An idea I had

[jason davy]

Originally Posted by Jeava

Cook: Hiring a cook for the ship adds Voodoo to any crew member on board.

Physician: Hiring a Physician adds Health to any crew member on board.

First Mate: First mate will automatically pilot the ship should you decide to use cannons

This is a very interesting idea... I kinda like it. I suppose it would need to be refined (like you said, what would happen if 2 of same kind were on same ship) but I do actually think this would be a neat game feature. However, I'm not so sure about cooks and physicians, why would we need health and voodoo while on a ship? (Unless in SvS, extra health could be nice in that case.) Also, I do like the first mate idea, but I'd almost be afraid to let a Disney programmed merc sail my ship... lol. And maybe the different types of mercs could vary in prices. For example, an engineer would cost more that a physician, etc.