Wretched hives of scum and villainy

[Astromancer]

Hey, in my THS campaign, I have dens of iniquity make house calls on isolated deep space bases. A sort of bring the shore leave to the sailor policy.

Do you guys do anything like this?

[hari]

Do you guys do anything like this?

Only on holidays. :)

[Astromancer]

The Wretched hives tend to call themselves recreation centers and feature shows and casinos and other stuff. "Vegas Boats" are a common name for these ships.

[sir_pudding]

Isn't this another place were VR is just as good but cheaper?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Isn't this another place were VR is just as good but cheaper?

Even if people are anti-VR, there's also several 'bring your entertainment along with you' options; the usual options of booze and women can easily be handled by high-tech stills and sex cybershells.

[antares]

What is this "Wretched hives of scum and villainy" about?
I do not know the term.

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by antares

What is this "Wretched hives of scum and villainy" about?
I do not know the term.

It a reference to Star Wars : A New Hope.

Originally Posted by Obi-Wan

"Mos Eisley spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."

Originally Posted by Astromancer

The Wretched hives tend to call themselves recreation centers and feature shows and casinos and other stuff. "Vegas Boats" are a common name for these ships.

As a 'cruise ship' that takes passenger as the main point (with the port stops secondary), it makes scene. But if the Ship is just transporting the 'entertainers' from port, it doesn't make any since as the transportation costs would probably not make what is earned in port profitable enough. If the port can generate enough profit for them to do thisd then it generates enough profit to set up permanent shop in th port.

Though there are historical counter parts of such traveling entertainers' however they were not going city to city, but instead shadowing an army on the march.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by roguebfl

It a reference to Star Wars : A New Hope.
...

Just "Star Wars" please. That's what it was called in theaters and for decades after.... Lucas is the devil.

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Just "Star Wars" please. That's what it was called in theaters and for decades after.... Lucas is the devil.

Um the first movie was allways called "Star Wars A New Hope" even at first realsed... Star Wars is the series name from the get go.
Just like book 1 "The Fellowship of the Ring" isn't just "Lord of the Rings"

[Flyndaran]

Was it? I don't remember that. At least you didn't call it episode IV.