Prison Break

[Trax]

Confusing a Capital scale ship with a probe?  Does that mean the Empire has probes that are capital scale?  Oh, look at the time, I've uh...gotta be somewhere else right now

Some of the prisoners might have some skills to help run the ship.

Would there be large air ducts etc that someone could crawl through?

[GM Craig]

Yes, but they will have security measures.

Your best bet for a quick take-over is likely to be to come out guns blazing rather than sneaking or trying to fool COMPNOR fanatics.

[Niil Spaar]

This might sound silly, but do we have any facilities we can use/set up to do some practice runs before we had off to do the real thing?

[GM Craig]

You don't have a lot of time. The ship is coming in a few days, and will only be in-system for 24 hours. You have the schedule for a few shuttle runs to pick up people, so you'll have to hit one of them.

[Trax]

Because of the bridge's ability to separate, would there likely be less security in that module?

I'm thinking that if we can very quickly over-run the bridge, we can set off the gas dispensers and stun fields all throughout the prison module (and engineering if possible).  We'd have a lot of unconscious prisoners but if we're taking the entire ship it doesn't really matter, other than it would be nice to possibly recruit some to help run the ship.

Would the manifests just list their name and crime, or would it list occupation as well?

[GM Craig]

It'll likely have full dossiers on the entire prisoner population.

If you can quickly force the bridge, you could use the internal security to incapacitate the entire crew and prisoners, yes. It'd have to be a quick assault though. You may need demolition chargers to get through the blast doors - the bridge is well defended to prevent prisoners from doing exactly that.

[Trax]

There wouldn't happen to be a second docking bay on the bridge would there?

[GM Craig]

There are two docking bays, one port and one starboard. They are just forward of amidships.

[GM Craig]

There is an emergency docking collar on the bridge, for use in evacuating the crew in the event of a separation. But any move like that will draw attention, and likely turbolaser fire while you try and dock.

[Trax]

Okay.  Either of those would be used for resupply or crew changes for the entire ship?  Would they use a prison transport shuttle for that type of thing as well, or would they use a different shuttle and would there be different codes to indicate what the shuttle was arriving for?

[GM Craig]

The current plan involves a prisoner transfer shuttle. The docking bays can be used for different purposes (even carrying TIE fighters, I suppose) but this one, according to your information, carries six transfer shuttles strictly for moving prisoners. The shuttles can be used for other purposes, but typically a dedicated supply ship would replenish them if need be. You don't know the schedule for the supply runs, but you do know the schedule for the prisoner pickups.

It would be hard to bluff your way in using a transport shuttle. A prisoner shuttle, flying a known course and timetable, would be easier to get inside.

You could try it though, certainly up to you. But also consider that a transport shuttle will carry fewer troops, leaving you with fewer forces on board, and you need 50 people to operate the ship bare minimum, and even that is working everyone like dogs.

[Niil Spaar]

The prisoner transfer shuttle would be better in this case.  It's arrival is expected, and it can carry more personnel which will be more useful to us.

If we do successfully take the bridge and engineering bays by surprise, can the security measures be selectively controlled (ie. gas/stun these three corridors, but not the rest)?

[GM Craig]

If you are quick enough taking the bridge, you can use the internal defences against the whole ship, corridor by corridor, even in engineering.

[Trax]

What's the plan for commandeering one of the shuttles?  Wouldn't prisoner loading be done in a high security area?  Those are probably questions for the IC thread...

[GM Craig]

There are prisoner depots all over Karvis. Some highly guarded, others less so. But feel free to ask IC.