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A.2: LO"IGSHIP A"I D KEELBOAT

LONGSHIP D ECK damage. A lock can be picked with a successful DC 15
The deck of the longship has the following features: Dexterity check made using thieves' tools, or the door
can be forced open with a successful DC 20 Strength
Oars. Sixteen benches are built into the deck, each with (Athletics) check.
a 15-foot-long oar. When the ship is rowed, crew mem- Footlockers. Footlockers on the ship are iron and have
bers sit on these benches to work the oars. Five spare
oars hang on the walls. AC 19, 18 hit points, and immunity to poison and psy-
chic damage.
Railing. The deck has a 3-foot-high rail covered in
Light. Hanging lanterns cast bright light through-
wooden shields around its perimeter that provides out the ship.
half cover for Medium creatures and three-quarters
Rigging. Rigging on the ship can be climbed without an
cover for Small creatures behind it.
ability check.
Sails. The ship has three 80-foot-tall masts with sails to
ROWBOAT
catch the wind and oars on the lower deck for rowing.
The humble rowboat serves to ferry passengers back
and forth from larger ships or to navigate lakes and riv- EXAMPLE C REW
ers. Due to its simple, versatile design, a rowboat has no A sailing ship or warship requires a large crew to prop-
decks or typical crew. Weighing 100 pounds, a rowboat erly sail the vessel. Warships carry extra soldiers to fight
is easy to transport and might be carried by larger ships. battles and fire the siege weapons. If the characters are
guests on a sailing ship or warship, the crew consists
SAILING SHIP AND WARSHIP of the following creatures. all of which have proficiency
with water vehicles in addition to their normal statistics:
Sailing ships are fast-moving designs focused on travel.
Warships are slower but more heavily armed vessels ca- • One captain (bandit captain)
pable of taking on more cargo. They share many of the • Four other officers: a first mate, a bosun, a quarter-
following areas, but, as their map tags reveal, they don't master, and a cook (nobles)
have the exact same facilities. • Twenty-five sailors (commoners)
A sailing ship or warship has the following features:
A warship typically includes the following additional
Ceilings. The ceilings in the lower deck, holds, and cab- crew to augment its fighting ability:
ins are 8 feet high with 6-foot-high doorways.
Forty soldiers (guards)
Doors. The ship's doors are made of wood and have AC
Eight siege engineers (guards)
15. 18 hit points. and immunity to poison and psychic
One priest (the ship's surgeon)
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