>buried treasure
>desert islands
>rum
>uptight Royal Navy type assholes who want to put a stop to this uncivilized nonsense immediately by hanging until the neck until dead
>ghost ships
>mutiny
>crossing people
>suspenseful fog
>the secret pirate cove where all the pirates go to drink rum in secret pirate taverns, bang secret pirate sloots, and sing secret pirate songs
>loot
>double-crossing people
>hunting down those double-crossing bastards and double-crossing them and stealing all their loot
>sword fighting on the rigging
What would you consider to be the essential elements of a swashbuckling TRPG adventure on the high seas?
>>55066287
> Native booty, both the hard n' shiny, n' da soft n' sweet type
>>55066287
You pretty much nailed everything except:
>rope swinging