SkaForHire Posted January 17, 2017 Kings Port Advertiser and Ship List New Terra’s most reliable source for shipping news. JANUARY 616. VOL 1 ISSUE 8 WAR COMES TO THE FAR REACHES OF CIVILIZATION! Much news comes about the waging war between Eslandola, our governor, Garvey, and Prio against our former liege, the King of Mardier. From the papers in MARDIER: Our glorious King Alphonse XIII has struck a mighty blow at the pitiful Eslandolans and Garvans! The Prime Minister has declared that all public bells be rung 30 times starting at noon on January 18th in honor of our many glorious victories. Which included victories over the following Eslandolan towns in the New World: Trador, Puerto Alijo, Salida Este, Fuerte Unido, Nova Terreli, Elysabethtown. It is said that the Crown has made enough in plunder to upgrade its fortresses at Calisto, and Kingsport once the rebelling governor’s forces are subdued there. Unfortunately, due to financial hardships in Calisto, it seems that nearly 90 gold has gone unaccounted for. From the paper in PRIO: Duke Alex has once again thwarted the Mardierian Scourge! A fleet of vessels belonging to King Alphonse showed up on our horizon on the 14th inst. The Duke called all ablebodied seamen to defend the port, and an engagement ensued. They lost their flagship before turning back. We lost some brave sailors, but the guns of Fort Prio were able to drive away the enemy. Huzzah! From the papers in ESLANDOLA: Today is a black day for our country. Word has come from the Far Seas that many of our settlements were raided by our enemy Mardier. King Alphonse’s navy hit many of our smaller settlements and Nova Terrelli. Any eyewitness account of the battle of Terrelli Bay gave a report of the following: On the 6th inst. the Crimson Fleet, MARDIER’s most famous fleet sailed to this port. The defenses of this city were in impeccable shape, and our royal fortresses began firing as soon as the enemy was in range. It happened that the Garvey Second Fleet was stationed in our port taking on provisions. This was lucky, as the Crimson Fleet is quite large, and the Garvians sailed to meet it. A combined effort of Eslandolans and Garvans were able to repel the Crimson Fleet, causing our enemy many casualties, including three smaller ships. Garvey had no ships lost. Mayor Fontonajo gave a rousing speech the next morning to all of the town. We will not be broken! Other good news includes our forces catching a MARDIERIAN Trade convoy fleet. The good news is tinted with poor news, Nova Terrelli was the only port of ours that successfully repelled attackers. In Puerto Alijo, on the 1st inst. Mardier forces made off with a prominent citizen, Mrs. Jasmyn Cuervo and a small amount of cash. In Trador, the mighty trade settlement of MAESTRO, few defenses left a few soldiers dead, and over 75 gold plundered! A similar story in Salida Este, where the Gold Fleet of Mardier made port on the 25th last. On the 30th last, the coward pirate L’Olius under Mardier flags raided Fuerte Unido, did some damage and took a large share of the town bank with him. Pontelli was sacked by the Blue Fleet of Mardier on the 21st last, losing a large share of money, and the poorly defended Elysabethtown was visited by the Yellow Fleet on the 1st inst. In all total, at least 400 gold has been stolen from Eslandolan coffers and over 150 are dead. The nation must act! From the papers in GARVEY: A glorious raid, a glorious victory, but two devastating raids on our possessions beyond the line have made for an eventful month. We fared nearly as bad as our allies, losing 200 gold to the Mardierian war machine. At the writing of this paper, Freeport is still under occupation by the 7th Mardier Regiment. The infamous “Bulldogs”. King Leopaldis surely will avenge this and rescue our poor brethren across the ocean! However there is good news! We were able to stop the Mardierm Menace from taking our ally’s port Nova Terrelli! We also raided Calisto and found fortune in the Prio seas! Raided Settlements DB Lost Soldiers killed Civilians killed Notes ESL Trador 77 2 0 Raided by small MAR fleet consisting of five vessels. Puerto Alijo 4 0 0 Raided by MAR privateer "Le Penguin". Jasmyn Cuervo taken prisoner Salida Este 64 2 7 Raided by the Gold Fleet of MAR. Pontelli 92 5 13 Pontelli's trade value is not the same as listed on the index, it is only 110 in the official records. Raided by the "Blue Fleet" of MAR Fuerte Unido 71 25 37 Raided by L'Olius , battle fleet of 10 vessels, 1 MAR regiment the 14th Regiment, "The Golden Sons" Nova Terreli 0 42 15 Repelled the MAR "Crimson Fleet" with the help of GAR "2nd Fleet" Elysabethtown 102 11 0 Raided by MAR "Yellow Fleet" TOTAL 410 87 72 GAR Freeport 210 120 100 Occupied by the 7th MAR regiment "Bulldogs" Leopaldis 87 25 30 Attacked by MAR "Orange Fleet" MAR Calisto 89 23 16 Raided by the GAR 1st Fleet Prio Alexport 0 15 0 Defended against minor MAR fleet SHIPPING NEWS Plot on merchant captains around the New World? We have many reports of mutinies this month. From a sickly tale aboard the Black Marlin, to other mutinies upon vessels of all nations. One keen observer has pointed out that this seems very much like the fabled secret kabal, known as the Inspireritti, bent on world domination. Indeed the knife found lodged in the captain of the Black Marlin had their motto inscribed upon it “victoria aut clade refert, in fine virtus regit.” No reports of Inspiritti artifacts on the Empty Barrel, but it seems that there was a strange pamphlet found on El Rubi. LORD OF THE SEA RETURNS! The Seas are no longer safe from Poseidon’s Wrath! It is true that he has unleashed his pet beastie upon us all once again. Such was the sight in the scourge of 359, where many documented witness to the almighty Kraken. He has been let loose again, and now, in the middle of the Drolitic Ocean, he feasts on the ships of all nations. Numerous sightings confirm some sort of water demon, and three vessels paid the ultimate price this month. Filo Morado (ESL), États de Cauzac (OL), Esprit Royal (OL) all went to the bottom to satisfy this creature’s hunger. Our recommendation – stay on dry land! MAESTRO Goes Rogue! This tantalizing bit of information was passed on to us… Dear Lord Damaximus, I don't think it is necessary that we take steps to incorporate the East Trade Wind Company into our own mighty Trade Company. The ETWC being a tiny, itsy bitsy trade company made up of Eslandolan merchants who don't know a Doubloon from a two-pence and who have made about enough DBs trading in the MRCA as Unrigged Nordau's parrot, I don't see any benefit. Even more, I think that it would only lower our own capability to trade and make money. On top of that, they would be of no use of our struggle against the King, since the ETWC troops in Fuerte Unido can barely tell the sharp side of a sword from their's mum's broom, and are more often found in the hospital then on the battlefield. They'd cost more to maintain then they could ever loot! Yours sincerely, Lady Elysabeth of Drondil It seems that Lady Elysabeth was correct, seeing how poorly the settlement defended itself against MAR. Editors Column: The Queen gave birth to a baby with horns! Queen Annetta has been shamed again! We can only consider this to be Poseidon’s curse for hating Oleon. Nobody knows if this baby really exists, but the baby is said to have been whisked from port and sent to its true father, King Fernando. Skaford Heights to be Purchased by OLEON! It has been said in these parts that OLEON is so rich that they plan on buying the island known as Skaford Heights from MARDIER to end the war between ESLANDOLA and King Alphonse. Great Civilization of Gold found in the Safehaven Region! One intrepid sailor who was aboard one of the first voyages to the Safehaven region has brought us tales of a city there made of so much gold, the entire economy of Eslandola could not match that amount in a year! The sailor has yet to divulge where the city is, but when he does, this paper will be folding and we will be moving to strike it rich on that island! Extended Reports: Name ship Faction DBS Result Ayrlego Lady Jacqueline COR 491 Chased by pirates Ayrlego Alexander Keith COR 388 azog La Fleur Pourpre OL 138 blackdeathgr Gladiateur OL 0 Took "Milton's Burden" 4A from Daemon St. Lure blackdeathgr Crete OL 1120 Golden Voyage blackdeathgr Little Hermes OL 296 Golden voyage Brandon Stark Dagger OL 74 Bregir Sphinx COR 169 Outran a pirate. Bregir Revenant COR 0 Hit a reef off Berelli, stuck there now. Bregir Blazer COR 572 Bregir Goshawk COR 360 Attacked by a pirate, saved by HMS Friends Forever Bregir Dozy Dragon COR 150 Bregir Justicia COR 0 Brickwolf Eliza COR 118 Brickwolf Corland Supplier COR 126 Brickwolf Corland Provider 2 COR 167 Brickwolf Small Fishing Boat COR 0 Taken by pirates. Capt Wolf Far Horizon ESL 499 Attacked by pirates, confusion in the escort fleet leads to the Beluga being captured by the pirate Harrison Torn, while Far Horizon gets away. Capt Wolf Piece of Eight ESL 1035 Captain Becker Pegasus OL 269 Captain Genaro Centurion OL 0 Captain Genaro Étoile du Sud OL 799 Attacked by unknown ship, but Perseverante fought it off. Captain Genaro Pride of Poseidon OL 230 Turned back to port after one stop due to leakage. Swordfish rammed the ship causing a hole in the bow. Captain Genaro Le Protecteur OL 0 Captain Pirate Man Swift OL 74 Captain Pirate Man Jenny 1 Rowboat OL 2 Captain Pirate Man Jenny 2 Rowboat OL 10 cb4 Parakeet SR 89 CelesAurivern Valkyrie II COR 169 Golden Voyage! CelesAurivern Peregrine COR 0 Uneventful sailing Col. Brik Empty Barrel OL 0 Stayed empty. Mutiny, although quelled, prevented this ship from making port. Corington HMS Whisper HMS Bullshark HMS Gauntlet COR 0 HMS Whisper sinks unknown 3A in defense of the Alice. COR HMS El Bellos COR 0 COR HMS Bagg of Bolton COR 0 COR HMS Badger COR 0 Caught a 2WR pirate "Jimmy Sticklegs" COR HMS Pandora HMS Golden Goose HMS Captain's Chest HMS Huntress HMS Publius HMS Mars HMS Friends Forever Mardiers Misfit COR 0 HMS Pandora take 5HA Globe Traverser, pirate. HMS Mars takes 3HA pirate Grand Viper, Friends Forever takes unknown privateer 4A "Ghost Ship" COR HMS Victoria COR 0 Dannylonglegs The Singsong OL 211 dr_spock Incognito SR 79 Attacked by other pirates, but saved by Poseidon's Revenge. dr_spock Pink Lady SR 0 Flotilla captured ships see Clearance. Dukesc The Lightning OL 2013 Golden Voyage Dukesc HMS Tiddlywinks OL 0 Dukesc The Aspire OL 525 Dukesc The Taurus OL 315 Outran a pirate Dukesc The Navigator OL 0 Dukesc The Ranger OL 0 Dukesc The Galaxie OL 0 Dukesc The Corcel OL 138 Dzoni90 Comet 2 OL 211 Elostirion The Cotton Lady ESL 123 Elostirion La Presta Canosa ESL 0 Sprung a leak, returned to port. Elostirion Pearl Diving Canoe ESL 25 Found some pearls! Elostirion The Colonia ESL 1644 Golden Voyage ESL Victoria ESL 0 ESL Great Scott ESL 0 Took 2T "Margert" (MAR) ESL Migery ESL 0 Flotilla found a Mardieran Convoy. Defeated and captured the escort: 4HA "Wyvren", took 5T "Goldilocks", 5T "Merry Merfish", 3T "Tuna King" owned by the Eastern Bumbel Tuna Trading Company ESL Blood Diamond ESL 0 Shared capture with Migery and Catfish Supreme ESL Catfish Supreme ESL 0 Shared capture with Migery and Blood Diamond ESL La Raya Venenosa ESL 0 ESL Maiden of the Deep ESL 0 ESL La Salamandra ESL 0 ESL Oscuridad ESL 0 ESL Beluga ESL 0 Taken by Harrison Torn, pirate. ESL Morning Fog ESL 0 ESL Stormbringer II ESL 0 ESL Dread Treasure II ESL 0 ESL Golden Grasshopper ESL 0 ESL Gallant ESL 0 ESL Asesino II ESL 0 ESL Plunging Dagger ESL 0 Shoots at the Kraken, but cannot kill the beast. ESL La Raya Venenosa ESL 0 ESL Maiden of the Deep ESL 0 ESL La Salamandra ESL 0 Captured MAR 3A Privateer "Wolf" ETTC Belson (Formerly Heart of Eslandia) COR 477 Attacked by pirates, defended by Pandora ETTC Sparta COR 600 ETTC Golden Filly COR 572 ETTC Catfish Supreme COR 0 Performed admirably Faladrin La Raenette ESL 384 Golden Voyage Franco Clarke Stingray OL 420 Attacked by pirates Franco Clarke The Pharaoh OL 0 Franco Clarke Colombe OL 250 Franco Clarke Vif OL 250 Franco Clarke Black Barbarian OL 0 Garmadon White Doubloon ESL 0 Taken by MAR Battle Fleet. Garmadon Shooting Shuriken ESL 225 Garmadon The Fog-Breaker ESL 303 Sees the Kraken… lives to tell about it. gedren_y Consort's Duty ESL 550 Outran a pirate. Gideon Zephyr OL 560 outran a pirate Gulagurag Night's Whisper SR 0 Jacob Nion Queen Annetta's Revenge SR 0 Flotilla caught CARNO Merchants: 4t "Warped Wood," 4T "Lady Arlene," and 2T "Applevilla" Jacob Nion HRS Infatigable SR 0 Kai NRG The Golden Snake ESL 124 Golden Voyage, profited after the rest of their confoy turned back or was killed. Kai NRG Filo Morado ESL 0 Sunk, Kraken Food. Kai NRG Dark Spirit ESL 0 Returned to port scared by Kraken Keymonus Mr. Twistie OL 138 Khorne The Torino OL 0 Sunk in a light gail. Kolonialbeamter Persévérante OL 0 Kolonialbeamter La Recouvrance OL 710 Outran a pirate Kolonialbeamter Comtesse de Praenia OL 888 Caught by pirates, rescued by HRS Audacieuse Kolonialbeamter États de Cauzac OL 0 Before the very eyes of the rest of the flotilla, a massive beast rose from the sea and in one motion snatched the midsection of this ship, and pulled her under to the depths. Zone 11 Kolonialbeamter Diligente OL 0 Took pirate "Peggy Pete" 3A Kolonialbeamter Santa Clara OL 525 Kolonialbeamter Vigilante OL 0 Kwatchi Peregrine SR 0 Flotilla took a Mardier trade convoy. 4A "Puck's Jest," 5T "Tango Kid" 3T "OL's best," 1T "Light Carrier" Legostone Wringe II ESL 38 Sprang a leak after two ports. Legostone Reventazon ESL 768 Golden Voyage! Legostone Green Winds ESL 436 Legostone Santiago ESL 424 MAESTRO La Mystique ESL 179 Sprung a leak after one port. MAESTRO Colour of the Wind ESL 436 MAESTRO Dragon's Revenge ESL 0 MAESTRO COR El Rubi COR 424 Mutiny, but brought back under control. Matthias Cog 1 OL 148 Maxim I Purple Rain ESL 960 Golden Voyage Maxim I Prince of Stedor ESL 624 Maxim I Golden Star ESL 139 MCTC Prince Fernando ESL 480 MCTC Jon El Flurry ESL 422 Mike S Black Marlin COR 113 A spy on board the ship, for whom, nobody is sure of, strikes at the captain while sleeping. Luckily, he is able to survive the attack and defend himself. As the sailors come to his aid, the spy jumps overboard, cuts the ropes on the captain's boat and rows away. The Black Marlin chases, but soon finds a port to get the captain's wounds tended to. Only made half of their journey. Mike S Armina COR 0 MKJoshA Golden Dragon SR 0 MKJoshA Pineapple Revenge SR 0 With Clearance MKJoshA Clearance SR 0 Captured CAR 6HA "Priest's Bounty", passed up an unguarded OL trade fleet. MKJoshA Darting Frog SR 0 MKJoshA The Viper SR 0 Captured 4A MAR "Long John Bronze" MKJoshA Jade Piranha SR 0 Mpyromaxos Le Fierté OL 129 nivremis Crimson Dragon SR 26 Sprung a leak, went back to port after one stop. Nova Terreli Joan's Raft ESL 5 Not much discovered. OL HRS Infatigable II OL 0 OL HRS Audacieuse OL 0 Took 3HA pirate "Loner King" OL HRS Pride of OL OL 0 OL HRS Ville de GranOL OL 0 OL HRS Breshaun OL 0 OL HRS Ville d'Acropolis OL 0 Fought Daemon St. Lure's 5HA "Winds of Fortune" to a standstill after they took Astrapi II. Was unable to get Astrapi II back. OL HRS Astrapi II OL 0 Lost to Daemon St. Lure. Notorious Pirate of Bastion. OL Fleur Verte OL 591 OL HRS Triton OL 0 Sunk 2A pirate "Bandit" OL HRS Eltina II OL 0 Sunk 5HA pirate "Turtle" OL HRS Tigre OL 0 Phadeout El Heraldo de Oro ESL 576 Phadeout Ultimo Fénix ESL 240 Phadeout Gold wing ESL 0 Found a wreck of Ile de Zeus, came back to port to get supplies to salvage, went back out, never seen again. Phred The Demon Sea Turtle OL 0 Took pirate "Holly Jolly" 4A Phred The Aspiration OL 744 Phred The Benefactor OL 420 Phred The Turgut OL 0 Phred The Resurrection OL 0 Did not leave port, terrified of Kracken. puvel HMS Alice COR 100 Caught by pirates, but saved by HMS Whisper RNTC Esprit Royal OL A beast of otherworldly qualities came forth from the sea and snatched this vessel. Some believe Poseidon is vengeful as the Oleanders have forgotten his wrath. robinnilsson403 The Prophecy OL 446 Scarst Saucy Jack COR 480 Golden Voyage! Scarst Half Moon COR 565 SR Poseidon's Revenge SR 0 Saved Incognito from 5HA pirate "Strumpet" Captured. SR Vagabond King SR 0 SR Catfish SR 0 SR Walrus Returns SR 0 SR Corporal Milton SR 0 Sebeus I Piranha OL 138 SilentWolf Pinto Filly COR 436 Outran a pirate SilentWolf Don Obello COR Served well SilentWolf "Alexander" COR 155 SilentWolf Flying Colt COR 81 Chased by a pirate Sir Stig Silver Scythe ESL 250 Almost caught by a Mardieran Privateer Skaforhire Dancing Dogfish COR 600 The Sarge Ètalon OL 394 TitusV The Esmeralda ESL 576 TitusV (The) Arkady ESL 345 Golden Voyage! Made mad profits! Tomsche Crepe Fruite COR 15 Found some fish. Tomsche Fingernail COR 17 Found some less stinky fish. Tomsche La espada COR 57 Caught wind of a vessel sunk of the coast of OL, salvaged it. Tomsche Cod Hunter COR 0 Caught Brad the Pirate! 3A Tomsche HMS Terrigan COR 0 Tomsche Sea Sparrow COR 0 Tomsche HMS Green Dragon COR 243 Ulric Brickenheim Little Rat SR 126 Zaael The Fiesta OL 422 Golden Voyage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentWolf Posted January 17, 2017 So much intrigue and war! Definitely exciting times around. Though the rumors the paper spreads are definitely bizarre. Everyone knows Queen Annetta could only give birth to an angel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostone Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) Wow, over 30000 DB total added to the wallets of everyone. And all 20 vessels built by me have survived this MRCA without much damage and earned a good chunk of that. I'm happy with this result:P MAESTRO Corrington hasn't received the 424 DB from El Rubi. Edited January 17, 2017 by Legostone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacob Nion Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, SilentWolf said: So much intrigue and war! Definitely exciting times around. Though the rumors the paper spreads are definitely bizarre. Everyone knows Queen Annetta could only give birth to an angel. All hail the Queen.. ...Annetta's Revenge! Dread Pirate Captains Morgan and Sinbad strike again! Unperceived by the war torn grand nations, the world sees the dawn of the golden age of piracy. Edited January 17, 2017 by Jacob Nion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bregir Posted January 17, 2017 An announcement in the paper reads: To entreprenant individuals of all nations! The Montoya Estate offers anyone who savages the Revenant, rightful property of the Estate, and returns it in repairable order, a bounty of no less than 100 dbs! Regards Ibn al'Sayeed, Manager of the Montoya Estate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gedren_y Posted January 17, 2017 All the confusion in the Double Duty trade route seems to have removed the Island Rose from all records. Hopefully @SkaForHire can find out what happened to her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted January 17, 2017 Kraaken food... how lovely. Still, all things considered, I think I made about as much as all my previous runs added together... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostone Posted January 17, 2017 What happens with the upkeep for the lost soldiers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxim I Posted January 17, 2017 And how do you see which soldiers are lost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike S Posted January 17, 2017 Aiden Coyle will personally oversee the investigation of the attack on the Black Marlin. OOC: this could be a good story starter... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolonialbeamter Posted January 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, Legostone said: What happens with the upkeep for the lost soldiers? 18 minutes ago, Maxim I said: And how do you see which soldiers are lost? Just like in real life, soldiers' lives don't matter... You pay upkeep for units - and keep paying until you disband them. Units (that fight on land) fill up with new men over time. In case they were decimated too much, that unit will have to pause the following MCRA. However, as there were no particular announcements as to which units were affected (and the war rules aren't out yet), for now there should be no repercussions regarding all units' next month performance. I'm assuming fort (and settlement) garrisons are a steady number at all times. If ships with complement troops fall into enemy hands or sink, these units just need to be placed somewhere else (using the troop placement form) to see service again at full strength. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwatchi Posted January 17, 2017 So this is what success feels like. Groovy! @SkaForHire Great idea to add an universal antagonist Ska. We were certainly lacking something to act as the big, bad boogeyman for storylines. As one really interested in MRCA result MOCs for this one, has the physical details of Mardier troops & marines ever been fleshed out? Is there a flag out there I can print? Do their troops have a jacket colour chosen for them yet? Not that there are a lot of free colours remaining tbh. Corrington = red Oleon = blue Eslandola = green Garvey = orange Duchy of Prio = purple Sea Rats... erm... Charlatan Bay = Black (with light blue) Mardier = what's left? White, Pink, Brown, Yellow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacob Nion Posted January 17, 2017 @Kwatchi Mardier has yellow as coat of arms. Also congratulations to your loot. It was about time that the bishop shows that he can bite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwatchi Posted January 17, 2017 The following open letter has been sent to the offices of the King's Port Advisor ===/===/=== As has been reported, a naval squadron from Charlatan Bay (assisted by a vessel of the Eslandolan navy) recently came into conflict with a Mardieran convoy in open waters. This ended in taking of one vessel of war, as well as three trade ships. There are some ham-fisted legal attempts underway at present to negotiate the return of said vessels. Allow me please clearly state our position on the matter. While it is a fact that the squadron's flagship and one escort were sailing under a valid Letter of Marque issued by the Eslandolan Empire, the action against the trade ships was unilaterally taken by the Charlatan Bay fleet command. The Eslandolan Department of the Navy are blameless in this decision, and by consequence of inaction have no legal bearing in the matter of possession of said trade vessels in this case. As for Charlatan Bay, we dismiss the legal claim on the ships by Mardier and declare them spoils of war, as a declaration of conflict between that nation and our colony was made after the recent base treachery by the Mardieran Navy against our fleet. We have decided these ships will amount to restitution for the sinking of the Athena's Grace and theft of the Donatus. While we welcome a Mardier embassy to plea for peace if King Alphonse so chooses, be forewarned: we will not meekly tolerate aggression of the Mardieran military as some others have, as seen in recent events. As our beloved Lord Bishop Meloche has stated: "We may be a small dog, but our bite is stronger than our bark and it will be felt." Sincerely, Mstr. Willem J. Morris, esq.Mayor of Charlatan Bay & Majordomo to his eminence, Bishop-Captain Emil Meloche Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostone Posted January 17, 2017 Considering there are now 4 class 6 vessels in the game, wouldn't it make some sense to allow us to purchase them as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bregir Posted January 17, 2017 29 minutes ago, Legostone said: Considering there are now 4 class 6 vessels in the game, wouldn't it make some sense to allow us to purchase them as well? As stated before, we are working on the new classes, so please hold your horses for a bit :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostone Posted January 17, 2017 Just now, Bregir said: As stated before, we are working on the new classes, so please hold your horses for a bit :) The trouble is that they already exist in game and basically no one has ideas about their stats:P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxim I Posted January 17, 2017 I think those class 6HA have 7 masts, 50 gun rating and 5000 men on it!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Becker Posted January 17, 2017 Well I surely did not expect to see the next MRCA so soon... And once again great reading, Maxim: No doubt! Fair winds and calm seas! Captain Charles J. Becker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolonialbeamter Posted January 17, 2017 @Kwatchi Back in the day of some court trial MAR vs. ESL I used this flag here from Ska's Flickr: There's also a second one: Also: Great to see some SR fleets victoriously returning home Wait... did I just say that?! Another more general thing... to me the traders income seem a fair bit too high. That is in absolute numbers, compared to property yield (it'll take six months for a 100x100 studs royal property to pay off, and the yield of 500DB can be topped by a medium trade-ship), and now also compared to raids: the MAR raids on practically all ESL settlements yielded 400DB - 'collected' by a ton of ships - which can now be compensated by a single lucky trading 2F... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Wolf Posted January 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Legostone said: Considering there are now 4 class 6 vessels in the game, wouldn't it make some sense to allow us to purchase them as well? Which ships are class 6? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostone Posted January 17, 2017 @Capt WolfCaptured CAR 6HA "Priest's Bounty", passed up an unguarded OL trade fleet. The HMS Tiddlywinks (DukeSC) is a 6A that was captured a few months back Bregir and Ayrlego won class 6 vessels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwatchi Posted January 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, Kolonialbeamter said: @Kwatchi Back in the day of some court trial MAR vs. ESL I used this flag here from Ska's Flickr: There's also a second one: Thanks KB but Ugh! Yellow will be tough for non-fleshie soldiers to portray without looking like they ripped their jacket arms off. I'm going to try to play with MS Paint tonight and come up with something viable as a uniform print. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Wolf Posted January 17, 2017 Ah, right, prizes from the previous challenge. I was under the impression that they could only operate as class 5 until the new ship classes were posted? Is this not the case? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkaForHire Posted January 18, 2017 15 hours ago, gedren_y said: All the confusion in the Double Duty trade route seems to have removed the Island Rose from all records. Hopefully @SkaForHire can find out what happened to her. Maybe another person who has access to the sheets can confirm this, but I don't have a form for Island Rose, when did you submit? 14 hours ago, Legostone said: What happens with the upkeep for the lost soldiers? Nothing, KB addressed this correctly. It will matter in the new system, but not now. Plus, some of those deaths were story deaths. 13 hours ago, Kwatchi said: So this is what success feels like. Groovy! @SkaForHire Great idea to add an universal antagonist Ska. We were certainly lacking something to act as the big, bad boogeyman for storylines. As one really interested in MRCA result MOCs for this one, has the physical details of Mardier troops & marines ever been fleshed out? Is there a flag out there I can print? Do their troops have a jacket colour chosen for them yet? Not that there are a lot of free colours remaining tbh. Corrington = red Oleon = blue Eslandola = green Garvey = orange Duchy of Prio = purple Sea Rats... erm... Charlatan Bay = Black (with light blue) Mardier = what's left? White, Pink, Brown, Yellow KB covered some of this. Yes, they are Orange or Yellow, but also have infamous "Blackcoats" that was written somewhere... So that might be an option as well. 11 hours ago, Legostone said: The trouble is that they already exist in game and basically no one has ideas about their stats:P Assume they are larger than a 5HA 10 hours ago, Kolonialbeamter said: Another more general thing... to me the traders income seem a fair bit too high. That is in absolute numbers, compared to property yield (it'll take six months for a 100x100 studs royal property to pay off, and the yield of 500DB can be topped by a medium trade-ship), and now also compared to raids: the MAR raids on practically all ESL settlements yielded 400DB - 'collected' by a ton of ships - which can now be compensated by a single lucky trading 2F... That is why we rewrote the MRCA so this doesn't spit out this way. The upkeep on ships will be prohibitive, and cargo values will be decreased. However, the original intention of the rules was for trade to be dangerous... there just are not a lot of unescorted ships any more. Even with powerful pirates. Also,two sources of privateers this MRCA were busy directing attacks and not picking off merchants. 10 hours ago, Capt Wolf said: Ah, right, prizes from the previous challenge. I was under the impression that they could only operate as class 5 until the new ship classes were posted? Is this not the case? They have stats, sail them how you want. Assume that they are bigger than a 5HA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites