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| Most pirate vessels do not have the luxury of gnomish blasting powder and its various additions to the arsenal of the Empire's navy; fortunately most of their targets don't, either. Instead, most ship-to-ship battles are conducted with archery as a primary form of attack, whatever magic the pirates have on their side, and ballistas or other seige weaponry for specialized purposes. | Most pirate vessels do not have the luxury of gnomish blasting powder and its various additions to the arsenal of the Empire's navy; fortunately most of their targets don't, either. Instead, most ship-to-ship battles are conducted with archery as a primary form of attack, whatever magic the pirates have on their side, and ballistas or other seige weaponry for specialized purposes. | ||
| - | One gnomish invention that has managed to reach the waves, the winch, allows pirates to throw a line or fire a cable attached to a ballista bolt to the target ship, then reel it in with mechanical power. Once close, pirates prefer to board, either by jumping over or using a device such as a corvus to create a stable gangplank, and if necessary, fight the remaining combatant crew in hand-to-hand combat. This also provides a reliable way to offload any goods won in the event that the captured ship is too badly damaged to salvage. | + | One gnomish invention that has managed to reach the waves, the winch, allows pirates to throw a grappling line or fire a cable attached to a ballista bolt to the target ship, then reel it in with mechanical power. Once close, pirates prefer to board, either by jumping over or using a device such as a corvus to create a stable gangplank, and if necessary, fight the remaining combatant crew in hand-to-hand combat. This also provides a reliable way to offload any goods won in the event that the captured ship is too badly damaged to salvage. |
| Pirates prefer to cripple vessels rather than destroy them, and as such they may use fire attacks on rigging and sails, but seldom on the main body of the ship. They do occasionally use ramming to damage other vessels, but more commonly sideswipe other ships to destroy oars and bring them in range of boarding actions. | Pirates prefer to cripple vessels rather than destroy them, and as such they may use fire attacks on rigging and sails, but seldom on the main body of the ship. They do occasionally use ramming to damage other vessels, but more commonly sideswipe other ships to destroy oars and bring them in range of boarding actions. | ||
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| Most good pirates make a point to attract a magician of some sort or another to their cause, if only for morale's sakes, but many cleric and wizard spells are quite useful when involved in ship-to-ship combat... or the aftermath thereof. Pirates are also quite fond of alchemical concoctions that can be thrown onto the target ship's decks, especially if they can launch them safely from great range. Clerics of the Lady of the Sea, obviously, are in high demand. | Most good pirates make a point to attract a magician of some sort or another to their cause, if only for morale's sakes, but many cleric and wizard spells are quite useful when involved in ship-to-ship combat... or the aftermath thereof. Pirates are also quite fond of alchemical concoctions that can be thrown onto the target ship's decks, especially if they can launch them safely from great range. Clerics of the Lady of the Sea, obviously, are in high demand. | ||
| + | Pirates tend to focus attacks on disabling the ship and its crew, aiming for the helmsman and anyone attempting to disengage their lines first and foremost. They usually accept surrender and give quarter, although their 'mercy' may be limited to leaving the survivors in a leaking, damaged boat without supplies of any kind, or chaining the survivors below-decks to be ransomed or sold as slaves! | ||
| ===== Pirate Boarding Combat ===== | ===== Pirate Boarding Combat ===== | ||
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