Dock in a port[edit]
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Dock your galleon and enter town. First of all, go to the government building and pay your taxes.
Inquire about work in pubs[edit]
Go to the local pub and inquire about work.
If you are asked to destroy another ship, refuse: you are currently too weak to fight.
If you are asked to transport people or goods to another port, accept it: it is the best way to make quick money. Usually, the reward is between 1000 and 9000 gold pieces.
When you reach the destination port, go to the government building (not the pub) and collect the reward. You will also earn experience points, and eventually gain some levels (just the captain, not the crew).
| Port | Pub (get job) |
Government (job reward) |
|---|---|---|
| Waterdeep (Toril) | Rix ale house | Council of lords |
| Hisssta (Coliar) | Sslish's tavern | Hall of the people |
| Athanar (Coliar) | Windfollower tavern | Congress building |
| Umberguard (Anadia) | Bristling Burr pub | Government hall |
| Mingabwe (Glyth) | Skyrider tavern | Council of elders |
| Clive's Den (Garden) | The Blind Parrot | Clive the Fearsome |
Pick up cargo at the warehouses[edit]
The second method to make money involves the warehouses, especially if you had to refuse the job at the pub.
Go to the local warehouse and select Pick up cargo: you will be asked to transport a stock to a specific port, and the reward upon job completion will be usually 1000 GP. Note that the port taxes in Clive's Den are more than the reward: decline picking up cargo bound to that destination, unless you got another job in a pub with the same destination.
Note too that prices for goods do not vary from port to port, so you cannot make a profit through buying and selling cargo.
| Port | Avg. taxes |
|---|---|
| Hisssta (Coliar) | 420 |
| Mingabwe (Glyth) | 500 |
| Umberguard (Anadia) | 530 |
| Waterdeep (Toril) | 780 |
| Athanar (Coliar) | 950 |
| Clive's Den (Garden) | 1160 |
Travel in the realmspace[edit]
Ports[edit]
As soon as you complete a job, go to either the pub or the warehouse in the same port, and get a new contract.
As per the table above, the ports with the lowest taxes are Hisssta and Mingabwe. If at any time you are left without job, head for one of them.
Encounters[edit]
Avoid combat during this phase of the game.
Whenever an encounter starts, if the ship is hostile it will start shooting from the distance; if it is a friendly merchant, it will hail you (feel free to hail first); if you receive no response at all, probably the ship is haunted by the undead.
When a ship hails you or responds to you hail, you can talk and learn stories (but sometimes they are sailor's lies), and you can trade goods. Be careful:
If a ship is hostile, turn your back and shift to "stern view" (press F9). Flee as fast as you can, and dodge its projectiles. Neogi mindspiders and deathspiders are always hostile.
Text transcript (spoilers)[edit]
There are 24 different jobs that require to transport passengers or, occasionally, cargo to a specific destination. The majority of them simply requires to travel from your current location to one destination, the remaining four require to visit a specific port first and then travel to the final destination.
The following text is extracted directly from the game files. The reward is always a random amount of gold piece (determined by the game), usually between 1 000 and 10 000 Gold Pieces.
- To Waterdeep
- ESTAF MORALLAN WAS RECENTLY RESCUED FROM A NAUTILOID SLAVER WHEN HIS EX-MASTERS WERE SLAIN IN BATTLE. HE WISHES TO RETURN TO HIS HOME ON TORIL AND IS HOPING TO BOOK PASSAGE THERE WITH YOU. SINCE WINNING HIS FREEDOM, HE HAS MANAGED TO GATHER TOGETHER A STAKE OF ~12345~ GOLD AND OFFERS IT ALL TO YOU IF ONLY YOU WOULD GET HIM OFF THIS "GODSFORSAKEN" ALIEN WORLD AND BACK TO THE FAMILIAR STREETS AND PUBS OF WATERDEEP.
- A YOUNG, FOPPISH LOOKING LAD WITH LONG CURLY HAIR AND EXPENSIVE LOOKING SILK AND VELVET CLOTHING APPROACHES. HE HAS A JEWELLED SABRE AT HIS HIP AND A DUFFEL BAG OVER HIS SHOULDER. HE BEGS YOU TO PROVIDE HIM WITH PASSAGE TO THE WONDROUS CITY OF WATERDEEP. HE LOOKS AROUND, AND IN A LOW, CONSPIRATORIAL VOICE HE TELLS YOU HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE GIANT NUGGETS OF GOLD THAT LIE LOOSE IN THE FIELDS, AND THE GLITTERING GEMS THAT CAN BE FOUND STREWN ALONG THE RIVERBANKS LIKE COMMON STONES.HE SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT IS A WELL KEPT SECRET BY THE PEOPLE OF TORIL, BUT THAT HE SAYS HE WILL PAY YOU TO GET HIM THERE WHERE HE PLANS TO GATHER AS MANY GEMS AS HE CAN CARRY AND COME BACK HERE IN STYLE.
- To Hisssta
- ELDER SLATH BROKENTAIL OF THE PORT OF HISSTA HAS BEEN TRAVELLING ABROAD AND NOW WISHES TO RETURN TO HIS HOME. IF YOU COULD DELIVER HIM UNHARMED TO HISSTA AT COLIAR, HE WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY YOU ~12345~ GOLD UPON HIS SAFE ARRIVAL.
- A MEMBER OF THE CITY WATCH ASKS YOU TO TAKE A GROUP OF UNRULY LIZARD MEN HOME. HE INDICATES THAT THEY ARE BECOMING A NUISANCE, AND ADDS THAT IF YOU WILL TAKE THEM TO HISSTA ON COLIAR, HE WILL PAY YOU PLENTY. WHY THE LIZARD MEN CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY THE LOCALS IS NOT EXPLAINED, BUT HE SAYS THAT IF YOU ACCEPT THE JOB THE PASSENGERS WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR SHIP JUST BEFORE LAUNCH.
- To Athanar
- MASTER THOREN HAS RECENTLY ACQUIRED A LARGE SHIPMENT OF RARE ELVEN RUGS. THESE RUGS FETCH A HIGH VALUE AMONG THE BIRD PEOPLE OF COLIAR, AND IT WAS FOR EVENTUAL SALE THERE THAT THEY WERE PURCHASED. HE HAS RECENTLY LEARNED THAT ONE OF HIS COMPETITORS HAS PURCHASED A SIMILAR LOAD OF CARPETS, AND ALSO WISHES TO SELL THEM AT COLIAR. YOU MUST GET MASTER THOREN'S SHIPMENT THERE FIRST, OR THE MARKET WILL BE TEMPORARILY FLOODED AND MY MASTER WILL HAVE TO HOLD ONTO HIS STOCK UNTIL THE VALUE GOES UP AGAIN, OR SELL THEM AT A LOSS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY, AND TRAVEL THERE WITHOUT DELAY.
- GRISDALE HELFIRSSON HAS GATHERED TOGETHER A LARGE SHIPMENT OF FINE STEEL SWORDS. HE HAS A BUYER AT ATHANAR ON COLIAR THAT WISHES TO PURCHASE THEM. HE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO DELIVER HIS CARGO THERE AND FOR DOING SO HIS BUYER WILL PAY YOU WELL.
- To Umberguard
- FINDO BURRFOOT, A DISTINGUISHED HALFLING FROM THE AREA WISHES TO TRAVEL TO ANADIA TO VISIT HIS DISTANT RELATIONS. THE EXACT NATURE OF HIS BUSINESS IS UNKNOWN TO YOU, BUT HE WISHES TO BOOK PASSAGE ABOARD YOUR SHIP IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO VISIT ANADIA SHORTLY. HE OFFERS TO PAY YOU ~12345~ PIECES OF GOLD UPON SAFE ARRIVAL AT ANADIA.
- To Mingabwe
- ELDRAN FIRESTAFF, AN ELVEN MAGE, WISHES TO TRAVEL TO GLYTH. HE SEEMS UNWILLING TO DISCUSS THE REASONS WHY HE WISHES TO GO THERE, BUT HE SAYS HE WILL PAY YOU A HANDSOME FEE TO SEE TO HIS SAFE PASSAGE.
- A TALL FIGURE DRESSED IN A CRIMSON ROBE WITH A HEAVY COWL APPROACHES YOU. PEERING INTO THE COWL YOU SEE THAT THE FIGURE'S FACE HAS BEEN COVERED BY AN OBSIDIAN MASK. THE FIGURE HANDS YOU A NOTE THAT READS "I HAVE BUSINESS ON THE PLANET GLYTH. FOR YOUR GOOD HUMOR AND TOTAL RESPECT OF MY PRIVACY, I WILL REWARD YOU RICHLY FOR PASSAGE TO MINGWANABE."[1]
- To Clive's Den
- A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT ASKS YOU TO ACT AS THE COURIER FOR SOME RANSOM THAT HAS TO BE DELIVERED TO CLIVE THE FEARSOME ON GARDEN. IT SEEMS THAT CLIVE IS ACTING AS THE MIDDLE MAN IN A HOSTAGE SITUATION. YOU ARE WARNED THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A FAMILY RIVAL TO THE HOSTAGE'S, WILL TRY TO STOP YOU. KILLING THEM MAY COMPLICATE MATTERS, SO HE ASKS THAT YOU AVOID KILLING THEM IF YOU CAN.
- To a random port (selected by the game)
- TWO HUGE AND WELL DRESSED LIZARD MEN ARE SEEKING PASSAGE TO ~PORT~. THEY APPROACH YOU AND ASK FOR PASSAGE. THEY SEEM VERY ARROGANT AND CONDESCENDING, BUT THEY DO OFFER TO PAY YOU ~12345~ GOLD PIECES FOR THE TRIP.
- YOU HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY A HALFLING. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED BY A PRESS GANG AND FORCED TO SERVE ABOARD A SHIP. HE MANAGED TO ESCAPE WHILE THE SHIP WAS DOCKED AND NOW WANTS TO RETURN TO HIS HOME ON ~PORT~. HE TELLS YOU THAT HIS FATHER IS A RICH MERCHANT AND THAT HE WILL PAY ~12345~ FOR HIS SON'S SAFE RETURN.
- A TINKER GNOME BY THE NAME OF LONGBOTTOM GREYBOTTLE HAS COME TO THIS PLANET TO COLLECT SOME BLUE ROCKS NEEDED TO MODIFY A SPELLJAMMING HELM. NOW THAT HE HAS COLLECTED A SACKFUL OF THESE STONES HE WISHES TO BOOK PASSAGE TO ~PORT~ WHERE HIS SHIP IS WAITING.
- A HUGE BLUE HIPPO-LIKE MAN[2] APPROACHES YOU WITH A LARGE AND IRREGULARLY SHAPED PACKAGE. HE NEEDS THIS PACKAGE DELIVERED TO ~PORT~, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. LARBO WILL RIDE ALONG TO ASSURE DELIVERY, AND UPON ARRIVAL THE PERSON PICKING UP THE PACKAGE WILL PAY YOU ~12345~ IN GOLD.
- A HIGH MINISTER IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DRAWS YOU ASIDE FOR A PRIVATE CONVERSATION. HE TELLS YOU THAT HE HAS AN ADMIRAL IN THE ELF NAVY BACK AT HIS HOME. HE TELLS YOU THAT THE ADMIRAL IS ON A SPECIAL MISSION THAT IS VITAL TO THE SECURITY OF THE ENTIRE SPHERE. HE TELLS YOU THAT THE ADMIRAL DOES NOT WANT TO USE HIS OWN SHIP BECAUSE IT IS BEING WATCHED, AND WANTS TO SLIP OUT ON YOUR SHIP RIGHT AFTER HIS OWN VESSEL MAKES A PUBLIC EXIT IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ANY PURSUERS WILL FOLLOW THE ELF SHIP WHILE THE ADMIRAL SNEAKS AWAY. YOU ARE TO TAKE YOUR PASSENGER TO ~PORT~ AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
Unspecified race (humans?):
- A SINISTER LOOKING MAN IN DARK COLORED ROBES, CARRYING A SMOKING STAFF IN ONE HAND AND A HEAVY SATCHEL IN THE OTHER, APPROACHES YOU. HE POLITELY STATES THAT HE WISHES TO BOOK PASSAGE TO ~PORT~. HE ADDS THAT HE IS WILLING TO PAY ~12345~ GOLD PIECES FOR THE JOURNEY, BUT HE WILL REQUIRE A PRIVATE ROOM AND WISHES TO BE UNDISTURBED FOR THE DURATION OF THE JOURNEY.
- YOU ARE APPROACHED BY A WEALTHY MERCHANT. HE HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF RARE ART OBJECTS FROM SELUNE. IN ORDER TO TENDER HIS BID ON THESE ITEMS HE MUST GET TO ~PORT~ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE IS PREPARED TO GIVE YOU ~12345~ GOLD PIECES IF YOU CAN GET HIM THERE QUICKLY.
- A GROUP OF MERCHANTS WISH TO TRAVEL TO ~PORT~ IN ORDER TO ARRANGE A TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICIALS OF THAT PORT. THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY YOU ~12345~ GOLD PIECES IF YOU CAN GRANT THEM SAFE PASSAGE TO THEIR DESTINATION.
- A PAIR OF IDENTICAL TWINS DRESSED IN WELL-TENDED ARMOR, AND CARRYING WEAPONS, SEEK TO BOOK PASSAGE ON YOUR VESSEL. THEY NERVOUSLY CONFIDE IN YOU THAT THEY HAVE HAD A MISUNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND NEED TO LEAVE THE PLANET IN A HURRY. THEY WILL PAY YOU ~12345~ GOLD PIECES IF YOU TAKE THEM TO ~PORT~.
- AN ELDERLY MAN AND A VERY YOUNG WOMAN SEEK TO BOOK PASSAGE ON YOUR SHIP. THE MAN SAYS THAT HE HAS HEARD LEGENDS OF A PLACE CALLED ~PORT~ AND HE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE THEM THERE. HE SAYS THAT HIS WIFE THREATENED TO HUNT HIM DOWN TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH WHEN HE LEFT, SO HE DECIDED TO TAKE NO CHANCES ON HER KEEPING UP HER END OF THE BARGAIN. AS PAYMENT HE IS WILLING TO PAY ~12345~ GOLD PIECES FOR HIS PASSAGE.
- From Umberguard to Clive's Den
- A NOBLEMAN ON ANADIA IS ON POOR TERMS WITH AN EX-BUSINESS PARTNER ON GARDEN. HE WISHES FOR YOU TO PICK UP A CASE OF EXPENSIVE ELVEN WINE FROM ANADIA AND DELIVER IT TO GARDEN AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL IN THE HOPES THAT THIS WILL HELP TO SETTLE THINGS BETWEEN THEM.
- From Umberguard to Mingabwe
- YOU ARE APPROACHED BY A SMALL MAN DRESSED IN FINE SILK GARMENTS. HE IS FLANKED ON EITHER SIDE BY A PAIR OF HEAVILY ARMORED OGRES AND HE LOOKS HAUGHTILY AT YOU WHILE PLAYING WITH A JEWELLED PENDANT AROUND HIS NECK. REACHING TO HIS BELT HE PULLS OUT A BAG AND POURS SOME SPARKLING GEMSTONES INTO HIS HAND. HE SAYS THAT HE HAS A PACKAGE WAITING AT ANADIA THAT HE NEEDS TO HAVE MOVED TO MINGWANABE. IF YOU WILL TAKE THE JOB, YOU WILL BE WELL PAID. IF YOU DON'T TAKE IT.... HE LOOKS SUGGESTIVELY AT THE FOUR OGRES WHO SMILE AT YOU WITH TOOTHY GRINS.
- From Mingabwe to Waterdeep
- ANTON OF GILDENHOLT, A WEALTHY MERCHANT LIVING ON MINGWANABE HAS ARRANGED FOR THE MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER ESTRANDA TO AN EARL ON TORIL. HE WISHES TO INSURE THE SAFE DELIVERY OF HIS DAUGHTER AND HER DOWRY TO THE ESTATE OF HER HUSBAND TO BE. HER PROSPECTIVE HUSBAND HAS ARRANGED FOR HER TO BE PICKED UP AT WATERDEEP. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET HER THERE WITH HER DOWRY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND YOU WILL BE HANDSOMELY REWARDED.
- Random ports (chosen by the game)
- A CONSORTIUM OF MERCHANTS HAS MADE A GROUP PURCHASE OF SOME EXPENSIVE CARGO. THE CARGO IS PRESENTLY LOCATED AT ~PORT1~ AND THEY DESIRE THAT IT BE DELIVERED TO THEM AT ~PORT2~. IF YOU TAKE THIS JOB THEY ARE PREPARED TO PAY YOU ~12345~ GOLD PIECES.
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