SWN: Merchants of the Void - Muutoshistoria

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Valtteri: Ak: Uusi sivu: ''Perhaps most importantly, there is no such thing as interstellar bulk shipping in Stars Without Number. Even the largest spike drive ships have cargo capacities measured in a few...

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Ak: Uusi sivu: ''Perhaps most importantly, there is no such thing as interstellar bulk shipping in Stars Without Number. Even the largest spike drive ships have cargo capacities measured in a few...

Uusi sivu

''Perhaps most importantly, there is no such thing
as interstellar bulk shipping in Stars Without Number.
Even the largest spike drive ships have cargo capacities
measured in a few tens of thousands of tons, while a
modern oil tanker has a capacity of around 500,000
tons. Trying to run a meaningful trade in bulk commodities
has been a lost cause ever since the jump gates
failed and massive system-ship freighters could no longer
make the jump between worlds. Such commerce
can exist inside a system, with huge slowboats moving
from planet to planet, but modern trade relies on carrying
small loads of high-value goods or expert services.
Most small merchant ships such as the ones a PC
group is likely to own rely on in-system supply runs as
their bread and butter. They cart loads of food, water,
replacement personnel, spare parts, and other life support
supplies out to remote asteroid mines, research
stations, and extraction plants. The pay is rarely much,
but such supply run missions are excellent hooks for
dropping a group into the middle of some disaster.
Trade beyond supply runs usually revolves around
moving local specialty tech or products. Local art, exotic
pharmaceuticals, high-quality technical specialties, or
passengers with special skills who want to reach a particular
world all make up this class of trade. For most
purposes, it’s not necessary to really elaborate on the
specifics of this, though it can add flavor to make up a
product or two unique to a given world.'' -Kevin Crawford, Stars Without Number, 235.

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 == Sector Pax Alpha ==
-The interstellar sector that this campaign will be taking place in is named Pax Alpha, and it can be roughly split into two halves: the technologically and economically less developed “west” and the more developed “east” which suffers from its own problems, one among them a proxy war between the two interplanetary governments of the Free Planets Union and the Council of Phalest. But where an ordinary planet-dweller sees problems, a far trader sees opportunity, and you need only the courage, the cunning and the cargo space to reap the rewards therein.
+The interstellar sector that this campaign will be taking place can be roughly split into two halves: the technologically and economically less developed “west” and the more developed “east” which suffers from its own problems, one among them a proxy war between two interplanetary governments. But where an ordinary planet-dweller sees problems, a far trader sees opportunity, and you need only the courage, the cunning and the cargo space to reap the rewards therein.
 = On the Nature of Far Trading =
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 = On the Starting Situation =
-At the orbital shipyards of Thjorgt, your new ship is almost ready to go, and your careers as unscrupulous far traders can begin. But first you need products to trade, and you've managed to hear of a local bureaucrat who happened to lose a shipment of weapons, and might just be willing to tell you where that shipment is, if you provide them with some discreet help.
+At an orbital shipyard, your new ship is almost ready to go, and your careers as unscrupulous far traders can begin. But first you need products to trade, and you've managed to hear of a local bureaucrat who happened to lose a shipment of weapons, and might just be willing to tell you where that shipment is, if you provide them with some discreet help.

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	The interstellar sector that this campaign will be taking place in is named Pax Alpha, and it can be roughly split into two halves: the technologically and economically less developed “west” and the more developed “east” which suffers from its own problems, one among them a proxy war between the two interplanetary governments of the Free Planets Union and the Council of Phalest. But where an ordinary planet-dweller sees problems, a far trader sees opportunity, and you need only the courage, the cunning and the cargo space to reap the rewards therein.		The interstellar sector that this campaign will be taking place in is named Pax Alpha, and it can be roughly split into two halves: the technologically and economically less developed “west” and the more developed “east” which suffers from its own problems, one among them a proxy war between the two interplanetary governments of the Free Planets Union and the Council of Phalest. But where an ordinary planet-dweller sees problems, a far trader sees opportunity, and you need only the courage, the cunning and the cargo space to reap the rewards therein.
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		+	[https://sectorswithoutnumber.com/sector/r4kVVQd3RZptGmNqSPA8 Here's a link to a more detailed map, which will be filled out more as the players explore.]

	= On the Nature of Far Trading =		= On the Nature of Far Trading =

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 = On the Nature of Far Trading =
-''Perhaps most importantly, there is no such thing
+A trader that abides by every single law and regulation concerning trade is a trader that's soon to be bankrupt. Bribes, smuggling, and exploiting loopholes are some of the tools with which far traders stay in business.
-as interstellar bulk shipping in Stars Without Number.
-Even the largest spike drive ships have cargo capacities
+= On the Starting Situation =
-= Starting Situation =
+At the orbital shipyards of Thjorgt, your new ship is almost ready to go, and your careers as unscrupulous far traders can begin. But first you need products to trade, and you've managed to hear of a local bureaucrat who happened to lose a shipment of weapons, and might just be willing to tell you where that shipment is, if you provide them with some discreet help.

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 ''Perhaps most importantly, there is no such thing
 as interstellar bulk shipping in Stars Without Number.
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 purposes, it’s not necessary to really elaborate on the
 specifics of this, though it can add flavor to make up a
-product or two unique to a given world.'' -Kevin Crawford, Stars Without Number, 235.
+product or two unique to a given world. -Kevin Crawford, Stars Without Number, 235.