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[Aseaheru]

bridge or hold.




bridge. from there we can see whats in the hold.

[10ebbor10]

The robot is told to look for the closest link to the ship's internal network. It's unlikely that the wireless network inside will still be online, and even if it was, then the radiation would make it unuseable. Meanwhile, the teams have finished packing themselves in, and are preparing to make the jump. For the second time in row, the Salvation opens the it's airlocks, and the team jumps over the endless abyss. It's a jump that has to be timed well, or they will end on the other side of the liner. Nevertheless, everyone safely makes the jump.

When they arrive on the ship, they find that the crawler drone has managed to cut a hole in the wall and hook up to the ship's intranet. While it can't change anything, it does gain some usefull information. Primarly, the radiation is indeed coming from the reactors, which appear to be damaged, judged by the limited power output. Most power is directed at the cooling systems, which seem to be only barely coping with the overheating reactor. What little remains is divided amongst the lifesupport and the ship's board computer, which is for mysterious reasons running at full capacity. Since this action probably already alerted anyone on the ship of your actions, you decide that it can't hurt to use the intercom. You pick a number at random, and phone. Predictably, nobody picks up. As you expected, the entire ship is probably death. But just before you hang up, the phone is picked up. An ear shattering resonates through the Salvation, before the connection is abruptly terminated.

The team on the ship, unknowing of this recent event, has just finished securing the airlock (Only one of the two doors was still operationall, so they had to close it manually) and is about to open the doors for the drone, before they continue to the bridge.

Spoiler: Hydrogen team (click to show/hide)

Shia (8/8 hp Attack: 2 Def 2)
     - Custom military suit (+2 defense)
     - Standard sidearm (+2 to attack, 10/10 ammo)
     - Upgrade Laser blaster (-2 to attack)
     - small explosive charges

8 crewmembers (85/85 hp Attack: 1 Def: 1)
     - Emergency spacesuit (-4 to defense)
     - 2 heavy welders (+4 to attack, requires reload after firing. 4/4 ammo)
     - 2 laser welders (-2 to attack, 8/8 ammo )
     - 4 laser blasters (-4 to attack)
1 pirate (12/12 hp) (Attack: 2 Defense: 2)
     - Emergency spacesuit (-4 to defense)
     - Upgraded laser blaster (-2)
     - Standard pistol

Spoiler: ?? Team (click to show/hide)

Domas (8/8 hp Attack: 2 Def 2)
     - Mechsuit  (+3 to defense, clunky, enhanced strength)
     - Heavy welder (+4 to attack, requires reload after firing. 2/2 ammo)
     - Laser blaster (-4 to attack)

8 crewmembers (85/85 hp Attack: 1 Def: 1)
     - Emergency spacesuit (-4 to defense)
     - 2 heavy welders (+4 to attack, requires reload after firing. 4/4 ammo)
     - 2 laser welders (-2 to attack, 8/8 ammo )
     - 4 laser blasters (-4 to attack)

1 pirate (12/12 hp) (Attack: 2 Defense: 2)
     - Emergency spacesuit (-4 to defense)
     - Upgraded laser blaster(-2)
     - Standard pistol

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

Front:
Deck 4-5: Passengers
Deck 3 : Catering, lifesupport and bridge
Deck 2:  Cargo
Deck 1: Maintenance area

Back:

Deck 5:Crew quarters
Deck 4: More important stuff
Deck 3-2: Engines
Deck:1 Main reactor

Spoiler: Job list (click to show/hide)

The supply ship that normally provides food and other supplies to a number of colonies in the outer rim has never arrived. In order to prevent an impeding food shortage, the Jaltan colonies have decided to travel to the inner systems (or as close as you can get within a reasonable timeframe) in order to oversee the deliverance of supplies themselves. They know need someone to take the supplies back to their colonies.

The Oddysea coorporation is willing to give a large bounty to whomever is willing to look for their lost Jumpship Surveyor, which is apparently lost somewhere beyond the known systems. The last message dates back to 2 weeks ago, and seems to indicate a problem with their primary jump drive. (Message delivered by partly fragmented Jump drone*)

Many traditionall shipping compagnies have refused to do cargo runs towards planets near the Quarantined zone, fearing that another increase of the Quarantine might lock them in. As such, the planets near the zone are undersupplied, and many people are trying to leave.

There's still the investigation of the station near the Galven system.

A colony ship heading for the outer rim is trying to buy some cheap protection. They haven't got much, and their ship is completely undefended, and largely unarmored.

An archeology site near the Galven system has gone silent. Their main benefactor would like you to check up on them, to see if everything's alright.

Spoiler: Local sector map (click to show/hide)

-Inner scrapyard: [Illegal to be here]
-Outer scrapyard: A more dangerous place, since ships are actively dumped here and the automated droid patrols make harvesting harder [Illegal to be here]
-Scrapyard borders: Sometimes scrap floats outside of the scrapyard, allowing everyone nearby free pickings.
-Galven III orbital habitation station: The majority of this sector resides here, or on the planet below. Due to the risk of an epidemic and a paranoid governement, planet acces is strongly limited, hence the creation of the orbital hub.
-Galven III Trade hub: This station includes a repair station, and has some governement officials. You probably could get your ship registered here.
-Galven III jump beacon:   [ Pirates(seldomly seen)]

Spoiler: Sector Map (click to show/hide)

Galven System
      -Inner system
      -Outer system
Merope
     -Inner system
     -Outer system
Cor caroli Shipyard
Pirate sector
Pirate sector
Pirate base

Spoiler: Assets and reputations (click to show/hide)

Credits: 0
Merchants: Acquinted
MMC: Acquinted
Military: Not trusted
Sector Police: Currently being registered

Spoiler: Salvation (click to show/hide)

A large Alliance Cruiser, dating back to the war. Modified and refitted by the crew. The ship's painted in light blue, with several spots and stripes added to aid in visual deception. There are several fake spots on the wings, and stripes to make the ship appear longer. The Engines are painted in a blue/white combination, matching the color of the engine exhaust(in space, in the air it's quite obvious if the engines are on or not). The top bridge is flanked by 2 stars, painted in orange and black. On the sides, the name of the ship is painted in big friendly letters.

Armour: Depleted, several holes ( 4490 Good. 1220 damaged, 310 Teladine)
Structural: 1800/3000
Power supply: 4.5/7 (5/5 storage)
Fuel: 269/2000
Crew: 30 (1 wounded)
              -2 Pirate faction A

Subsystems:
       -Weaponry:
             - 4 Lasers
             Integrity:60/60; Power: 1/2
             - 4 Rail guns
             Integrity:60/60; Power: 0/1;Ammunition: 1 slugs, 2 arrow, 20 fighter shells
             - Turrets: [3/4 mounted]
             Plasma cannon turret
             Integrity:15/15 Power: 0.5/0.5
             Quad fighter railgun turret
             Integrity:15/15 Power: 0.25/0.25 Ammuntion: 400/400
             Flak cannon
             Integrity:15/15 Power: 0.1/0.1 Ammuntion: 20/50
             - 4 Missile launchers
             Integrity:60/60; Missiles: 11/20
                    -Tow missile (1)
                    -Mosquito missiles (2)
                    -4 aegis missiles (Very fast, agile, Very low payload)
                    -2 Zephyrus Orbit to air missiles (slow, large target, laser guided, High payload)
                    -2  Wasp missiles (fast, unguided, small payload)


      -Control
      BridgeIntegrity: 20/20 Manned; MQ computing system; Cargoship OS
      Automated sensor systems: Online (+2 to targetting and detection)

      -Sensors
            -MQ Passive sensor:online
            Integrity: 30/30
            -MQ Active (Targetting) sensor: online
            Integrity: 40/40

       -Lifesupport
       Integrity: 60/60;Power use: 1/1; Heat: Normal (0/20)

       -Reactors
         4/7:Online;Integrity:40/40;
         3/7:Offline;Integrity:2.5/40;
         Civilian Pulse reactorOnline Integrity: 20/20
         Battery Integrity: 10

       -Jumpdrive
           -Jumpcore
            Integrity: 75/80Charge: 50%
            -Jumpcontrol:
            Integrity: 40/40;Manual control;Slow automatic calc
            -Jumpcapacitors
            Integrity: 26/80; Tertiary capacitor only Power: 1/3

       -Engines
            - Main engines (1/2 working)
            Engine one: Integrity: 50/50 Power: 1/1
            Engine two: Integrity: 5/50 Power: 0/1
            -Auxilary thrusters
            Integrity:40/80;4/8 Online Power: 0.5/1

       -Docking bay  (4/4)
               -Cargo shuttle (142/400 fuel)
               Integrity: 80/80;Armor: 200/200; Cargo:1000/1000
               -"Red Rocket" (Lamprey class boat) (43/100 fuel)
               Integrity: 60/60;Armor: 60/60; Railguns: Online;Ammo: 100/100 Cargo:0/10
               -Pirate Fighter (20/50 fuel)                                   
Integrity: 60/60;Armor: 20/20; Missiles(2/2): Handmade Missile   Cargo:0/20
               -Pirate Fighter (20/50 fuel)                                     
Integrity: 60/60;Armor: 20/20; Missiles(2/2): Handmade Missile Cargo:0/20

       -Cargo Bays (5)
           -Cargo bay Alpha
           Integrity: 100/100; Cargo:1250/1250
           -Cargo Bay A
           Integrity: 40/40; Cargo:200/200
           -Cargo Bay B
           Integrity: 40/40; Cargo: 200/200
           -Cargo Bay C
           Integrity:40/40; Cargo: 200/200
           -Cargo Bay D
           Integrity:40/40; Cargo: 200/200

      Other:
          -Medbay [0/10 People; Decent equipment. Supplies:5/10]
 
      -Habitation
           -Common room
           -10 4 people chambers
           -2 20 people chambers
Cargo: (1891.1/2050)
468 units of food (1 unit per crewmember per day) [184]
Plenty of low quality scrap metal and damaged armour/hull plating [135]
5 Cargo protection
44 duranim [44]
5 Teladine [5]
10 units of cheap electronics[1]
10 units of MQ resources[11]
31 spacesuits (Modified emergency suits, not that durable, nor usefull.) [3.1]
1 Mechanized space suit [0.5]
475 units of railgun ammunition [Scrap Based, S] [47.5]
25 Hollow rail gun shells [Scrapbased, L] [25]
     -Water [25/25]
8 ballista arrows [Scrap based, M] [4]
10 ballista arrows [Scrapbased, Hardened arrow head ,M] [5]
9 HD slugs [Scrapbased, L] [9]
Advanced tools [20]
2 Crawler drones [10]
3 Hand made missiles(Slow, unguided, Medium payload) [Unreliable] [3]
2 Poltergeist missiles (stealth, fast, self guided, 2 stage missile, no payload)[8]
1 box of medicine [1]
HQ rations (=200 rations. Note: doesn't include water and stuff)[1]
Damaged Original reactor [200]

Spoiler: Fuel Use (click to show/hide)

Short use (Dodging, in area short movement)
- Cargo shuttle: 5 fuel
- Lamprey: 1 fuel
- Auxilary engines: 1.25 each
- Main engines: 10 each
Medium use(Exploration of sector, moving between relatively close sectors)
-Cargo shuttle: 10 fuel
- Lamprey: 5 fuel
- Auxilary engines : 2.5 each (Note, even at the best of times you can only use 4 due to their placement)
- Main engines : 15 each
Long term use (Moving between relatively far away sectors)
-Cargo shuttle: 25 fuel
- Lamprey: 10 fuel
- Auxilary engines : 7.5 each (Note, Even at the best of times you can only use 4 at once due to their placement)
- Main engines : 25 each

Spoiler: Characters (click to show/hide)

-John Gibson (TylerTheCreator)
     -Gunner
-Promtho (Terra 162)
     -Engineer
-Diana Banks (Ukrainian Ranger)
     -Diplomat
-George William Gyralt (GreatWyrmWold)
     -Doctor
-Legion McCaffee (Dariush)
     -Mechanic
Max Lukasson (Tophat)
     -Pilot
-Baxter (Hubris Incalculable)
    -Computer Technician
Charlie Phelps (The Card)
    -Field medic
Shia Trotsky (GotdamnMiracle)
    -Recon
David Chapel
    -Head of personnel
Domas (Aseaheru)
   -EVA

Spoiler: Memoranda (click to show/hide)

If you want an action executed by the crew, just type and bold it. If you want it to be done by your character, please explicitedly state so, and use bold +Italics.
Character actions might be ignored during conflicts or for secret GM reasons.

Anyway, going to list combat modifiers just because I can. These are not used in the previous encounter, because the system wasn't ready. These can be subject to additional modifiers from player actions.

For targetting:
Cruiser class weaponry: - 4
No targetting computer: -1
Laser weaponry: +2
Plasma weaponry: +4
MQ targetting sensor: +1 (No sensor= -2)
Evasive manoevres: +2 (Requires thrusters)
Cruiser: -2
Frigate: -1
Corvette:0

Damage:
Cruiser class weaponry: + 4
Depends on rail gun ammo: +X
Cruiser class medium armor: +6
armor damage: -2

Spoiler: New note (click to show/hide)

I hope everything is correct. Feel free to discuss/ name equipment.

Also, the mechsuit isn't a mech. It's a combination between a cheap exoskeleton and a spacesuit.

[Aseaheru]

thanks for the clarification on the mechsuit.

right. tell the teams about the thingie, send team 2 to help the drone in shutting down the reactors/fixing them. probably fixing them if possible. i think team 1 will check out the thingie, then the bridge. we probably want to bring this in for salvaging.

[GreatWyrmGold]

"...Sounds like a cheap robo plot. Do we have EMPs?"

((I'd imagine that the label of "science fiction would be outdated once we get interstellar travel and stuff.))

[Gotdamnmiracle]

"...Sounds like a cheap robo plot. Do we have EMPs?"

((I'd imagine that the label of "science fiction would be outdated once we get interstellar travel and stuff.))

"None here, just some thermite charges. Hydrogen team is heading toward the bridge. Any update on the scans? This place is absolutely dead. Burn marks and holes, either there was a hell of a firefight here or some deep penetrating missiles, definitely some laser strikes too. Any update from Helium squad, Salvation? Over."

Shia gestures to down toward a small hole, similar to a cauterized penetrating wound, long dried once melted alloys form strange structures in the low g along the sides of the tube. The point man avoids the hole, traveling onward at a quick gait, rifle men follow on after him, stomping along in the low g, as if in slow motion. The next door to the bridge looms in sight and the squad forms up around it. Shia begins setting up the explosives to render magnetic locks ineffective and pry the door open easily.

[Aseaheru]

Yep. i hear you. we ARE right next to you. we'll go and deal with the reactors if you guys deal with the bridge and the noise. unless it was farther back. where WAS the noise?

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Yep. i hear you. we ARE right next to you. we'll go and deal with the reactors if you guys deal with the bridge and the noise. unless it was farther back. where WAS the noise?

"Get off this channel. I was talking to the Salvation, Helium squad. What noise?. There is no noise. Quit trying to rustle me. And there is a reason we are using comms. Sound doesn't travel in void. Wild concept, I know. Shia, out. *click* "

Shia switches channels and holds up the new frequency in hand signals. Her team complies.

"Set up the torchs and laser cutters. We will begin cutting when I receive confirmation from the Salvation. Keep in mind that the structural integrity is decreased, I don't want to fall through the floor."

One of the riflemen with a white and yellow stripe painted across his suit, kneeling down and setting up the laser cutters taps his helm and replies in a young voice Aye aye. Squad commander, respectfully request permis-

"Yes, you may ask a question, Nastasi. Shoot."

Well... the rifleman pauses, then continues Do you believe all that about the dead ships? I mean not about the ghosts and stuff but... I don't know. Have you ever heard about the Old AIs?

"Drek, all of it. Still... Keep your wits about you. We still have no idea what happened here."

Shia chambers a round, silent in the void.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

We don't know about the noise. That played over the Salvation's systems.

[Aseaheru]

((im pretending they allready told us about it.))

I do realize we are in the void. after-all, im in it. *switches channels* right. load up. we're going for the reactors. get them fixed and we can fly this thing out to be scrapped. no looting!*reloads*


(old AIs?))

[Gotdamnmiracle]

((im pretending they allready told us about it.))

We don't know if we can even reach them until we recieve a reply. Do not do that.

Shia grits her teeth "I will switch to freqhop if you don't quit. Contact me if you get an interesting sitrep all of the sudden. We will be up here trying to get through to the bridge. Don't get excited about this place. It is LEAKING RADIATION and looks like swiss cheese. There might not be anything worth looting even. Now move out unless you intend on going blind with all the laser torches going off. I also suggest switching to your squads channel and off of my squads. They look a little aimless unless you would like me to lead them both."

Freqhop is when a frequency will change randomly to cipher itself. It's how people obfuscate signals IRL.

[Aseaheru]

i DID change the channel. besides, its worth something as scrap. metal is worth SOMETHING.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

i DID change the channel. besides, its worth something as scrap. metal is worth SOMETHING.

We might as well just visit the scrap yard again then.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

our cargo hold is almost full, we can't loot a lot, only something very valuable

[Gotdamnmiracle]

our cargo hold is almost full, we can't loot a lot, only something very valuable

So tech then? Targetting systems (probably unlikely)? What should I keep my eyes peeled for?

[GreatWyrmGold]

our cargo hold is almost full, we can't loot a lot, only something very valuable

So tech then? Targetting systems (probably unlikely)? What should I keep my eyes peeled for?

Record the location of everything of value, we'll decide while you search.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

our cargo hold is almost full, we can't loot a lot, only something very valuable

So tech then? Targetting systems (probably unlikely)? What should I keep my eyes peeled for?

Record the location of everything of value, we'll decide while you search.

Aye. Do I have anything that can do that with me or should I just write it down?