Pirates with Ben | Skelebone | Activity https://pirateswithben.com/members/stt1/activity/ Activity feed for Skelebone. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:27:05 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ca370b4d9d23ef5e9d57da4b200739e7 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/40/#post-16547 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:14:02 -0700 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]

]]> 0 6720eceeb5d08225eb30ef992b065ae2 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/40/#post-16133 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 05:07:23 -0800

<p style=”border: 0px; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 1em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #000000; background-color: #fbfbfb;”>Does this work only with a generic Explorer, or does anyone with the keyword count?   Looking specifically at D…

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]]> 0 815221121a8ab4a806330bd20267f1fa Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/40/#post-16131 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 23:59:46 -0800 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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]]> 0 f0873ac3732f0ec909cf77d8ca33bb93 Skelebone replied to the topic 2022 End of Year Awards in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/2022-end-of-year-awards/#post-16126 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:17:04 -0800 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]

]]> 0 9dc736242c657dc6c009d8df333a945a Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/40/#post-16051 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 04:15:28 -0800 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]

]]> 0 ff88584850b1ff555f074f5ca9006848 Skelebone replied to the topic Holiday Booty Giveaway Contest! in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/holiday-booty-giveaway-contest/#post-15905 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 02:07:48 -0800 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!

]]> 0 0b6772100f776db12d9d4c2b223fc828 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/39/#post-14855 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:50:33 -0700

<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: #fb…

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]]> 0 10123a72308726b3f4142203d43bf4b6 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/39/#post-14821 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 01:18:54 -0700 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.

]]> 0 f2d158e958bf5707908096f7c81270f8 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/39/#post-14820 Sun, 29 May 2022 19:32:11 -0700

<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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]]> 0 2d80b5d064afb006866dbac116f4bad6 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/39/#post-14818 Fri, 27 May 2022 20:59:08 -0700 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]

]]> 0 394478cd0c447dd0e705ca5083c9d525 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/39/#post-14817 Sat, 21 May 2022 02:31:21 -0700 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]

]]> 0 2b5c5993de8c930df6a908b9ea5c6d14 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/39/#post-14816 Wed, 18 May 2022 14:53:36 -0700

<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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]]> 0 c33a3a72f6f96e9d01523263ef907728 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/38/#post-14814 Mon, 16 May 2022 01:58:04 -0700

<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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]]> 0 9dcbf153cf683959606924a6b909f354 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/38/#post-14812 Fri, 13 May 2022 22:59:37 -0700 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]

]]> 0 1f8585fd2357b79e699b1006e35e93aa Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/38/#post-14808 Sat, 07 May 2022 01:05:03 -0700 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]

]]> 0 43c3381eef1718f654c6ba21dcb87cba Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/38/#post-14804 Sat, 30 Apr 2022 06:42:15 -0700 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]

]]> 0 6b90c07901c34064e28222e7eb4f1a50 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/38/#post-14795 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:03:31 -0700 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]

]]> 0 eff4b149d89544b19fbac0ac0a4e8612 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/38/#post-14793 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:27:17 -0700 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.
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]]> 0 94db469bb5c3108339c7f8d457f8a3b6 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/31/#post-10853 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:05:49 -0700 @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.

]]> 0 8785472484bd710d2d5b1336f105ec22 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/31/#post-10849 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 20:40:06 -0700 <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]

]]> 0 9b7e15cc27d10cd774b94c6d31b22ada Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/31/#post-10773 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:15:08 -0700

Fantastic! Will it be entirely based on history?

@Ben

Not quite historical so much as more realistic than say Ocean’s Edge. There will be some ships/crew that are fictitious, while still being well within the realm of possibility. Also, just for a bit of fun and flavor, the Swedes will be getting a long ship or two, perhaps one for Germany to f…[Read more]

]]> 0 449b97663ae753967d9996e3a27b6b67 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/31/#post-10682 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:24:40 -0800

If it’s always going to be attached to a ship and has no use on its own, this would make more sense as Equipment.

It could take up no cargo space when revealed (deployed).

I’m thinking it could also be “detached” and give it’s effects to whichever ship is closest.

 

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]]> 0 f9f2f25c4de80fc875c470a2f305827e Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/31/#post-10672 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:24:36 -0800 Hot Air Balloons

Basically a support unit like native canoes. Destroyed in one shot, no firepower. Must be towed behind a ship, but doesn’t reduce the ship’s speed (unless the ship’s base move is three movements, then it will go down to its first two). It reduces the die roll requirement for cannons by 1 unless it’s already a 2. You could also…[Read more]

]]> 0 93f2d175b4c517416c2a2582989cbef5 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/31/#post-10665 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:31:18 -0800 ><span style=”color: #000000; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, ‘Lucida Grande’, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;”>Seems okay, but I think the wording and language for the ability need to be cleared up. Simply saying “Cannot be boarded” is rather vague.</span>

Thanks, I’ll be sure to edit it.

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]]> 0 215dacbea444eecf31ba140fd2bf998c Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/31/#post-10663 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:09:06 -0800 I’ve been playing Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag recently, and I wanted to create a ship and crew based on it, so here’s what I’ve come up with.

Relevant Keywords: Assassin: +1 to all boarding rolls. After a successful boarding party, roll a d6. On a 5 or a 6, eliminate one crew from the boarded ship (eliminates unique crew first).

Brig: This…[Read more]

]]> 0 9ceeb5d708023214a891d91db0a95516 Skelebone changed their profile picture https://pirateswithben.com/activity/p/4357/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:48:25 -0800 0 02f44387ce27b02342defe873a0a1a96 Skelebone's profile was updated https://pirateswithben.com/activity/p/4355/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:25:11 -0800 0 c0c465939ecd242b357bf263dfb7bb22 Skelebone replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/30/#post-10657 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 01:46:19 -0800 I’m creating a new set, called Pirates of the Baltic Sea. It will add Sweden and Russia, as well as a Germany that has united about 100 or so years earlier than in our time line (and has a stronger navy). These factions will replace Spain, France, and America. So far I’ve only finished one ship, so here it is:

Relevant Keywords:  Yacht: +1 to a…[Read more]

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