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2441 AD
Earth is destroyed. The biomechanical race known as the Ventraden have cut their way through the Perseus Arm destroying faster than light capable races and turning suns into supernovas. Your allies are dead or in flight. The only hope for human survival is the Star Road an ancient portal that leads to the Andromeda galaxy. As the galaxy grows dark governments across every arm are sending fleets to search for it. By fortune researchers studying ancient artifacts have reconstructed the key and location for the portal. As the crew of the Prometheus you are ordered to escort a fleet of civilian ships to this gate and on towards Andromeda destroying it behind you to prevent the Ventradi from following even if it means the destruction of all the other aliens. Had everything gone to plan you would be leaving in two months with a full battlegroup of the most advanced ships ever built but the complete collapse of Earth's allies caught High command unawares. The home fleet is now buying time for your ship and the civilian  ships to escape.

Win Condition: Survive to reach and activate the Star Road.

Loss Condition:
The Prometheus is destroyed or captured.
Population count goes to 0.
Fuel goes to 0.
Food goes to 0.
Morale goes to 0.






Gameplay is adapted from the nBSG Fantasy Flight Boardgame

Gameplay:

Spoiler: "Gameplay(IMPORTANT)" (click to show/hide)

Players need to defend the ship by using the weapon systems and fighters onboard the ship. Enemies appear in the 6 box grid around the ship and move around to the rearward sections to perform attacks. Attacks can damage segments of the ship impairing function, depleting resources and wounding players. Additionally civilian ships may appear in the grid due to events and can be targeted by enemies. The destruction of civilian ships will also deplete resources and morale. There are 4 resources Fuel, Population, Food and Moral. Depleting any of these will cause the game to end.

At the start of the first round after a FTL jump the players have a list of options which they vote on, these range from trading resources for new weapons to sending scouts to find water. Certain Options are blue colored if you have special item that corresponds.

On each turn all players are able to 2 actions, which consist of moving across the floor grid and using systems. There also are context sensitive actions such as repairing a damaged systems, putting out fires and attacking boarders or traitors. Some actions are specific to player classes and many get bonuses to their functions.

Repairing : repairs tile. A d8 roll of 6 or higher is required to repair successfully. If you are repairing a hull breach without  a hardsuit a d8 roll of 5 or higher will cause you to take a wound.
Move: Move the amount of steps noted in your stats.
Put out fire: a d8 roll of 6 or higher will put out the fire in the tile. a second d8 roll of 3 or higher will check to see if you are wounded.
Attack: Attack an enemy depending on the weapon you are holding.

Players will gain XP based on their actions. A certain number of XP will level up your character and give you a point or two that can be allocated to raise individual stats, each of which gives a bonus to rolls.


A small to nonexistant number of the players are traitors working against the humans. At the start of the game a few players will be  randomly selected secretly and PMed a request if they want to play an antagonist. Later on there will be mandatory selections where a player will automatically become an enemy.

The traitors have their own special abilities or items such as a small time bomb that will destroy a gunnery system in battle or a tracking beacon that will cause enemy fighters to target his position. During votes he can vote against measures that would help the fleet. More overtly during a crucial moment of the battle instead of using a turret on enemy fighters he can destroy an allied fighter instead, or turn his sidearm on his compatriot during a boarding attempt.

The other players can attempt to deal with Traitors by calling a vote to put them in the brig where they cannot access the rest of the ship. However other traitors can make the vote fail or attempt to put a loyal player in the brig.

Ship Systems: Any ability that does not have a number of actions required noted is assumed to only require one action.

Spoiler: "CIC" (click to show/hide)

CIC(Heavily Armored): This is the nerve center of the ship where the Admiral commands the crew.
Abilities:
Heavily Armored: Instead of taking damage when hit, the CIC can resist 4 hits in total to any of its 3 segments.
Fire Control: A player of any rank can add +1 to the attack roll of 3 different point defense turrets. Only used once per round and only by one player. Requires sensors to be operational.
Ship Evasion: The Admiral can minus -1 to the attack roll of the first 3 attacks on the Prometheus. Once per round. Requires engines to be operational.
Ship Navigation: The Admiral can rotate all ships around the Prometheus either Clockwise or Counterclockwise one step. Only used once per round, Requires the Engines to be operational.
Ship FTL: At least one block of the CIC must be operational before the ship can make a FTL jump and one person must be inside.
Ship FTL control: Any player can make an FTL jump when charged. Requires FTL control, Engines and Reactor to be operational.
Target Painting: A player of Any rank can paint 1 enemy non fighter ship, all attacks get +1  to hit. Requires reactor and Sensors to be operational. Can only be used once per round.

Spoiler: "FTLCONTROL" (click to show/hide)

FTL Control: This is where the FTL device is located
Abilities:
Fragile: Damage to one section of this room renders it unable to work.
FTL boost: Once per round a player can attempt to use both of his actions to increase the FTL charge by 1. Requires reactor to be operational.
Ship FTL: When the charge is complete along with an operational CIC, Reactor and Engine a FTL jump can be made.

Spoiler: "Armory" (click to show/hide)

Armory: This contains weapons to be used in defense against boarding parties. Normally it is locked and only accessible by the President and the Admiral. After combat ends all weapons immediately are placed back inside. There are two armories, located at either end of the ship. One is armored one is not.
Abilities:
Medium armor: can resist 3 hits in total from attacks.
Dangerous Equipment: If this section catches fire there is a 1/8 chance each round that it will explode and set adjacent tiles on fire.
Weapon racks: Dispenses weapons. With one action a player can take one weapon. For all combat a d8 is rolled, most enemies are killed on a 5 or higher. Without a weapon from an armory a player only has a pistol and attacks once per action spent. A player can only carrying one weapon at a time.
-SMG: 3 attacks for each action used in combat.
-Bolt Pistol: 2 attacks for each action used in combat and +1 to attack
-Plasma Rifle: 2 attacks for each action used in combat and a 1/2 chance to ignore armor if the enemy succeeds in an armor roll.
-Gauss Rifle: 1 attack, +1 to attack and a 2/3 chance to ignore armor.
-Energy Shotgun: 4 attacks, immediately fails if enemy has armor.
-Plasma Sword: 2 attacks, +3 to attack Ignores all armor and instantly kills enemies with multiple lives, if the attack fails you are immediately wounded and sent to the medbay. If you succeed there is a 1/6 chance to still be wounded after each successful attack.

Hardsuit rack: Contains armor and EVA suits. Requires 2 actions to put on a suit.
-Hardsuit: Allows player to travel outside ship to perform repairs on weapons. -1 to movement and -1 to attacks directed at the player. Prevents wounding from fires.
-Body armor: Protects the player from attack. 1/2 chance to block a successful attack on the player

Spoiler: "Medbay" (click to show/hide)

Medbay: This is where players are sent after being wounded. It is not affected by battledamage. Players critically wounded appear here with 1 wound point restored.
Abilities:
Leave Medbay: It costs 2 actions for a wounded player to be placed outside a medbay.(basically you lose a turn after being wounded)
Examine prisoner: Costs 2 actions, take a player from the brig and examine him to see if he has any unusual
implants or biological structures(Chance to detect traitors).
Heal Self: Spend 1 action to heal one wound on yourself after.
Heal Others: Spend 1 action to heal a total of 3 wounds from any other player in the medbay.

Spoiler: "Brig" (click to show/hide)

Brig: This is where players are sent if they lose the vote, or if they attacked allies and then were wounded. It is not affected by battledamage.
Abilities:
Free Prisoner: Requires 2 actions from a player standing outside the entrance with no other players in that square.

Spoiler: "Common Area" (click to show/hide)

Common area and living quarters: Surrounding the CIC are hundreds of rooms for the crew and refugees. It has no use or specific weakness in combat.

Spoiler: "Food/water Storage" (click to show/hide)

Food/Water: This hold a large supply of food and other essentials. Damage to this will cause a loss of food. It might also be a target for saboteurs.

Spoiler: "Sensors" (click to show/hide)

Sensors help the ship target enemies and evade attacks.

Abilities:
Fragile System: At least 2 out of the 4 squares must be repaired and operational for use of abilities.
ECM burst: using 2 actions select up to three enemy missiles, there will be a 2/6 chance to destroy them. Requires the reactor to be functional.
ECM scrambler: using 2 actions select 1 enemy capital ship. There is a 4/6 chance to disable its movement, weapons and other devices. Against Supercapital ships several different systems will be effected instead of the entire ship. Requires the reactor to be functional.
Tachyon Scan: 3 People need to do this action. It will require 2 actions. The entire ship will be scanned for traitors. Any traitor with permanent changes (ie being a shapeshifter, a cyborg , infected  etc) will have a roll for detection. In addition for every 3 traitors detected 1 innocent player will be implicated. If 1 of the players doing the scan are traitors they have the option to PM the GM to botch the scan which will cause additional random crew members to be implicated. Functional Reactor required.

Spoiler: "Reactor" (click to show/hide)

Reactor: Provides power
Abilities:
Fragile System: At least 2 out of the 4 squares must be repaired and operational for use of abilities
Power: This provides power for systems. While not all things require power due to smaller backup generators, batteries and fuel cells, the vast amount of power from this system is needed for many buffing abilities and beam cannons.

Spoiler: "Engine Room" (click to show/hide)

Engine Room: Provides propulsion
Abilities:
Niven Maneuver: With 2 crew members each using 2 actions and 1 fuel the exhaust of the ship can be used as a deadly weapon instantly destroying all fighters and capital ships in the rear section. Super capital ships will be heavily damaged. This can be done multiple times if there are enough crew but you would need the admiral to turn the ship at the correct time. It will also vaporize allied civilian ships caught in the blast.
Maneuvering thrusters: Once total per round all ships around the Prometheus can be moved clockwise or counterclockwise. This is the same as Ship Navigation and can be used in the same round to stack or move the ships to the original position.

Spoiler: "Hangar" (click to show/hide)

Hangar:The hangar launches spacecraft, there are 4 launch tubes which also allow spacecraft to reenter. The tubes connected to the munitions locker are required if the spacecraft is to be launched with bombs and missiles, if that tube is damaged they have to be launched from the other side of the ship or with only a cannon or machinegun. Missiles and bombs are single use while the integrated weapon of a fighter is unlimited.

Abilities:
Resistant plating: Everytime munitions impact a hangar square there is a 50% chance that it will fail to do damage.
Fragile System: at least 5 of the 9 blocks must be operational in order to launch and 3/9 in order to perform other actions. Each launch tube must be undamaged to launch a spacecraft.
Launch Spacecraft: A variety of fighters can be launched from the Prometheus. There is a limited amount of fighters available but replacements and better versions can be purchased or stolen. Allied fighters have a green outline. It takes both actions to launch out of the hangar.




-Uhlan Space Fighter
A cheap Multirole craft.
Movement: 1 move per action, cannot move past enemy space fighters without equal numbers of allied craft in the same spot.
Hitpoints: 2 , When destroyed, there is a 6/8 chance of it being repairable.
Evasion: none
Attack: 1 attack per action. 4 or higher on a d8 roll
Hardpoints: 1 Light hardpoint, 1 Medium hardpoint
Can carry:
Light:
Tornado Swarm Missiles: attack 3 times against fighters . 4 or higher on a d8.
Hellfire Rocket pod: Attack 2 times against fighters and capital ships. 6 or higher on a d8.
Javelin Anti Fighter missile: Attack once against fighters and capital ships. 3 or higher.

Medium:
Tag B Missile: Allows you to paint a enemy capital ship. All attacks against this get a +1 to hit for the round. In addition Beam cannons can target this ship outside of their normal firing arc. 3 or higher.
Shrike EMP missile: Knocks out a the power systems of a capital ship and can be used against larger fighters. 3 or higher d8 roll to hit capital ship. 5 or higher against large fighters(bombers, gunships and boarding ships). Disables random systems on capital ships and super capital ships.





-Kentauroi Intercepter
A high performance fighter adept at destroying many small craft, it is harder to maintain. Its so maneuverable it can fly backwards.
Movement: 2 per action, can move and ignore fighters in the same spot.
Hitpoints: 1, when destroyed there is a 4/8 chance of being repairable.
Evasion: -1 to enemy hits when piloted by a level 2 pilot.
Attack: 3 attack per action. 3 or higher on a d8 roll
Hardpoints: 1 Light hardpoint
Can carry:
Light:
Tornado Swarm Missiles: attack 3 times against fighters . 4 or higher on a d8.
Hellfire Rocket pod: Attack 2 times against fighters and capital ships. 6 or higher on a d8.



-Isis Support craft
A well armored support ship used for scouting and external repairs. It requires TWO players to use. (OOC I suggest you guys decide who makes the call. If you guys do not agree with the action of each other no action will be taken)
Movement: 1 per action , cannot moveout of spaces with enemies unless an equal number of allied fighters are there to cover.
Hitpoints: 3, when destroyed there is a 2/8 chance of being repairable.
Evasion: 0
Attack: none. Second player to enter ship controls turret. 1 attack per action 5 or higher. Missed attacks cause enemy fighter to attack at -1 to hit .(suppression)
Hardpoints: 2 medium hardpoints
Can carry:
Medium:
Shrike EMP missile: Knocks out a the power systems of a capital ship and can be used against larger fighters. 3 or higher d8 roll to hit capital ship. 5 or higher against large fighters(bombers, gunships and boarding ships). Disables random systems on capital ships and super capital ships.
Repair parts: used to repair external turrets or repair internal sections from outside. Unlike normal repairs there is no roll for completion.
Grimler Anti Shipping missile: A powerful long range missile that can target enemy ships in adjacent sectors. It takes a few rounds to home in on the capital ship and can be shot down. It fires as a pair of missiles instead of a single . No to hit rolls required but can be shot down.


Repair spacecraft: Some spacecraft defeated in battle can be retrieved and repaired. A d8 roll of 7 or higher will repair one fighter. Multipart ships such as pinnaces and frigates will take multiple rolls. Requires online reactor.

Manufacture munitions: Randomly create a few missiles or bombs using old parts lying around. Requires online reactor.

Spoiler: "Fuel/Munitions" (click to show/hide)

Fuel/ Munitions locker: These contain bombs and fuel for the Prometheus and the fighters. A hit here can cause a  loss of precious fuel. In addition it needs to be operational to load bombs into fighters.

Flammable system: Fires on these tiles can cause explosions if they are not put out. Explosions spread fires into adjacent tiles.

Spoiler: "Missiles" (click to show/hide)

Missiles: There are 2 missile pods on either side of the Prometheus they are controlled by a single control room. Missiles travel across sectors to strike their targets  while short range missiles hit only in the sector
Abilities:
Resistant Plating: Each section has a 50% of not taking damage from a hit.
Fragile System: losing a section of the control room will only allow one missile pod to fire.
Limited use: each missile pod can only perform 3 actions each round.
Launch Missile: launch a missile.
-Tempest Defense missiles: launch a missile that targets other missiles. 3 or higher on a d8  to hit.
-Inferno cluster bomb: Launch a missile that detonates against large groups of enemies. Detonates when there are 4 or more enemy fighters. Launcher selects either clockwise or counterclockwise. 8  on a d8 to hit up to 10 targets.
-Tsunami torpedo: A powerful anti capital nuclear bomb. Launcher targets a specific capital ship. Causes 3-6 hits on the ship

Spoiler: "Point Defense Turrets" (click to show/hide)

Point Defense Turrets : These railguns can target  a variety of different enemies. The top control room controls the top 4 guns and vice versa. Both rooms control the centerline turret.
Abilities:
Armored: The control room can take 3 hits total before taking damage to the interior
Limited Use: Each turret can only fire 2 times per round
Limited Firing arc: Each turret can only shoot into the sector it is located in.
Flak shot: attack fighters, 2 attacks 6 or higher on a d8 to hit.
Pellet shot : attack missiles, 1 attack  4 or higher on a d8 to hit.
Titanium penetrators: attack capital ships, 1 attack 7 or higher to hit.

Spoiler: "Beam Cannons" (click to show/hide)

Beam Cannons: These advanced particle beam weapons were barely finished before you left. They are the most powerful weapons available . Reactor required.
Abilities:
Armored: The control room can take 3 hits total before taking damage to the interior
Fragile System: both tiles of the control room and cannon must be available to fire.
Limited use: Only one attack per round from each beam cannon
Limited Arc: Each cannon can only fire into its own sector . Unless a Tag B missile is used to mark targets.
Slash beam: Attack capital ships, 10-20 hits , 2 or higher  to hit. Reactor must be online.

Character Creation:

Spoiler: "Character Creation" (click to show/hide)

Character sheet format: Post this everytime you talk or when you vote for the round.

Name:  Chosen by yourself
Age: Chosen by yourself
Avatar Color: determines the color of your character on the game board
Location: This is a coordinate taken from the game board. Please keep it updated.
Role: The role your character plays. Chose this but some positions are rare.
Movement: How many steps you can move each round. Starts at 3.
Item: Any items such as body armor or weapons. If you are a traitor please DONT put your highly illegal bombs and tracking beacons here. Those are meant to be secret.
Health: Normally you start with 2 health.

Level: Your level. Normally you start at level 1. When you level up you get 2 stat points.
XP: 0/10

Stats: It takes 1 stat point to reach the first level of a stat, 2 for the next etc.
Piloting: at level 1 it allows you to fly a spacecraft. At level 2 it gives you -1 to attacks targeted at yourself. At level 3 it gives you +1 to your attacks.
Engineering: At level 1 it gives you +2 to repair/firefighting actions. At level 2 it gives +1 for various engineering actions such as use of the FTL drive and using features in the engine and hangar. At level 3 it gives +1 to repair actions, and allows you to repair allied spacecraft including your own in space.
Combat: at level 1 it gives +1 to ground attacks. Level 2 gives a 25% chance to dodge a successful attack before the armor roll. At level 3 you can move and attack with only 1 action.
Speed: level 1 +1 to movement, level 2 +1 to movement, level 3 +1 to movement.
Medical: Level 1 Heal 1 wound for an action , level 2 + 2  to healing actions(medbay). Level 3 +1 to healing actions and you can heal 2 wounds as a free action each turn.
Health: Level 1 +1 health. Level 2 +1 health, Level 3 Revive in medbay at 3/4 health instead of 1/4
Science: Level 1 +1 to sensor actions. Level 2 + 1 to sensor actions and +1 to CIC actions. Level 3 + 1 to CIC actions and +1 to Beam cannon actions.
Gunnery: level 1+ 1 to attack with PD and other turrets. Level 2 Rapid fire, use a cannon twice and it will still have 1 attack left for another officer to use. Level 3 +1 to attack with turrets , and remotely repair a damaged turret with 2 actions from within the gunnery system.


Roles:You will pick one for your character. It determines your starting stats

Admiral: The admiral is in command of the fleet. ONE player
Abilities:
- Talks with YELLOW text
-Can use various abilities in the CIC that help in combat.
-Vote counts twice
-He can only be removed from his position by being voted to the brig. The most experienced player (XP) will replace him.
- He has control of 2 Meson bombs. These powerful weapons can be launched either from the hangar or the missile tube which ever is still functional. The blast will destroy every thing friend or foe. They can also be used on planets with blue options.
- He has control of in system navigation.(aka choosing to head towards planets or towards open space.)
- Two times during the game he can override the vote to choose a jump target and select his own.


Governor: In charge of the civilian fleet. ONE player
Abilities:
-Talks with GREEN text
-Vote counts twice
- He is PMed a set of special abilities that can help the fleet such as sending a scouting mission, asteroid mining, increasing morale through speeches etc.
-He can be removed from his position by a 3/4ths vote. A new player must then be elected at the same time with a majority vote. Being Brigged will not remove him from his position.

Officer limits are given in Ratios of players

Gunnery Officer:  Ratio 4
Stats:
Speed lv 1
Gunnery lv 1

Starfighter Captain:  Ratio 4
Stats:
Piloting : lv 1
Combat : Lv 1



Medical officer: Ratio 2
Stats:
Speed lv 1
Medical lv 2


Marine Commander: Ratio 2
Stats:
Combat lv 1
Health lv 1
Speed lv 1


Fleet Engineering Lieutenant : Ratio 2
Stats:
Engineering lv 2
Science lv 1

Comms Officer : Ratio 1
Stats
Science lv2
Engineering lv 1

Flight Operations officer: Ratio 1
Stats:
Engineering lv 1
Health lv 1
Piloting lv 1

Post your character application below please