It is the fourth era, year one hundred nineteen, technology has advanced and a new technology is catching on. On the continent of Tamriel, full recovery has happened and the continent is a rather solid state. But, as the populace rises, so does crime. And the bandits of the sea, Pirates, are stronger than ever. You will be a Pirate of the Abecean Sea. As pirate you will be doing all the plundering, treasure hunting, and naval battling you could ever desire.

EDIT : Firearms added due to popular demand.

NOTE: We will start in an inn along the Gold coast (southern Hammerfell, west Cyrodiil, and some northwest Valenwood.) You can either be a new recruit or a veteran

These are the ranks on the ship:

Leaders (experience please)
Captain: (In charge, mostly during combat and objectives)
I will start as captain, but RPers have the ability to become a captain.

First Mate: (Right hand man to captain)
Taken by Firenze as Adire

Quartermaster: (Arguably just as or even more important than capatain, in charge of distribution of food and supplies, assigning work, dividing plunder, basically a foreman)


Boatswain: (Responsible for ship matinence is also serves as a mid level officer, there may be several of these)
Korroded Korpse as Kahrii

Occupations Full
Gunner: (Helps lead cannon fire)
Taken by Jonasvault101 as Ralvayne Therendas

Carpenter: (Handyman)
Taken by Lemunde as Aeth Raam

Navigator: (Expert on maps and directions)
Taken by Pandaman77 as Ronald Jerod

Cook: (Obvious)
Taken by Dark Fox as Shavir

Surgeon: (Fixes people)
Taken by demonsshade as Loren Julius


Seamen
Recommended for your normal pirate experience, you will fight, man cannons, and be put to work. I'd rather have more of these than fill every job.
Vum as Gregory Jenkins

For this thread I am taking any comments, suggestions, and questions. I just want to know what you all think.

Rules:

1. I am god.

2. Basic rules if you don't know them, read so you think you can roleplay.

3. You will be rewarded for good rping punished for bad.

4. PM ALL CHARACTER SHEETS TO ME!!!!!!!

Character sheet format: (feel free to use your own)

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Race:

Birthsign:

Role on ship:

Skills:

Non TES Skills:

Height:

Weight:

Eye Color:

Hair Color:

Appearance:

Weapon(s):

Misc. Items:

Apparel:

Mental:

Background History:

... I dont see much of a point, or story to follow. Its just plunder this, and murder that.

Why does every RP have to be overly complicated with an extensive back story? Can't we just hop in and see where this boat takes us?

I'm looking for this to become more free form, Pirate ships were known for democracy

I dont have a problom with that. Im just saying it would be nice to have SOME directive. Nothin complicated.

Well it's as you said. You're pirates. You raid, pillage and plunder. If you want somethin' to do, go swab the deck!

Yessir!

Yah, I think this is an RP im gonna join

I'd gladly give it a shot. However, if there was a story behind our ship, that would be awesome too.

Maybe we're legendary pirates that has evaded the Imperial Navy for years?

Or maybe we're just a crew of cutthroats and lowlifes trying to find a source of wealth?

Of course, I'm more of a fan of personal character back story than an overall plot, though it would be nice if you wove one into the story. What I mean by that is that we have a lot of interesting characters, a plot kind of becomes unnecessary, as we'd start focusing more on character interaction and our various battles rather than some grand design. In truth, that's more realistic.

Let me know when you want character sheets or if you add a plot.

I call Cook. Now do i need to make my own character sheet or will you provide one?

Cant help but mention this, even though it has no real signifigant value, but on boats (yes, even pirate ones) there was usually a navigator

:banghead: I meant to add that job, THANK YOU for catching my stupid blunder.


Also, the plot will mostly be around the captain character that I will post in the OP pretty soon.


For character sheets, feel free to use your own, but I'll post the format I use normally in the OP

Name: Ronald Jerod

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Race: Imperial

Birthsign: The Steed

Role on ship: Navigator

Skills: Blades, Sneaking

Non TES Skills: Map Making

Height: 5'9

Weight: 190 lb

Eye Color:Blue

Hair Color: Black

Appearance:Tan. Weak Build. Scruffy hair, and no facial hair

Weapon(s): Steel Saber, and a Steel Dagger

Misc. Items:Pencil. Paper. Various Maps. Compass

Apparel: Plaid Shirt, with brown vest above. Shorts for Pants. No Shoes. Simple Silver ring on Left Hand

Mental: Careful. Prefers to avoid fights.

Background History: Ronald was born in the Cyradillic City of Anvil. His parents were merchants, and he was spoiled most of the time. He had the finest clothing and toys. He was the envy of other boys, and they avoided him as much as possible. He was lonesome. As he went into his teens, most of his time was spent at the peir, staring at the boats coming and going. It was like this that he saw his true love, a young Reguard girl about as old as he was. He spent much of his time with her, and his parents disliked it. The redguards parents were a class lower then Ronald, and they disapproved of his asks for marriage. He married her anyways, and ran away with her. Unfortuantly, the guards came after them after Ronalds parents reported him runnign away and they killed her, as Ronalds parents claimed she was a thief. He then ran away from the guards and was a stow-away on a ship. He was thrown off at one point, and joined a pirates ship

Even if it is free form, I'd like to see a general destination or goal of the crew before I join. But if I join I have dibs on navigator

Name: Shavir
Age: 42
Race: Khajiit
Apperance: Shavir is Ohmes-raht Khajiit, he has light golden brown fur. Wears a head band style hair and has a matured face. He's about 6.4 feet tall and has yellow color eyes. He wears a white apron, leather boots, a green collared shirt, and white linen pants.

Rank: Cook
Personality: He has a good sense of humor and like to joke around with his ship mates. Sometimes his humor turns crude where he pulls a prank on a crew member by cooking everyone lobster and giving the crew mate gruel. He is very talkitive
Skills: Acrobatics, Hand to Hand, Cooking, short sword, and sneak
Weapons: He has none but for defense he would you his Butcher knife.
Other Items: ingriediants for cooking and a bottle of poison he plays pranks with.

Biography: In Elsweyr Shavir worked as a thief in the thieves guild, where he helped on raids by serving various snacks and foods for the thieves during a mission. But after being arrested and spending 3 years in an imperial prison he decided to kick back for awhile and started pirating. He is good at sneaking and is a master at cooking foods, but regardless of his cooking skill he can not do alchemy other than to make poisned food such as poisned apples.

I call gunner. Wait...are cannons...canon?

So joining this. I love pirates.
I agree with demonsshade. Perhaps add a story behind the ship etc.

Democracy: the dictatorship of the majority

I'd love to join but I can't be active in the weekend Looks like good fun though.

Very, actually. For some reason, Tamriel has cannons and not guns... No idea why.


By the way, I'll try to throw a sheet together. If it is any good, I'll send it to you.

Approved by Faldom

Name: Gregory Jenkins
Nickname: Jenkins

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Race: Imperial

Birthsign: Thief

Role on ship: Seaman

Skills: Blade, sneak, security, marksman, acrobatics, athletics, charm.

Non TES Skills: Sailing, swimming, climbing, BOOZE DRINKING CONTEST!

Height: 5'9

Weight: Personal much? 84 Kilograms (Convert it yerself me'hardies.)

Eye Color: Dark brown, almost black.

Hair Color: Black

Appearance: Long Black dredlocked hair, quite a fit build. Average height. Bulit for swordfights and acrobats. [AKA quite an able seaman]

Weapon(s): Long steel cutlass, steel dagger. Flintlock gun.

Misc. Items: Beads imbedded into his dredlocks.

Apparel: Long sleeved white shirt with a black vest over it. Black breeches and knee length boots. A belt with a catch in the shape of a skull, a belt over his shirt that holds his knives. A red bandana and a three corner hat.

Mental: Quite the eccentric sort. Always strutting around thinking he's the best, can make friends easily but lose them just as quickly. DO NOT TRUST. LOVES the pretty ladies.

Misc.
Smells like booze most of the time. "AHEM" (all the time)
Slightly crazy.

Background History: Well, not really much to say.
He was born on a pirate ship so he was introduced to piracy at a young age. Usually left to swab the decks or cook the food, he eventually escaped his father's ship. "The Ghost of The Ocean" and found a home on the mainland of Tamriel. His parents were nice people and they treated him well, but eventually he left.
After a few years of staying in the port town of Anvil, Gregory found himself aboard the pirate ship of "Kraken Depths".
A few years after being on the ship he and the crew mutineed against their captain, an evil man who treated them all like scum of the earth. He was elected as captain and he led his crew into many battles against the Imperial Navy. Alas, after many a fight, he was arrested and thrown into prison. Luckily, his crew helped him escape.
After a few more years of leading his men into battle against the Navy. His ship was destroyed and Gregory barely made it out alive.
Now he hangs in an inn just north of the border to Valenwood, near Anvil. Where he waits for a worthy seaman to take him aboard.

I reckon for this RP Tamriel should have guns, because they have cannons and they use gunpowder and so do guns. SO if we use cannons then it would just be common sense to have a CLK CLK BOOM [GUN] to go with it. Your choice Faldom.

I don't think guns will be implemented, I'd like to stick to Elder Scrolls canon

But i saw pirates of the caribbean today and captain Jack sparrow used a pistol....

I know pirates had pistols, but our pirates won't, unless of course it's a pistol crossbow.

I think we should have guns. I mean, a pirate isn't a pirate if he ain't got a gun!
Perhaps just keep it to a simple pistol for pirates and a musket for the Navy. ???

Hey guys, Faldom, can I be the first mate please? Much abliged.



PS: Aaarg

I'm not going to be joining this RP unfortunatly (I would but I'm in 2 others) but I think you guys should listen to what Faldom says. Don't try and say there should be guns when there is no such thing as pistols in ES lore and all that.