Sorry it has taken me such a long while to update, I've had a pain in the
arse, it's called Annamaria. Not to mention the bloody computer, I mean who
invented these damn things anyway. . .better not say that it might crash on
me again!! ^_^
Bit of a bitty chapter. . .things I should have mentioned earlier but forgot in my young age!!
Something I forgot to mention when telling you about the rules, one of the most important 'guidelines' of a pirate in fact, is the rule of Parley.
So before I continue with today's topic I thought I'll just take a bit of time out to explain to you the dos and don'ts of this particular rule. This little word can be the difference between sink or swim. So the first thing you have to remember is the word itself, it's pronounced PAR -lay. Savvy?
Next thing is when to use it. Well parley, when demanded by an adversary, means you must take them to your captain without harming them. Well, you could just kill them and hide the evidence. . .*what's that? Er. . .* second thoughts, you should take 'em to the captain!
Now remember the word Parley, it might save your life one day, it may also directly result to your death. So here is my only warning, be careful when using the bloody word, savvy?
In reply to Shawna, no the crew don't have a specific dress code, they wear what they like. But a good suggestion is poof shirts (good for movement) and baggy trousers. Boots are good for walking, and bare feet for climbing. Most of the women wear male clothes anyway, I mean can you image climbing the rigging in an Elizabeth style dress?!
Kingelby, what you do when you run into a commodore? Well, one thing you have to remember when you "run" into such a man, is NOT to shake hands with 'em. It's a trick! ^_^
To the Second Geek .cheers for the rum, me matey.
And to everyone who mentioned the raiding, pillaging, plundering thing, well that's coming soon!! Savvy?
Thing the First. Tattoo. Every respectable pirate (or unrespectable, now you come to mention it, hey wait is unrespectable even a word. . .) needs a tattoo. For a start it acts as an identity badge, so should you die, which you almost certainly will, (unless of course your Barbossa, and you have a gold medallion, stupid, ship stealing, mutinous bastard, *ahem* moving on. . .) everyone will be able to mourn your passing.
So get a good tattoo, it doesn't have to be your name, it could be the name of your ship, or you woman (but tattoos don't come off easily, so the last one might not be a good idea, remember tattoos last a life time, women last a few nights!!). Anyway moving swiftly on. . .
Titbit the second. Get a gun. Now this is important. I mean yeah, it's all very well to be swirling a fancy sword around and acting like a. . .well I won't say it. But why? What is the point? A gun does exactly the same job only far far quicker. So don't waste time with fancy sword play, it doesn't impress anyone (well actually I think Will a.k.a Bootstrap's son was pretty impressed with how magnificent I am). And a gun makes you appear more serious. Plus all your enemies probably carry guns, so it might be handy.
Then again there is of course the major handicap that you have to reload after each shot...you obviously can't reload in the middle of battle, so the used pistol can be used as a throwing/whacking weapon to knock your opponentents out, another good idea is to carry more then one gun!! You know it makes sense! ^_^
The third little thing I've got to tell you about. It kind of ties in with the gun idea, but on board your ship you need cannons. The size of your cannons is the symbol of how powerful your ship is, so think BIG! The types of shot include: -
1. Grapeshot - a few tiny balls that can be put in a cannon and fired. (hence the name grapeshot!! Damn I'm clever!!)
2. Ball - one ball that fits in the cannon.
3. Chainballs - two balls attached with a chain, perfect for taking down the mast of another ship.
But you don't really have to worry about things like this, I mean that's why you have a crew.
Now the next section is about how to raid, pillage, and plunder your weasley black guts out!! (by popular demand!!)
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT TO DAY; -
I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
So like I said next time, we are going to be learning about the basics of pirating. . .so until then. . .BEHAVE!!
[I]We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villains and knaves.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. [/I]
Bit of a bitty chapter. . .things I should have mentioned earlier but forgot in my young age!!
Something I forgot to mention when telling you about the rules, one of the most important 'guidelines' of a pirate in fact, is the rule of Parley.
So before I continue with today's topic I thought I'll just take a bit of time out to explain to you the dos and don'ts of this particular rule. This little word can be the difference between sink or swim. So the first thing you have to remember is the word itself, it's pronounced PAR -lay. Savvy?
Next thing is when to use it. Well parley, when demanded by an adversary, means you must take them to your captain without harming them. Well, you could just kill them and hide the evidence. . .*what's that? Er. . .* second thoughts, you should take 'em to the captain!
Now remember the word Parley, it might save your life one day, it may also directly result to your death. So here is my only warning, be careful when using the bloody word, savvy?
In reply to Shawna, no the crew don't have a specific dress code, they wear what they like. But a good suggestion is poof shirts (good for movement) and baggy trousers. Boots are good for walking, and bare feet for climbing. Most of the women wear male clothes anyway, I mean can you image climbing the rigging in an Elizabeth style dress?!
Kingelby, what you do when you run into a commodore? Well, one thing you have to remember when you "run" into such a man, is NOT to shake hands with 'em. It's a trick! ^_^
To the Second Geek .cheers for the rum, me matey.
And to everyone who mentioned the raiding, pillaging, plundering thing, well that's coming soon!! Savvy?
Thing the First. Tattoo. Every respectable pirate (or unrespectable, now you come to mention it, hey wait is unrespectable even a word. . .) needs a tattoo. For a start it acts as an identity badge, so should you die, which you almost certainly will, (unless of course your Barbossa, and you have a gold medallion, stupid, ship stealing, mutinous bastard, *ahem* moving on. . .) everyone will be able to mourn your passing.
So get a good tattoo, it doesn't have to be your name, it could be the name of your ship, or you woman (but tattoos don't come off easily, so the last one might not be a good idea, remember tattoos last a life time, women last a few nights!!). Anyway moving swiftly on. . .
Titbit the second. Get a gun. Now this is important. I mean yeah, it's all very well to be swirling a fancy sword around and acting like a. . .well I won't say it. But why? What is the point? A gun does exactly the same job only far far quicker. So don't waste time with fancy sword play, it doesn't impress anyone (well actually I think Will a.k.a Bootstrap's son was pretty impressed with how magnificent I am). And a gun makes you appear more serious. Plus all your enemies probably carry guns, so it might be handy.
Then again there is of course the major handicap that you have to reload after each shot...you obviously can't reload in the middle of battle, so the used pistol can be used as a throwing/whacking weapon to knock your opponentents out, another good idea is to carry more then one gun!! You know it makes sense! ^_^
The third little thing I've got to tell you about. It kind of ties in with the gun idea, but on board your ship you need cannons. The size of your cannons is the symbol of how powerful your ship is, so think BIG! The types of shot include: -
1. Grapeshot - a few tiny balls that can be put in a cannon and fired. (hence the name grapeshot!! Damn I'm clever!!)
2. Ball - one ball that fits in the cannon.
3. Chainballs - two balls attached with a chain, perfect for taking down the mast of another ship.
But you don't really have to worry about things like this, I mean that's why you have a crew.
Now the next section is about how to raid, pillage, and plunder your weasley black guts out!! (by popular demand!!)
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT TO DAY; -
I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
So like I said next time, we are going to be learning about the basics of pirating. . .so until then. . .BEHAVE!!
[I]We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villains and knaves.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs.
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. [/I]