far-trader
SOC-14 10K
Preamble:
This posting came about after participating in a couple related topics. While many experienced players and GM's may not find much useful data here some of the fresh faces might.
In the post below, played out as a short feature article of the INS (Imperial News Service, not to be confused with the TNS, that other so called news service
) I have used some shorthand and assume you have the T20 rule-book. While specific to T20 it should be no trouble to adapt to any traveller system.
The shorthand I'm using here is the description of the ships electronics. That is (in T20) the computer core, avionics, sensors and communications. I note the configurations as "Model XXXXa note". Each X is the number value in order for the model of computer, avionics, sensors and communications. The a designates the type of electronics, s for standard, b for bis and f for fib. If more than a radio is installed for communications that is noted after the model number as MasX or MesX for Maser and Meson respectively with the X noting the model number.
The descriptive of the layout is from my finally (more or less) done deckplans here , a retake of Bryan Gibson's version of the Type S deckplans. This developed because I didn't like parts of his deckplan vision so I went to work and tried to more accurately portray the component volume using his Type S profiles and interior life sketches of the main corridor and ships galley, which I do very much like. It took this long to get it up 'cause the work somehow went missing from my drive (luckily I had printed out one of the versions). After sitting for months waiting for the book I was about ready to go back to it when Scarecrow said he was going to do some work on the old CT Scout so I'm kinda waiting to see that, and now there is a miniature coming soon so I may have to adapt the description just a bit depending on what they come up with for official deckplans. It should be close though since I'm using the available views and all as my guide.
The post below should serve as a good guide for what you'll see but since someone is bound to ask here's a short key:
The red grid is standard 1.5m scale.
The light purple is the hull outline, showing the turret at the rear. The grey shaded areas are half-height spaces. The white voids in some of the walls are access plates for repair and maintenance.
The object outside the hull is the T20 standard stretch air/raft. It is open topped with four seats and cargo space behind. The dark grey squares are small cargo crates.
1 - Bridge. Four of the five workstations are here. The dark blocks are the computer interface controls and are half-height. Access to the bridge is through an iris hatch.
2 - Commons. The light blue on the wall in the center is a display panel and above it is an iris hatch to the top of the hull. In the upper corner is the autonutrimat and the small closet galley, accessed by a sliding door. Across from the galley is the round table and bench seating. Additional seating requires using stateroom chairs. To the aft of the commons, past the staterooms is a manual hatch to engineering.
3 - Staterooms. Standard model with fresher (F), two beds (bunk) and two chairs and a table (fold away, shown in port stateroom). Each stateroom has a standard display panel by the door. The three staterooms on the starboard side are connected by sliding doors.
4 - Electronics Bays. Shown in the decommissioned form with the starboard bay housing the standard model/1bis and the port bay empty.
5 - Engineering. In this area is the jump drive (J), fusion power plant (P), the fifth workstation, and the void where the fuel purifier (dashed outline) once was. To the aft are the twin manuver thrusters (M), and two engineering lockers (L). Between these is the overhead iris hatch to the turret.
6 - Modular Mission Bay. This area is accessed by two sets of double wide sliding hatches and has two seperate lifts in the floor.
7 - Vehicle Bay. Typically used for the standard stretch air/raft. Access is through a double wide sliding hatch, standard iris hatch from the cargo bay, or the full size overhead hatch.
8 - Cargo Bay. Rated for 3tons of cargo with a double wide sliding hatch.
9 - Air-Lock. Exterior access is through either the double wide sliding hatch to the rear or the standard manual hatch in the floor. Interior access is through a manual hatch to port or double wide sliding hatch to starboard.
G - Landing Gear. Only the rear are shown, with access through maintenance panels in the back of the lockers. The forward landing gear are below the bridge.
Finally, with the standard IMTU caveat, I present (dare I lable it part one?) an "INSIDE" reporter's view behind the scenes of the IISS...
This posting came about after participating in a couple related topics. While many experienced players and GM's may not find much useful data here some of the fresh faces might.
In the post below, played out as a short feature article of the INS (Imperial News Service, not to be confused with the TNS, that other so called news service
) I have used some shorthand and assume you have the T20 rule-book. While specific to T20 it should be no trouble to adapt to any traveller system.The shorthand I'm using here is the description of the ships electronics. That is (in T20) the computer core, avionics, sensors and communications. I note the configurations as "Model XXXXa note". Each X is the number value in order for the model of computer, avionics, sensors and communications. The a designates the type of electronics, s for standard, b for bis and f for fib. If more than a radio is installed for communications that is noted after the model number as MasX or MesX for Maser and Meson respectively with the X noting the model number.
The descriptive of the layout is from my finally (more or less) done deckplans here , a retake of Bryan Gibson's version of the Type S deckplans. This developed because I didn't like parts of his deckplan vision so I went to work and tried to more accurately portray the component volume using his Type S profiles and interior life sketches of the main corridor and ships galley, which I do very much like. It took this long to get it up 'cause the work somehow went missing from my drive (luckily I had printed out one of the versions). After sitting for months waiting for the book I was about ready to go back to it when Scarecrow said he was going to do some work on the old CT Scout so I'm kinda waiting to see that, and now there is a miniature coming soon so I may have to adapt the description just a bit depending on what they come up with for official deckplans. It should be close though since I'm using the available views and all as my guide.
The post below should serve as a good guide for what you'll see but since someone is bound to ask here's a short key:
The red grid is standard 1.5m scale.
The light purple is the hull outline, showing the turret at the rear. The grey shaded areas are half-height spaces. The white voids in some of the walls are access plates for repair and maintenance.
The object outside the hull is the T20 standard stretch air/raft. It is open topped with four seats and cargo space behind. The dark grey squares are small cargo crates.
1 - Bridge. Four of the five workstations are here. The dark blocks are the computer interface controls and are half-height. Access to the bridge is through an iris hatch.
2 - Commons. The light blue on the wall in the center is a display panel and above it is an iris hatch to the top of the hull. In the upper corner is the autonutrimat and the small closet galley, accessed by a sliding door. Across from the galley is the round table and bench seating. Additional seating requires using stateroom chairs. To the aft of the commons, past the staterooms is a manual hatch to engineering.
3 - Staterooms. Standard model with fresher (F), two beds (bunk) and two chairs and a table (fold away, shown in port stateroom). Each stateroom has a standard display panel by the door. The three staterooms on the starboard side are connected by sliding doors.
4 - Electronics Bays. Shown in the decommissioned form with the starboard bay housing the standard model/1bis and the port bay empty.
5 - Engineering. In this area is the jump drive (J), fusion power plant (P), the fifth workstation, and the void where the fuel purifier (dashed outline) once was. To the aft are the twin manuver thrusters (M), and two engineering lockers (L). Between these is the overhead iris hatch to the turret.
6 - Modular Mission Bay. This area is accessed by two sets of double wide sliding hatches and has two seperate lifts in the floor.
7 - Vehicle Bay. Typically used for the standard stretch air/raft. Access is through a double wide sliding hatch, standard iris hatch from the cargo bay, or the full size overhead hatch.
8 - Cargo Bay. Rated for 3tons of cargo with a double wide sliding hatch.
9 - Air-Lock. Exterior access is through either the double wide sliding hatch to the rear or the standard manual hatch in the floor. Interior access is through a manual hatch to port or double wide sliding hatch to starboard.
G - Landing Gear. Only the rear are shown, with access through maintenance panels in the back of the lockers. The forward landing gear are below the bridge.
Finally, with the standard IMTU caveat, I present (dare I lable it part one?) an "INSIDE" reporter's view behind the scenes of the IISS...
