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11 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced introduces three new recruitable officers for the Jackdaw. Unlike the original game's crew mechanics, each officer in Resynced is a named character with their own questline. Players earn each officer by completing that questline and building sufficient trust, rather than purchasing upgrades. Each officer also fills a defined shipboard role: Lucy Baldwin serves as Shipwright, The Padre as Master-at-Arms, and Tobias "Deadman" Smith as Master Gunner.
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55 OfficerNotable AbilityRecruitment MethodLucy BaldwinBrace command halves damage taken when timed on contactComplete Lucy's dedicated questline and build her trustTobias "Deadman" SmithA devastating double shot from broadside weaponsComplete Tobias's dedicated questline and build his trustThe PadreRam dash powers a forward charge into enemy ships for heavy hull damageComplete The Padre's dedicated questline and build his trust
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8-Each officer requires the player to complete a dedicated questline before they can join the Jackdaw. The questlines are built around the concept of earning trust: the officer needs to see that Edward is worth sailing with. The specific tasks and story beats within each questline had not been detailed ahead of the game's release, but the recruitment structure is confirmed to apply to all three.
8+Each officer requires the player to complete a dedicated questline before they can join the Jackdaw. The questlines are built around the concept of earning trust: the officer needs to see that Edward is worth sailing with. The specific tasks and story beats within each questline had not been detailed ahead of the game's release, but the recruitment structure is confirmed to apply to all three. The questlines are woven into the world: Lucy is found imprisoned aboard a Man-o-War and must be freed during a boarding, The Padre is met at Punta del Caracol and convinced to return to a life of piracy, and Tobias is recruited over the course of the new "A World Without Gold" endgame chapter.
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1010 Once recruited, each officer brings something distinct to the ship. Tobias "Deadman" Smith’s double broadside shot doubles the cannonballs fired in a single salvo, raising the Jackdaw’s burst damage in naval engagements. Lucy Baldwin’s Perfect Brace, triggered at the right moment, nearly nullifies the damage the Jackdaw takes when an enemy strike connects and halves it on contact, turning a clean brace against a ramming attack into a survivable trade. The Padre’s Ram Dash sends the Jackdaw forward at speed to crack open enemy hulls, opening the kind of weakpoints that follow-up cannon fire can then exploit, and as a Master-at-Arms he also joins boarding parties when the Jackdaw pulls alongside an enemy.
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1212 Officer Backgrounds
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1414 OfficerBackgroundCombat RoleLucy BaldwinA spunky shipwright held in prison for murder; freed during a boarding sequence and joins the crew after Edward intervenes.Defensive support. Brace halves incoming hull damage on contact.Tobias "Deadman" SmithA one-eyed master gunner whose firing discipline gives the Jackdaw's broadsides a devastating second pass.Offensive support. Broadside cannons fire twice as many cannonballs in a salvo.The PadreAn older man called The Padre, a master at arms who reshapes how the Jackdaw closes on its targets.Aggressive support. Ram Dash sends the Jackdaw forward at speed for heavy hull damage.