A piracy paradigm
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Rule #1 Pilage and then Burn.
Rule #1 Pilage and then Burn.
Rossoneill
SOC-12
Ah thats why i never make any money.
My Teacher Said "Burn Then Pillage"
From The Habits of The Least Effective Pirates Of The Galaxy
Or In T20 Terms
"Fire all Weapons Then Demand They Surrender"
My Teacher Said "Burn Then Pillage"
From The Habits of The Least Effective Pirates Of The Galaxy
Or In T20 Terms
"Fire all Weapons Then Demand They Surrender"
Old Viking joke
"All right men, we're gonna raid that village!"
"Aargh!"
"We're gonna kill all the men!"
"Aargh!"
"We're gonna rape all the women!"
"Aargh!"
"We're gonna steal all the sheep!"
"Aargh!"
"And for Odin's sake get it right this time"
More seriously the Somali pirates operate much like the Malay and Phillipino pirates.
"All right men, we're gonna raid that village!"
"Aargh!"
"We're gonna kill all the men!"
"Aargh!"
"We're gonna rape all the women!"
"Aargh!"
"We're gonna steal all the sheep!"
"Aargh!"
"And for Odin's sake get it right this time"
More seriously the Somali pirates operate much like the Malay and Phillipino pirates.
Pirates in the Phillipenes made $20,000,000 from Ransoming hostages since 2000.
Who said "Piracy doesn't pay"?
Who said "Piracy doesn't pay"?
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Unfortunately, Preacherman, piracy DOES pay in some portions of the world.
Not me. I might say "What does piracy down on the surface of a world have to do with piracy in space?", but I'd never say that it didn't pay.
$20,000,000 you say? Wow, that's almost enough for the down payment of a Free Trader (until you adjust for TL differences, anyway).
Hans
I might say that Piracy in Space might take the example from the Pirates on the planets surface and make Ransoming people pay (perhaps the full price of a Far Trader!)
Bob Weaver
SOC-12
That could work. For a decent example of how the kidnap-and-ransom 'business' works, watch "Proof of Life" with Russell Crowe. The kidnappers have to have a place where they can run and hide after snatching somebody. That's doable in space, just a good bit harder, especially inside the Imperium. Since the Navy can fly its ships pretty much anywhere it wants to (remember, the Imperium rules the space between the stars)the hiding and ransoming part would be hard to pull off.
That does make for a good adventure seed for some heroically inclined PCs, however.
Best regards,
Bob
That does make for a good adventure seed for some heroically inclined PCs, however.
Best regards,
Bob
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Yeah, Bob, but space is vast, and a ship is so tiny. Of course, you have to get to the drop point....
If you have more than one ship, for example a Corsair to do the actual dirty work and a Scout or a Free Trader as a courier, you can just hide out in the Oort Cloud or someplace else where no one is going to find you and send the courier to another system where it can place an encrypted message in the X-Boat net.
Of course, the choke point of any kidnapping operation is the ransom/hostage exchange. If you're gonna make a regular business of this, you should definitely build a reputation that you always scrupulously return the hostages after ransom was paid.
Regards,
Tobias
Of course, the choke point of any kidnapping operation is the ransom/hostage exchange. If you're gonna make a regular business of this, you should definitely build a reputation that you always scrupulously return the hostages after ransom was paid.
Regards,
Tobias
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
And, a reputation that you ruthlessly retaliate if the ransomers (?) pull anything - like having MoJ waiting at the drop point.
"Take a ship to these coordinates.
There you will find a case containing a self-erasing jump cassette.
Insert the tape and jump immediately. You are being monitored and if you fail to jump you will never see the hostages again.
Sincerely;
The Kidnappers"
Actually, it might make an interesting PC adventure.
There you will find a case containing a self-erasing jump cassette.
Insert the tape and jump immediately. You are being monitored and if you fail to jump you will never see the hostages again.
Sincerely;
The Kidnappers"
Actually, it might make an interesting PC adventure.
Gnusam Netor
SOC-13
Thats one good antagonist we have there with the evil-kidnapper-entrepreneurs-bussiness-scheme.
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Oh yeah, you could easily set it up to look like a legit transport gig: "Just take this poor sick girl to Xxxx and you will be paid. 20% is yours to keep. The rest you will need to deliver to Yyyyy for their part in this."
If they ask why everyone is being so secretive, you can always blame it on a cult trying to kidnap her, or a jealous ex-lover, or Zho spies, or....
If they ask why everyone is being so secretive, you can always blame it on a cult trying to kidnap her, or a jealous ex-lover, or Zho spies, or....
