Guard Duty

Many vessels sail the waters beyond Stormreach, from wallowing merchant barques to the sleek ships of bloodthirsty corsairs.

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Guard Duty
Heroic level:	5
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣709Solo/Casual ♦1,266Normal ♥1,349Hard ♠1,433Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Aboard the Sea Witch
Bestowed by:	Lars Riflee
NPC contact:	Lars Riflee
Quest acquired in:	Three-Barrel Cove
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	3
Free to Play:	No
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Protect Lars Riflee's ship and crew from Ruug's Rogues

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Objectives

• Find the hatch to the above decks
• Defeat Ruug's rogues
• Defeat Boss Ruug
• (Failure) Prevent pirates from killing five of Riflee's crew

What to Expect

• Protect NPCs
• Respawning monsters: around 48/44/46 monsters, usually in waves of 4 (kill XP bonus not achievable).
• Quest failure (if more than 4 crewmen die)

Tips and Misc

• You start out in the belly of a ship that's under attack, and you have to figure out how to get to the top decks. Once there, you find that another ship has come alongside, and pirates are attacking the crew members. If they kill 5 of them, you lose. You must defend the crew members and kill the attackers to win the quest.
• You have all the time you need to buff up; until you leave belowdecks, the crew is safe.
• There are two walkways between the ships; make sure both are covered, as pirates are liable to start slaughtering crew if they cross over.
• It's possible to fall overboard; there are three ladders back to Riflee's ship. One is in the stern, and one mid-ship on either side.
• Be careful. Stepping on the plate near the cannon on the enemy ship will fire the cannon... in the direction of the archers on Riflee's ship!

Bonus XP

• Mischief bonus: 24 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣57 ♦101 ♥108 ♠115 )
• Vandal bonus: 31 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣71 ♦127 ♥135 ♠143 )
• Ransack bonus: 38 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣106 ♦190 ♥202 ♠215 )

Loot

• Chests: One
  • A trunk appears in the stern of the pirate ship, near the helm (to the southeast)
• Collectables: One
  • Cabinet in the room to the north and west after going up the first stairs
• NPC rewards: Standard

Monsters

Name(picture)	CR	Type	Race
Boss Ruug (view)	♦6Normal ♠12Elite	Giant	Ogre
Bugbear Deckhand (view)	♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Goblinoid	Bugbear
Helmsman (view)	♥7Hard ♠10Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Hobgoblin Boatswain (view)	♠8Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Guard (view)	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin Marksman (view)	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin