Ben

Going Spanish today after the recent rules question by El Cazador….

Ataque Nocturno
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Spanish
Rarity: C
Point Value: 8
Number of Masts: 2
Cargo Space: 2
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 2S-2S
Ability: Galley. This ship gets +1 to her d6 rolls against targets with all of their masts [masts/flags/segments/etc]. This ship gets…[Read more]

“double this cannon’s printed range and reduce it’s accuracy to 5. Roll two D6, you must choose the smaller number. If the canon’s accuracy is already 5, this ability may not be used.” This way ships that already have the extended range ability aren’t negated.

I think it would be easier to just give all ships the Sniping ability, rather than…[Read more]

For me it’s a tough three way tie between the Bauchon which I was able to get unpunched for less than 20 bucks (I saw most of them at least 50).

Nice.  The Baochuan averages about $28.34 at auction, but for some time now $50 has been somewhat standard for non-auction buys.

I too have had an affinity for #001 ships/combos – I even made a …[Read more]

Another Red Curse box up for auction.

“This ship may eliminate one treasure that she carries to gain a second action”

I’ve got a custom crew with that ability.  I don’t see too much problem with it, since you’d have to find treasures in the first place as opposed to starting the game with a bunch of oarsmen.  It would be a great way to recycle negative UT’s though.  Could make for an…[Read more]

I think that the Ascent would be better balanced if the L-immunity only applied while surfaced.

I think you’re right and I’ve made that change.  Giving subs additional defenses is probably never a good idea.

I’m glad to see you making more exotic pieces, no matter how few.

🙂  There definitely are some in the set, if you know the keywords to sea…[Read more]

Lava Cauldron
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Mercenary
Rarity: R
Point Value: 9
Number of Masts: 1
Cargo Space: 2
Base Move: L
Cannons: 2S
Ability: Mercenary. Turtle Ship. When an enemy ship initiates contact with this ship, replace one of that ship’s masts with a fire mast.

Flavor text: The crew of this sturdy vessel keep a hot fire going at…[Read more]

Some interesting stuff ending within 24 hours!

I don’t disagree that she’s a good ship; it’s just that I personally have trouble hitting with 2-rank cannons

I can vibe with that; I’ve had a lot of terrible dice luck when shooting.

Don’t get me wrong, they are both good ships and have their uses; but if I had to choose between the Devil or the Ascent, I’d more than likely choose the Ascent.

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Crew with that ability have been seen at 4 points, so that’s whee I’d put the ability, which means the DotN is an 18 point ship before that ability is added.

Just like world hater, it’s an ability that ideally would scale in cost to the number of cannons on the ship.  A ship that essentially has 6 cannons can make great use of it, especially if y…[Read more]