"Donnybrook at Sea - here it comes" Topic

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jocknroll	07 Nov 2020 2:44 a.m. PST
Read about Donnybrook at Sea here: link And here are some pictures of various games Western Approaches 1651 Sfax, Tunisia 1683 Vlie estaury 1666
Grelber	07 Nov 2020 9:25 a.m. PST
Many of us have read about "those far distant, storm-beaten ships" and their great battles, but this looks like something that could be really fun and interesting in a Horatio Hornblower sort of way. Something that could be a campaign, as Midshipman Smith works his way up through the ranks (or gets shot down in his first action). Also, maybe not a massive investment of time and money. Let us know how this works out, please. Very atmospheric photos, by the way--reminds me of drawings and paintings of ships in the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s. Grelber (Who has a print of Turner's "The Fighting Temeraire" hanging over his fireplace)
jocknroll	07 Nov 2020 11:00 a.m. PST
Thanks Donnybrook is a pretty well established system with a Facebook group in excess of 700. The naval extension was long overdue. It should be available within a couple of weeks.
miniMo	07 Nov 2020 11:23 a.m. PST
Looking forward to it!
Thresher01	09 Nov 2020 5:43 p.m. PST
Looking good there. Thanks for sharing your photos.
jocknroll	11 Nov 2020 4:56 p.m. PST
We are nearly there with it. Should be out in the next 2-3 weeks.
Joe Legan	16 Nov 2020 9:22 a.m. PST
so is this a new set of rules or an expansion to donnybrook? Donnybrook has pirates so is this mainly how to fight the battles at sea with ships? thanks Joe
historygamer	16 Nov 2020 10:47 a.m. PST
Nice water. What are you using there?
jocknroll	18 Nov 2020 4:55 p.m. PST
This is an expansion.The core book does not have specific rules for ships. This also has naval characters. It deals with ship to ship combat and the use of 'soldiers at sea'. The core rules apply in most cases with little or no modification.
jocknroll	18 Nov 2020 4:57 p.m. PST
Oh, and the water – I paint these boards by hand and then finish them with yacht varnish.
Joe Legan	19 Nov 2020 10:47 a.m. PST
rick, thank you very much. should be a lot of fun. looking forward to it Joe
historygamer	19 Nov 2020 4:42 p.m. PST
Very nice.