What's remarkable about the combat system is not just how well it handles fencing, but also unarmed combat and firearms as well. Most wounds aren't deadly - character is more likely to end up hors de combat due to unconsciousness - but it is possible to stick your sword in someone's eye and kill them outright. The fencing system takes into account character expertise, fencing style, and player tactics - players actively choose attacks and defenses, from slashing and thrusting to sidestepping and ducking to parrying and countering to blocking a blow with a table leg and kicking someone in the junk. Some of these are pretty rare or expensive and there may be newer games that do the same kind of things that cost less. This also comes complete with tall ships miniatures rules and simple cardstock counters you can cut out. Classic tall ships, Hornblower, adventure in Her Majesty's Service (or the young American navy if you're so inclined). Then again you might just be a Master and Commander sort of fellow, yes? Then you'll want Privateers & Gentlemen. old world as opposed to the European machinations driving the politics of Run Out The Guns (which is more like Sid Meier's Pirates! come to life). The conflicts underlaying the game are more new world vs. It's pretty fantastic with a great amount of detail both historical and colorful fantasy. If you're more partial to Blackbeard, early 1700's stuff, with lots of magic and mysticism (say, like Pirates of The Caribbean.) and you can stomach D20 rules go with Green Ronin's Skull and Bones. Lots of European politics are detailed, the roles of a ship's crew, table for weather and the impact of cannonballs on a ship, and all kinds of Arm's Law fussery but simplified here as this was intended as an introductory game. Creatures of faerie to battle, sky-going dreadnaughts to battle aboard, and all kinds of good colorful and spirited adventure.įor realism, and sheer detail, it's hard to beat ICE's old Run Out The Guns which covers classic Caribbean piracy but during an earlier time than the Blackbeard era. It's a fantasy 19th Century setting but there are plenty of swashes to buckle with dashing dragoons and hussars out there. The structure of a noble's court and how that plays into intrigues.
#Swashbuckling roleplaying games how to
I love the detailed sketches of Shakespearean archetypes and how to use them in a story. Magic, intrigue, exploration, adventure, anachronistic tech, etc. Sorcerer's Crusade (see the other thread here for the luv goin' round today). It's hard to talk about mechanics without having actually played these but I still love 'em: My problem is that there isn't much in the way of a live RP scene around here playing the stuff I'd like to play. Re: What Swashbuckling RPGS are out there? I wouldn't ask if I didn't want to hear what you had to say. Pirates of the Spanish Main (Savage Worlds, which I am familiar with)Īny that I have missed? What game would you recommend? More importantly WHY? What is it about said game that you like or dislike? Why would you recommend it to me? Is there a particular dice mechanic that you like? Does a particular game really capture the swashbuckling feel for you? How? Really what I am asking is to explain why you like the game in particular, don't just say "game x is awesome, I like it".ĭon't worry about what I may or may not like, or feel that you can't make a recommendation because you don't know my personal play style. 7th sea (I have played, and am familiar with the game) Trying to figure out what pirate/fencing/ swashbuckling games are out there. Getting the Swashbuckling itch after watching the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
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