Skull & Shackles: The Wormwood Mutiny [IC]

[Ostoril]

Sprawl bites his lip and watches silently, clearly flinching with each lash.

[Master K]

Tramp watches and says nothing, feeling no sympathy for Fipps after what he pulled that morning.

[lostsole31]

Once the terrifying punishment is carried out, an unconscious Fipps Chumlett is carried away. The Stitchman talks with Master Scourge, who looks genuinely upset, and in turn he looks up to the Captain, who nods his own head. The captain then retires to his stateroom.

Master Scourge then says, "Fipps Chumlett is hereby on convalescent leave, but not liberty, and is confined to his hammock at the behest of the ship's surgeon."

Thus ends the Bloody Hour, and the meal and rum rations are served.

Does the party talk amongst itself? And the assumption is that everyone drinks their rum ration unless someone specifically states that they do not.

[lostsole31]

The party does realize that Sandy does make overtures of friendship to each of you while you eat your dinner and drink your rum rations.

Once dinner is ended, it is time for shipboard liberty. Tonight on deck, someone is organizing a game of "Hog Lob." Participants lob a lead ingot covered in a greased piglet skin, the “hog,” as far across the deck as possible. Those who play a round, and there can be any number of players, must agree on a bet beforehand.

Otherwise, what do people do for their night action?

Spoiler: ALCON .... which means "All Concerned" ... which means "Everybody"

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If you want to play hog lob (though none of you really have anything to bet with), mention it here. Otherwise, mention your requested night action in your private Discord channels.

[Master K]

Tramp will express her interest in joining in the game of Hog Lob, and inquire about what can be used for a bet in lieu of coinage, as she is too new to the crew to have anything of value.

[lostsole31]

"Whatcha' got?" one of the riggers asks Tramp.

[Master K]

With a shrug, Tramp replies "Not much, I've got some skill as a tattoo artist, if that interests you at all. otherwise i can offer up tomorrow's rum ration if that's more to your liking" Tramp will roll up her sleeve to show off some of her tattoos and point to a few that she designed.

[lostsole31]

All of the sailors laugh at her before Sandy, who - though also laughing - was trying to do so lightheartedly. "Oh, dearie. If you want more rum rations, you can always ask for more. They're not rationed because it's the most you're allowed to have. It's rationed because you must consume that much as a minimum."

Nobody is interested in spotting Tramp for services-in-kind as a tattoo artist. People do come up and want to take a look, even admiringly, but nobody wants to do so as a function of a wager.

[lostsole31]

DAY 4 ABOARD THE WORMWOOD

Nobody messes with the PCs today!

For work assignments, Selkie is sent off for Rigging Repair. Dolly and Tramp are assigned to swab the decks. Sprawl is a runner. Tossed Salad is assigned to repairs. Finally, Handbag reports to the galley to find that the first mate, Mr. Plugg, will be supervising him as Fishguts is insensibly drunk today. Handbag is going to have to catch the fish for dinner himself and cook as best he can.

About mid-morning, young Jack Scrimshaw rushes onto the deck. All of you are on the main deck in various tasks ... from swabbing to fishing, or standing by to run a message ... and you notice Jack's ashen face as well as overhear what he reports to Mr. Plugg. Jack was below on rat-catching duty when something big swam out of the bilge water and bit him.

Plugg immediately calls out, "I need volunteers to go down to the bilge to find what bit our young Jack Scrimshaw."

Plugg doesn't even wait for someone to respond. "I'll take you, you, you, you, you, you, and Master Scourge?"

"Yes, sir?"

"Send me one of your riggers to help them. That Selkie fellow, I'm told, can handle himself."

Of course, when Mr. Plugg was saying "you" above, he was pointing to each of the PCs (including the cook's mate!) and Sandy, and now Selkie reports.

Mr. Plugg looks at everyone assembled now (Dolly, Handbag, Selkie, Sparkles, Sprawl, Tossed Salad, and Tramp) and says, "Get down to the bilges, and don't bother coming out until whatever down there is dead."

Does anyone tarry or ask any questions, or do you head right off?

Spoiler: OOC

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Please answer here, not in your private RP channels.

[H8teradio]

Tossed Salad will step up and ask

"Are there any arms for us to take up? Or are we to fight empty handed?"

[Master K]

Tramp will simply nod and follow orders

[lostsole31]

"You go as you are," says Mr. Plugg with a cruel smile. "Don't be 'requisitioning' ship's equipment that you haven't been given to use. Besides, I heard that you all handled yourselves quite well in an armed fight yesterday. Whatever's down there doesn't stand a chance, I'm sure."

[Ostoril]

Sprawl gives a quick salute and hustles off to see what is happening.

[Jenny A]

Dolly nods and starts down. When nearing the bilge she takes a moment to focus on the waves surrounding the ship and relying on their protection.

Spoiler: Crunch

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Will move as quickly as able through ship obeying orders and casts ice armor just before getting there.

[Rithryn]

Sparkles nods.
"Ya got a club so we can smash whatever's down there?"

[lostsole31]

A thin line of red appears on Sparkles' right thigh (6 NL), accompanied by a cracking sound. The party that is still topside sees Master Scourge with whip in hand. "The first mate told you what's what, and gave an order. Now to the bilge, you dogs!"

Selkie goes below.

That leaves Handbag to go below, or not.

Handbag, what do you do?

[Rithryn]

Sparkles eyes twitch with anger as he grinds his teeth together than heads down to the bilge.

[lostsole31]

Handbag quietly follows as well.

Once you get to the lower deck, the party is at the trap door which leads to an "actual" ladder which goes down to the bilge. Who is going to go down first?

[Rithryn]

Sparkles opens the latch and begins climbing down, once he reaches the bottom of the bilge he surveys the area.

[Master K]

Tramp will shrug and head down the ladder, watching for trouble as she goes

Spoiler: crunchy crunchy

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MA; decend ladder
2nd MA (if needed) keep going down ladder
IA windy escape if attacked

[Ostoril]

Sprawl looks around for a suitable light source before making his way into the bilge.

[lostsole31]

Sparkles, followed by Tramp, go right down into the dark, damp, sauna-like bilge.

Sprawl is able to get a candle from the several that are about, albeit no candlestick, but hasn't gone down yet.

Several shapes move and scuttle about in the water and among all the packed items down below (difficult terrain)!

Round One ...

R1T22: Some type of creature, the size of a small dog, moves on Sparkles. It bites the surprised oread on his left elbow from below for 1.

R1T21: Sparkles, you just got nipped! What do you do?

[Rithryn]

Sparkles let's out a angry roar and starts shouting as he slams his fist at the creature that bit him.
"Hit me with a whip! Call me short! Bite me! I'll kill you!"

Spoiler

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f/a enter rage
Using risky strike
(1d20+7)[27] (1d3+5)[8]

[lostsole31]

R1T21: Sparkles let's out a angry roar and starts shouting as he slams his fist at the creature that bit him. "Hit me with a whip! Call me short! Bite me! I'll kill you!"

The critter tries to nip at Sparkles as he punches, but ends up putting itself in the worst possible punch, suffering a soft crit for 10 NL, knocking the critter out!

R1T19-17: Several more critters converge on Sparkles. One bites him in the side of the belly for 4. The other two stumble around getting to him and miss horribly. One leaps up at Sparkles' face, and he actually savagely bites the critter on the mouth/snout/jaw for 6!

R1T13: Tramp, you are on the ladder right now. It will take a MA to get down to the bottom. You need both hands to climb. What do you do?

[Master K]

Tramp will climb down to the bottom and cast magic missile targeting 3 of the creatures attacking sparkles while trying to figure out just what the hell they are "I've got your back sparkles"

Spoiler: rollin rolllin rollin

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MA; Descend ladder
SA; magic missile targeting 3 of the creatures attacking sparkles, Missile 1) (1d4+1)[3] Missile 2) (1d4+1)[5] Missile 3) (1d4+1)[3]
FA; assessment what am i looking at as best i can tell given the poor lighting
FA; speak
IA; Windy escape if needed

[lostsole31]

R1T13: Tramp climbs down to the bottom and casts a spell, targeting 3 of the creatures attacking Sparkles while trying to figure out just what the hell they are. "I've got your back, Sparkles."

She can't see them well enough to know how she did, or even quite what they are.

R1T9-6: Sparkles gets bit again (Purple) in his intercostal muscles for 2. Tramp just barely keeps from getting bit herself.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 (including everyone else) ...

R2T21: Sparkles, you are raging. What do you do?

[Rithryn]

Sparkles being nipped and scratched continues to get angrier, and he swings an angry fist at a rat nearby.
"Stupid biters, die!"

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maintain rage
Using risky strike
(1d20+7)[25] (1d3+7)[10]

[lostsole31]

R2T21: Sparkles being nipped and scratched continues to get angrier, and he swings an angry fist at a rat nearby (Green), knocking it solidly on the head for 10 NL, knocking it out. "Stupid biters. Die!"

R2T20: Tossed Salad, it's dark down in the bilge. You are on the lower deck, standing by the ladder going down. What do you do?

[H8teradio]

Tossed Salad says a brief prayer to Gozreh "Grant me sight to defeat my foes," and he reaches up and casts light on the key hanging around his neck.

After will make his way down the ladder into the bilge and move off to the side to make room for others to come down.

Spoiler: Crunch

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Std: Cast Light on the locker key attached lanyard
Move: Climb down ladder
(if he has to 'draw' the key before casting light on it, then he will be satisfied casting light and preparing to descend the ladder on his next turn.)

[lostsole31]

R2T20: Tossed Salad says a brief prayer to Gozreh "Grant me sight to defeat my foes," and he reaches up and casts light on the key hanging around his neck.

Afterwards, he makes his way down the ladder into the bilge and moves off to the side to make room for others to come down. Meanwhile, down in the bilge, there is now plenty of light to show rats that are about two or more feet long each! As Tossed comes down, one of the rats nips at him, hitting the elf in the belly for 1.

R2T18-17: One of the rats appears in some distress and moves forward. Another (blue), scores a soft crit against Sparkles for 4.

R2T15: Dolly, what do you do? You look down into the bilge below.