Pirates of the Spanish Main Maps North Atlantic.pdf

North Atlantic Travel Map

A Fan-Made Savage Worlds TM Resource by Jordan Peacock

for use with Pirates of the Spanish Main TM RPG

Now and then, your heroes might want to

make a trek between the Old World and the

New World. To handle such a journey, here’s

a travel map, done in a style similar to the

Caribbean map provided in Pirates of the Spanish

Main: Swashbuckling Roleplaying in the Age of Sail

(hereafter referred to as the Pirates RPG for

brevity). For full rules on how to use this map

for long-distance travel, you’ll need the Pirates

RPG core book.

Doldrums

At the narrow bands where the prevailing

winds switch directions, the air is often

becalmed, posing a risk to ships crossing these

latitudes in the middle of the Atlantic. At the

equator, this area is known as the Doldrums,

while at 30°-35°N and at 30°-35°S are the

Horse Latitudes.

To simulate this, at any point when the ship

is on a square that contains the Equator or 30° N

line in it, unless it is within one square of shoreline,

roll 1d6 when you try to move the ship from that

square. On a 1-3, the ship does not move, and that

unit of movement is “wasted” due to dead winds.

On a 4-6, the ship may move normally.

Ships not relying upon sails - such as galleys

under oar power, “turbines” (steamships) or

submarines - are not subject to this rule.

Disclaimers

This is not a resource for the study of

history. It’s a game tool. Note the conspicuous

lack of borders, and the fact that the map has

no date on it. This map is for use “sometime in

the age of piracy,” and while borders may shift,

names may change, and nations may come and

go, the general shape of the coastlines varies only

within a margin of error that I think we can deal

with.

How to Use This Map

Two versions of this map are provided - one

that puts the whole map on a single page, and

another that breaks it up into two (overlapping)

sheets, printed larger for easier use. To use the

overlapping sheets, just print them off separately,

trim the white from around the margins, and then

line them up (overlapping as necessary) and tape

together.

You can then use the map to keep track of

the players’ ship position for journeys across the

Atlantic. For complete rules on how to navigate

the seas, see “Rules of the Sea” on page 128 of

the Pirates RPG.

Scale Difference

The scale used here is that of “1 square =

210 miles,” whereas the usual travel maps use “1

square = 30 miles.” What this means is that when

you use the travel rules, instead of moving your

Travel Speed in squares a day, each travel cycle

represents one week of journeying. For purposes

of determining cabin fever, round off to the

nearest week.

Prevailing Winds

Prevailing winds are deined by latitude.

From 0° to 30°N, the Northeastery Trade Winds

blow to the southwest. From 30°N to 60°N, the

Westerlies blow to the northeast. From 0° to

30°S, the Southeasterly Trade Winds blow from

the southeast to northwest. (See inset.)

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