Re: Elven Ship...Hackmaster Style!! part 1

>From:    Adam Miller <nghtdrud@??????.net>
>     Sorry been so quiet as of late.  Been working on a few things, and =
>here's the first that I finished.  I kinda wanted to do a radiant ship, =
>but I couldn't decide on what system (2e/3e) to use, so I said screw it =
>and went with Hackmaster...man, that was fun :)  Anyways, I used the =
>deckplans made by Burt Zoellick (great job, btw:), found at:
>
>http://www.darkwood.org/sj/ships/drydock/RadiantShip.html

Great choice, one of the best fan deckplans, and done for a needed
ship. The IEN needs a mid-sized 'elven' vessel. Take away the idiotic
'bright as the sun covered with C Light spells' aspect of the radiant
ship and it works well for that.:)

>                 The Fleet has equipped the Hriw-Galad with the following =
>magical items: 5 Mage Shots (3 shatter shots, 2 dust shots); 2 Scrolls =
>(Spells: 2 Create Portal, 2 Detect Magic, 1 Sleep); and a cask of Oil of =
>Fire Stilling.  The Fleet does not currently have the resources to equip =
>the Hriw-Galad with more magical items.  Captain Decapteno hopes that =
>after a battle or two, he will have a larger cache of magical items at =
>his disposal.  Captain Decapteno also has 5,000 gp worth of coins and =
>gemstones in a lockbox in his quarters for the crew's monthly pay, port =
>fees, and to bribe gullible adventurers into doing the Fleet's dirty =
>work.



>                 The officers of the Hriw-Galad are exclusively Grey =
>Elven, due in large part to the ship being part of the Ciriath-Sinda =
>(Gray Ship-Host), a small fleet of elven ships run by Grey Elves.  The =
>Ciriath-Sinda was the brainchild of three Grey Elf Admirals from fifteen =
>centuries ago, and has managed to remain a minor political force in the =
>Elven Fleet since.  All ships of the Ciriath-Sinda report to the Elven =
>Armada Elen-Sinda (Grey Star), which is currently somewhere in =
>Realmspace.

_Interesting_. I like this idea, such divided loyalties along feudal
lines fits elves well IMO. :)

[Yes, feudalism encouraged divided loyalties. The 100 Years War was
started because of competing feudal obligations :)]

>Each crewman has a small trunk of clothes and other gear.  The walls are =
>covered by elven pin-up girls (mostly Ranugaladhad's doing) that the men =
>have to hide on occasion during inspection.

Elven pin-ups? :)

>   10.. Helm Room - The Hriw -Galad's minor helm is located here   It is =
>always guarded, and one of the spellcasters is here at any given time.  =
>Normal: Two elf marine guards (hp 25, 21) and one spellcaster.  Battle: =
>Two elf marine guards (hp 25, 21) and one spellcaster.

8 and 10 both seem to have helms? :)

The NPCs seem pretty cool as well, perhaps a _little_ low in level
for an elven vessel, but not by much.
--
"We sleep safely in our beds, only because rough men stand guard in
the night, ready to visit violence upon those who would do us harm."
H.G. Wells.

Paul Westermeyer,  westermeyer.3@???.edu
Phd Candidate, History, Ohio State University
Instructor, Humanities, Columbus State Community College