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A pirate strikes her colours

Battle

A beaten pirate, patrol or hunter may ask for mercy. «Take all and sink her» — her purse and hold; «Take her crew and let her go» — 30 % of her crew and purse.

  1. «The ship strikes her colours!» She gives up when her hull is under a quarter, her crew under 30 % or her morale broken, and you clearly out-gun her. Only pirates, patrols and hunters do; monsters, bosses and named captains never.
    1«The ship strikes her colours!» She gives up when her hull is under a quarter, her crew under 30 % or her morale broken, and you clearly out-gun her. Only pirates, patrols and hunters do; monsters, bosses and named captains never.
  2. «Take all and sink her»: her whole purse, her hold as far as yours takes it, 15 % of her survivors join you, and a wreck with timber and the rest floats up.
    2«Take all and sink her»: her whole purse, her hold as far as yours takes it, 15 % of her survivors join you, and a wreck with timber and the rest floats up.
  3. «Take her crew and let her go»: 30 % of her crew join, you take 30 % of her purse, and she sails away. Hands join only while you have free hammocks.
    3«Take her crew and let her go»: 30 % of her crew join, you take 30 % of her purse, and she sails away. Hands join only while you have free hammocks.
  4. The card shows how far she is; she will not wait long (75 s). Alongside your choice works at once; from farther the helmsman lays you alongside. «Later» hides the card; firing on her refuses the surrender and the fight goes on.
    4The card shows how far she is; she will not wait long (75 s). Alongside your choice works at once; from farther the helmsman lays you alongside. «Later» hides the card; firing on her refuses the surrender and the fight goes on.

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See also

«Attack», «Close in», «Stand off»«Attack» puts the helmsman on her: he keeps gun range and turns your broadside to her. «Close in» goes for boarding, «Stand off» back to the guns, «Hold off» gives the wheel back.4 stepsBoardingWithin 100 m (hull to hull) «Board» throws the grapples: 2–4 s, and the ships are hauled together. Then the battle on the hexes.3 steps