I'm thinking of setting up a new pirate character, and was thinking of setting up a variation on the usual pay for passage scheme. I want to do a 2 person "protection" racket. Put one person in a fighter at the start of a trade lane (one of the few where this could be done safely) requesting a donation for the "protection" of the trade lane, then let the trader pass even if they don't pay. The second person would wait halfway down the TL in a bomber or a gunship, and would disrupt the TL and destroy the traders who didn't pay.
My question concerns the second person in the racket. Do they have to seperately warn the trader before engaging, or is the RP from the first person a good enough warning to expect consequenses for non-payment?
I thought this sort of scheme would make for some interesting RP, as well as mix up the piracy gig a little, but I don't want to end up getting sanctioned for doing it wrong.
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