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tylermo

Just finished The Maiden Voyage. The players have encountered a frigate of the British East India Company. Its sails are tattered. Instantly, the players have decided to take this ship by force. They met Equias, and we're headed to the teeth to meet Tressa the Red. I fear the plot point will be derailed because they've decided to turn pirate. Suggestions?

ValhallaGH · Legendary Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 4482

Roll with it. It's a big world. If they need a reminder that they're supposed to be at least a bit heroic then have them stumble across the remains of various other pirates. Scenes of mutilation, devastation, and horror should at least make them want to be better than those other guys.

If it doesn't work then have them run into some of the competition. After they all die, tell them to make HEROES, damnit. Twisted Evil

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tylermo · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:05 am Post subject:

They're in the process of meeting one or two of Earth's well known lady pirates(from the maneaters tale). They've gone over to their ship to "help" with the tattered sails. Help would also include thinking about killing my background character, as well as Captain John Smith(they saved him from being sacrificed as a part of an Ugak ritual-an adventure card). Either way, Anne Bonny surprised them by opening fire with two flintlocks. The crew up top responded in kind with hidden weapons(per the tale). I could tell one of the players didn't like this. As written, the tale has more in store for the unsuspecting players. Would've happened even if they were a bunch of goody goodies. If they try to kill my player(despite also being the gm)for being loyal to the captain, I'll unload a can of whoop ass. Lol It's going to be interesting. Smile

. This is the 4th or 5th time I've tried to launch this plot point. Two times halfway through. Other attempts less than halfway through. I'm getting all the way through it this time.

VonDan · Legendary Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 3253

On %75 off toy day I found the Anne Bonny action figure MIB for 50 cents now she sits on a shelf with the librarian, crazy cat lady and Barista figures from the same company

turn that into a NPC encounter I dare you
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Dracones · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject:

Pirates need a home base. Otherwise, where are they going to spend all that loot?

So what happens when their home gets threatened? Remember that bar wench Mary Luis? Is Stan the Pirate Man gonna let his warm body back in port drown by the rising seas?

fanchergw · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject:

One of the great things about 50F is that being pirates is a very valid choice. The "heroes" don't have to be good guys at all; they just have to not want to see the entire world (including all sources of food and materials) sink under the sea.

Gordon

tylermo · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:42 am Post subject:

I'm not sure any of these characters were made with "pirate" in mind. It seems one player thought turning pirate, and committing mutiny by the second session was the thing to do. The other players latched on to this, as well. I'm not sure if they'll all feel the same way after the third session. The instigator doesn't like the Sav Worlds system so far. That might be fueling some of this. He prefers hit points. Don't get me wrong. This guy isn't just a D&D 4, 3.5, and Pathfinder devotee. He's enjoying Castles and Crusades, do it's not a case of disliking any games except for the name brands. Anyway, we'll see what happens next Wednesday.

Preatori0us · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:36 am Post subject:

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farik · Seasoned Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 322

When I ran 50 Fathoms my group turned privateer pretty quick. They basically spent the loot from the first ship they scuffled with to but their letter of Marquee. I had enough math heads in my group that they quickly realized it's almost impossible to survive in 50 Fathoms if you try to be an honest merchant and still pay your crew as instructed. The real money is in loot and salvage.

That being said 50 Fathoms is a great sandbox setting. I just had a recipe box filled with all the common beasties. So many dead characters, everyone had a good time until the characters had such a large fleet it was getting hard to keep track of who was captaining what ship where.