I be gamblin' fer da big one! Hit me with that giant squid! Yaaaaarrrr!

I know we only started play-testing this thing, but I'm already thinking that when I'm running a full-scale version, there should be some sort of "attack another pirate" option. But I'm not sure how to work the mechanics of it.

I actually wondered about that yesterday. Whether there'd be a possibility to try to con another pirate out of their gold with my advanced cleverness.

Might want to make some system for pirates to defend themselves, too, if/when you implement something of that nature.

Maybe there would just be a pirate vs. pirate round at 2 or 3 points during the game, matching Combat or Cleverness skills against one another. The winner gets, say, 25% of the loser's gold.

/preemptively signs up for the next game, to appease the pirating gods, who were this close of avenging the travesty of me not being in this by blasting the entire forum to ribbons

Don't worry--I will run a full scale version of this. Be as patient as Captain Kidd as he slowly went mad in the furnace heat of his cabin while vainly waiting for prey at the mouth of the Red Sea.

With only 5 rounds this should go by fast.

I was originally going to go for the ransom, but then I saw this and I though about my old Tick shirt.

The Tick is standing there, holding a big gem or some such, with his other hand pointing over his shoulder. His word balloon: "That's sure a whole bunch of Aztecs!"

Who says I am giving her back after the ransom is back?

I was surprised there was room when I saw the sign up. 5 hours is a long time for a Kal game to sit without filling up.

Usually I don't play to many games like this but this sounds fun and interesting.

Kalel21?

ROUND 1 RESULTS:

Ghost Pirate (manchine) successfully loots Port Royale, losing 5 crew but winning 8,000 p8

Redbeard (TAK) attempts to kidnap the governor's daughter, but fails. He loses 10 crew and gets no loot.

Redheart (Antipathy) plunges into the swamp, hacks his way through the cannibals and wins the Aztec gold. He loses 3 crew, but gains 6,000 p8.

The Dread Pirate Cumberbund (Grinner) also goes after the Aztec gold. But he fails, losing 18 crew and gaining no loot.

Swift Mouth Lee (Space Jawa) takes on the giant squid and WINS. He loses 15 crew, but gains 50,000 p8

theanalogkid:

Redbeard the Pirate:

Cleverness: 10
Seamanship: 10
Combat: 10

crew: 90
p8: 0

manchine:

Ghost Pirate

Cleverness--6
Seamanship--10
Combat--14

crew: 95
p8: 8,000

Grinner:

The Dread Pirate Cummerbund

Cleverness - 13
Seamanship - 8
Combat - 9

crew:82
p8:0

Space Jawa:

Swift-Mouth Lee!

Cleverness 14
Seamanship 5
Combat 11

crew: 94
p8: 50,000

Antipathy:

Redheart.

Cleverness--10
Seamanship--13
Combat--7

crew: 97
p8: 6,000


Stinky dice rolls (both in not being successful AND in coming up with the maximum number of lost crew) betray several of you, but Space Jawa's gamble pays off. He takes an early lead.

Round 2 missions will be posted on Monday. Sorry, I won't be near a computer often enough to get them posted before then.

Wow Swift-Mouth Lee takes the lead!

SCORE!

YO HO, YO HO! A happy pirate be me!