Re: The _Flowfish_

Actually I have. I found the data on BTM and integrated them. In my game
they had recently contracted The Flowfish from The House of The Seven Stars
(see my write up on BTW in the Seekers Enclave portion of the Rock of Bral
page). My PCs had just received this ship as part of their compensation from
the Seekers for a mission. The complete crew and ship made life a lot
easier, and the characters made me think in new directions (having Italapate
around periodically has been quite fun).
Not quite the originals, but a close parallel universe..
Loki, DM
Warriors of the Balance: The Rise of Dukagsh Campaign
New Orleans, La

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Westermeyer" <pwestermeyer@????????.??.com>
To: <SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: [SPELLJAMMER] The _Flowfish_


> I've posted this to the list before, the first time on 8/1/1998 back
> when it was  'spelljammer@????.com' ! :) Anyway, just wondering if
> anyone has used this ship in there games, besides me? :)
>
> -----------------
>
> Here's a typical merchant vessel,  owned by House Moune of the Rock
> of Bral.  This was the first vessel the Jammers in my PBEM game
> served on.
>
> The FLOWFISH typically stays insphere,  making the regular runs to
> the House Moune farming asteroids Torik's Luck and Finagle.
> Occasionally she will be used for an out of sphere run,  if a given
> cargo demands it.
>
> Most SJ ship plans don't show rigging,  making one wonder if they
> have any. Well,  they do.  On a Tradesman like the FLOWFISH for
> instance,  the "fins" are all made from standard sail cloth linked to
> masts made of kindori (space whale) bones (it is this use of kindori
> corpses, as well as their oil for Greek Fire,  which make Kindori
> such a valuable commodity).  These masts are flexible and linked by a
> rope and pulley system to the mainmast and railings,  thus allowing
> the crew to alter their settings and thus turn THE SHIP (through
> sympathetic magic).
>
> CREW:
> Post-Captain Wilhemina of the House Moune Tradesman FLOWFISH.
> Female, Giff, 9' tall,  600 pds.  Wears an elaborate purple naval
> officer's dress uniform with gold trim.  Tannish pink skin,  course,
> black hair tied in a pony tail beneath her purple tricorner hat.  A
> large cutlass hangs from a black leather baldric and two wheellock
> pistols are shoved into her belt.
> Stats: LN F4 (Corsair kit) HP:33 Str 19 Dex 10 Con 17 Int 15 Wis 15 Chr 15
> Equipment: Cutlass +1, 2 wheellock pistols, arquebus
> The Captain is a very skilled sailor,  she knows Bralspace like few
> alive and has adventured in many other spheres as well.  Before
> hiring on with House Moune she was involved with the Pragmatic Order
> of Thought, leading raids against slave ships.  Some of her current
> crew were rescued by her in that way.  Morale under her command is
> very high and the crew is extremely loyal.  Because of her training
> skills most newly hired sailors serve a tour on the FLOWFISH so
> Wilhemina can weed out the trouble makers. After she's pronounced
> them competent they move on to other vessels in the fleet.  She does
> have a weakness for strawberry ale, but _never_ gets drunk when her
> ship is underway.  her most immediate characteristic his her booming
> voice and favorite curse, "'PON MY SOUL!".
>
> Lt Sabbagh, Priest of Tymora; First Mate and Chief Helmsman
> Male, Human. 5'8, 150 pds. A plain man of maybe thirty,  his dirty
> blond hair cropped close to his skull.  He wears chainmail and has a
> warhammer hanging
> from his belt.
> Stats: CG P4 HP:32 Str 12 Dex 14 Con 16 Int 14 Wis 16 Chr 13
> Equipment:Chainmail, Shield +1, warhammer
> A quiet, soft spoken man from Raven's Bluff on Toril in Realmspace.
> Sabbagh is very efficient and well liked by the crew.
>
> Lt Sands; 2nd mate and Navigator
> Male, Human. 6'0, 170 pds. A white haired old man with a pegleg who
> wears typical sailors garb.
> Stats: N W4 HP:14 Str 8 Dex 10 Con 11 Int 16 Wis 14 Chr 12
> Equipment: Wand of Magic Missiles ("Sabra" is the command word), spellbook
> Lt Sands is a grumpy older wizard who has been selling his skills as
> a helmsman and navigator for many years now.  Rich enough to retire,
> he loves wildpsace too much to give it up.
>
> All of the crew listed below have the following proficiencies:
> Spacemanship, Rope use, Ballista, Catapult, cutlass, Hvy Crossbow,
> dagger. These are the "veteran" hands,  the ship will often have 1d4
> new hires aboard as well.
>
> Cudak (Bosun), halforc, male, old,tall,  heavy, Clothes: High, hard boots,
> red jacket and black trousers
> Weapons:cutlass  Stats: N T2 HP:7 STR:9 INT:10 WIS:8 DEX:18 CON:10 CHA:6
>
> Chedrikath, human, male, 40s, 195 cm, 70 kg, long brown straight hair,
> blue-brown eyes Clothes: Low, soft boots, yellow jacket and yellow
trousers
> Weapons:cutlass  Stats: LN F1 HP:7 STR:12 INT:9 WIS:6 DEX:17 CON:8 CHA:10
>
> Mirunnor, human, male, 20s, 176 cm, 74 kg, long red wavey hair, gray eyes
> Clothes: High, hard boots, gray jacket and green trousers
> Weapons:cutlass  Stats: LN F1  HP:8 STR:8 INT:15 WIS:6 DEX:12 CON:13
CHA:11
>
> Nithralad, halfelven, male, age ?, 173 cm, 67 kg, long brown straight
hair,
> green-brown eyes Clothes: Low, hard boots, green jacket and green trousers
> Weapons:cutlass  Stats: N F1 HP:6  STR:13 INT:14 WIS:15 DEX:10 CON:8
CHA:13
>
> Abigowia (Cook), human, female, 20s, 160 cm, 58 kg, short brown straight
> hair, green eyes, pocked marked face Clothes: High, hard boots, gray coat,
> blue blouse and brown long skirt
> Weapons:dagger Stats: N F1 HP:5  STR:14 INT:14 WIS:14 DEX:10 CON:10 CHA:9
>
> Kaidus, human, male, 30s, 191 cm, 63 kg, long black straight hair, brown
> eyes Clothes: High, soft boots, green coat and green trousers
> Weapons:cutlass Stats: N F1 HP:8 STR:15 INT:17 WIS:7 DEX:9 CON:6 CHA:10
>
> Eower, human, male, 40s, 166 cm, 56 kg, short brown wavey hair,
green-brown
> eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, brown jacket and brown trousers
> Weapons:dagger Stats: LN F1 HP:7 STR:16 INT:9 WIS:10 DEX:14 CON:10 CHA:14
>
> Nyderiron, human, male, 20s, 179 cm, 74 kg, very short black wavey hair,
> blue-brown eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, brown jacket and brown trousers
> Weapons:dagger Stats: NG F1 HP:9 STR:14 INT:14 WIS:14 DEX:15 CON:11 CHA:11
>
> Fatha, human, male, 40s, 194 cm, 78 kg, long brown straight hair, blue
eyes
> Clothes: Low, hard boots, blue jacket and brown trousers
> Weapons:dagger Stats: LG F1 HP:5 STR:17 INT:9 WIS:13 DEX:11 CON:14 CHA:16
>
> Ethaonidd, human, male, 30s, 186 cm, 93 kg, long blonde wavey hair, blue
> eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, blue jacket and brown trousers
> Weapons:dagger Stats: LN F1 HP:4  STR:12 INT:11 WIS:14 DEX:17 CON:12
CHA:14
>
> Adrardog, human, male, 20s old, 182 cm, 85 kg, long brown straight hair,
> brown eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, gray jacket and gray trousers,
> leather armor
> Weapons: dagger Stats: N T2 HP:13 STR:9 INT:17 WIS:8 DEX:14 CON:17 CHA:17
>
> Agreannon, human, male, 26 years old, 166 cm, 76 kg, long auburn straight
> hair, brown eyes Clothes: High, hard boots, brown jacket and brown
trousers
> Weapons: dagger Stats: N T1 HP:6 STR:11 INT:14 WIS:16 DEX:13 CON:10 CHA:6
>
> All numbers refer to the map on the Tradesman card of the SJ boxed set
>
> _Flowfish_
> Maindeck:
> 1.  Forward catapult.  A light catapult with its ammunition in a
> square, sturdy wooden box next to it.  It can fire forward,  to port,
> and to starboard.
> 2.  Cargo deck.  In addition to these two hatches leading to the
> holds below much of the deckspace on the _Flowfish_ is devoted to
> bulk cargo storage.
> 3.  Ballista mount.  the _Flowfish_ has two medium ballistae,  one on
> each side of its mizzen fin.  Each can fire aft and either port or
> starboard, and has its ammunition directly beside it in a wooden case
> bolted to the floor.
> 4.  Forward passage
> 5.  Aft passage
> 6.  Mizzen fin
> 7.  Main mast
>
> Cargodeck:
> 1.  Bridge.  The ship's minor helm is kept here.  A voice tube
> connects it to the forecastle above.  A locked box in this room
> contains 1d6 scrolls with "Create Minor Helm" or "Enhance Rating"
> spells and 1d4 potions of healing.
> 2.  Companionway
> 3.  Captain's Cabin.  Captain Wilhemina has taken this as her cabin.
> 4.  Lt Sabbagh's quarters.
> 5.  Chartroom.
> 6.  Lt Sands' quarters.
> 7.  cargo hold
> 8.  Head.  Waste is collected in cheap clay pots.  when full these
> pots are catapulted off the ship.  usually once every two days or so.
> 9.  Crew's Quarters.
> 10. Crew's quarters.
> 11. Galley/Pantry
> 12. Mess/wardroom.  Meals are taken here,  a dart board and billard
> table complete the ship's recreation facilities in this room.
> several windows along the aft bulkhead show the glory of wildspace to
> diners.
>
> Accessible through trapdoors underneath both the aft and forward
> passageways,  the steerage/ballast level is wide open but very low.
> Too inconvenient for cargo it is used to store spare sails,  rope,
> and other gear.
>
> Bibliography:
> NPCMaker Version 1.6 (970728) Johan Danforth, AU-System
> SJR5 Rock of Bral
> Spelljammer Boxed Set
> Sabbagh AD&D Trading Card #696, 1992 set.
> Wilhemina AD&D Trading Card #4, 1993 set.
> --
> "...How shall a man judge what to do in such times?!"
> "As he has ever judged," said Aragorn "Good and evil have not changed
> since yesteryear..."
> J.R.R. Tolkien, _The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers_
>
> Paul Westermeyer,  pwestermeyer@????????.??.com
>
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