11-14-2015, 12:44 AM
(11-14-2015, 12:11 AM)SilverOtter Wrote:For the ideals I just named, others don't necessarily have to share these ideals but they still have to follow the rules of the pirate faction. However, those that the faction mostly stands for (such as freedom of speech and equal rights) are pretty common.(11-13-2015, 11:56 PM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: I do have to admit that the characters came first. The idea was a group of pirates that, while stealing and raiding ships, would still respect their victims and value their lives. As such they would keep casualties as low as possible, as well as always leaving their victims with something left, so they could eventually recover.Not only is it highly unlikely that a character's ideals are all shared within their faction, but you also tossed in a bunch of factors that just scream "Mary Sue Faction". I mean, really? The biggest and most powerful pirate faction, who's subterfuge allows them to co-exist within other groups and allow them to maintain a highly un-pirate-like spreading of their work?
From that, I thought that having a larger group with these ideals and that would share what they got among each other would be an interesting idea. What we have now just kind of evolved from there.
Also, from this it is literally impossible to have a character that just gets everything from them and becomes overpowered.
You won't get anything from them if you don't contribute as well.
And getting overpowered stuff from them is not the problem. It's that fact that your characters could potentially walk around the corner and find another pirate buddy who's got what you need. It doesn't even have to be the best stuff, just the fact that it's there is overpowered. Hell, I don't even know what you mean by "contribute", and how much the characters have contributed in the past that could potentially be cashed in at any point.
Right now I'm thinking about leaving out the piracy aspect entirely, since it caused so many problems. Perhaps it would make things more realistic but I have to keep it in the grey area somehow...
You won't just get anything you want. The pirate faction will give to you what will help you to support them better.
Also, if they give you a big, powerful battleship, you will be expected to take on other big, powerful battleships for the faction, with equal or even greater chances of being blown to bits. On top of that, with the large upkeep and crew requirements of such a ship, you won't be taking it for a joyride.
Of course, you won't get anything instantly either. First you will have to make a request. That request then has to be approved. Then, someone near you who actually has what you need must be found. If nobody who has it can be found, it will have to be acquired, either by a contact or by running a mission. And then, it will be delivered to somewhere where you can retrieve it.
Besides, you don't just run into someone who conveniently has what you need, and even if you do, in that case you would probably have to buy it from them anyway.
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