Seafaring

With the advent of ships and transoceanic exploration, the skill of Seafaring was unveiled to give adventurers abilities with which to truly excel and prosper whilst navigating the extensive oceans and seas surrounding the continent of Sapience. It is unique among all skills through a number of respects.

Firstly, access to Seafaring is acquired only by obtaining a Fully Attested Marque of Unquestioned Seaworthiness. Secondly, training in Seafaring involves specialisation in various vocational paths - Deckhand, Weapons, Helm, Watch, and Command - each of which is given a set of unique abilities. Finally, abilities in Seafaring are not gained through simple progression of skill ranks via lessons but rather by the usage of accumulated Seafaring Promotion Points (SPPs) received from advancement through the aforementioned skill ranks.

Within each of the five Seafaring specialisations are assigned ranks I, II, III, IV, and V. It is by reaching these ranks under the tutelage of the five Seafaring specialists that abilities within each specialisation (as well as the four general Seafaring abilities) are gained. Each following rank requires an additional number of SPPs equal to the value of that rank number to be utilised in order for the rank to be achieved, such that rank I requires one SPP, while reaching rank II from rank I requires two more SPPs, and so on, totalling 15 SPPs needed to reach rank V. Two noteworthy facts regarding Seafaring ranks: 1) Transcendence in Seafaring bestows about 32 SPPs, which may be used in any manner, whether that be two rank V specialisations and two SPPs used elsewhere, or eight SPPs spread out equally in four specialisations, and 2) one each of the four general Seafaring abilities is attained by reaching ranks II, III, IV, and V, respectively, in any specialisation.

Abilities in Seafaring

General Ability	Description
Deepseafishing	Fish for the biggest there be.
Deepseadiving	Dive deep for the sea's hidden treasures.
Shipreturn	Return to your ship from afar (captains/owners only).
Seaprayer	Return to your ship after death.

Deckhand Ability	Description
Sealegs	Walk with confidence aboard ship.
Cooking	Improve crew morale and performance culinarily.
Sailmaintenance	Repair and maintain the ship's sails.
Hullmaintenance	Repair and maintain the ship's deck and hull.
Sounding	Using the leadline to see if deep sea diving is feasible.
Forceboarding	Lead a party onto another ship, uninvited.
Salvageops	Recover sunken ships.

Ship Weapons Ability	Description
Fireweapon	Basic use of shipboard weapons.
Harpooning	The ship's harpoon.
Weaponmaintenance	Ship's weapons repair and upkeep.
Weaponaiming	Greater accuracy when firing.
Weaponenhancement	Improvements to ship's weapons.

Ship Helm Ability	Description
Helm	Basic directional control for ships.
Sighting	Determining longitude with a sextant.
Steadygoing	Maximising steadiness while under weigh.
Stationhold	Holding (almost) perfectly still at sea.
Evasives	Manoeuvres to avoid enemies and enemy weapons.
Bearings	Finding the right way to go.
Mapscribe	Create a map to where you are.
Jink	Slide around obstructing ships.
Whirlpool	Creating a watery inconvenience.
Emergencies	Manoeuvres to get you out of the worst situations.

Ship Watch Ability	Description
Watch	Climb the ship's mast to the crow's nest.
Bearings	Finding the right way to go.
Shipscan	Check all ships within range.
Tidalwave	Summon a tidal wave to attack enemy ships.
Shipcloak	Conceal your ship from detection for a time.
Shipwarning	Notice movement nearby, at cost.
Displace	Instant movement, at great personal cost.
Barrier	Summon a prismatic barrier for all allies aboard.
Anticipate	Know when a ship changes course or manoeuvre.

Ship Command Ability	Description
Command	Basic command ability. Crew works better/faster!
Keelhaul	Special treatment for one special persona aboard.
Fleetsense	Details on ships of the same ownership or fleet.
Shipmeld	Summon the ship's sea spirit and share in its powers.
Commscreen	Screen communications from the mainland.
Sailsgird	Shipmeld power to protect your ship's sails.
Hullgird	Shipmeld power to protect your ship's hull.
Rainsong	Shipmeld power to extinguish shipboard conflagrations.
Windsong	Shipmeld power to direct nearby winds.
Etch	Etch a Token of Charybdis for emergency mainland returns.
Windshield	Shipmeld power to protect ship from some attacks.
Wavehammer	Shipmeld power to break a ship's shield.