Jacob Nion
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"I am not here for Damaximus, sir." the captain said in a serious voice. "Nor did I come to intervene in your negotiations. As you can tell, we were gentle enough to establish our fortification in this area on neutral ground. I come to you as ambassador of what you maybe consider a loose grouping of condemned individuals. Do not make this mistake. This group might be more solid than you imagine. A factor of power every nation would be well-advised to enter into its considerations." Morgan waited for the Eslandolans and Corlanders to evaluate the meaning of his words.
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Captain Morgan surveyed the attendants. "I heard word the Lord Damaximus would be present. It would have pleased me to meet that man in person. He seems to bear a personal feud against me. Likely that he would have insisted to put me in irons. Unwarranted, of course, out of his very own craving for revenge. As far as I am proficient in my own case Eslandola has no charges to bring me. As for my overestimated role in the battle near this island, you will all agree that there cannot be any charge against an official combatant in possession of a letter of marque. As for my personal relation with Corrington..." he looked quizzical at Montoya: "Have I ever crossed one of your convoys? I can't remember. Be that as it may. I did not intend to steal your time for discussing personal misconducts."
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"...Gentlemen!" A tall young man with wild hair and a slight grin on his face walked over to the negotiation tent, making large but slow steps, followed by several Eslandolan guards, struggling to keep track. "May I beg your pardon for my uninvited, and surely unexpected but hopefully not unwelcomed intrusion. Similar visit of an -I think- Eslandolan "guest" in my people's camp encouraged me to drop any reservation to approach this gathering of power. So allow me, gentlemen, sirs, señores to introduce myself as representative of the Brethren of the Sea Rats, Benjamin Morgan. Captain Morgan, if you like." Speaking these words he bowed both to Corlandish and Eslandian attachés.
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Post Mill, Puerto Desafio, Isla de Victoria
Jacob Nion replied to Capt Wolf's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
You could have left out the cheese slope on the opposite- you don't see her either from this angle. So what else to say? I call this a perfect micro build because there's absolutely nothing you could have done better. It's instantly recognizable. Even the colourscheme is excellent in this scale. -
Nevermind, Maxim. It's not spoiling anything. I'll build a small response soon. But you need to update that hairpiece- it's so 2016.
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Brethren of the Brick Seas (BoBS) Introduction and Starting Thread
Jacob Nion replied to SkaForHire's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Ska is back! Quick! Get him before he escapes again. -
Actually, only one island claim was available as a prize, which Ayrlego won in the name of Corrington. As soon as he decided "to keep his boots on" there was no open claim left. And about the legitimation of Tortuga: there is none because none is needed. It is a squatter colony on neutral, unclaimed land. Aye, as soon as the next challenge will earn some faction a legal island claim it is free to claim this very island. As long as it is prepared for months of exhausting military action about a ridiculous small spot of rock and sand. @Maxim I As always I appreciate your enthusiasm playing the inspector Javert to my Valjean, but I prefer being asked before like any other. And especially in settlements that state Sea Rats only. both for properties and free builds.
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Previously: The Lady Arlene New Allegiance Welcome To The Crew The Death Of Captain Morgan Sea Turtles Part I "Faster! Unload the boats!" Hundreds of voices yelled over the beach, Captain Morgan marched forwad, holding the Jolly Roger in his hands. A Foot In The Door by Jacob Nion, auf Flickr It hadn't been hard to assemble this bunch of scallywags. As soon as word had spread of his return, people had followed his call to the sea turtle island. Six ships had come from Bastion, his very own Lady Arlene being one of them. And several more ships would join. From Rassilon and Charlatan Bay as well as from any other pirate nest west of Terraversa. Some hundred meters inwards of the isle he stopped and began to speak: "Brethren! You all know my name! You all followed my call! As one of your very own kind, I claim this island in the name of the brethren of the Sea Rats, and for every living soul in this world that starves for freedom. Shall this be a free colony for free men and women. Shall it not be harmed by the greed of kings and high lords! This Port shall henceforth be known as Tortuga! And now do your bloody work you disgraceful bunch of shivering sea slugs!" A Foot In The Door by Jacob Nion, auf Flickr
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Fancy Pirate ship! The colour scheme works great. Everyone knows, I myself am not so bold when it comes to using bright colours, but I like that sleek blue line framed with yellow. And fantastic job on constructing such a relatively large vessel on only two hull pieces. If only Lego had done so much with the small ships back in the 90ies.
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Previously: The Lady Arlene New Allegiance Welcome To The Crew The Death Of Captain Morgan The voice of the surge commanded Captain Morgan back to the living. Slowly he moved his hand, feeling the sand between his fingers. He rose his head and squinted around. It took him a moment to remember. His ship was gone. His crew dead. But he was alive. When the Queen Annetta's Revenge had vanished beneath the waves, the wake had pulled him underwater. In the dark abyss he had awaited Poseidon. But suddenlysomething rushed by in front of him. Something that felt like a rock, but it welled up. Or was up down and it was sinking? Unable to think he pulled his knife and stabbed it into this thing. He could not remember how long he had drifted on the ocean, partially on the surface, then again diving and swallowing the salt of the sea. Sea Turtles by Jacob Nion, auf Flickr Now he saw his floating rock; it was a sea turtle. The knife was still sticking in its shell. Sea Turtles by Jacob Nion, auf Flickr Morgan stood up. He was marooned on a small pieca of rock and sand. A forest of coconuts grew on the inner land. He recognized this island and its location. After founding a small pool of fresh water, he began collecting driftwood and lut up a signal fire. It was likely that sails would appear on the horizon regularly. The question was, which colours they would bear. After one day he finally noticed a ship. It took an hour until it was close enough to reveal its allegiance. The flag was blue and yellow. From now on, Benjamin Morgan knew he was saved. And more; he had a plan. Sea Turtles by Jacob Nion, auf Flickr
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[SR - FB 4 June 17] The Rogers Inn
Jacob Nion replied to Professor Thaum's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
...in case of an attack on Tortuga you mean? Thank you very much for offering your support! At least this is what I'm reading in your post, since the range of a fort has practically no impact on surrounding settlements. Except of course the above mentioned case that you plan to defend our small peaceful colony against rude intruders -
[SR - FB 4 June 17] The Rogers Inn
Jacob Nion replied to Professor Thaum's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Great touch with the skull pattern! Of course the first property of a new sea rat colony must be a tavern! Good job! -
Name: Tortuga Ownership: Sea Rats Location: Sea Turtle Island, Prio Seas Mayor: Professor Thaum Who can own property in Tortuga: Sea Rats only Who can freebuild in Tortuga: Sea Rats only Settlement Thread: Tortuga
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The Empire of Oleon: Sign-up and Discussion
Jacob Nion replied to Sebeus I's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
In case he survived, it's possible that Captain Morgan found asylum in Oleon. What do you think? More speculation please! -
Sea Rats: Sign-up and Discussion
Jacob Nion replied to Darkdragon's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Morgan is dead! Read more here: The Death Of Captain Morgan -
The Empire of Eslandola: Sign-up and Discussion
Jacob Nion replied to kabel's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Lads, why don't you just duel? Wasn't that once intended to be part of conflict resolution? And it would bring others the chance to wager on something -
The Empire of Eslandola: Sign-up and Discussion
Jacob Nion replied to kabel's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Hahaha! The whole time I thought you were referring to your IC marriage as prince of Garvey! congrats! @Ayrlego I find your action very (imperialistic) British! Cheers to that! Corrington finally woke up. -
I enjoyed the read, the story is well thought and your dialogues show a fine sense of humor. I also like the way you took the pictures, with the structures reaching to the frame so it appears like a section of a greater layout. But seriously, did you sacrifice a finerib vest for those sails?
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Keep in mind she's more than 50 years old. Although there aren't real anachronisms in a fantasy world, I assume her design to be a bit outdated nowadays. I really enjoy the colour scheme! It works very well and looks realistic, and it's always good to see ways to avoid solid brown vessels.
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Neat vignette. The ruined house is very believeable. And it's great to see how much effort you all put into depicting the aftermath of this terrible war Eslandola caused with its imprudent behaviour.
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[SR - FB1 June] Sinbad the Pirate
Jacob Nion replied to MKJoshA's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Hold your horses here; you mean second most notorious. -
The Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Jacob Nion replied to Sir Stig's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Another great microbuild. I'm happy to see that all winners try their best to show elaborated builds for their won licenses instead of rushed builds. But I didn't really expect something different. The small black windows are a clever detail, also the 1 plate high gaps under the roof. -
Citrus Plantation near Puerto Desafio, Isla de Victoria
Jacob Nion replied to Legostone's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
The background works excellent- especially the inclusion of the volcano as all-dominating festure of the island. It is hard enough to create a proper micro scale build, but to include forced perspective is on an even higher level. -
Warehouse, Puerto Desafio, Isla de Victoria
Jacob Nion replied to Elostirion's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
The use of the microfigs is a wonderful move. It adds so much for the viewer to understand the scale, although even without the figs I'm sure it would work excellent aswell. -
For Time the Bells Doth Toll...
Jacob Nion replied to Captain Dee's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Tremendous! It often happens that one starts with a single build and slowly a giant structure grows around it, with many more great ideas and techniques. The one thing that I would suggest is that the tower lacks any sort of strut between the four walls. I guess as a real building it would collaps under its own weight. But of course I'm no expert in Corlandish architecture. Perhaps a smart engineer found a solution I'm not capable to see at first sight.