Hrmmm. I actually have something in mind for a character/ship that would fit in well here, Lurker. It fits in well with the crime angle, possibly something that happened a month or two before the con. Before I post it though, I want to run something past people. I had an idea for a weapon effect...but it's neither actual weaponry or something intended to be a weapon from the get-go.
Figure a go-cart body as a sensor platform. Various tools and devices - great for testing asteroids without dealing with a bothersome suit. Handwavium to give it basic propulsion....and while small things go faster, I think these would be too small to fully power most engines. Best you could do would be a few hundred miles per second, maybe. The thing is....well, from the ancient days of wet navy warfare, one offensive command has always been 'Ramming speed....' There's no actual weapon effect....but I imagine even handwavium reinforcements might have a problem with something weighing 150-200 pounds hitting it at Mach 500 or so.... Opinions? If people don't see too great a problem with it, I'll post up the snippet for the Boskonians that I meet.
Oh - my guy is a version of me, goes by the Jason. Specialty is biomodding plants - makes a living selling them to people. Ship is the Fateful Lightning.
Figure a go-cart body as a sensor platform. Various tools and devices - great for testing asteroids without dealing with a bothersome suit. Handwavium to give it basic propulsion....and while small things go faster, I think these would be too small to fully power most engines. Best you could do would be a few hundred miles per second, maybe. The thing is....well, from the ancient days of wet navy warfare, one offensive command has always been 'Ramming speed....' There's no actual weapon effect....but I imagine even handwavium reinforcements might have a problem with something weighing 150-200 pounds hitting it at Mach 500 or so.... Opinions? If people don't see too great a problem with it, I'll post up the snippet for the Boskonians that I meet.
Oh - my guy is a version of me, goes by the Jason. Specialty is biomodding plants - makes a living selling them to people. Ship is the Fateful Lightning.