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Rolling 1 d4 You have 3 tries to get the grate off of the stairs leading below.

1- You tug and pull but it refuses to move at all. It's tiring. More than that, it feels like there is an easier way. (Try Again)

2- Finding smooth latches at the corners you undo each one carefuklly before trying to pull off the grate. You manage it- only to find that you could have just used some nearby levers to open it without all that work. Whoops. (Pass)

3- You pull up and you feel pain shoot up your back. Lifting wrong can do that. Wincing the pain makes you realize that perhaps the grate might be sealed for a reason. (Try Again)

4- You find a lever. Its seems too easy- and it is. Things shouldn't be this easy. The grate slides open and now you can go below deck. Just to be safe, you tie the latch so it'll remain open. You don't trust this boat. Boats are not very trust worthy. Not sure why, but ships and shipping... the words alone feel dangerous, like they might start some sort of bond... Nah. You're thinking too hard. (Pass)

Rolling 1 d4 You have 2 tries to find what you need.

1- A crack, the wood under you feet breaks and you fall into black water. Bitter, it feels like hands are holding you down, and in horror, you look up, only to see the ship floating away. You swim as hard as you can- You can't grip the side of the ship, you have to go under, find the hole. Hands hold you under the waves. Darkness beckons. A sweet song, the water sings it's sweet lullaby. If you close your eyes...(Fail, you have 'drowned)

2- The boat creaks and groans. You need to find what you want and get OUT. A smell begins to get stronger the closer you get to the front of the ship. There- a pile of bones, void of any skulls, of any way to know bones of what, you see rotting meat clinging to the yellowed and discolored remains. Yet a golden key that looks like sword hangs off what you think is a rib. This is treasure... maybe. You take it and flee back to the main deck. (Pass)

3- You get closer to the chains and- a misstep as the boat rocks, you hear a click near your foot. One of the broken locks has somehow locked onto you. How? It was broken. You should be able to escape- as you move to break free, to try and get away, you feel the wood give way as you are plunged into the waters below unable to escape. you have to use the chains to get back on the boat, even if it feels like something keeps trying to pull you under...(Try again)

4- You find a pile of broken and used tools. Rusted and falling apart, the angry copper red rust eats away at them, you need something from here but what? A dig in the tools proves useless. their rusted edges pricking skin, and a sense of worry worms into your mind. This is just the beginning you think. You have a lot more to dig through to find what you need. Looking down you spot it, handcrafted, crude, a carved thing that has managed to survive though it is slipperly with algae. A key, and where there is a key, there is a lock. (Pass)

Rolling 1 d4 You have 1 try to successfully find the thing.

1- A roll of dice, they clatter to the ground. One dot facing up, on both die. Snake eyes. Not sure where the term came from, but you spy an insignia laying on the table. Picking it up blades suddenly dig into your hand. A trap, the pain shocks you and you cry out, falling back as the ship hit rock. The sudden stop sends you to the floor, hard. You are knocked out cold as the water keeps rising... (Fail)

2- The water threatens it all so you know you have to move fast. The cabin is ornate, and you can see a shadow lingering near something solid- a box, nay, a chest. Grabbing it you managed to get out of the cabin before the boat crashes onto rocks and begins to break apart. looking back briefly you swear you can make out the figure- but you don't know who it is. Only a flash of a golden tooth and hair black below their face. You escape the ship.. they do not. Oh captain, the captain has gone down, ship along with. (Pass)

3- You end in the ornate captains cabin and looking around you frantically, you begin to toss things about searching for something. Loud, you cant hear the crack of the boat. You fall as it crashes into rocks pain exploding in your back and stomach. Looking down a blade sticks out of you. You turn to see who it is- You never see them. The last thing you notice is that the ship itself seems to sigh, sinking into the waters, it's final resting place. Perhaps your own as well. (Fail)

4- The chest is quickly spotted and you grab it. There is no resistance, just a clatter of metal inside. You rush out and the roar of water echos from the cabin like laughter. You fling yourself from the sinking vessel onto the shore, chest in hand. As it sinks you feel like you could have done more. But for who? (Pass)