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Fortune +5

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Wreck Steadfast +4
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Cargo Cargo Space

Fortune +5

Add a size-1 group of lackeys to

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Plunder an enemy stronghold

Become Pirate Lords

At Renown 3, you’re moving up in the world. Take Big Reputation.

At Renown 5, you’ve become true pirate lords, top dogs of the sea! Cut
to five years later...

In this world where the waves erase all things, only the biggest
legends leave their thumbprints on history. You had the world’s eyes
on you, and by the gods, you put on the show of a century. No-one
will forget your names: the greatest pirates to ever swindle, swagger,
and swash buckles.

Focus on the crew, one by one. Ask them: where are you now? What
new aims do you have? What big change have you wrought upon the world? Legacy Hold
What stories do they sing about you in the port taverns?

Then, ask the whole crew: what happened to your ship? Are you still
having adventures? Or are you now another piece of the ship’s legacy?
Thanks for playing Rapscallion! Come back again sometime.
Begin game with 5 hold. This hold represents
your ship’s legacy and the respect (or fear) people
have for it. Whenever you spend time in port, you
may spend 1 hold to pick 1 boon from Renowned
Pirates (page 25) and take it immediately.

Oddities Your ship keeps its legacy through its... (choose 1):
Lineage. This ship is part of a long lineage of ships, united by a special
feature, which is salvaged from one ship and used to make the next one.
Your lineage is (choose 1): the beautiful rainbow wood of an extinct tree as its
hull (take 1-armor; your ship is fireproof) • its thick brass dragon-headed prow
(can breathe flame if operated, 3-harm 1-wreck far fire big dangerous) • the
fallen star embedded deep in its belly (strange, shines in presence of danger;
unleash its power to have it show you the way forward or through). If you
find the skeleton of the last ship in your lineage, thought to be lost to the
waves, take History.
Voice. This is the fabled pirate’s ship of prophecies; its voice comes from
(choose 1): a beating heart in its belly • the copper-green face carved into it •
somewhere else. Spend a bond with it to hear or see its prophecies and por-
tents and decide whether the prophecy pertains to: an object you seek • an
enemy you wish to kill • a secret you wish to know. If you spend 3 bonds with
the ship, you may perform a ritual to commune with it and take History.
Ghosts. This ship is haunted with all the pirates who once served
upon it; now your souls are bound to it too. Spend a bond with your ship
to summon a spectral horde (strange loyal dangerous 2-harm size-3 group)
that kills indiscriminately for a few minutes, sparing only the crew. The
ghosts are fathomless and voiceless until you learn what strange curse or
act of pirate’s greed caused the ship to become this way. When you finally
do learn, take History.
Kit Pick a kit and take its traits—items in bold and red are considered big.
(0, +2, -1) A small sleek ship: 2 units of cannons, size-2 group of lack-
eys, elegant lateen sails (take +1 to navigating new, dangerous waters), tar-
nished filigree carved into the shape of dragons, a huge transparent crys-
tal embedded in the ship’s wheel (strange, shines when near magic)
(+1, -1, +1) A beautiful fancy ship: 2 units of cannons, size-5 group of
lackeys, enormous rippling sails stitched with gold (pitch-black or immac-
ulate white), a painted mermaid as a figurehead with jewels for her eyes
(1-treasure), a quarter gallery (lined with lapis lazuli or stained glass win-
dows), a lifeboat
(+2, -1, 0) A powerful old ship: 1 unit of cannons, size-6 group of
lackeys, huge battened sails (dark crimson or seafoam pale), dark armored
hull (1-armor), a brig with room for up to 6 prisoners, a prominent sharp
beakhead (fashioned into a gaping toothy maw or capped with acid-etched gold)
Starting Questions
1. Why is this ship famous? Name someone, or something, that wants
it destroyed.
2. How did you come to crew this ship? What great treasure is
rumored to have been buried by its former captain?
3. Your ship’s name is (choose 1): The Thousand Dragon • The Jolly Roger
• The Star • something else. Write it in “Name”.
Special Ship Advancement
When you invest 2-Hoard into this ship over a
downtime... take Ironclad.
When you find or confront this ship’s past, listed in
your oddity... take History.
When you defeat this ship’s historic rival... take
Equal Footing.
When you bring another ship to heel, and take
command of it... take Supplicants.
When you claim the legendary treasure hidden by
this ship’s former captain...take Treasure Island.
When you invest 10-Hoard into this ship over a
downtime... take Better Than Ever.
When you get 3 Renown... take Big Reputation.
Ship Advances
Better Than Ever. Take +1 to all of your ship’s traits.
Big Reputation. Whenever you parley with some-
one important publically, no matter the result, add 1
hold to your Legacy. If the other party respects your
reputation, take a +1 to the parley.
Equal Footing. You can spend a bond with your
ship to give you the ante when you’re up against a well-
known pirate rival.
History. When you need treasure, advice, or
manpower from your ship’s past, consult your
ship’s history, spend x bond with your ship and roll
+x. On a hit, mark a place on the map where someone
or something from the ship’s past will help you. The
Fates will tell you what you might find there. On a 7-9,
pick one: the thing you find may not be readily helpful; the
place is guarded heavily; this is the last time you can use
this move. On a miss, you know of a rumor that might
help, but nothing more.
Ironclad. Your ship takes 3-armor and -1 Speed.
Supplicants. Add the following to your list of re-
nown boons available through Renowned Pirates:
Take 2-treasure from people asking for your protec-
tion or favor. You can force 2 more treasure out of
them if you also take 1 more unwanted attention.
Treasure Island. You may always choose 1 ad-
ditional thing when you plunder hoards of treasure
related to this ship’s original crew, no matter what you
roll. When you plunder these hoards, you can add a
new booty option:
A missive from the original crew revealing an im-
portant secret or piece of information.
 Crew Space
Name: Crew Fortune +5

Looks:

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Cargo Cargo Space

Fortune +5

Succeed on a bounty or job

Steal a load of treasure u

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Win a big ship fight by yourself

Defeat a major foe

At Renown 3, you’re moving up in the world. Take Rising Star.

At Renown 5, you’ve become proper pirates—a force to contend with on
the seas! We cut to five years later...

They say rags-to-riches, but they don’t know the half of it. You were a rag-
tag bunch of misfits riding a leaky bucket onto that wide dark horizon—
and now you’ve found it. You’re a fire-forged family. It’s a weird crew, but
damn, it’ll do!
Focus on the crew, one by one. Ask them: what have you done in the last five
years? How have you grown as a crew? What new enemy do you have? What new
friend? What has drastically changed – and what has remained exactly the same? Scarper
Then, ask the whole crew: are you still out there, having pirate adventures? If
When your ship’s crew is in terrible danger, you may
not, where did your Ramshackle ship retire to?
spend a bond with your ship to scarper from any situa-
But if you are still adventuring, would you like to keep playing as a crew? If so, tion, at any time, no matter how unlikely it is or how wrecked
choose a new playbook for your ship. Take the new playbook’s moves, traits, you are. If you do, your ship washes up on (pick one): a bus-
and kit. Choose one of your old Specials to keep, and discard the rest; lower tling, busy port • a sleepy harbor town • a mysterious unchart-
your Renown to 1. How has your ship changed? What’s been added, and what’s ed island. Choose whether you:
missing? And what’s your big new adventure? lost vital cargo
left someone behind in the escape
find yourself in danger upon arrival
Thanks for playing Rapscallion! Come back again sometime.

Oddities You chose this ship because... (choose 1):
It is Freedom. You chose this ship because you needed to es-
cape something awful or sad. It is freedom to you. Whenever
one of your number is about to be captured by a terrible pursuer,
you may spend a bond with your ship to miraculously get there in time—
or get out in time. Decide what you have to leave behind to do it. You can
use this move once per chapter.
It is Your Wings. You chose this ship because you want to chase
something fathomless and far away. It has become your wings. De-
cide what your crew is chasing in their hearts. Whenever you
feel lost and uncertain on a night in the ocean, you may
spend a bond with your ship to have a vision of the next step forward.
It Came to You. This mysterious ship washed up on your shore when
you needed it most, because (choose 2):
that’s what it was made to do. When you scarper, you can always
wash up on “a place where someone desperately needs you” instead
of the other options.
it had a gift for you. The Fates decide what special precious thing
is stowed away in the ship; it costs 1 cargo space.
it is a secret that needs to be told. The Fates decide what enor-
mous, world-changing secret the ship’s existence represents, and
will tell you how you can learn it.
Kit Pick a kit and take its traits—items in bold and red are considered big
(-1, +1, -1) A tiny scrap of a ship: size-1 group of lackeys, scrappy gaff-
rigged sails (+1 to stealthy outmaneuvering), single tabernacle mast
(lower it for 1 extra cargo space and -1 Speed), a tiny cozy crow’s nest (gives
+1 to sizing up), cheerful canopy over the deck, hand-painted hull
(+1, -1, -1) A piecemeal ship: 1 unit of cannons, size-2 group of lackeys,
patchwork sails (attempting to look proper, or a rainbow of color), cartoon-
ish figurehead with chipped paint-job (smiling lion, leaping fish, dilapidated
goose), flags adorning the rigging, a lifeboat
(+1, -2, 0) An old sturdy ship: size-6 group of lackeys (weak), spacious
deck with plants growing from it (1 plant-based resource of your choice),
windchimes swinging from the awnings, bright paddle-wheels adorning
the sides, a tiny library with a few strange dangerous books in it
Starting Questions
1. Each crewmember may name an essential change or addition they
made to this ship, and gains 1 bond with it.
2. Who made this ship what it is now? Describe one secret thing they
put into the ship that only the crew knows about.
3. Your ship’s name is (choose 1): The Going Merry • Charon’s Ferry • The
Goose • something else. Write it in “Name”.
Special Ship Advancement
When you invest 1-Hoard into this ship over a
downtime... take Gun Deck.
When you invest 2-Hoard into this ship over a
downtime... take Cottonclad.
When you invest 4-Hoard into this ship over a
downtime... take Improvements.
When you save your ship in the nick of time by do-
ing something daring... take Found Family.
When everyone on the crew has 3 bond with the
ship for the first time... take The Underdogs.
When you get 3 Renown... take Rising Star.
Ship Advances
Cottonclad. Your ship takes +1 armor.
Found Family. Everyone on the crew gains 1
bond with the ship.
Gun Deck. You can fit 1 more unit of cannons on
your ship at no Cargo cost. All your units of cannons
gain (choose 1): +1 wreck • piercing • extreme far • fire tag.
Improvements. Your ship takes +1 to a trait.
Rising Star. Over your next downtime, you will be
approached by a person or faction, Fates’ choice, who
sees potential in you and wants to take you under
their wing. From now on, when you ask your ally for
aid in a tough situation, roll +Fortune. Take +1 for
every 2-treasure you sweeten the pot with. On a hit,
they’ll give you what you need, even if it’s dangerous.
On a 7-9, you’re in their debt; they can compel any
of you to do something for them. On a miss, you’ve
stretched it too far. Choose whether you lose 1 renown
or your ally.
The Underdogs. When you sail your ship fear-
lessly into danger, roll blank. On a hit, every crew-
member holds 1. On a 10+, they all hold 2. On a miss, a
crewmember may hold 1 if they spend a bond with the
ship. While on your ship, a crewmember can spend 1
hold to use +max bonds with the ship for any move,
instead of the move’s original trait.