Cantina Writing Discussions

[C r o w]

What I may try will either screw us (as if we aren't already quite screwed), or will totally unscrew the situation.
First off, does the Shadow have a steering wheel?
Secondly, can we compare the Shadow's top speed to a galleon's?

[Piemanlives]

Shadow is a rather massive ship and engineering is already strained despite the damage that we've already repaired. Also Reagan is at the helm and currently controlling the vessel. That said I have no idea how many engines we have nor our actual top speed, engineering can give us full speed but they have to build up to it, mostly so they can observe for problem spots in order to run bypasses. I also have a really bad idea.

We also need to stop putting ourselves in situations where the only people who can really do anything is me and Bdr, seriously, we have secondary characters for a reason, Carn you brought up Alexi way back why don't you take control of him from time to time?

[C r o w]

Now, the Goldfish suffered engine damage that got it immobilised for a while, and then they got repaired.
Gameplay wise they would be in an optimal condition, but fluff wise? Could we say that since it suffered heavy damage on the engines, it has a lowered top speed?

[Piemanlives]

No idea, Bdr, Carn? Want to weigh in here? Shaded? Koali?

[BdrLineAzn]

Sorry, long week. But I'm basing it off the photo you had earlier with two engines on top either side of the observation room of the weather deck near aft. Two more in the rear on the actual hull. With a transport being able to hold a galleon, it should be alightly faster but has to have time to get to its max speed. And yes the goldfish shroud have slight damage but is still able to move

[Piemanlives]

So four engines, assuming the ones on the wings are for maneuvering, and a top speed slightly akin to that of a galleon if not greater.

No wait, make that six engines.

[BdrLineAzn]

I mean these are big engines so they should have enough power to overtake a galleon

[Piemanlives]

We also have 6 of them.

[C r o w]

Would it be completely retarded for my char to ask to get the ship going all ahead full to reach Kasparov's position, and even get well within firing range of the damaged Goldfish?
If I do, and the propose is accepted, every engineer in charge of the engine room is going to try to spit in my dish at least once.

[Piemanlives]

Depending on the outcome Lorena might just ban you from engineering outright, even if all goes well. No one touches her engines without her permission and she's already banned half the engineering staff.

Still, I've been itching for an excuse to give Regean a reason to pull out the seeker.

[C r o w]

Then it is set

[BdrLineAzn]

Remember, sandstorm picked up in intensity. Visibility is low and last know position is lost. You have a damaged Squid with half of its crew gone, a Galleon having its weight limit reached and going sustainably slower, and two downed pilots in the storm. What to do

[C r o w]

Somebody tell the galleon to drop all the crap recovered from my ship, I don't think reinforced prow armour is of any use now.
It wouldn't hurt one bit to try to shoot those recovered Heyoka missiles.
And w could get the chaladonian out again, if he isn't too busy.
And the meme is "wat do?"

[Piemanlives]

We could send Alexi after our pilots or send someone out in Ulric's ship to grab them. Ulric himself is busy with engineering though we could send him out with a provisional crew.

[BdrLineAzn]

I could, but it did suffer damage from the explosion. Unknown or known