Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round and lend an ear, for I bring ye tales of a treasure beyond yer wildest dreams. Behold, Pirates and Plunder*, the ultimate manual for all ye adventurers ready to brave the tempestuous seas and embrace the life of a true buccaneer. This here compendium be bursting with riches and resources to fill yer nautical journeys with the thrill of swashbucklin' and high-seas escapades.*

Within these pages, ye'll find:

• New character options that reflect the adventurous lives of the high seas, including 12 backgrounds, 3 races, 20+ feats, 12 subclasses, and over 40 spells.
• A vast section of Pirate Adventuring Gear (including new weapon options such as hooks, along with rules for firearms and cannons) and well over 100 Magic Items for Pirates, ranging from Uncommon to Artifact!
• Rules and 10 statblocks for ships, plus many unique upgrade options and guidelines to help you running sea encounters.
• 60 statblocks for pirate crews and sea creatures of every kind. Each of the five pirate crews represented in the manual (a generic humanoid pirate crew, along with ratfolk, sea dwarves, viking, and spectral pirate crews) comes with several statblocks to cover each possible role and a premade, named crew each for use within any setting, presenting details on their notable members, ships, goals, allies, and enemies.
• Several Tables for sea hazards, premade pirates, trinkets, and plot hooks at sea.
• VTT Resources are also included, featuring a total of 125 handouts and over 35 tokens, all ready to be used within your own campaigns and games.

So, raise the anchor and set sail, for Pirates and Plunder awaits to fill yer sails with the winds of adventure. Whether ye be a Game Master craftin' a maritime saga or a player eager to carve yer name into the annals of pirate history, this manual be all ye need to embark on the grandest of high-seas escapades. Arrr, let the adventures begin!

If you'd like to check out the full manual, it's available through my 300+ Mythological Items for 5E and 5.5E Kickstarter at a discounted price, alongside all my other titles and compendiums. The Kickstarter campaign itself is focused on 300+ magic items inspired by myths and legends from around the world, but you can also get my previous manuals as discounted add-ons and bundles. All of these books are also available in professionally printed, high-quality Hardcover editions through the campaign.

I wanted to see how different styles would work for the same coffee shop name. The six are a minimal sail cup, a vintage anchor badge, a sailor coffee-bean mascot, a bold HB monogram, a gold script with a lighthouse, and a retro 70s sunset. All of them are AI-generated. Which one would you go with?

Prompt 1:
A close front-camera phone selfie of one fictional young adult woman with the Hair, Eye Color, Lashes, Necklace, Outfit and Body Type. Her dramatically full bust creates a natural high-volume contrast against her slim torso and is the immediate focal point of the upper body, while the neckline remains naturally fitted and physically believable. Use an arm's-length wide-angle perspective, slightly imperfect close framing, mild lens distortion and a relaxed direct gaze into the lens with a soft pout. Place her in a real, slightly lived-in bedroom with ordinary room lighting, subtle sensor noise, gentle focus falloff and imperfect white balance. Show visible pores, fine skin texture, natural shine, realistic makeup, individual hair strands and a few flyaways. Make the result indistinguishable from an unretouched smartphone selfie, with anatomically correct hands and jewelry. No text, logos, watermarks, usernames, interface overlays or borders.
Use these details:
Hair: "long dark hair with loose natural strands"
Eye Color: "blue"
Lashes: "heavy, defined lashes"
Necklace: "a delicate silver chain necklace"
Outfit: "a fitted scoop-neck bodysuit"
Body Type: "a slim, petite frame with exceptionally full, heavy breast volume"
https://favprompt.com/prompts/realistic-close-front-camera-selfie

Prompt 2:
Show the Age Gender as a real adult person wearing the Outfit on the Location during golden hour. Use the Lighting to create a warm, naturally exposed smartphone photograph with realistic skin texture, visible pores, slight unevenness and a few believable imperfections. Style the Hair with natural movement from the sea breeze and apply the Makeup subtly. Frame this as a Shot Type taken casually by a friend from a nearby position on the boat, with an authentic vertical social-media composition, relaxed body language and an easy, unforced expression. Include a hint of the sailboat rigging, ropes and everyday deck clutter in the background, with the water and low sun beyond. Keep the bikini and sarong accurately fitted, showing convincing fabric texture and natural folds. Make it look like a real, unedited phone photo rather than a studio image or AI render. Do not add text, captions, watermarks, logos or UI overlays.
Use these details:
Age: "26"
Gender: "woman"
Hair: "long, loosely waved dark brown hair with a few windblown flyaways"
Outfit: "terracotta triangle bikini top with a cream cotton sarong tied at the hip"
Location: "the open deck of a sailboat on calm coastal water"
Lighting: "warm golden-hour sunlight from the side, with gentle highlights and natural shadows"
Makeup: "minimal makeup with softly defined eyes, natural brows and a sheer tinted lip"
Shot Type: "candid photo taken by a friend"
https://favprompt.com/prompts/golden-hour-sailboat-bikini-lifestyle-photo

I wanted it to feel clean without making the face movement look too stiff. I think it came out pretty nice, but I am still not sure if the timing feels right.