Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas!

[BudgetDM]

"My friends," says Maximo as he starts to make the ship ready to make way, "We cannot delay this any longer. We needed to choose a new captain. Personally I would say I am a poor choice. A captain should know more than just sword and piloting a ship."

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Boating Dice: [roll]1d8+2[/roll]
Possible Ace: [roll]1d8[/roll]

Wild Dice: [roll]1d6+2[/roll]
Possible Ace: [roll]1d6[/roll]

[Overlord Rion]

Tomas decides to help Maximo get the ship ready. As he does so, he states "It is good to know your limitations my friend. But, I would like to throw in my hat for being the captain. I would like to think I would do well. Anyone else want to throw theirs in?"

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Boating:(1d8)[2]
Wild Dice:(1d6)[6]

[OMG PONIES]

Papa Bonu hops aboard the Resolute, scurrying across the planks of the deck to his trove of odd herbs, animal parts, and other trinkets. He pulls out a wooden bowl full of a liquid that smells like bile and begins rubbing it on the ship's riggings.

"We comin' home, sick Mama Ocean," he chants as he lathers on the bile, "and we be asking that meals be made fo' us and not from us. May we cut through the waters like blades and not the other way. May we find gold and not graves. May we outrun the duppies and outgun the others. We be comin' home, sick Mama Ocean, we be comin' home..."

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[roll=Boating (untrained)]1d4-2[/roll] 1 (see OOC)
Possible Ace - (1d4)[4]
[roll=Boating Wild Card (untrained)]1d6[/roll] 4 (see OOC)
Possible Ace - (1d6)[3]
Faith - (1d12)[9]
Possible Ace - (1d12)[8]
Faith Wild Card - (1d6)[6]
Possible Ace - (1d6)[1]

EDIT: Apparently parentheses mess up the roller. Will be rolling the two untrained rolls in the OOC. So, since my Wild Card die was a 6 before the modifier, does that mean I ace? If so, my boating total is a 7, while my Faith total is a 9, right?

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* post roll count doesn't match database

[silversnowe]

Evelynn climbs aboard the Resolute and starts to help get the ship ready. As she does, her snake slithers out of her shirt and makes himself comfortable on the deck.

"Myself, I'll be keepin' out o' this captain business. It's not for me."

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Boating: (1d6)[5]
Wild: (1d6)[6]

[Reverent-One]

With a shrug, Richard keeps working, "I have no problem leaving the thinking to you. Just keep the booty coming in and I'll be happy."

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Throwing in my rolls just in case:
Boating - (1d6)[2]
Wild - (1d6)[5]

[Mambo]

Solimon emerges from below decks, having stayed with the ship for most of their visit to port. "Salut, mes amis! Anything interestin' happen in the tavern?"

He hadn't felt like socializing much. He had said some prayers in the cabin and played his fiddle a bit while the others were ashore.

[Reverent-One]

"Nothing exciting, though these others bought an old drunk's story of a lost treasure and a map. Even if he was right, the map just leads to an island filled with angry natives."

[silversnowe]

"In other words, we be off to an adventure," Evelynn says with a wink as she tightens a knot.

[Lycan 01]

In a stunning show of sailing prowess, the crew of the Resolute have it ready to set sail in just minutes. With blazing speed and expert precision, they secure, batten, tie, prepare, fasten, and various other verbs. Before long, the ship is setting sail from port, and the crew begins their quest for booty...

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The ship has enough food for a few weeks travel. I'm not going to be a jerk and force y'all to eat shoe leather to survive.


Now, does anyone have a spyglass, or good perception? It may be prudent or wise to place somebody on watch up in the crow's nest, just in case you spot another ship on the horizon. If that's the case, you can then decide what you want to do about it... Or y'all can just not bother with watching for ships, and sail directly for the island.

[Overlord Rion]

"Well, I suppose that makes me captain. Captain Tomas...nice sound to it. Anyway, someone had best take watch up in the crow's nest. Don't want us being surprised n' all."

Tomas sighed. "Let's make the old captain proud, shall we?"

[Reverent-One]

"I'll take the crow's nest," Richard says, climbing the ropes up the mast. "Captain Tomas"

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Guess I'll throw a Notice roll in now.
Notice - (1d4)[3]
Wild - (1d6)[1]

[BudgetDM]

From his post at the ship's wheel, Maximo yells to Captain Tomas, "Congratulations on becoming captain, my friend. Hopeful all of the horrible treacherous deeds you did to gain the position never catch up to you."

[Overlord Rion]

Tomas smiles at Maximo's comment."I would take that to heart, but I have yet to do anything too treacherous."

[Lycan 01]

Two days pass, and nothing is sighted. That may be more-so the fault of Richard's attention span and eyesight, rather than the existence of sails on the horizon or lack thereof. But shortly after dawn on the third day, Richard spots something on the horizon - an island!

As the ship draws closer, the crew can soon make out the details of the landmass. The island is tropical, and it is formed in the shape of a crescent. It is 3 or so miles long, and has a width of about half a mile at its widest point. There is a mountain centered near the middle of the island, with tall cliff-faces and luscious jungles surrounding and topping it.

The Resolute is approaching the "open" side of the crescent. The mountain on this side of the island sports an awe-inspiring waterfall near its center. And when the crew's attention wanders from the waterfall, they soon spot something nearby, marooned upon the sandy shores. Its a ship! But until the crew can get ashore and investigate, its identity and condition are a mystery...

[silversnowe]

"Land ahoy!" Evelynn cries. She squints at the island in the distance, her snake slithering behind her as she walks across the deck to get a better view. "Let's get the ship ready for landing, aye?"

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Boating: [roll]1d6[/roll]
Wild: [roll]1d6[/roll]
Okay the forum dice roller is being weird? To the OOC thread, then...

[Lycan 01]

Evelynn manages to furl the sails and slow the ship enough that the crew can drop anchor whenever they want, depending on how close they wish to be to shore, or if they wish for the ship to drop anchor at all.

[OMG PONIES]

Papa Bonu shivers slightly as he watches the ship near the shore. "Cool chills now, puppies. Keep on the leash--we goin' in the mouth of da monster now."

[Reverent-One]

"Aye, so there's your treasure ship. Want to go get it?" Richard asks wryly.

[BudgetDM]

"I think we would be wise to employ stealth in this venture." says Maximo.

[Overlord Rion]

"Stealth would be near impossible until we get to the trees. Everyone, exercise extreme caution. Someone drop the anchor and get a boat on the water." Tomas is quick to issue orders as he surveys the beach, looking for something, anything out of the ordinary.

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Notice Roll: (1d4)[4] -2 to result
Possible Ace: (1d4)[2]

Wild Die: (1d6)[6]
Possible Ace: (1d6)[3]

[BudgetDM]

"Someone get drop the anchor and get a boat on the water."

"Aye aye, sir." says Maximo as he starts to ready the long boat.

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I'm still here.

[Reverent-One]

Richard helps Maximo get the boat ready, checking his own gear to make sure he's ready to head over.

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Sailing check if you want one
Sailing die-(1d6)[6]
Wild Die-(1d6)[4]

[Lycan 01]

The members of the crew not ravaged by scurvy board a small rowboat, and with stunning speed make their way to shore. They discover the wreck on the shore IS in fact the Spanish treasure ship they have been seeking! It is grounded mostly out of water, and several savage gaps are visible in her hull from cannon fire. One of the masts has fallen, leaving sails and rigging dangling down from the deck to the ground below. To get aboard, the adventurers will need to hazard climbing the weathered and worn rope and cloth...

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Climb checks to get aboard, for those still playing...

[Overlord Rion]

Tomas sighs. People were weant for the ground, not climbing up above it. But it was no matter, Tomas was captain! He would show his crew how capable he was.

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Roll: (1d4)[3]
Possible Ace: (1d4)[1]

Wild Die: (1d6)[6]
Possible Ace: (1d6)[4]

[BudgetDM]

Maximo follows the captain's lead and begins to climb. Let it never be said the Maximo shied from danger.

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It might, however be said Maximo can't climb for beans.
climb: (1d4-2)[2](0)
ace:: (1d4)[2](2)

wild: (1d6-2)[4](2)
ace: (1d6)[2](2)

[Reverent-One]

Richard follows the others, gripping the old riggings hanging over the edge, praying they don't fall apart on him.

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Climb-(1d6)[2]
Wild-(1d6)[3]
Aces-(1d6)[5]
(1d6)[4]

As a side note, Budget, unless I am greatly mistaken, your Wild Dice does not take the -2 penalty your untrained d4 does.

[OMG PONIES]

Papa Bonu, too, attempts to scurry up onto the old wreck, but cannot find a foothold.

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Climb - (1d4-2)[-1]
Possible Ace - (1d4)[3]

Wild Die - (1d6-2)[-1]
[roll]Possible Ace]1d6[/roll]

[Lycan 01]

Tomas, like the valiant captain he is, sets a good example and quickly scrambles up the tattered sails and rigging. Everyone else, though, has less luck. They all lose their footing a few times, or have clothe rip or rope snap beneath their weight. Eventually Maximo, Richard, and Papa Bonu all manage to get aboard the ship, but they're quite bruised and tired from the ordeal.

The top deck of the ship is empty, aside from a skeleton picked clean by carrion birds. It is sprawled out on the deck, which has begun to warp beneath the heat of the sun.

The lower decks of the ship hold similar sights. A few skeletons lay scattered about, likely members of the crew killed during the battle with the pirates. However, there's very little treasure to be found. The hold is empty! Well, almost empty. There are a few loose coins on the floor, as though they were dropped and forgotten, or ignored in favor of some other loot. Either the ship has already been raided, or there was never any loot to begin with...

The door to the Captain's Quarters doesn't seem to want to open, however. The heat of the sun has warped the wood, causing the door to get stuck in the frame. It will take a bit of force to open it...

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Wow, only 4 people still in this?


Maximo, Richard, and Papa Bonu each take 1 Level of Fatigue.

There's enough gold so that everyone gets (1d6)[4] coins.

Strength check to open the door to the Captain's Quarters.

[OMG PONIES]

Papa Bonu frowns and looks at the skeletons scattered across the decks. "You taste the air, puppies? These were some salty souls.". He gestures toward the Captain's quarters with his gnarled old walking stick, a sturdy branch covered in odd scriptures and runes. "Who gon' be strong enough to open dat oak envelope? We got a gold love letter in dere. Da salty souls are whisperin' it to me."

[Reverent-One]

"Some treasure we've got here." Richard mutters. That the Captain's door attempts to resist his efforts to open it only annoys him further, and he gives the door a good kick.

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Strength to break down the door?
Strength - (1d8)[4]
Wild - (1d6)[1]
Aces:
(1d8)[5]
(1d6)[6]