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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9295957" data-attributes="member: 6879661">I’m currently running Pathfinder’s Skull and Shackles campaign for the second time and absolutely loving it. There are a couple of things I’ve learnt…- Make sure the players are on board with the idea and create characters willing to engage a bit of piracy.- The taking of ships is pretty dull after the first or second time so I abstract the actually piracy to be off screen. Or at least condense the assault into a single snapshot encounter of taking the helm or breaking into the stores.- Always make sure there’s someone much worse - an existential threat - which makes the regular piracy pale by comparison.- Lean into the swashbuckling element. Double crosses, trickery, escapades etc rather than just combat.- Have plenty of sea monsters and beasties to let the players let off steam.- Let folks surrender, on both sides.- Use asymmetrical foes. Both easier and much harder to encourage the players to make decisions rather than rely on dice rolls.- Avoid the party making use of slavery even if the theme is present and something the party fight against.- Lastly and most importantly - Watch Black Sails.&nbsp; It’s a brilliant series that encapsulates almost all that advice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 9295957, member: 6879661"] I’m currently running Pathfinder’s Skull and Shackles campaign for the second time and absolutely loving it. There are a couple of things I’ve learnt… - Make sure the players are on board with the idea and create characters willing to engage a bit of piracy. - The taking of ships is pretty dull after the first or second time so I abstract the actually piracy to be off screen. Or at least condense the assault into a single snapshot encounter of taking the helm or breaking into the stores. - Always make sure there’s someone much worse - an existential threat - which makes the regular piracy pale by comparison. - Lean into the swashbuckling element. Double crosses, trickery, escapades etc rather than just combat. - Have plenty of sea monsters and beasties to let the players let off steam. - Let folks surrender, on both sides. - Use asymmetrical foes. Both easier and much harder to encourage the players to make decisions rather than rely on dice rolls. - Avoid the party making use of slavery even if the theme is present and something the party fight against. - Lastly and most importantly - Watch Black Sails. It’s a brilliant series that encapsulates almost all that advice. [/QUOTE]

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