d10 | Captain’s Title | Captain’s Nom de Guerre | Captain’s Personality | Captain’s Reputation Maker | Crew Size | Crew Specialty | Ship Names | Distinctive Ship Markings |
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1 |
Captain |
Black Caesar |
Cunning and Deceptive |
Seized a ship containing Naval payroll |
Very Small, 5 or less |
Expert Gunners |
Aegis Seraphim |
Elaborate paintings of constellations and space phenomena adorn the ship's hull, creating a mesmerizing celestial fresco. |
2 |
Captain |
Diabolito (Little Devil) |
Loyal and Steadfast |
Rescued a famous prisoner |
Small, 6-10 |
Skilled Navigators |
Kaitos |
A hull etched with crystalline filigree patterns that refract light beautifully. |
3 |
Captain |
Kosmokrad (The Space Thief) |
Whimsical and Jovial |
Captured a famous prisoner |
Small, 6-10 |
Zero-G Combat Teams |
Chalchiuhtlicue's Veil |
Natural scuff marks and scratches from navigating asteroid fields. |
4 |
Captain |
León del Vacío (Lion of the Vacuum) |
Stoic and Serious |
Made a remarkable escape from the authorities or pirate hunters |
Medium, 11-20 |
Master Repairers |
Tengri’s Nomad |
Battle scars are professionally patched with reinforced materials. |
5 |
Captain |
Bawarij (Small Ship Pirate) |
Violent and Unpredictable |
The first pirate to agree to protect Sedna, 43 years ago |
Medium, 11-20 |
Brilliant Subterfuge |
Raptor |
Small, discreet notches etched near the ship's bow, each representing a successful combat engagement. |
6 |
Commodore |
Taifu Noken (Sword of the Typhoon) |
Violent and Calculating |
Sacked an entire colony in the inner planets |
Large, 20-30 |
Stealthy Operations |
Aldebaran’s Eye |
A coat of bright cherry red paint, always waxed, always shiny. |
7 |
Qobtan |
Kuvunda Ngoma (Thundering Drum) |
Charming and Charismatic |
Stole a priceless artifact |
Large, 20-30 |
Electronic Warfare |
Bootheel |
Graphene inlays, creating a damascus steel-like effect on the exterior plating. |
8 |
Adhyaksa |
Fantôme Vide (Void Ghost) |
Wise and Sage-like |
Scion of an extremely successful political or commercial family |
Very Large, 31-50 |
Ferocious Boarding Parties |
Cambaluc |
Body parts affixed to the outer hull through magnetic implants, limbs extending outward as if reaching for the void. |
9 |
Chuanzhang |
Lou Zai (The Kid) |
Reckless and Bold |
Staged a revolutionary coup on a remote mining colony |
Very Large, 31-50 |
Ground Attack Squads |
Polecat |
A stylized skull burned onto the ship's dorsal hull using laser technology; a Jolly Roger for the modern age. |
10 |
Sennchou |
Burkhany-khara (The Scourge of God) |
Eccentric and Brilliant |
Lead a huge pirate raid sometime in the last 10 years |
Huge, 51-100 |
Nonviolent Theft |
Maharlika mula sa Sedna |
Razor sharp scythes cover the outer hull of the ship, providing no practical benefit but suitably intimidating anyway. |
8d10 Pirate Captain, Ship, and Crew Generator (d10)
This is one of the roll tables in Sedna: Pirate Republic of the Oort Cloud, a system agnostic setting book by Josh Bowman. The entire book is available for PWYW at DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/462282/Sedna-Pirate-Republic-of-the-Oort-Cloud
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