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The following morning, the native porters load your gear and provisions onto Rio de Janeiro boat, the Santiago. It takes several hours to get everything secured and stowed, but before noon the vessel is ready for a multi-week trek to get to your destiny.
There is a morning mist that quickly evaporate, and the heat of the day is building as you depart from Rio de Janeiro, leaving the busy metropolis behind.
It takes several days to arrive to the river mouth; only then the voyage to the river properly starts.

It is forty feet long, thirty feet wide, and despite its flaking paint and spots of rust, it is very serviceable. A small wheelhouse consisting of an eight-foot-square, corrugated metal shed with an entrance cut out of the metal stands towards the aft of the vessel. A large, boxy engine assembly is located behind that, driving the blades of the propellers that churn just beneath the water’s surface to push Santiago along at up to 10mph. Four canoes “wall-in” the barge, while a series of three-foot-tall poles line the perimeter of the boat. There is no immediate shelter, although there are tarps that can be stretched from the wheelhouse and attached to the poles or creating a makeshift, if very cramped, tent.

Life aboard Santiago is relatively easy, and the first two days pass without incident. The native guides, and any of you that express interest take turns piloting according to the directions listed in the map you made, but only Harry will be given time at the wheel without supervision. On the second day, the lumbering shape of a zeppelin is seen above the forest canopy, but it is too far ahead to interact with and you soon lose sight of it as the Santiago follows a bend in the river.

Midway through the third day on the Amazon, after a steamy morning rain, you encounter a gruesome sight. A thin log bobs low in the river, and draped across it is the dull yellow-and-black spotted corpse of a jaguar. The sight spooks several of the native guides, and some panic rises.

As the boat left Rio Father Alex Malone felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders. He was back where he was meant to be, travelling back into the dense forests of the Amazon. Away from the tedium of the civilised world. He uses the first few days to help Crowley translate the journal as best he can with his limited Spanish. He takes his turn at the wheel and spends the rest of his time chatting with the native guides, trying to build a rapport, gain a little insight into their beliefs, and offer some spiritual guidance where wanted.

Lounging on the deck, cigarillo in one hand and Bible in the other, when he spots the body of the jaguar floating on the log, Alex first cranes forward to take a closer look to see if there is anything sinister or occult about the way it is arranged. Seeing the distress of the native guides he tries to reassure them as best he can.

OOC,Alex has Portugese, Psychoanalysis, Charm, Occult, and a little bit of Anthropology. He'd like to use what he knows about the native guides and their beliefs to reassure them and perhaps using some of his religious authority

Harry spends the early part of the journey conversing with the native guides and practicing his Quechua, as well as taking his turn at the helm and keeping an eye on the jungle. The sight of zeppelin disturbs him, as it means the Nazis are well ahead of them. He also realizes, and tells the others, that wherever they're going, there must be a clearing in the jungle big enough for the zeppelin to moor and let people down. "This was not the work of an animal," he says when he sees the jaguar's corpse. "An animal would have eaten the jaguar, and would not have been able to drape its body on a log so it would float downriver. The only creature I know of that could have done such a thing is man, but what man would? It's not the Nazis, they're flying ahead of us."

Butch will take as much time at the wheel as he can. It's not his first time piloting a boat into the unknown and it's good to stay in practice. However, when not at the wheel,Butch enjoys being out in nature and spends his time watching from the side of the boat.

Pilot Boat,Pilot Boat 35 [dice]0[/dice]

Crowley's eyes start to sparkle at the prospect of the expedition finally beginning, with mysteries to be solved. He packs away his sombre suits and bow-ties, leaving them to be collected on his possible return. From this point onwards, he dresses in the khaki linen uniform of the explorer, with a pith helmet on his head, his Webley revolver at his hip, pouches filled with ammunition around his belt, and his trusty shotgun never far from reach.

Upon spotting the zeppelin, Crowley looks deeply envious. "By air, that's the way we should be travelling. If I had a good flying boat..."

Crowley studies both the zeppelin and later the dead beast with binoculars, ever on the hunt for clues.

The sight of the jaguar is unnerving and Butch sympathizes with the natives. Not from superstition, but in concurrence with Harry's theory that another force was in play besides the Nazis.

Alex: make one roll of one of those skills at your choice.
All the others: make a listen and a spot hidden roll.

Alex peers closely at the body of the jaguar, something about the way it is arranged disturbs him but he tries to calm the natives with some simple prayers and reassurance.

Alex Occult: 70,[dice]0[/dice]

Harry is oblivious.

OOC,Listen roll (20% base skill) in the jungle: [dice]0[/dice] Spot Hidden roll (55% skill) in the jungle: [dice]1[/dice]

Crowley becomes very still and silent as he studies the scene like a hawk.

Spot Hid 60%,[dice]0[/dice]

Listen 40%,[dice]1[/dice]

OOC:   And learns nothing!

Alex:
Thanks to you occult knowledge, you compare the state of the carcass with all kind of curses and none of them fit, so it is a natural disease; the argument is good and they seem to be convinced.

Butch:
You see that the jaguar is starting to come alive in your direction! And he is making the sound of a huge number of mosquito's!

Harry and Crowley are too disturb by the scene... when they hear a huge cry: from the other side of the boat a man is attacked by swarms of mosquitoes who are sucking him: he throw himself to the waters... where the piranas are waiting for him. The swarm starts moving in your direction.

'Agh, I hate bloody mosquitoes!' curses Alex. With plenty of experience dealing with pesky swarms of insects Fr Malone quickly grabs a some cloth, pours a little whiskey over, and lights it with the end of his cigarillo - he wafts the black smoke towards the mosquitoes. 'They don't like the smoke, if you dip something in diesel it will create a thick black smoke when it burns'.

When he realizes that there is a swarm of mosquitoes coming aboard, Butch springs into action. He'll take a dirty rag or two of his (which should be full of oil and grease) and quickly tie them to an oar to create a large makeshift torch. He then grabs his gasoline blowtorch and lights it up.

"This should keep them away." He says. "I hope..."

Crowley curses in Latin. Following the lead of the others, he ties his pocket handkerchief to the business end of his shotgun barrel and sets it alight. Then Crowley starts making his way to the wheelhouse to protect whoever's behind the wheel from marauding mosquitoes.

The guides/porters are completely hysterical, screaming and running in every direction throwing things causing an even bigger chaos.
OOC: You get all a penalty of 05% in the dex roll.

All roll dodge and dexterity.

Alex Dodge: 25,[dice]0[/dice]

Alex Dex: 50,[dice]1[/dice]

Harry is a surefooted as always as he races to retrieve any mosquito netting or repellent they have on board in order to apply it first to himself and then to the others.

OOC,I never got my question answered about the mosquito repellent and netting, but what I was trying to do was get them and put them on myself and then others to protect from the mosquitoes. Dodge roll (65% skill) to avoid the mosquitoes: [dice]0[/dice] DEX roll (90% - 5 = 85% skill) on the boat: [dice]1[/dice]

Crowley:

Dodge 47%,[dice]0[/dice]

Dex -5 = 70%,[dice]1[/dice]

Crowley is all at sea on boats, clumsily falling about.

OOC,Dodge 42 [dice]0[/dice] Dexterity -5 (55) 50 [dice]1[/dice]

Alex:
Alex is too nervous with all those insects and fail his task and is also bitten!
OOC You loose 1 hp.

Harry:
Harry avoids the first attack of the swarm; when they attacked again, they faced the solid netting and got entrapped. Harry was satisfied... until he saw that nobody was piloting the boat!

Crowley:
Crowley was trying to light the fore but was too distracted with the bugs and wasn't able to make the fire and got bitten too.
OOC: you loose 1 hp.

Butch:
Butch also fail to improvise a weapon and gets bitten.
OOC: Loose 1 hp.


Several porters jump to the waters... luckily, the piranhas are still busy eating the first porter. But there is still too much chaos.

You still have the penalty of 5% in dex. But you can use luck.

Harry goes to get Butch and protect him with the mosquito netting, knowing that he has some skill at piloting boats. "Come on, we have to get to the wheel!" he says, guiding him there.

Suffering copious bites on his outstretched arms Alex drops the smouldering cloth. 'Bloody insects' he curses, swatting the backs of his hands. Seeing the commotion on deck and in the water he scrabbles around for his makeshift torch.

Alex Dex 50-5=45,[dice]0[/dice]

OOC,I'll spend the 12 luck

Alex Dodge: 25,[dice]1[/dice]

OOC:   ETA Dodge

Crowley battles on, cursing all the way.

Dodge 47%,[dice]0[/dice]

Modified Dex 70%,[dice]1[/dice]

OOC:   Hello malaria and dengue fever!

OOC,Dodge 42 [dice]0[/dice] Dexterity -5 (50) [dice]1[/dice] I'm not sure if Harry's netting is protecting me.

Butch will gratefully accept Harry's help and work his way to the boat wheel to ensure that they don't crash onto shore in the confusion.

Alex looses another 1 hp but sends away the mosquito with some fire.

Harry guides Butch to the wheel.

Butch manages to go to the boat wheel.
(OOC: Make a navigation roll).

Crowley is bitten again (loose 1 hp) but he finally solves the problem of the mosquito attacking him by making an improvised torch.

The boat is now less infested with the bugs; any new roll has now a bonus of 20% in dodge and dex; Butch doesn't need to roll any of that, he has Harry protecting him (but Harry still need to make the rolls).

Harry is easily able to avoid the remaining mosquitoes.

OOC,Dodge roll (65% +20 = 85% skill) to avoid the mosquitoes: [dice]0[/dice] DEX roll (95% +20 = 115% skill) to keep my balance: [dice]1[/dice] Can I roll Navigate for him? I brought [b]Butch[/b] to the wheel because he has the Pilot Boat skill, which I don't, but I have a high Navigate skill and he doesn't have any points in Navigate.

Crowley focusses on keeping himself bite free and driving the bugs from the boat. His arms are coming out in swellings from bites.

Mod Dodge 67%,[dice]0[/dice]

Mod Dex 95%,[dice]1[/dice]

OOC,Navigate 10 [dice]0[/dice] Pilot Boat 35 [dice]1[/dice]

"Where are we going now?" Butch says as he takes over the wheel.

Alex takes his makeshift torch and wafts it towards the remaining insects, wincing at the pain from his bites.

Alex Modified Dodge: 45,[dice]0[/dice]

Alex Modified Dex: 70,[dice]1[/dice]

OOC: Harry: you can roll whatever s more favorable. But it seems Butch passed the test.

Butch take the wheel and he manage to avoid that the boat collide against the border of the river just at the last moment.; Harry keep some mosquitoes away; his other companions aren't so lucky and they are bitten again.. After a while, the mosquitoes aren't able to keep the speed of the boat and are left behind.


OOC: Everyone who has been bitten once, must make a easy constitution roll; those that were bitten twice, must do a normal constitution test; anyone bitten 3 times must do a difficult test.

Alex Con: 50,[dice]0[/dice], am I looking for a hard success i.e. rolling against 25%?

Alex does not feel well.

Mephistophilis wrote:

Alex Con: 50,[dice]232564:0[/dice], am I looking for a hard success i.e. rolling against 25%?

Alex does not feel well.

yes, you are.

Crowley:

Difficult Con 32%,[dice]0[/dice]

The nicotine and whisky in Crowley's veins may have actually helped for a change...

OOC,Con 65 [dice]0[/dice] What is an easy Con vs a normal Con?

"Is everyone okay?" Butch shouts out to those still on the boat. "Do we need to circle around for anyone in the water?"

"I'm fine," says Harry, who hasn't been stung. He scans the water to see if anyone has gone overboard.

OOC,[b]Butch[/b] succeeded, so there's no need for me to roll Navigate.

Fr Malone tries to ignore the rising feeling of fever and sweat as he roots through the first aid kit to find some dressings for those who have been injured.

OOC,Can I do some First Aid on myself/others?

Crowley regards the burnt remains of his handkerchief with irritation. "It's a good thing I packed a dozen." He has a look at his collection of mosquito bites. "Damn tropics." Crowley fishes out his pipe and lights it up.

OOC: Ok, I'm very sorry, but I wasn't clear. I said easy, normal and hard and I should have said: regular, hard and extreme. So since it was my fault, I'm eliminating the need to an extreme success, so everyone (except Harry) need a hard success.
Crowley passed and feels ok (but he lost 3 hp anyway). Butch failed: and will suffer a penalty of 5 points in every physical characteristic in the next days (and loose 3 hp). Alex didn't passed the test, so has also a penalty of 5 points in every physical characteristic in the next days (and also looses 3 hp). Sorry again.


There are several porters/guides who are swimming and asking for help, others are running at the riverside asking that you go fetch them. The mosquitoes are left behind and so the piranãs... for now.

Harry tells Butch to steer the boat closer to the porters and guides, takes out his rope, ties the end to the rail, and throws the other end to the nearest one.

Crowley slings his shotgun and looks at the canoes strapped to the main boat, to see if he could perhaps unhook one and use it to rescue the floaters before they're eaten.

He mutters grumpily, "In South America, even the goldfish are fatally vicious."

Alex mops the sweat from his brow. 'It's getting damned hot out here' he says. He stows the first aid kit and makes his way gingerly to the rail. 'Let's get these unfortunate gentlemen onboard before something else tries to eat us. Then we can take a look at any injuries'. He starts coughing dryly into his sleeve then looks around for some rope or a stick to reach out into the water.

Butch slows down and turns the boat to allow the others to pick up the men who went overboard.

You manage to recover most of the porters (you just loose 3).
Your trip continues in the river; the porters are too shaken to be rebellious... for now.
Your first stop is called "The tomb of the soldier". All the documents you have, agreed that it is very old of European origin. The Spanish diary only refers as "not having any gold" and the journal of the American expedition says that the interior is fill with some mosaics and carving that need to be more carefully observed latter.
Are you stopping there?

OOC,Can Alex roll First Aid/Medicine for himself/others? I suspect we'll need those HPs

'It doesn't sound like either expedition spent much time here, perhaps we would be better pressing on despite the historical interest' sighs Alex.

"It's true that the Nazis are ahead of us and time is of the essence," says Harry, "but we'll never catch that airship. They'll reach the site ahead of us, the only question is by how much. There could be important clues at the tomb, clues the Nazis have missed in their haste."

"Do we believe the Nazis even stopped there?" Butch wonders. "The tomb of the soldier does sound interesting. Any information we could glean may be of help but we mustn't spend much time there. We don't want to keep falling further behind."

Crowley is very excited by the possibility of visiting the "tomb". His love of mysteries and puzzles is evident.

"Gentlemen, I believe every mystery should be examined. You can never tell what useful information might be gained. I vote we at least make a preliminary exploration of this "tomb of the soldier". And as Harry said, we're not going to beat a zeppelin in any event. Perhaps it's better we are the second expedition but the more informed one."

OOC:   Are there any skill rolls - like History - that could be made to gain some insight into what the Tomb of the Soldier might be about?

OOC: You can roll history or anthropology.

Crowley:

History 70%,[dice]0[/dice]

'Well if we're going to be staying for a while I suggest we treat any injuries received by our party or the porters. They do not look very happy at the moment. But first let's take a look at these mosaics' says Alex.

Alex Anthropology: 10,[dice]0[/dice]

After a cursory look at the mosaic he starts to treat the porters' wounds. When he has finished he conducts a service for the dead porters.

"The Nazis may have skipped this place entirely," says Harry, "especially if there's no place nearby to moor a zeppelin. I'd like to give it a look."

OOC,History roll (55% skill) about the tomb: [dice]0[/dice]

Crowley remembers a story about the story of a group of knights who had some relic and escaped to the great ocean. Maybe it's related?

A small, sandy bar provides the perfect, natural dock for the Santiago. You hike inland until you discover a round dais situated atop a small hillock—the entrance to the Soldier’s Tomb. A meager arrangement of ill-set, flat slate stones makes for a narrow descent into the cool, dark antechamber— a small room with a low ceiling, poor lighting, and a single doorway leading deeper into the tomb. Dust-covered mosaics color the walls in what must once have been rich, vibrant hues and seem to depict some kind of story, but their age and artistic style may make them difficult to understand.
Each player can make one roll of Archaeology.

OOC: Please tell me if you have a regular or hard success.

Harry inspects the carvings and the mosaics.

OOC,Archaeology roll (66% skill) about the mosaics: [dice]0[/dice] That's a regular success.

OOC,History 5 [dice]0[/dice] Archeology 1 [dice]1[/dice]

Butch looks around in awe but none of it means anything to him.

kabukiman wrote:Crowley remembers a story about the story of a group of knights who had some relic and escaped to the great ocean. Maybe it's related?

Crowley relates this recollection to the team.

Archeology 1%,[dice]0[/dice]

Although it means nothing to him, Crowley attempts to make some notes and drawings of the mosaics, gently wiping dust and cobwebs away with his new handkerchief.

OOC: yes you can



Even marred by the occasional root, vine, or smudge of dirt, the first mosaic panel depicts a mounted, armored man receiving a glowing circle. The next displays a majestic ship on the water, with the same glowing circle inside its hull. The ship is then moored offshore, with the mounted, armored man, his glowing circle, and a small number of followers all on a smaller boat sailing down a patterned, winding river.
The final mosaic shows the armored man reclined in a dark, square building with yellow and white light beaming down on him. Above all this hangs a circular mosaic depicting two armored men on horseback who are surrounded with lettering and superimposed on a stylized cross.

There is a corridor at the end of this room.

"What do you historians make of this?" Butch says. "I certainly don't remember anything like this from my studies of European discovery of south america."

"I don't know anything about this place in particular besides what I can see on these mosaics," says Harry. "These soldiers were most likely conquistadors."

OOC,I'll spend the 8 Luck to get a hard success.

OOC:   Can Crowley make a further History roll to know anything more about these armoured soldiers? Are there any sigils or pendants or the like suggesting they might be one of the orders of knighthood such as the Templars?

Crowley pulls a magnifying glass out and inspects the mosaics closely.

The armored man is a knight, and these mosaics tell his story. Evidently, he was charged with some kind of important treasure, which he took with him on an ocean voyage and up a long river. Finally, the knight is shown in his crypt with the light of God blessing him. The circle is the “Seal of the Soldiers of Christ,” also widely regarded as the Seal of the Knights Templar. So this are not conquistadors, but something earlier (XIII, XIV century?). There is also another information: in the crypt there is a map of the treasure.

"No, they're not conquistadors after all," says Harry, his voice full of excitement. "They're Knights Templar! Do you realize what this means? This proves they were in the Americas almost two hundred years before Columbus reportedly discovered land in the Western Hemisphere! This is the find of the century! The Knights Templar were officially dissolved in 1307 by King Philip IV, and their leader Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake. Some Templars managed to escape and survive. They participated in the Battle of Bannockburn in Scotland in 1314, but after that they disappeared. Maybe this is where they went! Or maybe they found this place even earlier than that. They must have taken their treasure up the Amazon. According to this, there's a map to the treasure in the crypt. It's a good thing we stopped here. The Nazis don't know exactly where to find the treasure, but we will once we find that map."

"Splendid!" Butch exclaims as he pores over the mosaics. "So the crypt lines up with the map we made based on the journal?

Alex raises an eyebrow, 'the Knights Templar you say? Always a popular subject with those of an esoteric bent.' he says sceptically. 'I expect that will be the Holy Grail they're carrying' he adds with a wry laugh.

Crowley looks impressed, pausing to light up his pipe. "The Templars undoubtedly had an influence on European history, at least until they were disbanded and destroyed. Gentlemen, this could be an astonishing find. Is it possible the Templars could have financed an expedition across the Atlantic?"

"So where is the crypt this map is in?"

OOC:   No more History etc rolls to be made based on this seal's name or anything?

OOC: No, no more rolls are needed. You have only to enter to the crypt now.

"There's only one way it could be, and that's down the tunnel leading further in," says Harry. "We'll need to be wary of traps. I doubt the Templars left their treasure map unprotected."

OOC:   If the team don't have electric flashlights, Crowley ducks back to the boat to grab a couple.

Crowley pauses to relight his pipe then shines a flashlight down the tunnel. "One hopes most traps wouldn't survive 600 years in the Amazonian jungle. Filthy climate." Somewhat warily, he takes a few steps further down.

Fr Malone lights a cigarillo and starts coughing violently. He wipes his mouth and takes a nip of whiskey, 'purely medicinal'. He takes out a flashlight and follows Crowley in.

Moving through the only opening, you press deeper into the subterranean crypt. The next room, the burial chamber, is larger, but only by a few feet. The ceiling is still low and roots protrude here and there, which have caused earthen rents in the walls and crashed several slate tiles to the floor. The center of the room is dominated by a large, slate sarcophagus with its lid slid off to one side.

OOC: Everyone can make a archaeology roll or a latin roll. For each 10 minutes you spend, you can make a new roll. Tell me if you had a regular or hard success.

Fr Malone shines the torch beam along the sarcophagus to try and make out if it has any markings.

Father Malone Latin: 40%,[dice]0[/dice] plus bonus die for Linguist talent [dice]1[/dice]

Crowley:

Latin 31%,[dice]0[/dice]

OOC:   Crowley spends 2 Luck pts to make that a Hard Success.

OOC,Archeology 1 [dice]0[/dice]

Butch follows the others into the next room. Peering around, he looks for traps. He knows he's not going to be much help at deciphering the hieroglyphics or other writings on the walls.

Harry isn't sure what to make of the place.

OOC,Archaeology roll (66% skill) about the crypt: [dice]0[/dice] I think I'll try again after ten minutes have passed.

OOC: Crowley had a hard success, so nobody else need to make any roll.

The sarcophagus is eerily empty. The interior is covered in thick dust and cobwebs and the lid has been pushed off and tumbled to the side. It is dust covered but unbroken. The topside of the lid has bee etched in Latin and translates: Sir Jeremiah Brock, c. 1311
The underside of the lid is crudely etched by what may have been a simple knife.
The thin lines compose a map that represents the nearest section of the river as a large snake with a head that spits venom like a waterfall. A dotted line indicates that the path leads around the snake’s head, past the base of a sheer plateau, and to a walled, castle-like city. With the information of the map, you can actually get much faster to the city.

"1311," muses Harry, examining the date MCCCXI in Roman numerals. "After the Templars were disbanded, but before Bannockburn, at least some of them came here. We need to get moving as fast as we can and take advantage of this shortcut."

Crowley pauses to marvel at the tomb's carvings. "Incredible. I suppose it might have been the conquistadors who pushed the lid off this tomb? Not the best of resting places then for Sir Jeremiah Brock."

Butch will busy himself with sketching the map that's laid out. He can't read anything that's written but he knows his way around a treasure map.

OOC: Any action you want to make, or can we advance?

Crowley pauses to visually search the open tomb and ground around it for any signs of the original occupant or those who defiled it.

OOC:   If there's nothing to be found, Crowley is good to go.

Fr Malone mutters to himself, 'the Knights Templar in South America, absolute nonsense, but just the sort of thing to pique the Nazis' interest'. He crosses himself and draws his revolver, 'time to go?'

Butch finishes up sketching the map and puts it away in his jacket.
"Now let's be off. We have a fighting chance to beat those Nazis."

"Yes, let's go," says Harry. "We haven't a moment to lose!"

You return to the boat and discovered and go full speed to your destination. After dinner you go sleep.
OOC: All make a roll in listen.
.

Harry sleeps like a baby.

OOC,Listen roll (20% base skill) on the boat: [dice]0[/dice]

OOC,Listen 35 [dice]0[/dice]

Crowley:

Listen 40%,[dice]0[/dice]

OOC:   Regular success.

Crowley's somewhat paranoid state of mind tends to make him a light sleeper.

Crowley and Butch awaken by an annoying noise of water that seems getting closer and louder... like a waterfall? And you notice that the boat seems to be in a strange course, like if nobody was driving it.

Butch wakes up with a start once he it dawns on him that the boat may be drifting uncontrolled in the river. He jumps to his feet and heads directly to the wheel house to see what is going on.

"Wake up. Something's wrong." He shouts as he leaves the sleeping quarters.

'Whah, uh, what's going on?', Alex wakes up groggily and staggers out of bed.

When Harry wakes up, he grabs his weapons and comes out on deck.

Crowley grabs for a flashlight then heads forward to see if he can tell where the boat is heading. "Wake up! Everyone up!"

Nobody seems to be on board, the life-boats are all missing. It seems that the crew and guides simply left. You suddenly feel the boat clashing against something, and then continues, but the engine is starting to do strange noises...

Harry runs for the wheelhouse to take control of the boat. "Someone check on the engine!" he calls.

Alex grabs his electric torch and staggers to the engine house.

Butch will yield the wheel to Harry.

"Just keep her in the middle of the river and I'll see what's making that god awful noise in the engine room. He says as he hurries off.

Crowley searches the waters around the boat with his flashlight, trying to see what they just crashed into. (If he can tell which direction the crash came from, that's the side where he'll start looking.)

Butch smells something burning and Harry hears what seems a waterful getting near...


Crowley: spot hidden roll please
Butch and Alex: roll mechanical repair.
Harry: roll drive boat/navigate

Alex stares at the engine with little idea of what he is looking at.

Alex Mechanical Repair: 10%,[dice]0[/dice]

Harry tries to keep the boat from going anywhere near the falls, but he has no idea how to work the controls.

OOC,Navigate roll (60% skill) to keep the boat from going over the waterfall: [dice]0[/dice]

OOC,Mechanical Repair 60 Talent Handy Bonus Die for Mechanical Repair rolls [dice]0[/dice] [dice]1[/dice] That's a 10 with the bonus die which is an Extreme Success.

Butch follows the smell of smoke and quickly finds the problem.

Crowley:

Spot Hidden 60%,[dice]0[/dice]

OOC:   Regular Success.

Crowley peers suspiciously about the waters of the river with his flashlight.

OOC: Crowley: not necessarily


Crowley sees the ssaveboats are far away, it seems the crew abandoned the ship in them. And your ship just crashed in a some rocks and is starting to sink (slowly). They need somehow to get rid of the water.
Butch manages to discover the problem and repair the engine in an impressive time! The power is back and now they can avoid the waterfall... if they manage to control it.
Henry cannot change the direction of the boat.

"I can't steer the boat!" calls Harry, struggling in vain with the helm. "Butch, you're needed up here!"

Alex looks desperately around the boat. 'We're sinking, where's that water coming from?' he shouts and tries to find a bilge pump or something else to bail out the water. With the sound of the rushing water increasing in volume he bellows at Butch 'does this thing have a reverse?'

Crowley hastily searches for cracks or holes in the hull that he might be able to plug with cloth or wood.

"I can't steer the boat!" calls Harry, struggling in vain with the helm. "Butch, you're needed up here!"

"I'm coming." Butch shouts as he runs out of the engine room and back to the wheel. All boats have pumps in case they take on water. You need to find the pump and start getting the water out while I find a safe place for us to stop and make repairs."

Once back on the wheel, Butch will attempt to get the boat away from any rocks and especially any waterfalls.

OOC,Pilot Boat 35 [dice]0[/dice] Another extreme success! Woot!

"Thanks!" says Harry as he runs back to look for the pump to start getting rid of the water.

OOC: Roll Spot hidden for all those looking for a pump (but someone must still control the boat), and for Crowley who is looking for some object to plug the boat.

Butch manages to change the course of the ship and leave the waterfall away, but more water is entering the boat.

Alex Spot Hidden: 25%,[dice]0[/dice]

OOC:   Regular success

Harry can't find anything of use.

OOC,Spot Hidden roll (55% skill) looking for a pump: [dice]0[/dice]

Crowley:

Spot Hidden 60%,[dice]0[/dice]

OOC:   Hard Success!

Crowley, motivated by a desire to avoid carnivorous goldfish, hastily searches for useful items by torchlight.

Butch will stay on the wheel trusting his companions to stop or counteract the leak.

Crowley find some boxes that he uses to put in the hole and stop the water of entering the boat; Alex find the pump and with Harry they start getting the water out. The boat is safe now...

'Come on Harry, put your back into it, don't let an old man show you up' jokes Fr Malone, coughing into his handkerchief as he works the pump.

"I'm trying," says Harry, working the pump. "I could run rings around you, but strength isn't my strong suit."

Crowley heaves a sigh. "Gentlemen, shall we moor somewhere until daylight? We need to make proper repairs, and make sure we're still on course."

"At least now the porters have mutinied, we can relax. My porters always mutiny at some point. It's the waiting that strains one."

Your boat has lost some speed, but you can still navigate; thanks to the map you have obtained in the tomb, you use some very narrow canals of the amazon, and save several days of travel. You have ventured deep into the Amazon and are almost within sight of the roots of the Andes, but now find yourselves without guides and porters (but with lots of supplies and equipment). And you can still use Higgins’s Journal and the map from the Soldier’s Tomb to find your way to Paititi.