Chapter 3: The Darklake

As you take stock of your supplies throughout the day, you find that you have some rations left, enough for your whole crew for a day or so. There is some fishing gear aboard that you can use if you'd like.

Water is your concern. Those of you that ended up in the drink (that is to say, all of you) noticed that the water was almost brackish feeling/tasting. Drinking the water as is would be a bad choice. You need to find a different source or a way to purify the stuff you sail in.

Sure Dustinfriend! I can paddle the boat! Or I can try at least! He thinks at you, happily.

As he takes over the poling/rowing, you notice that he is losing distance on the other boat, he's just not that strong a creature to be able to paddle effectively.

For those wanting to fish, make a Survival check. No dexterity checks needed this time around, you have proper gear. Now you just have to find spots that have fish.

Also if possible Dustin will have Mage hand active so he can yoink fish if he sees any by the surface.

@Dustin - For Mage Hand, you'll need to make a Survival and a Dex check like before. Also, for grins through a Magic Surge roll (1d20, 1d100) for each minute you want to use the hand to try fishing. If you want to just do it in one line, you can: 10 Minutes Fishing (Surv +3, Dex +5, Surge, Effect) 10d20, 10d20, 10d20, 10d100 I can interpret it from there.

As for the regular fishing, I'll say that 1 Survival check accounts for 15 minutes worth of fishing time.

For the first 15 minutes that Dustin is fishing with his pole, he pulls up nothing but what appears to be seaweed and kelp of some sort. You think if you were to boil it, then dry it, you could probably eat it and sustain yourself, but it wouldn't taste very good.

Cemos, as your throw your spear into the water, you don't manage to collect any food, however, you do bring up a small locked chest, bound in rusted iron made of what you now recognize as zurkhwood.

Dustin keeps trying but does thank Fang.

@Dustin, roll 2 more d20/d100 combos.

Rolls as per request

Sure let me give it a look.
Dustin retrieves his lockpicks and gets to work on the chest.

Dustin manages to magefish 7 different fish up, weighing a grand total of 32 pounds. You yield, after cleaning and such, about 20 pounds of usable raw fish.

When you pop open the chest, you find a large quantity of blended coins, six gemstones, and a small vial full of a fizzy green liquid.


2600 cp, 700 sp, 30 gp, Chalcedony (50 gp), Chrysoprase (50 gp), Moonstone (50 gp), Onyx (50 gp), Quartz (50 gp), Sardonyx (50 gp)