Yohoho and a bottle of Rep! (subSPUF Skull and Shackles)

Game Master Rynjin

"We already said we were."

"Well, in absence of confirmation from Cap'n Shark Lazertoy or whatever, I guess First Mate Pointy Ears will work."

"Follow me."

He leads you to a ship known as the Stingray.

"First test's a rigging challenge."

"One of you and one of my men will race. You go to the top of the foremast, while he goes up the mizzenmast, and we'll see who can unfurl the sails, alone first."

"No flying magic or summoned fliers or what have you."

Quick breakdown: Climb checks to get up there, Acrobatics checks to shimmy along the yardarm, and Profession: Sailor checks to unfurl the sail.

"Who's goin'?"

"Puny half-breed..." Jrahk grumbles under his breath. "Probably lost tusks when mother caught him stealing sweets."

Looks like Ace is the best all-around for this.

"That's all of the rules? Then I'll go."

Ixrul activates his slippers of spider climb and prepares to walk up the mast.

"Haines! Show him how a real pirate does it!" he orders, and you begin climbing.

Accelerated Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Accelerated Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Accelerated Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Accelerated Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Accelerated Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Ixrul climbs a bit faster than the man, but Haines climbs like a monkey. Ixrul makes it up in 3 rounds; it takes Haines 4.

Haines begins edging across the yardarm.

Ixrul, you can move across the yardarm at a quarter speed with a DC 10 Climb check, or half speed with a DC 16 Acrobatics check (25 for full). You need to move 15 feet to the first place you need to unfurl the sail from, and 15 more to the next one (on both sides) then make a DC 15 Profession: Sailor check at each one.

Ixrul will Accelerated Climb across the side of the yardarm. Take 10 for 13, autopass. Move at 30, thanks to based climb speed.

His familiar will hop off when it reaches the first unfurling bit and try its darnedest to undo it.

Familiar Prof. Sailor: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Its darnedest is not good enough, though.

Ixrul will try the same at the last one.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Successfully.

Great, now they think we're a bunch of pansy casters who rely on wizard shenanigans to perform simple tasks. -__-

> Not using wizard shenanigans for simple tasks

You should reconsider your life.

Tsadok sees your familiar helping you out up top.

"I said ALONE!" he roars, and gets one of his men to pass him a javelin. His muscles bulge, putting eve Jrahk's Enlarged muscles to shame, and he launches the weapon at the little dinosaur.

Attack: 1d20 + 17 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 2 - 4 = 17

Damage: 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23

The javelin spears through the interloping dinosaur, and slays it instantly. It's body dissipates into black smoke, and disappears before it hits the ground.

"NEXT TIME THAT'LL BE YOUR HEAD!" he shouts, flecks of spittle flying from his lips.

Haines, unfazed, shimmies across the yardarm.

Acrobatic: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

The nimble sailor dashes across the yardarm to the end, and begins untying the first knot.

Prof: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

You and he are both skilled enough to know that untying both knots on the same side will hinder you more than help, as the wind catches the unfurled bits of sail and tosses it about. It's better to go from one side to the other.

Jrahk facepalms.

"That was not a separate entity! It was an extension of my mind and body, and is part of me!"

Even as he says this, Ixrul scuttles back across the yardarm to the other side. Both move and standard to go back to the farthest one on the other side.

"Shut up and move! Jrahk not pay you to talk!"

Tsadok rolls his eyes and hefts another javelin menacingly.

Acrobatic: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Haines stumbles a bit this time, only making it 15 feet back across.

Ix, if you win this I will personally reimburse you for the loss of your familiar, using the gold I find in Tsadok's coinpurse when I eventually decide to kill him.

Ixrul tries to undo the far knot on the other side.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

And fails.

"Dammit! Neural feedback from the damn familiar!"

Jrahk double-facepalms.

Acrobatic: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

Haines makes it to one of the knots, and decides to settle for that.

Prof: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

But he likewise flubs.

Nobody notices anything out of the ordinary whatsoever.

Suddenly, disaster strikes!

The yard Ixrul is standing on swings violently and slams into the foremast's rigging.

Ixrul make me a DC 20 Acrobatics check. If you fail that, make me a DC 20 Reflex save.

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Are you kidding me.

Assuming that means FALLBOYS, Ixrul will cast Featherfall.

Ixrul falls from the yard, but floats gently to the ground 60 feet below.

Haines continues.

Profession: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

He unties the second knot, then continues on back to the other side.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29

Making it to the third knot.

Do you try to climbback up, Ixrul?

"What the hell was that!?, You trying to cheat us, bro?"

"Whatever could you be talking about?" eyes widened in mock innocence.

Jrahk casts Long Arm and facepalms himself from 10 feet away. Not really.

Grease haines y/n

Lucy has deep concerns about Jrahk's sudden fixation with his palm.

Unless you can make the grease invisible AND silent-still cast it, don't even think about it.

If we're going to cheat, we have to do it subtly.

"Nothing to do with flying, eh?"

I'm going for it.

Ixrul steps back and greases the yardarm beneath Haines. DC 18 ref or get rekt.

Ixrul shifts 15 feet up his own mast and continues climbing it, not even bothering to hide the fact that he's using spider climb slippers.

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Sure ain't putting that 21 INT to use...

What's the point of living for 300 years if you're not going to take some risks? Besides - if Tsadok kills us, that reflects badly on the Hurricane king.

He doesn't need to kill us - if he denies us Free Captainhood, that makes us fair game for any and all Free Captains who don't like the look of us.

I figured you'd know that more than I do.

It's either this or lose, which will have the same effect but make us look like no-lifers as well.

Remember that there are three tests. It's not all or nothing. Also, while Ixrul cannot act without cheating, remember the Pirates Code...they're more like guidelines, really. You can cheat as long as you don't get caught. The rest of you can use Stealth to cast spells without arousing suspicion, or do other sneaky things. So, Grease y/n?

Ace, you got anything?

Okay, I set up my spells, best I got would be to say he has go to pee, goes out of sight, goes invis, then do something?

You could just cast Invisibility right there in the crowd, if you can make a DC 20 Stealth check. Tsadok would likely just tell you to drop trou and piss over the railing, like a real sailor would.

Alright, f#~+ it. I'll be damned before I end up being the sole voice of reason in this campaign. I don't have any spells that'll help, but I can do something else.

Just before Ixrul's Grease materializes, Jrahk shouts to Haines, "YOU NOT LOOK SO TOUGH! ON JRAHK'S CREW, YOU WOULD BE SHARK FOOD!"

Demoralize: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23

That'll work.

I would try, but the dice hates my guts

Ace says loudly "I have to go to the bathroom" before running off behind some bushes.

He casts invis and spies on the group from there.

Hearing this both of these statements, Ixrul will stop himself before he shifts and climb the thing rapidly, undoing the first knot on the side he fell from.

Accelerated Climb: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 5 = 15
Accelerated Climb: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 5 = 20

Since I may be out for a fair while, have next round's roles as well.

Take 10 to move at full speed to the far knot on the side he has yet to undo - unless the 60 feet of movement from last round would get me to the first knot on that side.
Prof Sailor: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

What bushes? You're on a dock...

Ixrul makes the climb by the skin of his teeth and reaches the top in one round.

Profession: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Haines undoes the third knot.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27

And sprints to the final one.

The next round, Ixrul undoes his second knot.

Haines Profession: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

But he fails to undo it.

Don't forget the -2 from shaken! =D

Ah, forgot. No change though.

Ixrul races to the third knot.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

And undoes it.

Jrahk continues to taunt the pirate.

"YOU WONDER WHY JRAHK WANT SHARK BAIT? LIVE SHARKS JRAHK'S FAVORITE MEAL!"

Demoralize: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30

Basically making sure it never wears off, since I haven't got anything better to do.

Ace, try and daze him if you're out of sight.

Actually, I just realized I could do this to him, but I might not be able to stelf it.

Acrobatics is Dex, Profession is wis. No good.

Oh that's right, it is DC 15 for Haines. Good thing you demoralized him, Jrahk.

Ixrul does his best to untie the knot, but ultimately fails..the yardarm shifting has left the lines tangled and difficult to work with.

The DC is 17 now.

Haines works on his knot.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

And succeeds!

Haines' sail unfurls, and you fail your first Test.

Tsadok laughs uproariously, slapping his knee.

"You can't even unfurl a blasted sail? And you call yourselves pirates? Are yous ure you don't want to just give up now?"

Save against Daze, if relevant: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

He succeeds.

"Oh no, I failed your pointless simulation. I'd better let it demoralize and defeat me outright."

Ixrul pauses momentarily, and then looks at the half-orc with something like pity in his eyes. "That was sarcasm. I doubt you could tell."

"Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your abject failure."