Privateering Role-Play, Opinions?

[Diomedes]

So, I am pretty close to having a set-up Bretonnia privateer. I had a couple of questions just to see how people tend to regard the ID and one rules question.

First the rule: ID allows no access whatsoever to the Sigma system. BAF wiki lists Sigma-13 as a privateer staging ground. The ID rule takes precedence I would think. Please let me know if I'm wrong.

As for how the ID is regarded, to most people see the privateers as a secretive raiding group for disrupting trade or a more blunt military formation to strike behind the front lines?

When i first conceptualized the character I assumed I could sort of "disappear" into Kusari, staging from GC bases and even using a ship that would not immediately scream BAF (was actually going to see about requesting GC VHF before I checked and saw the red box, as kind of a blending in with local resistance RP).

My last question then is any suggestions for a ship that might work well with this "blending-in" approach in mind? I tend to prefer heavy fighters or light VHFs.

In the end, I'm guessing there's multiple ways to play the privateer. Just though I'd get the community's 2 cents.

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[Dab]

It would be best to request permission from the GC factions before docking their bases. The current deal is that [GC] handles Ainu Depot and the bases of Tau-65, Kiretsu handles Battleship Matsuda. Contact the appropriate one depending where you wanted to base.

Privateers generally use civilian ships, rarely Bretonian ones. If you want a VHF, I'd recommend the Eagle.

Also, Privateer's aren't secret, they're just a raiding group. Look at colonial-era privateers. State-sponsered pirates. That's generally how you should act in your actions. Character personality can be anything from greedy pirate to military-disciplined man (many of the QCP characters were/are ex-military).

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[oZoneRanger]

Don't go it alone. No fun being a lone Privateer. Maybe look into joining the QPC.

[MB52]

Privateer + captured Kusari Gunboat = fun SRP

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[Dieter Schprokets]

look to joining the QCP

Then we can get you in the group.

PM me or alvin katz

Or i guess you could post in the BAF recruitment, since QCP is now a subset of BAF.

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[Ceoran]

Privateer + captured Kusari Gunboat = fun SRP

It was a destroyer if I recall correctly.
As for stationing, what's so wrong with simply basing off the BMM station in Tau-23? Most QCP I've encountered were F1'd next to a lane anyways.

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[Coin]

id go for a mafic with shield busters and a snac. nasty nasty nasty

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[Zapp]

id go for a mafic with shield busters and a snac. nasty nasty nasty

Yay cruise! :crazy:

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[Daedric]

Yay cruise! :crazy:

Tis why you have a Dacite with a CD and hull crackers wit you.

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