Difference between revisions of "Merchant Ship"

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'''Merchant Ship''' are introduced with the [[High Seas]] booster. Human ships use [[Tokuno Ship]]s and while [[Gargoyle]] merchant ships use [[Gargoyle Ship]]s. The crew consists of several [[Npc]]s with ranged weapons or bard/spell casting abilities
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===Overview===
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'''Merchant Ship''' were introduced with the [[High Seas]] booster. NPC Humans sail [[Tokuno Ship]]s while [[Gargoyle]]s use their native [[Gargoyle Ship]]s. The crew consists of 3-5 [[NPC]]s which always include a captain and usually a navigator and some deckhands. Each will have ranged weapons or bard/spell casting abilities(including Chivalry, a first for NPC's).
  
You need to scuttle the ship in order to board or cast summon spells on it. Several resources can be plundered from the ship:
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===Tactics===
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Merchant ships must be damaged with cannonballs to the point of being scuttled before they maybe be boarded or have summon spells cast upon them. The crew may be attacked at any time and popular tactics include using [[Greater Explosion]] and [[Conflagration]] potions as well as ranged attacks with spells, [[Archery]] and [[Throwing]].  
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===Loot===
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Several resources can be plundered from the merchant ship, usually in stacks of 50 for items kept on the deck in Containers, totalling up to around 2,300. Common items from the Hold usually amount to 7-10 items each with 25-30 matches.
  
 
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===Hold===
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====Hold====
 
*[[Fuse Cord]]s [[Image:Fuse cord.png]]
 
*[[Fuse Cord]]s [[Image:Fuse cord.png]]
 
*[[Match]]es [[Image:Match.png]]
 
*[[Match]]es [[Image:Match.png]]
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*[[Swab]] [[Image:Swab.png]]
 
*[[Swab]] [[Image:Swab.png]]
 
*[[Ramrod]] [[Image:Ramrod.png]]
 
*[[Ramrod]] [[Image:Ramrod.png]]
*[[Light Ship Cannon|Light]] [[Image:Light ship cannon deed.png]] or [[Heavy Ship Cannon|Heavy Ship Cannon Deed]]s [[Image:Heavy ship cannon deed.png]]
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*[[Light Ship Cannon|Light]] [[Image:Light ship cannon deed.png]] or [[Heavy Ship Cannon|Heavy Ship Cannon Deed]]s [[Image:Heavy ship cannon deed.png]] (uncommon)
 
*[[White Cloth Dye Tub]] (uncommon)
 
*[[White Cloth Dye Tub]] (uncommon)
 
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===Containers===
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====Containers====
 
*[[Ingot]]s [[Image:Ingots.png]] (All types, can also spawn as [[Ore]]s)
 
*[[Ingot]]s [[Image:Ingots.png]] (All types, can also spawn as [[Ore]]s)
 
*[[Board]]s [[Image:Boards.png]] (Oak to Yew, Heartwood and Bloodwood as [[Log]]s)
 
*[[Board]]s [[Image:Boards.png]] (Oak to Yew, Heartwood and Bloodwood as [[Log]]s)
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*[[Liquor Smuggler's Cache]] [[Image:Medium crate.png]] [[Image:Large crate.png]] [[Image:Wooden chest.png]] [[Image:Metal chest.gif]]  
 
*[[Liquor Smuggler's Cache]] [[Image:Medium crate.png]] [[Image:Large crate.png]] [[Image:Wooden chest.png]] [[Image:Metal chest.gif]]  
 
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Perhaps controversially, there are no gold nor magic item drops in merchant ship loot except for what the NPC crew might be carrying. With the high outfitting and repair cost of galleons needed to intercept merchant ships and only the rewards that seemingly interest crafters, merchant ships seem to only attract players interested in crafting or vendoring the loot.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:15, 9 January 2011

Overview

Merchant Ship were introduced with the High Seas booster. NPC Humans sail Tokuno Ships while Gargoyles use their native Gargoyle Ships. The crew consists of 3-5 NPCs which always include a captain and usually a navigator and some deckhands. Each will have ranged weapons or bard/spell casting abilities(including Chivalry, a first for NPC's).

Tactics

Merchant ships must be damaged with cannonballs to the point of being scuttled before they maybe be boarded or have summon spells cast upon them. The crew may be attacked at any time and popular tactics include using Greater Explosion and Conflagration potions as well as ranged attacks with spells, Archery and Throwing.

Loot

Several resources can be plundered from the merchant ship, usually in stacks of 50 for items kept on the deck in Containers, totalling up to around 2,300. Common items from the Hold usually amount to 7-10 items each with 25-30 matches.

Hold

Containers

Perhaps controversially, there are no gold nor magic item drops in merchant ship loot except for what the NPC crew might be carrying. With the high outfitting and repair cost of galleons needed to intercept merchant ships and only the rewards that seemingly interest crafters, merchant ships seem to only attract players interested in crafting or vendoring the loot.