Ah yes...I also never managed to work out what minor spells I could/should/would take.  Need some help there as the ideas I had were all too over-powered...I'll go re-read the private mails as you may have given me help i've forgotten about lol

Character Sheet updated.

Minor Spells taken:
Cool
Hear
Heat


How much XP do I have to spend and what on??

Note the Minor Magic spells on your character sheet.  Remember they don't cost Magic Points to cast. :)

You have 50 XP. You don't have to spend it now now however. For a list of what to spend see here: link to a message in this game


Some of these Special Skills are self explanatory, but to clarify:


Armour: Allows you to wear armour without penalty.  The higher your Armour Special Skill the higher value armour you can wear.

City Lore: Is knowledge of one particular city - Port Blacksand or Kallamehr for instance.

Dodge: Is used to... well dodge things outside combat such as falling boulders or runaway horses.

Hunting: Catching or trapping food to eat in the wilderness.

Forest Lore: Basic woodland survival skills.

Language: Knowledge of an additional language (by default everyone already knows Language: Common Speech.)

Plains Lore: As Forest Lore but for plains.

Religion Lore: A grasp of the gods, mythology and religious ritual.

Second Sight: Allows the character to 'see' magical effects - the traces of a recently cast spell for instance.

World Lore:  Basically common knowledge - who is the current king of Chalice, where does the wizard Yatztromo live, etc, etc.
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I'll be away for the first half of June, with unlikely access to internet.

Understood, have fun. :)

Just to make it clear - everyone except Dappa and Mannath are just milling about on deck right?

sounds like it :)

Okay cool. :)

*scribbles omnious looking notes*

Just a warning guys I'll be away until Sunday most likely without internet access but keep your dice hot until I get back.

What kind of milling?  I assume with this type of ship.  It would be done with a windmill.  Rather clever of them to see the application of wind power and building a means to harness it!  Just wonder, are we milling logs into lumber?  Or grain into flour?

...there's always one.....

ever thought of taking up the seasonal job of christmas cracker joke writer??....

Is that a british thing?

Hee. :D

Well whichever type of milling it is obviously a vital question that will have to be resolved later.  I'll post a map of the deck shortly and pick up the action.

Here are the deck plans for the Twice Shy:

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I'm assuming Manath is on the stairs leading up to the Forecastle, Dappa is looking over the side and everyone else is, ahem, milling in the middle.

Sorry the quality of the scan is so poor but I am working from quite an old book.

Looks good to me. I hope the sea dragon is just for artistic licence, otherwise we're buggered!

However if the contents of the barrel is rum, Vithrain will have it....

Both barrel and sea dragon are artistic likeness, for now at least. ;)

Again I'd like to apologise for the quality of the scan but as I've said before I'm working with a very old copy of the book, which isn't very scan friendly anyway.

Okay, I've made the assumption that Mannath did not close the Forecastle door behind him so you are within earshot at least of him. You do have sufficent time to run to join him (or he to run and join you) before whatever is appraching arrives.

Oh and just to be clear Mannath is still outside location 4 - the door is dramatic enough looking I have to check before you enter it (or don't if you prefer). :)

The quality is just fine! :D


Should I edit my last post to narrate that I see the door and what I do about it? Or do you want to post first?

You can't see the door from the deck (though you can hear Mannath perfectly fine.) I assume Vithrain actually went inside the forecastle right? If so then yes you see the door. :)

Image quality is absolutely fine, don't worry.

Might be worth putting the map in a separate thread so we don't lose it...
This message was last edited by the player at 14:46, Tue 10 June 2014.

Hi all still here but not posted as there is nothing for the elf archer to do as he's still sitting on the deck cleaning his bow and making arrows. :)

In reply to Elstarir (msg # 589):

He could deal with the strange creatures flying at him...! :)

I suppose I could lend a hand ....  :)

They (whatever They are) will be within arrow range in one round and hand to hand in two rounds. You do have enough time to seek shelter - either in the forecastle where Mannath and Vithrain currently are or elsewhere.

Btw I'll be away until Monday evening so feel free to plot and scheme amongst yourselves until then. :)

Apologies for not posting will post at lunch time

Note to Elstarir - there is no captain, there is no crew!!!

Exactly! :D

As far as you can tell you five are the sole living things aboard.  Granted you have only explored the main deck and part of the forecastle.