Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 038 - Feb 7th

Maybe this is a type of  skimmer.
This is Revel Robotech Model.

Third time’s the charm.

I sell 9 LSU for 360 secs. I unload the U-bot for 400. Not bad. I pay my 300 in interest and throw another 1300 at the 
principal.

Here's what I got in inventorty: 

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 118,300 secs. in principle.

1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.

2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.

10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.

12 Repair units,

5 Life Support Units in the Ship’s boat.

7 PS-bots, 1 per character,

6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,

205 Side Arms for sale,

13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.

and the ship is fueled with 4 hypercharges.

I have 1,721 secs. We are wanted in the Palatek system.

Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 037 - Feb 6th

Want to buy some Smeerps?

Let’s try this again. The second roll we get puts me in contact with a seedy street dealer. To make a deal with him, I must follow him alone.

No thanks.

I get nothing else of value today.

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 118,300 secs. in principle.

1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.

2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.

10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.

12 Repair units,

14 Life Support Units, 5 in the Ship’s boat.

1 U-bot in Engineering,

7 PS-bots, 1 per character,

6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,

205 Side Arms for sale,

13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.

and the ship is fueled with 4 hypercharges.

I have 2,561 secs. We are wanted in the Palatek system.

Updated Designs - Blockade Buster Ships

I didn't like how the quarters looked in the last version, so I updated them. I might have to thicken the walls, it's a start.

Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 036 - Feb 5th

Chaos Symbol is appropriate for when
Random gets you.

I'm a couple of hours early, but why not get ahead. This post is for Feb. 5th. 

We can start making our 5 rolls for the day. Right off the bat we get a 4, which means no more rolls for the day.

Sigh.

My inventory is: 

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 118,300 secs. in principle.

1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.

2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.

10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.

12 Repair units,

14 Life Support Units, 5 in the Ship’s boat.

1 U-bot in Engineering,

7 PS-bots, 1 per character,

6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,

205 Side Arms for sale,

13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.

and the ship is fueled with 4 hypercharges.

I have 2,561 secs. We are wanted in the Palatek system.

Time for a commercial. 

Check out my post on The Gardens of Ynn. There are a lot of great reviews of the product, it is one of my favorites. I love that it was written to correct writer's block. 

Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 035 - Feb 4th

Time to go. We boost to orbit and make for Palatek.

On entry to the Palatek system, we are jumped by two frigates, with shields and ECM. Our guns are better, but we are outnumbered. Plus they have shields and ECM that I don't have. Time to go. We are now wanted in the Palatek system.

We get a better response in the Imperia system. After a brief radio message, we are permitted to land. We head for the Slums to sell of these side arms.

We make a system contact in the Slums. We spot a rich man guarded by 9 body guards, he is carrying 5,000 secs. If we attack him, we become wanted in this system. If we kill them all in 5 rounds or less, we can take his money and equipment.

Side arms do no damage against Starships or Hoppers. Starship guns to 10 points of damage per person hit. Ship and Hopper guns will hit a person on a roll of 11 or less on a 2d6. There are 10 targets, so I would need to hit with both guns every round. 

IF I missed in the first couple of rounds, I could increase my chances of victory by landing the ship and sending several characters out with heavy hand weapons, while still blasting away with the ship and hopper guns. I played out this combat 12 times and found that I kill everyone with just the Ship and Hopper guns 9 out of 12 times. By landing the troops, I win 11 of 12 times but have 1 or 2 characters injured, one of which is always Duke. I am virtually assure of victory.

I don’t do this, because I can’t stand to be wanted in two different systems. The day is over.

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 118,300 secs. in principle.

1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.

2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.

10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.

12 Repair units,

14 Life Support Units, 5 in the Ship’s boat.

1 U-bot in Engineering,

7 PS-bots, 1 per character,

6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,

205 Side Arms for sale,

13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.

and the ship is fueled with 4 hypercharges.

I have 2,561 secs. We are wanted in the Palatek system.

Strictly (Duke) Springer - Day 034

Ok, I need to move cargo around to make sense of all of this. I need to Hopper to hold 7 characters, 10 fuel units plus 5 Life Support Units and 3 Repair to clear space in the main bay. The U-bots is being placed in Engineering. That leaves 9 CU in the Cargo Bay.

I intend to sell off all of the extraneous gear on Imperia. Option one, I can jump directly there or take the slower route risking trouble in the Palatek system. I think I will spend one more day on Regari and have Ratchet swap the Tech Level 1 guns on the Hopper with the TL-3 Guns. I can also shop for more items.

I get a roll for Star Ship guns. They cost 200 per TL and they are Tech Level 5. If I buy them, I have a problem with storing the old ones. I buy them, because now I am looking for trouble. By mid-day, I sell my extra hopper guns for 30 secs. Sad, but necessary. I now have 8 CU in the Cargo Bay because I have an extra set of Ship’s Guns.

1 Antelope starship with TL-5 Guns. I owe 118,300 secs. in principle.
1 TL-1 Ship’s Guns.
1 Hopper with boat guns, TL-3.
2 CU Status unit in Cockpit and Engineering, 8 1 CU Status units in Crew Quarters and 1 1 CU unit in Gunnery.
10 Fuel Units in the Ship’s Boat.
12 Repair units,
14 Life Support Units, 5 in the Ship’s boat.
1 U-bot in Engineering,
7 PS-bots, 1 per character,
6 Heavy Hand Weapons for sale, 4 for characters use,
205 Side Arms for sale,
13 U-suits, 7 for the crew, 5 for sale.
and the ship is fueled with 6 hypercharges.

I have 2,561 secs.