Perilous Puppets

Perilous Puppets is a crew that sails the Emerald Ocean. The crew currently flies the flag of The Sewing Circle.

History
Perilous Puppets was founded in the year 2005 on September 11 by Tilinka and Rasputina. Shortly after founding the crew, they decided that in order to foster a creative and humorous social environment, the crew would integrate poetry into it's promotion requirements. Members of the Perilous Puppets have run numerous events on Sage and the forums.

Past Flag Affiliations

 * The Red Flag Armada: Sept, 2005 - February 2006
 * February, 2006 - May 2006
 * Tiny Flag (later Infallible Quintessence): May 2006 - November 2007
 * Candy Coated Chaos: November 2007 - August 2008
 * The Sewing Circle: August 2008 -

Public Statement
Wise sailors had better beware all us

They know they can't compare to us

We plunder and harm

With grammatical charm

For we are the Puppets Perilous!

Extended Public Statement
This crew exists

To you bewitch

With literary fun and games.

We love to play

With words - all day!

And so have earned ourselves strange fames.

Our wits are quick -

Fast as our sticks -

Though simple sense oft lags behind.

Still it is true

Friends never rue

When with Puppets themselves they find.

There is a Puppet called Rasputin

Our poetry contest he did win

His title to keep

Rivals he must beat

So for "Poet" please keep challenging.

Crew Rules
An Exercise in Rhymed Couplet and Haiku.

1. Fellow pirates treat

With respect -greenhorn or salt

Likewise landlubbers.

2. Before boarding a ship at port or sea

Ask "Permission to Board" or PtB.

3. Shift and punctuate.

Graceful communication

Calms wrathful captain.

4. If you stop having fun

Go and drink some more rum.

Promotion Basics
To Cabin Person: Anyone who works hard and has a basic comprehension of how the "shift" key works is welcome to join. Just ask during the pillage and you will be invited when we port. Be forewarned! This crew promotes based on three things - attitude, word play, and skills, in that order.

To Pirate: At least three piracy duty puzzle with narrow experience. None of these should have a standing of able. You should also have some experience with gunning, and you will need to write a rhyming couplet or haiku to be presented over crew chat in the presence of at least one Senior Officer. A standing of ocean-wide Master or higher in gunning *may* trump the experience requirements.

Officer promotion is detailed in our private statement. No one unknown to the crew is promoted directly to officer upon joining, though advancement can be rapid.

Retired Senior Officers

 * Bluexmas
 * Cassis
 * Desertfox
 * Froghoul
 * Horrorpop
 * Mrev
 * Rasputina: Bilge rat and co-founder of the crew
 * Schnubel
 * Sharktail
 * Siggitysarah