Pirates of the Marazion, which aired in 1972, was a short-lived 7TV series. It starred Dick Sullivan as good pirate Roger Dashwood, and Phil Madders as his nemesis, evil pirate Johnny Ward. Dashwood's love interest would be the Governor's daughter, Philomena Nightly (Sally Thompson) and his companions were the genius inventor, Leonardo Spoon (Frank Heinz) and hardened navy veteran and grog guzzler Martin Hauer (Kevin Storey).
Johnny Ward's partners in crime would be his trusty right hand man, Captain Parkes (Ray Marden) and the mysterious assassin John-Joe (Jack Warrener). And they would be aided by the unhinged voodoo princess, Irene (Angela Brute). There were high hopes for the show at 7TV and some of the channel's best writers were put on it.
The show was originally entitled Pirates of the Caribbean. The plan for the series was to do a co-production with one of the American networks. This would mean that they could afford to do all the location filming in the Caribbean. And as the show took shape it started to become one of the most ambitious and expensive TV projects 7TV had ever attempted.
Unfortunately, shortly before filming started the American co-production fell through and 7TV were left with a massive budget problem. It was decided that instead of filming in the Caribbean the series would be shot in Cornwall, largely around the town of Marazion, instead. It was too late for extensive re-writes, and so these were usually limited to simply replacing Caribbean names with Cornish ones. The series was re-named Pirates of the Marazion. The 'the' was kept in the title because the credits graphics had already been shot, and it was much easier to simply cover up 'Caribbean' with 'Marazion' written on a piece of tape.
The series never really recovered from the loss of budget. And, apart from the lack of a Caribbean or any decent boats, many of the sets and location dressing suffered too. The location shift caused viewers to ask a lot of questions of the production. Why did it take five weeks to sail from Portsmouth to Falmouth? Why were voodoo princesses living in Truro? Why was all land to the west of Penzance supposed to be an inhospitable wilderness? Why had no white man ever set foot in Helston before?
Needless to say, after the first three episodes, the show was not renewed, and barely mentioned again.
Episode 1, The Cornish Main. Roger Dashwood and Johnny Ward compete to waylay Spanish treasure being taken across the wide open seas of the Fal estuary.
Episode 2, The Swamps of Pendennis. Philomena Nightly is put on trial for witchcraft and must escape through the alligator infested mangrove swamps of the Fal estuary.
Episode 3, The Bude Triangle. Ships mysteriously disappearing and strange, ghostly lights bring a supernatural horror to Dashwood's attention! Or do they?
Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
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Roger Dashwood
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Dashing Rogue
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Star
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55
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Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Morale
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7
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4
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3
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4
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4
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3
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4
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Special
Effects
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Luck (2)
Leader (2)
Dodge
Sixth Sense
Swimming
A Good Offence
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||||||
Free Spirit: Unaffected by Blocker or
terrain, Un-captured on 5 or 6
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Weapon
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Range
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Hit
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Str
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Weapon
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Brawl
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Melee
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3+
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4
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Brawl
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Pistol
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8”
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3+
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3
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Pistol
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Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
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Leonardo Spoon
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Renaissance Genius
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Co-Star
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25
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Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Mor
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6
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4
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2
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2
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3
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5
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3
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Special
Effects
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Magic (2)
Gift of the Gods (2)
Luck (1)
Healer
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||||||
Weapon
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Range
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Hit
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Str
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Notes
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Brawl
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Melee
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6+
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2
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Stuns
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Knife
Throwing
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Melee
6"
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5+
5+
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1
1
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Two Shots
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Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
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Philomena Nightly
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Enchanting Beauty
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Co-Star
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25
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Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Mor
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6
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4
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2
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3
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3
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3
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4
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Special
Effects
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Luck (2)
Gift of the Gods (2)
Seduce
Dodge
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Weapon
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Range
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Hit
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Str
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Notes
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Brawl
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Melee
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4+
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3
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Stuns
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Knife
Throwing
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Melee
8"
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5+
5+
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2
2
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Two Shots
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Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
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Martin Hauer
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Hardened Soldier
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Co-Star
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40
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Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Mor
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6
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4
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2
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5
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3
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3
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4
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Special
Effects
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Leader (1)
Armour
Martial Training
Rage
A Good Offence
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Weapon
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Range
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Hit
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Str
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Notes
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Brawl
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Melee
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4+
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5
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Stuns
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||
Sword
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Melee
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3+
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5
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Parry
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Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
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Townsfolk*10
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Soldier
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Extras
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(9) 103
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Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Mor
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6
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3
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1
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3
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3
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2
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2
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Special
Effects
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Safety in Numbers
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Governor: Leader (1)
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||||||
Weapon
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Range
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Hit
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Str
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Notes
|
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Brawl
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Melee
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4+
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3
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Stuns
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Sword
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Melee
|
4+
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3
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Pistol
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8”
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4+
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3
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Move or Fire, Pistol
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Musket
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16”
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4+
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4
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Move or Fire, Brutal, Two-Handed
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Shotgun
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8”
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4+
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3
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Blast 3”, +1 to Hit
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Saker
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32"
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4+
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5/3
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Crewed (3), Brutal, Scatter, Blast 3”
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Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
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Johnny Ward
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Cruel Pirate
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Star
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65
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Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Mor
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6
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4
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3
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5
|
4
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3
|
4
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Special
Effects
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||||||
Wanted (+2 VP if Captured)
Leader (2)
Luck (1)
Rage
A Good Offence
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Intimidating Put Down
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Weapon
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Range
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Hit
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Str
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Notes
|
||
Brawl
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Melee
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4+
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5
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Stuns
|
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Pistol
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8”
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4+
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3
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Pistol, Move or Fire
|
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Musket
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16”
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4+
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4
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Move or Fire, Brutal, Two-Handed
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Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
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Captain Parkes
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Brutish Bodyguard
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Co-Star
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40
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Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Mor
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6
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4
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2
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4
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3
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3
|
3
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Special
Effects
|
||||||
Luck (1)
Blocker
Follower (Johnny Ward)
Herculean Strength
A Good Offence
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||||||
Weapon
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Range
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Hit
|
Str
|
Notes
|
||
Brawl
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Melee
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3+
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4
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Stuns
|
||
Sword
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Melee
|
4+
|
4
|
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Pistol
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8”
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4+
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3
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Move or Fire, Pistol
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Musket
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16”
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4+
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4
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Move or Fire, Brutal, Two-Handed
|
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Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
|
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John-Joe
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Deadly Assassin
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Co-Star
|
35
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|||
Move
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Def
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Hits
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Str
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Agi
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Int
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Mor
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6
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4
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2
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
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Special
Effects
|
||||||
Concealment
Dodge
Unarmed Adept
Infiltrator
A Good Offence
|
||||||
Weapon
|
Range
|
Hit
|
Str
|
Notes
|
||
Brawl
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Melee
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4+
|
4
|
Stuns
|
||
Knife
Throwing
|
Melee
10”
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4+
4+
|
3
3
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Two-Shots
|
||
Name
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Role
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Billing
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Ratings
|
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Irene Ledbetter
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Their Right Hand
|
Co-Star
|
35
|
|||
Move
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Def
|
Hits
|
Str
|
Agi
|
Int
|
Mor
|
6
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3
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2
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
Special
Effects
|
||||||
Magic (2)
Leader (1)
Luck (1)
Gift of the Gods (1)
|
||||||
Weapon
|
Range
|
Hit
|
Str
|
Notes
|
||
Brawl
|
Melee
|
4+
|
3
|
Stuns
|
||
Knife
Throwing
|
Melee
8”
|
4+
4+
|
2
2
|
Two-Shots
|
||
Name
|
Role
|
Billing
|
Ratings
|
|||
Pirates*10
|
Sea Dogs
|
Extras
|
(7) 75
|
|||
Move
|
Def
|
Hits
|
Str
|
Agi
|
Int
|
Mor
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Special
Effects
|
||||||
Dodge
Swimming
|
||||||
Mate: Leader (1)
|
||||||
Weapon
|
Range
|
Hit
|
Str
|
Notes
|
||
Brawl
|
Melee
|
4+
|
3
|
Stuns
|
||
Sword
|
Melee
|
4+
|
3
|
|||
Knife
Throwing
|
Melee
8”
|
4+
4+
|
3
3
|
Two-Shots
|
||
Pistol
|
8”
|
4+
|
3
|
Pistol, Move or Fire
|
||
Musket
|
16”
|
4+
|
4
|
Move or Fire, Brutal, Two-Handed
|
||
Shotgun
|
8”
|
4+
|
3
|
Blast 3, +1 To Hit
|
||
Hand Mortar
(Grenade)
|
12”
8”
|
4+
4+
|
3
3
|
Blast 3, Scatter 6,
(Thrown)
|
||
Falconet
|
30
|
4+
|
4(2)
|
Crewed (2), Brutal, Scatter 6, Blast 2
|
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