Age of Sail

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Age of Sail Meme

Welcome to the high seas and the Caribbean, in the Golden Age of Sail—and Piracy! Hoist anchors and set sail, because there’s adventure—and treasure—on the horizon.


Roles:
Piracy
A. Ship captain, of course, would you be found anywhere else? Command and the sea, those are your callings. Along with, of course, plunder.
B. Quartermaster, elected representative of the crew’s interests, and with power to veto the Captain’s decisions whenever the ship is not engaged in battle.
C. Crew. You’re in it for the plunder, and can’t be bothered with those pesky decisions. Unless, just maybe, you’ve got a mutiny in mind.
D. Cabin boy. Lowest in rank and newest on the ship, without any sailing experience of your own, but you’ll work your way up.
E. Stowaway. Whatever ship you’re on, whatever reason you have for running, you’d better hope you aren’t found.

The Law
F. Pirate-hunter. Maybe you’re working freelance, taking bounties where you find them, or maybe you are an officer of a royal navy, but either way, you’re tasked with bringing those lawless pirates to justice. There’s money in it, and glory for you.
G. Governor. You are the law, in your little corner of the Caribbean. Troops from the homeland, money and resources are yours, but anarchy is just one mistake away, and the pirates are always threatening your ships and those of your traders.
H. Honest sailor. You follow orders and don’t ask too many questions about them. Or the cargo.
I. Innocent Passenger. Honestly, you were just trying to get home, or to your new home in the new world. But now? Pirates.

Land-Lubbers
J. Innkeeper or Brothel Madam. When the pirates and sailors come into town, they’re going to need food, drink, and companionship. You’re here to provide that.
K. Shipwright. Ships and repairs, it’s all your business. You’re willing to serve any customer, and you don’t ask too many questions.

L. Wildcard! Who would your character be in the Golden Age of Sail?

Mix and match, pirates and pirate hunters, raid a ship or follow a map to treasure. Go get that horizon!

Comments

Laurent of Vere | Captive Prince | M/M

[prince_of_vere]

[Former prince turned pirate captain. Still always looking for a way to raise a fleet and take back his throne.]

Charles Vane | Black Sails

[allinvane]

[Captain. Or former captain fallen on hard times because of his own poor life choices.]

Re: Charles Vane | Black Sails

[calicojack]

_[Ohai]

[allinvane]

[ Rackham, you rascal! Are you still living?

Hey. ]

[calicojack]

_{[Just about, just about... any preferences for scenario?]}

[allinvane]

[ I’m good with whatever you’ve got a hankering for. Shameless trash, AUs, shenanigans. Maybe reunited after years apart?]

[calicojack]

_{[Oh no, shameless trash, AUs and shenanigans are my three favourite things.}

A reunion sounds good though!]

[allinvane]

[I don't have any specific ideas for said shameless trash and shenanigans, though, and I'm pretty rusty with Vane as I haven't played him in forever. Do you have thoughts or hankerings? Or just throw something at me. I've been at work all day today and I have plans tomorrow so rp brains may not kick back in until Monday or Tuesday at the level needed for brainstorming or starters.]

[calicojack]

_{[It's okay Jack's a wee bit rusty too, we'll dust them off together XD}

I mean I'm never going to say no to shippy stuff in every sense of the word XD but hmm, let's see...

I think a reunion works as a good starting point, say they've both been off on long voyages or something and they stumble across each other in a random port unexpectedly and just go from there? If that sounds good I'll get something started]

[allinvane]

[Sounds good! Vane can certainly be fallen on hard times if it's convenient, due to the problem of getting them together if they have separate ships. Since Vane is good at falling prey to his vices, losing his way, and becoming a drunken trash-disaster. Especially if he doesn't have Jack around to remind him not to be a total reckless idiot. So feel free to find him drunk and prize-fighting in a dirty tavern somewhere.]

let me know if this needs changing :)

[calicojack]

Jack wasn't particularly in the mood to watch a couple of guys beat the crap out of each other for the amusement of a bar full of drunken pirates wasting their hard-earned spoils on booze and gambling, but this tiny port town apparently only had one bar worth visiting. Normally he'd just skip it, drink on the ship or the beach with or without his crew, but they'd rolled into dock after an unexpectedly long voyage and their supplies were tapped out. It had been a profitable one, thankfully, but it meant that if he wanted a drink - and he definitely wanted a drink - the only place to get it was the bar. The bar currently hosting some kind of brawl.

Jack had thought, at first, that it was just an ordinary bar fight. A couple of guys who'd be thrown out by the bar's heavies before long and he could get back to drinking in peace. It became quickly obvious, however, that this was a scheduled bout. He could only hope it wouldn't last long.

The bar wasn't big enough for him to really get out of the way of the fight or the surrounding crowd, but he skirted the edges of it as best he could with his eye on the bar. That's when it happened.

A shift in the crowd allowed him a glimpse through to the fight itself and he stopped dead in his tracks.

Because there, in this tiny bar in the middle of nowhere, grappling with some random guy to the sound of cheering onlookers, was Charles Vane.

Abel | Starfighter | M/M

[reliantnav]

[Ship's navigator. Can be either pirate or honest sailor.]

Velvet / OC (3:10 to Yuma)

[nobodyforgets]

((ooc: A stowaway wanting to escape her life in a brothel. I can play her while still on dry land and looking for help or already on a ship. Your character can be someone genuinely nice or someone wanting to take advantage of her.

I'll gladly play gen threads with anyone and cross-medium totally ok, but F/M only for anything shippy. Prose preferred or at least no small font action tags, please.))

Midna | Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

[envoyoftwilight]

[Possible prompts that would suit very well would be a stowaway. Midna's a princess in her original canon, so perhaps she was en route across the water and her escort encountered pirates.

Plenty of possibilities!]

Cynthia || Pokemon

[anelegantmyth]

[ There's an old part of her life that she really misses. But, to everyone else, she's open to just about any adventure. ]

Cornelia li Britannia | Code Geass | OTA

[arosetowar]

[Either a Governor or a Stowaway on a secret mission.]

clarke griffin | the 100

[skaikru]

( literally anything - if you want it, i'll make it work! )

Mary Crawley | Downton Abbey

[thequitecontrary]

[ A lady, a stowaway, let's AU something. ]

Captain Bastien Courbis | OC

[shivvymetimbers]

(The dreaded "Devilfish" in the flesh!)

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu | Danganronpa | ota

[nineheadeddragon]

[ semi-reluctant pirate captain. ]

Tenya Iida | BNHA

[runtherisk]

[ any role "the law" section. ]

Andrew Carter {{ Hogan's Heroes

[stlg13bomber]

[A gunner who's probably missing a finger but not too choked up about it - the explosion was fantastic.

Nico Acosta | OC | M/F for shipping

[anoranza]

[ooc: If Piracy, probably the Quartermaster. If Law, probably Honest Sailor or Innocent Passenger. If Land-Lubber, probably some sort of Merchant. Prefer shippy type prompts, please!]

Evie Montgomery | OC | F/M for shipping

[la_bonne_chose]

[ooc: If Piracy, Stowaway. If Law, Innocent Passenger. If Land-Lubber, Brothel Worker, Servant, or Townsperson. Prefer shippy type prompts, please!]

Horatio Hornblower | Hornblower

[midship]

[honest sailor, but pirate-hunter could be fun]