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l. JUNGLE GATE caneer's code, can be lashed to the rock. There they'll
The narrow strip of land between the cliff and the water either drown at high tide or be nibbled on by sharks and
is closed off by a 15-foot-high wall made of thick palm other predators until their punishment is complete or
logs lashed together with stout vines. Their bottoms their tongues are sufficiently loose.
are set into the ground, and the whole wall is braced
up along the inner side with more palm logs. The wall 3. OFFICERS' QUARTERS ASHORE
is meant to keep out undead and dinosaurs. The gates Each of the three captains has one of these chambers
are roughly made but reinforced with iron bands and for his private use. In practice, the captains seldom use
backed by two heavy wooden bars. The pirates never them, preferring the comfort and safety of the cabins
open these gates without the approval of whichever cap- aboard their own ships. Instead, the use of these private
tain is currently in charge of the anchorage. quarters is meted out as a reward to crew members who
distinguished themselves on the latest voyage, and as a
2. PIER result, they tend to be squalid and smelly.
Whichever pirate ship is in port is tied up at this pier.
Cargo is offloaded using the crane at the warehouse 4. WAREHOUSE
(area 4). The pier is covered in slick moss and perpetu- AH three captains store their booty in this common
ally in need of repair. warehouse. The double door is sealed with an iron
Two small boats are kept here. One is a simple dinghy padlock to which only the captains have keys. It can be
used mainly for carrying food and water to prisoners in picked with thieves' tools and a successful DC 20 Dex-
area 5. The other is a small cutter with six oars and a terity check.
single mast, used for towing ships into and out of the an-
chorage. Any sailor recognizes that the rowboat would
A fortified balustrade overlooks the anchorage to the
quickly be swamped by waves if it was taken out of the
south. The wooden platform extends over the water on
safe harbor, but the cutter could be rowed and sailed
on the open sea in an emergency. It has a top speed of 5 pilings, and a crane on the platform serves to lift cargo
mph under sail or half that when rowed, and it can hold up to the warehouse. Thrust Into the rough-hewn back
up to ten Medium occupants. wall of the warehouse are scores of rusty blades- old
A short pier allows access to Sharkbait Rock. Prison- longswords. shortswords, rapiers, scimitars, and
ers with no value or who have information they refuse
daggers.
to give up, or pirates who've seriously broken the buc-

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