' Wrote:I would like to announce an event plan for next weekend, Sat Oct 27 at 12:00pm CST (US) or GMT -5
There will be a trade convoy forming at Planet Cambridge, which will fly VIP's to Planet Honshu. Exact route will be given at the appropriate time. Each trade ship involved will be required to carry a 1 million dollar credit card.
One of my characters has RP reasons for wanting to help, but doesn't have enough money to buy the credit card. Unfortunately, I have real life obligations that could interfere; I might be there for the start, but have to leave on short notice (RP reason would be stopping for repairs due to one of my VIPs overflowing a toilet after flushing his personal stash, because he thought that the "Narcs" were out to get him). On the other hand, I might miss the start, but pick up the stragglers that got left behind on Planet Cambridge (i.e. the VIPs who were so stoned that they missed the scheduled departure).
Anyway, I think you've got an excellent set of plans, but I've developed a few ideas to refine yours. I think each trader should be required (if possible) to carry the following:
$1,000,000 credit card (or a smaller amount if finances don't allow) which in terms of RP represents a computer containing synthetic marijuana research data;
VIPs equal in number to one-tenth of the trader's cargo space which would take up exactly half the cargo space;
Units of luxury consumer goods equal in number to the VIPs to represent their personal belongings (worth $810 each on Planet Cambridge, but I don't know if they can be purchased there; if not, Planet New London sells for $630), since VIPs wouldn't move to another location without taking their most important belongings (you would'nt leave your family heirlooms behind, either);
Units of luxury food equal in number to the VIPs (the luxury food wouldn't rot en route, but be consumed as "munchies" by the VIPs who are using the next item below);
1 synthetic marijuana (which can be purchased for $1169 at Luxury Liner Hawaii in Sigma-17, I think; I'm not sure if a closer source is available) to represent two things: a variety of samples from Dr. Chong's lab and the personal supplies belonging to each VIP.
For example, a trader using a transport would have the following:
$1,000,000 credit card;
100 VIPs (10% of 1000 cargo space) taking up 500 cargo space;
100 luxury consumer goods;
100 luxury food;
1 synthetic marijuana;
298 remaining cargo space to be used however trader wishes, but each additional VIP should have an accompanying unit of luxury consumer goods and luxury food.
Why should the traders transport synthetic marijuana? The RP reasons listed above are logical, but the real reason is that most NPCs scan for synthetic marijuana and that would make the trip much more intense. If the convoy is grouped and one trader gets scanned, but doesn't drop his cargo, then the scanning NPCs (and their allies) will turn hostile against the entire group. This could represent the Bretonian government deciding to kill the defectors. I'm sure that the traders would have to scatter in all directions. I can just imagine the chaos that would ensue.:crazy:
