Diamondust's Skulls and Shackles

Game Master Diamondust

Ship's entertainers play background music for the captain(I) and his officers(ye)

Present!

Hello All I am your friendly neighbourhood cleric

Never been treated by a cleric of Kurgess before? well you aren't about to be now.. walk it off sissy.. ;o)

What, you aren't going to heal me? What kind of a cleric are you!?

A pirate cleric you scoundrel!

thanks for the opportunity Diamondust! Anything we need to know or anything you want from us before we get started?

Just waiting for everyone to check in before we get started. So you guys know all your gear except for you basic clothes will have been taken from you when you were captured. You will possibly get the chance to get it back depending on how things go.

Kunala at some point I am hoping you incorporate the phrase "It's high noon". Just kidding of course.

Question -- I have some money in a hidden compartment in my peg leg. Would it be safe from their searching hands?

Hidden compartments for peg legs are listed in the equipment description, but it does not give a Perception DC like other hidden compartments.

"It's high noon."

It's high noon."

It's high noon."

"यह उच्च दोपहर है" or maybe "ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਚ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਹੈ" the first is "hindi" the second is "Punjabi" I figure I will use one for "vishkanya" and the second for "vudrani'

hhhmmmmm, just trying it on for size

on a related note I have Kunala's languages as "common" "Vishkanya" and "Elvish" I believe that in "the Shackles" that common is "Taldane" with your permission I will make his third language "Vudrani" instead of "elvish" since that would fit his flavor better.

The good doctor reporting in.

hey Dr Genade, I noticed you are an alchemical genius, once we get settled into the game we will need to collaborate a little. Kunala will take alchemy the second level and he has poisonous spit we should be able to do some interesting thins with.

Indeed. Sounds fascinating

Hello

Captain...well hopefully captain one day Jerieth reporting in. ;P I'm at work so it might be later on today for me to post in the gameplay thread if we start today.

And hello everyone! Thank you GM for choosing me and I look forward to adventuring with y'all! Also and I don't know why but I'm imagining Jerieth speaking like a Southern belle.

Captain...well hopefully captain one day Jerieth reporting in. ;P...

Interesting! Very interesting! When Diamondust posted who was In the game I read everyone's background, Kunala also desires to captain his owns ship, but he has served under a woman before. Don't get the wrong idea, it was his mother....

For a quick intro. Kunala will start as a ranged character, and will soon take "dervish dancer" to use the Tulwar (scimitar) so that he can go both ways. No not like that Jerieth... like I said, I read your backstory. He will also be good at talking, and possibly sneaking cause of the light armor and high dex. but in knowledge he only has geography with a profession of sailor, may take engineering next round, depending on what he can work out with the good doctor on alchemy. Speaking of the good doctor I'm glad to see he has disable device, I'm not sure if I am going to take a dip in rogue or not.

Looks like a well rounded team, only gap seems to be in knowledge in dungeoneering but we do have a bard. Oh, and possibly in survival; hopefully were not going to have to track anyone because, ya know, were pirates!

Edit:

”Diamondust” wrote:

automatic bonus progression +2

this means we start at level 3 on the APB “Bonus Gained” chart?

I asked in the recruitment thread but didn't get an answer, are we at level 3 for the automatic progression bonus?

Edit:

Kunala wrote:

”Diamondust” wrote:

automatic bonus progression +2

this means we start at level 3 on the APB “Bonus Gained” chart?

I asked in the recruitment thread but didn't get an answer, are we at level 3 for the automatic progression bonus?

You are correct. Start at 3

Wait...so our characters are at level 3 and not level 1? Not sure what y'all mean by level progression.

Plus Kunala, nothing wrong with a ship having co captains! I made Jerieth into something like a magic using female pirate cross between jack sparrow and sinbad the sailor. Who has blue skin. ;P

Yo Jerieth.. this is Stoma Argento.. from our previous s&s.

We are level 1, but count as level+2(level 3) for the purposes of Automatic bonus progression

EDIT: Link

It's adorable that you guys think you will be captain.

Look at me. I'm the captain, now.

Hmmm lots of claims for who holds the tiller. Way I see it there are two types of free ships. Those run by tyrants and those run by democracy who elevate by basis of merit one to be the leader in war or have the final say. None of us seems the type to long tolerate a tyrant. I think it stands that the most able sailor and leader will rise to the top in time.

The good Doctor doesn't really care who is in charge as long as nobody interrupts his experiments.

It's adorable that you guys think you will be captain.

Look at me. I'm the captain, now.

I'm thinking we do this in true pirate fashion and vote for the captain or have a duel with pistols ;) But with an eye to keeping ever ship we take and eventually, as we gain levels, have a fleet!

Edit;Happy to support whoever is picked, assuming we eventually have our own ship...

That's true Reinald. We are all mainly Chaotic Neutral or Chaotic Good, or just Neutral.

Also, I will let all of you know that due to forgetting to keep track of my data (that's what I get for doing job applications on my iPhone), until October 7, my posting might be a bit slow. It's nothing major, but I just don't want to go over the plan's data limit. I apologize for telling y'all this right off the bat, but after October 7, I should be able to post normally.

Also, Jerieth isn't too fond of slavery and if we do ever get our own ship, she would like to waylay slavers and free the slaves. When I played her in a prior Skulls and Shackles game that died before we even got halfway through Book 1, she wore a sash around her waist that showed that she had done some work as an Andoren privateer (much like her father).

Also, I think a good idea for captain would be for us to take turns being captain. It will allow us to avoid that funny scene from Pirates of the Caribbean. :P

I'm ok with "taking turns" what ever you guys want to do. Also ok with hating slavers, more for practical reasons, if people are willing to make other people slaves what keeps them from trying to make one of you.

Good luck with "the plan."

Perhaps we could be an anarcho-syndicalist commune?

But seriously, I'm all for having a captain, who can be vetoed by a majority vote of the officer's council.

Sejanus doesn't even want to be captain, he's just a bit prickly. Besides, him and Dr. Genade are going to be too busy decking out the ship to worry about being in charge.

Perhaps we could be an anarcho-syndicalist commune?

But seriously, I'm all for having a captain, who can be vetoed by a majority vote of the officer's council.

Sejanus doesn't even want to be captain, he's just a bit prickly. Besides, him and Dr. Genade are going to be too busy decking out the ship to worry about being in charge.

looks like we need to polish our 'black spots'

giggle, snort Evil Grin cannons for everyone...

Excellent. Plans aforming.

So yes add 2 to your level when looking at the Automatic Bonus Progression chart to determine which bonuses you get. It is +2 because there won't be the usual magical loot troves of some other games. Magical loot is going to be rare, special and in some cases custom.

Guns won't be common so if you get cannons or equip your crew with guns they will be the odd man out compared to 'most' other free pirate captains.

Once you run your own ship you may govern it any which way you wish (without killing each other over it). The multiple ships idea is interesting and very doable just remember you'll need sufficient crews to operate them all AND money to pay your crews.

Ok so I will be starting gameplay very soon. Any last questions?

I suggest we focus on getting free from the pirates who abducted us BEFORE we worry about how we will fund our fleet, yes? ;)

I am ready to proceed, GM

I suggest we focus on getting free from the pirates who abducted us BEFORE we worry about how we will fund our fleet, yes? ;)

I am ready to proceed, GM

wait...you mean we've been Abducted???

I'm as ready as I'm going to get ;)

edit: I just read your first post, would Captain Harrigan be some one we would have heard of?

Excellent. Plans aforming.

So yes add 2 to your level when looking at the Automatic Bonus Progression chart to determine which bonuses you get. It is +2 because there won't be the usual magical loot troves of some other games. Magical loot is going to be rare, special and in some cases custom.

Guns won't be common so if you get cannons or equip your crew with guns they will be the odd man out compared to 'most' other free pirate captains.

Once you run your own ship you may govern it any which way you wish (without killing each other over it). The multiple ships idea is interesting and very doable just remember you'll need sufficient crews to operate them all AND money to pay your crews.

Ok so I will be starting gameplay very soon. Any last questions?

I like the special and custom categories of the treasure, but the rare part is what worries me, but I think we should do fine.

But yeah I'm ready. Just remember y'all, I'll be slow posting. I'm usually quite active when I post. So, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Ready to rock and roll.

We'll see how things go but with ABP you already have 1000gp worth of bonuses at level 1 so you shouldn't worry about not having enough resources.

That's good I guess. BTW, how do you plan on doing romances between PCs and NPCs? Just wondering as my character tried to (and failed quite miserably I'm afraid :( ) romance one of the female crew members. Didn't go so well, I'm afraid, so I was wondering how you plan to do romances.

Perhaps an opposed Charisma check will work there.

Perhaps an opposed Charisma check will work there.

Works for me! :)

I was hoping Jord would have posted by now. I will update tonight regardless.

Hopefully he checks in. :S

I PM'ed him he said he was "watching"

@Jord. If you're watching you need to at least post something please.

Not to be too forward, but there were many people who applied to this game. People who would not hold up the game for four days by not making their first post in gameplay after just getting recruited.

Apologies all I was watching, I didn't see any posts in Gameplay when I checked last, must have been something fishy going on as the last post I saw in discussion was Jerieths on Sunday.. now it's all here..

So no I don't not post .. I just didn't see anything to show I needed to post.

This site tends to be buggy. Glad to have you aboard!

Ok excellent. Glad you're all still aboard. New gameplay post is up.

Ok excellent. Glad you're all still aboard. New gameplay post is up.

ditto! yay, we are at sea...

Sweet. BTW, I'm making Jerieth's mother be a half-aquatic elf. According to the sourcebook Blood of the Elements, undines and other geniekin can have parents other than humans or other geniekin. So, I guess it makes sense. Plus, according to what I read in both Blood of Angels and Blood of Fiends sourcebooks, while most planar-descended races come from human families, and although rare, planar-descended races can come from beings like catfolk, orcs, dwarves, halflings, etc. GM, I hope this is alright. Jerieth is still an undine, just a half-aquatic elf undine if you will. ;P

I am hunkering down for Hurricane MATTHEW. Will likely lose power. It looks like it will be north of us but still gonna be ablowin.

Yuck, keep safe Reinald!

I am hunkering down for Hurricane MATTHEW. Will likely lose power. It looks like it will be north of us but still gonna be ablowin.

Yeah we're expecting some too. I live in Barnwell, SC, but we'll probably get a lot of heavy winds and a good bit of rain.

But be careful Reinald and stay safe!

I explained the situation in the first post about being unarmed and unarmoured. Hope that clears up the armour questions. You barely have anything but clothes and the odd thing the pirates missed if they did miss something which I wrote in your personal spoilers in the first post aswell.

Stay safe. If you can't post for a bit that's understandable.