Spelljammer: Starfarers (at last!)

OOC:

Is Manabu with us?

What does the EI look like? What did Gnolam look like? And the natives thereof?

What are the duties/routines/schedule of the ship and its crew (including us)?

 
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OOC:

Manabu's player is in Japan, so I'm not sure.

Gnol is a large trade asteroid in Realmspace, and its natives are the Gnolams, which are look like this:
gnolam.jpg


Elegant Interlude looks like this.
tradesman.jpg


With a 14 man crew and a 6 skeleton crew, we have basically 12-hour shifts of moving the sails, manning the helm, etc. etc.
 
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Elisia looks over the ship. It resembles a cross between a barge and a dragonfly. She had never seen so beautiful. Overcome, she begins to sing a song and play her mandolin.

"A dreamer of sky awaits/ a journey into stars/
for we must now go forth/our travels will be far/
Our friends will be the clouds/our guide will be the moon/
while we survey different realms/our loves wish us back soon..."
 
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After that song, a tawny man comes from behind Elisia and hisses "Wonderful song. Don't you have work?". He is Tam Drohwat, a mean man with sword skills and a belligerent disposition.

As the recruits scatter to their duties, Elegant Interlude lurches foward, leaving the Gnol drydock. Within the span of two minutes, EI has left Gnol's atmosphere and headed for stars beyond.

Caelano has been assigned to moving sails, and to take over the helm when Arani gets tired.

Rhamyr, Westenberger, Tam, and Elisia have been assigned to sail manuevers, along with crewmembers , Valben Lawler, a male human from a world of water, and Pilya Braun, a female human from the same world as Valben.

After a day of sailing, a large explosion is seen in space, maybe a mile aft of EI, and the shockwave is felt a scant six seconds later.

Westenberger the Jovial curses, and dashes off toward the helm. Tam sneers and begins moving sails for an about-turn, in spite lack of any order from the captain. Pilya and Valben attempt to stop him, but he just ignores them.
 
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OOC: Does Tam have any kind of authority - is he the mate or something, or is he just an ordinary sailor who decided we were going to turn around? And we're still in wildspace, right, not the phlogiston?

At the sound of the explosion, Rhamyr peers aft from his spot in the rigging, trying to determine its source. One hand fastens tightly to the shroud, while the other unconsciously reaches to check the cutlass slung over his back. The other sailors might laugh, but he'd be ready when trouble came...

Taking his eyes off of wildspace, he scanned the deck for the captain or the mate, awaiting orders.
 

Caelano's heart skips a beat, and then begins to race. He has a momentary flashback to that awful day he had accidentally stumbled across two Osyluths... No, he wasn't going to complete that thought.

He looks sharply at Tam (Sense Motive +6 ) and attempts to determine what is going on (Diplomacy +13).

"What's happening? Will someone please tell me what is going on?"
 
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Drnuncheon: Tam has no authority, he's just a hotheaded fool. Yah, we're in wildspace. When Tam offers you a cigarette, you know were in the flow.

Caelano: *clatter of dice* You realize that Tam just wants a fight. His right hand subconciously drew his sword. He looks at you with a death's head grin and asks "You ever fought for your life? I live for that feeling!"

Pilya yells at Tam: "What, are you crazy?". while Valben merely waits to react.
 

"Drohwat! Stand down!" Rhamyr grabs ahold of a line and slides to the deck, letting the thick leather of his gloves and boots take the burn. "The Cap'n hasn't ordered us t'come about!"

As soon as his feet hit the deck, he unwinds the simple loop of leather cord that holds his blade in its scabbard - but he doesn't draw it, not yet. "Stand down, or you'll dance from the yardarm, y'daft fool! Struvin'll call it mutiny, and he'll be right!"

Of course, his less than gentle approach isn't likely to work, not coming from a new sailor, not with someone like Tam. (Cha -1, no relevant skills)

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Caelano looks Tam directly in the eyes, and responds with his most fiendish smile.

"Rhamyr's right, you know. You'll hang."

"But," and Caelano's smile grows even more devilish, "I don't think we'll avoid this fight. Humor us a little, and you'll have your fight... and I bet it'll be a bloody one, and be a hero, not a mutineer. What would you prefer?"

Bluff is +10, Diplomacy +13
 

Elias takes in the chaos and watches how to react. "Oh Tikal... what now? What now?"

She starts to play a calming tune on her instrument, to see if it will appease the combatants.
 

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