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Ahoy mateys!

As some of you might know, I recently tried to get incorporated to the Pirates RP (no offense to the creator, but it was a bit disorganized). Anyways, this is thread is to see how many people are interested in joining a Pirate RP.

I will be posting my research's result on pirates, ships, ships-of-the-line, the royal navy, Islands of the caribbean, french, etc.

So far, all I know is that I need this as a minimum to start:

-Pirates (at least 2 or 3 of them, I will post on their ships, weapons and stuff later)
-The Royal Navy (2 or 3 would be good [be fair though, I dont want five Super Sized Warships going around], at least one to command the feared Man O' Wars!)
-French (c'mon, what RP would be good without the, plus we need them and the Spanish for the Pirates to Loot, Pillage and Plunder. England is currently in war with France and Spain).
-Spanish (ahhh... nothing more tempting for Pirates... or English, than a Galleon Bursting with gold, ye be warned they are heavily armed!)
-Dutch (traders, bankers, lots o' gold and pieces o' eight!)
-Some coastal cities (For the English [That'll be me and Fort Henry!], Spanish [Probably in Cuba] and the French [Martinique, etc.].

I might add some more nations later, but dont count with it.

IC THREAD (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=495262)

EDIT

Ok, found a good (yet simple) map, and info charts too!

MAP: http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/graphics/maps/caribmap.jpg
Money & Prices (http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-money.html)
Info on cities, ports and stuff (map too) (http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-carib-guide.html)
Types of ships (http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/pirate%20ship.html)
Drawing of ship with parts (http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirates/ship-sec.jpg)
Time & Distances charts (http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-sea_travel.html)

I dont think I need to explain a lot on weapons, do I?

Pirate Ship Crews

CAPTAIN
Today there are many different misconceptions and myths about buccaneers throughout history. A common misconception made by many people is in the role and authority of the pirate captain. Unlike naval captain's who were appointed by their respective governments and who's authority was supreme at all times. Most pirate captain's were democratically elected by the ships crew and could be replaced at any time by a majority vote of the crewmen. For example some captains were voted out and removed for not being as aggressive in the pursuit of prizes as the crew would have liked. And others were abandoned by their crews for being alittle to bloodthirsty and brutal. They were expected to be bold and decisive in battle. And also have skill in navigation and seamanship. Above all they had to have the force of personality necessary to hold together such an unruly bunch of seamen.

QUARTERMASTER
During the Golden Age of Piracy, most British and Anglo-American pirates delegated unusual amounts of authority to the Quartermaster who became almost the Captain's equal. The Captain retained unlimited authority during battle, but otherwise he was subject to the Quartermaster in many routine matters. The Quartermaster was elected by the crew to represent their interests and he received an extra share of the booty when it was divided. Above all, he protected the Seaman against each other by maintaining order, settling quarrels, and distributing food and other essentials.
Serious crimes were tried by a jury of the crew, but the Quartermaster could punish minor offenses. Only he could flog a seaman after a vote from the Crew. The Quartermaster usually kept the records and account books for the ship.

SAILING MASTER
This was the officer who was in charge of navigation and the sailing of the ship. He directed the course and looked after the maps and instruments necessary for navigation. Since the charts of the era were often inaccurate or nonexistent, his job was a difficult one. Many Sailing Masters had to be forced into pirate service.

BOATSWAIN
The Boatswain supervised the maintenance of the vessel and its supply stores. He was responsible for inspecting the ship and it's sails and rigging each morning, and reporting their state to the captain. The Boatswain was also in charge of all deck activities, including weighing and dropping anchor, and the handling of the sails.

CARPENTER
The Carpenter was responsible for the maintenance and repair of the wooden hull, masts and yards. He worked under the direction of the ship's Master and Boatswain. The Carpenter checked the hull regularly, placing oakum between the seems of the planks and wooden plugs on leaks to keep the vessel tight. He was highly skilled in his work which he learned through apprenticeship. Often he would have an assistant whom he in turn trained as a carpenter.

MASTER GUNNER
The Master Gunner was responsible for the ship's guns and ammunition. This included sifting the powder to keep it dry and prevent it from separating, insuring the cannon balls were kept free of rust, and all weapons were kept in good repair. A knowledgeable Gunner was essential to the crew's safety and effective use of their weapons.

MATE
On a large ship there was usually more than one Mate aboard. The Mate served as apprentice to the Ship's Master, Boatswain, Carpenter and Gunner. He took care of the fitting out of the vessel, and examined whether it was sufficiently provided with ropes, pulleys, sails, and all the other rigging that was necessary for the voyage. The Mate took care of hoisting the anchor, and during a voyage he checked the tackle once a day. If he observed anything amiss, he would report it to the ship's Master. Arriving at a port, the mate caused the cables and anchors to be repaired, and took care of the management of the sails, yards and mooring of the ship.


SAILOR
The common sailor, which was the backbone of the ship, needed to know the rigging and the sails. As well as how to steer the ship and applying it to the purposes of navigation. He needed to know how to read the skies, weather, winds and most importantly the moods of his commanders. Other jobs on the ships were surgeon (for large vessels), cooks and cabin boys. There were many jobs divided up amongst the officers, sometimes one man would perform two functions. Mates who served apprenticeships were expected to fill in or take over positions when sickness or death created an opportunity.

I'll be a pirate. But I want a fort and town in Belize

Dutch! Dutch! *is very interested*

I would really like to join this... but I would prefer it be a charater RP with only a few ships and all the characters among those few ships.

I will Rp as a British Captian combating pirates...i will post my info soon..

Like I said, Cap'n Roger Roberts, ex-pirate, now privateer in the employ of His Majesty the King.

I'd be interested in joining this RP as a pirate or officer of the Royal Navy.

Dutch! Dutch! *is very interested*

Sorry to dissapoint you dude, but I dont really see the Dutch doing a lot of fighting and pirating around here, but, if you want to be a Pirate of Dutch descent, thats good by me.

Im going to have to ask everyone to post their desired profession, and vital character information.

Big-ass Combat Ships will only be avaliable to high ranking officers, most pirates will sport small, or captured ships.

EDIT, MUST READ!

If you plan on having a number of ships, please post the names of your officers and important people. Everyone wanting to be a Royal Navy/French Navy Officer please post his name, rank (dont go over Commodore), ship's name, and aide's info (Liutenants, NCO's, etc.).

Sorry to dissapoint you dude, but I dont really see the Dutch doing a lot of fighting and pirating around here, but, if you want to be a Pirate of Dutch descent, thats good by me.

Im going to have to ask everyone to post their desired profession, and vital character information.

Big-ass Combat Ships will only be avaliable to high ranking officers, most pirates will sport small, or captured ships.

Ever heard of the Dutch Antilles? The entire eastern Caribbean was in their hands, you know, not to mention that they hired a record number of privateers, something I was planning to be.

Captain Roger Roberts

Gentleman pirate, educated at Oxford (I'm pretty sure it was around here, yes?), took to the high seas after becoming bankrupt. Recently recieved a letter of Marque signed by his majesty.

At six foot even, he's a veritable giant for the times, with long black hair in a braid. Recognizable by the word P carved into his cheek by a cutlass.

Especially hates the French, though no one's really sure why. Including him. He just doesn't like them.

Commands a small ship designed for speed, with four cannons on each side.

Ever heard of the Dutch Antilles? The entire eastern Caribbean was in their hands, you know, not to mention that they hired a record number of privateers, something I was planning to be.

Really?, didnt know that, my bad then.

Teh Dutch are teh added!

Name/Rank: Captian William Hart
Age: 26
Commanding: HMS Victory, 40 gun Frigate
Loyalty: His majesty King George I
Bio: William Hart is from London England, he graduated at the top of his class from the naval acadamy as was sent to Port royal to take up his new command aboard Victory. William is 5'10, 175Lbs, black hair, blue eyes and fairly well built, he comes from an very esteemed family, his mother, father, two sisters and one brother live in London and await his return.

William is friendly with his men and they respect him, he is fair, brave and keeps an open mind.

HMS Victory is currently accepting crew members and officers...

Reallydrunk']King george the third right?


This RP will take place around the 1720's.

On a side note, please dont choose your ship type yet (you chose a S-O-T-L, some heavy stuff for a captain, eh? :p )

Ok cool....soooo, what do i do? im confused..sorry, i will edit once you tell me exactly what to fix

Can i be Davy jones?

Sweet. Here's a prelim bio - I'll TG you the rest: Captain Cedric Van Der Gun, 47 years old, Dutch born privateer, born and brought up in the Caribbean, from a family of traders. Crafty little man, but fierce. Owns a typical Dutch ship - looking smallish and fast and a brig perhaps, well armored, lightly crewed. Makes a living praying on Spanish trade galleons (money, matey!), but in the tough seasons will resort to trade as an alternative. Not all the ruthless, more dignified than ruthless, but he is a privateer(!). His fav port of call would probably be Cartagena...can't get any better than that, can you? Well, that's about all.

Reallydrunk']Ok cool....soooo, what do i do? im confused..sorry, i will edit once you tell me exactly what to fix

Ok, first, S-O-T-L were usually reserved for high ranking officers (Admirals and stuff9, please wait a minute.

Your captain guy will have a Frigate (its a pretty nice ship, not as big and armed as a Man O' War, but good overall).

"The Frigate was a moderately sized, light armored ship with 18 to 40 mid-sized guns on one or two decks and 50 to 200 men. It was much lighter and faster at 300 or more tons over as little as110 feet, so in addition to leading convoys, it saw duty for reconnaissance, patrols, and pirate hunting. While no giant ship of the line, the frigate was still imposing enough to send some pirates scurrying just at the sight."

Ok, cool..i will edit Victory to a 40 gun frigate...

Other charactors who wish to play join the crews of the people who command the ships right?

If so i will need a marine commander for my redcoats, and a first mate for sure...

Name/Rank: Lieutnant John Murray
Age: 18
Ship:HMS Victory
Loyalty: His majesty King George I
Bio: John came from a rich family back in England. His father was one of the most powerful lords back in England. Wanting to join the navy his father enrolled him in a military academy. Once at 17 his father bought John the commission of Lieutnant in the Marines. John was assigned to a group of 15 marines. He and his men were sent to the Carribean to fight the pirates located there. This would be the first time John would be away from England. Once in the Carribean he was assigned to the HMS Victory.

Ahh, great to see you again Canadstein :)

It's been awhile....

Yes it has. I hope that the marines will be used.

Oh im sure they will :), its a respectable command

Added some links and info on crew and stuff.

Check post #1.

HMS Victory is in need of some more crew members, those who are interested please inform...

I understand there are still many postions in this Rp avalible, other British ships, French and of course pirates :)

Once this gets going i think it will be pretty good...

Changing some things around wiht my initial design. Brigantine seems an ok ship (I selected it earlier), everything seems OK...I think I'll change my main port of call from Cartagena to Aruba, which looks like a great place for Mr. Van Der Gun to call in for fun.

How's that look now (combined with my previous post)?

EDIT: Say 55-75 crew, 6-8 guns...you know the drill.

Sounds good :)

Am I accepted?

Added some links and info on crew and stuff.

Check post #1.

have you made a decision on if i get to be Davy Jones?

have you made a decision on if i get to be Davy Jones?

Only if I get to be the Kraken.

Some more stuff I found:

http://www.napoleonguide.com/navy_crews.htm
http://www.napoleonguide.com/navy_gunrange.htm
http://www.napoleonguide.com/navy_rnratings.htm
Artwork (http://www.napoleonguide.com/pdind.htm)
Naval Flag Signals (http://www.hypermaths.org/quadibloc/other/flaint.htm)

Everyone is accepted so far, and no, you cant be Davy Jones nor the Kraken.

Yay i can't wait to Rp..i like this era..

Ok, we just someone to RP a french dude, at least one, meanwhile Spanish Galleons can be NPC'd (dont be too liberal on them though).

Here's my garrison over at Port Royal (British Ships welcomed to get ammo, food, water and supplies!).

My force is composed of:

-32 Carronades (calibers ranging from 12 to 24 Pounders).
-40 Cannons aka "Long Guns" (12 to 32 Pounders)
-Crews to attend and fire the cannons
-750 Royal Marines & Redcoats
-Officers
-Base Commander (Commodore)
-Plenty of ammo and supplies.

In case of emergency, all civilians can be rounded up and taken into the fort for protection.

Remember the Fort in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl?

Well, its something like that, overlooking the bay, next to town, here's a picture: http://www.wreehn.com/enlighten/wp-content/uploads/24642906.Image155_1.jpg

I will be back in a bit,

i leave you with a final note...

SIGN UPS! GET YOUR SIGN UPS!

Name: Lord Captain Reginald Eringaton
Age: 26
Ship: Faith
Ethnicity: English with a trace of Norman
Loyalty: To Himself mostly, King, and Country
Bio: Born into an ancient and wealthy noble family he was raised under the tutelage of the finest teachers. As well, his father having served heroically in the Royal Navy taught him all he knew. He attended Oxford to study in military courses. Then he went to the Royal Navy Academy and there earned himself a place as the most gifted person to attend the school for a generation.

With all the Royal Navy players, I'm guessing we could use another pirate too...come on, where are all the pirate lovers out there? Don't leave me hanging!

Ok, i will start at Port Royal then from there my Captian will carry out his orders...

Agreed, we do need more pirates......COMMON PEOPLE!~ lol....

Woooooooooooo pirates!

Can i be davy jones? cqan i get an answer?

Some more stuff I found:

http://www.napoleonguide.com/navy_crews.htm
http://www.napoleonguide.com/navy_gunrange.htm
http://www.napoleonguide.com/navy_rnratings.htm
Artwork (http://www.napoleonguide.com/pdind.htm)
Naval Flag Signals (http://www.hypermaths.org/quadibloc/other/flaint.htm)

Everyone is accepted so far, and no, you cant be Davy Jones nor the Kraken.


There is the reply...


Common....pirates, pirates, pirates...

Lord Captain Reginald Eringaton, wouldnt you preffer being a pirate, French or Spanish?

We really need those to get this started.

(On a side note, we'll probably launch tomorrow, as I have to go to sleep soon, and noting I have classes in the early morning hours...)

So... the Spanish merchant ships will be what? Galleons, obviously. Anything else?

*hopes for Merchant Carriers or Fleuts, as they look good to rob.*

Name/Rank: "Bloodthirsty" Bartholemew Grainger
Age: 35
Commanding: Errant Venture, 14 gun sloop
Loyalty: None, independent pirate
Bio: Bartholemew Grainger is an Irish-born pirate captain operating in the Carribbean. Formerly a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Grainger and a majority of the crew of the sloop he served on mutinied against the captain, left the dissenters to die on a deserted island and turned to piracy. The ship was renamed the Errant Venture and has since been preying in lightly defended ships of all allegiances.

Ok, cool

Well people, i'll be back in a bit to have a little looksie...

Later

I'm going to play a pirate... no alliegence but himself. He's like Captain Jack Sparrow. In fact, he might just be Captain Jack Sparrow.

I'm going to play a pirate... no alliegence but himself. He's like Captain Jack Sparrow. In fact, he might just be Captain Jack Sparrow.

No magic compass now...

Lord Captain Reginald Eringaton, wouldnt you preffer being a pirate, French or Spanish?

We really need those to get this started.

(On a side note, we'll probably launch tomorrow, as I have to go to sleep soon, and noting I have classes in the early morning hours...)Can I at least then be a British supplied English privateer?

Can I at least then be a British supplied English privateer?

Er...

You could be A) English pirate, or B) English privateer supplied by France/Holland.

Can I at least then be a British supplied English privateer?

What about "French Supplied"?

We have too many brits & co. going around as to the moment...

Ok, I'll post this message in all caps so everyone notices =p

IM GOING TO EAT/SLEEP, I'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AND THEN WE'LL START.

No magic compass now...

Not quite. None of the mystical stuff of the movies. But I do think it would be fun to throw in his character... it will be fun to play him.

Not quite. None of the mystical stuff of the movies. But I do think it would be fun to throw in his character... it will be fun to play him.

If I'm allowed, I might add another character to my repetoire, namely...

Mr. Gibbs!

What about "French Supplied"?

We have too many brits & co. going around as to the moment...Alright, can I just be an English pirate who often works with the English government and in return has been awarded with a more powerful ship, but yet he will work for the highest bidder or when there is none he will just raid any lightly armed ship?

Yay happy hunting to me, so far i havn't seen any ships that can match my 40 gun frigate...

There are still positions aboard the HMS Victory

Just uhhh..bumping the thread :)

Any chance I could be an English naval commander? I'd rather not be French or something...

ill take pirates

Reallydrunk']Yay happy hunting to me, so far i havn't seen any ships that can match my 40 gun frigate...

There are still positions aboard the HMS Victory

Not for firepower maybe, but you've got to catch me first.

Actually, considering I've got a letter or Marque, never mind.

Who feels like interacting with Captain Jack at the beginning of the RP? Might as well plan while we are waiting for the IC.

Maybe one of us should go ahead and start the IC thread? I'll start if no one else wants to. It may get more reads if a familiar character begins anyway...

Who feels like interacting with Captain Jack at the beginning of the RP? Might as well plan while we are waiting for the IC.

Maybe one of us should go ahead and start the IC thread? I'll start if no one else wants to. It may get more reads if a familiar character begins anyway...

If you like you can have him escaping from onboard Captain Roger's ship.

If you like you can have him escaping from onboard Captain Roger's ship.

All right... will do. Maybe the first couple posts could be us at a dock working out a deal for passage? Or I could just sneak aboard... maybe as one of the crew in disguise?

Ok, first things first.

Pirates, please post your Jolly Roger.

To all who wants to be British, why not take Spanish or French instead?

We have too many of them already.

@ The Scandinvans

Okay, that'll do, however, right now, your highest bidder is... FRANCE =p

You'll be sporting a French-Made Corvette:

"The Corvette was a smaller but powerful two-masted variety with up to 20 guns on one deck. Having the least amount of armor made it swift and agile, but the smaller number of guns meant the fights had to be chosen wisely."

@ Caladonn

Im sorry, we have too many brits already, including pirates and Navy Dudes.

Why not be French or Spanish instead?

Or Dutch?

Ok, first things first.

Pirates, please post your Jolly Roger.

To all who wants to be British, why not take Spanish or French instead?

We have too many of them already.

I don't really have a ship... so I guess I don't need a flag. Does this count?

Hat 1 (http://www.shadowlakes.com/ebay/hall/jackhat1.jpg)
Hat 2 (http://www.shadowlakes.com/ebay/hall/h3.JPG)

I don't really have a ship... so I guess I don't need a flag. Does this count?

Hat 1 (http://www.shadowlakes.com/ebay/hall/jackhat1.jpg)
Hat 2 (http://www.shadowlakes.com/ebay/hall/h3.JPG)

Ok, Im asuming you are Pre-PotCI Jack Sparrow, am I right?

@ The Scandinvans

Okay, that'll do, however, right now, your highest bidder is... FRANCE =p

You'll be sporting a French-Made Corvette:

"The Corvette was a smaller but powerful two-masted variety with up to 20 guns on one deck. Having the least amount of armor made it swift and agile, but the smaller number of guns meant the fights had to be chosen wisely."Alright, then, but I wanted an English ship, but all is well though.

Ok, Im asuming you are Pre-PotCI Jack Sparrow, am I right?

???

I'm confused...

I am the Jack Sparrow that was never involved in Davy Jones or Will Turner. Call it an alternate history character...

???

I'm confused...

I am the Jack Sparrow that was never involved in Davy Jones or Will Turner. Call it an alternate history character...

Even better!

Ok, all I need is to make the IC thread.

Expect it soon =p

Room for a dutch west india company armed merchant man?
or some spainard's if you need them?

Dude I Said Im Taking The Pirates!!!! Anyone Hear Me???

Alright, IC soon..i think my captian should meet with the commodore or some other British official at Port Royal receving his orders to patrol for pirates.

[NS:]The UK in Exile,

Yeah im pretty sure this Rp needs any of the people you mentioned..

Captain Raoul Santiago, born the son of rich nobility, his outspoken views meant that upon assuming his families title, his presence on the spainish mainland is actively discouraged, instead equipped with a burning love of his homeland and a fierce love of the sea Raoul plies the trade route's at the furthest edge of the empire. despite his self imposed exile Raoul is a true patriot and in his long naval career has served in many roles, be it merchant man or naval officer.

alright, we got a spainish player, pirates, British..this should be good fun :)

Now..a French player...

I assume by Jolly Roger you mean flag, in which case this will be mine:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/6/6d/300px-Pirate_Flag_of_Blackbeard_(Edward_Teach).svg.png

Cool ^^

Jack is out there in the middle of the Sea somewhere... so I suppose someone could either pick him up out of pity, or try and capture him. I can't really explain more aout him yet, but you will see as the RP progresses.

Is my pirate town in Belize accepted

Damn, my British ship could have picked him up if i hadn't docked....

I need a ship alloted to me so i can start in the IC thread

My ship is already at Port Royal, i have to receive orders

So, what do you guys need? Player wise..

Uhh, Spanish, French, Pirates....

So, what do you guys need? Player wise..

Specifically French.

True,

If no one picks jack up, Victory may sail by eventully, once we are underweigh..but once at sea captian Hart will not have to return to port for awhile after that,

Hmm....I wish I would've seen this earlier.....

Are you joining?

Hmm....I wish I would've seen this earlier.....

You can go ahead and join if you wish!

Yeah man, this rp's gonna be fun...

Is Jack a hostille pirate or is he some what like the comical one from movie?

Reallydrunk']Yeah man, this rp's gonna be fun...

Is Jack a hostille pirate or is he some what like the comical one from movie?

He is the one from the movie... yet still a good fighter like in the movie.

Aha thats awesome! cool

Ok, what do we need?

Brits? French?

French i think,

Maybe...im not sure if WOS is allowing any more Brits, if so there may be a place aboard my ship..BUT im not sure,

So im thinking more French...

Meh...

I'd rather something else almost, but sure I'll be French...

Jacques Martique Cartier

nice

The UK in Exile']Room for a dutch west india company armed merchant man?
or some spainard's if you need them?

Great, man that Galleon!

Dude I Said Im Taking The Pirates!!!! Anyone Hear Me???

Ok, post your info then.

The UK in Exile']Captain Raoul Santiago, born the son of rich nobility, his outspoken views meant that upon assuming his families title, his presence on the spainish mainland is actively discouraged, instead equipped with a burning love of his homeland and a fierce love of the sea Raoul plies the trade route's at the furthest edge of the empire. despite his self imposed exile Raoul is a true patriot and in his long naval career has served in many roles, be it merchant man or naval officer.

As I said before, great, just pust your ship stuff!

@ Everyone

Remember folks, a ship without a name is unlucky, name your ships!

Meh...

I'd rather something else almost, but sure I'll be French...

Jacques Martique Cartier

Post your info, if you are going for the Navy Officer you'll have a Frigate.

Ship is the 34 gun galleon Arzobispo De Navarra

She is 220 feet from stem to stern, and 82 feet wide at her midship. A three mast beauty made of fine tarred Spanish oak, She boasts 22 sails including boomer (latine) sails for speed. The Mainsail is estimated at almost 300 feet tall. She is fast for her size, and can reach almost 16 knots. She is very cumbersome, though, and takes a great deal of time and room to turn.. Manned with over 500 men (& a few women!), She's orignally been outfitted with with nearly 100 cannons and 26 swivel guns but as the fortunes of the empire have wanned she has had many of them stripped out bringing her back down to 36, on the other hand this leaves spacious crew conditions and room for extra troops and tercios

todays diesease outbreak is, dysentry.

Okay, sigh, I'll be French. Any chance I could have a Ship of the Line though, since there are so many Britishers to fight?

Okay, sigh, I'll be French. Any chance I could have a Ship of the Line though, since there are so many Britishers to fight?

IMO thats too big, unless you are an admiral or such, but, you are right.

You are hereby given command of a 4th Rate Frigate.

It carries up to 60 guns in two decks, it can acommodate up to 420 people and has a Displacement in tonnes of about 1000.

What you want me to be, WSP?

Ah Ha!!! I Finally Got Logged In!!! Ns Was Acting Screwy With Me Again!!

Baaaaaaaaaaah Im So Sick Of Not Being Able To Play When I Want!! I Really Need Help! Argh!!!

Reallydrunk']Ah Ha!!! I Finally Got Logged In!!! Ns Was Acting Screwy With Me Again!!

Baaaaaaaaaaah Im So Sick Of Not Being Able To Play When I Want!! I Really Need Help! Argh!!!


:(

sad Ostia....

What you want me to be, WSP?

Well, we could really do with some more french and spanish...

Reallydrunk']Ah Ha!!! I Finally Got Logged In!!! Ns Was Acting Screwy With Me Again!!

Baaaaaaaaaaah Im So Sick Of Not Being Able To Play When I Want!! I Really Need Help! Argh!!!
No one can help you. Jolt is teh sux0r.

I wanna be a pirate, btw. YAAR!!!

Grrrr...it's most upsetting....

I even made a puppet nation and it still dicks me around....christ almighty...

Reallydrunk']Grrrr...it's most upsetting....

I even made a puppet nation and it still dicks me around....christ almighty...
Is it NS or Jolt (the forums) that's giving you the problem?

No one can help you. Jolt is teh sux0r.

I wanna be a pirate, btw. YAAR!!!

Ok, post your captain's info, a ship, name it, give us its specs and then you are ready to go.

It's jolt....the god damned forms won't log me on....

It hasn't really got to me seriously untill TODAY! Grrrrr

Alright, then I wil be an Enlgish Catholic rebel fighting for French for now...

Alright, then I wil be an Enlgish Catholic rebel fighting for French for now...

Sure, no problem.

Alright, thanks then.

It takes me a bit to get on but you will always see me :)..

Just gotta keep screwing with it....

I think i will contact Jolt too and ask them what the hell is going on, i don't think it's NS thats giving me these problems...it says it's on jolts end when it errors...

Wish me luck...

IMO thats too big, unless you are an admiral or such, but, you are right.

You are hereby given command of a 4th Rate Frigate.

It carries up to 60 guns in two decks, it can acommodate up to 420 people and has a Displacement in tonnes of about 1000.
Well, actually admirals generally commanded many ships from a flagship of a first-rate, and Commodores usually had one third-rate or so along with smaller ships, but I'm fine with a 4th rate, it's kinda like an early superfrigate.

Here are my stats:
Name: Capitan Henri Dubois
Rank: Post captain
Ship: La Rochelle out of Brest, currently stationed in Guadeloupe hunting for the British and pirates.

Teh Bump

Hey are Governors Playable?

Hey are Governors Playable?

Depends, what for?

Sorry for not getting a post up. I'll get one up today, maybe more.

Oh giving missions for those "Good Guy" Captains and maybe offer a letter of Marque or two and have some pirates attack other nations, maybe organise convoys or trade routes on which those pesky pirates can pick on. Maybe get mad and crazy like when a pirate frustrates me too much and go on personally on the chase or set bounties and stuff.

I can think of many things a govenor can do...

Oh giving missions for those "Good Guy" Captains and maybe offer a letter of Marque or two and have some pirates attack other nations, maybe organise convoys or trade routes on which those pesky pirates can pick on. Maybe get mad and crazy like when a pirate frustrates me too much and go on personally on the chase or set bounties and stuff.

I can think of many things a govenor can do...

Errr... actually, you see, its my job to do that.

Can some rp the daughter of the lord that John bumped into?

I will if you want mate...

Aeson... you double crosser! lol... Jack ain't gonna go easy... he'll go easy if he can go free... but he wasn't figurin' on capture.

OK that would be great.

Ok done..

Aeson... you double crosser! lol... Jack ain't gonna go easy... he'll go easy if he can go free... but he wasn't figurin' on capture.

Well, let's see if he can talk his way out of this one then.

Well, let's see if he can talk his way out of this one then.

The talking won't work... he's going to try a more direct approach. Maybe now that we have a duel atmosphere, they can sword fight and chat at the same time?

And I'm guessing that the Captain would fight fair and wouldn't allow the boy to shoot Jack during a duel challenge. That would be highly dishonorable... even a pirate wouldn't do that.

The talking won't work... he's going to try a more direct approach. Maybe now that we have a duel atmosphere, they can sword fight and chat at the same time?

And I'm guessing that the Captain would fight fair and wouldn't allow the boy to shoot Jack during a duel challenge. That would be highly dishonorable... even a pirate wouldn't do that.

Of course not. He'd just tell Johnson that on the off chance he lost, to shoot Jack then. :D

Yay! duel! duel! duel! ahaha!

Jack Sparrow's the shit, oh yeah...and if my memory serves me correctly, persons adressing him usually forgot to add his title of Captian :)

He would often stick it in there, rather insulted... lol

Reallydrunk']Yay! duel! duel! duel! ahaha!

Jack Sparrow's the shit, oh yeah...and if my memory serves me correctly, persons adressing him usually forgot to add his title of Captian :)

He would often stick it in there, rather insulted... lol

Ah, but Roger, as a fellow captain, knows the importance of the title.

Ah! you are right...

How about a ship surgeon?

On who's vessel?..

Ah, but Roger, as a fellow captain, knows the importance of the title.

The funny part is that Jack won't add it in there when speaking with Roger... He'd prefer to go on a first name basis... like he did with Will in the movies.

Of course not. He'd just tell Johnson that on the off chance he lost, to shoot Jack then. :D

I see...

Well... that isn't going to happen unless you just kill off your character, because Jack doesn't really want to kill him, he wants to win him over... by dueling. He figures Roger might listen more when he has the clash of steel in his ears.

Good point ^^^^

Im attacking POrt Royal if that's ok

Your funeral...

How about the Victory?

Victory will accept you as our ships surgeon

whos defending POrt Royal?

The fortress garrison of around 5,000 men, about 80-100 cannons not to mention a few frigates of the Royal Navy. Attacking it would be suicide.

EDIT:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11511293&postcount=32

o crap never mind. lol

Oh common now :), HMS Victory would be happy to show you a warm welcome...

Turn you my port or starboard side and unleash hell.. :)

Well there is the minor problem that the majority of my crew is on shore leave..but im pretty sure they would come running at the sound of cannon fire..

ok fine. Ill fight the HMS Victory

Ok, but we are docked in Port Royal...in the forts cannon range...they will see you first..

aww. phooy.

ha.i know reallydrunk. are my pirates allowed to get of the ship? Like walk in Port Royal

I don't know....im not really sure on how that would work, it must be obvious they are pirates...

Reallydrunk']I don't know....im not really sure on how that would work, it must be obvious they are pirates...

What with the eyepatches, peg legs, and parrots that ALL pirates have.

Bartholomew "Bartie" Williams, Ship surgeon and physician

Born into a merchent family of some wealth in London, entered the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in order to pursue the profession of a reputable physician in London, however disaster struck shortly after Graduation when his Father and Uncle were lost at sea along with the Family's fortune. In order to escape the family's debts he headed out to the Caribean under an assumed name of "Williams" on the first ship, which was intercepted by a band of pirates who robbed him out of everything he had.

Penniless, Lonely and Miserable this young lad found himself in Port Royale with nothing but his Knowledge of Medical Skill with which he used to serve as ship surgeon on several vessels before entering his majesty's service as ship surgeon of the HMS victory.

Very fond of studying the medical journals he was able to retrieve from his travels. Also fond of his fathers's smoking pipe (which seemingly was handed down through generations) which somehow survived all his misfortune aswell.

Having an eyepatch and all that stuff doesn't mean they are pirates, what you think those pirates get these because they want to (with the exception of parrots)? They could have lost an eye, leg or hand in a bar fight for instance or while being attacked by pirates or because a whale bit it off.

ok one pirate doesnt have that stuff. his is is shadow. He goes in port royal in a little boat like a fisherman. gets inside kills a person in a house takes weapon and then does something ( i dont know yet) is that ok?

Why? The ship should be able to dock, so long as it is not flying the jolly roger nor of high notoriority. After all, all sailors look alike so how you would know a certain ship is a pirate ship unless it had been very busy lately?

He's right...i wouldn't suggest getting into too much trouble then leading it back to your ship, could get you blown out of the water...

As long as they were acting some what civilized i don't think there would be a problem,

Pirates looked like normal men kinda...sailors of course, soo it wouldn't be hard to fit in..

o crap yea you guys are right. GOd you 2 are good

You have to give a reason for the British to shoot at you, which would not be a good idea as you have already seen the numbers that would be against you...in the amount of time it would take to wipe you i would be suprized if your ship could even sink one English vessel...

All your pirates would end up in Davy jones's locker, dead in the street or hanging by a rope...

i hope im not to late to join in this rp :)
if not i would like to be a pirate- captain if possible

i will post a bio if im accepted

Heck you could even get in a bar brawl and get locked up for a while, but you won't be hanged for piracy.

Feel free to post as the surgeon at any time...just come aboard,

Also Kravana your not too late, i don't know about a Captian though..we have alot..i am not in charge so i really can't say truthfully

i hope im not to late to join in this rp :)
if not i would like to be a pirate- captain if possible

i will post a bio if im accepted

Can you post an example paragraph?

I just want to see how you write.

If spanish treasure ships cross my ships path, they are our enemy and we engauge them..but what of the treasure..?

Reallydrunk']If spanish treasure ships cross my ships path, they are our enemy and we engauge them..but what of the treasure..?

You bring them back to the Jamaica.

Then we send them to England.

Ok, Hart does not want to become somthing he combats..pirates..soo any Spainish vessel captured will be returned to Jamacia

im trying to think of how to fight english without being blasted out of the water at Port Royal

im trying to think of how to fight english without being blasted out of the water at Port Royal

Uh... wait till tey come out?

How big is your ship Maldorians?

But treassure ships often travel with escorts, heavy ones, they are the Blood of the Spanish and one missed shipment could mean economic disaster. So it wouldn't be easy.

i will write the paragraph my bio will follow later

Brand emerged from the underbelly of the ship after hearing some of the crew
in conversation. He had been a passenger aboard the merchant ship
"Sea mule" for several days after a chance encounter out at sea, he had been
drifting on a large section of a wrecked ship when one of the passengers saw him.
"OI! Stranger we'll get you aboard"
After he was on board he payed his way and they agreed to take him to their next
port of call,Port Royal.
Once he was on the deck he could clearly see the port and could hear the crew
shouting to each other.
He walked down the boarding plank and onto the pier. He lifted his head and he
saw the HMS Victory "If i can get a board that. . . "


I hope you like it :) i will get to work on my bio

True, Victorys chances of finding a treasure ship they could capture without having to fight 2 or three other ships would probably be slim anyways..

HMS Victory i might add is a beautiful ship, lots of hand crafted carvings, a fine design of almost a dark red oak colour,...shiney and new to the Royal navy. She is equiped with 48 guns aswell, she is a fourth rate frigate,

Here, this resembles it quite a bit...

http://www.rodlangton.com/anglodutch/ad8.jpg

HMS Victory

wow thats amazing

I hope you like it :) i will get to work on my bio

Thats good enough for me, welcome to the Caribbean.

Please post your type of ship, armament, ship's name & stuff.

i am going on holiday in a week andwon't be able to post, since i my guy is spainish i thought it might be cool if this thread was still running in a week's time to have him return with the manilia treasure fleet, the the holy grail of piracy.

your thoughts WSP? if i was going to try and protect it against a concerted deterimined raid by several characters i would probably need some NPC spainards and a cannon upgrade.

The UK in Exile']i am going on holiday in a week andwon't be able to post, since i my guy is spainish i thought it might be cool if this thread was still running in a week's time to have him return with the manilia treasure fleet, the the holy grail of piracy.

your thoughts WSP? if i was going to try and protect it against a concerted deterimined raid by several characters i would probably need some NPC spainards and a cannon upgrade.

Sure, dont worry about it.

Well, I got up a post in the IC thread... anyone want to meet up with me? As in a duel, or perhaps the Spanish galleon and I could blockade Port Royal or something?

shouldn't we create a separate forum on perhaps invisionfree or the like it would be much easier for roleplaying and you wuld only have to see whats relevant to your rp :)
just a suggestion

and WSP
i no longer have a ship (he was floating on its remains)

he still has a small sailinfg boat docked in tortuga though.
called the flying goose

Okies, then IMO, you should try getting a new ship, crew and stuff.

Or maybe jump into a new ship, enrolled as Sailor =p

it explains in my paragraph sort of he was on a piece of ship-
and he is going for the HMS victory

Ok, but you will have to repost that paragraph and expand it...then you will have to speak to Captian Hart about getting on board..

we'll need a bio and some information on your sailor..

Hey..

Sorry, back...

So...Jacques Martique Cartier...

Got any sort of layout I could use for a bio or would this work..

Name: Jacques Martique Cartier
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 187 Lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Rank: Need more info...and yes I'll be in the French Navy for some time...
Ship: --
Bio:

Jacques was born in the little village of Montpellier, close to the Mediterreanean. He grew up with a fasciniation of the sea, never really spending his youthful years doing the usual child activities. His mother passed away when he was only 9, leaving him with a drunk for a father and an emotional sister. With his father the way he was, Jacques was in all the essence the 'man of the house'. His father could never hold a steady job, always looking for petty work. Jacques was forced into labor by his own father which put an end to his long lived fascination of the sea, or well the ability to dream about ever being on a ship. But, luck was on his side, and over two years of working as a Carpenter Apprentice he was bought out by a shipyard owner in Marseilles. He moved with only a hammer and a few materials and supplies, promising his sister that he would return and help her get out of the hell hole they called home. Over the span of the next 4 years, from 13 - 17, he worked under a man only known as 'Jean'. The man took Jacques in almost as his own son, having no family of his own, and taught him a lot about ships. The next year, a French Commander of the French Navy showed up in Marseilles. The Government needed, well wanted, all men as young as 16 who knew almost anything about ships to join the Navy. Several boys were exempt, due to most of them being hid quite well by their worried mothers, but eventually a Sailor showed up at Jacques and his godfather's door. Jean swore he had no children, which realistically he didn't, but Jacques managed his way past Jean. The gleaming look of fascination entered his eyes once more, and he was given three days to prepare.

Well, I don't think I need a big bio but for some reason I always do...anyways I'll type up the rest later.

Cool bio, well written..

Good, good.

By the way, a chicken woke up in the middle of the jungle, scared, it started to run and bumped a tree.

Hey I was wondering if you had a link to what would be the medicine practiced by the era? I can't exactly go amputating everyone injured now, can I :) ?

I'd imagine bullets will have to be removed with heated metal, cuts be bandaged, Headaches be treated by some drugs (only for the officers probably though), Broken Bones mended, fevers quaranteened and put on a strict diet and maybe a few amputations or so if things get heated.

If someone dies, what would I do? Announce he's dead and perepare them to be given a proper sea burial?

If someone dies, what would I do? Announce he's dead and perepare them to be given a proper sea burial?

Yes, unless you are in the middle of a battle, then you just throw them overboard.

so are you going to check my ship

so are you going to check my ship

What is still available to RP? Do characters have to be real people or can I make one up? Can I have an Island Base of Operations. Is there limitations to ships & equipment, etc...

You can make a charactor up, if you have a ship WOS will tell you what you can work with as there are limitations. Equipment wise, im pretty sure you can have anything in the 1720's....

where is the IC thread??
we should make an online forum somewhere else it would be better :)
dont mean to sound nagging but yeh

What is still available to RP? Do characters have to be real people or can I make one up? Can I have an Island Base of Operations. Is there limitations to ships & equipment, etc...

You can pretty much choose to be anything now, we arent short on nothing. O nthe ship issues, you can also pretty much grab any type of ship you want, except battleships, you can only have those if you are in the Navy (of any country IG), plus, you have to ask me first.

You can pretty much choose to be anything now, we arent short on nothing. O nthe ship issues, you can also pretty much grab any type of ship you want, except battleships, you can only have those if you are in the Navy (of any country IG), plus, you have to ask me first.


I was thinking of RPing a Pirate, and sailing a frigate because they are faster then the bigger ships of the line. The downside is they don't have as many guns but good manuverablity is important. Also I would need a place to hole up when the authorities come looking for me, a small island with a small community would do nicely. Other then that I will need to research the subject deeper.

I was thinking of RPing a Pirate, and sailing a frigate because they are faster then the bigger ships of the line. The downside is they don't have as many guns but good manuverablity is important. Also I would need a place to hole up when the authorities come looking for me, a small island with a small community would do nicely. Other then that I will need to research the subject deeper.

Im sorry dude, but unless you give me a very good explanation of why does your pirate have a frigate, I cant let you have it.
Anyways, the small island thing is a-okay by me.

You can pretty much choose to be anything now, we arent short on nothing. O nthe ship issues, you can also pretty much grab any type of ship you want, except battleships, you can only have those if you are in the Navy (of any country IG), plus, you have to ask me first.

A frigate is not a Battleship, and I could have stole it, captured it, have my pirate community build it or saved up to buy it. You said I could have any type of ship except a battleship. So I don't understand why you now change your mind.

A frigate is not a Battleship, and I could have stole it, captured it, have my pirate community build it or saved up to buy it. You said I could have any type of ship except a battleship. So I don't understand why you now change your mind.

Well, I considered the Frigate a battleship, thus why I asked you to give reasons for a pirate to have it.

you have to understand, a frigate is a NAVAL vessel, they weren't available to a commerical market, built specifically for fighting wars, whereas pirates were very lucky to have anything so big and if a pirate were to capture one, i can't see the royal navy stopping till they had recaptured it and executed the pirates. pirates were far more likely to use converted merchant or fishing vessels. so a frigate might seem like small beer to a navy, but to a pirate its pretty much the best they can hope for.

Fine I'll settle for a Brigantine:

Brigantine: A brigantine is a small vessel equipped both for sailing and rowing, swifter and more easily maneuvered than larger ships, and hence employed for purposes of piracy, espionage, reconnoitering, etc., and as an attendant upon larger ships for protection, landing purposes, etc. The earlier days the brig was a vessel with two masts square-rigged like a ship's fore- and main-masts, but carrying also on her main-mast a lower fore-and-aft sail with a gaff and boom. In later times, while still having only two masts, it carried square sails on her fore-mast, and, as to its after-mast, it was like that of the main-mast of a schooner, that is to say, fore-and-aft-rigged.

Pirates Realm

http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/pirate%20ship.html

Fine I'll settle for a Brigantine.

That's ok by me.

Is this still open? I wouldnt mind being a former british navy captain, or a privateer turned pirate. Like i just wen t and saw Pirates II and i loved it, and was wondering if there was RP. and this one seems well planned

After thinking about it, I realise there is not much to do as a surgeon, may I switch to a Dutch merchant?

Captain: Adam van Ryen
Ship: A Dutch Fleut "Rotterdam"
Starting Sailing Port: Curacao

EDIT: As I am going on vacation till Friday, this will haveto wait, hope this lasts until then, meanwhile: Best of luck on hanging some those Scallywags.

Cheers

After thinking about it, I realise there is not much to do as a surgeon, may I switch to a Dutch merchant?

Captain: Adam van Ryen
Ship: A Dutch Fleut "Rotterdam"
Starting Sailing Port: Curacao

EDIT: As I am going on vacation till Friday, this will haveto wait, hope this lasts until then, meanwhile: Best of luck on hanging some those Scallywags.

Cheers

Sure, no problem.

Can I have a small island too for my pirates?

G'afternoon people...

Can I have a small island too for my pirates?

Ok, but you'll have to share it with the other pirates, and dont abuse it, I dont want everyone saying "OMG I WANT IZLAND!11", comprende?

soviet did you see my question?

Delesa']soviet did you see my question?

Oh, sorry, I didnt see it.

Yes, you can.

alright sweet;

Name: Captain William Petty
Age: 26
Ship: The Invisible
Ethnicity: English
Loyalty: To his crew and Ship
Bio: Born in Liverpool to a wealthy family, they moved to canada to, so the father would over see the construction of the new Canadian Navy. William grew up and joined the British Navy, doing the civic duty of a Privateer, with a vessel his father had bought. But soon after his father died and mother moved back to england. And privateering then got "boring" as William put it, and his crew and him agreed, they no longer wanted to pay the british government for the work they did. So then the Captain never reported back to the Royal Navy and disappeared from the Canadian coast.


Specs on the Invisible (like the ship HMS Detriot)
http://www.nationmaster.com/wikimir/images/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/270px-HMS_Detroit.jpg
14-gun schooner
6-pounders (i believe)
Spared Length 207'
Length, Overall 132'
Length, On Deck 126'
Length, On Main Deck 120'
Depth Keel to Main Deck at Midships 13'6"
Draft to Load Waterline at Midships 9'10"
Displacement 490 MT
Breadth (Moulded) 30'6"

Accepted, now go play to the IC Thread =p

Maldorians and Canadstein gotta come on :(...

Action, action, action...

Im not sure what is going to happen aboard Maldorians ship, if he chose to fight now there are already British marines onboard and a dozen or so armed crew members of Victory...

I was also thinking of making a charactor Rp about the American Revolution...mostly in the area of South Carolina..

Or the French/Indian wars taking place in the Hudson river valley....

2 things, im typing up my introduction into the RP

so 1) Can you give me a small town, someone kind or allied with the brits. And to the north. BAsicly my guys are coming from he north, and hit one of the first ports, sailing under the white ensign. Then all hell breaks loose. And my boys steal some stuff, not much and leave.

2)Whatare the rules for the pirates? Like how do we attack ships, and how much is on board, is there a limit, etc etc.

also where does my ship make birth? Some really small uncharted island?

How much what? and you could make birth where ever i guess...long as it's in the playing area..

prize! money, gold, weapons, food etc etc

Oh, i don't know...i suppose the bigger the ship, the better the shit..lol

My ship HMS Victory don't really have treasure..but we do have 48 cannons for anyone that wants to try and rob us :)

Reallydrunk']How much what? and you could make birth where ever i guess...long as it's in the playing area..

so i make do some small island, with only natives and its in the ring of the islands named Lesser Antilles?

Reallydrunk']Oh, i don't know...i suppose the bigger the ship, the better the shit..lol

My ship HMS Victory don't really have treasure..but we do have 48 cannons for anyone that wants to try and rob us :)

but i mean, do we only attack the ppl's ship who are RPing, or just RP our own vessels, and attack them some of the time

Attack anyone who's your enemy i guess, im sure you Rp some NPC's once and awhile..nothing big, im not sure how that works....

My ship has moved alongside another we suspect to be assosiated with piracy, it is player controlled....

yeah i see

I would like to be a pirate but a girl one like Elizabeth Swann in the movies. I don't what title/job she does/is.:)

Cool, you should post some background information, description..you know...that type of stuff then you should be alright to go.

Remember you could even be located in a British port and go with some pirates on their ship devoting your charactors life to piracy..

Princess Gwen']I would like to be a pirate but a girl one like Elizabeth Swann in the movies. I don't what title/job she does/is.:)

That could be a little difficult, since Women werent allowed aboard Pirate Ships (unless they were the captain, but that sounds odd).

Maybe if you can do a good a background story, we'll be able to understand how she got there.

I knew they thought it was unlucky to have a Women aboard, i didn't know they wern't allowed.. hmmm, learn somthing new every day :)

Reallydrunk']I knew they thought it was unlucky to have a Women aboard, i didn't know they wern't allowed.. hmmm, learn somthing new every day :)

Well, they were considered unlucky, thus, why bring one aboard?

Maybe she entered dressed as a man?

Princess Gwen']I would like to be a pirate but a girl one like Elizabeth Swann in the movies. I don't what title/job she does/is.:)

Here is a link to a list of Female Pirates

http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/onlinetexts/womenlist.shtml

Is Geneticon out of town or something?

Name: Captain Jacquotte Estades


http://usera.imagecave.com/Kormanthor/BuccaneerBabe.jpg

Age: 24
Ship: The Vengence
Ethnicity: British
Loyalty: To her ship, crew & family.
Character Bio - Born in Montserrat, ( a tiny British Crown Colony around 40 miles south-west of Antigua) as the first child of Thomas and Elizabeth Estades. Soon after her birth her father Thomas had started his own shipwright education working for a short time on the traditional type of vessels as a shipwright's apprentice and eventually a full shipwright. As so frequently happened with such small scale shipbuilders, over the next ten years Thomas alternated between employment as a shipwright, working in small building partnerships then started his own. She frequently traveled with him as she learned the shipwright's trade. On a sloping beach near the family home the Estades began building their first ship, the Viper, a war brig of 240 tons. The family business grew and prospered for during Jacquotte’s childhood and teenage years.
Some of her best memories are of time spent in the Centre Hills area of northern Montserrat which is full of lush vegetation like mango, breadfruit, coconut and banana trees. Which are made possible by the ravines that carry rainwater down from the mountains to the sea. But unknown to Jacquotte in some ways, they were regarded with ridicule by rival shipbuilding companies. It was one of these people that killed her family and burned their business to the gound that caused her to became a pirate with a 220 ton, 32 gun brigantine with a mixture of square and fore-and-aft sails that was built by her own hands.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Kormanthor/Brig3.jpg

The Vengence


Lands End


Somewhere in the Caribbean is what most Captains would consider nothing more then a navigation hazard. It was nothing more then a sea mount in centuries past. But now thanks to ancient volcano activity there is now a group of small rocky mounts surrounded with sand and wild growing vegatation poking up out of the sea. Jacquotte first found it while she and her father was testing the sea worthiness of one of the many ships they built together. Because it peaked her interest for some strange reason at the time, she decided to explore it. One day during her continuing explorations she accidentally found an entrance to a cavern within the body of the biggest mount. Over the next couple of years she found that there was quite a large system of caves and tunnels within her find including a hidden entrance to a small hidden lagoon with the mount itself.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Kormanthor/BayCave.gif

Land entrance to the underground lagoon

After the killing of her family she hired workmen to build her a base of Operations within the mount. Using the beach within as a place to build her hideout. She never allowed them to know it’s location as they were only taken there and returned to their homes unconscious and not allowed to see the night sky while there. She plans to find a suitable island when her crew grows large enough to warrant it, but for now Lands End will serve the purpose.

Cool ^^^^

OOC: Im going to change my character's bio and ship, im not happy with mine right now.

Name: Captain William Petty
Age: 28
Ship: The Invisible
Ethnicity: English
Loyalty: To his crew and Ship
Bio: Captain William Petty grew up in a rich family, which his father was a high government offical. William, or Bill as some close friends called him as a very athletic young man. He dreamed of one day being a famous navy captain, and destroying spanish ships. But his father would not allow should a "good" boy to join the navy, where it was not for him to be, but rather behind a desk, like his father. So when william was 15 he ran away to the nearest port(portsmouth) and signed up with a crew withthe last name Petty, not his fathers. When he was 20 he became a junior officer, then when he was 22 he was promoted to lieutenant, and got command of a small sloop. After captureing 2 french sloops, he was promoted to captain when he was 25 and given command of a Leda Class Frigate, then when he became 26 he was posted to the new world in Canada. When he was 28 he got bored of no action, and thought if the british navy is going to have a fight and involve the Canadian fleet, so he convinced the majority of the crew to sail with him and become a pirate of sorts, and those who didn't like the idea where left on Hourse Island, and they sailed south to the Bahamas, raiding british cargo ships along the way.


http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/historic/leda/leda.jpg

The Invisible
Leda Class General Specifications;
Given the imprecise construction methods employed on Leda-class ships, not to mention the RN's rostering system, their exact dimensions and complements, while similar, fluctuated to a degree. On average, each ship was as follows:

Type - Fifth Rate Frigate
Length - lower deck 150 ft; keel 125 ft
Breadth - 40 ft
Weight - 1053 tons
Crew - 284
Weapons - 28 18-pounder guns, ten 9-pounders, and 8 carronades (mortar-like cannons with a shorter range but higher accuracy)

http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/historic/leda/art.jpg
http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/index.htm

Did you know?

Cheng I Sao / Ching Shih commanded an immense fleet —said to include between 1,500 and 1,800 ships and 80,000 pirates! —in the China Sea in the early 19th century

Girl Pirates on the High Seas

"They offered war rather than kisses" :mp5: :sniper:

-Saxo Grammaticus

For as long as ships have sailed the seas there have been pirates. And for as long as there have been pirates, some of those pirates have been women.

And why not? Piracy offered everything to a woman that was denied her on land. At sea she had freedom and autonomy. She kept her own hours and spent them playing cards, drinking, gambling, sailing, eating, killing, and plundering. No household to run, no family to support, no chamber pots to empty. No arranged marriages, churchgoing, or financial dependency. Some of the women profiled here followed their lovers into piracy, others turned mercenary after a cross-dressing stint in the military, still others were born into piracy and carried out the family tradition. Fanny Campbell led a mutiny to find her fiancŽ; bizarre twists of fate landed Charlotte de Berry and Mary Read at sea; and Cheng I Sao turned pirate to escape a grim life of prostitution.

Their role in traditionally male pirate lore is that of freakish curiosities, shipboard diversions, or sexy dominatrices. But these women were real pirates who led lives just as adventurous and colorful as the male counterparts. They planned attacks, captured ships, and led fleets just as men did, in some cases even better.

We know more about some of these women than about others. Most of their exploits are not well documented. Mary Read and Anne Bonny left a trial record, and Cheng I Sao's crimes were reported in the newspapers of her time. But for many of our pirates, we have to rely on local lore and handed-down gossip.

Many prowled the seas during the Golden Age of Piracy, between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries -- an era that saw a great deal of trade between Europe and the Americas. Shipping lines were well established and most pirates simply had to wait patiently for a ship to sail into their traps. Several accounts of capture and pillage remain from that era, and from these come many clues to our pirates' way of live. A section at the back of this book on the "Classic Pirate Lifestyle" includes short descriptions of what life was like for women on pirate ships during the Golden Age -- the rules and regulations, punishments, victuals, fashion, and frigging. I've also included a short list of books for anyone interested in reading further about the adventures of these marauding women.

Arrrr.

-Sara Lorimer

Avast, ye scurvy dog! So you've seen The Curse of the Black Pearl and you wanna be a mighty pirate ey?

http://www.mess.be/pirate-names-male.php

http://www.mess.be/pirate-names-female.php

Daughters Of The Sea

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Can I just jump into the IC Thread anywhere when I'm ready?

Although I don't like to assume things I'm going to assume it's ok and go for it. ;)