We Be Pirates, You Be Booty! (Inactive)

Game Master Daxter

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Kal and Bjorkus notice discrepancies in how the ship sits in the water and how its crew sails it. Give me Will Saves. No Kal does not get his bonus on this.

Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Everyone should roll Profession(Sailor checks) please and if they beat a 16, they can roll will saves as well.

sailor 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
will save 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

seriously? 2 20s in a row just for this?

And Kal: Good Willow reference. :)

"Okay, we are NOT chasing any ships out here. For all we know they could be a lure to lead us into a reef. A small ship like that could skim over top one in deep water that our hull would scrap. Let's just focus on what we came here to do."

Sailor: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Chub Sailor: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Kal Sailor: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Kal Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

While everyone notices something odd about the ship, only Bjorkus and Opal realize it's an illusion!

Bjorkus’s eye go wide at the revelation.

”Opal’s right. That’s an illusion!”

”Where’s the real thing…”

And Kal: Good Willow reference. :)

*bows deeply* I'm glad it was appreciated. :)

As it is obvious that at the trick has stopped working, a female half orc appears in the sky above. She reads a scroll and though you don't see anything both ships instantly crash into an invisible wall, taking 8d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 5, 5, 4, 6, 3) = 34 damage.

The impact causes everyone on board either ship to take 4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 5) = 19

Bjorkus: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Chubs: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29
Opal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Luthor: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Kal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

and everyone except for Chubs is knocked prone.

PCs up. Map is done and she is flying 30 feet above the deck.

You also see a rowboat with what must be her crew making their way towards you.

Bjorkus climbs to his hooves and spots the approaching vessel.

”We’ve got boarders incoming. Arm yourselves!” he bellows to rally the crew.

Using the Get up ya Dogs! Imposition.

Get up ya Dogs!: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Inspire.

Weather: 1d10 ⇒ 10 = ??? :P

Kal stands up and summons a ball of flame on the flying half-orc.

Flaming Sphere (DC16): 3d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 3) = 10 (1/7)

Cloudy as if it might rain soon.

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

Bjorkus calls upon pirate magic to heal the crew, most of which were knocked out by the collision. Kal summons a ball of flame but unfortunately the half orc easily dodges it.

damage 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 3) + 4 = 13

Opal readies a magic missile spell, her intent is to zap the flying b%+!% with it the second she begins casting again.

Luthor casts a spell on his trident and and moves closer to her.
Returning Weapon

Chubs bravely strides forward and takes a pot shot at Vakarla.

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29

1d4 ⇒ 2

His arrow finds purchase but it does little to faze the half orc.

Speaking of buffs, I should roll mine.

1d10 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

As she starts casting, Opal tries to interrupt her by launching a barrage of force missiles. Unfortunately they seem to bounce off her with no effect. Vakarla chuckles as she fires off two rays of fire back at Opal.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 2) = 9

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 3, 6) = 17

"Stay out of my way b+++&."

And you can see her crew get closer in their rowboat. They seem to be more half orcs, all with falchions strapped to their backs.

PCs up.

Bjorkus shouts to the weapon crews.

"Fire the ballista! Shoot that whore out of the sky!"

Coach: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

damage 7d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3, 3) + 7 = 35

Opal uses her elemental rod to send a lightening ball at the rowboat.

reflex dc 18

Bjorkus coaches the weapon crews and they fire! Feel free to roll them yourself from now on.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

However they miss.

H1: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

H2: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

H3: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

H4: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

All except for H2 take the brunt of the lightning ball, but this seems to just make them angry.

Kal steps back and begins casting a spell. Stepping to W14; casting call lightning.

The flaming sphere continues to burn, but does not pursue the flying half-orc. (2/7)

Luthor tosses the trident at the half-orc pirate.

Freebooter's Bane too.

1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

However it bounces off her invisible armor of force.

They are half-orcs. Everything makes them angry. :P

That's very true.

Chubs moves forward and tries to snipe at her.

Stealth: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 28

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Sneak Attack!: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

4d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 1) = 9

And this time his arrow draws a single drop of blood from her thigh.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25

"Not today, boyo." She says as she recognizes the spell Kal is casting so she fires off force missiles of her own.

5d4 + 5 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 3, 3) + 5 = 20 And a concentration check please, DC is 33.

She then descends to ten feet off the deck and a monkey crawls out of her jacket to harass Opal.

Monkey!: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

1d3 - 4 ⇒ (1) - 4 = -3 1 Non-lethal to Opal's temps.

Her crew quickly finish closing the gap and board the Sanbalot.

Bjorkus snarls and punts the monkey off the deck with a hoof.

BULLrush: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

ranged touch attacks
1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 3 = 25
damage 4d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (6, 6, 6, 5) + 4 + 3 = 30
1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 3 = 16
damage 4d6 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 1) + 4 + 3 = 17

Opal lets pair of lightening rays shoot at the caster who dared to toss a monkey at her.

Well, I can't succeed at that, so...

Kal grunts and sends the ball of flame toward the half-orc and fires his bow at one of the boarders. Step back to X15.

Flaming Sphere (DC16): 3d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 3) = 7 (3/7)

Attack (PBS): 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 7

Luthor double moves to defend Kal from the boarders.

Bjorkus cruelly punts the monkey off the ship and it screeches as it flies through the air.

Both of Opal's rays of lightning strike Vakarla, striking her right in the chest.

Kal's shot from his bow finishes off one of the half orcs.

Chubs again snipes at the half-orc.

Stealth: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

4d4 ⇒ (1, 1, 4, 4) = 10

She growls as her sternum is pierced.

The half orc boarders rage and leap at Luthor, falchions drawn.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Luthor has to put his shield up, breaking it in the process.

2d4 + 13 ⇒ (1, 2) + 13 = 16

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

2d4 + 13 ⇒ (1, 2) + 13 = 16

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

2d4 + 13 ⇒ (4, 4) + 13 = 21

Vakarla decides to stop playing around and summons a wall of fire on top of Opal and Bjorkus!

Bjorkus and Opal take 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (6, 5) + 9 = 20 immediately.

Chubs takes 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 immediately

The waves of heat is going away from her.

With that she lands and draws her falchion, beckoning you all to come fight her.

Kal steps back and fires two arrows at the boarders, while directing the sphere to follow the flier again. Step to W14.

Flaming Sphere (DC16): 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 5) = 15 (4/7)

Attack vs H2 (PBS, rapid shot): 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 14

Attack vs H3 (PBS, rapid shot): 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8

Opal falls to the deck in the middle of the wall of fire.

-8 hp

Get up ya Dogs!: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Bjorkus howls in pain as the flames singe his hide but the sight of Opal succumbing to her injuries snaps the bull back to his senses.

After kneeling down to sling her small limp form over one burly shoulder, the big minotaur darts across the deck and behind the half-orc witch.

Provoking. Moving behind her so Chubs can get the flank.

Reflex 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Reflex 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

The half orc wizardess dodges the sphere of flame twice. She takes a swipe at Bjorkus as he moves past. Ignore me please.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

But she can't get through his thick hide.

Luthor lashes out at the two half orc berserkers.

1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

1d3 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

1d3 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

He drops H4 and lands a solid punch on H2.

Chubs rushes through the wall of fire taking 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 4) + 9 = 15 and dives in teeth first!

Bite!: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 12 + 2 + 1 = 34

4d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 2) + 3 = 10

And he takes a bite out of her! She is looking worse for wear, seemingly the only thing keeping her standing is her orcish ferocity. She tries to cast one last spell to keep herself alive.

Concentration DC21: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25

She tries to touch Bjorkus.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 1) = 10

Her last berserker strikes at Luthor.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

PCs up!

Kal stands back and waits for Luthor to punch the remaining boarder.

I retconned another "Get up ya Dogs" in my previous post. Everyone should be healed another 10hp.

Bjorkus grunted as the half-orc's foul magic sapped more of the bull’s strength but he wasn’t out of the fight yet.

Without losing his grip on Opal, the minotaur roared and threw himself into the attack.

Rage

Raging Power Attack: 1d20 + 12 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 12 + 3 = 32
Damage: 1d6 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 15 + 3 = 21
Iterative: 1d20 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 3 = 30
Damage: 1d6 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 3 = 23
Horns: 1d20 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 3 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 3 = 10

Confirming: 1d20 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 3 = 27
Additional Damage: 1d6 + 15 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 15 + 3 = 22

Wow.

Opal awakens to find herself out of the fire and slung over the shoulder of an enraged minotaur.

Is the half-orc down after his attack?

And Bjorkus cuts her down easily. Seconds later Lutho drops his foe, who dies when the rageful adrenaline stops working, Congrats, combat over.

"Thanks big guy, but I think it's safe for you to put me down now."

Opal give Bjorkus a pat on the backside to remind him that she is slung over his shoulder.

Chubs leans over and looks at the pile of mutilated flesh at his feet. Damn Stud...I think ugly half Orc b~%#~ pissed you off. Chubs can't even find piece of meat worth eating!

Bjorkus puts Opal down gently and nods at Chubwart, "Sorry Captain."

”Who was she? She tried to wreck the ships, cook me, and almost killed Opal.”

The minotaur mutters a healing spell as he speaks.

CLW for Opal: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

”You feel better Moonbeam?”

"Much better Bjorkus, thank you."

Opal walks over to where the half-orc caster lays and casts detect magic as she searches the bloodied and gored corpse.

"I'm going to take the b$%**es tusk as a little keepsake and then I say we pitch her remains overboard."

"And you know, I can't believe they just hang out in that little boat all day. Either they got a big ship hidden somewhere nearby or a camp on a nearby island. We should find it. Bet that's where that relic will be."

Kal nods his thanks at Luthor and motions to the corpses. "I suppose we'd better see if they had anything valuable... you alright?"

Bjorkus nods at Opal’s assessment.

”Give her the burial at sea she deserves.”

Picking up a cloth to wipe his gore-caked blade, the minotaur walks to the Storm’s railing and calls to the Sanbalot.

”You manage to take any survivors?”

Opal continues to grumble as she searches the corpse. "I hope that damned little monkey f*$!er drowned..."

"We've got one that might still be alive."

Heal to Stabilize NPC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

He heals himself and Luthor a bit.

CLW for Kal (wand): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW for Luthor (wand): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW for Luthor (wand): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW for Luthor (wand): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW for Kal (wand): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"Bring him over here. I wanna chat", the minotaur shouts with a none-too-friendly growl.

Kal dispatches a few crew members with the hapless prisoner to take the rowboat over to the Storm.

As they row over, he calls to the others. "What do we want to do? If they came via rowboat, their ship or port can't be too far..."

Opal hollers back to Kal. "That's just what I was saying over here Kal. Let's head off in the direction that rowboat came from and see what we find."

”Opal suggested that. Give me some time with the prisoner. I’ll get him talking”, the bull says with unveiled malice.

"Works for me! Try to leave him in *snort* salvageable condition so we can find him a good family when we get back to port, alright?"

Dotting.

Can I be both pirate and booty?

Yar.

I assumed you already were.

Awesome. :)

Both Red and I have been interested in this AP for a while but have been having a hard time finding a consistent good DM to run it. As such, we're going to run/play this as a joint venture. Red will be running all the odd numbered books and I'll be running all of the even numbered books.

This system means the dreaded DMPC will rear its ugly head but both Red and I are experienced enough that hopefully this won't be a problem. When Red is DMing, his character will sort of take a step back and basically only do stuff when prompted. When I'm DMing, the same will occur for Bjorkus.

I'm fine with that.

Just tell me what classes you two want to play so I can pick something different. I will be very accommodating to my two DMs. :)

I am in Tark's, but we don't post once a week! I'm in.

Bjorkus was originally planned as a ranger with a bard dip but I wouldn't mind yielding ranger if someone else wants it. Ultimately he's going to melee-face beater of some kind.

Well Bjorkus is a support melee and I'll most likely be melee too. So either a full caster or some kind of range PC.

Oh, and what races are allowed?

And that works, I want to play a caster of some kind. :)

I'd like to stick to core races but as you can see, certain people want to be minotaurs. :)

As long as you run it by me, I'm okay with it. Besides, I trust you Joy.

I'm looking at an oracle of waves. Don't hold me to it though ;)

I think I'll go with a full arcane caster of some kind. Maybe sorceress.

What?! Who wants to be a minotaur?

Oh... that's me.

Core races would be preferred but if I said absolutely nothing else, I'd be a hypocrite. I'm more or less okay with being a hypocrite, but if there's something your character concept is totally married to, run it by Red and I and we can work something out. Ultimately we're going to want to keep races around the 9-10 RP range.

I may do a melee bard instead. Reading up on things now.

Well, I was thinking of a Changeling whose mother was a Sea Hag. Perhaps taking the Aberrant Bloodline to reflect that taint.

Are we expecting any other players? We still seem to be short a divine caster/healer.

Gameplay Thread up for dotting.

We're expecting one more.

*grumbles loudly about a certain DM whose name doesn't have a color in it*

I'll be reading through the player's guide and considering a character.

DMs: is there anything we should know in addition to what's in the player's guide? (I've heard that the guide is... less than fully informative.)

Well what would you like to know. You're going to spend a lot of time on a ship, but not entirely.

Well, it's 20 point buy, you all start at level 2, max starting gold. I'll adjust encounters and make up for it later.

Bjorkus will be dipping bard but I may change archetypes depending on what Jman wants to do.

Bjorkus will be dipping bard but I may change archetypes depending on what Jman wants to do.

Go ahead and build how you want. I am clueless as to what I should build. I wins rogues didn't suck.

In that case, Bjorkus is good to go.

Just pick something you want to do, me and Feral are fully flexible and a little indifferent about what to play mechanically.

I'm looking at a druid.

Any house rules we should know about?

None right now.

If it comes up in play, we'll be sure to work things out and be flexible because that's what you do.

Indeed.

What he said. Anything in particular you're looking at?

Class-wise, or with regard to house rules? If the former, aquatic druid is looking interesting. If the latter, not really, just find that it's a good thing to know. :)

Like we said, nothing comes to mind. But if it comes up in play, we'll adjust and work it out.

Druids are good and appropriate for this AP.

On a side note for the majority of you who have not had me DM for you, I roll all reactive checks, saves, perception checks, etc... If you have something weird that I didn't factor in, let me know and I can retcon it.

Because, you know, that's not hard.

Of course it isn't.

*snickers softly*

And I know this is a loaded request, but I will need everyone to write down their height/weight details in their profile if they haven't. It'll make sense why in game.

Has anyone built a decent knife master/scout or are they subpar like most rogue builds? I really want to build a "piratey" guy.

I'd recommend not worrying about "subpar" and just playing what you'll have fun with. :)

Well scout eventually give you more options to get sneak attack, which is useful. And knife masters do even more damage with sneak than a typical rogue does, though I don't really like rogue archetypes that give away trapfinding.

But ditto to what Oladon said. Ultimately play what you want to as long as you have fun.

Knifemaster and Scout are both good. You'll be fine.

Is a campaign trait required for this game?

At some point today I will make up my mind regarding what race and bloodline for my sorceress.

Yes, one of your two traits has to be a campaign trait.

Hrm, okay. I'm finding them less than inspiring.

Really? I thought they were pretty good. Ship's surgeon is pretty amusing too.

I did get a chuckle out of that one.

It's just that most of them either don't fit flavor-wise, give a redundant bonus (like a class skill that's already a class skill), or both. :/

Well it still gives you a bonus to the skill even if it's a class skill. And some of them gives you some unique bonuses like the one that gives you +1 at/dmg versus sharks and aquatic creatures and an awesome peg leg. Or the Dockside Brawler that gives you +1 dmg with brass knuckles.

Lucrezia here.

Think I've settled on a Sylph that is an elemental air sorceress. She has the trait: Buccaneer’s Blood, which has one of her ancestors as a infamous Free Captain of the Shackles. That ancestor was reputed to be a powerful sorcerer as well as a cunning and bloodthirsty captain and there is a story of him capturing and taming the very wind itself so that his boat would never be stuck in a calm. What is not widely known was that he stuck that captured elemental wind into a female, human form and took her for a mistress. At his eventual defeat, she was freed of her earthly form and abandoned her young child as an orphan, leaving her clutching debris of the now ruined ship and eventually washing ashore near Port Peril where she has been living for several years.

I like the story, Joy. So how has being an orphan affected her? Is she jaded, or is she a plucky Oliver Twist type trying to make the most of it?

Plucky. :)

She also shares the trait of being an Albino with her pirate captain father. Hence her typical use of strong make-up to give herself some color.

Well she will get plenty of sun on the deck of the Wormwood. As she cleans it up from port to stern. :)

So she gets to spend all day on her knees cover in soapy water?