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[Phantom]

South, lets go beat up some Barbarys.

Evan is walking around the ship studying it.
"Oh hey there captain, I'll always be walking around the ship at the ready. Got any whiskey? I wanna set up a drinking contest."

[Xotes]

UNCHARTED WATERS YEAH

Man I had some good times with the second one.

I SHALL LURK IN BACKGROUND AS SAILOR FRANCIS, WHO HATES EVERYTHING

[sonerohi]

"Logically speaking, sugar cane is grow in the carribean and on the tropical coast and islands. England wouldn't be able to grow it, but the southern countries would. It would be like trying to sell dirt to people down south, but up north this stuff is worth its weight in silver!".

Dave Portsmith is quite the knowledgable man.

[Phantom]

"And yet those spaniards still have most of their wealth in gold. From the civilizations Cortes and De Soto conquered. I say we beat up pirates."

[Spartan 117]

Let's go recruit a penguin army.

[Zorgn]

Feb 21, 1502

Addition -
I looked in at the shipyard about upgrading our guns to actual cannons instead of the weaker culverins the Murdered is currently outfitted with. As I suspected, upgrading is outside of our price range. The moment I do get cannons, I'm returning to bombard my agent's estate from sea.

We're setting sail. Shades checked the stores and estimates a month-long voyage is doable.

-   -   -

"Smoke on the horizon!" Drifted down from the fluttering sails. None were surprised. They'd passed out of portuguese waters a few days ago and had expected Seville ever since.

Zorgn motioned the new first mate Dave Portsmith over. "We'll pass by. The Spanish don't like us, and we don't need to test our luck just yet. We've barely been out a week anyway. Steer us well away." Mr. Portsmith nodded, and began yelling sail changes.

-   -   -

Mar 3, 1502

We met our first fleet in the strait south of Seville last night. It was a Portuguese merchant fleet of four ships, two Latins like the Murdered and two Carracks, a much larger ship, but far from the largest things at sea. Considering most of the crew was asleep, we were outnumbered ten to one, probably outgunned by any one of the ships, and were trying to navigate in the dark, I chose not to attack. There'll be another time.

-   -   -

"Smoke on-"
"Just yell, 'Port!'"
"Port!"

-   -   -

Mar 5, 1502

We found the Spanish port of Valencia today. I'm usually reluctant to go into the same room with spaniards, but if doing so involves selling them things at outrageous prices (and most of their navy is busy elsewhere) I'm all for it. That's why I did not hesitate to dock today. We refilled our stores of food and water, and sold off our sugar at a fair profit. Unfortunately, all I'd made off the sugar plus some immediately went to a wool merchant, purveyor of the only thing worth buying in town.

This trading life sucks.

-   -   -

"Port!"
"Aye."

Mar 9, 1502

Further north and east brought us to the town of Marseille. It's a small supply port, and we don't need supplies.

Mar 12, 1502

Further east, Genoa. It's even worse provisioned than Marseille. Heading on.

Mar 15, 1502

Finally breaking the tedium of always traveling north and east, we turned south and found Naples. Unfortunately, it's another in the string of supply ports.

March 20, 1502

Majorca. At first glance, it appears to be another supply port. It's one saving grace, however, is that it's the first port we've happened upon that sells grain. We'll never make a fortune selling it, but there is a profit to be made if we have excess cargo space.

April 3, 1502

We were met at the docks of Istanbul by Turkish officers. Apparently Portugal and
Turkey are at war, and we're not welcome. If that's how they want to play, I now consider it open season on ill-defended Turkish ships.



OOC: My drawing software does not like me making maps. I still have the MSPaint option, but that's not a road I really want to walk if I don't have to. I should at least be able to make faster updates if I don't have to mess with mapmaking on top of trying to make a soulless trading game halfway interesting.

[zchris13]

"port" means something else entirely.  I would never say such a stupid thing.

"HARBOR" is much better.

[Zorgn]

I use it mainly because it's what the message that pops up when you discover one says. Something along the lines of 'We've discovered the port of _____'.

[zchris13]

Port is also left.

[Phantom]

And starboard is right.

For example:

Japanese Zeros closing in from Portside!

We've been hit below the waterline, starboard side!

Harbors and ports are often confused. A port is a man-made coastal or riverine facility where boats and ships can load and unload. It may consist of quays, wharfs, jetties, piers and slipways with cranes or ramps. A port may have magazine buildings or warehouses for storage of goods and a transport system, such as railway, road transport or pipeline transport facilities for relaying goods inland.

[zchris13]

HARBOR OFF THE STARBOARD BOW

[Phantom]

I say we go to Malta.

[Glacies]

Go to the east coast of asia and trade with the chinese?

[Phantom]

Don't waste time sailing around Africa.

[sonerohi]

Find Towns near the Netherlands
Burn them

Profit.