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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5698793" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p>I think the first twitch I get is to do something with Hyperspace. Hyperspace is another dimension, contemporaneous with real space, yes? Multi-dimensional? Time isn't a constant?</p><p> </p><p>Mix a little Star Trek with your Star Wars, and I think you might have something plausible.</p><p> </p><p>But, also remember that "Star Wars" is space opera. You don't need to go read a book on physics and come up with something that raises Stephen Hawking's eyebrow. You just need something that your players will buy.</p><p> </p><p>So, the hyperdrive chrono-sequencer burned out right when you were making the transition to light speed. Play out some hairy moments during the bumpy ride in hyperspeed (make it unusual--either really long, where the players are running out of consumables like O2 and food, or make the trip a blink of an eye with lots of burn outs and smoke, when the PCs are expecting a trip that lasts 17 hours).</p><p> </p><p>Then, have the PCs enter the Mandalorian era and have to figure out <em>when</em> they are.</p><p> </p><p>Lena: "Where <em>ARE</em> we?"</p><p> </p><p>Captain Burke: "I dunno. The chrono-sequencer is toast, and I've got half a dozen blinking emergency lights. We're going to have to find a place to set down and make repairs."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "Sir!"</p><p> </p><p>Burke: "Not now, C-3X1. I'm busy."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "But, sir!"</p><p> </p><p>Burke: (Ignoring the droid.) "Whaaa....my star charts are corrects...but..."</p><p> </p><p>Lena: "But, what?"</p><p> </p><p>Burke: "Here, look at this. The planets are right, but look at the orbits."</p><p> </p><p>Lena: "The paths don't match."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "But...SIR!"</p><p> </p><p>Lena: (continuing...ignoring the droid) "It's as if the satellite orbits have retrograded over a million years."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "Yes, SIR! That's correct."</p><p> </p><p>Burke: "If you know something about this then spit it out."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "The <em>Gamester's</em> central control unit reports a postion of not <em>where</em> we are but <em>when</em> we are." </p><p> </p><p>Burke: "You've been holdin' out info like that in an emergency?"</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "I've been trying to tell you, sir. We are exactly where we are supposed to be, except that we are 7,285.0168 years before we are supposed to be there."</p><p> </p><p>Lena: "That's impossible."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "Yes, ma'am. Yet, the readings remain."</p><p> </p><p>Burke: "Hmm...and that explains the orbital shift." (Beat) "Threx, start a protocol with the <em>Gamester</em> to see what we need to do to degrade our systems to interact with what we know of this part of the universe, 7,285 years ago."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "7,285.068 years, sir."</p><p> </p><p>Burke: "Right. 7,285.068 years. Lena, get on the langcom and see what kind of problems we're going to have communicating. I'm going to tear out that chrono-sequencer and try to figure out how the hell this happened."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "Sir?"</p><p> </p><p>Burke: "Yes, Threx."</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "I have more bad news. At this time, this section of space is contested during the Mandaloring War."</p><p> </p><p>Lena: "You're kidding, right?"</p><p> </p><p>C-3X1: "No ma'am. I am no longer programmed as an entertainment droi...."</p><p> </p><p>GAMESTER'S BRIDGE SPEAKERS: "UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL. THIS IS THE MANDALORIAN WARSHIP <em>CLAW</em>. STAND BY TO BE BOARDED."</p><p> </p><p>Burke: "Ok, guys. New plan..."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5698793, member: 92305"] I think the first twitch I get is to do something with Hyperspace. Hyperspace is another dimension, contemporaneous with real space, yes? Multi-dimensional? Time isn't a constant? Mix a little Star Trek with your Star Wars, and I think you might have something plausible. But, also remember that "Star Wars" is space opera. You don't need to go read a book on physics and come up with something that raises Stephen Hawking's eyebrow. You just need something that your players will buy. So, the hyperdrive chrono-sequencer burned out right when you were making the transition to light speed. Play out some hairy moments during the bumpy ride in hyperspeed (make it unusual--either really long, where the players are running out of consumables like O2 and food, or make the trip a blink of an eye with lots of burn outs and smoke, when the PCs are expecting a trip that lasts 17 hours). Then, have the PCs enter the Mandalorian era and have to figure out [I]when[/I] they are. Lena: "Where [I]ARE[/I] we?" Captain Burke: "I dunno. The chrono-sequencer is toast, and I've got half a dozen blinking emergency lights. We're going to have to find a place to set down and make repairs." C-3X1: "Sir!" Burke: "Not now, C-3X1. I'm busy." C-3X1: "But, sir!" Burke: (Ignoring the droid.) "Whaaa....my star charts are corrects...but..." Lena: "But, what?" Burke: "Here, look at this. The planets are right, but look at the orbits." Lena: "The paths don't match." C-3X1: "But...SIR!" Lena: (continuing...ignoring the droid) "It's as if the satellite orbits have retrograded over a million years." C-3X1: "Yes, SIR! That's correct." Burke: "If you know something about this then spit it out." C-3X1: "The [I]Gamester's[/I] central control unit reports a postion of not [I]where[/I] we are but [I]when[/I] we are." Burke: "You've been holdin' out info like that in an emergency?" C-3X1: "I've been trying to tell you, sir. We are exactly where we are supposed to be, except that we are 7,285.0168 years before we are supposed to be there." Lena: "That's impossible." C-3X1: "Yes, ma'am. Yet, the readings remain." Burke: "Hmm...and that explains the orbital shift." (Beat) "Threx, start a protocol with the [I]Gamester[/I] to see what we need to do to degrade our systems to interact with what we know of this part of the universe, 7,285 years ago." C-3X1: "7,285.068 years, sir." Burke: "Right. 7,285.068 years. Lena, get on the langcom and see what kind of problems we're going to have communicating. I'm going to tear out that chrono-sequencer and try to figure out how the hell this happened." C-3X1: "Sir?" Burke: "Yes, Threx." C-3X1: "I have more bad news. At this time, this section of space is contested during the Mandaloring War." Lena: "You're kidding, right?" C-3X1: "No ma'am. I am no longer programmed as an entertainment droi...." GAMESTER'S BRIDGE SPEAKERS: "UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL. THIS IS THE MANDALORIAN WARSHIP [I]CLAW[/I]. STAND BY TO BE BOARDED." Burke: "Ok, guys. New plan..." [/QUOTE]
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