Arrr! We be on the cusp o’ the holiday. But how did we get here, anyway? How did Talk Like a Pirate Day get started?
You can find the answer to that on the International Talk Like a Pirate Day website, under the heading, “How It All Started.” That website also includes a “How To” page, with information on just how to talk like a pirate – something we have not even attempted to provide.
Tabletop Adventures has been a supporter of Talk Like a Pirate Day for a number of years. (Did you know that Facebook used to have “Pirate” as one of its language options? Those were the days.) We wrote Uncharted Isles, a set of descriptions of islands – places a pirate might want to sait to – and made it free in honor of the date.
We also sponsored a contest and got other people to write about pirates! (Now that’s devious!) You can see those results as Pirate Places: Warlock’s Journal Contest #12.
The greatest prize was when we acquired the rights to Black Flags: Piracy In The Caribbean, the book that first introduced the minions to historical pirate roleplaying. It had been unavailable for some time, and we were able to bring it back into circulation, even if just electronically.
Just last year we made another addition to our pirate crew when we published NPC Solos: Cap’n Marcroft, Rogue & Rake. A writer and artist we know had done a good bit of the development, so we filled it out, polished it up, and let it set sail to the world.
This year, of course, we’ve wrapped all those fine treasures together into the Pieces of Eight Bundle, where you can get them all in one place and even at a discount! The bundle will be available through Monday, September 22, to accommodate any latecomers.
Now get yer rest, me hearties, and be ready fer the fun!
