That and volsung's been out for over a month now so it's hard to get quorum to agree on decisions

Volsung did delegate command to me so he knew he'd be out for a while, so at least the command structure is intact, but we're basically running on three PCs at the moment.

Which would be another point in favor of recruiting some new players and timeskipping to the point they arrive. Aside from sending two ships to escort the transport as it picks up Sable-One, i literally have nothing i could post about unless i start micromanaging everything in King Squadron, and that would get old fast.

I don’t have anything else to add that hasn’t already been pointed out.

Alright. Let me put out an ad for some new players and work out a time skip. I think you guys have earned another experience level, some prize money and some prestige. You'll probably be wanting some upgrades for your squadron as well...

Speaking of.. Look what i found!

https://docs.google.com/spread...avAEhSLQo/edit#gid=0

Very cool.

All told, prizes are added up and each captain received the following:
4500 credits for standard pay (3 months of service)
672,500 credits for capturing multiple prizes paid out on the budget of the naval office of the Hegemony.
Additionally, each of you have gone up one level. Diana Herrson, you have been promoted for exceptional conduct in the face of the enemy. You are now a Commander and King Squadron has been handed over to you and the choice is up to you: Do you want the Valdar to move into the leader position for the squadron or do you want to take over Angantyr. Volsung has been recalled from the front with little fanfare and you will need to take over as squadron leader. The choice of ships is yours.

Oscar Hargrave, you receive the Medal of Courage for your actions aboard the enemy ship and risking your life. You gain a +1 bonus on social checks with other members of the Indari Navy.

Zazan Mysh, you have become something of a celebrity back home. It seems there are a number of Bothisilians who are enamored with your exploits. Aside from having a starting favorable reputation with fellow Bothisilians, once per deployment, you can reveal a special piece of personal equipment you have "requisitioned" unofficially and had your network provide for you.

As you are having some time in dock at Hallus station for repairs, you can also modify your ships. The naval board has allocated your squadron with 8,500,000 credits for refits and purchases of new ships and equipment. You can add your own money to this if you wish, and you can attempt to convince the crew members of your ships to contribute, but this is gauche and rather ill-advised.


OOC: While I am recruiting new players, think about changes you want to make to your ships or possible new ships you want to 'buy' to join your squadron as well as leveling up.

Did we get a message stating the above, or would you prefer to do a writeup first? There's some stuff i'd like to talk about in a Captain's Meeting, it'd just feel more fitting than discussing options in the OOC.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:15, Fri 20 Aug 2021.

Congrats on the promotion, Diana!

I was just about to ask the same thing. Discussing the way forward IC would be great.

Feel free to post in an appropriate Hallus Station thread.

If I'm not missing the mark, I believe Oscar is describing a cruiser-class hull with an assortment of long-range equipment, extra stores, onboard manufacturing, fuel scoops, fuel bunkers and that sort of thing allowing you to operate beyond the supply lines for a considerable time.

Figured, thought he was describing a System Cruiser or something, but those don't have Spike drive.

http://www.mhaan.de/swn/starships

Couldn't find which book those (and Destroyers for that matter) were from though, it's not Core or Skyward Steel...

My brainstorm actually had me arrive at the Logistics Ship hull for a basis. I’d like to wait for Zazan before going into details.  I’m on the road today so I’ll likely be out of pocket for most of it.

My basic idea was that we could take a mothballed cruiser hull and use our budget to “buy” features. I wasn’t describing any ship in particular.

Also, that is an awesome write-up for an award!
This message was last edited by the player at 11:51, Sat 21 Aug 2021.

In reply to Diana Hersson (msg # 901):

Engines of Babylon

This message was last edited by the GM at 20:12, Sat 21 Aug 2021.

Wiped from full day of travel. I’ll post something tomorrow.

Uh, where are you getting some of those fittings? By default a ship has only enough fuel capacity for one jump. Reduced fuel bunker (what book is that from?) Would seem to reduce the fuel to zero?

No idea. I've been going off the mhaan.de tables, assuming it was in a supplement i didn't have like Babylon.

I know the Cameo Field is from Suns of Gold though.

Anyhow, i don't think they're referring to Spike Fuel, but rather the fuel for the in-system drives. It indeed wouldn't have made much sense otherwise.

I was looking into the upgrade of the Wartooth when I realized that I can take over Volsung’s command and we can upgrade the Wartooth for more utility.

Edit: I found a cool builder that I have been playing with. Here is the link to the Reddit thread. https://www.google.com/amp/s/a...rships_revised_beta/
This message was last edited by the player at 16:56, Sun 22 Aug 2021.

In reply to Oscar Hargrave (msg # 908):

I know, i linked you to it a few posts ago :P

Oh yeah!

So yeah, just waiting on Zazan to weigh in on the conversation and help us celebrate our successful (in a way) first mission, and the GM to give the word on the new parts.

I did find where they are from though: Infinite Stars, the Stars Without Number fanzine.

Issue #1: https://ia902509.us.archive.or...nfinite_stars-01.pdf
Issue #2: https://ia802502.us.archive.or...nfinite_stars-02.pdf
Issue #3: https://ia902502.us.archive.or...nfinite_stars-03.pdf

The Editor-in-Chief is the current (as of 2019) owner of Stellagama Publishing, and his LinkedIn mentions Infinite Stars in 2011, so it's as canon as canon gets: https://il.linkedin.com/in/omer-golan-joel-11580711

Anyhow, it's a free fanzine, and both the Reduced Fuel Bunkers and Auxiliary Power Unit are in Issue #1. I did look up the full text though:





So i guess i'll have to axe the Reduced Fuel Bunkers idea, if what i'm reading is correct.

I'm all for stuff and I am very excited. Just need to get some life stuff sorted of the next day or so and I'll be back.

Please Welcome Sara to our game.

Welcome to the game!

Nice description too, there's just a little bug that slipped in: There already is a Diana Hersson in the game :P

Not that i mind having a Bothislian sister, of course, i mean i have a sibling in my backstory, so if you're interested send me a PM. ;)