Of Ships and the Sea

Of Ships and the Sea is a 2^nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory.

“

Step lively, jackies! There's a beam wind and a race tide, and the duke's treasure cog flying to lee!

- Bruis Blackheart, notorious pirate, in a fine good humor.

The open sea, primal and unknown, beckons. Of Ships and the Sea is packed with information on the ships of the ADVANCED DUNGEON & DRAGONS game, rules for sailing them to exotic lands, and two systems for conductin naval combat. The action extends below the waves, too, as this book also reveals the secrets of underwater adventuring and exploration - rules for traveling, fighting, and casting spells underwater, new spells, new magical items, and a new character kit, the fathomer. Dive into a whole new dimension of gaming!

”

Description[]

Of Ships and the Sea is the ninth and final book in the DMGR series. It focuses on ships, sailing, and naval combat, as well as underwater exploration.

Contents[]

Chapter 1: Ships
Chapter 2: Nautical Travel
Chapter 3: Nautical Encounters
Chapter 4: Nautical Combat
Chapter 5: Underwater Survival
Chapter 6: Underwater Combat
Chapter 7: Spells Underwater
Chapter 8: Magical Items Underwater
Chapter 9: Underwater Topology
Chapter 10: Denizens of the Deep
Chapter 11: Using Specialists

Also includes fifty-nine tables.

Index[]

Characters[]

Cordwain the Faithful

Creatures[]

albatross • alligator • anguiliian • barracuda • carp • clam • crocodile • dolphin • dragon • dragonfish • dragon turtle • drow • dwarf • electric eel • eye of the deep • giant • giant clam • giant crab • giant crayfish • giant crocodile • giant eel • giant gar • giant lamprey • giant leech • giant lobster • giant octopus • giant pike • giant sea horse • giant sea snake • giant shark • giant snake • giant squid • giant turtle • giant whale • glowworm • gnome • grasshopper • halfling • harpy • hippocampus • human • ice mephit • ixitxachitl • jellyfish • kelpie • killer whale • koalinth • kraken • krill • lacedon • lamprey • locathah • man-o'-War • manta ray • margoyle • merfolk • merrow • morkoth • narwhal • nereid • nixie • nymph • otter • oyster • piranha • plankton • quipper • reef giant • sahuagin • scrag • sea cucumber • sea elf • sea lion • sea snail • sea sprite • seal • seawolf • selkie • shark • shrimp • sirine • spectre • sperm whale • spitter • sting ray • storm giant • tako • titan • triton • tuna • turtle • umber hulk • urchin • vodyanoi • walrus • water mephit • water elemental • water naga • water weird • whale

Magic[]

Items

air spores • helm of underwater action • iridescent ioun stone • necklace of adaptation • ring of feather falling • ring of free action • ring of jumping • ring of shocking grasp • rod of lordly might • staff of the magi • staff of power • staff of thunder and lightning • wand of illumination • wand of paralyzation

Potions

aroma of dreams • curdled death • Murdock's insect ward • potion of fire breath • potion of flying • potion of gaseous form • potion of levitation • potion of plant control • potion of rainbow hues • potion of sweet water • potion of water breathing
Referenced only
oil of slipperiness

Spells

airy water • charm plants • converse with sea creatures • detect predator • echolocation • float • part water • pressure resistance • Samprey's sensible sea sphere • tears of the crocodile • water breathing • water form
Referenced only
Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting • affect normal fires • age object • animate flame • blade barrier • bless • burning hands • call lightning • chain lightning • cone of cold • continual darkness • continual light • control winds • courage • cloudkill • darkness, 15' radius • death spell • delayed blast fireball • disintegrate • emotion • fear • feather fall • fireball • fire burst • flame strike • flaming sphere • fog cloud • grease • glitterdust • haste • hypnotic pattern • ice storm • incendiary cloud • insect plague • lance of disruption • lightning bolt • major creation • meteor swarm • minor creation • morale • Mordenkainen's force missiles • Otiluke's freezing sphere • passwall • power word, blind • power word, kill • prismatic spray • rally • scare • shadow engines • shout • sleep • slow • solid fog • sphere of ultimate destruction • stinking cloud • summon swarm • tanglefoot • teleport • turn wood • wall of fire • wall of fog • wall of force • wall of gloom • wall of ice • wall of iron • wall of stone • wall of thorns • wall of water • warp wood • weather summoning • web • whirlwind • wind wall

Others

elemental vortex

Locations[]

Referenced only
Niflheim

Religions[]

Lathander • Poseidon

Miscellaneous[]

Classes & Kits

buccaneer • swashbuckler

Food & Drinks

coffee • corn • egg • honey • honeycomb • molasses

Games

jousting

Items

belaying pin • candle • crowbar (pry bar) • dice • gaff • handkerchief • harpoon • hatchet • holy symbol • lasso • machete • net • pickaxe • pouch • scythe • shear • sickle • spellbook • torch

Languages

Dolphin language • Whalesong

Materials & Substances

beeswax • chalk • charcoal • coal • fleece • greek fire • gum arabic • gunpowder • holy water • iron • paper • quicksilver • sand • silk • silver • smoke powder • snakeskin • vampire dust • vellum • wax • wool

Vegetation

algae • garlic • grass • holly • kelp • moss • pea • rose • seaweed

Vessels

caravel • cog • curragh • drakkar • dromond • great galley • keelboat • knarr • longship • outrigger • pentekonter • skiff • sohar • trireme

Weapons

bagh nakh • bastard sword • blowgun • bolas • bow • broadsword • caltrop • cestus • chakram • claymore • club • crossbow • cutlass • dagger • dart • drusus • falchion • flail • gunsen • hand crossbow • katana • khopesh • lance • mace • mancatcher • morningstar • nunchaku • parang • pike • polearm • quarterstaff • rapier • sai • sap • scimitar • scourge • shuriken • sling • spear • staff sling • stiletto • three-piece rod • triton • wakizashi • warpick • wheellock • whip

Gallery[]

Credits[]

Design: Keith Francis Strohm
Editing: Skip Williams
Creative Director: Steve Winter
Illustrations: Glen Michael Angus and John Snyder
Naval Combat System Design: Keith Francis Strohm, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter
Valuable Assistance and Inspiration: Bruce Cordell (the original Bruis Blackheart) and Penny Williams
Playtesting: Michele Carter, Monte Cook, Jon Ratcliff, and Ray ValJese.
Graphic Design: Don Danowski
Cartography: Rob Lazzaretti
Typography: Tracey L. lsler
Graphics Coordinators: Dawn Murin and Paul Hanchette

Appendix[]

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