By Guy Rheuark On the fringes of Spanish society in the 17th century existed the Spanish Corsairs. Named after the raiders and privateers of the Mediterranean, these Privateers did not always have a letter of mark, and sometimes believed that they didn’t need one. Much like the Guarda Costas, Spanish Corsairs were opportunists, attacking with … Continue reading Faction Overview – Spanish Corsairs
By Joseph Forster Representing huge dugout canoes made of single logs, the Piragua is the largest boat in Blood & Plunder and fills a fun between-a-boat-and-a-ship place in the game. Faster, more maneuverable, and tougher than both the canoa and longboat, the Piragua is an interesting boat to include in your force and is a … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Piragua
Here's a video guide by Guy on how to do an alternate rig Piragua. https://youtu.be/FEUi960JgVE
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
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
I've been filling out my Native faction over the past few months and part of that is preparing several canoa. I needed a 5th and 6th canoa for a game I played a while back so I bought them at the very last minute and sprayed them with some brown paint so I could use … Continue reading Completed Canoa