6-053: Merchant Freighter Spanial – Control Room
She purses her lips and then says, “Sound the Moment warning for low-impact maneuvers, make the warning announcement and set a timer.”
It’s possible Karmen is testing Lia to see how much she remembers of what she’s just been shown.
The grav plates compensate partially for the inertial effects of changing speed and direction, but some feeling of movement can often be present, particularly if the ship is moving laterally instead of speeding up or slowing down. Hence it is common to warn people before engaging in maneuvers if there is no urgency to things. There are different tones for:
- low-impact – people should generally be able to go about what they are doing but delicate work or precarious footing might be a problem
- medium-impact – people should be seated and strap in if possible, loose items should be secured
- high-impact – people should strap-in, all items should be stowed securely
- emergency – the ship may take violent evasive action at any moment, secure yourself as best and safely as you can as quickly as possible (hopefully this last one comes with an announcement allowing people to make a decision as to whether to go for an acceleration couch or just hang on to something that’s nearby)
Usually these come with an announcement about how long before maneuvers might happen. Karmen has said one Moment, and instructed Lia to set a display timer that will count down the 90 seconds to zero.
This is a pretty easy thing to do (so will be at a good positive modifier) but roll for Lia vs IQ-based piloting and see if she remembers or has been overwhelmed.
You don’t have to say what Lia says for her warning announcement (assuming Lia chooses to do what Karmen has asked) but you can if you wish.
Lia will look startled but will follow Karmen’s instructions; making the warning and setting the timer.
I assume you mean IQ-1, since her Piloting skill is DX-1. I rolled a 15 (3 5’s!) Her IQ-1 = 12, so she failed by 3.