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  Nov 20 2003, 07:40 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 280 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Singapore Member No.: 4,487  |
About 6 months back, I was playing in a buddy's game and the players made it a very free-form push-the-game-as-far-as-your-personal-initiative-will-take-you kind of campaign - very kewl and I would have liked to continue it as my character was contemplating the hijacking of a naval vessel but the game was abortively shorted out so no dice.
I'm now back as the GM for the group and have been toying with a scenario which involves taking over a naval vessel, like a large missile cruiser or aircraft carrier. I'd like to hear some ideas, especially from anyone who's ever served aboard such vessels, on: 1. how possible it would be to take over such a vessel 2. when would be the best time 3. how would you do it 4. any other related issues Then, to make things more interesting, how you would you go about hijacking a nuclear sub AT SEA? |
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Nov 21 2003, 06:32 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,010 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
The problem with selling to a corp not legally allowed to have them is that then you're a major potential liability, and a quickly-eliminated one at that.
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Dim Sum Under Siege Nov 20 2003, 07:40 AM
Dim Sum Oh, Siege, sorry, nothing to do with you and any f... Nov 20 2003, 07:42 AM Crusher Bob Well:
You are going to need to worry about the cr... Nov 20 2003, 07:51 AM John Campbell QUOTE (Dim Sum) Then, to make things more interest... Nov 20 2003, 07:51 AM Kagetenshi QUOTE (John Campbell) QUOTE (Dim Sum @ Nov 20... Nov 20 2003, 08:11 AM Dim Sum Yeah, I was thinking of stealing the vessel, IF PO... Nov 20 2003, 08:19 AM SykoBear You know, funny you should mention that Dim Sum. I... Nov 20 2003, 08:27 AM Dim Sum So ... it would appear that you would need to hit ... Nov 20 2003, 08:31 AM Dim Sum @ SykoBear
Well, the alternative would be to hit ... Nov 20 2003, 08:35 AM Kagetenshi Subverting the entire crew is probably the easiest... Nov 20 2003, 08:36 AM Traks Mind control captain at sea, so he just "deci... Nov 20 2003, 08:50 AM grendel QUOTE 1. how possible it would be to take over suc... Nov 20 2003, 08:53 AM Dim Sum I thought about that, Kage, but it would be nigh o... Nov 20 2003, 08:54 AM Dim Sum Thanks, Grendel. As you've pointed out, even t... Nov 20 2003, 08:58 AM Kagetenshi It'd still be the easiest method. Kinda like i... Nov 20 2003, 09:13 AM Crusher Bob Notice that in future crew are likely to be slight... Nov 20 2003, 09:16 AM Shanshu Freeman QUOTE (Kagetenshi) Subverting the entire crew is p... Nov 20 2003, 09:20 AM Dim Sum Okay, hmm, so would everyone agree that taking an ... Nov 20 2003, 09:31 AM Dim Sum Hmm, Kage, I'm still not convinced that trying... Nov 20 2003, 09:37 AM mfb how long are you going to keep the ship? i mean, l... Nov 20 2003, 10:08 AM Rice Bowl Sorry, just the time to jot down pele-mele a few i... Nov 20 2003, 10:09 AM Dim Sum Haha! Thanks, Rice Bowl, for the comments. I h... Nov 20 2003, 10:22 AM Rice Bowl Dim Sum,
I'm not talking about inserting two ... Nov 20 2003, 10:44 AM Traks Well yeah, I agree about the cook.
And sadly I do ... Nov 20 2003, 12:50 PM nezumi I can think of only two really effective ways of t... Nov 20 2003, 12:51 PM cykotek I'd personally take an entirely different appr... Nov 20 2003, 01:46 PM Large Mike I have an addition. 2063 era ships will have comb... Nov 20 2003, 04:33 PM Namer18 I think Large Mike has the right idea. If you giv... Nov 20 2003, 06:41 PM John Campbell QUOTE (Namer18)As for taking out a nuclear submari... Nov 20 2003, 07:01 PM Fortune QUOTE (Dim Sum) Then, to make things more interest... Nov 20 2003, 10:02 PM Herald of Verjigorm Fix has a serious drain code, so you should surviv... Nov 20 2003, 10:04 PM Kagetenshi That's easy, you just go on a Rating 14,019,99... Nov 20 2003, 10:11 PM Herald of Verjigorm QUOTE (Kagetenshi) That's easy, you just go on... Nov 20 2003, 10:20 PM Kagetenshi My calculator can't resolve the odds for a sin... Nov 20 2003, 10:28 PM Herald of Verjigorm QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Nov 20 2003, 05:28 PM) My... Nov 20 2003, 10:35 PM Lilt Well: Magic is your second best bet when you want ... Nov 20 2003, 11:32 PM moosegod Remember, the ships you're talking about takin... Nov 20 2003, 11:58 PM Kagetenshi QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm @ Nov 20 2003, 06:... Nov 21 2003, 12:04 AM Lilt I was? In that case I'd say that you'd nee... Nov 21 2003, 12:25 AM Buzzed Try installing a big ass transmitter tower onto a ... Nov 21 2003, 12:32 AM FlakJacket For ships, since they're made to float and als... Nov 21 2003, 12:39 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (Fortune) QUOTE (Dim Sum @ Nov 20 2003,... Nov 21 2003, 02:23 AM Dim Sum Thanks for all the comments/suggestions so far - t... Nov 21 2003, 02:43 AM Dim Sum Cykotek, thanks for the suggestion. I agree that t... Nov 21 2003, 03:11 AM Dim Sum So, the consensus is: subverting key crew where po... Nov 21 2003, 03:21 AM Kagetenshi Kill the crew but save a small number of hostages.... Nov 21 2003, 03:26 AM Dim Sum Bloody hell, Kage!! I don't know whe... Nov 21 2003, 03:32 AM FlakJacket Why not use non-lethal takedown methods when captu... Nov 21 2003, 03:35 AM Dim Sum FlakJacket, I agree completely with taking down th... Nov 21 2003, 03:52 AM John Campbell Of course, there's always the Red October meth... Nov 21 2003, 04:56 AM Kagetenshi QUOTE (Dim Sum) Bloody hell, Kage!! I do... Nov 21 2003, 05:02 AM Siege *ROFLMAO*
I was wondering what the hell Dim Sum h... Nov 21 2003, 05:50 AM Dim Sum Hehehe, Siege, I don't smoke. The weed availab... Nov 21 2003, 05:58 AM Siege That's the catch, isn't it?
I'm not s... Nov 21 2003, 06:02 AM Dim Sum I've skimmed through the USN protocols for los... Nov 21 2003, 06:20 AM Dim Sum That's true enough, Kage. But I guess the ques... Nov 21 2003, 06:38 AM Dim Sum Of course, you don't have to sell the ship. Yo... Nov 21 2003, 06:44 AM Kagetenshi Well, I wouldn't fire at ANY target...
Just an... Nov 21 2003, 06:52 AM Shanshu Freeman QUOTE (Dim Sum) I'd go with killing the crew t... Nov 21 2003, 08:04 AM Kagetenshi Again, still not safest. You'll get hunted dow... Nov 21 2003, 08:28 AM Lilt I agree that comms are a priority, but remember th... Nov 21 2003, 10:45 AM Birdy Some more ideas:
Ship in distress
IIRC naval shi... Nov 21 2003, 03:13 PM Buzzed Illusions could aid greatly in this effort. A boat... Nov 21 2003, 03:53 PM nezumi QUOTE (Birdy) Steal a relict
Some nations keep ol... Nov 21 2003, 03:59 PM Pavlov Hell, if you want a non-Riggerable comissioned tar... Nov 21 2003, 04:12 PM Lilt Another idea is to get a great-form storm spirit t... Nov 21 2003, 04:13 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Dim Sum @ Nov 21 2003, 09:20 AM) I fig... Nov 21 2003, 04:19 PM Backgammon Maybe stealing a pirate ship would be easier. Have... Nov 21 2003, 04:57 PM Lilt QUOTE (Backgammon)Or you could enlist the aid of a... Nov 21 2003, 05:32 PM FlakJacket Quick question, are you only considering UCAS ship... Nov 21 2003, 11:30 PM Kagetenshi It's more fun to steal from the UCAS.
~J Nov 21 2003, 11:57 PM Rasta Rigger Ok i just happened across this thread and I don... Nov 22 2003, 12:12 AM Shanshu Freeman QUOTE (Rasta Rigger) which is why Korea ( thats fr... Nov 22 2003, 12:36 AM FlakJacket Speaking of small, yet decidedly deadly ships, som... Nov 22 2003, 12:46 AM Crusher Bob QUOTE (nezumi @ Nov 21 2003, 11:59 PM) The Co... Nov 22 2003, 03:36 AM Kagetenshi Do the trolls roll back into the wooden blocks whe... Nov 22 2003, 03:41 AM moosegod If you put cyberskates on them. Nov 22 2003, 03:43 AM Shanshu Freeman QUOTE (FlakJacket) Speaking of small, yet decidedl... Nov 22 2003, 07:59 AM snowRaven 1.Summon a shitload of Great Form Water Elementals... Nov 22 2003, 10:42 AM mfb Raskolnikov's character Telnet could do it. Ra... Nov 22 2003, 11:41 AM nezumi Two quick comments...
Crusher Bob, you're pro... Nov 22 2003, 12:45 PM Nath QUOTE ("FlakJacket")Quick question, are ... Nov 22 2003, 01:32 PM Rasta Rigger QUOTE (Shanshu Freeman @ Nov 22 2003, 12:36 A... Nov 23 2003, 04:40 PM Dim Sum QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) I should think such ch... Nov 24 2003, 03:21 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (Lilt) I repeat that subs would be your best... Nov 24 2003, 03:26 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (Buzzed) Illusions could aid greatly in this... Nov 24 2003, 03:30 AM BitBasher Just IMHO, but honest to god there is not a county... Nov 24 2003, 03:33 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (Backgammon) Maybe stealing a pirate ship wo... Nov 24 2003, 03:35 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (FlakJacket) Quick question, are you only co... Nov 24 2003, 03:40 AM Siege Any one Chinese warlord possessing nukes would eit... Nov 24 2003, 03:44 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (Rasta Rigger) Ok i just happened across thi... Nov 24 2003, 03:48 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (BitBasher) Just IMHO, but honest to god the... Nov 24 2003, 03:56 AM Dim Sum QUOTE (Kagetenshi) Do the trolls roll back into th... Nov 24 2003, 03:58 AM nezumi QUOTE (BitBasher) Just IMHO, but honest to god the... Nov 24 2003, 01:53 PM BitBasher But Shadowrun is not today, politically it's n... Nov 24 2003, 06:53 PM nezumi This is true, they'd contract it out to someon... Nov 24 2003, 07:16 PM BitBasher I was referring to paying them to drop a thor on y... Nov 24 2003, 07:34 PM Herald of Verjigorm Would you trust a random payment and set of coordi... Nov 25 2003, 01:18 AM
gknoy On taking a sub: (note, this is about how HARD it... Nov 25 2003, 01:23 AM |
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