[Ben]

Yeah, a double Crossbow attack would work.  Sa-Drah seems fine at 9 or 10.  Dris might work in the 10-12 range, interesting ship.  Gormagog would love being “snot sure”.  XD   D’Kar at about 13 makes sense to me.  Should just read “Equipment does not”, no need for the ‘s.

Gated Kingdom
Faction Affiliation: Viking
Rarity: C
Type: Fort
Gold Cost: 5
Cannons: 4L-4L-4L-4L-4L-4L
Ability: Viking ships within S of this fort get +S to their base move. Enemy ships may not remove anything from this island by any means.

Flavor text: A secretive location known to Vikings only, this oversized fortress houses weapons and important texts. It is a haven for Vikings traveling across the Atlantic, and they will defend it to their deaths. It is said that no non-Viking has ever step foot on the island, let alone inside the fort.

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Historical Custom of the Day #318

Cabeza de Perro
Pirate
Crew
8 points
Ability: Captain. Massacre.
Link: Invencible

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Pirates CSG Podcast #37: Optimizing and Using Lesser Ships and Crew | Circle of Blood Review

Question of the Day: How do you get lesser ships and crew into action?

ShoutEngine: http://shoutengine.com/PiratesCSGPodcast/pirates-csg-podcast-37-optimizing-and-using-less-70984

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmfhnKMlnY

Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/PiratesCSGPodcast37

 

“thoughts on optimizing less/not utilized ships”

-MUST have speed, so helmsmen pretty much always necessary (especially since a lot of lesser ships are slow). Beyond that, try to find a niche use for specific game pieces. For example, 1 cargo and fast speed? (Dark Fox) Scout explorer with crew or S-Explorer. OR, flotilla tug with surprise crew face down (canceller/captain/etc).

Slow with high cargo – home waters hybrid to get nearby gold and protect HI, potentially use with navigator. Could also use with gold factory bonus strategy, especially in case of Spanish “treasure galleons” such as Isabela, Concepcion, etc.

-Keep in mind that your competition will not want to dumb things down (people like to win and often use the same OP ships all the time), so have realistic outcome expectations and propose alternative game ideas like “make worst fleet possible, pass to other player” to get lesser ships/crew into action. Other than that, more points = more points to use on gimmicks and suboptimal experiments

“Rules variants to get the ships on the table.”

-Require specific base move – Challenge of Snails, all L, etc.

-Require all cargo holds to be full during setup – force players to make tradeoffs on when to dump crew – right at start, at wild islands (making them accessible to other players), or go with total war/all combat strategy? Con-exacerbates how OP Sac already is.

-Require each player to use ONLY ships AND named crew they’ve never used before (for starters, look through what you’ve never punched out!), or a pure faction fleet from a faction you’ve never played.

-Look through Fleet Challenge Archives to find fun restrictions http://www.miniaturetrading.com/im/forum/viewtopic/t=8492///

Reviewing Circle of Blood

Circle of Blood by Riz

Circle of Blood with 3 players – August 21st, 2017

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[Ben]

Gormagog
Faction Affiliation: Pirate
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 4
Ability: If a sea monster begins its move within L of this ship, it gets +L to its base move.

Flavor text: A filthy, hairy man with deplorable hygiene, this “short runtstack” (as Bloodbeard calls him) is only good at eating and communicating with mythical beasts. His complexion has changed over the years to the point where he has been mistaken for the feces of the creatures he relates with.

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Historical Custom of the Day #317

Crossbow
Equipment
2 points
Ability: This ship gains an extra 2S cannon that only eliminates crew, can’t have its range or rank increased, and is not affected by defensive abilities. It can shoot from any mast (even an eliminated mast).

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

I think Sa-Drah could be around 10 points. It’s far inferior to N’Pu and should be cheaper.

Stone Harbor
Faction Affiliation: French
Rarity: C
Type: Fort
Gold Cost: 8
Cannons: 3L-3L-3L-2S-2S-2S
Ability: Two hits are required to eliminate one of this fort’s flags.

Flavor text: Built in the 1300’s, this ancient French fortification has aged remarkably well. Some of the armament is behind the times, but overall performance is still adequate.

Historical Custom of the Day #316

Macrinarian
Faction Affiliation: Pirate
Rarity: C
Type: Ship
Point Value: 8
Number of Masts: 2
Cargo Space: 3
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3L-3L
Ability: Filching Gold.
Link: Mansel Alcantra

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

I’d prefer the N’Pu at 11-12 points, since she’s an upgrade over the already-excellent Le Courageux.

Storonus
Faction Affiliation: American
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 4
Ability: Shipwright. Firepot Specialist.

Flavor text: Always using his large, strong hands, Storonus knows about how to build a ship and use it effectively. Creating rock-solid trust with everyone he meets, he’s one of the most dependable sailors in the navy.

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Historical Custom of the Day #315

Mansel Alcantra
Pirate
Crew
8 points
Ability: Captain. Massacre.
Link: Macrinarian

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Rhomali Sensei
Faction Affiliation: Barbary Corsair
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 4
Ability: Musketeer. UT Hoard. [Once per turn, if this ship is touching another ship, reveal all face-down treasure aboard the other ship. This ship can take as much unique treasure from the other ship as she can carry.]

Flavor text: Rhomali is both a sharpshooter and a passionate thief. This plays perfectly with the Corsairs’ hit-and-run strategy.

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Historical Custom of the Day #314

John Richardson
Pirate
Crew
3 points
Ability: Parley. This crew cannot be captured.

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Grand Celebration
Faction Affiliation: Jade Rebellion
Rarity: R
Type: Ship
Point Value: 20
Number of Masts: 6
Cargo Space: 6
Base Move: L
Cannons: 4L-3S-4L-4L-3S-4L
Ability: Junk. Ship treasure trading. [Once per turn, if this ship carries treasure and is within S of an enemy ship, you may randomly trade one treasure with that ship.]  This ship may trade any kind of cargo with any ships within S of her at any time, provided both players agree to the trade(s). Enemy ships get -1 to their boarding rolls against this ship.

Flavor text: Always lit up with lanterns and occasionally even risky fireworks, the Grand Celebration epitomizes her namesake every night she sails. Her jovial crew has made many friends around the lands, and the ship often stops at more ports than is required on her voyages. So strong is her positive presence that enemies would prefer to join the party than rob her of her (sometimes considerable) riches.

Historical Custom of the Day #313

Emanuel Wynn
Pirate
Crew
5 points
Ability: Captain. If this ship is within S of an enemy ship when this ship is given a move action, she gets +S to her base move. This ship gets +1 to her boarding rolls against English ships.

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Deicide
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: LE
Type: Ship
Point Value: 36
Number of Masts: 10
Cargo Space: 6
Base Move: L
Cannons: 2L-4S-3L-4L-2L-2S-2S-5S-4L-4L
Ability: Junk. Eternal. If this ship hits an enemy ship or wins a boarding party, immediately eliminate one crew of that enemy ship that has a point cost of 10 or more.
Link: Maorithil the Exalted One

Flavor text: The vessel that carries Maorithil to his ultimate destination among the gods of this world. The Deicide is unnaturally durable and is said to be unsinkable. Widespread respect for “The Exalted One” in all navies of the world ensure that she doesn’t waste time on lesser opponents.

Maorithil the Exalted One (pronounced “Mao-rih-theel”, here’s a picture)
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: LE
Type: Crew
Point Value: 8
Ability: Captain. EA. [Extra Action: Once per turn, roll a d6. On a 5-6, this ship may be given an extra action.]
Link: Deicide

Flavor text: Often mistaken for The Devil himself, Maorithil has a stately elegance and aura around him that most of the Cursed lack. Speaking little, he goes about his world-ending business in a calculating and grandiose way.

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Historical Custom of the Day #312

Prophet Daniel
Faction Affiliation: Pirate
Rarity: C
Type: Ship
Point Value: 15
Number of Masts: 3
Cargo Space: 5
Base Move: L
Cannons: 3S-2L-3L
Ability: Gold Capture. [If this ship wins a boarding party, she may capture the crew with the highest point cost instead of eliminating it. A captured crew becomes cargo worth its point cost in gold when unloaded at your home island.]
Link: Edward Woodman, Evan Jones, Abraham Samuel

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

I love pirates because its strategic enough to for me to enjoy, but easy enough to teach new players a fun tabletop game. I hope to bring some interesting photos and hopefully more people into the forum, as once I get into my hobbies I am very passionate about them. I’d say I’m 99% player, and the 1% collector wants to collect them all so I can play with them!

I can certainly agree and vibe with all of that!  😀  Welcome aboard!

I’ve also been able to source island-making materials from work, and now I’ve accumulated far more than I’m ever likely to use.  XD  I look forward to seeing your creations/games/etc.

[Ben]

Pirates CSG Podcast #36 – News, Recent Rulings, How to Use Synergistic Pieces, and Norvegia

Question of the Day: How do you use pieces synergistically? (combos/etc)

ShoutEngine: http://shoutengine.com/PiratesCSGPodcast/pirates-csg-podcast-36-news-recent-rulings-ho-70661

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gR3Wb_NdW4

Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/PiratesCSGPodcast36

News
-HWG out of DJC SE 4 box lot for $20 (Hill’s Wholesale Gaming: http://www.wholesalegaming.biz/pirates/)
-New posts up at Pirates with Ben – comments on posts/pages will help the site with rankings/etc. https://pirateswithben.com/ranking-pirates-of-the-caribbean-movies/
-Submit your 2018 Pirates CSG Hall of Fame ballot! https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/pirates-csg-hall-of-fame-2018-voting/
-Set Reviews now officially done, so we’ve literally discussed ALL existing game pieces PLUS nearly all the Unreleased game pieces that are publicly known (covers various “game piece reviews” mentioned in suggestions, plus you can see additional thoughts on most game pieces in my Collection Review Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRq8fy93o3wHNqZMSQzR342yP4WX_LHzq)
-Nobody has requested custom game piece reviews, and one person even said they wanted less, so might do less of that moving forward. Link to Podcast survey is below – please provide idea suggestions!

Recent Rulings: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/

How to use synergistic pieces: +1 to cargo on flotillas – devastating combos available
Norvegia –
http://www.miniaturetrading.com/im/showDeck/deck_id/375/grouping/0/extended_format/true
Norvegia vs. Altar of the Loa at 40 points: https://pirateswithben.com/norvegia-vs-altar-of-the-loa-2013/

Strategy talk: who to annoy or help in various situations you don’t expect – should you help or hurt certain opponents at various times? Especially in multiplayer. Examples include Pandora’s Box, Message in a Bottle with tied islands, Maps of Hades, etc. (with Maps – could go back and forth to toy with opponent)

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Slain Admiral
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: U
Type: Ship
Point Value: 16
Number of Masts: 4
Cargo Space: 3
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3S-2S-3L-3L
Ability: Explorer. If this ship eliminates crew from an enemy ship, always eliminate the crew with the highest point cost.
Link: General Slain

Flavor text: Named after an ancient but unknown naval commander, the Slain Admiral has become one of the primary assassins in the Atlantic fleet for the Cursed. Her captain has a unique view of the world, more humane than most of his Cursed comrades. However, he still takes great pleasure in killing his equals.

General Slain
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: U
Type: Crew
Point Value: 5
Ability: Captain. Crew with the helmsmen ability don’t take up cargo space on this ship. Once per turn, this ship may look at one face-down cargo on any ship.
Link: Slain Admiral

Flavor text: Fashioning himself a stately general, Slain got his nickname after his numerous murders of high ranking enemy officers. Aboard his ship the Slain Admiral, he values speed and striking force above all else, resulting in special quarters and treatment for anyone who can make his ship faster. His affinity for personal wealth exceeds that of most Cursed captains, and he has become skilled at using underworld spies to help him get the jump on opponents.

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Historical Custom of the Day #311

Edward Woodman
Pirate
Crew
3 points
Ability: Musketeer.
Link: Prophet Daniel, Thomas Tew

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

eBay is offering 15% off everything today until 12am PT!  Use code: PICKUPSALE.

Hot auctions: https://goo.gl/GWXNjX

Pack deals: https://goo.gl/MfHBQJ

 

Details: https://www.ebay.com/rpp/december-dozen

[Ben]

Trevor Bombas
Faction Affiliation: English
Rarity: LE
Type: Crew
Point Value: 5
Ability: S-Board. Place this crew face up during setup. Reduce the cost of all other crew placed on this ship by 1.

Flavor text: Trevor Bombas is a brave sailor who greatly enjoys sailing with many of his own kin. A dependable member of the crew, he is often seen (or heard) getting the entire crew to sing jolly songs of England.

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Historical Custom of the Day #310

Richard Shipton
Pirate
Crew
5 points
Ability: Captain. If this ship is within S of an enemy ship when this ship is given a move action, she gets +S to her base move. This ship can be transferred between Pirate ships without an explore action.
Link: Royal Fortune, Francis Spriggs

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Is Runes of Death eliminated immediately after the elimination of the final mast or crew on the ship, or must you wait for the effect to trigger at the beginning of your next turn in order to get rid of it?

With Message in a Bottle, does the owner of the ship choose where the ship is docked AT the island once your opponent chooses which (tied) island the ship docks at?

[Ben]

Yup.

Javelin
Faction Affiliation: Neutral
Rarity: U
Type: Equipment
Point Value: 1
Ability: This ship gains an extra 4S cannon that only eliminates crew and can’t have its range or rank increased. It can shoot from any mast (even an eliminated mast).

Yeah it’s not that good, but I don’t think it should be better and I can’t make it cheaper. Just a fun novelty of sorts.

Historical Custom of the Day #309

Flying King
Faction Affiliation: Pirate
Rarity: R
Type: Ship
Point Value: 6
Number of Masts: 1
Cargo Space: 3
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 3S
Ability: Crew assigned to this ship don’t take up cargo space.
Link: Robert Sample

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

eBay is doing another discount day! Use coupon code PLAYTIME15 to save 15% off products in the Toys and Video Games categories on eBay until tonight 12/13 at 11:59 PT!  😀

Wizkids Pirates packs: https://goo.gl/5rAqnX

I sorted the search under the Toys and Hobbies category so hopefully it will work! Happy Holiday shopping!

Details: https://goo.gl/cTJdRx

[Ben]

8-9.

Bowmen Legion
Faction Affiliation: Mercenary
Rarity: U
Type: Crew
Point Value: 10
Ability: Ex-Patriot. This ship gains extra 3L cannons on all of her masts that eliminate crew instead of masts on successful hits.

Flavor text: Clothed in dark gear and usually wearing hooded robes, these bowmen are expert shooters.

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Historical Custom of the Day #308

Robert Sample
Pirate
Crew
5 points
Ability: Captain. Filching Gold.
Link: Flying King, Edward England, Robert Lane

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Welcome aboard the ship!  Glad to know that at least one of my little eBay notes paid off.  (pun intended?  hmm XD)

Ship>boat

🙂  Now that’s more like it.  😀

I was blessed to host a 14-man / 4-day massive event back in ’06 – everyone had a ton of fun. Which of course is the point.

That does sound epic.  Any more details you remember?  If so (including any pictures), feel free to talk about it more in the Battle Reports thread.

Someone in a related Facebook group mentioned trying to get an event going at Gencon 2019.

Be as chatty as you want!!  This game and forum need it!  🙂

[Ben]

Ykkandri
Faction Affiliation: Viking
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 9
Ability: Reroll. Massacre. This crew can use its abilities on Jade Rebellion ships.

Flavor text: Hailing from China, this well-traveled orphan has learned to hate many peoples of the world. Though sympathetic to those in the Far East, he is not kind to anyone other than the Vikings he sails with.

~~~~~

Historical Custom of the Day #307

John Russell
Pirate
Crew
2 points
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against targets with all their masts.
Link: Edward Low

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Anybody looking to get someone a Pirates CSG gift this holiday season?

I know how happy I was to get an 18 pack box of DJC a number of years ago. Here’s the 36 pack box of Revolution from DACardWorld: https://goo.gl/3i1F3f

A few new listings from this seller: https://goo.gl/VubfhN
Including a lot of 4 SE boxes. I don’t think I’ve seen PotC blister packs before – kind of a weird design with the mangled corner – maybe it’s supposed to look like a puzzle piece or something? Feel like I’m missing something obvious. XD

[Ben]

Volting Junipau
Faction Affiliation: Pirate
Rarity:
Type: Crew
Point Value: 6
Ability: Firepot Specialist. Chainshot Specialist. If this ship hits an enemy ship with a 6, also eliminate a crew from that ship. This crew can use their abilities on Cursed and Mercenary ships.

Flavor text: In league with various forms of evil across the oceans, Volting has a penchant for combat and gunnery duels. His motives may become clear in the future….

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Historical Custom of the Day #306

Lieutenant Richards
Pirate
Crew
7 points
Ability: Captain. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against targets without all their masts.
Link: Revenge, Blackbeard

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Looking forward to playing my CG4 turn!

El Protector
Faction Affiliation: Spanish
Rarity: U
Type: Ship
Point Value: 12
Number of Masts: 4
Cargo Space: 5
Base Move: L
Cannons: 2S-2L-2L-2S
Ability: This ship can only shoot when she carries gold.

Flavor text: This galleon does carry fine cannons, but her crew are on strict orders to use them only to defend the glorious treasures claimed by the King of Spain.

Historical Custom of the Day #305

John Prie
Pirate
Crew
2 points
Ability: Hostile: Dutch. Crew killing. [Once per turn when this ship hits an enemy ship, also eliminate one crew from that ship.]

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Javelot (Javelin)
Faction Affiliation: French
Rarity: C
Type: Ship
Point Value: 13
Number of Masts: 3
Cargo Space: 2
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 1S-2S-2S
Ability: Schooner. This ship’s base move becomes L+L for move actions when moving in a straight line with all available move segments.

Flavor text: Sometimes the “spear” of French fleets, the “Javelin” is capable of astounding speed when sailing in the same direction for extended periods of time. Combined with finely made cannons and a well-trained crew, she is an excellent ship to stun an opponent with at the outset of a battle.

Historical Custom of the Day #304

Major Penner
Pirate
Crew
10 points
Ability: Captain. Once per turn you may give one ship in your fleet +S to her base move that turn.
Link: Bonetta

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Delmas Burgrum
Faction Affiliation: American
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 9
Ability: Marine. SAT. This crew can use its abilities on Mercenary ships.

Flavor text: Constantly switching between mercenary and true American hero, Burgrum knows what’s best for his pocketbook. However, a recent engagement to Natalya Rossi threatens everything he has worked for. His dream is to command a 10 masted junk and fight the Cursed.

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Historical Custom of the Day #303

Philip Lyne
Pirate
Crew
11 points
Ability: Captain. This ship gets +1 to her boarding rolls. If this ship wins a boarding party on a 1-5, she may eliminate all of the other ship’s crew. If this ship wins a boarding party on a 6, she may capture the crew with the highest point cost instead of eliminating it. A captive becomes assigned to this ship, takes up no cargo space, and can use its abilities. The captive cannot leave this ship.
Link: Francis Spriggs

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Check out these nice auctions ending soon! https://goo.gl/GWXNjX

ALERT: Use coupon code “PHLDAYTEN” if you pay by 3am PST on 12/8! 10% off everything! Details: https://goo.gl/Rb4RoR

Newest being bid on is a lot of 3 SE boxes – nice variety and colors. XD Those clearance stickers make me wish you could still go to a store and find OE boxes for $2.99….

[Ben]

My 2018 Pirates CSG Hall of Fame ballot:

Rizz (aka Riz the Bloody)

Rizz has been one of the most helpful community members for many years. He has submitted various documents and uploaded useful files to BGG, including some ship and crew card blanks. He had one of the most entertaining Pirate websites, the Corsairs of Douglas County, until it was taken down around a couple years ago. He did a lot of trades “back in the day” and has various other contributions to the community. (including over 1,000 posts and 16 pages of fleet/MR comments)

 

Lordstu

lordstu is unfortunately not around anymore, which I did factor into my vote. However, he (I think) held the record for most fleets submitted for a while, at 81 (not to mention 20 Miniature Reviews). What struck me about him was just how engaging nearly all of his posts were. He probably rates highly on the all-time “words per post” if there was such a metric recorded, since many of his posts were very deep into the heart of the game and specific to a degree hardly seen since. I think I’d say he is the deactivated member that I miss most. You can still see his ridiculous contributions to the fleets and MR sections, with nearly 50 pages of comments.  Shocked (I am at 41 pages for reference with more years of commenting, so the volume he did was likely unprecedented (Woelf at 55 pages but over the course of 8 years instead of about 4 for lordstu’s 49 pages). I counted 20 responses to a page in that search, which means lordstu has almost 1,000 comments on fleets and MR’s alone!

 

Piranha

Tony Vigil was the Rules Arbitrator before Woelf took over, and I believe the only other RA.  One of the most important people in Pirates CSG history outside of the game designers themselves.

[Ben]

Ragheela Banshee
Faction Affiliation: Barbary Corsair
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 6
Ability: Horror [For each enemy ship within S of this ship at the beginning of this ship’s turn, roll a d6. On a result of 3-6, one of the enemy ship’s crew cannot use their abilities on their turn.]. This ship gets +1 to any cannon shots she makes using specialists, equipment, or range extending abilities.

Flavor text: After becoming extremely bored with sea life after just one week, Ragheela decided to take matters into her own hands. Dressing like the “Screaming Mimi”, she appalls enemies with tricks for her own amusement. She also finds gunnery duels boring, and often spices them up with her own brand of firepower.

Historical Custom of the Day #302

Matthew Luke
Pirate
Crew
9 points
Ability: Captain. Massacre. This ship gets +1 to her boarding rolls against English ships. This crew can use his abilities on Spanish ships.

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Artimis Delamico
Faction Affiliation: Jade Rebellion
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 9
Ability: Reroll. When this ship is docked at your home island, you may eliminate one treasure. It becomes a 3S cannon that can be eliminated only when the ship sinks. Once per turn this ship can look at all treasure on all islands within L of her.

Flavor text: Both philsopher and scientist, Artimis is known to host experiments outside of his home in Hong Kong. Although he hasn’t had anything go terribly wrong yet, some nervous crews have been anxious to ask him for credentials. Despite the lack of confidence, some manner of luck and happy circumstance seem to follow him around. With his powers growing (he is now a “psychic” with sensing valuables, and even turning them into firearms!), some suggest a connection to voodoo or the Cursed, which Artimis vehemently denies.

~~~~~

Historical Custom of the Day #301

John Quelch
Pirate
Crew
8 points
Ability: Captain. Hoard.
Link: Thomas Larimore

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

[Ben]

Can Filching Gold or Peter Miles/etc be used after brushing against a canoe without ramming?

Is it acceptable to remove used or resolved UT’s from the game?  Can you ever retrigger them by stealing to new ship?  Any problem just removing them from play? (ex: Lost, Whirlpool, etc)

[Ben]

Ceremonial Slaying
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: U
Type: Ship
Point Value: 19
Number of Masts: 4
Cargo Space: 4
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 2L-2S-3L-4S
Ability: Switchblade. Fear. If this ship eliminates an enemy crew, you may move one enemy ship within S of this ship S away from this ship.

Flavor text: All aboard this large vessel make a huge ruckus around the killing of a single individual. After blood has been spilt and another life is extinguished by the Cursed, the crew rejoice. This can cause other ships to recoil in fear – they do not want to be the cause of the next grand celebration.

Historical Custom of the Day #300!

Juan Ponce de León
Spanish
Rare
Crew
4 points
Ability: Explorer. This ship gets +1 to her boarding rolls. When this ship docks at a wild island, you may eliminate any non-Spanish crew on the island [unless they are in a fort].
Link: Christopher Columbus

You can find my custom sets here: Pirates of the Age of Sail and Pirates of the Epic Seas

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