Re: The Giff Navy

>From:    Thatotherguy <spellj@??????????.com>
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>> though is seen through the presence of fleets of Great Bombards, and
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>Fleets?  Only 12 exist IIRC.  How can there be fleets?

Ha, thats only the disinformation campign of the Giff Naval Houses for you,
its really 12 thousand, muwhahaha fear our massive cannons.  No seriously
I'm leaving this as an issue entirely left up to the .....DM.... to decide,
and it doesn't say that in the War Captains Companion.
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>> Giff, determining assignments to new vessels, applications for
>> enlistment,
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>How does one apply to enlist?  Are not *all* giff either marines or
>navy in this view?

Of course, but deciding on becoming a swabbie or a jar head is a major
decision for each individual Giff, or gasp not to enlist at all.


>> Appearing before a Board a major event for PC Giff, as they are
>
>Wouldn't it be for NPC giff also? ;)

Of course, but I was merely emphasing the importance of appearing before
the board as an event to be roleplayed out

>From:    "Rian A.  McMurtry" <Whalejudge@???.com>
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>In a message dated 5/5/0 1:32:47 PM, spellj@??????????.com writes:
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><< > though is seen through the presence of fleets of Great Bombards, and
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>Fleets?  Only 12 exist IIRC.  How can there be fleets?
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>The Giff can always build more.  IMC, I never really paid much attention to
>limited numbers of ships unless there was a good reason for it--like the
>Spelljammer.  Vessels like the Great Bombard really don't have that sort of
>limitation; most people won't bother building large numbers of them since
>they're so expensive to use and so awkward to reload, but the Giff might.

Of course these are vessels are designed for use by Giff from the start,
and would have proper Giff sized rooms etc.


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>Date:    Fri, 5 May 2000 08:50:34 -0500
>From:    Adam Miller <nghtdrud@??????.net>
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>Rian A. McMurtry wrote:
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>> In a message dated 5/5/0 1:32:47 PM, spellj@??????????.com writes:
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>> << > though is seen through the presence of fleets of Great Bombards, and
>>
>> Fleets?  Only 12 exist IIRC.  How can there be fleets?
>>  >>
>>
>> The Giff can always build more.  IMC, I never really paid much attention to
>> limited numbers of ships unless there was a good reason for it--like the
>> Spelljammer.  Vessels like the Great Bombard really don't have that sort of
>> limitation; most people won't bother building large numbers of them since
>> they're so expensive to use and so awkward to reload, but the Giff might.
>
>        Sure, but something like the Great Bombard would be very expensive to
>build and maintain; 12 is a good number.  Losses are replaced very
>slowly and found hulks could be repaired.  Most other races wouldn't
>bother with one :)

Humph, lets see about that, RIGHT LADS LOAD CANNON.   AIM AND FIRE

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The crew of the GS Imperious firing their Great Bombard at heretics 8)



Thanks for all the responses thus far, any opinons on the work as a whole?