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--- skull_shacklesrpol:shacklesships:cutters [2025/12/04 20:39] – johnb
+++ skull_shacklesrpol:shacklesships:cutters [2025/12/05 14:00] (current) – johnb
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 {{:skull_shackles:cutter:cutter3.png?200 |}}{{  :skull_shackles:cutter:famished_mane.jpg?200|}}Cutters are naval vessels and are generally disliked by their crew, as they are cramped and have large sails to deal with.  Not only that, they carry a limited armoury and only a small contingent of marines, but still need a full crew of 20 sailors.  Their one advantage is that they are a touch faster than most other vessels.  However, they are often popular with smugglers as they can outrun most other vessels.
-They can only hold 50 tons of cargo and supplies, but have a movement rate of 100.
+They can only hold 50 tons of cargo and supplies, but have a movement rate of 100.  The battle map is an example of a Chelish Naval Cutter, other navies might have different cabin arrangements, and smugglers will have repurposed many of the cabins.
-As they are small, and so unpopular, they are normally commanded by a fairly junior officer, often a Lieutenant, supported by a marine commander,
+As they are small, and so unpopular, they are normally commanded by a fairly junior officer, often a Lieutenant (referred to as Captain), supported by a Marine Lieutenant, Quartermaster and Bosun. They generally carry a complement of 10x Marines, 10x Sailors and 10x Seamen.  The marines wear light armour and carry boarding axes, while the seamen are armed with cutlasses and the sailors with clubs.
-Quartermaster and Bosun. They generally carry a complement of 10x Marines, 10x Sailors and 10x Seamen.  The marines wear light armour and carry boarding axes, while the seamen are armed with cutlasses and the sailors with clubs.
+This is a custom variant of The Sailing Ship.