Pirate Boarding Mechanics
The terror of red-clad intruders flooding your corridors while you fight to keep the ship alive.
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically intending to steal cargo and valuable goods, or take hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and vessels used for piracy are called pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy date to the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilizations. Narrow channels which funnel shipping into predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding.
- Threat Type
- Hostile Crew Incursion
- Primary Trigger
- Successful Pirate Boarding Attack
- Player Countermeasure
- Crew Combat, Security Doors, and Turrets
- Common Enemy Faction
- Pirates (Red Pirates)
- Key Resource Risk
- Hull Integrity and Crew Morale/Health
Lore & Background
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In Their Own Story
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Reader's Guide
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Did You Know?
- The earliest documented instances of piracy date to the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples attacked ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilizations.
- In the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar was kidnapped and briefly held by Cilician pirates in 75 BC.
- The term 'pirate' first appeared in English c. 1300, with spellings such as 'pirrot', 'pyrate' and 'pyrat' occurring until the eighteenth century.
- In the 21st century, seaborne piracy against transport vessels resulted in estimated worldwide losses of US$25 billion in 2023, increased from US$16 billion in 2004.
- The two-volume 'A General History of the Pyrates', published in London in 1724, is credited with bringing key piratical figures of the 'Golden Age of Piracy' to the public's imagination.
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