Turn 17: Getting Crew for Capitalism's sake
Back at Ponyville, Time Turner, after being double-backed back to the place where he started, manages to catch up with Big Mac (5+1). Despite being fatigued, he manages to tell Big Mac that Applebloom and Applejack are involved with the crew and offers to join the group, and is big on close combat. As far as anyone knows, he's willing to pilot something with heavy firepower if needed as well.
Kenji and Marcus managed to do yet another drill, and feel confident enough that the Crusaders are ready for anything (4).
Kenji and Marcus both feel confident about this, with all the Crusaders' Skill up one step. Star Charmer managed to get Melee up by one step.
However, after the Angel mess that threatened Ponyville, it seems Cloud Zeyper and Dapper Darling show some reluctance as they were saddled in some weak machines, and their lacking in confidence were making them consider leaving the ship once they get to Manehattan, and selling the machines to make easy Bits. On the other hand, staying should give them a chance to prove to themselves they're worthy pilots, but with the machines they're saddled with, how can they have a chance against the groups' stronger machines, let alone take on tougher enemies. They ask Marcus about this as they continue training...
Lester transfers Mechanics to get the Airmaster up to Airmaster Burst (5) managing to get the thing upgraded without a hitch. In the meantime, he makes a call to the Moon via the communications array in hopes of making contact (4) barely manging to get up there to both sides of the Moon.
The message Lester sent to Tabris managed to make it though, though due to the atmosphere, it seems to be garbled. Lester's attempt to make contact seemed to have worked, but it may require either flying closer to it, or get stronger communications.
In the meantime, Tabris is willing to humor Lester though a bit distorted. With the aid of Twilight and other Unicorns to help, here is what the message is: "Hello, is anyone around? Princess Luna didn't exactly want me talking to this... wait? Humans? After the war ended? I though they were all but destroyed when Sombra's kingdom fell? I can't exactly hear you from here, but I think you'd be interested in my counter-offer: Bring me a suitable Personal Trooper that can keep up with me, and I'll humor you in fighting the other Angels. Then after that is done, bring me to Canterlot."
Lester sent another message to send interests to corperations affected by the GN Drive Tau shortage and trying to use his reputation to his advantage (4). The Corperations interested in this send a few delegates, out of curiosity about his offer to help with the Inflation issue of A-LAWs related Mecha (d100 roll: 20). Of the 100 Companies in Manehattan, 20 of them that deal with such machines show up, putting Lester in an interesting situlation... his surface thoughts say "Auction off the GN Tau Drives, let them deal wtih it themselves" to those with telepathy.
Another message sent for an open call for Professional crew (5) managed to earn him 25 Pegasi, and 15 Unicorns, all Mechanics. However, the corperation pilots affected by the shortage converted to other faction units, like the Gundam mk II and the Huckebein mk II-M, changing units to reflect the trend.
For his other message for pilots, he did managed to get someone, a mysterious blue-hair Human with heterochromia showed interest, a skilled Professional pilot with the Personal Trooper R-1. She is willing to humor Lester in testing for PD-compatability due to it's T-LINK system otherwise. Her name is Ichiji Minazuki, and she's got a personal quest: Find the R-2, and R-3 somewhere in Equestria. Another pilot he found were some escorts: Cloud Tumble, Sugar Darling, Light Charmer, Charming Crescent, Lightning Chaser and a human named Yuri, who seem curious on what he'll pilot.
Rarity and Applejack found mechanics interested in building the Braves Lester needs and gets the following offers:
- "Well, I got some professional guards willing to guard the GN Drive Taus with this mess running around, for about 34,000 per Brave. Man you must have one crazy captain with those A-LAW machines."
- "Listen up lovely lady, I'll do it for 30,000 but I need a 20,000 Security Deposit so I can hire Guards to make sure no one steals the GN Tau Drives, what's it going to be missy?"
Rainbow Dash got on the AM Gunner to finish up a floating Quest, delivering the Energy Coupling Devices to one of the Ponies interested in completing his Gundam X. He gives Rainbow Dash 1,900 Bits for a job well done. The next stop, Rainbow Dash flies to Dapper to send some Genoace Parts his way, to fix up a few blown parts, and is gifted blueprints to a R-2, as well as 8,000 Bits.
Alice in the meantime continues works the GN Drive Taus with the newly assembed Mechanics (Alice rolls 5+1, Mechanic Team rolls 6+1) and managed to quickly make the remaining Drives, being back to the sole Solar Furnance they started with.
Clair in the meantime starts practicing Dodging with her Guren mk II, a Crewpony grabing an Armorlion for dodging practice outside of Manehattan, and Kasai and Vinyl in the Vandread Vinyl for fun (3) and for awhile doesn't seem to feel any results.
- 1x Oil-soaked Map of Equestria
- 210,000 Bits
- 14x Scrap Metal
- 437x Mobile Suit Parts
- 76x Personal Trooper Parts
- 20x Armored Module Parts
- 10x Knightmare Frame Parts
- 10x Evangelion Parts
- 15x Ganman Parts
- 212x Weapon Parts
- 1x Cannon Frame
- 10x Rifle Frames
- 11x Energy Coupling Devices
- 10x Variable Charge Fuses
- 7x Microwave Generators
- 1x Psychic Receiver
- 1x Solar Furnances
- 35x GN Tau Drives
- 1x Black Hole Engine
- 1x G-Impact Cannon
- 2x Telsa Drive
- 1x Spiral Energy Drive Revision 1
- 1x Yggdrasil Drive
- 4x Movable Frames
- 1x Battleship Hardpoint Installer
- 1x Blueprints for Lagaan [Requires 5x Ganman Parts, 1x Spiral Energy Drive] (hard to tell at first, the front of the sheet has graffti on it that says "Down with Cloudsdale")
- 1x Blueprints for Bit-based Backpack [Requires 1x Psychic Receiver, 5x Weapon Parts] (Some of the markings are covered in blood)
- 1x Blueprints for Sutherland [requires 3x Knightmare Frame Parts, and 1x Power Source] (The other side of the sheet has a picture of a decapitated Winged Unicorn that says "Die Celestia" on it)
- 1x Blueprints for GN-X [Requires 1x GN Drive Tau, 5x Mobile Suit parts]
- 1x Blueprint for an Evangelion [Requires 5x Evangelion parts, 50x Biomass, 1x Battery Array System, 1x Entry Plug System, 1x LCL Tank]
- 1x Blueprint of a Black Hole Cannon [Requires 50x Weapon Parts, 2x Energy Coupling Device, 1x Cannon Frame]
- 1x Blueprint for a Positron Rifle [Requires 20x Weapon Parts, 1x Energy Coupling Device, 1x Rifle Frame, (Optional: 1x Power Source)]
- 1x Blueprint of Zeta Gundam [Requires 25x Mobile Suit Parts, 1x Movable Frame, 1x Biosensor]
- 1x Blueprint for the Gurren [Requires 20x Ganman Parts, 1x Spiral Energy Drive]
- 1x Blueprint for VARIS Rifle [Requires 20x Weapon Parts, 1x Variable Charge Fuse, 1x Rifle Frame]
- 1x Blueprint for Gundam Exia [Requires 50x Mobile Suit Parts (or 10x Gundam Parts), 1x GN Drive]
- 1x Blueprint for R-2 [Requires 50x Personal Trooper Parts, 30x Weapon Parts]
- 1x Twilight's Personal Blueprint for Spiral Energy Drive [Requires 10x Engine Parts]
- Digital Blueprint for 0 Gundam [50x Mobile Suit Parts, 1x True GN Drive]
- Digital Blueprint for Gundam X [30x Mobile Suit Parts, 1x Microwave Receiver, 1x Microwave Cannon]
- Digital Blueprint for Microwave Emitter [1x Battleship Hardpoint Installer, 20x Weapon Parts, 10x Microwave Generator]
- Digital Blueprint for Microwave Receiver [2x Weapon Parts]
- Digital Blueprint for Microwave Cannon [20x Weapon Parts, 3x Energy Coupling Device, 1x Cannon Frame]
- Digital Blueprint for G-Impact Cannon [15x Weapon Parts, 1x Energy Coupling Device, 1x Cannon Frame]
- Digital Blueprint for Huckebein mk II [20x Personal Trooper Parts, 1x Power Source]
- Digital Blueprint for Solar Furnance [10x Engine Parts]
- Digital Blueprint for GN Drive Tau [4x Solar Furnances]
- Digital Blueprint for Mobile Trace System [1x Motion Capture Suit, 10x System Parts]
- Digital Blueprint for Solar Battery [2x Solar Furnances]
- Nahal Argama (Crewmen: 49 Earth Ponies, 65 Pegasi, 35 Unicorns, Fortified, added two 4-tube Missile Launcer, 50% Beam Coat) - Grounded at Manehattan
- Alice (Spirit Commands Known: Lucky [doubles chances of parts on kill in Unit or Ship, Cooldown 5 Turns, Ready])
- Units Floating: Armorlion, Gundam Airmaster Burst, Guren mk II, Lagann (w/ Prototype Spiral Energy Drive)
- Pilots Floating: Big Mac, Cloud Tumble, Sugar Darling, Light Charmer, Charming Crescent, Lightning Chaser, Yuri
- Lester - Zeta Gundam (Reserve unit, has "NT-D" ability)
- Dapple Darling - Genoace
- Clair - Guren mk II (Has "Trans-AM" [One Shot Use/resupply])
- Twilight Sparkle - GN-XII
- Fluttershy - Sutherland Jermiah Gottwald Custom
- Applejack - Alt Eisen Riese
- Rainbow Dash - AM Gunner (Subpilot: Derpy Hooves)
- Pinkie Pie - Ali Custom Enact
- Rarity - Gundam MK II
- Marcus - Huckebein mk III
- Kenji (Spirit Commands Known: Hot Blood [increases Damage by 1 step, Cooldown: 10 Turns, Ready]) - Evangelion Unit-XX (External Power mode, Sync Ratio: 50%)
- Sweetie Belle - Gespent
- Babs Seed - Huckebein mk II-M
- Scootaloo - GM II
- Apple Bloom - Jahom
- Cloud Zephyr - GM I
- Star Charmer - Cybuster
- Kasai - Vanguard Kasai Customization
- Vinyl Scratch (Spirit Commands Known: Hot Blood [increases Damage by 1 step, Cooldown: 10 Turns, Ready], Iron wall Iron Wall [Reduce Damage steps by half (rounded down), Cooldown: 4, Ready]) - Dread Vinyl Scartch Custom
- Summer Darling - GN-XII
- Starlight Darling - Gundam Leopard
- Ichiji Minazuki (Spirit Commands Known: Soul [increase Damage by 2 steps, Cooldown: 12 Turns, Ready], Iron Wall [Reduce Damage Steps by half (rounded down), Cooldown: 4 turns, Ready], Great Effort [Select one hit zone of the unit or ship she's in, remove all Damage stages from that zone, Cooldown: 8 turns, Ready]) - R-1
- "I want some armored Protection on my way to Manehattan, can you take me over there in that thing you called a Ship? I'll bring my Gespent mk I." - Cloud Zephyr
- "I'm going to Manehattan to pick up a wreaked AGE-1 Sparrow, can you take me over there? I'll bring a GM II with you." - Dapple Darling
- "I'm Summer Darling, and my GN-XII and I are looking to go to Los Pegas to pick up something for my family, can you take me there?
- "I'm Starlight Darling, and I'm looking to go to Los Pegas to haul away a wreaked AM Gunner, can you take me there? I'll bring Gundam Leopard."
- Search for pilots for the R-2 and R-3. - Ichiji Minazuki