Longship

Gargantuan Vehicle (70ft by 20ft)

Longships are vessels that rely on a rowing crew and sails to move across the sea. These ships are typically used to carry soldiers into combat. The size of a longship makes it easy for troops to get on and off quickly, making it the perfect ship for engaging in surprise strikes.

Creature Capacity 40 crew, 100 passengers
Cargo Capacity 10 tons
Travel Pace 5mi per hour (120mi per day)
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, incapacitated, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, stunned, unconscious

Actions

On its turn, the ship can take the move action below.

It can't take this action if it has no crew.

Move

The ship can use its helm to move with its oars or sails.

Hull

Armor Class 15
Hit Points 300 (damage threshold 15)

Control: Helm

Armor Class 16
Hit Points 50

Move up to the speed of one of the ship's movement components, with one 90-degree turn. If the helm is destroyed, the longship can't turn.

Movement: Oars

Armor Class 12
Hit Points 100; -5ft. speed per 25 damage taken
Speed (water) 20ft. requires at least 20 crew

Movement: Sails

Armor Class 12
Hit Points 100; -10ft. speed per 25 damage taken
Speed (water) 45ft; 15ft while sailing into the wind; 60ft. while sailing with the wind

Traits

Example Crew

A longship requires a crew of 40 to properly sail or row the vessel and often carries extra passengers or soldiers. If the characters are guests on a longship, the crew consists of the following creatures, all of which have proficiency with water vehicles in addition to their normal statistics:

• 1 captain (berserker)
• 5 other officers: a first mate, a bosun, a quartermaster, a surgeon, and a cook (berserkers)
• 34 sailors (commoners)

Light

Hanging lanterns cast bright light over the deck.

Rigging

Rigging on the ship can be climbed without an ability check.

Rudder

The ship is steered by a rudder control on the aft of the deck.

Sails

The longship has one 20ft-tall mast with sails that can be used to sail the ship.

Deck

The deck of the ship has the following features:

Oars

• 16 benches are built into the deck, each with a 15ft-long oar.
• When the ship is rowed, crew members sit on these benches to work the oars.
• 5 spare oars hang on the walls.

Railing

The deck has a 3ft-high rail covered in wooden shields around its perimeter that provides half cover for Medium creatures and three-quarters cover for Small creatures behind it.