[Hulks & Horrors] The Korathraz Conflict - recruiting

Vargold · April 11, 2013, 10:59:36 PM

I really see Faraday King ABD as a penurious graduate student desperately trying to stretch his credits to cover the costs of his research. So inheriting a ship doesn't feel right for that concept.

A Reticulan ship could be all sorts of fun, though. "What does it mean, this violet light? Is that the emergency override, or did I just flush all the zero-g toilets at once?"

Drohem · April 12, 2013, 11:52:01 AM

Quote from: Maltese Changeling;645114I really see Faraday King ABD as a penurious graduate student desperately trying to stretch his credits to cover the costs of his research. So inheriting a ship doesn't feel right for that concept.

Cool, fair enough.

Quote from: Maltese Changeling;645114A Reticulan ship could be all sorts of fun, though. "What does it mean, this violet light? Is that the emergency override, or did I just flush all the zero-g toilets at once?"

LOL! That would be awesome...

OK, well if BV doesn't think an inherited ship will work for his character, then I can work it into Kur'Uk's background. I've some ideas brewing on it.

However, I'm cool either way.

Black Vulmea · April 12, 2013, 01:43:55 PM

Actually, I read the Engineer class last night, and that's much closer to the character I had in mind, so I'm going to just keep my rolls and change classes to Engineer 1.

Inheriting a ship will work well with the new character, so JArc, what's the story on an inherited vessel?

Drohem · April 12, 2013, 01:47:54 PM

Quote from: Black Vulmea;645278Actually, I read the Engineer class last night, and that's much closer to the character I had in mind, so I'm going to just keep my rolls and change classes to Engineer 1.

Inheriting a ship will work well with the new character, so JArc, what's the story on an inherited vessel?

Cool, sounds good!

J Arcane · April 12, 2013, 03:08:11 PM

Quote from: Black Vulmea;645278Actually, I read the Engineer class last night, and that's much closer to the character I had in mind, so I'm going to just keep my rolls and change classes to Engineer 1.

Inheriting a ship will work well with the new character, so JArc, what's the story on an inherited vessel?

Almost entirely random. Used gives you a little more choice, but means you'll have a mortgage, if a less expensive one, and outright buying lets you pick basically whatever you want but is way more expensive.

What I can do is start rolling up the ship, and then wherever there's a decision point I'll pause and prod the thread for comment.

Black Vulmea · April 12, 2013, 03:45:54 PM

Quote from: J Arcane;645315Almost entirely random. Used gives you a little more choice, but means you'll have a mortgage, if a less expensive one, and outright buying lets you pick basically whatever you want but is way more expensive.

What I can do is start rolling up the ship, and then wherever there's a decision point I'll pause and prod the thread for comment.

Salvor Sal's a space junkman, so he'll make do with whatever he can find - make it random.

J Arcane · April 12, 2013, 04:34:59 PM

OK then!

Rolling Hull: 1d6 = 5

Type V Orbiter
54 Hull
150yds
450 tons

Rolling Armor: 1d4 = 1

Type I Armor
AC9
AP 17
50 Tons

Rolling Engines: 1d3 = 2

Type II Engine
Subspace x3
2AU/hr.
100 Tons

Rolling Weapons: 1d4-1 = 1, 1d3 = 1, 1d3 = 1

1 Mark I Laser
1d6 damage
20 Tons

Rolling Thrusters: 1d6-3 = 3

Mass Rating: 7
Thrust Rating: 10
Maneuver Bonus: -3AC

Rolling Sub-Systems: 1d6 = 5

And this is where I hand it back to you guys. You've got 5 free subsystems, and you've got 270 Tons of space to work with.

Drohem · April 12, 2013, 04:49:01 PM

Here are my recommendations:

Waste Recycler
Escape Pods
Shuttle Bay
Ground-Penetrating Radar
Extra Fuel Tank

Black Vulmea · April 13, 2013, 12:01:42 PM

Just a head's up - my son has a baseball tournament this weekend, so I probably won't be sitting down with the ship rules until tomorrow night. Right now I'd say the shuttle module is a must-have, otherwise I'll look at it Sunday night or Monday morning as time permits.

Chugosh · April 14, 2013, 01:24:31 AM

Looks like you have a good four or five man salvage guild company. Need anyone more? I'm even better with pbp than with hangout games as they are less time intensive and I don't have to keep the kids quiet.

Mike Heywood

J Arcane · April 14, 2013, 01:27:30 AM

Sure. Roll up.

Chugosh · April 14, 2013, 01:51:08 AM

Quote from: J Arcane;645652Sure. Roll up.

Awesome! Was that 3d6 or 4d6H3? btw, love that! The inclusion of the H code. Hain't seen it before.

Either way: 3d6: Str 15, Int 13, wis 9, dex 8, con 10, cha 16
What is that?!?
4d6h3: str 11, int 5, wis 14, dex 12, con 15, cha 6
Wow, that was funky!

Okay, not quite sure where to go with either of these guys. Do we have a "face" type? Or perhaps a talky squid?

Drohem · April 14, 2013, 12:13:34 PM

First of all... Welcome aboard!

Quote from: Chugosh;645657Was that 3d6 or 4d6H3?

We're doing 3d6 in order.

Quote from: Chugosh;645657Do we have a "face" type? Or perhaps a talky squid?

No, we don't have a Face character yet really. My Bearman has a good CHA too but I doubt he'll wind up being the negotiator of the group. A human Face character would be a good addition to the group.

However, a Hovering Squid would cool too.

Chugosh · April 15, 2013, 12:49:40 AM

Okay. Bears thinking on another day or so. When does this all leave space dock?

Whatever I work up will be built on the straight up 3d6 rolls above (3d6: Str 15, Int 13, wis 9, dex 8, con 10, cha 16). For the face, would a soldier or a psyker be best?

Thinking on it, I don't necessarily want to be a particularly clumsy Psyker or Squid, as both have the minimum dex of 8, and the wis for the psyker is a bit low, too, so unless the scientist wants a lab partner, I'm going with a soldier.

Black Vulmea · April 16, 2013, 11:23:57 AM

JArc, I want to make sure I'm understanding this: a type V hull comes standard with space for 5-10 crewmembers, correct?