OSE Class: Pirate

PIRATE

Requirements: None

Prime requisite: DEX

Hit Dice: 1d6

Combate aptitude: Semi-martial

Maximum level: 14

Armour: Leather, shields

Weapons: Missile weapons, one-handed melee weapons

Languages: Alignment, Common

Sailors who make a living by raiding coastal settlements and robbing other ships.

Alignment: A pirate may not be lawful.

Adjust ability scores: In step 3 of character creation, pirates may not lower STR.

COMBAT

Pirates cannot wear armour bulkier than leather but may use shields. They can use all missile weapons and all one-handed melee weapons.

NAVAL PROWESS

Starting at 4th level, a pirate learns how to better defend its ship when operating catapults and rams.

Catapult: Inflicts 1 additional hull damage against ships.

Ram: Attack rolls are made using a THAC0 of 17 [+2] instead of 19 [0]. This increases to 14 [+5] at 8th level.

NAVIGATION

From 2nd level, the chance of a party with a pirate of getting lost in waterborne is 2-in-6.

PIRATE SKILLS

Pirates can use the following skills, with the chance of success shown below:

▶ Climb sheer surfaces (CS): A roll is required for each 100′ to be climbed. If the roll fails, the pirate falls at the halfway point, suffering falling damage.

▶ Find or remove treasure traps (TR): A roll is required to find a treasure trap and then another to remove it. This may be attempted only once per trap.

▶ Hear noise (HN): In a quiet

environment (e.g. not in combat), a pirate can attempt to listen at a door or to hear the sounds of something (e.g. a wandering monster) approaching. 

 

Pirate Skills Chance of Success
Level	CS	TR	HN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 90 91	5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70	1–2 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–4 1–4 1–4 1–4 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–5

SWIMMING

Pirates may swim at half its movement rate plus 30’ (10’) while unarmoured.

AFTER REACHING 9TH LEVEL

A pirate can establish a pirate haven, attracting 7d4 pirates of 1st level. A successful pirate might use these followers to start a Pirate Fleet.

 

Pirate Level Progression				Saving Throws
Level	XP	HD	THAC0	D	W	P	B	S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	0 1,800 3,600 7,000 14,000 28,000 60,000 120,000 240,000 360,000 480,000 600,000 720,000 840,000	1d6 2d6 3d6 4d6 5d6 6d6 7d6 8d6 9d6 9d6+2* 9d6+4* 9d6+6* 9d6+8* 9d6+10*	19 [0]  19 [0]  19 [0]  19 [0]  17 [+2]  17 [+2] 17 [+2]  17 [+2]   14 [+5]  14 [+5] 14 [+5] 14 [+5] 12 [+7] 12 [+7]	13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 8	14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9	13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 7 7	16 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 10 10	15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 8 8
* Modifiers from CON no longer apply.