sycorax Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) So last night, my Fated were confronted by The Ferryman, after they wholeheartedly agreed that what they really wanted to do this session was go fishing. As a good FM who am I to deny?! Most of the adventure went pretty standard, heard about the bounty, investigated the rumours and got themselves a boat. As this all went quite smoothly and they found they had a little time before night fell and the Ferryman surfaced, so wanted to get a headstart on the bounty hunters by heading out in the afternoon and actually fishing to pass the time. Make do rods were quickly crafted and using a combination of Wilderness to find a good spot and Labor+Grace to actually represent the task itself in an ongoing challenge they caught some small little fish to cook up later... until the black joker! Cue attack by a Speckled Creeper when the boot the Fated snagged was found to still have a leg inside! (The creeper is an encounter when hunting for the Ferryman but who says they can't be fished up too?!) Combat was decidedly perfunctory, only a single damage taken by the fated whilst the creeper was mercilessly beaten and dragged aboard, only to suffocate to death in the open air. Poor creature... By the time the creeper was defeated and they decided to sell it to a collector/fishmonger/anyone they could, night had fallen and it wasnt long before the Ferryman attacked a nearby group of Bounty Hunters. Taking pot shots at the monster as they closed in allowed to it to murder the final surviving hunter and as they saw her body sink beneath the surface, they realised they same would happen to the Ferryman if they killed it.. So with a bit of quick thinking and a rather spectacular 13on a flexible test allowed them to lasso the beast to prevent it slipping away or sinking to far beneath the water. Needless to say, the Ferryman died in short order after a clean headshot from the group's markswoman. And they dragged the body aboard to collect the bounty, finding the tattoo and later discovering the Anna Pafisyevo was where it came from went to investigate. A few lucky stealth checks and a Terrorise from the groups Bully got rid of the crew and they explored the ship, managing to close and relock the large crates at the stern only to get jumped by the Captain. She blew a fist sized hole in one of the Fated's chest before they stabbed, shot and beat her into submission, losing her legs to a severe critical. This is where the group decided owning a rather spacious paddlesteamer might come in handy. Thinking coal might be and expensive resource (penny pinching good for nothings) they resorted to finding a different style of engine. Rather disturbingly, one suggested using the ex-Captain's Grimoire to reanimate the contents of the 3 large crates and stuff them all inside the paddlewheels of the steamer to use like gigantic hamster wheels, carefully noting they would seal them in and hide them from any prying eyes by boarding up the sides of the wheels. Now they have a home and a, albeit slow, mode of transport! Edit: oh and the Speckled creeper corpse? They sold it's internal organs to an unscrupulous apothecary and now want to attempt to reanimate its empty body as the basis of a flesh construct. See... ridiculous. I love my group! Edited March 3, 2017 by sycorax Forgot a minor point 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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