Good Vs. Evil (A Story Game)

[The Skirata Clan]

The Vera Cruz ships port on Padre Island to restock their weapons and do some repairs. Also to allow Utopia to catch up.

If they want a successful ambush on the French they must be ready.

Torquemada secretly enlists 3 pirate vessels to attack the French one week before the Vera Cruz ships arrive. No one knows about this.

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Score 39

(TSC, I changed your port. The Vera Cruz ships are more than 2 weeks out of Vera Cruz, they wouldn't port there.) That's what I meant.

[william kid]

Sailing near Cuba sits a Dutch West India Co. ship at her helm Admiral Piet Hein. The Admiral's hatred of the Spanish is legendary. Its due to four years spent as a galley slave on a spanish ship. This hatred along with his partner the portuguese pirate Moses Henriques have brought him here for revenge and of course GOLD.

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score 38

[The Skirata Clan]

A French Lord called Palpatine has been in contact with an ancient evil. He has hired 2 pirate ships to attack the Spanish ship in Havana. He has payed a few local natives to attack the dock on that day.

Meanwhile, Torquemada and His Spanish Convoy of 4 are ready to ambush and surprise the French vessels a New Orleans. They will set sail soon.

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Score 37

*I liked the addition of Admiral Piet so much that I just had to.

[Basil Dreadflint]

Two small points to clarify things. Both on postings by TSC.

TSC, Torquemada only holds sway over the 3 ships sailing together. The Utopia has been separated from the others for quite a few days, and hasn't been involved in Torq's mischief.

I wasn't paying close enough attention to realize that William Kid's posts and your posts were contradicting each other. My fault.

Also, remember that Utopia is really a private ship, not Spanish. It sails under the Spanish flag for protection, not military reasons. The real control on Utopia is the Insurance agents, who are fiercely loyal to only one thing, the insurance company. (I liken them to the old time Pinkerton agents. Ruthless, viscous, highly skilled, but incorruptible to their cause. These agents won't be swayed by Torquemada. They know that the French ships in New Orleans are really their allies.)

Secondly, TSC, in your last post, are the two hired pirate ships supposed to attack the Spanish warship that has just left port (Havana) in order to clear the route of pirates, or are the two pirate ships supposed to attack the other Spanish ships that are still in the harbor loading thier cargo and waiting for all of the other ships in the fleet to arrive? (Just for clarification, since either way, it will change the outcome of the story.)

Note:
I have been trying to only post in order to keep the story moving in a logical progression. I am the time keeper as the weeks go by. But, it seems that we are getting about 6 posts from the "evil" side for every post from the "good" side, so sometimes I may have to jump in to even out the score, otherwise evil will win before the story is really ended. (You guys posting for evil seem to be intent on destroying the fleet before they can all meet up with the other ships in Havana. Not saying that can't or won't happen, but it would end the story before all the pirates in Tortuga could get a chance to raid the fleet.)
I just don't want anyone upset with me if I post something and say that the score has changed in favor of good. We just don't have as many "good" players as we do "evil" ones. I will rermain neutral, even if I have to add points back to the "Good" score.


Edit: Anyone who wants to catch up on this story/game: The OP tells the basic rules, but Post #106 is the first post in this story line, and gives more guidelines to how to post. Also, If anyone wants it, http://www.sunkentreasurebooks.com/shipwrecks.htm
This is one of the references that I used to come up with some of the ship and place names that I have used. I also am referencing maps of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico in order to keep the ships on proper course.

[The Skirata Clan]

*Notes:

- Gotcha on the first one. And yes they are, but it is on purpose. In the grand scheme of things that might come, that might be helpful.
- On the second they are attacking the ones at harbor that are waiting. That's why the natives are attacking the docks too.
- On the third item, gotcha too.

End of Notes*

The ancient evil underwater deity called The Bog Roosh giver of Davy Jones' power has been awaken by Palpatine to aid Torquemada and their scheme to control the New World.

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Score 36

[Dockwrecker The Privateer]

Captain Mignone Avignoine of the warship Conceptione has been waiting.It has been four weeks since any message from his corespondent Phillip Catalonia arrived last.In that message it was noted by Catalonia that something just didn't feel right....And that created suspicion in Avignoine.
Then came a excited bang on his large cabin door.
"A freetrader has ported,the man has news about a certain fleet of four ships in question"
"Come in then"
"The captain of the freetrader Albatross Wing said he met up with the fleet a week last,There was word of a pirate attack and a two dead captains,the Captains of the El Cozerone and the Utopia.And there be a mad lord of magic driving three of the ships as mules!"
"This cannot be very good....."
Captain Avignoine was preparing for what was to come.

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At that same time someone deep in the belly of the El Cozerone someone was planning something.Something important to survival.

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The Score now stands at 37.
Avignoine is ready and so is 'another'.

[The Skirata Clan]

Torquemada was pleased with himself. The Albatross Wing had done its job. All that is left is the attack on the French to create chaos and confusion. His plan to flush Catalonia's French connections was working. All of the Souls and wills of the those aboard the 3 Spanish ships were already his. Everyone was doing what he commanded.

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Score 36

[Dockwrecker The Privateer]

The Agents abord the Utopia have held their meeting,Torquemada is powerfully dangerous but they are ready for any new movements of the evil magic man that may endanger in insured cargo.An anonymous message has also reached the Insurence Agents' table that they can surely trust in the French and to give them an inclosed mark-stamp to verify their position to the fleet waiting in New Orleans.

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The Score now stands at 37.
Hope is surely not lost.

[The Skirata Clan]

The Bog Roosh wants the men of Utopia. She has sent Davy Jones and The Flying Dutchman after them.

Torquemadas' fleet is ready for the ambush of the New Orleans ships. The pirate ships hired are a day ahead of them, but still out of site.

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Score 36

[Dockwrecker The Privateer]

Skirata,is the word not 'out of sight' instead of 'out of site'? But I couldn't spell 'hired' until I saw your spelling of it.

Anyway,Davy Jones is by his nature a rogue and when he sets his eyes on something ,the usual outcome is a ship sinking to the bottom of the sea.It seems Jones took a side trip of sorts and during a small storm came across the pirate armada hired by Torquemada.Not knowing about their alliance Jones attcked.The result is the defeat of one of the pirate ships,while the other two sailed off as quick as they possably could given the damage from the Dutchman.Although who can tell how long they shall last?The Kraken swims about these seas!

+1
The Score is now standing at 37.
Odds are again evened,seemingly.

[seafox]

Aboard the Utopia, the bedraggled sisters, Charlotte and Roxanne Meriwether huddle in a storage closet.....straining to hear tell-tale footsteps of being followed. Sighing in relief, they clasp each others hands....having a moment reflecting upon their old lives,,,younger lives that were untouched by the evil lurking on the periphery, leading them both towards a precipice they dare not cross!

Since the day that Roxanne lost Peter, she has transformed from a willful, selfish brat to a grief-stricken(Peter was killed when the Misfortunes crew boarded that ill-fated day, while his brother was severely injured...losing a leg and both eyes...aaaar), vengeful young woman, to being aware with dawning incredulity of the events transpiring around her and her sister....now she must work to set things right...and no time to lose! Reaching inside her chemise, her fingers enclose the strange amber pendant that her beloved had gifted her,,with a promise that it would always protect her and hold them together for eternity...closing her eyes, she begins to whisper his name, over and over...picturing his face, feeling his touch....Peter, Peter, Peter....the candle wavering and rising,,,and going out....breaths indrawn and held in suspense..a presence felt, the air heavy and filled with a sharp, salty tang of the sea beyond...a whisper brushes Roxannes ear...a promise that all will be well....a deep-seated feeling of contentment and hope fills her as the door to the tiny closet swings open and she knows that no evil force can ever overcome her or her sister again!!....they will wait for the sign...wait and prepare....

[The Skirata Clan]

The Bog Roosh wants the Meriwether sisters. She decides to send the Kraken after them and send Davy Jones after the French to make up for his mistake.

The leader of the EITC asks for a favor to The Bog Roosh. She agrees but in exchange they must get rid of the French warships at New Orleans. She will tell them the secret to control Davy Jones.

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Score 37

[The Skirata Clan]

A fleet of EITC warships have decided set sail towards New Orleans to eliminate the French warships at New Orleans. An up and coming man by the name of Becket has decided to aid Torquemada in exchange of Torquemada's help so that he can take the control of the EITC.


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Score 36

[Basil Dreadflint]

Week 4. The last week in February.

The Ribiera Grande is now well on her way through the West Indies. A quick stop at St. Lucia stocked her well with good sweet water and fruit and meat. She is now approaching Guadeloupe. In Guadeloupe there are 4 people waiting to board. They are to be passengers back to Spain.

The 2 ships from Columbia, the San Sebastian and the Espadarte, are also making good time. They are about to land in Las Tortugas. These islands are just south of Cuba, and will someday be known as Cayman. At these islands, they are only looking to pick up water and some food supplies from the small Spanish contingent that lives there. The crew still keep looking back toward Columbia though. At the families and friends they have left behind.

The 3 Spanish ships from Vera Cruz are still under the control of Torquemada. They are now past Padre Island, and have turned eastward toward New Orleans. They should make New Orleans in about another week, or so. The pirates that Torquemada had sent ahead to attack the French are no longer in play. The attack by Davy Jones has taken them out of the scene.

The Utopia, is still a few days behind. Her new captain has heard the rumors from the advanced ships and doesn't want anything to do with Torquemada, and neither does the Insurance agents that are on board. They are debating an attempt to cut across the Gulf striaght at New Orleans in an effort to beat the other 3 ships to the French so that they can warn them of Torquemada's treachery. This debate goes on into the night. The Merriwether sisters are absolutely positive that this is the best tactic. Roxanne feels assured that she is guaranteed protection from evil by the pendant she is wearing.

The Merchant's Misfortune has finally set sail again. Still missing about 13 of it's crew, and another handful are still in bad shape. This pirate ship is about 12 days behind the Utopia.

The French ships are still quietly waiting the arrival of the Vera Cruz 4.

The 3 Spanish ships in Cuba are still just waiting, but the Maravillas is taking advantage of the wait to get some much needed repairs and maintenance done. A shipyard crew works day and night recaulking the seams.

The Spanish Warship, Maria de la Limpia, is scouting the seas north of Cuba to rid them of any pirates that may be in the area. Trying to keep the area clear for the arrival of all the others. After sinking one pirate vessel, and hanging her entire crew, there hasn't been a pirate ship sighted in the area for almost a week.


Slight score adjustment. +4. The score stands at 40.

[Corai]

A sailor ship arrives at the ship, they sell much needed food and weapons to the ship.

+1, score now stands at 41