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Open Sea Adventures

Open Sea Adventures is part of a new area and expansion to the game. This area will primarily be accessed via the town Kraken's Fall. From there you can purchase, sail, and fight aboard your vessels with a crew of other players.

Reputation, Notoriety

Reputation and notoriety are gained with the town by hunting down pirates or performing tasks at the Sea Hag's Roost. Reputation unlocks more cosmetic options and the ability to purchase the larger ships. Notoriety tracks your total infamy on the seas. There is tracking for your "all time" notoriety and a 30 day notoriety tracking. This is mostly for bragging rights. Your total pirate kills is also tracked. (More tracking planned)

Death and Total Failure

Should you die on the sea or fall overboard you will eventually drown or die. When this happens you will either be rescued by good sailors, or pirates. Each one will then sail you back to town and either ransom you or the town will charge you for the rescue services. If your ship is sunk, you must repair it. All fees must be paid on a ship before you can launch it again.

Ship Buying

To buy a ship you need to visit Chip n' Dwight's on Deadeye's Road in Kraken's Fall. When first starting on your career as a captain you will only have access to the sloop. To earn access to the larger ships you will need to earn reputation with the town of Kraken's Fall. You can do so by performing tasks or hunting down pirate ships out on our beloved ocean, the Tenebrous Cauldron. Ships are a one-time purchase and can never be re-sold or transferred.

Ships

Sloop
Brigantine
Carrack
Galleon
Frigate
Man O' War

Ship Upgrading and Cosmetics

Upgrading & Cosmetics

You can upgrade your ship by visiting one of the many merchants around Kraken's Fall. Each merchant has a specialty in a service they can provide. Functional upgrades offer mechanical gains to make your ship stronger. Cosmetic upgrades are to make your ship yours in how it looks.

Functional Upgrades

Sails - Upgrading your sails will make your ship sail faster.
Location: Yardarm's Skirt on Deadeye's Road.
Hull Strength - Upgrading your hull strength will make your ship able to withstand more damage.
Location: Swabbing Starts on Siphon Street.
Cannons - Upgrading your cannons increases the total number of cannons on each side of your ship.
Location: Maritime Defenses on South Arm Road.
Cargo Hold - Increases the amount of cargo in the form of wood and cannon balls a ship can hold.
Location: Lean To on Deadeye's Road.

Cosmetic Upgrades

Sails - Yardarm's Skirt on Deadeye's Road.
Hull - Swabbing Starts on Siphon Street.
Wheel - Fighting the Helm on Deadeye's Road.
Cannons - Maritime Defenses on South Arm Road.
Mess Hall - Grub, Gruel, and Grog on South Arm Road.
Crew Quarters - All Hands on South Arm Road.
Flags - Vexillology Visions on South Arm Road.
Captains Quarters - Sailors Solace on Siphon Street.
Figureheads - Bowsprits Maiden on Cranial Crawl.

Ship Repairing & Fees

Repairing & Fees

As you sail your ship it may incur damage that must be repaired. To repair your ship after it is destroyed or damaged you will need to visit the boatswain. You can find him at the Academy of the Bos'n on Deadeye's Road. You may also find yourself with fines due to services provided by the town while out on the open sea or trapped in a back alley. You will need to pay these off at the local debt collector. Having debts in either form will prevent you from launching your ship again.

Roles

Ship Roles

Ship roles will provide you with bonuses as you level them up. You will need to declare your role before taking part in a journey. The bonuses can range from more damage when firing a cannon to faster interaction with navigation. To declare your role you will need to visit the NPC in Kraken's Fall. He is located in the Town Hall, the Inking Den, in the Office of Employment. Each role has some specialties that pertain to its title. You can look at the SHIP ROLE command to see your status.

Boatswain

Bonuses to repairs.

Captain

Small bonuses to almost all categories, jack of all trades.

Cannoneer

Bonuses to cannon loading and shooting.

Navigator

Bonuses to manipulating navigation objects.

Swashbuckler

No current bonuses.

Credits

Project Lead: Retser Concept & Design: Retser

Kraken's Fall Lead: Thandiwe

The Soup Bone: Naionna

The Naked Fauna: Naionna

Bejeweled Booty: Naionna

Rising Pint: Naionna

Unburied Treasures: Quilic

Bushybrow's Collectibles: Quilic

Sea Hag's Roost: Sindin

Brewmaster's Tap: Sindin

The Threadbare Admiral: Sindin

Kraken's Fall Jailhouse: Thandiwe

Maritime Defenses: Thandiwe

Yardarm's Skirt: Thandiwe

Academy of the Bos'n: Thandiwe

Fighting the Helm: Thandiwe

Chip n' Dwight's: Thandiwe

Lean To: Thandiwe

Molskroen Hall: Thandiwe

Inking Den: Thandiwe

Boarding House: Thandiwe

The Last Frontier: Thandiwe

Guard Tower: Thandiwe

Bowsprit's Maiden: Xeraphina

Cartwright: Xeraphina

The Peaceful Porpoise: Xeraphina

Citizenship Office: Xeraphina

Fishing Pier: Kynlee

Leaf and Bean: Vanah

The Bait 'N Weight Shack: Kynlee

Lighthouse: Valyrka

Forges of the Kraken: Xeraphina

The Intoxicating Flora: Elysani

Mystigoggles Magicorium: Elysani

Rock Lobster: Netz

Adventurer's Guild: Quilic

Bank: Quilic

Storm Petrel's Wing: Sindin

Irosah's Armaments: Thandiwe

Weather Station: Thandiwe

Knife's Edge: Thandiwe

Sailor's Solace: Thandiwe

All Hands: Thandiwe

Grub, Gruel, and Grog: Thandiwe

Swabbing Starts: Thandiwe

Sunfist Outpost: Thandiwe

Vexillology Visions: Tivvy

Kelpie Beds: Xayle

Captain's Cup: Xayle

Sailcloth Findings: Xayle

The Melting Pot: Xayle


Kraken's Fall, Pier, Main Gate, Logging colony Paint: Thandiwe

Kraken's Fall Hunting Grounds paint: Flannihan

Kraken's Fall NPCs: Thandiwe, Netz, Naionna, Xeraphina, Retser, Modrian, Kynlee

Kraken's Fall Messaging: Netz

Creatures: Kynlee, Thandiwe, Retser


Ocean Lead: Retser

Paint: Valyrka, Naionna, Netz

Messaging: Valyrka, Naionna, Netz

Shape and mapping: Grackner, Sook, Thandiwe, Naos, Retser

Ocean Systems: Naos, Retser


Standard Systems Lead: Retser

Coding: Modrian, Kynlee, Thandiwe, Naos, Retser


OSA

OSA Systems: Retser

Ship Paint: Elidi

Ship Food: Mariath

Ship Cosmetics: Elidi, Retser

Ship Cosmetic Systems: Retser

Ship Building: Retser

OSA NPCs: Retser

OSA Combat: Retser

OSA Creatures: Retser


QC Team

Mariath, Xayle, Valyrka, Isten, Tivvy, Vanah, Sleken, Modrian, Itzel, Kynlee, Naos, Retser