Buccaneer: Through Hell and High Water

If you like the genres History (Americas), Horror, Fantasy, Action / Adventure (Nautical), Action / Adventure (Swashbuckling / Pirates) , this game is for you.

If you like the mechanics Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Exploding Dice (Die may 'explode' into a second roll), Cards (Standard French-suited deck), Dice (Various), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Dice Step (variable dice vs. static target), Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Progression Tree (Skills, professions, magic abilities, etc.), Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc), Trait / Aspect Based (personality affects gameplay) , you will enjoy this game.

This game falls under the category: Campaign Setting (game world), Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play).