Seafaring characters

[tecnowraith]

Hey, what would be good way to create a Seafaring character for D&D? Which base and prestige classes from PHB, PH2, Complete series, any other sourcebooks or Dragon magazine that would work? Any suggestions?

 

[Hypersmurf]

For WotC sourcebooks, Stormwrack would be a good place to start, or the Dread Pirate PrC in Complete Adventurer, or the Swashbuckler base class in Complete Warrior.

-Hyp.

 

[smootrk]

Any class can make a good pirate. It is all about the attitude anyhow. Pick the right skills and you are most of the way there. If you are a wizard or sorcerer, take a monkey or parrot as a familiar. Terrain rangers (from UA) centered on Ocean/Island/Jungles. Swashbucklers become the norm for warrior classes otherwise.

Again, the attitude is what matters. Pirates seem to be the type of folk who draw upon just about anyone to fill their ranks, and thus there could be pirates with any number of specialties.

Other than all that, the Stormwrack book ought to add value to your campaign. There is also the Kalamar book - Salt And Sea Dogs, Pirates Of Tellene, Legends and Lairs - Seafarer's Handbook, Unorthodox Pirates, and I am sure there are others.

 

[ValhallaGH]

Again, the attitude is what matters. Pirates seem to be the type of folk who draw upon just about anyone to fill their ranks, and thus there could be pirates with any number of specialties.

Indeed. Conan was a pirate (for a time) and he's the archetypal Barbarian.

 

[tecnowraith]

How would druid work or any other spellcasters for a seafarer character?

 

[frankthedm]

How would druid work or any other spellcasters for a seafarer character?

Depends how well they can revere nature and maintain their alignment. They'll have an easier time of it than most clerics and have a far broader moral compass than most clerics.

 

[kenobi65]

The Marshal class from Miniatures Handbook, which is particularly adept at motivating allies, could make for an interesting bosun.

 

[RigaMortus2]

Anyone know the prereqs for Dread Pirate by chance?

 

[Pbartender]

Remember... At his most basic, a pirate is just a thief with a boat.

So, with that in mind...

Hey, what would be good way to create a pirate character for D&D?

Build a character... any character. Buy a boat, sail out to sea, kill people and take their stuff.

Congratulations, you're a pirate.

 

[starwed]

Anyone know the prereqs for Dread Pirate by chance?

Offhand, I know that at least one of them is owning a decent sized boat.