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[flame99]

You wave the knife around at the primate-thing, and begin trying to speak with it.
"Stand back! Do not come any closer!"
It doesn't seem to listen, and continues advancing, making another shriek. You grab your gun, and fire off a single round. The bullet hits easily, since it doesn't seem to realize what a gun is, nor does it move particularly fast. The corpse flies back a little, and the thing keeps moving for about a second before falling to the ground. There are doors behind you and to your left, which you remember leading to the Engine Room, in front of you and to your right, which you remember leading to the Crew's Quarters, and in front of you and to your left, leading to the Rune Etcher.

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

HP: Undamaged
Inventory:
>Emergency Pistol [7/8]
>Knife
>Emergency Pistol Magazine [8/8]
>Emergency Pistol Magazine [8/8]
>Flare [Unlit] [10 turns remaining]
Modules:
>Main
>>RUNEAID
>>
>>
>>
>

Spoiler: Runes (click to show/hide)

None prepared

[Comrade Shamrock]

To the Rune Etcher

[Worldmaster27]

I would vote crew quarters, but we should probably check out the etcher.

+1 to the above.

[IcyTea31]

To the Rune Etcher

+1. Let's see what the gimmick is...

[Lyeos]

Crew quarters for loot.
Y'know, I have a feeling there was no reason to kill that thing.

[Alev]

To the Rune Etcher

+1. Let's see what the gimmick is...

plus one

[flame99]

To the Rune Etcher

+1. Let's see what the gimmick is...

((Hey! It's not a gimmick! It's just a...mildly gimmicky...Okay yeah it's a gimmick.))
You head into the Rune Etcher. It's a small, fairly cramped room, with a door in front of you to the north, leading to another corridor, you think. Flipping the switch on the Etcher, it whirrs to life. Automatically, RUNEAID boots up and loads it's repertoire. You only have one template, but a number of sigils and a decent slate. What runes do you want to make?

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

HP: Undamaged
Weapon: Emergency Pistol [7/8]
Slate: Basic Slate [20 Power]
Inventory:
>Knife
>Emergency Pistol Magazine [8/8]
>Emergency Pistol Magazine [8/8]
>Flare [Unlit] [10 turns remaining]
>
Modules:
>Main
>>RUNEAID
>>
>>
>>
>
Signs:
>Cancer
>Leo
>Gemini

Spoiler: Runes (click to show/hide)

None prepared

Spoiler: Rune Mechanics (click to show/hide)

Essentially, Runes are similar to spells. They must be prepared before hand at a Rune Etcher. Each Rune can be used only once before it needs to be prepared again, but you can prepare it as many times as you like, so long as the power cost doesn't exceed your maximum. Runes are composed of two primary parts: The template, and the sigils. The template decides the maximum number of sigils you can have, the number of command sigils you need, and the Rune's general function. Each template also has a base power cost.

The sigils go in the slots on the template. These modify what exactly the Rune does. They can have a variety of effects, and not all sigils will work on all templates. Each sigil also has a power cost, and they will likely represent the bulk of the power usage. Note that not all slots on a template have to be be filled. Command sigils decide the function of the Rune. All command sigil slots must be filled on a template; otherwise, it won't work. Command sigils are marked by the fact that all other sigils will have arrows connecting them, rather than simply lines. Note that on templates with multiple command sigils, only sigils directly connected to them will influence them. Additionally, command sigils cannot be placed in normal slots, nor can normal sigils be placed in command sigil slots.

Runes are etched on Slates, which can only contain so much Runic power. The better your slate is, the more powerful and more numerous Runes you can create. Runes can be activated at any time as your turn, assuming there isn't something preventing you from doing so. This will be put into the OP for reference's sake.

Spoiler: Templates (click to show/hide)

Basic Rune [3]
Alignment: None
Power: 1

Spoiler: Sigils (click to show/hide)

Buff
Alignment: Gemini
Command Sigil
Power: 4



Damage
Alignment: Leo
Command Sigil
Power: 5



Protection
Alignment: Cancer
Power: 3



Fire
Alignment: Aries
Power: 2



Water
Alignment: Pisces
Power: 2



Air
Alignment: Libra
Power: 2



Earth
Alignment: Taurus
Power: 2

((When posting Rune designs, please mention which slot each sigil is. It is important for some effects. If you don't specify, I'm assuming that it's top to bottom and left to right.))