General What is your most common food or drink in The Third Imperium?

[Quint]

Misjump is a glorious name to use for various alcohol drinks.

Now, IMTU, that Aidlyte is traditionally drunk with a shot of the "high octane" version of Scout Brew if you actually have a misjump! Heck I like that as a "traditional cocktail" to start an evening's drinking "All right everyone, first we Misjump, then we get to the serious drinking!"

Except Scouts, they're too superstitious to do that. For them Misjump is like saying Macbeth to an actor. So they have all sorts of neutral euphemisms - "had a klippo" or a "had a time out".

D.

 

[Quint]

My Scout Brew Library Data entry...

Scout Brew:​

An alcoholic drink made from ‘fermenting’ Basic (the actual chemistry is more involved), pioneered by members of the Imperial Scout Service during the early days of exploration in the Imperium. It ranges in alcohol content from 3-4% up to 95%, and is generally tasteless without some form of additive. Traditionally made in either 10% alcohol (“low test”), 50% alcohol (“high test”), or 75% alcohol (“octane”) the first is served in camp cups, the high test is drunk from a small, purpose-made storage flasks (usually kept in person on in a locker), while the octane is served in small metal tumblers.

Scout tradition has it that one individual on a multi-person ship is assigned the job of Brewmaster, and is responsible for maintaining supply and maintaining the sparse equipment needed to ferment basic. It is generally considered a sign of weakness to maintain a still on a singleship, though bringing a healthy supply along is perfectly acceptable and it’s tradition to secret a canteen, usually of high test, somewhere on the ship to evade inspection – and then leave a clue to the next inhabitant of where it is.

Spacer tradition is to drink one’s issued misjump aidlyte with a shot of the octane after an actually misjump – and the cocktail is found in many Startown bars as a “starter” for an evening of heavy drinking.

D.

 

[willtron3030]

I’m guessing this could be a Vilani campaign. Adventures in the old Ziru Sirka, got to save the heritage fungi.

We know how much the Vliani hate... changes in culture. ::ducks and runs::

 

[Condottiere]

When the moon flies on by
Like a big pizza pie, that's our spore ay
When the world seems to shine
Like you've had too much wine, you'll find our spore ay

Alarms will ring, ting-a-ling-a-ling
Ting-a-ling-a-ling and you'll sing, "Interstellar"
Parts will spray rippy-rippy-ray
Chippy-chippy-fray like a lasered fella

When the stars start to cool
And Vland is a pool, exposed core ay
When you jump down sector
With a fungi detector, your foray

 

[Grav_Moped]

Except Scouts, they're too superstitious to do that. For them Misjump is like saying Macbeth to an actor. So they have all sorts of neutral euphemisms - "had a klippo" or a "had a time out".

IMTU, intentionally risking a misjump inside the 10-100D zone is a valid defensive tactic for a Type S. They can't stand and fight and win, so it's the lesser hazard.

This is what they have the silly-huge fuel tank for -- to jump from wherever in deep space they end up, to somewhere with fuel. (1J1+1J2 range when idled down during the J1).

 

[Deldarius]

Wait! New Dr. McCoy's a doctor and a floor wax! "He's dead, Jim." "But look at that shine!"

"You took how many dice damage!?!?"

"I'll rub some Dr. McCoy's on it. It will buff out."