I have to post this because I have a strong obligation to do so, under pressure from my peers and also because I need to explain myself.
First of all, I apologize that I just left in the middle of an important RP but these were circumstances beyond my control. Yes, it was kind of absent minded of me to just assume that the captives would be freed. Now, time to bring my concerns forward.
1) A lot of Dustarians have been telling me that the Pirates do not allow magic on board their ship. I'm not talking about *OMG MAGIKAL FLASH OF DEATH DUSTAREE IS FREE*, I am talking about things like confusion, flashes of light or other simple things that would not kill someone but merely confuse them or distract them. I find this unfair that the Pirates don't consider it legitimate, seen as though Dustari has a strong wizardry division and loves weilding magic for it's own purpose.
2) During the particular role-play on the night of April 1st, there were at one point 11 Dustarians on, and three pirates on. The worst odds against us were still 8 Dustari to 3 pirates. Could someone please tell me how we could not save our men? In the past, we have always been able to clear the deck then lower a rope and save them, but this time we were not for some reason. Please don't tell me you have a pit of doom going through your cargohold that is a portal to hell, I don't buy that.
3) I like the ransom idea, I think it's a neat addition to the Pirates RP skills, but I can see where it's going. I agree, that paying a small ransom of maybe 50 gralats like we did was a good and realistic idea, but then you guys were demanding 10 times as much for half the hostages. That's not acceptable. I don't think you should abuse the ransom system, and if by some mistake one of our men falls into your cargohold you demand hundreds of gralat. Maybe in the future we should grab your pirates and demand ransom for them too?
4) Where is Ghostie's limit to power? Okay, so he has some connection with the underworld, and he has the ability to control some of our members through his powers, I don't mind that, in fact, it makes good for better role-playing, but I was told we cannot take him hostage or cannot kill him because he will kill us all? Sorry, I don't think that is a good idea.
5) You don't need any money
. You got a ton of upgrades compliments of Kaimetsu a few days ago and I bet you didn't even pay a cent for it. Conversely, Dustari has to pay a wandering architect (level maker) to finish our township, even though we aren't supposed to.
I'd like to stress this is not a flame, but I want to bring some concerns up so we can address these problems.