Mightn't it be cheaper in the future to either end each turn in your ship or
better
yet leave a swabbie on board to keep dumb yokels from sailing away with it?
I nearly had the identical scenario happen to me in Drassa. Luckily my noble
boarded my ship on day 1, just in time to keep out an uninvited guest.
The bounty tactic will likely not be much of a future deterrent on this type
of hijacking,
since likely they are committed by newbies who don't know any better. Hazard
of trading in Safe Havens, I suppose.
Mark Hendrickson wrote:
> Greetings Olympiads:
>
> Last turn, the good duke butt-pirate here, Dead Man Walking, decided he
> liked the look of Large Boat (5906), my ship, which he proceded to
> acquire while Captain Arrr was outside Yellowleaf executing failed
> orders (dough!). The cowardly Dead Man stole this boat from the Captain
> in a safehaven, where the Captain was engaged selling jeweled eggs.
>
> 1,000 gp reward for anyone who can deliver me the body, alive, of one
> Dead Man Walking, j685.
>
> 2,000 gp reward for his the body of one living Dead Man Walking, so I
> can torture the boy & find out his lord.
>
> best wishes,
> Captain Arrr
>
> > Yellowleaf [r52], port city, in province Forest [dh78], safe haven
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > 1: Dead Man Walking [j685], duke, exited Fool's Guild [8516].
> > 1: Dead Man Walking [j685], duke, entered Large boat [5906].
>
> > Ships docked at port:
> > VFR [2694], galley, 0% loaded, defense 20
> > SwiftWind 1 [3646], galley-in-progress, 78% completed, 0% loaded
> > Large boat [5906], roundship, 0% loaded, defense 10, 5% damaged, owner:
> > Dead Man Walking [j685], "Sitting Duck"