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Re: [CW] Interest in Castle World for Pirates?
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lugnet.pirates
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:29:12 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Lance Scott writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Tony Priestman writes:
> > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Richard Parsons (<FozrM1.F2x@lugnet.com>) wrote at
> > 11:22:01
> >
> > >
> > > > 3) If it's wanted and needed, would people be willing to redesign some • models
> > > > to not contain guns?
> > >
> > >
> > > We don't tend to use repeater rifles or revolvers (à la Western), and I
> > > could do without the musket and the blunderbuss (I guess .... for a little
> > > while, anyway .... probably) but ships without cannons? What would be the
> > > point ;-)
> >
> > Yes, the Pirate stuff tends to be a bit later in history. Castles
> > actually stretch into this period, but taking pirates back to when there
> > were no guns leaves you with some pretty puny vessels
> > >
> > > And I'm not sure how red coats and blue coats would go, armed only with
> > > swords pikes and lances.
> >
> > To Davy Jones' locker :-)
> > >
> > > But I'm thinking about it :-)
> >
> > It can be done, but I wouldn't want to. At least, it would be way down
> > the list of upcoming projects. Hmmm. The more I think about it...
> >
> > No. It's just a different milieu. A Castle themed ship would not be a
> > Pirate ship.
> > >
> > >
> > > Time to go lurking around .castle I guess. Never thought I'd ever do that!
> >
> > Pirates is better! Arrr!
> > --
> > Tony Priestman
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> Avast Ye Swabbies!!
> There be plenty of precedent for a cannon armed ship without the hand guns.
> Henry VIII's 'Mary Rose' had lots of guns and the men were armed with pikes,
> swords and bows.
> Obviously the new set is in the transition age between muscle power and black
> powder, witness the cannon in the 'Bulls Attack' set.
> But you are correct in your assertion, Pirates belong on the Spanish Main.
As long as there were wooden ships, boarding pike and axe, along with the
sword, continued as weapons.
The ships transitioned away from the high fore and stern castles as the
emphasis grew on the actual cannon. Without cannon, the ships are inherently
different. It can be done, but it requires a rebuild.
Bruce
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| (...) Avast Ye Swabbies!! There be plenty of precedent for a cannon armed ship without the hand guns. Henry VIII's 'Mary Rose' had lots of guns and the men were armed with pikes, swords and bows. Obviously the new set is in the transition age (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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