Affording a spaceship?

dripton · 06-07-2013, 04:16 PM

Old-school Traveler had two ways a character could start with a starship.

A retired Scout could start with one, but it was still actually owned by the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service. So the retired Scout could be expected to report back anything interesting he saw to the Scouts periodically, and the ship could be called back into active duty in an emergency. (And taken back from the character if he did anything they didn't like.) So, some level of Duty disadvantage. No Wealth required since it's not actually his ship, but maybe an Unusual Background or something to be lucky enough to get to borrow one.

A Merchant could start with one, but it would be mortgaged to the gills. If a payment was missed, Space Repo Man. So no wealth required because the debt equalled the value.

06-07-2013, 04:16 PM	#20
dripton Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Virginia, USA	Re: Affording a spaceship? Old-school Traveler had two ways a character could start with a starship. A retired Scout could start with one, but it was still actually owned by the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service. So the retired Scout could be expected to report back anything interesting he saw to the Scouts periodically, and the ship could be called back into active duty in an emergency. (And taken back from the character if he did anything they didn't like.) So, some level of Duty disadvantage. No Wealth required since it's not actually his ship, but maybe an Unusual Background or something to be lucky enough to get to borrow one. A Merchant could start with one, but it would be mortgaged to the gills. If a payment was missed, Space Repo Man. So no wealth required because the debt equalled the value.