9/29 World Creation

Hey there kids, today I'm briefly taking Grubbsy's place as typist. So here's the rules for the new world. Warning to those who weren't at the meeting: it's centered on space pirates. (Also, since I'm basically working from notes and my memory's not all that good, if I miss some important bit, let me know).

Pirates have press-ganged everyone into piracy.

There is no one left for them to pirate on their homeworld, so now they're space pirates.

Space sharks-- energy-based creatures

Space barnacles-- attach to ship's energy leaks

Boarding other ships in space is possible

Empire (which runs a planet now) just discovered a solid-gold asteroid

Renegade planet, with profiteers (uh... I think that's what he wrote...) fighting for control over the asteroid

Empire plans to take the asteroid back to their home planet and use it to create a gold moon for the home planet

Teleportation devices with particle scattering and re-assembly

The pirates are the good guys (sort of)

Energy source (affectionately known as "planet juice") powers Empire ships, cannons, etc.

Ships have energy shielding

The pirates' ships are weak compared to the Empire's ships, so the pirates are forced to out-think their opponants

Ships are "run" with AI

Pirates dress like pirates: no shoes, fluffy white shirts, etc.

Slaves hand-crank "space oars" to power ship.

Ye gods... what were we thinking...