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"They Rode to Perdition" starring Arcade's Gang (D&D/Boot Hill)
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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 2134682" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 80, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, March 6th, 1882, 2:00 PM</strong></p><p></p><p>A trio of ships is seen approaching from the south. They fly no flags and Wilkinson declares “They be pirates.” Arcade suggests, “Let them come on board and realize the only thing to steal is an elephant and hay.” Wilkinson says, “Not a good idea. They might get angry and decide to kill either Jumbo or us.” </p><p></p><p>As the ships near the group gets a better look at them. One is a large wooden-hulled merchant vessel of 1850’s design, often used for whaling, known as a bark. Another is a smaller merchant ship with a steel plated hull. The third is a Civil-war era metal-hulled warship. Wilkinson reveals to the party some of the modifications that he made to the Advance, namely four well-concealed cannons. He has his crew ready the artillery pieces while still keeping them camouflaged. </p><p></p><p>One thing that the dwarf Angus had brought on board is a dozen sticks of dynamite. He fastens them together is three sets of four and puts a two-minute fuse on each. The group discusses how to get these to the enemy vessels. Paolo Vitolia indicates that he has the ability to Teleport to a location within sight and could go to one of the vessels and back, and that he could bring up to two people with him. Both Angus and Hank volunteer. The ships are now close enough to see crew on each vessel. Arcade, Louie and Sam decide to lay down some covering fire to distract the enemy while the others launch the attack. </p><p></p><p>They teleport unseen to the roof of the forecastle on the warship. Paolo tosses a Fireball spells down into a group of crew gathered on the main deck and firing on the Frolic. He then uses a spell to levitate a lit packet of dynamite sticks up to the steam ship’s funnel and drops it down simultaneous to Hank lifting up Angus and shoving another packet down the ship’s main gun. </p><p></p><p>“What about the other set of dynamite?” Angus asks. Paolo says, “No time, this one’s about to blow.” Hank point to the Bark and says “How about we bring it there?” Paolo says, “I only have one more teleport left.” Angus says, “They’ve got a dingy. We can borrow it to get back.” They teleport off the warship just as the first set of dynamite explodes in the ship’s bowels, followed by a second in the powder magazine. Massive sections of the ship fly off as fire engulfs the vessel. </p><p></p><p>The explosion has one side effect of attacking the attention of the Bark’s crew to the rear, where several of them see the trio teleport in. The pirates begin to fire at them and Paolo is hit. Angus and Hank pull him down and behind some barrels. The wound is not deep, but they are now caught in a crossfire between two groups of armed pirates on the vessel. Seeing that their friends are in trouble, Wilkinson turns the Frolic so that its two after cannons can fire onto the bark. </p><p></p><p>Paolo is still capable of casting spells, and tosses a Fireball up into the main mast of he ship, which creates an effective distraction coupled with the cannon fire from the Frolic. A few of the pirates are also picked off by rifle fire from Arcade, Louie and Sam. Paolo casts an Invisibility spell onto Angus, who heads off below deck with the remaining set of dynamite sticks.</p><p></p><p>Angus soon returns and they fight their way to the rear of the ship, jumping overboard and climbing into the dingy. Pirates fire down from above until a loud explosion rocks the ship and it begins to rapidly sink. Angus cuts away the dingy and they begin to row away. </p><p></p><p>The remaining pirate vessel begins to fire its own cannons at the dingy. Wilkinson has the Frolic make a wide starboard turn to put it between the remaining ship and the oversized rowboat carrying Angus, Hank and Paolo. The crew of the Frolic move the cannons and both ships fire broadsides at each other, causing minimal damage to both ships. Jumbo’s trainer Scott panics when an incendiary cannonball crashes through the side of the ship and sets a pallet of hay on fire. With help from Jumbo and Morgana they are able to get several barrels of water poured onto the fire and extinguish the blaze. </p><p></p><p>The pirate ship manages to pull several dozen crewmen from the water of the sunk and sinking vessels and then sails away back to the south. The Frolic pursues for a half-mile, then turns back to go collect the three in the dingy. One paddlewheel is damaged so they raise the sails and use those as a primary means of propulsion while repairs are made to the wheel. Temporary repairs enable the wheel to again be used, although Wilkinson explains that maximum speed is no longer possible. </p><p></p><p><strong>March 8th, 1882:</strong></p><p></p><p>At sunset the lights of Galveston, the largest city in Texas, are seen to the west. Wilkinson keeps the ships lights off and flying without a flag heads north towards the community of High Island near the base of the Bolivar Peninsula fifteen miles northeast of Galveston. They crawl into an isolated inlet where the remaining contraband are off-loaded via the pontoons into a caravan of waiting wagons. The ship remains anchored in the inlet for the night. </p><p></p><p><strong>March 9th, 1882:</strong></p><p></p><p>The ship is stopped by a pair of United States warships upon leaving High Island and subjected to a detailed search. Wilkinson is unconcerned as everything left on board is legitimate cargo. He explains that they had to make an emergency stop due to the damage caused by the pirates, as it affected the ship’s steering and he didn’t want to cause an accident getting into Galveston Harbor. The Navy is suspicious but finally releases the vessel in the afternoon. By early evening they are docked in Galveston.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 2134682, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 80, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, March 6th, 1882, 2:00 PM[/B] A trio of ships is seen approaching from the south. They fly no flags and Wilkinson declares “They be pirates.” Arcade suggests, “Let them come on board and realize the only thing to steal is an elephant and hay.” Wilkinson says, “Not a good idea. They might get angry and decide to kill either Jumbo or us.” As the ships near the group gets a better look at them. One is a large wooden-hulled merchant vessel of 1850’s design, often used for whaling, known as a bark. Another is a smaller merchant ship with a steel plated hull. The third is a Civil-war era metal-hulled warship. Wilkinson reveals to the party some of the modifications that he made to the Advance, namely four well-concealed cannons. He has his crew ready the artillery pieces while still keeping them camouflaged. One thing that the dwarf Angus had brought on board is a dozen sticks of dynamite. He fastens them together is three sets of four and puts a two-minute fuse on each. The group discusses how to get these to the enemy vessels. Paolo Vitolia indicates that he has the ability to Teleport to a location within sight and could go to one of the vessels and back, and that he could bring up to two people with him. Both Angus and Hank volunteer. The ships are now close enough to see crew on each vessel. Arcade, Louie and Sam decide to lay down some covering fire to distract the enemy while the others launch the attack. They teleport unseen to the roof of the forecastle on the warship. Paolo tosses a Fireball spells down into a group of crew gathered on the main deck and firing on the Frolic. He then uses a spell to levitate a lit packet of dynamite sticks up to the steam ship’s funnel and drops it down simultaneous to Hank lifting up Angus and shoving another packet down the ship’s main gun. “What about the other set of dynamite?” Angus asks. Paolo says, “No time, this one’s about to blow.” Hank point to the Bark and says “How about we bring it there?” Paolo says, “I only have one more teleport left.” Angus says, “They’ve got a dingy. We can borrow it to get back.” They teleport off the warship just as the first set of dynamite explodes in the ship’s bowels, followed by a second in the powder magazine. Massive sections of the ship fly off as fire engulfs the vessel. The explosion has one side effect of attacking the attention of the Bark’s crew to the rear, where several of them see the trio teleport in. The pirates begin to fire at them and Paolo is hit. Angus and Hank pull him down and behind some barrels. The wound is not deep, but they are now caught in a crossfire between two groups of armed pirates on the vessel. Seeing that their friends are in trouble, Wilkinson turns the Frolic so that its two after cannons can fire onto the bark. Paolo is still capable of casting spells, and tosses a Fireball up into the main mast of he ship, which creates an effective distraction coupled with the cannon fire from the Frolic. A few of the pirates are also picked off by rifle fire from Arcade, Louie and Sam. Paolo casts an Invisibility spell onto Angus, who heads off below deck with the remaining set of dynamite sticks. Angus soon returns and they fight their way to the rear of the ship, jumping overboard and climbing into the dingy. Pirates fire down from above until a loud explosion rocks the ship and it begins to rapidly sink. Angus cuts away the dingy and they begin to row away. The remaining pirate vessel begins to fire its own cannons at the dingy. Wilkinson has the Frolic make a wide starboard turn to put it between the remaining ship and the oversized rowboat carrying Angus, Hank and Paolo. The crew of the Frolic move the cannons and both ships fire broadsides at each other, causing minimal damage to both ships. Jumbo’s trainer Scott panics when an incendiary cannonball crashes through the side of the ship and sets a pallet of hay on fire. With help from Jumbo and Morgana they are able to get several barrels of water poured onto the fire and extinguish the blaze. The pirate ship manages to pull several dozen crewmen from the water of the sunk and sinking vessels and then sails away back to the south. The Frolic pursues for a half-mile, then turns back to go collect the three in the dingy. One paddlewheel is damaged so they raise the sails and use those as a primary means of propulsion while repairs are made to the wheel. Temporary repairs enable the wheel to again be used, although Wilkinson explains that maximum speed is no longer possible. [B]March 8th, 1882:[/B] At sunset the lights of Galveston, the largest city in Texas, are seen to the west. Wilkinson keeps the ships lights off and flying without a flag heads north towards the community of High Island near the base of the Bolivar Peninsula fifteen miles northeast of Galveston. They crawl into an isolated inlet where the remaining contraband are off-loaded via the pontoons into a caravan of waiting wagons. The ship remains anchored in the inlet for the night. [B]March 9th, 1882:[/B] The ship is stopped by a pair of United States warships upon leaving High Island and subjected to a detailed search. Wilkinson is unconcerned as everything left on board is legitimate cargo. He explains that they had to make an emergency stop due to the damage caused by the pirates, as it affected the ship’s steering and he didn’t want to cause an accident getting into Galveston Harbor. The Navy is suspicious but finally releases the vessel in the afternoon. By early evening they are docked in Galveston. [/QUOTE]
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