[Bnomic-private] Proposal: Speeder Upgrades

[Wonko]

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__Improving Speeders__

Create the following rule:
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__Wealthy Bastard Speeder Upgrades__ {*(WBE,Speeder,Grid),2*}

A. Definition

Airspeeders may be Upgraded.
Each Upgrade sold by WBE has a price, has a resource cost, is either
Reversable or Non-Reversable, is either Integrated or External, and has a
Size. All upgrades are Non-Reversable, Integrated, and have a Size of 0,
unless the rules specify otherwise.

A.1 Purchasing

Any player may upgrade an Airspeeder in eir possession provided that e has
BNS equal to or exceeding the price of that upgrade, WBE's Raw Materials is
greater than or equal to the resource cost of that upgrade, the Airspeeder's
remaining Upgrade Space exceeds or equals the Size of the upgrade, and the
airspeeder being upgrade does not already have that upgrade. When a player
upgrades an Airspeeder in this fashion, e pays the price of the upgrade in
BNS to WBE, WBE's Raw Materials decreases by the resource cost of the
upgrade, and the Airspeeder's Upgrade Space decreases by the Size of the
Upgrade.

A.2 Returns

If a player has an Airspeeder that is Upgraded, and that upgrade is
reversable, then e may Reverse the Upgrade. When a player reverses an
Upgrade, BNS equal to 2/3 (rounded down) of the price of that upgrade is
transferred from WBE to that player, unless this is more BNS than WBE has,
in which case all of WBE's BNS is transferred instead. [[Note that this
means you get no money if you return an upgrade when WBE is bankrupt]]
Additionally, when an Upgrade is reversed, 9/10 of it's resource cost,
rounded up, is added to the Raw Materials, and the Upgrade Space of the
Airspeeder which had the Upgrade increases by the Size of the Upgrade.

A.3 Destruction

If a single event causes a Speeder which has External Upgrades to lose more
than 20 points of integrity, 1d3 is rolled. On a 1, a randomly chosen
External Upgrade of that Speeder is destroyed, and a Small Lump of Scrap
Metal is created at the Speeder's location.

B. Mobility Upgrades

WBE sells the following upgrades related to Mobility:

B.1 Thrust Upgrade

Thrust Upgrades
Price:          100 BNS
Resource Cost:  10

A Speeder with a Thrust Upgrade may move one space more per nweek than it
could otherwise.

B.2 Vertical Boosters

Vertical Boosters
Price:          120 BNS
Resource Cost:  30

The movements of a Speeder with Vertical Boosters are not affected by the
relative depths of the squares it moves through.

B.2.1 Vertical Coasters

Vertical Coasters
Price:          90 BNS
Resource Cost:  20

A Speeder may not be equipped with Vertical Coasters unless it already has
Vertical Boosters.
A Speeder with Vertical Coasters may move onto a square which contains an
Impassable object, provided that it then immediately moves again to a square
which does not contain an Impassable Object.

C. Utility Upgrades

WBE sells the following Utility upgrades:

C.1 Cargo Bays

Cargo Bays
Price:          70 BNS
Resource Cost:  30
Size:           1
Reversable

If a Speeder has a Cargo Bay, the owner of the speeder, if e is in the
Speeder, may put Carryable Objects which e possesses in the Bay, or pick up
Carryable Objects that are in the Bay. Objects in a speeders Cargo Bay move
with the Speeder. No more than 4 objects may be put in a Cargo Bay.
If an airspeeder is destroyed, all objects in its Cargo Bay are destroyed as
well, except Gremlins, which go into Hiding instead.

C.1.1 Expanded Cargo Bays

Cargo Bays
Price:          100 BNS
Resource Cost:  40
Size:           2
Reversable

A Speeder may not be equipped with an Expanded Cargo Bay unless it already
has a Cargo Bay. When a Speeder is equipped with an Expanded Cargo Bay, its
Cargo Bay is destroyed. Expanded Cargo Bays are Cargo Bays, except that they
may hold up to 10 Grid Objects.

C.2 Tractor Beams

Tractor Beams
Price:          80 BNS
Resource Cost:  50
Size:           .5
External
Reversable

If a player occupies a Speeder which e owns and which has a Tractor Beam
attached to it, e may use the Tractor Beam to move any Carryable Object
within 1 unit of the Speeder into the Speeder's Cargo Bay, if the Speeder
has one. A Tractor Beam may not be used more than three times per nweek.

C.3 Remote Controls

Remote Controls
Price:          120 BNS
Resource Cost:  10
Reversable

If a Speeder has a Remote Control, then its owner may cause it to move
regardless of whether or not e occupies that Speeder.

C.3.1 Remote Pilots

Remote Pilots
Price:          220 BNS
Resource Cost:  90
Size:           2
Reversable

A Speeder may not be equipped with an Remote Pilot unless it already has a
Remote Control. While a Speeder is equipped with a Remote Pilot, the upgrade
Remote Control which it has may not be reversed.

If a Speeder has a Remote Pilot, then its owner may cause that Speeder to do
any of the following regardless of whether or not e occupies that Speeder:
Move
Use a Tractor Beam
Fire a Weapon
Drop an object that is in its Cargo Bay

D. Weapons

WBE sells the following Weapons-related upgrades:

D.1 Laser Guns

Laser Guns
Price:          110 BNS
Resource Cost:  50
Size:           .5
Reversable
External

If a player occupies a Speeder which e owns and which has a Laser Gun
attached to it, e may use the Laser Gun to Shoot at any other Airspeeder
within 3 units of the firing Speeder's location. When this happens, that
Airspeeder's Integrity decreases by 4d3. A Laser Gun may not be fired more
than once per nweek. A Speeder may be equipped with up to five laser guns.
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-- 
Wonko