What Starship would you buy?

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-10-21 01:44am

I'd buy the NSEA Protector.

Mainly because it looks so damn cool.

If that wasn't available, the Andromeda Ascendant. The AI is well worth it.

Moonshadow · Post by **Moonshadow** » 2002-10-21 01:54am

I'd take a Romulan Warbird. It looks cool and can beat the shit out of a Galaxy class Starship. I'd have both Trek and Wars weapons and sheilds installed so their would be no questions about how well it could fight.

(except of course how effectively it could be flown by just one person)

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-21 03:42am

Hotfoot wrote:
NecronLord wrote: Can it produce tech that is more advanced than it. (P.s my ship scares the Time Lords, who are considered more advanced than the culture )
Time Travel was one of the few things Skylark never really touched on. It did cover the Fourth Dimension, which resulted in some simply nasty little weapons.

As for it being able to produce tech that is more advanced than it, actually, yes. Using fourth-order projectors and a planet for raw material, DuQuesne and Seaton created the Capital D and the Skylark of Valeron, respectively. Both of which are over 1,000 km in diameter, and are fitted with multiple fifth and sixth-order projectors, as well as plenty of other nasty little surprises. So long as the mind behind the ships knew how to build it and had the raw materials, it could probably be done pretty easily. Just to give you an idea of the power of the projectors:

Fifth Order projectors used a Neutronium Lens to focus the beam. One early Fifth Order projector, used as a weapon, was capable of accurately laying down 7.8 petatons at over 200,000 light-years against an evading target.

For the record, the Capital D at one point destroyed over 15,000 planets in the space of a few minutes. This was while it was doing a "fly-by" of a Hostile Galaxy. Enjoy.

"knew how to build it"

so no then?

*exterminates ancestor species before they even reach sentience, no paradoxes remember*

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2002-10-21 03:54am

NecronLord wrote:
Hotfoot wrote: Time Travel was one of the few things Skylark never really touched on. It did cover the Fourth Dimension, which resulted in some simply nasty little weapons.

As for it being able to produce tech that is more advanced than it, actually, yes. Using fourth-order projectors and a planet for raw material, DuQuesne and Seaton created the Capital D and the Skylark of Valeron, respectively. Both of which are over 1,000 km in diameter, and are fitted with multiple fifth and sixth-order projectors, as well as plenty of other nasty little surprises. So long as the mind behind the ships knew how to build it and had the raw materials, it could probably be done pretty easily. Just to give you an idea of the power of the projectors:

Fifth Order projectors used a Neutronium Lens to focus the beam. One early Fifth Order projector, used as a weapon, was capable of accurately laying down 7.8 petatons at over 200,000 light-years against an evading target.

For the record, the Capital D at one point destroyed over 15,000 planets in the space of a few minutes. This was while it was doing a "fly-by" of a Hostile Galaxy. Enjoy.

"knew how to build it"

so no then?[/b]

Well, actually, if DuQuesne (or, rather, I) could find the creators of this ship, or someone who knew the technology, DuQuesne (or, rather, I) could quite easily rip the knowledge from their brains and use it myself.

*exterminates ancestor species before they even reach sentience, no paradoxes remember*

Meanwhile, I'm sticking strictly to Canon. Are you?

LordShaithis · Post by **LordShaithis** » 2002-10-21 04:44am

I put in a reflex vote for the Executor, but for my own cruising pleasure I wouldn't mind a Connie refit or an Excelsior. Nothing universe-conquering, but nice dependable ships with decent armament, that come early enough in Trek history not to have their warp cores explode everytime someone farts.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-21 06:24am

Hotfoot wrote:
NecronLord wrote:
Hotfoot wrote: Time Travel was one of the few things Skylark never really touched on. It did cover the Fourth Dimension, which resulted in some simply nasty little weapons.

As for it being able to produce tech that is more advanced than it, actually, yes. Using fourth-order projectors and a planet for raw material, DuQuesne and Seaton created the Capital D and the Skylark of Valeron, respectively. Both of which are over 1,000 km in diameter, and are fitted with multiple fifth and sixth-order projectors, as well as plenty of other nasty little surprises. So long as the mind behind the ships knew how to build it and had the raw materials, it could probably be done pretty easily. Just to give you an idea of the power of the projectors:

Fifth Order projectors used a Neutronium Lens to focus the beam. One early Fifth Order projector, used as a weapon, was capable of accurately laying down 7.8 petatons at over 200,000 light-years against an evading target.

For the record, the Capital D at one point destroyed over 15,000 planets in the space of a few minutes. This was while it was doing a "fly-by" of a Hostile Galaxy. Enjoy.

"knew how to build it"

so no then?[/b]
Well, actually, if DuQuesne (or, rather, I) could find the creators of this ship, or someone who knew the technology, DuQuesne (or, rather, I) could quite easily rip the knowledge from their brains and use it myself.

*exterminates ancestor species before they even reach sentience, no paradoxes remember*

Meanwhile, I'm sticking strictly to Canon. Are you?

Yes "That ship has weapons that can crack this planet like an egg."
"Don't anger me [...] I could destroy you, and this miserable insignificant planet!" (Said ship is basically a slightly less advanced tardis with weapons)

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-21 06:33am

Ouchh.. Triple post

Mods, Delete please

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2002-10-21 10:38am

NecronLord wrote:Yes "That ship has weapons that can crack this planet like an egg."
"Don't anger me [...] I could destroy you, and this miserable insignificant planet!" (Said ship is basically a slightly less advanced tardis with weapons)

So this thing can go back in time and change the past with no Paradoxes in Dr. Who, and has been shown to do so?

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-10-21 10:42am

As long as it came with a crapload of non-amnesiac top-flight engineers, the Enterprise-E is my ship of choice. First thing I do is ground the sucker and get my engineers to de-centralize the computer, then fix the goddamned holodeck so it doesn't kill me. Then I lock myself in there and don't come out until I die of exhaustion.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-21 10:42am

Fixed the Posts Necron

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-21 11:26am

Thats what i get for posting wile fiddling with my connection...

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-21 11:28am

Hotfoot wrote:
NecronLord wrote:Yes "That ship has weapons that can crack this planet like an egg."
"Don't anger me [...] I could destroy you, and this miserable insignificant planet!" (Said ship is basically a slightly less advanced tardis with weapons)
So this thing can go back in time and change the past with no Paradoxes in Dr. Who, and has been shown to do so?

not shown to do so, but stated by both sides as being able to. (though the stupid idiot in charge of it managed to destoy it using uber-weapon/power source of the week.

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2002-10-21 11:52am

I'd take a Whitestar. Good weapons, speed, armor and sheilds, and no fuel!

Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2002-10-21 12:15pm

Check the starship gallery in the ASVS FUQ. I cruise the galaxies in a modified Eclipse class called the _Ryoga_. Well, I try to cruise around, but the navi-computer is about as bad as Ryoga Hibiki's sense of direction

Andras · Post by **Andras** » 2002-10-21 01:18pm

From SW or ST I'd take a Blockade Runner, modded for minimum crew and droids. Any ST ship is to slow, imo. elsewhere, I'd pro'ly take a Lensmen ship

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2002-10-21 01:23pm

NecronLord wrote:
Hotfoot wrote:
NecronLord wrote:Yes "That ship has weapons that can crack this planet like an egg."
"Don't anger me [...] I could destroy you, and this miserable insignificant planet!" (Said ship is basically a slightly less advanced tardis with weapons)
So this thing can go back in time and change the past with no Paradoxes in Dr. Who, and has been shown to do so?
not shown to do so, but stated by both sides as being able to. (though the stupid idiot in charge of it managed to destoy it using uber-weapon/power source of the week.

Ah. So it's excuse for not doing so is incompetance, we can infer. However, in this case, it quickly becomes a case of who can act first. Your ship's ability to travel in time is formidable, however, I'd put good money on the Capital D's weapons being better. If I can identify your ship as a threat, the amount of time between ominous hum and imminent doom is quite minimal indeed.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-21 01:40pm

Other:

An Imperial Terra-class Planetoid. Equipped with DS scale hyperdrive of course. Paint a giant skull over the whole thing and start conqering planets.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-10-21 02:06pm

hmmm, the choices, the choices. gonna have to mix and match.
Star Wars hyperdrive for speed, Culture technology for computers, repairs, weapons, upgrades in midflight, and weird shit. 5th Imperium Planetoid for hull size, and style the parasite warships to either look like grinning skulls, or Shadow warships for intimidation purposes. Oh, and paint it red, cuz red wuns go faster WAAAGGGHHH!!!

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-21 02:09pm

You stole my idea. My ship was supposed to be the giant grinning skull.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2002-10-21 02:23pm

Stormbringer wrote:You stole my idea. My ship was supposed to be the giant grinning skull.

Here, have a Devestator-Class Heavy Corvette for your troubles.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-21 02:26pm

Hotfoot wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:You stole my idea. My ship was supposed to be the giant grinning skull.
Here, have a Devestator-Class Heavy Corvette for your troubles.

Bah, mere cannon fodder before the might of an Imperial Terra. If you have a spare Nergal-class then we can talk.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2002-10-21 02:32pm

Stormbringer wrote:
Hotfoot wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:You stole my idea. My ship was supposed to be the giant grinning skull.
Here, have a Devestator-Class Heavy Corvette for your troubles.
Bah, mere cannon fodder before the might of an Imperial Terra. If you have a spare Nergal-class then we can talk.

Eh, maybe, maybe. Still, it is a damn fine ship. So, let's see, let's see...

I got an old Skylark of Space laying around. Small ship, but you can retrofit it with some of the newer techs to make it quite the 40m diameter powerhouse.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-21 02:38pm

Hotfoot wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:
Hotfoot wrote: Here, have a Devestator-Class Heavy Corvette for your troubles.
Bah, mere cannon fodder before the might of an Imperial Terra. If you have a spare Nergal-class then we can talk.
Eh, maybe, maybe. Still, it is a damn fine ship. So, let's see, let's see...

I got an old Skylark of Space laying around. Small ship, but you can retrofit it with some of the newer techs to make it quite the 40m diameter powerhouse.

So what are the special features on that baby?

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-21 02:41pm

Hotfoot wrote:
NecronLord wrote:
Hotfoot wrote: So this thing can go back in time and change the past with no Paradoxes in Dr. Who, and has been shown to do so?
not shown to do so, but stated by both sides as being able to. (though the stupid idiot in charge of it managed to destoy it using uber-weapon/power source of the week.
Ah. So it's excuse for not doing so is incompetance, we can infer. However, in this case, it quickly becomes a case of who can act first. Your ship's ability to travel in time is formidable, however, I'd put good money on the Capital D's weapons being better. If I can identify your ship as a threat, the amount of time between ominous hum and imminent doom is quite minimal indeed.

Actually it did travel in time, however the ship was on a special mission at the time, not combat. It should be added that in a recent book (presumably EU equivalent) said idiot was put on trial and excecuted for his incompetence. In a fair fight My money would also be on your ship.. but life is rarely fair

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2002-10-21 02:51pm

Stormbringer wrote:So what are the special features on that baby?

Well, let's see. Assuming we bring it up to the current Skylark tech levels...

You've got a few choices. The original version came with four feet of steel armor and several fifty caliber machine guns (offhand, I'd guess six). Later the armor was changed to arenak, and then to isonon which was incredibly resiliant to abuse. Of course, it can mount up to Fifth-Order shields, so even hitting the armor is going to be a feat and a half. Propulsion comes from a Rovolon-Uranium reaction, which produces an acceleration rate of 127 times the speed of light (no maximum). Fourth-Order shields can even be used to slice off parts of enemy ships, and, if those fifty caliber machine guns (even with their kiloton/megaton X-plosive bullets) don't quite suit you, you should be able to hook up some Fourth or Fifth-Order projectors, easily enough. The frame might be too small, in which case I still have a spare Skylark Three floating around (3.3km long, sort of zepplin-shaped rather than spherical). In which case, you too can lay down 7.8 petatons at ranges of over 200,000 light years.