Jonathan Bowen

Another day, another drink at the Tavern.
Today, I bring another Tale from the Dark Tides. A tale of harsh bitterness in the frozen heart of winter…

Nobleman Jacques Schofield

Ice frosted the elaborate glass window panes in Jacques Schofield’s study. He sat at his desk, admiring a new portrait and sipping a glass of fine wine from his winter…[Read more]

Hey y’all!
I’m back at the Tavern; so you know what that means. Another tale from the Dark Tides.

Today, we join a pirate captain, awoken in the dead of night…

One-Eyed Bennet

There was a loud knock on the door. A voice spoke loudly through the thick wood: “Cap’n! There’s, uhh… A situation on deck.”
One-Eyed Bennett had woken up at the…[Read more]

That’s a pretty powerful ship, there. It almost sounds like something Xerecs or I made! 😜😀
I’d say the points are probably accurate considering the combination of abilities and other stats. Really cool concept though!
Additionally, a named Shipwright is generally an unusual find in any set, and the ability combo potentials given by Evylaethil on a…[Read more]

Ah; I had the names wrong 😅😂 (I’ll see what I can do to fix that)

Well, while having a specific named crew, like the Witch King would be probably ideal, I was kinda going for an Unblinking 99 feel, where its just one crew, but it encompasses all of the mentioned characters/individuals.

@Xerecs: I’ll post when I’m alive inside again. 😛😅😂😜

@Ben: So you suggest a link similar to the Heart of Stone?
I can Make the Barad-dûr’s cannons more accurate or change/add the World-Hating, but I don’t want to make her a fort. I kinda like the idea that whoever finds the ring will be pursued by two fairly good gunships for a majority of the game. I was honestly tempted to make one if not both of…[Read more]

@Ben and Woelf: Thank you for your feedback! I will probably try playtesting at the suggested 11 points, and we’ll see how that works.

And now, the final installment in Seas of Doom (for reals this time): The Super Rares.

Relevant Keywords:

–World-Hater: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against any [non-faction] ship.

–Man-O’-War: Once…[Read more]

@Ben: Lol. At this point, whatever the flavor says is kinda just my head-canon. It makes sense in correspondence with the next faction. 😉 But for the record, “No body, No death” 😜
For the L’annonciateur, I can totally adjust to the second ability with your recommended point cost.
And about her origins, if I’m being honest, I ran out of Ideas, a…[Read more]

Hey, y’all
It’s been a few days, but I’ve got the next two factions of LE pieces from Seas of Doom!

Relevant Keywords:

–Repeating Guns: When this ship is given a shoot action, you may declare that she is using repeating guns. If all cannons hit during that shoot action, each cannon may shoot again. (This action does not count towards the two…[Read more]

@El Cazador:

Alright; I’ve experimented with abilities like that before. I can change it to that with out a problem.
And yes; I used the Movie Prometheus as name inspiration. Even tho I’ve never seen it… 😅😂

@Ben: When it’s 12:40 at night, and you’re still typing, there is such a thing as “too long of a post” 😅😂😅😂

Hey everybody! Today I’ve got two more factions from Seas of Doom’s LE section!

Relevant Keywords

–Fleet Admiral: Once, at the beginning of your turn, roll a d6. On a 6, give any one ship in your fleet an extra action.

3. Porphyrion
Point…[Read more]

Yeah, I lied…. It’s not exactly “Tomorrow” 😅😜

Hello again, all!

@Ben and Cazador: Thank you both for your feedback on the Doomsday and her linked crew! I’ll probably playtest her at 40 points, and if she’s still completely OP, then I’ll make her a limited use piece

@Cazador: If the Byzantine pieces are meant to be Roman, perhaps the ship name…[Read more]

Hello again, all!
I have returned from my inexplicable hibernation to bring you the final chapter of Seas of Doom!

Presenting: The Limited Edition Section

The LE section of Seas of Doom consists of one pair of linked crew and ship for each of the major six factions and the mercenaries respectively (each faction gets a crew and ship that…[Read more]

In my opinion, I like the idea of Marines being able to target specific crew. It makes sense to me if they ignore defensive abilities on an island, but I think if they’re on a ship, maybe count as one of the ship’s cannons/guns, at least in the way of the Vega/Algernon ability. However, I think for a generic crew, what WK made might work on its…[Read more]

@Woelf: Perhaps I could give the Mirage an ability similar to that of Dr. Faust from Fiends of the Blood Islands? His ability reads: “Once at the beginning of each of your turns,roll a d6. On a result of 6, instead of giving this ship an action, you may give an enemy ship an action.”
Would this make the Mirage a little less broken?

Welcome,…[Read more]

Alright; I’ll add that to the Mirage. You think points would stay about the same?

However, it’s only against the Barbary Corsairs, who are a minor faction, which is why I don’t think the ability is worth a lot of points.

Yeah, ok, that’s fair. 😅😂
So if this ability were to appear targeting a major faction (i.e. England or America) it would lik…[Read more]

Perhaps depending on how broken it is in playtesting, I could give it a semi-severe negative ability? I was thinking of adding “Masts eliminated in this way cannot be repaired.” Does that seem too negative, or basically make the Mirage pointless?

Very interesting ability on the Parasitic Legion. Don’t think I’d use her, but I’m pretty sure that…[Read more]

Alrighty; it’s late, but I’ve got one last post of standard release for Seas of Doom. So here we go!

Relevant Keywords:
– Ironclad: You must roll a 5 or 6 to hit this ship.
– HI-Raider: This ship may dock at an enemy Home Island and load one treasure. If able, she must leave on her next turn.

17. Mercury
Points: 16
Masts: 3 (jib)
Cannons:…[Read more]

@Ben: So given the combination of Captain, Ex-Pat, and the new ability, would you say Julie is good at 6 points, or should go to 7?

Wow!! 😮😮😮 At first glance, I was unsure if I’d ever use the Inferno, but with that defensive backlash from sinking her, her usability greatly increases 😄(at least IMO). Paladin Arnaustas seems just a little OP to me;…[Read more]

Alright, it’s been waaay too long. So here’s the next few Mercenary pieces from Seas of Doom!

Relevant Keywords:
– Repeating Guns: When this ship is given a shoot action, you may declare that she is using repeating guns. If all cannons hit during that shoot action, each cannon may shoot again. (This action does not count towards the two action…[Read more]