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Keep Calm I am The Doctor
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 Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:39 pm
Ship Stats  Displacement: 3,500 tons (3,556 tonnes) Length: 186 ft (56.7 m) gundeck, 227 ft 6 in (69.3 m) overall Beam: 51 ft 10 in (15.8 m) Draught: 28 ft 9 in (8.8 m) Propulsion: sails—6,510 sq yd (5440 m²) Speed: 8 to 9 knots (15 to 17 km/h) maximum Complement: around 850 Armament: Forecastle: 2 × medium 12 pounder (5 kg), 2 × 68 pounder (31 kg) carronade Quarter deck: 12 × 1.7 ton short 12 pounder (5 kg) Upper gundeck: 30 × 1.7 ton short 12 pounders (5 kg) Middle gundeck: 28 × 2.5 ton long 24 pounders (11 kg) Lower gundeck: 30 × 2.75 ton long pattern Blomefield 32 pounders (15 kg) Marines armed with muskets aloft Armour: none, although oak hull thickness at waterline 2 ft (0.6 m) Notes: Height from waterline to top of mainmast: 205 ft (62.5 m) Add-ons: Before the mutiny, The Pearl was called the HMS Thunder. Add-ons: Before the capture, The Rebel Star was called the HMS Bootcamp. Pearl crew Captain: Ranu Blackheart [Ranu Blackheart] First Mate: Available Second Mate: Available DeckSwabs: Available Cannonmen: Available Other: Available Rebel Star crew Captain: Available (Ranu Blackheart - Tempory) First Mate: Available Second Mate: Available DeckSwabs: Available Cannonmen: Available Other: Available
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:40 pm
HMS Thunder
"I hear you was a pirate."
The voice broke Ranu Blackhearts scattered sleep. He didn't even bother to open his eyes, he'd heard the rumours. He'd set the rumour out in hope someone would secretly support him and release him from the brig he'd been put in after running into the Thunder, after his 'escape' from Kibo's continued presence. His eyes opened slowly after a while, to find a sailor over his head. The memory of how he'd got there crashed over him. He smiled faintly, at the sailor who hadn't been put off by Ranu's lack of reply.
"The lads and I want to escape. And I knows you, boy. You woz an hofficer. If you wants, we'll be yo lackies," he said with a grin, that shows his lack of teeth rather well, even in the dull light cast by the lanterns on the HMS Thunder.
Ranu sat up, blinking dully, sleep fogging his mind, "You want me to lead you?"
"I been on the Thunder for a long time, sir," The sailor explained in a sleepy tone, "And I remember you woz one of the only good officers."
Ranu stood and swayed as the grog he'd drunk earlier in the evening crashed back. He tried to focus on the sailor but his head swam, "the whole crew want to mutiny?" He asked, his mind shifting back onto the Captain, a grimance flickered over his face at the memories the face had conjured, along with a sence of wonder as to how the man had lived the stab to the side. "Why the hell not?" He asked, watching the shakles fall from his hands and taking his beloved sword back.
Revenge would be sweet, and Ranu was back in the game.
Later
The mutiny had been sadly easy. Only 12 officers on the ship hadn't wanted to turn pirate. They'd all met nasty ends. It seemed rather dream like to Ranu, who now found himself swaying beside the helmsman. "I hope you all belive in magic," he informed the ship in a dream like voice, "Because your gonna join the fleet of the best damn necromancer in the Carribean." As he said it, his mind turned to his Admiral, Kibo Botch. "Set sail for Jamaica," Captain Blackheart, (Damn that sounded good he thought) said, gesguring the island on his map, "I want you boys to taste the pirates life with a little raid. But I need volenteers to make us a Jolly Roger first." He glanced at the British red ensign behind his ship, fluttering weakly, as if saddened by the ships sudden shift of alligence, "Stow that flag. But respectfully, cause it'll be needed. We need a name. The word Pearl plays around my mind."
The crew seemed to like it, so another volenteer set about writing the word, helped by a crew member that could spell.
A scream signaled the captain was will alive, and tied to the rudder.
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Keep Calm I am The Doctor
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Keep Calm I am The Doctor
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:28 pm
Port Royal
Jamaca
The ship spun to bare on the sunken city. The formour Jamacan capital's fort fired but was out ranged, dispite its hight advantage. Gauging the distance, Captain Blackheart smirked, "Fire!" He called, watching his three rows of cannon, one of each of the two upper levels, and one on deck, fire at the fort. Its wall shattered, and faint red figures plumetted to the water. "Launch the landing group. I want to hear their screams. Rape, pillage, loot and do whatever the ******** you want," he informed his new crew, who ran to the ships, excited about their first pirate raid. The longboats lowered and landed at the city within minutes as the cannons fired at the fort again, making more British troops plummet to the sea. The crew spred out. Half went to raid the fort while the other half fell upon the terified town.
Within an hour, Fort Port Royal, and its city had fallen. Many males lay dying, while the womens screams finally fell silent. The crew returns, burdened with riches, of which many went into the hold, and some was kept by the captureing memeber. With the raid over, and everyone back, who was still alive, the ship turned and made back out for sea.
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:25 pm
On the shore, a frail, fair-skinned man claws his way down the sand, a large gash in his side. His name was Daniel Bokh. He had tried to fight off his mother Cathy attackers, but had failed miserably. As he stares at the large cut in his side, he feels a burning behind his eyes as the tears roll down his cheeks.
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Keep Calm I am The Doctor
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:25 am
A chimpanze jumped the kid, eating him alive
Pearl
Carribean Sea
Destination: Jeremie, Haiti
The ship begun to make its way west, following the wind. its course had it in a direct line with Jeremie in Haiti. While it sailed, the crews practiced melee fighting.
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:41 pm
(Just curious does this take place before or after the battle, i dont want to pop up in the plot if i am supposed to be dead lol mrgreen )
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:28 pm
[Just pop away, Michael. We all do more then a little forum hopping here. I mean, Storm is dead, yet she is here? Why?]
Storm was sitting on the deck, munching on an apple delicatly and very lady like, watching the practice. She shook her head eveyr now and then when one or both of combants missed a parry or made a stupid move.
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:46 pm
A few days had passed, and Daniel was sitting in his now empty house, having had his wounds nursed and cleaned by the village doctor; he had hidden in his cellar during the attack, and managed to avoid the drunken eye of the pirates overhead.
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:01 pm
(alrighty then)
*A hooded figure walked through the ruined town. Stepping on a door, a window's broken glass, and even a corpse from time to time the figure searched the town for any sign of life. Even in the heat of the caribbean the figure kept a hood raised over his head. He continued to move through the town, passing by the chance to loot anything left behind.*
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:45 pm
Daniel hears a rustle outside his door, and sits bolt upright, reaching for a one-handed broadsword he found on the beach. He bursts out the door, holding the blade out towards the hooded figure, silently straining to keep it straight out, but not showing any sign of weakness.
Daniel: What are you doing here?
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:23 am
*A twisted chuckle came out from beneith the cloak and one of its arms extended. what looked to be a mummified hand extended from beneith the cloak. The bandaged hand lowered his sword and the figure raised its head. A serpent like eye glared out at the boy.*
"Thing's have really fallen apart here, this place doesn't look as if it needs any more bloodshed."
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:43 am
[Starts during the battle. He got picked up as Storm died so I guess its in neverland at the moment. xD]
Pearl
Carribean Sea
Destination: Jeremie, Haiti
"Why don't you show them how its done?" A soft voice asked from beside Storm. Ranu stepped up beside the eating female, staring down at his crew with a proud, yet depressed, expression.
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Keep Calm I am The Doctor
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:02 pm
(hmm alright i guess this will cover my return)
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:47 pm
"Want a bite?"
Storm offered the apple up to Ranu. She turned back to consider the soldiers.
"A good bunch, but I do not think they will take it kindly if I knock a fwe on they're arses. What is wrong, ma petite?"
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