Port Royale En Garde Rules

Strength	Determined by the sum of 3 D6
Constitution	Determined by the sum of 3 D6
Endurance	5 x (Strength + Constitution)
Sailing Ability	1 x D6
Medical Ability	1 x D6
Pistol Skill	1 x D4 -1
Weapon Skill	3xD6
Starting Social Level	1 x D4+1

In addition, players will start the game with an initial level of funds of 20 x 2D8. Players will not have the chance of an allowance due the illegal nature of their intended trade, and the immediate disowning of them by their families.

I have done this, because I want there to be a real lack of money at the start of each players life. Men rarely chose to go off and become pirates without some sort of catalyst. This in most cases was a lack of funds, so for a pirate to start life in Port Royale with the same amounts of money as a new character in other En Garde games I think is unrealistic. Also, I have removed the different classes because of the allowance issue. However, if people think it is wise not to, that can be replaced, although someone will have to tell me how it works, as I haven't got a copy of En Garde rules!

Turn Sequence.

Each turn is a month divided into 4 weeks. There are three months to a season. Spring(Mar, Apr, May) Summer (Jun, Jul, Aug) Autumn (Sept, Oct, Nov) and Winter (Dec, Jan, Feb,)
Pre monthly Actions

Joining a brotherhood, Investing money, Duelling, Joining ships, Joining clubs, Applying for an appointment
Weekly actions

Going to the bawdy house, Going to a club, Visiting/Courting Mistresses, Medical training, Sailing Training, Pistol Practice, Weapons Practice, Doing required shipboard activities

Status Points and Social Level

In order to rise a social level, a player must amass 3x his next social level in one month. To stay at the current level he must earn at least 1x his current social level in status points. Status points will be earned by the membership to brotherhoods and clubs, positions aboard ships, mistresses and other weekly activities.

Support

Each month, character's must pay twice the months starting Social level for support. In addition, a player may order conspicuous consumption which will gain extra SPs as detailed below, but MUST couple this with a carousing visit to either a club or a Bawdy House.

The rules for Conspicuous Consumption in Orleans cater for the purchasing of fine clothes, and posh food etc, but we all know that pirates are only concerned with the amount of grog that can be drunk, therefore explaining why it only applies to weeks when you visit a drinking establishment!

Support	Cost	SP Benefit
Normal	2xSL	0
Conspicuous Consumption1	3xSL	1
Conspicuous Consumption2	5xSL	2
Conspicuous Consumption3	9xSL	3

The Clubs

Players may take up membership at a club, with all the usual engarde benefits. These include carousing, hosting parties, gambling and toadying.
Carousing costs a character his Social Level in Doubloons and is compulsory at Parties and the Bawdy House and gains the player 1 SP. When a mistress is present, carousal costs must be paid by her lover and will cost his Social Level in Doubloons. If a player is a guest of a character with a higher SL, then the higher SL will be charged. This does not apply to mistresses.
Gambling may take place at a club or Bawdy house with a limit of 9 bets per week. One D6 is thrown for the house and another for the character, the highest winning, with the House winning all ties. Cutting is permissable and will lose the character only half his stake, but must be specifically ordered. A character gains 1SP for each winning bet, and loses 1SP for each losing bet. In addition, the total amount bet is divided by the gambling divisor for the house being played at, rounding down, and that amount is gained in SP.

Name	Requirements	Dues	SP Month	House Limit		Gambling Divisor
Name	Requirements	Dues	SP Month	Min	Max	Gambling Divisor
The Slimy Deck	Social Level 11+	50	8	50	None	500
Horn Pipe	Ships officers	30	6	40	150	300
Rat and Parrot	Social Level 7+	20	4	25	100	200
The Sea Monster	Social Level 5+	10	3	20	60	180
The Sailor	Social Level 3+	5	2	10	50	150

Carousing and Parties

Carousing costs the characters social level, and automatically grants one SP. It cannot be ordered more than once per week, but can be ordered in consecutive weeks. Carousing must be coupled with an action, such as attending a club or party, and is automatic when attending the bawdyhouse for Female Companionship. Characters entertaining their mistresses must pay their mistresses SL when carousing in addition to their own. When carousing at a party or other social gathering, the highest SL is paid, regardless of whether they are being toadied to or not.

Female Companionship.

Each character must have female companionship once each month they are in Port Royale. Months spent at sea or in gaol do not count although any penalties will be resumed after such periods. There are two ways of gaining female Companionship, firstly at the Bawdy House which must be ordered and costs the character's Social Level in Doubloons. Secondly, characters can take a mistress which will provide a constant source of nagging and annoyance, as well as some Social Points per month. To court a mistress is a weekly action and costs her SL in doubloons, and a character must order which mistress is being wooed, and the amount of money he is spending on her. The table below details the chances of a players attempts being successful and the modifiers for spending money.

Difference in Social Level between Mistress and Player	Die Roll needed
+5,+6	6
+3,+4	5
+1,+2	4
0,-1	3
-2,-3	2
Money Spent x her SL	Effect to your die roll
0	-
1	+1
2	+2
3	+3

If a player does not have Female Companionship he is subjected to a -2 Social point penalty per month, cumulatively for the first offence until he recieves Female Companionship again.
Mistresses cost their lovers 2x their (mistress) SL each month in upkeep, and gain the character 1SP per month, plus the difference between their SL's if hers is higher. Mistresses have attributes, Beauty which gives the character an extra SP per month, Wealth which removes the need for the player to pay upkeep for his mistress, and Influence, which gives the character one favour per year at the level stated in the mistress influence table. In addition, mistresses give favours according to their SL.

Toadying

Toadying is the gaining of kudos for being seen with your betters, or by being the centre of lesser mortals attention. Toadying is a weekly action, and may be combined with carousing visits to clubs or attendence at parties. Both players involved must include in their orders that they are toadying and being toadied to.
Characters who are toadying recieve SPs amounting to half the difference between their, and their hosts SL, rounded up. They also recieve in SPs the difference between the club where the event is taking place, and the best club that character could qualify for.
Characters who are being toadied to receive SPs according to the SL of their guest, detailed in the table below.

Diff in SL	0-3	4-6	7-8	9-10	11+
SP Gain	+1	0	-1	-2	-3

Duelling

The following are automatic cause for a duel.

Members of different brotherhoods meeting.
Two characters meeting on the doorstep of a mistress
stealing a mistress
Other circumstances will arise and be voted upon

Only if there is serious cause will the duellists use pistols, which carry with them a higher risk of death, as the results do not respect endurance and there is no backing out.

Because of the high risk of serious injury, I can't see pistol duelling being a particularly popular method if characters got the choice, and therefore I think it is fair to reserve it for extremely serious matters, to be voted on by the rest of the characters.

Duelling with bladed weapons will use the usual engarde methods described after, however, duelling with pistols will work as follows. There will be six action phases. Each phase spent 'aiming' will increase the chance of hitting your opponent by 1%. Each expertise point will increase you chance of hitting by 0.5, rounding down. Basic Chances of hitting will be between 1-10% depending on the weather, which will be rolled for by the GM. The players will not know this chance. Two D10's will be rolled for each player to gain a percentage, and if a hit is recorded, the wound chart below will be consulted. A D20 will determine effect.

1	Ball strikes opponent in head. They are dead before they hit the ground	11	Flesh wound Endurance –10 points
2	Ball hits opponent in chest. Lots of blood. They die coughing.	12	Flesh wound Endurance –9 points
3	Ball hits opponent in chest. No Blood. They die gasping for breath	13	Flesh wound Endurance –9 points
4	Ball hits opponent in chest. Badly wounded, opponent permanently loses half endurance	14	Flesh wound Endurance –8 points
5	Ball hits opponent in chest. Badly wounded, opponent loses a third of his endurance	15	Flesh wound Endurance –7 points
6	Ball hits opponent in chest. Badly wounded, opponent loses a quarter endurance	16	Flesh wound Endurance –6 points
7	Ball hits opponent in arm. Loses 10 strength	17	Flesh wound Endurance –5 points
8	Ball hits opponent in arm. Loses 10 strength	18	Flesh wound Endurance –4 points
9	Ball hits opponent in hand. Permanently loses 10 strength	19	Flesh wound Endurance –3 points
10	Ball hits opponent in groin. Fountain of blood, and he dies screaming.	20	Ball passes cleanly through opponents clothes, but doesn’t touch his body.

Obviously, if you are hit in a phase before firing, you will not get a chance to attack your opponent. If the duel results in 'a hit', then honour has been satisfied, if not, a maximum of two more rounds will take place, and if there is still no hit, the winner will be the one whose aggregate 'to hit' roll was lowest. (i.e. the one who came closest to hitting his opponent.)

There has to be a point where a line is drawn to stop the GM taking a week to resolve a duel!

If one antagonist fires away from the other, in a manner described in Flashman et al. Then regardless of the outcome, he will receive additional status points.

A disregard for your own safety is highly honourable and will gain respect. In addition, this may be a let out if you have been unfortunate to have to duel a friend.

Duelling with bladed weapons (Cutlass, Rapier, Dagger, Sabre.)will be the more usual method of duelling and will be fought with cutlasses for brotherhood rivalry concerns, and whatever weapon is decided upon by the seconds and principles for all other occasions. Duels will consist of an infinite number of sequences, which are each divided up into 12 turns. Players will each perform a single action per turn, with actions being strung together into predetermined routines. These routines are detailed below.

Routine	Notation
Rest	X
Lunge	X-L-X
Slash	(X)-X-S
Slash (cutlass)	X-S-X-X-X
Furious Slash	X-S-X-C-X-X-X
Furious Lunge	L-X-X-C-X-X-X
Kick	CL-K-X-X-X
Throw	JB-X-T
Parry (Against Lunge)	P
Block (Against Slash)	B
Riposte	(R)
Surrender	SUR

Having a weapon expertise better than your opponent forces them to include mandatory rest actions within their sequences as follows, 3 better +1, 5 better +2 and 7 better +3.

Duelling tables can now be found here .

Pistol practice

Players may increase their pistol skill by practice. This weekly action will take place on the Town Common, and a pre-requisite is that the player purchases a set of pistols, cost 50 doubloons. There is a 0.25 increase for each weeks practice.

Weapon Practice

Practice with a bladed weapon is a weekly action, and takes place either in private or at the Flashing Blades School. Private practice is free for your default weapon, and costs SL*doubloons for all others. Players MUST nominate which weapon is their default to gain expertise while at sea. Practice at the school costs 25 doubloons per week and raises your expertise in the required weapon by 0.5. Private practice raises expertise by 0.25 per week practiced.

Influence and Bribes.

Influence can be gained legitimately a number of ways, by a characters Social Level, his mistress and any appointment he holds. Favours from Social Level are gained at the start of each Season and are wasted if not used. favours from mistresses are gained in January and last an entire year. Favours from appointments are received upon appointment and are renewed each season. They are wasted if not used that season. Influence must always be announced in the group list, and the database of announcements. The influence table shows the level of influence needed to influence a NPC's decision.

Rank/Position	Level of Favour
Governor	9
Governor's Clerk	8
Brotherhood Head	7
Captain/Brotherhood Clerk	6
Lieutenant/Prize agent	5
Ships Doctor	4
Ships Navigator	3
Masters Mates	2
Carpenter/Gunner	1

Using the requisite level of Influence will gain a +1 to the dice roll you intend to influence. For each level above the required an additional +1 is gained to the die roll. A roll of 1 always fails.

Character's Social Level	Influence
24+	9
22,23	8
20,21	7
18,19	6
16,17	5
14,15	4
12,13	3
10,11	2
8,9	1

Mistress Social Level	Influence	Additional if Influential
18+	9	9
17	8	9
16	7	8
15	6	7
14	6	6
13	5	5
12	4	5
11	4	4
10	3	4
9	2	3
8	1	3
7	-	2
6-	-	1

Bribes can be paid of increasing amounts to gain influence of different levels. They have a 70% chance of being successful, with a 10% chance of being reported to the Governor, and a 20% chance of the bribe being pocketed but no influence being gained.

Bribe Amount	Favour level
50	1
100	2
200	3
400	4
650	5
1000	6
1500	7
2500	8
5000	9
Die Roll	Result of Bribe
1	reported to Governor
2,3,4	Bribe taken but no effect
5-10	Successful

The Brotherhoods

Each Brotherhood operates a ship, upon which characters may take positions. There are also certain appointments which can be gained within the Brotherhood once certain requirements are met. Each brotherhood has two enemies, and no ally in a departure from normal En Garde games. These can be found in the table below, which also details the minimum Social Level required to join a Brotherhood as well as the Rank of the Brotherhood.

Brotherhood	Min SL	Rank	Enemies
Salty Brethren	2	5	Scurvy Crew, Keel Haulers
Sea Dogs	3	4	Scurvy Crew, Slaughterers
Scurvy Crew	4	3	Salty Brethren, Sea Dogs
Keel Haulers	5	2	Slaughterers, Salty Brethren
Slaughterers	6	1	Sea Dogs, Keel Haulers

Characters may change Brotherhood, but not to an enemy one. In time, players will themselves become head of a Brotherhood, and at that time, they may set up their own for the cost of 2000 doubloons.

To join a brotherhood, you must first qualify for membership by meeting the minimum SL. To join a brotherhood run by a NPC, an 8-Brotherhood Rank is required on a D8, with a +1 to the die roll per SL above the minimum. This is influencable and any influence must be announced on the group, and within the database. At the time of applying to the Brotherhood, a character must also apply for a position, determined on the position's table below. Positions marked with a * may be applied for initially, the other positions are attainable by promotion or purchase after your first month. Providing the situation is empty and no one else has applied, then you will be accepted if the roll is successful. If the position is occupied by a NPC then they must be influenced into retiring, or the brotherhood chief influenced into getting rid of them before you can apply for it. If two PC's apply for the same position, the one with highest SL will win. If they are tied, then it will come down to Sailing Ability/Medical ability, and after that endurance. If they are still tied then I'll flip a coin.

	Brotherhood Rank	1	2	3	4	5
Crewhand *	Min SL	5	4	3	2	1
	Purchase Price
	Pay	8	7	6	5	4
	SP	4	3	3	2	1
Bosun *	Min SL	6	5	4	3	2
	Purchase Price	16	14	14	12	10
	Pay	10	9	8	7	6
	SP	5	4	4	3	3
Ship's Carpenter *	Min SL	7	6	5	4	3
	Purchase Price	20	16	14	14	12
	Pay	14	12	10	9	8
	SP	6	5	5	4	4
Ship's Gunner	Min SL	7	6	5	4	3
	Purchase Price	18	16	16	14	12
	Pay	16	14	12	10	8
	SP	7	6	5	5	4
Ship's Doctor	Min SL	8	7	6	5	4
	Purchase Price	20	16	14	14	12
	Pay	16	14	12	10	8
	SP	8	7	7	6	6
	Minimum MA	5	4	3	2	1
Ship's Navigator	Min SL	7	6	5	4	3
	Purchase Price	18	16	16	14	12
	Pay	18	16	16	14	12
	SP	6	5	5	4	4
	Minimum SA	5	4	3	2	1
Lieutenant	Min SL	8	7	6	5	5
	Purchase Price	25	20	20	18	16
	Pay	20	18	18	16	14
	SP	8	7	7	6	6
Captain	Min SL	10	9	8	7	6
	Purchase Price	35	30	25	25	20
	Pay	25	20	20	18	16
	SP	9	8	8	7	7

Ships' Positions

Position	Number of Posts	Prize Share
Crew Hand	10	1 share each
Bosun	4	1 1/4 share each
Master Gunner	2	1 1/4 share
Ships Carpenter	1	1 1/4 share
Ships Doctor	1	1 1/2 share
Ships Navigator	1	2 shares
1^st Lieutenant	1	3 shares
Captain	1	5 shares

Battle Results.

As in most games, each player will, when at sea enter a Bravery and Cowardice figure stating the number he will reduce the chances of dying to, and the number he will increase it to.

Sailing Ability	Die Roll
Sailing Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	6	6	5	4	4	3
2	6	6	5	4	4	3
3	6	5	4	4	3	3
4	6	4	4	3	3	2
5	5	4	4	3	3	2
6	5	4	4	3	2	2
7	5	4	3	2	2	2
8	4	3	3	2	1	1
9	4	3	3	2	1	1
10	3	3	2	1	1	1

From this chart we get the battle result figure. Sailing ability is that of the Captain. The table below shows the three different types of activities that vessels can be doing each month as determined by the force deployment as below, coupled with all possible event numbers to give the personal outcomes. N.B. 'Prize' refers to the number of D6 thrown times by a D10 100 doubloons. For each person on a ship, 2 D6 are thrown for each of the categories, and that event occurs over the stated figure. However, a character's Bravery and Cowardice numbers will raise or lower the death roll accordingly.

Activity	BR	Result	Death	Conspicuous Courage	Promotion	Prize
Patrol	1	Enemy captured	8	9	7	5
	2	Moderate success	8	10	9	3
	3	Inconclusive	9	9	11	1
	4	Inconclusive	9	9	11	1
	5	Beaten off	7	7	9	-
	6	Repulsed	6	8	10	-
Escort	1	Enemy Captured	8	10	7	3
	2	Moderate success	7	8	6	1
	3	Inconclusive	8	9	7	1
	4	Inconclusive	8	9	7	1
	5	Squadron Scattered	6	9	11	-
	6	Own ships captured	6	8	10	-
Commerce	1	Prize taken	9	10	8	4
	2	Profit made	10	10	9	2
	3	Reached Port	9	10	10	1
	4	Reached Port	9	10	10	1
	5	Ship Damaged	7	8	7	-
	6	Port Blockaded	6	8	7	-

The following table details the modifiers relating to individuals for use in determining Personal Outcomes. Where a promotion is indicated in the personal outcome and no vacancy exists, or the individual concerned does not meet the requirements then a Conspicuous Courage award is made instead.

	Death	Conspicuous Courage	Promotion
Salty Brethren	-2	+1	-
Sea Dogs	-1	-	-
Scurvy Crew	-	-	+1
Keel Haulers	+1	+1	-1
Slaughterers	+2	-	+1
Master Gunner	-1	+1	-
Ships Carpenter	-1	+1	-
Ships Doctor	+2	-	-
Master's Mates	+1	-	-
Ships Navigator	+1	-	-1
Lieutenant	+2	-	-1
Captain	+2	-	-2

The chances of death of the gunner and carpenter have been increased because of the nature of their work, the carpenter being below the waterline plugging shot holes, and the gunner on the gun deck, surrounded by gunpowder exploding, guns recoiling, and shot bursting through the hull, however the chances of Conspicuous courage have been increased for their efforts in saving the ship etc.. Conversely, the doctor was below decks, above the waterline in the middle of the ship treating wounded, and therefore was less likely to be hit so experiences a mush lesser chance of death in this game.

Conspicuous Courage

The Governor of Port Royale is always on the lookout for brave souls, and those who recieve a Conspicuous Courage award recieve the freedom of the town, and a three month period of increased adulation from the townspeople. A D6 is rolled to determine the level of Status Points this gives, and after the three month period the award always provides one status point per month.

This is just like everyone else's MID rules I believe and is a direct replacement. However the rule about 3 MID in a season causes some problems as there aren't pirate nobility ranks. One way around it may be as follows, although this is just a very sketchy idea at present. Anyone who manages to recieve three such awards in one season may have the opportunity to become a Provincial Governor/Town Mayor? of the island.

Appointments

There are a number of appointments which can be applied for providing that you meet the requirements in SL, Rank and experience. These afford the encumbent status points, influence in some cases, and pay. The table below summarises the appointments and the influencable die roll needed to gain that appointment if the appointee is a NPC. When the appointee is a PC, you must still meet the requirements. These appointments become free each year in December although vacant positions can be applied for at any time. When reapplying for a position, the previous encumbent recieves a +1 to his die roll should he wish to apply again.

Rank	Min SL	Special Requirements	Appointment	Number Allowed	Who Appoints	Influence Required	Status	Influence Gained	Die Roll	Additional Pay
Crew Hand	2	Weapon Skill 9+	Club Bouncer	2 Per Club	Club Inspector	6	2	-	6	10
	4	Sailing Ability 3+	Governor's Bargehand	Infinite	Governor's Barge Bosun	2	3	-	7	15
Bosun	5	Sailing Ability 4+	Governor's Barge Bosun	1	Governor's Aide	8	5	1	6	20
	6		Sergeant of the Guard	2	Captain of Town Guard	5	5	-	6	30
	4		Brotherhood Clerk	1 per Brotherhood	Brotherhood Chief	7	4	1	6	25
	4	Sailing Ability 2+	Brotherhood Harbour Pilot	1 Per Brotherhood	Brotherhood Chief	7	6	-	6	30
Ships Carpenter	5		Timber Merchant	1	Governor	9	6	1	7	100
Ships Gunner	6	Pistol Skill 3+	Chief of Ordonance	1	Governor	9	6	1	7	100
Ships Doctor	7	Medical Skill 5+	Chief Medical Officer	1	Governor	9	6	1	7	100
Ship's Navigator	6	Sailing Ability 6+	Harbour Master	1	Governor	9	8	2	6	75 +30 Per student
	8	Sailing Ability 5+	Chief Cartographer	1	Governor's Aide	8	10	2	7	100
Lieutenant	6	Pistol Skill 3+	Captain of Town Guard	1	Governor's Aide	8	8	3	6	75
	7		Brotherhood Chief's Aide	1 per Brotherhood	Brotherhood Chief	7	10	3	6	50
Captain	8		Governor's Aide	1	Governor	9	12	5	7	100
	8		Prize Agent	1 per Brotherhood	Governor	9	10	2	6	50 + 2 shares of plunder
	10		Club Inspector	1	Governor	9	14	4	7	120
Any	6	Weapon Skill 13+	Fencing Instructor	1	Captain of Town Guard	5	8	-	6	25 + 20 per student

Force Deployment

During the season of Spring, all vessels will be at sea. This is the campaign season because the Spanish sailed their Silver train home during this period, and pirates often spent months preparing to interdict the heavily laden barques. During Autumn, the Spanish sailed their Gold train home, and therefore there is a 80% chance a vessel will put to sea. For all other months there is a base 66%(1-4 on D6) chance that the vessel will put to sea. If the vessel was at sea the previous month there is a reduced 33%(1-2 on D6) chance that it will put to sea, and if it was in Port Royale the previous month, there is an increased 83% chance it will go on campaign.(1-5 on a D6.)

Volunteering

A player captain can volunteer his vessel for a month at sea if is not so ordered. If the captain is an NPC, then characters can petition for him to volunteer the ship. This will require a 7 on a D6, and therefore needs to be influenced.

Loans and Debts

Players are free to order loans amongst themselves and I will not be responsible for the repaying of them. You must trust each other.
Players may also borrow money from a loanshark at 75*SL. This will be due to be repaid in 6 months, and will be subject to a 20% interest fee.

A player who is unable to repay the loan will immediately be forced to take a berth on an independant untill the money can be repaid.

Improving Sailing ability

Players wishing to voluntarily improve their Sailing Ability must join a three week course taught by the Harbour Master. The cost is 50 doubloons for the three week consecutive course, and the chances of gaining an improvement are shown below. They depend on the difference between the Harbour Master's SA, and your own. Success provides a 1 point increase in Sailing Ability.
In addition, each month at sea provides the chance of improving Sailing Abilty. Using the same table as the sailing course, it compares your Sailing ability with that of the Captain of the vessel. Success gives a 0.5 point increase.

All rolls on this table are made with a D10.

Difference >-6 PC to HM	Difference -3 to -5	Difference -2 to 0	Difference 1 to 3	Difference 4 to 6
1-9	1-7	1-5	1-4	1-3

Strength Training

Players wishing to increase their strength must order it as a weekly action. The Character will be seen on the Town Common training, and will lose 5 expertise points from their highest weapon skill, for an immediate increase of 1 strength point.

Port Royale En Garde Rules

Table of Contents.

Character Generation.

Turn Sequence.

Status Points and Social Level

Support

The Clubs

Carousing and Parties

Female Companionship.

Toadying

Duelling

Pistol practice

Weapon Practice

Influence and Bribes.

The Brotherhoods

Ships' Positions

Battle Results.

Conspicuous Courage

Appointments

Rank

Min SL

Special Requirements

Appointment

Number Allowed

Who Appoints

Influence Required

Status

Influence Gained

Die Roll

Additional Pay

Force Deployment

Volunteering

Loans and Debts

Improving Sailing ability

Strength Training