<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/VdfvJ72.jpg)</div><strong>Captain Rovana, Unknown crewmate. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299038.msg14627219#msg14627219)</strong><br/><strong>The Red Whore</strong><br/><strong>Tagging: Everyone</strong><br/><br/>Meera positively tears the anchor from the sea-bed, pulling it up from the ground, with a brief nod fo acknowledgement (and another sip of Rum) from the pirate-captain. "Aye. But next time, keep in mind ye can use the winch, when you don't want to show off. Harr harrrr..." Rovana pointed besides Meera to a winch that, on hindsight, could likely also be used to pull up the chain with more ease.. and laughed at Meera, albeit with a benevolent glint in her eyes.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Joe, the parrot, was occupied eyeing Seak's frog with far more suspicion.  "Ahaha.. alright Slippy and Slippery!" Rovana laughed, and.. it was suspicious were the frogs-tongue was as she did this.. and the way the pirate smiled and winked...<br/><br/>"They're bloody taking the ship captain!" The pirate meanwhile shouted back into the tavern in realization.<br/>"Go help our other parrot-holder set sails, Slippy" Rovana pointed ahead, where Naomi was struggling a little, trying to do her job proper and prim, but not actually having the time for it...<br/>(You can't take 10 when rushed.)<br/><br/>At least Alba and Joe got along now, more or less, both landing up high in the lookout, observing the greater, greener foe, Joe commenting to his peer: "Bloody Barnacles! WeeeWooo!" He complained, but gave Alba a hand, a skull and crossbowns setting sail above.<br/><br/>It seemed that with the combined efforts of the three and Rovana's commanding, the ship was quickly getting ready to set sail, whilest the first of the approaching pirates (a rather drunk fellow with a long beard), got a powder-filled blast from Viola, sending him falling spectacularly backwards.<br/><br/>But that was only the beginning of their troubles, as more pirates poured out of the tavern, doors pushed open wide. Viola had to duck, as the fiering of a bullet splintered the wood a bit too close to her.<br/><br/>(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f8/3a/09/f83a09a7b85851c4aa060921af265cd7--pirate-ships-by-pirate.jpg)<br/>"You dumb bitch! You dare mess with Captain Draco? Get 'em Boys!" The leader proclaimed, three pirates rushing forwards after the one Viola had dispatched off.<br/><br/>"Even if you set sail now, you can't possibly hope to get far with these winds. You dumb WHORES! Rovana, really?" "Captain Rovana, for the likes of yer!" She declared, and, gently shooing the lewd frog off of her, for the first time she genuinly drew her sword.. only to reveal that the beautiful blade ended just a few inches above the hilt, broken off jaggedly.<br/>"Bwahaha.. a whore with a broken sword and her whore-crew with a fat toad, a blonde bimbo, more stupid than a whale and I swear yer canoneer is shaking as if she'd first shot a man... Ye're the shittiest captain I've ever seen, setting sail with a bunch of sluts that nay have a clue of pirating! Gut 'em!" He shouted, whilest the ship still was at the docks, a half-orc pirate with a large axe and a maniacally grinning one with dual blades charging forwards, whilest a third one took aim again, together with the captain..<br/><br/>"Don't leave the ship! If they get on it, get them off! Someone bloody cut the landing!" Rovana shouted, as she pulled the wheel to steer the ship out-ports.. but the wind was indeed fierce, and without rudders, there'd be opposing pirates to deal with before they could set sail. And not the fun kind either.<br/><br/>The walking-plank connecting the ship and the dock was screeching a little as the ship tried to steer loose. It was 10 ft wide allowing a reckless enough pirate to charge from the inn straight onto the ship. These pirates looked reckless enough. Perhaps you could try breaking it before too many made it on board, but that'd create work for later.<br/>Rovana seems too occupied with steering the ship to help you in this fight!<br/><br/><em>Initiative:</em>Captain Rovana: 19 Pirate gunslinger: 14 Crazed Pirate: 12 Captain Draco: 5 Berserker Pirate: 4<br/>(Please post your action ahead of time independent of initiative. If you can add ac, cmd and relevant buffs to your charsheet, that'd be lovely.<br/>You get a tingling in your little toe that this combat is not about winning but withdrawing securely.)