No Landlubbers Allowed!
No Landlubbers Allowed!
A Random Privateer 5
Random piratey name generator.
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Rolling waves as far as the eye can see... Shanties sung by a diligent crew...
Day in, Day out; for months on end! A life at sea can get pretty
monotonous, so why not spice things up by picking out some weird
weather and below-decks drama from the tables below? Alternatively, you
can grab a pair of d20’s and leave it in the hands of fate...
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Sailors on the high seas How might the scallywag
introduce themselves?
sure are an odd bunch!
D10 Yarr, the name be...
But who’s this one?
1-2. First Name – Last Name
Randomly generate a 3-4. First Name – ‘Nickname’ –
piratey name by rolling Last Name
5-6. Nickname – First Name
3 d100’s, or pick and 7-8. Nickname – Last Name
choose names you like 9-10. ‘Nickname’ – First Name –
Last Name
from the list!
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1. Alebelly
Agnes Barry
2. Alespiller
3. Barnacle
Alice Beckett
4. Bicorn
5. Bilge rat
Anne Bennett
6. Bilge-Sucker
7. Bilgewater
Bart Bobbington
8. Black
9. Black Cat
Beck Bobbins
10. Black Spot
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11. Bloodbelly
Ben Bonney
12. Bloodbottle
13. Bloodthirsty
Bill Booth
14. Bloody
15. Bloody Barber
Charles Bunce
16. Blunderbuss
17. Bootstrap
Clement Burke
18. Bootyhauler
19. Broadside
Cutler Caulkins
20. Calico
21. Cannonball
Davey Claver
22. Captain's Booty
23. Chirping
Dick Coward
24. Cleaver
25. Crow's Nest
Dorothy Crusoe
26. Cutter
27. Cutthroat
Edward Davey
28. Dubloon
29. Fair
Elizabeth Eureka
30. Fakebeard
31. Fiddler
Elmo Goodfellow
32. Finery
33. Fingerless
Fanny Hobber
34. Footrot
35. Friday
Francis Horner
36. Galleyhand
37. Gentle
George Horningold
38. Green-Faced
39. Greybeard
Ginger Jones
40. Grimey
41. Grog Blossom
Gladys Kelly
42. Grogless
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43. Gunwale
Grace Ketch
44. Half-hand
45. Hornswaggle
Harper Kidd
46. Hurdy-Gurdy
47. Jibber
Havana King
48. Kobold
49. Kraken
Henry Little
50. Landlubber
51. Lawless
Jack Malley
52. Leadbelly
53. Leprechaun
James McCarrack
54. Licekeeper
55. Lighthand
Jane McGalley
56. Long John
57. Lusty
Joan McIntyre
58. Lyrical
59. Mermaid Sightin’
John Merrow
60. Mouldy
61. Muttonchop
Lancel Miller
62. Muttonpincher
63. Noble
Maria Moody
64. One-Eyed
65. Pieces of
Martha Moray
66. Pious
67. Plunderous
Mary O'Shanty
68. Pockmark
69. Porkchop
Maven Penner
70. Powder keg
71. Powderflask
Nick Porter
72. Powdermonkey
73. Rat king
Nieve Rackett
74. Ratline
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75. Red Sun
Orla Rackham
76. Redbeard
77. Rolling Waves
Peggy Reilly
78. Rowdy
79. Rumbelly
Pete Roberts
80. Rumbottle
81. Rushlight
Redmond Robinson
82. Salty
83. Scallywag
Rob Silver
84. Scurvy
85. Scurvy Dog
Robin Swan
86. Sea Dog
87. Shallows
Sam Taylor
88. Sharkbait
89. Six-Fingered
Sarah Thatch
90. Squiffy
91. Stargazer
Stede Tucker
92. Stinkpot
93. Tallowhand
Susannah Turner
94. Three Sheets
95. Thunderstorm
Tobias Turpin
96. Tricorn
97. Unwashed
Tom Whitehall
98. Warty
99. Whistler
Will Wright
100. Yellow Jack
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What gleaming galleon or cutthroat corsair awaits our adventurers as
they crest the next wave? Roll a d66 (d6!10+d6) on the table below to
find out, or use the entries as inspiration for your own armada!
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D66
SHIP
(d6!10+d6)
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THE TEMPEST'S HEART
On a calm day, the blue sails of this imposing frigate perfectly
mirror the ocean. Its lacquered midnight hull is covered in carvings
14 of ocean creatures, both fair and foul. Such beauty belies immense
weapons however, the firing of which is akin to a flash of lightning
and thunder. Those that venture into this ship's hold will find the
walls adorned with strange implements and reeking of foul magic.
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THE SCARLET ROUT
Woe to the sailor who catches wind of rotting meat. This hideous
corsair has a corpse hanging from every deck and every mast, its
23 guns and trebuchet belching entrails. Even its triangular sails are
stained with blood. Indeed, the only sign of life on this ship's deck
is the figurehead, a prisoner lashed to the bowsprit and left to the
mercy of the ocean.
BARBEGAZI
This huge twin-hulled longship has a long and storied past. Its
oared hulls are lined with the shields of nobles it has served, and
24 atop its poop deck sits the massive brass head of a crazed dwarf.
Despite its age, this ship's shallow draught and rows of ballistae
still make it formidable in river combat.
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THE MULE
This ancient carrack was discovered and rebuilt by an ambitious
half-elf. It carries a motley array of salvaged cannons and ballistae,
32 and its battered iron prow almost resembles a mule's head. Between
its oars and black-and-white sails, this hardy little ship is suitable
for running cargo anywhere from violent oceans to meandering
rivers.
THE PRAYER
In centuries past, this frigate was gutted and rebuilt around a pair
of the most Herculean cannons ever known. What she was meant
33 to destroy is lost to the pages of history, save that it was some
unimaginable evil. Now, clad in brass to match her guns, she is
preserved as a monument to despair, never to be used in any but the
most dire circumstances.
THE LEPRECHAUN
The Leprechaun was originally constructed from a wreck
discovered with hundreds of strange runes burned into its hull.
35 Swift, erratic and deadly, there are many who underestimate her
bulbous keel and crimson sails. Her cannons are always on show,
for there are whispers that they occasionally fire without load or
warning.
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THE LEVIATHAN
According to sightings, this lean vessel is clad in the bones of some
vast monster of the deep. An oppressive heat billows from its decks,
41 and its chasers spew a hideous bile that burns all it touches. While
rumours abound regarding this scarlet monstrosity's true purpose,
legends call it a haven for necromancers and unspeakable demons.
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THE SAD LITTLE ORPHAN
Among pirates, this charred husk of a frigate is known as 'the
wreck that refuses to sink'. Many a would-be rescuer has seen this
wreck on the horizon, oblivious to her loaded harpoons and
46 alchemist's fire. By the time she unfurled her sails, emblazoned
with death, the poor hero's fate was sealed. Her interior, with its
adornments paying tribute to strange ocean gods, is only slightly
less squalid than one might expect.
THE HUBRIS
One might be forgiven for thinking this great crimson beauty
couldn't possibly be a pirate ship, if the mistake weren't so fatal.
52 Between the beautiful golden carvings, its lacquered hull is home
to countless cannons and boarding ramps, all expertly hidden. As
the story goes, the unwashed ruffians aboard stole this once
peaceful ship off a hapless noble.
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THE GRAVEYARD SHIP
Most agree this impossibly vast ship is a fanciful myth. The cursed
few who know better live at the fringes of society, whispering of a
towering monstrosity, its skeletal hull a hideous patchwork of the
55 husks of its victims, its tattered sails blotting out the night sky. A
faint glow, deep in the ship's bowels, is all that remains of the souls
of its enslaved. Some day, the whole world will join that flickering
light... Or so the whispers say.
THE VATRACHAN
With its dark hull and deep green sails, this man-o’-war almost
resembles a tree from a distance. At its bow is a great wooden toad,
61 and while most of the ship’s interior is fairly spartan, that can
hardly be said of its vaulted dining hall filled with ancient weapons
and tributes to its noble lineage.
THE LOCUST
This tiny boat is one of a vast armada of identical brown
schooners. Where one appears, dozens more are sure to follow, and
62 woe to any ship that the swarm chooses as a victim. When the job is
done, harpooned spoils in tow, they can disappear almost as fast as
they appeared, leaving naught behind but vexed opponents and the
telltale smoke of their filthy cannons.
ANN SRAIDWHAL
Rotting and ancient, legend has it that this patchwork hulk hasn't
seen the shore in centuries. While the trees growing on deck
63 provide wood, the vines that cover the hull provide fruit and can be
woven into nets for fish. When they crave something more exotic,
this bobbing microcosm's denizens raid cargo vessels wielding axes,
tridents, and all manner of stolen weapons.
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DOKKAEBI
This brown-sailed junk may seem almost preternaturally
nondescript, but scratch away the barnacles and you'll find
hundreds of tiny runes scrawled across its hull. Along with its
64 modest ballistae and ghastly demonic figurehead, they protect a
precious cargo~ thousands upon thousands of books. According to
tales, the captain had it secretly constructed around a great arcane
library she coveted. When it was done, she simply set sail.
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And now for a buccaneer’s reward! Roll a d10 to determine what the trove
looks like, then a couple of d100’s to fill it with questionable trinkets! For
treasure left behind by a poor privateer, roll on the ‘Grimy’ tables. For a
nobleman’s stash, the ‘Stately’ treasure and weapons might be more
fitting!
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A small table, over which is slumped a decapitated
corpse. Before the body sits a sealed pot, filled with (a
61-65.
Conserve).
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D100 GRIMY WEAPONS
1-4. A large, twisted iron spike
A long strip of iron, its edges sharpened towards one
5-8.
end, blunt towards the other
9-12. A wooden flail
13-16. A pitchfork
17-20. A mallet
21-24. A shovel
25-28. A sickle
29-32. A hatchet
33-36. A scythe
37-40. A spiked wooden flail
41-44. A spear improvised from a pitchfork
45-48. A filthy dirk, rusted but still sharp.
49-52. A brass warbow, tarnished in places
53-56. A rusted arming sword
57-60. A small metal axe
61-64. A studded leather garotte
65-68. A pair of weighted gauntlets
A large wooden sword, jagged chunks of obsidian
69-72.
protruding from its edges
73-76. A stinkpot with its fuse half burnt
74-80. A broadsword with a triskele scratched into its blade
A copper arming sword, its fuller and filigree made
81-84.
stark by verdigris
85-88. A simple pyrographed hunting bow
89-92. A spiked mace, its head resembling a demonic skull
A blunderbuss, rotted and charred but still as deadly as
93-96.
ever
A rusty old cutlass, its basket guard formed by a
97-100.
fractured skull
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D100 STATELY WEAPONS
A warbow of polished bone, painted with strange
1-5.
patterns
6-10. A mace, its flanges gilded with holy intaglio
A cutlass, its greenish copper hilt in the shape of a
11-15.
kraken, countless tentacles forming the basket
16-20. An obsidian stiletto
A lacquered pistol with silver filigree, sporting three
21-25. barrels that can be rotated into position for successive
shots.
26-30. A bastard sword set with obsidian
A Zweihänder, intertwined serpents of ebony and
31-35.
ivory forming its hilt
36-40. A dagger with a gold leafed hilt and fuller
41-45. A cutlass, gleaming red patterns carved into its blade
A large sickle, with a haft wrapped in scales and a
46-50.
pommel set with pearls
A long dagger, with a blade lacquered like the ocean
51-55.
and a large triskele on its pommel
56-60. A gilded maul, its head set with a branding seal
A long-shafted battleaxe, its blade offset by the image
61-65.
of an hourglass in glass and amber.
A warhammer, its head belonging to a steel serpent
66-70. wrapped around the haft, jaws clutching a gleaming
red sapphire
A horseman's pick, its head forged in the likeness of a
71-75.
ruby-eyed bird
A pair of steel and brass pistols, adorned with ivory
76-80.
and gold
An ebony hunting bow, its intricate carvings leafed
81-85.
with silver
86-90. A winged bastard sword, black blade subtly iridescent
91-95. A swordkiller, covered in tiny fae inscriptions
A pair of brass flintlocks, each forged in the
96-100.
likeness of a different monstrous serpent
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