Proposal: ID changes for 4.87

[SummerMcLovin]

- Lawful IDs get the ability to clear pirates off of the lanes siriuswide. Basically a "convoy sends scouts ahead to clear the way" deal.

That sounds rather... open to say the least. In their own house sure, but groups tearing through the lanes without even a convoy? Better to be on the defensive when out and about.

I was going to comment something similar to what Teerin said about some of these allying lines. Although I had already mentioned the CR-Brigands/Maquis discrepancy.
Defending their home alongside some more patriotic revolutionaries or similar could be a fairly common occurrence with some of these IDs. Along with the lack of a "Cannot participate in unlawful actions except as described above" line, leaving the RP a bit more open would be helpful. Of course, the pirates themselves still have their limitations that would be adhered to.
I would more consider the Police being there to protect the people rather than simply uphold the law. The Militaries are more concerned with fighting other houses rather than simply "defending their house sovereignty" (which the police would do as well).

Thinking of the Molly ID again, having a NAP with Gallia doesn't necessarily mean that they will directly attack Bretonians alongside them. There is also the matter of whenever Gallia gets too big for its britches and pisses off the Mollys enough to break the agreement. There are always your patriotic ones at the current moment. Perhaps a similar line to the Bundschuh one to be with or against Bretonian lawfuls (since they have worked with the BPA in particular against Wilde, and of course the Corsairs).

The Exiles being listed as unlawful is something I didn't notice before, doesn't really seem fitting. Those who would be fighting them would be either pirates who can engage everything anyway, or at war with them (Kusari, Gallia) through their own lines. Would save hassle with some of these allying lines.

As for the Hellfire Legion, it isn't much of a stretch to get them a bit further towards their friends in the TAZ, Mollys or Colonials. The last of these can make it to Inverness and Magellan from Coronado, so HF being able to do the same in reverse seems fine.
I'm also with Max on removing the cap restriction. This is a closed faction ID which you've used as justification for the RoS and SCRA to have Sirius-wide capital ships. Perhaps a similar line to the intelligence factions' "self-defence only outside of ZoI" for their caps would be suitable.

Edit: Not to mention I always considered Coronado part of HF's ZoI anyway.

I've noticed that a few tend to see Coronado as Cortez Mk II (i.e. an "independent system bordering Liberty/Bretonia"), haven't seen anyone get hauled up for it but that might simply be a lack of reports.

The extension into Bretonia for LN might be a little too much. Newcastle I suppose would be ok although not a priority, but Dundee seems rather pointless.

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