Ship of Poo

[Jak Nazryth]

So I just got confirmation. I just now got a text from a friend of mine. He and his wife are stuck on the disabled cruise liner slowly being towed to Alabama. The ships been out of power since Sunday. The passengers are using plastic bags "as freshers" (Sorry but as a farm boy I would just go over the side... screw the rules). He's being good-natured about it. He calls it the good ship lolly-poo! lol. Or the ship of Poo. Or Carnival Poo lines.
Anyway, now we know the kinds of fun a GM can have with a Traveller crew. Imagine a similar situation, but cooped up in a ship for 5 days! Ok, we can either operate the air processors, or the toilets, but not both.
Just wrong. lol

 

[Captain Jonah]

After the upside down ship I fail to see why anyone would use this cruise line. After this anyone that uses them is either mad or cheap.

Still they have fresh air, they can get on deck and get away from the overflowing toilets that have left the carpets awash with sewage. :shock:

On a starship where do you go if the waste recycling system has blown and is venting into all the staterooms. Only the bridge and cargo bay would be safe and only if they have bulkhead doors, if its just normal privacy doors they are in trouble.

"Captain, CAPTAIN, its oozing under the bridge door :shock:

Still a starship is likely to have enough food to go around. That this ship seems to have run out of food is bizarre, they have 3000 people on board but didn't have enough stores to last an extra few days. Talk about just in time stock levels :roll:

Having this happen as you jump condemns you to a week of this. Reports are that passengers are fighting over the food now, how would they be after a week. That would be a nasty adventure:

Your ship is responding to a Mayday from a 20,000Dton liner that just jumped in system and is now drifting powerless. Every nearby ship is responding and docking at the available airlocks. Inside the corridors are dark and awash with something nasty, half eaten bodies are nailed to the wall just inside the airlock and it gets worse from there. Remember Pandorium.

Call of Cth...Traveller :twisted:

 

[phavoc]

Ha-ha... low power means no grav plating... floating poo!

I'm wondering how many ships would carry emergency food processors that break down all organic matter and convert it to edible matter?

poo sandwich anyone?

 

[dragoner]

Two words: Holy Crap!

I read about this in the news, my condolences to your friends, hopefully carnival gives some nice free stuff to them.

 

[Jak Nazryth]

Everyone sing along now!.... "On the goooood ship, lol-EEE poo it's a bad trip but one heck-OF-A view!"
Sad, but oh so funny. Especially when your safe and sound in a nice office building.

 

[Jak Nazryth]

Oh, and the guy stuck on the ship will most likely play an Ursa when I restart in March. Can you imagine an Ursa free floating in a disabled ship for a week, fur caked with floating poo!
Rage. just pure rage.

 

[alex_greene]

Every deck a poop deck. :lol:

 

[Mithras]

The passengers are using plastic bags "as freshers" (Sorry but as a farm boy I would just go over the side... screw the rules).

In the First World War a boat of wounded and sick British soldiers made its way to safety along the Euphrates in Iraq, as it neared the docks witnesses thought that it was trailing hundreds of ropes into the water. AS it got closer they realised most of the passengers had dysentry and were letting it go over the side, it just smeared down the sides of the boat. They were stuck on that boat for weeks in the Iraqi summer.

Sorry... your comment just brought the images back!

 

[CosmicGamer]

Somehow they had all those extra bags laying around? Hope they have a real good zip lock.

 

[alex_greene]

In the First World War a boat of wounded and sick British soldiers made its way to safety along the Euphrates in Iraq, as it neared the docks witnesses thought that it was trailing hundreds of ropes into the water. AS it got closer they realised most of the passengers had dysentry and were letting it go over the side, it just smeared down the sides of the boat. They were stuck on that boat for weeks in the Iraqi summer.

That just gave me the biggest belly laugh I have ever had on this forum.

 

[AndrewW]

Your ship is responding to a Mayday from a 20,000Dton liner that just jumped in system and is now drifting powerless. Every nearby ship is responding and docking at the available airlocks. Inside the corridors are dark and awash with something nasty, half eaten bodies are nailed to the wall just inside the airlock and it gets worse from there. Remember Pandorium.

Call of Cth...Traveller :twisted:

It's the Reavers.

 

[AndrewW]

Somehow they had all those extra bags laying around? Hope they have a real good zip lock.

They stocked those instead of extra food.

Don't see why they couldn't get more food on board though. May not be as easy as when it's dockside of course but still doable.

 

[CosmicGamer]

My understanding is that they are getting some supplies via other cruise ships. Perhaps they don't qualify for red cross or FEMA aid and the cruise line won't pony up the $ for other help.

 

[dragoner]

I don't understand why they don't hook up power from one of the tugs?

 

[tanksoldier]

That this ship seems to have run out of food is bizarre, they have 3000 people on board but didn't have enough stores to last an extra few days.

Um, no refrigeration.

I don't understand why they don't hook up power from one of the tugs?

This all started with a fire in the engine room. They have partial power in some parts of the ship, but none in most, so they may have lost whatever it is they use for a main circuit breaker panel.

 

[alex_greene]

I just watched the Firefly episode "Out Of Gas" last night.

No reason ...

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

Yep, there are lots of things you can do to your players during that week in Jumpspace. THEY think they can train and work on improving their skills... HAH!

 

[Captain Jonah]

Yep, there are lots of things you can do to your players during that week in Jumpspace. THEY think they can train and work on improving their skills... HAH!

Well it is training.

Damage Control, life support maintenance, plumbing, customer liason and PR, hand to hand combat for food plus plenty of screaming and running around. Its just like a normal Traveller adventure where you end up shoveling someone elses, erm, mess only you are not being paid :lol: