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11 Expeditions are the at-sea content layer of Corsair Cove. The haven runs in real time; the moment a fleet leaves the piers, decisions shift to expedition orders, dice-based at-sea events, and the turn-based combat layer covered in Naval Combat. Every expedition is a population, supply, and timing commitment. Crew lost on a bad run come off the haven's roster, supplies spent at sea have to be re-produced by City Building, and a fleet held at sea past its provisions risks mutiny.
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56 TypePurposeRisk ProfileRaidsStrike enemy ships and settlements to take goods, gold, and crew by force.Highest direct plunder. Heaviest casualty risk; raises notoriety, which pulls in pirate hunters.Smuggling RunsMove contraband between ports through patrolled waters.Pays in trade rather than loot. Interception risk scales with route length; cargo can be lost entirely on a bad engagement.ExplorationPush into uncharted waters and chart new islands across the archipelago.Long durations and high event variance. Rewards are intel, claim sites, and unlocks; sometimes legendary creatures.Treasure ExpeditionsHunt buried, sunken, or rumoured caches.High variance. Some runs return empty; others pay out far above raid haul. Often tied to story missions.
67 Each expedition draws from the haven's stores: hulls, cannons, supplies, and crew come out of Goods and Production. The captain assigned, the ship outfitted, and the specialist roles loaded all affect what the expedition can attempt and how it survives.
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1011 Between objectives, expeditions resolve small dice-based encounters along the way. A storm, an unknown ship on the horizon, or a chance to board a wreck plays out as a roll rather than a scripted scene, with the captain's hand, ship stats, and crew specialists feeding into the outcome.
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1213 Storm-class events damage hulls and supplies. Encounter-class events open optional fights, optional trades, or recruitment opportunities. Wreck-class events typically offer salvage and the chance to pull Crew and Population out of the water.
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1415 Voyage Length and Haven Trade-offs
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1617 Longer expeditions pay more but force harder decisions back home. While a ship is out, the workers assigned to it are not in the haven; consequently certain buildings on the island may need to pause production while the expedition runs. Players have to weigh which structures can afford to idle versus which need to stay staffed to keep Cohesion and Morale stable.
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1819 This is the loop that ties the city-builder layer and the naval layer together. A Notoriety raider can keep most of the haven running because its raids are short and brutal. A Seafaring captain pushing exploration into uncharted water may need to brown out half the haven's production chains for an entire voyage.
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2021 Threats Faced During Expeditions
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2223 ThreatWhereNotesCrown NavyPatrolled lanes, near royal portsOrganised state warships under royal authority. Scales with the run's notoriety and territory claims.Pirate HuntersAnywhere the player has notorietyFreelance crews paid to put pirates down. They tend to chase the havens that have built the loudest reputations.KrakensDeep waterMythic deep-sea creatures from sailor folklore; turn an exploration leg into a fight for the hull.Monstrous WhalesOpen oceanOutsized whales that turn a long-distance voyage into a survival fight.Otherworldly ThreatsUncharted watersA catch-all category for sea horrors beyond ordinary fauna. The bestiary has not been fully disclosed.
2324 Tying Back to the Pillars
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2526 Each of the four Progression Paths expresses itself partly through expedition mix. A Notoriety haven runs more raids; a Wealth haven runs more smuggling and trade convoys; a Seafaring haven runs exploration deep into uncharted water; an Empire haven uses expeditions to claim territory and project political weight. The expedition layer is where pillar choice becomes a tactical doctrine.
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