Mark S. Cookman
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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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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Mark S. Cookman
- Jul 5, 2016
- 6 min
20 Rumored Shipwrecks for Treasure Hunters
Today's post will conclude our recent nautical series. Here you will find adventure fodder galore or perhaps nothing but nasty bilge...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Jun 23, 2016
- 3 min
20 Positions on a Ship Besides the Captain
This is another post following our nautical theme and it includes one of my oldest tables. The table is a simple one and is honestly...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Jun 21, 2016
- 3 min
20 Bits of Flotsam and Jetsam
In keeping with the theme that I started last week, today's post is also nautical in nature. This time around we will be looking at...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Jun 16, 2016
- 6 min
32 Marooners, Castaways or Survivors in the Water
It's time to return to the sea. This week, the blog will feature nautical topics and today's post is all about NPC's that your players...
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Mark S. Cookman
- May 4, 2016
- 4 min
20 Tattoos That Might Adorn Monks
Monks and martial artists are often depicted in artwork with tattoos or brands. There is no real historical precedent for any monastic...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Apr 22, 2016
- 2 min
20 Books to Find in a Ship Captain's Library
This week we've been looking over some sailing topics. Sailing can honestly be pretty boring if nothing's going wrong, especially if you...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Apr 21, 2016
- 4 min
20 Things the Lookout Spots from High Above
We continue our week focused on sailing with a look at the lookout high in the crows nest. We're going to examine how far the lookout can...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Apr 20, 2016
- 6 min
20 Days of Sailing on the Ocean Blue
This week we will discuss various topics of a nautical nature. We will start off with a collection of really boring encounters at sea....
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Mark S. Cookman
- Apr 13, 2016
- 5 min
20 Items to Find in a Dockside Pawn Shop
This is yet another post in the dockside series. Today we will be examining pawn shops and how they might be used in your fantasy...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Mar 18, 2016
- 4 min
20 Things to Find in the River Pirate's Hideout
Well, against all odds we've made it once again to Friday. Before finishing off this week's river theme, I'd like to take a moment to...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Mar 16, 2016
- 3 min
Encounters While Sailing on a River
Following the theme of river pirates, today's tables are a small collection of tools for creating river encounters. No matter whether...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Mar 15, 2016
- 4 min
20 Things to Find on a River Pirate's Ship
Today's subject matter is river pirates. River pirates are usually much different than their seaborne bretheren. The main reason for this...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Mar 14, 2016
- 6 min
10 Diabolically Cursed Magic Items
Welcome back to One-Armed Sal's Nautical Trade Emporium and Pawn Shop. Today's magical items do not identify as cursed because they do...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Feb 25, 2016
- 4 min
10 Minor Magic Items That Rock
Honestly, this post should be entitled "10 Minor Magic Items That Are Rocks", but I shortened it for at least 2/3 of a pun on today's...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Feb 19, 2016
- 2 min
Bard College of the Shanty Master for 5e
Today, I decided to post a link back to a piece that I did for Tribality a while back. There are two reasons for this. First, I think...
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Mark S. Cookman
- Feb 16, 2016
- 3 min
One-Armed Sal's Nautical Trade Emporium and Pawn Shop
Do your PC's need a (reasonably) trustworthy place to buy spell components, potions, and minor magic items? Do they need a fence to sell...
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