I am about to start running my party through The Bullywug Gambit, and I noticed a possible issue that I need help with :)
In Vanthus' letters found at the end of TINH, he details his plan to set the ships in Kraken's Cove on fire and then collect the treasures from the harbor of the cove once the ships sink. When the PCs arrive, the ships are still burning, but will be gone an hour later (except for the Sea Wyvern).
My question to Mr. Logue and Mr. Jacobs - were all of the valuables on board the ships taken ashore before the fires broke out, or will the harbor floor be littered with them once the ships burn down (and if so, what are they)? Also, wouldn't there still be valuables onboard the Sea Wyvern, since it was undamaged and unoccupied?
Thanks for your help on this!
Your Friendly Neighborhood Dalesman
"Bringing Big D**n Justice to the Bad Guys Since 1369 DR"
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Well... the Sea Wyvern itself is worth 10,000 gp, so that's a good start. Whatever you'd like to stash in her hold should be a fraction of this, since the majority of her cargo before the events in "Bullywug Gambit" took place had already been offloaded.
As for the other valuables, they're there, but they're scattered throughout the cove. The silks hanging in the cave, the bits scattered on the beach, and the trinkets elsewhere in the caverns are pretty much it. The ships weren't laden with gems and gold. Most of it was silks, exotic animals, ambergris, and other cargo that doesn't make it through a fire that well.
That said, there was certainly some gold on the ships (if only the gold that was carried by the pirates). If you want to add in some gold and other loot scattered along the bottom of the cove, go right ahead. No more than 500 gp though, and collecting it all gives the bullywugs that much more of a head start...
Well... the Sea Wyvern itself is worth 10,000 gp, so that's a good start. Whatever you'd like to stash in her hold should be a fraction of this, since the majority of her cargo before the events in "Bullywug Gambit" took place had already been offloaded.
As for the other valuables, they're there, but they're scattered throughout the cove. The silks hanging in the cave, the bits scattered on the beach, and the trinkets elsewhere in the caverns are pretty much it. The ships weren't laden with gems and gold. Most of it was silks, exotic animals, ambergris, and other cargo that doesn't make it through a fire that well.
That said, there was certainly some gold on the ships (if only the gold that was carried by the pirates). If you want to add in some gold and other loot scattered along the bottom of the cove, go right ahead. No more than 500 gp though, and collecting it all gives the bullywugs that much more of a head start...
Many thanks for the clarification James. I am fortunate in that my party will not stop to gather the valuables when they realize that Lavinia's in danger (they will race back to save their friend), but when they return to Kraken's Cove to salvage the Wyvern, they should have enough time to retrieve things from the harbor.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Dalesman
"Bringing Big D**n Justice to the Bad Guys Since 1369 DR"
Well... the Sea Wyvern itself is worth 10,000 gp, so that's a good start. Whatever you'd like to stash in her hold should be a fraction of this, since the majority of her cargo before the events in "Bullywug Gambit" took place had already been offloaded.
As for the other valuables, they're there, but they're scattered throughout the cove. The silks hanging in the cave, the bits scattered on the beach, and the trinkets elsewhere in the caverns are pretty much it. The ships weren't laden with gems and gold. Most of it was silks, exotic animals, ambergris, and other cargo that doesn't make it through a fire that well.
That said, there was certainly some gold on the ships (if only the gold that was carried by the pirates). If you want to add in some gold and other loot scattered along the bottom of the cove, go right ahead. No more than 500 gp though, and collecting it all gives the bullywugs that much more of a head start...
This is good to know, because my players are going back to the cove to pick up their new ship AND salvage anything they can from the other ships.