Re: Yohoho, a pirates life for me!

by **Nohjis** 2012-03-05, 10:26

It aahhrr truw ! This not be rumour ! The triangul is majik ! And we uses this majik to our advantage...

- Increase the rumours (= stimulate)

by **Takeshi Kitano** 2012-03-05, 10:29

- Destroy their ships

I would've captured those ships if they didn't look so ugly !

by Lisa Van Neste 2012-03-05, 11:30

The cotton trade is starting to boom here. You can join it, but the Mughal are controlling the seas for the moment.
What do you do?

- Attack Mughal ships
- Start trade
- Leave it

by **Boklevski** 2012-03-05, 15:38

Saving pearls for later? Pearls don't buy ya rum or wrenches. Shiny gold does!

Trade those pearls for some good ol' Dutch guilders!

Arr...!

(Hmm... that last "Arr!" was too much, wasn't it? Razz

)

EDIT: Oh, and who was that crew member discovering it? He should get a fair share of the profit. Stimulates others to take initiatives as well... Razz

by **MaryamQ** 2012-03-05, 15:45

Boklevski wrote:Saving pearls for later? Pearls don't buy ya rum or wrenches. Shiny gold does!

Trade those pearls for some good ol' Dutch guilders!

Arr...!

(Hmm... that last "Arr!" was too much, wasn't it? )

EDIT: Oh, and who was that crew member discovering it? He should get a fair share of the profit. Stimulates others to take initiatives as well...

The "Arr" seemed appropriate, but you really want wrenches? Very Happy

by **Boklevski** 2012-03-05, 16:32

MaryamQ wrote:The "Arr" seemed appropriate, but you really want wrenches?

LOL! That stupid R is alway in my way on the keyboard.

Ah, well... a wrench might come in handy too to fix my ships... Razz

by **AndreasC** 2012-03-05, 18:29

The Spanish now have had it with you... A massive fleet is coming to you.
What do you do?

- Negotiate

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-06, 19:51

Results for the Caribbean pirates

Boklevski

The Dutch are very, very happy and will, in case of an attack, defend you. And on top of that, they give you some money in advance.

+0.100 money

Boer Jan

The other two ships flee for their life. You capture the lonely ship with ease.

+ 1 sloop

Fhaemita Malodorous

They take that as a "no", but you're able to get some money out of their cold, dead hands.

+0.050 money

Keukenroll

DEAD

Bert_en_Ernie

The British hear some rumours about it. Their trust in their colonies decreases. But that's another story...

No effect

Nohjis

Everybody is avoiding you, except some adventurous chaps with big, unprepared vessels. You manage to capture one, and the haunting stories continue...

+ 1 galleon

Critically

A massive load of gold and jewelry you find in one ship. You can say you won the jackpot.

+1.000 money

MaryamQ

He says he knows lots of ways to rob the sugar plantations of the Spanish. He's not lying and you get some money by trade.

+0.100 money

Results for the Barbarian pirates

Sammy Tanghe

And happy they are, those Ottomans. They give you some money in advance and say that you're from now on safe of the dangerous Jonathan Clay.

+Treaty Ottomans
+0.050 money

Jonathan Clay

Yes, the Austrians are shaking with fear. But your crew thinks your a coward, while the Ottomans are very happy with you. To please your crew you have to give all your money to the crew members to keep peace.

+ fear Austrians

AndreasC

They let you live, but only as you become a privateer for them. You have no other option than to sign. Maybe you will be able to fight back one day...

Privateer Spain

Karakoran

They kill you on land, not a true death for a pirate...

DEAD

El1temkd

An easy victory. The Russians had no idea you were there... Meanwhile, in Russia, nobody knows what has happened to the ship...

+ 1 brig

Results for East-African pirates

Cotarius

A heavy battle takes place. You only manage just to slay them, but your crew is almost completely gone. You have no other option than to capture slave ships and so to replenish the crew. But do they trust you as much as your past crew?

No effect

SX80

The ships were heavily loaded, but the trade goods aren't that popular in your area. At least the Chinese know you're there.

+0.050 money
+ fear China

Takeshi Kitano

They fear you now. To please you they give you money and their word that they won't interfere anymore.

+0.100 money
+ fear Portugal

Results for Indian pirates

Lisa van Neste

The Mughal has been destroyed! You even destroy some ports too. The sea force of them has been blocked an you even managed to capture some ships.

+ 2 brigs

Djony

The Dutch give heavy resistance. They stay on the island, but a front line has been established between you two. You have managed however to capture the gold mine.

+0.050 money

Next situations friday!

by Lisa Van Neste 2012-03-06, 22:24

I Call my new brigs the following
- mughal killer
- Sea Serpent.
My square rigger:
- death from the deep

Making a fleet off 3 strong ships Smile

Death from the deep continues to be flagship, the two small brigs are used to embark other ships and to assault from now on.
Death from the deep will blast whit cannon balls from distance!

yarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

by **Cotarius** 2012-03-06, 23:21

Next fight till the dead better no crew and that then fear.

by **Boklevski** 2012-03-06, 23:23

Really, love to look at the choses and storyline in the "old" post and to read what happened after all the choses.

Great work you're doing here, Cooke. Smile

Love it!

by **Sammy Tanghe** 2012-03-07, 13:39

Seems like jonathan clay and I are gonna be partners in crime soon Wink

by **Jonathan Clay** 2012-03-07, 13:52

Woohoo Sammy

Just a reminder I'm first in command

by **Sammy Tanghe** 2012-03-07, 15:23

first make certain first that your crew stands behind ya, johny Wink

by **Jonathan Clay** 2012-03-07, 15:24

I rather look them in the face

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-09, 11:13

Situations will come up today.

An overview:

Boklevski: 2 sloops + treaty Dutch + 0.100 money

Boer Jan: Brig + galleon + sloop

Fhaemita Malodorous: schooner + 0.150

KeukenRoll (eliminated): sloop + 0.020

Bert_en_Ernie: schooner + fear GB + 0.050

Nohjis: Square-rigger + schooner + 0.100 + galleon

Critically: galleon + 1.150 + fear SPA

MaryamQ: 2 sloops + 0.230

Sammy Tanghe: galleon + brig + 0.100 + treaty Otto

Jonathan Clay: brig + galleon + 0.210 + Treaty OTTO + fear Austria

AndreasC: galleon + sloop + privateer SPA

Karakoran (eliminated): galleon

El1temkd: galleon + fear SPA + brig

Cotarius: schooner + 0.050

SX80: schooner + galleon + sloop + 0.090 + fear China

Takeshi kitano: Upgraded schooner + sloop + fear POR + 0.100

Lisa van Neste: Square-rigger + fear Mughal + 2 brigs

Djony: Square-rigger + 0.200

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-09, 15:22

1680

Situations for the Caribbean pirates

Boklevski

The Dutch ask you to destroy some Spanish ships without being noticed. You get a small pay and you may not capture or plunder the ships. Just make sure everyone is killed.
What do you do?

- Agree
- Refuse

Boer Jan

Your navy is being noticed by the British. They have increased patrols and increased their number of ships. You can expect a heavy battle if you want to stop them.
What do you do?

- Attack scouting ships
- Leave them alone

Fhaemita Malodorous

The British ships are close to you. You know it's to control Boer Jan. Supporting the British might be a way to become the only pirate in the area.
What do you do?

- Attack British
- Negotiate
- Leave them alone

Keukenroll

DEAD

Bert_en_Ernie

The Spanish are going like crazy the past few days. A lot of supply ships are passing, due to the attack of some indians (sorry, native americans) at one of their colonies.
What do you do?

- Plunder ships
- Destroy
- Capture
- Leave it alone
- Help Spanish

Nohjis

Well done, you scared everyone away. The best thing to do is to attack some Spanish docks now, but it's quite a long way and it will give away your cover.
What do you do?

- Bombard ports
- Take over ports
- Leave it alone

Critically

The Spanish want to fight back. A man-o-war is coming your way to teach you a lesson. What do you do?

- Attack and destroy
- Capture
- Flee

MaryamQ

A rumour has started under the crew members. They talk about weird ships and sudden hurricanes. They fear to go to the sea.
What do you do?

- Kill the crew
- Leave it
- Explore

Situations for the Barbarian pirates

Sammy Tanghe

The Russians keep op passing by these days. You have no idea about their current situation with the Ottomans.
What do you do?

- Attack
- Leave it alone

Jonathan Clay

The Austrians have decreased their trade. This is a good point to attack their few ports, altough you will probably need Ottomanian back-up.
What do you do?

- Attack ports
- Attack ports alone
- leave it alone

AndreasC

Spain orders you to leave everything alone, so they can control the Mediterranean. This locks your activities completely.
What do you do?

- Attack Spanish ships
- Attack random ships
- Protest
- Leave it alone

Karakoran

DEAD

El1temkd

The French are now coming to you. They want that you leave their allies alone.
What do you do?

- Negotiate
- Refuse

Situations for East-African pirates

Cotarius

An Indian ship is passing by.
What do you do?

- Plunder
- Destroy
- Capture
- Leave it alone

SX80

Your big fleet is upsetting the slave traders. They form a group against you and attack you with various small ships.
What do you do?

- Attack
- Negotiate
- Flee

Takeshi Kitano

Your island is in the centre of the world for a few weeks. The colonists have killed all of the dodo's in the world. This attention raises the awareness of the pirate activity around there.
What do you do?

- Attack random ships
- Kill journalists/messengers
- Leave it alone

Situations for Indian pirates

Lisa van Neste

You can make some easy money by trading cotton for some "not that legal" goods. If you get caught, a lot of countries will be after you.
What do you do?

- Start trade
- Leave it alone

Djony

The Dutch were able to reinforce their troops. They launch a counter-attack.
What do you do?

- Continue fighting
- Flee
- Surrender
- Negotiate

That's it! You have till sunday 17:00 BEL time to post your answer. No answer can result in huge problems. Good luck!

by **Bert_en_Ernie** 2012-03-09, 15:25

The Spanish are going like crazy the past few days. A lot of supply ships are passing, due to the attack of some indians (sorry, native americans) at one of their colonies.
What do you do?

- Plunder ships
- Destroy
- Capture
- Leave it alone
- Help Spanish

I need more ships (and when you capture a ship you also can plunder it Wink

)

by **Nohjis** 2012-03-09, 15:37

We need a port so we can has a bar with infinite rum !

- Take over ports

by **Jonathan Clay** 2012-03-09, 15:42

Attack Ports Alone (Can I take Sammy with me Smile

)

by **Nohjis** 2012-03-09, 15:47

Bert_en_Ernie wrote:I need more ships (and when you capture a ship you also can plunder it )

No way ! When you capture a ship they throw everything overboard and slam big holes in the hull. Maybe you'll get lucky Wink

by **Fhaemita Malodorous** 2012-03-09, 15:59

cooke4444 wrote:
Fhaemita Malodorous

The British ships are close to you. You know it's to control Boer Jan. Supporting the British might be a way to become the only pirate in the area.
What do you do?

- Attack British
- Negotiate
- Leave them alone

I rather be with a fellow piraten then with the redcoats.

attack british

by Lisa Van Neste 2012-03-09, 16:31

You can make some easy money by trading cotton for some "not that legal" goods. If you get caught, a lot of countries will be after you.
What do you do?

- Start trade
- Leave it alone

My crew is thursty, making a stop at a port for some beer and other pleasure Wink

yarrrrrrrrrrr maties

by **Cotarius** 2012-03-09, 16:33

Cotarius

An Indian ship is passing by.
What do you do?

- Plunder
- Destroy
- Capture
- Leave it alone

What a good pirat should do PLUNDER

by **Boklevski** 2012-03-09, 17:13

Hit and run, leaving no witnesses, and getting paid for it as well. Sounds like the job for my 2 fast sloops.

Agree!

(PS: Did you know privateers were more likely to die of natural causes (instead of being hanged), because they received an estate and immunity in the country they fought for? Just trying to help AndreasC here in making the right choice... Razz

)

by **Critically** 2012-03-09, 17:20

Let's gamble a bit. CAPTURE THAT FLEET !!

by **boer jan** 2012-03-09, 18:20

Your navy is being noticed by the British. They have increased patrols and increased their number of ships. You can expect a heavy battle if you want to stop them.
What do you do?

- Attack scouting ships

with some luck they get caught between me and Fhaemita Malodorous and will understand that this is our territory.

by **djony** 2012-03-09, 18:34

The Dutch were able to reinforce their troops. They launch a counter-attack.
What do you do?

- Continue fighting
- Flee
- Surrender
- Negotiate

Let's kick their ass !

by **SX80** 2012-03-09, 20:32

Are you kidding? Slave traders ganging up against me? Attack those good for nothing blubbering bathtubs. Lets show them who's boss. Maybe I can even take over part of the action Smile

by **Sammy Tanghe** 2012-03-10, 01:26

Sammy Tanghe

The Russians keep op passing by these days. You have no idea about their current situation with the Ottomans.
What do you do?

- Attack
- Leave it alone

Normally the Ottomans don't like the ruskies, and if they for some reason do now, well, they should have warned me :p

sorry, jonathan, I'm chasing some lost polar bears :p

by **El1teBE** 2012-03-10, 04:08

Of course I will refuse!

by **MaryamQ** 2012-03-10, 05:35

The only way to conquer fears is to face them!

Explore!

by **Takeshi Kitano** 2012-03-10, 12:21

- Kill journalists/messengers

Good news people you can come here and get plundered !

by **AndreasC** 2012-03-11, 09:59

Spain orders you to leave everything alone, so they can control the Mediterranean. This locks your activities completely.
What do you do?

- Attack random ships

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-11, 10:02

Okay, everyone has replied.

I will try to give the results today, but I can't guarantee that

by **Takeshi Kitano** 2012-03-11, 15:07

Would a barrel of rhum help? I've added sugar cane for flavor.

by **Nohjis** 2012-03-11, 23:20

Takeshi Kitano wrote:Would a barrel of rhum help? I've added sugar cane for flavor.

As Cooke didn't reply, I'm taking that barrel of rhum !

by Lisa Van Neste 2012-03-12, 10:17

Nohjis wrote:
Takeshi Kitano wrote:Would a barrel of rhum help? I've added sugar cane for flavor.

As Cooke didn't reply, I'm taking that barrel of rhum !

Your boat runs stuck on rocks, that will teach your drunken sailors!

yarr

by **Nohjis** 2012-03-12, 10:20

We's pirats... our ships don't run on rocks... In fact they don't run at all, no feet ya know... We keeps them ship in the water and since we've seized a port [disclaimer]this may be temporary[/disclaimer], that barrel of rhum is in the bar !!!

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-12, 16:40

Nohjis wrote:
Takeshi Kitano wrote:Would a barrel of rhum help? I've added sugar cane for flavor.

As Cooke didn't reply, I'm taking that barrel of rhum !

Sorry already emptied it drunken

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-13, 17:18

Results for the Caribbean pirates

Boklevski

You succeed, but the Dutch are not nice for you. You get only a very small pay for your work.

+0.020 money

Boer Jan

A heavy fight takes place. You lose your brig, but you managed to take one over too. The British have to retreat.

+ fear GB

Fhaemita Malodorous

While Boer Jan is destroying a lot of their ships already, you manage to get some treasure in the chaos.

+0.100 money
+ 1 galleon

Keukenroll

DEAD

Bert_en_Ernie

The ships are filled with goods when you take them over. Guns and food are very useful for you and you manage to sell the rest for a very good price.

+1.000 money

Nohjis

You are able to take them over, but the Spanish are too strong on land. You lose a lot of your crew, but you get some money from plundering too.

+0.100 money

Critically

A good move there. A swift action decides the outcome of the battle and you now got a powerful, deadly man-o-war.

+ 1 man-o-war

MaryamQ

You go to the unknown seas, when suddenly a small fleet surprises you. In the battle you lose a sloop, which is going to the depths. You don't know what it was, but you remember seeing "NOHJ"-something, something on the mast.

- 1 sloop

Results for the Barbarian pirates

Sammy Tanghe

You attack the ships and plunder them. The Ottomans aren't that happy, as they just signed a treaty with them. Luckily, the Russians don't knwo you work togethet.

+ 0.150 money

Jonathan Clay

The Ottomans aren't happy you need help for something that doesn't bring results for any of you two as the ports are well-guarded.

No effect

AndreasC

The Spanish are angry, but they give you some money to keep you calm the next few moments.

+ 0.050 money

Karakoran

DEAD

El1temkd

They don't like it. They don't like it at all. They really, really don't like it. So they go home...

No effect

Results for East-African pirates

Cotarius

An easy victory. Bad luck that there isn't that much goods on board. But your new crew gained some experience.

+ 0.080 money

SX80

A very easy battle for you, as they only have some small brigs. They promise to leave you alone.

+ 2 brigs

Takeshi Kitano

The world doesn't know you, nobody even cares about the dodo's.

No effect

Results for Indian pirates

Lisa van Neste

The British increase their trade. You don't do anything, but it may give some opportunities later on...

No effect

Djony

You don't manage to hold your line and the Dutch capture you. You get a small trial which leads to your hanging. The Dutch colonists enjoy your struggle and make fun of you in public.

DEAD

Next situations next someday (whenever I got time)!

by **boer jan** 2012-03-13, 20:25

hoho, now the English know they can not do what they want. Its great to see so many ships going under and to see my men so happy. Free quarter for every one

by **Boklevski** 2012-03-14, 11:27

Oh no... is there really a major clash between Nohjis and MaryamQ coming up?! :/

by **Nohjis** 2012-03-14, 12:18

The majick of the mists !!

by **Sammy Tanghe** 2012-03-14, 13:12

Those ottomans should tell us more about what is possible and what not. Seriously, do they think that I and jonathan know everything what happens and gets decided in the topkapi palace?

and B&E got really rich now o.O

by **Jonathan Clay** 2012-03-14, 13:51

Hey Sammy let's attack the Ottomans next time. Getting sick of them

by **Cotarius** 2012-03-16, 21:01

So the new crew is getting more skills nice.

by Lisa Van Neste 2012-03-19, 11:19

new situations? :p

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-19, 16:35

Tomorrow

Sorry, saving people's life for school Razz

(I really am, how weird it may sound)

by **cooke4444** 2012-03-20, 19:34

Situations will come up in a moment.

An overview:

Boklevski: 2 sloops + treaty Dutch + 0.120 money

Boer Jan: Brig + galleon + sloop + fear GB

Fhaemita Malodorous: schooner + 0.250 + galleon

KeukenRoll (eliminated): sloop + 0.020

Bert_en_Ernie: schooner + fear GB + 1.050

Nohjis: Square-rigger + schooner + 0.200 + galleon

Critically: galleon + 1.150 + fear SPA + man-o-war

MaryamQ: 1 sloop + 0.230

Sammy Tanghe: galleon + brig + 0.250 + treaty Otto

Jonathan Clay: brig + galleon + 0.210 + Treaty OTTO + fear Austria

AndreasC: galleon + sloop + privateer SPA + 0.050 money

Karakoran (eliminated): galleon

El1temkd: galleon + fear SPA + brig

Cotarius: schooner + 0.130

SX80: schooner + galleon + sloop + 0.090 + fear China + 2 brigs

Takeshi kitano: Upgraded schooner + sloop + fear POR + 0.100

Lisa van Neste: Square-rigger + fear Mughal + 2 brigs

Djony (eliminated): Square-rigger + 0.200

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