Hogosha in NY

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Faction description says Hogosha are treated like any other Keiretsu (company) in Kusari.

In real life, Yakuza have public offices and recruitment centers andd show up at corporate job fairs sometimes with their own booths.

A Kusari trader can travel to Liberty--so can a Hogosha trader. Liberty is supposedly at least a pseudo Democracy and Hogosh are not all from the same pot. Some are Order agents some Corsair facilitators, some pirates and others a lot milder.

Smugglers can enter Liberty--innocent until proven guilty. The Roppongi connection is the one good point. LN or LPI would have to issue an edict regarding Hogosha though rather than just crying "Totally OORP!". It's within reasonable rp--some just won't like it--just like some think any Junker flying anything other than a CSV has corrupted the purity of the game. Been there done that seen it already.

Having incidents in game would be a reason to ban Hogosha and one of the law factions can do that--but that's the way to handle it--not through stricter application of the rules. IC role playing pressure and influence to liberty and getting them to enact laws would be the way to stop it if you wanted. However, I can also see Kusari governmental pride being stirrred at Liberty telling them "Your citizens are not welcome here"--which is how they would hear it. Hogosha ban in Liberty is reasonable if a reciprocal ban against Junkers exists. then everyone is back in a neat non-messy uncreative box and no one is offended--even though most offended aren't playing a Hogosha.

I am actually content either way. If its the mod decision good enough. But I like the mod to dictate the baselines--not other players opinions.

The Hogosha are supposedly financed primarily by artifact sales--that is their primary in character trade item as given in their description and news back ground. The best market they can sell artifacts at is Manhattan. Go figure.

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