Sneaky French Raiders
Originally published to Miniature Trading on May 31st, 2017
86 Points
The French have plenty of good ships and crew for boarding and stealing gold. This isn’t so much a fleet as a combo-building exercise; for more ideas, see my Gold-stealing fleet.
Dumas is a proxy for:
Lady Roimata
RtSS-043, Super Rare
French
Points: 6
Link: Fetu
Ability: Captain. Once per turn before you give this ship an action, roll a d6. On a 5 or 6, this ship can be given the same action twice.
Flavor: Suspicious and not very welcoming of the newcomers to her ocean-bound land, Lady Roimata has made overtures towards France for the benefit of her people. French cannons may be put to even better use against neighboring islands.
The Charlemange is a strong boarder, and here has S boarding and a reroller to help steal up to 3 coins. The Triton is one of my favorite underrated ships and has the ability to not be pinned after ramming, which should help Leander Arnaud get away with maximum loot (up to 4 coins at once). The oarsman helps to protect him, with a similar goal in mind for L’Heros. She has a really good combo, moving S+L x2 with rerolled SAT’s (I wish I could reroll my SAT score… lol XD). She can rob enemy HI’s of a couple coins, with Parley protecting her from the counteroffensive. The Vengeance setup is almost a combination of the others – rerolled EA’s with a boarding bonus, and the Schooner keyword should help her get to enemies. Perhaps the greatest part of these combos is that 3/4 have the captain ability and are capable gunships and hybrids that can thrive even if they’re not able to steal gold from the enemy.
Feel free to comment, vote, and share your own gold stealing strategies and combos! Watch out for these sneaky French raiders in a port near you! XD
| Section: Ship #1 (4 miniatures) | ||||||
| Miniature | Set | Number | Type | Rarity | ||
| 1 | x | Helmsman | PofCC | 124 | Crew | C |
| 1 | x | La Charlemagne | PofDJC | 076 | Ship | R |
| 1 | x | Mademoiselle Josephine Godiva | PofDJC | 086 | Crew | R |
| 1 | x | Robert Surcouf | PofBC | 081 | Crew | R |
| Section: Ship #2 (3 miniatures) | ||||||
| Miniature | Set | Number | Type | Rarity | ||
| 1 | x | Le Triton | PofCC | 075 | Ship | C |
| 1 | x | Leander Arnaud | PofFN | 074A | Crew | C |
| 1 | x | Oarsman | PofCC | 121 | Crew | C |
| Section: Ship #3 (4 miniatures) | ||||||
| Miniature | Set | Number | Type | Rarity | ||
| 1 | x | Jordan Dumas | PofBC | 082 | Crew | R |
| 1 | x | L’Heros | PofSCS | 079 | Ship | C |
| 1 | x | Lenoir | RotF | 024 | Crew | R |
| 1 | x | Oarsman | PofCC | 121 | Crew | C |
| Section: Ship #4 (4 miniatures) | ||||||
| Miniature | Set | Number | Type | Rarity | ||
| 1 | x | Amiral Louis Cartier | PofFN | 074B | Crew | C |
| 1 | x | Captain | PofCC | 126 | Crew | C |
| 1 | x | La Vengeance | PofR | 049 | Ship | U |
| 1 | x | Madame LaFontaine | PofR | 060 | Crew | R |
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