andres ♔ the terrifying rarity of truth

[bancroft]

♬ Haunt - Bastille

WHO || Thomas, Thoster, Brantley, David L., Andie
WHAT || The Knights intercept a boat shipping something to Andres Isle... with some high seas piracy
WHERE || The Atlantic Ocean
WHEN || December 9th, 2013, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam , single thread to start.  

The mission to intercept a shipment heading to Andres - one among many such mysterious deliveries that Wynn suspects have some sinister ties to the movements of Prime Minister Dimitris Sarandis' involvement in a Shadowkind slaver cult - is already off to an interesting start.  No sooner have the crew gotten aboard Thoster's pirate ship and headed out on a course that's meant to intercept the vessel then the winds start kicking up and dark thunderheads roll in on the horizon.  Lightning streaks the horizon as rain starts to fall, and Thomas stands on the deck, looking out with one foot up on the railing, frowning out. 

"Gonna be rough waters.  Not sure yet if that's going to work to our advantage or not."  

Comments

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster's been a bit worried about the weather, but part of running a ship is having confidence- even if you're faking it.]

Aye, it's not the fairest day we've seen, but Alice has sailed through stormier seas than these. [Maybe. Maybe not (bluff 25).]

[fixyourproblem]

[Brantley can see through Thoster's lie like seeing through a glass house (sense motives 31). But rather than making everyone panic, he decide it's better if he's the only one who panic. He just hope he doesn't ralph in someone face, when the storm sways the ship.]

Well, I'm sure we'll be fine. This ship is in yours good hands, after all.

[Maybe not so sure.(bluff 23)]

[generaldavideus]

[David's standing by the railing, one hand idly in the rigging for balance, but he doesn't really need it (balance 20 total). He also doesn't really care enough to see through the brave faces either (sense motive 15).

He looks out over the storm, watches it for a moment, then shrugs.]

If we're smart about it, we should be fine.

[He's sailed through worse.]

[bancroft]

[ thomas peels himself off from the front and slaps thoster on the back as he walks by him ] Knew there was a reason we brought you along. [ he pulls up a long old timey telescope ] Now let's see if we're on the right course, shall we? { and he hands it towards andie ]

[asap]

Um. [Andie looks at the telescope like she's never seen one before and promptly looks through the wrong end out at sea (spot crit fail).] I think it's broken?

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster glances at her and shakes his head, laughing a little. She's so damn cute.]

Other way, lass.

[bancroft]

Honest mistake, that.

[fixyourproblem]

[Brantley snorts a laugh, even though he also occasionally makes that kind of mistake, still it's funny when other people do it.]

See anything?

[asap]

Oh. [Andie blushes and turns it the right way round, looking through it again. This time, she does much better (spot 17).]

omg didn't realize you were waiting on me /o\ nooo

[bancroft]

[ she does indeed see something. kicking through the heavy waves over there is a familiar looking vessel - the one they've been shown photographs of as their target. ]

ROOD

[asap]

Avast me hearties! [Andie doesn't... really know what those words mean. They just sound piratey. She points out towards the vessel.] We've got the thing!

[bluffcheck]

[Guess who crit failed a will save to avoid falling prey to be so incredibly turned on by Andie trying to talk like a pirate?

Yeah, it's this guy. Thoster just lets out a quiet sort of groaning noise. Ahem. He'll be over here. Behind the wheel. Hoping that it hides his boner.]

[bancroft]

Steady as she goes, mates. [ is that a pointed comment at thoster or a general announcement? the world may never know. ] Alright, Chatwyn, this is your territory. Steer us in and sound the orders.

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster gets his head in the game and starts moving them towards the other ship (drive 16).]

David! Watch the sails. Grab Brantley if you need a hand. [And other such things. Idk how sailing works guys...]

Andie, y'might stay out of sight. You're our secret weapon after all.

[fixyourproblem]

[Brantley is genuinely confused, he has sailed before, but not as a crew, only as a passenger. So he does what he was told. He stands there above the deck of the ship looking at the sail, he doesn't have a clue what he has to do with them, but rather than staring blank, he watches them carefully, ready to report if something happens to the sails and ready to do anything he is commanded to do.(wis 15)]

[asap]

[Hey Thoster

Guess who got a spot check of 20.

Andie starts when he says her name and starts moving.]

Right! I'll just duck behind the shaft. Uh. Mast!

[And she zips away, blushing vigorously.]

[generaldavideus]

[David, however, jumps right to it, and while the narration doesn't really know how sailing works either, David kinda does (knowledge 9). He knows long boats better but sail boats are still a thing he knows. He's just a little rusty.

So put stuff here with managing the sails and all that jazz.

To Brantley:]

C'mon. We want to move with the wind.

[bancroft]

[ thoster steers the ship into the storm, and it begins bobbing against the waves as rain starts to fall heavily on the deck. the wind is furiously lashing the sails, and one of the loose ropes snags around one of them and gets caught, as brantley watches.

thomas nods. ] Think that's my cue to get below deck. They can't see my face, in case any of them survive. Good luck, lads and ladies.

[fixyourproblem]

[Brantley is going to ask David about how to make a ship move with the wind. But before he can actually do it, he notices the loose rope. (spot 15)]

Wait, let me fix this first.

[Brantley immediately heads toward the tangled sail. It would be pretty hard for a guy who frequently trips to navigate the deck of a rocking ship. But miraculously, that guy manages to do it. In fact, he does it like an experienced sailor. He skillfully traverses the deck and fixes the problem(dex nat 20). He actually might have the talent to be a mariner after all.]

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster nods as Thomas leaves, trying to shake off that little mishap with Andie.]

The sea may be in your blood yet, friend! [He calls out to Brantley.] Everyone keep your weapons close by. We won't waste time once we get near.

[generaldavideus]

[David raises his eyebrows a bit in Brantley's direction. The skill is definitely there, and he pauses as he shifts Galahad's sword over his shoulder.]

Sure you've never done this before?

[fixyourproblem]

Nope, unless playing pirates with a toy ship count as one. [He cheerfully answers.] Aye, Captain! [Feeling piratey, he shouts as he prepare for the encounter, he always carry a knife but he is more confident with his boxing skill, still the knife is hidden somewhere safe but easy to drawn when the situation deems necessary.]

[bluffcheck]

[As Thoster gets them closer, he knows that now that they can see the enemy vessel, they can be spotted just as easily.]

Steady, lads! [He calls out to the two men, but glances back where Andie's hiding and gives her a quick grin.] And lass. I'll get us close enough that we should be able to jump to board.

[It may be a rough parking job though... Drive 13]

[bancroft]

[ on the deck of the other boat, the men do notice them coming... and start scrambling for weapons, because the boat doesn't really have any mounted. the side of thoster's boat crashes against theirs pretty hard, doing damage to both vessels. everyone has to make a balance check (DC 13) or fall over. ]

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster is... not doing so well (Balance 7). He loses grip of the wheel and falls to the ground at the impact.]

Shit. Drop the anchor! [He calls out to David or Brantley or whoever can fucking do it. He'll take some time to get to his feet now, thanks.] Time to show 'em what we're made of!