12-08-2010, 07:56 PM | #11 |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
I have done write ups for Foxfire and the "Mirage 4000" using the TL7 design as a base and making it up as "the future arrives today" (i.e., a TL8 jet in a TL7 campaign. Both worked out great and "believable."
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12-09-2010, 06:21 AM | #12 | |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
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12-09-2010, 11:51 AM | #13 | |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
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12-09-2010, 02:03 PM | #14 |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
Well, the Cutty Sark might end up being the last if the people looking to preserve the City of Adelaide can't get the appropriate funding.
The Scottish Maritime Museum who currently owns the ship put out tenders for the ships deconstruction. The land where the City of Adelaide is currently situated is set to be redeveloped, but the museum does not have the money to move the ship. In my opinion it would be a crime to destroy such a relic of our past, especially considering the ship is in very good condition. As fair as I know they have managed to hold off the deconstruction crews, but are still chasing the money to get the ship moved. |
12-09-2010, 02:42 PM | #15 |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
What do you think is the reason for the disparity between the design draft of 10.5 and the actual draft of 21 feet?
Cargo weight? |
12-09-2010, 02:46 PM | #16 | |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
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The amount of effort that went into a design often made it a very poor use of game-prep time, IMO. Numerous small details that system produced were largely irrelevant in play. |
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12-09-2010, 04:39 PM | #17 | |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
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If I were designing a boat without a real-world analog to compare it to, I would automatically double the design draft as more accurate for the physics of the design.
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12-09-2010, 04:44 PM | #18 | |
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Re: [3e] Cutty Sark
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GURPS (then and now) could really use a book of basic vehicle designs all in one place, IMHO.
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