The patriarch/matriarch owns the ship, his or her spouse
is by default the XO, the heir is being groomed to take
over in due time, and non-heirs must make up their mind
if they want to stay in a subordinate role or strike out
on their own.
depends on "owns" vs "operates" to a certain extent
If the vessels cost 1B$, then perhaps they're just operating it, and the
owner has the final say (but only intervenes in the case of negligence
or corporate synergy [or other babble])
> There might be some education required or strongly suggested, that can
> only be effectivly gotten on shore.
You can't really teach history, for example, if all you
have to go on are half-remembered lessons from thirty
years ago. That turns a science into rote learning and
legends.
This setting seems to assume computers, so some computer-directed
teaching should be available.
new in the upgrades, they will have to entice an
expert to join the crew permanently.
on this thought -- if intra-galactic communication is in "Days",
kidnapping experts would not be feasible... unless there is no spanning
authority...
> If you have actually a distinct space gypsy culture you also need to think
> how the number of ships and population growth get correlated.
* 3E has cabins (500 cf for one or two beds) and luxury
cabins (1,000 cf for one or two beds) with the option
to add extra empty space. My flat is quite small, but
well over 4,000 cf for one person.
My flat is 10,000cf for 2 persons, and it can feel small sometimes
(1,000sf x 10' floor to next floor above).
My parents' house is about 25,000cf (in two stories, + 10,000cf garage),
and it seemed very cramped with 2 adults and 2 young boys while I was
growing up (with us careening all around).
back to topic, ship modifications would be adding Life Support capability!
a reason the cost of Luxury Cabin is more than Cabin+empty space is the
LS and plant slice.
You can adjust the technology of a setting so that all
ships must be self-contained communities. Flight time
is a major factor. Will a corporation which owns a
ship see the profits in this quarter, this year, or
perhaps only in the next century? If it is the latter,
corporations may be discouraged from trading. (There
are other effects, too, trade becomes much more
speculative in general. Will there be a customer or
even a starport when you arrive?)
I was thinking about these huge ships --
If they are huge, and essentially identical size, capabilities and
schedule, would they price of the cargo service be fixed by a cartel, or
would each ship be able to charge as much as they wanted to each client?
(I'm thinking auto insurance or medical insurance fee-for-procedure
costs vs. a free market).
If the ship is unlucky and needed several repairs in a row, their budget
could easily be compromized by a fixed cargo income, forcing ... extra
enterprises to gain funds.
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