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Seas of Habololy => Setting Sail Again => Topic started by: Asinjin on December 11, 2015, 12:43:19 AM
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Thoughts and discussions.
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Before we scuttle the ship Claude flies up and takes the flag.
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Have we officially decided to sink this thing? We most definitely don't have the necessary skills or manpower to sail it back to Port Talp. We can manage the smaller ship, but what are we doing about that other viper ship out there? Did they retreat or are they still a threat?
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A recap of the end of the mission:
Having taken the Viper fleet ship (the red viper to be precise), you set about a plan to capture the ship. Captain Ispolis , having come up along side the ship, yells over that he wants to get out now. "We already have a great bounty, lets take the Kakushin and the prisoners and sail to port." He collects the crew and the prisoners you have and sails away. You are left on the viper ship with those who are willing to volunteer (basically most of the PCs). Midiyro stays (katana wielding Horarian) as does Len the Doctor's Mate. No one else is willing to for one reason or another.
You sail straight, working on a plan to fix the rudder as the other Viper shadows you once they have picked up the dingy with the escaping crew of this ship. Exploring this ship, you clean out the captain's quarters and find little else. The gun deck was gutted by the fire and the lowest decks were cleaned out. Again, it seems as if the Ship's Mage, Quartermaster, and Steward were tasked with escaping and taking everything of value when something like this happens. There is a half hour of down time as the ships are more or less stopped picking up people before the chase begins. (Note to list all of the magic items you find on the captain and other captured or dead crew). Those on the gun deck have been cleaned of stuff.
The Pride and the Orca sail at a distance and watch, the sun is still an hour or more away. The Silver Viper come alongside your Viper, sailing parallel and waiting. You take stock and find the cannon to be mostly fouled, with most repairable given the right crew and materials. Ispolis took the lesser captured crew (only six), while allowing you to keep the captain. With the sun going to rise in a half hour, the other Viper ship begins to fire upon your viper and close. As they begin to fire, Tsunami comes under attack from swarms of vipers. At a distance, through a spyglass, you can see preparations being made on the other viper. There crew along with the surviving crew of this ship are on deck, readying for battle. You see four ogre sized creatures on their deck as well.
Sensing the pressure and realizing that it is unlikely you can reach Port Talp with the ship intact, you make the decision to scuttle the ship and get back to the Pride. You find a dingy and begin to load up on the side away from the other viper ship. You explode the remaining powder on the bottom deck, blowing a hole. You spend five minutes cutting everything and smashing everything else. You carry away everything you can and get the dingy. The other viper ship does not give chase. In the distance, as the sun begins to rise. One of the crew spots a flag run up the mast of the other viper ship. The flag is in red and purple and has to characters on it:
復讐
Isyawi says, "That means vengeance. They are swearing an oath to take vengeance upon us." This unnerves many of the crew as the Shelleshe oath of vengeance is always carried out; according the sailing lore. Most of those that are unnerved eventually calm themselves, but some make it clear they will not get on the ship again after you reach Port Talp.
You reach the Orca and take control of the ship from Lewis. Two days later, you reach Port Talp on the 3rd day of the 12th month of 787. The city looks fine. There are three other corsair ships in port.
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Before you get to Port Talp, you can ask questions of the captured captain and crew. His name is Mikakuri.
Once you get to Port Talp, the authorities will take all of your captives.
You will also have a decision to make, although is actually only belongs to Rin and/or Valdis. In lieu of standard payment, you will be given the new ship if you sign a contract to act as corsairs using the ship for the next two years.
The payment to everyone else depends on that decision. As before, Ispolis grants the boarding party any of the magic items collected from the ship. The rest of the materials from the viper ship will be sold or used.
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It takes a week or so, but you get all of the items of the captain identified. Can Claude do that cheaply?
- Cloak of missile resistance, which is red and has vipers sewn in it as decoration (DR 5 against normal ranged attacks, not cannon or firearms or magic AND DR 10 against electricity). It has shoulder boards and is very showy. It also grants a +2 Leadership score.
- Dagger of Venom, ornate +1 dagger than can poison three times per day
- Ring of protection +2 saves
- Bracers of Shielding (+3 AC deflection)
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Shortly after your arrive, and after they are paid, the following crew leave.
Eric the Ship's Mage; "That was not what I expected. I don't want any more part of this war."
Terry the now one armed Master mariner leaves. He is obviously distraught and takes little comfort in the coin paid.
Similarly, Joe the blinded seaman is taken to his brother.
Seaman Vaughn leaves with little fanfare, he too says, "I am not going out again with vengeance on my head."
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Upon arrival in port, a group of harbor guards, clerics, and constable interviews everyone before you are allowed off the ship and into the city. In addition, they search the ship. You hear that they have had problems with some infiltrators into the city. Not many, but a couple.
They pay special attention to Sas and the Vass who were not on the ship list when you left. They are calmed when they find them on another ship's list of crew and hear the story.
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Among the other captured and dead crew from the main deck (the lower decks crew had been cleared of items), you find two magical items:
The unarmed combatant that fought Claude has a Girdle of the Master Sailor, which does the following:
- +2 Dexterity
- Grants a Swim speed of 20 or +10 to existing speed
- +1 non-Dexterity to Ship based skill checks
- Breath water for 1 hour per day
One of the other crew had a short Sword +1
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Claude can identify all the items. He does ask about keeping the girdle.
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Claude can identify all the items. He does ask about keeping the girdle.
Ispolis says, "I leave the items to Rin as First Mate to divvy out."
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You learn that the city will ransom the captives to the Shelleshe. For that reason, there is a payment to Ispolis and the crew for the captives. The exact amount is unknown to you.
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Before you get to Port Talp, you can ask questions of the captured captain and crew. His name is Mikakuri.
Once you get to Port Talp, the authorities will take all of your captives.
You will also have a decision to make, although is actually only belongs to Rin and/or Valdis. In lieu of standard payment, you will be given the new ship if you sign a contract to act as corsairs using the ship for the next two years.
The payment to everyone else depends on that decision. As before, Ispolis grants the boarding party any of the magic items collected from the ship. The rest of the materials from the viper ship will be sold or used.
While tempting, the captured ship is too slow to be of any real use to us. The tactics that work for us require speed. Valdis will take his payment in coin and/or gems. None of the items recovered seem to interest him.
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- Ring of protection +2 saves
- Bracers of Shielding (+3 AC deflection)
Would anyone mind if Chase claims these items?
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Would anyone mind if Chase claims these items?
Ritvali says, "Yes, I mind you getting two while I get none."
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Ritvali says, "Yes, I mind you getting two while I get none."
Fair enough. I'll take the bracers then.
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- Ring of protection +2 saves
If I have earned payment, I choose thisssssss......
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Ritvlia says, "If you want that, then someone needs to exchange the venom dagger for something else for me."
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Ritvlia says, "If you want that, then someone needs to exchange the venom dagger for something else for me."
I will take my sword, and be fine says Rin.
Valdis, how do you feel about creating our own ship?
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Ispolis says, "Rin, it was your command when the items were all taken, so it is up to you to decide who should get the items you claimed."
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sighs..
So we have:
Cloak of missile resistance, which is red and has vipers sewn in it as decoration (DR 5 against normal ranger attacks, not cannon or firearms or magic AND DR 10 against electricity). It has shoulder boards and is very showy. It also grants a +2 Leadership score.
Dagger of Venom, ornate +1 dagger than can poison three times per day
Girdle of the Master Sailor, which does the following:
- +2 Dexterity - Grants a Swim speed of 20 or +10 to existing speed
- +1 non-Dexterity to Ship based skill checks
- Breath water for 1 hour per day One of the other crew had a
short Sword +1
still unclaimed?
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Claude can't wait to invite Sas for an ice-cream. If there is an issue with dividing the items Claude lets Rin and the Captain know that he has many connections in the city and would help trade or sell them to get something else if necessary.
He also invites Valdis to come and visit his family...and have an ice-cream on the way of course.
Do we know what our payment is yet?
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Not until Rin and Valdis decide on the ship.
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I will take my sword, and be fine says Rin.
Valdis, how do you feel about creating our own ship?
If we can get a fast one, I am interested.
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Rin nods at Valdis...
" I'm not sure I'm Captain material, do you want the hat?"
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Rin nods at Valdis...
" I'm not sure I'm Captain material, do you want the hat?"
As we get closer and closer to port, Valdis becomes noticeably more uncomfortable. When Rin asks that question, Valdis slowly relaxes as he mulls the possibility over. Slowly, eyes unfocused, he begins to nod. Seemingly only to himself at first, then his gaze focuses and he looks at Rin. "Yes. If we can find a fast ship, i will." Before you really have a chance to react, Lewis crawls up your leg, around your waist and up over your back. He stops, holding himself about a foot in front of Rin's face by his ectoplasmic appendages.
In her head Rin hears ~Look at me. Look at me. I am the Captain now~ as Lewis takes the hat off of her head and places it on himself. You hear Lewis mentally giggle as he climbs down and returns to hanging out on the rigging...
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As we get closer and closer to port, Valdis becomes noticeably more uncomfortable. When Rin asks that question, Valdis slowly relaxes as he mulls the possibility over. Slowly, eyes unfocused, he begins to nod. Seemingly only to himself at first, then his gaze focuses and he looks at Rin. "Yes. If we can find a fast ship, i will." Before you really have a chance to react, Lewis crawls up your leg, around your waist and up over your back. He stops, holding himself about a foot in front of Rin's face by his ectoplasmic appendages.
In her head Rin hears ~Look at me. Look at me. I am the Captain now~ as Lewis takes the hat off of her head and places it on himself. You hear Lewis mentally giggle as he climbs down and returns to hanging out on the rigging...
Rin looks just a little put off... She sees the stone as unnatural.
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I am the Captain now~ as Lewis takes the hat off of her head and places it on himself.
So a tiny psionic rock puts on an oversized hat and now claims to be ship's captain? Am I the only one here worried about cap sizing?
Yes, I logged on just now specifically to make a nautical pun.
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So the decision is made to claim the bounty for the ship. Captain Ispolis arranges it and then divvies out the rewards. Each officer gets 250 gold coins. Everyone else gets 100 gold coins each.
The venom dagger needs to be exchanged and the other items need to be settled.
Claude - Girdle
Chase - Bracers
Ring - Sas
Sword - Rin
How about the ornate cloak and the lesser sword?
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Does the GreeNinja want?
So the decision is made to claim the bounty for the ship. Captain Ispolis arranges it and then divvies out the rewards. Each officer gets 250 gold coins. Everyone else gets 100 gold coins each.
The venom dagger needs to be exchanged and the other items need to be settled.
Claude - Girdle
Chase - Bracers
Ring - Sas
Sword - Rin
How about the ornate cloak and the lesser sword?
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If you ever refer to him as that in front of him, his brow goes up really high and he doesn't seem to understand what you mean.
That said, he would like to have the dagger traded in for something else.
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If you ever refer to him as that in front of him, his brow goes up really high and he doesn't seem to understand what you mean.
That said, he would like to have the dagger traded in for something else.
Ssas will take the cloak if Ritvlia wants the ring. I'm sure I can sell it and negotiate a good price.
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Ssas will take the cloak if Ritvlia wants the ring. I'm sure I can sell it and negotiate a good price.
"I will take the ring." Ritvali says.
Isyawi responds, "If no one else wants it, I will take the dagger."
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"I will take the ring." Ritvali says.
Isyawi responds, "If no one else wants it, I will take the dagger."
Okay. So where in Port Talp can someone exchange a super unique magic item for maximum trade in value? Would also be handy if that place could craft custom wondrous items at rock bottom prices.
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Okay. So where in Port Talp can someone exchange a super unique magic item for maximum trade in value? Would also be handy if that place could craft custom wondrous items at rock bottom prices.
If only such a place existed...I would most definitely subscribe to their newsletter.
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Decide on what you want in exchange for the cloak among your characters (you find Natsu's emporium a good place for such exchanges).
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I have started a 2nd board for discussions on new mission and new ship. Further talk of magic items exchanged for interrogation of the captives can go here.
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Okay. So where in Port Talp can someone exchange a super unique magic item for maximum trade in value? Would also be handy if that place could craft custom wondrous items at rock bottom prices.
When Ssaskra is seen next, he shares this with everyone:
"I have sssuccesssssfully traded the Viper Cloak. The Ssssailorsss Guild....directed....me to a sssmall sssshop in 5 Ssstreetsss Dissstrict...called Natssssu's....Emporium. The owner'sss deal was very...generousss. He wasss able to craft...what isss the word? (says something in Scalee)...custom!...itemsss at a...price...that was very...low. If any of you ssseek a...trade...or crafting, I sssuggessst going there."
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When Ssaskra is seen next, he shares this with everyone:
"I have sssuccesssssfully traded the Viper Cloak. The Ssssailorsss Guild....directed....me to a sssmall sssshop in 5 Ssstreetsss Dissstrict...called Natssssu's....Emporium. The owner'sss deal was very...generousss. He wasss able to craft...what isss the word? (says something in Scalee)...custom!...itemsss at a...price...that was very...low. If any of you ssseek a...trade...or crafting, I sssuggessst going there."
Hmmm, a rogues guild with access to the open seas to establish trading routes...I sense a crossover campaign. :)
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Rin would like to fund Claude so he can make her some potions. Or if it's cheaper buy them from the town.
Some wetfire (whatever that's called) condensed potions so she can affix them to arrows. Some more termite paste, anything else that would be helpful to working against other ships.
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It is cheaper for Claude to make them, but faster to buy them in the city.
Master Po will not be at the first session, so Claude is planning on spending lots of time making everything you need both in the city and on the ship.
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I assume we aren't in a rush.. Not sure when we are scheduled to leave again. Or if I have enough coin to get him to make them.
It is cheaper for Claude to make them, but faster to buy them in the city.
Master Po will not be at the first session, so Claude is planning on spending lots of time making everything you need both in the city and on the ship.
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I assume we aren't in a rush.. Not sure when we are scheduled to leave again. Or if I have enough coin to get him to make them.
You are not in a rush, but you also can't spend months getting ready. Captain Ispolis wants to spend no more than three weeks at port. If anyone has any objections, let him know.
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Ispolis asks Sas, "Do you plan on staying on as part of the crew? If so, what are you trained to do?" The other Vass that were with Sas wait to hear his answer before asking to join the crew as well.
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Ispolis asks Sas, "Do you plan on staying on as part of the crew? If so, what are you trained to do?" The other Vass that were with Sas wait to hear his answer before asking to join the crew as well.
"Yesss, if you will have me. I am a ssskilled...negotssssiator...and a capable sssailor. I also have sssome...magic...at my disssposssal."
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Rin glares at Ispolis " You'll be lucky to have him, let him do what he wants"
"Yesss, if you will have me. I am a ssskilled...negotssssiator...and a capable sssailor. I also have sssome...magic...at my disssposssal."