Free Trader
Free Traders
While everyone is able to craft and trade in PotBS, Free Traders get specific skills that enable them to do so with greater efficiency.
Free Trader Captain Skills
Desperation
Desperation Fire 1
Attack: Reduces own armor, all sides, by 10% and gets a +25% damage bonus to the target. 1 minute cooldown.
Dump Guns
Damages guns by 20% while giving a +15% speed boost to battle speed and +25% acceleration. 1 minute cooldown.
Desperation Fire 2
Attack: Reduces own armor, all sides, by 5% and gets a +40% damage bonus to the target. 1 minute cooldown.
Rum Ration
+15 % reload speed, +10% turn, +10% acceleration, +10 max. morale for 5 minutes. 5 minute cooldown.
Hasty Fire
+50% reload speed, -20% crew damage resistance for 2 minutes. 5 minute cooldown.
Escape
Repel Grapples 1
Defense
Repel Grapples 2
Evasion
Deter Pursuit
Logistics
Economy: Production
Economy: Manufacturing
Trade Connections
Economy: Shipwright
Dockyard Contract
Provisions
Defense
Maneuver
Boarding
Offense
Extra Rations
Ship Mastery
Hold Together
Identify Weakness 1
Reinforcement
Identify Weakness 2
Overloaded Shot
Smuggling
Rescue Me
Ranging Shot
Smuggled Cargo
Give the Slip
Misdirection
Trade
Before the Wind 1
Increases broad reach/running before the wind speed +6%, -20 max morale, toggle
Optimal Rigging
+5% speed bonus to battle and open sea speed, passive.
Before the Wind 2
Increases broad reach/running before the wind speed +12%, -20 max morale, toggle
Tax Evasion
-50% tax rate, passive.
Sailhandling Drills
+5% turn rate, passive.
Travel
Travel
Increases Open Sea speed +10%, max morale -50, toggle
Battle Preparations: Maneuver
+20% turn rate for 30m, 30m cooldown. All battle preparations share cooldown.
Battle Preparations: Defense
+5 defense for 30m, 30m cooldown
Battle Preparations: Speed
+10% Battle speed for 30m, 30m cooldown
Battle Preparations: Offense
+5 accuracy for 30m, 30m cooldown