A day in the life of a pirate

[Rickard Steiner]

There is problem with pirating less often but demanding more. The one unlucky merchant will have to pay more, instead of several traders paying less, thus making one person possibly more frustrated, than several a bit annoyed over lsot profit.

Hmm, true, though hopefully that would be balanced out by the decreased chance of happening again within a given time period...unlucky is unlucky though.

I do think though that it's worth considering how much RP capital a piracy situation has if you're going to lump it on someone unsuspecting. As a rule I try and tailor my happenings in-game, not just with 'what will I get out of this?' but also 'what will he/she get out of this?' My hope is always that everyone at least comes away with something, even if their space wallets are lighter than previously.