Piracy and Privateering
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Pirates are the scourge of the space-lanes. Cutthroats¸ bandits¸ and scum¸ they are enemies to all humanity. Captured pirates can expect no mercy: only grim justice for their heinous crimes. Despite the risks¸ this book encourages science fiction roleplayers-Gamemasters and players alike-to embrace their inner space pirate¸ and set forth to the stars to carve a bloody swath across the galaxy!
Piracy and Privateering is a system-neutral sourcebook to help gamemasters run complete space pirate campaigns. In it¸ you will find guidelines for setting up a piracy or privateering sandbox campaign. There are fully developed encounter rules for figuring out which poor unfortunate souls have crossed paths with terrible player character pirates. We have also included system-neutral rules for fleshing out encounters with ships¸ space stations¸ and other unexpected sources of adventure. There are rules for selling ill-gotten booty¸ for splitting up crew shares¸ and for holding privateer courts. We have included examples of the economics of piracy and privateering¸ as well as sample encounter tables for two systems. There are over a dozen NPCs for GMs to use as pirate crewmembers¸ merchant captains¸ or pirate-hunting naval officers. Finally¸ we've included eight adventure seeds to help kick off space piracy and privateering campaigns!
So¸ strap on your boarding cutlass and laser pistol¸ raise the black flag¸ and start a campaign of plunder and riches! After all¸ haven't you always wanted to be a space pirate?
Piracy and Privateering is compatible with most game systems¸ including the Original 2d6 OGL Science Fiction rules¸ Cepheus Engine¸ Stars Without Number¸ and White Star.