I got demoted?

  No, you're still operating captain. Unless you don't want to be!

In reply to Zhouth (msg # 12):

Got to stroke my ego! lololololol

I don't give a rat's ass about what official titles are attached to which positions or roles. What I care about is when the drek hits the fan, who's doing what. In that case I don't give two flying fucks what you think you are, I want the best people in the best position to keep the ship from being atomized.

Teddy is the best pilot. Stop.
Ingrid is the best engineer. Stop.
Viridian is the best beam gunner. Stop.
Aaron is our best Sensors operator. Stop.

So the rest of us have to figure out how to be useful. When we're in space combat Rejj and I are ship's bitches with the rest of you. Whoever needs assistance is who's getting it.

Varca can bark out orders so he can make those leadership support rolls for us during space combat.

Once boots hit the ground I edge out Rejj via tactics and leadership which is why I took Marine 1 and gave him Marine 2. He runs point, I run support. Someone else can be cannon fodder.

You want to worry about who's keeping the crisper drawer full during space combat, be my guest but I want to see the best people in the right roles.

So here's the thing, we have three main areas to consider:

Non-Combat Flight

Combat Flight

Boarding/Ground Action.

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Non-Combat Flight
Teddy - Captain/Pilot
Aaron - Navigator/Co-Pilot (i.e. working sensors/comms etc.)
Varca - Mission Commander
Viridian - Medic/Backup Pilot
Zhouth - Science Officer/Administrator
BB - Ship's Security
Rejj - Whatever he wants or we need him to be. Gopher? Cargomaster? Personal Trainer?

Combat Flight
Teddy - Pilot
Aaron - Sensors
Varca - XO
Ingrid - Engineering
Viridian - Beam Gunner
Zhouth/BB/Rejj - Ship's Bitch. Assisting wherever we can.

Ground/Boarding Operations

Team 1
BB Nova
Vexsper Recruit
Vexsper Recruit

Team 2
Varca
Rejj
Vexsper Recruit

Ship's Defense (i.e. keep the doors locked and engines hot)
Teddy
Ingrid
Viridian
Zhouth
Aaron

Now you'll notice that for ground operations we are keeping all our key ship's operators in reserve. This is important if we go pirating and decide to do a boarding action where we might have to also be flying and shooting.


SO IN CONCLUSION I say as long as we can agree what we're going to do during combat and we know how to pull our weight out of combat then fuck it, make up your own title or role. As long as we are rolling in the credits you can call yourselves BB's Boss as your job title :D

OOC: Hard-ass marine jargon aside I think we should address this from first principles. When push comes to shove, what ship's action are you going to be taking. Are you in the gunner's seat? in the pilot's seat? Don't worry about titles because that just messes everything up.

If we put Teddy in the captain's chair so he's issuing leadership rolls that means viridian is now our best pilot which is a huge downstep from Teddy (no offense) which means we have nobody on board who can operate a turret. Just to fill an artificial title we've now shot ourselves in the foot twice.

But if we put Teddy in the pilot's seat then that frees Viridian up for the turrets and Varca can make leadership rolls. Or maybe we put Varca at a sensor station and I'm the one barking orders.

Anyway I'm the new gal so I don't really consider myself having a vote. IC BB is going to assume that you guys know what you're doing and keep her mouth shut until it proves otherwise. Given her skills and background assuming you guys want to keep her on she'll be looking at running a team of marines as she was a gunnery sergeant in the marines.

Saucy!

We'll train others for other jobs too. Missile maggot, turret beam man, Power Plant and maneuver and jump drives too as well as life support. Ingrid can't do it all. ;-)

In reply to Theodore McFarlane (msg # 15):

I'd like to apologize about the tone of my last post in this thread--I didn't realize it at the time, but now that I re-read it, I feel I may have come off a bit too "hard ass" sounding, there at the end.

It's no excuse, but I was having a "hard day" IRL when I wrote that, and while I try not to let that stuff come thru in my posting, well, sometimes I fail at that.

So I'm sorry if anyone thought I/Varca was trying to "throw my weight" around, and was offended or put off by that.

No harm, no foul.

  I can see a certain amount of comedy arising from trying to train various people in skills that don't mesh too well with their personality or culture...

In reply to Zhouth (msg # 18):

You mean something like....


"...And then, after you've checked the connections of the molecular circuitry bundle, take your nano-manipulator and..."

"Back on Drinax, we'd just smack it with a spanner until the light on the test module chamged to green!"

"*sigh* Right.  Yeah.  Okay.  But we're not on Drinax, right now, and..."

"But it's Drinaxi Tech!  We dug it up on Drinax, so, shouldn't we..."

"NO!  No.  You do not hit electronics!  That's just...Bad!  Bad Vespexer!"

Just wanted to say hi. Soren here, Danish guy living in the US. Played RPG's since the early 80's and very much into scifi games. Have been a longtime GM for various genres including Fading Suns, 2300 AD and Coriolis. Played one other Traveller adventure long ago but still a novice mostly for this system.

Hoping to join in at an opportune moment as a Scout/Rogue named Kira  :)
This message was last edited by the player at 22:13, Sun 26 Feb 2023.

In reply to Kira Cerise O'Neill (msg # 20):

Well ... when the Vargr points a weapon at you and shouts "Drop yer weapons or Die!" (our official recruitment slogan) just keep your hands away from your weapons.  Actually trying to draw a weapon in the heat of the moment will start the discussion about our Retirement Benefits ... it's a short and loud discussion...

But don't worry, either the Vargr or the red-eyed maniac will get around to bunk arrangements in a minute... ^_^

New blood! Nice..! Welcome aboard..! I'm relatively new to the group as well.

Have GMed a few home brews and Star Wars SAGA edition / Starfinder.

Greetings Soren, welcome to the game.

So one of my hobbies is creating PC's in a program called HeroForge. Here's Aaron, Kira, and Varca :)

Was going to say, wow look at them mini and the paint job!!

But still wow! Nice.

In reply to Kira Cerise O'Neill (msg # 24):

Frikkin Awesome!!!

You captured Varca in his Hazard Suit perfectly! I had no idea HeroForge could produce this kinda quality!


Now just swap out that head for Bob Marley's and lose the flairing, Duster-like flaps, and you'd have Rejji Harrasyn... ^_^

Thanks! :)

Here are the links to Varca and Aaron in case you want to mess with them. I'd be happy to do any other PC's if I get a description/image :)

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D38400705/   Varca

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D38401124/   Aaron

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D36514763/   Kira

And Varca with his helmet  ;)

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D38413346/

In reply to Kira Cerise O'Neill (msg # 28):

Very nice!

And I like the added touch with the nostalgic toxic mists of home, in the background  ^_^

Well, alright. Here you go. Don't say that I didn't warn you...

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D508872717/


Of course, it's all wrong, because this is yet another example of a tool/site that subscribes to the "always barefoot" theory of anthro characters, and Zhouth definitely wears shoes or boots.

I mean, aside from the fact that it's the civilized and safe/sanitary/comfortable thing to do, how are you supposed to put together a properly fashionable ensemble without them?

Sheesh.



This message was last edited by the player at 08:52, Wed 01 Mar 2023.

Whaaaaaat?!  Wadda ya sayin, here?

All this talk about being barefoot?  This is just Zhouth kickin back and being comfortable aboard Vultan.  That's just a bulb of Cognac he's got in his right hand--not a Thermal Detonator!  Right...?

Very cool Zhouth :)

I attempted Krrsh as well; https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D38423976/

Ha! Krrsh wishes he looked so good!

I was picturing him more in brown fur. Maybe this is his new Captain look?

Things are going.. zhouth! Fast!
This message was last edited by the player at 01:16, Thu 02 Mar 2023.

     Well, it has been suggested that we spread the word that "Captain Krrsh" is dead, and that Krrsh then adopt a new alias...