One Sahuagin attacks Nuts
the other Rosie
Manny flanks with Rosie and goes for the stab stab
Vikla waits up, grabbing her rapier.
Init of 17
Capricia hears Manny's yells of alert and awakens, grabbing her falcata and buckler while awakening Vikla. "All hands on deck!" the captain yells at the top of her lungs to awaken any other crew who might still be asleep.
Taking advantage of Rosie's positioning and lashes out with his cutlass and axe.
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Nuts steps to snap the attention of one of the creatures. He swings wildly with his fists, but it seems he is still fighting creatures in his dreams. Again.
Callum kills one, Nuts trips over his own feet.
Rosie attacks the last
xp=300 each
We got lots of fishpeople trying to eat us, I guess I am so delicious that they can't help it.
"A lot of them, for sure." Nuts nods. "How do these fish people even climb up here?" he skitters over to the railing, and looks for holes in the ship's hull.
Capricia finally makes it on deck, falcata and buckler at the ready...and naught but a nightgown for armor. Looking around at the creatures' corpses, she turns to the ship's defenders and says, "Well done! I guess Kroop and Sandara knew what they were talking about when they suggested having a good night crew!" The captain looks at the corpses again and almost orders them tossed overboard; then she reconsiders.
"Let's sail for another half hour or so before dumping those creatures' bodies into the sea...just in case there's a sahuagin lair nearby. No telling how many of them might be lurking a few fathoms down."
Ater a couple of days sailing, Nuts roll a perception check.
Manny works on making more Alchemist Fires!
Manny works on making more Alchemist Fires!
[dice=Alchemy]1d20+11
Manny works on making more Alchemist Fires!
[dice=Alchemy]1d20+11
One I believe
Nuts yells out, "Sails ho!"
He spots a ship ahead.
Capricia immediately calls out to Nuts, "Can you see her colors or name, Master Nuts? Make use of the spyglass we found affixed to the wall of that homestead we visited right before we rid ourselves of Plugg, Scourge, and a bushel of other bad apples."
It is the Truewind, good for plunder.
Nuts looks at the rigging, seeing Samms Toppin. "Sorry, man. Didn't mean to call you a ho. Just a figure of speech." then shifts his attention to look at the ship, shrugs, and shouts at Capricia. "Beats me, Captain. Does it matter?" his gaze changes into a more inquisitive one. "Dog eat dog, and all that? What's the policy?"
"We've got to be careful with our targets," Capricia replies. "We don't want a Free Captain after us--we're not ready for that kind of challenge yet. Plus, some Free Captains lead small fleets under their banner. Let's focus on merchant vessels and the like for now."
Fishguts asks to look through the scope, "'Tis the Truewind, good for plunder. She be out of Absalom."
So we gunna plunder their booty?
Capricia takes a deep breath before answering Manny. Whether it's out of excitement or apprehension is anyone's guess. "Man your posts! We're going after her!"
Nuts starts slowly walking to the rails, coliling ropes with hooks on their end, and making sure they don't tangle.
Callum, you are going to have to make a number of opposed Profession sailor checks so you might as well post at least four. The actions you can take Capricia are listed in the Players Guide on pages 12-13.
That works for me. Roll initiative for your group.
"Arr! Now we be makin' a test o' the new ship," he continues caressing the wheel before gripping and turning it easily and beginning to track their prey, the Truewind.
The Truewind has deployed rapid deploy sails and is a 4 master, but you are still gaining on her, currently 60 to her stern.
You need to go another round, but are close enough for siege artillery if it is ready.
You can launch me at them!
That'll scare 'em!!!
While she's offering opinions and advice to Callum as to how to close on their prey, the captain realizes she's neglected a couple of her other duties.
"Ready the ballistae!" she calls. "And raise the colors--whatever crappy flag Plugg was using while he was captain!"
She makes a mental note to have a more personalized flag commissioned for the vessel: perhaps the traditional skull-and-crossbones that is Besmara's holy symbol...but with a golden crown atop the skull.
I should get to making fake flags of a bunch of different nations, although the next qlippoth gets to kiss me if I ever sail willingy under a chelish flag.
Vikla mutters to herself as she aids as readies herself to unleash a burst of radiance at whatever artillery the other ship is packing.
Callum smiles as the ship approaches their prey.
Manny is ready to board!
That gets you within 25'.
The Queen's Grace has 2 light ballista if someone will man them. Need one each.
Manny gets on Owlbear's shoulders so they can be Master Blaster.
Vikla mans the other one
She bluffs as she calls light on a Ballista bolt, plotting to cast burst of radiance on the impact the moment it hits to make the foe think the ship has magical ballistas.
Do everything normal, I will just make the bolt have some extra oomph
Seeing the ropes are in order and ready to lob for boarding, Nuts walks up to Vikla's ballista and starts the loading process.
Siege Engines Cost Dmg Critical Range Type Crew Aim Load
Large Direct-Fire Siege Engines
Ballista, light 500 gp 3d8 19–20/×2 120 ft P 1 0 2
So it takes 2 rounds to load. What about the other ballista?
Manny and Owlbear will do it!
Callum, roll at least twice more while they load the light ballistas.