Round 1:
This won't end well, either way. Best to start by taking down the ringleader.
Shaking his head, Ursion steps up to G-7 and follows Raveneau's blow against Chum with a punch of his own.
Guess that he is clueless that anyone is seasick
Chak'Zirrak trills a song bolstering the spirits of his fellow ship friends. (+1 to attack and weapon rolls as well as +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects )
Should be in affect before Raven's turn.
I'm sure it will become evident eventually. Maybe he'll barf on Scourge's boots.
Gimlet ducks and weaves under the legs of Chum and Maheem as Chak'Zirrak begins a strange trilling that somehow fills you with confidence and courage. Raveneau stands up to Chum, his spit flying right at the bridge of Chum's nose before his hand follows right into the flabby folds of Chum's stomach. The pirate lets out an "Oooof!" as Atajay begins casting.
DM
Ursion steps into the space Atajay just stepped back from and delivers a crushing blow to Chum's jaw, dropping him to the deck with a dumb and astonished look on his face. Uriah hovers back at the edges of the fight, feeling sick to his stomach and wondering what torture could be next.
Startled for a moment, the rest of the crew pause until a shout of "Fight!" rings out from the steps. Crew members crowd onto the lower steps to see what is happening.
Maheem and Jape take swings at Raveneau with Maheem connecting with a glancing blow to the side of Raveneau's head with Jape's wild swing catches only air.
Syl slips forward over Chum's body with a murderous look in her eye and swings at Ursion. Next to her, Aretta Bansion follows, also taking a swing at Ursion. Syl gets her legs tangled up in Chum's body and her attempt to scratch at Ursion's eyes takes harmlessly off his chest, but Aretta's swing manages to connect.
Behind them, emboldened by the blows struck by Maheem and Aretta, Tate decides to step up and take a shot at Raveneau, but the elf ducks under his blow.
The crew on the steps cheers seeing the battle swing against Scourge's bullies.
Seeing Raven in a bit of a tight spot, Gimlet ducks to take up position behind Maheem.
Hoping no one notices, he kicks at the back of Maheem's knee.
And he is pretty sure, no one noticed....
Round 2 action for Cha'Zirrak
Chak'Zirrak studies the ship turns to Tate and changes his song slightly. It increases in tempo to a combination of discordant notes that still inspires his friends, yet makes Tate stop in his tracks for a moment, giving his new friends an opening.
Atajay finishes his spell, hoping to incapacitate a few more of the thugs.
DC 15 Will
Round 2:
Raveneau accepts the return strike to his face stoically, taking satisfaction in seeing Chum collapse upon the stairs. Blood now up he cuts a sinister grin as he reaches for Jape's shoulders, using them as leverage to crunch his forehead into the bridge of the sickly half-orc's nose...
Unarmed Attack (non-lethal): for
Raveneau's forehead drives into the half-orc's nose with a sickening crunch. For a moment, he stands, and then Atajay completes his spell. Jape drops to the deck with a thump. Before your eyes, Tate and Aretta also slump snoring to the ground. Syl and Maheem look determined to continue, at least for now...
Jaundiced Jape
Syl
Tate
Aretta
Round 2:
Ursion was lining up on Aretta when she collapsed; he reorients, grabs Syl's outstretched hand with his left hand and pulls her into the path of his right fist. Unlike the elf, he's showing no particular emotion, as though this is just a minor problem he's working through.
Seeing the opposing pirates dropping like flies, Raveneau turns to regard Maheem with Jape's blood dripping down his face "Last chance to move aside... before I make you as pretty as your friend" indicating the half-orc lying prostrate beside him.
Seeing his friends were dominating the bullies, Atajay takes a moment to gloat. "That's what you get, punks. I'd advise anyone still standing to back up and walk away. Next time you start trouble, we'll put you over the side."
Uriah continues to stand off to the side, unable to act.
Syl rubs her jaw where Ursion's fist connected and she glares murderously at Atajay, "Cailean smiles on you today Eggshell. Enjoy your little victory. I hope you don't need sleep." She nods at Maheem and slinks off to the side while the massive Rahadoumi also takes a step back.
Gimlet scoots over quickly to rejoin his new comrades. Surprised at himself for getting involved and taking a swing (next time he will try it with his eyes open). But even prouder for not getting himself pummeled. He almost felt like extolling in victory, but bit his tongue. That can wait till we get clear from this mob.
"I hope you enjoy the specIal ingredients you'll be finding in your stew, Syl. Good luck.". Atajay turns and hobbles his way towards the crew gathering, before the Captain noticed they were late.
His face still expressionless, Ursion steps over the unconscious bodies on the way out. It's only when he passes Raven that he cracks a smile, jerking his chin in the direction of the hapless Chum. "Thanks for the setup. Hope I don't have to return the favor anytime soon."
Seeing that the interjectors have backed down, Raveneau takes a moment to wipe Jape's blood off his forehead with a sleeve... before considering it a moment longer and removing the shirt entire dropping it to the floor. Apart from the tattoo in the center of his chest his back and side have a number of thin scarlines that you wager were likely from whip strikes. Replying to Ursion with a nod "Aye, you've a fair handle on your own fists... At any rate, we're due on deck and can talk later." stepping over the bodies of the fallen and into the sunlight.
A little cheer goes up from the stairwell, led by the redhead as Maheem and Syl stand aside. Then, all of the crew standing around to watch the fight race up to the main deck.
You all make your own way up to the bright light of the main deck, only to pass by Scourge who does a double-take, glancing back into the cabin for a moment before recovering. All right swabs! Parrot, you're hauling rope today with Tibbs, Badger, and....where ever the hell Jape is! Thumbs, you're going to go with Red and Silent Hayes. Silent will show you the way to his favorite place - the bilges! You'll be cleaning them out today, have fun! Eggshell, you go see Fishguts. The rest o' ya, go see Mister Pluggs back by the poop deck."
Mr. Plugg scowls as the two of you come up to the rest of the riggers waiting for direction back by the wheel. "Where the f~## is Tate?" he mutters. "Well, not waiting for bedheads. You two!" he gestures to Gimlet and Ursion. "You're on mainsail duty with Ratline...and Tate, whenever he gets up here."
You make your way down to the galley and see no sign of Fishguts. Grok calls out to you, "Fishguts isn't feelin' well but said sometin about you catchin' turtles t'day. Special request from the Cap'n. Here's a harpoon, hook n' nets."
DM
Daytime check for catching turtles
Wonderful. Scourge knew about this. No sign Plugg did, though.
Ursion bends his back to the mains'l work, figuring since it's one of the more visible jobs on deck that he'd better not shirk.
Raveneau is satisfied that although he will be stuck in the bilges for the day, at least he will not have to endure the company of those who stopped them upon the stairs. He moves off as ordered, awaiting the red haired lady and Uriah to join him. Remaining silent upon the walk, he waits until they are alone in the dank dark before greeting her directly with a nod "Quinn"
Job Check in Advance:
Work Diligently: bonus on Strength
Strength:
Constitution:
Gimlet spends the day swinging from the lines and walking the spars like a monkey. Having stood up to the thugs....well...helping stand up to the thugs, has given him an a better attitude about his station.
Today he always takes the harder of the tasks, giving Ratline an easier time in the ropes and chatting in halfling about previous ships they have been on.
Uriah keeps all expression off his face, sneering mentally at Scourge instead.
I will use my daily activity to try and influence Badger. He will be charming, tell tales, and try to get some inside information from someone here longer
I'll keep updating the tasks on the Campaign Info tab, so if you're ever in doubt about what a task requires, look there. (and hopefully I'll have it up to date.
"Beats me exactly how he does it. Maybe you need to go for a swim?" she laughs wildly at the thought. Gozreh must be smiling on you today, because after a few failed attempts in the morning, you decide to try using some of the leftover fish from last night's stew after midday and succeed in pulling up several nice sea turtles to the delight of nearby crew. Unfortunately, you also find that apparently Fishguts is going to be incoherent all day and it now draws near to Bloody Hour and dinnertime with no sign that he's going to make an appearance. Looks like dinner is going to be up to you.
Ratline had a satisfied smirk at the end of the fight. You get the idea someone in Chum's gang has either crossed him before or shown themselves to be too big for their britches.
The bilges are a foul, damp place with thick cobwebs coating the ceiling that resist any attempts to clear them. You stand in 1-2 feet of dark, brackish water that stinks abominably. A single bilge pump rests near the stern. Along the wall, six sets of manacles that Uriah is all too familiar with show that the bilges double as the ship's brig. Over the course of the day, you turn up a number of discarded crates and boxes packed with straw. In them you find a suit of leather armor, three heavy maces, and 12 silver pieces.
Badger initially proves to be a tough nut to crack, but your relentless charm eventually seems to have some affect as she moves from putting up a gruff face and attempting to ignore you to cracking an occasional smile as the day wears on.
Gimlet shares stories that diminish his role as a slave, but go big on his times in the ropes.
Influence Ratline ->
"About time they added more halflings to this ship Gimlet. First that feisty cutie Rosie Cusswell and now you. Glad to have you up in the ropes with me. You seem like a right good chap!"
A smirk crossing his face as they find a bounty in the water, Raveneau offers to split the cash three ways with Ursion and Sandara. Claiming the leather and one of the maces Raveneau ponders "Might be worth keeping one of the thumpers squirreled away down here? Just in case we've a need and nothing to hand?"
DM
Atajay will take 20 a couple of times throuout the day, say three times on Perception checks, if that's okay.]
Uriah grimaces and he moves about his task, barely able to focus and doing his task as well as he can, he casts about the bilge for anything else.
I wonder what that skittering was earlier?
"Might be best to keep it all down here for now. I've the thought they'll not be found until we need them."
Uriah also turns up a tanglefoot bag and a very fine looking handaxe in one of the crates where they have been protected from the dank water. He catches a glimpse of something moving in the webs, but it is elusive and doesn't show itself during this day.
Sandara adds, "Its up to you really. I've heard that things we happen across on the ship or buy from the store are ours within reason. Technically, I suppose its stealing, but since they wouldn't be tied to any of Grok's logs you should be ok." She rummages around in her pack for a moment. "Speaking of which, I think this is yours Uriah." She hands you your backpack. "Our elven friend here went and got himself bashed over the head with nothing, but at least you had a few things with you. I was able to get this from Grok. Got some for your friends too once I can get it to them without being too obvious."
No dice on take 20s. In this case, it is assumed to be a stressful environment. Even on a good day. You can search the kitchen with a roll. Other actions need to be taken as daytime actions. And, we'll need a cooking roll too unless you're going to risk the ire of the entire crew.
"Thank you Sandara. How were you able to get these? What is within reason? Not much else I've seen on this ship is reasonable."
Uriah slowly goes through the pack and takes inventory.
"I've found an interesting item here, a tanglefoot bag. I'll hang on to that, but if you want this axe Raven it looks as though it would serve you well. I am unable to look for magic on it today, most of my training was with inland water and not on a ship like this so I am at odds with myself."
The preceding statements are made over the course of cleaning the bilge, Uriah moving carefully about his task, although given the state of things a little extra vomit would most likely blend right in.
"Tell me Sandara, have you ever seen any spiders in here?"
I will ask about the men who confronted today and what their deal is. And try and hint around if there is anything "on the downlow" I can get involved in"
DM
Perception
Profession Turtle Souper
Atajay sneaks a quick peek around the kitchen for anything inserting while he tries his best to put together a passable bowl of stew. Hw do you get turtles out of their shell anyway? Did Fishguts say you add a pinch of salt, or a pound of salt? Let's put the pound in...uh oh.
He then takes the third mace and hides is in a specific spot in the NE corner of the bilges. Hidden from free view, but easy enough to get to if needed.
To Sandara "We'll pass the word on, I'm sure they'll be grateful."
Gimlet will also inquire, "Any idea where we might be going?"