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   * The game will be loosely based on colonisation of the ‘New World’ and the Caribbean Pirate/Buccaneer/Freebooter setting that arose from that.  However, that spans a couple of hundred years, or so, and I will be choosing elements from across that period that suit my needs.  It will not be historically accurate but should have a ‘flavour’ of those settings.
   * The PCs will come from the Hann Empire – a broad amalgam of my previous game settings, with a European feel to it.  The local setting will be a well defended island town, supported by a couple of coastal settlements.
+  * <color #ed1c24>**IDEA**</color> - perhaps run this as a Humanoids game.  Players come from Paria, and all of these new human settlers are disrupting their lifestyle.  However, the lifestyle includes raiding humanoid islands, exploring and generally adventuring.
   * The main ‘Competition’  will be ...
     * Zakar – an amalgam of free cities with a North African/Zacharan/Lankhamar feel.  They will also have a well defended island town (maybe two)
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   * The ‘Corporate Objective’ – is to expand the influence of the Hann Empire and produce wealth for the nobles and organisations that have sponsored the expedition.  Note that these are not the same patrons that the PCs will choose from later -  these are top-level businesses and nobles who take a cut as taxes and dividends.
-  * Patrons Objectives – As players create their PCs, they must nominate a Patron who funds and enables their trip to the New World.  The Patron expects to get some return from the PC (in cash / loot) which they will use to enhance their estate and reputation. Send enough money home (over the course of the game)  and you might find a new building on campus named after you, or a chapel dedicated in your name -  or even a village built with the proceeds of your adventures and named after you.  The better the PC performs (and the more they send back) the more status the Patron gets’.   In some cases, the PC can spend resources locally (ie build a chapel to their deity and appoint a priest) to meet their Patron Objectives -  although they will have to give up any income that might come from the chapel, as that will go to support the priest that their patron sends.
+  * Patrons Objectives – As players create their PCs, they must nominate a Patron who funds and enables their trip to the New World.  The Patron expects to get some return from the PC (in cash / loot) which they will use to enhance their estate and reputation. Send enough money home (over the course of the game)  and you might find a new building or campus named after you, or a chapel dedicated in your name -  or even a village built with the proceeds of your adventures and named after you.  The better the PC performs (and the more they send back) the more status the Patron gets’.   In some cases, the PC can spend resources locally (ie build a chapel to their deity and appoint a priest) to meet their Patron Objectives -  although they will have to give up any income that might come from the chapel, as that will go to support the priest that their patron sends.  Handle this through Campaign Traits.
   * Players will always have their own personal goals, however they are expected to honour their patron and corporate objectives.  Their part is to ‘liberate’ ill-gained wealth from the Zakaran and Hobgoblin empire in the name of Hann, and to settle more land - also in the name of the Hann Empire.  Taxes, levies and other such expenses (which are used to develop state holdings etc) are collected automatically within the Campaign Rules.  However, PCs will want to send back ‘gifts’ to their patrons, at various points in the game.
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   * **Weapons and Armour**, as described in the PHB (and most other sources) are all available.  The main metal is steel, although some areas still use bronze for some items,  but mainly because it is more easily available.
-  * **Ships and Boats**, are pretty much as described Skull & Shackle, with some extra, home brew, descriptive material.  There are a lot of different vessels that conform (more or less) to the basic types, but all are based on fairly simple rigging plans, with  traditional European sail plans.  Junks will be very rare indeed.
+  * **Ships and Boats**, are pretty much as described Skull & Shackle, with some extra, home brew, descriptive material.  There are a lot of different vessels that conform (more or less) to the basic types, but all are based on traditional sail plans - Hann vessels are based on with traditional European sail plans, Sakhar vessels have Lateen sails, while vessels from Sinan use Battened (Junk) sails.  Humanoid vessels use a single lug sail ...
   * **Firearms** are in the ‘Very Rare’ phase.  Gunslingers and Gunsmith Feat are not available to PCs.  You might come across a gun occasionally.  A few cities have cannon for defence, some ships have them, small arms are practical unheard of.  YOU do not have one.