#age of sail original

[ltwilliammowett]

HMS Victory by Dave Hartley

[cockroachesunite]

I liked my OG Fitzjames version of this so much I decided to do a Terror Fitzjames version too <3

[the-golden-vanity]

The Peruvian four-masted barque Unión, one of the largest sailing ships afloat, alongside the U.S. frigate Constellation, one of the oldest, on a rainy day in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Photo by @the-golden-vanity.

[championsandheroes]

I just started replaying DAO after fighting Origin for over an hour, giving up, and buying a cd drive for my laptop so I can use my original copy. And then cursed up a storm as I had to track down the files for the DLCs that I own but apparently EA doesn't think I should have access to anymore. They were hidden on EA's own site. Some of them didn't work. I am filled with nothing but rage over this bs.

But probably not as much rage as your average Mahariel feels going through the bs that is their origin story. I'd even forgotten the state of the female leather armor after all these years of refusing to draw it.

Over at Patreon and society6 our armor covers our entire chest, because safety comes first.

[dreamthiefx]

Tom hopper as alistair or cullen.

[jetstargf]

black sails literally if i loved u less i might be able to talk about it more

[musewrangler]

Having recently ascended the throne of Naboo, Padme Amidala embarks on a goodwill tour to various countries. Her purpose is twofold: She wishes to determine who might be a potential ally against the might of the Empire and its increasing threat, and she wishes to root out the scourge of slavery from the planet.

On this mission, her sister and Colonel Veers aid in the rescue of two slaves---Rilla and Firmus Piett. Upon their return to Naboo, Padme sends word to the distant land of the Jedi, hoping that these elusive and possibly magical people might help her in her cause.

They send two representatives who arrive shortly before the Empire launches its first attack at Naboo. If they all survive it, Padme finds that she would like to know more about this Jedi Knight who goes by the name of Anakin Skywalker.

[ashton-slashton]

By the way, not sure if I ever posted it here (things got VERY hectic during the holidays), but my short Terror fic is up on AO3!

Two chapters, under 5k words. Just a fun little snippet comparing Lily and Fitzjames. Hope y'all enjoy, and leave a comment if you did!

[massgrav]

Your pain is still mine

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Navigating fandoms as of late – navigating. boats. :^] but these two can't be dethroned

[rexstewartoriginals]

Here, I post a piece that's on its way to a collector in New England. A work which I hand carved entirely of pine (with basswood accents). The work represent America's whaling industry during its early Industrial Age. The video can be viewed here https://youtube.com/watch?v=6523G6QCIUk .

[utilitycaster]

complaint 1 about the polls over which cast member's characters would win in a 3 (or more) way fight: just straight up forgot Travis exists

complaint 2 about the polls over which cast members' characters would win in a fight: also straight up forgot Tary exists

complain 3 etc etc: if you don't vote for clerics and druids by default you might be stupid

[ltwilliammowett]

Middle gundeck with 24pdr. guns of HMS Victory

[void-organism]

Highborn Noble

“The owl-like ‘highborn’ permeate all levels of high society, and are thusly most commonly found in the upper levels of the capitol - Splinterheart, “The City of Chains”. In ages past they ruled as the priest-caste of the old kin, and have used that power to maintain their status within the new world order...”

[dagmarpaints]

"YOURS ONLI"

The lovely lady in this portrait is holding a sailor's love token. Sailors would engrave them with romantic messages to give to their sweethearts before a long journey. I'm sure she acquired this one by innocent means :)

[mycological-mariner]

A foghorn from a yacht, 1871. Found in Penzance. The owner bought it from a friend who was the one to say it belonged on a yacht at some point. The crank in the side is how you get it to make its noise. Can’t really sus out more than that about it than that, but I did find it absolutely beautiful and very cool! I’ve never seen a foghorn like this!

[portraitoftheoddity]

🖊️ for someone in the age of sail project!

Ok, we're gonna talk about Lieutenant Pellingham!

As the first Lieutenant, he is the senior commissioned officer under the captain, and often gets stuck babysitting the younger midshipmen when they aren't at their studies or in their berths.

Pellingham is the most insufferably Lawful-Good-Aligned guy on the ship. He isn't a bad guy by any means -- but he is a by-the-book stickler for the rules and chain of command; he is fastidious, disciplined, and has the social charisma of a loaf of white bread. His main loophole for not following the rules is if Captain Corbyn orders him to do so, since his loyalty to Corbyn is about the only thing that trumps his near slavish loyalty to Admiralty Law.

But he's like that for a reason.

So, Pellingham comes from a noble family. As a younger son of a younger son, he was quite low on the family ladder of relative titles and inheritance, hence being sent to sea as a boy, but coming from a family with that much clout, it was expected he might achieve his first command by his mid-20s.

As it turns out, being sent to sea did not promise him fame and fortune -- but it did save his life.

His family got involved with an attempted coup against the king; the conspiracy was discovered two days after Pellingham sat and passed his Lieutenant Examinations, and overnight, his world was turned upside down as many of his relatives were executed for treason, and the rest either had their lands seized, or were simply disgraced. Pellingham himself managed to avoid being grouped in with the conspirators owing to the fact he'd just returned from several months at sea and knew absolutely fuck all about any of this.

However, despite now having his commission, Pellingham was basically considered toxic by every commander in the fleet due to his familial connections. No one wanted someone whose name reeked of treason under their command.

Until Corbyn came along. And Pellingham has no small amount of adoration and admiration for the man who gave him a chance and a post (even if Corbyn's reasoning was mostly 'Sounds like a fun way to piss off my superiors'). But he knows that there are eyes on him, waiting for him to put one toe out of line to prove that treachery runs in his blood. So he follows the rules with near religiosity, seeing his adherence to the law as his salvation.