As long as there is no or limited contact back to the one hiring them. Repo, the show where they go in and repo a vehicle, even in TJ, but last I checked they did not have a license to repo there but .... might make going to the border a bit of fun?
Riddick scenario? What was the name for the bounty hunter there? and who was the working for? Black Water or like group? Executive Options is another? Where the Mercs are hired to go in an support a local government cause the UN or like could not or would not or .. Mike On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Onno Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > So we have: > > * Bounty hunters as plausible deniability for covert ops in > foreign jurisdictions, the Mexico or Pakistan scenario by > Mike. The fact that they're freelancers means it is no > act of war if they are caught. "If you are captured, the > secretary will deny any knowledge of your mission." > > That would require mil-spec ships, perhaps not quite the > latest version but close, with the national insignia > painted over and the paint still wet. Out of scope for > me. > > * As above, but more small-scale and less specific. Nation > X encourages freelancers to go into nations Y and Z in > the 'lawless frontier' and to bring back criminals, but > this is no real priority for them, and they won't spend > much money. If they fry a passenger liner or a freighter, > heads will roll, but there are always more freelancers > where the last batch came from. > > The starship will be kind of military, but without much > current secret stuff, and without a budget for big guns. > > * Bounty hunters as privatized national law enforcement for > a society where most real cops are local, a bit like the > real world in the US. Bounty hunters only make arrests in > cases where the local law enforcement would make the > arrest, too, if they were not too busy with other cases. > > Bounty hunters are made 'auxiliary cops' with limited > rights and duties, but their role is recognized by the > legal system. They are not like other citizens who make > a citizens' arrest. > > That means their starships might have gear that is not > allowed for other civilians, but not as many neat toys > as a real cop. > > For me, the second option has the most gaming possibilities. > > Regards. > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l > -- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Poetry-L/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adulthumor-L/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Abrigon-World/ _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
