Best d20 Seafaring reference?

[Bobitron]

I'll give another nod to Corsair. Just picked it up last week and I think it's great. The timeframe is a bit more Age of Exploration than medieval, but I'm sure you can find good use. I'd love to run a Age of Sail game with it one day.

 

[Voadam]

Boradsides! http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog...h=256_154&products_id=1524&affiliate_id=17596 Most in depth and realistic naval sailing rules out there and makes profession sailor mean something mechanically important in sailing a ship. And it has cannons and grapeshot and chain shot in it as well as ship chasing and ship to ship battle rules.

 

[Voadam]

I don't own it, but in addition to Broadsides!, Living Imagination has a supplement all on Pirates http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog...h=256_154&products_id=1451&affiliate_id=17596

 

[CarlZog]

Living Imagination's Pirates! book is good if you're looking for NPCs and villains. There are a number of good archetypes, some historical, as well as a variety of fantastical characters. There are also good rules on the business of acquiring, maintaining, and running a pirate ship.

I'll also add in the nod to Broadsides! as the best ship combat rules, though be forewarned it is a lot of crunch for ship-to-ship combat (no pun intended!).

For additional fluff and general shipping stuff, check out AEG's "Ships and Sea Battles", a supplement for their d20 port of 7th Sea. It is tied to the 7th Sea campaign setting, but has a lot of good, basic information on ships, shipping, nautical culture and business.

Carl

 

[MaxKaladin]

Kindgoms of Kalamar: Salt and Seadogs, The Pirates of Tellene is a pretty good resource.

Out of print, unfortunately.

 

[RichGreen]

Hi,

I seem to remember Corsair and Skulls and Bones using the same naval combat rules -- maybe the ones from Seas of Blood?

Cheers


Richard