MGT Only: The Sheriff John Brown, scout/courier conversion

[Dagrill]

But, in this particular case, the "Sheriff John Brown*" is a prisoner transport ship. I doubt the Captain rolls for the number of passengers or collects passage fares from them.

It's a government ship, and as such, it couldn't turn a profit anywhere, any time under any circumstances. Bureaucracy just wouldn't stand for such sacrilege.

I agree, If it's a MoJ ship it's transporting criminal's that have broken Imperial Law, if it's a planetary government ship, it's transporting 'criminals' to a colony world.

If you have a certain type of government, you have sub-contracted the work, so the sub-contractor needs to turn a profit.

Kind Regards

David

 

[aramis]

Sorry I know this is off topic, but is that because of the Imperium's non interference in worlds that join, or do you see it as necessary for a police state to exist for a world government to operate in a high pop high tech OTU world?

Kind Regards

David

Neither - it's an artifact of the world generation mechanics.

 

[FreeTrav]

Would you please email me a copy of this (both posts) at editor@freelancetraveller.com along with your real name for proper credit? I'd like to place this in a future issue of Freelance Traveller.