Age of Pirates

4. The Interface
4.1 The Character Interface
The character interface is the most versatile
interface in the game. From here, you can
inspect all the characters cooperating with
you on your adventure, including yourself
and any of your officers. The interface can
be brought up by pressing the default “F2”
function key.
This interface contains information on; your
character's national affiliation, their rank,
health, current experience and the amount of experience needed to reach the
next level, fame and current funds.
You can also see a list of possible skills, the amount of skill points put into them,
any additional abilities known by the character, weapons and equipment
currently held, and their relations with the nations and factions of the
archipelago. You can also estimate career opportunities from here, and plan
future moves.
4.1.1 Passengers
A list of all characters in the player's squadron. All possible posts that you can
assign your officers to, are also represented in this list. There are four types of
character in the game:
• Passenger – Characters that you were asked to transport somewhere.
Officers that you've hired but haven't yet assigned to a post, are also listed as
passengers.
• Officer – An officer assigned to a specific post in your squadron. Companion –
If you agree to escort a merchant ship, the merchant becomes your
companion for the duration of the journey. Officers whom you assign as
captains to other ships in your squadron also become 'companions'.
• Prisoner – This character is being held on your ship against his will. Prisoners
are obtained either as the result of a mission that requires you to capture a
person, by imprisoning one of your existing passengers, or by forcing a ship to
surrender, in which case you may imprison her captain. You can release any
non-mission prisoners at any of their nation's colonies for a ransom. Don't
expect flowers afterwards though.
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