In reply to Nightmare (msg # 15):

Hey guys do we want to pitch in to get a ghost drive on whatever ship we pilot?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 16):

my current mindset is get ship to EROS in most barebones state acceptable, then do any high tech/karmic goodies on EROS.  Ghost drive, stealth plating, lasers, bells, whistles, i’m up for any of it.  I’d very much like to end up with a team ship.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 17):

I've provided some stats surrounding the Mastodon. As you can see, it's huge -- far larger than you'd technically need. That said, it's still smaller than some of the other ships you've seen, such as the Dichotomy.

These numbers make a lot of assumptions and shouldn't be considered standard fabrication costs and timeframes -- so don't get any funny thoughts about mass producing a fleet of these things. You can't afford to :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 18):

if we could bankroll this whole thing as it stands, about how long would the 910-1310 man-hours of labor take to complete with an average shipyard of appropriate size's workforce?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 19):

There aren't many shipyards that do this sort of thing, and all the ones that are are controlled by various governments (or are building these things secretly).

The IDA gets a new battleship every 2-6 years, depending on the demand and funding and whatnot. But we're talking about repairs, even if they are extensive, so it won't take that long to get done.

You essentially need to hire about 35 dedicated people to work for about a week straight to get your repairs done quickly, and twice that many people (or twice that much time) to get it done carefully. That's warp speed compared to modern fabrication techniques, and it doesn't include finishing interior touches or the installation of weapons or alignment/diagnostic testing or other stuff. You can adjust that ratio as needed depending on how many people you want to throw at it and how long you're willing to wait.

Any shipyard that currently makes these things would be capable of doing it, though whether they'd be willing to adjust their own project timetables to accommodate it is up for debate.

The best people to ask about this are probably Vasquez or the UN Speaker Tyndall (for legit channels) or Gestalt (for illegal channels).

If you ask Pryor, he'll tell you SAGE purchased its 4 capital ships second-hand from the IDA and lacks the capacity to build more (though obviously if the need arose they could construct a suitable shipyard to support such a thing).
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:17, Sat 22 Dec 2018.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 20):

yeah, I get that resources to accomplish this are still relatively unaccounted for. I just wanted to know if, in optimal circumstances this was going to be a weeks-long, months long, or even longer undertaking.  It sounds like, in optimal circumstances, this might be a month or two of repairs, is that fair?  We probably won't end up with optimal circumstances, but just hypothetically.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 21):

Under perfect conditions you can get the thing good to go in about a month with relative safety and reasonable confidence in the efficacy of the repairs.

It would take about a year to fast-track building a brand-new one. If your framework is damaged or insufficient, the estimate spikes into that neighborhood.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 22):

Hope all of you had a wonderful start to the new year! I'll get the plot lurching forward again shortly!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 23):

Vacation til Wednesday, updates may be slower til then. Sorry!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 24):

Folks ready to montage into the next phase of our adventure?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 25):

I am

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 25):

I montaged into your mom last night

...Gross

I'm ready to move forward once I have scavenged what I can.

I need to talk to gestalt, but don't need to dawdle on it.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 29):

Sounds good. I'll try to move the needle shortly then. I did not intend for us to be with SAGE for this long -- life just got incredibly busy. We'll blast off soon!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 30):

I'm fine with the pace of play at the moment.  Just told Basilisk the other day that I tried to keelhaul one of my guys for inciting mutiny... turns out keelhauling only works when the building is moving.  It was... awkward.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 31):

I mean, "making a guy lie tied up on ground outside of building" isn't a bad punishment...

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 32):

I'm imagining you dragging someone up and down the stairs to a basement while bound at the wrists and ankles. Seems effective!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 33):

HR won't let me do the stair thing...

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 34):

If anyone does feel obliged to create an org chart for starblazers, there may be a karma award for that... :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 35):

here's the org chart Billy has in his head, if anyone needs a starting point https://cdn.discordapp.com/att...799450/Org_chart.png

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 36):

Can I edit the Org chart?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 37):

+350 karma for Billy.

We shall see what Rebecca comes up with...

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 38):

Orgy chart submitted.

How much karma?

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 39):

None. I do not seem to be included.