The directions in the sidebar are "Be sure to give them a powerful description of the ship."
I don't know jack about ships, powerful or otherwise. I actually had to go look up the definitions of docked and moored to figure out what was going on in 'There is no Honor'. How have various DMs described the ship in addition to what the adventure already lays out for you?
The directions in the sidebar are "Be sure to give them a powerful description of the ship."
I don't know jack about ships, powerful or otherwise. I actually had to go look up the definitions of docked and moored to figure out what was going on in 'There is no Honor'. How have various DMs described the ship in addition to what the adventure already lays out for you?
In preparing for this AP, I've been looking at the pirates of the Caribbean movies. They're a wealth of information if you want to give your game a certain atmosphere. Think of Tortuga as a sort of Scuttlecove, The Black pearl as a stand-in for the sea Wyvern and Jack Sparrow as a male version of Harlys Jarvell.
If you want to describe the sea wyvern, use the image from those movies. Or alternatively, compare it to a classic sport scar. sleek lines, built for speed, appearing to be ready to tear away even though it lays anchored in the bay.
If you have the opportunity, work tales of the wyvern and her exploits into your story early. Have merchants tell how the ship appeared out of nowhere and raced towards them, sails billowing, catching up in no time. Or tell who the ship made the voyage from Sasserine to <insert other important port name here> in record time, and that it is still the fasted ship ever to be built (an exaggeration perhaps, but a good one).
The Wyvern made the Kessel Run (Sasserine to Kessel Island) in less than twelve parsecs?
that ol' heap oh junk?
I mean... yeah :)
Someone beat me to the joke!
This thread has links to deck plans, and this other thread has a link to a badly-Photoshopped picture.
thanks Sben, I was about to point that out