It's a deal... I thought this thing would be small and handy!

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 654):

The vessels position is corrected easily by Kat, making it look deceptively simple.

The vessel enters hyperspace, coming out a week later at the outer limit of Chrysolite.

[OOC: Let me know of any actions in hyperspace now. If important, we will deal with them before moving on.]

Mostly just training on the ships systems so we aren't hopeless ... it's obviously a different set up...  a Note to Andrew; stretching this ship 10-12 feet would allow a significant increase in storage for little additional cost or size increase. Handling could use improvement as well.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 656):

As Cyril familiarizes himself with the ships systems during the hyperspace trip, the rest of the crew follow his example.

By the time you come to Chrysolite, you are at home with the ships systems. After the Dastavka, it seems little bigger than a fighter. The planetary patrol craft is a modified Karl Marx fitted to act as an escort carrier, and it sits on the far limit of the planet to make an easier escape if outgunned. A quartet of fighters clear you soon after arrival, with a warning to follow all rules and keep your noses clean.

Chrysolite is an ancient world, with a very high proportion of it's atmosphere saturated with water. Spectacular lightning storms greet your approach. Despite the fact that this probably houses more colonists than all the other colonies in this sector combined, with the exception of Thalassa, it seems rather an inhospitable place. 52,000 people call this planet home, and it is known as the unofficial base of exploration into the new worlds beyond.

Mesa is the planets only large town of significance, and it houses a bar known as the Golden Stone, renown as the place to meet explorers. It is on the shores of a large lake.

OK, we'll go frequent the Golden Stone and see what we can find out... consider it myself Duke and Tanya, Kat is OOD.


07:58, Today: Cyril Zotmund rolled 10 using 3d6 with rolls of 4,5,1.  Diplomacy.  Good Roll
07:57, Today: Cyril Zotmund rolled 15 using 3d6 with rolls of 6,3,6.  Detect Lies.  Complete Bozo...
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In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 658):

As you enter, there is a honour board called ' Green Badges' with a list of names and planets visited. All the planets you are visiting are listed, and there are 27 planet names listed.

The planets listed are

Capella Subsector

Yenisai I
Chrysolite I
Tunguska I
1035 I Moon
1136 I Moon
1137 I
1137 II
1234 I
1234 II
1237 I
1237 II
1237 III
1337 I Moon
1435 I Moon

Thalassa Subsector

Sionnach I
Thalassa I
Wallach I
231 I
231 II
231 III
331 I Moon
432 I
432 II
432 III
532 I
532 II
533 I Moon



The barman greets you.

"What can I do for you today?"
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:16, Fri 25 Dec 2015.

What sort of Libations do you have? Any good wines?




OOC -If all of these have been explored, what are we doing?

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 660):

There is a moderate range of alcoholic drinks, as well as an unusual variety of juices.


[Ooc: All have been visited, but not explored. Biology is not known, and suitability for a colony has never been properly assessed. That is your task.]
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 13:24, Fri 25 Dec 2015.

So what have you got for a single Malt Scotch?

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 662):

He smiles and pulls out a Johnny Walker.

"This do you? We have a still locally for such."
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:53, Fri 25 Dec 2015.

Well ... better than some anyway... I'll try a bit of that on a couple of ice cubes.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 664):

You are poured a drink, and charged $20.

There are four groups in the bar: a single chap in the corner looking a little soiled, a rowdy group of young folk around the pool table, a group of middle aged folk talking quietly near the bar and a old man that looks like he has had more than everyone else put together to drink.
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So are any of these men the explorers that supposedly gather here?

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 666):

"The drunk and that quiet guy have been here before with a few explorers. Don't know the quiet group, the the local kids are rowdy as ever."

Not much into talking with drunks... What's the quiet guys name? do you know?

Kat looks at Cyril and speaks quietly "I can go talk with the young ones." she looks over at them more.

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 669):

"Quiet guys name is Horace Bonicelli. Other than knowing he flew with Ferdinand Marcos, who got a green badge in the Bootes cluster, don't know much about him. The young guys are local farm workers. "

Thanks...   Cyril drops a bill in the tip jar.


He then goes over to the quiet man ... Mr. Bonicelli, do you have a few moments to talk about some of your exploration trips?

Kat figures they might not know much but you never know. She wanders over to the pool table "Hi, who has the next game?"

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 671):

"Sure. What do you want to talk about?"

In reply to Katherine 'Kat' Steele (msg # 672):

The young man with dark skin, like an Indian or Pakistani, responds with a similar accent.

"That would be me, miss. I'll take you anytime, anywhere!"

His friends laugh loudly, suggesting a level of intoxication.

In reply to Horace Bonicelli (msg # 673):

I gather you had visited several planetary systems we may be going to... any tips or pointers would be welcomes.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 675):

"Not really. Except take along a Biologist to gather supplies. Several of them have plant life, some of which is edible, and we even heard of some carnivorous animals there too. Check out the atmosphere before landing too.

Oh, and watch your navigation. If you have a survey system, use it. If not,well, good luck. Sometimes aiming for the star can be the best shot."

Well much of that is good advice and common sense... or is it uncommon sense? I won't have a biologist, but have the ship crammed full of supplies. Hopefully that will work.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 677):

"Heh, nice theory. You would be surprised how under equipped some folk are. All armed up after coming through Vilani space, but bugger all survey or survival gear. Had several vessels pass through here this year, that have not been seen for months. A couple dissapeared last year too. My advice would be to go back and get yourself a biologist. Or hire one here. Most doctors have sufficient biological understanding, and I hope you are not dumb enough not to have one of them, at least."
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