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title	description	date_pub	section	content_type	short_code
Corsair (Sea) class	The Corsair (Sea) class for OSR gaming.	2023-04-01T19:57:00-05:00	classes	feature	ccr

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Requirements	None
Hit Dice	1d6
Maximum Level	14
Armor	Leather, no shields
Weapons	Any
Languages	Alignment, Common

Corsairs are adventurers who live by their talents on the high seas, offering a range of specialized sailing and adventuring skills unavailable to other characters.

Boarding

• Don't suffer the usual boarding penalty to attack rolls and Armor Class when boarding.

Corsair Skills

• For most, roll 1d100, result under score is success. For hear noise (HN), use 1d6.
• Referee should roll in secret for move silently (MS).

Level	CS	MS	SF	TW
1	87	20	20	60
2	88	25	25	65
3	89	30	30	70
4	90	35	35	75
5	91	40	40	80
6	92	45	45	85
7	93	50	55	90
8	94	55	65	95
9	95	60	75	97
10	96	65	85	98
11	97	70	95	99
12	98	73	97	99
13	99	76	98	99
14	99	80	99	99

[Corsair Skills Chance of Success]

• Climb sheer surfaces (CS): Roll for every 100' climbed, failure means falling from the halfway point (and taking damage).
• Move silently (MS): Sneak past enemies unnoticed.
• Seafaring (SF): Keep footing during rough waters, survive on the open seas, and make repairs when vessel takes on damage.
• Tightrope walking (TW): Walk along tightropes, narrow beams, and ledges at up to half normal movement rate.
  • Roll for every 60’ walked, failure means falling (and taking damage).
  • Windy conditions may reduce the chance of success by up to 20%.

Lore

From 3rd level, 2-in-6 chance of knowing lore pertaining to creatures, magic items, or heroes of sea-related folktale or legend.

• May be used to identify the nature and powers of sea-related magic items.

Sneak Attack

When attacking an unaware opponent from behind, the attack gets +4 and it deals double damage.

Start Crew

From 9th level, can establish a crew.

• Attracts 2d6 sailors of 1st level who will serve with some reliability and may be used to run one or more ships.

Advancement

| Level | XP | HD | Atk
Mod | Saving Throws ||||||

^^	^^	^^	^^	D1	W1	P1	B1	S1
1	0	1d6	0	13	14	13	16	15
2	1,200	2d6	0	13	14	13	16	15
3	2,400	3d6	0	13	14	13	16	15
4	4,800	4d6	0	13	14	13	16	15
5	9,600	5d6	+2	12	13	11	14	13
6	20,000	6d6	+2	12	13	11	14	13
7	40,000	7d6	+2	12	13	11	14	13
8	80,000	8d6	+2	12	13	11	14	13
9	160,000	9d6	+5	10	11	9	12	10
10	280,000	9d6+2	+5	10	11	9	12	10
11	400,000	9d6+4	+5	10	11	9	12	10
12	520,000	9d6+6	+5	10	11	9	12	10
13	640,000	9d6+8	+7	8	9	7	10	8
14	760,000	9d6+10	+7	8	9	7	10	8

[Level Advancement]

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1. D: Death; W: Wielded; P: Paralyze; B: Blasts; S: Spells ↩︎