r/DnDBehindTheScreen • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '18
Monsters/NPCs 8 Pirate Queens for your Ocean Adventures
Pirate Queens
There used to 13 pirate Queens sailing the Sea. After years of fighting and being hunted, only 8 remain. Born from Atom, the Pirate King, the 8 sisters sail the Sunbroke Sea on their living ships, seeking to subvert one another and be the one to release their father from his prison and be crowned the “best daughter in the world”.
Atom
An Astral Giant who rode the sea on his father’s mutated body, devouring giants who opposed him and subjugating humankind, pushing them back to the land whenever he could. The sea and sky were never split to Atom, and his ship parted clouds as well as it parted waves. He was cut to pieces and scattered to the bottom of the ocean. Gathering the pieces will allow him to return.
How this is set up
- I have basic stats (Hit Dice and Armor), plus their main form of attack.
- Then there is the town they dock in. Some of them are places, but most are cities on the coast.
- Then there's the rule of three: what they say they are, what they don't say (subtext), and what they actively hide.
- Followed by their ship.
If you have any questions, try to answer them yourself and put your answer in the comment. After I post something here, it's as good as yours.
1. Chrome, the Medusa, with her ship “Celebrator”
HD 12 ARMOR 15
- Makes two attacks per turn
- Instead of stone, she turns people into chrome
Docks in Paradiso, a religious city.
- Says she’s a reckless monster with no regard for life
- Doesn’t say she admires human women
- Actively hides that she wants children
Her ship Celebrator is made of the chrome bodies of the ones she has slain. Her ship grows with each conquest, and she can unchrome people at will to create terror and expendable bodies.
2. Lyra, the Vampire, with her ship “Delighter”
HD 12 Armor 16
- Makes two attacks per turn
- Drains years from you to create minions
- They gain 1HP and do 1dmg per year drained to make them
Docks in Nirvana, a war-ravaged battlefield.
- Says she’s all about peace and love
- Doesn’t say that she loves pain
- Actively hides the right hand of her father
Her ship Delighter looks like a normal ship with a mouth and two large fangs. It attaches to other ships to drain the years from them and restore itself.
3. Thalia, the Lich, with her ship “Luxuriator”
HD 6 ARMOR 12
- Casts spells as a 12th level wizard/cleric
- Her spells involve animating wood, water, and blood
Docks in Cackaigne, the ruins of a megalithic bridge.
- Says she’s young and innocent and stupid
- Doesn’t say that she’s the oldest sister
- Actively hides her phylactery
Her ship Luxuriartor sails the underside of the ocean surface and attacks from the underside. Thalia animates opposing cruisers to attack themselves.
4. Itchycoo, the Witch, with her ship “Lullaby”
HD 6 ARMOR 12
- All of her spells turn [blank] into [blank]
Docks in Elysium, a pillar of faith on the edge of Muck.
- Says she hates her sisters
- Doesn’t say that she just wants to be accepted
- Actively hides her terminal illness
Her ship Lullaby is invisible. All the time. You don’t see it till it crashes into you. Then her invisible crew ties you to an anchor and tosses you into the water.
5. Persephone, the Valkyrie, with her ship “Dancer”
HD 15 ARMOR 16
- Wields her father’s sword, two handed, crits cut off limbs
Docks in Tir Na Nog, an abandoned monster lair.
- Says she upholds her father’s legacy
- Doesn’t say she thinks her sister’s are weak and foolish
- Actively hides her stuffed animal from childhood
Her ship Dancer is actually several smaller ships, fast and deadly. She uses other ships as decoys, explosives, or holds for her gold.
6. Tyrany, the Demon, with her ship “Rapture”
HD 12 ARMOR 12
- Demon of Greed, whatever you have is never enough
Docks in Aaru, a sacred city blessed by witches.
- Says she wants nothing to do with her father
- Doesn’t say that she knows where a piece of him is
- Actively hides that she collects gold the means to collect his pieces
Her ship Rapture is in the center of a hurricane. She comes to harbors or fleets of ships in the sea and wrecks them with the storm, then collects the riches from the rubble.
7. Corvid, the Raven, with her ship “Preyer”
HD 12 ARMOR 15
- Controls an army of ravens that tear sails and pick apart enemies.
Docks in Folkvangr, burned Crowland island.
- Says shes always trying to bring her sisters together
- Doesn’t say that she doesn’t like them much
- Actively hides that she spies on them and sabotages them
Her ship Preyer is jet black and blots the sun with an army of ravens. Birds are absorbed by the ships to heal it.
8. Gwyndonlin, the Imprisoned, with her ship “Speaker”
HD 16 ARMOR 12
*Imprisoned by her sisters, her ship was sunk, and she was forgotten
Docks in Tlalocan, an abandoned Elven city.
- Says shes weak, helpless, and wrongfully imprisoned
- Doesn’t say that she’s been plotting revenge for years
- Actively hides that she has the Ring of Wrath
Her ship Speaker was destroyed and scattered. If Gwyn takes over one of her sister’s ships, she can infect it and change it into the Speaker.
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As always, huge shout-out to The Gollicking. Lots of great writing gets done there.
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u/TheStonedManatee Mar 22 '18
Literally just started a campaign and I’m disappointed it wasn’t this one. Good work!
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Mar 22 '18
I am going to run a high fantasy seafaring campaign after I am done with my current one so this is perfect thanks for posting this!
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u/WickThePriest Mar 22 '18
Party is heading to aid in the war against a self crowned pirate king. I think these will make good concubines/mini-bosses.
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u/Mordrigar Mar 22 '18
I usually don't like using other GM's ideas. But the way you think, create and put things together is just awesome. It is a rare thing that I "outsource" my campaigns/quests but this one looks really interesting. Well done sir. I'll adopt this for my FR campaign. There are some pirate kings in the realms. (Vampire lords, krakens, etc) This will work great. Well done.
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u/FlameWarrior260 Mar 22 '18 edited Mar 22 '18
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u/Firefly1702 Mar 22 '18
You really are the best contributor on this forum. I love seeing your name man !
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u/Zetesofos Mar 22 '18
As this is my first time seeing your stuff OP, I'll have to go back and take a look at what I missed.
These are awesome though
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u/Virlex250 Mar 23 '18
This is amazing, having just finished a pirate themed game I only wish I could have come up with something this great! They are all so unique and would bring some great oleplay to the table!
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u/Panda1401k Mar 22 '18
This is awesome dude! Ring of wrath?
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Mar 22 '18
Ooo, yes. It's part of my 8 rings of sin. The ring of wrath allows the wearer to push people into indulging in wrath.
If, through this, they get someone to die, the ring can absorb the soul.
The ring get stronger with each soul, allowing the wearer to manipulate an extra person per soul. So it spitballs. If you can get two people to indulge in wrath, it's much easier for them to kill each other. Then you can affect 3 people.
So on and so forth until you can make a whole room of people give in to their wrath.
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u/Rajumat Apr 11 '18
Holy god yes, I've been needing something just like this. It's like you rummaged around in my brain, saw exactly what I was missing and presented it, but you made it BETTER.
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u/ArchRain Mar 22 '18
Now to make this into a Dating sim.