Naval Combat
A privateer ship can be as much of a character as the scoundrels crewing it, it will likely see as much action as do the heroes themselves. Whether fighting rival pirates in hand-to-hand combat on the deck of a sailing rig, attacking a merchantman with a hold full of riches to plunder with their own pirate ship, or sending an entire fleet of ships against an enemy armada, naval combat plays a significant role. Generally speaking, naval combat is handled in one of three ways:
shipboard combat - normal combat on board a ship
ship-to-ship combat - combat between two or more individual ships
mass naval combat - combat between two or more fleets of multiple ships
The rules for these three types of naval combat are detailed in the following sections.
shipboard combat - normal combat on board a ship
ship-to-ship combat - combat between two or more individual ships
mass naval combat - combat between two or more fleets of multiple ships
The rules for these three types of naval combat are detailed in the following sections.