Aboard the Godspeed

[Imp]

PM IF YOU WANT TO JOIN AFTER RP STARTS. (MUST BE CONVINCING)

Aboard the Godspeed

Welcome to the wonderful world of pirates!

You will be brought onto a pirate ship.

If you want to, you can be some bad*** looking for a life of crime. Though the average pirate was, you know what? You're an rp'er, you can read:

Read this.

The Rp will start you out with you being in anyplace that you want in Western Europe (or Africa if you are a slave), and you will be given a letter about joining a pirate crew (or be abducted if you are a slave).

If you refuse to join, or ignore the letter (or get your self killed as a slave due to disobedience to your English captors) you won't be part of the rp, simple as that.

Quick History of Pirates

Spoiler:

The beginning of the Golden Age of Piracy started around 1650, when the end of the Wars of Religion allowed European countries to resume the development of their colonial empires.

This involved considerable seaborne trade, and a general economic improvement: there was money to be made—or stolen—and much of it traveled by ship.


French buccaneers had established themselves on northern Hispaniola as early as 1625, but lived at first mostly as hunters rather than robbers; their transition to full-time piracy was gradual and motivated in part by Spanish efforts to wipe out both the buccaneers and the prey animals on which they depended.

The buccaneers' migration from Hispaniola's mainland to the more defensible offshore island of Tortuga limited their resources and accelerated their piratical raids.



Though now this is the year 1770. If you need information on the history... google is a nice place to check.

Character Sheet (PM it to me, don't be afraid to add in some secrets that the others shouldn't know!)

Spoiler:

Name:

Gender:

Physical Description:

Personality:

What you are good at(You have freedom here, don't overpower yourself) :

Weapons:

Apparel:

Background Story up to current location:

Likes (optional) :

Dislikes (optional) :

Fears (optional) :

OTHER (optional):

Pirates' Code of Conduct

Spoiler:

•Article One

Every man shall obey civil command; the captain shall have on full share and a half in all prizes. the Master, Carpenter, Boatswain, and Gunner shall have
one share and quarter.

•Article Two

If any man shall offer to run away, or keep any secret from the Company, he shall be marroon'd with one bottle of powder, one bottle of Water, one small
Arm, and shot.

•Article Three
If any Man shall steal any Thing in the Company, or game, to the value of a piece of Eight, he shall be Marroon'd or shot.

•Article Four
If at any Time we should meet at another Marrooner (that is, Pyrate) that man shall sign his Articles without Consent of our Company, shall suffer such Punishment as the Captain and Company shall think fit.

•Article Five
That man that shall strike another, whilst these Articles are in force, shall receive Moses's Law (that is 40 Stripes lacking one) on the bare Back.

•Article Six
That Man that shall snap his Arms, or smoak Tobacco in the Hold, without cap to his Pipe, or carry a candle lighted without lanthorn, shall suffer the same Punishment as in the former Article.

•Article Seven
That Man that shall not keep his Arms clean, fit for an Engagement, or neglect his Business, shall be cut off from his Share, and suffer such other Punishment as the Captain and Company shall think fit.

•Article Eight
If any man shall lose a joint in time of Engagement, shall have 400 Pieces of Eight: if a limb, 800.

•Article Nine
If at any time you meet with a prudent Woman, that Man that offers to meddle with her, without her Consent, shall suffer Death.

Victor- 70 doubloons

Lupin- 71 doubloons

Cornelia- 70 doubloons

Trevor- 69 doubloons

[Imp]

I now have enough participants, and will finish my planning.

[Nova]

What will happen to STD? When will this start?

[Imp]

STD is endless.

[unokitsune]

So all pirates are forced to be men because the rules are for males only?

[Imp]

Spoiler:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_p ... ry_pirates

I would allow female pirates.

[Kerr]

Grace O'Malley is probably the most famous Irish pirate.

[Imp]

It has been decided.

This will start sometime around November 10th.

[Imp]

I changed the time setting to 1770. Is this okay?

[Nova]

Sure.

[The-Shadow-One]

So long as Lupin is the same werido I'm good.

[Imp]

So, if you want to participate, I would need a character in by Nov. 8th, though the sooner the better.

So far I have:
Kerr
Nova
Enterusername
TSo
Br3admax

EDIT 1:If you do want to join, and it comes in after November 8th, I will have to put your character in somewhere further into the rp.

I have finished defining the crew and the boat and everything three days before schedule. I was thinking, the only reason I wouldn't start it before the start date is because I said I need a character by the eighth if someone wants to join. Now, if no one joins on the eighth, should I just start it on the ninth?

EDIT 2: In short, is anyone against starting tonight?

[Imp]

Spoiler:

Alright, I am just going to start in now because if anyone else signs up they wouldn't be able to start in the beginning anyway.

The beginning will start out slow, mainly because there will be no other PC interactions until everyone reaches my destination I will get you to. But first, some time is going to be spent on the character's lives beforehand. So, this is the beginning:
Do your best to portray your character's personality. I'm not going to be able to respond for awhile, so spend sometime on your first posts.

A modest wind ran all over, and the temperature of the autumn day was fierier than it was customarily. The perfect blue sky shined the sun brighter than usual.

A kind faced red headed man approached. He looked rugged in appearance, but wore modest garments and a silver chain connected with a crucifix. He had a leather sack around his shoulder, a typical messenger bag. He casually walked up to Victor, who was walking on the dirt road of Oxford with a destination only known by Mr. Victor Adams himself. The red headed courier poked the man on his shoulder, “Excuse me, Mr. Adams?”

As Lupin walked the streets of Forlí, it was very apparent that a man kept looking at Lupin, as if he wanted to duel him. This wasn’t uncommon if someone felt as if he was superior to someone, or needed to prove himself. He kept following Lupin, with this hands on his hips and his chest puffed out. He wore a long silver cutlass across him. He looked a lot like Lupin, wearing a cloak, and being lean. Though, he seemed a bit more frightening than Lupin. People of the town Forlí weren’t much to see action daily. People saw the man strutting around Lupin, and a crowd formed around the two, cheering them on to fight.


In the city of London, at the bar called the Black Dog, sat a man named Trevor Stanley. Trevor, looking around him noticed people were drinking very heavily. Most of them looked for the worst of wear, worse for wear and dangerous. They all wore bandanas, and had yellow teeth. One sitting nearby to him leaned close to him, his breath must have been the worst of them all, or at least he hoped. “Ye gonna be drinking?” the man yelled out, though it sounded like he meant to send out a kind voice. The smell of stale whiskey and scotch was strong in the man’s breath. Before Trevor had a chance to answer, he yelled out again, a bit more angry, “I said, are ye gonna be drinkin?”

[Br3admax]

Spoiler:

I'm Trevor right? I can't remember where I put my sheet

Trevor made a fowl face, trying to lean away. "Why else would I be here? To admire the view?" Trevor waited in his seat. Never too early, but is it too late. I don't want to get drunk, and then get mugged

[The-Shadow-One]

Lupin looked at the man and grinned, he gripped his dirk and looked at the man, another hand upon his pocket pistol, he stared ceaselessly, his eyes challenging the man. He drew his cutlass, the iron sliver, hilt of a wolf pack running, it was ornate but plain. "Come have a go." Lupin said simply, a hand hiding the needle in his other. "If you think you're hard enough."

[Kerr]

Victor was walking home. Strange being bothered on the road. He knows who I am, surely he knows where I live. "Yes?" said Victor. He stopped walking to talk to the man.

[Imp]

After scrambling through his messenger bag for a few moments, a look of self accomplishment came across his face as he pulled out a note with Victor's family crest sealing the envelope.

"I have been instructed to give you a message from the Adams family," the courier said, handing it to Victor, "William Adams, your father I presume, has already paid me for your response." The courier smiled, put his hands behind his back, and waited.

---

"If you believe you are as hard as I, I detest your wit." the man said, with a grin. He also went to grab his pocket pistol, his sword used in the manner as a cane, the blade touching the hard ground.

Once Lupin and the man touched their guns, the crowd began to boo.
"No firearms!" a loud man from the back of the crowd yelled. The man acceptably released his pistol, and place it back into his holster. He raised his sword and pointed at Lupin's gun hand, and then motioned for him to put it down, as the crowd was telling him to do.

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Spoiler:

Yes, you are Trevor.

The man leaned closer to Trevor, and hiccuped. He took a long swig of mead. His grin bristled his beard as he yelled calmly, "How 'bout us do a drinkin' contest?" He laughed and took another voluntary shot of rum. His chair was continuously wobbling, as so was he. "It be fun, no? A drinking contest?" he repeated himself, "Do... you... want... to... have... us... a drinking..." he hiccuped again, and spoke slowly as if Trevor wouldn't understand him any other way. "Contest?"

[Kerr]

"Could just wait until I got home." said Victor. He took the letter opened it and began to read it.

[Imp]

"I understand sir," The courier replied as Victor was opening the letter. "I was instructed to get to you as quickly as my horse could ride.

Victor fully opened the note, ripping the seal in two. The note simply requested Victor's presence at the Adam's Family House as soon as possible. It was signed William Adams.

As Victor scanned down the page, his eye caught a post-note.
Bring your pistol, this is a family crisis.

[Kerr]

Victor read the note from his father. He looked a little bit worried. He already had his pistol with him because he had been practicing shooting with friends from his days in university at one of their homes. "Better quicken my pace then." said Victor. "Thank you." Victor gave the courier six pence. He continued walking home, faster now.

Spoiler:

I'll assume you meant father.

William = Father
Albert = Brother

[Imp]

Spoiler:

Sorry about that, thank you.

As Victor traveled, the courier ran off in the opposite direction, fairly quickly.

Spoiler:

It its technically your family home, so you can tell where it is and how it looks if you would like.

[Br3admax]

Trevor looked over, "Why not? If I when, you rinse your mouth."

[The-Shadow-One]

Spoiler:

Hm,,

Lupin did not have his gun out as he complied with the crowd, he whirled his sword and grinned wildly. "Would you mind, if you kill me, draw a star in five points about my body." He offered the man. "Any requests for when you die?"

[Kerr]

Spoiler:

Take out the more modern parts and the toll time has taken on it and it looks like this.

Victor reached the Adam's Manor. He went up to the front door of his home. He used the large brass knocker on the door and waited for it to be answered.

[Imp]

"Hmmmmm... No!" the man laughed. If I win, I be gettin' yer flintlocky 'ere. But if I win, I be gettin' ye... wait, err. I mean if you win, I give ye ol Becky 'ere." the man revealed a very large blunderbus pistol. The others let out of series of 'ohhs' and 'ahhs'. "We gest a deal?" he asked loudly.

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Spoiler:

another hand upon his pocket pistol

The man nodded solemnly at Lupin's request. "When I die, there will be instructions in my right pocket. Though, I always keep them there, and you will not be seeing them." he said, madly whirling his sword in the shape of a star, pointing five spots on Lupin from a few yards/meters away. "Then paces?" he asked.

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Victor did not here an answer, and the door was not opened.