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The landing pad begins to come back to life again after the incident at the Dust Witch, crews refueling their ships from underground lines, cargo bots loading and unloading containers, oblivious to the descending madness. The Witch’s Crew draws a few dirty looks from passersby, their labors disturbed by the Marine action; some catch a glance at Sialann’s Force Pistol and stop and stare for a second. No more so that the sounds of mortar fire in the distance and the distant rumble of heavy artillery in the city. Two mercs walking between containerized cargo, suddenly yell:
“Everybody Get Down!”
As a mortar shell rips a hole in a container, flinging out splinters of burning metal that make a deadly wheet as it flies through the air across the LZ, plinking into ships and other containers.
“Frell no! That was inside the perimeter!”
One exclaims as they run off, maybe to try to deal with the insurgent mortar, or maybe to find better cover. The crew sees markings on the tarmac towards the monorail, the surest way towards building B. Following them along they reach an open area, where a Stane militia officer has gathered various cargo and customs bots into an ad hoc squad, armed with PGMP-12’s, where as he is walking inspection, one of the ‘bots accidentally fires it’s weapon, decapitating another ’bot.
“Stop that ’bot!” The officer screams, curled up in fear on the pavement.
The other ‘bots respond instantly, destroying the offending bot, obviously base defense here is more hazardous than the enemy. Passing through the cluster frak, the crew sees the monorail arrive, some with cargo to be unloaded or loaded on flatbed cars, otherwise passengers get on and off the passenger cars. Suddenly a wild grav cycle shoots in a deadly arc up from behind the berm, people get back, with cries of "They’re gonna crash!" But the bike brakes just in time to drop a passenger off, before spinning on its invisible cloud and a full tilt lev back towards from where it came from. The passenger, if shaken, doesn’t let it show, but maybe she grew a few more grey hairs from the ride; Jaq’s back.
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“Well looks like we are all back together” Walt says “This place looks a mite too hazardous lets get our business here sorted quick like and get off this warzone”
Torq walks on towards Building B without stopping, “Stop showing off, Your Majesty. We’ve got work to do, you can mess about later.”
“Mission accomplished,” Sialann murmurs to Garet.
“Welcome back!” she says to Jaq. “How’d it go?”
Jaq walks casually over to the group. Ignoring Torq’s quip, she says. “Thought I’d next see the bunch of you clapped in irons. Just as well you aren’t. I’ve got clearance papers from the Imperials, but the situation here is pretty frelled. Frelled worse than just what you see here.” She gestures around the downport. “Local SDF might not put too much stock in this paperwork. So I suggest we unload and kick dust as rapidly as we can. Inless someone can put together a deal before we get the current cargo unloaded, I suggest we grab a load of sailboat fuel and get back into the black.”
Garet whispers back to Sialann: “See how good we are?” Hearing Jaq’s comment, Garet simply smiles and says laughing: “Why is it scouts always think everyone else is doomed, unless they’re nearby to save the day?” “Myself, Torq and Kallen have been on this rock enough, it’s dishonest, just not this dishonest.”
“All they wanted was their payoff, the SDF could possibly care less about that body.”
Asking for the clearance papers from Jaq, and tucking them into the inner layer of his combat armor, When Jaq mentions that the situation is worse than we see here, Garet looks directly at her: “Then you need to tell us exactly how bad things are. We need to know just how quickly we need to refuel, resupply and get out of here.”
“Unless we have no choice, we’re not flying empty. So, change of plans. Torq, I don’t know if the economy here has cratered or not, but give Jaq a list of the things we absolutely need to kick off this rock, and where she might find them. Have them charge it to Irulan. Walt, you go with Jaq.”
“Torq, you’re on cargo duty. work your magic, see what you can scare up, take Kallen with you.”
“Myself and Sialann will head to Irulan’s factor, contact Doc Roxboro, then start seeing about unloading and refueling. Who knows how long that’ll take.”
“Everyone’s on comm, if things start going downhill, sing out what you’re seeing, then get back to the ship.”
Torq nods to Garet, “How much do we have in the kitty for spec cargo?”
Turning to Jaq, “Highness, we need a mechanics tool kit, a starship engineer tool set, a medikit and at least one ton of ship’s spares. That’s going to cost about twenty grand normally.”
Torq leaves to hunt for freight, mail, passengers and spec cargo.
[ooc: not sure which trade rules we’re using, hoping it’s CRB, let me know please and I’ll make my rolls]
[ooc: yes, it is crb. At this point, I am having everyone going to ITH’s factor, because too much of splitting things up becomes too disjointed to run (unless we are talking really short side runs like Jaq at the Imperial HQ), that is where Torq would look for cargo anyways.]
Everyone boards the monorail for building B, it is not the shortest trip, the monorail (which while having some bullet holes, is operating smoothly) stops at LZ’s 8, 9 & 10 to load and unload. Behind the berm the party can see further lots for parking, cargo and such; this side of the starport hasn’t seen much destruction. The monorail enters building B and opens to a platform where the party can see platform security is being done by the same mix of mercenaries and Stane Army. There is a sense of urgency in the crowd as they move through the walkways of the warehouse, taking time to glance through doors opening to different spaces, many offices are empty. While the robot cargo handlers in the warehouses are going about their functions normally, the warehouses are emptier than usual as well.
Once the party reaches the ITH office, they can see the factor Itsebroz Atleprinzh and his assistants there getting ready to clear out. His eyes alight as he sees the Witch’s Crew:
“Ah, my hijacker’s are here!” He says with a laugh, alluding to that he has heard of what just recently occured. After finding that the Witch has freight for Dr Roxboro, a doctor working in the refugee camps as a charitable act, he will call Roxboro, while before dialing, shaking his head and muttering “Feeding the rebels, tsk”.
The ship’s spares and standard medikit they have there, Itsebroz has them loaded on a grav pallet in a to be sent to the ship, no charge (who knows what will be left if the rebels win). The tool kits will have to be bought, separately, about cargo, he says Torq is welcome to use the terminal there in the office. However, he also knows of a lucrative deal with a Stane Army Quartermaster selling weapons from his warehouse, he can give them a introduction file on a hand comp and an address to find him (it is in a whorehouse on the worst side of startown); weapons are a highly sought item, especially for the non-industrialized worlds.
Torq raises an eyebrow, gun running is something he understands, but he also knows how it could go wrong with a new crew, “Sound’s like my part of town, maybe they’ll give us a good price for the princess there. Let’s get rid of this freight first and then see who is offering what.”
Jaq tilts her head in a manner that says she thinks Garet is not thinking clearly at his suggestion that she go find the equipment they need instead of going to Starport HQ. She beams him a copy of the papers to his comm and momentarily follows it up with a statement to that effect. “Garet, the paperwork was issued from the Imperial military to me as an Imperial agent. I suggest that when we get to that point, that the two of us go together to the Starport HQ to discuss getting off this rock.” She turns to Torq, “As far as the Mechanic’s and Sharship Engineer’s tool kits, I don’t anticipate that being a real problem. Provided there is a supply here that hasn’t been destroyed by the rebel assault. If need be, I can take care of that.”
When she overhears the part about gun running, she turns to Garet and Torq and says, “I have nothing against any kind of business, but I’d like not to hang around here too long. So whatever we are going to do, we should do it with minimal delay.”
Torq keeps his poker face, “Don’t worry, as soon as we’ve unloaded the freight, sold you to the whorehouse, bought some guns and got a few passengers we’re off this rock.”
“Nah, I’m just kidding…”
Torq holds up his comm towards Itsebroz looking to receive the introduction file, “…we might not buy the guns.”
Itsebroz says: "That’s fine, I’m leaving on a shuttle in about an hour, maybe take a vacation at Irulan’s Villa. I’ll sign a e-chit for you to refuel and get atmosphere at the pad, don’t know if it will work, no telling since the central computer is down, the local currency is worthless anyways. He signs the chit on a mini-tablet with an expensive looking stylus, hits send and drops both in his pocket. Then bows slightly and leaves, his assistant following him holding his coat, hat and briefcase.
Sialann says to Garet, “Look, I know this is a messy situation but I really need some personal gear. You know this place, right? Is there anywhere here I could spend a few creds?”
[ooc: Garet will know it is in the entertainment complex.]
Torq looks at Sialaan, “What do you need?”
Kallen Hard faced as ever just keep a watch out for things, and in awe of all the high tech marvels of Stane, even still after seeing them hundreds if not thousands of times before.
“Maybe be good to decide where we are going to if we can now.” Kallens rough voice adds in.
Jaq smirks at Torq’s assertion about the whorehouse. She kicks back the banter playfully, “I know better, Torq. You couldn’t stand to be parted from me. Really, it is quite unseemly that you are so smitten after such a short courtship. Get a grip.”
Jaq leaves all the conversations with Itsebroz to Garet and Torq, as they are familiar with each other, instead, concentrating on just the business end. “Who is your best suggestion to get the toolkits from?” is about all she says.
When she gets a chance to get Garet alone, she’ll say, “G, the Imp Colonel I spoke with is fully expecting the Black Ships to head this way. Dr Misishii was here yesterday and there was something about the Android, Eve, that was also on the UTREE expedition. I don’t want to say anything in front of the others, you understand. But you see why I think it would be good to not stay on Stane too long.”
IIRC, nobody spoke of bringing credits, and the 800,000Cr still hasn’t been officialy split up either. But there are some things going back to the ship anyways, (spares, medikit) and a few minutes after Itsebroz leaves, Torq gets a call from Dr Roxboro, about how and when to meet with them to pick up the grain; Roxboro seems a decent man, in his mid 40’s.
[ooc: Torq has no access to the safe iirc, also no point trying to buy cargo if the hold is full. Torq asked how much is in the kitty for spec cargo, no reply so far. He isn’t due a share of the 800,000, in fact nobody has mentioned it. I don’t know if he would have seen it or not.]
Taking the Dr Roxboro’s call, “Roxboro, we got your grain. Come pick it up at the downport, pronto. Holla when you get here. We’re not hanging around.”
[ooc: I believe the kitty was 26,000 plus the 60,000.]
Roxboro answers that he will be there as soon as he can.
Personal purchases (which includes the tools) will have to be made either duty free at the entertainment complex which is slightly more expensive than the city, but the city is screwed.
[ooc: Garet actually split the original bundle into packs of 200K each per character. That happened just before we entered the crystal cavern (easier to move as opposed to a case). So Jaq, Kallen and Walt each have a bundle of Imperial credits totaling 200K. Garet’s was placed in the Dust Witch’s safe, Torq was aware of that, and Garet did mention how he came about it.]
[ooc correction: the funds were divided just before we encountered the pirates (trying to move lighter and with less bulk)]
Mari, the pirate stole some, so the collective amount is 800,000; imo it should be split 5 ways. However how much all want to invest, buy equipment, etc.; is up to you as individuals.
However now, everybody is on the monorail back to the ship, I take it.
[ooc: can we assume Jaq’s home grown app is as good as Security/0? If so we ought to get Secuirty/3, or at the very least Secuirty/2 for the ship computer]
Torq addresses the group, “Roxboro is on his way, I guess we just sit tight until then. Garet, you did bring the ship creds, right? I’ll look for freight and spec cargo as soon as we unload, if there isn’t much maybe we should consider buying those guns.”
As an aside to Jaq, “I nearly forgot, can you try and get us a security/3 anti-intrusion program, or at least as good as you can get. That’ll be about twenty grand, or just one grand for Security/2, but means we should be safe from average hackers and jackers.”
Talking to the group again, “If Queeny can handle that we’ll be safe to get passengers, until then I think we should hold back. Also, maybe I should arrange the fee as our captain is a bit too generous with tickets. Low passage isn’t worth taking, not enough money in it for so few berths and we might need the berths for ourselves if say the gun deal goes south. Anyway, I’m going to put the Princess in one, I think it might stop her flirting with me.”
Yes the software Jaq wrote is as good as security 0. Cargos, passengers; the fees are negotiable, of course you will want to look at where you are going and plan accordingly.
Torq looks at Sialaan, “What do you need?”
On the way back to the ship, she tells him, “Well, some survival gear might be useful – filter mask, that kind of thing; I don’t want to be confined to the ship just because of an atmospheric taint at our next destination or the one after. Some street armour, too – I can’t be walking round in a vacc suit the whole time we’re planetside. And a longarm, both my weapons are pistols – hanging round with you fellers seems like it might be interesting more often than not and it would be nice to know I can help keep any threats at long range, where they belong. That would do for starters.”
Garet’s first comments to Jaq: "Jackie, I know your names all over that flight authorization, and you’ll have to be there at the ‘ports office before we can fly, I get that. But priority first is getting this cargo off, getting as much equipment as we can, stuffing the witch full of fuel, food and water, and dusting. The fastest way to do that is division of resources. Torq’s good at “acquiring” cargo."
Although at hearing the possibly of gunrunning, Garet visibly cringes.
“Well, let’s see what we can get. Turning to Torq, I’m in for 200K. Then turning back to the crew, Garet explains as best he can: we get paid for cargo, of course, but how freighter crews get wealthy is speculative, or “spec” cargo."
“I could sit here all day and explain it, but basically spec works roughly along these lines:
“So, if you’re interested, you chip in funds. the more you chip in, the more cargo we can buy, as well as the more profitable cargo we can purchase.”
“Kallen, Walt, Jaq. you all have a bundle in your packs. The fee you all received from the expedition, minus our pirate friends fee, divided by 4.”
As far as Jaq’s share of the 800,000 CRIMP, she will only hold out about 20,000 for herself and put the rest in the kitty as an investment. When she gets a chance to get to the Entertainment district and assuming she has been given the funds necessary, she will get the tools as previously indicated. She will also get the Security /3 program for the Ship’s Computer. While she is doing this, she will take the time to pick up a few personal items… Some extra clothing, Sundries, Sialann some Steward’s Uniforms and some regular clothes for her, as well. She’ll also pick Torq up some breath mints.
More to follow…
[OOC: If we are being that specific, then I’ll have to change the way I usually play r/t. Usually things like funds for cargo purchased is assumed to have been carried on person. If not, then this is how Garet will play it]
When Torq asks about the ship credits, Garet will reach into his jumpsuit under his armor; “Yeah, they should be right…here.”
Rummaging around to no avail, Garet silently shakes his head..bother! I must’ve forgotten to grab funds from the safe with all the hijacking hubbub."
“Okay, my fault on that. I think we’re all heading back near the ship, right? I’ll go, grab the credits, currently including my share and what Jaq’s kicking in, added to the kitty makes 466,000.”
“Kallen, Walt? you two interested in putting funds in for cargo purchase and ships equipment?”
(If they do, Torq, add their contribution to the 466K)
“Sialann, here, use my personal cred stik, unless you want to come back to the ship. Since Jaq is heading into the Entertainment district, either myself or Torq can point you towards shops for you to get clothing and gear.”
“I’ll see to getting stevedores to start unloading the hold, and see if I have any luck selling the airship. It’s a long shot, but worth trying.”
[ooc: so torq and jaq are headed to the entertainment complex? sialann will go with them]
“I rarely need cash, except for good times.” Looking at Garet giving him a knowing look of years of drinking planetside together. “Once back I’ll grab it from my shot pouch and put it all in.”
800,000 divided by five is 160,000; just so everybody knows, and no anything has been accured to employment by the UTREE. On that matter, Walt has worked the longest (and ranks in the UTREE hierarchy) as Jaq is in fact just an associate; however, the RoT might be curious as to who and why their cash is beginning to show up. Finances need to be dealt with though, personal and ship; cargos, passengers, gear and personal items. Going to the entertainment complex must be done by something other than the monorail.
Hundreds of thousands in 100Cr bills, would be more than a wallet would hold, and we have been playing it that way so far.
Torq just sighs and waits for everybody to get their act together, “I’ll just wait here then until we get a nod from Roxboro and Garet runs back to the ship for the cash. And while we wait for the fuel and atmos from Irulan’s boys. Not much else I can do until then.” He tries to make himself comfortable.
[I guess that would be CRRoT, huh?]
If needs be, Jaq will use her credstick to get the above referenced items. But being a practical person, if there are funds she can use and leave the credstick out of it, she would rather do that. Because it doesn’t disturb the balance on the stick and because it doesn’t leave messy footprints, so to speak.
{OOC: I would be impressed if a major university, funding a research operation that barely survived, would be curious as to how their funds are showing up elsewhere, unless there was a directive to return the funds. and even so, it would be months or longer before any “tagged” funds reached their attention, and that would depend on them having flags with major banks, and knowing where to send out flags. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it, lol]
[By the way, if we’re using a base size, let’s say for arguments sake, the height and width of an American dollar bill, and like Dragoner mentioned, the Terrelay funds were in all 100 denominations, then what we received, if stacked would be 12" wide (2 × 6″), 12.5" deep (5 × 2.5″) and 4.3" high (10 × .43″). That’s 1,000,000 dollars. That can be placed in a backpack or a deep briefcase.]
Garet to Torq: “Roger that. Since you’re waiting for Roxboro to get here, I’ll turn and burn.”
To Jaq and Sialann: “When we get back to the ‘Witch, grab your backpacks, I’ll give you cash to pay for the kits and Sialann, I’ll give you your split from the expedition. You can kick in if you’re interested for the cargo, otherwise the cash is yours, same goes for you, Walt.”
[OOC: so if everyone can just shoot Mark/Torq an e-mail just letting him know how much you’re contributing for the cargo purchase, that should reduce any potential confusion regarding how much we have to purchase cargo minus funds for supplies (i.e kits and security programs.)]
[Well, taking the above split and subtracting the 20,000 that Jaq has already declared she is taking out, that means Jaq’s contribution is 140,000 CRRoT. Here’s a question, though… Doesn’t the Witch have an air/raft that we can use to get places that aren’t on the monorail? I was just assuming it did and that is what we are using, but perhaps I assume to much and am in danger of making a variety of Equus africanus asinus out of people…]
Shrink wrapped new bills, of course they can track it, Misishii said she reported it as lost; Jaq got it that there is a money trail, thus the reticence of using her cred stick. Nobody said a word about taking a backpack full of cash, but if you want me to assume it is always being carried, all I can say is … muahahaha /evil laugh
The Witch has an air/raft. Also at this point everyone is back at the Witch, the medikit and spares are there as well; Torq should roll to see if the chit Itsebroz gave him for the fuel and LS works.
Sialann’s not having armor and weapons seems fundamental, Kallen doesn’t either, which he may want to buy some. Next is to figure how much money there is for cargo and then look for cargo.
Walt doesnt need much anyways so likewise he will chuck most of his coin in the kitty as investment, keeping 35k and flash change, Walt will return to the ship witht the others to collect the creds, he will then act as security for the team when we go and enter the colourful areas.
Torq’s tries the chit from Itsebroz If it’s good he’ll oversee the replenishing of life support and fuel. After that he’ll wait to see if he’s contacted about the freight.
The chit works, so everyone can hook the ship’s hoses to ports in the landing pad and open the lines to replenish fuel and life support. During the process, Dr Roxboro calls in, that he should be there with enough vehicles to get the freight within an hour or two. Nightfall is coming …
Once everyone is back to the ship, Jaq speaks up. “I know we need things for the ship and we would rather run with a hold full of good spec. But there are some things that concern me. First off, I don’t think we want everyone on this world to know what kind of funds we actually have. Especially if the port authorities have already done a shakedown, right, G?” She turns to Garet to see if he agrees, but continues, anyway. “The cash we have, we came by fairly. Still, it is a chunk of cash given to a doomed expedition and there might be questions about how we came by it, especially if there isn’t anybody left to tell the Republic that it was all on the up and up. We don’t really have time here to do a lot of washing, so to speak, but I think we need to consider how much we are going to use here. A big amount here will show up on somebody’s radar screen somewhere and we may eventually be called to answer for it. However, there is something to be said of dumping it all in here once and for all and not having it trail after us for months through one jump and then the next, too.” She pauses, looking around at faces that quite likely now look at her as a party pooper. “All I am saying is we should make an informed decision and if we choose to carry this cash elsewhere, that we be prepared to put it through the wash somewhere.”
Sialann is very grateful to the team for including her in their windfall, and she makes sure they know it. She will put in an equivalent amount for cargo speculation as the others.
“It seems to me that with all the chaos going on around here, people might have a bit more to worry about than catching money launderers. And that’s not even what we are, right? And we should be staying at least one jump ahead of any paper trail. If the beast fleet assaults this volume of space, there won’t even be any records left.”
“I agree, that’s why travellers carrying a backpack would prevent more questions than us carrying around briefcases. Plus anyone stupid to try to hold up someone in armor and packing gets what they deserve.”
“But us getting some cred stiks for our funds is a good idea. It’s getting dark, but we can see if any of the big banks are still doing business.”
“However, whatever we do, we’ll probably be called to answer for what happened, but that will be down the road, and it depends on which side is the winner in all this.”
“I’m of the school of using it all to pay for cargo here. Nothing cleans the taint of potential dirty money like internal planetary conflict.”
Remember to total up purchases as well. I’ll say security 3 also comes with detection hardware for detecting weapons coming through the airlocks and the cargo ramp, so it has to be installed by someone with elec.
After a little over an hour, a convoy of ground trucks with trailers pulls up to get the freight. A tallish man gets out, introducing himself as Roxboro, part of Mountains Beyond Mountains aid agency.
In the wait Torq will check that the ship has been correctly fueled and had it’s LS refilled.
Torq nods to Roxboro, “Obviously I have to ask to see some I.D., my boss would go nuts if I let the wrong guy have his freight.”
Sialann asks Garet and Jax, “So, how are we getting to the complex? Air/raft? I can’t fly one, I’m afraid…”
“Could we spend all that money here in the confusion?” Kallen asks, a rather educated question before the convoy arrives.
Does Kallen want to buy armor or weapons? To sell the airship, it would be best to take it to the grav/heliport. Walt has flyer grav for the air/raft.
Roxboro, as I said earlier, is rather tallish, thin, yet driven and with an earnest quality often seen by volunteers in emergency situations, says:
“Certainly”.
Showing Torq an electronic copy of his receipt, a receipt for the donation of the grain by Irulan himself.
He’ll buy some armour, a TL 8 Flak Jacket. And maybe look for a simple Bolt action rifle with some rounds, sticking with something he knows how to work.
Torq will check the receipt as best he is able, once satisfied he’ll lower the cargo ramp, restore the normal temperature and oversee the unloading of the grain. Keeping extra vigilant for any funny business or potential hijackers, especially among those unloading. Once the grain is unloaded he’ll make sure the loading ramp is closed and the ship is secure once again.
There is also the single shot Martini-Henry style rifle taken from the pirates, I’ll call loading it a minor action:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini-Henry
The unloading takes 1d6 hours:
Roll: 1d6
1
Nice. Roxboro is a man on a mission, he has help of some local drivers, and knows how to gather help from the automated longshore’bots in the chaotic atmosphere of the landing pad, only pausing to duck from an errant sniper’s bullet every once in a while.
Jaq is as good, perhaps slightly better, than Walt at grav flying (only because her dex is so good).
Equipment purchased for the ship:
Security /3 Program w/ Hardware 30,000
Starship Engineer’s Tool Kit 4,000
Electronics Tool Kit 2,000
Mechanical Tool Kit 1,000
Metalworking Tool Kit 3,000
Bulkhead Patches 150
Breather Masks (x6) 900
Ship’s Total: 41,050
Personal Purchaces:
Survival Kit 50
Watch,Pilot’s(nice but not extrvgant) 100
Slaplocks (x10) 400
Field Kit 100
Boots 50
PRIS Binoculars 3,500
Sundries and clothing (est) 1,000
Jaq’s Personal Total: 5,200
All prices are per CRB or CSC except for the Security Program which I am pretty sure I already saw a quoted price. I’m listing them out so any adjustments can be made from here.
Kallen will take that rifle as his own and all its ammo, if any. If theres none or less then 40 he will go out and buy some rounds at the first opportunity.
Nice work Jaq; yes, I guess she can fly the air/raft to the entertainment complex as well.
Kallen finds in the ship’s locker, a bandolier that has 21 bullets in it (but holds forty) and four boxes of cartridges with 20 rounds a piece in them; he still needs to price his other gear such as a flak vest and whatever else he wants.
[OOC: I want to note that the clothing should include the uniforms and some casual clothing for Sialann.]
“Hey G, what kind of food stores do we have currently? Do we need to replenish those, as well?” Jaq asks (via comms if Garet isn’t right there).
[ooc: Security/3 is Cr.20,000 in both CRB p92 and CSC p178]
[OOC: I beleive the cost of the program was set at 30,000 earlier in the thread by the GM and came with hardware detectors that needed to be installed]
[OOC: Or maybe I am factoring in help to get it installed. Or maybe I am just making the price up entirely… geez, some days…]
It is base price 20,000, just as Torq says; there will be some adjustments to prices, but I want all the shopping done at once. Also, there should be a list of who is on the shopping trip.
We will need ship spares, think Torq mentioned that, at least 1ton, maybe 2tons or even 3tons would be a good idea in case we get in space combat. I can’t recall if ITH were giving us some spares, there was some talk, but we just ended up with fuel & LS. Anyway, they were not on Jaq’s list and they’re pretty vital to staying alive in space if we get in a fight.
I will need the final expenses numbers (with ships spares) before I can run spec cargo as we could easily spend 50 or 60+kcr.
Current balance prior to expenses, but including a 2k salary each for the month is Cr.609,000, a tidy sum for spec cargo! I assume the Dust Witch had no berthing fees on Stane.
Dust Witch now owes Cr.585,000 to some of it’s crew.
Yes, you have some spares, slugs for the 3D printer, etc.; plus the medkit (TL14) iirc. I’ll let you use the Ship’s Locker as a “magic box” to some degree (don’t let it go to anybody’s head) if enough care is taken, and money spent, to stock it. We are still waiting on Sialann’s purchases and a list of who is out shopping at the entertainment center.
ooc:
Prices? Ammo? Anything else?
ooc:
will have to locate my books to look prices up …
i remember there was another type of armour in the CRB, if gel cloth’s not available – something about plastic inserts. i think it was bulky at low techs, but better than plain cloth.
ammo – DSAP, HEAP, sthg nice & crunchy. need to look those up, too.
GL ammo – sthg that goes FsssSHHH! and then BOOM!!
anyway, will go look up prices & types … might be tonight, tho, sorry, gotta get ready for work.
Maybe Sialann can hit the beauty parlor as well to doll up for the steward gig:
See what you can do, anyone else who knows prices should jump in as well. Saw Gel in the Darrians module:
Gel Suit (TL10): Primarily used for recreation such as vehicle
racing or contact sports, the gel suit is a skin tight body glove,
similar to a wetsuit. It comprises of reactive gel sandwiched
between two layers of ballistic cloth. Violent impacts cause
the gel to solidify, distributing the force of the blow across a
wider surface area. Although the suit permits full mobility, it
momentarily hardens when blocking damage, reducing the
wearer’s Initiative by one for each separate attack it blocks in a
round. Cost includes separate gloves and hood.
Racy. Cost 30,000 AV 6 for somewhere around this, you can get Stane Poly Carapace with better protection.
[ooc: So we don’t need ship spares. Are the expenses listed by Jaq correct? Did we really pay 150% of the standard price for the computer program?]
[OOC: I said I had made a mistake. I thought that the price had already been given for that and it hadn’t. I screwed up. I was wrong. I created a SNAFU. I put the ball in the wrong hole. I don’t know how else to say it. the price I should have listed was 20,000. Of course, that is before the Ref’s adjustments, but I cannot go back and edit the post or I would.]
[ooc: Jaq, I’m good with your part, but what is not clear is if the referee-adjusted price is going to bump the final expenses up or down. Really all I’m looking for is a final sum for all the ship expenses so I know how much money we have for spec cargo. ;-) ]
Jaq will try to use her Streetwise and Carouse skills to find the best vendors and get the best prices:
Streetwise: 10 = 6[d6]3[d6]1[Streetwise Skill]
Carouse: 11 = 4[d6]5[d6]2[Carouse Skill]
Let me know if other rolls are needed.
It looks like you have enough cash to fill the cargo hold, regardless. Depending on where you are going and what you are selling, with a turn over time, but I am probably over thinking this. I do want everyone to take time to look at their purchase lists, and record them in their gear, to be finished with this; then it will be either someone has something or they don’t. At this point, I am assuming only Jaq, Kallen and Sialann have gone shopping?
Roxboro is finishing loading the grain on his trucks and trailers combos, when he is finished he will thank the crew and thank Irulan, then prepare to leave.
Garet
“Hey G, what kind of food stores do we have currently? Do we need to replenish those, as well?” Jaq asks (via comms if Garet isn’t right there).
Garet comms back to Jaq: “Roger that. We will new food stores. Perhaps 2 weeks of fresh food and a month of Preserved provisions.”
[OOC: No sweat, Jaq. we’re still fleshing each other out, learning styles, reading through the books, mistakes will occur.]
Jaq, Kallen and Sialann would have gone shopping because Torq would’ve been purchasing spec cargo, and Garet and Walt are moving the Airship to the grav/heliport to attempt to sell. So can we give the three of them our lists?
[OOC: thank you for reminding me] Garet wants to look into buying both a ship’s cat and possibly two mongoose, along with care tapes, bedding, cages, and food for at least 4 months. he wanted to go himself so he could find pets that fit his temperament and personality, but if it’s easier, I’ll generate a list and give it to Sialann.
There is no foul here as prices can be corrected in a final accounting list. I will edit the Dust Witch wiki entry to add a Ship’s Locker entry unless people want it in the main.
Jaq will add the above mentioned food stores to her list. [I have no idea on costs or tonnage here]
Giving Jaq, Kallen and Sialann lists is fine. I suggest if you want editable lists though, you post them in the forum, not here.
Check on Garet and Walt taking the airship to the heliport.
Torq will seek to buy Improved Cloth (TL10), Cr.500 standard price, so he has a heavier street armour.
..and a combination mask (TL5), Cr.150, Improved First Aid Kit(TL5) Cr.125 , Electronic Lock Pick Set (TL7) 200. Total with above: Cr.975
So I take it that Torq went to the shopping center with the rest, yes?
Walt says to Garet “Shame to see this old girl go she has a character about her, sh would of made a great vacation piece once she had a refit engine – anyway lets find a buyer and get back to the ship, we dont need to be here any longer than nessasary”
Garet replies: “Yeah, you’re right..would be a fair project while we’re in jump to retrofit the engine..make it more efficient..”
He then shakes himself out of his state. “Well, she’s taking up valuable cargo space, plus until this Black Ship issue is resolved, I don’t think we’ll be in one place long enough to take her flying.”
“But let’s see if we get a fair price for her. If not, we’ll keep trying at our next destination. Maybe work on that engine..”
So your air her up and fly over to the heliport? Both Garet and Walt roll 2d6, please.
Torq should roll 1d6 for his purchases, please.
Sialann, zipped up in her CombatEnviroSuit, gauss pistol strapped to one hip, force pistol strapped to the other, and with Garet’s credstik burning a hole ion her pocket, heads out with the Jaq and Kallen (and Torq?) in the air/raft to the complex.
She lets out the occasional low whistle as she rubbernecks the damage caused by the firefight, and the sight of bodies being tagged and bagged, but doesn’t flinch as the occasional spent round whistles past. She was blooded long decades past, and combat is not what frightens her.
As they overfly the mopping-up operation, she instead assesses the rebels’ efforts with a detached mind, and quietly approves of their dogged spirit. That’s exactly the kind of backbone these people will need when the beasts come, she thinks.
She swaps some small talk with Kallen (and Torq?) on the short flight; they haven’t had much occasion to confer to this point, and she wants to know more about those she is now journeying with. On the most part though, her thoughts are on the equipment she needs. She is sick at the wound to her pride that has come from wearing cast-offs and carrying other people’s gear.
And as she has this thought, she realises the change it signifies – she has not felt pride in herself in a long time. Too long forced to live like an animal, like a slave!
A first time for everything.
Walt rolls 6+6=12 plus any modifiers
Walt secretly crosses his fingers we dont find a buyer…
Kallen talks about how good a drinker Garet is, a good chum and very handy in any ship being very experienced in so many areas of the ship. Torq the old dog he exclaims, hard headed but soft on the inside. The talks a little of Irulan, one of the best cargo runners in his time.
Talking with Kallen like this gives you a sense he loves life and wouldn’t hurt innocent people.
Shopping List:
Flak Jacket TL8 – 300Cr
Two long bulky looking, thick coats – budget of 100Cr
Personal comforts (shaving creme, shavers, mens tolietry) – Budget of 50Cr
[Torq’s roll =2]
Torq will go shopping if the others can wait for him to check the trade terminal first. Otherwise he’ll check it when he gets back.
Sounds good..wait a minute..Garet will use his intelligence to perform a risk assessment. Re-assembling, and getting fuel and filling the gasbag of the airship isn’t a problem, Garet just wants to make sure he and Walt are not shot down by some trigger happy ground jock who has no idea what an airship is!
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If he feels the risk is minimal, he and Walt will assemble the airship (who knows? a great opportunity to promote the product), heat the airbag, fuel the engine and take the airship to the entertainment district, where Walt and I (Garet will comm Torq to ask if he wants me to buy his gear or will we get it himself), will purchase our personal gear, then notify Jaq of our plan.
Walt does seem to think that flying it around the starport, no radio, no sort of transponder or beacon at all would be dangerous, confirming Garet’s suspicions. However, the airship could be either driven very close to the ground, or loaded deflated on the monorail, taking to landing pad one and then taken over to the heliport from there.
Torq is at the shopping district, though to figure cargos, he could either be looking physically at other landing zones or going to warehouses; the terminal is back at ITH’s factors office and they are gone by now, the terminal probably is still there, but the link would most likely be dead.
This situation can continue in the new log post.