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Privateers are pirates with loyalty to one of the nations. As such they have some similarities to the Pirate career but differ in some vital aspects. For instance they cannot take command of ships. Their letter of marque states they have to send captured ships to their nation and instead get a reward equal to the Freetraders or the Navy Officers.

IntroductionEdit

You possess a letter of marque signed by the King and you are charged with hunting down and destroying the enemies of the crown wherever you may find them. Though your foes call you "criminal" and "pirate", to your nation you are a bold hero and the epitome of courage. You are a privateer. You do the jobs that no one else can and take the prizes that are your due.[1]

SkillsEdit

The following Sailing Skills are specific to Privateers:

• Career: Privateer
• Sanctioned Piracy: received for free at level 15
• Claim Prize Ship (Privateer)
• Privateers do not suffer Turning Rate Penalties associated with crew loss.

Skill overview

Skill Tree	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Career1	Terrorize	Plunder	Second Wind	Concentrated Fire	Break Formation
Aggression	Tracking Shot	Death's Embrace	Burst of Speed	Hit And Run	Aggression
Agility	Agile Rigging	Tack Upwind	Sturdy Rigging	Agile Tactician	Jugular
Battle	All Or Nothing Shot	Increased Damage	Ride the Wind	Surprise Attack	Crushing Broadside
Deception	Evade Aggression	Hidden Reserves	Stealth	Surprise Below Decks	Hired Crew
Disabling	Demoralize	Cut Shroud	Entangling Shot	Damage Rudder	Cripple Enemy
Flexibility	Signals	Battle Preparations: Defense	Maneuver	Battle Preparations: Offense	Rapid Reload
Survival	Improvise Sails	Defense	Improvise Armor	Evasion	Rebuilt Ship
Unpredictability	Unpredictability: Speed	Unpredictability: Resist	Unpredictability: Maneuver	Unpredictability: Sail Defense	Unpredictability: Offense

¹ These skills are gained through the career quests and don't require skill points.

Career Specific ShipsEdit

The following ships are exclusive to Privateers. Of course Privateers can also use the All Career ships but the ships below tend to go better with the role and skills of a Privateer.

• 'Expedition' Privateer Packet-Boat (level 19, Scout, Speed 17.2)
• 'Arrow' Privateer Frigate (level 29, Scout, Speed 16.35)
• 'Discovery' Privateer Frigate (level 37, Scout, Speed 16.1)
• 'Intrepid' Privateer Frigate (level 50, Scout, Speed 15.7)
• 'Achilles' Privateer Frigate (level 50, Warship, Speed 16)
• 'Vengeance' Privateer Frigate (level 50, Scout, Speed 16)
• 'Hercules' Mastercraft Frigate (level 50, Scout, Speed 15.5)
• 'Mignone' Privateer Indiaman (level 50, Merchant, Speed 15.9)