Friendly Ships AccountantHere!As we have an enforcer of the Pirate/Privateer Code (awesome) and a fairly large party, I thought we should take a page from some of the more successful mercenaryorders of the age of sail and create a company charter.his would !e a !asic outline of how we would handle many issues that arise in !eing diverse murder ho!oes that are all looking at !oarding operations, loot, and character"s taking a leave of a!sence during the campaign.#uch of what I"ve included here is taken fromconversations with many of you.I hope mostof this is stu$ you"ve already heard us discuss, !ut I get the feeling that many of these topics are not as widely circulated as some of us think they are.%hile &rrol is not a letter of the law type of guy, he does like peace, harmony, and understanding to !e the norm on the captain"s ship (there"s more than enough chaos in a !oarding operation or shore leave to satisfy those who lean in that direction).Some things we should consider:Item 1: Player 'eathItem 2: (oot)Item 3: *hip +undItem 4: #issing Party mem!ersItem : he ship and the futureItem !: he Codes"layer death# $ption A: Band of Brothers) we use party funds and get a Corpse +errying ,ag or a rod/wand of -entle .epose$ption %: Hardcore mode) !ury at sea$ption &: End this here, now, and forever) go all anti/undead/lycanthrope, remove head, stake !ody, puncture lungs, douse withalchemical silver, cover with holy sym!ols, and then weight, and dump over the deepestsu!marine trench we know of0 or incinerate on shoreIf Band of Brothers1,ringing !ack from dead is not cheap0 !ut considering what it is, not unreasona!le either1 2k/34k in gold depending on circumstances and state of the corpse"arty $'ligationsIf we are going to try to save those wanting, we kinda need to have a party version of the living will0 how and under what circumstances do we !ring someone !ack5(hought A1 Party fund) we put 678 into a 9!ring !ack: fund (pays for aforementioned wand or !ag if needed).If party mem!er dies and a ma;ority feels so inclined, we dip into this fund to o$set revival costs (note1 even if we have the spellcasters ourselves, these spells are not much cheaper 'I< than hire a temple cleric).(hought %1 Party pays) we all do what we can to pay for the restoration of our comrade, party agrees to some sort of reim!ursement plan for those that signi=cantly contri!uted more than others.&ven if we go with 9A:, until it"s reached 4 =gures, 9,: here might still !e a consideration.(hought &1 'e!t to party) Is the revived party mem!er !eholden to the party for this cost5'oes manner of death matter (-runt >346 rolls like a !oss and kills party mem!er, could of happened to anyone0 same consideration as, picked a =ght with and killed the friendly !artender who was married to a retired level 37 *hadowdancer who o$ed said party mem!er right there0 same as sacri=ced himself in no!le charge topush the dragon !ack one turn, allowing the rest of the party to teleport away and live)5'o they only get 478 loot until de!t is repaid5here"s no point in penali?ing someone so !ad that they"d rather roll up a new character, !ut then again are we all going to pay for stupid lone wolf moves5@f course, looking at 9A: we could ;ust vote to not dip into party funds for aforementioned !ar =ght.(hought )1 Pay for it yourself) If we ever !ecome =lthy rich, my =rst Ak goes into enchanting my swords0 after that the neBt 63,477 gold goes into a 9!ring me !ack: pouch and entrusted to a party mem!er0 ;ust Celson me to a port A*AP and toss the gold at a reputa!le cleric"s feet0 if we"re all that rich and you didn"t do the same0 who"s that on5*$$(!!!Dow do we do this5%e have a massive party, wants are going to overlap, sticky =ngers need to !e dealt with#y proposal0 unless you were completely o$ on your own little mission (not around thecorner ahead of the party, or in the other room)0 all loot is party loot.If we decide that di!s go to who picks it up =rst0 when the Es start, remem!er I told you so.Also0if we go the 9=nder"s keepers: method0 do you really want that as a rule with a telekinetic, invisi!le piBie with move F7 in the party5I.e.) &ntire party =ghts epic !attle, A of us slay 47 grunts on one Gank, H hold !ack eliteenemy reinforcements at the gate on the other Gank, H !eat sticks charge the !oss0 regardless of how he dies, does the =rst to pick up his sword get it5 @r the person who landed the killing !low5 he one who did the most damage5%hy does holding o$ endlesshordes to make the epic =ght possi!le mean that player never gets named awesome eIuipment whose title is always read is if in purple glowing font5At the end of the =ght/day/!oarding operations, etc, I propose we set aside magical and eBceptional items.&verything that is going to !e sold in mass, ;ust gets dumped into party/ship funds (if it was a !oarding operation) and the shares are distri!uted !y ship"s charter or, in the case ofa =ght on land, evenly among the party.+agic and ,ondrous Items:*pecial cool stu$1 we wait until it"s all !een appraised and identi=ed and then go in orderand each pick one item that we want.I thinkif it"s on some sort of rotation, that would !e most fair0 who ever picks =rst, goes to the !ottom of the list neBt time, and so forth.If someone wants more than one item, they !uy it at J market value from the party funds.Co loans from the party funds for this stu$ either.If you really think that the holy avenger should go to the paladin, yet he"s last to pick, convince the party to not take it, or take it yourself and ask him to return the favor later, or deal with the fact that we"re allprivateers/mercenaries and convincing someone to pass on the 637k gold item you could sell in port for K7k and take the 67k one !ecause someone else thinks it =ts them!etter, is going to !e a hard sell.he alternative is ;ust always sell everything and ;ust pay out straight gold0 I dou!t anyone wants that, !ut if that"s how we avoid strife, then there we go.*o, here"s my proposed rotation for large lootpiles.I know it"s not perfectly fair, as all ships/large encounters won"t !e eIual, !ut this works as well as anything I can think of and should eventually pan out even.I shouldalso note that we have a crew and a contract.%e"re stretching already !y each taking an item0 we wouldn"t let the crew each gra! what they want and leave us with a worthless cargo0 so one item per person0after that, !uy it from the ship stores with your own gold.Dowever, loot acIuired o$ the ship pro!a!ly can ;ust follow the natural party dynamic of 9get what you get: and we certainly don"t drop into the rotation unless a ma;ority of mem!ers present decide that this is a !ig enough haul to warrant using the rotation and advancing everyone one space after its all sorted out.-otation:6st (ootLe$ery#att(&ric)Leremy&rrol'akota,en#icahLared#itchLake(#ike)3nd (oot#att(&ric)Leremy&rrol'akota,en#icahLared#itchLake(#ike) Le$eryHrd (oot (&ric)Leremy&rrol'akota,en#icahLared#itchLake(#ike) Le$ery#attAth (ootLeremy&rrol'akota,en#icahLared#itchLake(#ike) Le$ery#att(&ric)4th, etc..&rrol'akota,en#icahLared#itchLake(#ike) Le$ery#att(&ric)Leremy (he Ship Fund:he Draco Ventas is pro!a!ly going to !e a home for at least the foreseea!le future.#ost of us have already made a noteworthy investment in it.&ven those that don"t 9own: the ship should see it in their !est interests to keep the thing !attle ready and in good working order.he captain has proposed, and I agree, that all high/ranking oMcers and investors put in a Gat 678 of their payouts into a ship fund.his makes all eBpenses (such as food, whichyou all eat, water and rum, which you all drink, and the maintenance of the ship, where you all sleep) even.As ships accountant I would enact this !y ;ust taking a678 cut of the ship"s share and dropping it into the ship account !efore telling you your takeA'sent "arty +em'ers:If you miss a session and there is loot to !e had, I say that you simply get =rst pick of anything still in the ship stores when you re;oin that isn"t already a designated party item and you get your split of the coin (though this won"t keep us from selling stu$ o$0 hopefully the party sets something aside).Future o. the )racoNnfortunately for those wanting in on ship shares, campaign has started.*hip is owned, no shares to sell.If a player/character drops o$, I propose we sell his/her shares to those that are not owners0!ut after that we simply have the ship 9!uy !ack: it"s shares, as we are the owners of the ship, it ;ust means that everyone"s pie slice gets a little !it !igger.(he &odes ,elow are various pirate/privateer/ship codes.I don"t know that they all =t, !ut theycertainly do give us some guidelines to go !y.Le$ery O Cap#att O /ohnny +uggins1 DalGing, 'runkard, Crook, +raud, *muggler, Enemy of the Faith, Charlatan, Npstanding #em!er of *ociety, Supporter and Advocate of Legitimate Business ractices, First !ate a"oard the Draco Ventas, PAllegedP Professional Criminal. .ogue.3A words, H titles &ric O DalGing, %oram Ir# $omposer of the Dirge of Dustiness, %nitiator of the $om"at of !uch &egret, Choice +ood of rolls &verywhere, ractitioner of the Style of Bu'(then(Hide, and $urrent Ship)s !aster of the Draco Ventas. ,ard 3Q words A titles Leremy O Eitsune, ,hite ,ishes1 the !agni*cent Draconecutie, Chimeradora!le, and Cutesune &BtraordinaireR 'ruid H words 6 title each-hy1 *phinB, ,rawler ,aker O PiBie, 0rrol / Flint1 +uardian of the Sidhe $ourt, $aptain of the ,nd Diemdale Artillery, -night Errant of the .rder of %ron Leaf, $hampion of Lord /imothius, Aspirant of the Dueling school of Eslodano, Bosun to the Draco Ventas,Friend of the reservers, urser and Bearer of the +reen Visor, -entleman at (arge, and Adventurer &Btraordinaire.,*wash!ucklerAQ words 2 titles.esponsive1 Scout of 0evar Hallow, Duelist of the Faileas !irror, Houndsmen of the Seelie Hunt6A words, H titles+ey1 Scout of 0evar Hallow, $hampion of Lord /imothius, -night Errant of the .rder of %ron Leaf, Houndsmen of the Seelie Hunt, Duelist of the Faileas !irror, +uardian of the Sidhe $ourt H6 words F titles'akota O Digh *eas InIuisitor #arlin ,en O Duman, 55 1 #ercenary, All Around Pretty @E -uy, Disciple of the %ron /ortoise, +olden Lion, and Bro1en Blade, !arine $ommander of the Draco Ventas, %arder 6Qwords 3 titles #icah O Platinum dragon!orn1 Ilidan *ight'orn, hospitaller paladin of the good dragon Bahamut, /he Spar1ling in the Smo1e, /he E2treme Edge of 0aturally Handsome, Blue Eyed Devil Slayer, and Ship Doctor of the Draco Ventas. Also known to friends who can pronounce it as Chishingtironklklou su!ou!rook. Iron ,andage ,oB 32 words 4 titles Lared O Aasimir (&m!erkin), 2uilliman 3oss, Apostle of the Sect of the Ancients, Aspirant to the 3ard of the Shapers of 3orlds, Son of the Houses of Ayden, Holder of the +rey Hammer of /all4anor, rotector and -eeper of he who $ommands the Draco Ventas, Cleric HK words 4 titles #itch O %arforged, -une# He who calls up the four winds, strident of the iron mountain, acolyte of the path to the drun1en master, victor of feast of *sts, caller of the sundered way, and !aster of the /ops, #onk H4 words F titles Lake O *ylph, 3aati Sosu4e1 the /ric1ster, 3hisperer in the 3ind, student of the !istress of %llusions# -yo1a Suigetsu, the Freefaller, the Caster of the Arcane, the Alchemist, !age of the Draco Ventas, Professional Appraiser, %i?ard 3A words 4 titles