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We return from a holiday hiatus! Picking up where we left off in the Farthest Shore, we have some Americans!
USS Fearless
American
Points: 13
Masts: 3
Cannons: 2S-2L-2S
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: Blockade Runner.Flavor: The crew of the Fearless take one of America’s oldest quotes to heart: “Give me Liberty or give me Death!” Charging guns first into every fight, their tenacity has earned this ship her name.
Foxtrot
American
Points:
Masts: 2
Cannons: 4S-4S
Cargo: 4
Movement: L+S
Ability: Schooner. Once per turn this ship can randomly take one treasure from any ship she touches.Flavor: Small and quick, the Foxtrot has been known to sneak within boarding range of larger ships, and get away with her fill of goods to sell on the black market. Crewed by a capable assortment of thieves, she has yet to be caught in the act of theft.
Blockade Runner: This ship gets +1 to her ramming and boarding rolls. Ramming cannot eliminate this ship’s masts.
We move to the next cycle of the Farthest Shore, starting with the English!
HMS North Wind
English
Points: 13
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-3L-3S
Cargo: 3
Movement: S+S
Ability: Schooner. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against any non-English ship.Flavor: TBD
HMS Goodrich
English
Points: 8 (B)
Masts: 2
Cannons: 4L-4L
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Ability: One of this ship’s treasures is worth +1 gold when she docks at your home island.Flavor: TBD
Two more for the Nexus Alliance as this cycle comes to a close. Tomorrow, the English!
Blue Blade
Nexus Alliance
Points: 13
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-2L-3S
Cargo: 7
Movement: S
Ability: Junk. Once per turn you may swap a treasure on this ship for a treasure on a friendly ship within S.
Link: Dirk MansleyFlavor: One of many traveling markets, the Blue Blade is the favorite vessel of Dirk Mansley. He and captain Xeno often share drinks onboard, with liquor from the captain’s personal reserve.
Henrietta’s Stew
Nexus Alliance
Points: 10
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 4S-5S-4S
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Ability: This ship may move S after loading treasure.Flavor: Sailing routinely from Nexus Tower to the Crux Prime Base Camp, the crew of the Stew serve an essential role. Theirs is one of the few ships that keeps the Base Camp supplied with foodstuffs.
Dirk Mansley
Nexus Alliance
Points: 6
Ability: Once per turn give one ship in your fleet +1 to her cannon rolls.
Link: Blue BladeFlavor: Dirk is a good talker. Give him a minute and he’ll talk your ear off. Dirk’s words are almost never empty, if he says he’ll fish the biggest fish of them all, he will.
We continue with the Alliance! Two more as this cycle comes to a close!
Meldric’s Stream
Nexus Alliance
Points: 11
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 4S-3S-4S
Cargo: 7
Movement: S
Ability: After looking at treasure on a wild island, you may trade any one treasure from that island for a random treasure on any other wild island. This ship must load the traded treasure.
Link: Gren StacksonFlavor: The Meldric is more of a merchant ship than a warship. The crew is skilled at both however, and keeps a small inventory of things to sell to fellow sailors and marines.
Rudderdent
Nexus Alliance
Points: 10
Masts: 3(B)
Cannons: 4S-2L-4S
Cargo: 7
Movement: S
Ability: Explorer. After looking at treasure on a wild island, you may trade any one treasure from that island for a random treasure on any other wild island. This ship must load the traded treasure.
Link: Hugh LunanFlavor: The Rudderdent is part of the Nexus Alliance’s push into the larger world. Her crews experience charting and exploring the ocean will be integral to the success of that objective.
Gren Stackson
Nexus Alliance
Points: 7
Ability: Gunner. One of this ship’s treasures is worth +1 gold when she docks at your home island.
Link: Meldric’s StreamFlavor: Gren is a loyal and dedicated man. His devotion to the cause of the Nexus Alliance is second to none. That fanaticism has kept him unknowingly on a short leash.
Hugh Lunnan
Nexus Alliance
Points: 7
Ability: Eternal. Once per turn, one ship in you fleet may re-roll one die roll she makes. You must use the second die roll result.
Link: Jett Lunan, RudderdentFlavor: Hugh seems to be one of the first members of the Alliance. His name appears on records going back to when Typhonus was still human and not Cursed.
Gunner: Once at the beginning of your turn, roll a D6, on a 1-4 this ship’s cannons have L range for this turn, on a 5 or 6 this ships cannons are all 2-rank for this turn.
You should make that a “once per turn” or “as part of a XXXXX action” ability, just so players can’t use it to annoy opponents by looking at the same coins over and over. As written, it could be used at any time and as often as you wanted, without any timing restrictions or limits.
I’ll likely adjust it to a once per your turn, as I don’t want it to be too similar to Unholy Light.
Boulder might see a re-work or additional ability added.
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The Farthest Shore continues with two more for the Alliance!
Klaus
Nexus Alliance
Points: 10
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 3S-4L-4L
Cargo: 5
Movement: L
Ability: Once per turn you may randomly trade one treasure with an enemy ship within L.Flavor: The Klaus sails trade routes that border on Alliance territory, and is infested with pirates. The crew has become accustomed and used to dealing with them, offering some of their goods for passage. The trade they do on the seas often is more beneficial to them than it is to the pirates however.
Achilles Plutarch
Nexus Alliance
Points: 11
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 3L-3S-2L
Cargo: 4
Movement: S
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls when she is assigned an equipment.Flavor: The Plutarch sails from Nexus Tower every month, laden with goods and other cargo bound for the frontier of the Alliance’s waters. Most of these “goods” are weapons to supply the soldiers and marines that have so far kept the outside world from invading Alliance waters.
I’m not sure where you have the current version priced, but adding this negative could drop it down to being a 1-point ability. Making it zero-cost is tempting, but the Sargasso benefit is still slightly better than the reef negative.
Currently the Jungle is a 4 point ship.
Is there a reason why the use of this needs to be declared ahead of time? Unless there’s some potential negative or an interaction with some other ability being addressed, you could trim it down to something like this
I’d have to ask Darkhurst who made the keyword. I’ll suggest the wording change to him as well.
Without some sort of range extension (2x, etc.) included, when would this ability ever get used? Even with some of the thinnest of the generic WK islands, plain L-range cannons are going to have a hard time reaching anything on another side unless the target is docked and this ship is parked tight sideways against the opposite shore. Cutting the edge of a corner doesn’t add much when it’s safe to assume that any fighting ship will have a captain.
Given that, could the point cost come down if I don’t give it a range extender?
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Two more for the Alliance!
Jade Night
Nexus Alliance
Points: 12
Masts: 3
Cannons: 2L-3S-2L
Cargo: 3
Movement: L+S
Ability: Junk. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against Mercenary and Pirate ships.
Link: Lloyd MontgomeryFlavor: The normally peaceable Lloyd Montgomery commissioned this ship for one purpose, to keep vengeful pirates and unwanted mercenaries out of Alliance waters.
Shuri
Nexus Alliance
Points: 13
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-3S-3S
Cargo: 3
Movement: L+S
Ability: Junk. This ship ignores iceberg terrain. This ship may look at all face-down coins on islands within S.
Link: Zachariah ShardFlavor: Shard has learned from Ionic explorers and from his own experience how to avoid icebergs, and he has passed that knowledge to the crew of the Shuri. Furthermore, he has taught them how to know the unknown.
Two more for the Alliance!
Ice Tumbler
Nexus Alliance
Points: 14
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3L-4S-3L
Cargo: 3
Movement: S
Ability: Junk. Two hits in the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ships masts.
Link: Zachariah ShardFlavor: The eccentric Zachariah Shard insisted that the hull of the Ice Tumbler be double layered. This has resulted in significant reductions in the vessel’s speed, but has made her immune to most cannon fire.
Untraveled Path
Nexus Alliance
Points: 13
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3L-2L-4L
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: Junk. Islands do not block this ships line of fire.
Link: Christopher StoneFlavor: Before settling in with the Alliance Christopher Stone was an aimless wanderer, searching for what he called the “untraveled path”. Even now that he has found a home in the Alliance he continues to search for the “untraveled path”.
Grand Boulder is somewhat powerful, though I still think Repeating Guns should be a cheaper keyword. I know I’m a bad example, but I would almost never get to benefit from it. XD
Based on her flavor text, I think an alternate ability could work too: +1 to cannon rolls when she is given a shoot action (rather than shooting in general, which will usually be as part of a move action). That way the cannons get a bonus when she stays in place to shoot.
Her point cost is coming down, initially to 15. I may raise or lower it from there. Interesting idea for an alternate or secondary ability, I don’t think I’ll add it to the Boulder, but I’ll keep that one in mind for a future ship (or crew) ability.
Grand Jungle is quite interesting, would make for the cheapest 3 master in the game. In her flavor text, do you mean shallow draft rather than deep draft? (with the hull not sticking as far down, to avoid the weeds)
I suppose that would make more real sense, but I was going off the in-game reasoning. Small ships get stuck in the Sargasso while large ships plow through.
I got chewed up by life for a couple days, but we are back with the next two ships for the Alliance in Farthest Shore!
Grand Boulder
Nexus Alliance
Points: 18
Masts: 3
Cannons: 2L-2S-3L
Cargo: 3
Movement: S+L
Ability: Junk. Repeating Guns. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against Mercenary ships.
Link: Christopher StoneFlavor: Another of Stone’s ships, the Grand Boulder is fitted with several anchors, to literally anchor her in place. This stability allows her cannons to be fired with much more accuracy and speed.
Grand Jungle
Nexus Alliance
Points: 4
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-3S-3S
Cargo: 2
Movement: S
Ability: Junk. This ship ignores Sargasso Sea terrain.
Link: Lloyd MontgomeryFlavor: The Grand Jungle has a surprisingly deep draft for a ship her size, allowing her to sail unimpeded through the various seaweeds and kelp forests in the Nexus Archipelago.
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 as a free action. The first cannon that misses on its second shot ends the shoot action.
We return to the Nexus Alliance for the next cycle!
Charger
Nexus Alliance
Points: 7
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-3L-3S
Cargo: 3
Movement: L+S
Ability: Junk. Forts cannot hit this ship. This ship gets -1 to her cannon rolls when her linked crew is assigned to her.
Link: Kenneth SmithFlavor: The regular sailors that man this ship take great comfort in the fact that Kenneth Smith is often not onboard. Smith’s fickle attitude and lackadaisical captaining often lead to poor handling.
Stormwalker
Nexus Alliance
Points: 11
Masts: 3
Cannons: 2L-3S-4L
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: Junk. Ghost Ship. If this ship begins her turn within S of a Fog Bank, she gets +L to her base move for this turn.
Link: Gordon WalkerFlavor: The Stormwalker is full of Gordon Walker’s prototype small arms designs, along with several other strange devices. Several attempts have been made by the Cursed to capture this ship, all so far unsuccessful.
Two more for the Mercenaries from Farthest Shore!
Xibalba
Mercenary
Points: 15
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 2S-2S-2S
Cargo: 3
Movement: S+L
Ability: Mercenary. Fear.Flavor: The sailors who crew the Xibalba know one universal fact about mankind. When something is named after a God of Death or their domain, people come to fear what it is capable of.
Ghillig
Mercenary
Points: 12
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 2S-3L-2S
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: Mercenary. Once per turn, this ship may shoot an exploding shot from one of her cannons. Exploding Shot rules apply.Flavor: The Ghillig’s crew has made a name for their ship by adhering to what her captain calls his “Scorched Sea” strategy: Give no quarter, and leave no ship unburned.
Replacing that with “If Cursed, the point limit for cargo on this ship is reduced by 1.” would make it a much more direct analog for the original Black Mark. The ship allowing one less point of space is the functional equivalent of a BM crew needing one extra.
Something like this?
Black Totem v.2
This ship may begin the game as a member of the Cursed nation instead of its own. If it does, change its flag to Cursed during set-up; it is now a member of the Cursed nation (any crew aboard the ship retain their original nationalities). If Cursed, the point limit for cargo on this ship is reduced by 1.First draft of a new keyword:
Black Totem
This ship may begin the game as a member of the Cursed nation instead of its own. If it does, change its flag to Cursed during set-up; it is now a member of the Cursed nation (any crew aboard the ship retain their original nationalities). If Cursed the rank of each of this ships cannons is increased by 1.I’m intending this to be a ship equivalent of the Black Mark keyword.
Two more Ionics from the Farthest Shore!
Sea King
Ionic
Points:12
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-4L-3S
Cargo: 3
Movement: L
Ability: Submarine. This ship may shoot at submerged targets.Flavor: TBD
Razorfish
Ionic
Points: 20
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-4S-3S
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: Submarine. This ship may eliminate up to two masts on a successful ram. If this ship touches another ship, eliminate one cargo from that ship.Flavor: The Rrazorfish was designed with large ‘razors’ protruding from her hull. These blades are exceptionally sharp and allow the Razorfish to severely damage any ship she comes into contact with.
Two more Spaniards from the Farthest Shore!
Corazón de Invierno
Spanish
Points: 12
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 4L-3S-3L
Cargo: 7
Movement: L
Ability: Blockade Runner. Enemy ships get +1 to their cannon rolls against this ship.Flavor: Built tough, to withstand icy weather, the Winter’s Heart will likely receive her first test against cannons when she begins delivering trade goods to Spanish naval ports on the borders of the Farthest Shore.
El Salmón
Spanish
Points: 9
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 3S-4L-3S
Cargo: 6
Movement: S+S
Ability: (none)Flavor: El Salmón was just a merchant fishing vessel when the race to the Farthest Shore began. Her captain volunteered to join the Spanish fleet and she’s been carrying goods to and from Naval outposts ever since.
A=Common
B=UncommonBlockade Runner: This ship gets +1 to her ram and boarding rolls. Ramming cannot eliminate this ship’s masts.
Hoist the tri-color, two more for the French from Farthest Shore!
Daaé
French
Points: 9
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 3S-4L-3S
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Ability: Parley. Oarsman.
Flavor: A private ship owned by the Vicomte, Raoul de Leroux, the Daaé was named in honor of the woman he’d loved.
Cyrano
French
Points: 12
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 2S-3S-2S
Cargo: 3
Movement: S+S
Ability: This ship gets plus one to her cannon rolls against any non-French ship. This ship ignores the first hit she takes each turn.Flavor: A strong and sturdy ship, the Cyrano is one of the toughest vessels under control of the French Navy, even though her humble crew often underplay their own genius tactics and heroic deeds.
Two more for the Cursed from Farthest Shore!
Dihnet
Cursed
Points: 14
Masts: 3
Cannons: 2L-2L-2L
Cargo: 3
Movement: L
Ability: After this ship completes a shoot action, any enemy ship within S is moved L away from this ship.Flavor: TBD
Ribspreader
Cursed
Points: 7
Masts: 2 (B)
Cannons: 3S-3S
Cargo: 4
Movement: S
Ability: Equipment do not take up point space on this ship.Flavor: Baron Typhonus uses the Ribspreader to hide and store stolen weaponry.
B= Uncommon
Two more Pirates for the Farthest Shore, we’re nearing the end of their ship line up will be starting on crew soon!
Desire
Pirate
Points: 9
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 2S-3L-4S
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: This ship’s crew cannot be eliminated unless she sinks.Flavor: The men who serve aboard the Desire have sold their souls to her captain, in exchange for untold riches. So strong is their greed, that they still believe their captain intends to pay and release them.
Sabor
Pirate
Points: 8
Masts: 2 (B)
Cannons: 2S-2S
Cargo: 1
Movement: S+L
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her boarding rolls.Flavor: In the hands of masters, Sabor is a deadly vessel, capable of quickly striking and incapacitating even the toughest of imperial cargo ships.
A=Common
B=UncommonTwo more for the Americans from Farthest Shore!
Misty May
American
Points: 13
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 4S-3L-4S
Cargo: 6
Movement: L
Ability: Dories. Secret Hold.
Link: Roark RickabyFlavor: By all outward appearances, the Misty May is a respectable merchant ship. However, she is the flagship of Roark Rickaby’s smuggling fleet, and often carries illegal goods up and down the American coast.
Titan’s Folly
American
Points: 12
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-2L-3S
Cargo: 3
Movement: L
Ability: Schooner. Cursed pieces get -1 to their cannon and gun rolls against this ship. Cursed crew may use their abilities on this ship.Flavor: The Titan’s Folly was built with the bones of ancient sea monsters, and her crew were extensively trained to hunt the Cursed and their monstrous minions. However, the construction of the ship has encouraged more than one Cursed soul to serve on the Folly.
Roark Rickaby
American
Points: 6
Ability: Loyal: America. Pick any one crew worth three points or fewer currently in play. This crew may use that crew’s ability for this turn. You may pick a different ability each turn.
Link: Misty MayFlavor: No one is sure if Roark is a genius or some kind of insane. He lords over the largest smuggling fleet this side of the Atlantic, and is just enough of a patriot to fly the stars and stripes.
Another brief hiatus, but we are back with two more for the English from Farthest Shore!
HMS Kaiber
English
Points: 16
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 4S-3L-4S
Cargo: 3
Movement: S+S
Ability: Each time this ship is hit, roll a d6. On a 5-6, eliminate a mast from the attacking ship.Flavor: The Kaiber carries more gunpowder than any other ship in the fleet. To fire on her is to take your own life in you hands, since that much powder would surely mean your own destruction as well.
HMS Daybreak
Points: 15
Masts: 3(A)
Cannons: 2S-2L-2S
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Ability: Blockade Runner. Once per turn this ship can randomly take one treasure from any ship she touches.Flavor: The Daybreak is used to transport valuable goods and treasures that are coveted by others. Her hull and masts have been reinforced so she can literally sail though ships.
A=Common
Blockade Runner: This ship gets +1 to her ram and boarding rolls. Ramming cannot eliminate this ship’s masts.
We close out this cycle with two more for the Alliance!
Thunderer
Nexus Alliance
Points: 12
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3L-3L-3L
Cargo: 3
Movement: L
Ability: Junk. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against any non-Alliance ship.
Link: Gordon Walker, Christopher Stone
Flavor: The Thunderer was commissioned by Sensei Wu for both Gordon Walker and Christopher Stone. The sensei assigned both of them to the ship in an attempt to stop the bickering and arguing between the two.
Ajin
Nexus Alliance
Points: 11
Masts: 3
Cannons: 4S-3S-4S
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Ability: Junk. This ship may look at one face-down treasure on any wild island. This ship gets +L to her base move if a shipwright crew is assigned to her.
Link: Zachariah ShardFlavor: Though it was not built for him, the Ajin is often associated with Zachariah Shard. When he is not commanding the vessel, the Ajin is used as an advanced scout ship, to better understand the Nexus Archipelago.
Zachariah Shard
Nexus Alliance
Points: 6
Ability: Chainshot Specialist. This ship may look at all face-down coins on enemy ships within S.
Link: Ajin, Ice Tumbler, Shuri, Ice FangFlavor: Much like Bill Wrath, Zachariah has consumed elixirs and potions in attempts to remove all emotions from himself. Thankfully for his few friends he has not succeeded greatly.
Two more for the Alliance!
Stoneheart
Nexus Alliance
Points: ?
Masts: 3
Cannons: 2S-3S-2S
Cargo: 2
Movement: S+S
Ability: Junk. This ship gets +1 to her ramming rolls. If this ship succeeds at a ram, eliminate an extra mast.
Link: Christopher StoneFlavor: The Stoneheart has been fitted with a stone ram below the waterline at her bow. Her warrior crew are eager and waiting for a chance to use this new feature.
Admiral’s Fist
Nexus Alliance
Points: ?
Masts: 3
Cannons: 2S-2S-2S
Cargo: 2
Movement: L+S
Ability: Junk. Broadsides Attack.
Link: Kenneth SmithFlavor: Kenneth Smith wanted a ship that was fast, with the firepower of an alliance man of war. The result is the Admiral’s Fist. Frighteningly quick and with ample firepower. Her cargo has suffered as a result of Smith’s insistence’s however.
Kenneth Smith
Nexus Alliance
Points: 5
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon and boarding rolls against non-Nexus Alliance ships. This ship gets +1 to her fire mast rolls.
Link: Natalie Smith, Admiral’s Fist, Charger, Fireblade, Chaser, Kite, Destiny’s WingFlavor: Kenneth’s fiery temper is always lurking just below his calm demeanor. He often jumps into danger just for the chance to unleash his rage on those who would stand against him and the Nexus.
Two more for the Nexus Alliance, and a peek at some more of their crew members!
Treader
Nexus Alliance
Points: 14
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-2L-4S
Cargo: 2
Movement: S+L
Ability: Junk. If this ship is assigned her linked crew, she gets +1 to her cannon and boarding rolls.
Link: Christopher StoneFlavor: One of the first ships made for Christopher Stone, the Treader is designed to take and dish out punishment. Her effectiveness falls off however, when Stone is not on board.
Storm Runner
Nexus Alliance
Points: 10
Masts: 3
Cannons: 4S-3L-4S
Cargo: 2
Movement: S+S+S
Ability: Junk. Dories. Once per turn, this ship may look at one face-down cargo on any ship.
Link: Gordon WalkerFlavor: The Storm Runner was custom built to Gordon Walker’s specifications. His specifications were speed, speed, speed. The Runner is built for speed, but at the cost of her firepower.
Christopher Stone
Nexus Alliance
Points: 8
Ability: Ghost Ship. Doctor. This ship ignores enemy cannon bonuses.
Link: Treader, Stoneheart, Thunderer, Grand Boulder, Untravelled Path, ExplosionFlavor: Christopher is steadfast and strong, willing to sacrifice for his friends and family. Many sailors think it fortunate that he counts the men and women he sails with as family.
Gordon Walker
Nexus Alliance
Points: 7
Ability: Helmsman. Gunner.
Link: Storm Runner, Thunderer, Stormwalker, Desert LightningFlavor: Gordon Walker thinks fast, talks fast, and more or less lives life fast. His hyperactive mind has yielded some of the finest weapons the Nexus Alliance has at their disposal.
Keywords
Gunner: Once at the beginning of your turn, roll a D6, on a 1-4 this ship’s cannons have L range for this turn, on a 5 or 6 this ships cannons are all 2-rank for this turn.Doctor: When another face-up crew on this ship is would be eliminated turn it face down instead.
How does Black Mark work on a ship? It’s only worded for crew so I think you’d need to make a new ability. I think I get the general gist, but would it be mandatory to use it? (or declare it’s being used from the start of a game)
Yeah, I need to come up with something, Black Mark was the best option I had at the time and communicated how I wanted the ships to behave. Like actual Black Mark, whatever keyword I eventually come up with it would be optional.
Blindside feels too cheap.
She might be, I don’t know of too many ships at that size with that ability. The Bonaparte is bigger and faster but with less cargo and worse cannons. Playtesting might help with that one.
Another small hiatus, and we are back with two more for the Nexus Alliance!
Blindside
Points: 15
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 2S-2L-2S
Cargo: 5
Movement: S+S
Ability: Black Mark. This ship cannot be shot at by ships within S.Flavor: Sporting impressive fire-power for her size, the Blindside lives up to her name. Quite literally taking most of her enemies on the blind side.
Highlander
Points: 10
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 3S-2L-3S
Cargo: 5
Movement: S+S
Ability: Explorer.Flavor: Not every ship is dedicated to combat or commerce. Some, like the Highlander, are devoted to exploration.
B= Uncommon
Daily Customs continue, with two more for the Nexus Alliance!
Stalwart
Nexus Alliance
Points: 11
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 2S-4S-2S
Cargo: 5
Movement: S+S+S
Ability: This ship cannot shoot when she carries treasure. This ship gets +S to it’s base move when 4 or more crew are assigned to her.Flavor: The Stalwart is often tasked with the transport of raw materials, which leaves little room for her crew to operate her cannons. When not filled to the brim, she is one of the fastest ships the Alliance has.
Blockader
Nexus Alliance
Points:
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 4S-3L-4S
Cargo: 5
Movement: S+L
Ability: Blockade Runner.Flavor: What the Blockader lacks in fire-power, it makes up for in speed and durability. After all, she earned her name for a reason.
Keyword
Blockade Runner: This ship gets +1 to her ramming and boarding rolls. Ramming cannot eliminate this ship’s masts.B=Uncommon
Hydra is interesting. Cannon ability is too hard to use with Mercenary, but the last ability could allow it to operate at sea for quite some time.
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Hydra’s cannon-generating ability will be nearly impossible to use because you’ll need to go out of your way to have a canceller stationed nearby to actually dock the ship.
Given these, would dropping her point cost from 20 to say….. 17 be ideal? Or would modifying the ability to work while docked at a friendly fort be more interesting?
Cutlass looks like a good specialty ship. Defining “defensive abilities” could get a little ugly, especially with the introduction of new custom abilities. For example, could that ability itself be cancelled? If not, could the ship’s ability shut down an enemy canceller if the canceller was trying to cancel the ship’s Captain?
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I agree, the term “defensive abilities” is too generic and would need to be very clearly defined somewhere.
“Two hits to eliminate a mast”, “ignores the first hit”, can’t be shot within S, or things like turtle shell panels and outriggers are obvious enough, but there are lots of others out there that would rely heavily on interpretation. Cancelers can be used defensively, but aren’t strictly defensive. What about submerged, Ghost Ship, +1 to boarding, Flotilla, Eternal, or even something like Secret Hold?
The obvious ones are the ones I envisioned when writing the ability, as-is I think it would allow the Cutlass to target submerged ships, but wouldn’t allow for a boarding against a Ghostly Ship. I’ll likely try and modify the ability, something like: This ship can always eliminate masts from a target.
Daily Customs continue, two more for the Nexus Alliance!
Broad Blade
Nexus Alliance
Points: 14
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 3S-3L-3S
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: Give this ship a move action, but do not move her. Roll a d6; on a result of 5-6 move every enemy ship within L of this ship S away in a straight line.Flavor: The Broad Blade lives up to her name, being almost as wide as she is long.
Barricade
Nexus Alliance
Points:
Masts: 3 (B)
Cannons: 2L-4S-2L
Cargo: 3
Movement: S
Ability: This ship cannot be shot at by ships within S of her.Flavor: Though slow and poorly armed the Barricade is almost always included in any large fleet activities, on account of being used as an actual barricade at sea.
We return to the Nexus Alliance for the next cycle!
Cutlass
Nexus Alliance
Points: 18
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 2S-3L-2S
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Ability: This ship ignores defensive abilities of other ships.Flavor: Built after the ‘failure’ of the Cleaver, the Cutlass succeeds where the Cleaver failed. Her cannons always seem to find their mark and she has turned away and sunk many a ship.
Hero’s Blade
Nexus Alliance
Points: 20
Masts: 3 (A)
Cannons: 3S-3S-3S
Cargo: 6
Movement: S
Ability: Once per turn when this ship is given a shoot action, roll a d6. On a 5-6 every ship within S of this ship is struck by lighting, none of the affected ships may use their crew or ship abilities until the beginning of your next turn.Flavor: Numerous lighting rods are placed about this ship, both to protect her during storms, but also as an experimental weapon for the Nexus Alliance. Early returns have not yielded any substantial results.
A=Common
After a bit of a hiatus, we are back to round out the cycle with some mercenaries!
Hydra
Mercenary
Points: 20
Masts: 4
Cannons: 3S-3S-3S-3S
Cargo: 4
Movement: L
Ability: Mercenary. When this ship is docked at your home island, you may eliminate one treasure. It becomes a rank 3 cannon that shoots short range and can only be eliminated when the ship sinks. When this ship hits another ship, you may repair a mast on this ship.Flavor: TBD
Shadow of Cygnus
Mercenary
Points: 13
Masts: 3
Cannons: 3S-2L-3S
Cargo: 4
Movement: S+S
Ability: Mercenary. Two hits are required to eliminate one of this ship’s masts.Flavor: Painted pure black, with her namesake constellation on her main mast, many sailors don’t realize the Cygnus is there until they see her shadow in the moonlight.