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Message: <blockquote data-quote="On Puget Sound" data-source="post: 4397740" data-attributes="member: 68988">This looks like great fun!Ideas for skill use (som,e more off-the-wall than others):Nature: to recognize the weak spots (or if you're giving them that for free, then Nature to understand the beast's movements and gain a bonus to hit the weak spots).Perception: to spot a shallow reef that the boat can steer toward, to scrape or smash the creature into.  Intelligence check: to succeed at this maneuver (+2 bonus for any character with a seafaring backstory)Athletics:  to wedge a barrel, crate, broken spar or other object between the creature and the boat's deck, providing an extra few rounds of protection for the boat.Endurance: for any character in the water, to stay afloat and near enough to the vessel for rescue.Diplomacy: to rally the crew and get them to overcome their panic and control the boat, keeping it upright.Insight: to realize the beast is acting from hunger, not rage.  Not sure what use this information is, unless there is a way to make the boat "taste bad" - maybe dumping a cask of strong alcohol into the beast's mouth, with  several Athletics checks?Intimi...who are you kidding?  Never mind...</blockquote>