Gray Pennell
SOC-12
Inspired by the issue with COTI lets hear adventure ideas for when the players dont have a starship?
oh no no Travelling
- Thread starter Gray Pennell
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saundby
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Raising money to buy passage to someplace where there is a ship.
Playing guide to the local sights for people who do have ships.
Local underworld adventures.
Getting pressed into slavery or the local version of the 18th century Navy. And trying to get out.
Quest for the bits to put together a ship. Start with a stripped hull with some avionics left in. Someone knows where there's a power plant, someone else knows where an M-drive that just needs a bit of work lies, someone else knows where a cheap J-drive can be gotten in the local system. Of course, each of these contacts needs some other favor done.
Fighting in the arena for money.
Getting framed by the local syndicate.
Trying to convince the locals that they can build a spacecraft with the local TL6 tech. They just need backers.
Trying to get access to the Starport so they can have a chance at getting a job that'll get them off-planet.
Trying to re-establish their identities after being robbed of everything, including clothing.
Trying to become the leaders of the local TL0 tribes, then figure out what to do next if they manage it.
Playing guide to the local sights for people who do have ships.
Local underworld adventures.
Getting pressed into slavery or the local version of the 18th century Navy. And trying to get out.
Quest for the bits to put together a ship. Start with a stripped hull with some avionics left in. Someone knows where there's a power plant, someone else knows where an M-drive that just needs a bit of work lies, someone else knows where a cheap J-drive can be gotten in the local system. Of course, each of these contacts needs some other favor done.
Fighting in the arena for money.
Getting framed by the local syndicate.
Trying to convince the locals that they can build a spacecraft with the local TL6 tech. They just need backers.
Trying to get access to the Starport so they can have a chance at getting a job that'll get them off-planet.
Trying to re-establish their identities after being robbed of everything, including clothing.
Trying to become the leaders of the local TL0 tribes, then figure out what to do next if they manage it.
shadowcat20
SOC-12
Try to find a way off planet ahead of the local law.
Train up a local army to fight off invaders.
Cross a planet to find an Starport with a off world ship.
Follow up stories of an crashed starship hoping there is enough there to work with.
Rumage through a bombed out Starport trying to piece a ship together before the invaders land.
Cram into an old x-boat and hope your destination has a recovery ship willing to pick you up.
Try to strap jump drives and drop tanks to an old SDB.
Join the crew of a local nobles yacht.
Hire on as camp help on a safari ship to get off planet.
Join a sector Navy and bail at the first class A Starport.
Train up a local army to fight off invaders.
Cross a planet to find an Starport with a off world ship.
Follow up stories of an crashed starship hoping there is enough there to work with.
Rumage through a bombed out Starport trying to piece a ship together before the invaders land.
Cram into an old x-boat and hope your destination has a recovery ship willing to pick you up.
Try to strap jump drives and drop tanks to an old SDB.
Join the crew of a local nobles yacht.
Hire on as camp help on a safari ship to get off planet.
Join a sector Navy and bail at the first class A Starport.
Use whatever Cr's available to do speculative trading paying to ship and pay passage for the trader(s).
The medic gets the middle passage and the rest get the low berths.
Highjacking! :file_28:
Hunting for meat to eat / sell, then working up to guiding.
Stealing local vehicles, "chopping them, and selling the parts.
Robbery! :file_28:
Setting up some other local business(es) using player skills; e.g. mechanics, electronics, computer, or medical clinic.
Confidence game! :file_28:
Working passages until another option crops up; possibly just on in-system ships.
Murder for hire! :file_28:
The medic gets the middle passage and the rest get the low berths.
Highjacking! :file_28:
Hunting for meat to eat / sell, then working up to guiding.
Stealing local vehicles, "chopping them, and selling the parts.
Robbery! :file_28:
Setting up some other local business(es) using player skills; e.g. mechanics, electronics, computer, or medical clinic.
Confidence game! :file_28:
Working passages until another option crops up; possibly just on in-system ships.
Murder for hire! :file_28:
Garyius2003
SOC-13
That's the best one if you need to run an adventure on rails, at least for planet hopping. Otherwise you have to be ready for every planet in J-3 or 4 (total) range per session.
My last campaign was exactly that...
The premise was a scientist, working on a J2 drive, and the ship assigned to help him test it. Plus the Council Member assigned by the Concordat High Council to oversee the project.
PC's:
Dr. A. Jones, PhD (Peter's PC) ♂ - Jump Physicist
Col. Beauregard Beauregard (Jerry's PC) ♂ - Space Patrol Officer
Duchess Danau (Steph's PC) ♀ - Cadet member of the Concordat Council, Assistant Ambassador from Elestrial.
