Encounters at Sea - Mediterranean
Roll (d6, d6) | Encountered Ship(s) |
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11 | A lightly armed French merchant tartane (Corsair) |
12 | A lightly armed patrol ship (Small Galley) belonging to the nearest sea power |
13 | A heavily armed Spanish Galleon |
14 | A heavily armed Pirate/Privateer Corsair |
15 | A lightly armed Barbary Small Warship |
16 | A heavily armed English defenceable ship (merchant Small Warship) |
21 | A Dutch convoy of two lightly armed Merchantmen and two heavily armed Small Warships |
22 | Two heavily armed Spanish Galleons |
23 | Two lightly armed Sallee Rover Corsairs |
24 | A heavily armed Knights of Saint John greatship (Large Warship) |
25 | A heavily armed Spanish Merchantman |
26 | A heavily armed Large Warship belonging to the nearest sea power searching for Pirates/Privateers |
31 | A lightly armed English pinnace (Corsair) |
32 | A heavily armed Ragusan argosy (Galleon) |
33 | A small Spanish fleet (1D6 Large Galleys plus a lightly armed Merchantmen) |
34 | A heavily armed Venetian Merchantman |
35 | A heavily armed Barbary Pirate (Small Warship) |
36 | Two lightly armed pinnaces (Corsairs) belonging to the nearest sea power |
41 | A heavily armed Ottoman Merchantman |
42 | A small French fleet (1D6+1 lightly armed Small Galleys) |
43 | Two lightly armed Genoese Merchantmen |
44 | A heavily armed Barbary Pirate Corsair (1-3)/Small Galley(4-6) |
45 | A lightly armed French Merchantman |
46 | A lightly armed Dutch Merchantman |
51 | A small Barbary fleet (1D6+1 Small Warships) |
52 | A heavily armed Venetian Large Galley |
53 | Two heavily armed patrol ships (Small Galleys) belonging to the nearest sea power |
54 | A lightly armed Greek tartana (Corsair) |
55 | A heavily armed Spanish or Ottoman Large Galley |
56 | An English convoy of two heavily armed defenceable ships (merchant Small Warships) escorted by two heavily armed Large Warships |
61 | A Barbary Fleet (2D6 heavily armed Small Warships) |
62 | An English Fleet (1D6 merchant Small Warships and 1D6 Large Warships) |
63 | Sallee Rovers Pirate Fleet (2D6 heavily armed Corsairs) |
64 | Spanish or Ottoman Galley Fleet (2D6 heavily armed Large Galleys) |
65 | A heavily armed Dutch Galleon |
66 | Spanish or Ottoman Treasure Fleet (1D6 heavily armed Galleons escorted by 1D6 heavily armed Large Warships) |
Notes -
- "Knights" refers to the galleys and roundships of the Knights of Saint John (Malta) (1-4) or Knights of San Stefano (Tuscany) (5-6)
- English and Ragusan ships always have reinforced hulls (+ 5 Hull Hit Points)
- Dutch ships always have reinforced masts and superior quality sail canvas and ropes (+5 Rigging Hit Points) and are close-hauled and fitted with superior rudders (+ 1 Handling)
- Spanish ships always carry the maximum number of marines possible
- "Spanish" include Neapolitan ships
- "Pirate/Privateer" encounters consist of European pirates (1-3), perhaps wold-be renegadoes on their way to join the Barbary corsairs, or privateers (4-6) employed by one of the Mediterranean sea powers (1-4) or the Knights of Saint John (5-6)
- Ottoman Warships and Galleons carry the maximum number of cannons royal allowed
- "Barbary" referes to the corsair fleets of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli
- "Sallee Rovers" referes to the pirate fleet of the Republic of Salé along the cost of modern Morocco
- Greek ships may be Ottoman (1-3) or Venetian (4-6)
- "Spanish or Ottoman" is a special case - if the encounter takes place west of Sicily, the encountered ships are Spanish, and if the encounter takes place east of Sicily, the encountered ships are Ottoman
- "Treasure Fleet" refers to either Spanish ships carrying specie to Genoa or Naples or Ottoman ships carrying tribute from Alexandria to Constantinople
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