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Fleet "Vive Le Roi! - F&S Remix"

Fleet "Vive Le Roi! - F&S Remix" - 45 Points (extended format)	show standard format

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The French made out very well in Fire and Steel, and sufficient to say my standard French pure fleet has undergone some serious revision thanks to the new pieces.

There certainly is a lot of anti-English sentiment in this fleet, with Le Dauphin Royal getting +1 to her cannon rolls against English ships and with Lenoir's Hostile: England. keyword. This is just as it should be since these two nations were at each other's throats constantly in the age of sail.
Speaking of Lenoir, he is a fantastic new piece introduced in F&S. Since his above mentioned keyword reduces his cost by one, Lenoir is now the cheapest canceler in the game and fits well into most large gunship combos.

This Le Dauphin Royal combo is a terror-inspiring juggernaut. Exploding shot allows her to dish out obscene amounts of damage while Lenoir deals with tricky abilities and unexpected enemy maneuvers. Arathiel with sacrifice fodder is standard on any main French gunboat.

Le Bon Marin and L'Intrepide run gold and try to pick up the French Royal Decree UT. If sacrificing crew makes room for said UT, Dauphin Royal can pick it up to collect gold while it dominates the enemy fleet.

Becalmed serves to immobilize enemy runners for Dauphin Royal to pick off. It can be used against enemy gunships as well so long as they aren't galleys or equipped with sac combos using oarsmen for fodder. Favor of the Gods protects against enemy events.

Paradis de la Mer is a very solid fort if your venue allows them.

Playing this fleet is pretty simple: send your runners to the closest wild islands and use Becalmed and Le Dauphin Royal to neutralize your enemy.
Rolling badly with Exploding Shot could put you in a bit of a jam, but its an acceptable risk in my opinion. At least it doesn't give you a fire mast like fire shot does.

The French have been the second most powerful faction behind the Pirates since Crimson Coast, but the gap is narrowing.

Section: Ship #1 (7 miniatures)
1	x	Capitaine Arathiel (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 090A Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 5	Miniature text: This ship may move and shoot using the same move action. Once per turn, you may eliminate one of this ship's crew to give her an extra action.
1	x	Exploding Shot (F&S)
		Collector's Number: 109 Faction Affiliation: Equipment Rarity: U Type: Equipment Point Value: 1	Miniature text: Once per turn when this ship is given a shoot action, one of her cannons can shoot an exploding shot. Declare which cannon will shoot the exploding shot before rolling the d6. If it hits, the target's controller replaces one mast with a fire mast and eliminates a crew. If the cannon roll is a 1, remove Exploding Shot from the game and eliminate a mast from this ship.
1	x	Helmsman (RotF)
		Collector's Number: 079 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 2	Miniature text: Helmsman
1	x	Le Dauphin Royal (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 067 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: R Type: Ship Point Value: 14 Cargo Space: 5 Base Move: L Cannons: 3S-2L-2L-2L-3S	Miniature text: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against English ships.
1	x	Lenoir (F&S)
		Collector's Number: 092B Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 4	Miniature text: Loyal: France, Hostile: England. Once per turn, one crew or ship within S of this ship can't use its ability that turn.
1	x	Oarsman (F&S)
		Collector's Number: 127 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 1	Miniature text: Oarsman
1	x	Vicomte Jules de Cissey (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 089 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 0	Miniature text: Limit, Ransom. Place this crew face up during setup. You may build your fleet using 5 more points than the build total. This crew cannot leave this ship unless it is captured or eliminated.

Section: Ship #2 (1 miniatures)
1	x	Le Bon Marin (PofR)
		Collector's Number: 059 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: R Type: Ship Point Value: 6 Cargo Space: 4 Base Move: S+L Cannons: 4S	Miniature text: This ship may dock and explore a wild island using the same move action.

Section: Ship #3 (2 miniatures)
1	x	Explorer (RotF)
		Collector's Number: 085 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 1	Miniature text: Explorer
1	x	L'Intrepide (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 078 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Ship Point Value: 5 Cargo Space: 4 Base Move: S+L Cannons: 3S-3S	Miniature text: English ships get +1 to their cannon rolls against this ship.

Section: Events (2 miniatures)
1	x	Becalmed (PofR)
		Collector's Number: 100B Faction Affiliation: Treasure Rarity: C Type: Event Point Value: 4 Cargo Space: 0	Miniature text: Reveal this event at the beginning of one of your turns and place its token anywhere on the play area (except on an island or a ship). No ship within L of the token may be given a move action unless she can move when derelict. Remove Becalmed from the game at the beginning of your next turn.
1	x	Favor of the Gods (PofSCS)
		Collector's Number: 058B Faction Affiliation: Treasure Rarity: C Type: Event Point Value: 2	Miniature text: Reveal this event at the beginning of one of your turns: Remove all events from the game.

Section: Unique Treasures (1 miniatures)
1	x	French Royal Decree (F&S)
		Collector's Number: 096 Faction Affiliation: Treasure Rarity: R Type: Unique Treasure Point Value: 0	Miniature text: Each time this ship sinks a non-French ship, randomly choose one gold coin on a wild island and put it on your home island.

Section: Forts (1 miniatures)
1	x	Paradis de la Mer (PofR)
		Collector's Number: 065 Faction Affiliation: France Rarity: C Type: Fort Point Value: 0 Cargo Space: 0 Cannons: 2L-2L-3L-3L-4L	Miniature text: The first time this fort is shot at each turn, roll a d6. The result is the number of times this fort must be hit that turn before any of its cannons can be eliminated.

Fleet Statistics

Distribution by Base Move
-	11	79 %
L	1	7 %
S+L	2	14 %


Distribution by Cargo Space
-	9	64 %
-	2	14 %
4	2	14 %
5	1	7 %


Distribution by Faction Affiliation
Equipment	1	7 %
France	10	71 %
Treasure	3	21 %


Distribution by Point Value
-	3	21 %
1	3	21 %
14	1	7 %
2	2	14 %
4	2	14 %
5	2	14 %
6	1	7 %


Distribution by Rarity
C	10	71 %
R	3	21 %
U	1	7 %


Distribution by Type
Crew	6	43 %
Equipment	1	7 %
Event	2	14 %
Fort	1	7 %
Ship	3	21 %
Unique Treasure	1	7 %

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vladsimpaler

Subject: Posted: April 23, 2008 11:45 pm

Looks like a very good fleet, in fact, an extremely good fleet. It's also extremely competitive, except for one thing: The Dauphin Royal. I don't know...you can only SAC once. Plus, you can move only S+L+S+L. You'll do fine against HMS Titans and Harbingers, but then again, they can SAC too. And they can get other actions, AND they can also have cancelers, although in a typical English build you won't see that. I'd watch out for them, though. What you should also watch out for is San Cristobals and OE Deliverances, and you're not going to do too well if they have cancelers. Of course, the keyword there is 'if'. You most likely won't get the first shot with the Royal, but I suppose that's what LeNoir is there for. Ziotoo brought this up before, but oarsmans have their uses on pretty much every single gunship, especially those with SAC Captains. The French Royal Decree is an especially nice touch, I wish that Spain had one of those. Good use of the new LeNoir, too. I also wish Spain had something like that. All in all, though, you did an exceptionally good job on this fleet! A 5/5 from me.

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