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[DolosusDoleus]

Mission Thread and Character Creation

On the deck, you can hear the sounds of the Captain arguing with a woman possessing an extremely heavy accent.

Zis vasn’t in terms of our kontract Timmas! Arrrrghh ! Da, ve sold zem to you forr labor but 23rd trade and management act states zat...

Don’t quote law to me Dinska! I know the damn rules!

Zen vy have you violated terms of kontract?

It doesn’t fucking matter does it? What do you want me to do?

Prisoners must be provided vith light, konversation, and be treated as sentient beings Timmas!

Okay, fine, whatever. If I do that will you leave me alone?

No.

Goddamnit.

The door to the hold swings open as the prisoners within are blinded by the sun.

Assholes, this is Dinska! The guild sent her to make sure that the lot of you weren’t being kept in total squalor, though I still don’t know why she gives a fuck anyway.

The lot of you have access to the Riptide! Now fuck off and don’t wreck anything, okay?

[RAM]

Tem scrambles into the darkest corner of the room(presumably adjoining the door) and huddles there. After a time she grunts/gasps Meat time? while sniffing for familiar odours.

[Tomasque]

 Rorman looks around the ship. What are the areas that are off limits?

[DolosusDoleus]

Tem:

[wis: 4]

You don't smell anything familiar, just the stench of salt and canvas.

Rorman:

Around the ship you can see several doors leading inside. They are marked:

Captain's Quarters
Quartermaster
Head Surgeon
Malthus
Gambling
Kitchen
Library
Arcanaeum
Hoard
Dinska

There are sailors guarding the doors marked Captain's Quarters, Malthus, Hoard, and Dinska. Presumably these areas are off limits.

[RAM]

Tem hides next to the door, growing accustomed to the light while trying to observe the other people within view.

[Tomasque]

Rorman looks for the captain, and failing that, the second in command and so on. Once someone is found, he asks about where the next mission will take place.

[DolosusDoleus]

Tem:

You recognize Timmas of course, who is scowling at you from the hatch to the hold. Besides him, you can see a husky woman with pointed features, who is inspecting her fingernails, and Rorman, who is attempting to strike up a conversation with Timmas.

Rorman:

"Eager to meet yer maker, eh?" The captain snorts. "Our next expedition is at the island nation of Sills Atoll. You want to learn more about it, check out the library." He sticks out his thumb at the door marked "Library".

[Tomasque]

 ((That was exactly what I was going to do!))

Look up stuff about Sills Atol.

[RAM]

Tem tries to look unimportant as she quests for some meat.

[DolosusDoleus]

Rorman:

You open the door marked Library, and enter a room filled with hundreds upon hundreds of books in various states of wear and tear, lined up on dozens of bookshelves. Near the door is an ancient, wizened old man asleep at a wooden desk, a thin line of drool hanging from his mouth to the desk. He jumps slightly as you rap on his desk ask him for books regarding Sils Atoll.

"Henrik, you lout! I won't let you take ou... you're not Henrik. Uh, let me grab a book on Sills Atoll for you."

The old man shuffles into the maze of bookshelves, and returns with a dusty almanac.

"This one's rather out of date I'm afraid. The most recent version is with the captain."

He hands you the almanac.

Tem:

[wis: 5]

You catch a whiff of meat coming from the room marked Kitchen. You attempt to sneak along the deck, but because there is no available cover, you just sort of slink conspicuously across the deck, gathering stares from the whole crew until you enter the kitchen.

As you enter, you see several long tables with sailors sitting at them, and a wooden door from which the meat smell is eminating.

[Tomasque]

 Read the Almanac. See if any pieces of it look older than others.

 Take note, also, of references to things I don't understand and (if possible this turn) ask for books regarding that.

[RAM]

Tem continues her abysmal efforts at stealth as she approaches the door and peeks through.

[DolosusDoleus]

Rorman:

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Ye Olde Almanac (click to show/hide)

Government: Elite Democracy
Unification: Completely Centralized
Food: Irrigation Agriculture
Climate: Temperate
Economy: Command Economy
Army: Professional Standing Army
Literacy: Universal
Religion: Pantheonism
Highest Social Class: Merchants/Manufacturers
Lowest Social Class: Foreigners
Exports: Clockwork Machines
Imports: Raw Materials

Major Landmarks:
First Sillian Bank
Castle Atoll
Graveyard of the Gods
Grand Cathedral
Mountains of the Sun
The White Beach

Tem:

You get a few odd looks from the sailors as you sneak into the kitchen. Inside, you see a short, fat man with a white hat at least as tall as he is. He appears to be in the middle of cooking a stew.

((Quite a bit of info, and I don't want to post all possible extra info here. Ask for anything specific.))

[RAM]

((Pantheonism? Is that, like, you worship multiple gods, but only worship them collectively?))
((You could ask us for actions if players take too long. Although there is some risk that we would rather remove the competition than help the mission...))

Tem enters the kitchen and addresses the cook while trying to look small and fidgeting a lot. "Is Tem allowed to eat? Is there meat for Tem? Tem is hungry."
If someone approaches Tem with a stick, or something vaguely resembling a stick, she will withdraw.

[DolosusDoleus]

((Pantheonism? Is that, like, you worship multiple gods, but only worship them collectively?))
((You could ask us for actions if players take too long. Although there is some risk that we would rather remove the competition than help the mission...))

((Pantheonism is the belief that there is a god for everything that exists, from abstract concepts to solid objects to even businesses and homes. The gods of pantheonism are in a constant struggle with one another, absorbing other gods and breaking free from other gods. While mortals seek to rule over everything, the gods of pantheonism seek to BE everything.

Also, you read my mind exactly. Due to the underlying munchkinism this game will probably produce, it would probably put inactive players at a material disadvantage.))