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[superBlast]

Now that he's finally out of that clunkly armor, Ryan wants some rest his exhausted mind... though he can feel his powers growing... or was his powers better before he forgot everything? He's glad he has time to himself to figure out his past again.... but first thing's first... some sleep.

Go to my room and take a short nap... and head to the library to put my Backtrack passive to use.

[darkpaladin109]

I'd like to join. Just put me on the waitlist since I see the game is full right now.

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: John DeFoe
Race: Wraith (formerly Aroth)
Bio: John was born the bastard son of a highly ranking hunter and explorer, Sir Roderick DeFoe. His father couldn't bring himself to kill him, so instead he had him imprisoned in the cellar beneath his house to remove evidence of his affair. One day, his half-brother, Matthew DeFoe hearing him banging on the cellar door, discovered him. Matthew hid his dicovery from his father, and he and his half-brother quickly became friends. Many years later, Matthew decided to tell his father of his discovery. Roderick, already drunk and angry, decided to take his anger out on John, beating him to death with an wooden idol, a DeFoe family heirloom passed down hundreds of years ago. Matthew tried to help his half-brother, but even with his help, he died. However, John was infected with the "wraith" virus, which turns those it infects into a zombie, kept alive through it's original source of infection, in John's case the wooden idol he was beaten with. Rising up from the grave, John took several other family heirlooms, a machete, welding mask, and blacksmith apron, and killed his father and half-brother in a rage. He now wanders the cosmos doing nothing in particular, causing death and destruction everywhere he goes.
Abilities: Active: -Possesion: John may posses those who he touches, though he cannot use it for two days after he has used it once, as it drains some of his power.
                       -Telekinesis: John has minor telekinetic abilites, allowing him to manipulate smaller objects at a distance.
            Passive: -Wraith: Being a wraith, John cannot be killed unless the wooden idol he carries around is destroyed. He can also breath in space, removing the need for special equipment.
Traits: -Mindless: John is but a simple meat puppet for the virus infecting him. (-2 to all rolls involving intelligence)
          -Bloodlust: John is permanently enraged, living only to kill. (-2 to all rolls involving diplomacy)
          -Slasher: Years of cutting people up has made John good with his machete. (+1 to all rolls involving John using blades)
Inventory: -Machete
               -Welding mask
               -Blacksmiths apron
               -Wooden african idol

Also, he's propably really OP and doesn't fit at all, but that's for the GM to decide.

[_DivideByZero_]

"I came from the mines dominic helped me escape from, as for my arms i tried tearing the arms off of the stations invulnerable guard captain and the shoulder joints on both powersuits couldnt take the strain."

"Any chance you could repair my suit when you have the time?"

"Dominic?" the engineer asks, unfamiliar with the others Russano had brought onto the ship. Then he remembers.
"Oh yes, Dominic. So you gentlemen got into quite the brawl? I could repair that suit, but I'm a little busy fixing the life support right now. If you leave it here I'll be done with it as soon as I can."

I'd like to join. Just put me on the waitlist since I see the game is full right now.

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: John DeFoe
Race: Wraith (formerly Aroth)
Bio: John was born the bastard son of a highly ranking hunter and explorer, Sir Roderick DeFoe. His father couldn't bring himself to kill him, so instead he had him imprisoned in the cellar beneath his house to remove evidence of his affair. One day, his half-brother, Matthew DeFoe hearing him banging on the cellar door, discovered him. Matthew hid his dicovery from his father, and he and his half-brother quickly became friends. Many years later, Matthew decided to tell his father of his discovery. Roderick, already drunk and angry, decided to take his anger out on John, beating him to death with an wooden idol, a DeFoe family heirloom passed down hundreds of years ago. Matthew tried to help his half-brother, but even with his help, he died. However, John was infected with the "wraith" virus, which turns those it infects into a zombie, kept alive through it's original source of infection, in John's case the wooden idol he was beaten with. Rising up from the grave, John took several other family heirlooms, a machete, welding mask, and blacksmith apron, and killed his father and half-brother in a rage. He now wanders the cosmos doing nothing in particular, causing death and destruction everywhere he goes.
Abilities: Active: -Possesion: John may posses those who he touches, though he cannot use it for two days after he has used it once, as it drains some of his power.
                       -Telekinesis: John has minor telekinetic abilites, allowing him to manipulate smaller objects at a distance.
            Passive: -Wraith: Being a wraith, John cannot be killed unless the wooden idol he carries around is destroyed. He can also breath in space, removing the need for special equipment.
Traits: -Mindless: John is but a simple meat puppet for the virus infecting him. (-2 to all rolls involving intelligence)
          -Bloodlust: John is permanently enraged, living only to kill. (-2 to all rolls involving diplomacy)
          -Slasher: Years of cutting people up has made John good with his machete. (+1 to all rolls involving John using blades)
Inventory: -Machete
               -Welding mask
               -Blacksmiths apron
               -Wooden african idol

Also, he's propably really OP and doesn't fit at all, but that's for the GM to decide.

((You can enter if Tiruin doesn't end up PM'ing me her character. Speaking of which, I should PM her right now. EDIT: I got the pm from her, but don't worry, you're up next ))

[Unholy_Pariah]

"ah yes it was indeed a fine brawl, i wouldnt mind fighting that guard captain again... its not often im able to be swept aside so easily. Can you believe that i drove this dagger into her unprotected armpit and it was the dagger that shattered?

Anyways i am grateful to you for your help with my suit good sir, Id best introduce myself to your command staff and find out what they plan to do with me and my companions. It was nice talking with you.

hand richard my shattered dagger mid conversation, place my suit and its arms neatly in a corner when im ready to leave then head up to the residence level.

((Hmm, maybe ill spend my skill points on a "heal other" and some sort if aura ability... not sure if i want it to buff allies or penalise enemies though.

[_DivideByZero_]

"ah yes it was indeed a fine brawl, i wouldnt mind fighting that guard captain again... its not often im able to be swept aside so easily. Can you believe that i drove this dagger into her unprotected armpit and it was the dagger that shattered?

Anyways i am grateful to you for your help with my suit good sir, Id best introduce myself to your command staff and find out what they plan to do with me and my companions. It was nice talking with you.

hand richard my shattered dagger mid conversation, place my suit and its arms neatly in a corner when im ready to leave then head up to the residence level.

((Hmm, maybe ill spend my skill points on a "heal other" and some sort if aura ability... not sure if i want it to buff allies or penalise enemies though.

When you mentioned the dagger falling apart, the engineer's eyes opened wide.
After you are finished speaking, he retorts, "--after the arms tore off? I wouldn't take yourself for granted there. If you can break a dagger against an immovable object that's fine enough."

((I always imagined your character as some sort of ramping threat who is unstoppable once he gets going, so what about abusing your in-combat healing by having an ability that hurts yourself to do damage or heal others? Just a thought.))

[Unholy_Pariah]

((My psionic focus was healing so i was trying to keep all my spells falling under that category.
I suppose a spell that lets me shift damage to or from my body would be very useful and could be considered healing, ill take it.
Id also like to grab an empowerment spell that will let me give a single person a stat boost.))

"Hmm i suppose your right, but that psionic armor of hers was something else... i couldnt even scratch her but she effortlessly threw me clear across the room and broke my arm in the process... then once my armed healed itself and the fight ended she dislocated it simply by helping back to my feet."

[_DivideByZero_]

((My psionic focus was healing so i was trying to keep all my spells falling under that category.
I suppose a spell that lets me shift damage to or from my body would be very useful and could be considered healing, ill take it.
Id also like to grab an empowerment spell that will let me give a single person a stat boost.))

"Hmm i suppose your right, but that psionic armor of hers was something else... i couldnt even scratch her but she effortlessly threw me clear across the room and broke my arm in the process... then once my armed healed itself and the fight ended she dislocated it simply by helping back to my feet."

"That arm of yours doesn't look dislocated to me. You've been flapping it about like your other arm. You sure it's dislocated?"

((Psionics in this universe isn't like magic. It's based on your personality, not on a specific school or field. If your character has enough motivation to cause people's heads to explode, then they will explode. The art is in the repeatability.))

[Unholy_Pariah]

((Psionics in this universe isn't like magic. It's based on your personality, not on a specific school or field. If your character has enough motivation to cause people's heads to explode, then they will explode. The art is in the repeatability.))

((Oh sweet, in that case id like to grab both "damage transfer" and "brain exploder" as spells.))

"My body heals at an almost excessive pace, my shoulder is merely bruised now."

[_DivideByZero_]

"But it can't fix what a good ol' printer can."

The engineer returns to his duties at the workbench. He seems to be writing down a series of commands on a piece of paper.

[HighEndNoob]

Wait until the engines start to repair my coat. In the meantime, expand my abilities to have precise control over metals.

[Caellath]

Russano stretches like an overly big cat enjoying his first moment of rest in hours as he glances towards Anyas with a smile, managing to make even his stretching seem at least partly elegant and composed - he was a diplomat but not capable of performing miracles. "Affirmative. Run a search using Perfectio's instructions and let us see what we find." the diplomat answers as his gaze returns to the screen.

Get that search done.

[_DivideByZero_]

The technician responds, brow raised.
((EDITED)) "Perfectio gave me the list of terms. If you want, I can run the search by myself while you go get the crew ready for the trip back home. I'll tell you what I can find."

((We're heading to Aldros II next, by the way. Tiruin's character will probably be there. I'd like to set up some cultural context for Aldros II, such as having a ceremony in the bridge whenever a mission is completed.))

[Caellath]

((I thought he had left keywords due to this:))

...and run a search for a list of terms Perfectio left.

"That would be very appreciated. Thank you and excuse me." Russano answers before leaving the room and heading to the bridge while using the comms system to the get the ceremony prepared. Nothing too fancy since it had not been a major victory in an ongoing conflict, but since it was the kind of tradition only the sternest military leaders overlooked...

Surely enough, there should be a toast to the rulers of Aldros II as well as a second one directed to the Order of Thorns as the tradition of his house dictated. He would need someone to guide the newcomers through the details just in case.

Prepare a small victory ceremony to be held at the bridge.

((I can help write how such a ceremony would be conducted if you so wish.))

[_DivideByZero_]

((I thought he had left keywords due to this:))

...and run a search for a list of terms Perfectio left.

((Oh, I guess he did then!))

((I can help write how such a ceremony would be conducted if you so wish.))

((You may, it's your homeworld after all))

[_DivideByZero_]

Roll 55

Spoiler: Minor notes on weapon and armor stats (click to show/hide)

CHARISMA: Increases all social actions while equipped. Each point stacks with other sources of charisma.
DEFENSE: Increases your own roll when you are hit with an enemy weapon, mitigating your own injuries. Defense does not stack and only your highest defense value will be taken into account.
Deflect Chance: 1 in 6th chance that a light attack (bullets, sword slashes, glancing hits from an axe, punches, sweeping beam, etc) will simply be ignored. Stacks linearly, so 6 deflect chance means that you are immune to conventional attacks.
Parry Chance: Same as deflect chance, but it's a different calculation. Stacks with other weapons that you have out.
DMG: Damage type. Some armors defend against different types better than others.
CRIT: The kind of injury this weapon will do if you roll a base 5, regardless of whether or not the enemy's defense is good.
CLUMSINESS: When carried, decreases social actions and actions requiring precision, such as long distance weaponry use. Stacks linearly with different items.
STRENGH: Adds to strength-related actions such as moving heavy objects or punching people. Stacks linearly.

Spoiler: Caellath, AKA Russano Neskratt (click to show/hide)

Name: Russano Neskratt
Race: Aldros II (Independent Colony)
Abilities:
(Active)
 - Breeze of Life
 - Flash Portal
 - Lightning Bolt
 - Twisted Transistor
 - - Spell Flux [1/2]
 - Universal Clock II
 - I Like These Odds (Toggle)
Traits:
 - Diplomat
 - Ironmind
 - Warlock
 - Psibound
Inventory:
 + Torque
 + Ceremonial Battle Robe (Medium)
 + Black Clothing
 + Bandages (clothing) (8/8)
 + Corsair Rapier
 + Nightfall
Conditions:
Miniquests:
New Power: Cleanse all debuffs (1/5 successful casts)
New Power: The Best Defense (Electric Shield) (1/3 successful casts)

Spoiler: Unholy_Pariah, AKA Kenjaro (click to show/hide)

Name: Kenjaro
Race: Cyrian
Abilities:
 - Cellular Regeneration
 - - Essence Transfer
 - Martial Trance
 - - Mind Blast
Traits:
 - Bloodlust
 - Martial Focus
 - Rifles are for Cowards
Inventory:
 X Ultrasonic Axe
 + Nanosteel Combat Armor (Medium)
 - 1x Shotgun Magazine
 + "Naginata" Heavy Rifle (100/101)
 - 3x 100-Round 11mm Rifle Magazine
 x Damaged Nametag
 + Commander's Radio
 + Commander's Nanosteel Dagger
 + Broken Watchman's Graphite Dagger
 + Armless Commander's Landark Industries Powersuit (Heavy)
 + 2x Landmark Industries Power Arm
Conditions:

Bruised Right Arm (-1 to use) (Heal in 2 turns)
Miniquests:
None

Spoiler: superBlast, AKA Ryan (click to show/hide)

Name: Ryan
Race: Unknown
Abilities:
 - Pyrokinesis [0/3]
 - - Burnout
 - Technopathy [2/3]
 - - UPGRADE!!!
 - Cleanse
Traits:
 - Backtrack
 - Perception
 - Instant Reflexes
 - Lack of Common Sense
 - Amnesia
Inventory:
 + Modern Clothes
 + Arkfury (6/6)
Conditions:
Camera Vision (-1 to concentration, +3 to observation)
Miniquests:
Discover Power: Ra---o--
New Power: Mind Uplink (2/3 successful casts)
Decrease Effect of Amnesia Trait (1/6 successful persuasions)

Spoiler: HEN, AKA Dominic Zoshan (click to show/hide)

Name: Dominic Zoshan
Race: Ross/Polarian
Abilities (Human Form):
 - Geokinesis [1/3]
 - - Discipline of Form [1/3]
 - - Discipline of Strength
Traits (Human Form):
 - Gentleman (1 Gentleman Points)
 - Duelist
 - Polite
Abilities (Myslef Form):
 - Metallokinesis [1/3]
 -- Seismic Slam
 -- Bladestorm
 - Entropy Leech
Traits (Myslef Form):
 - Epicenter of Rage (0 Fury)
Inventory:
 + Gunberd
 - 20x Gunberd Round
 - Armored Burnt Trenchcoat and Top Hat (Light)
 - Repair Kit
 - 3x Large Paper Cup
 -- Popcorn
 - =Granite Dagger=
 - Cryogenics Bay Keys
Conditions:
Bullet to the Knee (0/4)
Miniquests:
New Ability: Weapon of Choice (Top Hat Fling) (1/5 successful uses)

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Spoiler: Here's a little drawing I did of how I imagined the ship to look a while ago. I'll just leave it here. (click to show/hide)

The large flat structures on the front and sides are radiators (some of which can be retracted during combat to protect them). There are a lot of ornamental features that function as protection from impacts due to their distance from the relatively narrow central compartment of the ship. The actual part that most of the crew are in is much smaller than the ship itself.

Spoiler: Navigation (maintainence levels are omitted) (click to show/hide)

-Coolant and Radiator Control-
-Engineering-
-Weapon Control-
-Water Pumps-
-Cargo-
-Docking/Hangars-
-Engineering-
-Workshops-
-Life Support-
-Cargo-
-Armory-
-Residence (5 levels)-
-Library-
-Bridge-
-Hydroponics-
-Medical-
-Life Support-
-Engineering-
-Engine Control-

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Current level up status (Will edit character sheets after we've all decided... or unless you plan to use some new powers right now):

Russano Neskratt--Level 3 Warlock
+Choice Pending+

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-PC's-
Dominic Zoshan
Kenjaro
Ryan
Russano Neskratt
-NPC's-
Codo
Harry North
Janet Yamato
Herman Jackson

superBlast, AKA Ryan

You reenter the elevator and point it down to the library level. Before the elevator reaches full speed, it stops to let in one of the Cyrian guys that Dominic brought on board. Kenjaro stands off to the side without a word, waving his hand as a greeting before peering down and inspecting his arm.

The elevator first stops at the residence level, where you find Crewman Yamato and the other two newcomers at a table. They seem to be having a conversation. You stay inside the elevator as Kenjaro departs, then make it to the library floor without further stops.

You browse through the shelves, looking in the Worlds and Societies section for some sort of encyclopedia. You notice a little device attached to the shelf that you didn't see before. After unfolding the keyboard from the screen, you find that the device is a virtual directory that lets you search for and locate books in that section.

Browsing through the collection, you locate the book "Centauri Current Events: Politics and Corporations in Recent Times." It is a medium-sized book similar to a college textbook that, according to the preface, is a guide for newcomers to the Centauri political landscape and the recent conflicts between private and public interests. The book has no author, instead being credited to the "Freelancer's Union."

You skim through the book, then set it back in the shelf partially jutting out over the edge so that you can find it more easily. You go up to your room--past a now-heated discussion between Crewman Yamato and Codo--in order to set your things on the wall and tuck yourself in for a quick nap.

+1 Skill Points Earned!
+Choice Pending+

(Did you already gain a point from your backtrack passive at this library? I don't think so.)

...

You wake up earlier than you thought you would, but this time not inside the ship. Somehow, you are inside a great black void. The floor of this area is strangely reflective, in a way uncharacteristic of actual light bouncing off of a surface but simply in a way that you perceive that it's there... You look more closely at the floor and see little copies of yourself running around in open-roofed hallways! The halls are arranged in a pattern you can best describe as a circuit board...

Unholy_Pariah, AKA Kenjaro

Walking out of the elevator, you spot Codo and Harry at a standing table discussing matters with one of the crewmen--Janet Yamato is the crewman's name.

"Oh look, it's another Cyrian. How many did that mercenary bring aboard?"
"Huh?"
Codo raised his brow in amusement.
"The Ross... tend to be a little predisposed to anger. There's been a lot of conflict between our people. Ironically, we are more hospitable to our war prisoners than the Ross are to their guests, it seems."
"Syrians, you say? I can't remember them having a space program..."
It took a little while for Janet and Codo to realize where Harry was coming from.
"Ah, you're from Earth! When did your ship arrive?"
"They're still arriving after all these years?"
Janet held a finger to her lips.
"Uh, I think it was a week's worth of time. I don't know if you still keep track of time that way."
"We do, it's just very complicated, given relativity and all that."
"So how did the Van Buren company find you?"
"We were going to land the planet you call Jarvis IV to settle there, but we arrived a tad late for that. We first saw lights on the planet's surface, and when we got there started trying to communicate with the locals. A Van Buren ship picked up our transmission, and we led them straight to our location..."

Codo sees you.
"Oh hi Kenjaro. I was arguing about politics with Ms. Yamato here. Care to join us?"

Caellath, AKA Russano Neskratt

You call the bridge using your communicator and tell them you are coming to start the ceremony. You first go to the pub level and grab a bottle of homestyle whiskey for the occasion. Then, you head down to the bridge, where you find your first mate, a number of the crewmen, and Steven Cobalt surrounding the helm.

"Welcome back, cap'n!" greets Herman.
Steven immediately notices the bottle in your hand and grins.

((The helm, by the way, is not a traditional steering wheel as the name implies. It is a 3D projector that uses lasers to ionize the air above it in the shape of an orb with a tactical display inside of it. By moving your hands around it, you can "grab" the orb in order to rotate whatever is on the viewscreen, although there is no tactile feedback other than the plasma crackling at your fingertips.))

HEN, AKA Dominic Zoshan

You begin to ponder how much more useful your abilities would be if you could control metal. While you were born on a rock, raised on a rock, and spent most of your gentleman days back on Gaia, the most glorious rock of them all, you can't help but think that most things you are running into these days are made of metal. Controlling metal would allow you to hold the entire crew of a spaceship at your whims, although only a fool and a coward would do such a thing.

[5] You practice by levitating your armored Top Hat around the room. After a few tries, you can do it without hitting the walls! You might be on to something.

New Miniquest!