Stras Acimovic
Nothing rules-related now 🙂
I was thinking that for S&V a captains or ships logs is really appropiate.
The ship sheet nicely indicates ‘current state affairs’, but not how things happened. (for some campaigns completely unneeded).
Inspired by the great props available for firefly..
I was thinking of a travel log, which players would fill for each trip they made.
Start planet, end planet. Fuel used. Amount of upkeep paid. Damage from any missed upkeep. Which systems got repaired. Crew/Passengers onboard. Downtime activities performed (with cost). Total cost. Start Cred, end Cred.
I imagine that most travel is downtime, except for short burst of excitement.
Having players indicate how they spend their travelling downtime, also provides you with their on board locations when something unexpected happens..
Thinking most sci-fi shows I know, there is downtime during travel, then some downtime after arrival (R&R), and then the action starts..
Hence I am tempted to give players 1 downtime action during their trip, and then 1 downtime after arrival. And then start the Job (unless complications interrupt earlier).
As such that travel downtime can be nicely indicated on the travel log..
The planet downtime (planet can also be station, etc) could be its own log, where you can keep track of:
Planet Name. Docking Fees. Which systems got repaired. Crew/Passengers onboard/picked up. Downtime activities performed (with cost). Total cost. Start Cred, end Cred. NPCs. Factions interacted. Jobs available.
Add to this a Job Log, where you keep track of
faction favored/hindered. Job detail, Cred, Heat (wanted level) gained, Devil Bargains, Complications, start cred, end Cred
And with these 3 logs combined you have a perfect logbook for your crew adventures… Of course players are allowed to also have a ‘fake’ logbook for when boarded 🙂
Is something like that planned, or does it sound like overkill?
It sounds like way overkill for how we play at home ^_~
BUT … if you think this is meaningful for your play you should totally draft up a sheet. You don’t need much (probably can just do this in a notebook). If you are interested in it chances are other people are too. If it works for your table others may also love it.
What fonts did you use, so I can give it similar look&feel?
And how did you make the slanted boxes, squares and triangles on the sheets?
I use exo (https://fonts.google.com/) and Metro (I think I make it a little wider). Squares and triangles are windings.
For the slanted boxes I use a function of indesign (I make a regular box and then just use the shear tool, and copy it for consistency).