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<blockquote data-quote="Slapzilla" data-source="post: 3956430" data-attributes="member: 52781">We were traveling by ship across the inner sea and got jumped by orc pirates.&nbsp; We did what we could but the defenders were overwhelmed.&nbsp; The Orc Captain gloated about how we were all to be ransomed for 10,000 gp.&nbsp; My Paladin said &quot;Ha!&nbsp; I'm worth that much myself.&quot;&nbsp; (I remembered a story I heard once about Julius Caesar and hoped I'd get it right)&nbsp; The Orc Captain rejoiced about 20,000 gp.&nbsp; I said, &quot;You'll never get 20,000 for all of us, and isn't one prisoner is easier to deal with than a whole shipload?&quot; I took off my family heirloom sword and handed it to another PC.&nbsp; &quot;If my familiy gets your message and this sword, they'll know what to do, and you'll be in line for an easy 10,000.&nbsp; Very smart.&quot;&nbsp; The Captain asked who I was and I gave my name with full authority.&nbsp; I was, in fact, a fourth level nobody, but the Captain said, &quot;Oh, right!&nbsp; Well then, loot the prize and cast them off.&nbsp; Clap the rich boy in chains!&nbsp; Where is my scribe?!?&quot;&nbsp; I figured that saving a shipload of people from orc pirate slavery would be worth the life of one PC Paladin.&nbsp; I never got the details of the grisly scene but I was assured that they were inhumane.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slapzilla, post: 3956430, member: 52781"] We were traveling by ship across the inner sea and got jumped by orc pirates. We did what we could but the defenders were overwhelmed. The Orc Captain gloated about how we were all to be ransomed for 10,000 gp. My Paladin said "Ha! I'm worth that much myself." (I remembered a story I heard once about Julius Caesar and hoped I'd get it right) The Orc Captain rejoiced about 20,000 gp. I said, "You'll never get 20,000 for all of us, and isn't one prisoner is easier to deal with than a whole shipload?" I took off my family heirloom sword and handed it to another PC. "If my familiy gets your message and this sword, they'll know what to do, and you'll be in line for an easy 10,000. Very smart." The Captain asked who I was and I gave my name with full authority. I was, in fact, a fourth level nobody, but the Captain said, "Oh, right! Well then, loot the prize and cast them off. Clap the rich boy in chains! Where is my scribe?!?" I figured that saving a shipload of people from orc pirate slavery would be worth the life of one PC Paladin. I never got the details of the grisly scene but I was assured that they were inhumane. [/QUOTE]

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