Warning: Killing too many means the ship is unable to be controlled. Absolute minimum for the Man's Promise is 10 + pilot.
Rosanne is thinking that taking out Fipps & Jape down here in the crew hold, followed by going after Scourge & Plugg. That leaves plenty of crew but takes out the leaders and their most devoted lackeys.
She doesn't think killing some and leaving Plugg & Scourge alive will work. It would have to be all or nothing.
Fipps got promoted to the new Master at Arms so he sleeps in the Officer's Quarters with Scourge and Conchobar (where Sandara and Rosie also sleep).
So who is in the crew quarters that would raise the alarm if we were to start a mutiny?
There are 4 hostile crew that could do that. Ratline, Jape, Maheem and Aretta.
So far Rosanne wants to do something now.
Torgal only wants Plugg and Scourge dead.
Jacques wants more time to alter attitudes but also is ok with Rosanne's plan.
Tobias hasn't added input. It would be good to do so.
Shall I continue to the next day or do you all want to begin a mutiny this night?
Tobias is all for the mutiny, but I think it should happen tomorrow to give our allied spellcasters time to power back up.
Sandara used all her level 1 spells this is true.
Fair enough. We'll go for it tomorrow.
Granted, that assumes Tobias isn't whipped within an inch of his life again...
I'm thinking Jacques might try to start something with Fipps today, which will probably lead to a punishment but it will give us a rallying point for us to start the mutiny. Is that a bad idea? With the storm coming, I imagine Plugg won't want to waste too much time before he forces everyone back to work with no breaks.
The plan was to start the mutiny sometime today (day 3) after all your allies are apprised of the plan.
Is everyone ok with Jacques starting it off?
Tobias had a whole rallying speech, but Jacques's plan make more sense.
Tobias can do his speech when they arrest Jacques and try to whip him, presumably? :) Okay, I'll do a post of him standing up to Fipps.
Torgal is everything ok?
Apologies - we’re packing and cleaning furiously in preparation for a move next week (just across town).
Yikes, good luck with that. Just didn't want you to miss the big fight coming up.
Is that area between Jape and us walkable?
Yes. It's a couple hatches that can open to allow cargo to be hoisted up and down usually.
Apologies for the delay - we moved this weekend and I’m still swimming in boxes. XD
Hmm. Maybe Tobias and Torgal need to coordinate their attacks a bit better. XD
Did I move you wrong Jacques? When you said you want them to come to you I thought you meant to go next to Rosanne.
Don't forget, you guys can log into roll20 and let me know which character is yours and I will give you control of your token if you would like to do your own movements.
I didn't read the map right-- I thought Jacques was originally standing in front of an open door and that the door to the north was still closed, plus I didn't see the walls north and south of there. It's okay, I've adjusted. And thanks for the reminder about roll20!
You doing alright GM? It’s just been a little while since we heard from you.
All good here guys. Just became randomly super busy for a bit.
I know the feeling. We can wait until real life stops hammering you.
Sorry for being so quiet recently. Bad health kept me away from the keyboard.
Apologies for the quiet - I wanted to give Jacques a chance to respond to Torgal’s actions before moving on.
I really hate inter-party conflict, especially when it’s so unnecessary. Torgal would rather protect Plugg and Scourge’s corpses from Jacques than do anything else? After I made it clear that it was a major character goal of his? It really sours my enthusiasm for the game. Why?
That's very fair. I didn't realize that I (as a player) have a strong boundary on the subject, and I didn't research fellow characters well enough when applying as a replacement. My apologies.
So! I'll make Torgal's stuff an alcohol-fueled vision so Jacques can do what he needs to do before we move on with the scene. I certainly don't want to ruin anyone's fun, but I'm afraid any of my characters would always be a wet blanket at best about Jacques' necromantic arts. If we're headed towards a harbor, that's a natural spot for Torgal to leave the party and for the table to find a replacement player.
Again, my apologies for not doing my due diligence when applying as a replacement for this table.
ok that's unfortunate. So Torgal you are stepping out of the game for sure?
I am sorry to say that I am. I don't want to ruin someone else's fun, but I won't have fun at a table where that style of play is employed - so it's best for me to step out and let the rest of y'all continue.
Maybe at port though - though I suppose there would be something fitting with Torgal arriving from the sea and returning to it like a loud drunken ghost. XD
Sorry to see you go.
Ok Torgal that's understandable.
Shall we continue then everyone else? Tobias hasn't posted for over a week.
That's a shame.
I was also giving Tobias the lead to assert himself as new captain while dealing with the fallen villains. I hope everything's okay.
I'd say it's easy to see a schism in the group. Jacques & Rosanne are a lot more ruthless & murderous than Torgal & Tobias.
If Tobias doesn't return & Torgal has left then two new recruits when we dock would work. As long as it's clear the campaign is more on the chaotic & nasty side to the fresh meat. :)
And I would imagine there will be players chomping at the bit for a darker campaign. Advertise it as such, and I’d bet there’ll be a good selection of folks. I’d be happy to recommend some folks from Hell’s Vengeance and Serpent’s Rise games I was part of.
I'm still here and ready to play. Sorry to see you go, Torgal.
Had a rough week and wasn't up to posting. Apologies for the delay. Let's forge onward!
Good to have you back. Real life can hit us all at times.
Would Tobias risk an AoO if he helps Rosanne from prone?
Hi all. I was dumb and split Gatorade on my laptop. It's in for repairs until next week. So I won't be able to effectively post until then. Sorry.
Oh dear. As a result, Tobias now has a curse that will force him to fail the next reflex save that he makes.
Does no one want to explore the island?
Tobias states he will want to explore the island, in hopes of finding Sandara.
This isn't looking good. So far only Tobias is interested in continuing?
Oof, I saw this when Tobias posted but I've been super busy this last week! Sorry I didn't respond immediately; I'm still interested. Jacques agrees we should search the island to find our allies.
Sorry I'm still here, just missed the updates.
Rosanne is all in favor of finding their friends, and extracting some revenge as well.
If Torgal is out perhaps now is a good time for a new player?
We leave Torgal to keep an eye on the ship and our new player has recently been shipwrecked or marooned on the island?
Not long enough to know anything about it of course.
Ok I got a little distracted, I think we should get a 4th to wash up on the island from the same storm that stranded you. I will make a post in recruitment and see if anyone is interested.