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=Setting=
 
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==Style==
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Quasi-realistic, Pulp-style Action, with a bit of Monster Hunters flavoring. "Mystery-Thriller," not "Investigation."
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*Style: Heroic Realism (''ATE2'' p. 49)
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*Morality: Heroes Wanted (''ATE2'' p. 50)
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==Theme==
 
==Theme==
 
Discovering the Forbidden: Some secrets should remain hidden?
 
Discovering the Forbidden: Some secrets should remain hidden?
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==Style==
 
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Quasi-realistic, Pulp-style Action, with a bit of Monster Hunters flavoring. "Mystery-Thriller," not "Investigation."
 
  
 
==Central Tension==
 
==Central Tension==
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Since the end of the War of the Quadruple Alliance in 1720, relations between Britain and Spain remain strained to the point of near-conflict, and will, once again, tip over into "limited" warfare in 1727. Or, at least, this would appear to be the Central Tension in the region, to the unaware…
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Since the end of the War of the Quadruple Alliance in 1720, relations between Britain and Spain remain strained to the point of near-conflict, and will, once again, tip over into "limited" warfare in 1727. Or, at least, this would ''appear'' to be the Central Tension in the region, to the unaware…
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==Tropes==
 
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[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StiffUpperLip Stiff Upper Lip]; [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WoodenShipsAndIronMen Wooden Ships and Iron Men]
 
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==Reference==
 
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*Reference Language: English
 
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*Reference Culture: Western
 
  
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==Expectations==
  
 
*Expect to encounter wildly-improbable underground "puzzle" architecture.
 
*Expect to encounter wildly-improbable underground "puzzle" architecture.
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*Expect to be caught up in wars and rumors of wars.
 
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=Intended Features=
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==Intended Features==
  
 
*Skill Challenges
 
*Skill Challenges
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*High-stakes scavenger hunting
 
*High-stakes scavenger hunting
 
*Going (more) mad
 
*Going (more) mad
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==Tropes==
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[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StiffUpperLip Stiff Upper Lip]; [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WoodenShipsAndIronMen Wooden Ships and Iron Men]
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==Reference==
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*Reference Language: English
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*Reference Culture: Western
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==Government==
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Typically CR:4 (Corruption -1)
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==Economy==
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See [[Prices (Sea Dogs)]]
  
 
=Historical Information=
 
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==Rulers==
 
==Rulers==
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain King George I of England]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain King George I of England]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XV_of_France Louis XV (The Beloved) of France]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IV,_Prince_of_Orange William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_V_of_Spain Philip V of Spain]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIII Pope Benedict XIII] (Italian)
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIII Pope Benedict XIII] (Italian)
  

Latest revision as of 14:16, 3 April 2023

Setting

Style

Quasi-realistic, Pulp-style Action, with a bit of Monster Hunters flavoring. "Mystery-Thriller," not "Investigation."

  • Style: Heroic Realism (ATE2 p. 49)
  • Morality: Heroes Wanted (ATE2 p. 50)

Theme

Discovering the Forbidden: Some secrets should remain hidden?

Central Tension

Since the end of the War of the Quadruple Alliance in 1720, relations between Britain and Spain remain strained to the point of near-conflict, and will, once again, tip over into "limited" warfare in 1727. Or, at least, this would appear to be the Central Tension in the region, to the unaware…

Expectations

  • Expect to encounter wildly-improbable underground "puzzle" architecture.
  • Expect to encounter "real" supernatural creatures and events, both friendly and hostile.
  • Expect to occasionally face opponents you can't possibly defeat in combat, and must outrun or outwit.
  • Expect that you might have to surrender and be captured, due to the previous point.
  • Expect to occasionally have to operate outside your existing skills and gear.
  • Expect campaign rewards to come with strings attached.
  • Expect some naval combat (though probably not until you have a better ship).
  • Expect your ship to potentially be commandeered/pressed at some point by His Majesty's Navy.
  • Expect to upgrade the ship at least once.
  • Expect to be caught up in wars and rumors of wars.

Intended Features

  • Skill Challenges
  • Simplified voyage logistics, possibly using Action2 "Mission Planning"
  • Investigations using MH2 "The Hunt"
  • Sailing moments: day-in-the-life; mega-storms; racing; others…
  • Action! moments: coach chase, others…
  • Aggressive negotiations
  • Jungle survival treks
  • High-stakes scavenger hunting
  • Going (more) mad

Tropes

Stiff Upper Lip; Wooden Ships and Iron Men

Reference

  • Reference Language: English
  • Reference Culture: Western

Government

Typically CR:4 (Corruption -1)

Economy

See Prices (Sea Dogs)

Historical Information

Rulers

Measurements

  • Fourteen pounds to the stone.
  • Eight stone to the hundredweight [or cannonweight] (which thus is 112 lbs.).
  • Twenty hundredweight to the ton (which thus is 2,240 lbs.).
  • 252 gallons (of Bordeaux wine) = 1 ton burthen (burden).

Subcategories

This category has only the following subcategory.

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