User blog:El Alamein/Privateer vs. Yang-Fei



Two sets of dastardly high-seas marauders prepare for battle as Hellstorm raises the rigging and sets sail! The English Privateer, ruthless pirate-mercenaries legally sanctioned for plunder and glory by the queen herself, arm themselves to the teeth against the Yang-Fei, the black market Chinese racketeers who wrested control of the Chinese coast from the British, Portuguese, and Qing Dyansty! Black powder weapons and cold steel take on bamboo, billhook and the boldness of close-quarters combat as these pirates cross swords and take aim! Smoke will cloud up, blades will clash, but only one will be the deadliest warrior!

Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government  to attack enemy shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend money on an actual naval fleet. They were of great benefit to a smaller naval power or one facing an enemy dependent on trade: they disrupted commerce and pressured the enemy to deploy warships to protect merchant trade against commerce raiders. The crew of a privateer might be treated as prisoners of war by the enemy country if captured.

Historically, the distinction between a privateer and a pirate has been vague, often depending on the source as to which label was correct in a particular circumstance. The actual work of a pirate and a privateer is generally the same (raiding and plundering ships); it is, therefore the authorization and perceived legality of the actions that form the distinction.

Yang-Fei
The Yang-Fei were Chinese pirates, led by the notorious Cheng I Sao (a female pirate), who controlled the seas around China during the 19th century. Boasting an army size of over 80,000 soldiers (men, women, and children) and a fleet of more than 1,800 ships (known as the Red Flag Fleet), the Yang-Fei terrorized the Chinese coast and threatened naval superpowers such as the British, Portugese, and the Qing Dynasty. The Yang-Fei also controlled illegal rackets in coastal cities, such as running gambling houses. Cheng I Sao was never defeated and voluntarily retired from piracy in 1810, rich and successful. As warriors, the Yang-Fei excelled in combat with bladed weapons and bamboo polearms, rejecting the use of firearms.

X-Factors
Consider these following X-Factors when casting your vote:

Psychological Warfare

Which warrior is more mentally susceptible to the other's attacks?

Strategy

Which warrior can form a more solid game-plan beforehand, and which warrior is more adaptable to changing their plans if things go south?

Combat Experience

Which warrior has more experience fighting other combat-capable warriors?

Endurance

Which warrior can sustain physical damage for a longer amount of time before giving in?

Intelligence

Which warrior is more intelligent in the battle space? Which warrior will be able to figure out their foe and exploit their weaknesses first?

Creativity

Which warrior will be able to use the environment and any other X-Factors in the area to their advantage more successfully?

Weapon Use

Which warrior is more skilled in the usage of their weapons?

Brutality

Which warrior is more physically brutal in the battle space?

Battle
Will be a 1-on-1

To be written

Expert's Opinion
To be determined