Closed Capture The Jolly Roger

"The game begins in 3...2...1! Go Capture those Flags!"

Pax looked out on the set-up, watching as the chaos began to unfold. There was so much happening at once it was hard to know where to look.

Focusing on the centre, there seemed to be only one who decided to attempt the perilous obstacle course to reach the Golden Jolly Roger. Everett Brooks would make his way over to the course, but fall failure to the first hurdle, being knocked into the water.

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Everett:
DC is 16.
Obstacle 1- 5 (1d20) +10 = 15 (Fail)
Damage- (1d10) 10 x 10 = 100
Everett fails to pass Obstacle 1.

Turning their attention to the Coral Crossbones' ship, they watched as five would approach, and successfully jump across the steps before entering the ship. All of them would successfully emerge with a coral-coloured flag in hand.

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1. Kim Sato (steal): Obstacle 1- 5 (1d20) +9 = 14 (Success) Charles TP-t!roll 1d10 = 6 (Not Activated) Kim eva- 4 (1d20) +10 = 14 Charles wis- 5 (1d20) +4 = 9 Kim steals a flag!	2. Ayako Yamamura (steal): Obstacle 1- 4 (1d20) +10 = 14 (Success) Charles TP- 1d10=4 (Not Activated) Ayako evasive manuveurs- 1d10=4 (Not Activated) Ayako eva- 5 (1d20) +10 = 15, 10 (1d20) +10 = 20 Charles wis- 11 (1d20) +4 = 15, 17 (1d20) +4 = 21 Ayako is spotted! Charles acc- 5 (1d20) +13 = 18 Ayako evasive manuveurs- 1d10 = 3 (Not Activated) Ayako eva- 16 (1d20) +10 = 26 Ayako evades being hit and steals a flag!	3. Oliver Simmons (steal): Obstacle 1- 1 (1d20) +11 = 12 (Success) Charles TP- 1d10 = 8 (Not Activated) Oliver evasive manuveurs- 1d10=10 (Activated!) Oliver steals a flag!
4. Stephen Schwartz (distract): Obstacle 1- 20 (1d20) +4 =24 (Success) Charles TP- 1d10 = 1 (Not Activated) Stephen wis- 18 (1d20) +8 =26 Charles wis- 4 (1d20) +4 =8 Stephen steals a flag!	5. Theodore Duncain (steal): Obstacle 1- 16 (1d20) +14 =30 (Success) Charles TP- 1d10 =6 Theodore eva- 11 (1d20) +8 =19 Charles wis- 12 (1d20) +4 =16 Theodore steals a flag!

Next, Pax turned their attention to the Sapphire Swashbucklers' ship, where another five would be weaving their way in and out of swinging pirate dummies before descending into the ship. However, only four would leave clutching a flag, and one would emerge feeling more battered than before. Upon further inspection, it seemed Rita Su had fallen prone to someone's (accidental or purposeful) attacks. Carefully, Pax helped them onto their broom before speedily flying over to the nurse.

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Sapphire has 2 on defence:
1. Elizaveta
2. Rita

1. Serena Towers (distract): Obstacle 1- 3 (1d20) +15 =18 (Success) Defender-Rita (1d2=2) Serena wis- 6 (1d20) +15 =21 Rita wis- 10 (1d20) +6 =16 Serena T steals a flag!	2. Aryaan Shamsi (steal): Aryaan evasive manuveurs- 1d10 =6 (Not Activated) Obstacle 1- 6 (1d20) +10 =16 (Success) Defender-Elizaveta (1d2 =1) Aryaan evasive manuveurs- 1d10 =6 (Not Activated) Aryaan eva- 5 (1d20) +10 =15 Elizaveta wis- 11 (1d20) +8 +2 (6th Sense) =21 Aryaan is spotted! Elizaveta acc- 17 (1d20) +8 =25 Aryaan evasive manuveurs- 1d10 =1 (Not Activated) Aryaan eva- 4 (1d20) +10 =14 Damage-6 (Elizaveta str) x25 =150 Aryaan takes 150 damage and fails to steal a flag!	3. Serena Bowen (distract): Obstacle 1- 16 (1d20) +8 =24 (Success) Defender -Rita (1d2 =2) Serena wis- 12 (1d20) +7 =19 Rita wis- 2 (1d20) +6 =8 Serena B steals a flag!
4. Sophia Nelson (attack): Obstacle 1- 20 (1d20) +7 =27 (Success) Defender-Rita (1d2 =2) Sophia acc- 20 (1d20) +10 =30 (nat 20 so double damage) Rita eva- 1 (1d20) +6 =7 (nat 1 so double damage) Damage- 5 (Sophia str) x25 =125, 125 x4 (quadruple damage) =500?!?! 500 (Rita HP) - 500 = 0 Sophia steals a flag, Rita is on 0HP and flown to the nurse!	5. Hiro Bakugo (steal): Obstacle 1- 8 (1d20) +10 =18 (Success) Hiro eva- 14 (1d20) +10 =24 Elizaveta wis- 16 (1d20) +8 +2 (6th Sense) =26 Hiro is spotted! Elizaveta acc- 13 (1d20) +8 =21 Hiro eva- 16 (1d20) +10 =26 Hiro evades being hit and steals a flag!

Upon returning from the nurse (and making a mental note to never anger Sophia), Pax found themself watching over a part of the game where only the Sapphire Captain, Edward, had decided to tackle, the Teal Treasure's ship, and emerge victoriously with a teal flag in hand.

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1. Edward Smith (distract):
Obstacle 1- 15 (1d20) +11 =26 (Success)
Edward wis- 16 (1d20) +6 =22
Olive wis- 12 (1d20) +7 =19
Edward steals a flag!

Since the action there had quietened down by Teal's ship, Pax watched the action by Lilac Leviathan's ship, where just three had braced the cold water wall to enter. This time, it seemed that the players would have less success, with only one of them exiting with a flag.

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Lilac has Meenauh and Kamila defending:
1. Meenauh
2. Kamila

1. Vivienne Beaumont (attack): Obstacle 1- 19 (1d20) +8 =27 (Success) Defender-Meenauh (1d2=1) Vivienne acc- 7 (1d20) +7 =14, 19 (1d20) +7 =26, 3 (1d20) +7 =10 Meenauh eva- 5 (1d20) +9 =14, 17 (1d20) +9 =26, 7 (1d20) +9 =16 Vivienne has been spotted! Meenauh acc- 12 (1d20) +11 =23 Vivienne eva- 3 (1d20) +7 =10 Damage- 2 (Meenauh str) x25 =50 Vivienne is hit and fails to steal a flag!

2. Katherine Felix (steal): Obstacle 1- 7 (1d20) +9 =16 (Success) Defender-Kamila (1d2=1) Katherine evasive manuveurs- 1d10=1 (Not Activated) Katherine eva- 10 (1d20) +10 =20, 9 (1d20) +10 =19 Kamila wis- 10 (1d20) +10 =20, 7 (1d20) +10 =17 Katherine steals a flag!

3. Louca Dufort (steal): Obstacle 1-19 (1d20) +10 =29 (Success) Defender-Meenauh (1d2=1) Louca eva- 2 (1d20) +8 =10 Meenauh wis- 16 (1d20) +20 =36 Louca has been spotted! Meenauh acc-8 (1d20) +11 =17 Louca eva-4 (1d20) +8 =12 Damage- 2 (Meenauh str) x25 =50 Louca is hit and fails to steal a flag!

Finally, Pax looked over at Pink Parrot's ship, which seemed to be the most popular target for the other teams. Almost all of Coral Crossbones had flocked there, plus a few various others from other teams. However, the most popular target would also prove the hardest to accomplish. Two would fail to spot the sturdy spoke in the turning wheel and fall to their watery doom, and one more would emerge empty-handed.

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Pink have Evelynn, Bubba and River defending:
1. Evelynn
2. Bubba
3. River

1. EmmaLee LeDames (distract): Obstacle 1- 17 (1d20) +8 =25 (Success) Defender-River (1d3=3) EmmaLee wis- 10 (1d20) +8 =18 River wis- 14 (1d20) +6 +2 (Keen Eye) =22 EmmaLee has been spotted! River acc- 5 (1d20) +10 =15 EmmaLee eva- 20 (1d20) +5 =25 EmmaLee evades hit and steals a flag!	2. Florian LeRoy (attack): Obstacle 1- 5 (1d20) +10 =15 (Success) Defender-Bubba (1d3=2) Greta's calming presence- 1d10=7 (Not Activated) Florian acc- 17 (1d20) +12 =29 Bubba eva- 9 (1d20) +6 =15 Damage- 5 (Florian str) x25 =125 Florian hits Bubba and steals a flag!	3. Cielle Johansen (steal): Obstacle 1- 1 (1d20) +3 =4 (Fail) Damage- (1d10) 8 x10 =80 Cielle fails to pass the obstacle and takes 80 damage.
4. Starlee Kennedy (steal): Obstacle 1-2 (1d20) +10 =12 (Success) Defender-River (1d3=3) Starlee eva-14 (1d20) +8 =22 River wis- 11 (1d20) +6 +2 (Keen Eye) =19 Starlee steals a flag!	5. Seven Corigault-Seto (distract): Obstacle 1- 1 (1d20) +6 =7 (Fail) Damage- (1d10) 7 x10 =70 Seven has failed to pass the obstacle and takes 70 damage.	6. Greta Fransson (steal): Obstacle 1- 20 (1d20) +10 =30 (Success) Defender-River (1d3=3) Greta eva- 4 (1d20) +15 =19 River wis- 16 (1d20) +6 +2 (Keen Eye) =24 Greta has been spotted! River acc-15 (1d20) +10 =25 Greta eva- 4 (1d20) +15 =19 Damage- 7 (River str) x25 =175 Greta is hit and fails to steal a flag!
7. Lucinia Thawin (steal): Obstacle 1- 19 (1d20) +7 =26 (Success) Defender-Bubba (1d3=2) Lucinia eva- 7 (1d20) +8 =15 Bubba wis- 19 (1d20) +10 =29 Lucinia has been spotted! Bubba acc-11 (1d20) +5 =16 Lucinia eva- 13 (1d20) +5 =18 Lucinia steals a flag!	8. Verona Carlito Andreas (attack): Obstacle 1-11 (1d20) +10 =21 (Success) Defender-River (1d3=3) Greta's calming presence- 1d10=3 (Not Activated) Verona acc-19 (1d20) +10 =29 River eva-6 (1d20) +6 =12 Damage- 7 (Verona str) x25 =175 Verona hits River and steals a flag!	9. Beatrice Langstreth (distract): Obstacle 1- 10 (1d20) +10 =20 (Success) Defender-Bubba Beatrice wis- 5 (1d20) +10 =15 Bubba wis- 17 (1d20) +10 =27 Beatrice has been spotted! Bubba acc- 10 (1d20) +5 =15 Beatrice eva- 19 (1d20) +6 =25 Beatrice steals a flag!

Pax breathed a large sigh as the players headed back to their own ships, watching with interest as the players attempted to tackle their own obstacles to return. To their surprise, some weren't able to make it. Though they supposed that was to be expected.

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Coral Crossbones: Verona Carlito Andreas: Obstacle 2- 13 (1d20) +10 =23 (Success) Lucinia Thawin: Obstacle 2- 17 (1d20) +8 =25 (Success) Florian LeRoy: Obstacle 2- 9 (1d20) +12 =21 (Success) Greta Frasson: Obstacle 2- 20 (1d20) +14 =34 (Success) Seven Corigault-Sato: Obstacle 2- 9 (1d20)+4=13 (Success)	Sapphie Swashbucklers: Edward Smith: Obstacle 2- 1 (1d20) +10 =11 (Fail) Theodore Duncain: Obstacle 2- 14 (1d20) +8 =22 (Success) Beatrice Langsteth: Obstacle 2- 19 (1d20) +6 =25 (Success) Starley Kennedy: Obstacle 2- 11 (1d20) +8 =19 (Success) Oliver Simmons: Obstacle 2- 11 (1d20) +6 =17 (Success) Louca Dufort: Obstacle 2- 2 (1d20) +8 =10 (Fail)	Teal Treasure: Everett Brooks: Obstacle 2- 9 (1d20) +6 =15 (Success) Vivienne Beaumont: Obstacle 2- 17 (1d20) +7 =24 (Success) Serena Bowen: Obstacle 2- 11 (1d20) +8 =19 (Success) Sophia Nelson: Obstacle 2- 14 (1d20) +5 =19 (Success)
Lilac Leviathans: Kim Sato: Obstacle 2- 1 (1d20) +6 =7 (Fail) Stephen Schwartz: Obstacle 2- 17 (1d20) +6 =23 (Success) Cielle Johansen: Obstacle 2- 5 (1d20) +11 =16 (Success) Aryaan Shamsi: Obstacle 2- 6 (1d20) +8 =14 (Success) EmmaLee LeDames: Obstacle 2- 6 (1d20) +3 =9 (Fail)	Pink Parrots: Hiro Bakugo: Obstacle 2- 14 (1d20) +7 =21 (Success) Serena Towers: Obstacle 2- 2 (1d20) +15 =17 (Success) Ayako Yamamura: Obstacle 2- 20 (1d20) +5 =25 (Success) Katherine Felix: Obstacle 2- 15 (1d20) +4 =19 (Success)

It had been an eventful first round. And there was still more to come.

Current Score:

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Only flags in the base will count towards the score.

Coral Crossbones: 30

Sapphie Swashbucklers: 40

Teal Treasure: 20

Lilac Leviathans: 10

Pink Parrots: 40

Set-up, Actions Game Mechanics: Link to original post.

For those who failed Obstacle 2, you have 2 choices next round. You can either:
- Return to your base as your only action but secure points for your team.
Or
-Go straight to another base, but risk losing any flags gained.

For those who are at the nurse's station, you must sit out for the upcoming round while you recover. You can rejoin the round after, gaining 100HP, or wait another round to gain more.

Teams:

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Coral Crossbones:

• Captain: Verona Carlito Andreas (@Cassandra Ironwoods)
• Charles Nako Alluring (@Henry Knight)
• @Lucinia Thawin
• Florian LeRoy (@Starley Kennedy)
• Greta Fransson (@Evelynn Decipio)
• Mike Vartanian
• @Seven Corigault-Seto

Sapphie Swashbucklers:

• Captain: Edward Smith (@Noah Jupe)
• Theodore Duncain (@Opeila Winters)
• @Beatrice Langstreth
• Elizaveta Mikailov (@Samantha Salwis)
• @Starley Kennedy
• @Oliver Simmons
• @Rita Su
• Louca Dufort (@Emma Wynn)

Teal Treasure:

• Captain: Everett Brooks (@Willow Anderson)
• @Amadea Campbell
• Vivienne Beaumont (@Adelaide Barlowe)
• George Rees
• @Serena Bowen
• Olive Adair (@Sienna Lenoir)
• @Sophia Nelson

Lilac Leviathans:

• Captain: @Kim Sato
• Stephen Schwartz (@AngelFyre McCubbin)
• @Meenauh Silmataurea
• Cielle Johansen (@Ivy Bellamy)
• Aryaan Shamsi (@Hui Ming)
• @Elspeth Blaine
• Kamila Yavlinsky (@Marina Oriel)
• @EmmaLee LeDames

Pink Parrots:

• Captain: Hiro Bakugo (@Kim Sato)
• @Serena Towers
• Ayako Yamamura (@Sophia Nelson)
• @Evelynn Decipio
• River Fayre (@Clair Fernandez)
• Katherine Felix (@Lea Hirsch)
• @Bubba McGarry

Those who did not post/posted late are as follows:

• @Elspeth Blaine (Lilac)
• George Rees (Teal) (has dropped out)
• Mike Vartanian (George Rees) (Coral) (has dropped out)
• @Amadea Campbell (Teal)

Since they did not post last round, they are not eligible for rewards.

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Seven Corigault-Seto requested an extension, and posted beyond that, but I have talked to them. AngelFyre McCubbin as Stephen Schwartz posted late, but that was due to miscommunication so they will not receive any penalties.

Moderation:

Each player has 6 days to post. All on-site rules still apply, so word count is still 200 and site rating still applies. This post can be a team discussion on strategy shortly before the game begins. Please include your stats and abilities in your post. Actions must be submitted before the deadline. The deadline for posts is Saturday 13th August, at 3pm EST. Rolls will be done on Sunday 14th August.

As I allowed this for others, I will say here officially that, if people contact me in advance I will allow an extension of 24 hours after the deadline. Thank you.

Interacting with Cielle Johansen (@Ivy Bellamy)

Interacting with Aryaan The Anarchist (@Hui Ming)

Interacting with Kamila Yavlinsky (@Marina Oriel)

ACTION: Raiding the Coral Crossbones Lair

Stats: Sta: 6 | Eva: 5 | Str: 8 | Wis: 8 | AP: 4 | Acc: 4
Abilities: Perfectionist

Outfit

Roleplaying as iNPC Katherine Felix

to be updated...

And it was time to go! With a final salute, Kit would race off to the Teal Ship. The obstacle seemed particularly daunting with a waterfall before the boat and flags, likely causing the boards to be slippery. Despite that, the girl should have been far more worried about the people defending those flags. While getting past the obstacle proved to just be running fast through and putting an arm up to take the brunt of the water, getting a flag was more challenging. The beauxbatons student winced as she saw two others get noticed and attacked back with a flag, but it provided a chance for the girl to quickly grab a flag without being detected. That had been basically luck, panicking a bit when she thought one of them noticed her. But she accomplished her goal, heading back with a flag for her team!

What she hadn't realized was that getting back to her own base would be kind of tricky. She hadn't had to worry about the wheel leaving, but now it was the only way back. Still, somehow Kit managed to figure it out, quickly passing the obstacle and placing the flag in the Pink Parrots' boat. "Mission accomplished! Lilac's scary." But with that, she would begin looking around to see what she should do next.

Evasive Maneuvers I | Catch | Calming Presence (Pink Parrots)
Stamina 9 | Evasion 10 | Strength 11 | Wisdom 4 | Arcane Power 0 | Accuracy 13

--- Date: 26/08/22 || Time: xx:xx ---

Outfit: Modest swimsuit

Sophia made sure her lifejacket was securely in place in case she fell into the water. She still wasn't quite confident in her swimming just yet, and the last thing she wanted to do was to risk drowning or embarrass herself in front of Pax.

She'd discussed a general plan with the team captain, and her role was a simple, yet important one. She was going after the sapphire flag, and she intended to get it one way or another. She couldn't let her team down.

She ran across the central platform as quickly as she could and paused only briefly when she saw the obstacle leading to the Sapphire team's ship.

Pirate dummies, swinging along on a chain and threatening to knock her into the water. Oh geez. She tried to come up with a plan of attack so that she could get to the ship. Even as she planned, she saw a few other students make it through with ease. It was almost like that Karate Kid movie. The one with the girl. She tried to remember how the girl avoided the punching bags in the movie. If she could copy the girl's steps, maybe she stood a chance?

As she tackled the obstacle - figuratively - Sophia didn't quite get the footwork down, but she did manage to miraculously make it through the dummies without falling, so she was thankful.

She rushed as fast as she could into the Sapphire ship and quickly grabbed one of the flags, narrowly avoiding most of the other students on the ship. Unfortunately her luck ran out as she turned to leave, only to collide headfirst into another person!

Sophia had a lot of experience falling, or hitting her head, or getting hurt. She was a very clumsy girl. So the impact hadn't bothered her too terribly much other than a light bump to her noggin, but apparently the other girl hadn't been so lucky. She seemed to be in quite a bit of pain.

Before Sophia could do anything to help the girl, another student bumped into the blue-haired witch and she fell onto the injured girl with all of her weight. It wasn't much weight, given her height, but she still felt bad. Before she could try to help the girl up - and she was certainly going to, despite them being on different teams - she finally saw the other students with the hungry looks in their eyes. She had to get out of there!

Reluctantly, Sophia turned and ran from the ship, clutching the flag tight to her chest until she reached her own team's ship.

Well, at least she'd scored.

Action: hurting poor Rita and just trying to live with the guilt
Notes:

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Go here.

Interacting:

@Kim Sato as Kim and Hiro || @Pax Zhang as Paxie || @Rita Su

Mentioning:

@Colin McCoire

Japanese || English
Date: 26/08/2022 || Time: xx:xx
Outfit: Simple one piece

Ayako took off in a sprint as she narrowed her focus stubbornly upon her destination: the Coral team's ship. Her feet pounded on the wooden deck as the obstacle came into view. 45 degree angled platforms were the enemy, and she never showed the enemy mercy.

The goal was clear. The enemy was before her. All she had to do was act without hesitation and without mercy, so she did. Ayako got a good running start and jumped toward the first platform, spring boarding off of it with her leg and jumping to the next, and the next, and the next, until at last she felt her feet come back into contact with the wooden deck of the ship. She'd made it, unsurprisingly.

She made her way toward the flags, mindful of any threats.

As it turned out, there was one person guarding the flags, and she was apparently the only one he noticed, because she could see a few other students waltzing away leisurely with the flag.

The boy tried to stop her, but she wasn't a talented Aikido student for nothing. Avoiding his strike was child's play with her mastery over basic footwork, so she avoided it with ease, grabbed a flag, and quickly made her way for the exit, nearly bumping into a young Asian boy - seemingly from Hogwarts.

"Watch where you're going, you fool!" she hissed in Japanese as she turned and ran back to her own ship. It didn't occur to her that she'd even spoken in Japanese, she'd just been frustrated that someone was in her way.

As she returned the Coral flag to her own ship, she nodded triumphantly, preparing for her next move.

Action: Stealing a flag from Coral >:)

Notes:

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That was you she hissed at, Kim!

Interacting:

@Kim Sato

Mentioning:

@Colin McCoire

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Taking off as soon as he possibly could after making sure that he was heading for a flag, Louca kept his eyes on the prize, heading towards the wall of water that blocked the flag from sight. Hesitating just momentarily, Louca took a big breath, making his cheeks puff out as he ran through the chilling water.

It felt like forever as the water pounded his head and shoulders, but eventually he made it to the other side, letting the breath out in a large sigh and inhaling just as big a breath as he kept moving, zagging to the side. He caught sight of someone around the flag, but couldn't tell which team they were on. That was his mistake. He made a grab at one of the flags hanging there, but was unfortunately stopped, and subsequently hurt. Not much but enough to feel the sting, especially as he fell into the water surrounding the ship.

His shoulders drooped even in the water, and he slowly swam back to his own ship, pulling himself out of the water and pushing his hair out of his face. Moving towards his team, he dejectedly said. "Well that did not go well." Looking around, he thought he counted four flags. Smiling a small smile at the victors, he said "But yay! we got flags!"
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Stats: Stamina: 10 | Evasion: 8 | Strength: 5 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 5 | Accuracy: 5
Abilities: Fearless, Rapid Reviver

On this day, August 26th, 2022, while jumping onto the spinning wheel obstacle all his other teammates passed successfully, Seven Corigault-Seto ate it.

Just completely mouth-full-of-magic-water and everything. The wooden platform fell from under him and he sideways-skewed into the water. The impact on his body: physical and forceful. Like wet concrete.

He had, um. Miscalculated.

For a moment he was drifting, mindless: the utter shock of surprise, the bodily cold, the murky dark flickering with disarrayed torchlight and the gray wink of bubbles streaming past. Just: that.

The warble of distant voices. The muted thump of running footsteps.

And Seven came back into himself.

Like a motor kicked into spluttering life. The fear leaped into him and he opened his mouth to scream, and the cold flooded in, and he sucked in half a lung of water—kicked his legs furiously, swam upward, or what he hoped was up—there were shadows in the water, shadows moving and lurking and his eyes burned—the pressure against them with each kick—his heavy lungs—the nausea and his chest, he needed to vomit, vomit—he could barely see—

He breached air.

The spokes of the spinning wheel passed over him, dark underbelly of the wood platform, creaking, looming—

He made a small, half-choked sound.

He kicked with a single-minded intensity only panic could bring, and hauled himself back up onto the wooden walkway. Checked if anyone was watching, but only a glance, and honestly maybe someone was watching, oh god, but he couldn't take it, he needed to—

grab the edge of the walkway, lean over the water, and cough-vomit.

Jesus.

After, he walked weakly back to his team ship.

Action: Failing first Pink Parrots obstacle and taking 70 damage LOL

STATS
STAMINA: 5 | EVASION: 4 | STRENGTH: 7 |
| WISDOM: 6 | ARCANE POWER: 4 | ACCURACY: 4 |