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Smuggler

4 (57.1%)

Merchant

2 (28.6%)

Combat

1 (14.3%)

Lasor Cannon Ship

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 7

[inteuniso]

I will be running this in theBSF engine.

Spoiler: Backstory (click to show/hide)

Humanity had expanded across the stars. Great generational ships had piloted the stars and seeded the habitable worlds within lightyears of Earth. When inter-dimensional travel was achieved, a ship could jump between two points light years apart in a matter of minutes. The first few ships with inter-dimensional drives were couriers, delivering the news that travel between planets was finally achievable within a lifetime.

The first "jump" drives, as they came to be called, were created a few years before you were born. A bit of infrastructure is up, but not much. Space is still virgin territory. Trade routes are just waiting to be exploited. Exotic drugs are there to be smuggled past law enforcement. Ships are still vulnerable to attack by pirates, and a life of bounty hunting can be quite profitable. You can do anything with your ship and your pilot's license. What will it be?

I figured it would be pretty fun to be a little ship at the beginning of most space games, and have a little adventure.

You decide how I customize the ship, what kind of ship it is (Merchant, Smuggler, Combat), and what to do.

I will not stop you from doing any action. Whatever you choose to do, you can do.

So, anyone want to start? Choose a ship name and what type of ship you want, and I'll build it and start this game up.

[Virroken]

Flying brothel pimpmobile loaded with space whores.

[inteuniso]

... Smuggler, then?

On a side note, I probably should have included a poll on which class of ship.

Keep in mind a merchant ship could be refitted for a dropship (mercs/security) a smuggler ship could also be a pirate, and a combat ship could be the flagship of a fleet.

The class is just the beginning ship. It will not really affect how you play.

[Cheddarius]

Merchant ships fo' lyfe.

[Criptfeind]

What is the point of a drop ship or a troop ship in this game?

[inteuniso]

RP purposes mostly. Same thing for the merchant ship. I'll be running the buying/selling. And if you had a dropship, you could make money via heavily calculated dice rolls!

[Jesse]

Combat ship.  Blow stuff up. 

[Fortis]

I'd say smuggler/pirate. It's a good blend of combat ability and transport ability, plus possible augments to avoid sensors.

[Ottofar]

Smuggler. Think of Millennium Falcon.

[inteuniso]

Alright then, smuggler it is.

We will have a fast, light ship, focusing more on speed than weaponry. Equipped with a twin blaster, it will be extremely weak at first. You will be able to purchase and suggest upgrades.

TO BEGIN:
You start out floating in space above Earth. You have a contact in the spaceport in Stuttgart (The EU became the leading space power in the early 22nd century). You also know that you can purchase Keppler's Best from the Space Elevator station for 500C/Unit

STATS:
1 Unnamed Ship, Jackalope Class.
2500 Credits
1 Plasma Pistol, Close-Range (Fires superheated bolts of helium gas, formed by a micro-fusion cell.)

I shall begin building the ship and will post it as soon as I am finished.

[Armok]

Name: Neutrino. if you know physics you'll know why thats a fitting name.

[Cheddarius]

What is Keppler's Best? Do we have information on its prices in other locations, its legal issues (how much jail time if we get caught?), our ship's stats, and police stats?
I vote for the name Coyote.

[Mishy]

I say we find some trade agreements back down on earth. Buy some trade goods and set off for the next nearest colonised planet.
Find out whats going on in the local politics, new discoveries and such. Lets look for some adventure.

1 Plasma Pistol, Close-Range (Fires superheated bolts of helium gas, formed by a micro-fusion cell.)

We should duel wield helium/xenon pistols. One arches up, the other down. turn them sideways and SHOOT ROUND CORNERS.

[Cheddarius]

gravity does not work that way

[Mishy]

Bump for OP. I was actually quite excited about this.

gravity does not work that way

It wouldnt have anything to do with gravity, at least from my (lack of) knowledge. The idea being that helium is lighter than air, so it rises. I presumed heated helium would rise even faster. Xenon having the opposite effect of the vocal cords than helium, so i presumed it must be opposite to helium and would thus be heavier. Cool it to make it sink faster in air. Shoot both at the same time and one bolt would arch up and the other down. Turn them sideways and SHOOT ROUND CORNERS. But it wouldnt actually shoot round corners, it would still go up/down.

I liked it ¬.¬