[quote=Gowi]
Yeah, it definitely leave a lot open for sure. I'm definitely curious how you are going to spin the origin of getting the ship together, the ambiguity of everything and so on. =)
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I guess it would depend on if he's already an established pirate/merchant at the start of the story, which country his country of origin would be and what their culture is like and overall what strikes me as most interesting. Speaking of, how much worldbuilding should we do or lore should we take liberties or help with, and I'm leaning more towards one of the Middle Eastern Countries depending on what they and the three different island areas are like.

[quote=Gowi]
I'm just not sure if I want gunpowder invented/discovered yet is all I'm saying, lol. Though I am leaning towards if it is; it's bulky, expensive, and high risk high reward.
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That's fine, I can easily be a not-pirate without any gunpowder at all if necessary. At the moment I'm leaning towards a more middle eastern not-pirate, but I'm not sure from which country. Also totally-not-a-pirate may have more longterm goals than simply getting rich.