Pirates! The Arr-P-G (Setup and control thread)

[Kat]

Well, that's because I got to read how everyone else made their character before I started making mine.

[Malacandra]

I'm happy for you to swap out Victualling as long as you do so reasonably soon.

[Kat]

Okay. Make it so. Should I repost my stuff with the change?

[Malacandra]

Have a think about what would work best for you and post it. I'll update your profile accordingly (not now - sleep beckons).

[Kat]

Okay, I originally chose Victualling because it'd give her an in with the crew (and the captain probably, too) of whatever ship she's on because she'd have a "knack" for getting some good drink, and maybe some hard-to-get food-type treats for sailors or whoever to use as bribes. That is, if I'm interpreting the skill of Victualling correctly. Would that be how it'd work, Mal?

And, hell, maybe she and Tuck could "bond" over a discussion (in broken English) of how ungrateful the crew is about not realizing that getting that food is hard work.

Once I have Mal's answer, I'll make the final choice.

[Kat]

You know what? Never mind. I've decided that Tess will have Nav, on the theory that it'd be fairly impressive for "some woman" to know Navigation.

So:
Physique - Indifferent
Intellect - Reasonable
Reflexes - Indifferent
Agility - Adept
Toughness - Poor
Endurance - Indifferent

Exotic Skills:
Tag skill - Burglary (Tremendous Burglar)
2nd skill - Reasonable Navigation
Native language - French
3rd skill - Reasonable English - however, she pretends Poor to Indifferent - never let on all that you can do, if you don't have to!

[glee]

You know what? Never mind. I've decided that Tess will have Nav, on the theory that it'd be fairly impressive for "some woman" to know Navigation.

While I thank you for your choice, I must protest about the use of "some woman".
Why, in these enlightened times, "some woman" are encouraged by their Lords and Masters (first fathers, then husbands) to put down their mops occasionally and serve a cup of tea. Who knows, someday they may even be allowed to own property (though not vote, obviously). :?

So does this make piracy the first example of an non-discrimination career?!

[Kat]

Tess doesn't have a father or a husband. Does that mean she doesn't get to put down her mop?

[Kat]

An amusing aside: While "Kat" and "Kat!" both yielded "Cap'n Tess Rotgut" on the Pirate Name Generator, "kat" resulted in "Navigatin' Jo Smithe".

[Kat]

Have a think about what would work best for you and post it. I'll update your profile accordingly (not now - sleep beckons).

Don't forget to update my profile. :0

[glee]

Have a think about what would work best for you and post it. I'll update your profile accordingly (not now - sleep beckons).

Don't forget to update my profile. :0

Fight! Fight! Fight!

[Harlequin]

Tess doesn't have a father

Is she, like, Jesus or something?

[glee]

Dear Crew,

I hope you're all content with Roger's leadership.
It's quite tricky balancing decent game strategy with roleplaying an unscrupulous Pirate!

Kat, it's good to have you onboard (so to speak :wink: ) - and I liked our little dance about how Tess would join the crew whilst keeping up our characters.
I hope you'll accept my wariness about you and the chest - I trust you but Captain Roger is not 100% there yet!

[Harlequin]

I trust you

I'm not sure I do. I wouldn't put it beyond Malacandra to set us up with an actual traitor.

[glee]

I trust you

I'm not sure I do. I wouldn't put it beyond Malacandra to set us up with an actual traitor.

Ah, but that's why it's so good that Captain Roger is wary! :wink:

Also can I point out to Malacandra that I in no way endorse Harlequin's unsupported innuendo.

[RoOsh]

I trust you

I'm not sure I do. I wouldn't put it beyond Malacandra to set us up with an actual traitor.

ABE has played too many Games of Mafia to simply be so trusting of any new person that comes prancing along. Hopefully the trust shall be earned quickly

[Darth Sensitive]

Vote Kat

[Kat]

*gives Rooshie-ABE a confused look* A Jesuit?

[RoOsh]

Je sui something something.

Not all of the crew speaks your hoity toity french. ABE will always mistranslate badly your french.

[Kat]

Ah. But "Je suis" isn't pronouned even close to Jesuit. It's pronounced (roughly) "Jzhe swee" (Yes, I have no idea how to transcribe the "J" sound in "Je". Um...think of the "Zs" in "Zsa Zsa Gabor".)

[RoOsh]

Pardon my french then.

[Darth Sensitive]

Ah, but being French would likely make you Catholic, so Jesuit could work.

Sean, is of course, an Irish Catholic.

[Kat]

Very true. So, ABE could be right anyway.

[RoOsh]

Of course he is. That was his ploy all along...
<_<

[glee]

Vote Kat

Surely you mean Vote Tess!

[Rabid Renaissance]

I didn't see this till now.

[Malacandra]

That doesn't necessarily matter... one of the faceless crew could be less faceless than previously supposed, or they could recruit in Porto Bello - they are currently down a crewman or two anyway. :smile: