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the wood runs with fresh sap when damaged. The ship SCREAMING SAI LS
gains a +2 bonus to all Constitution checks or saving Woven from the energy of captured wraiths and bound
throws. As long as the ship has at least 1 hit point, it re- with the spirit of a banshee, these sails groan mourn-
gains 10 hit points every minute. fully when they catch the wind. As an action. while
within 5 feet of the sails, the ship's captain can cause
REINFORCED HULL the sails to unleash a howl. Every creature hostile to the
A master shipwright can use superior materials and ship who is on board or within 300 feet of it must suc-
clever design to make a ship's hull more resilient. Such ceed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw, or the creature
reinforcement doubles the hull's hit point maximum.
takes 4d6 psychic damage and is then frightened for 1
minute. Once this ability has been used, it can't be used
VIGILANT WATCH
again until 2d6 hours have passed.
A row of crystal orbs. each filled with viscous liquid
and a beholder's eyeball, is mounted along this ship's SCYTHI NG OARS
hull. Invisible creatures are visible while on the ship or Sharpened. magically reinforced oars make a vessel
within 120 feet of it. dangerous to approach. When the ship takes an action
that moves it with these oars, any creature or object in
MOVEMENT U PGRADES
the water within 10 feet of it at any point of the move
Each movement upgrade applies 10 a specific movement must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d6
type. A component can gain the benefits of one upgrade. slashing damage on a failed save or half as much dam-
age on a successfu I one.
CLOCKWORK OARS
Using a combination of magic and clockwork, the oars W EAPON UPGRADES
on this ship require only one crew member to use them,
The following upgrades can apply to any weapon
pushing the button or lever that activates them.
mounted aboard a ship. A component can gain the
benefits of one upgrade, or two upgrades if one of the
EVER-FULL SAILS
upgrades is Arcane Artillery.
These billowing sails are woven from cloud-stuff drawn
from the Elemental Plane of Air. Wind whips and whis-
ARCANE ARTILLERY
tles around them, allowing a ship to move with a speed
Using methods similar to those used to produce magic
of 60 feet regardless of direction relative to the wind.
weapons, a skilled spellcaster imbues a ship's weapon
with destructive energy. This weapon gains a +2 bonus
D EFIANT SAI LS
to its attack and damage rolls, and its attacks count
These sails glitter with a fine coat of mithral treated
as magical.
with abjuration magic. While the sails are unfurled.
ranged weapon attacks made against the ship and any-
CONCUSSIVE ROUNDS
one aboard it are made with disadvantage, as a result of
Enhanced by abjuration magic. this weapon's attacks
the sails' protective magic. This drawback doesn't apply
burst with raucous noise capable of momentarily dis-
if the attacker is aboard the ship.
tracting and disorienting enemy crews. If this weapon
hits a vehicle's hull, that vehicle's speed decreases by
DRAGON SAILS
2d l 0 feet until the start of the attacker's next turn.
Dragon scales woven into these sails make them more
resistant to damage. The sails gain a +3 bonus to AC.
EXPLOSIVE R OUNDS
and they have resistance to a damage type based on
Drawing on powerful evocation magic, this weapon's
the type of scales used to craft them, as shown on the
attacks are imbued with unstable energy that explodes
Dragon Sails table.
in a fiery blast. When this weapon hits. it deals an extra
2d6 fire damage.
DRAGON SAILS
Dragon Type Damage Type GRASPING ROUNDS
Black Acid This weapon creates spectral chains that trail after its
shots, restraining enemy vessels in their grasp. When
Blue Lightning
this weapon hits a ship, that vehicle must succeed on a
Brass Fire
DC 14 Strength saving throw or it can't move away from
Bronze Lightning
the attacker. As an action. the attacking ship can end
Copper Acid
this effect, and the target can end it by taking an action
Gold Fire
and succeeding on a DC 14 Strength check.
Green Acid
Red Fire FIGUREHEAD U PGRADES
Silver Cold
While figureheads are usually purely decorative. they
White Cold
might be magically treated to produce extraordinary ef-
fects. A ship can receive one figurehead upgrade.
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