tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post8637412639352755320..comments2024-02-29T16:43:55.241-05:00Comments on Lurking Rhythmically: Traveller Tuesday: the Turbo-EncabulatorErin Palettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-26396657664242092562014-01-16T18:10:17.594-05:002014-01-16T18:10:17.594-05:00Jack is referring to the fact that the nobleman wh...Jack is referring to the fact that the nobleman who owns their ship (and lives aboard it) has been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador to Zhodani space, their captain/chief engineer is a retired Navy commodore who knowledge of power plants made him a lead designer on the Imperium's J-7 project, and the steward is a former Navy spook (since reactivated) who has a null-skull and, in all probability, orders to kill said commodore should the Consulate get a hold of him. <br /><br /><br />No, there's no way this could possibly go wrong!Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-60082002584150211082014-01-16T17:55:41.401-05:002014-01-16T17:55:41.401-05:00Well, it's not like the Tozjabr would already ...Well, it's not like the Tozjabr would already give their eyeteeth to get their hands on us...<br /><br />And it's a good thing we won't be going anywhere near Zhodani space!The_Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-58123521571130917402014-01-16T11:20:00.521-05:002014-01-16T11:20:00.521-05:00And of course there is no way whatever that the Zh...And of course there is no way whatever that the Zhodani will ever find out about the PCs' involvement. Ever. :DFaoladhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-37005674711835059692014-01-15T19:22:22.009-05:002014-01-15T19:22:22.009-05:00I dunno, I think that by the time I finished infli...I dunno, I think that by the time I finished inflicting weirdness on the PCs they were more than happy to pack it up and make it Someone Else's Problem. <br /><br /><br />At a profit, of course.Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-25164721404419458092014-01-15T17:31:23.793-05:002014-01-15T17:31:23.793-05:00No worries! We PC's handed the Turbo Encabul...No worries! We PC's handed the Turbo Encabulator over to the proper authorities after it's first test run.<br /><br />And as a bonus the Prof got to go along too!<br /><br />Problem solved.The_Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-85415327901830255742014-01-15T02:03:46.926-05:002014-01-15T02:03:46.926-05:00Ha! Cute idea. I would definitely make the thing n...Ha! Cute idea. I would definitely make the thing not workable in the long term. It's not really a good thing to keep in the hands of the players, and it would deform the campaign in destructive ways. Obviously, the fact that the system largely consists of psionic minds in screaming hell would make it eventually illegal in the Imperium (and the Zhodani would find it to be an absolute abomination - they would likely send agents to eliminate the designer and everyone he might have discussed the thing with if they were to find out about it; as usual, this brings up the possibility that it is part of a crazy manipulation by the Hivers, but then so does everything, and we can't let ourselves get too paranoid about those starfish, right?), but players are notoriously less squeamish when it comes to things that give their characters more power.Faoladhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-39551164670020739672014-01-14T18:56:58.498-05:002014-01-14T18:56:58.498-05:00For richer or power or while screaming across the ...For richer or power or while screaming across the star lanes in a monkey brain powered, hyperspace turbo-ecabulated rocket ship... it goes on like this...McThagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-57725285009394662942014-01-14T18:51:32.232-05:002014-01-14T18:51:32.232-05:00"A lifetime of being a screaming brain in a h..."A lifetime of being a screaming brain in a hot box qualifies<br />as "hellish" for all non-sociopaths."<br /><br />*whistles*The Jacknoreply@blogger.com