I'm looking for advice, I'm going to run for a group of Pirate/Privateer PC, we are going to be using the sanctioned parts of the Skulls and Shackles AP...
What have they already played? #38: No Plunder, No Pay seems like it would fit.
Personally, I'd just run the AP as-is in campaign mode. Picking out only the sanctioned sections and missing out on the rest of the story seems like it would deliver a less satisfying play experience.
Perils of the Pirate Pact (0-17 I think?) has some good river piracy in it...Severing Ties (4-07) and You Have What you Hold (5-06) are also sort of thematically appropriate. Maybe Glass River Rescue (5-01) as well, in a way.
I would second all of Mike's choices, but be warned that Severing Ties can be pretty brutal on parties. But it is a really fun scenario that has some pretty good RP potential as well as interesting combats, so it's probably worth it.
Although the tier for the WWM is 2-3, it really shouldn't be attempted by a party of level-2 only, unless you've got like 6 people and good system mastery. As written, it is HARD. Richard Pett is well known as an author of 'meatgrinder' adventures.
