Yar, so all this said and done, me swarthies, which system would ye use for yer Pirate Campaign?

Methinks I may use True20 in all likelihoods, but I would also heartily recommend ye finest of gaming books for the life of the sea, GURPS Swashbucklers! Yar har!!

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I did the talk like a pirate crap last year out of respect to steve jackson, who likes it. Now he can kiss my ass.

As to pirates, there was, I heard, a good pirate game a long, long time ago, during the fabled Golden Age of Gaming back in the 80's (Hey, at least something good happened in the 80's to counter the reign of that prick reagan) called "Pirates and plunder".

A copy of that might help.

Another idea might to be crack open a history book about pirates and find out some of the truth re them. Example: Most pirate ships were very democratic, with the whole crew voting on what course of action to take next. Also many pirate ships ran honest cargo runs and sometimes served as privateers.

During the war of 1812 a french pirate played a major role in the war between america and england.

Pirates were in it for money, and as such were as much businessmen as fighters. So a good pirate game should have some practical econimics in it as well. There were even "pirate ports" like the fabled Port Royale where all sorts of adventures could happen.

As for me, I'd rather do my pirating on a starship with warp drives, stealth tech and beam cannons than a creaky wooden tub with sails and blackpowder guns, so how about a space pirate thread?

Quote from: Dominus NoxAs for me, I'd rather do my pirating on a starship with warp drives, stealth tech and beam cannons than a creaky wooden tub with sails and blackpowder guns, so how about a space pirate thread?

Well, why don't you start one?

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Ohmigod, a good idea from pundy?!?!?!

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. (:teehee:  just kidding.)

Skull & Bones. Or freeport D20.

Aye Skull and Bones be good, voodoo magic and cannons, yah can't have a good pirate tale without cannons and first man that mentions Sinbad is walking the plank I tells yah!

I think ICE did a pirate game once called "Run out the guns!" if that helps anyone.