[Gryphin]

These are the "Rules" my SweetHeart and I are playing by. I see the points about people not liking it. I think it would have to be a "Gentlmans Agreement" not to abuse things.

Trade Federation? Ideas for SE
I. The TF would setup:
a. Racial Makeup:
b. Ancient Race = Would give knowledge of the Quadrant. This could be sold on a System by system bases or ….
c. Traders = Gives ?
d. Political Savvy – As many points as possible = Would Increase Revenue from Trade
e. Intell? = Depending on the game it may Be allowed to steel data only or could be paid off not to. This would be a game by game rule

II. Purpose:
a. To trade / sell Resources, Technology, Intel, Ships etc to / with other races.
b. To store Resources at a fair, “”Storage Charge”
c. To be “Gifted” ships that have run out of resources. This may require an additional “Covering Cost” to be paid in Resources or Technology or.. To cover the expense of Retrieving or destroying the ship in question. This ship could also be Traded or Sold to another race “As Is” or after repair.

III. Rules:
a. May not initiate war
b. Can cancel treaties with other races for any reason
c. Can refuse to deal with races
d. Can refuse any Trade
e. Can apply a ”Storage Charge” up to 2 percent per month. (Just a random number pulled out of thin air) Ideas Anyone? On what the “fair ”Storage Charge” would be?
f. Would be allowed to colonize and develop any planet that had Ruins on it.
g. It could not claim the system. FT could Sell the planet if it chose to.
h. An agreement to return the existing population to the FT or pay for their “Consulting services” on a planet.
i. Restrictions to this may be: Planets in question could not contain: Mining, Intel, or…. Ideas Anyone?
IV. FT could act as a “Broker”, (for a charge of course), in trades between two untrusting races.
a. It would be gifted the items in question and only pass them on if it was correct.

More ideas anyone?