The Money Game

[rust]

Frankly, I'm thinking of just doing away with the mortgage altogether. Its beginning to strike me as a needless shackle on the PCs.

For a scout ship with a crew that is not very much interested in trading,
the mortgage indeed is an unnecessary problem. Just choose one of the
explanations offered in this thread why there is no mortgage, or design
your own, and then forget about the mortgage.

By the way, if the comparatively low mortgage was the only reason to
choose a scout, and another ship would fit better into your campaign,
take the other ship with an explanation why there is no mortgage for it.

For example, if your players are into space combat, a scout would be a
dangerous ship to learn the ropes, and a little more fire power and hull
and structure points could be better, like those of a far trader.

 

[rust]

Also, I don't like spherical ship designs. They just look a little silly to me. I like my ships to look mean.

This is doubtless a matter of taste, but these spherical ships look mean
enough for me:
http://www.frostrubin.com/mix/rai_fo11.jpg

 

[Geesuv]

No, they wanted a scout ship. They were after something quick and small that they could crew themselves. I'll make sure I make it clear that the scout is not a ship you want to take into combat, though. Just to make sure.

Also, sorry, they still look silly... It's all taste, you're right. These are the kind of ships I'd like to cruise around the galaxy in...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/B5tech.jpg
http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z158/matthius_ix/WH40K%20art/?action=view&current=john_blanche_battlefleet_gothic.jpg&sort=ascending
http://www.screamingmonkeys.com/Aliens/ship.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/843/sizeec.jpg

 

[DFW]

So, basically, you're saying the key to dealing with the crippling mortgage is... don't?
The problem wasn't the ship. They wanted a scout ship. The problem was the fact that thats the cheapest ship and they were still having to make over 150k a month just to break even.

The econ model in Traveller is VERY broken. I'd give them an old Scout ship and be done with it. Maybe it needs work and is a little fussy.