Naval Travel & Combat - Page 2

Mallen the dark · 07-26-2023, 07:16 PM

Warning: author is sleepy and scatterbrained when sleepy and having trouble with grammer when sleepy.

There was an old western series in 1960 called riverboat starting darren mcgavin as the captain of the riverboat enterprise. They had regular ports of call and occational charter trips. It gave me all kinds of ideas for running a fantasy campaign using boats on rivers. It also limited players going to far off into left field because they wouldn't want to loose the ship.

Also keep in mind that most non-warships had trade routes and home ports.

Another thought is travel time. Even traveling between england and america took forever without modern engines.

ldorn · 07-27-2023, 01:17 PM

There is also Ships and Swords Naval Melee - TSG #24, Glenn L. Williams. "Official" TFT article approved by Steve Jackson. Rules, Gaming notes & scenarios. #24 pg 11-14

that you might want to look at as well.

TheGhoulPriest · 07-31-2023, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldorn

There is also Ships and Swords Naval Melee - TSG #24, Glenn L. Williams. "Official" TFT article approved by Steve Jackson. Rules, Gaming notes & scenarios. #24 pg 11-14

that you might want to look at as well.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what does "TSG" stand for?

Shostak · 07-31-2023, 11:57 AM

The Space Gamer

dmgrafton · 08-07-2023, 10:23 AM

Another resource I've investigated that seems very compatible with what has been developed for TFT is a game called Sea Law. I'll include the link to it @ DrivethruRPG. It follows the same concepts as TFT and many components could be portable over to TFT like weather, ship schematics, creatures, combat sequence, etc. I'm not ready to incorporate it just yet but we are very close as our campaign is looking for a map in an ancient undead forest that leads to a King Kong "Skull Island" island guarded by kraken, giant whirlpools, ghost ships, etc. So we'll be setting sail later this year and we'll use the TFT along with Sea Law elements.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/96430/Sea-Law

07-26-2023, 07:16 PM	#11
Mallen the dark Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Carrollton, Newnan area of Ga	Re: Naval Travel & Combat Warning: author is sleepy and scatterbrained when sleepy and having trouble with grammer when sleepy. There was an old western series in 1960 called riverboat starting darren mcgavin as the captain of the riverboat enterprise. They had regular ports of call and occational charter trips. It gave me all kinds of ideas for running a fantasy campaign using boats on rivers. It also limited players going to far off into left field because they wouldn't want to loose the ship. Also keep in mind that most non-warships had trade routes and home ports. Another thought is travel time. Even traveling between england and america took forever without modern engines.

07-27-2023, 01:17 PM	#12
ldorn Join Date: Jun 2012	Re: Naval Travel & Combat There is also Ships and Swords Naval Melee - TSG #24, Glenn L. Williams. "Official" TFT article approved by Steve Jackson. Rules, Gaming notes & scenarios. #24 pg 11-14 that you might want to look at as well.

07-31-2023, 11:57 AM	#14
Shostak Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: New England	Re: Naval Travel & Combat The Space Gamer __________________ * * * * Anthony Shostak myriangia.wordpress.com

08-07-2023, 10:23 AM	#15
dmgrafton Join Date: Mar 2022	Re: Naval Travel & Combat Another resource I've investigated that seems very compatible with what has been developed for TFT is a game called Sea Law. I'll include the link to it @ DrivethruRPG. It follows the same concepts as TFT and many components could be portable over to TFT like weather, ship schematics, creatures, combat sequence, etc. I'm not ready to incorporate it just yet but we are very close as our campaign is looking for a map in an ancient undead forest that leads to a King Kong "Skull Island" island guarded by kraken, giant whirlpools, ghost ships, etc. So we'll be setting sail later this year and we'll use the TFT along with Sea Law elements. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/96430/Sea-Law