BenSten

I’m interested in finding a Raptor Maw, Shal-bala, Jormungandr, or any kraken for trade. Anyone have one they’d be willing to part with?

Just stumbled across this thread as I started researching if ramming was a common naval tactic. It also seemed funny to me as a rule and more of a last-ditch option. Found this Wikipedia article which is helpful. In particular:

“A key element in the design and construction of a ramming vessel is the ability to stop its forward progress and reverse…

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One other unrelated question that I can’t find figure out from the rules. I know that “sea monster” overrides “sea creature”. Sea creatures cannot ram or be rammed, board or be boarded. In contrast, sea monsters state that they can ram other ships. That said, sea monster rules do not explicitly state that a sea monster can be rammed/boarded; this…[Read more]

I’m thinking maybe I didn’t do a good job at explaining my question as a ton of my ships only have a die on one side of a mast. I found a random pic on the internet showing the three middle masts that don’t have a die on the front side. So in this case could those masts not shoot forward?

Thanks for the quick reply 🙂

One other question I’ve been having. I’ve noticed that some masts only have a die printed on one side, and have assumed that was done on purpose and that shots can only be made from one side of the mast. This would mean 180 degrees is the max for that mast’s shot (assuming no other masts are in the way). Is that correct?

Hi everyone I’ve recently gotten back into Pirates CSG and I’ve got a handful of random questions:

• Am I correct that sea creatures can only move OR shoot? Seems to be really limiting in how effective they can be. If that’s the case, has anyone tried house-ruling that they can always move AND shoot?
• Native canoes. I’m probably just missing…

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Hi everyone! I’ve recently gotten back into Pirates CSG and have a pretty decent sized collection. I’m trying to get some of my friends to learn how to play it too :). I’ll probably be lurking in the forums and asking a few questions here and there!