From the introduction: Pirates! Scourges of the Seven Seas, dashing scoundrels living a life free from constraint or such petty concerns as ‘the law’, heroes and villains in more stories than can be recounted… well, you’ll be seeing a lot more of them, because you’re going to a setting that’s all about piracy and pirate-related shenanigans. What kind of piracy obviously depends on your choices, given that this is a ‘Generic’ jump.