Ambrose LeGaillard
Powder Monkey
After a long time of moving merchandises with a barque finally I have gained a very large sum, more or less about 70.000 piastres.
Now I must do a choice: taking a large ship for move more cargo, like a Caravel or a Fluyt and gaining better sums, or become a very good sea swashbuckler with a nice Schooner and a ferocious cuththroats crew?
Hard dilemma: great ships require a large (and expensive!) crew but the gain will be accordingly, more or less over 10.000 piastres/voyage, battling on sea is better and require less crew but repairs after battles costs some money, also if the boarded prey usually repay the expenses.
I have also another way for gain: the "sirata mustaqim"as the Coran saying, the "medium way" between one choice and the other.
Simply take a galeoth, arming heavily, then adjoin an unarmed barque: I have seen that with a lil fleet as this,
I can move a good amount of cargo,and defend my property with the galeoth as escort ship.
Also,with this choice, I have again a good sum on my chest.
Not bad at all, mateys, ahr ahr!
Now I must do a choice: taking a large ship for move more cargo, like a Caravel or a Fluyt and gaining better sums, or become a very good sea swashbuckler with a nice Schooner and a ferocious cuththroats crew?
Hard dilemma: great ships require a large (and expensive!) crew but the gain will be accordingly, more or less over 10.000 piastres/voyage, battling on sea is better and require less crew but repairs after battles costs some money, also if the boarded prey usually repay the expenses.
I have also another way for gain: the "sirata mustaqim"as the Coran saying, the "medium way" between one choice and the other.
Simply take a galeoth, arming heavily, then adjoin an unarmed barque: I have seen that with a lil fleet as this,
I can move a good amount of cargo,and defend my property with the galeoth as escort ship.
Also,with this choice, I have again a good sum on my chest.
Not bad at all, mateys, ahr ahr!
