Asides and Public Discussion about the game (Part 1)

[joertexas]

I believe Pranit's(?) Air/Raft was upside-down in the hangar after the boarding action. Is it usable? If so, is it faster than the Queen (for overtaking the train)?

I found this in the narrative:

Pranit receives a note that his air-raft may be collected from the police pound in Carmelites.

[BackworldTraveller]

The raft was used to get the last of the boarders off your vessel. It is currently in the Carmelites police pound.

It's currently nearly 15 mins until the train departs - but it is fast as it's a maglev train running in vacuum tunnels.

[BackworldTraveller]

So...Crew Group:
Moving the ship to Orbit

• Indrani

Away Group:
Chasing Hebden

• Nālani

To be determined:

• Reven (Exhausted)
• Pranit (Nominated to lead the Away group)
• Noor
• Thaco (With Noor, Possibly NPC'd)
• Maggie (Definitely NPC'd)
• Assana (NPC) - n.b She'll want to stick with her money/charter to find parents

Please sort yourselves out by Friday 27th and I will progress the action from that point.

[BackworldTraveller]

Is Pranit going with Nālani?
Maggie will go or stay as directed by Indrani
Is Noor going with Nālani?
Thaco will go with Noor

Assana will stay - Partly because this ship is the only way of getting to her parents.

[ateno]

Pranit is going with her, after grabbing his armor, shotgun, new ammo, throwing sphere and gloves. Also a stack of 100 credit bills.

[The Bindoner]

People Hedben won't recognise/associate with the Queen are an asset. Maggie is probably in that category, Thaco even more so.

I hope the shotgun etc. are easily concealable, we don't want to draw attention/get arrested.

[joertexas]

Who is staying aboard, other than Indrani, Reven, and Assani?

[Monsieur Rose]

You make good points. Hedben needs to be caught, I think, so Noor and Thaco will go on the chase.

That leaves only Maggie to stay with Reven, Assani, and Indrani.

[joertexas]

You make good points. Hedben needs to be caught, I think, so Noor and Thaco will go on the chase.

That leaves only Maggie to stay with Reven, Assani, and Indrani.

The ship is mobile, so it should be able to outrun anything except another ship.

[ateno]

People Hedben won't recognise/associate with the Queen are an asset. Maggie is probably in that category, Thaco even more so.

I hope the shotgun etc. are easily concealable, we don't want to draw attention/get arrested.

"It breaks down, three parts, fits in this suitcase with the sphere. I'm keeping my power gloves in a pocket though.

Pranit

[BackworldTraveller]

People Hedben won't recognise/associate with the Queen are an asset. Maggie is probably in that category, Thaco even more so.

I hope the shotgun etc. are easily concealable, we don't want to draw attention/get arrested.

"It breaks down, three parts, fits in this suitcase with the sphere. I'm keeping my power gloves in a pocket though.

Pranit

The gloves are 40cm-50cmx10cmx10cm each - You'll need big pockets. A sports bag may be better.

The shotgun breaks down into two parts of a similar size. It takes a major action to assemble for use.

[The Bindoner]

How long have we got to search the train in?

Ideally we'd spread the bet by checking behind us then working back toward the centre, but if time is short we might have to put all the chips on one play...

Hebden is getting off halfway, IIRC. If we haven't found him by then, there's a smaller search area when he disembarks.

(I had been composing a post, but it was overtaken by events as I hit send )

[BackworldTraveller]

How long have we got to search the train in?

Ideally we'd spread the bet by checking behind us then working back toward the centre, but if time is short we might have to put all the chips on one play...

Hebden is getting off halfway, IIRC. If we haven't found him by then, there's a smaller search area when he disembarks.

(I had been composing a post, but it was overtaken by events as I hit send )

Halfway is Yaoley Crater - about 50 minutes at cruise speed of just over 1000kph. Scheduled arrival is 57 minutes.

[joertexas]

How many missiles does the turret hold?

For the missiles, I presume that the ship has a way to rig cables and come-alongs to make the process easier.

[BackworldTraveller]

How many missiles does the turret hold?

For the missiles, I presume that the ship has a way to rig cables and come-alongs to make the process easier.

Missile Rack details

And yes - Those exist.

[joertexas]

How many missiles does the turret hold?

For the missiles, I presume that the ship has a way to rig cables and come-alongs to make the process easier.

Missile Rack details

And yes - Those exist.

What are the barrel boxes - the sandcasters?

[BackworldTraveller]

How many missiles does the turret hold?

For the missiles, I presume that the ship has a way to rig cables and come-alongs to make the process easier.

Missile Rack details

And yes - Those exist.

What are the barrel boxes - the sandcasters?

Yep.
Or Chaff or Decoys or Anti-Personnel case round or anything that will fit in a barrel!

[The Bindoner]

Shall we try to capture Hebden on the train, or follow him and see who he meets?

[ateno]

We have no arrest and detain powers. I would be up for causing a small scene and having someone with stealth or deception skills take the bag and follow him off the train.

[The Bindoner]

Nālani has Deception 1 and Athletics/Dex 1, but no Stealth or Recon.

I was thinking more of a kidnapping than an arrest.

Might he be "suddenly taken ill" when his old friend Nālani and her new husband find him? They could then kindly assist him from the train to a clinic.

If everyone is distracted a Stunner to the ribs works wonders.