' Wrote:Well, I've been having some fun recently in roleplaying my Bretonian Privateer, harassing and extorting trade to and from Kusari, making a fair penny at the Emperor's unwilling expense.
However, I've a bit of trouble with people preferring to sit still and die instead of either running or paying.
Apparently it's because of my BAF I.D. I can understand some confusion (and technically the ID doesn't prohibit me demanding cash, only cargo... and it's not 'pirating', it's 'privateering'...), but when I go to the effort to say a hell of a lot more than '3 mil or die', I'd expect some understanding, right?
I mean, the Privateer idea did get fair popular support when I first mentioned it...
Maybe I'm robbing the wrong folk. Any thoughts?
A privateer was commission by the armed forces, but they were private companies or individuals. Being privately owned and run, privateers did not take orders from the naval command. Often privateers were required to limit their activity to an agreed area or the ships of an agreed nation by their letter of marque. Often the owners or captain would be required to post a bond against breaching these conditions, or they might be liable to pay damages to an injured party.
With this in mind, I would say first get rid of the BAF ID and pick up an ID that will permit you to demand cargo or tax from the trade vessels. A new ID along with the [QCP] prefix should be sufficient to justify your RP. Also you mentioned a 3 mil tax, keep the tax low and I'm sure the trader would then rather pay then get blown up. Remember, even a large cargo ship might have only paid less then 1 mil for its load and they will be more then happy to get blown up rather than pay more then its worth. It is only worth the paid price as the destination has not yet been reached and many trader would probably start over then pay a 3-4 mil tax.
