Pirate Borg: Buried in the Bahamas (room for more)

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Sorry for the delays, all. Work has been busier than expected this month -- compounded because I'm taking a vacation, which means extra work is being shoveled on me now, of course -- plus family stuff plus entering into the thick of seasonal depression, which makes brain stuff like running RPG games harder.

This adventure remains a top priority for me, so I hope you all stick around. We're just at about the halfway point (pretty good for an ENWorld play by post!) and more awfulness adventure awaits!

 

[Maggan]

Sorry for the delays, all.

No worries, captain! I'm thoroughly enjoying myself.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

(1d8) = 1HP recovered
(1d2)= 2 Devil's luck recovered
(1d6) = 2 STR goes from 0 to +1
(1d6) = 6 Agility goes from -1 to +0
(1d6) = 4 Presence goes from -1 to 0
(1d6) = 2 Toughness goes from +4 to +3
(1d6) = 1 Spirit goes from -1 to -2

(1d6) = 5 HP from 14 to 19...my toughness went down a point, does that affect HPs?

I can't find class abilities

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yes to losing hit points.

The level-up rules for the Brute:

Every time you gain experience, roll one of the following (d6). Reroll repeats.

1. Liar's Dice.
A small bag of 5d6. Roll them at the start of combat. If the total is even, -2 dr for melee attacks, but defend with +2 dr.

2. Booms tick.
Listen up. You find a top-of-the-line blunderbuss. You got that? “Boomstick" Blunderbuss dr8 to hit & d10 damage when in melee range, otherwise dr12 and d4 damage.

3. Blood Frenzy.
+2 to damage rolls for each enemy you’ve killed so far this battle. Resets/ends after 10 rounds (1 minute) of no death.

4. Tavern Boxer.
Your fists deal 2d4 and ignore Fumbles.

5. Thick Skinned.
You count as wearing light armor even when you aren’t (tier 1, -d2).

6. Grog Breath.
When in melee range, belch to stun an opponent for 1 round. Limit once an hour unless you drink more grog.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

Yes to losing hit points.

The level-up rules for the Brute:

Ok, I rolled a 4. So he can punch people.

Hit points. Do you add toughness at every level or just first?? If just first level, I lose 1 hp from my total, if it’s per level, I add 2 because I didn’t add toughness to my hp for 2nd level

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Hit points. Do you add toughness at every level or just first?? If just first level, I lose 1 hp from my total, if it’s per level, I add 2 because I didn’t add toughness to my hp for 2nd level

You just get the level-up HP. Pirate Borg is another OSR game that wants to keep numbers small so that violence is scary.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Things have slowed down a bit during the holiday season, just as we're about to move onto the next phase of the adventure (we're either halfway or a third of the way through the adventure, depending on player choices).

If anyone else is interested in jumping in, there will be opportunities to meet up with the group once they shove off from the island.

 

[Maggan]

Hello! Sorry for my abscence! Sick dog have taken a toll on my mental energy. Planning to level up Safari tonight or tomorrow!

@Whizbang Dustyboots

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Hello! Sorry for my abscence! Sick dog have taken a toll on my mental energy. Planning to level up Safari tonight or tomorrow!

@Whizbang Dustyboots

This is a challenging time of year. I assume lots of people will be less available for a few weeks, even with the best of intentions.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Well, now I've had to research how well parrots can see. Generally better than humans, as it turns out!