Albatross!!!

So what...you shoot one fraggin' albatross with a crossbow.
What's the big deal?

So what...you shoot one fraggin' albatross with a crossbow.

What's the big deal?

You immediately suffer the effects of a bestow curse as the albatross hits the deck of the ship (or waterline.) The next time you are at see, an aspect of Wee Jas will kill and animate all of your crewmates and gamble with Nerull as to the fates of each of their souls.

You'll be returned to land unharmed and slightly unhinged, and will start picking up bard levels as you try to warn people from killing innocent animals.

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Heathansson wrote:

So what...you shoot one fraggin' albatross with a crossbow.

What's the big deal?

You immediately suffer the effects of a bestow curse as the albatross hits the deck of the ship (or waterline.) The next time you are at see, an aspect of Wee Jas will kill and animate all of your crewmates and gamble with Nerull as to the fates of each of their souls.

You'll be returned to land unharmed and slightly unhinged, and will start picking up bard levels as you try to warn people from killing innocent animals.

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So what's Ted Nujent's story then?

Hmm. A 'Savage Albatross' might make an interesting omen of the twisted dangers that lie ahead in the adventure path. When I run the campaign, I might have the players encounter one as they approach the pirate cove...their first sighting of a savage creature.

Hmm. A 'Savage Albatross' might make an interesting omen of the twisted dangers that lie ahead in the adventure path. When I run the campaign, I might have the players encounter one as they approach the pirate cove...their first sighting of a savage creature.

Thanks for the great idea! One of my player's character likes to fish over the edge of the boat to pass time. Seagulls tend to flock around fishermen and their bait. Seven dozen savage seagulls swarming the sorcerer's schooner. I like it.

Shooting a savage albatross is good luck, right?
Dag nag savage albatrossisses.

You are all nuts.

You are all nuts.

dont forget the whole tongue withered at the root part... got to be a minus on all diplomacy, bluff and charisma checks (you'd come off sounding like daffy duck!!!)

What if the albatross is a spy bird for a wicked Sea Druid?
Huh? Huh?
Didn't think of that didja?

I just imagine a ship´s crew telling the PCs about the good omen an albatross is - and then they notice that something is amiss as the beast comes nearer - finally, everyone sees the Savage albatross (Savatross ?) clearly and the crew falls silent and returns to work quickly and pretends not seeing it anymore. Should add a creepy moment to the game...

Stefan

That just gave me an idea. I've noticed gulls to be partial to garbage dumps. Combining that little factoid with next month's Dragon Magazine and the promise of alchemical pollution--mutated albatrosses end up being the first tipoff that there's something amiss at the city's midden heaps...
Also good for the Styes, I might add.

That just gave me an idea. I've noticed gulls to be partial to garbage dumps. Combining that little factoid with next month's Dragon Magazine and the promise of alchemical pollution--mutated albatrosses end up being the first tipoff that there's something amiss at the city's midden heaps...

Also good for the Styes, I might add.

corrupted albatross...hmmm

what flavour is it?

tastes like chicken. Fiendish dire chicken. With the Colonel's secret spices.

I left out 'us'.