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Message: <blockquote data-quote="webrunner" data-source="post: 4313060" data-attributes="member: 63727">is this a combat encounter, or a skill challenge?If it's a combat encounter, then I would have it as a regular encounter, but have certain events which occur every (2/3/4) rounds:Every round: The ship heaves, the wind changes, and everyone is pushed one square in a randomly chosen direction.  Those who are at the side and near a railing have to do an acrobatics check or are knocked prone for a round instead.  Those who are at the side and not near a railing have to make a saving throw, to avoid going over the side.  If they fail, they can make an acrobatics check to grab on.  If they succeed they aren't pushed.Every two/three rounds: Thunder hits a random side of the ship, hitting some amount of squares.  Attack vs reflex, on a miss they are permitted to shift out of the area, on a hit they take damage and are stunnedAfter some rounds: The ship begins to capsize, the heaving stops, but every round the ship goes more and more sideways: first round, you're pushed one.  The second, you're pushed two.  Third, you're pushed three.  at the fourth round, everyone has to make acrobatics, strength, etc, to hold on.  A few rounds later the encounter ends even if the enemies aren't defeated.  At this time, the ground should be 'rapidly approaching'After the encounter, the ship crashes, and the next scene is on the island.if it's a skill challenge, I'd present each of the above situations as aspects, and if they fail they fall off into the water (and let's say, lose some of their equipment).  If they succeed they crash with the ship and get to keep their stuff.  Reasonable things would be Acrobatics, Strength, Athletics, Perception (to see through the clouds), endurance, perhaps Nature (for the sea), and perhaps Streetwise or other social skills (for the other people on the ship)</blockquote>

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