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[Fencing Frog]

Dave Valentine​, Michael Joseph Johns​, Will and I tried out some Frostgrave inspired Pirate Rules writen by Dave..  They need a little work but should make a fun convention game.  Three ships are sailing in as treasure is piled high on the docks in anticipation of the kings treasure fleet it will be a busy day in Tortuga harbor. http://fencingfrog.blogspot.com/2016/09/busy-day-at-tortuga-harbor.html




I'll post more about the rules at a latter day after they have been refined abit.

[Timeshadow]

Sounds like a lot of fun. Please post your sailing/boat rules asap 

[Murawski1812]

I thought I would put some life back into this thread instead of starting a new one....

Anyone out there fins a good source for cogs and dhows? I picked up a Blood and Plunder ship... I am loath to convert it as I can use it for Blood and Plunder and my pirate games.... I plan to buy more of their line, but I really want more appropriate ships for Ghost Archipelago.....

What have you guys been doing? did I miss a thread somewhere?

[Bogdanwaz]

There's card models from a company called Russian Traditions that make both types of ships:

http://russia-best.com/product/arabic-dhow-card-model-kit/

http://russia-best.com/product/hanseatic-cog-card-model-kit/

They also have a caravel, galleon, junk, and galley.

They are probably closer to true 25 mm or a bit smaller in scale but I've used them for 28mm without too much trouble. 

Here's a picture from a game I just ran at Cold Wars, coincidentally using Frostgrave in an Elizabethan setting

[Murawski1812]

Wow! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

The Caravel too!

How do they hold up through use? Heck, the price is certainly right. I wish I had seen your game at CW! I would have asked you then... I saw it and thought it would be cool, but I had to work.... most of the time.

thxs!

[Bogdanwaz]

The models are pretty sturdy cardboard - I've used them quite a bit in other games without too much of a problem.  They slot together pretty tightly so I rarely glue them, usually  only use glue if the fit of a particular slot is loose.

I'll be running this game again at Historicon, probably on Saturday afternoon of the convention.  I also have several ideas for other games in this setting - I think Frostgrave/Ghost Archipelago fits very well into it.

[Murawski1812]

Well, I am glad I put you in a good spot/table then! Looks great. I will do something similar for Hcon too.

[The Red Graf]

What rules would you use for Fantasy Ship to Ship combat?