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That sounds like a good idea. This has basically been used like an OOC thread already, and it seems to be the semi-official layout.

Probably the way to go.

Also, Squid, how are you going to sort out combats in this?

steampunk airship pirates? im in

Name: Captain David
Crew: Black Sun Pirates (45 Npc crewmen)
Rank/Position: Captain
Description/Bio: Captain david is a short man who negotiates at the buisness end of a blunderbluss and leads with an iron fist, He is known around the globe for being able to liberate merchant ships of every scrap of cargo (including the crew's food) and then leaving them with a disabled propulsion system. He has short black hair and a scarred white face, He also wears a suit of plate armor (including a lighter helmet)

Crew name: Black sun Pirates
Flagship: The Fallen Murderer
Ship Description: The Fallen Murderer is a decently sized warship of the oceans it has cannons on its main deck and a 2nd deck just below with cannons (20 total) (4 top 6 2nd deck for left and right) The ship is a decently large ship and has iron armor plates, because of all of this iron the ship takes much more lifting power to get in the air (4 large ballons (armored where exposed)), it has a small skiff that detaches from the bottom for raids, landing parties, and shore leave. The ship also has several long shot cannons (6 total) that are fired from blasting ports out of the front. the ship is propelled by a state of the art steam based propulsion system, (think a big set of fans) but again its weight makes for slow acceleration and even slower breaking
Home Port: Tortuga, a large haven for pirates built into the side of a mountain

Welcome! If anyone wants to join my crew, just say!
Also, I've added my ship's name: The Blinding Light.

Ok, this will be the OOC and character creation thread.

I'll probably end up in whatever ship is the closest to non-pirate or independent to start with due to my character's background. More or less the more friendlier seeming crews.

My ship's sort of working for Britain. And some of the time we take out pirates. And we never steal from Britain or it's colonies. And we could do with an inventor, if she's going to be inventing weaponry.

Name: Sebastian Lukas
Crew: Children of Steel
Rank/Position: Admiral
Description/Bio: Born out of the nobility of Britannia, Sebastian was pampered as a child. He would have remained, were it not for him uncovering a horrific plot on the part of the queen to kill him and the entire Lukas family. Now fights the laws of order in vengeance of his kiss,

Crew name: Children of Steel
Flagship: Prometheus
Ship Description: Worthless heap of crap. That is all. Rickety, weak and generally unstable. Crew are few in number, yet dedicated.
Home Port: Elerius

Probably end up on that one then. I'm not sure if they'll be inventing any weapons, at least to start out. Probably more like useful gadgets. Though if needed could accidentally make one.

Gadgets are good. We can always do with more steam- and clockwork- powered gadgets!

Crew name is cool, what are they like?

n0t_u wrote:Crew name is cool, what are they like?

Incompetent.

How many of them are there? And how many (probably terrible) guns do you have? I need to know this so that you can be dragged in chains in front of the monarch/prime minister!

There are 8, and they carry 1 cap gun each, and a foam cutlass.

BRING IT ON!

Just sounded like a group of tinkerers or scavengers.

Now to actually create a serious sheet...

So, are your crew even capable of basic pirating? I'm wondering if I can drag you in front of my ruler and actually get you given the "guilty" by a judge.

I think it's clear now it was a joke.

Yeah, but compared to my elite set of privateers

I tried...

Nice and realistic.

Alright might as well go ahead and make a character then. Just to warn the rest of you, Im not a pro at rping (not a noob either thought)

Name: Dale Turner
Crew: Freelance
Rank/Position: Communications Technician
Description/Bio: Dale grew up on a small farm far from the bustling cities of his countries. As soon as he had the chance he enlisted in the army and learned how to take apart and upkeep radios and has a basic knowledge of machinery and an extensive knowledge of firearms. During his first tour there was an incident and he was discharged. Now, eager to continue a life of danger, Dale is signing up for the first Pirate crew he comes across.

(hope this character is all right.)

Ive edited this too much.

Welcome!

Room for another?

Can't see why not. Just post your character.

Name: Gregor Borya
Crew: The Barbary Corsairs
Rank/Position: Captain
Description/Bio: "Beyond a doubt, the greatest scoundrel to ever sail the skies of Europa" - Emperor Hizer Barbarossa
The better known of the Borya brothers, he fought for Emperor Barbarossa in the "Clockwork War", shortly after the war, he became a corsair, raiding the merchant lanes of Europa, from
his sky port in the Swiss Alps.

Crew name: The Barbary Corsairs
Flagship: Crimson King
Ship Description: 29 gun Diablo class frigate. 12 18 pounder cannons on both port and starboard side, 4 12 pounder cannons on the rear and a customised revolving 24 pound cannon, capabale of firing a sustained salvo, located on its prow.

Home Port: Barbary

my crew are somewhere between Pirates of the Caribbean and those described in Abney Park's song Airship Pirate. They're more than competent, however usually intoxicatd. Our main prey be the vulnerable cargo ships of the East India Company, though as privateers, we also hunt our competitors.

EVIL PRIVATEERS! The East India Company is British! You can't attack that! I'll kill you!

I hate to say it but the EIC is good prey, nice big ships filled to the brim with expensive cargo

Not much of a pirate crew if you ignored what is basically a floating treasure chest.