Mark's Campaign

Part 2: Waking with The Rising Sun

You open your eyes to a dim light and immediately feel a wave of dizziness come over you. It seems that the world is rocking back and forth, but only when you spot a nearby lamp hanging from a post and watch it sway in motion with you that you realize that it is the room you are in that is moving. You are lying on a small bunk bed with others around you beginning to stir as well.

-    The others in the room are the party
-    In the other room are more NPCs;
o    Trent Gable, H, LG, Pal 1 – very upset and haughty, demands to know what is going on, etc. Says he is from Magnimar
o    Livini Truelight, ½ E, CG, So 1 – very scared, was brought from her estate in Absalom
o    Elmast Bronzearm, D, LN, Ro 1 – amused at the others reactions, seems to be taking it well. Says he is from Ardis in Ustalav
o    Ylaren Tinth, H, NG, F 1 – doesn’t appear to be too bright, and follows orders without much resistance
o    Jacor, ½ O, CN, Ba 1 – not happy at all and pitching a fit. The crew will eventually have to set him in a rowboat to cool off
-    The characters have no gear other than clothes. At the foot of each bunk is a pair of locked (DC 25 to open) footlockers containing their personal effects. They will get keys to their lockers once they have been assigned duties and gone through ‘orientation’
-    All doors in lower decks and hold are locked (DC25)
-    Once the groups begin to emerge on deck, the orientation begins

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Part 3: Orientation

As the group emerges on deck, they are greeted by a ring of sailors, who are sitting or standing casually around the edges of the deck and three figures, a thin human, a purple-haired gnome and a burly dwarf. The dwarf speaks up first:
“Welcome aboard the Rising Sun, my newest recruits! Ha Ha, I bet you are wondering where in the hells you are and how you got here. Well, you’ll find out soon enough, I wager, but first things first. As I said before, you are on a ship named the Rising Sun and we call no port our home, for the sea is a good a home as any port.” The gnome giggles when he says this. “You are here because you are interested in some adventure and want to make a name for yourself.”
The paladin interrupts here and says “But I did not agree to be kidnapped and brought aboard this boat. I demand that you return me to my home at once.”
The dwarf smiles as sweetly as he can, which is a bit creepy and then says “I’ll give ya one warning about making demands. And that goes for the rest of you. Keep your yap shut and you’ll do just fine on this ship.” The paladin looks like he’s going to say something else, but the other dwarf raps him upside the head and says “shut it, boy”.
“So, as I was about to say. You are not captives and you are free to leave whenever you wish.” He gestures to the ocean. But you may want to wait until we are closer to shore. As you heard before, this is a rare opportunity for you all and if you stick with us, your reward will be more than any of you can dream about.” He looks over everyone to see if there are any more interruptions.
“Let me introduce myself and my mates. My name is Abel, this here wee thing is Lina and the stick over there is Po. We are going to be your mothers, your fathers and your teachers on this grand adventure. Up there,” he motions to the quarterdeck, “is Captain Moody. You are to stay out of his way and out of his business or we really will find out how good a swimmer you are. His first mate, Tengo is the monkey climbing up that rope,” he says, gesturing to a man who looks like any of the other sailors except he is actively climbing up toward the crows nest on the mainmast. “The rest of the crew are here to do their jobs, so just stay out of their way. And speaking of which, anyone who’s going to bunk up on this ship will need to pull their own weight. You will be assigned to a task that best suits your, uh, talents. Let’s hear what you can do.”
-    He will ask the characters if they have any special professions, crafts or knowledge areas and then assign them to one of the following positions:  Swab, Rigger, or cook’s mate (2)
“You will also be assigned a teacher. This is the person who will be responsible for giving you the brains to stay alive. Listen to them well and heed their advice. Let’s hear what you think you’re good at.”
-    He will then assign each person to a teacher:
o    Din – Po
o    Mer – Po
o    Tark – Lina
o    Ramos – Lina
o    Balen – Abel
“Yes, yes, you want to know what has happened to your precious belongings. They are safe in those lockers in your cabin. If you behave yourselves, we’ll give you your keys. But you need to earn them and believe me, there’s nothing in there that you’ll need on this ship right now. Ha! Now go meet your new mommy or daddy and we’ll meet up again at midday meal.”