Background

You rolled a 19 to hit! but only a 5 for damage (yes I know, you rolled a 1) The fishman reels back from the direct hit to his face, but came out with only gills singed.

Your turn at battle is up before you have a chance to do a second attack with your boot.

Being first level sucks. Luckily its Teoalis's turn and he drops the useless crossbow and fires eldritch energy out of his hands with two bolts going to the fishman on top of you, blasting him out of the canoe.

The other two continue to advance once they are on top of the canoe.

The boot attack was in my mind to do in case the fishman caught fire. (My understanding of firebolts is they are bolts and not balls, so if I am correct and there is a direct path to the two fishmen that doesn't have Teoalis between us, I cast another at one of them). I'm a bard, not a fighter, firebolts at will from a distance are my kind of "get away from me fish breath" kinda weapon.

If T is in the way, I draw my rapier.

You retreat to the stern of the boat before they are upon you and may take opportunity attack from your retreat. Once there, you lean out upon the outrigger You hurl a mote of fire in the storm that singes in the rain as it strikes one of the fishmen for 9 damage!

Meanwhile the storm is getting worse. The canoe rides to the top of a wave and falls back in. Everyone rolls for DEX saves. 19, 7, 3, 20. You hang onto the canoe, but both Teoalis and one of the fishmen fall into the sea. Teoalis uses his turn to dash back toward you but he can't climb back on. The ingured fishmen tries to climb aboard but fails. The other one is still on the boat with you and charges the length of the boat and attacks and misses.

I stab at the heart with my rapier.

You repost his attack and stab with death as your aim. He stands there with your Elven steel in what should be his heart, the rain washing away his green blood. He stands and lifts his clawed club. You can't focus as there are three fishmen climbing the other end of the canoe instead of the one injured one. Teoalis reaches for your calf and mutters an arcane word in a language you do not understand. Your rapier slips from your grasp as webs grow in between your fingers and the air grows hot and thin. Your gills flap but no oxygen come in. He pulls you in and you taste the sea water like you have never tasted sweet water before. You see the powerful muscles and prominent dorsal fin of Teoalis and you follow him down, down, down away from those nasty nasty fishmen, ugly ugly fishmen. You keep swimming so as to feel the oxygen. You smell the blood from above, but you do not let the craze overtake you. You must follow the other shark, your friend.

Didn't see that coming. Great twist

All day I've been refreshing the screen for the next entry, lol. I was working, as I'm sure you were, but I'd refresh, work, refresh.

Try being a DM who thinks he can run five back stories at once lol

Jacob just before the attack

Jacob after

Sigh

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