Summary
- Ship Crewmembers found in Taverns, Inns, Docks, and other locations can be hired with Doubloons or sometimes using the Begging Skill
- Ship Crewmembers can also be found as loot while out seafaring
- The Begging Skill "Motivation" mechanic increases Crewmember Damage by (25% * (Begging Skill / 100)) for 5 minutes (no longer impacts Wrestling Skill)
- Players can upgrade a Ship Crewmember’s Loyalty Level while at sea and it will immediately update the displayed Ship’s Bonuses
- Players must have the Ship Deed in their backpack in order to remove any Upgrades or Ship Crewmembers from the ship
- Each NPC Crewmember has a Profession that provides certain bonuses while out at sea
- Players can Add and Remove Crewmembers to the Ship while it is a Ship Deed or Docked with a Dockmaster
- Players with 120 Begging Skill will have a 2% chance to recruit any Heroic Crewmembers who spawn in Towns
- Players with 120 Begging Skill will have a 1% chance to recruit any Legendary Crewmembers who spawn in Towns
Ship Crewmember Professions
- Each point is worth a base stat and Crewmembers can potentially have multiple of the same Ship Bonus
- Every Profession has a set list of Ship Bonuses that is rolled on when spawned
- All Crewmembers spawning as loot start at level 0
- When a Crewmember reaches level 10, they gain 50% of their base level 0 bonuses
 Ship Crewmember Professions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potential Bonuses | Potential Bonuses | Potential Bonuses | Potential Bonuses | |||||||||||||||
| Profession | Ship Bonuses | Stats | +% per level |
Profession | Ship Bonuses | Stats | +% per level |
Profession | Ship Bonuses | Stats | +% per level |
Profession | Ship Bonuses | Stats | +% per level | |||
 Carpenter |
Repair Cooldown Hull Repair Hull Max Hits |
2 2 1 |
0.1 0.1 0.05 |
 Hedge Mage |
Wake Scalar Crew Hit Points Greater Ability Cooldown |
1.5 2 2 |
0.075 0.1 0.1 |
 Navigator |
Movement Speed Sails Max Hits Sails Repair |
0.5 2 ? |
0.10 0.1 ? |
 Powder Monkey |
Cannon Reload Time Cannon Damage Regular Ability Cooldown |
3 0.5 2 |
0.15 0.025 0.1 | |||
 Cook |
Crew Hit Points Crew Wrestling Crew Damage Crew Healing |
2 0.75 0.5 3 |
0.1 0.015 0.025 0.15 |
 Marine |
Crew Boarding Success Crew Wrestling Crew Damage |
4 0.75 0.5 |
0.2 0.015 0.025 |
 Orc Reaver |
Crew Damage Crew Wrestling Crew Boarding Success |
0.5 0.75 4 |
0.025 0.015 0.2 |
 Raider |
Crew Wrestling Crew Boarding Success Crew Damage |
0.75 4 0.5 |
0.015 0.2 0.025 | |||
 Engineer |
Lesser Ability Cooldown Regular Ability Cooldown Greater Ability Cooldown Cannon Reload Time Cannon Damage Repair Cooldown |
2 2 2 3 0.5 2 |
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.15 0.025 0.1 |
 Marksman |
Cannon Accuracy Cannon Damage Crew Wrestling |
0.5 0.5 0.75 |
0.05 0.025 0.015 |
 Paviseman |
Crew Hit Points Cannon Accuracy Doubloons Earned |
2 0.5 0.5 |
0.1 0.05 0.025 |
 Sailor |
Movement Speed Sails Max Hits Sails Repair Cannon Accuracy |
0.5 2 ? 0.5 |
? 0.1 ? 0.05 | |||
 Fisherman |
Fishing Effective Skill Doubloons Earned Sails Max Hits Sails Repair |
0.2 0.5 2 4 |
0.01 0.025 0.1 0.2 |
 Medic |
Crew Healing Crew Hit Points |
3 2 |
0.15 0.1 |
 Pilgrim |
Wake Scalar Fishing Effective Skill Movement Speed |
1.5 0.2 0.5 |
0.075 ? 0.025 |
 Sea Dog |
Doubloons Earned Movement Speed Crew Wrestling Sails Max Hits |
0.5 0.5 0.75 2 |
0.025 0.025 0.015 0.1 | |||
 Gunner |
Cannon Damage Cannon Accuracy Cannon Reload Time Guns Max Hits Guns Repair |
0.5 0.5 3 2 4 |
0.025 0.05 0.15 0.1 0.2 |
 Merchant |
Doubloons Earned Tidings Movement Speed |
0.5 0.5 0.5 |
0.025 0.025 0.025 |
 Pirate |
Crew Boarding Success Doubloons Earned Cannon Damage Crew Damage Bonus |
4 0.5 0.5 0.5 |
0.2 0.025 0.025 0.025 |
 Spy |
Wake Scalar Tidings Lesser Ability Cooldown |
1.5 0.5 2 |
0.075 0.025 0.1 | |||
Ship Crewmember Cost
| Base Rank | Cost (Doubloons) |
|---|---|
 Novice |
600 |
 Adept |
700 |
 Veteran |
800 |
 Expert |
900 |
 Master |
1000 |
 Heroic |
10000 |
 Legendary |
25000 |
Ship Crewmember Stats
- Ship crewmembers have a set number of pips depending on the Base Rank of the crewmember (ie Expert, Master, Heroic, etc.)
- When a ship crewmember drops, the total number of pips will randomly roll into the possible bonuses they can provide.
- When a ship crewmember gains Loyalty, it will gain points into that bonus. The amount of bonus gained per loyalty level depends on the crewmember type.
- When the Loyalty Level is fully maxed to 10 the base stat will have a 50% bonus from the base stat roll.
Breach / Bravery
- The Breach stat for the Ships System has been overhauled, and is now known as Bravery. Instead of providing an Armor Ignoring effect, the Bravery stat will now provide a Damage Bonus to Crewmembers against Creatures on the same ship or against Boss/Boss Minions Wildands Expansion Patch Notes
Ship Crewmember Loyalty
- All Ship Crewmembers have a Loyalty Level ranging from 0-10
- Ship Crewmembers begin at Loyalty Level 0
- When a player's ship earns Doubloons for killing NPC Crewmembers and sinking NPC ships, all Crewmembers on the player's ship earn Loyalty Experience points based on the Doubloon amount
- Ship Crewmembers can also gain Loyalty Experience by completing Special Fishing Nets, Fishing Spots and SOS/MIBs
- A Crewmember's Loyalty Experience progress is depicted by a yellow/white progress bar
- Specific XP amounts for Loyalty Experience can be viewed in the "Info" page for the Crewmember
- Loyalty Experience gain rate has been increased by 50% (Patch 11/8/21)
Loyalty and Pirate Booty
- When a Crewmember reaches enough Loyalty Experience, they can be upgraded to the next Loyalty Level within the "Info" page for the Crewmember
- In order to upgrade a Crewmember's Loyalty Level, the player will have to spend a number of Pirate Booty (from their backpack)
- The amount of Pirate Booty required to upgrade a Crewmember increases with each Loyalty Level
- Players cannot upgrade Crewmembers while at sea (they must be on land)
- A Crewmember's Loyalty Level is visually depicted by a number of Rum Bottles (with no bottles shown for Level 0)
- Players will come across Pirate Booty as loot in a variety of seafaring activities
Loyalty Upgrade Increases
Each Loyalty Level upgrade increases the following:
| Crewmember Bonuses | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ship Bonus | +5% (scalar) |
| HP Increase | 25-50 (random) |
| Dex Increase | 0-2 (random) |
| Damage Increase | 0-2 (random) |
| Wrestling Increase | 0-2 (random) |
| Armor Increase | 0-2 (random) |
| Magic Resist Increase | 0-3 (random) |
Ship People Things
| Ship People Things | ||
|---|---|---|
 Ships Overview |
 Ship Hotbars |
 Ship Activities |
Ship Crewmembers |
 Ship Upgrades |
 Ship Salvaging |