Not too long ago, I began work on a new custom set, Pirates of the Eastern Seas, primarily featuring a new Japanese faction and themed around the various expeditions to Japan and East Asia in the mid 19th century. Here are a few pieces that have been completed so far:

Name: Akaryu
ID: 001
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 17
Faction: Japan
Masts: 6
Cannons:…[Read more]

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As only three of the major factions got subs in MI, I made custom subs for the other three majors who did not get any:

Name: Poseidon
Cost: 14
Faction: English
Segments: 3
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Cannons: 2L-3L-4L
Ability: Submarine. Once per turn, reroll any die roll made for this ship; you must use the second die roll result.
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2022 has been a pretty good year for me as far as Pirates is concerned. I fully rejoined the community after taking a step back in 2020, I finally completed my custom set which I’d first envisioned two years ago, and I increased my collection from a measly 94 ships to a grand fleet of 261.

I think my “Fleet of the Year” would have to be my 70…[Read more]

Although the song Barrett’s Privateers got referenced with HMS Antelope (BC 052), I don’t quite feel the piece properly represents the song it’s referencing. so I’ve created a few pieces which I feel better encapsulate the ship and her crew:

Name: Antelope

Cost: 6

Faction: English

Link: Elcid Barrett

Masts: 2

Cargo: 3

Movement:…[Read more]

Thanks for putting this on, Ben! Had a great time playing and had just as fun writing up the reports. This was probably the most I’ve played in a while, and its definitely inspired me to try and play more often.

Happy Holidays!

<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: #fbfbfb;”>Cool set and thanks for sharing! </span><span style=”color: #000000; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color:…

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Decided to just rework False Sighting altogether. Its new effect is similar, although hopefully more balanced:

At the beginning of this ship’s turn, roll a d6. on a 5 or a 6, skip this ship’s turn and remove False Sighting from the game. This treasure cannot be unloaded.

<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;”>I would suggest a re-word to Mortar Shot.</span>

Will do.

<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;”>Does this apply to any of the ships…

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I come today with the completed unique treasures of Pirates of the Baltic Sea, and will probably be the last post I make on the set for a little while.

Name: Mortar Shot
ID: 101
Rarity: Rare
Effect: Once per turn, during a shooting action this ship may double the range of one of her cannons, but a 5 or a 6 must be rolled to hit. On a hit, remove…[Read more]

This week I return with the currently completed selection of Pirate pieces in my Pirates of  the Baltic Sea custom set!

Name: Fallen Eagle
ID: 001
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 14
Masts: 5
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Cannons: 3S-3S-3S-3S-3S
Ability: Crew of any nationality may use their abilities on this ship. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against…[Read more]

<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;”>One thing you could maybe do is make the six roll also include the five effect so it eliminates all crew (or just named crew?) before capturing the ship, so you’re still getting the ship but it won’t be as capable as it was…

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<span style=”color: #000000; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;”>This should be limited to once per turn, so it can’t be infinitely chained with lucky rolls.  It might be a minor issue on a single-mast ship, but imagine it being copied by a 10-master, or even a 5-mast ship.  It should als…

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Another round from Baltic Sea – this time it’s the currently completed selection of German pieces.

Name: SMS Friedrich der Grosse
ID: 023
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 19
Link: The Black Baron
Masts: 5
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Cannons: 2L-2S-2L-2S-2L
Ability: Broadsides Attack. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against pirates.
Flavor Text: The flagship of…[Read more]

Round 3 of customs from Pirates of the Baltic Sea; this time around I have an entire faction! The Cursed have a more limited presence in this set, and so they were quicker to be finished. Have a look:

Name: Nachtkrapp
ID: 089
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 6
Masts: 1
Cargo: 2
Movement: S
Cannon: 2L
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against the…[Read more]

Time for the next round of customs from Pirates of the Baltic Sea!

First off, two Swedish ships I had forgotten to post last time:

Name: Mars
ID: 157
Rarity: Special Edition
Cost: 14
Masts: 4
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Cannons: 3L-2L-2L-3L
Ability: Once per turn, one of this ship’s cannons may shoot again if it misses.
Flavor Text: Mars has been…[Read more]

I had completely blanked on the fact that the abilities contradicted, thank you for pointing that out. The vessel that piece is based off of was labeled as a yacht in the database I was using and so I just tacked on the keyword without really thinking about it. As for the keyword itself, it’s a holdover from the first ship made for the set from…[Read more]

Going to start posting my customs from Baltic Sea here again as well as the discord as this feels a bit more permanent than discord; to start, here’s all the currently completed pieces for Sweden:

Name: Kronan
ID: 067
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 17
Masts: 5
Cargo: 5
Movement: S+S
Cannons: 3S-3L-3L-3L-3S
Ability: Broadsides Attack.
Flavor Text:…[Read more]

@Woelf the ability was meant to be like schooner. As I said, I need to do some heavy wording changes, as it’s supposed to be the ship’s mid-point.

<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;”><span style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;”>Here’s another ship from Pirates of the Baltic Sea, based around the ship-type of a 2-mast galley. Relevant Keywords: Turuma – When this ship is within 1S of an island, it may rotate 360° around its mid-point. If…[Read more]