Ten Useful Steps to Avoid Reavers. As written by Captain Malcom Reynolds, of the Firefly Transport Ship Serenity.

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How to Avoid Reavers:

Step 1:

When you've detected a Reaver ship it's important NOT TO RUN. Reavers are like bears from Earth-That-Was they'll only attack if they're hungry or if you run. Just pass them by and if they don't change course you're in the clear. However if they do change course please continue to Step 2.

Step 2:

When a Reaver ship starts chasing you change course for the nearest Alliance Cruiser you can find. Hope that when both you and the Reavers get close enough the bigger Alliance ship will look more like an all you can eat buffet than your little ship of molded protein. If that fails then you're in deep go se. Hope that the Alliance Cruiser will save you by hitting the Reavers with an EMP or just blow them up.

Step 3:

Fly so it looks like you're boat is traveling without core containment and if possible grab a few dead bodies and tie them to the nose of your ship. If no bodies are available then grab the most useless memeber(s) of your crew/passengers and use them, with or without EVA suits is up to you. If there are some undercover Feds on-board then don't be shy, let them be part of the party too....they'd make good hood ornaments.

Step 4:

Reavers are insane, not stupid. If you shut your ship down with only minimal life support online then don't expect to be celebrating a victory any time soon. you WILL be boarded, you WILL be raped to death and you WILL think as you die "God, I'm stupid".

Step 5:

Reaver ships are usualy armed with a magnetic grappling hook of some kind. Other more advanced ships have EMP's. Both are very bad news for you. If you can't out run them then hope to God, Buddah or whatever deity you do worship if any that you have both a genius pilot and mechanic who have a few tricks up their sleves for just such occasions. If you have only one or neither then k