Jerry-Rig Your Power Source:
SCAB STEAM
DOCKYARDS
“For days they drifted through the darkness
of Swill. The Dreg crew writhing like rats
below deck of the oil slick scab-steamer.
Locked in his cabin, Vaine sobbed into
ledgers of sale, counting the slow tick tock
minutes until the welcome home of his old
town fog came rolling in.
Rattling in the hold, a pompous collection of
ingenuity, metal and death belched smoke
in legion. Warming their cold pig iron
hulls in the furnace fires of the psychopomp
riverboat.”
To Assemble Your Scab
Steamer
Discover the Dubious Integrity of
your Hull:
Roll a D6.
1. Burst: The Scab is attempting to
escape its metal prison, bursting the
many rivets of its casing and engorging
its financially literate meat onto the
deck.
2. Spikes: Suicidal attempts by the
perfidious Mudlarks have forced the
steamer crew to hastily weld a mass of
anti boarding spikes along its hull.
3. Heavy Plating: Shore bombardment
has left the scab steamer heavily
wounded. At least some of the damage
has been repaired by great sheets of
iron of a different colour to its hull.
4. Driftwood Paneling: To display
their wealth, the crew has crudely
decked the ship with oil stained
driftwood.
5. Oil Tubes: The disgusting scab is
attempting to sink its prison. The crew
have installed a forest of vent tubes to
release the excess swill and scab fluids.
6. Broadsides: short range cannons
pockmark the steamer’s hull. Corroded
gun-ports eye the foreshore for targets.
Time for a Slapdash Paint Job:
Roll a D6.
1. Oars: The internal swill turbines are
kaput. The galley dregs and have been
forced to row.
2. Paddle-steam: Two enormous
rotating paddles have been attached to
the side of the steamer. Either fully
encased in protective armour, or laid
bare to the elements.
3. Sails: Ropes are cut, and oil black,
eel skin sails unfurl catching the
noxious smog winds from the city.
4. From Below: An abhorrent sea
thing, a mass of gills and loathing
pulls the craft through the swill.
5. Funnels: A great many smokestacks
have been added to the steamer. It
isn’t clear if these even function.
6. Collision: An unfortunate incident
involving insurance and high
explosives. Roll twice on the integrity
of the hull
Steal Your Armaments:
Roll a D6.
1. Ram: The prow of the ship has been
transformed into brutal battering ram.
2. Bomb Lance: Whaling guns have
been set up on deck, ready to face off
against the horrors of the swill.
3. Boarding Crew: The crew are
supplied with pikes, blades and other
boarding tools.
4. Naval Guns: Twin linked cannons
mounted in a rotating turret. The peak
of swill engineering.
5. Landing Craft: The Steamer has
been fitted with a ramp, for spewing
crew or scab tanks of to the docks of
an enemy workhouse.
6. Fire-ship: The ship has been rigged
to blow!
Roll a D6.
1. Fishmonger Murals: The
Steamship is covered in fish guts and
chum, making its particularly slippery
to walk on.
2. Brand Awareness: The craft is
decked out with the Factory Cults
latest advertising slogans. It is only
mildly convincing.
3. Postered: It seems some oiks have
slapped offensive posters all over your
vessel while you were at the pub. Too
late to remove them now.
4. Dazzle Camo: The dramatic
angular patterns make you sick.
5. Rusted Iron: The paint job can
barely be seen due to heavy corrosion
6. Chalkboarding: Various fishmonger
chalkboards offer deals on haddock
have been erected on board.
Pick Up Some Flotsam:
Roll a D6
1. Sea Mines: Who put all these
naval mines here?
2. Guano: The sea birds have been
nesting on the hull. The ship is
covered in their droppings.
3. Whaling Vessel: The ship has
returned from its adventures covered in
huge slabs of blubber
4. Wrecked: You’ve hit a part of the
decaying city. A small town house is
lodged in your vessel.
5. Seal: A corpulent swill seal is
relaxing on deck. It’s not to be
disturbed.
6. Tug Boat: Stranded in the swill, a
smaller steamer has had to drag you
to shore.