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@Griffinkeeper: I tried to message you, but you were apparently offline, so I thought I'd bring it up here in the discussion topic. There are a few things I find odd about your post. One is that he was dressed in his armour on a ship that was travelling several weeks across the sea... Sailors generally dress lightly, as if they're washed overboard, they need to be able to float. The wearing of armour is a large flaw in my opinion, as a man dressed in armour probably would have drowned due to the weight, when the ship sunk.
Another questionable point is how your character threw his equipment into the sea when he woke up when he could have just placed them on the rock and retrieved them when he felt up to it after resting - you did mention that it was a good 10 minute swim, but this is certainly achievable when someone is well rested.
Additionally 100 feet of rope is 33 metres. That's a ludicrous amount of rope.
Finally, Firestarter mentioned that the crash happened without warning, so I'm not sure if your character actually would have had time to gather his possessions before the ship sunk.
If I'm wrong at all, please do say so! I haven't participated in a story book before =]
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