Skull and Shackles

Part 1: The Wormwood Mutiny: 6/9/16 - 7/14/16Part 2: Raiders of the Fever Sea 10/20/16 - 12/15/16

Part 3: Tempest Rising 1/12/17 - 2/2/17

Players, Part 1: Brent, Scott, Andy, Scottie, Lewis, Rhus, GM Todd, Lance

Characters, Part 1: Ongaywah (Cook, Bard, former slave, Brent), Enrik (Roguish, Andy), Nimue (Xian Wizard, Scott), Gally (Swashbuckler, Scottie), Morgan (Captain, Rhus), Org (Orc Fighter, Lance)

Part 3: Enrik, Eli (Scott, Priest St Cuthbert), Gally (now Captain), Org

Deaths

• • During the mutiny aboard The Man's Promise, Sandara Quinn is struck by a crossbow bolt meant for Ongayweh.

  • Exploring Mancatcher Cover, Nimue is attacked at the back of the party by Sahuagin. Many Confusing spells fail to cast, bennies are burned protecting the party from backlash, eventually Nimue is killed by a trident.

The Wormwound Mutiny

The PCs start the campaign shanghai'd onto Captain Harrigan's Wormwood ship where they are ill-treated by Scourge and Mr. Plugg. They eventually capture a second ship - The Man's Promise - are are moved to that. After running aground during a storm, the PCs are sent onto the island to find fresh water. The PCs also rescue some ship companions that were captured by Grindylows.

Returning to the Man's Promise, the PCs decide it is time they were in charge. A mutiny is launched and the PCs take The Man's Promise for themselves.

Raider's of the Fever Sea

Now that they have their own boat, renamed Abendego's Wrath, the PCs start a proper life of piracy. They attack many merchant ships, acquire plunder, and start to make a name for themselves. The capture Tidewater Rock, home of a previous member of the Pirate Council, which gives them a large dose of infamy. The discover the long lost treasure of Mancatcher Cove earning them enough treasure to apply as Free Captains.

Tempest Rising

Having gained a reputation and enough gold for a bride, the PCs sail to Port Peril to petition the Hurricane King to become Free Captains. The successfully complete a series of rigged tests conducted by the Kerdak Bonefist's right-hand man Tsadok Goldtooth and become Free Captains.

At the celebratory dinner, Enrik picks a fight with their old captain - Barnabas Harrigan. Captain Barnabas killed Enrik with a might axe blow, but the Master Of the Gales pulls him back from Phrasma's grasp.

The PCs exploits has also gotten the attention of Tessa Fairwind and she requests they undertake a mission for her -- she believes that a spy ring of some sort is operating in the Shackles and she wants to know who is behind it. The PCs find a variety of spies that appear to be keeping an eye on the Pirate Council members and reporting their activities. Multiple signs point to Cheliax being behind the spy ring.

With a seat open on the Pirate Council, the price for this year's Free Captain Regatta is a seat on the Council. The PCs engage in a wild ship raise overwatched by the Master of the Gales - navigating dangerous shoals, shooting the gap between rock outcroppings, and venturing into the edges of the Eye of Abendego. The PCs out race Captain Harrigan to the finish line. They are rewarded with a seat on the Pirate Council in addition to the deed of an their own island in the Shackes. Now they just have to tame the island and make it their own.

Introduction

You find yourself in Port Peril, the largest city in The Shackles, a anarchic collection of islands governed by the Free Captains, what everybody else - especially the nation of Cheliax - calls pirates. Player's Guide if you want to get it.

Important Stuff

• You character should want to be a pirate. It's not necessarily an evil campaign, but you are pirates.

  • Lots of the campaign takes place on ship, exploring wrecks, and such. Skills that might be handy: Profession (Sailor) and others, Climbing, Swimming, Knowledge (Geography), Knowledge (Local), Throwing, Boating, Survival

• Fair warning: The campaign starts when you're press-ganged aboard The Wormwood. Figure out your starting gear, but you won't have it. The ship is full of douche-bags that I will enjoy playing to the max.

• Savage Worlds Deluxe is the only rulebook you need. If you've got material from elsewhere that you want, just run it past me.

• The Pathfinder Wiki is handy for knowing stuff about the Pathfinder world. Snazzy map of the Pathfinder world.