Rachel is not climbing fast at all. 10 feet up she looks at the others, then to Mr Scourge and the rest of the crew says:
"Mr. Scourge, it seems we be having a couple of monkeys here. Alas I not be one of them. Perchance you are also looking for a cook? I once cooked a man's own balls so well he ate it and enjoyed it. After being told what it was, he just shrugged and ate the other one as well! Best thing he ate he said!"
Dinali has no other chance but chuckle. I have an idea who´s balls we should cook ... first!
Warren staggers up from his fall and raises his hand and replies somewhat groggily.
"Count me in for the cooking competition."
Water Spout does well the first thirty feet of the journey, easily outpacing most of the others. However a missed handhold causes him to nearly lose his balance. He looks down to see the intense drop and nearly stops there. He pushes through the fear and keeps climbing only to realize that the red haired human has passed him and is sitting comfortably in the crow's nest. Now the others are talking of cooking, another skill he doesn't have. If I don't find something to do quick I'm going to be stuck, what do they call it, swabbing the deck. that doesn't sound good. Haven't been on a ship since those first few months. What else is there to do?
fall
Water Spout tries to maneuver his way down but a stiff breeze causes the rigging to buck. He gets thrown off but a bit of rope wraps around his leg and prevents him from falling the full 45ft. He swings lazily back and forth 30ft off the ground.
I don't think the rigging's for me.
Quite obviously Dinali joins the ranks of the Riggers, Congrats grab a +1 to Climb or acrobatics for a stat bonus.
Also as a heads up and because i forgot to say it earlier easy to come by items on the Ship : barrels, baskets, blocks and tackle, candles, canvas,
grappling hooks, hemp rope (any length up to 200 feet),
lanterns, leather drinking vessels and waterskins, sacks,
simple tools or hardware (especially carpentry tools such
as hammers and nails). Clubs (staves) abound. This is just something to consider.
For this Next Test its the cooking Test. Everyone rolls a d6, if you get the same number as someone in the post above you, Roll again. I will double check Time stamps and stuff to try and keep it clear. The Last person to post. Rolls 1d6 extra entitled EXTRA D6. Your CO-GM will make a decision and then based on that extra die roll things will happen.
Heads Up To Dinali: You do not roll the D6 to determine position, your welcome to fit in-between any two people or at the ends.
(the die rolls are to just pick your order from Left to Right. I do not want you Choosing your Order)
@ Spout, your helped down from the rigging by some other Sailors that see your predicament. "Hi My name is Barefoot Samms Toppin let me give you a hand with that."
@Barefoot Samms Toppin
Thanks. Us barefooted people need to watch out for each other I guess. Indicating his own bare feet. People just call me Water Spout.
When he gets down he shakes Toppin's hand.
Looking from the top, Dinali laughs."Come on, show me your skills! I want a first class deepfried crab cookie, with herbs de taldor!"
@Rachel you rolled first so that is your spot.
That means Tariel's last since all that is left is 5 and 6. And whatever the Gm has in store for that Extra roll, his is 1.
I think the d6 rolls are for who cooks first or something like that.
@Calah Lolz, nope Warren Rerolled instead of you.
Lets See left to right.
Warren Redmont
Calah Riptide (or Rachel)
Water Spout
Akadi Tana
Tareil
From Right to Left This Questions will be asked.
Do you have any skill in cooking?
I can catch it but I can't cook it any better than sticking it in a fire. I imagine that's a bad idea on a ship.
"Cooking? Nope"
Warren proved his enthusiasm by rushing up the rigging and falling to the ground. He didn't want to appear to shirk another task, so he answered with enthusiasm. "Sure, but I'd rather be on boarding party duty!!"
He was hoping his magic to heat and flavor food would do.
Cooks probably eat well
"Like I be sayin', I can cook, I be the cook on the previous boat of that lousy captain ye got me from. Furthermore, I can purify the water and food that has spoiled to prevent diseases with druidic magic and I can catch fresh fish myself. I be sure the crew's morale would increase when they bellies be full o' good tastin' food. RIGHT LADS?!"
"We can't have too many cooks. I could use a helper to catch the fish."
Rachel stomps hard on Warrens foot. "Don't kid yerself. If ye cannot catch or hunt the food ye cook, ye have no business bein' in a Galley."
From up the mast you hear Dinalis voice"Everybody was galley fighting, their food gave you the lightning, what you ate was a little bit frightning! But they season it with expert timing."
"Hmmm Good, then you cook md'ear and it had better be better then the slop we are used to getting. Now you Four, I've got a very special Job for you four, Do you happen to see this deck im standing on, and do you happen to see how i cant see under her skirt by looking at the deck. Good, Now FIX THAT!!!! I want this deck swabbed, and it had better shine."
"Oh and also new cook, Never interrupt me again. Now Shiver ya Timbers you Lazy no good excuse for Pirates their work to be done."
Each of you will now roll for what your job does and that all can be found on the Handouts in Roll20. If you have yet to use Roll20 the link is at the top, If you cant use roll20 for some odd reason, Message me your Job from this Alias and i will get you the list of Jobs, and Ship Actions.
Now the Ship Actions are just some of the things that are possible.
: Hauling Rope and Knot Work.
: Excellent
: Not fatigued.
I will also use part of the time to sneak around in search of a map or influence the navigator and find out where we are. If possible I would also like to take a dip in the ocean to take advantage of my Hydrated Vitality and heal 2 points.
or
Warren starts to swab the deck and gets really tired.
I would rather be cooking just about anything right now than doing this. That b(*&
He asks for and visits the most prominent worshipper of Besmara.
"I lost my holy symbols of Besmara, but I wish to pay my devotions to my patroness."
Climbing up to her post Dinali start working
Today:Influence: Make normal checks for a job’s daily task and attempt to influence a single NPC.
"Yo man, you climb real well. I guess they ain´t call you barefoot for nothing. My name is Dinali. Nice to meetcha."
@ Warren, I am instead going to send you to Grok, She is rather superstitious. When you say that your holy symbols where taken by the crew. She immediately makes a sign to ward off the eye of the Goddess.
Also you could have rolled.
"you know i think i just might know where those are"
Rummages around inside the store.
"yup here they are, Tis not right to separate one from their Gods.
(becomes Friendly)
The only other Besmaran Person is Sandara and there are some special stuff she does so no meeting her yet.
@Water Spout:
As you approach Peppery Longfarthing He notices you looking at you like your not even a bug to smash under his boot, " I suggest turning back around Swab."
To take a dip into the ocean you would need to be able to climb back onto deck. I also dont suggest it, since the ship is moving there is a possibility of leaving you behind.
Nonlethal Hit Points are recovered at a rate of "You heal nonlethal damage at the rate of 1 hit point per hour per character level."
@Dinali: (Friendly) She smiles and says " Yup I'm Sams "Barefoot" Toppins, should probably be Barefeet though HAHAHA" Nice ta Meecha DInali.
Ratcatcher
Akadi spends the day stalking rat, and wonders if she should take them to the cook to serve up?
Daily Action: Influence - hmmm... Not sure who's around to influence, if there's anyone else around the bilges will look to them, otherwise will try to speak to whoever seems friendly at mealtime.
After being told she can cook Rachel walks up to the pretty redhead who winked at her and says:
"Well met! Would you be willing to escort me to the Galley? I'm sure Mr. Scourge would not like me being lost on the ship. Why I might end up entering the privy while the Captain is in there!"
During the walk Rachel will introduce herself properly to the girl and ask if she always winks at the new recruits. Rachel wants to ask about the general running of the ship. Who to trust, who not (especially the cook). She will flirt a lot with the redhead where possible.
She will sense motive the girl to see what her ulterior motives are.
If she seems trustworthy Rachel will try to meet up with her later tonight.
job:
turtle hunting
Looks like turtle is on the menu tonight boys! Spicy turtle stew with lots of meat and rice for everyone.
Since the cook is not drunk Rachel will introduce herself to him as well and see what kind of person he is.
She will ask him about who he is, what got him on the ship, what hes up to. Rachel will look through the kitchen to see if there are any items of use to her while looking for goods to use while cooking. Items to defend herself, or perhaps her fellow gang-pressed mateys.
She will help with cooking and cast the cantrip purify food and drink to make sure everything is fresh.
And she will try to get on friendly terms with the cook, maybe talking about things that he enjoys and fun stories about how she once cooked Fat Fred's balls (see backstory).
Hearing that she has line work she falls in next to barefoot toppins and starts to haul. Between the sweat and the work she start´s to chat with the barefooted man, complimenting him on his fast dash to the rescue.
"You did some fancy fast footwork. It seems being barefoot is quite helpful up the ropes. For how long have you been a member of this ship? It´s hard work! I guess I wouldn´t mind someone to tell me the ropes!"
With a smile she continues the hard work and finally, when the whistle is blown at sundown, she walks to the rest for dinner well worked out but still not too fatigued.
Guys you only need 1 check right now. I will be back in about 2 hours to start posting.
OOps Barefoot is a she! Good to know!
Warren, having been in captivity most of his life, likes to check out the ladies. He looks at Grok and studies her closely.
"Grok, do you socialize much with the other crew?"
Warren mentions: "Grok, I had two pieces of thick paper with strange writing on them. No one on the crew could possibly want them, can you find them for me?"
After getting the cold shoulder Water Spout continues right past the navigator and back to work. Good talk. Have a nice day. He says with a smile and a wave.
@ Spout: Whips are non lethal, Scorpion whips are lethal.
@ Warren: "No im generally pretty alone down here, Kroop is the only one that generally comes and drinks with me."
"Sorry no odd bits of parchment here" Dont roll SM shes telling the truth.
@ Akadi- i will find someone, im currently away from my computer so, i dont have the AP.
@ Rachel- No AP, so i cant say what type of person he is beyond a drunk, Also he is still drunk just not insensible. Im pretty certain that roll for diplo is enough to change him to friendly.
Now to the Red-Head, "So sorry sweetie, that aint how things work on this ship, if im caught shirking work its the whip for me especially when ive already got a black mark in that scourges book. i tell you what though, meet up with me after the evening meal i have some goodies for you." bawdy wink "Now hurry along pretty thing no sense getting the lash for nothing"
"Well shucks, I'll have to hold my self back until tonight then."
bah, the first job I Eva learnt. Ah, capin if ye could see me now....
well alright then!,I get the easiest job eh? Fine By me! Watch a real pirate Ar work me boys! Full effort no matta twat it is need be done!
With little effort he completes his task In half the time of others.
When he finishes he is still fine and breathin normally though he be covered in a sheen of sweat.
ha! Twas easy work
"A nice offer, sweety, but I hoped you could tell me first a few things about the ship. What to do in the evening, I guess finding a place-a-deux is an option, how is the food, what kind of chap is the first mate and also, I seem to have misplaced an item or two, where do I get them and how to get them back?"
No im very sorry, i was talking about the red-haired babe.
@Dinali from Barefoot: "but of course, Well one thing we pirates love is a bit of song or maybe a story told. We also are prolific gamblers, i know at night some of the lads strike up a game or two of Arm Wrestling or Hog Lob. Try to stay away from the big brutes that take part in "Heave" the drinking game, they tend to be very rowdy if they win or passed out if they lose. Grok might have anything you misplaced, but it will cost you to get it out. Also stay away from Scourge he will more then likely try to make a pass at you, also i heard your group pissed him off something fierce."
@Tariel- sorry i will make sure you get ship actions and daytime and night actions, very soon.
aloud. The hull listens, see, and the cap’n hears it all. Poison
the Wormwood is, though, rotten to the core. You’ll not meet a
more nasty, sour piece of work than Cap’n Harrigan in all your
days at sea, and his crew’s the same, ’specially the first mate,
Mr. Plugg. Vicious little sod, he is. He’d take his own mother’s
liver to the butcher to make pies with, he would. But they
leave me alone, mostly. They know I can’t ’arm ’em.”
@Akadi- You have run into "Hi my name is Rosie Cusswell, I like long walks on the beach, good music and great alcohol. Im a halfing swab, with a hand-axe, and a penchant for cutting peoples hands off that mess with me. Ive run afoul of Scourge just like you. Oh also that B*tch Grok has my Fiddle i miss it so."
After you have completed your work for the day, the sun begins to set. You hear the bell toll the bloody hour, whoever you are with tells you that you need to head up onto deck immediately.
As you reach topside or maybe you have been topside all along quite a scene unfolds.
Master Scourge begins the Ceremony
"Pirates and Ladies, I bring before you Jakes Magpie, he was caught stealing from the CREW, This man wants to take everything you, i or even the Captain has worked for. That is why we must now administer a punishment even i find severe, you all know of my Kind heart. Not likely you all think Tonight during the bloody hour we will Keel Haul Mr Magpie and should he survive hopefully he will have learnt his lesson. Take it away Mr. Pugg.
Mr Plugg tugs at the rope as the unfortunate Magpie is
dragged under the ship for 12 rounds. What appears on
the other side has been cut to shreds and is soon thrown
overboard to feed the sharks.
Warren witnesses the keel hauling with a stony face. As a prisoner, he learned to keep his thoughts to himself, but inside he was fuming.
As they return to the cabin they share, Warren shares his feelings:
"That Magpie could just as easily be anyone who gets on the wrong side of those 'wags. We need to stick together and look out for each other, or we can find ourselves keelhauled one by one."
He hands out some clubs. "I found these clubs around the ship, I am definitely keeping one at hand. Anyway, I made friends with this half orc named Grok and she gets lonely with only someone named Kroop to drink with. It turns out she had my holy symbols, which she returned. Did anyone else find anything out?"
"Anyway, I am dead tired from swabbing decks. I need a good night sleep myself." He looks meaningfully at Rachel. "If someone is sneaky, maybe they can scout out the ship some. Tomorrow I plan on visiting Grok again to see what else she has and make up for many lost years in captivity. It would be easier if I had some good rum."
He holds the other four holy symbols of Besmara out for the others. "Anyone want to join me in saying a quick prayer to the Queen of the Seas?"
"Fella never had a chance."
"Well sure there are other gang-pressed members of the crew or individuals such as me and yer self that have another way of thinkin' about pirating than the Harrigan? I 'd be keen on meetin' them. Always helps makin' friends on a ship like this."
Also during her cooking Rachel makes a mental inventory of all the items that are found in the galley, specific attention for items that could help cooking or weapons.