Badge
Badges are bought in the Palace Shoppe of any island on a doubloon ocean for doubloons. These items provide the holder with the ability to hold a given rank, or lower, in a crew or the ability to produce take employment at a shoppe or stall to provide "offline" labor.
Badges last a limited amount of time, after which new badges must be purchased. There are two distinctions in how this time is measured. Login days refer to days in which the pirate holding the badge is logged in. Calendar days refer to days on the calendar, regardless of how often the pirate holding the badge logs in.
When a rank badge expires, the pirate who held the badge maintains their rank. However, any ablities that the rank has over that of the Cabin Person cannot be executed. For example, a Captain whose Captain Badge expired can no longer modify the crew articles, promote or demote crew members, expel crew members, or command a ship with Officer level control.
Pirate Badge
Price: 1 doubloon
The Pirate Badge allows the holder to be promoted to and do any tasks which require the rank of Pirate in a crew.
This badge is good for 30 login days.
Officer Badge
Price: 8 doubloons
The Officer Badge allows the holder to be promoted to the ranks of Pirate, Officer, and Fleet Officer. The badge is required to do any tasks which require the Officer or Fleet Officer ranks and allows the holder to do any tasks which require the Pirate Badge.
This badge is good for 30 login days.
Senior Officer Badge
Price: 10 doubloons
The Senior Officer Badge allows the holder to be promoted to the ranks of Pirate, Officer, Fleet Officer, and Senior Officer. The badge is required to do tasks which require the rank of Senior Officer and allows the holder to do any tasks which require the Officer Badge.
The Senior Officer Badge can be upgraded to a Captain Badge based on the time remaining on the Senior Officer Badge. Upgrading from a new Senior Officer Badge to a Captain Badge costs 10 doubloons. This price increases as the time remaining on the Senior Officer Badge decreases.
This badge is good for 30 login days.
Captain Badge
Price: 20 doubloons
The Captain badge allows the holder to create a new crew, if they meet the other requriements, or to hold the ranks of Pirate, Officer, Fleet Officer, Senior Officer, or Captain. The badge is required to do tasks which require the Captain rank and allows the holder to do any tasks which require the Senior Officer Badge.
This badge is good for 30 login days.
Labor Badge
Price: 5 doubloons
The Labor Badge allows holder to produce 24 hours of "offline" labor. This labor pool will be drawn from for both foraging and playing Crafting Puzzles as well as from stalls in which the pirate is employed.
This badge is good for 30 calendar days, as opposed to login days.
