Ben

The Decent speed and cannons make me inclined to turn her into some kind of gunship, but her cargo is somewhat limited.

I don’t see 3 cargo on a 12 point gunship being a problem.  2 gets a little iffy, but 3 is plenty.  I think it’s the type of ship that would do well without a lot of crew beyond captain+helmsman.

Might as well c…[Read more]

I agree, she’s reasonably good in all areas, but I don’t think I’d use he as a hybrid. With the offensive ability and decent cannons, I’d go full gunship with her, captain, helmsman, musketeer, cannoneer, use all 4 cargo spots.

Hmm.  I just find that really impractical for the points, at least in most games.  Outside of a campaign game, I’d much…[Read more]

Surprised people like the Spirits of the Past more than Vorjheid!

USS Evening Star is extremely powerful.  I think HMS Endeavour should really cost 24-25 points, so I’d prefer to see the ES at 21 or more.  However, I would say the Derzkiy could go to 7.

Shiva’s Rage
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Mercenary
Rarity: SE
Point Value: 12
Number of M…[Read more]

Got this tip on repairing mast breaks from one of the players I taught.  The closer the break is to the bottom of the mast, the better this method works.  You can simply snip off a little piece on each side of the remaining large part of the mast until it fits into the slot.  In some cases the end result can look like nothing happened, with the ma…[Read more]

@Woelf: Interesting ideas, I like your modified Ex-Patriot keyword.

Dirt-cheap ships like El Raton, Jolly Mon, etc. would be able to cheat this a little, so maybe a minimum percentage of the point total would be required instead of just having a ship.

That’s one thing I would worry about – calling a nearly-pure Mercenary fleet “half-Pirate” from…[Read more]

Random underrated ship – Centurion from PotC.

Never hear anyone talk about this ship, but she’s a great budget hybrid.  Reasonably strong in all areas except speed.

Stormdrove
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Mercenary
Rarity: R
Point Value: 15
Number of Masts: 3
Cargo Space: 5
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 2S-3L-3S
Ability: Mercenary. Icebreaker. If this ship begins a move action within S of terrain, she gets +S to her base move.

Flavor text: Captain Brown has traveled the seas for 35 years, never perishing in the…[Read more]

I’d be down for something like this. I’d probably throw in a lot of those interesting but not usually practical cards. Would make for an interesting game.

I really like that angle on it – it would simultaneously limit the potential for an OP fleet to win the game, and also force people to use things they don’t normally consider. (which is a gre…[Read more]

I was wondering what you all think about sea dragons, have you used them yourself or had them used against you?

They’re not as good as they look and sound.  Xerecs made great points.  They’re cooler than they are good, but not completely useless.

Looking at my own experience (you could also search the site for specific names), I’ve mostly used t…[Read more]

As a general question, how would these loyal: Merc or dual nationality crew be used in a campaign?

Just reread Loyal for the first time in a while and it’s extremely specific:

In order for a game piece with this keyword to be in your starting fleet, whatever is indicated by the X must also be in your starting fleet, whether that is a specific game…

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Does anybody ever try to run a Viking Fleet from time to time?

Not often, but sometimes in less competitive games.  Sometimes I like to combine them with other factions, including a minor faction alliance like the one used in this crazy game.  I am playing them as a single faction in both CG4 and THC so we’ll see how that goes in the long r…[Read more]

I just do what feels right to me. Kind of a balance of “would I use this at this cost” combined with “will Ben have an aneurysm looking at what I just typed” lol. Not too much of a science to it.

Nice.  😀  I think that’s a good way to do it (not that people need to think of me when making customs haha), and I think it’s fine to come up with cost…[Read more]

Post by Holofernes at MT quoting Tiffany O’Brien saying there was a 15th set planned for after Return to Savage Shores, predicted to be released around September 2009.