Hello Everyone, I'm Theodidactus. . . I was on here a lot a long time ago, and wandered away for a while. In the intervening years I've had many adventures but I've decided to return to Aurora to run one more campaign, of sorts, in the manner of my old fiction. Like my older stuff, this will be a setting where you will contribute via community voting. Updates may be infrequent, but they will happen.
THE PREMISE
A catastrophe has destroyed Earth, and in fact an entire solar system, 12 billion souls wiped out in an instant. Only a handful of humans remain aboard
less than a dozen space-capable ships: 7 commercial vessels, and 4 survey ships. These craft managed to escape the supernova event that ended humanity through the use of two Schlator generators: enormous spheres of exotic matter that enable faster-than-light travel through a poorly understood quantum-tunneling phenomenon.
The "Schlator effect" enables instantaneous transportation to distant quantum coordinates. . . but the destination is unknown and unknowable: potentially a galaxy away. . . or beyond the observable universe entirely.
After the jump engines cool and sensor resolution restores, humanity finds itself somewhere very far from home indeed. Unfamiliar stars shine in all directions. Humanity must begin anew with 4 mines, 2 factories, 20 infrastructure, 11 starships, and approximately 200,000 frozen colonists. The goal is simple: locate the closest thing to a habitable world (code name: big sky) and begin rebuilding.
The Ships
One Schlator class jump ship:
JS Schlator (Schlater class Jump Ship) 75,036 tons 440 Crew 1,622.2 BP TCS 1,501 TH 720 EM 0
479 km/s JR 6-25(C) Armour 1-158 Shields 0-0 HTK 115 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 1 PPV 0
MSP 13 Max Repair 523.7 MSP
Cargo 5,000
Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months
Fuel Harvester: 1 modules producing 40,000 litres per annum
Orbital Miner: 3 modules producing 30 tons per mineral per annum
Schlator Generator (Large) Max Ship Size 94000 tons Distance 25k km Squadron Size 6
Otomo Engines Limited Nuclear Thermal Coil (9) Power 720.0 Fuel Use 10.06% Signature 80.00 Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 2,250,000 Litres Range 53.6 billion km (1294 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 60,000 litres per hour Complete Refuel 37 hours
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a i for auto-assignment purposes
One Montana Class Command Ship
CC Montana (Montana class Command Ship) 14,879 tons 398 Crew 1,587 BP TCS 298 TH 360 EM 0
1209 km/s JR 4-50 Armour 1-53 Shields 0-0 HTK 67 Sensors 0/0/0/2 DCR 8 PPV 0
Maint Life 2.07 Years MSP 1,033 AFR 221% IFR 3.1% 1YR 323 5YR 4,847 Max Repair 471.1 MSP
Passengers 250
Captain Control Rating 3 BRG SCI FLG
Intended Deployment Time: 35 months Morale Check Required
Macroscale Schlator Generator Max Ship Size 15000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 4
Montana Expedition Nuclear Pulse Engine EP80.00 (3) Power 360.0 Fuel Use 73.48% Signature 120.00 Explosion 10%
Fuel Capacity 3,000,000 Litres Range 49.4 billion km (472 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 60,000 litres per hour Complete Refuel 50 hours
Geological Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes
Three Bozeman class survey cruisers
Bozeman class Survey Cruiser 10,417 tons 191 Crew 1,403.5 BP TCS 208 TH 360 EM 0
1728 km/s Armour 1-42 Shields 0-0 HTK 43 Sensors 55/25/3/5 DCR 6 PPV 0
Maint Life 5.31 Years MSP 1,005 AFR 145% IFR 2.0% 1YR 60 5YR 895 Max Repair 100 MSP
Commander Control Rating 2 BRG SCI
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months Morale Check Required
Montana Expedition Nuclear Pulse Engine EP80.00 (3) Power 360.0 Fuel Use 73.48% Signature 120.00 Explosion 10%
Fuel Capacity 4,000,000 Litres Range 94.1 billion km (630 days at full power)
Dalvi Electronics EM Sensor EM5-25 (1) Sensitivity 25 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 39.5m km
Dalvi Electronics Thermal Observatory (1) Sensitivity 55 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 58.6m km
Geological Survey Sensors (5) 5 Survey Points Per Hour
Gravitational Survey Sensors (3) 3 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Survey Ship for auto-assignment purposes
Five Brandigo class freighters
Brandigo class Freighter 69,029 tons 168 Crew 667.9 BP TCS 1,381 TH 720 EM 0
521 km/s Armour 1-149 Shields 0-0 HTK 74 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 1 PPV 0
MSP 6 Max Repair 50 MSP
Cargo 50,000 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 1
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months
Fuel Harvester: 1 modules producing 40,000 litres per annum
Otomo Engines Limited Nuclear Thermal Coil (9) Power 720.0 Fuel Use 10.06% Signature 80.00 Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,750,000 Litres Range 45.3 billion km (1006 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 60,000 litres per hour Complete Refuel 29 hours
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a i for auto-assignment purposes
and 1 chilton-class colony ship
Chilton class Colony Ship 69,671 tons 358 Crew 2,694.8 BP TCS 1,393 TH 720 EM 0
516 km/s Armour 1-150 Shields 0-0 HTK 104 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 1 PPV 0
MSP 24 Max Repair 100 MSP
Cryogenic Berths 200,000 Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 1
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months
Fuel Harvester: 1 modules producing 40,000 litres per annum
Otomo Engines Limited Nuclear Thermal Coil (9) Power 720.0 Fuel Use 10.06% Signature 80.00 Explosion 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,750,000 Litres Range 44.9 billion km (1006 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 60,000 litres per hour Complete Refuel 29 hours
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Colony Ship for auto-assignment purposes
The cast at the outset
* Captain Dolores Palamino (Unappreciative, callous)
* Commander Irwin Callbrier (Hunter, Cheerful, Adventurous)
* Commander Deanna Dier (Aggressive, Warm)
* Commander Jude Woodman (Science Fiction buff, born leader, calm)
* Commander Chao Xian You (Cowardly, unreliable, academic)
* commander soren soderberg (unattractive, disciplined, averse to risk)
* lt. commander edvin soderberg (Contrarian, indifferent, unkempt)
* lt. commander anasuya allu (calm, apolitical, personable)
* lt. commander natala gorgone (pessimistic, capricious, nervous)
* lt. commander phillipine carey (unkempt, methodical, egomaniac)
* lt. commander shimedzu narumi (honest, adverse to risk, methodical)
* lt. commander kumari lalbhai (punctual, subjective, war games enthusiast)