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<blockquote data-quote="John Dallman" data-source="post: 8226064" data-attributes="member: 6999616">It's not a sandbox because it's a lightly settled and fairly civilised solar system (GURPS Transhuman Space), where spaceships are too expensive to run for small self-financed groups to fly around in. Being in the Royal Navy and the crew of a small warship trades some freedom of action for a lot of resources and support. Once they're away from base, they do not get sent orders unless there's some major emergency: responsibility lies with the PC who's the ship's captain. An example of the kind of way they work, from recent history: when the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami happened, HMS Chatham (F87) was serving in the Persian Gulf, and was in port for Christmas. As soon as the captain heard of the tsunami, he called the crew back on board and set off down the gulf, on the grounds that they were bound to be needed, and they might as well start going there. Two days later, the British Prime Minister announced that he was sending a warship to assist, but it had actually sent itself. Anticipating orders and doing the right thing is conduct the Royal Navy strongly condones, in peace as well as in war.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Dallman, post: 8226064, member: 6999616"] It's not a sandbox because it's a lightly settled and fairly civilised solar system (GURPS Transhuman Space), where spaceships are too expensive to run for small self-financed groups to fly around in. Being in the Royal Navy and the crew of a small warship trades some freedom of action for a lot of resources and support. Once they're away from base, they do not get sent orders unless there's some major emergency: responsibility lies with the PC who's the ship's captain. An example of the kind of way they work, from recent history: when the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami happened, HMS Chatham (F87) was serving in the Persian Gulf, and was in port for Christmas. As soon as the captain heard of the tsunami, he called the crew back on board and set off down the gulf, on the grounds that they were bound to be needed, and they might as well start going there. Two days later, the British Prime Minister announced that he was sending a warship to assist, but it had actually sent itself. Anticipating orders and doing the right thing is conduct the Royal Navy strongly condones, in peace as well as in war. [/QUOTE]

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