Turn 16: Shark's TeethNot dead yet? Same old same old. Stab and finally die.
Dwarmin? You better make something out of my corpse.
[1+2] vs [5+1] Your flailings don't manage to harm the shark, despite your best efforts.
[1+3] vs [2+1] The shark just barely manages to catch you with the side of its jaw. That's enough, though, and you sink under the frothing water along with it.
-1 HPAt 0 HP+2 DodgeNow Apprentice DodgerLost will to live!Take a breather, and try not to aggravate my condition.
[2] You don't quite take it easy enough, and feel another sharp pain. This being nearly dead thing is a real bother.
I'll take the frog-men with me, and go back to the Mer-people. If I forgot something, a la didn't kill everybody, override the first action and replace it with "Hunt down the survivors".
And man, some of these guys are unlucky! Whoa.
[3] You receive a halfhearted welcome from the mer-people on your return. Whether this has anything to do with your mysterious disappearance or not is difficult to say.
Vanished in the deeps!Action:Try to help Ochita heal up while we're waiting for the Empress to cast her spell.
[3-1] You fail to improve Ochita's condition. You do learn a bit more about trying to make people not die, though.
+2 MedicNow Dabbling MedicWait and watch the Empress. If she tries shapeshifting magic on me, use a wind spell to harm/distract as an opening attack and then engage with melee. If she doesn't, don't attack.
Her magic does not seem to be shapechanging in nature; rather, it seems to imbue you with the essence of something else, without altering your physical form.
Mikayah blasts the shark with another flare, while shouting at her ally to just leave the water
[1-1-1] Your flare explodes spectacularly, searing your eyes with brilliance. The light doesn't fade, and after a few moments you realize you're blind!
+2 Light MagicNow Adept LuxmauturgistBlind!Appear!
Appear!
You stumble through the portal in time to see a towering purple humanoid with a serpent's lower half casting spells near a mantisman, foxgirl, angry-looking winged elf, and human who's barely sitting upright. Foot-high humanoid frog-things mill around excitedly.
Yeah, you can see why the mages wanted more help.
[6-1][2][1] The Empress casts the shark teeth from her hands, and they evaporate into wispy smoke before hitting the ground. You all feel as though water is pumping through your throat, and you realize you can breath underwater now. Her second attempt fails, while her third makes you feel feeble and awkward in the water. Growling in anger, she simply motions you all to the water.
[6] A handful of sharkteeth later, a spectral horn blows, and a swarm of sharks responds. She orders you to grab onto them, before swimming away herself. A cluster of sharks presses against her, speeding her along.
The frogmen gleefully grab hold of sharks, which then bolt in the direction of the Empress. What about you?
Drzkktizz Kothraze
10/10 HP
+1 Dodge (0/8); +1 vs surprise
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+2 Poison Magic (3/16)
+1 Alchemy
+0 Butchering (1/4)
+0 Medical (0/4)
Maikah Moonfur, Light of the Lost
4/10 HP
+0 Dodge (2/4); Spell Absorption on 6 vs spell
Blind
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+1 Light Magic (1/32)
+1 Polearms (0/8)
Ochita the Scholar
0/10 HP
-1 Dodge
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+2 Water Magic (9/16)
+1 Swords, +1 dmg
Athara Opanine
10/10 HP
-1 Dodge
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+2 Wind Magic
+1 Flight (6/8)
+0 Medic (1/4)
-1 Swords, +1 dmg (0/2)
Lituh Zangler, Traveling Blade
10/10 HP
-1 Dodge
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+2 Swords, all range (0/16)
+1 Restoration (0/8)
Pitonous Ross, Swordsman
10/10 HP
-1 Dodge
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+2 Swords, indestructible (0/16)
+1 Fire (0/8)
Let me know if I messed anything up.
Also, there's presumably only two actions you can take right now: Get on a shark or don't. Once we know what everyone's doing, I'll explain what happens and you can take your actual actions.