A Pirate's Life 1

The following is a brief summary and an explanation of what requirements you need to meet in order to get the event to fire. Further details are provided but they contain spoilers. Don't read them unless you really want to know exactly what happens in the event.

Summary:

Event #1 in the A Pirate's Life event chain.

A colorful character messages the Argo with an interesting offer.

Event Trigger Requirements:

• Reputation with Pirates 75 or higher

Event Details:

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WARNING: SPOILERS

Darius calls you to the command center, where he has a message from one of your pirate contacts pulled up. Apparently, your contact has a proposal for you:

Greetin's Commander,

On occasion, in the course of doing business, I come privy to certain knowledge and opportunities. Opportunities which, me and mine bein' the well-known rabblerousers and buckleswashers we are, be not in a position to take advantage of. But you and yours, what with bein' all "registered" and "licensed" and "whatnot" with the veneer o' civilization an' legitimatism, could do. If'n yer interested, give us a nod or a wink an' we'll surely keep you apprised when choice chances do occur. Mind, if'n we come to ye with a job, ye best be takin' it or we'll find some other outfit fit for the task.

-D.P. Roberts

"Darius? Mind translating? Their speech-to-text software must hate them... no-one actually writes like that, do they?"

"Commander, I think what they're saying is that they'll contact us with special jobs if we agree, but they'll be upset if they bring us a contract and we don't take it."

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Option A - "Agree to receive special contracts from Roberts":

A few hours after agreeing to Roberts' proposal, Darius meets you with an update.

"Commander, our contact Roberts is basically the 2IC for the Band of the Damned under Vance Rezak. Rezak is famous for his spy network, and the Band is perfectly capable of running these jobs themselves. If Roberts is going behind Rezak and the rest of the Band, there's definitely something else going on here. Could be dangerous."

"Where there's danger, there's opportunity. We'll be careful."

Result:

• Roberts will contact you later with special contracts

Note:

• Choosing this option unlocks the events X Marks The Spot and The Devil You Know.
• Both events can be triggered by entering systems held by most factions (see the Troubleshooting section for the full list) and passing about a week or so.

Option B - "Turn down Roberts' offer":

"Darius, we've done some jobs over the years that I'm not proud of, but I don't think we should jump into bed with this Roberts character."

"Understood Commander. You know, Roberts is basically the 2IC for the Band of the Damned under Vance Rezak. We don't have much on them, but the Damned have been raiding the Draconis Combine for years. I bet the DCMS would appreciate it if we quietly forwarded this information to them."

"Do it, XO."

Result:

• Draconis Combine faction reputation increased by 7
• The event chain ends

Hints:

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CLICK HERE IF YOU'VE HAD THIS EVENT POP UP BUT AREN'T SURE HOW TO GET THE NEXT ONE TO ACTIVATE.

In order to get the events which spawn pirate contracts to trigger you need to enter systems controlled by a variety of different factions. Be aware that the event won't fire immediately on entering the system, you may have to advance time a week or so in order to get it to pop up. This event chain takes you on a grand tour of the Inner Sphere so be prepared to travel extensively.

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WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS. Click here for a full list of all the factions you can visit for pirate contracts.

Faction systems you can visit for events:

• Capellan Confederation
• Chainelane Isles
• Circinus Federation
• Clan Ghost Bear
• Clan Jade Falcon
• Clan Nova Cat
• Clan Wolf
• ComStar
• Draconis Combine
• Federated Suns
• Free Rasalhague Republic
• Free Worlds League
• Hanseatic League
• JàrnFòlk
• Lyran Commonwealth
• Magistracy of Canopus
• Marian Hegemony
• New Delphi Compact
• Outworlds Alliance
• Rim Collection
• St. Ives Compact
• Taurian Concordat
• Tortuga Dominions
• Word of Blake

Faction systems that do not count for events:

• Aurigan Coalition
• Clan Diamond Shark
• Local Government