Gunkholing

Gunkholing: v. cruising in shallow water, meandering from place to place, and spending nights in coves

The Second World War is over, and North America is readjusting to a new normal. Fantail cruisers ply the usually placid waters of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the Coast of British Columbia, Canada. These motor yachts take the rich and famous on fishing and hunting trips in luxury and comfort, gunkholing their way up the coast.

Millionaire playboy Howard Hughes has chartered the MV Deerleap for a different reason than celebrity hunting and fishing. Even his closest advisors are unaware of his true purpose, nor why he has brought movie stars, war veterans, and a grizzled old Klondiker and his granddaughter on the trip.

In Gunkholing 3-5 players take on the roles of passengers and crew of the MV Deerleap. 

Each has their own reasons to be here, and each has secrets to keep. 

Can they put aside their differences and work together to achieve their goals? 

A period potboiler completable in one or two sessions of play using the Fate Accelerated RPG system.