Pirates of the Spanish Main Ship Combat.pdf

S HIP C OMBAT

Initiative: Deal each ship one card. The difference between face

values x 50 is the distance between any two ships (Jacks count

as 11, Queens as 12, etc.). Ships on the same initiative card are

considered to be 25 inches apart.

Speed: If a ship's top speed exceeds opponent’s, add the difference

to opposed Boating rolls.

Attacks: Everyone aboard a ship acts on that ship's initiative.

Each round, a ship may fire a quarter of it's cannon (half of one

side) at any particular target.

Damage: Damage that exceeds a ship's toughness forces the

captain to make a Boating roll or go Out of Control. Each raise

also inflicts one wound. Each wound causes a -1 penalty to the

captain's Boating rolls. Each wound also causes a Critical Hit.

When a ship takes its final wound it is wrecked and the captain

must make a boating roll or go Out of Control.

Out of Control. Roll 2d6. On a roll of 2 or 12, the ship dips and

1d10 crew lost. Otherwise take -2 penalty to next Boating roll.

M anoeuvres

Broadside. Make a Boating roll. On a success, the ship may fire

half it's cannon (one whole side) at a particular target. The target

may instantly return fire with half its cannon.

Boarding. Must be on same initiative card as target. Make an

opposed Boating roll. On failure, go Out of Control. On success,

crew make immediate group Throwing roll to grapple the target.

Opposing crew can make Throwing roll opposed with at least the

same number of crew.

Crossing the T. Must be within short range. Make opposed Boating

roll. If succeed, can fire half the ship's cannon at a target.

Flee. Make an opposed Boating roll against the enemy with the

highest top speed. Succeeding for 3 consecutive rounds allows

escape.

Force. Must be on same initiative card as target. Make an opposed

Boating roll. If succeed, choose one of the following options:

- opposing captain must make a Boating roll (with a -2 penalty if

the Force was won with a raise) or hit an obstacle (shoal, reef,

sandbar, rocks, etc.)

- opposing captain must make Boating roll or go Out of Control

- draw 1 card (or 2 for a raise) and replace the target's initiative

card for either this round or the next with a card of your choice.

Hard About. Roll Boating with a -2 penalty. Draw 2 cards on a

success, 3 on a raise. Replace current initiative card with one of

the cards drawn. On a fail, the ship goes Out of Control.

Steady As She Goes. Keep current initiative card for next round.

Shearing. Must be on same initiative card as target and target must

have oars. Make an opposed Boating roll with a -2 penalty. If

succeed, roll 3d6 damage vs. opposing ship's base toughness

(no armour) and, if successful, half their oars are destroyed,

reducing top speed by half and allowing them to only turn left or

right.

C ritical H its

2 Scratched the Paintwork. No additional effect.

3-4 Mast/Oars. One mast or side of oars are destroyed. Reduce

the ship's acceleration and top speed proportionally (losing 1

mast on 3 masted ship reduces acceleration/top speed by 1/3)

5 Rudder. Ship can only turn left or right. -2 to Boating rolls.

6-8 Hull. Roll 1d6. On a 6, a fire starts (see 50 Fathoms p.34).

9-10 Crew. 2d6 crew killed. If dice come up doubled, PC or named

character is also hit (ship’s armour protects if below decks).

11 Weapon. A single weapon is destroyed.

12 Wrecked. Ships without cannon begin to sink. Ships with

cannon suffer a hit to the central magazine. The resulting

explosion kills 90% of the crew and causes 4d6 damage to

every named character. Ships grappled or on the same initiative

card suffer 2d6 + ship's base toughness in damage.

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