searching Pirate Adventure RP! (Always open for new OC's to join)

[SilverHeart 741]

So how many cannons does each ship have? Are we all battleships or are we all different ship types?

[The Original 571]

@@Krystal, Arbitrator does indeed seem like a good name, but i would have it was Arbiter instead. Unless you like long names.

[Krystal 1,468]

Hm... i was thinking before of having my OC Quip (fireworks pony) as a crew member for the ship with the biggest guns, since it doesn't have any crew yet.

 

I'd feel like I'm being too strict if I said no but I'm not to sure about having the captain of one ship also have a deckhand on another ship...

 

 

@@Krystal, Arbitrator does indeed seem like a good name, but i would have it was Arbiter instead. Unless you like long names.

I like Arbitrator but I guess you could all give it nicknames like the Arbiter or Arby.

[The Original 571]

@@SilverHeart, If my Age of Empires knowledge is correct, then we will all be captain of Galleons, this should be an accurate image of what each ship resembles. http://www.uslat.org/Images/Galleon-spanish.jpg

That is, unless we captain different types. Sloops, Galleons, (i don't know any others) and so forth.

Edited January 8, 2013 by Ponyworld Destroyer

[Opalicious 799]

@@Krystal, 

 

The Last Guardian. Sorry Silver Heart, saw it on the list and thought it would be great to use in a name.

[Krystal 1,468]

So how many cannons does each ship have? Are we all battleships or are we all different ship types?

Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean?

 

@, is pretty much correct.

 

My ship, the Sea Peregrine, is lean like the Black Pearl with one row/level of cannons. It has three masts.

The Black Abyss has two rows of slightly larger cannons and is a bit beefier. It has three masts.

The Bulwark is the same size as the Abyss but with only one row of cannons. This reduces weight and frees up another level for cargo. Three masts.

The Asylum is smaller than the Peregrine and has two masts and one row of cannons. Since it's smaller, it's only carrying half the cannons the Peregrine carries plus they're a smaller caliber. His Greek Fire should more than make up for that though...

The Arbitrator has three rows of cannons and is bigger than the Black Abyss and the Bulwark. It's really heavy so it has four masts to accommodate, making it slightly faster than the Abyss.

Edited January 8, 2013 by Krystal

[Nightfall 3,950]

Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean?

 

@, is pretty much correct.

 

My ship, the Sea Peregrine, is lean like the Black Pearl with one row/level of cannons. It has three masts.

The Black Abyss has two rows of slightly larger cannons and is a bit beefier. It has three masts.

The Bulwark is the same size as the Abyss but with only one row of cannons. This reduces weight and frees up another level for cargo. Three masts.

The Asylum is smaller than the Peregrine and has two masts and one row of cannons. Since it's smaller, it's only carrying half the cannons the Peregrine carries plus they're a smaller caliber. His Greek Fire should more than make up for that though...

The Arbitrator has three rows of cannons and is bigger than the Black Abyss and the Bulwark. It's really heavy so it has four masts to accommodate, making it slightly faster than the Abyss.

 

But the Abyss still has the greatest fire power, yes..?

Just wondering, because it sounds a bit like the Arbitrator has it all...

[The Original 571]

@@Krystal, I thought you said the Arbitrator had above average for everything, but each of our ships is better at one thing only. So technically, wouldn't the Bulwark be bigger or just as big with reinforcement? 

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

I think The Asylum has the best 'Fire' Power 

Anyway, The Asylum is as Krystal said...A smaller ship but full of gadgets and gizmos that go boom boom...Boom

[Krystal 1,468]

But the Abyss still has the greatest fire power, yes..?

Just wondering, because it sounds a bit like the Arbitrator has it all...

 

The Arbitrator has three rows of cannons, so it's got the most firepower. The Abyss has the largest cannons, so it has the most range and each shot packs a much bigger punch. The extra size of your cannons make it have almost as much firepower as the Arbitrator. It's basically the difference between two shotguns with bird-shot, and one shotgun with buckshot.

 

The Arbitrator has the fourth sail to make up for it's weight, not to make it super fast. The Sea Peregrine and the Asylum will easily outrun it and the Abyss could possibly escape with your cannon-thrust idea... The Bulwark is screwed

 

@@Krystal, I thought you said the Arbitrator had above average for everything, but each of our ships is better at one thing only. So technically, wouldn't the Bulwark be bigger or just as big with reinforcement? 

The three rows on the Arbitrator are for cannons, not cargo. It's also for crewmembers; we can say that the crew of the Arbitrator is larger than any of our ships. Now, theoretically, the Bulwark could dump it's cargo and stuff itself with pirates if you want, otherwise, it's just got the biggest crew of all the pirate ships. The Bulwark is the same size as the Arbitrator, but the Bulwark has a sheet of steel reinforcement (not thick enough to stop a cannonball or else the ship would sink under the weight, but certainly thick enough to slow down a cannonball and the ship substantially). It's also got that empty level for storage.

Edited January 8, 2013 by Krystal

[Nightfall 3,950]

The Arbitrator has three rows of cannons, so it's got the most firepower. The Abyss has the largest cannons, so it has the most range and each shot packs a much bigger punch. The extra size of your cannons make it have almost as much firepower as the Arbitrator. It's basically the difference between two shotguns with bird-shot, and one shotgun with buckshot.

 

The Arbitrator has the fourth sail to make up for it's weight, not to make it super fast. The Sea Peregrine and the Asylum will easily outrun it and the Abyss could possibly escape with your cannon-thrust idea... The Bulwark is screwed

 

My drag race idea wasn't to thrust my ship along with the cannons, but the use my cannons to bring the other ships down and then have an easy victory.

[The Original 571]

... The Bulwark is screwed

The idea is to outlast the ships, and then take them down piece by piece. Each ship has their strength and weaknesses, except for the Bulwark. It doesn't have weaknesses, for the cost of it doesn't have strength's (firepower wise).

[Senor Citizen 516]

It amuses me that neither side of this argument has considered boarding parties as a viable option. You don't need to blow up the other guy if he was recently stabbed.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

This is the worst part of an RP...Waiting for that one OC and then that one OC just wont join. All it takes is one...and its just not happening.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

Oh yeah, I was on my phone when I saw that post and I just scrolled right past it. Sorry...

 

 

 

You're in. Now we just need one more for the Bulwark

 

 

Good, one more OC and we're ready to start RPing. I hope we can get enough interest in here to get that last pony in!

 

 

This is the worst part of an RP...Waiting for that one OC and then that one OC just wont join. All it takes is one...and its just not happening.

Once again, I can be a first mate if necessary. Not that I really expect you to make me one since you already shot me down once, but if you want to get things moving, that would be the fastest way.

[Krystal 1,468]

My drag race idea wasn't to thrust my ship along with the cannons, but the use my cannons to bring the other ships down and then have an easy victory.

 

Oh... well why were we having a drag race again? 

 

So speed wise, the ships rank up like this:

Sea Peregrine

Asylum

Arbitrator

Black Abyss

Bulwark

 

And firepower wise, they rank up like this:

Arbitrator (But just barely better than the...)

Black Abyss

Bulwark tied with Sea Peregrine

Asylum (not counting for his gadgets and Greek fire)

 

And Armor wise, they rank up like this:

Bulwark

Black Abyss (but just barely better than the...)

Arbitrator

Sea Peregrine

Asylum

 

Now you can account for specialties such as the Bulwark's carrying capacity, the Asylum's gadgets and fire, the Abyss' heavier punch and almost 50% extra range.

 

The Bulwark, Arbitrator, and Peregrine have the max range and effective range but the Arbitrator has two more rows than the other two. Max range is the maximum distance that our ships can launch a cannonball out there. At this distance, the ball has lost a lot of speed and is very inaccurate so you'll be luck if it can penetrate the hull. The effective range is how far our ships can definitely land a ball on another ship, most likely penetrating the hull.

 

The Abyss has an effective range between the effective and max range of the previous three, it's max range reaching out proportionally. Within it's effective range, it's cannons can leave holes big enough for a pony to squeeze through and even rock the target ship slightly.

 

The Bulwark's hull will make any cannonballs bounce off if you are outside your effective range, yet they'll leave a dent if you're still close enough. If you are within effective range, then you'll be able to penetrate but the balls will basically just roll around once they're inside, unless of cour-

 

... I'm getting way too detailed with this

 

 

 

Once again, I can be a first mate if necessary. Not that I really expect you to make me one since you already shot me down once, but if you want to get things moving, that would be the fastest way.

It's getting late anyway. If nopony joins then I'll promote you to First mate of the Bulwark tomorrow at about five, maybe earlier, unless somepony else that's trustworthy joins.

[The Original 571]

You forgot to mention the Bulwark is immune to the greek fire due to the metal plating... unless of course you waste your entire amount of greek fire to melt it away, but then of course, you have no more greek fire to... fire :|

[Krystal 1,468]

You forgot to mention the Bulwark is immune to the greek fire due to the metal plating... unless of course you waste your entire amount of greek fire to melt it away, but then of course, you have no more greek fire to... fire :|

The fire would burn away all the wood and you'd sink. The metal is for armor, it won't support you by itself.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

You forgot to mention the Bulwark is immune to the greek fire due to the metal plating... unless of course you waste your entire amount of greek fire to melt it away, but then of course, you have no more greek fire to... fire :|

 

 

It wouldn't take that much of it ether.

Greek fire can burn on top of water so it would keep burning on the metal for a few minutes until it went out.

[The Original 571]

But... that doesn't make any sense. If the fire hit the plating, it would just fall to the water and probably float away since my ship would be constantly moving.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

But... that doesn't make any sense. If the fire hit the plating, it would just fall to the water and probably float away since my ship would be constantly moving.

The fire is burning using a mix of chemicals and stuff.

It would spray onto the side of a ship and just sit there until the mix has burned away.

[SilverHeart 741]

I may be wrong on this, since I don't know too much about Greek Fire but I do believe that it is supposed to be a better alternative to napalm.

[Krystal 1,468]

Your metal plating cover's the sides but not the bottom. If you're hit with Greek fire and can't put out the flames, all of your wood is going to burn off and you'll sink. Greek fire sticks to everything and can't be put out with water. You need to eliminate it's air supply which will be difficult without modern fire extinguishers. Luckily, it's can't burn under water so you'll be able to stay afloat for a while before before you take too much water. It's basically a napalm flamethrower.

 

 

I may be wrong on this, since I don't know too much about Greek Fire but I do believe that it is supposed to be a better alternative to napalm.

 

 

I think you may be right since it doesn't use any fossil fuels such as gasoline and it's made from all natural ingredients. But modern scientists still haven't been able to recreate the Byzantine's formula for it.

Edited January 9, 2013 by Krystal

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

But... that doesn't make any sense. If the fire hit the plating, it would just fall to the water and probably float away since my ship would be constantly moving.

Even if it didn't light the wood on fire directly, it would heat the wood to a high enough temperature that it would probably ignite anyway. At any rate, anything inside the ship would be roasted.

[SilverHeart 741]

Your metal plating cover's the sides but not the bottom. If you're hit with Greek fire and can't put out the flames, all of your wood is going to burn off and you'll sink. Greek fire sticks to everything and can't be put out with water. You need to eliminate it's air supply which will be difficult without modern fire extinguishers. Luckily, it's can't burn under water so you'll be able to stay afloat for a while before before you take too much water. It's basically a napalm flamethrower.

 

I think you may be right. But modern scientists still haven't been able to recreate the Byzantine's formula for it.

Yeah, it's somewhat like Damascus Steel (I've seen claims of reproducing this but I have no idea if they are valid) and stained glass windows...for whatever reason we can't recreate it to the same standards.