[5e] Spell & Crossbones

[Queenie]

I'm glad you remembered that, because I didn't. I knew we knew it - the slavers bit - but just didn't recall if it was common knowledge or if we'd found it out.

It makes sense that Blaise doesn't know it yet, as he's just arrived on our little Island Paradise. I'm sure it will slip out in conversation soon enough.

I wonder if it's worth looking into D'vard's claims, especially now that we've stolen L'Olonnais's treasure, the Captain of the Sea Wolf has more claim than ever to come after us. Might be better to know what's coming than to wait and be surprised by it. I don't know why he hates Katerina but I'm sure there are a plethora of reasons


On that note, we have these crew quests -

Crew Quests
Blundering pirates at tavern (12 cannon fodder)
Dwarven deserters (13 sailors)
Captain Piet Hien Van Djik's survivors of The Coral Curse (10 old salts)
Latvian mercenaries (9 pirates, armed)
French buccaneers (12 buccaneers, armed)

Read more: http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?375696-Spell-amp-Crossbones#ixzz4fIGqGLvG

So there are 10 Old Salts left of the Coral Curse crew that we can try to woo as our own. It might be helpful to have some that know their way around the ship, if we can convince them to get back on it.

 

[Quickleaf]

So, here's what I remember from my notes. I think Nia ( [MENTION=4936]Shayuri[/MENTION] ) dug this information up...

The Coral Curse was once under the command of the (in)famous Dutch dwarven Captain Piet Hein Van Djik, who is based on the historical figure Pieter Pietersen Hein. The ship definitely used slave labor, judging from the rumors and your brief visit to the beached vessel during the day and seeing chains, but whether it was entirely a slave ship or just used slave labor in its mercantile ventures is unclear.

It became a hospital ship when the crew were afflicted with yellow fever, and was severely damaged in a battle with French Naval Captain Jacques Cassard. The circumstances of that battle are shrouded in mystery, and likely only Piet Hein or his former crew knows the truth.

The Coral Curse is currently beached in the port of Nassau, and none dared touch her for fear she is haunted by a djab (dark spirit). The ship is owned by Blackbeard, who has agreed to transfer title to Katerina in exchange for recovery of a treasure of supposedly dead French villainous pirate Francois L'Ollonais.

I can't remember how much Nia knew, but I think there were implications that the presence of the djab Yellow Jack was due to slaves onboard The Coral Curse disagreeing with a decision the captain Piet Hein made...

 

[Quickleaf]

Loving all the dialogue between you folks as you plot your next step

I don't know... if "yellow fever" is a disease itself or if he's actually inhabited by part of the spirit, I guess we don't know these things. Goshdarnnit, more things to find out, we are NEVER GETTING OFF THIS ISLAND!!!!

I think [MENTION=20323]Quickleaf[/MENTION] is really playing like, Dread or Paranoia or some other game designed to drive us all insane here... It's working!!!!!!!!! Bwwhahahaha.

Ahem! I am astounded, just astounded at your inflammatory accusations!

*Moves voodoo doll of PC ship closer under the perilous Jenga tower of Dread.*

 

[Quickleaf]

I also should have mentioned, or maybe I did, that Piet Hein would be something of a celebrity figure to Old Zef [MENTION=2820]Fenris[/MENTION]

 

[Shayuri]

I vaguely recall that Yellow Jack showed up because of a plague starting among the slaves...and possibly some hint that someone might have used that somehow. Maybe there was a voodoun among the slaves who wanted to strike out at the captain and crew, though it removed all hope of recovering from their disease.

...

And actually, as I think on it, I don't so much as 'recall' that as I do 'make it up out of nothing and convince myself that it's a memory.'

So. You know.

100% reliable.

 

[Matthan]

I also should have mentioned, or maybe I did, that Piet Hein would be something of a celebrity figure to Old Zef [MENTION=2820]Fenris[/MENTION]

So murder the filthy slaver when Zef isn't around. Got it, chief!

Seriously though, getting my facts straight. Queenie mentioned D'vard. I remember reading that name when I read the story, but I don't remember who he is. Is he another guy to stab? (When your only tool is a sword every problem looks like something to stab)

 

[Shayuri]

D'vard is the crewman of the Sea Wolf whom we captured in their ambush of us, and questioned. We're still holding him captive.

Nia's thinking of maybe offering him to Yellow Jack to lure him out of the ship. Though there's another option now as well.

 

[Quickleaf]

I vaguely recall that Yellow Jack showed up because of a plague starting among the slaves...and possibly some hint that someone might have used that somehow. Maybe there was a voodoun among the slaves who wanted to strike out at the captain and crew, though it removed all hope of recovering from their disease.

...

And actually, as I think on it, I don't so much as 'recall' that as I do 'make it up out of nothing and convince myself that it's a memory.'

So. You know.

100% reliable.

Yeah, that's the great thing about memory.

Actually, I do remember something along those lines as well. I have more complete info, stuff that Nia hadn't uncovered yet...but it is in pretty close in line with your recollection.

So murder the filthy slaver when Zef isn't around. Got it, chief!

Seriously though, getting my facts straight. Queenie mentioned D'vard. I remember reading that name when I read the story, but I don't remember who he is. Is he another guy to stab? (When your only tool is a sword every problem looks like something to stab)

Haha.

DM: "You encounter the dwarven captain on his deathbed..."

Blaise: "Zef, can you usher out those pirates and get us some privacy?" "I draw my muderizing blade."

DM: "You want to murderize him. On his deathbed?"

Blaise: "Uh huh. So I'll critically murderize him, right?"

 

[Matthan]

Haha.

DM: "You encounter the dwarven captain on his deathbed..."

Blaise: "Zef, can you usher out those pirates and get us some privacy?" "I draw my muderizing blade."

DM: "You want to murderize him. On his deathbed?"

Blaise: "Uh huh. So I'll critically murderize him, right?"

Blaise: "I'll go ahead and smite just to be safe."

 

[Shayuri]

Well, you know what they say. Smite makes right.