Okay. Everyone agreed to the same thing for the first time since the game started, and the character did something completely different, overlooking it for the sake of railroading, which wasn't even necessary since the prisoners could have been found dead after they got to the island for the sake of this battle taking place. If it was a matter of not having the time to write something long and awesome sounding, then I doubt anyone would have minded waiting an extra day for a lengthy but interesting update.
D'Artagnan or the captain would have found out if Red had tried to kill them during the night. Red would then be marooned, and the RP would be over. I was already planning a battle to take place on Reeve Island, as a diversion to allow the prisoners to escape, and for other parts of the story, but it seems that escape won't be necessary.
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You rush to the armory, grab a sword, dagger, and three pistols (one of which is unloaded). In the commotion of preparation no one suspects you of doing anything out of the ordinary. You sprint back to the brig to find Ron and Peavey behind bars, awaiting their fate.
Deviously you coax Ron over. He cautiously approaches the bars. Pretending to offer him a lockpick, you grab his arm and stab him with the dagger until he dies. No one hears his screams over the shouts of men preparing for battle.
"Avast!" yells Jim. "Ye killed an innocent man!"
"Nay, Jim," ye say. "He killed Peavey, and deserved to die. I know ye be trustworthy, and I want to help ye escape. With the crew preoccupied with battle, no one will notice a small dinghy filled with supplies leaving the
Trident. Ye be able to escape and wait on Reeve Island until I can send a ship to retrieve ye." Jim's face shows that he doesn't believe you.
"Here," you offer the unloaded pistol to Jim, placing it on the ground just inside the bars. "I trust ye, me hearty. Surely ye trust me?"
Jim slowly advances forward and bends over to take the pistol. When he looks up, his face meets your firearm.
"I killed Peavey and set you up," you whisper, and Jim's head explodes all over the cell, pieces of his brain mixing with Ron's blood. Already the pirates have begun to fire their blunderbusses. No one notices another gunshot or the smoke coming from below deck.
Joining the battle above, your blood-stained outfit instills fear in your enemies. Fighting through the crowd with an enourmous "Yarr", you see that three Dutch sailors have surrounded d'Artagnan. A large soldier is also trading blows with the captain, driving the pirate leader towards a wooden wall.
"
Déja vu!" shouts d'Artagnan over the clamor. "Help
moi!"
"Ahoy, Red!" shouts the captain. "Where does ye loyalty lie?"
You have one loaded pistol and a cutlass. Within seconds, one of the two will be dead, and Ron won't be coming to your aid this time.
Strength: 6
Intelligence: 5
Charisma: 7
Traits: Creative
Win by luck, lose by skill.