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Black Sails, White Sails RMB test

♔ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
A ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ▲ ▲ ▲
B ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ♝ ⇠ ≋ ♜ ▲
C ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ▲
D ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
E ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
F ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
G ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
H △ ≋ ≋ ⇢ ♗ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
I △ △ ♖ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
J △ △ △ △ △ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋

Black Sails, White Sails
Ship to Ship Naval Combat

Rules
Movement
Map
Key
Variations
Scenarios
INTRODUCTION

Black Sails, White Sails is a naval combat game to be played in a text-based chat.
Combatants take turns maneuvering their sailing ships into range and firing their cannons in an attempt to sink the enemy vessels.
Two to four players are recommended, but any number of players may participate and even play in teams.
Fleet and battlefield size is only restricted by your imagination.

RULES

(I'm gonna throw some stuff in here as a placeholder. It'll be tidied up later.)

Players take turns and each turn includes three action points (AP) which may be used to move forward, turn the ship, fire upon the enemy, or other options to be detailed below.
Ships fire broadside so must be alongside an opponent to fire. A hit by cannons does one damage point and a ☠ will be placed next to the player's off-map ship tally for each point of damage taken. Standard ships can take five hits before they flounder and damage is recorded as the battle progresses . A floundering ship may not move but can still fire their cannons.
Surrendering is an option as a floundering ship may be evacuated, the crew saved, but a sixth hit will sink a ship and kill its crew.
A damaged ship may be repaired by dropping anchor next to a friendly fort and using AP to make repairs, one damage point being removed for every three action points spent, or one per turn.

MAP

Rhine Encounter (sample map)
[Date optional] 10x10 ☼ ↙∬ (clear skies, wind from northeast)
An enemy sail is spotted on the horizon.
Conditions are optimal for a swift victory.

Combatants:

- ♝ Black Sail -
- ♗ White Sail -

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
A ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ▲ ▲ ▲
B ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ♝ ⇠ ≋ ♜ ▲
C ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ▲
D ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
E ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
F ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
G ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
H △ ≋ ≋ ⇢ ♗ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
I △ △ ♖ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋
J △ △ △ △ △ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋

KEY

Territory

Black Sails

White Sails

Conditions

◮ Unclaimed Territory

▲ Black Sail Territory

△ White Sail Territory

⇠⇡⇢⇣↖↗↘↙ Ship Direction

≋ Open Water

♜ Black Sail Fort

♖ White Sail Fort

∬∭↖↗↘↙ Prevailing Wind Direction

≉ Strong Current

♝ Black Sail Ship

♗ White Sail Ship

☼ Clear Skies

▓ Darkness

♟ Black Sail Transport Ship

♙ White Sail Transport Ship

☁ Cloudy Skies

▒ Fog

♝¹²³ Black Sail Fleet

♗¹²³ White Sail Fleet

☂ Stormy Conditions

♨ Shipwreck

〄 Ruined Fort

〄 Ruined Fort

☾ Moonlight

✪ Shared Objective

★ Black Sail Objective

☆ White Sail Objective

☠ Battle Damage

VARIATIONS

WIND & TIDES
BATTLES AT NIGHT

(Night encounters, or other conditions where the opponents may not be able see each other until they are close
will need to be refereed by a third, neutral party who will maintain the map secretly,
only showing the positions of the ships when they are within sight of each other or their forts.)

Night Encounter, February, 1852 (sample map)
10x10 ☾ ☁ ∭↘ ≉ (cloudy night, strong wind from northwest, strong current)
In an attempt to avoid the cannons at "the Pfalz", the White Sail ship encounters a Black Sail on night patrol.
The ship is damaged, the down-river current strong and the visibility poor; bad conditions for a battle.
Do you fight, or use the strong current to slip past the enemy and away into the darkness?

Combatants:

Black Sail -
♗ White Sail - ☠☠

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
A ☆ ▓ ▓ ▓ ↘ ≋ ≋ ▲ ▲ ▲
B ▓ ≉ ▓ ≋ ≋ ♝ ≋ ≋ ♜ ▲
C ▓ ▓ ≉ ▓ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ ▲
D ▓ ▓ ≉ ▓ ▓ ≋ ▓ ▓ ≋ ▓
E ▓ ▓ ▓ ≉ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓
F ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ≉ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓
G ▓ ▓ ▓ ≋ ≋ ≉ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓
H ▓ ▓ ≋ ≋ ♗ ≋ ≉ ▓ ▓ ▓
I ▓ ▓ ▓ ≋ ⇡ ≋ ▓ ≉ ▓ ▓
J ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ≋ ▓ ▓ ≉ ▓ ▓

SCENARIOS

"Pfalzgrafenstein Castle functioned as a toll-collecting station that was not to be ignored. It worked in concert with Gutenfels Castle and the fortified town of Kaub on the right side of the river. Due to a dangerous cataract on the river's left, about a kilometer upstream, every vessel would have to use the fairway nearer to the right bank, thus floating downstream between the mighty fortress on the vessel's left and the town and castle on its right. A chain across the river drawn between those two fortifications forced ships to submit, and uncooperative traders could be kept in the dungeon until a ransom was delivered. The dungeon was a wooden float in the well.

Unlike the vast majority of Rhine castles, "the Pfalz" was never conquered or destroyed, withstanding not only wars, but also the natural onslaughts of ice and floods by the river. Its Spartan quarters held about twenty men."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfalzgrafenstein_Castle

"Gutenfels Castle was built in 1220. It was used with the toll castle, Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in the middle of the Rhein and the fortified town of Kaub on the farthest side to provide an impenetrable anti-toll zone for the Holy Roman Emperor until Prussia purchased the area (1866) and ended this toll in 1867."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenfels_Castle

Terrain Map
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___________

Altitude

3☆▒ ✈ ☠
2▒★ ☠☠
1▒▒
▲__
___________

Notes
Speed and Inertia

Setting Sail

Winds and Currents

Collisions and Ramming

Grounding and Shipwrecks

Forts

Custom Ships

Captains and Crews

Awards, Skills and Purchases

MOVEMENT

Players get three action points (AP) per unit, per turn. Depending on difficulty, damage, weather and current conditions, some maneuvers may require more than one AP to accomplish.

Examples of movement and costs.


≋ ≋♝ ≋ Straight ahead
≋ ≋ ⇡ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ⇡ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ⇡ ≋ *


≋ ♝≋ ≋ Veer left/right
≋ ≋ ↖ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ⇡ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ⇡ ≋ *


≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ Turn left/right
≋ ♝⇠ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ↖ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ⇡ *


≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ Hard turn
≋ ♝↰ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ⇡ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ *


≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ Come about
≋ ↶ ≋ ≋ *
≋ ♝ ⇡ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ *


♝ ≋ ∬ ↖ With the wind
≋ ↖ ≋ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ↖ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ↖ *


∭ ↘≋ ≋ Against a strong wind
≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ *
≋ ≋♝ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ↖ *


≉ ↗ ≋ ♝ Tide direction
≋ ≋ ↗ ≋ *
≋ ↗ ≋ ≋ *
↗ ≋ ≋ ≋ *


≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ Drop/raise anchor
≋ ≋⇟♝ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ *


≋ ≋ ✸ ≋ Firing cannons
≋ ⇢♝ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ✸ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ *


≋ ≋ ≋ ≋ Firing cannons
✸ ≋ ↙ ≋ *
≋ ♗ ≋ ≋ *
≋ ≋ ✸ ≋ *


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Hello, I'm the alt of Sapporo hyperspace riftgate laboratory

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Hello there~

Well damn, i got my first easter egg issue!

Thanks to that pinned dispatch

Hello all to our new allies! So, every week or two, Zentari does a poll so come and vote! If you don't want me posting polls here, I'll desist and won't do so in the future. Thank you and Happy New Year! :)

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Nice to have your fellas. You can RP in my region's RMB if its your mood as long as you don't flood the RMB. Sincerely,

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What's on your minds?

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It's pretty damn loud, all my dogs hides under my table lol

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Our embassies are now complete. I thought I drop in and say hello. How is everyone?

Good. And you?

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