Guys,

I ended up playing with a pure damage set at Diecon. I think your right the damage is okay, its the crew thats the issue. Had a big discussion about this after the game with the other veteran players at the table, mainly FlyXwire and myself. Crew casualties with shot would occur primarily from falling debris and hull splinters or toppling guns. Seems to me in the A & B damage sets, crew damage without hull damage is somewhat anomolous. Not to say an occasional cannon ball didn't take off arms legs or completely splatter someone, but normally crew casualties in a sailing ship battle occur from the ship flying apart around you.

Also, there are not enough broken mast damage counters. It is almost impossible to dis-mast a ship. Anyway, leave the options open for experimentation.

Bob