With the other ship now aligned with theirs and grappled, Callum tied off the wheel and drew his weapons as he moved to the edge of the ship, preparing to board the other.
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Callum keeps the ship steady, closing on their target, preparing to turn to line up against the enemy ship's side to allow for grappling and boarding.
"It seems they be takin' prisoners o' the other crew. If they were going te kill 'em outright, they'da done so. Mayhaps there's more risk to them if'n we were te launch our assault at range with ther caterpults. I like Fishgut's alternative option where'n we board the ship an' give 'em a fright. More risk to us, but with us there, mayhaps the prisoners will take heart and rise up to aid in our assault."
"Shall we come upon them from behind the smoke, or from the other side if mayhaps they be lookin at their catch rather than at tha sea?" Callum asks, taking the wheel and prepared to use his skills to drive the ship quickly towards their newfound, yet potential, prey.
Callum helps load the plunder to bring back to the ship. "Aye. While this be a good haul," he says tipping his hat back towards the town, "it be but a pittance te what her Grace can fit in her hold."
Callum moves towards the other nearby building to confront any who may occupy it.
Callum draws his weapons and moves towards where the purported village protectors are located.
Sorry about the delay. I'd thought I'd posted that I was going to be away for a week but I apparently did not.
So how does a land raid on a town/village work? Does the surprise period start once we dock or bring a smaller boat ashore? Do we know anything about the town's layout (and possible booty locations) and defenses?
"Aye. As Fishguts suggests, we can attack at night t' plunder a village with little resistance and less killin'. Slaves and the dead don't talk so, instead, we can strike fear into their hearts an' allow our name to spread."
"Aye," Callum nods in agreement. "We want word o' our exploits te spread. As the fear grows, so too will willing volunteers wishin' te join. Then mayhaps we be needin a fleet."
Callum moves takes a sidestep in order to flank one of the marines and lashes out with his weapons.
Callum takes a step around the sailor before swinging his blade and axe at him. Unfortunately, this time, neither strike meets their mark.
Callum growls upon being struck and uses Nuts' positioning to allow him to flank one of the sailors.
Callum moves to cross, trying toll past one of the sailors to stand beside Emerald.
Callum tosses a rope around one of the wheel spokes to stabilize it for boarding before moving to the port side to prepare for boarding. Seeing one of the enemy crew standing out amongst the rest, he figures the man for a leadership role, Captain or Mate. When the crew of the Queen's Grace come close enough to hear him, he points at the man on the other ship. "Thar be one o' them that we be wantin'," he calls out. "We bring down the Mate an' Cap'n then the rest o' the crew will fold."
Callum smiles as they approach.
Could we not presume that the ballistae were loaded as we approached the ship (which, I think, were maybe about 4 rounds, or whatever the time period is for movement in ship combat)?
Callum smiles as the ship approaches their prey.
"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.
Taking advantage of Rosie's positioning and lashes out with his cutlass and axe.
Callum gets up and looks around, turning his head at the sound of battle. He then rushes up to the deck to join the fray.
Callum dreams of sailing into the Eye much like his grandsire.
Callum takes a turn at the wheel during the day but will happily cedes his place when night begins to fall. It had been a while since he had the chance to sleep in a berth on a ship at sea.
Callum sighs, breathe in deep, filling his lungs with the sea air. "Ah! It be joyous that we finally be asea!" he exclaimed happily. Clearly he was in his element, remaining steady and moving easily across the deck despite any rocking. "If it be all the same te ye, as was discussed when I joined the crew, I'll be takin' the wheel. I've inherited some o' the skills of me grandpappy when it comes te piloting a ship."
Queen's Grace from me.
Callum moves away from the swarm to the best of his ability, readying a weapon to strike should they approach again.
I'd be fine for my slot to be used for Queen's Grace, so that it remains in the running.
Callum growls at the monkey attack. Blast this cursed place. I canna wait te get back te the sea.
Do not pick Breaking Wind. We'd have to worry about the accompanying odour. For those that don't know, those words are synonyms to passing gas. I don't think showing off a relation to Besmara is a big deal. If we want to hang in civilized waters, we can disguise the name, figurehead, and flag with a secondary, more peaceful sounding name (and maybe, since we're in a world of magic, we can devise a ship version of a flag/hat of disguise). Anyhow, of the remaining 4 on the round 2 list, I'd probably lean towards Fever Dream in the first battle and Queen's Grace in the second. Oh. If we're restarting and picking from Nuts' list, then Fever Dream or Bes' Blessing.
I don't think we need to worry about names that align with the concept of a pirate. We are pirates, after all. We could always set the name on the stern of the ship with an inset attachment that would allow us to cover it with another name surreptitiously to avoid scrutiny if we're trying to deceive. Oh, and my non-serious suggestion for a name is Breaking Wind.
Callum spends time bonding somewhat with the orphaned parrot, perhaps a mascot, oddly named Rotgut. His pirate grandfather had a parrot himself, so he was hoping this might help him continue to follow in his footsteps towards becoming a great pirate... or, if it didn't work out, maybe Manny could whip something up out of it in the galley.
I'll be away for the weekend (long weekend in Canada). Bot if needed.
Callum helps Nuts in calming the parrot down and attracting it to them. "The bird 'as lost 'is master an' needs a new home, for certain," he says softly.
Callum also checks out the area for anything out of the ordinary.
Callum launches a bolt at the nearest boar and then starts to reload it.
Don't forget to add +1 to attack and damage against the first boar (I'll switch Freebooter's to the second boar once the first is dead). Maybe someone could give Manny a boost in order to get over Nuts & one (or both boars). Fastball special?
Callum curses under his breath at the tight trail the group was following to get to the watchtower. He ha no problems with crowding and enclosed spaces when on a ship but this jungle trail surrounded by thick foliage was... unnatural to him. He cursed again when they ran into the wild boars. He's usually has a way with food, but these two pieces of living pork were too enraged for that subtlety. Instead he pulls out his crossbow. Instead of begining the work of cranking that sucker, he instead took the time to rally the group against the boar in the lead.
Now that Lief is taken care of, Callum had the Tidewater Cutlass in his game. As it is unique and no one has spoken for yours, it is ok for him to keep it? OK with me. Capricia needs to use her falcata all the time. Splendid! I'll leave my sheet as is then. Callum only has a +6 diplomacy, so having a proper face around is a good thing (he has Intimidate +9 though). Combat-wise, he's a bit better while on a ship, and can give a bit of a buff for the crew against a single foe at a time (which stacks with everything, it seems). Outside that, he's built to pilot the ship having spent two feats and a trait towards that goal. I'm starting to remember the longer term plan with him, too. One more level of pirate rogue for the swinging reposition, then into the Inner Sea Pirate prestige class towards some of those ship piloting-related pirate tricks.
Callum sighs and puts his weapons away when it becomes clear that these were just fellow free men and women of the sea. He follows his new crewmates, shaking his head while helping Nuts carry the stunned goblin.
Callum sighs and draws his cutlass and boarding axe, once again, as it appears there may be more hostilities to come, given the Chelaxians arrived with weapons drawn. "At least these be o' the human variety, he mutters under his breath as he eyes these interlopers, seeking the one that might be considered their leader and thus could be a prime target, should parley not win the day.
Callum looks askance at the goblin's activities. "I've devoured me share o' peculiar grub in a pinch, but I don't reckon we need to be gatherin' this when our holds should be brimmin' from our stay in port."
Wow. The dice are not being friendly to me lately.
Callum rushes towards another wasp, trying to maneuver into a good position, and swings his cutlass.
Callum lashes out again with his cutlass and boarding axe.
Callum growls, wishing he was standing on the deck of a ship, and swings both his weapons at the wasps.
Callum races forward to join his new shipmates in the battle.
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