The Sloop is the fastest, the Galleon is the biggest, the Light Frigate is the toughest and the Brigantine is the "mediumist". It can sail reasonably fast, turn reasonably well, it's reasonably tough and it can deliver a reasonable broadside. It's a flexible mid-sized ship that doesn't particularly specialize but does decently in all areas. … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Brigantine
The Fluyt isn't the most fearsome or powerful in Blood & Plunder, but it's an impressive and eye-catching ship that can be effectively used in a variety of ways. The Fluyt is a large 3 deck ship that's moderately armed, can hold a lot of men, but is fairly slow and doesn't like going upwind. … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Fluyt
Firelock has a wide range of vessels available for Blood & Plunder now and I hope this can be a helpful summary and guide for which ships you may want to add to your fleet and how to use them. I'm still working on compiling in-depth articles on each ship but this will be more … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Ship Guide
By Guy Rheuark The Firelock Games longboat is a great way to add inexpensive and easy to paint terrain to any Blood & Plunder game you might play. Whether you place it next to a building and load it up with crates and barrels, to tell a story with your scatter terrain, or have a … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Longboat
By Guy Rheuark The Light Frigate is the best warship in Blood & Plunder. I have seen it out gun smaller vessels, and out maneuver larger ones. I plan to describe why this ship is effective as a warship, and outline the pitfalls that you might have building a list for it. First though, let’s … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Light Frigate
By Dan Carlson Author’s Note Ahoy thar ye swabs! Yer ordinary author has tasked me with givin’ an overview of the Pirates Faction! All the points made in this here piece are commin’ from my own experience as a sailor (player). If ye be havin’ any disagreements on the usage of the Faction, ye can … Continue reading Pirates – A Faction Breakdown
The canoa has the distinction of being the smallest vessel in Blood & Plunder. It seems to be primarily used by the Native factions but I figured it would be worth posting a short article looking at this boat in detail. SpeedThe canoa isn't a fast boat, but it isn't really a slow boat either. It's a … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Canoa
