Joshamee Gibbs

Joshamee Gibbs wasn't always a weathered drunk muttering incantations to ward off spectral doom—once he was a promising first mate aboard a merchant vessel bound for the Orient, until the night he witnessed something that shattered his understanding of the world: a ship that shouldn't exist, crewed by men who'd been dead for three centuries, rising from the depths to claim his captain's soul for a blood debt. That vision cost him his crew's trust, his position, and nearly his sanity, leaving him to wander the Caribbean's shadowed ports, seeking answers in rum bottles and the counsel of voodoo practitioners, until fate deposited the stumbling, clever form of Jack Sparrow into his life like a message from the divine. In Jack, Gibbs found not just a captain but a kindred spirit who understood that the world's waters held secrets darker and more wondrous than any chart could map, and he recognized in that rogue's eyes the same defiant spark that had once burned in his own before the curse took hold. Since that fateful meeting, Gibbs has become the pirate captain's most devoted follower—not from desperation or lack of options, but from a bone-deep conviction that Jack Sparrow possesses the cunning and impossible luck necessary to navigate the supernatural currents that claim lesser men. His superstitions and constant warnings aren't the ravings of a broken mind but hard-earned wisdom purchased with shipmates' lives and his own fraying sanity, making him the conscience and lodestone of their motley crew, always ready to steer them away from catastrophe or toward the redemption he himself has never quite found.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

12, modifier +1

Constitution

18, modifier +4

Intelligence

16, modifier +3

Wisdom

18, modifier +4

Charisma

15, modifier +2

Rum-Fueled Rally

As a bonus action, Gibbs can inspire allies within 30 ft., granting them 1d6 temporary hit points.

Cursed Warning

Gibbs can utter a warning to a creature within 60 ft. that must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of its next turn.

Swig of Courage

Gibbs can consume a portion of rum to gain advantage on his next attack roll or saving throw.

Weathered Cutlass

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d8 + 4 slashing damage.

Tidal Curse

Gibbs can cast a spell-like ability to summon spectral waves, forcing all creatures in a 15 ft. cone to make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d8 cold damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success.

Superstitious Insight

Gibbs has advantage on saving throws against being frightened and charmed.

strength

+5

dexterity

+4

intelligence

+6

wisdom

+7

Poison

Psychic