Keep the Skyward Gambit Flying
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Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L8 · 5 PCs
Keep the Skyward Gambit Flying
Read Aloud
Rain lashes the deck in sheets, and the Skyward Gambit slews under your boots. Marla Thorne's boarders come over the rail in wet leather and iron hooks, while a lookout crouched in the rigging starts picking targets with a crossbow. One bad step sends you skidding toward open air.
Forces
1xMarla Thorne's boarding crewBRUISER
Multiattack · Parry · Scimitar · Light Crossbow
CRCR 5, hard encounter for a standard level 5 party, easier if the terrain lacks vertical hazards
AC15
HP65
2xstorm-hardened cutthroatsSKIRMISHER
Scimitar · Light Crossbow · Pack Tactics · Poor Escape
CRCR 6
AC15
HP27
1xcrossbow lookoutARTILLERY
Multiattack · Shortbow · Longsword · Keen Hearing and Sight
CRCR 1
AC13
HP16
Battlefield Zones
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Bow Rail
Forward deck by the bow rail. Wet planks, open drop, and one snapped spar
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Mast Deck
Center deck under the main mast. Rigging, mast lines, and hanging cargo nets
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Cargo Stack
A stack of broken crates and tied-down cargo near the aft winch
Terrain Levers
- Kick loose a cargo net to tangle a climber
- Cut a mast line to drop a swaying line across the deck
- Heave open a crate to spill slick rope, glass, and wet canvas
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