The book does a good job of incorporating the CCG material into the Savage Worlds rules. (Image: Map found on page 2 of the rulebook) Two grid maps of the Caribbean (one showing the prevailing winds) Map of the Spanish Main (on the inside front and back covers) The Lady's Favor (an introductory adventure)Īmong the illustrations similar in style to the original CCG, you'll find: Flashing Blades (a listing of fencing schools)ġ0. The book weighs-in at 255 pages, and is divided into a dozen chapters:Ħ. This RPG, was produced by Pinnacle Entertainment Group and based on their Savage Worlds rules. My addiction tapered off when Wizkids started releasing Pirates of the Mysterious Islands (steampunk) and Pirates of the Frozen North (Vikings).īut since I still held on to my unassembled collection, I decided to go just one step further and buy Pirates of the Spanish Main RPG (shortened to "Pirates RPG" to avoid confusion with the CCG). Then I started scouring the local game shops in my area, and eBay, for: Pieces of Eight coins as play money for the pirate role-playing games (RPGs) already owned, along with character cards for quick non-player character (NPC) sketches. I figured these pieces could be used for the Age-of-Sail boardgames I already owned.
So I bought every bit of terrain Fat Cat had to offer. I liked the flat pieces representing terrain, such as islands, reefs, sargasso, and fog banks. While at the checkout counter I flipped through a binder containing individual pieces of PotSM organized in baseball card holders. So when the first set of this game, Pirates of the Spanish Main (PotSM), was released, I ignored the hoopla.Ī few years later though, while visiting my mom in my hometown, I ventured into the local game store, Fat Cat Comics. As a wargamer, I want to know exactly what's in the package. This means each package contains random playing pieces, some being extremely rare, and therefore expensive. Normally, I don't care for games with the word "collectable" in the title. Several years ago, I inadvertently started collecting playing pieces from the Pirates Constructible Strategy Game (CCG) produced by WizKids.
0 kommentar(er)
