Random Ships

D&D 2024 rule: Random Ships. Source: Ghosts of Saltmarsh. rule type Rule The characters aren't the only sailors traveling the high seas. Each new vessel they encounter presents an opportunity for adventure. The following rules can be used to generate other ships met on the open seas. Ship Type The type of ship the characters meet determines the vessel's statistics, along with how many creatures and how much cargo it can carry. 01-09 Rowboat 10-25 Keelboat 26-38 Longship 39-60 Sailing ship 61-79 Galley 80-00 Warship Ship Type Ship Name Every ship has a name, which you can create yourself or randomly generate using the Ship Names table. Roll on the table-once for an adjective and once for a noun-to create a ship name. 1 Beautiful Adventure 2 Bilious Barnacle 3 Bold Brawler 4 Cold Devil 5 Dandy Dragon 6 Dawn Gem 7 Drunken Flower 8 Fiery Jester 9 Furious Kraken 10 Grinning Leviathan 11 Intrepid Mermaid 12 Jolly Prince 13 Misty Princess 14 Rambunctious Revenge 15 Red Saber 16 Royal Shark 17 Salty Tide 18 Sinful Treasure 19 Twilight Victory 20 Zealous Wanderer Ship Names Crew Unless you decide otherwise, each ship encountered on the sea has its full crew and enough food and water to sustain that crew and any passengers for the duration of the ship's journey. You can generate a crew using the suggestions in the "Ship Purpose" section below or by using the suggested crew for a ship's type. Crew Member Names Should you need to quickly generate the name of a member of a ship's crew, the following table makes it easy to produce a two-part name that could apply to any member of a crew, regardless of gender or race. 1 Salty Beard 2 Ol' Eye 3 Silver Copper 4 Golden Fish 5 Black Whale 6 Blue Dog 7 Silky Cur 8 Heartless Fingers 9 Drizzly Patches 10 Thirsty Hook 11 Rum Salt 12 Gloomy Rat 13 Handsome Charm 14 Wee Beast 15 Clever Devil 16 Ugly Liar 17 Pretty Angel 18 Lost Blood 19 Mad Maps 20 Poor Mast Crew Member Name Ship Purpose Every ship has a reason for its voyages, which can...