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Suggestions / Re: Negotiable Piracy
« on: January 04, 2022, 01:43:01 AM »You don't want to rob a man of everything unless you're desperate.
Yeah, exactly. Not that there won't be out-and-out villains who just want to take it all, but the Pirate faction as described in-game includes all sorts of down-and-outs, some of whom are just trying to get by.
Not that Alex needs inspiration for this, but FTL has amazing encounters that force risk/reward decision making. For instance, a slaver shows up and demands you hand over a crewmember - if your ship is in good shape, you'll probably try to fight your way out of it. If you're heavily damaged and staggering along, this could be enough to kill you all, so maybe it's best to just hand some poor sod over.
Since there are enemy fleets that do this already (Luddic Church 'donate or fight' fleets), I suspect it's pretty doable in the game.