The Space Pirate's Code

[Raven Crowking]

Possibly also decreasing the value of prisoners for ransom, and/or making the authorities more keen on bringing them to justice (as those travelling are presumably wealthy, high-born, or both).

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Possibly also decreasing the value of prisoners for ransom, and/or making the authorities more keen on bringing them to justice (as those travelling are presumably wealthy, high-born, or both).

True. There's a limit to how badly you want to piss off the Governor of Jamaica.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Possibly also decreasing the value of prisoners for ransom, and/or making the authorities more keen on bringing them to justice (as those travelling are presumably wealthy, high-born, or both).

Yeah - this.

Plus, women pirates were not unheard of.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yeah - this.

Plus, women pirates were not unheard of.

Speaking of which, everyone needs to (re-)read the awesome novel On Stranger Tides by the inimitable Tim Powers before the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie comes out this summer and (probably) makes a hash of the story.

 

[MarkB]

Vacc Jacks? Vaccbeards? Vapor Jockeys? Airheads?

Given the very specific exposure time defined in the Code, how about "Twenty-Niners"?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Given the very specific exposure time defined in the Code, how about "Twenty-Niners"?

THAT is a good one!