Quote Originally Posted by Nightmoss View Post
Some quick questions? Does the captain, commander, etc., stay with the same ship? Same for the crew; always attached to the same ship? Does the crew stay with the captain? So, if you have a captain who takes a wound and has to sit out a scenario or two does the crew also sit out?

I like the idea of skills being applied to any level leader, which allows for advanced promotion if things go bad.

As I'm playing a privateer I'm not sure that we'll have any awards or commendations that make any sense unless we're aligned specifically with one nation? Then I suppose we could get some form of government recognition?

I'll go work on ranks for my privateers.
In the OTT solo campaign, pilots were able to switch planes as later types came into play. We were playing a chronological campaign, so this made sense. With our game, it could make sense to have some limits based on rank, for example a Lt. not commanding a 1st rate. I don't know how restrictive we should be given that this is for fun, and is not a tournament or competition.

As far as captains remaining with crews or bouncing around, I would say the latter. This would require a bit more admin work on my part, and clear communication following AAR requirements on all of the players' part (I will spell out a few items that need to be in every AAR similar to the Butcher's Tally we use in WoG - makes record keeping much easier).

As far as receiving recognition for being a privateer, you might find this link useful.