| Sean Nittner |
Last session, during the literal "fog of war" while taking on the Man's Promise, a few of the characters sought out Mr. Plugg and murdered the hell out of him.
They should have lost the fight, but a failed save vs. the witch's ear piercing scream, and rolling 4 or lower four times in a row meant the last of Plugg. They finished it off by casting Undine's Curse on him (another failed saving throw) so he'd stop breathing once unconscious, and then made a masterful stealth check to toss him over the ledge into the shark infested waters before the fog cleared.
It wasn't what I was expecting but good on them! Plugg was terrible and he very much had it coming to him.
That said, there is a lot more Plugg is supposed to do in the adventure, so I'm looking at replacing him and I'd like to make it a contest the PCs can either get involved in themselves directly (oh how much fun it would be to try and corrupt one of them) or have them jockey for another member of the crew to win it. If one of the PCs get the role, I'd still send Kipper or someone else along with Scourge to back him up, so I'm not to worried about them getting the position if they really want it.
Any suggestions on challenges/contests that would make for a good first mate? With an additional prize the Plugg's tidewater cutlass would be awarded to the winner?