Approach targets under cover of darkness, preferably under a new moon. Remember, your goal is to extract valuables, most of the crew of the ship just want to be alive come tomorrow; give them a chance to surrender. Always make a map of where you hide the loot and leave it in a place the local kids might find it
Striking the balance between sufficiently cryptic clues and indecipherable ones is often difficult, but it's better to err on the side of ease, so that potential prepubescent adventurers can actually solve it in 200 years.
Approach targets under cover of darkness, preferably under a new moon. Remember, your goal is to extract valuables, most of the crew of the ship just want to be alive come tomorrow; give them a chance to surrender. Always make a map of where you hide the loot and leave it in a place the local kids might find it
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Striking the balance between sufficiently cryptic clues and indecipherable ones is often difficult, but it's better to err on the side of ease, so that potential prepubescent adventurers can actually solve it in 200 years.