Time of Thrawn Options

[NerfHerder]

Wow, that is big...

[fistandantilus4....]

That pulled us out?!

Daylin quickly scans the ship for three things:
If it has a gravity well generator
an ID transponderof any type
Runs it's profile against the ship's computer looking for a type match to see what kind of ship it is, and if it's known to be used by any particular group.

[NerfHerder]

... not big enough to pull us out of hyperspace though.

[ludomastro]

Daylin

[ Spoiler ]

The ship might have a gravity well generator; however, other than random power fluctuations, the ship appears to be dead in space. Consequently there is no transponder signal. There is no entry in the ship's computer matching the ship type.

A quick check of the computer shows that the odds of this ship pulling you out of hyperspace are close to 1 in a trillion. Its center of gravity would have been exactly in the path of the Hawk's.

Something in Daylin's memory is however sparked by the ship ...

[Lady Door]

You've GOT to be kidding me... Hal stares openmouthed at the derelict Capitol ship then turns to Daylin, a mercenary gleam in her eye.
Soo... how much do you think we could salvage off of it?

[fistandantilus4....]

Daylin looks at it for a moment, trying to wriggle loose a memory.

First we have to see if it is salvageable. We have to find out what it's doing out here.

Run a focused scan looking for power sources, and also specifically for any \thing that could be a gravity well generaotr. Also look for any signs of a distress beacon.


Mechanical 2 + Focus sensors 3D
4,3,1,3,6 = 17

[NerfHerder]

Well, it would be your right Captain, I beleive the finder of a derelict vessel has salvage rights. After filling out the proper forms of course. Any signs of life aboard?

[Lady Door]

proper forms of paperwork... pfft. Hal shoots the Gand a curious/annoyed look and goes back to looking out the window at the ship.
Well... so what do we need to do, D?
Please don't let there be signs of life, please don't let there be signs of life... ooh.. what if there's bodies? Ew. I'll send D over first.

[fistandantilus4....]

Not answering right away, Daylin concentrates, focusing his mind on his memory, trying to bring up any ghost of his past that would spark the memory.

[ Spoiler ]

Using Conceentration - 25 on Short Term Memory Enhancement

[Lady Door]

Watching Daylin zone out, Hal suddenly feels the hair on the back of her neck stand up.
It's freaking haunted! I know it!

[ludomastro]

Daylin

[ Spoiler ]

Negligible signs of power usage. On a focused scan, the emergency beacon seems to be repeating a message. The signal is very week. It will take further fine tuning to get a reading on that one.

The memory pops into his head of a ship just like this ... or rather ... a model of a ship like this in a museum when he was studying with the Jedi. It was an old-style capital cargo ship for hauling planet sized loads of food or machinery for setting up colonies. It was at least 300 years old at the time he was a kid.

The ships were Dural-class and were used by the Old Republic for colonization. There was a short lived plan to convert them to military use but given the relative peace at the time it was never done.

[NerfHerder]

Hmm, there may be more to this old man than first appearances show. It surprises me how often I still make snap judgements, an extremely bad habit...

[fistandantilus4....]

It's a Dural-class freighter. They hauled loads for planet colonization for the Old Republic some 300 years ago. Could be outdated farming equipment. Could be old food. Could be anything on there really.

Either way, it's an old ship. No way anyone living would have salvage rights by now. You could just as well sell it to a musuem as a scrap yard.

Daylin actually feels a tinge of regret at turning such a relic in to credits. Some people have no respect for vintage any more.

[Lady Door]

Hal feels no such twinge.
How much money do you think a museum would pay for it? Her smile is eager.

[NerfHerder]

I have the feeling you won't hurt for money Captain. How is the hull integrity Daylin? Can we go take a look inside, I'm intrigued.

[Ophis]

Rand misses the ship at first, then realising where everyone else is looking, he looks it over, whistling between his teeth.

What's the chance of something unpleasent being on board? You here hear nasty stories from Spacers. It would be almost a shame to sell that thing, she's a beauty, just think of how much cargo you could carry. A captain could be honest and still turn a profit. Then again it's got worth a whole pile of credits.

[fistandantilus4....]

"Unpleasant" plenty good. Something stopped her after all. Anything living though I doubt. Unless some pirates are using it for a base, and shielding it from sensors. A lot of larger ships can haul an asteroid into a spacing lane to force ships out of hyperspace, then jump them. It's a pretty common tactic though, so people usually know how to react. Rand, why don't you get in to that turret again while I do some more detailed scanning. I want to see if there's any power on there at all, or signs of life.

using a focused scan, starting on the engines and working all the way to the front, then back again, Daylin takes some time to scan the entire ship thoroughly.

[ludomastro]

He doesn't find anything.

[Ophis]

On it sir!

With a grin and a wry salute Rand heads down into the turret settling in, and getting everything operative.

Ready to rock, captain.

[fistandantilus4....]

Sir? Kids

I suggest we tred carefully Captain. Something stopped this ship. And if we're to properly investigate, we'll all have to go over. It's a big ship.

[ Spoiler ]

Do we have enough space suits for all of us?

[ludomastro]

[ Spoiler ]

I love having dice of different sizes. I'll give you d4 + 2 suits.
d4 = 2
2 + 2 = 4

Also, let me clarify something. The ship is not completely motionless. It is just moving incredibly slowly. Hence the 1 in a trillion or so chance of it stopping the Hawk

[Ophis]

Does the ship have a docking bay? It's quite a bit larger than us right? I can never get the scale out here...

[fistandantilus4....]

Well if it's got no power, we'll have to manually hook up to it, and see if we can restore power before opening a bay door. We have four suits on board, so assuming they fit, the Captain, you, our Gand friend here, and myself can all go over, leaving the wookie and the droid to watch over things on the Hawk. Which makes sense really. If this were a trap, I'd rather have the most fearsome guard available covering our rears to make sure no one tries to steal our ship out from under us.

That and wookies are very honorable, at least from my experiences. If she gives her word that she'll guard our ship for us ,I doubt even her companion could talk her out of it. And it seperates them if they do inted to do us harm.

We'd need some basic tools and some weapons just in case. The sensors dont' show any life signs, but there are ways to shield that. It shouldn't be hard to find the engineering bay, so we could go there first, see what we can do about restoring power, then check the bridge and the ship's logs.

What do you think Captain?

[Lady Door]

The thought of leaving the 'Hawk with strangers bites at Hal, but the lure of the strange capitol ship is stronger.
Good plan, D. Why don't you go check our gear. See what we have that can work with our passengers. Rand, help Daylin. I'll go talk to our Wookie friend and see what ... it has to say. Hal stumbles for a moment over the proper pronoun for the Wookie. How do you tell if they're male or female anyway? I mean, you don't want to insult something that can rip off your arms and beat you with them... huh. I'll have to ask D. later.

[fistandantilus4....]

Datlin nods and goes to prep the suits. On the way over, he grabs some necessities from his cabin. Namely his blaster and belt, and an old heirloom he's rarely had to use, and hopes he doesn't have to today. This he placely discreetly inside his coveralls on the inside belt.