))

[9:44 PM] Entropy: ((Is the white ship still in fire?))

[9:44 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Yep.))

[9:44 PM] Coppelia: writes on the ship we need to help the people on that ship. They’re our friends

[9:45 PM] Entropy: will shift the wind blast to the white ship.

[9:45 PM] Olenna: Messages the captain of the Blue Scale: "What's going on over there? Can you follow us?"

[9:45 PM] Saiph: Hey, I worked hard on that fire.

[9:46 PM] The Blue Scale: Thurgood: "We hear you.  We got life boats coming in off the side.  Check on the starboard bow of the Scale."

[9:47 PM] Olenna: They're on lifeboats, the starboard bow of the Scale!

[9:47 PM] Jaden: runs Starboard, and Ties some Rope to the side of the ship for them to climp up

[9:47 PM] Coppelia: writes to ArCi can you lower some ladders for the lifeboats?

[9:47 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "On it!"

[9:48 PM] The Blue Scale: You guys see three packed life boats approaching.

[9:48 PM] Coppelia: pats the ship affectionately in thanks

[9:49 PM] Entropy: ((Did the wind help the white ship or make it worse?))

[9:49 PM] The Blue Scale: ((It seems to be helping a bit.))

[9:49 PM] Coppelia: casts prestidigitation and makes lights flash around the ladders for the lifeboats to see

[9:49 PM] The Blue Scale: Thurgood climbs aboard.  "The Scale is lost.  Mutinied."

[9:50 PM] Entropy: will drop the wind at this point.

[9:50 PM] Olenna: ... mutinied?

[9:50 PM] Olenna: Who...?

[9:51 PM] The Blue Scale: Thurgood: "The cook.  And the primate.  Along with a few others.  Claimed Lirial was the rightful owner afore the war.  Then those two ships came from nowhere."

[9:51 PM] Olenna: Oh, I see.

[9:51 PM] Olenna: I'm terribly sorry. Saiph, do you have another one of those fireballs?

[9:52 PM] Saiph: I do.  Also we could tell the Marks to finish the job.

[9:52 PM] Entropy: The tornado might do that.

[9:53 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "The Marks are pretty scared of the tornado."

[9:53 PM] Saiph: still has the flaming sphere on the white ship.

[9:53 PM] Coppelia: ((Can I see any of the offending parties on the deck of the blue scale?))

[9:53 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Roll perception.))

[9:53 PM] Entropy: will also look.

[9:53 PM] Coppelia: ((23))

[9:53 PM] Olenna: Do it, then, I suppose.

[9:54 PM] The Blue Scale: Coppelia You see Lirial, standing on the deck, watching through the chaos.

[9:54 PM] The Blue Scale: @Saiph Do you burn the white ship up?

[9:54 PM] Coppelia: ((Is she within 120 feet of me?))

[9:55 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Yes.))

[9:55 PM] Saiph: is gonna recast the flaming sphere on the Blue Scale.

[9:55 PM] The Blue Scale: Ok, roll damage, Saiph.

[9:56 PM] Coppelia: Coppelia does an elaborate bow and holds her hand out towards Lirial, casting CROWN OF MADNESS on her

[9:56 PM] The Blue Scale: What's the save for that?

[9:56 PM] Saiph: ((9 that time, but again, the point is fire.  Going for the rigging, the sails.))

[9:56 PM] Coppelia: ((Wisdom, DC 13))

[9:57 PM] The Blue Scale: She fails the save.

[9:57 PM] The Blue Scale: And the sphere does catch the sails of the ship.  The crew scrambles to put it out.

[9:57 PM] The Blue Scale: As this is happening, ArCi is turning the Compass around and sailing away.

[9:58 PM] Entropy: will try and eldritch blast any crew I see on the ship trying to put the fire out.

[9:58 PM] Coppelia: A jagged crown of thorns with a distinctly porcelain sheen appears ob Lirials head

[9:59 PM] Olenna: tells Saiph where to move the fire so it runs into the munitions.

[9:59 PM] The Blue Scale: You see a mad grin cross Lirial's face as she descends upon her new crew.

[9:59 PM] Saiph: does that!

[10:00 PM] Entropy: will look at how Goldie is taking this.

[10:00 PM] Olenna: knows this because she spoke to just about every sailor on the ship while she was there.

[10:00 PM] Saiph: likes it when Olenna conspires on his destructive tendencies.

[10:00 PM] The Blue Scale: And I will say, that this is the last image you have of them as you carry Thurgood's loyal crew over the horizon.  One ship battered and held off.  The other burning as the new captain strikes down her own crew like a feral beast.

[10:00 PM] Coppelia: Stands up and writes in her book I thought she might look good in a crown. For her new title

[10:01 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "...you guys are scary."

[10:01 PM] Entropy: Are we?

[10:02 PM] Olenna: Well... yes, I suppose we are, a little.

[10:02 PM] Entropy: Where are we going?

[10:02 PM] Olenna: I don't like it when people do that sort of thing.

[10:02 PM] Coppelia: Tilts her head, then shrugs

[10:03 PM] Saiph: Betrayal is pretty awful.

[10:03 PM] Olenna: gives Goldie a snuggle.

[10:03 PM] The Blue Scale: Thurgood: "If you can leave me and my crew at a civil port, we'd appreciate it.  We'll need a new ship and new jobs."

[10:03 PM] Coppelia: pats the ship again genially

[10:03 PM] Entropy: Not really betrayal there were no contracts or anything.

[10:04 PM] Saiph: Betrayal and breach of contract are entirely different.

[10:04 PM] Entropy: Are they?

[10:04 PM] Saiph: Yes!

[10:04 PM] Jaden: nods at Thurgood, "Of Course" then to the rest of the group  "Well we have the compass,  should we start looking?"

[10:04 PM] Entropy: Not in my experience.

[10:05 PM] The Blue Scale: Ephrim: "Yes.  We already know two of the items are being held by dangerous people.  We must hurry and secure the others so we can destroy them."

[10:05 PM] Olenna: ... you might stay, Captain Thurgood. How would you feel about being a first mate?

[10:05 PM] Olenna: And the ship could use a crew.

[10:05 PM] Coppelia: nods enthusiastically

[10:05 PM] Saiph: Mmm.  I think that would take some of the load off of Arci, right?

[10:06 PM] Pip: "At least until you can build yourself up again and secure a new ship."

[10:06 PM] The Blue Scale: Captain Thurgood: "First mate's a bit of a downgrade, isn't it?"

[10:06 PM] Saiph: First mate on a magic ship.

[10:07 PM] The Blue Scale: Thurgood: "...hows about we get to the port...and I mull it over with the others?"(edited)

[10:08 PM] Pip: "O-oh that's fair."

[10:08 PM] Coppelia: writes on the ship is that alright with you, ArCi?

[10:08 PM] The Blue Scale: ArCi: "...well...maybe not...all of them.  It's a lot.  But people would be nice after being alone so long."

[10:08 PM] Entropy: will find a quiet spot on deck and start setting up the ritual to summon Boredom amd then focus on that for the next hour and 10 minutes.

[10:09 PM] Olenna: Not all of them will want to, I'm sure.

[10:09 PM] Coppelia: Of course. We’ll make sure the crew doesn’t overwhelm you

[10:09 PM] Jaden: goes back to the disc and tries t osee where the closest Port is

[10:09 PM] Coppelia: You have just as much say as the rest of us

[10:10 PM] Pip: "Gotta say, I'm just glad I don't need to sleep in the vicinity of that island tonight."

[10:10 PM] Saiph: calls out to the Marks.  "Hey, if you guys wanna just smash up those other boats as they sail away, that would be great."

[10:10 PM] The Blue Scale: ((Ummm...I will need to plan what the next port is for next time we play.  I didn't plan that far ahead.))

[10:10 PM] Jaden: ((thats fine))

[10:10 PM] Coppelia: ((No problem!))

[10:11 PM] Olenna: gives the captain some scritches.

[10:11 PM] The Blue Scale: ((And I am gonna wrap here, if that's ok.))

[10:11 PM] The Blue Scale: Captain Goldie purrs and nuzzles.

[10:11 PM] Coppelia: ((Sounds good!))

[10:11 PM] Jaden: ((Sounds good))