Pirates vs. Pixies

Following their victory over the enemy ship, the crew of the Starbreeze rounded up and imprisoned the captives, tended to the wounded, and repaired any battle damage. That done, they decided to celebrate with a little rum. They opened the hold, and were greeted by a horrific sight.

The rum was gone!

They searched high and low, but could find no sign of the rum. Then, they looked ashore and saw the culprits. A band of pixies were flying into the forest, carrying a cask of rum!

"Get them!" shouted Captain Vandar. The crew raced ashore and tracked the pixies to a clearing in the woods. Scattered throughout was their store of rum. The crew rushed forward to recover their precious cargo. Suddenly, pixies swarmed upon them, stabbing them with slim, sharp swords. Then, the Faerie Queen appeared; she began shooting the pirates with her magical bow.

The Faerie Queen as played by Artemis

Stung by the onslaught, the pirate crew retreated. Then Captain Vandar arrived. With a lash of tongue and the flat of a blade, he turned the crew around. This time, they made methodical sorties, and bit by bit were able to recover most of the rum. Then Vandar ordered a withdrawal to the beach,

But the pixies followed the pirates, continuing to hound them mercilessly. Because of these attacks, Vandar realized that his crew could not make it back to the ship with the rum. As he surveyed the battlefield, he could see the Faerie Queen urging on her pixies. Vandar knew what needed to be done.

"Kill the Queen!" he commanded.

The pirates turned their attention upon the pixie leader. Shots rang out from their pistols, forcing the Queen to dodge and duck. The pirates surged forward, beating back pixie attacks and pressing toward the Queen. Finally, a shot struck her and she plummeted to the ground, The crew rushed her and struck her down. Triumphantly, they returned, only to find the captain bleeding upon the ground. The pixies had rushed him and cut him down.

"Get me back to the ship." he moaned. The crew picked him up and brought him back to the Starbreeze.

That night, as the Starbreeze sailed away from the cove, Vandar rested in his cabin. Though weak, he knew he would recover from his wounds. It had actually been a good day. He had captured a ship and rescued his rum from the pixies. But, would he be able to use the cove again, or would the pixies return to deny him his hideout?

OOC Notes

• This account reflects the remaining 2 scenarios of yesterday's Amtgard Day
• First (of the above), the pirates had to rescue bottles and kegs (made from rolls of camp pad). The pirates did well, recovering 1 of 2 kegs and 5 of 6 bottles.
• The second was a Kill the King scenario. The pirates won this one.
• The players used their standard classes, but they had additional abilities depending on their side.
• Pixies also had the ability to fly, but they could use no armor nor could they break shields or armor.
• Pirates had "pistols," represented by magic balls. Pistols shots worked like Force Bolt.