THINGS NOT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE A SPACE PIRATE

[DAWGIE]

HERE ARE MAJOR LESSONS LEARNED BACK IN THE TRIAL AND ERROR DAYS OF MY CAREER AS A SPACE PIRATE IN THE TRAVELLER UNIVERSE:


1. THERE ARE OLD SPACE PIRATES, AND THERE ARE BOLD SPACE PIRATES, BUT, THERE ARE NO OLD, BOLD, SPACE PIRATES!


2. DO NOT, I SAY AGAIN, DO NOT, TAKE YOUR CONVERTED TYPE A2 FREE TRADER PIRATE VESSEL INTO COMBAT WITH, ANY SDB, OR INTERSTELLAR CAPABLE PATROL CORVETTE! EVEN AN OLD ONE USED BY A BACKWATER WORLD!


3. NEVER, I SAY AGAIN, NEVER MATE AIRLOCKS WITH ANY NAVAL VESSEL THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A WARSHIP AND ATTEMPT A BOARDING ACTION! NOT EVEN IT IT IS UNABLE TO SHOOT OR MANUEVER OR JUMP OUT SYSTEM!


4. DO NOT MESS WITH THE SCOUT SERVICE - PERIOD!


5. WELL INTENTIONED SPACE PIRATES ARMED WITH MODERN FIREARMS, AND EVEN LASER WEAPONS, WEARING HARD VAC-SUITS, ARE NO MATCH FOR BATTLEDRESS CLAD SCOUT SERVICE PERSONNEL, NAVAL RATINGS OR SPACE MARINES ARMED WITH MAN PORTABLE PLASMA GUNS!


6. NEVER, EVER ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE REAL NAVY OR SUB-SECTOR NAVY OF THE IMPERIUM!


7. A LITTLE BIT OF PIRACY IS TOLERABLE, BUT WHEN YOU GET GREEDY, YOUR WILL FIND YOUR NAME AT THE TOP OF THE IMPERIUM NAVY AND SUB-SECTOR NAVY **** LIST!



8. DO NOT **** OFF THE SPACE GOING CANINES! VAGR PIRATES BITE IS WORSE THAN VARGR PIRATES BARK!


9. NEVER, EVER MESS WITH THE ASLAN! NEVER!


10. VACUUM SUCKS BIG TIME WITHOUT A PRESSURE SUIT OR AN AIRTIGHT HULL TO KEEP IT OUT!


11. WHEN YOU HAVE A "SECRET BASE" KEEP ITS LOCATION A SECRET! SOME ******* WHO KNOWS TO MUCH ALWAYS BLABS THE LOCATION WHEN THEIR *** IS IN A CRACK!


12. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LEARN WHEN IT IS TIME TO RUN, BABY, RUN!


DAWGIE who lived to become an old TRAVELLER space pirate by guess, and by luck of the combat dice!

[commissarmoody]

Its funny you should post this because last game we had, I actually had to deal with a type  3,5, and 6. And do to some incredibly poor role (GM) and some insanely good roles we were able to take the ship and the crew while only losing a few of are NPC assault team. We then sunk one to an Imperium fleet dry dock and uploaded a virus into the fleets computers, causing all ships to over heat there engines and go boom .

Are GM was almost in tears, we were un stop able that day 

[snitcythedog]

Lessons learned.  This should give you a giggle.
http://theglen.livejournal.com/16735.html
Not mine, but he use to post on a forum that I frequented.
Snitchy sends.

[Earther]

LOL! All so true!

LESSON 13. NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER, BECOME A FRELLIN' SPACE PIRATE, PERIOD!

[mattblackgod]

Very wise advice me heartie!