Smuggling?

[badkarmasix]

@BaconSoda - I don't think the smuggler ID needs to have that added. I think it's implicit in the definition of a smuggler.

The ID, as it is, states that we (I'm a smuggler as well) can trade and that we commonly carry smuggled goods. Smuggled goods = contraband. While we have the vanilla contraband, the Discovery story has allowed for new goods to be considered as contraband by the community. The Kusari-Bretonia War is a smuggler's paradise given Bretonia's long list of embargoed goods against Kusari. I made mention of this in my character's bio. Of course the profits from the runs that have been created by the war don't compare to the more traditional smuggler runs(some price tweaking might be in order here), but the war-runs are RP gold.

I think the smuggler ID is perfect for this situation. Kusari can't rely on their trading fleets moving goods through Bretonia. Third party shipping organizations would be reluctant to risk their own ships to trade for Kusari as Bretonia would most likely take aggressive action against these third parties if it was discovered they were in the employ of Kusari. So, who else would Kusari turn to? Smugglers. We're the only ones with experience in transporting contraband.

So, no, you would not just be another trader.

As to whether it would be something more noble. I suppose that depends on your smuggler's sense of morality. Being a Kusari citizen, I'd say that would dictate the "nobility" of your smuggling actions. Myself, hailing from Denver, well, I'd go where the larger profit was. If it were more profitable to smuggle to Kusari, then I would smuggle there. And vice versa. Hell, I might even try playing both sides for a time.

As for rewording the smuggler ID, perhaps it should read something like this:

Pilot carrying this ID is a smuggler. Smuggler ID grants its owner the right to trade and escort traders. The Smuggler ID indicates good reputation within the Sirius unlawful factions, and is commonly used to carry contraband goods. Smuggler ID owner cannot participate in any military operations and cannot fulfil bounty contracts.

This rewording reflects the fact that not all contraband goods are associated with pirates or unlawfuls.

Cheers,
Idaho

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