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<blockquote data-quote="H.M.Gimlord" data-source="post: 5055523" data-attributes="member: 79440"><p>The fog thickens, and though the sea is calm, and the storm has ended, Fargo's expression seems more ill-at-ease that it was during the wind and the rain, <strong><span style="color: Sienna">"Harthok!" </span></strong>he calls to a fat dwarf at the bow, <span style="color: Sienna"><strong>"Soundin's! Make'em evar tharty secon's till she be a'ten fathom deep!"</strong></span>[sblock=Perception DC 20]You see what appear to be bobbing lights a distance off in the fog. They appear briefly and fade out, never returning in the same place. You've count at least 4 that appear at the same time[/sblock]Harthok begins to call out numbers, <span style="color: Yellow"><strong>"Mahr'n Tharty six!" </strong></span>and half a minute later, <strong><span style="color: Yellow">"Tharty-two!"</span></strong>, half a minute later, <strong><span style="color: Yellow">"Twanty-fahve!"</span></strong>, another thirty seconds... <strong><span style="color: Yellow">"Fifteen!"</span></strong> </p><p></p><p>Fargo calls out to to the pilot, almost at a panic, <span style="color: Sienna"><strong>"Hard Part!"</strong></span></p><p></p><p>The Gale begins to list to the right as the bow moves to the left. The forward movement of the craft causes it to drift sideways along its original heading until the friction of the water finally overcomes the ships immense momentum. She comes to a near stop, <strong><span style="color: Sienna">"Jag th'far'ard sails!"</span></strong> Fargo shouts to another pair of dwarfs on the forward mast.</p><p></p><p>Three sails drop and inflate, pulling The Gale forward just enough to get her moving. The bearded pair standing atop the main sail boom immediately begin pulling on rigging to re-furl the sail so as to keep the ship moving slowly.</p><p></p><p>Harthok's soundings had started out with a droning tone, but now his voice is panicked, <span style="color: Yellow"><strong>"Nine Fathom sahr! She's twain off th' keel!"</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>"Maktor! Gimton! Pull 'ardar!" </strong></span> Fargo shouts up to the two on the boom and then turns to six hefty dwarves standing by the capstans, <strong><span style="color: Sienna">"Drop'ankar!"</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The six set to work at a frantic pace, removing the capstan bars and swinging with mallets to pound huge dog pegs loose from their mounting holes. As the dog pegs fall to the deck, the capstan spins freely, gaining in speed until four thunderous splashes are heard from either side of the fore and aft sections of The Gale. The sound of grinding chains pierces even covered ears as she scrapes to a halt in the water. </p><p></p><p>Suddenly, the dwarf on the starboard side of the mainsail boom howls as if in pain, falls to the rigging below and bounces overboard into the water.[sblock=Perception 20]You happened to be looking up at Maktor when he fell. A javelin struck him in the leg. He fell overboard with the weapon protruding from his thigh.[/sblock]<strong><span style="color: Sienna">"Maktor!" </span></strong>Dismayed, Fargo runs to the starboard rail and shakes his head. <span style="color: Sienna"><strong>"Ah c'n see nothin'</strong><strong>."</strong></span> The fog is too thick to see the water even next to the ship, <span style="color: Sienna"><strong>"We'll need a lanch ta go af'er 'im." </strong></span>He turns to Fenwick, <strong><span style="color: Sienna">"Ye wouldn' mind goin' in af'er 'im wouldja?" </span></strong>Without waiting, he shouts down the rail to another dwarf who's straining his eyes through the fog over the starboard side of the ship, <span style="color: Sienna"><strong>"You thar! Prepar starbard lanch nam'er five!"</strong><span style="color: White">[sblock=Translation]Fargo asks the dwarf at the bow to measure the depth of the water, When it reaches 90 feet in depth, Fargo attempts to change course to avoid running aground. When this doesn't work, he drops anchor as an emergency action. As the ship grinds to a halt, one of the dwarves on the forward mainsail crossbeam falls overboard. The fog is too thick for anyone to see where the dwarf is, so Fargo asks Fenwick if he and the others would be willing to go after him in a launch. Without waiting for a response from Fenwick or the others, he calls to a crewmember to ready a launch for the rescue.[/sblock]</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="H.M.Gimlord, post: 5055523, member: 79440"] The fog thickens, and though the sea is calm, and the storm has ended, Fargo's expression seems more ill-at-ease that it was during the wind and the rain, [B][COLOR=Sienna]"Harthok!" [/COLOR][/B]he calls to a fat dwarf at the bow, [COLOR=Sienna][B]"Soundin's! Make'em evar tharty secon's till she be a'ten fathom deep!"[/B][/COLOR][sblock=Perception DC 20]You see what appear to be bobbing lights a distance off in the fog. They appear briefly and fade out, never returning in the same place. You've count at least 4 that appear at the same time[/sblock]Harthok begins to call out numbers, [COLOR=Yellow][B]"Mahr'n Tharty six!" [/B][/COLOR]and half a minute later, [B][COLOR=Yellow]"Tharty-two!"[/COLOR][/B], half a minute later, [B][COLOR=Yellow]"Twanty-fahve!"[/COLOR][/B], another thirty seconds... [B][COLOR=Yellow]"Fifteen!"[/COLOR][/B] Fargo calls out to to the pilot, almost at a panic, [COLOR=Sienna][B]"Hard Part!"[/B][/COLOR] The Gale begins to list to the right as the bow moves to the left. The forward movement of the craft causes it to drift sideways along its original heading until the friction of the water finally overcomes the ships immense momentum. She comes to a near stop, [B][COLOR=Sienna]"Jag th'far'ard sails!"[/COLOR][/B] Fargo shouts to another pair of dwarfs on the forward mast. Three sails drop and inflate, pulling The Gale forward just enough to get her moving. The bearded pair standing atop the main sail boom immediately begin pulling on rigging to re-furl the sail so as to keep the ship moving slowly. Harthok's soundings had started out with a droning tone, but now his voice is panicked, [COLOR=Yellow][B]"Nine Fathom sahr! She's twain off th' keel!"[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=Sienna][B]"Maktor! Gimton! Pull 'ardar!" [/B][/COLOR] Fargo shouts up to the two on the boom and then turns to six hefty dwarves standing by the capstans, [B][COLOR=Sienna]"Drop'ankar!"[/COLOR][/B] The six set to work at a frantic pace, removing the capstan bars and swinging with mallets to pound huge dog pegs loose from their mounting holes. As the dog pegs fall to the deck, the capstan spins freely, gaining in speed until four thunderous splashes are heard from either side of the fore and aft sections of The Gale. The sound of grinding chains pierces even covered ears as she scrapes to a halt in the water. Suddenly, the dwarf on the starboard side of the mainsail boom howls as if in pain, falls to the rigging below and bounces overboard into the water.[sblock=Perception 20]You happened to be looking up at Maktor when he fell. A javelin struck him in the leg. He fell overboard with the weapon protruding from his thigh.[/sblock][B][COLOR=Sienna]"Maktor!" [/COLOR][/B]Dismayed, Fargo runs to the starboard rail and shakes his head. [COLOR=Sienna][B]"Ah c'n see nothin'[/B][B]."[/B][/COLOR] The fog is too thick to see the water even next to the ship, [COLOR=Sienna][B]"We'll need a lanch ta go af'er 'im." [/B][/COLOR]He turns to Fenwick, [B][COLOR=Sienna]"Ye wouldn' mind goin' in af'er 'im wouldja?" [/COLOR][/B]Without waiting, he shouts down the rail to another dwarf who's straining his eyes through the fog over the starboard side of the ship, [COLOR=Sienna][B]"You thar! Prepar starbard lanch nam'er five!"[/B][COLOR=White][sblock=Translation]Fargo asks the dwarf at the bow to measure the depth of the water, When it reaches 90 feet in depth, Fargo attempts to change course to avoid running aground. When this doesn't work, he drops anchor as an emergency action. As the ship grinds to a halt, one of the dwarves on the forward mainsail crossbeam falls overboard. The fog is too thick for anyone to see where the dwarf is, so Fargo asks Fenwick if he and the others would be willing to go after him in a launch. Without waiting for a response from Fenwick or the others, he calls to a crewmember to ready a launch for the rescue.[/sblock][/COLOR][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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