The Voyage of the Caveat

Setting

The game system is "Abney Park's Air Pirates" based off of the Victoriana core rules.

GMed by prankster_dragon

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The Crew

The Ships officers include:

• Edmund Blackthorn-Santiago - Captain played by Glyptodont
• RyanCloud - First mate played by Scorch
• William Ashton Smythe - Engineer played by Kester's Hero
• Tiffany 16 - Ships Doctor played by Psychophant
• Ship M8 Boatswain; Boarding party played by Iskallor

Crew includes:

• 50 Able Bodied seamen
• 10 Air Marines

The Good Ship Caveat Emptor

Jervis & Bottingly Tigerfish Class (Modified)

• Handling: 8
• Movement: 100mph
• Armour Points: 5
• Crew: 50/40
• Resource Space: 50/50
• Range: 1,500 miles
• Fixed Cargo Space: 50
• Cost: He15,830
• Resources:
  • Grappling Hooks (4)
  • Marine Quarters
  • Sails
  • Sickbay
  • Small Cannon (20)
  • Standard Cabin
  • Weapons Locker
  • Workshop

• Weapons: Small Cannon (20) (10 per side)
• Broadside Damage: 100
• Health: 17 Health Dice

Ships Charter

(Tentative)

Loot is distributed as follows

• Captain: 2 Shares (About 2.9%)
• The Ship: 1.5 Shares (About 2.2%)
• First Mate: 1.5 Shares (About 2.2%)
• Officers: 1.25 Shares (About 1.8%)
• Crew: 1 Share (About 1.45%)

Additional payouts as follow:

• Crew get a bonus .25 share if they are seriously injured in an engagement but fully recoverable
• Crew can vote over what a payout would be for a permanent crippling injury or survival benefits
• Any deceased crew who doesn't file a last will and testament with the bursar will have his belongings default to the ship upon his/her/its death.

From the Typical agreement (p189)

• Every pirate has a vote in the running of things.
• Every pirate has the right to food and strong liquor, unless scarcity forces a vote to forbid it.
• Each pirate has a right to a share of the booty, as agreed. If any pirate steals the common booty they shall be marooned in a deserted place. If any pirate steals from another he shall be cut with a blade and let off at the nearest pirate port.
• Every pirate must keep their weapons in good order.
• Desertion in battle shall be punished by death or marooning.
• No fighting aloft. Any quarrel between crew-mates to be settled on land with cutlass and steampistol.
• Mutiny shall be punished by death or marooning.

Ammendments:

• No gambling on the ship and no drinking on duty.
• No fraternizing with your fellow shipmates on ship.

Gameplay

We use Invisible castle for die rolls

1d6.open(6) will reroll any 6 e.g. 9d6.extra(6) → [2,2,4,4,3,4,5,2,[6, 2]] = (34)

As for Black Dice, the IC roller lets you make multiple rolls at once.