So little has changed in 260 years

[Rhoderic]

I was just reading  this article on the East Indiaman Götheborg, and I love what the final paragraph tells us of 18th century connivery really not being that different from today. Now I have ideas of a Gloire scenario where a ship's captain and his crew, attempting insurance fraud, must scupper (scuttle?) their ship, while making sure any agents of the insurance company present on the ship go down with it  :twisted:

[PeteMurray]

Write up this scenario and I'll see Rich distributes it as a free download with full credit to you. You're right--it is a fantastic scenario!

[Rhoderic]

The old "put your money where your mouth is" routine, eh? OK; I might, once I have UtBF and time to do some playtesting, but I'd be just as glad to see someone else take a shot at it  

Mostly I'm just surprised they had the notion of insurance and, by extension, insurance fraud back then.

And amused by all the quirky historical events we keep finding that make such fantastic Gloire scenarios.

[Gundamentalist 5.56]

Mostly I'm just surprised they had the notion of insurance and, by extension, insurance fraud back then.

Insurance in some form or another is a very old concept...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance#History_of_insurance

[Fortescue-Smythe]

You might want to look at Arturo Perez-Reverte's "El Oro del Rey" (oribably 'The King's Gold' in English) for inspiration on boarding ships by night, massacring their complement and then doing what thou wilt with the ship. It has some very detailed and graphic action on how people got aboard and fought in the dark in an unknown environment largely composed of rope and timber turning up in places perfect for tripping up landlubbers.

[Rhoderic]

Just reviving this old thread to point out I've got the (as yet untested) scenario written down now. I posted it in the Rattrap Speakeasy: http://www.rattrap-productions.com/speakeasy/viewtopic.php?t=345

Please let me know what you think. I don't know if it's balanced yet, but I'm quite pleased with the general outline and the encounters I came up with.