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Post by joatmoniac on Mar 23, 2015 20:32:08 GMT
I was sad that I heard nothing about a pineapple under the sea, but it turn all the way around with my Patreon shout out! Now I have to make my own Patreon to support my upcoming TV show "Just Neal," haha. I really loved the pirate themed episode, and another amazing guest from Tribality! I love that the pirate theme is essentially based around travel of some sort. It is unlikely that a pirate themed adventure would revolve around two docked ships that shoot at each other in the harbor, but then again maybe it does!
Shawn referenced the Drizzt books as an example of pirate campaign, and I think it is a perfect example of what you can do in terms of pirate campaigns. The initial voyage they partake on is simply to expedite travel from one part of the country to another, and high seas hijinks ensue. Later Drizzt is essentially on an anti-pirate ship for the better part of six years trying to bring peace to the region. At another time they are using the ship to try and seek out a magical item. The breadth of uses for the pirate ship are very diverse. To think that a pirate campaign could essentially exist for many levels in the same stretch of water, and the problems simply sail into that region and the players have to fight them off.
Tons of fun info and pirate voices!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2015 23:42:50 GMT
One of the players in my homebrew setting campaign is an ex-pirate. This episode gave me a few ideas I'm going to pitch to him about her background. Two nations sharing a long coastline have a fairly antagonistic relationship, and the episode reminded me of the Letters of Marque privateers received centuries ago. It would be a cool detail if her background caused her to be reviled in one nation, but celebrated in another.
Never knew the history of grog til today, ended up looking into it more after the episode. No wonder this ex-pirate is a drunk.
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Post by DM Chris on Mar 24, 2015 13:45:15 GMT
Yeah learning the history of grog was really interesting. Makes total sense though.
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Post by joatmoniac on Mar 24, 2015 16:32:16 GMT
Rum is the easiest way to disinfect your insides! It's science!
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Post by umbralwalker on Mar 26, 2015 14:17:41 GMT
I'm listening to it a second time this morning. Though we work together at Tribality, the majority of our interactions are through email and the site. You were right, Mitch, he is a smarty pants. Tons of great ideas here.
I'm trying to talk him into doing a piece on what existing monsters can be made aquatic with just some interesting flavor changes. That crab-shell umberhulk is a brilliant idea. You can throw classic monsters at your players, don't use the name, and everything old feels new again.
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Post by Shawn Elllsworth on Mar 26, 2015 15:09:55 GMT
1) Grog didn't really come into official use until after the golden age of pirates, but in my world grog and pirates coexist. I think they put a pinch of lemon in there too. Might fight off the scurvy as a bonus and it gave the grog a delicious zesty taste. Pirate long island ice tea. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grog2) I am in the process of writing an article about crazy baddies to throw at players in a pirate / seafaring adventure. It might be my next article when I finish the world building series this week. |
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Post by umbralwalker on Mar 26, 2015 15:46:23 GMT
2) I am in the process of writing an article about crazy baddies to throw at players in a pirate / seafaring adventure. It might be my next article when I finish the world building series this week. Awesome. Can't wait. |
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Post by joatmoniac on Mar 26, 2015 21:11:25 GMT
2) I am in the process of writing an article about crazy baddies to throw at players in a pirate / seafaring adventure. It might be my next article when I finish the world building series this week. Awesome. Can't wait. Agreed! Can't wait to see what that entails. Force me to figure out a way to put my players on a pirate ship, fight a big baddie, in turn creating an underwater campaign, that will involve the 5th level of the Emerald Spire that Rich redid for 5th Edition ... oh, I passed out for a second from how Tribality meta things got there for a second, haha. |
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Post by tribalityshawn on Feb 9, 2016 15:24:38 GMT
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Post by meribson on Mar 4, 2018 23:05:44 GMT
Been listening to older episodes, and this made me think of a kinda-sorta-port city in my setting called Akkardon. It's kinda-sorta a port city because the overwhelming majority of the city is underwater and the royal family is a race called tabemisu (think seal/sea otter centaurs).
I'll fill this post out with some ideas when I'm not on my phone.
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