GM Cap'n Jackson Sparrowshank's S&S Group B

Game Master Divinitus

"Well then, I'd best get some sleep." Variziel claps Sylus on the shoulder. "Well met, friend." He then moves off to the quarters for the new recruits, nodding to any of the others (as in other PCs) if he sees them.

Iggy,
First Reply Yeah, that those two a jumped-up set o' right b@stards, they are! Plugg especially, what with his airs of snobbery and all. Ye know how that little sh!tf@ck talks like he's some bloody Taldan noble! He's a whoreson, always will be!
Second Reply Yeah, me mother may not have been a pirate, but she was a fisher and the sh!t if you wouldn't knock the Hells outta yer head with a twenty pound Abendego Bass she carried in that cart of hers!

Variziel, your actions have been noted!

Why Mr.Ult, if I didn't know better, I would say you're trying to wake some of the crew! Really are testing that soundproof room, eh?

Temerith studied his hand and felt occult power coursing through his veins Temerith made his up to the deck and searched for a place to sleep... He would need to rest well as he plotted...

As evening becomes night and night becomes even later night, Charlotte seeks out a place to sleep in, ensuring that her spot is somewhere near Iggy, Variziel and Salt, and as far as she can from Janus.

"What a day, huh, Sis? Here we are, off on another misadventure. It's like papa used to say; la vie c'est comme une beurrée de merde... What do you think? This gonna be the one? ... Hah, always so optimistic, that's what I like about you. With a little luck, tomorrow will bring in our big chance.

Crewmates nearby can overhear Charlotte inadvertently whispering something in Varisian. "Bonne nuit, petite soeur."

"Well, let's make 'em proud then." And with a smirk, Iggy heads below deck with his new found friends to get some sleep.

After a long day of toil, you finally lay down for the night. Sleep comes easily, the rocking of the ship on the ocean's waves soothing you. As the sun rises and you stir to consciousness, you hear the ship's bell ring, followed by Scourge's unpleasant, raspy voice shouting, Time to get up ye worthless slogs! If ye are still in yer cot when I get belowdecks, I'll give ye 3 lashes ye scabrous mongrels!

Thus begins day 2. Just as a note, you all are sleeping on cots in the same room on the mid-deck, even Janus after he finished his 'performance' and Ignatius whose quarters must be prepared. You can take this moment to RP or to head straight for your job. Or you can lay around and get 3 lashes as a wake-up call! Works better than coffee and it'll only cost a few strips of flesh!

As Temerith sees the others get up he speaks in a strange tongue eerily similar to the wails of merfolk and the sea as it drowns man and beast alike in it's deep waters...

Iggy chuckles and stretches, muscles bulging from the work the day before, his baritone voice rumbling with the strength of the waves against breached hulls. As he speaks, he begins to rouse his sleeping companions to get up on deck before they all end up with stripes.

Charlotte speaks out from the women's corner of the sleeping quarters, as she laces up her overshirt, sitting up on her bead.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm not too keen on getting lashed, myself."

With that said, Charlotte picks up her fiddle and heads out on deck, stretching.

Janus wakes with a smile on his face and a pep in his step, nothing can get him down.

With that he will head off towards the medbay.

Jesal rolls over and yawns, "Dis one be thinking it bein a better day. Be gettin' to work and be savin yas da best parts of da meal."

To make up for yesterday, Jesal will be working diligently today

Variziel also wakes up a tad slowly, stretching his muscles. Strange noises coming from the others' mouths... Ah, well.

With that, he heads out onto the deck, ready to put in at least some work for the day...

Not sure what checks, if any, would be made for swabbing--can't imagine it takes much skill--but I think I'll be heading to the shop, to spend my not-so-ill-gotten gains.

And Iggy...well, Iggy will get up on deck and see what the duties of the day are.

Temerith went up the deck to se what drudgery it would be this time...

You all head above deck, taking in the rare cool morning air while you can, for in a few hours the weather will be blazing hot. Scourge walks by you all, a scowl etched across his face, Plugg's expecting ye all, so drag yer worthless carcasses to him for yer duties!

After you reach Plugg.
Plugg stands before you, hands crossed behind his back, Good morning to you all, newbloods! Now, since we didn't have to throw any of you overboard, that means you've earned the privelage of continuing to work, only in a more useful capacity. Mr.Hank, you are to report to Captain Harrigan for a debriefing, as he has something special for you to do. Variziel, you are to man the bilges and clear out the rodents. DC10 Stealth, Survival or Dexterity Check to successfully man the bilges. Sparklepants, er... Temerith, whatever your name is, you're working with that Bend, Rosie, on mainsail duties; let's see if you can hack it. DC10 Profession(Sailor) or Strength Check to successfully perform mainsail duties. Jesal, you're still the cook's mate despite that slop you produced yesterday. I warn you, you had best try a little harder or it's more lashes for you. Report to Kroop for your assignment. Roll 1d6 Charlotte, go along with Mr.Hank, because Captain Harrigan wants some entertainment. Said he enjoyed the music during the keel hauling last night. And Janus, I will be stealing you for a moment while you explain this device you were talking about yesterday, after which you will report to Quarne for your duties. Run along now and make yourselves useful!

Variziel and Temerith, roll a DC10 Constitution Check to determine whether you are fatigued after the shift ends.

gm I would like to take the chance to influence an npc as listed in campaign info, it would be this "Bends" character...

Strength check1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Constitution check1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Temerith made his way towards the sail and saw Rosie and the person he assumed was Bends...

Charlotte follows along with Iggy, planning to try and get in the captain's good graces, working not only her music's charms but also her own, should she be spoken to.

Taking 10 on any perform checks as needed. I can just barely scrape a constant DC20 by taking 10, so it's not worth chancing rolls.

Iggy heads on for the debriefing, hoping to get good news, a heads up on things, and hopefully news that won't lead directly to his death.

Jesal bids good bye to his strange fellow captives and heads to the galley.

Wonder what's in store today

1d6 ⇒ 6

Temerith, bend is the Kaer Magan phrase for attractive Halflings, though it's use has spread to the Shackles. XD You succeeded on your work, but roll try to beat a DC 10 Constitution Check for fatigue. And yes, you may influence!

Iggy/Charlotte, The two of you walk into the captain's quarters, where you see Harrigan's heavily muscled frame standing over a map made out of some sort of leather. He notices you both and stands up straight, There the two of ye are! I'm busy planning our next raid, so I'll keep this brief. Charlotte, go to Grok and get me a flask of brandy so I can enjoy the music while I think. Ignatius, a few among the crew have become, shall we say, 'restless' lately. Yer new duty is to find these troublemakers and report them to me. I don't care how you get the information: spy on them, interrogate suspicious individuals, it matters little to me, just get it done, savvy? Now, if the two of ye have nothing to ask, get to work, for the day is still young!
Iggy, you must succeed at a DC 15 Intimidate or Perception check to find troublemakers for reporting or you must succeed at a DC 15 Bluff to either lie about there being no troublemakers or to frame someone. You cannot frame an officer.
Charlotte, just post you are going belowdecks to the quartermaster, no more than that (Worded however you choose of course,). The reason will be revealed to you soon.

Jesal, As you walk belowdecks to the kitchen, you spot Kroop trying to hold a pig down. He notices you and speaks, in a much clearer tone than yesterday, Could ya lend me a hand here, Mr.Salt? This d@mn swine doesn't want to sit still! Captain Harrigan's ordered some bacon-wrapped baby swamp barracuda flank and our position depends on gettin' it fixed!
After you get the pig subdued, it's up to you and Kroop to slaughter it and prepare it, a DC 10 Profession: Cook or Survival check to succeed. Kroop will be doing the actual cooking, so no worries there!

"Will do, captain." Charlotte replies, doing her best to hide her contempt for Harrigan. She then heads off to see Grok and deliver the captain's request.

Can I make multiple checks, depending on the results of my initial search for troublemakers? Iggy is looking for folks who genuinely need a lesson taught. But if one of his friends is causing trouble, then he wants to try and put it all towards people that deserve the negativity.

Janus snaps to at Pluggs commands, relishing the chance to explain his handiwork. "You wish to know more about the prosthetic. Good." Janus pulls the schematics he had spent so much time on and showed them to the man, cooing over them like a loving father over his babe."See here how this will allow the maximum amount of movement while keeping within the tolerance of the stump, and here where the attachment point will dig in reminding her of her loss every time the sea damp seeps in. Such a wonder yes no?"

to be clear GM do you mean that I must roll another con check since I already rolled one or did that come out confused?

Temerith spotted the massive creature called Ogruk and recognized that now was the time to prey upon what was likely a highly superstitious pirate, time for some good old fashioned trickery I dare say...

Temerith made a series of gestures with his hands under the sails so as to not seem suspicious and then spoke with the massive Ogruk... He spoke quickly and quietly to Rosie, Rosie I got a plan, play along with me as it shouldn't be to hard seeing as how superstitious that Ogruk likely be...

bluff check to disguise casting as working. 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

I don't believe the rules allow disguising spells with a straight bluff check. Spellcasting is a pretty obvious thing, what with the vocal and somatic components and whatnot. Of course, the GM is free to allow it. GM, if you do, please be consistent with it, because I'll be using it a lot too. :P

A bluff plus a spellcraft check perhaps?

"Alright, Mister Plugg." Variziel heads to the bilge, glad to be doing more than swabbing. His natural agility and ability to move quietly aid him in catching the rats and twisting their necks, an old pastime he's engaged in since his youth. It's a quick, painless death for the rodents and gets rid of the problem.

Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Constitution: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Despite his agility, though, Variziel finds himself working slowly--probably because he's hoping to avoid tiring himself out. Looks like I won't be hitting the shop today.

Ouch. Didn't fail the check, thanks to my bonus, but that's rough.

"Dis bein right up me alley. No problem, Mesr Kroops!", Jesal states happily as he sets to butchering the animal with a skill born of years living in the wild.

Survival: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 4 = 16

There are feats to assist with disguising spellcasting like Secret Signs, Spell Bluff and many of the meta magic ones, but a skill check won't quite hack it

Jesal is correct, Temerith. Now, if someone were to come up to you asking what you were doing, you can attempt to bluff them to ameliorate suspicions, which is legal since most pirates are ignorant of the arcane (Not necessarily arcane magic, just my name for magic in general,) and cannot tell a mending spell from an animate dead spell. Savvy?
By the way everyone, I will post in a few hours, as I woke up late and am just now getting around to brunch!

Ok then, hmmm...

Iggy goes looking for troublemakers, real or imagined, knowing that now is the best time to look busy and keep an eye out for issues.

Bluff: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21 If needed, for framing people who need it

Intimidate: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26 To find the real troublemakers

Charlotte, As you head towards the quartermaster's room, Syl walks in front of you and three other pirates: a female Human with large ears and a reddish face, a male Half-Orc with yellow-tinged eyes, and a male Dwarf with a scraggly beard and a large, ugly nose, block your way back. Syl laughs at you, In a hurry, strumpet? She shoves you in the chest, almost knocking you down. See little miss Charlotte, I know you were the one that threw that d@mn mug at me, I don't care what anyone says. I had a little chat with Scourge and he doesn't like you lot either. Harrigan said no killing onboard, but what he doesn't know won't hurt him, now will it? Syl draws a jagged knife from her belt, the blade glinting in the lantern light.
What do you do? The way back is blocked, though only Syl stands between you and the quartermaster's or the kitchen. There is just enough room to get past her on either side, if you choose to make a break for it. Just letting you know since I do not have Maps up yet.

Of course, Iggy, that's why I listed the two! Since reporting does not take very long, even if you do spin an elaborate lie, it does not count as a seperate action. My apologies for miswording that!

Janus, Pluggs face practically bisects into a sadistic grin, Ah yes, this is exceptional Mr.Ult! Head down to Grok and get whatever materials you need, I'll tell Quarne you will be busy working on a project for us and that you have the day off to work on it. Now, run along and get this beauty put together, yeah?
The cogs are turning!

Temerith, Rosie looks up at you, I hope ya know what yer doing, lad, because that motherf&cker is ripped like a sh!ttin' Jottun! Jottun is a term coined by Ulfen and used by the 'small races' when referring to something Giantish few minutes after you cast the spell, the lumbering form of Ogruk appears on deck searching for you. He finally notices you after a few seconds and climbs up. He stands in front of you, a mountain of muscle in a smelly green frame and speaks to you, Oi, yoo be the one culled Temerith?
Because you hid your hands via the sails and because no one could make out what you were saying at the height you are at, no pirate notices your spell. However, if you're on deck, that's a far different story, so I would advise caution in the future.

Variziel, you succeeded on both checks. You can still head by the shop before dusk. Good thing I don't make it possible to fumble on skill checks though, right? ;)

Jesal, You hold the swine down and grab a nearby knife, slitting it's throat in one clean motion' it's blood running down into the chum buckets. You swiftly string it up upside down and let all the blood drain out. You then cut the meat from the animal, avoiding areas that could be tainted, such as in the immediate vicinity of the intestines and the liver. Several pounds of meat now lie ready for preparation. A good job, Mr.Salt! Now, I'll cook the meal today, so don't worry about messin' anything up! Now, if ya could clean up all that blood, ya can do somethin' else if it pleases ya! Hells, if ya want to boy, we can have a drink!

Iggy is gonna have some fun reporting today! Nobody hurts his friends and gets away with it!

Iggy, remember to keep OOC knowledge from IC knowledge, but yes indeed!

As he spoke Temrith let forth a phantasmal eye upon his forehead open to reinforce that he was indeed favored by the Lost...

Indeed mighty and noble warrior I be Temerith Rhuun and as I told you a cowardly foe plots to murder you in your sleep, for the Lost have whispered to me of Scourge's plot against you... For Scourge knows of your strength and fears that you may soon replace him as a favorite in the eye of Harrigan. However I cannot speak of more of this here for Scourge the craven may turn up at any moment... Meet me below decks later and I will assist you in realizing your great destiny mighty and noble Ogruk for the spirits have sensed great things in your future...

bluff1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Ogruk's Sense Motive Check: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 12

Temerith, The green-skinned giant's features contort in a rage, Wut?! That leetel b@stard thinks he can keel me? Nevuh! Ar we ta meet at dusk? I'll heer out yar plan, but mark dis', Scourge'll be ded 'fore thuh week's out, plan or no! Thanks fer let'n me no tho, wize wun!
Nothing like bluffing the port idiot into doing your bidding, is there? ;)

Oh I will, Cap'n, but I also know that our little oracle won't want to keep that information from Mr. Hank, since that is his job, after all, to deal with troublemakers. ;) But maybe there are more troublemakers on-board?

Eh it be at nightfall while the rest of the crew be getting drunk or gambling the night away, we will make our plans over good rum! Temerith extended his hand then to be shaken in good shackles fashion...

I may not have the diplomacy skill but that doesn't mean old whitebeard Temerith can't gain allies if Temerith were to become a captain he would be the type that would be as legendary and feared for his trickery as much as his magic...

Do I have any space to step back and cast a spell without provoking an AOO?

"Four on one? Someone's afraid of a lady-to-lady confrontattion," Charlotte chuckles.

Concentration Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

"I don't think you realise just who you're messing with. Farewell."

Charlotte whispers in the tongue of the sea, the words trickling off her tongue like a fine stream of pure water. Focused on completing her spell without leaving herself open to attack, Charlotte rubs her right hand against her left then projects her her open palm upwards. As she does, mist seems to seep into the hallway, through the deck, and a moment later, all but her have their view obstructed by the thick cloud.

Casting Obscuring Mist defensively.

Now much harder to follow, Charlotte attempts to slip past Lady Syl, for wider quarters where she'd be less surrounded.

"Yes sir!" Janus runs off to see Grok to get the materials he needs. Let me know if I run into the Charlotte issue.

Jesal waves off the drink and sits back with a sigh, absent mindedly wiping his bloody hand across his brow.

"Dis one not bein a drinker. What bein you story, Mesr Kroop? Why you bein on dis ship of cutthroats?"

Iggy, there are!
Temerith, trickery is the only way at this level, as per your spoiler, because at level 1, that's way beyond your power.
Charlotte, you have no room to step back, so hope for the best!
Janus, you will run into the situation. As I said, the cogs are turning! ;)
Will post shortly guys!

Having finished up in the bilge, Variziel also heads to the quartermaster. I'm guessing I don't run into the issue, since I'd be going later in the day, but we could spin it the other way--I went earlier on and finished up afterwards--if you prefer, GM.

That's what I rolled the concentration check for.

With all these spoilers going back and forth between Temerith and the Capn', wouldn't you guys be better off using PM?

It would definitely clear out the clutter.