The Falcão Do Mar are the masked veteran pilots, navigators, and marines that command Masqued Guildas vessels.
Falcão Do Mar are skilled in trade appraisal, port etiquette, and diplomacy. They can navigate the Antilles Archipelago trade ways and duel pyrates on the quarterdeck.
Falcão Do Mar often wear gold and silver trimmed sensorium masks and carry ornately pommeled vibro swords.
Cultural Background: Masqued Guildas.
Foundation professions: Assassin, Explorer, Merchant, Pilot, Sailor, Spy.
Base Skill Requirements
– Bargain 40%
– Command 45%
– Melee Weapon – Various 40%
– Navigate 50%
– Parry – Various 40%
– Pilot – Vintage Sailing 45%
Advancement Steps
– Swear fealty to a Masqued Guilda or the Windwards Island Empresa.
– Perform trades worth a combined 75 cargo between the Masqued Guildas and the Pyrate Republic, Hopesail Confederacy, and Blighted Tribes.
-Be accepted and inducted as a Falcão Do Mar within a Masqued Guilda or the Windward Islands Empresa.
Advancement Completion – Base Skill Modifiers (choose 3)
– Appraise +10
– Command +15
– Etiquette – Masqued Guildas +30
– Grapple +20
– Knowledge – Natural World +25
– Martial arts +20
– Melee Weapon – Crab Sword +10
– Navigate +15
– Parry – Crab Sword +10
– Pilot – Vintage Sailing +10
– Strategy +25
– Status – Masqued Guildas +35
Equipment gifted after Advancement Completion
Vibro Sword: An advanced rapier with a circular hilt designed for sea combat. See page 174 of the BRP rule book.
Automated Sextant: See equipment – gadgets.
Seahawk Mask: An intricate silver sea hawk face mask with focal lenses that provide +2 to perception and +15 to Spot skill rolles. The mask’s beauty also confers +20 Status in ports of call.
Contract of Trade: A signed and waxed document declaring your Masqued Guildas Contract of Trade. This contract provides you access to exclusive trading spaces at ports and +2D6 cargo availability when buying and selling goods (see Equipment).
Unique Skills Gained
Dueling Dance: Gain +15 to Parry and an additional attack when using one-handed melee weapons.
Unique Power Gained
Mestrex Navegadorex: Your navigation skill difficulty modifiers are reduced by one level: Impossible becomes Difficult; Difficult becomes Average; Average Becomes Easy; and Easy becomes Automatic.
Sea Command: Your Command skill difficulty modifiers while at sea are reduced by one level: Impossible becomes Difficult; Difficult becomes Average; Average Becomes Easy; and Easy becomes Automatic.
Responsibilities
Deals to be Made: Buy and sell at least 100 cargo of trade with the Masqued Guidas each rotation and maintain your Status to retain your Falcão Do Mar Heroic Profession.
