The crew of pirate ships come in many different shapes and sizes, although they 'happen' in the background - unless you select one to train, and then assign a specific role to them. Most are L2 Characters, with skills sets that suit

• Combatants - Specialist troops to manage siege engines and lead the crew in assaults.
  • Marines – Ftr-2 – military folk, who are trained to fight at sea and act as sergeants for boarding parties. Skilled with siege engines.
  • Buccaneers – Ftr-2 – Pirates who have learned to use siege engines and act as sergeants for boarding parties.
• Riggers – Better trained crew who climb the rigging and look after the sails.
  • Sailors – Expert-2 – with specialist sailing skills.
  • Pirates – Warrior-2 – Average sailors, but good fighters.
  • Seamen – Expert1/Warrior1 – often skilled in a craft as well as seamanship. They serve as Secondary combatants and in skilled roles.
• Swabs – Crew who undertake deck work, cleaning etc. They probably have basic seamanship skills and can help crew artillery / siege engines.
  • Deckhands – Varies – often commoners
  • Rowers - Varies – often commoners who were rowers on slave galleys.