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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7313983" data-attributes="member: 6777052">The Ship......... "Nord," mused Jeli, "What would you say is the best fighting ship in the known world? Or any world, really? The one that all pirates fear to be pursued by?"Nord though for a moment. "The Phase Rider. Legend has it, that it can pop up anywhere, seize your ship and disappear again into a magical mist. But it's just a legend. When a ship founders and is lost with all hands, folks say it was Taken by the Phase Rider.""That's it, then," Jeli decided. "All we need to do, is to find the Phase Rider and requisition it.""Sounds simple, when you put it like that. Why has no-one thought of it before?""Because they weren't us and didn't have our unique combination of talents.""Can't argue with that.""Any thoughts on how to find it?""Easy. We ask the DM.""Are we allowed to do that? Isn't it, sort of cheating?""What do you mean, cheating? This isn't some game of Pass The Elephant. We're privateers, remember?""Oh, alright then. Let's try."Just then, an aged man appeared out of nowhere. He had a long flowing beard, a tall pointy hat and he was leaning on a knobbly walking stick so you could tell he was a sage. Also, his name was Ask-Me-Anything. Od played a trill to improve their chances in case this turned into a skill challenge but he needn't has bothered because AMA was longing to give an impromptu lecture to somebody about something and this was his big chance. Herewulf asked the question that was on everybody's lips: "Where can we find the legendary ship called the Phase Rider?"AMA cleared his throat, struck an oratorical pose, and told them. At great length. And in great detail with diagrams and astrological equations and many learned allusions to the classics, not to mention footnotes and a complete bibliography with cross-references."So, what you are saying is, we need to go to this particular latitude and longitude, at this precise time, and it will be there?""Indeed, yes.""Thank you, you have been most helpful," said Od graciously.The man seemed to be waiting for something. It dawned on Od that he expected to be paid. "My usual fee is 100gp," said AMA helpfully, "But it's entirely up to you, of course." There was just the merest hint of a component pouch under AMA's loosely-tied cloak and just the merest hint of an inch or so of gap between the soles of his feet and the ground. Not that this meant that he was a high-level magic user, you understand, said the DM casually.After scraping together all the money they had, our four adventurers were left with 1sp, 3cp and a button.Except that after AMA had left, Jeli seemed to be holding a pouch of 100gp. "I took Rogue this morning," she mumbled apologetically, "But I'm not proud if it. I think tomorrow I'll take Cleric and forgive myself.""We need to go that way," said Nord, changing the subject hurriedly. "I can smell the sea air."Arriving at the port of Anchorsaweigh our intrepic adventurers made their way to the quayside where they found ...</blockquote>

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