Cap'n Malasses,
To answer some o' th' questions put forth, I shall start by saying "Ahoy, an' welcome to th' pub, sir!
Who are ye? And What do you do?
I be Bloody Sam Rackham, 1st Mate o' The Cursed Few
I work in the construction field in me real life.
Are ye, the members of this forum, mostly re-enactors? If you are, how did you get into it?
I'd say a little bit o' both. Our group is a re-enactment group. Not so much as living history,
but the public view of pirates. We do several charity events here in the Southeast.
We are working up our first festival which, by the way, will be Grand!
Our captain is a member of the Devil's Dozen.
It all started years ago...
How did you come up with your pirate name?
I used a website that generated my pirate name.
I liked the sound, and built my persona around it.
Do you sell your goods online or at shows?
Not yet. Still looking for the niche, as it were.
How does one find a crew or even start their own?
Look in the crew sub forum. Ye might be able ta find one near ye.
Where ye be located?
Are you focused on being historically accurate or do you follow more of a modern view of Pirates?
Yes and no. Started with the POTC look. Building off of that to a more historical look.
I still want to look like what the public thinks a pirate should look like.
That's where it get'a a bit tricky. Kinda a mixture, methinks.
Hoped this helps ye out, mate!