The Sun - High signal activity, consistent with E class civilization.
Tau Ceti (bottom of starmap) - Weak signals, consistent with a Ca class civilization
Alpha Centauri (Top left of the Sun) - Extremely strong signals consistent with
Epsilon Eridani (Right of T Ceti) - Weak radio signals, anomalous infra-red signature
Barnard's Star (Top right of the Sun) - Moderate radio consistent with a D class civilization
Procyon - No radio signals, occasional flare activity from Procyon B
Sirius - A single, repetitive signal with weak intensity, magnitude similar to a Ca class civ.
((Note that italicized words in your character sheets can be hovered over for additional info))
Alexandreus (Yourmaster)Mini-neptunes have softer atmospheres, not quite as crushing or violent as those of true giants like the human's beloved Neptune, and the other planet with the unfortunate name.
What this means is that mana usually still exists in trace quantities. it's basically everywhere in the atmosphere, but to purify it you will need a large fan array to sift through millions of tons of gas. It's the same principle as collecting a gas like Helium-3 from an atmosphere, although it's actually easier because mana molecules are easier to detect. It's just simple organics rather than a slightly-lighter isotope of helium.
The old man presents you with a device that he cannibalized a while back to turn into prospecting balloons. There is little surface area left, but he suggests that the balloons are still out there and can be reclaimed to recover the parts. After recovering the five balloons, you will have a sifting fan that can be used to separate mana from atmospheric gas.
[5] You perform an alteration on the existing piece you still have and turn it into a device that, when tested, turns up a couple of mana molecules successfully. It only took minor modifications (for someone as yourself, at least), so you will be able to do it as soon as you recover the balloons.
The five balloons can be detected in the following locations:
1 Balloon is apparently next to a security drone. Due to damage to the drone's target-recognition system, it will open fire on anything that isn't like itself.
1 Balloon was impaled on a UAV that's on a permanent loop around the planet's equator, [5] although you are just so lucky that it's making a close pass right now. The UAV travels fast and is designed to avoid obstacles--including flying people.
2 Balloons are tangled together along with a radio transmitter balloon. The transmitter no longer works as its casing fractured.
1 Balloon is caught inside a permanent atmospheric vortex that sucks things deeper into the clouds. Should you approach it, it will drag you into the depths and threaten your survival.
Your Inventory:Chromatic Staff (
Unique spells that are multicast cost 25% less affinity that turn.)
Lesser Mana Potion (x19) (Consume to negate 1 point of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Greater Mana Potion (x4) (Consume to negate 10 points of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Antimatter Catalyst (x5)
Conditions:
Perfectly Healthy
Stats:
---Basic---
Creation: 1
Reduction: 1
Alteration: 1
Redirection: 1
---Advanced---
---Misc---
Michel (Pancaek)inspect the glass capsule. Look for any sort of records and/or interface
[2] Records? No. There is no text other than labels for the ports which are probably used to attach pumps and cables.
[3] Interface? There are electrical cable sockets lining it, but there is no console or anything like that. Probably because a console would not last long in space.
The figure inside holds still, unawakened as of yet.
Your Inventory: Travel Kit (
A bunch of items that you can channel through. The glasses grant you DiseaseVision)
Lesser Mana Potion (x25) (Consume to negate 1 point of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Greater Mana Potion (x3) (Consume to negate 10 points of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Seeking Dust (x5)
Conditions:
Perfectly Healthy
Stats:
---Basic---
Creation: 0
Reduction: 1
Alteration: 1
Redirection: 1
---Advanced---
Deconstruction: 1
---Misc---
Medical: 1
Tafaw (Urist Arrhenius)See Coolrune206's rolls for info
Your Inventory:Pressure Suit (
A suit decorated with a silk shawl, made of many metals.)
Lesser Mana Potion (x22) (Consume to negate 1 point of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Greater Mana Potion (x3) (Consume to negate 10 points of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Morphic Dust (x5)
Conditions:
Perfectly Healthy
Stats:
---Basic---
Creation: 1
Reduction: 0
Alteration: 1
Redirection: 1
---Advanced---
Transformation: 1
Augmentation: 1
---Misc---
Nino (Lenglon)"I don't use light to see."
Mira: Light is a kind of wave in space. It's one of the only things that can go through space. If you don't use light to see, you have to use some kind of wave, right?Marie: Forgive me, Nina, but I cannot he held from laughing here.Marie appears to laugh maniacally, but in total silence. She must have separated the air pocket connecting you two with her powers.
Marie: Now, as I was going to say, that's hogwash. The only thing given off by most objects that can still travel through the vacuum of space is--you guessed it--light. You probably just see in a different wavelength, that's all.Mira: I was going to say... that even if she didnt use light to see... I'd still keep it from reaching her eyes. Whatever she uses to see....
Specializations:
Rift Tunnels (+1 Affinity)
Active Nodes: 1 Basic Node (Max 1 tTNT) (Proxima Centauri) (Energy: 0.5 tTNT @ 10 tTNT/day)
1 Basic Node (Max 1 tTNT) (Proxima Centauri I) (Energy: 0.0 tTNT @ 1 tTNT/day)
1 Basic Node (Max 1 tTNT) (Proxima Centauri II) (Energy: 0.5 tTNT @ .5 tTNT/day)
Your Inventory:Dimensional Cape (Contains a non-Euclidean pocket. Does not negate the mass of whatever you are carrying, though.)
Dragon Chains (x5, highly durable self-levitating chains with a dragon's head as the final link)
Oblivion Blade (A programmable shapeshifting weapon made of memorymetal. Morphs based on how it's swung.)
Meta Potion (x10) (A pressurized rod of metastable helium stabilized inside a Critical Resonance Matrix.
Handle with care.)
Lesser Mana Potion (x10) (Consume to negate 1 point of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Greater Mana Potion (x3) (Consume to negate 10 points of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Barrier Dust (x5)
Conditions:
Perfectly Healthy
Stats:
---Basic---
Creation: 1
Reduction: 0
Alteration: 0
Redirection: 3
---Advanced---
---Misc---
Resteroth (Coolrune206)"Power is hard to assess, as it depends on how powerful both creatures are in relativity to each other. To my species, I am incredibly powerful. However, to a species where everyone is more powerful than I, I would be considered weak. However, considering I just halted the advance of you all, I feel I am relatively powerful. I need information. Where is the engineering section. What enemies await me there. What is this ship? Who are your makers? Where did you come from? And many more questions like that."
[3]
3rd One: Hmm... I will tell you some.The ship was named in its former language as
Why Do We Care. It was sent by a race of hollow-boned humanoids with large bat-like wings folded into their arms, although in astronauts they are surgically removed to avoid complications with spacesuit ergonomics. They are a heavily centralized state that sends out criminals on death row as astronauts, rather than trained scientists (or at least they used to do this--this ship has been stranded for about 30 years, but the voyage lost 600 years--their homeworld is located in the Pelaides)
This ship was sent to explore the Sirius system and make observations of neighboring stars. The ship's computer has taken all this data, but due to an antimatter explosion in the engine bloc, there was not enough power to transmit the data home. As such, the maintenance robots were dispatched to "solve" the problem. Due to their programming, they refused to allow any of the ship's crew to intervene. The crew had been planning an easy solution--store power using a large capacitor and use that to send short bursts of high-intensity signals. But the robots were not as bright, and so the ship was locked into waiting for the robots to fix the problem. Of course, the robots had no solution, and would never fix the problem. Hence, the ship was screwed.
Sirius was chosen as the destination because it was a star most like the homeworld--an aging subgiant with a binary white dwarf companion. The aliens were shocked to discover it had absolutely no planets to speak of.
Your Inventory:Masks (
A set of masks used to express yourself. You can modify sound waves and visual stimulus coming through.)
Lesser Mana Potion (x27) (Consume to negate 1 point of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Greater Mana Potion (x3) (Consume to negate 10 points of negative affinity in a stat for one turn)
Antimatter Catalyst (x10)
Conditions:
Perfectly Healthy
Stats:
---Basic---
Creation: 2
Reduction: 0
Alteration: 0
Redirection: 0
---Advanced---
Animation: 1
Construction: 2
Destruction: 1
---Misc---
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