Wednesday Knights Blog

Arrr, so ye be wantin’ t’ go to sea an’ ye don’t be wantin’ t’ end up in Davy Jones’ Locker. Then ye best be learnin’ t’ be talkin’ like a buccaneer.

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Ahoy, tis’ talk like a pirate day. Gar, Where can I find a bottle o’rum?  So get a talkin’ matey. Ye’ll ne’er get me buried booty!

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On the drive in to work this morning, I heard it was “Talk Like a Pirate Day”. I found a web page that has had the top ten pick up lines for pirates. http://www.talklikeapirate.com/howto.html
I think I’ll just go to Number one for Lily “You. Pants off. Now.”

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I am working on the next installment of my Pirates! campaign and I am always on the lookout for good ideas. To that end, I recently picked up Ships and Sea Battles from AEG.
Like all of their 7th Sea Products, this books contains well presented background material for that system. Although I do not use [...]

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In 2002 Alderac Entertainment Group published a booked called Swashbuckling Adventures. That book is a great resource for anyone running a d20 fantasy game.
I originally purchased the book as a resource for my Pirates! campaign. It has a picture of a pirate on the front and was called Swashbuckling Adventures. Perfect for a pirate campaign. [...]

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Just to remind everyone of the current status. We stopped at the end of the Battle of Barbados. Your old ship had been destroyed during the battle. Also, your captain had suffered a fatal gunshot wound, at around the time of the battle. You bravely helped the English defend Barbados and repel the evil French [...]

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Home Rule modifications to skills are as follows:

Stealth Hide and move silently are a single skill “Stealth.”
Balance A relatively important skill in this setting
Navigation The skill of being able to navigate a ship (plot a course, figure out where the ship is, etc.) Knowledge (Mathematics) is a complimentary skill
Pilot The ability to “drive” a ship
Sailing [...]

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I am thinking about dusting off our Pirates campaign again. In order to keep track of the info, I am posting Home Rules here.
Starting characters get

89 Attribute Points (Yes, I know that a lot. Leave me alone.)
6,000 XP
1 mastercraft item
Equipment appropriate for your class and level

Other Rules modifications

You receive a defense bonus equal to your [...]

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