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[Innsmothe]

"And why are my plans among the most risky? Surely luring them to a large enough body of water to drown them in is more risky than burning whatever building they are inhabitating at the time."
Scott shall ask the captain for a boarding-axe, a harpoon and whether or not there is a barrel of pitch on board.

[Tomcost]

Sigmund replied to Scott:

-Because we can burn, but neither of us needs to breathe, so we can safely hold then underwater, By seting fire things we can hurt ourselves or destroy the ship. It's better to use things we can control.

[miauw62]

((Water flasks? Are you gonna pull a Whipman on them?))

[Tomcost]

My action of the turn:

Sigmund moves away from everyone else and practices using his arms as springs to rapidly stab people with his Guisarme from distance.

[Xanmyral]

((Water flasks? Are you gonna pull a Whipman on them?))

[...Possibly. I mean, it just needs to touch them. First idea is to get them to drink it, but if that doesn't work, well... There's always a backup.]

[Innsmothe]

Sigmund replied to Scott:

-Because we can burn, but neither of us needs to breathe, so we can safely hold then underwater, By seting fire things we can hurt ourselves or destroy the ship. It's better to use things we can control.

But that leaves us open to direct attack, setting a building on fire doesn't

[Tomcost]

Sigmund was getting impatient. Pyromaniacs tended to end their own lives as fast as they did with others. He replied to Scott, his voice showing his lack of patience:

-Have you ever tried to swing a weapon underwater? Not only it renders blunt weapons useless, but is also removes most of the efficiency of slashing ones. Besides that, when I spoke of holding them, I meant to throw them, actually. If they are still wearing those armors, there is no chance for them to get out before they run out of breath. Maybe we can collapse some part of the port, or just tell our ghostly friend to push them. It's easier and more subtle that setting a building on flame.

((Are we discussing in character, or just elaborating plans?))

[Xanmyral]

[Both, I imagine. Morton's free to talk with, but right now not much can be said until we pick a spot, locate the guards, and get the tea brewed. Personally I hope it doesn't come to either trying to drown them or burning them, if we're lucky the tea will do them in, or at least weaken them enough to take them down easily enough.]

[Tomcost]

((There is always the safe way: telekinetically throw them so high that they crash into a bloody paste, but that's boring. About taking them out, my new weapon is perfect for them.))

[Innsmothe]

Sigmund was getting impatient. Pyromaniacs tended to end their own lives as fast as they did with others. He replied to Scott, his voice showing his lack of patience:

-Have you ever tried to swing a weapon underwater? Not only it renders blunt weapons useless, but is also removes most of the efficiency of slashing ones. Besides that, when I spoke of holding them, I meant to throw them, actually. If they are still wearing those armors, there is no chance for them to get out before they run out of breath. Maybe we can collapse some part of the port, or just tell our ghostly friend to push them. It's easier and more subtle that setting a building on flame.

((Are we discussing in character, or just elaborating plans?))

((Former))
"I meant before they enter the water, during the whole attempt to lure them. They could easily find...heck, smell us and chop us to bits before you could say...'Hey, wanna go for a swim?'"

[Tomcost]

Sigmund spent a couple second thinking, and then realized that there were a sparkle of rationality in Scott's thoughts, he replied in a now calmer tone:

-That makes sense, I have to admit it. On the other hand, we can just ask the captain to help us in that. It is a nice alternative to consider, though. If you manage to make a sort of device able to set them on fire without reducing us to ashes, we could put that in practice. Otherwise, I'd rather not risk ourselves or the ship. And, well, about your smell, just have a bath, it won't hurt you.

[Xanmyral]

Morton looked up from his rummaging and spot surveying. "I do believe I have a magnificent device that is able to start fires quite reliably. I'm not entirely sure how it works, but setting a fire shouldn't be a problem, Sir Sigmund and Sir Scott, although us evading it may perhaps be another issue..."

[Tomcost]

Finally there were good news, Sigmund thought. He said to Morton:

-So, we have the means to start a fire, but for what I see we lack both the means to spread it to those bastards, and to control it, it seems. While I don't know what can we use to do the first one, we can use the abundancy of water in the sea for the second.

He then turned o Scott:

So, Scott, would you like to go find a kind of flammable substance? As you were the one who had the idea, I guess that you already have any ideas about what can be used for that, right?

[Xanmyral]

[I've been trying to imagine what Morton looks like. I can only imagine Two-face, with the burned side everywhere however. ...Oh my that's an unsettling thought.]

"I do insist that if fire is to be used, we must take caution around it. I'd rather not have my second chance taken away from me in such a fate. I can thoroughly promise you, you feel it for much longer than people lead you to believe." Morton said darkly, going back to counting water flasks and scouting the surroundings.

[Innsmothe]

Finally there were good news, Sigmund thought. He said to Morton:

-So, we have the means to start a fire, but for what I see we lack both the means to spread it to those bastards, and to control it, it seems. While I don't know what can we use to do the first one, we can use the abundancy of water in the sea for the second.

He then turned o Scott:

So, Scott, would you like to go find a kind of flammable substance? As you were the one who had the idea, I guess that you already have any ideas about what can be used for that, right?

Either Pitch or naphtha.
Pitch is common, as it is used to caulk up ships. Naphtha is a bit rarer, as it comes from deep wells that rarely reach the surface.
Put a load of either in a clay jay and put in a rag. You just need to light the rag and throw it and you'll end up with a fire that water cannot put out unless it's a constant or overwhelming source.