Plunder & Infamy - A Skulls & Shackles PbP Adventure

Game Master DancingShadow

Couple of lingering Character issues:

We can resolve those issues later - the first game thread is up!

Let the Adventure Begin!

I took the price and stuff of a wooden holy symbol and converted the fluff to a wooden statuette.

Duo: your "common" language can be lip reading. No need to take an extra skill. You must be facing and paying undivided attention to someone to understand them, obviously. Also, you can speak, but most of the crew won't understand what you're saying. You'll need to invest time into your friends who will gradually come to understand you clearly.

Their is lip reading info here so it does fall under linguistics, good thing is it only requires one skill point.

Ah - good find, Aoro. Didn't realize there were actually rules for lip reading. Thanks.

So, Duo, yes, please do take a rank in linguistics to read lips in common.

Also, you can speak, but most of the crew won't understand what you're saying. You'll need to invest time into your friends who will gradually come to understand you clearly.

Their is lip reading info here so it does fall under linguistics, good thing is it only requires one skill point.

Ah - good find, Aoro. Didn't realize there were actually rules for lip reading. Thanks.

So, Duo, yes, please do take a rank in linguistics to read lips in common.

Sounds good.

I have done so. Lip Reading is now trained for me and I have read up on the rules for it. I plan to take more ranks in linguistics if it can be afforded but, We will see when the time comes.

Much cheers to all.

okay, I am ready to role now

See you both in the game play thread then. We Be Pirates!!!

Perhaps a little light entertainment while people wait?

Linky to 'Pirate's Sunset'

(^_^)

Perhaps a little light entertainment while people wait?

Linky to 'Pirate's Sunset'

(^_^)

GM Aperture opened it up for us "yesterday" (top of page post) so we can start.

Just wondering but how did we get fatigued?

Probably to keep me alive.

If you fail a climb check by 5 or more you take X per 10 ft d6 fall damage.

I have 8 hp. I was 40ft up. 4d6 average is = 12 damage. puts me at -4 as the healer. put another - 6 on there and I be DEAD DEAD :(

I thought with more checks you can catch yourself.

I thought with more checks you can catch yourself.

correct, I forgot about that. To catch yourself on a slope (DC = slope's DC + 10). So a nat 20 would save me. (d20's don't like me normally)

I took some liberties with the rules to keep people alive. And if you think about it, trying to climb a rope netting while hungover is bound to tire you a bit, isn't it?

I would think that rigging which is basically a bunch of hand holds would have a lower DC, but thats GM turf.

Normally I would agree Aoro but,

Climb DC / Example Surface or Activity
10 / A surface with ledges to hold on to and stand on, such as a very rough wall or a ship's rigging.

DM Aperture, I took the liberty of inventing some of the trade goods I found. I want some RP aids. ( It doesn't take a psychic to see where the cane cap is going huh Alestone) I want to have some to trade for my stuff and some to make friends. I will avoid weapons and the such.

If you have any guidelines please let me know. I will look the items up(or estimate as necessary) to get the values in the 45-50gp range. I'll get the finding done on the first day as well, so it doesn't drag out.

Let me know what you come up with and I'll let you know if I have any concerns or changes.

I take it my diplomacy roll for Ambrose was wasted >.<

Don't be so quick to judge! ;)

Speaking of which I just noticed my mod should be +12 for diplomacy not +10. Made the correction on my sheet.

I think I'd like to find things that are clearly discarded. I don't want to get into a spot because of my trait.

That looks fine to me, Herbert. You're going to want to stash those somewhere until you put them in your footlocker, though. Just to clarify, this is what you found.

Woot the cook likes me. With my insane diplomacy mod I will pocket him soon then start working on the quartermaster. Just glad a nat 1 does not ruin diplomacy checks. I think the two officers are a must friend wise. Anyone else got their eye on a certain NPC?

I should note, a nat 1 is always a fail, just as a nat 20 is always a success. That might be a houserule, but it only seems right to me. There's always a risk/reward to rolling the dice.

So if my mod is so high that it should be a auto success I can still end up losing due to a nat 1 x[

Yup. :)

But don't worry, I am gracious. If you RP well, some of the games mechanics can be overridden. Namely, unfortunate dice rolls.

EDIT: Rest easy knowing that your modifier won't allow you to fail badly enough to affect attitude too severely.

Well it only bugs me because some skills you cant take 10 and diplomacy only gives you one shot per 24 hrs. I dont want to spend days (in game) trying to befriend one person due to poor dice rolls. This dice roller has a habit of turning on what I like to call "demon mode", it gives you repeated low results. Gotten more nat 1's here then anywhere, its evil I tell you. @.@

Perfect DM. I'll be using these items to make life easier on board. I'm treating it like prison ;)

Chill man! Put the shiv down! Talk it out! TALK IT OUT! xD

Could not resist Herbert.

Woot the cook likes me. With my insane diplomacy mod I will pocket him soon then start working on the quartermaster. Just glad a nat 1 does not ruin diplomacy checks. I think the two officers are a must friend wise. Anyone else got their eye on a certain NPC?

I may have my eye on a npc in the near future but, we shall see. I will do my best to show interest in that npc. Do you?

So if my mod is so high that it should be a auto success I can still end up losing due to a nat 1 x[

Well...no.

If you "Take Ten" then you simply add your modifier to the 'Ten' and if high enough auto-succeed.

Hence Sunny in the rigging is 'normally' going to be fine. (^_^)

*Sings* 'Swingin' in'a riggin'! Swingin' in'a riggin'! (^_^)

Whoa. Longest post ever. Sorry about that. Not all of them will be that long, I promise!

@Duo

Besides those I have named and from what I know IC, I have no one else in mind to befriend just yet.

@Sunny

Some skills you cant take 10 on. Such as diplomacy, bluff, ect ect, personally I think if your a master smooth talker or master lier then your skill should be such that you never get tripped up talking to those without the same lvl of expertise in detecting falsehoods and such. A master lier should never ever have a problem pulling a fast one on a 8 year old, but that nat 1 means the 8 year old knows your lying regardless of your skill. The only comfort is that NPCs are bound by the same rule, so a normally undetectable spy or betrayer has a chance of being exposed every time they open their mouth. Oh look I have a high sense motive too >:)

Btw anyone besides me having to fight the site today, the load time and access is a bit wacky.

Everyone be sure to copy and paste their posts before they click "Submit" - don't want the board eating anything.

lol yeap. I did my post in notepad because I noticed the boards died for a bit. (This laptop doesn't have Microsoft word.)

@Duo

Besides those I have named and from what I know IC, I have no one else in mind to befriend just yet.

@Sunny

Some skills you cant take 10 on. Such as diplomacy, bluff, ect ect, personally I think if your a master smooth talker or master lier then your skill should be such that you never get tripped up talking to those without the same lvl of expertise in detecting falsehoods and such. A master lier should never ever have a problem pulling a fast one on a 8 year old, but that nat 1 means the 8 year old knows your lying regardless of your skill. The only comfort is that NPCs are bound by the same rule, so a normally undetectable spy or betrayer has a chance of being exposed every time they open their mouth. Oh look I have a high sense motive too >:)

Btw anyone besides me having to fight the site today, the load time and access is a bit wacky.

Edit-I see its not just me >.<

How can I avoid posting on a topic that has been left behind? I am not the quickest at typing or formatting. How can I keep what I've worked on and see the latest posts? I don't want to be commenting on dinner if we've moved to night activities or something similar.

I hope Aoro did not come across too strong. But after seeing a guy get killed for stealing he is not about to risk his neck on someone elses vengence plan.

Heroic i open two tabs of game play while i work on my posts so that I can see whats going on.

Thanks Duo, I haven't posted in anything since the early 2000's and I wasn't the most savvy then either. I appreciate the help, it should solve my problem.

I promised a response but, I'd like to wait for Herbert before I make my move.

I think I'm done for the evening Duo. I should be out of actions for today.

O I miss read the post. my bad.

I won't be posting til this evening. Feel free to let me fade to the background.

How can I avoid posting on a topic that has been left behind? I am not the quickest at typing or formatting. How can I keep what I've worked on and see the latest posts? I don't want to be commenting on dinner if we've moved to night activities or something similar.

You can always put the thing you want to reply to in quotes? (^_^)

You guys are a boring lot of pirates! Going to bed so early! You'll never conquer the Shackles with that attitude. ;)

Gameplay thread is up. Campaign Info is updated. Press on!

Hey at -6 dec an str I wasn't goin to do anything like it now if I am not tonight I am going to plunder