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   * Captain
-The	captain	issues	orders.	The	best
+The captain issues orders. The best captains have high Intelligence and Charisma scores, as well as proficiency with water vehicles and the Intimidation and Persuasion skills.
-captains	have	high	Intelligence	and	Charisma
-scores,	as	well	as	proficiency	with	water
-vehicles and	the	Intimidation and	Persuasion
-skills.
-  * First	Mate
+  * First Mate
-This	specialist	keeps	the	crew’s
+This specialist keeps the crew’s morale up by providing close supervision, encouragement, and discipline. A first mate benefits from a high Charisma score, as well as proficiency with the Intimidation and Persuasion skills.
-morale	up	by	providing	close	supervision,
-encouragement,	and	discipline.	A	first	mate
-benefits	from	a	high	Charisma	score,	as	well	as
-proficiency	with	the Intimidation	and
-Persuasion skills.
   * Bosun
-The	bosun	(or boatswain)	provides
+The bosun (or boatswain) provides technical advice to the captain and crew and leads repair and maintenance efforts. A good bosun has a high Strength score, as well as proficiency with
-technical	advice	to	the	captain	and	crew	and
-leads	repair	and	maintenance	efforts.	A	good
-bosun	has	a	high	Strength score,	as	well	as
-proficiency	with
   * Quartermaster
-The	quartermaster	plots	the
+The quartermaster plots the ship’s course, relying on knowledge of nautical charts and a study of weather and sea conditions. A reliable quartermaster tends to have a high Wisdom score, as well as proficiency with navigator’s tools and the Nature skill.
-ship’s	course,	relying	on	knowledge	of	nautical
-charts	and	a	study	of	weather	and	sea
+  * Carpenter
-conditions.	A	reliable quartermaster	tends	to
+Ships are made of a lot of wood and so is the mast. The carpenter would take care of the ship’s structural integrity and would often answer to the Boatswain. They may also double as the ship’s surgeon since they have access to saws that would be handy for removing limbs.
-have	a	high	Wisdom	score,	as	well	as
-proficiency	with	navigator’s	tools	and	the
+  * Master Gunner
-Nature skill.
+The Master Gunner is in charge of the gunners. The gunners handle the the magical cannons, balistas, and other projectile weapons. The Master Gunner makes sure that each of his gunners has the training they need to aim and fire the magical flame cannons on a ship. Since magic is rare, the Master Gunner is sometimes the Master Archer who helps the other archers choose when to use plain arrows, flaming arrows, and when the right time to loose them is.
+  * Rigger
+The riggers are the sailors who are assigned the role of working the rigging and unfurling the sails.
   * Surgeon
-The	ship’s	surgeon	tends	to	injuries,
+The ship’s surgeon tends to injuries, keeps illnesses from spreading throughout the ship, and oversees sanitation. A capable surgeon benefits from a high Intelligence score, as well as proficiency with herbalism kits and the Medicine skill.
-keeps	illnesses	from	spreading	throughout	the
-ship,	and	oversees	sanitation.	A	capable
-surgeon	benefits	from	a	high	Intelligence
-score, as	well	as	proficiency	with	herbalism
-kits and the Medicine skill.
   * Cook
-A	ship’s	cook	works	with	the	limited
+A ship’s cook works with the limited ingredients aboard a ship to make meals. A skilled cook keeps the crew’s morale in top shape, while a poor one drags down the entire crew’s performance. A talented cook has a high Constitution score, as well as proficiency with brewer’s supplies and cook’s utensils.
-ingredients	aboard	a	ship	to	make	meals.	A
-skilled cook	keeps	the	crew’s	morale	in	top
-shape,	while	a	poor	one	drags	down	the	entire
+===== Special Officer Actions =====
-crew’s	performance.	A	talented	cook	has	a	high
-Constitution	score, as	well	as	proficiency	with
+During an encounter, the captain, first mate, and bosun
-brewer’s	supplies	and	cook’s	utensils.
+each have access to the special action options detailed below.
+  * TAKE AIM
+As an action, the captain. first mate, or bosun directs the
+crew's firing, aiding in aiming one of the ship's weapons.
+Select one of the ship's weapons that is within 10 feet of
+the officer. It gains advantage on the next attack roll it
+makes before the end of the ship's next turn.
+  * FULL SPEED AHEAD
+As an action while on deck, the captain, first mate, or
+bosun can exhort the crew to work harder and drive the
+ship forward faster. Roll a d6 and multiply the result by
+. Apply the total as a bonus to the ship's speed until the
+end of the ship's next turn. If the ship is already benefiting from this action"s bonus, don't add the bonuses
+together; the higher bonus applies.