Sailing the Upside Down Sea
The Mirror
The heroes find themselves magically transported
beneath the ocean. They’ll have to deal with
underwater pirates, a sea witch and a mischevious
mermaid if they’re going to make it back to the
surface.
Into the Deep Blue Upside Down
It is a hot, sticky, sweltering day. The sails of
the heroes’ ship hang limp in the faintest of sea
breezes. As they peer over the side and look at their
reflections in the flat sea the reflections suddenly
wave and beckon to them.
As soon as the heroes touch the water they hear
a giggling noise, and then swap places with their
reflections. They find themselves underwater,
aboard a reflection of their ship, sailing on the
other side of the sea. Tropical fish swim around
them like exotic birds, while seabirds seem as far
away as fish previously did. Whatever they try,
there is no way back.
The heroes haven’t been upside down long when
they see more strange things
• Sea birds fly past, also underwater
• An upside down island, with palm trees and
monkeys
• A whole lighthouse, and Old Bill, a confused
lighthouse keeper.
Above the water the heroes catch a glimpse of a
whale, swimming serenely through the sky.
The heroes hear cannon fire from beneath the
water. Investigating they find Captain Bones,
a suspicious pirate firing cannon at a cave from
his upside down galleon. In the cave the heroes
glimpse Lorna a flighty sea witch. As they approach
Bones asks them to help, explaining that the witch
must be the cause of his problems.
Lorna is not the problem. If the heroes convince
Bones to listen to her, or get rid of him she
explains that the source of the problem is
Mirthilla, a mischievous mermaid. She has stolen
a magic mirror from Lorna and is using it to bring
things beneath the sea.
Finding Mirthilla
Mirthilla is hiding in a nearby kelp forest, laughing
at all the trouble she has caused. But for the heroes
the kelp forest is a dangerous place. While looking
for her the heroes might have to contend with:
• The deadly stinging tentacles of a Man o’ war
Jellyfish
• A school of fierce Humboldt Squid, hunting
among the kelp fronds
• A troop of curious monkeys who Mirthilla has
magicked below the ocean
When Mirthilla is finally found, hiding in the
overgrown wreck of the Silver Star she dashes
away laughing. It’ll be a challenge for the heroes to
catch the speedy mermaid.
Dealing with Mirthilla
Mirthilla doesn’t really think she’s done anything
wrong, and doesn’t see why she should give the
mirror back. It’s up to the heroes to explain why
she shouldn’t take things that don’t belong to her,
and perhaps give her a good telling off as well!
Once Mirthilla or the heroes return the mirror to
Lorna she will start putting things back to normal.
As thanks she shows them to the location of a
sunkeon treasure galleon, might the heroes want
to investigate it before they go home?
Suggested Hero: Slim Jim
Slim Jim is a fantastic sailor, and is accompanied
on his adventures by his very clever pet Octopus,
Wriggle.
Sailing ships (d12), Swashbuckling (d10), Octopus
care (d8), seeking treasure (d6)