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   | caption          = The pirate ship formerly known as Daniela's Ghost.
 
   | caption          = The pirate ship formerly known as Daniela's Ghost.
 
   | campaign          = [[The Farthing Campaign]]
 
   | campaign          = [[The Farthing Campaign]]
   | game_date        = Friday, June 9th, 2021
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   | game_date        = Friday, July 15th, 2021
   | start_date        = [[Mawsim]] 21, [[261 IM]]
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   | start_date        = [[Mamir]] 23, [[261 IM]]
 
   | start_location    = [[Port of Shokan]], [[Shokan]], [[Kit Barony]], [[Araldar]]
 
   | start_location    = [[Port of Shokan]], [[Shokan]], [[Kit Barony]], [[Araldar]]
   | end_date          =  
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   | end_date          = [[Mamir]] 27, [[261 IM]]
 
   | end_location      = At sea, North of [[Saniya]], [[Aidyn Barong]], [[Araldar]]
 
   | end_location      = At sea, North of [[Saniya]], [[Aidyn Barong]], [[Araldar]]
 
   | absentees        =  
 
   | absentees        =  
 
   | guests            =  
 
   | guests            =  
   | next_session      = [[Third Farthing Session]]
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   | next_session      = [[Fourth Farthing Session]]
 
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The [[Second Farthing Session]] began on a beach somewhere on the outer islands of [[Araldar]].  The adventure began when the party freed Captain [[Batyrbek Mergen]] from his bindings.  Cpn. Mergen was quick to thank the party for their bravery and ingenuity for freeing him. 
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The [[Third Farthing Session]] began shortly after the party had decided to become ''privateer's'' for the [[Araldar]] government. Then they assessed the ship and did not like everything that they sawShe was leaking in 100's of places and required full time work at the bilge pumps to keep her above waterHer sails were in tatters, partly from disrepair and partly from the incidents leading up to her capture.
  DM Note:  I have included the new players into the [[First Farthing Session]] as a smoother way to change the roster without changing the story too much.
 
Cpn. Mergen explained that the pirate ship that had first accosted them was on an errand to secure a ransom for his safe returnThe party concluded that there was an opportunity, now that half the crew was dead and disbanded, to overwhelm the rest of the crew and perhaps take control of the shipThe captain explained that the ship's weapons would surely kill them all if they were to be suspected as attackers and asked if anyone had special abilities of disguise.
 
  
Lacking magical means, the party concluded that they would disguise themselves the gear of the fallen pirates, propping up the dead ones in the camp as though they would follow shortly.  [[Madil Zhadyra]] interrogated the captured pirate to discover that there was a signal. The ship would fly certain signal flags if the captured captain was to be ransomed and returned to the ship, and a different flag if he was to be killed.
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==Just Rewards==
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[[Madil Zhadyra]] headed to the office of the [[Shokan Admiralty]] to report the capture of their various pirates.  The duty officer, a slender half-Ælf, Lieutenant [[Alua Kunduz]] directed Madil to check the board and see if he recognized anyoneWhile he did not recognize the crude drawings, he did spot the name of [[Zhansultan Erzhan]] and pointed him out to the lieutenant. He explained to her that the pirate was dead and... the lieutenant confided that that she would send an ensign around to inspect the corpse and issue a note for the reward, which was currently set at 5,000 pieces of gold.
  
==To Action!==
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While at the office Madil noticed many bounties, one for a certain Captain [[Duisen Nadirbek]] which was listed at 1,100,000 pieces of goldSurely there wasn't so much money in the world!  On a more respectable level, there was a bounty for a Captain [[Smagul Burkit]], a suspected associate of the late pirate [[Zhansultan Erzhan]]3,000 pieces of gold were to be paid to whosoever were to drag Captain Burkit into the hands of [[Araldar]] justice.  Madil mentioned his interest to the lieutenant, who after a short delay, issued him a [[Letter of marque]] for the capture of [[Smagul Burkit]].
[[Daniela's Ghost]] returned flying the ransom flagsThe party boarded the boat with Captain Mergen who was bound with easy-to-slip knots.  The party approached the ship with the captain cursing a blue streak as he expressed his distaste with being a captiveTwo crewmen hauled the "bound" captain aboard and turned their back on the rest of the crew, who immediately boarded the ship and swung into action.
 
  
[[Madil Zhadyra]] was soon at the bow, slicing at a pirate officer while [[Barcal Nariman]], amidships, dished out two-fisted wrath to anyone near.  [[Cemzick Nucklestamp]] with his swashbuckling footwork dodged in and out of the fray delivering deadly blows all around. [[Rael Starflower]] and [[Jarseth Bhalin]] cast spells into the crowd, afflicting the very unluckyMeanwhile, Captain Mergen ended up toe-to-toe with the dreaded pirate [[Zhansultan Erzhan]].
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==Getting the Ship Ship Shape==
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Upon returning with the bounty of reward money, the crew made for the shipyard to acquire new sails.  The sails were available, but a steep 1,700 pieces of goldOnce purchased, [[Cemzick Nucklestamp]] got busy rigging the new sails. Meanwhile [[Rael Starflower and [[Carcal Nariman]] got to the business of mending the ship with an endless series of ''mending'' spells.  It waas a lot of work, but wasn't long before [[Cemzick Nucklestamp]] declared the ship... seaworthyThey dubbed her the [[Briny Baroness]].
  
The pirate Zhansultan proved more than a match for Captain Mergen who eventually fell to the onslaught.  [[Madil Zhadyra]] eventually overcame the pirate officer at the bow and his croniesAmidships, Barcal and Cemzick had all but cleaned up the fresh pirates who had run up on deck from below.  In a surprising move, [[Rael Starflower]], clocked one of the fleeing pirate officers with his fist, killing the hapless pirate mid-step.
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==Skeleton Crew==
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Getting underway without the help of at least one other person would have proved impossible for the partyThe [[Briny Baroness]] would need a compliment of at least 18 hands including the partyThe party made for [[The Peg-leg Inn]] and noting that there was a crowd, [[Madil Zhadyra]] jumped to action and ordered "Five rounds for the house!"  There was much applause and ringing of the bartender's bell.
  
Eventually, the pirate Erzhan fell.  The only remaining crewman, an officer who had failed to escape combat, dropped to his knees and let his weapon fall to the deck"Parlay!" he cried.
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When the barmaid came to collect the tab, which was a whopping 20 gold for such a generous gesture, Madil gave her 50 pieces and bade that no one should be able to walk by the nights end.  The very happy barmaid took these instructions to heart and worked tirelessly to make sure that not a single mug was empty all night.  Madil went on to tell the tale of the capture of Captain Erzhan, the defeat of the giant beach crabs and other storiesThe party chipped in to give credence to the tales, made taller in the telling.
  
==The Cleanup==
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When it looked like everyone was just the right level of drunk, [[Madil Zhadyra]] announced that he needed a crew for the [[Briny Baroness]] and would pay handsomely to anyone who boarded her.  The impassioned plea for crew stunned the crowd with its sincerity so much that they paused drinking for a moment... then rushed to apply to Madil to join his crew.
[[File:TheFarthingShipandCrew.png|thumb|700px|The party takes ownership of their freshly nameless ship.]]
 
The party looted the ship and gathered up all the pirates, living and dead to return to port for any rewards that might be pending for their capture. Captain Mergen suggested that he row ahead of the crew when they get near port to alert them not to blast the former pirate vessel out of the water on sight.  Mergen carried this out and the party sailed triumphantly into [[Shokan]].
 
  
With a little bit of guidance from Mergen, the party registered their ship as ''salvage'' with the [[Shokan]] port authority and went on to the assizes to have the ship declared legally theirsAfter hearing the ship's history the magistrate was quick to side with the partyWith an order granting ownership of the vessel to the party, the crew decided to register their newly acquired with the port authority as a ''privateer'' vessel under the [[Araldar]] flag.
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==Hauling Glass==
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The party made deals with two organizations to haul good.  First, a member of the [[Kuulik Trading Company]] offered 600 pieces of gold to haul 26 tons of ''wizard stuff'' to the port of [[Aidyn]].  The heightened fee was due to the port being currently designated as ''unchartedThe party then went to [[Tanatar's Cartographic Supplies]] where they negotiated to make their trip a very slow one, in exchange for transporting a cartographer to map the southern route to [[Aidyn]].
  
The only thing left to do was give the ship a name...
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Madil set the price for the haul not in gold, but in trade.  First, for charts of the waters between Shokan and Sharip and second, exclusive access to the charts to [[Aidyn]] for one month.  Tanatar agreed and sent his cartography apprentice to board the ship the next day.
  
==Party Notes==
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==Making Waves==
Hey gang!  If I left anything out, please make a note of it here and I'll add it in.
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After four days of slow sailing (and much map-making), the crew spotted an anchored sloop in a bay north of Saniya.  The party made way toward the sloop, which soon began to hoist its anchor and mainsail.  Heading downwind, the hapless sloop was no match for speed as Madil calculated an intercept path on a speedy beam reach, helped along by a north wind.
  
{{Copyright notice}}
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As the [[Briny Baroness]] closed in on its prey, it came in range of [[Smagul Burkit]]'s sloop and fired off its mangonel.  The shot ripped through the sails, slowing the sloop even further.  A few shots later and the sloop's only defenses, their ballista was destroyed.  The sloop made for the shore to beach itself (and hopefully for the crew to swim ashore), but the party was relentless and took out the sloop's sails.
  
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The helpless ship weighed anchor as the [[Briny Baroness]] approached and raised a flag to ''parlay''.  When the [[Briny Baroness]] pulled up alongside and lowered its gangplank to the pirate crew, a lone seaman walked up it, Captain [[Smagul Burkit]].  He offered to go with the party willingly if they would spare his crew and leave them to try and repair their disabled ship. 
  
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The party agreed to spare the crew and leave them to their fate, but demanded that any booty they had aboard be surrendered as well.  A bargain was struck and the booty was transferred over to the [[Briny Baroness]].  The captain was manacled to a bunk and the Baroness made way for the
  
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The crew, impressed, began to compose the [[Songs_of_Otan#Ballad_of_Zhadyra.27s_Privateers||Ballad of Zhadyra's Privateers]]
  
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==Party Notes==
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Hey gang!  If I left anything out, please make a note of it here and I'll add it in.
  
 
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{{Copyright notice}}
Songs_of_Otan#Ballad_of_Zhadyra.27s_Privateers
 

Revision as of 22:14, 17 July 2021

Third Farthing Session
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The pirate ship formerly known as Daniela's Ghost.
Campaign The Farthing Campaign
Game Date Friday, July 15th, 2021
Start Date Mamir 23, 261 IM
Start Location Port of Shokan, Shokan, Kit Barony, Araldar
Ending Date Mamir 27, 261 IM
Ending Location At sea, North of Saniya, Aidyn Barong, Araldar
Next Session Fourth Farthing Session

The Third Farthing Session began shortly after the party had decided to become privateer's for the Araldar government. Then they assessed the ship and did not like everything that they saw. She was leaking in 100's of places and required full time work at the bilge pumps to keep her above water. Her sails were in tatters, partly from disrepair and partly from the incidents leading up to her capture.

Just Rewards

Madil Zhadyra headed to the office of the Shokan Admiralty to report the capture of their various pirates. The duty officer, a slender half-Ælf, Lieutenant Alua Kunduz directed Madil to check the board and see if he recognized anyone. While he did not recognize the crude drawings, he did spot the name of Zhansultan Erzhan and pointed him out to the lieutenant. He explained to her that the pirate was dead and... the lieutenant confided that that she would send an ensign around to inspect the corpse and issue a note for the reward, which was currently set at 5,000 pieces of gold.

While at the office Madil noticed many bounties, one for a certain Captain Duisen Nadirbek which was listed at 1,100,000 pieces of gold. Surely there wasn't so much money in the world! On a more respectable level, there was a bounty for a Captain Smagul Burkit, a suspected associate of the late pirate Zhansultan Erzhan. 3,000 pieces of gold were to be paid to whosoever were to drag Captain Burkit into the hands of Araldar justice. Madil mentioned his interest to the lieutenant, who after a short delay, issued him a Letter of marque for the capture of Smagul Burkit.

Getting the Ship Ship Shape

Upon returning with the bounty of reward money, the crew made for the shipyard to acquire new sails. The sails were available, but a steep 1,700 pieces of gold. Once purchased, Cemzick Nucklestamp got busy rigging the new sails. Meanwhile [[Rael Starflower and Carcal Nariman got to the business of mending the ship with an endless series of mending spells. It waas a lot of work, but wasn't long before Cemzick Nucklestamp declared the ship... seaworthy. They dubbed her the Briny Baroness.

Skeleton Crew

Getting underway without the help of at least one other person would have proved impossible for the party. The Briny Baroness would need a compliment of at least 18 hands including the party. The party made for The Peg-leg Inn and noting that there was a crowd, Madil Zhadyra jumped to action and ordered "Five rounds for the house!" There was much applause and ringing of the bartender's bell.

When the barmaid came to collect the tab, which was a whopping 20 gold for such a generous gesture, Madil gave her 50 pieces and bade that no one should be able to walk by the nights end. The very happy barmaid took these instructions to heart and worked tirelessly to make sure that not a single mug was empty all night. Madil went on to tell the tale of the capture of Captain Erzhan, the defeat of the giant beach crabs and other stories. The party chipped in to give credence to the tales, made taller in the telling.

When it looked like everyone was just the right level of drunk, Madil Zhadyra announced that he needed a crew for the Briny Baroness and would pay handsomely to anyone who boarded her. The impassioned plea for crew stunned the crowd with its sincerity so much that they paused drinking for a moment... then rushed to apply to Madil to join his crew.

Hauling Glass

The party made deals with two organizations to haul good. First, a member of the Kuulik Trading Company offered 600 pieces of gold to haul 26 tons of wizard stuff to the port of Aidyn. The heightened fee was due to the port being currently designated as uncharted. The party then went to Tanatar's Cartographic Supplies where they negotiated to make their trip a very slow one, in exchange for transporting a cartographer to map the southern route to Aidyn.

Madil set the price for the haul not in gold, but in trade. First, for charts of the waters between Shokan and Sharip and second, exclusive access to the charts to Aidyn for one month. Tanatar agreed and sent his cartography apprentice to board the ship the next day.

Making Waves

After four days of slow sailing (and much map-making), the crew spotted an anchored sloop in a bay north of Saniya. The party made way toward the sloop, which soon began to hoist its anchor and mainsail. Heading downwind, the hapless sloop was no match for speed as Madil calculated an intercept path on a speedy beam reach, helped along by a north wind.

As the Briny Baroness closed in on its prey, it came in range of Smagul Burkit's sloop and fired off its mangonel. The shot ripped through the sails, slowing the sloop even further. A few shots later and the sloop's only defenses, their ballista was destroyed. The sloop made for the shore to beach itself (and hopefully for the crew to swim ashore), but the party was relentless and took out the sloop's sails.

The helpless ship weighed anchor as the Briny Baroness approached and raised a flag to parlay. When the Briny Baroness pulled up alongside and lowered its gangplank to the pirate crew, a lone seaman walked up it, Captain Smagul Burkit. He offered to go with the party willingly if they would spare his crew and leave them to try and repair their disabled ship.

The party agreed to spare the crew and leave them to their fate, but demanded that any booty they had aboard be surrendered as well. A bargain was struck and the booty was transferred over to the Briny Baroness. The captain was manacled to a bunk and the Baroness made way for the

The crew, impressed, began to compose the |Ballad of Zhadyra's Privateers

Party Notes

Hey gang!  If I left anything out, please make a note of it here and I'll add it in.