Reddit reviews The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

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I cribbed everything from this excellent Colin Woodard book that I've been pimping on this sub like Oprah ever since the game was announced. I read it years ago and loved it. Just re-read it with the game in mind, imagining Edward in every scene and trying to figure out what he'd be doing.

I think his failure to the Order would be enough to have him expelled. Rogers had some of the worst luck in the world at really key moments. I think it would be cool if Edward were the cause of those moments, always just barely preventing him from ruling the whole Caribbean on the Templar's behalf. I'm pretty sure the East India Co. will be a Templar front, and they were one of his main supporters. If they could've controlled all the trade in the region they would've had unheard of power. Hell, they already did, but they also had France and Spain to contend with.

Unfortunately Achilles was 11 in 1721. Plantations are confirmed though. It might be nice if he showed up to be your plucky sidekick while you freed him and burned one of those motherfuckers to the ground. Bonus points if Edward doesn't ask his name until the fire's spread over the whole plantation house and they're watching the flames shoot up into the night. "Achilles." Finds him a place to live.

I forgot to mention that it's referring to this book. The author? Colin Woodard.