Seafaring

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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, general Seafaring abilities are attained as usual through lessons learned up to the transcendent level. Finally, 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. These abilities are not gained through simple progression of skill ranks but rather by the usage of accumulated Seafaring Promotion Points (SPPs) received from advancement through the aforementioned skill ranks.

Ranks (I, II, III, IV, and V) are assigned within each of the five Seafaring specialisations. It is by reaching these ranks under the tutelage of the five Seafaring specialists that abilities within each specialisation 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. 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.

Abilities in Seafaring

General Ability Description
Sealegs Walk with confidence aboard a ship.
Crossplank Cross a plank extended over water to another ship.
Shipwho Sense who is aboard the ship.
Dodging Avoid anti-personnel ship ammo.
Rigging Climb up into the rigging above.
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
Cooking Improve crew morale and performance culinarily.
Mast Climb the ship's mapst to the crow's nest.
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.
Salvageops Recover sunken ships.
Forceboarding Lead a party onto another ship, uninvited.


Ship Weapons Ability Description
Fireweapon Basic use of shipboard weapons.
Status An overview of all the ship's weapons.
Grappling Snare another ship with clawed hooks.
Weaponmaintenance Ship's weapons repair and upkeep.
Weaponaiming Greater accuracy when firing.
Weaponenhancement Improvements to ship's weapons.
Ammoenhancement Improvements to ship ammunition.


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.
Shipmeld Summon the ship's sea spirit and share in its powers.
Whirlpool A seaspell to create 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.
Shipmeld Summon the ship's sea spirit and share in its powers.
Shipcloak Conceal your ship from detection for a time.
Shipwarning Notice movement nearby, at cost.
Wavecall A seaspell to summon an immense wave for instant movement.
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.
Commscreen Screen communications from the mainland.
Shipmeld Summon the ship's sea spirit and share in its powers.
Sailsgird Seaspell to protect your ship's sails.
Hullgird Seaspell to protect your ship's hull.
Rainstorm Seaspell to extinguish shipboard conflagrations.
Windboost Seaspell to direct nearby winds.
Etch Etch a Token of Charybdis for emergency mainland returns.
Shield Seaspell to a protect ship from some attacks.
Wavescythe Seaspell to break a ship's shield.