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« on: February 21, 2011, 01:02:23 AM »

For my pirate campaign, I've been working on making a set of ships suitable for an Age of Sail setting.
I already posted a preliminary version of this to the database, but in hindsight I should have submitted it here first.
For your evaluation:

   Barque: This large, three-masted, ship has square-rigging on the two foremost masts and fore-and-aft rigging on the aftmost mast. It is a slow ship better suited for carrying cargo than for combat.
Barque   Cover (1/2), crew (40), overrun (4d6)   20 ft. (40 ft.)   8*   C/5   75/20 tons   Hard 8   15Y   Reason   12,000s

   Barquentine: This three-masted ship is similar to the barque, except for the fact that the  mizzenmast has fore-and-aft rigging instead of square-rigging. This means that the Barquentine requires less crew to operate than the Barque, but also carries less cargo.
Barquentine   Cover (1/2), crew (30), overrun (4d6)   20 ft. (40 ft.)   8*   C/5   50/15 tons   Hard 8   15Y   Reason   10,000s

   Brig: This mid-sized ship has two square-rigged masts. It is versatile and fast ship suitable for both mercantile and military functions, and is therefore commonly used by pirates.
Brig   Cover (1/2), crew (20), overrun (3d6)   20 ft. (50 ft.)   10*   C/5   40/12 tons   Hard 8   15M   Reason   8,000s

   Brigantine: This two-masted ship is similar to the Brig, except for the fact that its aftmost mast has fore-and-aft rigging instead of square-rigging. Like the Barquentine, it requires a smaller crew than its counterpart, but cannot carry as much cargo.
Brigantine   Cover (1/2), crew (10), overrun (3d6)   20 ft. (50 ft.)   10*   C/5   30/10 tons   Hard 8   15M   Reason   5,000s

   Catboat:  This small, simple boat only has one mast and sail. It is easy to sail and to produce and is a favorite of fishermen and other common folk.
Catboat   Cover (1/4)   30 ft. (50 ft.)   4*   H/8   5/1,000 lbs.   Hard 4   15W   Reason   200s

   Cutter: This small, single-masted, ship has two or more headsails in addition two its mainsail. It is a common boat, mostly used for racing and light sailing.
Cutter   Cover (1/4), crew (4)   30 ft. (50 ft.)   6*   G/7   15/4,000 lbs.   Hard 6   15M   Reason   500s

   Cruiser: This large, fully rigged, warship occupies a class between the lighter Frigate and the heavier Ship-of-the-Line. It is commonly dispatched on long-distance, exploratory, missions that the Ship-of-the-Line cannot be risked upon.
Cruiser   Cover (1/2), crew (75), overrun (5d6)   10 ft. (50 ft.)   10*   E/3   150/35 tons   Hard 10   15Y   Reason   25,000s

   Frigate: This is the smallest class of fully-rigged-ships, which have three or more masts, all of which are square-rigged. It is a fast ship suitable for light military functions and exploratory missions.
Frigate   Cover (1/2), crew (50), overrun (5d6)   10 ft. (50 ft.)   10*   E/3   100/25 tons   Hard 10   15Y   Reason   15,000s

   Gunter: This is a small ship with a single mast that can be removed and stored within the boat. It is small and cheap and best-suited for fishing or other civilian applications.
Gunter   Cover (1/4)   30 ft. (50 ft.)   2*   L/10   2/500 lbs   Hard 4   15W   Reason   100s

   Schooner: This two-masted ship has fore-and-aft rigging on both masts. It is primarily used for carrying cargo on shorter runs along the coast.
Schooner   Cover (1/4), crew (6)   30 ft. (50 ft.)   6*   G/7   20/5,000 lbs.   Hard 6   15M   Reason   1,000s

   Ship-of-the-Line: This large, fully rigged, warship is the largest, most powerful, warship of its time, capable of delivering devastating broadside attacks. However, It is also slower and less maneuverable than the Frigate of Cruiser.
Ship-of-the-Line   Cover (1/2), crew (100), overrun (6d6)   10 ft. (40 ft.)   8*   E/3   250/55 tons   Hard 10   15Y   Reason   50,000s

   Sloop: This single-masted ship has a single headsail in addition to its mainsail. It is a small ship best suited for civilian use.
Sloop   Cover (1/4), crew (2)   30 ft. (50 ft.)   4*   H/8   10/2,500 lbs.   Hard 4   15W   Reason   300s

Technically speaking, the names I chose for the ships are, for the most part, based on the ship's sail plan rather than its size or function, but I chose them because they are more favorful than "sailboat" or "fishing boat". I included the Frigate from the Core Book for comparison. I also intentionally made the ships with an occupancy suitable for use as Holdings.

I would greatly appreciate any criticism or advice on my designs.

                     
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 10:24:35 AM »

I'm new so I don't have enough experience to help with looking over your numbers but my players have also gone for the pirate angle so I'll be glad to use these stats in my game and give you some feedback.

So far we don't have any cannons yet but the players are running around like headless chickens trying to figure out how to get one. So I'm not sure how much testing I can give you from the combat side, at least for now.

We have the equivalent of a schooner now, by the looks of it. But this game area is still feudal so the boats are somewhat more primitive versions than the age of reason boats. When cannons do make their appearance they will be more unreliable (gunpowder & water don't mix) and since the boats are not designed to carry the immense weight of such things they will be more ponderous and unstable, especially any kind of weather. At least that's the train of thought I'm leaning towards. In FC I think this translates to increased error ranges, which should make for quite a bit of entertainment.
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