Hello Phil,
> On November 10, 2019 at 10:45 AM "Phil Pugliese (via tml list)" <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 02:14:54 PM MST, Thomas RUX <xxxxxx@comcast.net
> > wrote:
> > 3. CT LBB 5 HG 1979 and CT LBB 5 HG 2e 1980
> > A custom TL 13 100-ton hull with a custom J4 drive is 20 tons plus 40 tons of fuel, a
> > custom Power Plant-4 is 12 tons plus 4 tons of fuel, 20 ton bridge, Model/4 Computer of 4
> > tons, and one 4 ton stateroom exceeds the hull capacity by 4 tons.
> I like using TL13 cuz' that's what the TLmax was for the 3I when the Xboat system was
> created.
I did some digging about when the 3I reached TL 13 according to Donald McKinney's Integrated Timeline v2.1 (September 16, 2006) page 57 the date as Imperial Year 300 and references MT Referee's Companion GDW, 1988 p. 34.
The Express Boat network is established in the Imperial year of 624 expanding to cover the entire Imperium by Imperial 718 per CT Adventure 1 The Kinunir GDW, 1979 p. 39
The IN begins upgrading to Jump-4 in Imperial year 900 per Spinward Marches Campaign, GDW, 1985, p. 32.
Unfortunately, the X-Boat per CT Supplement 7 and 9 indicate the design was done using CT LBB 2. and is a TL 10 design.
> I also like using a 'custom' design due to the very, very specialized function of this starship.
The CT LBB 2 Express Boat is already a custom design since it has no engineering section restriction of 154 tons.
> I would suggest two ways to make this 'fit'.
> 1) Assume a custom 20Dt combo bridge/stateroom that contains adequate but spartan
> accommodations for the pilot plus one optional passenger.
> (It's not very comfy, esp if there are two onboard, but, barely, adequate)
> The 'combo' also includes data bank facilities plus the possibility of one or two Dt's of
> cargo, depending on whether or not it's a solo run.
> 2) Specify a 'special' Xboat bridge of 16Dt's that's akin to a small-craft bridge but also
> containing the data banks with, potentially, some cargo carried in the stateroom.
Both of the suggested house rules would fix the problem.
I did a quick rebuild which, if my calculations are right, may fix the issue by swapping the stateroom to a small craft cabin. Of course this fix bends the rules, but at least the cabin is part of the original materials.
CT LBB 2 1977/1981 TL 10 100-ton Express Boat: J4 Type-B Drive at 15 tons with 40 tons of fuel, Power Plant-4 Type-B at 7 tons with 12 tons of fuel, 20 ton bridge, 4 ton Model/4 computer, and one 2 ton small craft cabin without any cargo capacity.
CT LBB 5 HG 2e 1980 TL 13 100-ton Express Boat: J4 Drive at 20 tons with 40 tons of fuel, Power Plant-4 at 12 tons with 2 tons of fuel, 20 ton bridge, 4 ton Model/4 computer, and one 2 ton small craft cabin without any cargo capacity.
Tom Rux