This Giveaway now be Closed. Fair winds and seas to ye all!

Some older Goggers here may remember B, the B in bjgamer (I'm J, his widow). We both loved doing 'Just for Fun' giveaways here in the GOG forum. In 2018 B came up with a pirate themed GA for International Talk Like A Pirate Day. He adopted a pirate penguin persona and brought it back again for 2019. In late 2019 B teasingly invited Doc0075 to use him/us as minions, and humorously Doc did just that - using B's pirate penguin as a boss minion in his Enter My Dungeon GA, with Admiral Polly (his parrot) alongside. Little did we know that would be the last time for Cap'n BJGamer to appear. Barely one week short of launching the third Pirate Day GA, B passed away. At the time I was unable to truly host it, but I would like to sincerely thank GamezRanker, Doc0075, trentonlf, JoeSapphire and others for taking it upon themselves to hoist the colors in B's honor that year. Now this is not meant to be a grieving thread. This is a full out 'Raise the Grog, Sing the Sea Shanty, Pull the Peg-leg (tell a pirate joke) and Tell the Tall Tales Celebration in honor of Cap'n B'! This year I am revitalizing the Talk Like A Pirate GA once more. In Doc's dungeon, in a twist of sadly prophetic fate, the last we saw of Cap'n B was him diving overboard (after his rum stolen by the foul Kraken) and disappearing beneath the waves, not to be seen again. Admiral Polly was able to guide the battered ship to shore, and there we left off our Northern tunnel adventurers. Well Admiral Polly has decided to once again call a gatherin' of the Brethren to avenge and seek out the memory of Cap'n B. So with Doc's gracious blessing and in honor of B's memory, I now say ...

Ahoy there, Mateys! September 19th be International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Let it be known Admiral Polly be calling a Gatherin' of the GrOG Brethren once more! So hoist the colors, trim the sails and prepare to raise a Grog and tell a tall tale or two in Cap'n B's memory! Let's set the port to partyin', drink the rum-runners dry, and tell such tales that even Davy Jones be green with envy! Roll them bones and cast yer lot fer a share o' the booty. And fer those hearty souls who crave greater treasure and adventure - sharpen yer sabers, dry yer powder, polish yer hooks and sign up to set sail with Admiral Polly to confront that blasted Kraken and search fer the memory o' Cap'n B in a take-off of Doc's Northern tunnel forum dungeon game.

Link to Game Thread: Voyage of the Cursed Crew

Doc's Enter my dungeon if you dare ... Giveaway/ Game!
Links to separate tunnels
Yo-Ho-Ho The first pirate themed GA (For an example)

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**NOTE** This is not advocating piracy, just for having fun with "International Talk Like A Pirate Day."
Read carefully the Code of Conduct and Pirate Challenge below. This is a two tier GA, with up to four chances at prizes, based on how you enter.

All may participate in the fun, even landlubbers.
There be 3 ways to participate. Post whether ye be -
"Nay In" (not in; just here for the fun of Pirate Day)
"I be in fer Dock Hand (pirate talk entry, see TIER 1 rules and challenge below - qualifies for Tier 1 prizes only)
"I be in fer Cursed Crew" (requires entering the dungeon forum game - qualifies for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 prizes).

TIER 1

CODE OF CONDUCT (Rules to Enter):
1. Ye be part of the Brethren fer the last league (GOG acct before July 2023)
2. Hornswogglers or scallywags shall be scuppered. (Known scammers or those banned from the Community GA over the last year will be thrown overboard = disqualified.)
3. Ye may cast your lot fer a full 8, but only 1 key may ye claim. (Choose up to 8 games in order of preference, but only 1 game per person will be awarded. You may edit your game choices until the last turn of the dungeon game.)
4. Throw dem bones only fer treasures ye own ship can take and claim under yer colors in 10 days. (Enter only for games your system can run. Games are to be redeemed to the acct you entered with within 10 days once the key is sent.)
5. The winds shall determine yer fate. So keep a weather eye on yon horizon, fer dead men tell no tales. (Results will be determined by random.org. Please make sure your chat is set to public to receive your prize. If I cannot contact you by PM in 5 days your prize will be awarded to the next random listed winner.)
6. Ye MUST complete the Pirate's Challenge, to whatever level ye be wishin' to claim treasure or fame. See Below.
7. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Tier 1a) All who complete the Pirate's Challenge are qualified to enter the main drawing.
Tier 1b) To encourage creativity and fun, the best Pirate Speak entry will be voted upon by the thread and awarded a single GOG game of their choice (or game + DLCs) up to $16 U.S. (unless they win another game then they choose which they want more) Game choice may be redeemed at the end of the GA or saved for the Winter Sale.
8. Tier 1 - Sign up will end at midnight UTC-7, September 19, 2023 (International Talk Like A Pirate Day) Do NOT edit your post after this time if you wish to qualify for the Best Pirateer award. The Best Pirateer prize will only be given for entries posted or edited before that date. You may continue to post jokes, comments, etc. in thread afterwards, and you may edit your prize games list after that vote is tallied and announced until the end of this GA. Prize drawings and the loot will be given at the end of the GA (dungeon game).

Now fer THE PIRATE'S CHALLENGE:
Tier 1) "I be in fer ...Dock Hand." (Entrys must be in before midnight UTC-7, September 19, 2023)
Ye be stayin' in port, partying down on the dock, swillin' Grog, tellin' tall tales, singin' ditties and countin' yer remainin' limbs.
(In for the main drawing and Best Pirateer prizes only, NOT IN for the dungeon game or Tier2 prizes)
For fun, pick a pirate name and write a little pirate themed ditty (story, song, tall tale or joke), preferably about your character. You can give us a bit of backstory ... has yer scurvy scoundrel stolen great treasure, swilled a sea of grog, swooned the governor's beauties or escaped (or not) the hangman's noose? Just add in a few pirate words and it qualifies. You may edit your entry, but only entries posted or edited before midnight UTC-7, September 19, 2023 will be eligible.

EXAMPLE:
"I be in fer Dock Hand.
Ahoy Mateys! My name be (make up your pirate name).
Raise a Grog to Talk Like A Pirate Day (or Cap'n B) and here be (a link to a pirate theme song, or tell a story or a joke). Arr!
The Booty I be after - (list up to 8 games you want in the order you prefer.)"

To help you here are links to -
Talk Like A Pirate Day/Glossaries/Translators/Name Generators
A Very Good Translator English to Pirate/Pirate to English
Pirate Songs

This GA is in celebration of International Talk Like A Pirate Day and B's pirate-themed character, therefore at least some talking like a pirate is a requirement to enter. You only need a few words to qualify, not the whole post. So get in the spirit and tell us a pirate themed joke or tale adding a few Arrs! or Yarrs! and Ahoy Mateys! That qualifies! The links above lead to an explanation of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, a pirate glossary to look words up, some pirate themed songs and in fairness to those whose native language is not English but use these English forums - pirate translators [English/Pirate].

THE BOOTY (Prize Lists) be posted below. Arrr!

Please post if you are "Nay In" or "In fer ..." TY.

Edit - Just under 24 hours to enter for Tier 1 prizes and Best Pirateer Award! Entrants please DO NOT edit your post after the midnight UTC-7, 19 September, 2023 deadline if you wish to qualify for the Best Pirateer entry prize.

TIER 2 - For Cursed Crew, dungeon game participants only
Sign up for Cursed Crew is now Closed.
If this style of dungeon GA proves popular and manageable then I will look at doing other dungeon game GAs so there will be other opportunities to participate. Fight Club, however, is entirely Doc's creation and arena! :)

Link to Game Thread: Voyage of the Cursed Crew


CODE OF CONDUCT (Rules to Enter):
1-6 above.
7. Post "I be in fer Cursed Crew" (requires entering the dungeon forum game - qualifies for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 prizes).
8. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Tier 2a) Only the participants in the dungeon game are eligible for the Tier 2 prizes.
Tier 2b) To encourage camaraderie the dungeon participants will vote their Most Valued Pirate (MVP) player who will be awarded a single GOG game of their choice (or game + DLCs) up to $16 U.S. (unless they win another game then they choose which they want more) Game choice may be redeemed at the end of the GA or saved for the Winter Sale.
9) Sign up for Cursed Crew is now Closed.

THE BOOTY (Prize Lists) be posted below. Cursed Crew qualify for all prizes and may choose from any list.

***THE PIRATE'S CHALLENGE TO BOARD THE SHIP (To Enter the dungeon game):***
As above, except ye be writing up yer Pirate Player character, with a name, yer home sea (Sea of Stars will be fine for ye Cap'n BenKii), a bit of backstory and a weakness. (Are you afeared of mermaids, sharks, or maybe dark stormy nights with no stars to steer by? Allergic to monkeys, clean clothes or shellfish? A bit too fond of rum, wenches or sparklies?) Ye may describe yer garb if you like, but in the interest of simplifying and making things easier to keep track of, there will be no spells and no set armor - the special cursed weapons you choose from the list (posted before we sail) nullify them and give ye special abilities in return. Ye may claim a race if you wish. Race will only slightly modify things as ye'll be a 'Cursed' crew. Ye may also select a 'normal' weapon from: cutlass, saber, rapier, dagger, musket, crossbow, cudgel.

Entry for Crew is now closed. As I have now rolled dice off your original background info and sent each of you your personal Start/Boarding PMs - you may now edit your background posts to reflect those Start PMs or tighten up things if desired, as long as it does not conflict with your personal Start PM. I will contact you by PM if I need more details. All posts competing for Best Pirateer Prize Award MUST not be edited after midnight UTC-7, 19 September, 2023, until after the winner is announced.

**If those who boarded Cap'n BJ's ship in Doc's Northern Tunnel wish to reprise their character somehow, contact me and we'll Parley (see if we can work something out). Tho I'm not sure how paladins will take to volunteering to be a 'Cursed' and using cursed weapons.

RULES OF THE SHIP (dungeon game):
1) Cursed Crew participants must keep their PM's open to public or friend me so I can contact you at need during the GA dungeon.
2) Action - Turns will last approximately 48 hours, 2 days. Events/Missions may consist of several turns. At the start of each turn I will post the results of your previous actions/decisions and roll results.
3) Role Play - Role play is encouraged. You may pirate speak in role play but please post your actions in plain English so all may follow along and enjoy the thread.
4) Treachery - According to Cap'n B, we be the GrOG Brethren. The Code of the Brethren strongly discouraged treachery or stealing from fellow Brethren and the price for it was nay pretty. So while I will allow it, think ye well, for ye will have to cooperate to achieve the end, and yer mateys may not take kindly to it and 'forget' to bring yer stunned arse back to the ship.
5) Race/Armor/Weapons/Spells - To simplify and make things easier to keep track of there will be no set armor or spells. Ye be boarding a Cursed Ship, with Cursed Weapons to choose from that will grant ye special bonuses and abilities per that weapon. Ye may also choose from Races and a common weapon as listed in the Tier 2 Challenge above.
6) Polly - Admiral Polly controls the ship according to Doc's original tale. She WILL leave yer behind behind if ye dawdle, or yer brethren don't remember to haul it back aboard ship for ye (if afk/stunned/incapacitated). Ye MUST be able to make yer way back to the ship or be hauled back - so when the Event or Mission seems to be coming to the end be sure to post if ye be bringing yer mateys back with ye.
7) Death does not disqualify ye from the Booty, and tis not necessarily the end of ye. ;)

RACES: (default is human if ye don't choose)
Human - standard | Elf +1 Intelligence, Agility; -1 Strength, Constitution | Half-elf +1 Agility, -1 Constitution
Dwarf - +1 Strength, Constitution; -1 Agility, Stealth | Half-Dwarf +1 Constitution; -1 Agility
Halfling - +1 Dexterity, Stealth; -2 Strength | Half-Orc +2 Strength; -1 Dexterity, Intelligence
Felinoid - +1 Agility, Stealth; -1 Constitution, Hates Swimming | Half-Mer - Good Swimmer/Breathe Underwater; -1 Constitution

CURSED WEAPONS: To be posted closer to sailing, once we see approx how many Crew we have.
(Yes, I already have many, but some may be doubled, depending. ;) Yarr!)

(Edit - Link to game thread.)

THE BOOTY (Prizes): fer Dock Hands and Cursed Crew
Tier 1a: Letters of Marque (GOG keys) -
- Abandon Ship
^ Abandon Ship
* Beyond A Steel Sky
! Blasphemous 2
- Cleo - a pirate's tale – Deluxe Ed.
- Cleo - a pirate's tale – Deluxe Ed.
- Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank
- Don't Starve + Don't Starve: Shipwrecked
- The Curse of Monkey Island™
- Escape from Monkey Island™
! Fallout 4
* Islanders
* Islanders
! Jagged Alliance 3
- Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
- The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Ed.
- Sid Meier’s Pirates!
- Space Pirates and Zombies
- Spirit of the Island + Spirit of the Island - Beach Resort
- SteamWorld Heist
- SteamWorld Heist
- Sunless Sea
! System Shock (Remake)
- Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season
* Wavecade
! Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- Yoku's Island Express

THE BOOTY - TIER 2 (Prizes): Cursed Crew only -
Tier 2a: Letters of Reprisal (GOG keys) -
- Chained Echoes
* Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
* Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Obsidian Edition
* Shadow Empire
- Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Supporter Edition .. (Demo; works w/Win7, Linux ./play.it.)
* Weird West: Definitive Edition

* = Generously donated by Doc0075
^ = Generously donated by Lone Scout
! = Generously donated by GOG

Best Pirateer (best pirate-speak entry as voted in the thread - open to all Dock Hands and Cursed Crew.)
Deadline for entry is midnight UTC-7 on 19, September 2023. No entries or edits past this time will qualify.
A single GOG game of your choice (or game + DLCs) up to $16 U.S.
(unless you win another game then you choose which you want more)
Game choice may be redeemed at the end of the GA or saved for the Winter Sale.

Most Valued Pirate (MVP in the forum dungeon game - voted only by Cursed Crew - open only to Cursed Crew )
A single GOG game of your choice (or game + DLCs) up to $16 U.S.
(unless you win another game then you choose which you want more)
Game choice may be redeemed at the end of the GA or saved for the Winter Sale.

(Edit - Added more games to the Booty, generously donated by GOG. Thank You!)

TIER 1: Dock Hands List: Tier 1 drawing and Best Pirateer Award

1. Braggadar - post13
2. Catventurer - post15
3. 4thDown - post40
4. ywzywz - post46
5. altosy - post62
6. 51nikopol - post82
7. ciemnogrodzianin - post95
8. Braggadar - post98
9. Gede - post100
10. KillingMoon - post101

*Other Posts for Best Pirateer entry:
1. gogtrial34987 - Grog'tial
2. DiffuseReflection - Bellandra
3. Lone_Scout - Argy
4. matterbandit - Cap'n Barfdeck Rummyfangs
5. babark - Captain Baldbeard
6. bhrigu - Bhrigu
7. LordKaylar - Aylar the Red Mane
8. tag+ - Larissa
9. ssling - Count Klaus Karnstein
10. Pouyou-pouyou - Gilius
11. Provide_A_Username - Foggy, The Whirlpool Machine
12. Mortius1 - Pugwash
13. servobeupstry - Queen Origi
14. phaolo - Durik
15. Sulibor - Mighty The Mighty Matey
16. aCyborg - Kyp Everswimmer
17. bhrigu - post56
18. gogtrial34987 - post70
19. Pouyou-pouyou - post107
20. DiffuseReflection - Boarding_the_Ship

Dock Hands and Crew can have multiple posts considered. The vote for Best Pirateer includes Dock Hand entries, Crew Background posts, and the additional Crew posts linked above.

CURSED CREW LIST: - Welcome Aboard, me Hearties!
And as the crew assembles ... Lindsey Stirling - Master of Tides (music starts at 0:40)

1. gogtrial34987 - Grog'tial - Half-Dwarf - Crossbow - paranoia
2. DiffuseReflection - Bellandra - Humanoid - Cutlass - fire
3. Lone_Scout - Argy - Halfling - Pan (Cudgel) - can't swim
4. matterbandit - Cap'n Barfdeck Rummyfangs - Felinoid - Rapier - loud noises (except sea & ship's cannon)
5. babark - Captain Baldbeard - Dwarf - Cudgel - cold
6. bhrigu - Bhrigu - Human - Saber - indecisive
7. LordKaylar - Aylar the Red Mane - Half-Elf - Cutlass - vengeful (& sober, which may be a weakness in pirate eyes)
8. tag+ - Larissa - Human - Dagger - skin condition (sun & over-dryness)
9. ssling - Count Klaus Karnstein - Human(?) - Saber - daylight, holy symbols (or so he believes), allergic to garlic
10. Pouyou-pouyou - Gilius - Dwarf - Staff (Cudgel) - black voodoo magic practitioners
11. Provide_A_Username - Foggy, The Whirlpool Machine - Half-Orc - Cutlass - lack of judgement/easily manipulated
12. Mortius1 - Pugwash - Dwarf - Crossbow - salt/saltwater
13. servobeupstry - Queen Origi - Halfling - Rapier - codependency/addiction to her Albatross Prince
14. phaolo - Durik - Half-Orc - Cudgel - landsick
15. Sulibor - Mighty The Mighty Matey - Half-Orc - Cudgel - indecisive
16. aCyborg - Kyp Everswimmer - Half-Mer - Rapier - heights

CREW SIGN-UP IS NOW CLOSED.. As I have now rolled dice off your original background info and sent each of you your personal Start/Boarding PMs - you may now edit your background posts to reflect those Start PMs or tighten up things if desired, as long as it does not conflict with your personal Start PM. I will contact you by PM if I need more details. You may also continue to post new stories or jokes in thread to compete for the Best Pirateer Award until the deadline if you wish. All posts competing for the Best Pirateer Prize Award MUST not be edited after midnight UTC-7, 19 September, 2023, until after the winner is announced. You will have plenty of time to edit your game prize list between the vote tally and the end of the dungeon game.

Y'argh, this seems ta be a fine place to set a spell and relax me sea legs.
Thank ye kindly to the OP for sending out an invite *raises mug o' grog*
Not in by the by, but thanks for being one very generous scallywag :)

Dungeon game??!
I be in fer Cursed Crew!!!!!!eleven1!

*raises a tankard to Cap'n B, the finest penguin to sail the seas and distribute plunder beyond the ken of any who hail from Redmond!*

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Grog'tial, the Half-Dwarf looks around himself in obvious disgust and mutters, "Looks like scurvy dogs and scallywags, all here - and no sign of my blasted 'alf-brother anywhere! After using all my cunning to get him exiled following the triumphs of 1201, I thought fer a while that I was safe an' 'appy... But it was then that it started gnawin' on me like a mangy dog on a bone. It be right there in the dwarven code! 'Exiled dwarves can come back when covered in triumph and glory, and be restored to their old position!' An' it be just like that useless 'alf-brother o' mine to follow that there path!
So I set out to make certain this wouldn't happen! All I wanted was to safely 'ave 'im fed to the fishes in Davy Jones’ Locker! Was that there too much to ask? By the Forsaken Gods, apparently it was... For when I been lyin' there in ambush with me trusted crossbow, about to finally see the end of him, he was spirited off by a shadowy figure! It been pure luck that finally allowed me to learn 'e ended up in some forsaken tunnels, an' more luck which gave me the hint that this here ship has some hidden connection to them tunnels!"

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Grog'tial the Half-Dwarf hails from a distant dwarven kingdom of which little is known to non-inhabitants, particularly since a great upheaval in the recent-ish past. It's not so much true that he caused this upheaval, but merely that he took advantage of the natural opportunities provided to him by the political and social environment in order to achieve many of his goals, chief among which was the eventual removal of his half-brother, even if he later realized he should've been aiming for a more permanent removal. His great weakness (or as he himself describes it, one of his many strengths) is his ability to never leave well enough alone, always seeing deeper layers and possibilities and treacheries, and wasting most of his time blocking nonexistent adversaries. In short, his paranoia. He has a self-professed Mach'iavellian mind, believing himself to be playing 5D-Thud, always several steps ahead of his (mostly unwitting or nonexistent) competition. After signing up to the ship's crew in an attempt to learn more about the forsaken tunnels and where his half-brother might be, he has been somewhat flatfooted by the camaraderie surrounding himself. However, he has talked himself into believing that the rest of the crew are simple patsies who'll do his bidding, while he himself obviously feels no loyalty to them, and that adhering to the Code of the Brethren is simply a self-serving move which'll allow him to ferret out the hidden traitor which of course must be waiting in the shadows to take him down before he can find and permanently take care of his half-brother.
Grog'tial is an expert wielder of the crossbow, and is looking forward to outwitting the curse of the cursed weapon which he is about to take possession of.

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After taking a long and hard look at the booty, I'm interested in, in order of preference:
1 Weird West: Definitive Edition
2 Yakuza: Like a Dragon
3 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Supporter Edition
4 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Obsidian Edition
5 Abandon Ship
6 Beyond a Steel Sky
7 Islanders
8 The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Ed.
9 Spirit of the Island + Spirit of the Island - Beach Resort

nay in and *raises a mug o' good ol' grog* fer the mem'ry o' Cap'n B!

Not the piracy you had in mind, but given the timing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT-m3Xz-QkQ

Blow me down and a toast indeed! Let's drink deep both in memory of B, and to J in sailing on, not least in this creative and enthusiastic GA.

I walk the plank on entering for prizes, and will wait in the brig to see if more scallywags are needed to crew the good ship...errr..dungeon? Whatever it is ye be crewing!

These sea legs ain't what they used to be (I'm even worse at RP than I used to be with my imagination drainged), and me ship is laid up in drydock (I'm not online as much these days), but if ye be needin' crew, I'll keep an eye out and an eyepatch ready!

thank you for putting this together - it looks great, and I look forward to seeing what you and the GOGies more creative than I put together!

A toast of the Grog and a rousing "Yarr" to Doc0075 and Lone Scout, fer the donations of loot to the treasure chests!
I be thankin' ye both, me Hearties! Polly even brought out a crate of Ol' Nick's Rum fer ye! ;)

We be havin' some fine songs and our first Crewmember ... who looks to become a Scourge o'the Sea. Arrr!

Where be the rest of ye, ye scurvy dogs? Give us a tale and join the fun!

Arrrr me hearties!
I be in fer Cursed Crew, but afore I, Captain Baldbeard afeared across the Sea of Showers, throw my cudgel into the ring, I dinna ken this "felinoid", but wonder if the Brethren would be affordin me my presence as a "caninoid"?

I dinna mind the same numbers, but if possible, me thinks that I am much too lumbery for stealth, and have little fear of getting my tail wet.

I be in fer:

Beyond A Steel Sky
Blasphemous 2
System Shock (Remake)
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Obsidian Edition

Arr, calibrate me compass, wipe the lens of me spyglass, and wave farewell to the three-headed monkey behind me, as I be in fer Cursed Crew!

Bellandra the seeming human walked with a brisk pace on the docks, surveying the docked and inbound ships. If any onlookers heard a distinctive wooden clatter in her steps, they would think it is just because of her hard-heeled shoes. "'Tis a fine clear evening," she mused, "And the breeze has a smell of mysteries about it. It be a time right for sailing, were I to find meself in a crew." She tapped the cutlass at her side for reassurance. She had heard that there were treacherous waters and weaving paths through disorienting tunnels, full of monsters, but also full of promises of riches. She had heard tales of past crews, of both successes and frightening defeats. But then she grinned. Surely, luck would favor her. "Ha, 'tis all but a given! The sea calls, and I shall answer!"

Bellandra looks human on the outside, but in truth, hers is a strange beginning, for she is a ship's figurehead brought to life! She hails from the port of Corsairs' Cove on the coast of the Sea of Whispers. Her masterfully crafted wooden form had been fastened to the prow of a proud galleon on its maiden voyage, but that galleon never reached its destination - it crashed on jagged rocks in the night in a strange unearthly storm, and she was shaken loose and flung from her doomed ship. As she was submerged in the dark waters, something happened that brought her to life. What it was, she does not know. Had the gods of the sea picked her to survive by mistake from amongst the crew and passengers, giving breath where none had been? Or was it science - some say the ship had been carrying strange alchemies in its hold, had those forbidden concoctions now infused her wooden self and imbued it with life? Or perhaps the fateful act had even happened before the storm, when a bottle had been smashed against her at the christening ceremony of the ship - had that bottle been more than mere alcohol? Whatever the reason, her eyes had opened and she had started to cough and gasp amidst the waters. She instinctively swam for safety, taking refuge in one of the lifeboats, with all thinking her simply another of the shivering passengers. She woved to make the most of her new human life, and in particular, never again to be bound to any fixed place!

Although Bellandra has a sturdy nature, her wooden origins make her afraid of fire - not only of burning: if she is in truth a product of alchemy, her body may react in strange and unpredictable ways to fire. Although she cannot bend her 'flesh' as well as normal humans, her arms and legs have joints that she has learned to use with cunning, even rotating them in ways no human could. Taking advantage of this ability, she has learned to wield a cutlass with wicked precision.

Edit: I am in for the games below, in order of preference (now edited to take into account new available games).

1. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Supporter Edition
2. Jagged Alliance 3
3. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
4. Weird West: Definitive Edition
5. System Shock (Remake)
6. Fallout 4
7. Blasphemous 2
8. Beyond A Steel Sky

"I be in fer Dock Hand", Captain Radaggarb hollers.

"I'm nursin' a poor constitution, and thus a foul disposition. Best I don't venture into the unknown, lest some poor scallywag taste my steel".

"Besides, me first mate, that mutinous scurvy-dog, marooned me here and took off with me ship. He won't get far - the rudder was an Aldi Special Buy I stole a year ago. *rasping laugh* Pretty sure it's gonna snap off sometime soon".

*Unrolls a dirty parchment* "To pay the ferryman, I penned a fair ditty - a composition of me own, yet... I do admit I may've borrowed a bit here and there to point it proper North. Best you sing it to the tune I mark, or be damned to ne'er understandin' it proper-like".

*Gestures to his pirate orchestra (his remaining loyal crew members) and clearing his throat*

(Read along whilst listening, if you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WWdOjxoQro)

Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul
Yo ho, heave-ho!
Winnin' pirate lyrics be the goal
Yo ho, heave-ho!

He wrote this song, bony fingers flew
A madman scriber sippin' sugared brew

A pilfered tune from a film so old
Muppet Treasure Island, something Disney sold!

Shiver my timbers, shiver my sides
Yo ho, heave-ho!
A copyright sin that Radaggarb hides
Yo ho, heave-ho!

Yet worry not than just about this song
Tho Mouse thought lawyer'd over twenty strong

Every forum user should post to state
A D.R.M loathin' and Denuvo hate! (Denuvo hate!) (Denuvo hate!)
Five, six, seven, eight

Hoola wacka, oola wacka, something not right!
Thar yon file servers are sailin' slow to-nite!
Hoola wacka, oola wacka, forumite beware:

Fell bots are makin' threads, there's users in despair! (Users in despair!)
One more time now!

Shiver my timbers, shiver my bones
Yo ho, heave-ho!
Versions are behind, GOG patronage moans
Yo ho, heave-ho!

When offer'd games favour online-played
There's no denyin' we'll feel a tad betrayed

And when oaths be broken ye will plainly see
Ye can bet your britches the whales will flee!

Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails
This Mup'pet song won't fail.

*trips on a loose sidewalk board and spills potato gems everywhere. The smelly captain is immediately beset upon by a flock of seagulls*

"Arrrrr! Seagulls! Stop it now!"

In fer (in order of preference) Don't Starve + Don't Starve: Shipwrecked / Beyond A Steel Sky / SteamWorld Heist / Escape from Monkey Island™

Nay In

Ahoy, you noble rulers of the seven seas. Unfortunately, I'm on land right now and my wooden leg is stuck in a gap between two rocks. Nothing more embarrassing has ever happened to me while on a treasure hunt. For this reason I will unfortunately not be able to go on a raid with you seadogs. At least my companion "Polyvants 'A' Crakker" is doing a little better after nose-diving into a baobab tree. Eye patches are just not for parrots, they limit spatial vision too much.

Luckily for me, I still have a full mug of grog with me and enough arm strength to give a toast to the 'B'!

"Aye! May his sails and mug always be full, and the guiding star always shine clear and bright for him."

.... Aarrrrgghhhh, I should have chosen a beaver as my companion instead of a blind parrot.

My hearties, may your adventure be memorable and fulfilling. Ayyyyee!

I be in fur... ahem... I be in fer Cursed Crew. Meow!

Gigi the Felinoid has an aversion t' water that reaches epic proportions. While she be adept wit' all blades 'n comes armed wit' her owns claws as all felines shall, she comes equipped wit' an umbrella that she'll cower under at the first sign the slightest rain. Meow!

Name Gigi the Iron Claw
Race - Felinoid (+1 Agility, Stealth / -1 Constitution / Hates Swimming)
Strength - Cat
Weaknesses - Absolutely all water
Weapons - umbrella only for fighting water, claws
Appearance - Humanoid cat with a black white tuxedo pattern that walks around on her hind limbs, wearing clothing and fancy boots.

Bio (in English) - Hailing from the Lost City of Catstanbul at the edge of the Great Felingard Empire, Gigi was a successful restaurateur that ran the trendy seafood restaurant Shoegazing in honor of her large collection of over 10,000 pairs of shoes. She spent much of her time developing new recipes, enjoying multi course meals around a single ingredient, and amassing more shoes. She was also the host of a cooking battle show that determined whose cuisine reigns supreme.

Fate sent her life in a new direction when the Legendary Miniature Giant Sea Urchin of Arrrghhh launched an attack on Catstanbul, plundering the city of all of its valuables and flooding the city with ankle deep water. This was more than enough for the felinoid population to abandon the city, declaring it to be lost to the seas for no reason other than that nobody was risk getting their fur wet to try to do anything about the flooding.

Although New Catstanbul was established at a nearby location approximately 100 miles (160.934 km) inland, Gigi was enraged by the loss of all her beloved shoes. She has since set off on a personal quest of revenge to exterminate Legendary Miniature Giant Sea Urchin of Arrrghhh and all of its ilk (aka "Spiney Basterds") and acquisition shoes by any means. Also whenever the opportunity presents itself, Gigi will force merchants, crew, travelers and other folks on captured vessels to engage in multi-course cooking battles against each other where the loser's shoes are added to her collection.

Bio (in Pirate Speak) - Hailin' from the Lost City o' Catstanbul at the edge o' the Great Felingard Empire, Gigi was a successful restaurateur that ran the trendy seafood galley Shoegazin' in honor o' her large collection o' o'er 10,000 pairs o' boots. She spent much o' her time developin' new recipes, enjoyin' multi course meals around a single ingredient, 'n amassin' more boots. She was also the host o' a cookin' battle show that determined whose cuisine reigns supreme.

Fate sent her life in a new direction when the Legendary Miniature Giant Sea Urchin o' Arrrghhh launched an attack on Catstanbul, plunderin' the city o' all o' its valuables 'n floodin' the city wit' ankle deep water. This was more than enough fer the felinoid population t' maroon the city, declarin' it t' be lost t' the seas fer no reason other than that nobody was risk gettin' thar fur wet t' try t' do anythin' about the floodin'.Although New Catstanbul was established at a nearby location approximately 100 miles (160.934 km) inland, Gigi was enraged by the loss o' all her beloved boots. She has since set off on a personal quest o' revenge t' exterminate Legendary Miniature Giant Sea Urchin o' Arrrghhh 'n all o' its ilk (aka "Spiney Basterds") 'n acquisition boots by any means. Also whenever the opportunity presents itself, Gigi will force merchants, crew, travelers 'n other folks on captured vessels t' engage in multi-course cookin' battles against each other where the loser's boots are added t' her collection.

Fun Cat Fact - Shoegazing is a slang term among cat enthusiasts for when your cat hangs out with your footwear and enjoys the aroma.


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Game Preference:
- Weird West: Definitive Edition
- Don't Starve + Don't Starve: Shipwrecked
- Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
- Cleo - a pirate's tale – Deluxe Ed.