Pirates

Jun 19, 2020
1 min

20 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...

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Pirate Directions -- The 32 Points of Bearing

Mark S. Cookman

Jun 7, 2019
2 min

Pirate Directions -- The 32 Points of Bearing

Here 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...

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13 Things You'll Find on a Pirate's Treasure Map

Mark S. Cookman

Mar 29, 2019
8 min

13 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...

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A Pirate's Dozen of Magic Items for Skalliwags and Swashbucklers

Mark S. Cookman

Mar 1, 2019
4 min

A Pirate's Dozen of Magic Items for Skalliwags and Swashbucklers

Welcome 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....

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Mark S. Cookman

Feb 1, 2019
4 min

13 Ships to Encounter on the High Seas

When running a nautically-based game, one thing that you can never have too many of is NPC ships. Ships can be complicated encounters to...

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10 Legends of the Seas from the Mouths of Drunken Sailors

Mark S. Cookman

Jan 25, 2019
8 min

10 Legends of the Seas from the Mouths of Drunken Sailors

Legends 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...

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20 Sounds You Might Hear Just Before the Shipwreck

Mark S. Cookman

Aug 17, 2017
3 min

20 Sounds You Might Hear Just Before the Shipwreck

This 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...

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Mark S. Cookman

Aug 10, 2017
4 min

20 Treasures to Find in a Shipwreck

This week's list continues the nautical theme of shipwrecks that began last week. A shipwreck of your own vessel can be compared to the...

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20 Sailing Hazards that Could Wreck the Ship

Mark S. Cookman

Aug 3, 2017
8 min

20 Sailing Hazards that Could Wreck the Ship

Sailing 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...

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Mark S. Cookman

Jan 12, 2017
4 min

20 Ways to Work Boats into Your Game

First 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...

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