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 Whenever a ship moves, the captain or pilot makes a Sails + Piloting roll; the difficulty is generally 15, though rough seas or bad winds may require additional Raises. If the roll fails, the ship luffs while tacking, wears poorly or otherwise has some issue; it still moves, though it has to take extra effort (and usually extra distance) to get where it is going. When close to a lee shore, this can be very dangerous.
-When two ships are chasing each other, both captains can calls raises to pile on extra speed or make tighter manuevers. If one ship calls and makes more raises than the other, it closes one Raise towards that ship. If the ships are not traveling at similar angles, the GM may require one or two additional Raises from the chasing ship as it manuevers abaft of its prey. When the ships are on an interception course, the GM may provide one or two Free Raises to the chase roll.
+When considering the relative movement of two ships, they are generally attempting to do one of three things: sail towards each other to close for battle, sail roughly parallel to each other, or separate so that one ship can escape the other.
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	The captain is usually stationed on the quarterdeck, but other than assigning Crew Dice each round he does not have a particular key skill or post. Instead, he can make a Wits + Tactics roll each round at a TN of 15; if successful, he gets 1 unkept die (plus an additional unkept die for every raise he makes) he can add to any roll made on the ship, including damage and soak rolls.		The captain is usually stationed on the quarterdeck, but other than assigning Crew Dice each round he does not have a particular key skill or post. Instead, he can make a Wits + Tactics roll each round at a TN of 15; if successful, he gets 1 unkept die (plus an additional unkept die for every raise he makes) he can add to any roll made on the ship, including damage and soak rolls.

			Generally, a ship's officers are assumed to have their relevant skills at the level of the ship's Discipline.

	==Naval Combat==		==Naval Combat==

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	This system for naval combat is derivative of the 7th Sea naval combat system and owes homage to [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~iandl57/seacom.html Qualkenbush's High Seas Combat rules]. The boarding system is lifted almost whole cloth from the [http://www.tlucretius.net/7thSea/ShipSystem.htm Aldana Steel boarding rules].		This system for naval combat is derivative of the 7th Sea naval combat system and owes homage to [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~iandl57/seacom.html Qualkenbush's High Seas Combat rules]. The boarding system is lifted almost whole cloth from the [http://www.tlucretius.net/7thSea/ShipSystem.htm Aldana Steel boarding rules].

			[[Image:Ships.png\|frame\|right\|alt="Ships"\|Ships at sea.]]

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==

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	Unlike ordinary combat, however, movement matters in naval combat. Ships are always moving, but they are moving in a particular way - in a direction the captain must decide in advance. While ships move at all times, for convenience's sake ships' movement is tracked - and captains can make movement decisions - twice a round, at the start of Phase 0 and at the start of Phase 5.		Unlike ordinary combat, however, movement matters in naval combat. Ships are always moving, but they are moving in a particular way - in a direction the captain must decide in advance. While ships move at all times, for convenience's sake ships' movement is tracked - and captains can make movement decisions - twice a round, at the start of Phase 0 and at the start of Phase 5.

	Before any movement or actions occur, however, action dice must be assigned. Because Action Dice represent the crew assigned to a task, they must be ordered to their posts at the beginning of a round, and those Action Dice can only be used for actions at that post. Crew dice can be posted to the Gun Crews, Topmen~~, a Work Gang~~, and ~~the~~ Boarding Party. ~~Crew dice assigned to different posts can take the following actions:~~		Before any movement or actions occur, however, action dice must be assigned. Because Action Dice represent the crew assigned to a task, they must be ordered to their posts at the beginning of a round, and those Action Dice can only be used for actions at that post. Crew dice can be posted to the Gun Crews, Topmen, and Boarding Party. Crew can be reassigned to a different post mid-round; doing so is an Interrupt Action requiring one additional Action Die. If the reassigned Crew also needs to act on an earlier phase, it is an Interrupt Action requiring two additional Action Dice, for a total of three!

	* '''Gun Crews''': Fire, Reload
	* '''Topmen''': Active Defense, Re-rig Sails
	* '''Work Gang''': Shore Up Hull, Clear Debris, Fight Fire
	* '''Boarding Party''': Boarding
	* Any Crew die can be used for the Stand Firm action.

	Crew can be reassigned to a different post mid-round; doing so is an Interrupt Action requiring one additional Action Die. If the reassigned Crew also needs to act on an earlier phase, it is an Interrupt Action requiring two additional Action Dice, for a total of three!

	Taking all of this into account, the order of a naval round is:		Taking all of this into account, the order of a naval round is:
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	While slightly cinematic, ships can Actively Defend by trying to manuever the ship to reduce the damage taken. Ships are big, however, and entire batteries are firing, so ships can rarely avoid all the shot in a barrage. If the ship succeeds at its active defense, the attacking vessel rolls half damage for its cannons, or if it is Crossing the T (see above) it rolls normal damage but does not get the Crossing the T bonus.		While slightly cinematic, ships can Actively Defend by trying to manuever the ship to reduce the damage taken. Ships are big, however, and entire batteries are firing, so ships can rarely avoid all the shot in a barrage. If the ship succeeds at its active defense, the attacking vessel rolls half damage for its cannons, or if it is Crossing the T (see above) it rolls normal damage but does not get the Crossing the T bonus.

	===~~Dealing~~ Damage===		===Damage===

	Ships roll their ship's Brawn/Cannons attribute for damage.		Ships roll their ship's Brawn/Cannons attribute for damage.

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	Unlike ordinary combat, however, movement matters in naval combat. Ships are always moving, but they are moving in a particular way - in a direction the captain must decide in advance. While ships move at all times, for convenience's sake ships' movement is tracked - and captains can make movement decisions - twice a round, at the start of Phase 0 and at the start of Phase 5.		Unlike ordinary combat, however, movement matters in naval combat. Ships are always moving, but they are moving in a particular way - in a direction the captain must decide in advance. While ships move at all times, for convenience's sake ships' movement is tracked - and captains can make movement decisions - twice a round, at the start of Phase 0 and at the start of Phase 5.

	Before any movement or actions occur, however, action dice must be assigned. Because Action Dice represent the crew assigned to a task, they must be ordered to their posts at the beginning of a round, and those Action Dice can only be used for actions at that post. Crew dice can be posted to the Gun Crews, Topmen, and Boarding Party. Crew can be reassigned to a different post mid-round; doing so is an Interrupt Action requiring one additional Action Die. If the reassigned Crew also needs to act on an earlier phase, it is an Interrupt Action requiring two additional Action Dice, for a total of three!		Before any movement or actions occur, however, action dice must be assigned. Because Action Dice represent the crew assigned to a task, they must be ordered to their posts at the beginning of a round, and those Action Dice can only be used for actions at that post. Crew dice can be posted to the Gun Crews, Topmen, a Work Gang, and the Boarding Party. Crew dice assigned to different posts can take the following actions:

			* '''Gun Crews''': Fire, Reload
			* '''Topmen''': Active Defense, Re-rig Sails
			* '''Work Gang''': Shore Up Hull, Clear Debris, Fight Fire
			* '''Boarding Party''': Boarding
			* Any Crew die can be used for the Stand Firm action.

			Crew can be reassigned to a different post mid-round; doing so is an Interrupt Action requiring one additional Action Die. If the reassigned Crew also needs to act on an earlier phase, it is an Interrupt Action requiring two additional Action Dice, for a total of three!

	Taking all of this into account, the order of a naval round is:		Taking all of this into account, the order of a naval round is:
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	* '''Rudder (Hull shot, 4 raises)''': The rudder is shot off. The ship must make 2 extra raises on Sails rolls, and automatically fails all attempts to Beat.		* '''Rudder (Hull shot, 4 raises)''': The rudder is shot off. The ship must make 2 extra raises on Sails rolls, and automatically fails all attempts to Beat.
	* '''Quarterdeck (Deck shot, 2 raises)''': All characters on		* '''Quarterdeck (Deck shot, 2 raises)''': All characters on the quarterdeck must avoid a 5k5 Explosion -- TN 20 to take half damage, or 25 to avoid damage entirely.
			* '''Clear the Deck (Deck shot, 2 raises)''': All characters on the main deck must avoid a 5k5 Explosion -- TN 20 to take half damage, or 25 to avoid damage entirely.
			* '''Mast (Rigging shot, 5 raises)''': The ship's mast is struck and falls. The ship loses half its maximum Sails rating, rounded up, or all of its Sails rating if it is a single-masted ship. Characters in the rigging must make a TN 30 leaping roll or take 4k4 damage as the rigging falls into the sea, and regardless they end up in the water. The GM or hero firing the cannon needs to spend a Drama Die to bring down the mast.

	===Active Defenses: Hard-a-port!===		===Active Defenses: Hard-a-port!===
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	While slightly cinematic, ships can Actively Defend by trying to manuever the ship to reduce the damage taken. Ships are big, however, and entire batteries are firing, so ships can rarely avoid all the shot in a barrage. If the ship succeeds at its active defense, the attacking vessel rolls half damage for its cannons, or if it is Crossing the T (see above) it rolls normal damage but does not get the Crossing the T bonus.		While slightly cinematic, ships can Actively Defend by trying to manuever the ship to reduce the damage taken. Ships are big, however, and entire batteries are firing, so ships can rarely avoid all the shot in a barrage. If the ship succeeds at its active defense, the attacking vessel rolls half damage for its cannons, or if it is Crossing the T (see above) it rolls normal damage but does not get the Crossing the T bonus.

	===Damage===		===Dealing Damage===

	Ships roll their ship's Brawn/Cannons attribute for damage.		Ships roll their ship's Brawn/Cannons attribute for damage.

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	<center><big~~><u~~>'''Of Ships and the Sea'''~~</u>~~</big></center>		<center><big>'''Of Ships and the Sea'''</big></center>
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	<center>A Primer for Naval Combat</center>		<center>''A Primer for Naval Combat''</center>

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	<center><big><u>'''Of Ships and the Sea'''</u><big></center>		<center><big><u>'''Of Ships and the Sea'''</u></big></center>
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	<center>A Primer for Naval Combat</center>		<center>A Primer for Naval Combat</center>