Elena

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In the New Model Army? I'd be surprised. In Jamaica? Possibly. In Jamaica and all the islands, yes, and if not among the soldiers, at least among the sailors.

I think there were Catholic Irishmen too...

Congratulations, Captain! But why "SANCTIONED"? What has she done?

All this talk is very interesting for any writer, i followed it with enthusiasm too. And I think the problem is to be as historically correct as the story makes sense. It doesn't matter how the things are viewed now, it matters to keep close to how they were viewed THEN, in order to portray the right atmosphere and to offeryour readers the experience of a XVIII-th century tavern, not of a bike pub of today. Most adventure books (or stories on the net) have their rowdy part there, which are still appreciated nowadays, even if in our times stle, behaviour and norms are different. (Besides, some modern writers have a style... which made more sense if describing a scene in Port Royal than in the modern day they do ). And yes, I am talking about behaviour in a tavern.., or with a woman.

Well, Chago (my mercenary) almost did it once, but he closed his mouth before letting the reference to Flamenco singers slip, as his statement could simply refer to Opera singers or whatever

I am praying for him too...

Guitars of all kind (Spanish guitars, cuatro llanero from Nueva Granada, requinto jarocho or jarana from Mexico, that French/ Breton thing which is not guitar, nor fiddle we have talked already about in another thread), a kind of harp used in Wales or Ireland, flutes and fifes of all kinds, were the appropriate instruments for the Caribbean Age of Sail music.

May I wish you a Happy Halloween too? or this one?

Welcome aboard! Are you interested more in writing about piracy deeds and swashbuckling adventures? If yes, then join any of the games linked in my signature, depending on the athmosphere and time setting you like! We have a resources link page too.

Welcome aboard!

It spilled into the Caribbean too, because privateers there were mostly on the prowl. And the colonies were copies of the mother country... But my pirates have multi-national crews as well (because most crews were like this) and they knew where to go ashore... There were ports like Port-de-Paix, Hispaniola, where the governor preferred to close his eyes and open hands to receive the protection tax from the pirates, there were British ports where a ship wearing a Dutch convenience flag was welcomed... There is a Spaniard (in wartime) who speaks English with foreign accent and he says he is a Venetian merchant sailor hired on a Dutch (or British) ship when asked...

I have a small crew on each of the two Age of Sail boards where Sol Picador is the pirate captain. Always needing more, of course... And "Before the Mast" has won two awards already (RPG Directory's 24-th Forum of the Fortnight and RPG Underground's 3-th Forum of the Month award), so it means I am still doing something well! The Vikings - they were pirates too - game is barely starting, so Sigurd has a beautiful ship here, but no crew yet...

Beautiful. I "borrowed" them too for the case if I need a new cutlass for a character . I hope you don't mind, if I save them and rehost one of them when needed. I asked for this permission in all blades' threads... and I showed mine too, for a fair exchange, if anybody needs them.

Only if it's flavoured with cardamon, like Middle Easterns like it . I happen to like that flavour too... Welcome aboard, Gio, from the other part of the Black Sea!

It's not fair... (sulks in a corner)... This programe is valid for US only... But I'd be happy if some of you added me to their Facebook! This is an easier overseas communication tool! My name on Facebook is Marina Costa - one of my characters' names. http://www.facebook....=1352241117 Feel free to befriend me!

I have a question - do you, guys, allow me to save some photos of the best blades you use and, upon saving them in my Photobucket, to further use them for reference? My pirates and mercenary would like something like this! For example, my boys' navaja is this one: and I have read the barratero fighting style manual in order to describe the fighting scenes... The machete is this one: Feel free to use them for anything you need!

Many happy returns of this day... and take care of the hangover

Happy birthday from me too! May all your wishes come true!

I think my characters would give the same answer! This is the Toledo sword my pirate captain and my mercenary prefer: But as they are one from Veracruz and one from Nueva Valencia (now Venezuela) they prefer for daily fights this machete (no cutlass, but of a similar length) This is the sidesword (spada di latto) that Sword Angel prefers (of course, he is a Venetian citizen). and this is the hanger my Navy character uses: I hope you like them....

Vizcaina was the name of the left-hand daggers made in Biscaya Gulf (i.e. in Navarra and Basque country). They were as famous as Toledo was for swords and other type of daggers. But they have also other, more specific names which your Spanish friends might be more likely to know: daga de ganchos or daga de vela (because of their hilt in the shape of a sail). It was a good left-hand dagger which was specially made so that it could grab a sword (if you knew the moves how to catchthe sword there) and let the adversary disarmed. This is the vizcaina my mercenary wears:

My friend's bounty hunter (actually a character we drew up together and we share his use - when he interacts with her characters I'm playing him) uses such a sword cane. It was a hidden weapon used both by London gentlemen when they came from a gambling hell and by less savoury characters... Actually it was me who got this idea for him when drawing up the character, and I was inspired by a movie in "Winnetou" series, where a British gentleman who seemed so out of place in the Wild West first admitted to have fought in India in his early years (so knowing something about weapons) and then, when needed, he defended himself with such a stick. "Where have you mastered thistechnique, in India?" "Rather on the streets of London slums!"

This is my opinion too. This is why my pirate captain Sol and my mercenary, Chago, besides the prized Toledo sword which is less used, have, for daily fights and work, not a cutlass but a machete. They also have navajas and are skilled in Sevillan baratero fighting style too. The mercenary has a vizcaina too...

Yes, on the games my friend and I (who are also playing Tortuga whores) have our girls wear bodice knives. And thanks to Red-handed Jill for the information about women'sadvantage in fencing - I'll use this information as spoken by one of my swordsmen Iron Bess and Callenish Gunner, I love your posts too...(It seems I am "stealing" a lot from here... but it is indeed interesting...)