Roleplay

[Derkylos]

*Example about rp before engaging*

In which case, a simple "drop those men and disengage, pilot" would suffice. If the agressor is interested in RP, he will likely respond, if he is not and remains silent, then by all means shoot him...you have fulfilled the "Rp before engaging" criteria.

However, just shooting someone because they have a hostile IFF is lame. The number of times I've had "RP" which consists of "Xeno! Die!"...

Death is not the only way in which one can win/lose a conflict...destroying a ship should only occur if someone fails to comply with a course of action you wish for them to take (cf: pirates and taxation, lawfuls and smugglers).

As a "lawful" (subjective-OCs are lawful in Alpha), begin by attempting to get the threat to remove itself...after all, gunfire can always accidentaly injure innocent bystanders. The best warriors are those that can defeat the enemy without firing a single shot.

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