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kennokishi	Swashbuckling Movies	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1627 (07/11/03 13:25:19) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None I saw Pirates of the Carribean last night, and that movie just screamed "Hey! Look at me, this is what a swashbuckling campaign should look like!" So, I'm trying to think of other movies that embody it fairly well, too. Here's what I've thought of off the top of my head: Pirates of the Carribean (as mentioned above) Princess Bride (Notably Wesley and Inigo. Inigo makes good use of the Tagging feat from the Swashbuckling d20 book) Plunkett and Maclean (Fun with highwaymen) Sleepy Hollow (Kind of a stretch, but look at it like a dark campaign) I know there are others I can think of, my brain just isn't processing. Any other suggestions? A gentleman is simply a patient wolf. -Lana Turner
The Friendly Fiend	Re: Swashbuckling Movies	#1	[-]
Posts: 465 (07/13/03 19:17:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Captain Blood might be the all time classic pirate movie. That or Sea Hawk might be the top two. I mean, when you think pirate movie, don't you think of Errol Flynn using his dagger to slide down the sails? One word sums that up, perfection! There are other classics, Black Swan, and the Crismson Pirate come to mind. If you're just looking for sword fighting films with rapiers, you've got all the 3 Musketeer films. There must be around 20 different versions. Once again the Errol Flynn films are simply classical perfection. But even the more modern versions can be good. If you want a good site to find information on films like these, visit The Internet Movie Database. Who would you rather be with, The Friendly Fiend or The Unfriendly Celestrial?
kennokishi	Re: Swashbuckling Movies	#2	[-]
Posts: 1627 (07/14/03 13:56:37) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks, Fiend. My brain just completely blanked on older movies like that. How I could have left out any mention of Errol Flynn is a symptom of my elderly status and impending dementia, I am certain. A gentleman is simply a patient wolf. -Lana Turner
Chibbell Tibbett	Re: Swashbuckling Movies	#3	[-]
Posts: 5311 (07/15/03 06:00:52) Dragon Protector V Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've never been able to convince people to play a seafaring campaign. Perhaps now it will be a good deal simpler. "You know you come off as completely crazy sometimes, right?" - DM Magic
TheDeathWatcher	Re: Swashbuckling Movies	#4	[-]
Posts: 978 (07/18/03 14:36:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	That movie rocked. It also shows how intelligent undead can be played aside from Vampire: The Masqurade or "they attack you because they are evil". __________________ The Darkness, it feeds me. The Darkness, it knows me. The Darkness, it embraces me. I am here with it and it with me. I embrace it and achieve my eternity. I am the Darkness.
ShandriLaMer	Re: Swashbuckling Movies	#5	[-]
Posts: 819 (07/22/03 11:03:20) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Don't forget Cutthroat Island, if you want more pirate flavor. Men in Tights was good for comedic swashbuckling. Also, Shrek. More fairy tale, I know, but it was the whole non-typical knight saves girl who really kinda saves herself sort of thing. Shandri, the eternal egg-hatted dragon Co-founding member of B.O.O.K. http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=shandrilamer
DethStarDriveBy	Re: Swashbuckling Movies	#6	[-]
Posts: 3229 (07/24/03 05:20:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	There's another pirate movie coming out tomorrow... I can't think of the name of it, and it's driving me insane. I'll look around and post it here if I find it. It stands strong...B.O.O.K. Requim for a dreamer... reality for the world... And I don't want the world to see me, because I, don't think that they'd understand. HLAOTVEEMMEE
Razar Kutter	Movies	#7	[-]
Posts: 1561 (08/19/03 05:30:04) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Some decent ones I have seen Cutthroat Island Mask of Zorro Man in the Iron Mask The Musketeer (some of the best moves I have seen) Pirates of the Carribean Just to name a few
Amalricus	Swashbucklers!	#8	[-]
Posts: 570 (09/06/03 06:40:30) Ancient Dragon Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	A few movies spring to mind: "Captain Blood" "The Sea Hawk" "Robin Hood" (the 1940s version) "Master & Commander" (being released this November) "Treasure Island" (the classic piratical tale) Amalric
The Friendly Fiend	Re: Movies	#9	[-]
Posts: 465 (09/22/03 12:51:19) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	*Quote:* The Musketeer (some of the best moves I have seen) I'm sorry Razar, but I can't help but laugh at that statement! That must have been the worst fencing film I've ever seen. But then what can you expect when the fight choreography was done by a man who's specialty is in Hong Kong action films? Don't get me wrong, Ang's a great guy, but the stunts he worked out were bordering along the lines of the totally ridiculous. It might be that I'm more of a purest when it comes to watching fencing/pirate movies. I love the "classics" with Flynn and the newer films that emulate his style. If you want to see one with a twist, rent La Fille de d'Artagnan, aka. Revenge of the Musketeers. No wires, no kung-fu, just simple sword play, musketeer style. The twist that I speak of, the main character is the daughter of the great D'Artagnan, played by Sophie Marceau. Amalricus is correct, Master & Commander should be a fairly traditional pirate movie. I can't see Crowe going up on wires to fight in a barn. Who would you rather be with, The Friendly Fiend or The Unfriendly Celestrial?
Utgardloki	Zorro meets the Three Musketeers	#10	[-]
Posts: 2825 (12/22/03 22:24:18) Great Wyrm Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	That's one of my favorites, all though it is rather cheesy.
Druid Scion	Re: Zorro meets the Three Musketeers	#11	[-]
Posts: 37 (01/22/04 18:30:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Pirate movies have always been a favorite of mine. I've almost convinced my friends to play a swashbuckling type campaign (probably as pirates), except for the severe lack of sufficient rules to do so. Plus, the guys who want to do this would probably just spend the session yelling "Swash swash buckle buckle" and tossing dice at each other. "What level would a spell have to be to cook some meat?"
Utgardloki	Which game system to use?	#12	[-]
Posts: 2825 (02/07/04 22:57:35) Great Wyrm Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I think just about any of the major game systems would be good for a swashbuckling campaign. AEG published a 7th Sea roleplaying game with d10 based mechanic similar to their L5R game. I haven't examined it in detail, but it looks like exploding dice would work well. The idea of running a swashbuckling game gave me the idea of converting the World of Greyhawk to the out of print Runequest system. Advantages of Runequest included the ability to build up your skills however you wished, and the ability to chop limbs off. D&D is probably the best game system for a swashbuckling campaign, though. With plenty of feats and skills you can really define your character, plus the combat system heavily emphasizes mobility.
kennokishi	Re: Which game system to use?	#13	[-]
Posts: 1627 (02/08/04 17:03:55) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	AEG did release a d20 conversion of 7th Sea, called Swashbuckling Adventures. It's a fun system- balance is sometimes thrown out the window, and many of the feats are either rather underpowered or overpowered, like the Unarmored Defense Proficiency. Three feats (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced). Take it, and, when you're not wearing armor, your base AC (normally 10) raises by level. For example, a 10th level character with the UDP (Intermediate) has a base AC of 19 while unarmored. But it's just a very fun system. The arcana adds a very interesting element to the game, and the system is very good at letting the players look good at what they're doing. I'd very much recommend looking at it. "I hope Billy Idol steals all your possessions, then refuses to kick your asses!" - Sephiroth Yagyu The NIF- now with a new candidate for Empress!
JackSpades	Re: Which game system to use?	#14	[-]
Posts: 720 (03/17/04 18:38:56) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I recently played a megalomaniac pirate captain in a campaign. It was great fun. I even managed to trick most of the people in a small town to revolt against the Mayor. Of course, after the mayor was dispatched I gladly took his place. Although my character was a little to self-centered and my girlfriend was threatning to quit playing because of my glory-hounding... so I resigned Captain Morgan to NPC status (sigh). Anyways, who needs to adventure when your getting rich off taxes. Anyways, Princess Bride is a great movie that must be watched by all, despite its cheesy name.

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