Arrrrrrr, walk the plank, scallywag and all that. This be pirates and so do ye be.
Impositions:
Disgraceful Impositions:
Yes, Sir!: For the next hour, the PCs’ crew completes any mundane tasks they’re assigned in half the expected time. This typically relates to Craft and Profession (sailor) checks made to prepare, maintain, or repair the ship, and cannot be applied to combat or more complex deeds like crafting magic items. Costs 2 Disrepute.
Captain’s Orders!: As a standard action, a PC on board her ship can cast fog cloud, heroism, make whole, quench, or whispering wind with a caster level equal to her character level. Costs 5 Disrepute.
Walk the Plank!: The PCs may sacrifice one crew member or prisoner to grant themselves and their crew one of two bonuses: either a +2 bonus on all skill checks or a +2 bonus on attack rolls. These bonuses only apply while on board the PCs’ ship and last until either the next day or when the captain leaves the ship. If a sacrificed character is returned to life, the PCs and their crew members take a –2 penalty on both skill checks and attack rolls for 1 day. Costs 5 Disrepute.
Get Up, You Dogs!: Every PC and allied character on the deck of the PCs’ ship is affected as per the spell cure light wounds, as if cast by a cleric of the PCs’ average party level. This imposition can only be used once per week. Costs 10 Disrepute.
Despicable Impositions:
5: Lashings!: Your ship's speed doubles for 1 day.
5: Shiver Me Timbers!: While on board their ship, the PCs and their entire crew can reroll initiative or roll initiative in what would otherwise be a surprise round. The benefit of this imposition can be used immediately, but only once per week.
10: Besmara’s Blessings!: As a standard action, a PC on board her ship can cast animate rope, control water, remove curse, remove disease, or water breathing with a caster level equal to her character level.
10: Dead Men Tell No Tales!: While on board their ship, the PCs can use this imposition to automatically confirm a threatened critical hit.
Male hobgoblin Magus 11 |7/92 HP | AC 25, touch 17, flatfoot 17 (29,21,23 with magic shield, 5 DR with damage shield) | fort +12, reflex+11,will +9| init +6 | bab +8| 11/11 arcane pool |
Ace winks at Ixrul "If you want, I could be anyone you want to be after I get used to this fox body."
M Elf(Undead Army) Wizard (Conj [Tele]) 11 | HP 58/58 + 18 FL | 0 MIs | AC 14 (17+4) FF 11 (14+4) T 13 CMD 18 FFCMD 15 | F +9 R +11 W +13 | Init +12
Senses:
Spellcraft +23 Perc +21 SensMot +19 | DV 60 ft, Light Sens.
The moment Pierce says this, Ixrul stops walking and grins. "Nevermind, you answered my question."
And he totally would know something is wrong. He knows Jrahk likes women - see Cracking the Rock - and that Pierce is a charismatic caster. It's very, very basic logic to determine that Jrahk is likely under a charm or compulsion effect, especially as he's trusting a complete stranger for no good reason.
But it's also a pain to care, so screw doing anything about it.
Male Human Monk 5 (Qinggong Master of Many Styles from the Sacred Mountain)/Fighter (Brawler) 3
Ixrul Morcrom wrote:
The moment Pierce says this, Ixrul stops walking and grins. "Nevermind, you answered my question."
And he totally would know something is wrong. He knows Jrahk likes women - see Cracking the Rock - and that Pierce is a charismatic caster. It's very, very basic logic to determine that Jrahk is likely under a charm or compulsion effect, especially as he's trusting a complete stranger for no good reason.
But it's also a pain to care, so screw doing anything about it.
You know that Pierce is charismatic. He could have CONVINCED Jrahk (via Diplomacy or summat, in-universe) during the, you know, HOURS you weren't there. You wanna know he's Charmed? Make me a DC 25 Sense Motive.
M Elf(Undead Army) Wizard (Conj [Tele]) 11 | HP 58/58 + 18 FL | 0 MIs | AC 14 (17+4) FF 11 (14+4) T 13 CMD 18 FFCMD 15 | F +9 R +11 W +13 | Init +12
Senses:
Spellcraft +23 Perc +21 SensMot +19 | DV 60 ft, Light Sens.
Were it not Jrahk, I would actually totally agree with you. But this sort of behavior (trusting, caring, etc) is vastly and obviously out-of-character for Jrahk. Case in point - "Jrahk prefers not to mix business and pleasure. Hope you understand."
Jrahk doesn't care if ANYONE understands. He doesn't HAVE dear friends. Cracks that shell in a few hours? Not impossible without magic, but damned hard.
Ixrul spares a baleful glance for Ace, before going back.
"Pierce, I don't trust other casters. So kindly don't take offense at this."
Ixrul casts detect magic after saying some words in Infernal.
Infernal:
"Lucy, if Pierce casts anything or uses any magic, kill him. Pierce, if you speak Infernal, don't take offense."
WAIT WAIT
First he casts Detect Magic on Caulky, particularly looking for divination effects.
Male Human Monk 5 (Qinggong Master of Many Styles from the Sacred Mountain)/Fighter (Brawler) 3
Technically speaking, Jrahk's attitude should not have changed towards anyone but Pierce, ad he SHOULD be acting completely in character except for being friendly with Pierce in the same manner as Jrahk is friendly with anybody he's made friends with (Charm Person doe snot make you act outside your nature). I didn't call him on it because his attitude shift seemed fun to play with, but mechanically speaking he is not acting suspicious in any way...if Cube is making Jrahk act this way, then this is how Jrahk acts around friends and potential lovers. So, none of you are his friends, in other words. =)
There is nothing Divination-y on Caulky.
Pierce does not give any indication of whether he knows Infernal or not.
M Elf(Undead Army) Wizard (Conj [Tele]) 11 | HP 58/58 + 18 FL | 0 MIs | AC 14 (17+4) FF 11 (14+4) T 13 CMD 18 FFCMD 15 | F +9 R +11 W +13 | Init +12
Senses:
Spellcraft +23 Perc +21 SensMot +19 | DV 60 ft, Light Sens.
I will argue to the day I die that knowing someone is a caster when you know (+16 Kn Arcana and +16 Spellcraft) what a caster is capable is plenty good reason to give a "kill him if he does something" order.
Male Orc Bloodrager (Primalist) 9 | Dead, essentially.
Well I had no idea how to have Jrahk "act friendly". So this was basically him lusting for Pierce and trying to flatter his way into his pants.
Jrahk has seen how members of the weaker races will throw compliments and kind remarks at one another when they wish to initiate coitus. "Wow, you look beautiful today!" "Please tell me all about your interests even though I don't really care about them!" "I value and respect you as a person!" This was his attempt at emulating that.
That said, Jrahk is not particularly caring in bed. If you had taken this all the way, he would have demanded to be on top, unless Pierce could beat him at a test of strength. Not that any of that matters now since you decided to cut it short WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. >:(
The instant the charm ends, Jrahk yells and smashes something.
"FOOLISH ENCHANTER! TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF JRAHK! JRAHK WILL TEAR YOUR MANHOOD OFF AND MAKE YOU EAT IT IF YOU EVER SET FOOT ON HIS SHIP AGAIN!!"
Once he calms down, he finally notices the entire crew looking at him.
Male Human Monk 5 (Qinggong Master of Many Styles from the Sacred Mountain)/Fighter (Brawler) 3
"The Wormwood is docked a few miles from here. I was 'opin' if I got some new recruits I could go back to just bein' the cabin wench. That was easy, it was. Since he bumped me to swabbie I've had to shank a lot o' people for tryin' a take advantage. But maybe this is betta, eh? I join up with you and I don't 'ave to work for 'arrigan no more." she bats her eye fetchingly.
Male hobgoblin Magus 11 |7/92 HP | AC 25, touch 17, flatfoot 17 (29,21,23 with magic shield, 5 DR with damage shield) | fort +12, reflex+11,will +9| init +6 | bab +8| 11/11 arcane pool |
"What's your specialty? can you swing a sword? bows? magic?"
Male hobgoblin Magus 11 |7/92 HP | AC 25, touch 17, flatfoot 17 (29,21,23 with magic shield, 5 DR with damage shield) | fort +12, reflex+11,will +9| init +6 | bab +8| 11/11 arcane pool |
sense motive:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Ace shrugs, and says "Sure, if you want to join us, join, but dont even think about mutiny..."
Male Orc Bloodrager (Primalist) 9 | Dead, essentially.
Guys...don't you remember what happened last time we let someone random badass join? He stabbed us in the back like less than a day later, and he didn't even HAVE knives!
Female Tiefling Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 7 [rage] | HP 55/69 [76/90] | DR 3/- | AC 22 [-2], FF 19 [-2], Touch 13 [-2] | Fort 7 [10] Ref 5 Will 4 | Init 6 | CMD 25 [27] | Perception 12 Sense Motive 2
Jrahk Razortusk wrote:
Guys...don't you remember what happened last time we let someone random badass join? He stabbed us in the back like less than a day later, and he didn't even HAVE knives!
Well Mr. Captain, maybe you should put your foot down.
Male hobgoblin Magus 11 |7/92 HP | AC 25, touch 17, flatfoot 17 (29,21,23 with magic shield, 5 DR with damage shield) | fort +12, reflex+11,will +9| init +6 | bab +8| 11/11 arcane pool |
would sense motive checks work to see if she is honest?
Male Orc Bloodrager (Primalist) 9 | Dead, essentially.
We lost 7 crew members as I recall, so we need 6 more. That will take two days of recruiting at most.
Refresh my memory, is this one of those namby-pamby towns where press-ganging new crew is frowned upon? If not, I can scare people into joining. Otherwise, Ixrul will need to lie to them about how great being a pirate is.
Male Human Monk 5 (Qinggong Master of Many Styles from the Sacred Mountain)/Fighter (Brawler) 3
1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Ixrul's lackluster tale-telling only brings a few schmucks aboard.
Though, he does hear some interesting tidbits out on the town. Apparently coming up is the Free Captain's Regatta, a race with very prestigious rewards. The reigning champion is a judge this year, so it's anyone's game.
