From a roleplaying standpoint, pirates are a wonderful addition to our games. They are fierce, self-reliant characters with a crew of men willing to do their bidding, a ship to call their home that grants them the ultimate mobility to travel as they wish and a licence to do as they please lest someone do it to them first. With pirates come the brotherhood and code of the sea, a form of unwritten law that creates a grand backdrop for adventures of buccaneering and bounty-chasing. Hoist the main sails and batten down the hatches; there’s glory to be had, me mates!