Repel Boarders Starboard – 030

You open the hailing frequency, curiously as to what you will find. A face appears on the communications screen and begins.

“You are entering the sovereign sector of Lord Chesky. You will be granted safe passage upon a tariff of 1/10 of your transported goods, or upon an immediate transfer of 10K credits.”

With your stomach tightening, you weigh your mission against this wrongful detention at the hands of this petty warlord. You can give up 1/10 of your goods (029), but you do not have 10K credits at your disposal. On the other hand, resenting this extortion, you can attack, though your opponents will have initiative (028).