I too prefer Lightbearer (while I am not particularly religious, the Lightbringer is not something I'm sure I want my ship called :P). But even better, we should come up with our own name.
How resistant/compliant is the AI nowdays? Ceres has spent some time with it and hopefully 'gotten to know it' well enough to see how well it will play along. It would be embarrassing if it started to refer to itself as the Lightbearer instead of what we call it - and even more so if it overrode our commands with one of those protocols again!
here are some really good Space ship names
Some off the list
The good ships
GSV-Unfortunate Conflict Of Evidence
GCU-Very Little Gravitas Indeed
GCU-I Thought He Was With You
GCU-Just Another Victim Of The Ambient Morality
dROU-Frank Exchange Of Views
GCU-It's My Party And I'll Sing If I Want To
GOU-Falling Outside The Normal Moral Constraints
The AI is fairly compliant, but it won't respond to any question about the Lost Colony Protocol, or whether it has any other protocols it hasn't told you about. Name changes are in it's programming, so it accepts any name change you supply. The personality program will b@!+% and moan about all the ones Annara suggested.
The classic "She is one of ours, Sir!" might bring us a few seconds in any hostile encounter, but sadly it might also defeat the point of trying to slip in ... :P
I've always liked naming a ship "Sensor Malfunction", for similar reasons.
Also, the "Critical Failure".
Ok, some more honest suggestions:
The Aurora
The Daybreak
The Manifest Destiny
The Providence
The Prosperity
The Pilgrim
I like all of Holt's (honest) suggestions except Manifest Destiny.
And I will also throw in:
Prometheus
Opportunity
I like Prometheus and Daybreak, since they fit thematically and with the previous name of the ship!
We are supposed to be under cover as traders
So I feel it would be a good idea to have a trader like name for our craft, some historic ones where.
Gold rush
profit seeker
Mercantile Hope
Trader one
Great Trader
Fair Deal
Vathan, if you're asking about weapons the ship was equipped with, it has two pop-up turrets, each with one Pulse Laser.
Starship Pulse Laser :
Range : 45,000 km
Damage : 2d10 (19-20x2)
If you mean personal weapons, all those were military weapons, and they removed them, as that would be harder to pass by any inspection parties. The outside and inside of the ship have been roughed up. Patches on the hull where there's no need, ensigns walking up adn down and banging things inside the ship to make it look worn, spilled food and drink to leave stains.
What you take with you is up to you guys, personal equipment and requisitioned civvy equipment.
Also, just to note, they have no intention of spacing perfectly good uniforms. One of the tug boats is docked to the ship, and will take everyone's military uniforms back for drycleaning and storage. :)
Aannra,
1) It's up to you guys, just don't go insane. The brass is willing to be pretty lenient on this, it's the first mission out. If you guys miss anything I think they think you'll need, I'll add it to the list.
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3) No. First half is 3 month mission. Beyond that, assist the salvage crews as able. Your ship is likely to see taxi service if there's nothing but salvage duty. If there's people, then all bets are off.
4) I'm working on the vehicles. Holt's plane could be brought along if she's willing to donate it to the use of the mission, for scouting. Or Gomez's.
outfitting the medical team
@mdt: Please take a look at the drugs. I have marked the 2 drugs of TL 8, and I have marked the Cr cost of the requested amount of all the drugs. Nothing should be crazy, please veto or revise as needed.
3 snub pistols (450 Cr)
The Medical Team has standard issue snub pistols as personal side arms if needed. Assume they are stored in the weapons locker.
3 flack Jackets (300 Cr)
3 rifles (600 Cr)
If possible, there should be assault rifles for us in the ships armory, but we don't need to carry them around.
Med kits (5) 6250 Cr
We each carry TL 8 Med kits, and have 3 spares in the dispensary.
(we will carry better if available)
Drugs:
3 doses "combat" drug 2,250 Cr (TL 9)
3 doses "slow" drug 15,000 Cr
15 doses "Medical Slow" 1500 Cr
15 doses "Medical Drug" 1500 Cr
15 doses "Fast" drug 30,000 Cr (TL 9)
Holt might be willing to bring her plane along, though it has sentimental value, and she would be loathe to put it into dangerous situations.
As far as what I am carrying, basically everything in my docket that would be allowed, including my explosives, but excluding my vehicle. I'll take around 2000 credits in rare wood crafts for trade. The rest is going into a bank for retirement.
Regarding weapons and armor, I'll be taking my armored mesh jump suit, since it is just a plain old jumpsuit. I'll also be taking my blade, knife, auto-pistol, and assault rifle. Given how advanced the new tech might be, those weapons will probably seem like the cheap-ish stuff a piddly little merchant would have.
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As far as requisitions, as long as there are enough tools for the engineering team, and essentially some 'machine shop' equipment, Holt should be happy.
Ok, done with your vehicle. Given that the Lightbearer (or whatever you call it) is a 'retired' relatively new military vehicle, they thought it would be less of an inconsistency if the vehicle assigned to it was also a retired military vehicle. Although the vehicle in question is a 400 year old Fulcan class APC (you can name it too if you like). Images and stats are now in the campaign tab. It's a 15 ton APC. But it only takes up 9 tons of the 29.5 tons in the cargo bay. This is because it's 'curb weight' is 9 tons (no crew -1 ton, no cargo -5 tons). But, it's also an extremely safe long range vehicle. It uses the same fuel as the scout ship (thus cutting down on how much extra things you have to carry along). It has 2 100 EP fusion plants. Only one has to be running to move the APC at full speed, saving fuel. In a combat situation, the second can be powered up for additional Agility and AC to boost it's manueverability. It's a Grav powered APC, so no wheels, no tracks, no skirt. It just floats. You could theoretically fly it into space or down to a planet as a landing craft, but you REALLY don't want to try it except in an emergency. It's not designed for re-entry.
@holt : If you want a machine shop, you'll need to buy one and install it in the cargo hold. You can't put in a starship grade shop, but you can put in a 'motor pool' style shop or two. Engineering shop is 1 ton and 20,000 credits. Vehicle Shop is 1 ton and 10,000 credits.
You can get the vehicle shop without any problems. Or the engineering shop. If you want both, you're going to probably need to spend a few credits or make a Leadership DC 20 check to convince high command you need both.
@Vathan
Also, there are two hardsuits, which act as armor for people. As well as normal vacuum suits, which provide some armor.
The APC has two autocannons in it's heavy turret (heavy turret can do 360 degree rotation, and fire nearly vertical). The Autocannons do 6d10 to an organic target, or 1d10 to a vehicle target. Rate of fire is 10, and there's 800 rounds in the APC (and another 3200 rounds in the hold, taking up 1.6 more tons of cargo space). The autocannons can drain their ammo in 40 combat rounds. Range is 111 meters. Each autocannon round is 5credits, and the Officer from the Navy Logistics Division was very firm about accounting for every single round. :)
Yerrr we got an Air Raft,
Holt, Is your plane Vertical take off capable, getting a air strip may be a problem. May have to fit it out to be a Seaplane and hope for rivers and lakes.
you know if we are worried about size and cost for air support, I have an idea. we could pack a crated Autogyro copter short landing strip and can take off from grass/sand etc. Small fast and uses little fuel.
Or a Power Para Glider
@Annara, Nope, two person jet craft, tiny cargo space.
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I think the need for an Engineering shop is obvious. After all, if we suffer damage and can't get home, that is really bad. But I'll make an appeal for both. I'll roll here and post a summary based on the results.
Just note, the engineering shop is not going to be capable of doing starship stuff. That requires a million dollar, 7 ton installation that accomodates 20 engineers. :) You can repair the ship without the shop. The engineering shop allows you to build devices (weapons, electronics, etc) that are ship boat or smaller sized. Still very useful, but not so much for repairing starships.
The follow on cargo ship is going to pull a couple of cargo tugs through the warp point, if there's salvage, as well as some spacial dry docks they've been working on for the past 2 years, then go back and get more parts/etc. They've got two freighters to cannibalize, plus whatever they can find over there.
Amour,
Ballistic mesh/Ablat Jump suit and Helmet with HUD
Vacc Suit for space [TL9]
Weapons [TL9] Custom made by Utoxier-Lee Interindustry;s
MW Laser [Sniper] Rifle + power pack + scopes/dot.
MW H Auto Pistol + Dot
MW Snub Pistol + Dot
MW Body Derringer
MW Survival Knife
Other stuff to go in locker if space.
GM I got the laser Rifle as her mustering out weapon, giving her a use in Combat other than PSIing stuff from range. This way she can find then shoot stuff. Detect life has a use after all.
She is also taking a load of PSI drug Bust, would that come under medical. ?
I figured we couldn't build starships, I just wanted to be able to make repairs and possibly fabricate simple parts given raw materials / scrap.
You can repair simple electronics and such, access panels, lighting panels, etc. Just not jump drives or thrusters. I mean, you can repair those, but not by fabricating parts. By switching out parts storage.
Oh, by the way, 10 tons of the cargo in the ship originally was spare parts. I assume you want to take at least some of that with you. Given how close you'll be, you don't have to take all of it, obviously.
You guys may like to see this
When I mentioned fabricating I was more thinking things like weapons, armor, and primarily hull components. Maybe even comms and sensors, depending on how advanced they are. At least for starships.
Mostly I think the engineering shop is a good idea (again, for obvious reasons) but the vehicle shop will probably be most useful. This planet we are going to is a mining planet, and if there are no people on it, we should be able to find lots of transport vehicles that we could fix up for easier salvage operations.
@Posing as merchants
Correct me if I am not wrong, but this was our plan for interacting with the wider universe - not salvaging stuff from our backwards neighbour, right : )?
Besides, while Ceres can understand worn, she sees no need for filthy. Unless high command or anyone else makes an compelling argument, any crewmember 'spilling food' will be issued a mop and bucket.
@Guns!
Ceres will be bringing her snub smg and probably a pistol.
Sorry but could not help myself
Her Uncle has given her some small items from old earth to sell if she can, She will get a 10% commission on the sale price of over what he says they are worth.
They are :)
A flight case with a number of Old Earth Items [Owned by the family no her] If she can sell for a profit then that will do to the family, she will get a 10% commission.
Old Earth Items
1: A 1800's Cut through Shaving kit [Spanish]
2: A 1970s Queen of English Jubilee Mug [England]
3: Paperback copy of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire" 1st addition in the original French [France]
4: 1946 An unopened half bottle of Grappa [Italy]
5: 1974 The Amazing Adventurers of Spiderman Ish-147 [USA]
6: 2020 A small Jade portrait of chairman Mo [China]
7: 1999 Frozen Chocolate bar from Ikea [Finland]
8: 1984 Tin yoyo [North Korea]
9: I-Phone 15 [none working] [USA/China??]
Family heirlooms every one.
There is a possibility of survivors, although remote, so you are to pretend to be merchants until you confirm.
All food spills during 'aging' were ordered by the admiralty, and were very carefully laid out by a team of special effects people and experts in restoration of antiques, to make sure they looked both authentic, and properly aged.
For some reason, my Discussion did not show new posts, so I'm 48 hours behind.
MDT, with noble connections, we can buy TL9 stuff?
I'll spend the 25k tonight when I have my books.
cheers
What kind of studying does one do to become an expert on food spillage? : )
What kind of studying does one do to become an expert on food spillage? : )
Have toddlers...
@Vathan its for none personal kit. That use three marines will need, weapons, armor, explosives, survival gear, an RAV, other etc.
I split it into 10k each for you and Gomez for equipment per your areas.
See pre-flight meeting.
With 5kCr left for other stuff in Annaras hands, you can cut into that if you make a good case.
Once we have one list from all three of us she will check it the send it to be approved.
On the list so far she has placed.
1 x Inflatable Dingy + Motor
1 x RAM Lurcher + Rounds Range 200m ROF 1 DMG see round 400Cr
RAM Rounds
Frag 6D6 6mr x40 750Cr
HEAP 4d6 3mr x40 650Cr
Trq 6m 3mr x20 400Cr
3x Flare Guns
60 Flares
1 x Auto-Shot gun + Rounds 400 200Cr
2x Lange range Comms radio back pack. Cr400
20x Maritimer motion detectors Cr400
30x Claymores [+Trip wires] ??Cr
If you think the rounds are low update with what you think we need.
Add up to 10k more, any left over will go in the pot.
@Gomez
Could you let us know what you may need so we can push this along thanks.
GM we can push on, I dont thing anything on/off the list will affect us jumping into system. Your call, just don't want to slow game play up.
@Holt - People who are experts in restoration of antiques are experts in what something looks like when it's naturally aged. Also, historical experts (those who consult for the movie industry).
@Vathan - No problem. As Aannara said, it's 25K for all of the marines together, so you have 10K of that. You can spend personal funds if you want, or take personal equipment.
Ceres will have to settle for annoyed glances at the stains then =)
@mdt, Oh, I know. I was just being facetious. : )
Can you post the legend for the Lightbringer deckplans? Like what is 1, 2, 3?
Also, what's an access panel? A door that you can remove with tools? Because you can't get to 20 or 14 or 18 or 19...
thanks
How much are masterwork again? Can't find the post.
Lightbearer Specs Numerics are toward the bottom.
Yes, access panel's allow access to areas you can't reach normally. Think the jefferies tubes in the Enterprise.
300 Cr for weapons
150 Cr for Armor
50 - 300 Cr for other items
Basically, same as Pathfinder, just convert gold to credit.
Lightbearer Specs Numerics are toward the bottom.
Yes, access panel's allow access to areas you can't reach normally. Think the jefferies tubes in the Enterprise.
300 Cr for weapons
150 Cr for Armor
50 - 300 Cr for other itemsBasically, same as Pathfinder, just convert gold to credit.
That's not what you said in the recruitment thread. Here is that post.
@Specs - It seems my investment in Climb was spot on ^^
That's not what you said in the recruitment thread. Here is that post.Lightbearer Specs Numerics are toward the bottom.
Yes, access panel's allow access to areas you can't reach normally. Think the jefferies tubes in the Enterprise.
300 Cr for weapons
150 Cr for Armor
50 - 300 Cr for other itemsBasically, same as Pathfinder, just convert gold to credit.
Thats fine then. The developers didn't bother listing rules. So we'll go with the below then. :)
Masterwork weapons of TL 8 or less are double normal cost. TL 9 are triple. They give a +1 circumstance bonus on attacks.
Masterwork armor of TL 8 or less are double normal cost. TL 9 are triple. They give a -1 armor check penalty.
Add to list of items re-con RAV 1500Cr [winged for sustained flight range 100km, flight time 8 hours, instrument pod, Lange range comms, max speed 65 knots ]
Just note, the atmosphere on Milthana is very thin, and you'd have known that before leaving, so flying is near impossible..
Ok GM ill drop that for now.
If its that low we using Re-breathers.
As its got Oxygen where is that coming from if there is no life.
Is it a Terraformed Microbe world, full of imported extremophiles.
Vathan is not going to be happy our hunting party will face the local top predictor
The Common Cold
:)
Oxygen is coming from chemical reactions caused by the combination of material components the planet is made from and the high acid content on one hand, and on the liquid water cycle on the other.
Because the planet is tidally locked, there's constant wind/transfer between the cold side and the hot side along the border. The liquids are mostly locked up on the cold side, but enough is melted/reclaimed that as the water cycles from ice to liquid to gas oxygen is released, as weather pushes heat fronts into the icy cool side, or cold fronts into the warm arid side. Because it's tidal locked, and therefore the weather is fairly constant all the time, the oxygen levels in the atmosphere remain relatively constant.
So not even a Virus to shoot :(
I find it worrying some life has not taken hold GM.
Are we missing something,
"drop a egg sand-wage on a world with water and your going to get life." So Douglas Adams said
40,000 + humans and there trash is going to carry all kinds of stuff into this world, even if it just lives in the rocks.
Life's is amazing stuff.
:)
WEAPONS LOCKER
(5,500 Cr ) Ship’s sidearms (10)
(300 Cr) Masterwork Snub pistol (TL 8): RoF 1, Range 18 m, DMG 1d10 (x2), Size Small, Piercing, Recoilless, Ammo 15, Ammo 0.75 kg, 25 credits / clip - 0.25 kg
+ (250 Cr) Laser Dot Pointer (TL 8): Only any use at very short ranges, a laser pointer puts a red dot where the round will go, greatly simplifying aiming. This gives the firer an advantage in rapid point-and-shoot situations. This equates +2 to hit in T20, but only at close range. Dot pointers can be fitted to any firearm. - Weight negligible.
(3,500 Cr ) Ship’s sidearm ammunition (140 magazines) – 10.5 kg
(1,000 Cr ) Ship’s armors (10)
(100 Cr) Flak Jacket (TL 7): AC 4/Max Dex +6/ACP 0/1 kg/Speed 9m - 1 kg
A) All the garbage was inside the domed city.
B) The colony had only been established for 100 years before the long night.
C) You are reading the data files from 453 years ago.
For all you know, insectoid xenomorphs with acidic blood have built a vacation luxury condo development on the surface to enjoy the nice acidic drizzle.
Why would not dear ...
So then, where do we want to go?
We have ~90 days and both II (city) and V (space station) seems worth a visit.
If life has survived, I feel that perhaps the city is the slightly stronger bet - probably bigger to start with, so more supplies to scavenge and perhaps even a fair chance to grow some fungi or something to eat ..
But a space station too has a worthy shot. There must probably be some inhouse possibility to grow vegetables or something artificially, and they got access to plenty of energy.
Thoughts : )?