I was wondering how the rest of you were planning on determining who will actually be THE rogue trader in your gaming group. In other words, how will you determine which player will actually hold the Warrant of Trade and the deed to the star ship your group will be tooling around in?
It would seem that this player might wield an unusual amount of athority over, and responsibility for, the other players. Therefore, it is not a choice to be made lightly. An incompetent captain will bring catastrophe down on the other explorers. On the other hand, its sort of hard to justify direct disobedience of the captain by the crew or even his closest confidants. Furthermore, the game would not benefit from an adversarial atmosphere amongst the players. Therefore, your wisest, most creative, and most decisive player should probably play the part of the captain.
How are you all planning on making this choice?