On Thu, 28 May 2020 03:52:02 -0400, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote to Freelance
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>Questions:
>Rulebook says that when revived, a Medic Check is made:
>+ END DM
>+1 TL-12+ ship
>-1 Emergency Low Berth
>-2 Non-Humans
>
>Not present and I can't find it in the text anywhere:
>What difficulty is that medic check? Average(8+)?
>
>And discussion points:
>
>+1 TL-12+ ship? Why ship? Presumption of better med facilities? But that
>might not be true. And if I had a TL 12+ Berth on an older ships, shouldn't
>I still get the +1 DM? Seems to me the *berth* is more applicable than
>ship.

Not necessarily; it depends on how much external computer support the LB
needs. If the LB is a 'fixed mount' (which is what I assume as the
default), then I would assume that it relies fairly heavily on external
computer support from the facility, and the external computer TL should
govern. If you have a 'self-contained' LB (SCLB), which can be moved while
in use, then I would assume that it is less reliant on external computer
support, and its own TL should govern. However, for a SCLB, I would double
the volume vs the 'book', and increase the cost - probably by a similar
factor - as well.

>-2 Non-Humans - really? One would think that Aslan, Vargr, and esp Hivers
>would have worked out a version for themselves. So if we had one of their
>ships, would humans take -2? Or all other major races and minor? Or are
>some races not at all able to do cold sleep?

I would Rule Zero this into something along the lines of

    -1   Revival Tech of different race from revivee, and has no Xenomed
         skill for revivee race. Note that if both RT and Revivee are
         "human", this does _not_ apply for any combination of 'Standard
         Imperial', 'Standard Vilani', 'Standard Solomani', 'Sword
         Worlder', etc., but does apply if either the tech or the revivee
         are Geonee, genetic Luriani (as opposed to Mmarislusant[=Standard
         Vilani] or Verasti Dtareen[=Standard Solomani] cultural Luriani),
         or any other 'minor human' race at significant variance with the
         'norm'. In the case where both are of the _same_ 'minor human'
         race, this does not apply. Obviously, where either or both are
         non-human, but not the same non-human, this applies; it would not
         apply if they are both the same non-human race.

    -1   LB not designed for/not certified for use with revivee race. This
         applies to minor human races at significant variance, as well as
         non-human. I would tend to rule that ships within a minor race's
         sphere of influence will generally have LBs certified for use with
         that minor race (roll 3D for 6- for a ship not to be, DM -1 for
         each jump away from nearest world where that minor race is 10%+ of
         world pop).

>And also, if you are a major polity that happens to have a minority of
>(forex Vargr), would one not seek to procure the right sorts of berths?

>And what about a multi-race capable berth?

Covered by the 'LB not designed/certified' penalty.

>How long do we figure your berth can last without power? (Non-emergency
>version) And does it auto-defrost then and hope for the best? Or just seize
>up and you die asleep?

Fixed mount: I would rule that there is sufficient on-board capability to
hold for an hour, plus revival time. If the power stays out for that hour,
the revival cycle is immediately started, and cannot be stopped, even if
power is restored. Apply penalties for no revival tech present.

SCLB: Six hours, then cycle starts as above.

(I should write an article for this...)

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