sideranautae
Mongoose
After playing MgT for a couple of years my players want to change a lot of things. I have decided to use the SRD as a base to write all the rule changes/clarifications into in order to have a "new" rule set. I love that they put out SRD's so that we can write something and hand it out without breaking copyright. Here is an example of one very small section rewrite.
Shipboard accommodations and life support:
Staterooms
Each stateroom is sufficient for two persons, requires 6 tons, and costs Cr. 500,000. No stateroom can contain more than two persons, as it would strain the ship’s life support equipment. The tonnage and cost of the staterooms includes the life support systems required. The stateroom itself takes up 3 tons (13.5 square meters or, 6 - 1.5 meter deck squares) of space and contains full bath, entertainment systems and the usual storage found in a hotel room. One ton is set aside for passageways. One ton is dedicated for common space such as dining facilities. That leaves one ton for life support. Life support equipment is in the engineering spaces. Two thousand liters of water per stateroom (recycled throughout the trip) is carried as part of this tonnage. The remainder of the L.S. tonnage is taken up by atmosphere & water recyclers, food storage, auto-chef and HVAC machinery. Starships utilize a 100% Closed System for air & water.
The cost breakdowns are as follows: Cr 200,000 is for the 3 tons of Stateroom, 1 ton passageway & 1 ton of common space (Cr 40,000/ton). Cr 300,000 is for the L.S. items listed above. Thus, one could spec a larger stateroom (but not more passengers) for an additional Cr 40,000 per ton.
Low Passage Berths
TL 9-13: A low passage berth carries one low passenger, costs Cr. 50,000, and displaces one-half ton. This is a sealed tube where a person is placed and given 2 drugs. The first causes body metabolism to slow by a factor of 30. Thirty days seem as but one. The 2nd drug causes the person to sleep for one subjective (recipients viewpoint) day. The berth is ultra low gravity to prevent bed sores and has medical monitoring equipment.
TL 14-15: Cost & volume are the same as above but this Low Berth utilizes advanced gravitics quantum mechanics to virtually stop motion in the body at the atomic level. A lack of motion means no time passage.
Emergency low berths are also available; they will not carry passengers, but can be used for survival. Each costs Cr. 100,000 and displaces one ton. Each holds four persons. This type follows the same paradigm as the Low Berths listed above. The lower TL design is good for only 30 days of “storage” while the TL 14-15 models can be utilized for as long as power is provided. Usually by nuclear batteries that last for at least 10 years. Larger batteries (costing more and taking up slightly more space can be purchased with different models of low berths.
Shipboard accommodations and life support:
Staterooms
Each stateroom is sufficient for two persons, requires 6 tons, and costs Cr. 500,000. No stateroom can contain more than two persons, as it would strain the ship’s life support equipment. The tonnage and cost of the staterooms includes the life support systems required. The stateroom itself takes up 3 tons (13.5 square meters or, 6 - 1.5 meter deck squares) of space and contains full bath, entertainment systems and the usual storage found in a hotel room. One ton is set aside for passageways. One ton is dedicated for common space such as dining facilities. That leaves one ton for life support. Life support equipment is in the engineering spaces. Two thousand liters of water per stateroom (recycled throughout the trip) is carried as part of this tonnage. The remainder of the L.S. tonnage is taken up by atmosphere & water recyclers, food storage, auto-chef and HVAC machinery. Starships utilize a 100% Closed System for air & water.
The cost breakdowns are as follows: Cr 200,000 is for the 3 tons of Stateroom, 1 ton passageway & 1 ton of common space (Cr 40,000/ton). Cr 300,000 is for the L.S. items listed above. Thus, one could spec a larger stateroom (but not more passengers) for an additional Cr 40,000 per ton.
Low Passage Berths
TL 9-13: A low passage berth carries one low passenger, costs Cr. 50,000, and displaces one-half ton. This is a sealed tube where a person is placed and given 2 drugs. The first causes body metabolism to slow by a factor of 30. Thirty days seem as but one. The 2nd drug causes the person to sleep for one subjective (recipients viewpoint) day. The berth is ultra low gravity to prevent bed sores and has medical monitoring equipment.
TL 14-15: Cost & volume are the same as above but this Low Berth utilizes advanced gravitics quantum mechanics to virtually stop motion in the body at the atomic level. A lack of motion means no time passage.
Emergency low berths are also available; they will not carry passengers, but can be used for survival. Each costs Cr. 100,000 and displaces one ton. Each holds four persons. This type follows the same paradigm as the Low Berths listed above. The lower TL design is good for only 30 days of “storage” while the TL 14-15 models can be utilized for as long as power is provided. Usually by nuclear batteries that last for at least 10 years. Larger batteries (costing more and taking up slightly more space can be purchased with different models of low berths.
