Letter of Marque

You are a privateer – an officer of the crew of the Swift Vengeance, whose captain, Melara Zentaru, holds a Letter of Marque and Reprisal from the High Queen of Andaron, to harass the shipping of the rival nation of Iverina. You are not a pirate – an enemy of all sentient beings everywhere – and are expected to follow the Laws of War – but so are the Iverinans you fight.

The Campaign

Twenty years ago, the rival nations of Andaron and Iverina exhausted themselves in a fruitless decades-long war. Without the funds to rebuild their navies, Iverina focused on rebuilding its treasury with maritime commerce, while Andaron began to commission private ship-owners to fight for it. The High Queen of Andaron issued Letters of Marque and Reprisal authorizing these individuals and their crews to harass Iverinan shipping, capture and sell ships, and ransom prisoners.

Melara Zentaru is the elven captain-owner of the Swift Vengeance, an elven wingship of great renown among Andaroni and great infamy among the Iverinans, rumoured to be the one who influenced the High Kingdom of Andaron to establish the privateer system in the first place. She is currently hiring new crew, including daring adventurers to be her officers, her boarding party, her away team and troubleshooters.

 

 

This was s a 9^th level gestalt 3.5e game with quite a few house rules, which suspended in March 2024 because of GM health issues. It may resume eventually.

If you find the premise interesting and hope to eventually participate, you should skim first to see you find them palatable and then read in detail as you work on your character. See the character creation rules, and subscribe to the Announcements thread.

If the game resumes, and once your character thread is reasonably complete, head over to The Purple Dolphin Inn for a pre-game IC that will help me decide if I like the things you post; after your character checks in with the First Mate, you'll get a private interview with the Captain.