I think we have a pig in the hold.
Goat? Pig?
"So what's the plan? Sneak in, attack, or knock on the door and try to bluff our way in?" Ci Ci asks. "I can grant one of you the ability to blend in with your surroundings for a little over half an hour," she glances down at Manny, if sneaking in is the idea."
Let's make friends... ask for help.
I can scout while everyone is talking to all you guys.
Nico surveys the Isle and isn't impressed by the lack of taverns and brothels. "Look on my works ye mighty and despair." He murmurs to himself.
The only thing there is the keep, which sits right on the lagoon’s
edge, where the water ranges from knee deep to neck deep,
with powerful ebb tides and rip currents that can sweep
invaders out to sea.
It is currently 1AM
"Not an appropriate time to make a social call, but the perfect time to sneak in, if that's the plan. Of course, we could just run up a flag of parley, and wait until dawn. Hopefully, we won't wake to catapult shot raining down on our heads."
It is more the tides you have to deal with
"Regardless of what we decide. It seems like trying to sail the Grace into that lagoon will get us run aground. We'll need to anchor out here, and bring one of the longboats ashore."
The harbor on Windward Island is deep enough to hold three ships so anchoring it there is not an issue.
All set to cast off! Manny has a pig with him that has a bow tied on it.
Happy to lend my night piercing eyes...
The tide is currently at 6' to the keep.
I can carry people over if you want or cast spells for breathing under water. Also, my hat can be a boat.
You do know at low tide the water is lower and it is higher at high tide. Right now it does not appear to be either. You figure it would be an easy swim (DC 10).
"Look, they can see shipping all round for miles. They know we're here!" Nico tells everyone.
"We can go in and talk to them, or attack. What did we want to do here anyway?"
Get ourselves a neato base!
"Maybe they're willing to strike a bargain and form a working partnership. After all, they have a keep and we have a ship..."
"Maybe they're willing to strike a bargain and form a working partnership. After all, they have a keep and we have a ship..."
Who do we have to negotiate with them?
"Either Nico, myself, or both of us would be my suggestion," Ci Ci replies. "We both are experienced negotiators. The Captain and the rest of you need only be present and look intimidating. Whisper anything you want said to us, and we'll make sure to get wind behind the words."
I am not as clumsy with words as one would assume, but... I do not have your gifts. He indicates the two already mentioned.
That ok with me if you wanna talk talk.
Captain?