Right there with ya, bro, thanks! I tried posting screenshots of my first prizes, and one of them was a Dutch fast galleon. Got a sloop with it as well; I lured them into an English 3rd rater’s guns hidden around a corner, and our combined attack made them strike their colors. Named the galleon ‘Diligent’, and it’ll serve as a tank while I maneuve…[Read more]

Heh…well, it worked. The best one of the bunch was Claude Duval, who had 100 in Gunnery. I now only need a ship’s surgeon for my flag. I did try many in-game days to get officers to spawn in the tavern, but it just wasn’t working. Also, as things worked out, I have a female bosun, and she’s damned good at it; before I could heave-to on a Dutch…[Read more]

Maaaaan…that sounds like it would be a huge help. No telling how many captains I met in the tavern! I’m acting on that advice next session, for sure.