Pirate Crew - roles and duties

[Googlie]

Hmmm - maybe the Parrot could be like an extra radar array on the ship - scouting ahead, and revealing 3 tiles instead of 2

Instead of being free, though, it'd have to cost at least 1 in the "special abilities" list

I wonder oif there's anything in the facedit faction rules to give that abiility to a nautical faction

(.... wanders off to experiment with the parrot.....)

[ThePlagueRat]

Eh... You seem to be member of all the teams googlie. Are you some kind of a referee?

[FlameFlash]

basically...

And that is a cool idea Googlie, how's it going?

[Googlie]

Originally posted by ThePlagueRat
Are you some kind of a referee?

You could say that - I'm the CMN (Creator, Moderator, Narrator)

Essentially, I drew up the map, placed the factions, beefed up the AI and set the passwords - that's the Creator part

Now I just browse each faction's threads to ensure no hanky-panky goes on (like non-official turners playing ahead to see what happens under a different set of movement choices, etc) - that's the Moderator part

The Narrator part of the "job description" isn't much used nowadays. In the very early PBEMs the CMN would post every ten to twenty turns some very basic information - usually in storytelling form - that didn't give too much away. haven't seen that for a couple of years though (too much work, I think)

Anyway - that's me, known to some as GooglieGod - Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent.

GG

[Googlie]

Originally posted by FlameFlash
And that is a cool idea Googlie, how's it going?

Yes, deep penetrating radar can be added to a faction as a faction bonus (but AMA is needed, still, unless it be given that as a free tech)

(I tried using the "user tech" slot to create a weaker AMA - ie just the deep radar - and called it "Parrot Sight", but the faction editor didn't recognize it, and when i manually input it nothing happened.

But I gave the faction a free IoD to act as the parrot - - and with AMA as a free starting tech, it worked

G.

[FlameFlash]

Very cool Googlie!

And I understood about half of that.

[Flubber]

Flubber signing in mateys


I was captain of the sloop Sword-- mounted 12 guns she did . . . but it was attacked by some sort of sea monster --arr- I escaped with a few hands but me proud ship is in the briney blue. I wish to join your band-- Give me a dory and I'll row a patrol to earn me keep. I've put me hands to work and hope for a new ship. Me shipwright figgers a small cutter but I'll need yer help to geive her some teeth. Can ye spare some powder and shot and a few hard biscuits. Oh and the men need their ration of rum.

[johndmuller]

Welcome Aboaard Cap'n Flubber, a Bloodthirsty BlackGuard such as yourself is always welcome in our wee band. Please feel free to introduce us to some of your masterful tactics (to which I can personally attest); our current conservative approach could probably use some of your freebooting flair. The real question is: How do you drink so much of that Yo Ho Ho and still manage to sail so close to the wind?"

[Flubber]

Ahoy cap'n Johnd

I welcomes the chance to hoist a flag alonside yours and share a tot or two of good xenorum. I fears that we have been opponents in other realties , or perhaps that was a drunken dream.

I've also been acquainted with Cap'n Hercules and have heard the name of Cap'n Flameflash. As fer the rest, I musta been sailing different waters than them fellas and don't know 'em yet .. . But if the carousing last night is a sample they seem right good folks. Lots of cold rum and hot wenches made for a great party.

As fer a "freebooting flair" . . . well I do like to take a risk or two if the payoff is big. As for my tactics, my drinking must be impacting me as all I can recall are some hazy images, but it must be a dream as all I can see is me leading some group of plantlovers. Heck it must be a crazy dream-- I remember you as a peacekeeper har har har.

[Atlantian]

If you need some free rum for your men, Flubber, they can try my latest batch, Briney Blue.

(OOC WARNING: I am the deepsea biological xenorum reasearcher. You looked like a free source of Human Testing, so I just couldn't resist)

[Flubber]

Nah

I'll stick with the regular stoff untill youi see how those mutations on your earlier test subjects turn out . . . and not that amber crap you sell the tourists either.

[Hercules]

In accordance with the drunken discussions among the Cap'ns at the Cap'ns table at the start, we be lookin' for the next player Cap'n to succeed Cuspidore BB at some point.

Now when the change over occurs is not a big question for we, whether it be after 10 turns, 15 or 20, just I suppose who be next.

Now I knows ye Pirates be mostly out pillaging and l3wting, but we be needing one of ye one of these days soon to 'person? the helm'. So step ye up if ye wants to be Admirrable for a while.

[johndmuller]

Ahoy Cap'n Hercules, and fellow Brigands.

The Cuspidore is ready to turn over the helm, or not - whatever says the Cap'n's Council. We would suggest that we take the time to formalize some succession process or other to ensure some degree of deliberateness, continuity, consistency, whatever, etc, etc, etc, as contrary as all that stuff may be to our inate barbaric natures - - - or not.

(by way of a suggestion...) My University slave advisor has worked out a highly detailed and more or less reasonable plan of action (he didn't include and fighting or pillaging, however) which operates the faction as a more or less planned economy from now through the establishment of the Land Base on (Henry) Morgan's boot in 2120 (naturally, the Uni influence makes a 10 year plan ). A chart depicting the plan was posted following the 2109 Turn Report here in our current turn thread. We would be happy enough to continue as Cap'n of Fleet Operations (i.e. taking the turns) and following this plan insofar as it remains appropriate as circumstances change, through that period. During this period, we would hope to begin "breaking in" the next Master of the Helm, who would progressively take on more and more of the responsibilities . . . The Cuspidore would then step down, bury some treasure, start building his retirement villa on Morgan's Boot and manage his for-booty commercial interest, the Pirate Maritime System (watch for his ad coming soon in The Shipping News). Should the Cap'n's Council fail to agree on a replacement by 2115, the Cuspidore will Shanghai someone and appoint them hisself - offering them a choice, say between Service and Shark-Bait. In any case, the Cuspidore will retire from active duty on or before the end of 2120, at which time the new C'nFO will begin a 10 year term of Absolute Helmster, followed by the next transition period, and so forth, so long as the tides shall rise and fall.

Anyway, take that idea for what it's worth; as I said up top, I'll do whatever the Cap'n's Council thinks best.

[johndmuller]

Extraneous post - Hit reply with quote instead of edit when trying to fix my italics above.

[Hercules]

And a big hearty welcome to Mark123jensen and possibly Nax.

I hope some of the old hands here will explain the ropes to our new pirates. And of course the taverns and inns.