Elena Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 What's the guy called that sits in the crow's nest/ fighting top and looks out, shouting they are seeing the land/ another ship? -A swashbuckling adventures RPG, set in 1720 in West Indies; winner of Distant Fantasies& RPG-D Member's Choice Award; RPG Conference's Originality Award; 2011 & 2012 Simming Prizes- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D B Couper Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 If he can see the other ship first, he is a Lookout. If the other ship can see him first, he is a Target. D.B. Couper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) Thank you very much So, lookout is the word... (Sometimes it is frustrating to write in a foreign language!) Edited November 3, 2012 by Elena -A swashbuckling adventures RPG, set in 1720 in West Indies; winner of Distant Fantasies& RPG-D Member's Choice Award; RPG Conference's Originality Award; 2011 & 2012 Simming Prizes- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 The term Crow's Nest didn't actually appear until the early 19th century, so that's the wrong term for the GAoP if you're going for accuracy. (Someone once told me it's proper name for our time period, but - going along with the title of this thread - I have long since forgotten it.) Edit - ya' gotta love Google. They're called top castles, preceeded by the name of the mast they're on. So if it's atop the Main Mast, it's the Main Top Castle. If the Mizzen Mast, the MIzzen Top Castle. This actually makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) I know fighting top is more accurate, this was why I put that term too. But if you say Top Castle... I hadn;t heard about this until now. Time to learn something new! <3 And I was looking for LOOKOUT - glad that somebody told me. Edited November 4, 2012 by Elena -A swashbuckling adventures RPG, set in 1720 in West Indies; winner of Distant Fantasies& RPG-D Member's Choice Award; RPG Conference's Originality Award; 2011 & 2012 Simming Prizes- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 john smith 1691 seaman's grammer uses fore or main top and if it is a without platform it is a cross trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Thank you very much. -A swashbuckling adventures RPG, set in 1720 in West Indies; winner of Distant Fantasies& RPG-D Member's Choice Award; RPG Conference's Originality Award; 2011 & 2012 Simming Prizes- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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