The JUNKER CONGRESS

[worldstrider]

Thanks for the approval.

It really isn't that open ended.

Obviously, the Junker designed ships are there and the civilian one s are already available to most. As the "Junker Guard" in Puerto Rico fly Eagles, that lends credence to it.

It's conceivable a Junker could be a pirate (by ID) and fly the Legionnaire or even the Corsair gunboat--though he would not be your typical Junker. Likewise a Junker might chose a Warran bomber over a civilian one--particularly if he was carrying a Pirate ID.

I am amending one thing--adding a "rule" stating a member of the Junker Congress must have a Junker or Junker Guard affiliated reputation and cannot carry a pirate ID as a member.

The Junker Congress does not want to get recognition as an official "pirate" organization--Junkers try to stay under the radar.

So amended rule added--that will reduce the reasons to buy "off" ships. I am also increasing weapons types from houses from 2 to 4. Players should be able to be creative. I'll include codes as part of this allotment as well.

So a player could have a tizzona, a kraken and two codes or two krakens and two tizzonas, etc., etc. Junker Congress officers may impose temporary or local restrictions as they see fit if the need arises.

As to freighters, I think that is a role play choice. Junker bases are in every house system (but Kusari). Stands to reason if a wealthy Junker wanted to expand trade he might purchase a freely available local ship, using his CSV or Collector as a short haul or salvage vessel only.

A Junker can of course still have a vote in the Congress even if he is a Pirate ID character--he or she just cannot be an actual member

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