Jinx ... you're going beyond the scope of the rules we must abide by. Role play is an art more than a science. But since we have these artificial limitations place ONLY on pirates ... we have to play by those rules. So what we get is a pirate in a gunboat trying to defend himself from 2+ battle cruisers. Where's the realism and role play in that?
Oh nevermind ... pirate characters don't last long anyway. Once people realize how utterly impossible it is (because of the rules and lack of role playing traders) they usually give it up and start trading themselves.
