Pirates of the (Not So) Caribbean

[Durandal]

Hey, all. I've got a player who is in search of a pirate class or conversion, and I'm looking for help in finding one, preferrably online. Now I'm not asking for anything copyright-infringing or illegal, just something that's online and easy to access. If, however, the best pirate class, conversion, or analog you can think of is in a print product, please tell me and I'll see if I can check it out. Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

The CW Swashbuckler is pretty "Piraty" IMO. There's also a Pirate prestige class in Song & Silence. There's the Pirate-Captain prestige class in Netbook of Classes v1. There's the Mariner variant core class in Netbook of Classes v2.

AR

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

I have heard pretty good things about a book called Skull and Bone (at least I think that's what it's called...it's late, I'm sleepy...perhaps someone can clarify...)

 

[Wombat]

Aye, m'hearties, if ye be seekin' o' pirates, it be Green Ronin's Skull & Bones ye be wantin'.

Ye be havin' the followin' extree character classses thereby: Buccaneer (good at survivin' both 'pon land an' sea), Sea Dog (as salty a sort as e're be seen aboard a proper vessel), the Shanty Man (a sea-goin' bard wi'out the magic), and a couple o' magicky sorts for yer voudouns delictation.

(bringing self out of a bad Midlands accent)

Besides, there is just a lot of good, pirate-campaign useful material in the book! It is well worth a look

 

[Khorod]

And Mongoose's Conan book has a great Pirate class too.

 

[Khayman]

Green Ronin also has a Pirate prestige class posted in their Focus on Freeport section.

 

[Plane Sailing]

I'd second the Conan pirate class. Full of "yo ho ho" ye swabs!

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

We used an Arcana Unearthed Unfettered as a pirate, and it wasn't half bad, actually.

 

[Morpheus]

Run, don't walk, to your FLGS to get a copy of Skull & Bones. It's well worth it...

 

[TheAuldGrump]

There is also a pirate numbered amon the Mongoose Publishin Power Class books. They go for about 3 bucks a pop, so while not free it is pretty inexpensive.

The Auld Grump