Chapter 6.12: The Phileasson Saga - Part 12: Old Friends, Old Enemies

[Dasquian Belargic]

Prophecy 5: H'Rangas Children

The day shall come, when the children of H'Ranga will rise from the tides of the seas and their dire snake bodies mill entire cities to dust. Even the lesser ones among the children of the god lizard are able to squash the biggest ships with their bodies.
Procure yourselves the intact ripper tooth of a Sea Serpents. It will grant you protection in the hour where no weapon from mortal hand is able to save you. In front of Maraskan's East Coast, plow the ocean and you will find your destiny.

I'm not the only one who hears this when I read that, right?

[Captain Untouchable]

Personally, I hear this... but I think we all know that my brain is malfunctional.

[Glen Fiddich]

Been reading the rule book / etc, and had some thoughts on what might be useful skill / perk / level up wise for our next adventure.

• We know that we need to find and kill (or at least de-tooth) a sea serpent. Folklore, Religious Lore, and Zoology may be useful for clues, weaknesses, migratory patterns, etc.
• Snakes and sea creatures are often venomous. Does anyone have Cure Poison? Does anyone have Alchemy to a) identify poisons/etc, and b) make poisons/etc for us to coat our blades / arrowheads / etc with?
• It sounds like Sea Serpents crush ships, boa constrictor style. Our ship is pretty small though: that means melee people will probably need athletics and/or body control to climb up / stay on the beast, especially since what we're after is in it's face.
• If you fall in the water, armour and shields may be problematic. It might be smart to go naked and rely on parry/dodge/etc.
• There is a "Fight in Water" perk (on page 5), which may or may not be helpful.

Some other things to consider...

Peter has been itching to do a sea battle. That doesn't mean there will be a sea battle, but there might be. It may be smart for us to try and find that "very strong log" we need to get our giant crossbow working before we set sail. If we kind find such a log naturally... perhaps we can make one, using blacksmithing (or magic?) to reinforce an ordinary bit of wood? We're still very close to Vellusa, where those dwarven master craftsmen were hanging out: maybe

The prophecy says we need to "procure" a ripper tooth; not that we necessarily need to hunt down and slay a sea serpent to get it. Perhaps there's a way to Indiana Jones a ripper tooth - find an intact one as an artefact that someone else has retrieved - rather than trying to Captain Ahab it? It might be smart for us to visit a temple of Efferd, just in case there's some legend or what have you.

[Kurth Halx]

Hi guys...sorry I slept off some beer and football but I am here is everyone here are we doing things

[Dasquian the Elf]

We are indeed going to do a thing. No things have yet begun so don't worry, you aren't late

[Kurth Halx]

ok my facebook event planner blew up and I stumbled out of bed like a hungover tornado

[Crusader]

BTW 300XP for the last session
50XP for letting every Wulfer alive
50XP for getting Selflantil before Beorn's crew

[Dasquian the Elf]

note to self: you have 463 XPs

[Kurth Halx]

413 xp

Religious lore from 5 to 10 = 97 points
Treat soul from 5 to 10 = 97 points
Read & Write from 4 to 10 = 55 points
Swim from 0 to 6 = 88 points
Art of War from 5 to 9 = 72 points

4 points left

[Makhaira]

*waves hands* You see nothing yet...

[Dasquian the Elf]

Geography (CL CL IN) to Level 12 - 188XP
Paint/Draw to Level 4 - 18XP
Cartography (CL CL DE) to Level 12 - 186XP

71XP left

[Kurth Halx]

Praios - a religion of peace, or of pieces. your choice!

[Saidra]

Level up Stuff:

Crossbows to 16 ...so AT is now at 25
Acrobatics to 10
Treat Wounds to 6
Perception to 11

41 xp left

[Saidra]

Let's go with Ahab! What's the worst that could happen?

[Kurth Halx]

We could've gone on a perfectly good jihad

[Saidra]

Suicide mission??

[Dasquian the Elf]

[Kurth Halx]

The puuuuuuuussy booooaaaat....

[Dasquian the Elf]

[Saidra]

Saidra: Shark Exploder