75 Pages of historical context, tables, and more than dozen ship plans.
Perfect for a campaign in late-imperial China, or for adding details or flavor to a fantasy RPG campaign.
Includes character Backgrounds, trade goods, plot hooks, sample ship cargoes, wage information, travel speeds, detailed information on eighteen different vessels, and much more! ... [click here for more]
A full set of ship plans/maps for all four decks of a sailing Frigate. The vessel in question is a 42-gun Frigate, a late eighteenth-century warship. This frigate also sailed as an East Indiaman, a heavily armed trading ship making voyages from Europe to South and East Asia.
Plans include:Crosstrees and Tops Weather Deck and ForecastleGun... [click here for more]
A full set of ship plans/maps for all five decks of a sailing Man-of-War. The vessel in question is a 74-gun ship of the line, a late eighteenth-century warship.
Plans include:Crosstrees, Tops, and Poop DeckQuarterdeck and ForecastleMain DeckBerth DeckOrlop DeckShip’s Hold
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A full set of diagrams for a sternwheel paddle steamer, representing a vessel from around 1880. This 175 ft. riverboat has three full decks, fourteen staterooms, a variety of passenger and crew facilities, and a wealth of supporting information. Each deck of the vessel forms a 35x7 battlemap on the 5 ft. grid common to many rpgs.
pdf includes:
-Full maps with room descriptions for the three... [click here for more]
A listing of 540 trade goods and their prices, taken from the actual Guangzhou Valuation Book of 1753. A mix of luxury goods and household staples. Includes:
-Most major goods of the maritime silk road
-Numerous ingredients for Chinese traditional medicine
-A wide variety of luxury fabrics
-Staples of the spice trade
-Many trade goods unique to the Chinese market or rarely encountered outside... [click here for more]