Mark S. CookmanJun 19, 20201 min20 Battle Maps for your Nautical or Pirate Games Last week, I shared some maps for wild west games. This week, I have had The Seas of Vodari in my thoughts and I know many folks will be ...
Mark S. CookmanJun 7, 20192 minPirate Directions -- The 32 Points of BearingHere is a cool little bit of lore that you may be able to use to "dress up" the talk of your NPC's for nautical games. Today we will disc...
Mark S. CookmanMar 29, 20198 min13 Things You'll Find on a Pirate's Treasure Map>Treasure Map created by freepik - www.freepik.com Today we go back to the sea to search for fabulous treasures. This list is a bit diffe...
Mark S. CookmanMar 1, 20194 minA Pirate's Dozen of Magic Items for Skalliwags and SwashbucklersWelcome to the crew of the Black Shark. We share and share alike here and no one gets any special meals or extra portions from the cook. ...
Mark S. CookmanFeb 1, 20194 min13 Ships to Encounter on the High SeasWhen running a nautically-based game, one thing that you can never have too many of is NPC ships. Ships can be complicated encounters to ...
Mark S. CookmanJan 25, 20198 min10 Legends of the Seas from the Mouths of Drunken SailorsLegends of the sea are as old as sea-faring itself. Surely, the first person to ride a log canoe out of sight of land was greeted with th...
Mark S. CookmanAug 17, 20173 min20 Sounds You Might Hear Just Before the ShipwreckThis is the third and last post in the series on shipwrecks. If you like this, then you should check out 20 Sailing Hazards that Could Wr...
Mark S. CookmanAug 10, 20174 min20 Treasures to Find in a ShipwreckThis week's list continues the nautical theme of shipwrecks that began last week. A shipwreck of your own vessel can be compared to the d...
Mark S. CookmanAug 3, 20178 min20 Sailing Hazards that Could Wreck the ShipSailing can be a great deal of fun, but even in our modern world, it can also be quite dangerous. Ships are lost in storms, attacked by p...
Mark S. CookmanJan 12, 20174 min20 Ways to Work Boats into Your GameFirst things first, happy 2017 to everyone. I'm sorry that it has been so long between posts, but a couple of bouts of bad health, plus t...