conversations: human
conversations:  Aboard the  Swift Dancer , it's a bit of a tense scene. The last of Oceania's warships fade over the horizon, giving you a temporary reprieve from danger. You keep an eye out for any trailing ships, but the ruckus you caused should keep them occupied.
  
  Slowly, the tense atmosphere changes to a more celebratory nature. You did it! The  Swift Dancer  is yours-you're free, in a sense.
  
   OOC Thread 
conversations: JNAProductions:
conversations: human
conversations:  That was brilliant you guys!  Tiffany replies moving to glomp the closest person
  
   Went off without a hitch. Well without much of a hitch, isn't that right Jeeves.  She turns to ask our robot buddy.
conversations: Illven:
conversations: human
conversations:  Is apparently glomped and looks down at Tiffany confused by the sudden embrace.   "It was good, we were very lucky"   he remarks with a smile. Looking toward the robot friend he nods in proper greeting.   "Any injuries?"  
conversations: Shaggy:
conversations: human
conversations:  Nah, Jeeves and I are fine.  Tiffany replies brightly.
  
   I'm going to go look for any maps. 
conversations: Illven:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Illven 
    I'm going to go look for any maps.  
   
  
  The  Swift Dancer  is (was?) a scout vessel-small, but fast, and in the chambers below, there's a good deal of cartography supplies. The maps of the local areas are well-documented, and there's a few sketched maps of areas beyond Oceania.
conversations: JNAProductions:
conversations: human
conversations:  Barkens looks at his crew celebrating their victory, a sharp-fanged smile crawls across his face without him noticing it.
  
   Let them party, for tommorow...we are at war .
  
  His fingers glide across the open pages of the standardized spellbook that every shipmage in Oceania's fleet, the tome that cost him so much to steal from its former owner - the  Dark strategos . So many vile tricks, dangerous spells - he barely managed to master half of them.
  
   and Ill need to come up with at least double that amount just to stand a chance against this cursed fleet .
  
  But for now, the new captain turns to his crew and triumphantly raises his blade.
   "Souls as brave as yours are nowhere else ro bw found, not on this sea nor on any other! It takes exceptional strength to withstand the whips of your opressor - and even moreso to turn them into the ropes that will lead their ship into freedom - and that is what you did! 
conversations: Heavenblade:
conversations: human
conversations:  Barbossa would turn his gaze to the captain and nods his head   "To True"   he replied and watched as the pair ran off to find maps.   "Should we take a day to recover our wits, or do ya feel the need to perhaps chance see what this vessel can do when under our management?"   implying that they could go raiding.
conversations: Shaggy:
conversations: human
conversations:  Mathilda is keeping a sharp eye behind them, worried as usual.   "This'll make trouble for us down the line, mark my words..."   she mutters. She eyes the sky, gauging the weather.
conversations: AvatarVecna:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by AvatarVecna 
   Mathilda is keeping a sharp eye behind them, worried as usual.   "This'll make trouble for us down the line, mark my words..."   she mutters. She eyes the sky, gauging the weather. 
   
  
  The weather is slightly cloudy. The sun is poking through well enough to see just fine, and you're not sure if it's a passing squall or a nastier storm brewing.
conversations: JNAProductions:
conversations: human
conversations:  Alright. I've got the perfect place for us to raid.  Tiffany beams.  There's a colony Elvington. Where the elves make the majority of the cannons for the Royal Armadas. We'll go there and take some. And also cripple the armada's war efforts. 
conversations: Illven:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler: Elvington 
  What Tiffany said is somewhat accurate-the colony makes some of the highest-quality cannons for the vessels, but it's far from the majority. Production is spread around, making it impossible to cripple by raiding just one place.
  
  The colony is, additionally, technically a sovereign nation, simply one that's surrounded by Oceania. For generations, there's been peaceful trade to and from there, but given recent events, who knows what they're thinking. Or what they even know of the situation.
  
  It's about a five-day journey. It'd be shorter, but it'll take a bit of time to really get used to your new vessel.
   
conversations: JNAProductions:
conversations: human
conversations:  Captain mcsaber nods  Good idea, we will hamper oceania and be able to get some weapons in one strike. Lets set sail! 
conversations: Heavenblade:
conversations: human
conversations:  The preparations begin.
  
   
   Spoiler: OOC 
  Okay. I'll want two checks:
  
  1) A Navigation check. With advantage due to detailed maps for this area.
  2) A Water Vehicles check. No inherent advantage.
  
  Use an appropriate ability score, and tell me which one is being used.
  You may use passive scores for this (10+Modifier, +5 for Advantage, -5 for Disadvantage).
  
  The DCs for this task aren't high. You do need some time to familiarize yourself with the ship, but your weather's clear enough that it's not hard to do so and mistakes are recoverable.
   
conversations: JNAProductions:
conversations: human
conversations:  Tiffany takes charge of the sailing, directing everyone through the ship. She takes a bit of time to assess the maps, making sure you're on the right path, but the star charts can't be used till nightfall. You set off in mostly the right direction, and then, with the sun set and the stars out, correct course to make a perfect route towards Elvington.
  
  While you initially anticipated a five-day journey, allowing for some time to get used to the vessel, you find under Tiffany's expert guidance, you're close to arriving come the morning of day four. You'll need a plan before you pull in, but you're just about there.
conversations: JNAProductions:
conversations: human
conversations:  There's no way they'll be expecting us. We came in too quick.  Tiffany adds.  Do we want to go in under stealth, or try a naval run? 
conversations: Illven: