This is a Ironsworn Co-Op game that I am involved in via Discord with @Apathetic from the Ironsworn Discord. This is almost everything we have done so far, however there are some pretty large gaps in between some post because we have other obligations going on. That is one of the advantages of playing Ironsworn Co-Op via discord or play by post. I’m really digging the concept and story so far though.

Adelina Character Sheet, Aeddon Character Sheet

Adelina:

As The Watermoore left the docks Adelina ran to the stern and watched as the Skulde savagely murdered those that were left without a way off the old world. She sat legs folded up in front of her and arms around her knees rocking with the ocean as the ship moved. She was either day dreaming or maybe she just drifted off in her own mind. She remembered back to when she was a child. This was a rare case for her only triggered by other traumatic moments in her life. She was in a basement or crawl space of her families home. Dust falling between the cracks as she heard her father and mother’s screams. A strange red liquid seeped between the floorboards and a drop grazed her cheek. Heavy footsteps and a heavy dark shadow roamed the floor above before finally leaving… Seconds later she could smell the smoke and feel the heat from the fire. The only place she has ever known was ablaze.

[6:33 PM]Adelina:

“Ma’am”, said The Captain. “Are you okay?” Adelina offered no response, the captain leaned down and touched her shoulderAdelina jumped with a look of fear in her eyes. She saw a flash of the dark shadowy figure from her dream as she snapped back to reality. “I didn’t mean to scare you. You’ve been sitting here for a few hours and many of us aboard were worried about you.”, he said. “I’m oO okay…”, Adelina struggled to say.(edited)

[6:34 PM]Adelina:

“Alright, well I’m Gallio, Captain of the Watermoore. We met briefly as you were boarding to get away from the Skulde.”, he continued. “Nice to meet you, I’m Adelina.”, She replied. “My brother Gaven, you probably remember him as the tanner that you used to sell pelts to.”, Gallio introduced. Gaven stepped from behind his brother and around beside him. “Hey, you sure your alright?”, Gaven asked. “Yes, I’ll be okay.”, she replied.

[6:34 PM]Adelina:

Adelina slowly raises to her feet “What’s the plan from here?”, she asked. “Well, we don’t really know what’s out there off the old world. I only ran supplies around the old world coast, this is the furthest I’ve ever been out to sea at this point.”, Gallio explained. “We don’t have any idea how long we are going to be at sea, Gallio and I have been talking with the crew and passengers and we have started assigning everyone duties until we can figure out what we are going to do.”, Gaven said. “With your talents, and survival in the wild. We all agreed you’d be best suited at helping some of the other with food preparations if that’s okay with you?”, Gaven continued. “I haven’t really been a part of anything in a long time. I don’t know if you would like anything I could cook, but I don’t guess any of that matters so long as we have food to eat”, Adelina replied. Both Gallio and Gaven nod in acceptance “Several passengers have taken to fishing, we’ve caught several fish for dinner, and we should have any other supplies in the galley that you might need. “, Gallio said. “Okay, I’ll head down, and see where I can lend a hand.”, Adelina agreed. She headed for the galley below deckAs she got to the main deck in the middle of the ship she saw the burly man with the reddish beard, who gave her a friendly wave, and she politely waved backA man stood next to him with a fishing pole “Myrick, here’s another fish for dinner”, said the man. As he handed Myrick (the burly man with a reddish beard) the fish, which he waved towards Adelina as she passed.

September 4, 2019

[1:35 AM]Aeddon:

Above them, high above them, Aeddon looks back at his homeland the blood flowed down from the banks and into the sea. They had left just in time, with the Skulde at their heels. And as the waters of the bay grew crimson and stinking, Aeddon turns away.That world would have to be left in the past now. That world and everyone in it. Family, friends… All of them. Aeddon had escaped with the clothes on his back, the raven on his shoulder, and his faith. Everything else was lost to the Skulde.The Skulde had ships with which to follow them, but Aeddon didn’t worry about that yet. The Skulde would finish their conquest first before dealing with stragglers and refugees. Only after they had butchered the land thoroughly would they give chase.What Aeddon worries about at the moment is eating. He had been in the middle of a fast when the Skulde attacked, but if he was going to make himself useful on this ship, he was going to have to put something in his belly. Descending from the crow’s nest, Aeddon’s raven Gram follows him. The captain, Gallio, greets him as his feet touch the deck. “Did you see anything up there?” He asks, “Are we being followed?” “No,” Aeddon responds, “It will be a whole before they come after us. All I saw was blood and fire.” The grim report discourages Gallio from continuing the conversation, and the captain merely pats Aeddon on the shoulder as he heads down to eat. Aeddon walks in on Myrick and the fisherman, whose name he remembers is Lio, from a mention by a crew member, catching and doling out fish. There is another though, a woman he doesn’t remember meeting. “How’s the fish?” Aeddon asks the three of them, “I thought I would come down and see if there’s anything to eat. Even if looking back at the city from the crow’s nest made me sick… I haven’t lost my appetite just yet.” At least down here it smelled like fish, not burning flesh.

[8:12 AM]Adelina:

Adelina turns to the man as he spokebeing on her own for the vast majority of her life she wasn’t usually a people person. She was an observer. She had done this at many of the places she had stayed when in some town to sell her pelts and meat. She’d pick a corner at the tavern eat dinner and watch the patrons. She was good at recognizing genuine people, and knew within seconds who to stay away from.Adelina looked over Aeddon, and when she met his gaze she felt comfort “I don’t know yet, I’m about to head down to the galley, and help prep the food”, Adelina replied. “Well, take this one with you”, Myrick said. as he handed her the fish he was waving from before. “Well, I don’t know that I’ve officially met any of you, I’m Adelina.”, she replied. as she took the fish from Myrick “The fishing seems to be pretty good so far, we should have enough for a feast, it’s nice to meet you Adelina, I’m Lio, and this is Myrick” he said. Myrick folded his arms and nodded at Adelina and Aeddon, at the mention of his name(edited)

September 9, 2019

[8:35 AM]Aeddon:

“I’m Aeddon,” He says, “And I hope that I won’t get too sick of fish before this journey is over. I don’t suppose there will be much else to eat, especially not anything fresh.” “Say, how long do you three reckon this trip will take?” Aeddon asks, settling down on a crate, “I’m not looking forward to spending months on this ship, but… I think that the more distance we put between us and the Skulde, the better.” Even if it also means distance between us and home. “Speak for yourself!” Myrick responds, casting his line once more, “I don’t mind staying on this ship as long as it takes, but I mind all the people on board. All too crowded, and the minute someone gets ill, everyone else will. People need their space, and they won’t find it anywhere on this ship.” Aeddon sighs and shrugs, saying, “I suppose I’m lucky then. The captain put me up on the crow’s nest as a lookout, and there’s plenty of space to be found there.” “Lucky you are, Aeddon” Lio comments, “You won’t have to suffer the crush of people we do down here. You’ll have all the cool air you want, while we’re stuck down here, everyone trying to breathe the same air ten times over, hotter than a summer day.”

[9:57 AM]Adelina:

“Nice to meet you Aeddon.” Adelina replies. “I was just about to head down to the galley, this was a supply ship so maybe fish won’t be all we eat.” Adelina turns to Myrick and Lio “I have to agree with you guys, no other choice but to see where we end up. Let’s just hope nobody gets sick. “ Adelina turns to Aeddon and says, “So long as the fish keep coming in at least we won’t starve. Maybe we can chat some more over dinner?” Adelina heads below deck and before long she find the galley. Looks like a few other people are already prepping the food, she hops in next to a man that’s cleaning a fish and begins to do the same with the fish Myrick had given her …(edited)

[9:59 AM]Adelina:

ATO Does this supply ship have other food?

[9:59 AM]Adelina:

.o l

[9:59 AM]BOTDiscordsworn:

The result is likely (75%) vs. 85… @Adelina No.

[10:01 AM]Adelina:

after an hour or so of prepping the fish, and scouring the supplies Adelina is disappointed by what she finds. “I can’t believe we don’t have more than a few days supply of food other than fish, barely enough for the crew, let alone a ship as full as this one.” Adelina says with frustrationAnother one of the workers speaks up and says, “Maybe we need to have the captain call another meeting and see if we can get people to volunteer their food supplies they may have been carrying when they boarded.” Adelina eyes narrow, I’ve always been a loner. Sure I’ve got some supplies that would last me a week or more if I rationed, but it wouldn’t last a day with the amount of people we have on board. Some people didn’t even have packs, she thought. “Hopefully it won’t come to that”, Adelina replied. Moments later the food prep was done and Adelina and the others carried up the meal for that nights dinner, the fish smelled wonderful, and there was a little bit of rice that had been rationed in to servings for everyone aboard.(edited)

October 1, 2019

[7:57 AM]Aeddon:

As Aeddon sat down to eat, he set aside a portion for his raven, and another portion for his god. He was used to going hungry and fasting often, but he knew that his strength would be needed on this journey. None had ever set sail so far from their homeland, and none knew what troubles and trials lie in store for them. “A meeting with all of the other ship captains sounds like a good idea,” Aeddon remarks, “But people may become selfish with their supplies in such times as this. It could be difficult to negotiate the sharing of supplies.”

[2:40 PM]Adelina:

“Agreed, I must admit. I’m used to taking care of myself. I know what I need to get me through.” Adelina replied. “There isn’t a lot of food among the supply on this ship. A few barrels of rices and some bread, nothing more than what its normal crew would have to get from port to port along the coast of the Old World.” She continued.

Does the ship have fishing equipment other than the few poles that people have been using. I.e. fishing nets?

(edited)

[2:41 PM]Adelina:

.o 5050

[2:41 PM]BOTDiscordsworn:

The result is 50-50 (50%) vs. 15… @Adelina Yes.

October 11, 2019

[10:09 AM]Aeddon:

“Unfortunately, I do not think that I am as skilled as you are,” Aeddon responds, “I had spent most of my time studying the gods and magic, but… Perhaps if there are nets, and not just fishing rods, we can catch the fish to sustain us all!” Aeddon, immediately upon suggesting it, rushes to find nets, beckoning for Adelina to follow him. He searches the supplies, peeking into crates and digging into piles until he finds exactly what he’s looking for. “Nets!” He cries, “Adelina, we should suggest this to the captain, and perhaps he can ask the other ships if they carry nets as well. Surely the open seas woild have many fish, for our people have not fished so far from home before.”

October 26, 2019

[6:20 PM]Adelina:

Adelina runs along side Aeddon as they arrive on the surface of the deck “Cap, CAP, GALLIO!”, she yells as she lift her end of the nets above her head!

[6:22 PM]Adelina:

“Oh wow”, Gallio replies. “I had sent my men below deck to search for those earlier.” Gallio looks towards a few of his men with a stern brow

[6:23 PM]Adelina:

“Give the nets to those men over there” Gallio points to the men he was looking at.(edited)

[6:23 PM]Adelina:

Adelina begins to head towards the men

November 7, 2019

[6:35 AM]Adelina:

rolling health spirit supply 3 consecutive rolls with a +5 add because that should be the allocation of the current for those things.

[6:36 AM]Adelina:

.a +5

[6:36 AM]BOTDiscordsworn:

7 (2+5) vs. 4 & 10 @Adelina Weak hit!

[6:36 AM]Adelina:

^health

[6:36 AM]Adelina:

.a +5

[6:36 AM]BOTDiscordsworn:

11 (6+5) vs. 3 & 3 @Adelina Strong hit!MATCH!

[6:36 AM]Adelina:

^spirit

[6:37 AM]Adelina:

.a +5

[6:37 AM]BOTDiscordsworn:

6 (1+5) vs. 2 & 6 @Adelina Weak hit!

[6:37 AM]Adelina:

^Supply

(edited)

[6:55 AM]Aeddon:

The establishing of a food supply was only the first of the challenges the migrants had to face. While many of their trials were easily overcome by the sailor’s expertise, their will to survive, and the cooperation of them all, there are some obstacles that simply can’t be stopped. Forces of nature and bad turns of luck. The storm was the worst. It hit with hardly any warning, and theit numbers made it too difficult to manager away from the storm. With the Skulde still on their tail, the migrants had no choice but to press on through the tempest. Ritualists and devotants prayed to their deities for help and mercy, while others secured supplies, tried to keep the ship on course, or hid belowdecks. The winds were almost as fierce and unrelenting as the Skulde, save for that brief moment when all of them were in the quiet eye of the storm. The stillness was shocking. But the deities must have heard them, for soon after, they made it to clear skies and still waters. Some supplies went overboard, and some people were roughed up by the storm, but they made it out the other side. Brave sailors and weathered passengers alike were rewarded for their determination with the sight of land. A string of islands, rocky and imposing, with sharp winds buffetting towering cliffs. Landing on the jagged shores would be difficult, but the divine had seen fit to give them the gift of safe landing. A shore of smooth stones and pale sand, just within reach. And seemingly in the blink of an eye compared to the rest of the journey, they landed. On solid ground, in a new land, and with the Skulde nowhere to be seen. Waylaid by the storm. A fresh start.