Reply To: fire at will below breaking point

Hi Jorge!

Happy to see that you are still sailing!

In the English version of the rules (Black Seas, 3rd printing, page 28; “Additional Rule: Strike the Colours”) it says:

As soon as a ship drops below its Break Value, for whatever reason, and every time it activates after that, make a Skill Test. If this fails, the ship will Strike the Colours and surrender.

So immediately after the damage has bean received, taking the 3rd Rate below the break value, the ship has to make a Skill Test. If the test passes, the ship can Fire as she Bears as usual, but she has to take a Skill Test again when activating. If the first test fails, the ship Strikes her Colours directly, before she has a chance to activate, and cannot Fire as she Bears.

I hope that helps!