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[Andres]

Plant the IEDs and set them off when patrols come by. Civilian casualties must be 0 or less. On detonation, remove the bodies from the area. Plant another IED in the area regardless of whether there was time to remove the bodies or not. The second set of IEDs is for anyone that comes looking to find out what happened.

[Pencil_Art]

Plant the IEDs and set them off when patrols come by. Civilian casualties must be 0 or less. On detonation, remove the bodies from the area. Plant another IED in the area regardless of whether there was time to remove the bodies or not. The second set of IEDs is for anyone that comes looking to find out what happened.

+1

[origamiscienceguy]

Have Smarte research into these miniaturized fusion reactors. See if she can make then any smaller.

[Andres]

Have Smarte research into these miniaturized fusion reactors. See if she can make then any smaller.

+1. Hopefully this is an engineering problem and not a science problem. XCOM taught me the difference.

[Chiefwaffles]

F.S Phoenix, Night
"Uh. I can try looking into the fusion reactors, Captain. I'm more of a "fix and build things" kind of person, though. I'm not exactly the best with this kind of stuff." States Smarte after you ask her about the smaller fusion reactors. "It'd take a while, though. I assume you want them for a smaller power source than our current one?"

Lokarith, Midnight
Meanwhile, Rodra's party begin to stealthily move from the boat to Lokarith, after the IEDs arrived.
Unfortunately, they're stopped while entering Lokarith by a patrol. Rodra stops the party. They quietly stand in the shadows, hoping to not get noticed.

One Uark hears someone shift. It slowly moves towards the hidden party. It looks closer ever so slowly. What happens next starts and ends almost instantly. The Uark yelps, and both parties spring to life, aiming their weapons at each other.

Rodra can spot 4 Uark Patrol soldiers. What does the party do now?

Spoiler: Research Projects (click to show/hide)

Uark Miniaturized Fusion Reactor (General Research, Make Smaller) - Engineering Officer Smarte, 15 Engineers

Spoiler: Rodra's Party (click to show/hide)

Lokarith, Lokarith Island (Engaged with Hostiles)
- Officer Rodra
- - 1 Energy Light Pistol
- 4 Trained Marines
- - 4 AP Marine Armor
- - 4 Energy Assault Rifles
- - 12 Basic IEDs

1 Unarmed Hoverboat (Offshore, Lokarith Island)
- 2 Uark Patrol Armor
- 2 Uark Light Assault Rifles
- 2 Uark Radios

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

F.S. Phoenix, "Barrage" Class Destroyer
Hyperdrive offline - requires replacing.

Weapon Systems
2 Duel Energy Cannon Arrays - A basic but effective energy weapon. One DECA ("Deh-kah") fires 2 volleys of moderately damaging fire. Requires no ammo, but heavily repeated use may lead to temporary overheating.
1 Miniature Spinal Energy Accumulation Ray - A small spinal beam weapon. Requires a charge length of 3 cycles, but can devastate ships that rival your own. Hyperdrive cannot be charged with this charging.
1 Medium-Class Missile Array (5 pods) - Fires 5 medium-size or lower missiles per volley.
Crew (50 max)
15 Engineers (F.S. Phoenix)
- 15 Energy Light Pistols
2 Trained Marines (F.S. Phoenix)
- 2 AP Marine Armor
- 2 Energy Assault Rifles
10 Generic Crew. (F.S. Phoenix)
- 10 Energy Light Pistols

Engineering Officer Smarte (F.S. Phoenix)
- 1 Energy Light Pistol
Security Officer Gonzal (F.S. Phoenix)
- 1 Energy Light Pistol
Intelligence Officer Rodra (Planetside: Lokarith)
- 1 Energy Light Pistol

Cargo Hold
7 EP-10e (H) Light Pistols - A light pistol designed for personal defense. Does not require ammunition, but heat has to be watched in combat.
15 "Pinpoint" Missiles - A light missile with robust tracking and flight systems. Best used on weakpoints, or light targets.
2 Uark Hoverbikes - Light but fast Uark atmospheric flight vehicles that can fit one or two people.

Brig
1 Uark Prisoner (Interrogated - Basic personal information known.)
1 Healing Uark Prisoner (Will be healed tomorrow morning)

Spoiler: GM Note (click to show/hide)

I've been facing a small dilemma for a while now. This has actually been a problem since I started the first Galaxy Rise.
How much of the game do you want to be based on dice rolls?
Just to give an example, Rodra's party being caught was purely based on a roll.

Also, I realized I forgot to show that Rodra had her energy pistol in the Rodra's Party spoiler.

Fluff:

Spoiler: U.E.F. Reactors (click to show/hide)

Warning: This is more or less the Applied Phlebotinum of Galaxy Rise. Read at your own peril.

Just about every reasonable sized device (like a hoverbike and above) used by the U.E.F. utilizes what's commonly referred to as a "Pearl Reactor".
This reactor works around one item - the "Pearl". Also referred to as the core. The pearl is a solid sphere that varies greatly in size. A large capital ship may have a giant core, but something like a car may have a tiny one. The Pearl is mined from various planets deep down, and works kind of similar to hydrocarbons. The pressure exerted during formation of the planet with just the right combination of materials will deposit an extreme amount of energy into a sphere, which is mined out and used.

Basically, the Pearl is a battery with an extreme charge. U.E.F. reactors have the core placed in the middle of a spherical chamber, which is usually much bigger than the core. The Pearl sits right in the middle, suspended in mid-air by the reactor. The reactor carefully stimulates the Pearl with inputs of energy, and the core responds with a much greater amount of energy. Pearls last for a virtually infinite amount of time.
However, if the Pearl receives too much energy, it'll essentially start a chain reaction, releasing all the stored energy at once in a large explosion. The required input energy for this to happen is quite large, though. Therefore it must be overexerted over a variable period of time. Commonly referred to as an overload/meltdown when happening in U.E.F. reactors.

The pearl has two other disadvantages. It requires a relatively large amount of space, meaning it can really only be used for structures and vehicles, but not anything else. The second is that Pearls are relatively rare. While they do have a virtually infinite amount of charge, they are slowly lost forever in wrecks, explosions, combat, etc.

Basically:
A kinda-rare giant pearl-like sphere floats in mid-air inside a U.E.F. reactor and acts as a super-dense, slightly unstable, battery.

[Andres]

Rolls with modifiers.

Take cover and open fire.

[origamiscienceguy]

Have Rodra prioritize taking cover, and the marines focus on getting the first volley before taking cover.

[Chiefwaffles]

Mini update today. See the casualties stuff for all the changes from last update. Other than that, everything's the same.

The marines immediately begin opening fire, but the Uark soldiers are able to get out their shots first. As the U.E.F. soldiers align their weapons, numerous marines are struck down by the patrol. Luckily, with the help of Rodra, the U.E.F. party is able to turn the tide of the battle near the end and eliminate the rest of the patrol.

U.E.F. Casualties:
1 Marine in critical condition. Immediate medical attention required.
1 Marine has bullet wound in leg. Medical attention heavily recommended.
Uark Casualties/Loot:
4 Uark Patrolmen dead.
No armor could be recovered in an intact state.
4 Uark Light Assault Rifles found.
8 Uark Magazines found.

Spoiler: GM Note (click to show/hide)

The combat is still a bit weird. I'm conflicted between more of an easy-death versus RPG-like health system, and it's showing in the internal damage/health stuff. As a consequence, the Marines/Uarks were a bit more resilient than I feel that they should be.
As always, any feedback at all for the combat is appreciated. Speaking of, does anyone have opinions on how the combat is shown?
Three options that I can think of now:

#1: Cinematic style. Basically what I've been doing up to this point ("As the first marine prepares to fire, his rifle is shot out of his hands by the enemy!")
#2: List style. Baasically a slightly fluffed up version of the actual rolls. ("Marine 1's rifle is hit by a bullet and is knocked out of his hands. Uark 2 is shot in the torso by an energy bolt.")
#3: Summary style. I give a brief summary of the battle then go through the aftermath clearly at the end. I'm leaning towards this one because it's easier, and hopefully more convenient for the readers. This is what I went with in this update. ("The marines and the Uarks immediately begin firing on each other as Rodra dives for cover! Bolts of energy and bullets fly past each other before they hit their targets. The marines are able to get the upper hand and route the Uarks, but not before sustaining casualties. [list observed casualties on both sides, damage, etc.]")

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EDIT: See that "[/list]" tag? It won't go away. It's cuuursed!

[Andres]

Get the marines into the medbay. Take what we can and leave the rest with an IED.