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<blockquote data-quote="Zoverai" data-source="post: 2593358" data-attributes="member: 35209"><p>The other Trollkin who had been drinking in the bar ran for the wharf and fell upon any undead that stood in their way. The one carrying a wrench had climbed out another window, muttered a brief incantation of protection and rushed after them. Despite the chaos on the beach and the clusters of combat all around this Trollkin made it on to the wooden pier and jumped on the first boat that he saw. It was a large ship with metal plates bolted on to the hull as well as providing some cover over the deck and had paddle wheels on either side. It reminded the wrench wielding Trollkin of a steamer ferry that he’d once seen, but that one had been lacking the metal plates and strange shaped cannons and ballista along the sides.</p><p></p><p>Rushing down below decks he ran straight for the engine room and arrived to find the room beset with chaos. Gobber bodgers were busy hammering on all kinds of machinery and there did not appear to be a coordinated effort to get them all working together. With a sigh of relief the Trollkin saw that the boiler was stoked and the ship ready to go, but the boiler was in danger of overheating if it was not handled properly. In their panic the gobbers were doing more harm than good and with a commanding shout the wrench wielding Trollkin began directing them to get the engines working properly.</p><p></p><p>The wheels on the ship began to rotate, churning up the water near the pier and causing the ropes holding the ship to creak from the strain. With a sudden burst of motion the ship broke free of the pier, dragging ropes and shattered planks behind it.</p><p></p><p>“Is anyone steering this thing?” the Trollkin shouted over the noise of the engines.</p><p></p><p>“Ribeck will go and steer,” one of the gobbers shouted as he rushed upstairs.</p><p></p><p>Just as the gobber had left the room the whole ship shook as it collided with one of the black ships that were blocking escape from the secluded bay. Undead swarmed from the black ship on to the deck of the armoured vessel and began attacking those who had managed to get on board before they left the docks.</p><p></p><p>The wrench wielding Trollkin took a moment to study the controls and seizing two levers he set the wheels to turn the other direction, sending them back towards the docks. The strain of changing direction at full speed caused many of the pipes to rattle and few burst sending gouts of scalding steam in to the engine room. The sounds of battle and men dying could be faintly heard over the engine noise. But when the bilge pump exploded the Trollkin realized that things could indeed get worse.</p><p></p><p>Grabbing one of the levers he sent the ship in to a spin, but without knowing when to end the turn he left the boat rotating round and round. Water began pouring in through holes in the hull and as it landed on the boiler and pistons, the cold sea water made the engines work even harder and faster.</p><p></p><p>“When do I stop the rotation?” The Trollkin shouted angrily.</p><p></p><p>“Ribeck says now!” came the reply passed from gobber to gobber who were heading on to the deck.</p><p></p><p>With a final tug on the other lever the Trollkin abandoned the flooding engine room and rushed after the others to get on to the deck. Unfortunately the timing was slightly off an instead of ramming one of the black ships head on they collided with it to the side. One of the paddle wheels continued turning but the second one crashed in to the black ship grinding through it with mechanical efficiency as well as those unfortunate enough to be on board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zoverai, post: 2593358, member: 35209"] The other Trollkin who had been drinking in the bar ran for the wharf and fell upon any undead that stood in their way. The one carrying a wrench had climbed out another window, muttered a brief incantation of protection and rushed after them. Despite the chaos on the beach and the clusters of combat all around this Trollkin made it on to the wooden pier and jumped on the first boat that he saw. It was a large ship with metal plates bolted on to the hull as well as providing some cover over the deck and had paddle wheels on either side. It reminded the wrench wielding Trollkin of a steamer ferry that he’d once seen, but that one had been lacking the metal plates and strange shaped cannons and ballista along the sides. Rushing down below decks he ran straight for the engine room and arrived to find the room beset with chaos. Gobber bodgers were busy hammering on all kinds of machinery and there did not appear to be a coordinated effort to get them all working together. With a sigh of relief the Trollkin saw that the boiler was stoked and the ship ready to go, but the boiler was in danger of overheating if it was not handled properly. In their panic the gobbers were doing more harm than good and with a commanding shout the wrench wielding Trollkin began directing them to get the engines working properly. The wheels on the ship began to rotate, churning up the water near the pier and causing the ropes holding the ship to creak from the strain. With a sudden burst of motion the ship broke free of the pier, dragging ropes and shattered planks behind it. “Is anyone steering this thing?” the Trollkin shouted over the noise of the engines. “Ribeck will go and steer,” one of the gobbers shouted as he rushed upstairs. Just as the gobber had left the room the whole ship shook as it collided with one of the black ships that were blocking escape from the secluded bay. Undead swarmed from the black ship on to the deck of the armoured vessel and began attacking those who had managed to get on board before they left the docks. The wrench wielding Trollkin took a moment to study the controls and seizing two levers he set the wheels to turn the other direction, sending them back towards the docks. The strain of changing direction at full speed caused many of the pipes to rattle and few burst sending gouts of scalding steam in to the engine room. The sounds of battle and men dying could be faintly heard over the engine noise. But when the bilge pump exploded the Trollkin realized that things could indeed get worse. Grabbing one of the levers he sent the ship in to a spin, but without knowing when to end the turn he left the boat rotating round and round. Water began pouring in through holes in the hull and as it landed on the boiler and pistons, the cold sea water made the engines work even harder and faster. “When do I stop the rotation?” The Trollkin shouted angrily. “Ribeck says now!” came the reply passed from gobber to gobber who were heading on to the deck. With a final tug on the other lever the Trollkin abandoned the flooding engine room and rushed after the others to get on to the deck. Unfortunately the timing was slightly off an instead of ramming one of the black ships head on they collided with it to the side. One of the paddle wheels continued turning but the second one crashed in to the black ship grinding through it with mechanical efficiency as well as those unfortunate enough to be on board. [/QUOTE]
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