Just to let you all know, a preview of Scout is now ready for download;
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Jame Rowe said:
The beauty of Traveller is that, in YTU, you can do all of that!
GypsyComet
Emperor Mongoose
Its a matter of perception. I don't see a C class port as a backwater, just as a port with no shipyards.
msprange said:
And then I'd have to design the ship myself... :roll:
:wink: Hey, I got a submission idea for S&P!Loz said:
Isn't a C port supposed to be Routine? So that would mean that it would have most things that any other installation would have - repair facilities, fuel, hotels, theaters and med facilities, among others. For me, these are the things that a civilized place would have, even if it's a small town level. So a C port may not have schools (well, maybe a university, or at least its engineering department), but it would have at least a clinic - and in a vacuum world or a belt world, it might need to!
Loz
Mongoose
Jame Rowe said:msprange said:
And then I'd have to design the ship myself... :roll:
Loz said:
Isn't a C port supposed to be Routine? So that would mean that it would have most things that any other installation would have - repair facilities, fuel, hotels, theaters and med facilities, among others. For me, these are the things that a civilized place would have, even if it's a small town level. So a C port may not have schools (well, maybe a university, or at least its engineering department), but it would have at least a clinic - and in a vacuum world or a belt world, it might need to!
Much would depend on local facilities present, I guess. If there's a good hospital nearby, it would make economic sense to make use of that rather than invest money in equipment and staff that are rarely used.
And, as with any roleplaying book, you determine what's present at your Scout base. You might, as you say, have a D class base that, because its in a mining region, have an equipped clinic (but perhaps at the expense of something else). In essence, develop what you need for your campaign.
What other ships will be in there? In previous editions we've had Fleet Couriers, X-Boat tenders, Donosevs, and large Scout Cruisers - will something similar be in here too?
Or is that going to make it too OTU-specific (speaking of which, exactly how generic is this book going to be?)
Or is that going to make it too OTU-specific (speaking of which, exactly how generic is this book going to be?)
waylandson
Mongoose
Looks shinny, very shiny
Rikki Tikki Traveller
Cosmic Mongoose
JimG said:
Having read through the preview a couple of times, I think you are right. Scout Bases are apparently classified in the same way that Starports are classified.
SO, you could have a Class D Scout base next to a Class A starport. Or vice-versa. We will have to see.
Techno-Guru
Mongoose
The preview definitely suggests many interesting things are in store for the Scout career, I look forward to seeing how this can build upon my own universe. I know I might be reassessing Beltstrike's value to me.
Or do we have to wait for Fighting ships? 
