[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 632 - Archvillain's Yacht (1920s Version)

[Thomas Thrien]

Gabe Johanns schrieb:
>>> > I'm not sure that a 120 foot heavy boot could be made to do 30 knots
>>> > using 20's technology.
>>>
>>> Well, it is for the archvillain in a 20s-era cliffhangers game. So
>>> it should push the envelope, just as James Bond's toys are just a
>>> little ahead of today. The boat is still firmly TL6, but cinematic.
>>
>> Oh sure.  I'm not terribly concerned about reality when I game.  I
>> mean, what's the fun in that?  If I want my villian to have a 30 knot
>> yacht, he's got one.  (Well, if he were in 1800, he wouldn't, but you
>> know what I mean.)   I point things out about your VOTW because there
>> are people who do care, and because the vehicles rules aren't
>> completely accurate.
>
>
> In Onno defense, I don't see what you would like him to do. These are
> the rules as specified by SJGames. The best way for Onno to create a
> VotW is to follow these prescribed rules. To deviate from them would
> make them unusable to a larger group of players then to use the
> (implausible as they may be) rules as written.
>
>
>
> If you don't believe that this boot could achieve 30 knots that is up
> to you in your game. House Rule it to 3 knots, or whatever speed you
> find appropriate. However, I take offence that you would like to push
> your house rules into my campaign. Or, worse yet, try and force Onno
> (who is doing this on his own free time) to create a separate version
> of every vehicle that will comply with every documented and/or
> undocumented house rule in every campaign ever made.
>
>
>
> Restating: I think Onno has it correct. Post the vehicle using the
> rules as written by SJGames. Any post-production house rules may be
> added after posting. Anyone that wishes to use that vehicle within
> their own game can *and should* alter the detailed write-up that is
> posted to the mailing list and the web as they see fit.
>
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I don't think that it is a matter of "House Rules" here. As David
Scheidt stated in his contribution earlier, it is more a matter of
Physics; even with the most advanced technology you can't get a
DISPLACEMENT boat faster than the maximum speed that is dictated by its
length.

Kurt mentioned in his mail his fellow's former RumRunner from the
30'ties that was even faster - but I will bet that this is a glider.

And the WWII DDs were faster because they were LONGER!

I appreciate Onno's work on the Vehicle of the Week very much and I
would like to say him "Thank you!" here.

Nevertheless it must be allowed to say if one of the rules in Vehicles
he used will break the laws of Physics. It is  up to him  to adjust the
design of the vehicle accordingly or not. And next, it is always up to
the GM that will use one of Onno's vehicles to adjust them according to
their Campaign needs.

In this special case I think it would make sense to have a short notice
with the Yacht's design about the maximum speed according to the Laws of
Physics compared with that according to Vehicles rules.

Regards
tquadrat

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