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ID20 System’ and the ‘D20 System’ logo are Trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast and are used according to the terms of the D20

System License version 1.0. A copy of this License can be found at www.wizards.com.

All of the material in Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 is designated Open Game Content for license purposes. All other material and the presentation

of this book as a complete work is designated Product Identity. With the exception of the Open Game Content, reproduction of this work

without the written permission of the Copyright Holder is a violation of copyright law and is expressly forbidden. Furthermore, material,

included in

bordered-style sidebars is designated Product Identity.

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead less than 200 years is purely coincidental.

Avalanche Press Ltd.

PO. Box 4775,Virginia Beach,VA 23454 USA

I-800-564-9008 www.AvalanchePress.com

ZSBN 0-970796 1-5-3

Printed in the United States ofAmerica. First Printing, 2002.

Introduction

Part I: The Caribbean in the

Early 18th Century

Drawing the Map

Spain

England

The Netherlands

France

Denmark

The Locals

The Economy of the

Cannon Size

Running Out the Guns

Firing in Battle

Types of Shot

Boarding

Arms

Firearms

Blades

Food

Part 3: A Pirate’s Life for Me

Who Are the Pirates?

Demographics

The Role of the Captain

Class Warfare

“Recruiting”

Pirate Officers

Pirate Crews

L+ as a Pirate

Pirate Articles

Ships

Combat

Plunder

Food

Slavery

Pirate Havens

Legaliqed Pirary

Restricting Privateering

Claiming a Prize

Black Flags

Flying Colors

Atrocities

Punishment

She- Wolves

Bonny and Read

Maria Cobham

Ladies of the Night

Sailor

Soldier

Class Templates

Escaped Slave

Carpenter

Cook

Officer

Prestige Classes

Captain

Cardinal

Navigator

Physician

New World

Part 5: Outfitting the Character

Silver and Gold

Silks and Spices

Sugar and Rum

Agricultural Products

National Specialties

Cultural Issues

Slavery

Faith, or Lack of It

Part 2: All the Ships at Sea

Ships and the Sea

Galleons

Ships of the Line

Frigates

Merchant Vessels

Manufacture

Maintenance

Navigation

Manning the Ship

Officers

Able-bodied Seamen

Slaves

Marines

Ship’s Boys

Cook

Gunner and Armorer

Surgeon

Carpenter

Purser

Sailing Master

Gunnery

New Feats

New Skills

Equipment

Part 6: Setting Sail

Grievous Bodily Harm

Gangrene

Firearms

Misfire Chance

Accuracy Rating

Critical

Reloading

Masterwork Weapons

Cannon

Size

Damage

Firing Cannon

Types of Shot

Rate of Fire

Fog of War

Breech Burst

Ships’ AC/Damage Resistance

Panache

Panache Level

Panache Points

Spending Panache Points

Panache Feats

Part 4: Character Classes

Player Character Classes

Merchant

Noble

Priest

Credits

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Few historical periods invoke the fascination and the imagination like the

Golden Age of Piracy. From Errol Flynn to Robert Louis Stevenson, the

swashbuckling pirate adventure is one with which we are all familiar.

Actually, there were several Golden Ages of Piracy. This book deals with one

of them: the Caribbean in the Early 18th Century, following the War of

Spanish Succession. It is one of the most historically accurate treatments of

the period in games in quite awhile. Your characters will be able to experience

the rigors of life aboard ship in the New World as they search for rich

treasure vessels or hunt pirates along the coasts of Jamaica, the Bahamas, and

the Spanish Main.

What to Expect

BLACK FLAGS: PIRACY

is specifically not an Errol Flynn

movie. We’ve added some things like the Panache rules (see Part 6) that are

designed to emulate some of the swashbuckling genre, but our approach to

the genre is an attempt to re-create the past around your gaming table. The

first three parts of the book are designed to give you an historical overview of

the early 1700’s. We stuffed as much information about life in the Caribbean

in I71 3 as we could in there, including parts dedicated specifically to the

marine vessels of the time and the pirates that spawned legends. We then

added rules to reflect the characters of the time and the occupations they held.

But we didn’t create Errol Flynn, and, if we touched on Blackbeard and Mary

Reed, it was only from an historical perspective. You won’t find Hollywood

versions of them in here.

IN THE CARIBBEAN

How to Use this Book

Parts I through 3 are purely historical. They are essays on the period, the culture,

and the lives of the people who lived in this part of the world at this time. It

is the setting material for the game. Part 4 lists a host of character classes for

the game. Most of them are brand new, offering a variety of new adventuring

options. Part 5 lists new Feats, Skills, and Equipment that are peculiar to the

setting. Part 6 offers new rules for firearms and cannon, ship-to-ship combat,

and indulges a little of the Hollywood notion with the rules for Panache.

The intention is for you to use this book as a campaign setting, adapting the

game to the special rules contained herein. However, everything in Part 4

through 6 is Open Game Content for license purposes and should give you

loads of new options for your game, even if you don’t use the BLACKFLAGS:

PIRACY

setting.

So roll out the guns! There’s a strange ship approaching fast, and her intentions

don’t look honorable. Your adventure in the Caribbean is about to begin.

IN THE CARIBBEAN

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