Robert Culliford
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 106
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 5
Ability: This ship gets +1 cargo spaces. This crew takes up no cargo space. This crew cannot be captured by abilities. If this ship is towed, place this crew on the nearest wild island. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against French ships.
Link: William May, Edward Coates, John Swann, Ralph Stout, James Kelly
Flavor text: Originally teaming up with Captain William Kidd, Culliford mutinied and struck out on his own. His association with William May led to his first command, the “Horne Frigate”. However, his crimes against the Gujaratis led to a prison stint. After escaping, he commandeered an East India Company ketch but was marooned soon afterwards. Ralph Stout rescued him before perishing himself. After another run-in with Kidd, he engaged in piratical activities yet again before being captured by the English. Even Marshalsea prison couldn’t hold him, as he has now vanished….
Completely insane life story, and very well-connected… it was hard to fit everything into his flavor text! The ability concerning his ship getting towed works perfectly both ways: if it’s a friendly ship starting the tow, it ties into his marooning/mutiny background, while if an enemy ship starts the tow, it’s him being an escape artist!