On 24 Mar 2017 at 8:02, Jeff Zeitlin wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:47:49 -0700, Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
> wrote:
>
> >For example, something went wrong at a small colony/outpost. and the
> >PCs get asked to supply power to restat the local power. Or they need
> >power to restat the ship's systems.
>
> Now, would this require the ship's _power plant_ to 'jump' the
> outpost, or does it need the kind of fast burn that the _Jump Drive_
> does - and if the latter, how do you disconnect the drive and grid
> from the drive power to do it?

I was thinking power plant. I can't see a way that the jump drive's
power would be needed nor that it could be *used*.

> If it requires the services of a starport - of at least grade C - and
> it's the _starport_ that needs to be jumpstarted with the jump plant,
> you've got an ... interesting ... situation...

Even ignoring that, consider what sort of cables you'd need to handle
that much power!

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