Pilot the Thornwood through a dense chitin-wall, attempting to slip past the skiff undetected.
Kira pilots the Thornwood through a dense chitin-wall. The skiff's lookout spots her wake — they know she's there.
Hail the skiff claiming she's just a harvester.
Kira hails the skiff, claiming she's just a harvester. The pirates laugh. Rust-vine grappling hooks arc toward the hull.
Spend 1 stress to rally crew and resist the grappling hooks.
Kira spends 1 stress to rally the crew. Two crew members hold their position. One is dragged onto the pirate skiff.
Mark Vengeful Reputation aspect to gain +1 die on attack rolls this scene.
Kira marks Vengeful Reputation. Twist token consumed. She now has +1 die on attack rolls this scene.
Leap across the gap using a vine-swing and board the skiff.
Kira swings across the gap and hits the deck with her cutlass drawn. The pirates scatter — none expected a boarding run.
Engage the pirate captain in a cutlass duel.
Kira duels the pirate captain. He parries but is off-balance — one good hit will take him. A vine-net trap springs on the deck.
Use twist knowledge — the net falls harmlessly past.
Kira uses her twist knowledge: she drops below the net and it harmlessly tangles in the rigging above.
Call out to the captain — "Your crew is already halved!"
Kira calls out that the crew is halved. The captain laughs and cuts the rope — the vine-net entangles Kira instead.
Cut through the vine-net and escape into the canopy.
Kira uses her coral-edged cutlass to slice through the vine-net and tumbles free into the chitin canopy. Pirates fire — she vanishes.
Cripple the skiff and rescue the captured crew member.
Kira scuttles the skiff with a well-placed shot. The vessel drifts away crippled. She finds the captured crew member — shaken but alive.