The crew of HM Sloop Swift

 

Lieutenant Alfred Fairweather, Master and Commander of HM Sloop Swift.

Privateer and Cartographer

Role: Privateer Officer
Officer Type: Naval Lieutenant (Cunning)

Personality Sharp, sarcastic, utterly fearless at sea.

Strengths

• Superior navigation
• Ambushes and coastal raids

Flaw Loyal only to contracts, not causes.

Campaign Hook His charts include reefs and inlets that do not officially exist — including routes to Gros Garçon.

• Reputation

I'm using a Northstar Miniatures earl 18th Century Naval Officer in a blue frock coat as Fairweathers character figure.  

I created Fairweather as Untested, but may uprate him to experienced after a few games.

Surgeon Tobias Crane

Naval Surgeon & Interrogator

Role: Specialist / Support NPC
Officer Type: Non-combatant specialist

Personality Calm, unsettling, meticulous.

Strengths

• Keeps officers alive
• Extracts information “humanely” (he insists)

Flaw Rumours follow him — men fear his operating table.

Campaign Hook Crane has treated at least one of Bluebeard’s lieutenants in the past.

2nd Lieutenant Leslie "Twitchy" Balls

"Ding Dong!"

Role: Royal Navy Officer
Officer Type: Naval Lieutenant (Untested)

Personality
Neat, soft-spoken and perpetually twitchy, Balls gives the impression of a man who would rather be anywhere else. He startles at cannon fire, apologises before giving orders and is forever straightening his neckcloth. Yet the moment cutlasses leave their scabbards, he becomes a fearless and remarkably gifted swordsman. His cry of "Ding Dong!" usually signals that someone is about to lose a duel.

• Superb swordsman and boarding leader.

Campaign Trait – Ding Dong!
Once per game, when leading a boarding action or charge, Balls may reroll one failed Fight die. If his unit wins the melee, all friendly Sailor units within 6" gain +1 Resolve until the end of the turn, inspired by his unexpected heroics..

Favourite Saying
"Ding Dong... I do believe that's the signal to board!"

Lieutenant Edward "Eager" Bressington

"The Ram of the Royal Marines"

Role: Royal Marine Officer
Officer Type: Marine Lieutenant Experienced

Personality
Booming, fearless, and gloriously impetuous. Bressington possesses boundless courage, unwavering loyalty to the Crown, and an unfortunate tendency to charge before receiving orders. His magnificent, thoroughly non-regulation sideburns are said to arrive several seconds before the rest of him.

Strengths

• Inspires Marines through sheer bravery. Leads from the front.
• BUT his enthusiasm frequently outruns his judgement.

Campaign Trait – Eager for Glory

Once per game, Bressington may immediately lead a Charge or Boarding Action without spending a Command Point. However, if the attack fails to drive back the enemy, his unit gains one Fatigue as their momentum falters.

Sailing Master Hepzibah Mott

"The Unsinkable Mott"

Role: Sailing Master & Navigator
Officer Type: Naval Specialist (Experienced)

Personality
An old salt with a mischievous grin, an inexhaustible stock of sea stories and an uncanny instinct for wind and tide. Mott has served in His Majesty's Navy for over forty years. 

Favourite Saying
"Ho, ho... I've run aground in better places than this!"

The Midshipmen 

MidshipmanTibulus Hathershaw

"The Greenhorn"

Nationality/Faction: Royal Navy
Role: Midshipman

Personality
Fresh from the Naval Academy, Tibulus knows every regulation by heart but has yet to discover his sea legs. He turns a delicate shade of green whenever the Swift leaves harbour, much to the amusement of the crew.

Quote

"I assure you, sir... I'm only inspecting the lee rail."

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Midshipman Benjamin "Blondie" Fredriksen

"The Silent Dane"

Nationality/Faction: Royal Navy
Role: Midshipman

Personality
Tall, fair-haired and unnervingly quiet, Fredriksen speaks only when absolutely necessary.  He never seems hurried, frightened or excited, even under heavy fire. The sailors find him deeply unsettling.

Quote

"If we are to board, sir... now would seem appropriate."

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Midshipman Elias Bulge

"Of the Shropshire Bulges"

Nationality/Faction: Royal Navy
Role: Midshipman

Personality
Rosy-cheeked, energetic and forever introducing himself as being "of the Shropshire Bulges," Elias volunteers for absolutely everything

Quote

"Bulges never retreat! ...At least, I don't believe they do."

The Crew

I use Northstar Miniatures 18th Cenntury sailors, just for the look.  My Royal Navy sailors all wear yellow bananas, or have a piece of yellow clothing, just to differentiate them from pirates at a glance.

I have divided them into a musket group, a cutlass group and gun crew.

Ill have to get the masts set up on Swift

Fairweather and Surgeon Crane

And my latest recruits