PirateAs soon as you draw close to the unknown ship, it points its loaded cannons directly at you. Several other ships emerge from the shadows of drifting asteroids, tightly encircling you. Captain Xantha La Bouche offers a mocking greeting and a proposition: you can buy your way out of this, but the price must be to her "soul's satisfaction." The outrageous suggestion sends your crew into a fury. You are in a no-win scenario: you can enter an uneven fight and lose everything, or shamefully pay to save your skin, sacrificing only your pride.
YOUPay off the pirates.
PirateCaptain La Bouche wonders what you could possibly surprise her with.
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with weapons.
PirateThe captain laughs merrily upon receiving your gifts. Her "soul's satisfaction" has improved slightly, but not enough.
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with weapons.continues where this line first appears above
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with fuel.
PirateThe captain laughs merrily upon receiving your gifts. Her "soul's satisfaction" has improved slightly, but not enough.continues where this line first appears above
PirateSatisfied with the deal and your meek obedience, Xantha La Bouche bids a pompous farewell to His Lord/Her Ladyship the Rogue Trader, and retreats swiftly into the warp along with her lackeys.
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YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with provisions.
PirateThe captain laughs merrily upon receiving your gifts. Her "soul's satisfaction" has improved slightly, but not enough.continues where this line first appears above
PirateSatisfied with the deal and your meek obedience, Xantha La Bouche bids a pompous farewell to His Lord/Her Ladyship the Rogue Trader, and retreats swiftly into the warp along with her lackeys.continues where this line first appears above
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with equipment or implants.
PirateThe captain laughs merrily upon receiving your gifts. Her "soul's satisfaction" has improved slightly, but not enough.continues where this line first appears above
PirateSatisfied with the deal and your meek obedience, Xantha La Bouche bids a pompous farewell to His Lord/Her Ladyship the Rogue Trader, and retreats swiftly into the warp along with her lackeys.continues where this line first appears above
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with garments.
PirateThe captain laughs merrily upon receiving your gifts. Her "soul's satisfaction" has improved slightly, but not enough.continues where this line first appears above
PirateSatisfied with the deal and your meek obedience, Xantha La Bouche bids a pompous farewell to His Lord/Her Ladyship the Rogue Trader, and retreats swiftly into the warp along with her lackeys.continues where this line first appears above
YOUConfess that you have nothing else to offer.
PirateCaptain La Bouche makes her displeasure quite apparent, but admits that killing penniless Rogue Traders isn't her style. The nameless ships retreat swiftly into the warp, leaving you alone.
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PirateCaptain La Bouche is livid. What kind of Rogue Trader is too poor to even be extorted? You have really, really upset her. Prepare to pay with your life!
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YOUConsider other options.
PirateCaptain La Bouche hints that she does not like to be kept waiting.
YOUPay off the pirates.continues where this line first appears above
YOULie that you have nothing to pay with.
YOUInform the pirates that daring to threaten a Rogue Trader will not go unpunished.
YOUAttack the nameless ship first to gain the upper hand.
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YOUOrder the Navigator to flee through the warp.
PirateSatisfied with the deal and your meek obedience, Xantha La Bouche bids a pompous farewell to His Lord/Her Ladyship the Rogue Trader, and retreats swiftly into the warp along with her lackeys.continues where this line first appears above
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with fuel.continues where this line first appears above
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with provisions.continues where this line first appears above
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with equipment or implants.continues where this line first appears above
YOUPay off Xantha La Bouche with garments.continues where this line first appears above
YOUConfess that you have nothing else to offer.continues where this line first appears above
YOUConsider other options.continues where this line first appears above
YOULie that you have nothing to pay with.continues where this line first appears above
YOUInform the pirates that daring to threaten a Rogue Trader will not go unpunished.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the nameless ship first to gain the upper hand.continues where this line first appears above
YOUOrder the Navigator to flee through the warp.continues where this line first appears above
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PirateCaptain La Bouche makes her displeasure quite apparent but acknowledges that it would not be in her interests to cross the Rogue Trader. The nameless ships retreat swiftly into the warp, leaving you alone.
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PirateCaptain La Bouche reacts to your threat with condescension. You may be a Rogue Trader, but no title can protect you from a bullet, let alone macro-cannon fire.
YOUPay off the pirates.continues where this line first appears above
YOULie that you have nothing to pay with.continues where this line first appears above
YOUInform the pirates that daring to threaten a Rogue Trader will not go unpunished.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the nameless ship first to gain the upper hand.continues where this line first appears above
YOUOrder the Navigator to flee through the warp.continues where this line first appears above
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PirateYour crew is completely unprepared for the jump. Even a carefully planned shift into the Immaterium is fraught with consequences, and right now you do not even have time for a short prayer service. Your officers do not question the suicidal orders they have just received and set about issuing commands, while the Sanctum Navis is filled with the screams of those who were not quick enough to leave the Navigator's chambers before the start of the flight. A bright flash, nausea, the familiar heaviness — and the loathsome pirates are now behind you.
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PirateAs soon as your crew starts the warp engines, several salvos pierce the hull of your ship, dealing colossal damage to many of its bays. As the engines give out, Captain La Bouche merely dons a condescending smile. This bird isn't leaving the cage until she decides it.
YOUPay off the pirates.continues where this line first appears above
YOULie that you have nothing to pay with.continues where this line first appears above
YOUInform the pirates that daring to threaten a Rogue Trader will not go unpunished.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the nameless ship first to gain the upper hand.continues where this line first appears above
YOUOrder the Navigator to flee through the warp.continues where this line first appears above
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YOUPay off the pirates.continues where this line first appears above
YOULie that you have nothing to pay with.continues where this line first appears above
YOUInform the pirates that daring to threaten a Rogue Trader will not go unpunished.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the nameless ship first to gain the upper hand.continues where this line first appears above
YOUOrder the Navigator to flee through the warp.continues where this line first appears above