JUMP! Fornice to Jokotre

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May 28, 2025 7:24 am
Leilani was silent for a little longer than she should have, staring at an unremarkable star before snapping back to attention.

"That little dot is home, Mora, somewhere I've not been back to for a long while!" She gave a little breath before adding

"Sorry Cap'n, I promise I don't normally get homesick, must be because this is all new! What do you need from me right now boss?"
May 28, 2025 5:42 pm
OOC:
An observation & a note

I'm starting to see Miss Fortune running parallel to a RL independent trucker. (Muns, are you with Logistics?)

Our home base can be anywhere. If we have to make a jump to an intermediate system on our way anywhere, we might want to reconsider home base. If we change home port, let's find a spot where we can buy & sell at each stop. IDK if there will be a chance to make profit from the backwater planets but, it might be since not many ships go to the backwater.
(I don't have the star map with me so any thing from Tamm will have to wait.)
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May 28, 2025 5:44 pm
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Fantastic work, Muns!
May 28, 2025 9:30 pm
An additional thought might be worth our time to think about ...

Sometimes as an independent, you come across loads that are small, say left over products... Because of this most are not interested. They need to go somewhere in order to make room for more profitable product to be warehoused. If these can be gotten at Rock bottom prices to get rid of them and we have a warehouse at a "halfway there planet"... We could warehouse it there until we get enough for a full loaded to the next system out...

This could allow us to collect products for two jumps out, so that we have a full load waiting for us.

Ware housing until the price goes up could be done in any planets we do business with.
May 28, 2025 9:30 pm
An additional thought might be worth our time to think about ...

Sometimes as an independent, you come across loads that are small, say left over products... Because of this most are not interested. They need to go somewhere in order to make room for more profitable product to be warehoused. If these can be gotten at Rock bottom prices to get rid of them and we have a warehouse at a "halfway there planet"... We could warehouse it there until we get enough for a full loaded to the next system out...

This could allow us to collect products for two jumps out, so that we have a full load waiting for us.

Ware housing until the price goes up could be done in any planets we do business with.
May 28, 2025 11:31 pm
Donulus says:
An additional thought might be worth our time to think about ...

Sometimes as an independent, you come across loads that are small, say left over products... Because of this most are not interested. They need to go somewhere in order to make room for more profitable product to be warehoused. If these can be gotten at Rock bottom prices to get rid of them and we have a warehouse at a "halfway there planet"... We could warehouse it there until we get enough for a full loaded to the next system out...

This could allow us to collect products for two jumps out, so that we have a full load waiting for us.

Ware housing until the price goes up could be done in any planets we do business with.
OOC:
So much to learn! x
May 28, 2025 11:35 pm
LloganTamm says:
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I'm starting to see Miss Fortune running parallel to a RL independent trucker. (Muns, are you with Logistics?)
[ooc]Yes, exactly how I see it, like a independent Trucker in a way. No I was not in logistics, but any senior tanker or Mech Soldier will tell you that you live and die based on Logistics. Light guys don't see to get that, but guys/gals in the Mech world do, can't go anywhere with out fuel, ammo, water and food. Understanding planning for these things is important!
LloganTamm says:
OOC:

Snip-I don't have the star map with me so any thing from Tamm will have to wait.)
OOC:
That is why I built the graphic with the immediate star map with the worlds within J-2. Outside of that well it is better to answer in Charter, right??
May 28, 2025 11:59 pm
Looking at Tamm LC replies;
"I think you are correct in looking at a home base, I am more incline with Bronz (nodding towards Bronz) to have one base for now to make money. While I agree with Bronz about Fonice, Leilani has a point about Mora. While Mora is the capital and will have more oversight, it has a high population so there will be a lot of cargo availability and Mora cargo sells to the Tech seven worlds at a profit."

Looking at Leilani
"We can use your contacts at your home world of Mora. Can you send a X-boat message back to your contacts on Mora to set-up some cargo and get some time at home? The message will beat us by three to four days but that should be enough time to get the word out with any contacts you have."
OOC:
Reply??
Looking at Alice;
"I don't know if we can drum up anything remotely profitable to move to Fornice or Mora from Jokotre. "
pause
"But, see what you can do to find us standard freight cargo back to either Mora or Fornice so our hold is not empty and we at least get paid for the fuel to travel back. How does that sound?"

Looks at the crew
"I think that since speculative cargo from Jokotre is not going to sell well at either Fornice or Mora and will just break even at the tech level seven worlds, so for the return trips, lets just stick to standard freight and or mail. Is everyone okay with that?"

Looking at Said-Ma
"Ma-Ma can you work the cargo loading droids and find out what is possible here?"
LC pauses and then turns to Said-Ma
"And drum up some high passengers to see if anyone wants to go to Mora or Fornice. Okay?"

LC then turns to Tamm and Rin
"I figure you two have your hands full with the cargo handling and powerplant checks getting the ship ready for planet side trip to deliver the cargo and passengers for Smugg Orney Enterprises."

to the entire crew
"Okay one passenger is off loaded and some cargo, lets arraign for cargo and passengers and see what is best, Fornice or Mora and see which wins, okay? Also if you need help looking don't forget to ask anyone else in the crew, me included!"

Looing around
LC asks everyone
"Has anyone seen Decherrek?"
OOC:
I am trying to answer everyone's reply to LC, but to get actions moving forward for David when he returns from his trip this weekend. So we can have a good out-trip post to the next port of call or adventure. Hopefully the adventure down to the surface of Jokotre is not the next one ;-)
May 29, 2025 12:27 am
Mama gets to work on the computers:

1-quiry: Availability of compact loading bots, used/new for sale or trade
2-quiry: High and low passengers for Mora or Fornice
3-quiry: any outgoing Speculative cargo
4-quiry: mail cargo
5-quiry: Standard freight to any where

rolls in order
+1 for help from Alice
+2 for computers
+1 education

Rolls

1 - (2d6+2+1+1)

(54) + 4 = 13

2 - (2d6+2+1+1)

(66) + 4 = 16

3 - (2d6+2+1+1)

(54) + 4 = 13

4 - (2d6+2+1+1)

(45) + 4 = 13

5 - (2d6+2+1+1)

(22) + 4 = 8

May 29, 2025 12:30 am
I somehow ended up with a double post
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May 29, 2025 12:35 am
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It happens
May 29, 2025 1:18 am
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You just wanted to make doubly sure your voice was heard!
Rin & Tamm will look at the cargo droids to see if we can make them smarter. We might be able to upload the cargo's destination so the droids will load the cargo more efficiently.
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Rolls

Improve Cargo Droids - (2d6+2+1)

(44) + 3 = 11

May 29, 2025 1:36 am
i guess you did too
May 29, 2025 3:57 am
OOC:
I posted the current copy of the ship's ledger in the Finances and Ship's Account thread, pending GM approval. We need to off load that freight planet side!
May 29, 2025 4:43 am
Saw it, it looks good
May 30, 2025 12:32 am
OOC:

FYI... If anyone wants to know where we are look here: https://travellermap.com/?p=-86.58!54.451!7.5
May 30, 2025 1:48 am
dabaggins says:
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FYI... If anyone wants to know where we are look here: https://travellermap.com/?p=-86.58!54.451!7.5
Yes at Jokotre and the image below is hyperlinked to the location that DaBaggins pointed out. All the credit goes to him!
https://i.imgur.com/yTo2pAU.png
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May 30, 2025 9:14 pm
Donulus says:
Mama gets to work on the computers:

1-quiry: Availability of compact loading bots, used/new for sale or trade


There are no robots listed publicly 'for sale' at Jokotre, and of course there's only the most primitive of local 'robot' manufacture.
There are a couple of 'junkers' listed at private orbital stations; contacting them gets one possibility. "Gems and Junk" advertises Starship Upgrades & Repairs, Equipment, and Embellishment. Their 'rep' says they have a Ling Standard model 7 cargo handler bot, fully programmable, asking price 70,000cr, weighs 500kg, will require 1 dTon space in the cargo hold.


2-quiry: High and low passengers for Mora or Fornice


No High Passengers on the public boards. Plenty of low passengers. Getting High Passengers takes more effort than a computer search!

3-quiry: any outgoing Speculative cargo


What sort of cargo are you looking for? TravellerWiki and TravellerMap have the same information I would use to determine this. Go For It! Look at the planet description, at least...

4-quiry: mail cargo

You need a mail contract and a specified scheduled route. Sometimes there might be 'overflow', but not findable with a computer search.

5-quiry: Standard freight to any where


Lots of standard freight to Mora and Fornice. Other destinations are listed on the board periodically but get scooped up within an hour or so every time. Again, a local broker or other information source would help.

rolls in order
+1 for help from Alice
+2 for computers
+1 education
May 30, 2025 9:26 pm
Pretty disappointed that no 'possible' cargos were discussed.

So here's my 'take' given the small bits of information available on the wiki: Religious Art, Icons, "artifacts". Natural Resources such as crystals, lumber, wild game (exotic pets, meat products), Exotic plants, Gypsum, Aluminum ore, basic manufactured goods (tech 7).

Resources are listed as "abundant" and there is a decent sized workforce in place.

My imagination isn't always up to the task! So I was really hoping your collective imaginations might help out.
May 30, 2025 10:51 pm
All OOC
Gang,
This is all my fault and not yours. I should have organized better so we could discuss the potential cargo. We do have new players and it seems, at least to me, that they are trying to figure the game and the setting out as new players. I should have provided more guidance or direction. I apologize.

I might have dorked this up by posting to much and trying to suggest what to do. I also dug a lot into Book 07 'Merchant Prince' to ensure I understood the speculative trading, but I totally

FAILED

So looking at the wiki where in the forth post for Interstellar Commerce spells it out actions the players could have taken to look for cargo.

I should have known and did not catch that.

I thought we were just using LBB 07 for trading and this lead my to my error and framed all of my work, the posting of my character, towards that end. I failed to read what David wrote and take it in when he went on his trip:
"What sort of goods might you find on Jokotre that might be desired elsewhere? Look at the Traveller Wiki and think about it, speculate some."

In character I sent some instructions and they were the wrong instructions. Us senior players , myself mainly, knew David cautioned us that not everything is on the Merchant trading guild boards and it is better to consult with a local Broker.

So the fault is mine as the player of the Captain character and I will try to remedy this.

Sorry about this
v/r
Muns
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