Encounters at Sea - Mediterranean
| Roll (d6, d6) | Encountered Ship(s) |
|---|---|
| 11 | A lightly armed French merchant tartane (Corsair) |
| 12 | A lightly armed patrol ship (Small Galley) belonging to the nearest sea power |
| 13 | A heavily armed Spanish Galleon |
| 14 | A heavily armed Pirate/Privateer Corsair |
| 15 | A lightly armed Barbary Small Warship |
| 16 | A heavily armed English defenceable ship (merchant Small Warship) |
| 21 | A Dutch convoy of two lightly armed Merchantmen and two heavily armed Small Warships |
| 22 | Two heavily armed Spanish Galleons |
| 23 | Two lightly armed Sallee Rover Corsairs |
| 24 | A heavily armed Knights of Saint John greatship (Large Warship) |
| 25 | A heavily armed Spanish Merchantman |
| 26 | A heavily armed Large Warship belonging to the nearest sea power searching for Pirates/Privateers |
| 31 | A lightly armed English pinnace (Corsair) |
| 32 | A heavily armed Ragusan argosy (Galleon) |
| 33 | A small Spanish fleet (1D6 Large Galleys plus a lightly armed Merchantmen) |
| 34 | A heavily armed Venetian Merchantman |
| 35 | A heavily armed Barbary Pirate (Small Warship) |
| 36 | Two lightly armed pinnaces (Corsairs) belonging to the nearest sea power |
| 41 | A heavily armed Ottoman Merchantman |
| 42 | A small French fleet (1D6+1 lightly armed Small Galleys) |
| 43 | Two lightly armed Genoese Merchantmen |
| 44 | A heavily armed Barbary Pirate Corsair (1-3)/Small Galley(4-6) |
| 45 | A lightly armed French Merchantman |
| 46 | A lightly armed Dutch Merchantman |
| 51 | A small Barbary fleet (1D6+1 Small Warships) |
| 52 | A heavily armed Venetian Large Galley |
| 53 | Two heavily armed patrol ships (Small Galleys) belonging to the nearest sea power |
| 54 | A lightly armed Greek tartana (Corsair) |
| 55 | A heavily armed Spanish or Ottoman Large Galley |
| 56 | An English convoy of two heavily armed defenceable ships (merchant Small Warships) escorted by two heavily armed Large Warships |
| 61 | A Barbary Fleet (2D6 heavily armed Small Warships) |
| 62 | An English Fleet (1D6 merchant Small Warships and 1D6 Large Warships) |
| 63 | Sallee Rovers Pirate Fleet (2D6 heavily armed Corsairs) |
| 64 | Spanish or Ottoman Galley Fleet (2D6 heavily armed Large Galleys) |
| 65 | A heavily armed Dutch Galleon |
| 66 | Spanish or Ottoman Treasure Fleet (1D6 heavily armed Galleons escorted by 1D6 heavily armed Large Warships) |
Notes -
- "Knights" refers to the galleys and roundships of the Knights of Saint John (Malta) (1-4) or Knights of San Stefano (Tuscany) (5-6)
- English and Ragusan ships always have reinforced hulls (+ 5 Hull Hit Points)
- Dutch ships always have reinforced masts and superior quality sail canvas and ropes (+5 Rigging Hit Points) and are close-hauled and fitted with superior rudders (+ 1 Handling)
- Spanish ships always carry the maximum number of marines possible
- "Spanish" include Neapolitan ships
- "Pirate/Privateer" encounters consist of European pirates (1-3), perhaps wold-be renegadoes on their way to join the Barbary corsairs, or privateers (4-6) employed by one of the Mediterranean sea powers (1-4) or the Knights of Saint John (5-6)
- Ottoman Warships and Galleons carry the maximum number of cannons royal allowed
- "Barbary" referes to the corsair fleets of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli
- "Sallee Rovers" referes to the pirate fleet of the Republic of Salé along the cost of modern Morocco
- Greek ships may be Ottoman (1-3) or Venetian (4-6)
- "Spanish or Ottoman" is a special case - if the encounter takes place west of Sicily, the encountered ships are Spanish, and if the encounter takes place east of Sicily, the encountered ships are Ottoman
- "Treasure Fleet" refers to either Spanish ships carrying specie to Genoa or Naples or Ottoman ships carrying tribute from Alexandria to Constantinople
