Re: what kind of ship should I buy

On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, cm4 wrote:

> Fellow Jammers,
>
> I'm tired of riding around in someone else's brig. I have enough gold and
> time to outfit my own rig. I would like suggestions in the following areas:
>
> 1.type of ship
>
> 2.extras
>
> 3.type of crew
>
> I prefer speed over tonnage...I'm not running cargo anywhere...I want to
> have enough speed to get away, enough firepower to fight if I want to
> fight..up to say 2-1 or 3-1 odds and enough of a crew to repel boarders..all
> suggestions accepted...money not limitless...but not a problem either...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charley
>
Do what I did - get a battle dolphin(The Narwhal variation - piercing ram).
Kit it out with rudder of propulsion, sails of speed, figurehead of prtection,
 etc.
have it topped out.
Strengthrn the hull.
Buy as many weapons(dual mount ballistae, light catapult, etc) as you can
crew/afford.

The battle dolphin is a 70 tonner, with shuttle. This gives lot's of air
for weapon crew and marines.

Ok, so it is a bit munchkinous, but you wanted to be able to hold your
own in combat, and this ship will take out any published ship (except the
Spelljammer, naturlly!).

It cost me 120 000 GP (roughly, using War Captains Guide).
And the shuttle is useful if you don't want to alarm the natives!