Book 1 - Act 1 - The Wormwood

The shipping lanes of Golarion's seas and oceans are filled with fat merchant vessels laden with trade goods both mundane and exotic, as well as the pirates and freebooters who prey on them. Under the banner of their Hurricane King, these buccaneers sally forth from that archipelago of lawless pirate ports and anchorages known as the Shackles, plundering the shipping of countless countries and trade consortiums, then vanishing back into the maze of islands and reefs they call home. The nations of the Inner Sea would like nothing more than to end the pirate menace once and for all, but the eternal hurricane known as the Eye of Abendego has thus far shielded the Free Captains of the Shackles from the threat of retaliation.


In the Skull & Shackles Adventure Path, the PCs take on the role of pirates, but they must make a name for themselves in piracy, plunder, and disrepute to truly become infamous Free Captains of the Shackles.

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Re: Round 11: Abandon Ship

Post by Hayabusa » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:26 pm

Aya has stayed in postion near the aftdeck most of the time but when Jack Scrimshaw is killed she loses her composure because she was very, very fond of the young man who has shown a rare bit of kindness on the Wormwood.

"I'LL RIP YOUR THROAT OUT!" She shouts, tears in her eyes, at the arrival of the Rahadoumi and rushes forward, throwing just five feet of anger and dismay against them to make those responsible for the death of Jack pay with their own life.
Move: W x2, N, W.
Standard: Attack #2.
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Re: Round 11: Abandon Ship

Post by Vardaen » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:16 pm

Round 111 Aya 20, Maggie 20, Toruk 20, Rod 20, Sandara 20, Jain 20, Rahadoumi 10
Aya shouts, he breaks down seeing Jack get killed. She bounds forward, over extending herself perhaps, but she shoves her rapier into the belly of one of the sailors with no remorse now. The blade sinks deeply into the flesh of the enemy making that man pay for being part of this crew.

The rest of you...
Aya: Move, Attack #2 15 Hit for 6 Dmg (MAX! Wow)


Haya just post Diagonal move, NW, instead of N,W, saves you some Speed.
Put Aya E of #2
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Re: Round 11: Abandon Ship

Post by Grimbold » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:43 pm

"I am with you Aya! For Jack, for Jack!" Rod runs at the other man, slashing at the man's throat.
nw,nw,nw,w. Attack #1, combat expertise.

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Re: Round 11: Abandon Ship

Post by Vardaen » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:43 pm

Round 11 Aya 20, Rod 20, Maggie 20, Toruk 20, Sandara 20, Jain 20, Rahadoumi 10
Aya turns as Rod shouts he's with her. The man darts across the deck, blade in hand, tipped just a bit to give him a defenseive edge to parry with. Then he feints, ducks and strikes. He stabs one of the men in the collar bone, just missing the man's throat by a narrow margin. The blade pierces into the flesh, deeply, and the sailor screams out in pain.

The rest of the heroes....
Rod: Move, Cex, Attack #1 22 Hit for 6 Dmg!
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Re: Round 11: Abandon Ship

Post by Eilandor » Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:19 pm

Toruk maintains his stance on the stairs as a new wave of sailors appear. He guesses that one may be an officer based on her different garb. "A worthy target!" He sends his final orb, for the time being at the female officer.
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Number Two: "You are number six."
Number Six: "I am not a number, I am a free man!"
Number Two: "Muh ha ha ha ha!"

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Re: Round 11: Abandon Ship

Post by Vardaen » Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:35 pm

Round 11 Aya 20, Rod 20, Maggie 20, Toruk 20, Sandara 20, Jain 20, Rahadoumi 10
Toruk finds himself a worthy target, the woman is clearly dressed as an officer and so he fires off a magical missile at her. The bolt strikes her on the shoulder knocking he back and step.

Then Sandara moves some, to be able to shoot over Aya and Rod and fires her crossbow, but she aims high and fires off into the distance striking Besmara knows what.

Then Jain, looking almost spend, shouts, "Arrrgh! DEATH TO ALL!" He leaps forward, his boarding axe plants itself in the chest of the sailor and between that and Rod's strike the man topples to the deck very dead. Jain then starts to pant, the battle rage is ending, his body is giving out from the long fight.

Maggie...
Toruk: MM Officer: 3 Dmg
Sandara: Move, Shoot Officer 9 Miss
Jain Move (Last Round of Rage) Attack #1: 15 Hit for 13 DEAD
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Re: Round 11: Abandon Ship

Post by Trogdor » Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:49 pm

Moving up so that she can get a shot above Rod and Jain's heads, Maggie fires off her captured crossbow at the enemy officer.
Move Action: SE E E S
Standard Action: Fire crossbow at the officer. I know I'm firing through Rod/Jain's space. But I'm hoping the height of two decks will let me fire over their heads and get the officer.

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Round 12: Abandon Ship

Post by Vardaen » Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:35 pm

Round 11 Aya 20, Rod 20, Maggie 20, Toruk 20, Sandara 20, Jain 20, Rahadoumi 10



Round 12 Aya 20, Rod 20, Maggie 20, Toruk 20, Sandara 20, Jain 20, Rahadoumi 10
Maggie, up on the sterncastle has a decent view over the heads of his crew. She braces her crossbow and fires. The weapon sends a bolt that grazes the arm of the Rahadoumi Officer. The woman looks up at Maggie, curses at her, and then her and the man left lunch into an attack on Aya and Jain. The sailor, wounded, swings, but its weak and Aya easily parries the strike.

Then the officer takes her boarding pike slams the hooked tip into the chest of Roderick and then shouts, "Get away from me!" The boarding pike magically extends out to twenty feet! The pole telescopes out, pushing Roderick back across the deck. As he lurches back the sailor swings at him but misses as the man is suddenly quite some distance from where he started! That's one way to repel boarders.

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Maggie: Shoot Officer: Higher Ground +1: 24 Hit for 2 Dmg
Sailor: Attack Aya 8 Miss
Officer: Boarding Pike (Reach) Attack Rod: 24 Hit for 9, of Repelling! CMB 19 vs 18 CMD Success. Pushed back 10 ft [Sailor 2 AoO: 10 Miss]
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Re: Round 12: Abandon Ship

Post by Hayabusa » Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:25 am

While things happen around her Aya pays them little mind. The young kistune just slashes away at the sailor before her the only thought on her mind to kill them all, not even a tune to inspire her remaining friends is coming to her mind.
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Re: Round 12: Abandon Ship

Post by Grimbold » Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:20 pm

Roderick grunts as he is pushed back but recovers quickly.
"So you wanna play hard to get, wench? Come 'ere an' have a cutlass sandwich ye jumped up grass combin' chunk o' bat spit!"

Rod lunges at the officer, ignoring his wound, and if she tries to stab him on the way, he grabs a bit of rope hanging down from the mast and tries to jump a bit to avoid her attack. Then he tries to stick his cutlass into her belly.
move w,w,w. towards her, attack with cutlass. Use acrobatics to avoid attack of opportunity.

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