New Posts For Thread: Using Ships as a mode of transporthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29618727/Using_Ships_as_a_mode_of_transportI am a new dm and i want to use a ship to travel my group around a new map area. any hints on how to do this and how to give the ship stats so that if they take too much damage they have to repair it etc? I am going to give them pieces of a map witquall's feather tokens are more cool ones.I have an item in my world called a bag of wind. In a storm, it calms the weather. In dead weather, it releases the storm into a steady wind. It can only hold one storm and can only be recharged in a storm.Trhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29618727/Using_Ships_as_a_mode_of_transport?post_id=527905429#527905429quall's feather tokens are more cool ones.I have an item in my world called a bag of wind. In a storm, it calms the weather. In dead weather, it releases the storm into a steady wind. It can only hold one storm and can only be recharged in a storm.TrWed, 09 Jan 2013 18:04:07 -0600It takes a LOT of damage to beat up a ship. Your typical pirates are going to be more interested in looting the ship, maybe disabling it, or if they can stealing the ship to add to their own fleet. Ramming was usually only done in desparate naval bathttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29618727/Using_Ships_as_a_mode_of_transport?post_id=527905343#527905343It takes a LOT of damage to beat up a ship. Your typical pirates are going to be more interested in looting the ship, maybe disabling it, or if they can stealing the ship to add to their own fleet. Ramming was usually only done in desparate naval batWed, 09 Jan 2013 17:59:58 -0600The thing that cracks me up here is the "as a mode of transport" in the title. As opposed to setting up a bed and breakfast in it, I guess?I'll note that since there are no cannon stats in 4e, the HP values on them are rather irrelevant for most purphttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29618727/Using_Ships_as_a_mode_of_transport?post_id=527880329#527880329The thing that cracks me up here is the "as a mode of transport" in the title. As opposed to setting up a bed and breakfast in it, I guess?I'll note that since there are no cannon stats in 4e, the HP values on them are rather irrelevant for most purpTue, 08 Jan 2013 21:47:27 -0600If you are going to track the health or seaworthiness of the vessel, the important thing is to make sure that it drives interesting consequences, rather than just stranding the PCs. In The Empire Strikes Back, the mechanical problems with the Falconhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29618727/Using_Ships_as_a_mode_of_transport?post_id=527861453#527861453If you are going to track the health or seaworthiness of the vessel, the important thing is to make sure that it drives interesting consequences, rather than just stranding the PCs. In The Empire Strikes Back, the mechanical problems with the FalconTue, 08 Jan 2013 10:31:01 -0600If it's jsut the party, and they are only island hopping, I would recomend using the "Folding Astral Skiff" wonderous item from 'Manual of the planes. but reflovring it to be a regular sea vessel. It allows them to magically "fold up" the boat each thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29618727/Using_Ships_as_a_mode_of_transport?post_id=527854979#527854979If it's jsut the party, and they are only island hopping, I would recomend using the "Folding Astral Skiff" wonderous item from 'Manual of the planes. but reflovring it to be a regular sea vessel. It allows them to magically "fold up" the boat each tTue, 08 Jan 2013 05:34:15 -0600