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In reply to The Watcher (msg # 1):

Hey all, got an audit tomorrow so I'm going to be pretty unavailable until wednesday afternoon.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 2):

No worries! I was sorta expecting this to be a slow week anyway, what with turkey day and all that.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 3):

One of the things I'm most thankful for is all of you guys. Thanks for playing, hope you have a wonderful turkey day! +500 karma to all :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 4):

Let me know if there's anything specific you want to do before I shove the plot along. I wanted to give you ample time to chit chat and whatnot, but if folks are just waiting for things to pick up again I can do that too :D

I mean, I have stuff I want to do before we leave Venus, but nothing that needs to happen before the next bit of Plot here.

In reply to Xander (msg # 6):

yeah how much leeway are you giving us?  do we gotta do something in the morning, are you gonna handwave a couple days here, what kinda time are we looking to fill if no one needs to conversate right now?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 7):

I'm willing to take as much or as little time as you'd like here on Venus. The main things you still need to resolve (so far as I can tell is) 1) what vehicle you're leaving in; 2) how you plan on taking Persephone back with you; 3) whether you're going to the Mastodon or straight back to EROS; and 4) whether you want to take further advantage of SAGE's resources while you're here for karma-related expenditures or plot-related arrangements (including recruiting additional crew).

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 8):

Is there anyone else in the room with Billy other than Gestalt?  I believe it was just us.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 9):

Just the PCs + Gestalt + Kayla, total. So right now it's just Billy and Gestalt in there.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 10):

Just a heads up that I started a new job on Monday and it may be hard for me to post during the day for a little while outside of lunch while I get acclimated. I'll try to resume a zippier cadence soon!
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:25, Thu 06 Dec 2018.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 11):

Congratulations!

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 12):

Thanks!

Plot note: Just waiting to see what kind of nonsense Rebecca and company get into before I advance us along. Still trying knuckle down a cadence that works given the realities of the new job, too. We'll get there!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 13):

I'm also out of town for this week, so I'll be a bit slow but I'm still around!

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 14):

Also Kayla misread my lets take a walk.  I'm very eager to 'take a walk' through the piles of junk

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 15):

Hey guys do we want to pitch in to get a ghost drive on whatever ship we pilot?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 16):

my current mindset is get ship to EROS in most barebones state acceptable, then do any high tech/karmic goodies on EROS.  Ghost drive, stealth plating, lasers, bells, whistles, i’m up for any of it.  I’d very much like to end up with a team ship.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 17):

I've provided some stats surrounding the Mastodon. As you can see, it's huge -- far larger than you'd technically need. That said, it's still smaller than some of the other ships you've seen, such as the Dichotomy.

These numbers make a lot of assumptions and shouldn't be considered standard fabrication costs and timeframes -- so don't get any funny thoughts about mass producing a fleet of these things. You can't afford to :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 18):

if we could bankroll this whole thing as it stands, about how long would the 910-1310 man-hours of labor take to complete with an average shipyard of appropriate size's workforce?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 19):

There aren't many shipyards that do this sort of thing, and all the ones that are are controlled by various governments (or are building these things secretly).

The IDA gets a new battleship every 2-6 years, depending on the demand and funding and whatnot. But we're talking about repairs, even if they are extensive, so it won't take that long to get done.

You essentially need to hire about 35 dedicated people to work for about a week straight to get your repairs done quickly, and twice that many people (or twice that much time) to get it done carefully. That's warp speed compared to modern fabrication techniques, and it doesn't include finishing interior touches or the installation of weapons or alignment/diagnostic testing or other stuff. You can adjust that ratio as needed depending on how many people you want to throw at it and how long you're willing to wait.

Any shipyard that currently makes these things would be capable of doing it, though whether they'd be willing to adjust their own project timetables to accommodate it is up for debate.

The best people to ask about this are probably Vasquez or the UN Speaker Tyndall (for legit channels) or Gestalt (for illegal channels).

If you ask Pryor, he'll tell you SAGE purchased its 4 capital ships second-hand from the IDA and lacks the capacity to build more (though obviously if the need arose they could construct a suitable shipyard to support such a thing).
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:17, Sat 22 Dec 2018.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 20):

yeah, I get that resources to accomplish this are still relatively unaccounted for. I just wanted to know if, in optimal circumstances this was going to be a weeks-long, months long, or even longer undertaking.  It sounds like, in optimal circumstances, this might be a month or two of repairs, is that fair?  We probably won't end up with optimal circumstances, but just hypothetically.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 21):

Under perfect conditions you can get the thing good to go in about a month with relative safety and reasonable confidence in the efficacy of the repairs.

It would take about a year to fast-track building a brand-new one. If your framework is damaged or insufficient, the estimate spikes into that neighborhood.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 22):

Hope all of you had a wonderful start to the new year! I'll get the plot lurching forward again shortly!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 23):

Vacation til Wednesday, updates may be slower til then. Sorry!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 24):

Folks ready to montage into the next phase of our adventure?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 25):

I am

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 25):

I montaged into your mom last night

...Gross

I'm ready to move forward once I have scavenged what I can.

I need to talk to gestalt, but don't need to dawdle on it.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 29):

Sounds good. I'll try to move the needle shortly then. I did not intend for us to be with SAGE for this long -- life just got incredibly busy. We'll blast off soon!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 30):

I'm fine with the pace of play at the moment.  Just told Basilisk the other day that I tried to keelhaul one of my guys for inciting mutiny... turns out keelhauling only works when the building is moving.  It was... awkward.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 31):

I mean, "making a guy lie tied up on ground outside of building" isn't a bad punishment...

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 32):

I'm imagining you dragging someone up and down the stairs to a basement while bound at the wrists and ankles. Seems effective!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 33):

HR won't let me do the stair thing...

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 34):

If anyone does feel obliged to create an org chart for starblazers, there may be a karma award for that... :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 35):

here's the org chart Billy has in his head, if anyone needs a starting point https://cdn.discordapp.com/att...799450/Org_chart.png

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 36):

Can I edit the Org chart?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 37):

+350 karma for Billy.

We shall see what Rebecca comes up with...

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 38):

Orgy chart submitted.

How much karma?

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 39):

None. I do not seem to be included.

In reply to Hadrian (msg # 40):

Sure you are!

Look under the heading 'Observer'

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 41):

*points at the page*

Is... is that supposed to be me?  How am I supposed do that?

I mean... physically how do you do it, the physiology involved doesn't appear to be human.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:57, Fri 18 Jan 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 42):

I hear they're doing amazing things with genetic modifications these days

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 43):

....aaaaand my operations manager just quit.

Gonna be a day today. :(

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 44):

Landhaul him?

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 45):

nicely done with the rosetta stone.  Was thinking that myself.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:03, Tue 22 Jan 2019.

the linguists weren't on the list I showed you guys not because I wanted to keep them secret, but because I didn't need opinions on them.  they were getting an offer.

Also, I just read the science team briefs, Ibis sounds like someone Billy should have met at some point in the past.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 48):

As a patient or as a fellow streamer?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 49):

yes.

unless specific arrangements were made I think the grid was left with Vasquez and/or returned to the Roshak.  Rebecca is free to follow-up with the IDA; they don’t exactly hate us anymore.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 51):

@watcher would anyone have wanted it or fought for it?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 52):

You had to give the Grid away to make nice with the Roshak. Sorry :(

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 53):

I'm not going to fight on that point.  I prefer having the Roshak as friends to them being my worst nightmare again...

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 54):

in training today.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 55):

No worries!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 56):

It sounds like we've sorted out the immediate details. Are there objections to another montage?

None here.

Yeah let's do it

In reply to Xander (msg # 59):

bring it :) though what name are we going with for the S.S. Shrinkage?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 60):

That I dunno if we settled on.  I did suggest putting it to a vote

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 61):

So far our ideas are:

• Aurora
• Genital Metaphor
• Dämmerung
• Emissary/Envoy/Legate

Or we could do something adventure/explorer related.  Anyone have any preferences?  I mean its not like there is that many of us so a vote to 5 is kinda problematic...

Fight it out in the danger room? ;)

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 62):

I'm good to move on

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 63):

I'm ready to hand-wave whatever odds and ends remain to get you moving into the next phase of our story. All I really need to proceed is the gate you want to use to depart :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 64):

Theoretically if Xander weighs in with his vote then we could have the tie broken, otherwis we will have to do this a third time :/.  Or roll with the TBD.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 65):

I would also accept the Work in Progress

I'm mildly perturbed at the idea of taking a ship on its maiden voyage without a name.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 67):

So in character, if Xander doesn't have an opinion or we end up deadlocked.  Nightmare's feeling is that tie goes to the CEO...

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 68):

I take it we are ready to move on for the time being? Or did we leave some boxes unchecked?

I'm not trying to rush you, but I also don't want to hold us here if you're all ready to get to the next part of the story :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 69):

I'm ready to move on, I'm willing to improvise on the ship name if necessary (because that worked out so well last time) and hand wave whatever skeleton crew of Kopfgeld's men manning the station while it's still in Sol.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 70):

I know we're waiting on me to add the rest of the update. Sorry, I got a little bogged down. More to come soon!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 71):

Sorry running behind today again... got interviews for an open position at my site.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 72):

No worries. I'll hold us here briefly so Billy can finish his scene with the ambassador and so you (or anyone else) can chime in accordingly.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 73):

If you wanted to do more with the probe before releasing it, please let me know. We can apply it retroactively.

I'm tentatively inclined to hang onto the probe in light of the UN ambassador's revelations, because it sounds like a trap, but I don't really care and don't want to hold the game up with a debate over it.

In reply to Xander (msg # 75):

Kayla does not have a strong opinion on it. The only other PC who weighed on on leaving it or keeping it was Billy, who said he was included to leave it there so as not to strand anyone following it.

We don't have to "hold up the game" debating it in the story, though. I'll proceed but let's figure out OOC whether you kept it or left it so I can process possible ramifications of whichever action you settle on in the background :)
This message was last updated by the GM at 22:04, Mon 04 Mar 2019.

I don't have any really strong opinions on it, but I'm not sure what could be gained by keeping it. Even if Braeburn is ultimately responsible for it, what do we think they're gonna do with or without it?  it's clearly old technology so if whoever's responsible for it is in regular contact with home base they're not getting tech upgrades or anything.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 77):

I'm ambivalent as well.  If you want to keep it out of concern it is a trap, we are theoretically going to be resolving an issue, so really the only thing you are doing is stopping someone from following us after the fact... Also once this is resolved we would pick it up anyway.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 78):

What do you mean by pirates?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 79):

The bug ship guys that were identified as pirates.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 80):

Sorry guys super busy today, may not be able to post until tonight

Persephone is scrap salvaged to contribute in part to the capital ship.  Does a frigate have much of a hangar or did we leave what little fleet we have on the space station?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 82):

You left a portion of your fleet at the station, but not all of it. The frigate has a modest hangar space, yes. I'll post an update with better specs for what you have available.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 83):

Ok, I've copied over the specs from the design conversation and added the hangar stuff.

Given the capacity listed:



What mix of ships would you have with you? Note that 1 of those points is currently occupied by Abraxas.
This message was last updated by the GM at 17:01, Thu 07 Mar 2019.

transport and two shuttles?  transport and two fighters?  how much fighting are we actually expecting to be doing on an ostensibly diplomatic mission?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 85):

Knowing you guys, I'm surprised you haven't shot anyone yet

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 86):

well in our defense we haven't actually met anyone knew face-to-face yet.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 87):

I gave it a 50/50 chance you'd shoot the ambassador upon arrival

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 88):

I kinda asked for him, and he hasn't done anything super dickish yet.

Unless you meant his arriving in my office, that's kinda fair.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 89):

Once you're all agreed on the disposition of ships in the hangar (and whether to split up) we can move forward.

I would personally recommend having at least 1 shuttle or transport but if you want 4 fighers or something that's fine, too.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:10, Fri 08 Mar 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 90):

Whats the difference between a shuttle and a transport?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 91):

apparently size.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 92):

It's a matter of size and scope.

A transport can support ~10 passengers for ~1 year in modest comfort. Multiple refreshers. A kitchenette. Shared bunks.

A shuttle is more like a ferry. It can support ~5 passengers for ~3 months, and is not designed for comfort. One refresher. A protein dispenser. That kind of thing.

I'll post up all the stats in a new thread to make this easier.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:42, Fri 08 Mar 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 93):

I should also note that if you want any ground vehicles (like the jettoon or hovercraft stuff you used on Titan, see Gear thread), those would take up hangar space, too.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 94):

And shipyard thread is good to go. Enjoy!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 95):

I lied. NOW it is ready (forgot to add vanilla fighter specs)

So, it's worth noting that the Mastodon cannot make planetary landings. So we'll need something to get us to and from orbit.

I'd recommend one of the following:

1) Transport and Freighter
2) Transport, Shuttle, and Fighter
3) Transport and 2 Fighters

If a big part of what we're doing is bringing back cool alien shit, then that lends itself to the freighter. Just something to consider.

In reply to Xander (msg # 97):

Strictly speaking, the unnamed vessel is 100% capable of making a planetary landing.

Exactly once.

It's taking off again (and surviving the descent) that is the problem there.

In reply to Xander (msg # 97):

I dunno if we necessarily need a freighter, it'd depend on what kind of cool alien shit we want, and how big it is.  I genuinely don't know what scale we'd expect, or if we'd plan on taking physical samples of said tech, or try to acquire schematics of some variety from potential alien trades.

I like transport, shuttle fighter or transport 2 fighter if our plan is to meet aliens, diplomacy at aliens, and have them give us stuff with minimal guns blazing, at least on the maiden voyage.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 99):

Well, we have until it's time to make planetfall to decide what the hangar disposition looks like. I'm liking the ideas I've heard so far.

And, just as an aside, there is no wrong answer. I have nothing planned that is an "auto loss" if you don't have X or Y ship in the hangar.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 100):

I'm inclined towards option 2... one of each :)

Transport seems a bit redundant with the shuttle. Why don't we do Transport and two fighter escorts?

In reply to Xander (msg # 102):

unless they are all exactly equidistant, one must be closer than the others.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 103):

One of the coastal points is technically the closest, yes, but it is not "the lone one" that Billy was referring to.

If these signals were on Earth, they would be coming from Seattle, Miami, Greenland, and Beijing, and you've already visited the last of these.

I believe Billy wants to go to "Greenland" next. I'm indifferent :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:02, Tue 12 Mar 2019.

The question is closer by how much, since a direct course to any of the remaining points is just a curved line, it's not like we have to pass one.  also where are we most likely to find out guy, if he's still down there.  the isolated land mass seems more likely to me than the larger continent with two different signals on it.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 105):

Fair enough.  Greenland it is!

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 106):

Ok, moment of truth then. Committing to at least a transport or shuttle if you're heading down, right?

Also what crew do you want to leave in orbit/take with you?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 107):

Transport plus 2x fighter, final vote.  any objections?


I have no idea or strong preference who goes.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 108):

Cool. The transport is big enough to accommodate the main cast so you can bring or leave whoever you want. You just can't bring down the whole extended crew, which is (I'm assuming) just fine.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 108):

Sounds good.  I'd like to go on the transport.  My team remains.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 110):

BTW I watched Ant Man and the Wasp over the weekend and was terrified when I saw the scenes with ghost and was like... thats Nightmare only shes assaulting your brain while her imaginary friend is fighting you... it was... distressing.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 111):

Oh!  OH!  I see what you did there with the ship name... very clever.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 112):

Every name has meaning! Except the ones that don't, of course :)

Any objections to flying back over to the weird mountain observatory thing?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 113):

nope

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 113):

I was waiting for Xander to chime in if he recognized any names, but I don't know that that would actually change the immediate plan

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 115):

Just so we're clear, nobody's in the transport yet, right? You're still in the Mastodon Jr. in high orbit, as I understand it.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 116):

that's true  I took Xander's post as a suggestion for course of action  so party getting in the transport?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 117):

That works. Which makes sense because you cannot actually get meaningfully closer now than you did before without changing to a vessel more suitable for lower atmospheric maneuvering and/or landing/takeoff.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 118):

Just a note that you do not have to fill the transport but let me know when the roster is complete so we can move on with the action :)

I'm good with the current lineup unless anyone else wants to volunteer more crew.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 120):

Didn’t know if we wanted ibis down on the ground to expose her or if we wanted to keep her up out of harms way.   Figure botanist is good to see plants.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 121):

your department, make a call.

Yeah, I'm good to go. Unless Rebecca wants somebody, I don't feel like we necessarily need to fill all the slots.

In reply to Xander (msg # 123):

JJ's law: always bring more meat shields.  Make them if you have to!

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 124):

Fortunately for everyone, JJ was last seen getting appalling drunk at a local tavern back on Earth.

Or, at least someone who looked a lot LIKE him was...

Can we just handwave having the overnight shit? If we brought it with us on the shuttle we would have brought it with us here.

My biggest concern is are we going to have to camp out, or can we conceivably get to the observatory? because then it's just spending the night in the spooky alien base.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 127):

I'm fine with handwaving.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 128):

if you would have packed overnight gear in the first place, I am okay with ruling that you had it with you to not make anyone run back to the shuttle.

I do not think you would have been brave enough to send the mech back to the shuttle and leave the rest of you twiddling your thumbs in the darkness without much in the way of light or heavy weaponry until he returned.

You can reach the observatory in about 2 hours barring any unforeseen complications. It is dark now, but it is not "late".

But I'm not promising a lack of complications...
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:54, Thu 28 Mar 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 129):

great so then can we handwave the 2 hour march where absolutely nothing bad happens?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 130):

Probably best to do the hike one step at a time :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 131):

Do any of our flashlights have the ability to strobe like the EVA suit lights?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 132):

That is not a standard flashlight feature, no.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 133):

Posted, then revised. New version is the correct one. Sorry!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 134):

How heave are our NPC Companions.... asking for a friend.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 135):

The NPCs are not wearing EVA suits. You can safely assume their weight to be less than 200 pounds apiece.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 136):

Also is a leaping charge a thing?  i.e. jumping into something as hard as you can?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 137):

There's a "Charging" attack in the basic table, I'm guessing that's it?

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 138):

Anyone can do a "charge" attack, which uses endurance rather than fighting or strength, against a target in a different area, so long as you can reach that area. Since these things are flying, however, you cannot do a standard charging attack against them unless you, too, can fly.

It is possible to do leaping charge attacks, but you'd normally need a leaping-style power or skill (a la the Hulk) to do it.

I'm willing to allow you to cobble together a fake leaping check by making a strength check for the leap (requires green or better) followed by an agility check on charging column (effects would be per usual for a charge except you'd have to land somewhere, which would be yet another agility check). Naturally, if you fail either agility check I reserve the right to send you careening down the mountainside ;)

You could also have someone strong enough hurl you at them using the throw check or an impromptu feat. Up to you!
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:11, Thu 11 Apr 2019.

Don't tell me what I can't do, you're not my mom!

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 140):

I have to say the thought of Percy guarding an area when he is like... 2 feet tall is hilarious to me.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 141):

He's technically using the "blocking" action, which requires a STR check to turn on and makes attacks against whoever he's blocking for harder to land. But it has not been relevant yet.

And yes, it IS a funny visual :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 142):

He is teeny but fierce!  I knew it was a check of some kind... he is ready for it.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 143):

How big are these things... exactly?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 144):

They are about the size of a bear. There is no modern Earth-based flying creature so large or so heavy as these things.

Clearly you've never been to a massage parlor in Singapore...

Wit hXander's opening volley, I guess it's a relevant question, are we still in rounds or do we have the time to react to the alpha alien before returning to initiative?  I assumed the former or I would've gone to shoot as well.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 147):

I never used the ~~ End Combat ~~ tags after you shot the 5th creature down, so technically you were still in combat rounds. But since Billy and Xander each have an action window before the Creature slot, it didn't really matter which of you fired first to me so I saw no reason to retcon the timing.

At the end of the day, either of you would have shot the thing down with a successful hit. So...carry on :)

Hey I recognize this guy!

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 149):

Have we met Yardbird before?  Or is this a whole new player?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 150):

You've played with Yardbird before, yes. I wouldn't just add a new player to the table without talking about it first. Promise. I'll leave the actual (re)introduction to him, but I can tell you that he's been following along for a quite a while in his own parallel campaign in the PMs and he is very excited to be in a place where the streams have crossed.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 151):

Hi. You may remember me from such characters as sanctimonious martial artist and pet rock.

Been playing Roger in a solo campaign w/ Watcher for a year's time IRL. Yesterday was the day it all came together.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 152):

WAIT?!  WHAT?!  Theres been a solo campaign going on?

Welcome back!  Super excited to have you around again.  Though if you've been following Nightmare is a totally different girl than Muse ever knew.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 153):

Thanks!! I really missed this game. Having a lot more fun with this character, and I think he'll mesh better with the party. Been trying not to follow the main thread too much so Roger can be more naturally inquisitive. Nightmare's gonna be totally new to him.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 154):

Also Percy is no longer the hulking monstrosity... he is just a slightly creepy doll running around lifting very heavy things (the team may note that Percy is less creepy than he used to be).  Occasionally he crackles with electricity.

He is a male version of the doll below.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 155):

Also I think other than Billy’s hand I’m the only one with a significant physical change over time. Nightmare remains small and slight but has begun filling out since you have last seen her. She is about 13-14 now and is blossoming into womanhood. Most significantly the albinism is gone and she is pale but normal colored. Her eyes are electric blue and her hair is pale blonde that now has LED lights woven into it which she can change to flash different patterns at a thought.

There are other changes that you can’t see either 😉

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 156):

So is Percy more like her strange, super-strong little brother now?

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 157):

I feel like minion is a more apt description.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 158):

Percy doesn't have true autonomy, despite his ability to act on Rebecca's initiative. I agree that minion is a great description of their relationship.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 159):

Yeah he is more of an extension than anything than true autonomy.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 160):

Somewhere, the hairs on the back of JJ's neck raise.

"Huh?"  he mutters drunkenly.

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 161):

Is it feasible that a never ending stream of Percy would be able to take down the cannons?  I mean how big are these things?  Is it like attacking an insane asylum with a banana?

Even if Percy could damage the turrets, I don't think we have time to whittle them down. It sounds like we need to get in quickly before more Manbatpigs show up.

I also think we ought to try to keep the turrets active if possible rather than destroying them. Because, again, hostile wildlife.

It also might not be wise to assume that we are currently out of range of the turrets just because we are not in the zone that activates them.

In reply to Xander (msg # 163):

Question to GM in my post... once we do that I'll be ready to go.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 164):

Just so we're clear, there's nothing different about these shapes relative to the last ones, at least so far as you can tell.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 165):

"Nah Watch', I'm like, pretty sure these ones have an obsession with mauling and counting their victims."

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 166):

I hate you

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 167):

The coming encounter will involve standard combat and hacking combat. Xander will be locked in initiative order, but his turns will involve hacking rather than actual combat (for Xander himself, anyway).

The MTH Rules thread lists the hacking rules under the heading of Hacking 2.0, and I will reproduce them in the NPC stats thread as well once I put the facility's stats up.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:09, Wed 24 Apr 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 168):

What was the status of the helix guns?  Did we get a batch of those?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 168):

Not sure why RPOL keeps crashing. Annoying.

I believe Vasquez gave you exactly one helix gun on the condition that Billy not reverse engineer and mass produce it for sale in the Sol sector. If Billy wouldn't have agreed to that, then no, you don't have any.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 170):

Billy was primarily interested in them so that he could reverse engineer them.  I think the G-VAC was the result of whatever negotiations happened with her.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 171):

So we don't have one?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 172):

Ah yes, that's right The G-VAC enhancement was derived from that collaboration.

Set to Rebecca's point, no you don't have one.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 173):

Am I being dense not remembering what the G-Vac system is?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 174):

Not a system.  G-VAC is short for the GunBlazer "Vasquez" Augmentation Chip, an upgrade Billy got to his fist.  you may have noticed him shooting two aerial predators at a time recently.  that's new.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 175):

Noticed that, didn't know it had a name.

Are we allowed to reverse engineer the GVAC?  You could make a decent facsimile with that tech... just sayin.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 176):

The licensing for laser weaponry is very highly regulated and the specifics for what Gunblazers are allowed to produce legally are very specific.  if it does not plug into your brain, we can't make it.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 177):

Ooooooo a psychic powered lazer... WATCHER!  TO THE PMS!

;)

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 178):

You literally already have a power called Psychic Blast. What more could a girl want?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 179):

Roger scrapped his railgun idea (never followed through with it) after Xander said Abraxas had autopilot, so there shouldn't be a penalty to the railgun.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:09, Sat 27 Apr 2019.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 180):

I'll correct that then

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 181):

Pausing here so Xander can embellish and process Abraxas's actions. (No rush! Just an FYI)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 182):

Am I not in Area 0 yet, then?

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 183):

Ah, I suppose you are. I misread your post as moving toward the unarmored group at the door doing the hacking.

So yes, your reward is having to make that same roll at the start of your next turn :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 184):

VICTORY!

Wait... damnit....

So, Agility check: armor doesn't help?
This message was last edited by the player at 12:58, Tue 30 Apr 2019.

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 185):

If you fail your check, your armor may mitigate all or a portion of the damage dealt, yes.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 186):

Oh, I see.  Gotcha

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 187):

Main thread updated from placeholder (sorry 'bout that!)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 188):

Basil and Roger are in different areas. It would be hard for a gun hand-off to occur without a mighty heave or potentially jetpacks or magnets or something :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 189):

Roger was being petty, not inclusive

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 190):

Sorry for delays, crazy day. Will update soon!

I was asked to inform you folks that Nightmare might be incommunicado for a little while. Her player's mom passed last night and he's in Oregon.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 192):

Ah man, that's awful. Please give him my condolences if you talk to him before he gets back.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 193):

Very sorry to hear that. Sending good thoughts their way.

Likewise, I'm really sorry to hear that. Condolences to him and his family :-/

In reply to Xander (msg # 195):

Thanks for the warm wishes everyone!  Made it back safe and sound last night around midnight.  Dragging at work today and procrastinating.

Usual stupid family nonsense.  The outpouring of support from everyone has been overwhelming though.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 196):

Glad you're back safely! We'll try to take your mind off things with intensely powerful alien turrets :D

Speaking of which, we're back into the fray. Basil, at your leisure, sir!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 197):

Apologies. I've been quite ill. Should be able to get this rolling again soon though. Thanks for your patience.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 198):

Feel better.  I'm running on like an hour of sleep so braining is not my forte right now...

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 199):

Thanks! Glancing over this it looks like we still need Xander to chime in anyway so I'll wait for that.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 200):

Not sure on state of the downed team member, assuming we can at least get him up and moving?

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 201):

He's stable and at 0 health. He will regain his endurance rank every hour he rests on a safe place. His endurance rank is awful, but he'll live. For now.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:10, Wed 29 May 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 202):

is awful higher or lower than feeble?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 203):

How tall is the facility?  In terms of areas?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 204):

Hah. His Endurance WAS Typical but it took permanent damage outside. It is now Poor.

The facility is 8 areas tall, give or take.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 205):

So, it's not clear to me how Rebecca is intended to go topside if she's not flying. Are you looking for a staircase?

To clarify there are 3 doors in the lobby. 1 leads back outside. The other two are both along the opposite door, though spaced such that they lead to two different places.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 206):

I'm not going solo topside if Billy is intent to slog his way up there the hard way regardless of if I fly or not (all the risk and none of the upside of splitting the party).  So I'm following him in his search for stairs, Percy will obviously scout the way.

Billy will have to let us know if we are going left or right.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:21, Fri 31 May 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 207):

to the right!

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 208):

Sorry for the delays, needed to map out a few things a little better on my end first. We should be good to go soon :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 209):

I think I missed something along the way...

Who or what is "Adj"?

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 210):

It is a peice of alien tech that Yardbird wears on his wrist.  Appears to be a very lightweight AI; short for adjutant.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 14:55, Mon 03 June 2019.

"Hey, there's that PhD!"

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 212):

*curtsies*

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 213):

I'm not trying to slow things down, promise. But as this is a "dungeon crawl" I'm not going to assume you enter a new room until someone decides to do so. Onward? Onward! :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 214):

ever onward!  what has reckless abandon ever cost anyone?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 215):

PC version of my map is here: https://docs.google.com/drawin...8_si8R22OdtDH-ITE9Xk
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:56, Mon 03 June 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 216):

Can I hear Sophia or is that in your head?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 217):

When Sophia speaks everyone can hear it unless otherwise noted.

Roger, are you going to the northwest alone?

Same as with anybody else, italicized font is internal monologue (or dialogue in Xander and Sophia's case). If it's in regular font, she's projecting to whomever would normally be able to hear speech, usually through speakers mounted on Xander's EVA suit, but sometimes bridging through other AV equipment.

In reply to Xander (msg # 219):

"Nah, Watch, this is Bill's show. More or less following him around like a curious but self-sufficient toddler at this point, just to see how he operates. In fact, I'm probably in that weird room with the backlit creature remnants at the moment."

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 220):

Did Raj give us flashlights or are they just strobes?  What are the stats?  If it is just a strobe can we turn it into a lower power consistent flashlight?
This message was last edited by the player at 13:01, Thu 06 June 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 221):

They're actual flashlights w/ a strobe ability. You only get one strobe, though. Then the light's out for good -- or until Roger can fix you up a new one.

Rough stats for Watcher to verify:


Like any scavenger, Roger's limited in what he can build in the field, and these flashlights (w/o doing too much tabletalk) represent a portion of the inventions he can have in play.

Otherwise, he'd just rebuild his army of robots and we'd have this facility stripped clean in minutes without any PCs lifting a finger.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 222):

Of course, and do we know how long the light lasts for?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 223):

Until you use it to strobe a giant monster and run like hell through the unfathomable dark.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 224):

Got it.  I'm good at running.

Oh also I have an updated character description if you wanted to read more about Nightmare's story.  Writing it made me realize exactly how much this character has developed.  For me its been a very interesting ride and I think I've mentioned before that I actually used her to learn more about some of my wife's issues.

The excercise was... illuminating.  Thank you for that.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 225):

Doesn't Rebecca have to leave her EVA suit behind when she phases?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 226):

No, she can phase her clothes people etc... so we've always brought the eva suit around.  She has phased in and out of space ships on more than one occasion... or at least we've never stopped it before.  We could discuss in private if its an issue.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:30, Thu 06 June 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 227):

It's not an "issue" per se, I just didn't remember how much weight it represented. I imagine the EVA suit limits what/who you can bring with you more than not having it does?

I get confused when I refer to the phasing rules because traditional super hero phasing includes mechanical disruption, which we stripped out of your version. So it's not as useful as I want it to be as a reference for questions like this.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 228):

Surprised she hasn't phased someone's internal organs out of existence yet.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 229):

That power is hard enough to balance as it is, let's not give her ideas...

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 230):

You say that like I haven't thought of it already.

Seriously considered putting Apex halfway through a floor.  Though crushing her brain was far more satisfying.

I have a couple of very nasty surprise for something at some point (descriptive I know, but any info would ruin the surprise I have in mind).  One of them I wish I had thought of during the Olsen fight... may she burn in hell.

The way that we made phasing is its based on mass and strength of success.  So yes it would encumber me more limiting how many people I can bring with me or how well I have to roll for them.  We never determined the mass of the suit so I never thought of it...

LMK a mass and I'll take it into account :)
This message was last edited by the player at 20:11, Thu 06 June 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 231):

Honestly the mass of the suit is less important than its air supply. You are no longer immune to biological needs (far as I can tell from your updated sheet) which means you are no longer immune to the whole "you cannot breathe while phasing" problem. Having an air supply phased with you solves that problem but requires you to be draining the suit's life support stuff more or less constantly while phased to ignore the breathing restriction.

I'll give it some more though but I don't want to get into the nitty gritty of tracking how much everything weighs. Should be fine. If you try to move too much we'll do a power check to see if it works.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:10, Thu 06 June 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 232):

True statements, I don't have that limited homeostasis anymore... it will be tough to maintain a phase long enough that that becomes relevant since its a round-to-round thing, but we can deal with that if it becomes relevant.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 233):

It mostly prevents you from going "swimming" through solid ground for long stretches of time.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 234):

^ This is why I didn't want to go rocketeer into the basement :P

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 235):

Billy, are you planning on going to the unexplored door left in Room E or the door in Room U?

Oh, I didn't remember there was a door in E and only looked at the map off and on.  I was going back to U.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:11, Mon 10 June 2019.

Basilisk and Roger are aware that Nightmare phased through a solid looking ceiling and sealed, especially dense door to get into her current predicament, right?  I'm just honestly curious what they're planning to do about it from multiple solid barriers away.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 16:45, Wed 12 June 2019.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 238):

Just two dudes doing the best they can. Roger's handy, he'll probably think of something.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 239):

Godspeed handyman.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 240):

I can't update the handyman bit until Rebecca does her phasing roll.

Though I wouldn't get your hopes up if you're on team handyman.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 241):

I thought she tried to manually open the door, not phase through it

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 242):

The door is locked. I mentioned this in Rebecca's PM thread with me but updated to make this clearer to others, sorry.

The doors Rebecca has seen so far on the second floor are all metal. They probably have eletronic locks.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:32, Wed 12 June 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 243):

On travel for a couple days.

Basilisk will work his damndest to either get to Rebecca or get her to safety.

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 244):

Sounds good. I'll consider that an (Autofollow) directive.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with how I handle this in my games, a PC who goes on extended leave for any reason is put on Autofollow. I'll post on their behalf, prefaced with those tags so they can more easily see what they've been up to when they return.

Such characters do not participate in combat, nor can they be harmed by it. If it comes to that, I will get more into how that works.

Enjoy your travel!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 245):

I'll be going out of town next wednesday.  We'll see how things go out there I may be sporadic.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 246):

No worries! Just let me know when you're signing off for a couple days and I'll do my best to steer you faithfully :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 247):

Steer me straight into oncoming traffic ;)

What does E/S on the kill table mean?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 248):

Back in the driver's seat!

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 249):

Just in time to pan refuse for plot items

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 250):

wheeee!

In reply to Basilisk (msg # 251):

E/S means you lose 1 rank of endurance immediately have to make the check again next round. This will continue until you die (by reaching endurance of Shift-0) or are stabilized (by making the roll or having someone help you).

Given that, I've been waiting for you in case you wanted to spend karma on these rolls.

Welcome back @ Basil! Whee!
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:33, Tue 18 June 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 252):

wanted to know if I needed green or yellow... time to blow some Karma.  Watch all of my rolls be magnificent now.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 253):

Gonna hold out for Rebecca another day before she slips into Autofollow. Look to the pipes East!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 254):

turns out there is shockingly little internet in San Francsico.

Also got sick for a while grrrrrr.... that sucks on vacation.

But back now and dealing with the complete disaster that is work ;)

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 255):

Watcher there is a question to you in my last post. Then I'll be ready for my turn.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 256):

I'll reply here :)

Point of order, have those of us injured by turrets/flying bears recovered any HP in the time since?
This message was last edited by the player at 18:47, Tue 02 July 2019.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 258):

There had been no natural healing since the gate fight. If Ibis did not attend your wounds, they persist.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 259):

great so i still have 30 damage

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 260):

Isn't it beautiful?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 261):

I think Wasper D is toast. Roger zorched it for 30 and Billy caught it for a rather hefty 50.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 262):

You are correct -- I assumed the lightning arc damage was listed in order, A-D. My mistake.

Billy, you can reclaim any karma spent on your Endurance roll. Success!

contrary to the combat post i have 30/46 HP due to my lack of an EVA

Updated, thanks!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 265):

Is the E/S endurance loss permanent?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 266):

Quasi-permanent. When you lose a rank of Endurance, it takes a week of bed rest in a hospital to regain it through natural means.

There are other ways to recover it, however. Especially when you have access to an alien medbay and a healing auger.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 267):

I think it's safe to assume everyone takes a nice, big step backward to give Billy room to work.

I'll do the rolls for Ibis in the morning for folks who want to try their luck with the Goddess's grace.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 268):

To Billy's question: Roger can size stuff up pretty quick (as we'll see over time). Just waiting for details from GM.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 269):

Giving Xander a little more time to respond, but updates coming soon!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 270):

Can you remind me of the roster and status of our friends up top?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 271):

You mean Kayla et al?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 272):

Kayla is still on the ship?

Who is with Abraxis.  Also do we have the ability to call Kayla?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 273):

The vast majority of your crew is in orbit. This includes Kayla, Gestalt, etc.

You have 3 civvies not with you and not in orbit:

1x shuttle pilot, still with the shuttle a few KM away.
1x linguist, still in Room A recovering
1x biologist, same as above

Abraxas is also in Room A in case those creatures or worse come to the door.

You do not have the ability to call the ship in orbit from here directly. You could probably hail the shuttle pilot and use the shuttle comms to reach the orbital ship if you wanted to.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:16, Mon 22 July 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 274):

Let's get a Reason roll from Rebecca to see if she finds something Roger overlooked. After that I'll be ready to resolve the round.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 275):

Is this considered alien technology?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 276):

The tanks? Yes.

The detonator? No.

You can apply an alien tech bonus if you have one, sure.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 277):

Green Result

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 278):

Whelp... that did not go at ALL how I expected it.

Can I get a hand on Roger?
This message was last edited by the player at 16:02, Thu 01 Aug 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 279):

You're the only person in the fuel room. I don't understand how you would get a hand on anyone.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 280):

OH.... I just read that entire sequence very wrong....

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 281):

Well, it's not like that'll get you killed.

Maybe. (/halo) :)
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 16:15, Thu 01 Aug 2019.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 282):

I've been searching for the Evangelion scene when Rei takes a hit for shinji in unit 00 and there is just this giant burned out husk standing infront of unit 01.  This is the look I'm going for with Percy.

Before actually considering the ceiling of the stairwell, I wanted to see what it would actually take to move Abraxas out of the lobby.  I assume most of the doors we've been going through aren't huge mech sized.  So we have to smash him through a wall?  Is the tapestry room an easier route than going through the gift shop with him?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 284):

Tapestry room is an easier fit for the mech. You'll only have to break the door frames that way.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 285):

Sorry troops, we've lingered in this area longer than I intended. I apologize if folks are getting antsy. I'll try to wrap up this chapter in tandem with unlocking the next floor and get karma distributed :)

As always, thanks for playing!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 286):

Current crew is listed in the shipyard thread.

Karma totals will be distributed shortly.

Fresh thread will also be up shortly.

We. Are. Moving! :)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 287):

Hold on, hitch said there was something downstairs right?  Was it the map or the compass?  Isn't there something else we need to do down?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 288):

he said the map was downstairs.  he also said the map was some torn tapestry he stole.  it may or may not have burned up.

Are there any stairs up or other obvious way to a third floor from the second?

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 290):

The stairs continue upward until they stop against the ceiling in a manner very similar to the barrier between floors 1 and 2. The difference is that this time there is an easily accessible slot atop the stairs that clearly seems designed for a keycard.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 291):

Everyone has healed 1 endurance rank worth of HP as of this post.

So I dunno if there's ben in or out-of-character confusion, but we knew the "map" was a piece of tapestry that had the map of the world (or at least Billy knew that much specifically), and we knew it was going to point to Oz once we hashed out who that was. This is part of the reason Billy didn't care about the map or the basement, Roger already knows where Oz is if we want to save him.  There is a "key" on the roof according to Hitch, which Billy has been trying to get to, because if the cage is just a geofence programmed against the defense system he's expecting the key to be some way to control, reprogram, or otherwise not get shot by the defense system, which we could use.  Billy hasn't laid this out explicitly because it's a conclusion drawn from common knowledge in-character, provided by Hitch and Roger.

Just trying to make sure we're all on the same page as some amount of surprise and/or confusion seems to be coming up in-character.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 293):

I didn't realize that Roger already knew where he was.  Got it now.  Well now we have a map.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 294):

I thought Roger had mentioned he’d already rescued Oz from the island.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 295):

He mentioned having met the guy on the island, and that he’d been geofenced in, what exactly happened prior to or following their meeting wasn’t entirely clear.  but that might’ve been while nightmare was all “I can phase through walls. I don’t need backup. what’s the worst that could happen?”

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 296)

Having to jump down a trash bin?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 297):

Operation: Slice & Dice was an enormous success in my book.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 298):

Get that smug look off of your face

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 299):

Can't help it!

Gonna be out of town from Thurs to Mon, so updates may be sparse until then. I'll do my best to weigh in when I can though!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 300):

NO!  BOTH GMS CANT BE OUT AT THE SAME TIME!

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE IM AT WORK?!

...Like actually work?! NEVER!

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 301):

The audacity of it!

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 302):

... I played a lot of Breath of the Wild instead....

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 303):

At work? You monster!

(I'm back!)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 304):

Situations beyond my control *shrugs*

:P

Welcome back!
This message was last edited by the player at 16:15, Mon 26 Aug 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 305):

Are these guys already on the second floor or travelin from the first floor that we havent seen yet?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 306):

The second floor landing has 4 doors, not counting the stairwell up and down. These came from the door to the southeast. The kitchen you explored is to the northwest.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 307):

Are we waiting for repair bots then? I'm a little unclear on where that conversation landed.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 308):

I'm waiting for the security bots to shoot or not shoot me where I stand.  If the repair bots are gonna come and undo what little progress I just made I will have objections to it, but I'm not yet picking a fight.  I'm also not sure why we have to wait for them before killing the power, but not my area of expertise.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 309):

Roger's sense is killing the power won't depower the bots -- just prevent the facility from transmitting structural damage info once they're back in their bays or wherever -- but he admittedly hasn't thought too far into that.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 310):

I'll proceed as if the power is on until someone does otherwise

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 311):

Where did those bots come from?  The same room as the security bots?  Are they paying attention to Percy at all?
This message was last edited by the player at 11:24, Fri 30 Aug 2019.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 312):

The entered from the southeast door, which both opened and closed quickly to admit them, same as the others. They do not appear to view anyone not actively damaging things as a threat, including Percy.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 313):

Percy will position himself by the Southeast door so he can get a look in the room next time it opens.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 314):

waiting for a response from Roger (and potentially the hurricane to go away). Sorry for delays.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 315):

Hurricane is over and done with from my end in Florida. I hope everyone else is safe.

I'm still waiting for a definitive answer on what actions you want to take next. It sounds like you want to cut the power, but jam the doors in the process?

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 316):

Wait I'm confused, didn't we go through the door in the ceiling?  We should be on the second floor in room U.  If this is the case then we are already above the ceiling.

Watcher could you mark where the robots came from?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 317):

the second floor had the same layout, and the same truncated stairway up.  the only difference is this one has a card reader. on the ceiling which Billy has opted not to deal with.

In reply to Billy Laser Fist (msg # 318):

Billy's correct The way upward is impeded by a ceiling-door that could be activated with a card reader if one only had the card.

It can also be punched through with enough thought and dedication, which is where it appears we are heading. :)

Hey folks,

Sorry for the radio silence, life got busy and I got behind, but I'm all caught up now. Looking forward to finishing this dungeon crawl :)

In reply to Xander (msg # 320):

Slammed at the moment, I will update soon as I can (hopefully tomorrow!)

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 321):

FYI I'll be leaving for Germany later this week :).  So I'll probably be fairly non-communicative.  From what I understand I'll be going out to some of the hinterlands.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 322):

Sounds like fun. Enjoy!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 323):

Hi everyone just checking in!!!  Germany is very interesting. Getting to meet Marion’s family is explaining a whole lot.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 324):

... the things NOT explained are always more fun

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 325):

Glad to hear all is well in Germany!

RE: the game, it's not clear to me if you're moving past the room, searching it, etc.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 326):

On my way! Back I’ll be looking to post probably the day after tomorrow. Or is it tomorrow. Gah!  These time zones have me all fucked up.

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 327):


Roger's examining the room and will move on pending no flags. The team seems agreed the spider is explosive, so we'd not go to the next room if it didn't seem safe to without dealing with it.

In reply to Yardbird (msg # 328):

Work is crazy right now. Sorry about delays. Hope to get more regular updates in again soon!

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 329):

While we wait, anyone want to hear a joke?

There once was a chick from Analsexuan...

In reply to zzBattalion (Out) (msg # 330):

Nightmare's eyes light up.

....OOOOOH I've never heard this one it should be good!

Crosses legs and leans forward.

What happens next?

In reply to Nightmare (msg # 331):

I'm actually not clear on what the party is doing at this point. Billy and Roger have each made speculative actions but haven't committed to anything yet.

In reply to The Watcher (msg # 332):

Roger's made his suggestion but it's up to the party to decide which they'd rather do: find the control room or search the footlockers. Roger won't buck the trend.