Pawn shops in Traveller
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Keklas Rekobah
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The song is "Jenny (867-5309)" by Tommy Tutone (another "One-Hit Wonder"). Link to Snopes article:
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.asp
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.asp
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
jasper also got the number slightly wrong - makes it harder to recognize. Of course, the "wrong number" could be part of the adventure....
epicenter00
SOC-13
66. A beautiful artistic replica of a Droyne head wearing an elaborate jeweled headress, carefully inlaid with lovely but alien patterns in cloisonne and gilded with something that looks like gold or silver. The head is lightweight and the neck looks like it was severed from some larger statue. Examination of the inside of the neck reveals it to be filled with a foam-like metallic material and a mass of slender wires. It can be sold at great cost as an art piece, or very low as a curio. Careful examination using cutting tools and force will reveal that it cannot be damaged by common technology (though it can be damaged using Disintegrators). If exposed to very high energy radio waves of a specific frequently, the head will seem to animate, become aware of its surroundings, and speak soundlessly. The head is actually the remains of one of Grandfather's robots and may activate the robots and weapons of Grandfather's children in certain cases or cause other trouble for the buyers.
67. A set of female plastic line gold plated Aslan claw tip covers. (hey the cat been tearing up my chair). 100 cr
Sorry about the wrong number.
68. A set of Aslan claws on a necklace.
69. An umbrella stand made of a large critters foot.
70. Used vac suit only 5 years old. 50% likely to fit customer.
71. A deactivate plush robot from amusement park. (bugs bunny, daffy duck costume with robot instead of actors in costume)
72. A deactivated nursery robot missing power recharge core in glass steel case. Shipping label say deliever to Turkea Liner at starport. the rest of address is missing. Note if examed well eyes have laser guns. Once activated if not dearmed will sign the Barney song and kill anyone not matching voice print. (stole this from traveller war story).
73. Security robot.When activated tells Dr. Suess tells and shoots bubbles out of gun barrels.
(note two above was from a war story. To make it short. Pc hired robot factory to make voice activated killer robot to protect their ship while in port. Totally illegal on planet. GM rolled on mess up table. Group got their security skinned robot which sang nursery rhymes. The killer robot was activate on luxury liner. Killing all the kids during story hour and resulting in another star system the group could not go back to.)
74. 8 piece china dinner ware set. Emblazoned with arms of starship Nike. Arms are 600 years old.
75. set of jousting armor to include barding from something which is not a horse. 10% of it fitting a pc.
Sorry about the wrong number.
68. A set of Aslan claws on a necklace.
69. An umbrella stand made of a large critters foot.
70. Used vac suit only 5 years old. 50% likely to fit customer.
71. A deactivate plush robot from amusement park. (bugs bunny, daffy duck costume with robot instead of actors in costume)
72. A deactivated nursery robot missing power recharge core in glass steel case. Shipping label say deliever to Turkea Liner at starport. the rest of address is missing. Note if examed well eyes have laser guns. Once activated if not dearmed will sign the Barney song and kill anyone not matching voice print. (stole this from traveller war story).
73. Security robot.When activated tells Dr. Suess tells and shoots bubbles out of gun barrels.
(note two above was from a war story. To make it short. Pc hired robot factory to make voice activated killer robot to protect their ship while in port. Totally illegal on planet. GM rolled on mess up table. Group got their security skinned robot which sang nursery rhymes. The killer robot was activate on luxury liner. Killing all the kids during story hour and resulting in another star system the group could not go back to.)
74. 8 piece china dinner ware set. Emblazoned with arms of starship Nike. Arms are 600 years old.
75. set of jousting armor to include barding from something which is not a horse. 10% of it fitting a pc.
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Hoh, boy!
Or, combine 71 and 72: a Barney costume (w/ robot) that will kill anyone not matching the required voiceprint.
Robots could be loads of fun. Because you never know what software might be left behind.... Kind of like getting a computer secondhand that has somebody's bank account numbers and passwords left on it.
76. Hand of Glory. 20% of finger prints matching a pc.
77. Totem pole. 20% of face matching a pc.
78. Hard bound old book titled "The book of ...."
inserts pc name here.
79. Old doll playhouse. Wood use is from a Red Zone. has address on bottom in the Red Zone.
80. Antique Book, "Travelling the Imperium on 40 cr a day". Cr 30 note 50% of being valuable on older planet. Information is out date by 500 years. Various notes on pages and signatures on pages. 30% of signature being valuable.
77. Totem pole. 20% of face matching a pc.
78. Hard bound old book titled "The book of ...."
inserts pc name here.
79. Old doll playhouse. Wood use is from a Red Zone. has address on bottom in the Red Zone.
80. Antique Book, "Travelling the Imperium on 40 cr a day". Cr 30 note 50% of being valuable on older planet. Information is out date by 500 years. Various notes on pages and signatures on pages. 30% of signature being valuable.
Keklas Rekobah
SOC-14 1K
Lemme take a quick look around the shop here...
81. A complete set of self-study training manuals for a technical skill. Roll 1D: 1 or 2 for "Computer"; 3 or 4 for "Electronic"; 5 or 6 for "Mechanical". Studying this course for one full year (at least 10 hours per week) will increase the relevant technical skill level by one point, or impart that skill at level 1 if the character did not have that skill before. Cr100 per set.
82. A complete set of self-study training manuals for an advanced skill. Roll 1D: 1 or 2 for "Engineer"; 3 or 4 for "Medical"; 5 or 6 for "Navigator". Studying this course for one full year (at least 10 hours per week) will increase the relevant technical skill level by one point, but will not impart that skill if the character did not have it. Cr1000 per set.
83. A glass pyramid paperweight. Diffracts white light into a myriad of patterns and colors for hours of fun and amusement. Projects a blueprint of the interior of a pyramid when a beam of coherent light of a specific wavelength strikes it at a specific spot. The location of the projected pyramid is unknown. Cr10/OBO
84. A liter of non-toxic fluorescent paint. Ivory white in normal lighting. Glows bright green when exposed to ultraviolet light, yellow when exposed to alpha particles, orange when exposed to beta particles, and red when exposed to gamma radiation. Dominant radiation determines dominant color. Hand-written label, and no Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Cr20.
85. A set of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). 1/6 chance per week of finding an MSDS for a specific substance. Allows DM+1 to medical diagnostics and DM+1 to medical treatment skill rolls for one specific substance, provided the character uses the MSDS during diagnosis and treatment of toxicity. Cr10 per copy.
86. A set of military equipment training and service manuals. 1/6 chance per week of finding a manual for a specific piece of military hardware. Each is stamped "DECLASSIFIED." Allows DM +2 to all repair skill rolls for that specific piece of military equipment, provided the character uses the manual during repairs. Cr50 per copy.
87. A set of rubber stamps used by the military. Included are "APPROVED", "RECEIVED", "CONFIDENTIAL", "SECRET", "TOP SECRET", "REFER TO________". "DECLASSIFIED", "EYES ONLY", "FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY" and "DESTROY BEFORE READING". Cr10 for the whole set, Cr2 for individual pieces. The "DECLASSIFIED" stamp seems to have been used quite a bit recently.
... and as always, your results may vary!
81. A complete set of self-study training manuals for a technical skill. Roll 1D: 1 or 2 for "Computer"; 3 or 4 for "Electronic"; 5 or 6 for "Mechanical". Studying this course for one full year (at least 10 hours per week) will increase the relevant technical skill level by one point, or impart that skill at level 1 if the character did not have that skill before. Cr100 per set.
82. A complete set of self-study training manuals for an advanced skill. Roll 1D: 1 or 2 for "Engineer"; 3 or 4 for "Medical"; 5 or 6 for "Navigator". Studying this course for one full year (at least 10 hours per week) will increase the relevant technical skill level by one point, but will not impart that skill if the character did not have it. Cr1000 per set.
83. A glass pyramid paperweight. Diffracts white light into a myriad of patterns and colors for hours of fun and amusement. Projects a blueprint of the interior of a pyramid when a beam of coherent light of a specific wavelength strikes it at a specific spot. The location of the projected pyramid is unknown. Cr10/OBO
84. A liter of non-toxic fluorescent paint. Ivory white in normal lighting. Glows bright green when exposed to ultraviolet light, yellow when exposed to alpha particles, orange when exposed to beta particles, and red when exposed to gamma radiation. Dominant radiation determines dominant color. Hand-written label, and no Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Cr20.
85. A set of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). 1/6 chance per week of finding an MSDS for a specific substance. Allows DM+1 to medical diagnostics and DM+1 to medical treatment skill rolls for one specific substance, provided the character uses the MSDS during diagnosis and treatment of toxicity. Cr10 per copy.
86. A set of military equipment training and service manuals. 1/6 chance per week of finding a manual for a specific piece of military hardware. Each is stamped "DECLASSIFIED." Allows DM +2 to all repair skill rolls for that specific piece of military equipment, provided the character uses the manual during repairs. Cr50 per copy.
87. A set of rubber stamps used by the military. Included are "APPROVED", "RECEIVED", "CONFIDENTIAL", "SECRET", "TOP SECRET", "REFER TO________". "DECLASSIFIED", "EYES ONLY", "FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY" and "DESTROY BEFORE READING". Cr10 for the whole set, Cr2 for individual pieces. The "DECLASSIFIED" stamp seems to have been used quite a bit recently.
... and as always, your results may vary!
88. 3 communication satalites. When set in geo-sincronus (-5 pts spelling) orbit around a low tech world, you can set up a GPS/Commo relay for ground units.(1D10 x 10,000 Cr.) TL 13 fully charged batteries allow 2 + 1D6 weeks of operation before needing to recharge. Warning: these were stolen from an Imperial military installation 10 years ago. Referee to determine likelyhood of their use being detected and what happens if they are discovered. Associated equipment needed to position, mantain, and recover satalites takes 1 ton of space.
89. TL 15 fuel purification plant for breaking down water to H2 for refueling purposes air rafts and landing craft. Uses a photo cell array that needs 100 m x 100 m area to produce enough fuel to fill an air raft. Assumes 8 hours of full sunlight a day. (idea swiped from 2300AD) 15000 Cr. Shipping volume 1 ton
98. Portable distilling unit to make ethanol fuel for vehicles. Produces 100 ltrs of fuel in a 3 day cycle. Referee to determine amount of local vegetable matter needed to produce fuel. (swiped from Twilight 2000)
89. TL 15 fuel purification plant for breaking down water to H2 for refueling purposes air rafts and landing craft. Uses a photo cell array that needs 100 m x 100 m area to produce enough fuel to fill an air raft. Assumes 8 hours of full sunlight a day. (idea swiped from 2300AD) 15000 Cr. Shipping volume 1 ton
98. Portable distilling unit to make ethanol fuel for vehicles. Produces 100 ltrs of fuel in a 3 day cycle. Referee to determine amount of local vegetable matter needed to produce fuel. (swiped from Twilight 2000)
