Deep Water and Shoals - A Swashbuckling Campaign
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All: You hastily make your exit from The Frigate. Once outside, you can see flames shooting into the air. The fire must be visible for miles, and a large crowd has gathered. The Twiceborn harpooner seems to have the best advice, and so you hurry through the grasping crowd to reach the CALYPSO'S GRACE.
A tall, thin man with an austere manner and ridiculous mustachios drooping past his chin is pacing the dock worriedly. When he sees Captain McCrenshaw, he looks up in relief.
"Captain, sir," he says, "I am glad you're safe. Rumors are spreading about a fight and fire down at The Frigate...Captain, you're wounded. Hadn't you best get medical attention? and who are these ruff - err, rough and ready lot with you?"
"I'm fine, Mr. Lang," McCrenshaw growls. "And these here are the lot what saved me life. Y'd best be thankin them - if it weren't for them, y'd not have a Captain now. Why don't yeh fetch the Articles for 'em? I couldn't find them lads that got themselves canchinged...these'll have t' do for replacements."
You can't help but notice the difference between the Captain's rough, seemingly lowborn accents, and Mr. Lang's polished, rigidly proper speech.
He turns to you.
"How many of yeh would like t' sign Articles wi' me, eh? We sail with the morning tide. Oh, that's Mr. Lang, my First Mate. He's a good man once y' get t' know him, but he's got a bit of a pole up his arse."
Mr. Lang soon returns, striding with his back ramrod straight, carrying a bundle of papers in one hand.
"With all due respect, Captain, I do not have a 'pole up my arse.' I am merely..." he starts frigidly. The captain cuts him off.
"I know, I know...y' merely think its beneath such a distinguished naval h'officer such as y'rself t' serve under a 'common tar' like myself...in the Merchant Service t' boot. Just give 'em the Articles. Ship's h'Officers shouldn' argue in front of the men," he says. "Like I said, pole-in-the-arse, but he's a good man. Shipped 10 voyages wi' me, an' a better Mate y'll not find."
Mr. Lang hands you the sheaf of papers.
"SHIP'S ARTICLES
of the Well Found Vessel CALYPSO'S GRACE, outward bound, Captain Roger Tarheel McCrenshaw commanding. Year of the Progress 302 GP.
TERMS & SALARIES
Ship's Boy.......................................................6 gp/month
Able-Bodied Seaman......................................13 gp/month
Deck Officer (Bosun,
Bosun's Mate, Carpenter,
Sailmaker, Surgeon, Master Gunner, etc.)......20 gp/month
Ship's Officer (First Mate,
Second Mate, Third Mate,
Navigator, Pilot, and Ship's
Mage)..............................................................75 gp/month
The Crew will additionally recieve shares in the voyage at the following rates.
Ship's Boy...........................1%
Able-Bodied Seaman..........5%
Deck Officer........................10%
Ship's Officer......................25% (a Quarter Share)
Should a profit be made, the Crew is to recieve a Bonus based on the above Rates. The same system is to be used for calculating bonuses for an Exceedingly Fast Passage.
The Crew will additionally pay out of their Own Pockets for any gear which they do not already possess (clothing, foul-weather gear, knives, weapons, slop-chests, and the etc.)
Signed:
James Lang, First Mate
John Ames, Second Mate
William Steward, Third Mate
_____________, Fourth Mate
Malachi Legba, Navigator
Malthas Swifthand, Pilot
(Vemuz Thrice-born), Pilot's Mate
Nicodemus Arfaliunium, Ship's Mage
Bimzoole Marper, Master Gunner
Kirah Weaver, Sailmaker
Aleford Jones, Carpenter
Vemuz Thrice-born, Bosun
Xanaphia Silvershell, Surgeon
"Jonah," Supercargo
Ben Stern, Able-bodied Seaman
John Sout, Able-bodied Seaman
Luc d'Erville, Able-bodied Seaman
Ishmael Jamison, Able-bodied Seaman
Lupe Sanchez, Able-bodied Seaman
Lem Harvey, Able-bodied Seaman
Jean Orleau, Able-bodied Seaman
Arthur Orville, Able-bodied Seaman
Ellis Stout, Ship's Boy
ROGER TARHEEL McCRENSHAW, MASTER
(OOC: I know that the sailor's wages might seem a little low, but I based them off RL sailor's wages. I'll change prices of goods and such to reflect that, so don't worry about that.
Also, some advice: "Surgeon" would be a good post for a healer type, say, Xanaphia. Or, at a pinch, Malachi.
"Bosun" would best be some big, tough character who can keep order on the ship. Vemuz or maybe Malthas would be a good choice for that post.
There need to be at least two pilots, so they can alternate shifts, so whoever has ranks in Profession Pilot should sign up for that.
Likewise any two people with Profession Navigator should sign up for Navigator.
Both Nicodemus and Bimzoole are obvious shoo-ins for Ship's Mage. You might even persuade McCrenshaw that he needs two such characters.
"Fourth Mate" should be the best all around sailor among the characters. The Fourth Mate should also be able to navigate, and maybe even pilot a little, in addition to being a good seaman.
Sort it out amongst yourselves. Remember, any characters with Profession Sailor will also be expected to go aloft to handle the sails, help man the pumps and capstan, etc. So the Bosun, Pilots, and Fourth Mate, possibly the Navigator as well will be expected to fill ordinary 'tar's' duties as well as their own especial duties. Vemuz, I listed you as Pilot's Mate [i.e. the backup pilot, if you don't mind], because I know that you have some ranks in Profession Pilot.)
A tall, thin man with an austere manner and ridiculous mustachios drooping past his chin is pacing the dock worriedly. When he sees Captain McCrenshaw, he looks up in relief.
"Captain, sir," he says, "I am glad you're safe. Rumors are spreading about a fight and fire down at The Frigate...Captain, you're wounded. Hadn't you best get medical attention? and who are these ruff - err, rough and ready lot with you?"
"I'm fine, Mr. Lang," McCrenshaw growls. "And these here are the lot what saved me life. Y'd best be thankin them - if it weren't for them, y'd not have a Captain now. Why don't yeh fetch the Articles for 'em? I couldn't find them lads that got themselves canchinged...these'll have t' do for replacements."
You can't help but notice the difference between the Captain's rough, seemingly lowborn accents, and Mr. Lang's polished, rigidly proper speech.
He turns to you.
"How many of yeh would like t' sign Articles wi' me, eh? We sail with the morning tide. Oh, that's Mr. Lang, my First Mate. He's a good man once y' get t' know him, but he's got a bit of a pole up his arse."
Mr. Lang soon returns, striding with his back ramrod straight, carrying a bundle of papers in one hand.
"With all due respect, Captain, I do not have a 'pole up my arse.' I am merely..." he starts frigidly. The captain cuts him off.
"I know, I know...y' merely think its beneath such a distinguished naval h'officer such as y'rself t' serve under a 'common tar' like myself...in the Merchant Service t' boot. Just give 'em the Articles. Ship's h'Officers shouldn' argue in front of the men," he says. "Like I said, pole-in-the-arse, but he's a good man. Shipped 10 voyages wi' me, an' a better Mate y'll not find."
Mr. Lang hands you the sheaf of papers.
"SHIP'S ARTICLES
of the Well Found Vessel CALYPSO'S GRACE, outward bound, Captain Roger Tarheel McCrenshaw commanding. Year of the Progress 302 GP.
TERMS & SALARIES
Ship's Boy.......................................................6 gp/month
Able-Bodied Seaman......................................13 gp/month
Deck Officer (Bosun,
Bosun's Mate, Carpenter,
Sailmaker, Surgeon, Master Gunner, etc.)......20 gp/month
Ship's Officer (First Mate,
Second Mate, Third Mate,
Navigator, Pilot, and Ship's
Mage)..............................................................75 gp/month
The Crew will additionally recieve shares in the voyage at the following rates.
Ship's Boy...........................1%
Able-Bodied Seaman..........5%
Deck Officer........................10%
Ship's Officer......................25% (a Quarter Share)
Should a profit be made, the Crew is to recieve a Bonus based on the above Rates. The same system is to be used for calculating bonuses for an Exceedingly Fast Passage.
The Crew will additionally pay out of their Own Pockets for any gear which they do not already possess (clothing, foul-weather gear, knives, weapons, slop-chests, and the etc.)
Signed:
James Lang, First Mate
John Ames, Second Mate
William Steward, Third Mate
_____________, Fourth Mate
Malachi Legba, Navigator
Malthas Swifthand, Pilot
(Vemuz Thrice-born), Pilot's Mate
Nicodemus Arfaliunium, Ship's Mage
Bimzoole Marper, Master Gunner
Kirah Weaver, Sailmaker
Aleford Jones, Carpenter
Vemuz Thrice-born, Bosun
Xanaphia Silvershell, Surgeon
"Jonah," Supercargo
Ben Stern, Able-bodied Seaman
John Sout, Able-bodied Seaman
Luc d'Erville, Able-bodied Seaman
Ishmael Jamison, Able-bodied Seaman
Lupe Sanchez, Able-bodied Seaman
Lem Harvey, Able-bodied Seaman
Jean Orleau, Able-bodied Seaman
Arthur Orville, Able-bodied Seaman
Ellis Stout, Ship's Boy
ROGER TARHEEL McCRENSHAW, MASTER
(OOC: I know that the sailor's wages might seem a little low, but I based them off RL sailor's wages. I'll change prices of goods and such to reflect that, so don't worry about that.
Also, some advice: "Surgeon" would be a good post for a healer type, say, Xanaphia. Or, at a pinch, Malachi.
"Bosun" would best be some big, tough character who can keep order on the ship. Vemuz or maybe Malthas would be a good choice for that post.
There need to be at least two pilots, so they can alternate shifts, so whoever has ranks in Profession Pilot should sign up for that.
Likewise any two people with Profession Navigator should sign up for Navigator.
Both Nicodemus and Bimzoole are obvious shoo-ins for Ship's Mage. You might even persuade McCrenshaw that he needs two such characters.
"Fourth Mate" should be the best all around sailor among the characters. The Fourth Mate should also be able to navigate, and maybe even pilot a little, in addition to being a good seaman.
Sort it out amongst yourselves. Remember, any characters with Profession Sailor will also be expected to go aloft to handle the sails, help man the pumps and capstan, etc. So the Bosun, Pilots, and Fourth Mate, possibly the Navigator as well will be expected to fill ordinary 'tar's' duties as well as their own especial duties. Vemuz, I listed you as Pilot's Mate [i.e. the backup pilot, if you don't mind], because I know that you have some ranks in Profession Pilot.)
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Uriel
Living EN World Judge
Nicodemus presents copies of his former Articles, where he served as Ship's Mage on the Azure Osprey,as well as the dwarven Warship Thorgrim's Wrath. 'Here are my papers on the ships where I served as Mage, as well as the statements of my perfprmance penned by several distinguished officers of the ships. I also have my own alchemical lab.
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Bimzoole, you can use my lab as well, as I didn't see one on your equip list 
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Bimzoole, you can use my lab as well, as I didn't see one on your equip list .Bob Aberton
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OOC: Oh, btw, Bimzoole, there's also a post for Master Gunner. I'll edit it in to the Articles. That way there only has to be one Ship's Mage. I assume Bimzoole would be well-suited for the post of Master Gunner (He's the only PC with Profession Artillerist).
Vemuz speaks in a bold and self-confident tone. "You know the big guns ain't a bit of help against the dangers of the deep. Well, I'm the best damn harpooner in town should we get in a pinch. I also run a tight crew abovedecks. You'll not find a better bosun than me, but I don't sign without knowing what kind of operation you run, and I don't come cheap. This a merchant outfit? Where to and how long?" Vemuz glances over at the ship and then eyes the Captain expectantly.
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Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
"Ah be youl Navigator" the Half-orc announces loudly to ensure that the statement is understood, underlined and in bold
. "By dhe Grace of Calypso Ah am called!
bot first capitan" he turns to McKenshaw "we mus' be bindin' youl woundin's ahm askin dhe Lady to comfor' tyu"
He turns then and offers to help bind the captain and any other wounded (Vemuz, Bomzoole - myself)
(Heal check and Cure Minor wounds anyway)
. "By dhe Grace of Calypso Ah am called!bot first capitan" he turns to McKenshaw "we mus' be bindin' youl woundin's ahm askin dhe Lady to comfor' tyu"
He turns then and offers to help bind the captain and any other wounded (Vemuz, Bomzoole - myself
)(Heal check and Cure Minor wounds anyway)
dead_radish
Explorer
Grrr. I posted last night, but apparent it didn't go through.
Malthas smiles, and gestures at Malachai. 'My eloquent friend there is an excellent navigator, and he and I have oft journeyed as pilot and navigator. I am well versed in piloting, a navigator without peer, save for Malachai, and a mildly passable sailor. I would be honored to serve as a pilot on your vessel."
OOC: I'm confused by the shares - is that the shares of the total profit, or the shares of our income? If there are 6 people getting 25% and 20 or so getting 10%-1%, seems like our percentages run far over 100%. Am I missing something? I only have one rank in profession (Sailor) here, so....
Malthas smiles, and gestures at Malachai. 'My eloquent friend there is an excellent navigator, and he and I have oft journeyed as pilot and navigator. I am well versed in piloting, a navigator without peer, save for Malachai, and a mildly passable sailor. I would be honored to serve as a pilot on your vessel."
OOC: I'm confused by the shares - is that the shares of the total profit, or the shares of our income? If there are 6 people getting 25% and 20 or so getting 10%-1%, seems like our percentages run far over 100%. Am I missing something? I only have one rank in profession (Sailor) here, so....
Bob Aberton
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OOC: Sorry about any confusion caused by the wording of the Articles.
Xael: Jonah would do for a signature. And you could sign on as Supercargo of the ship (That would involve a good deal of 'clerk-work' and would involve mapping and such. You would recieve pay equal as a Deck Officer.
Jonah will do as a signature. Might causes the crew to wonder a bit though
dead_radish: The shares in the voyage are actually an investment of sorts. Your character recieves a dividend, and that dividend is taken from just the profit. So if a voyage made a total of 100,000 gp (not an unreasonable sum) and the profit from it was 50,000 gp (my number not make sense, as I'm just spitting out random numbers as examples...I didn't take the time to actually figure average profit, but please bear with me...), The Deck Officers would recieve a dividend of 5625 gp. The Ship's Officers, with their quarter share in the voyage, would recieve 12500 gp.
However, note that is for the Deck Officers and Ship's Officers as a whole.
So the Ship's Officer's dividend of 12500 gp means that each Ship's Officer recieves actually about 1560 gp. Each Deck Officer would recieve about 940 gp. And each seaman would recieve about 400 gp. The Ship's Boy recieves about 300 gp. However, the Ship's Boy is a special case, as he is generally considered to be a sort of "apprentice," and thus does not get the full benefit of his dividend. The captain generally holds his dividends for him, to be given to him, minus expenses, when he is full-blooded tar. However, many captains (though not McCrenshaw) are known to take advantage of this and keep the Boy's dividend for themselves.
The remaining profit is for the owners and the Captain. In the case of Captain McCrenshaw, he is both owner and captain, so he gets all of the rest (about 30,00 gp in the case of the example used).
In case you think my math doesn't make sense, note that while the Ship's Officer's dividends are calculated from the total profit, the Deck Officer's dividends are calculated from the total profit MINUS the Ship's Officer's total share, and the seaman's dividends are calculated from the total profit MINUS both the Ship's and Deck Officers total shares, and so on.
And about that single rank in Profession: Sailor; every little bit counts
Does that make it a little clearer? Again, I'm sorry for any confusion my wording may have caused...
Xael: Jonah would do for a signature. And you could sign on as Supercargo of the ship (That would involve a good deal of 'clerk-work' and would involve mapping and such. You would recieve pay equal as a Deck Officer.
Jonah will do as a signature. Might causes the crew to wonder a bit though
dead_radish: The shares in the voyage are actually an investment of sorts. Your character recieves a dividend, and that dividend is taken from just the profit. So if a voyage made a total of 100,000 gp (not an unreasonable sum) and the profit from it was 50,000 gp (my number not make sense, as I'm just spitting out random numbers as examples...I didn't take the time to actually figure average profit, but please bear with me...), The Deck Officers would recieve a dividend of 5625 gp. The Ship's Officers, with their quarter share in the voyage, would recieve 12500 gp.
However, note that is for the Deck Officers and Ship's Officers as a whole.
So the Ship's Officer's dividend of 12500 gp means that each Ship's Officer recieves actually about 1560 gp. Each Deck Officer would recieve about 940 gp. And each seaman would recieve about 400 gp. The Ship's Boy recieves about 300 gp. However, the Ship's Boy is a special case, as he is generally considered to be a sort of "apprentice," and thus does not get the full benefit of his dividend. The captain generally holds his dividends for him, to be given to him, minus expenses, when he is full-blooded tar. However, many captains (though not McCrenshaw) are known to take advantage of this and keep the Boy's dividend for themselves.
The remaining profit is for the owners and the Captain. In the case of Captain McCrenshaw, he is both owner and captain, so he gets all of the rest (about 30,00 gp in the case of the example used).
In case you think my math doesn't make sense, note that while the Ship's Officer's dividends are calculated from the total profit, the Deck Officer's dividends are calculated from the total profit MINUS the Ship's Officer's total share, and the seaman's dividends are calculated from the total profit MINUS both the Ship's and Deck Officers total shares, and so on.
And about that single rank in Profession: Sailor; every little bit counts
Does that make it a little clearer? Again, I'm sorry for any confusion my wording may have caused...
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