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Post by coffee on Jun 5, 2018 7:13:31 GMT -6
Sure, why not?
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Post by ffilz on Jun 5, 2018 8:02:50 GMT -6
Hmm, you have already opened communications...
Logan is for hailing them.
Vargr: In very bad Imperial, you get a response: "Captain Narou of the Vargr Trader Farou responding. Is your ship of Imperial registry?"
"Yes," Henry responds.
What do you want to say to them?
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Post by makofan on Jun 5, 2018 12:39:33 GMT -6
Suggest it is just a friendly meeting, we can buy them drinks at the space bar and swap news and gossip
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Post by ffilz on Jul 2, 2018 15:49:45 GMT -6
Sorry for stalling out so much...
They have just come from Boekoeia and before that Taphos. They would be interested to meet you when down planet to compare notes.
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Post by tkdco2 on Jul 3, 2018 1:09:51 GMT -6
"It's not like we have anything better to do," says Zack. "I'm still a bit wary of them, though."
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Post by coffee on Jul 3, 2018 7:25:02 GMT -6
"Less wary on planet," Henry mutters. "Less to lose down there."
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Post by makofan on Jul 3, 2018 8:13:29 GMT -6
"Prefect" says Jack. "New friends, information, and a drink - I'm in"
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Post by ffilz on Jul 11, 2018 17:23:31 GMT -6
Do you wish to visit the Scout base (which is an orbital installation) or land directly?
The Class-D starport offers little more than fuel, passenger, and basic freight services.
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Post by tkdco2 on Jul 12, 2018 1:25:54 GMT -6
Logan concurs.
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Post by makofan on Jul 12, 2018 7:49:32 GMT -6
Sure, let's try the Scout base
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Post by ffilz on Jul 12, 2018 9:28:00 GMT -6
Scout base it is. Do you want to let Captain Narou know of your plans?
Also, I thought I should refresh your memory on Bastinadi:
Bastinadi
D665430-3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. Ruling functions are performed by a restricted minority, with little or no input from the mass of citizenry. Alien ruins, theocracy
Yea, you can use the Scout Base library. Bastinadi is ruled by a small cadre of priests. The world has a small population which are mostly relegated to TL 3. While it appears that there is no law, this isn't entirely true. The bulk of the population handles disputes among themselves with the priests only becoming involved if things get out of hand. The priesthood and their supporters are a small enough group that they are unable to project much power, yet they control access to the star port. Travellers can easily get weapons out of the star port. The population has been in decline since The Imperium has pulled back and trade dropped to almost zero. After the pull out, a small Scout station was left in orbit with a small crew, with automation, the station is capable of the required maintenance work for Scout ships. The star port used to be a Class-C but due to lack of support, the repair facilities have been closed, with most of the repair workers having abandoned the world.
I'll assume some research at the university also, and I'm going to take a bit of liberty to move things along. The librarian is reluctant to allow non-university folks poke around, but Zeb slips him a 10cr note (Bribery 7+1). Zeb finds a sheet of notes left in a book on Bastinadi that suggests the theocratic oligarchy is a psionic priesthood. Apparently this information was closely guarded. Reading the pages in the book near where the note was tucked in is a description of some of the practices. The professor reads them and suggests they sound like some psionic testing and training rituals.
Albert (the professor) talks to some of his colleagues and it turns out that a student of Professor of Religious Studies Elwyn Latimer was studying the Bastinadi relgion a few years ago, unfortunately, he ran out of money and had to drop out. His name is Lukasz Malewski.
Scout Base: We do have a small base there to observe the system and watch the border. It was significantly down staffed ten years ago as resources have become tighter. It at best gets one or two ships a year visiting.
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Post by makofan on Jul 12, 2018 9:50:54 GMT -6
I suggest we will inform Captain Narou that out of courtesy and tradition, we must first visit the scout base, but will look him up in a day or two if he is still around
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Post by ffilz on Jul 12, 2018 11:04:21 GMT -6
Scout Base Alpha hailing detached scout Wayward Sun. Are you aware of an possibly in communication with incoming Vargr ship Farou? Although this is no longer technically Imperial space, we would like to welcome them to visit us at the Scout Base Alpha in consideration that they may subsequently enter Imperial space. Do you have any intel that this would be especially dangerous, and can we count on your presence?
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Post by coffee on Jul 13, 2018 7:31:05 GMT -6
Yes, let's do it.
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Post by tkdco2 on Jul 14, 2018 4:10:15 GMT -6
Agreed.
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Post by eris on Jul 17, 2018 15:52:50 GMT -6
Sorry for stalling out so much... They have just come from Boekoeia and before that Taphos. They would be interested to meet you when down planet to compare notes. Check the Library and maps to see if we can figure out where Boekoeia and Taphos are located. OOC: I have the feeling that they aren't from anywhere around here...or we aren't where/when we think we are, one or the other.
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Post by eris on Jul 17, 2018 15:56:25 GMT -6
Logan also wants to check with the Scout base to see if that ship we were following has checked into the system and when.
OOC: I've forgotten the name of the ship that was, maybe, carrying Mother's friend here.
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Post by ffilz on Jul 17, 2018 23:27:35 GMT -6
Sorry for stalling out so much... They have just come from Boekoeia and before that Taphos. They would be interested to meet you when down planet to compare notes. Check the Library and maps to see if we can figure out where Boekoeia and Taphos are located. OOC: I have the feeling that they aren't from anywhere around here...or we aren't where/when we think we are, one or the other. Check out the map here: www.mindspring.com/~ffilz/Gaming/winedark.htmlBoekoeia is immediately "north-east" of Bastinadi, and Taphos is immediately "north" of Boekoeia. They are two hexes "east" of Cheapside and Ludgates respectively. This from your previous notes: Yep, that is probably true. Note that not all bases outside the Imperium borders are necessarily Imperial. The Scout base at Bastinadi is Imperial. Bastinadi, Boekoeia, and Taphos used to be Imperial, with the decline of the Imperium, they are no longer under sufficient Imperial control to still be considered part of the Imperium. Frank
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Post by ffilz on Jul 17, 2018 23:49:04 GMT -6
Logan also wants to check with the Scout base to see if that ship we were following has checked into the system and when. OOC: I've forgotten the name of the ship that was, maybe, carrying Mother's friend here. As far as I can tell, you never determined anything like that... A reminder too, you have this thing going on also: The bartender introduces you to Hermenia Sergiones. Her husband apparently went to Bastinadi over a year ago in search of an alien artifact, possibly psionic related. When the bartender picked up that you were going to Bastinadi, he called her and referred her to you. She would like you to contact her husband and either bring him home, or bring news of what he is up to. She offers Cr10,000 for information, and an additional Cr75,000 if you are able to convince him to return home. The husband's name is Pablo hault-Sergiones. He left for Bastinadi about a year ago. He shared nothing about the artifact, though his interest in psionics make her think the artifact might have something to do with psionics. He was going to contact the native population there and seek information leading to the artifact. He had been sending monthly letters to her, but she has not received one now for over two months. That is about the extent of the information she has. She will share the letters in case they are of any help in locating him. I've pasted a bunch of info into the Google Doc. Frank
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Post by foxroe on Jul 31, 2018 5:10:55 GMT -6
Sharron: "Hmmm. Vargr. Did a job a couple years back with a bodyguard detail. Some uppity Vargr merchant-prince. Pay was good, but they were... aggressive to say the least. We should keep our guard up."
Mother: "Nonsense! What a wonderful opportunity! Vargr are rare in this sector - how exciting! Ahhh, a traditional Vargr dish, "Grr'p T'ar", is a wonderful blend of native root vegetables and the Reffidt (a small and ubiquitous rodent native to the worlds of the Vargr Sphere). I'm sure I could whip something up with equivalent ingredients! Now where did we store those dehydrated Bov-steaks?"
(Sharron suppresses a gag reflex)
OOC: Sorry guys, been busy. Playing catch-up - good with where we're going!
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Post by tkdco2 on Aug 2, 2018 0:52:13 GMT -6
"Should we bring our sidearms when we meet these Vargr, just in case?" asks Zeb.
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Post by eris on Aug 3, 2018 16:36:00 GMT -6
"Should we bring our sidearms when we meet these Vargr, just in case?" asks Zeb. "Depends on the location and this system's law levels." Logan says, "Let me look... D665430-3...er, no weapon restrictions, well other than nukes that is. Yeah, I'll be packing a side arm, not because I expect trouble from the Vargr, but just because.""D665430-3 let me read the Library description."Bastinadi has a Poor Starport without shipyards, can perform Major repairs, and provides Unrefined fuel. The main world is roughly 10,400–11,199 kilometers in diameter, and is a Medium terrestrial. The atmosphere has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres The atmosphere is a standard oxygen/nitrogen mix, which is breathable without assistance. The surface is roughly 45–54 percent surface water (or similar fluid), which qualifies it as a Wet world world. The main world has a general population of 10,000 to 100,000 local residents, which qualifies it as a Moderate population world. The local government is characterized as Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy, with government by a restricted minority, with little or no input from the masses. Visitors may find the law unrestricted as no prohibitions (nuclear weapons) are regulated or restricted by local authorities. Technology is described as Industrial Revolution (1730 AD).
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Post by ffilz on Aug 3, 2018 16:40:05 GMT -6
Did you want to relay the invitation to visit the Scout base?
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Post by ffilz on Aug 3, 2018 17:16:04 GMT -6
Ok, you relay the message and the Vargr captain responds to the affirmative. You will have a short time at the Scout base before the Vargr ship arrives, do you wish to do anything with that time (maybe an hour or so)?
Also as to origins of the Vargr ship, note that the known location of Vargr is almost clear across the Imperium and the transponder information indicated they came from an unknown sub-sector (or at least differently named...).
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Post by eris on Aug 4, 2018 15:21:22 GMT -6
Logan starts a data search on the local and Scout (if he can) networks for the name Pablo hault-Sergione. He's looking for an address, email address, and any mentions on local news sources.
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Post by foxroe on Aug 5, 2018 8:02:16 GMT -6
Sharron will stay close to the ship and talk to the ground crew and see if she can suss out anything interesting (rumors, do Vargr visit here regularly?, etc.). She'll also (surreptitiously) recon (from a distance) the area around the Vargr ship once it lands, looking for unusual activity.
Mother continues to make "Grr'p T'ar" - the smell is awful... which is why Sharron is talking to the ground crew.
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Post by ffilz on Aug 9, 2018 11:26:39 GMT -6
"Should we bring our sidearms when we meet these Vargr, just in case?" asks Zeb. "Depends on the location and this system's law levels." Logan says, "Let me look... D665430-3...er, no weapon restrictions, well other than nukes that is. Yeah, I'll be packing a side arm, not because I expect trouble from the Vargr, but just because.""D665430-3 let me read the Library description."Bastinadi has a Poor Starport without shipyards, can perform Major repairs, and provides Unrefined fuel. The main world is roughly 10,400–11,199 kilometers in diameter, and is a Medium terrestrial. The atmosphere has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres The atmosphere is a standard oxygen/nitrogen mix, which is breathable without assistance. The surface is roughly 45–54 percent surface water (or similar fluid), which qualifies it as a Wet world world. The main world has a general population of 10,000 to 100,000 local residents, which qualifies it as a Moderate population world. The local government is characterized as Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy, with government by a restricted minority, with little or no input from the masses. Visitors may find the law unrestricted as no prohibitions (nuclear weapons) are regulated or restricted by local authorities. Technology is described as Industrial Revolution (1730 AD).You're also meeting the Vargr at the Scout Base, and your ship is in command of detached service Scouts, law level doesn't apply here... :-)
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Post by ffilz on Aug 9, 2018 11:34:34 GMT -6
Logan starts a data search on the local and Scout (if he can) networks for the name Pablo hault-Sergione. He's looking for an address, email address, and any mentions on local news sources. You are able to pull up information on his arrival from star port records, you definitely also do not find record of his departure. You don't find any other public information. You could have the professor hack the world's computer system to look for more information.
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Post by ffilz on Aug 9, 2018 12:04:41 GMT -6
Sharron will stay close to the ship and talk to the ground crew and see if she can suss out anything interesting (rumors, do Vargr visit here regularly?, etc.). She'll also (surreptitiously) recon (from a distance) the area around the Vargr ship once it lands, looking for unusual activity. Mother continues to make "Grr'p T'ar" - the smell is awful... which is why Sharron is talking to the ground crew. Scout base is orbital, with several docking ports and one service bay. The Scout base is basically an XBoat station from here: travellerrpgblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/traveller-15mm-deck-plan-collection.html docked with an X-Boat Tender www.mu.org/~joe/traveller/archive/deckplans/Xboat_Tender.GIFEach docking port is a large air lock which opens up to the lounge. The xboat tender is docked to one of the xboat station ports, leaving three for general use. There is one Type-S scout docked currently. Cool thing I checked out, the xboat tender's bay is of sufficient dimension to hold a Type KS Safari Scout (your ship)... NOTE: I DO NOT use the xboat itself, but the tender and station look just fine to me...
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Post by eris on Aug 9, 2018 13:25:18 GMT -6
Logan starts a data search on the local and Scout (if he can) networks for the name Pablo hault-Sergione. He's looking for an address, email address, and any mentions on local news sources. You are able to pull up information on his arrival from star port records, you definitely also do not find record of his departure. You don't find any other public information. You could have the professor hack the world's computer system to look for more information. OOC: Well, now *that's* a good idea! "Hey Prof!" Logan says when he tracks Professor Duhr down on the ship, "Will you try to hack into the local datanet and see if you can find any entries on Pablo hault-Sergione?
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