(The one before the other, as it may be.)

Based on the replies given so far, it sounds like continuin' the bi-weekly format is the best option - so until further notice, and with the exception of this one (because I'm chomping at the bit to dive back in, here), challenges will be issued on the first and fifteenth of every month. linaelyn has kindly ( Read more... )

Rise and shine, crew! (Why is this being posted at such an ungodly hour? Well, because I'm up and Neptune knows where we'll be tonight, eh?)

The grand re-launch of pirates500 was originally planned for last month, but thanks to the Great LJ Blackout, you all got an extra several weeks of holiday. But we're back now, and hopefully with a minimum of ( Read more... )

A new world, a new life, a new wife, an old ship. Treasure. A fine wench's booty backside.

This week, humour the poor Colonist who's already sick of turkey, and spin us a yarn about the things pirates (or their unslaughtered but slightly-poorer victims!) have to be thankful for.

*Nudges the ship back on course, since it's her week again, anyway*

Your challenge this week takes a cue from a previous mission: Bring us a tale from wherever your fancy takes you, so long as the last line includes the phrase, "But look on the bright side -" (followed, of course, by an explanation of what the bright side is!).

Seasick. Heartsick. Sick in the head.

Your mission this week: Play doctor for a pirate. Before next Wednesday's end, regale us with the tale of someone's sickness.

A little eccentric, perhaps. Maybe misunderestimated. Whatever the reason, it's no lie that there are pirates who are right bastards - and then there are some that just leave you wondering.

This week, spin us a yarn about someone - or something - that's mostly harmless.

Racing a hurricane to a protected cove. Ducking under the tavern-eaves to escape the rain. Burying your tear-streaked face in Giselle's -

Well, maybe that last one is something else entirely.

Whether a genuine shelter or something more intangible, by the end of next Wednesday, bring us a tale of a storm and the places pirates hide.

Women. They're bad luck on ships, you know ( Read more... )

His intentions were good. Her heart was in the right place. Things may not have gone quite as planned, but you know what they say...

This week, your first mate challenges you to regale her (and everyone else) with tales of times when it really was the thought that counted.

(You know what? I've just realized we're off a number on the challenges, and it's my fault. This should actually be #35. *Scratches 'ead* Ah, well. No one ever said pirates could count anything other than gold.)

Where are we going? When will we get there? And why are we in this handbasket bilgebucket ( Read more... )