Displacerklaus: Freelancer ships and crews

A Displacerklaus Request for +Michael Raston 

A d24/d12 generator for ships and crews: the ships are all linked to their wikipedia entries, culled from this excellent list of ships.

There are loads of great ship name generators, but I particularly enjoyed the results here.

Who sails these furious seas? The Elven nobles of the great xebec, Insanity Sprite. The bold dwarven expedition aboard the caravel, Immortal Sorceress.

Freelancer Ships and Crews

What are they sailing? (d24) barque brig caravel carrack catamaran cog corvette dhow drua frigate fishing smack fluyt galleon hermaphrodite brig junk ketch Koch (boat) longship pink pram snow waʻa kaulua windjammer xebec

Who sails this ship? (d12) Elven nobles, searching for their ancient sunken island home. Halfling privateers, bear letters of marque from a distant monarch. Human crew guides a dwarven expedition to rich mountain island. Crew of the Damned, bound souls held by powerful water demon captain. Successful merchant vessel. Competitive rates. Lesser water elementals serve a powerful Siren captain. She preys on those who defile the great blue sea, which is pretty much everyone. Kraken expedition. These idiots are actually trying to catch one… alive. Whalers. Hunt rare “flying albino whale”. Gnomish Undersea Cartographer’s Society. Steam-powered ship, regardless of type. Mermen. They have a ship full of water. It is enchanted to fly through the air. They are really bad at piloting it. Mongrel crew. Remnants of several crews marooned or shipwrecked by the Siren. Deadites. Religious order dedicated to the protection of important sunken shrine. (Crew long dead, continues task fervently). Crew of one. Wizard seafarer created a number of clones to crew his ship.