1621 GREENHEART TIME, MAY 21st, 301 P.L
ERROR: FAILED TO CONNECT TO INTERNET TIME SERVER.
Mark Johns'son (Pencil_Art):The fish that you ate on the colony ship--supposedly similar to freshwater Earthfish even those haven't grown in Earth's tainted rivers since the 3000's--were soft and chewy, whereas these are hard and crunchy. Not that you put one in your mouth, of course. You step on it with your feet.
You hear footsteps behind you, but your HUD points out who it is. It's Nole, also wearing a suit. He must have tracked you using the built-in tracking system. He waves.
"What do you think? Think they're any good to eat? We could try catching some using one of the parachutes I pulled from the ship."Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
No damage to any limbs
Traits:
none
Inventory:
x20 Bandages: Stops bleeding. Requires bandages equal to the amount of damage the bleeding will do in the next 3 turns, rounding up.
x10 Medical Gel: Facilitates rapid healing and pain relief in organic tissues. Paralyzes the bodypart if used.
Magnus Hazardsuit: Gives +1 to DEFENSE rolls. Also provides the user with air, chemical protection, and limited thermal regulation. Roughly 48 hrs left on battery.
Oxygen Mask (empty)
You go south, where you discover a river about 200 meters below the crash site.
[5] You encounter one (1) helmeted
Trooper, a familiar sight, this one carrying a netful of purple snakes on his back and wielding a makeshift spear, as well as a holstered pistol and a rifle slung over his shoulder. In his hand he holds a ceremonial sabre, which he points at you as if he was about to attack. But contrary to normal NPC behavior, this one speaks:
"Macrondas gin sabrei, valaenicht?"He seems to be awaiting a response. ((This game has no text options--all dialogue is done manually))
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
Head took 2 damage (Nose and tongue burned, can get infected if you roll a base 1 on any action)
Traits:
(Miniquest) Masochist: Be on the verge of losing a limb (4 damage to that bodypart) (Reward: Wounds can no longer be infected)
Gamer's Focus: +1 to all accuracy when your head is damaged
Inventory:
Magnus Hazardsuit: Gives +1 to DEFENSE rolls. Also provides the user with air, chemical protection, and limited thermal regulation. Roughly 48 hrs left on battery.
x10 Bandages: Stops bleeding. Requires bandages equal to the amount of damage the bleeding will do in the next 3 turns, rounding up.
x2 Medical Gel: Facilitates rapid healing and pain relief in organic tissues. Paralyzes the bodypart if used.
Oxygen Mask (empty)
Some seconds pass without further word from the radio operator.
"Yes, there is an outpost one kilometer from here to the west. You must have spoken to them. We can call for a pickup."Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
No damage to any limbs
Traits:
(Miniquest) Scavenger: Find the 8th pod, or whether it exists (Reward: +1 extra item when conducting a mass search)
Inventory:
x10 Bandages: Stops bleeding. Requires bandages equal to the amount of damage the bleeding will do in the next 3 turns, rounding up.
x2 Medical Gel: Facilitates rapid healing and pain relief in organic tissues. Paralyzes the bodypart if used.
Magnus Hazardsuit: Gives +1 to DEFENSE rolls. Also provides the user with air, chemical protection, and limited thermal regulation. Roughly 48 hrs left on battery.
Printer Blueprints (Shuttle Parts)
Handsaw (Power: 4) (Accuracy: 4 in close proximity, 2 at range)
[3] You hear the growl of an engine, but there is no indication as to the direction. That implies it's echoing diffusely throughout the region... or that the suit makers sucked at designing things.
"Do you have names?"Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
2 damage to left arm - disinfected and bandaged (no infection possible)
Suit absorbed 2 punctures (8 left)
Traits:
Applied Phlebotinum: +1 to resourcefulness
(Miniquest) Destructive Testing: Perform 1 more destructive test (Reward: +1 to all power rolls that are part of a scientific experiment)
Inventory:
Magnus Hazardsuit: Gives +1 to DEFENSE rolls. Also provides the user with air, chemical protection, and limited thermal regulation. Roughly 48 hrs left on battery.
x14 Bandages: Stops bleeding. Requires bandages equal to the amount of damage the bleeding will do in the next 3 turns, rounding up.
x2 Medical Gel: Facilitates rapid healing and pain relief in organic tissues. Paralyzes the bodypart if used.
Oxygen Mask (empty)
As it turns out, the suit is very good for tracking other people wearing suits linked to yours. However, you notice that the cursor clicked into a more accurate position once you approach close enough--to roughly within visual range.
This suggests that the suit can't track location perfectly at long distances. It would be useful to dismantle one just to figure out its limitations. After all, unknown information is a liability. There was a suit for each pod back on the shuttle.
Mark doesn't respond, so you go ahead and size up the situation:
-The green fish are less than a pound each. The red fish are almost weightless, almost like paper.
-The red fish have this bony arrow-like protrusion between their eyes. It makes for a good cutting edge.
-[4] The parachute takes only minor damage from the arrowfish' blades. It should hold a good batch of them so long as they don't lift you off the ground.
The battle overhead starts to wane. There are roughly 5kg of bodies piled up, although you are only going by feeling and not by any sort of objective measure.
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
No damage to any limbs
Traits:
(Miniquest) It's not Rocket Science: Determine the length of the day and the year (Reward: Gain +1 to using scavenged gadgets, excluding weapons)
(Miniquest) Scout: Find a sustainable source of food (Reward: +1 to finding clues while tracking people and animals)
Inventory:
Magnus Hazardsuit: Gives +1 to DEFENSE rolls. Also provides the user with air, chemical protection, and limited thermal regulation. Roughly 48 hrs left on battery.
Soil Analysis Tool
x15 Bandages: Stops bleeding. Requires bandages equal to the amount of damage the bleeding will do in the next 3 turns, rounding up.
x2 Medical Gel: Facilitates rapid healing and pain relief in organic tissues. Paralyzes the bodypart if used.
x3 Parachute Tube
x6 Microcharge: Wired explosive charge. Vs people it deals 5 damage if it explodes directly on a bodypart, otherwise roll a die for each bodypart (reroll 5's and 6's)
Oxygen Mask (empty)
A timer set on 1602, May 21st.
Spade (Power: 6) (Accuracy: 2)
((No action :C))
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
All bodyparts - 1 damage
Traits:
(Miniquest) Into the matrix: Repair/replace your data reading chip (Reward: Gain the ability to decrypt unknown data compressions)
(Miniquest) Kill it with fire! II: Kill a living being by burning it (Reward: +1 Accuracy with flamethrowers)
Kill it with fire!: Flamethrowers get +1 power (includes handheld blowtorch)
Man of Steel: You don't need to breath and have lots of cool features, but are vulnerable to long-term wear.
Inventory:
Armknife (Power: 3) (Accuracy: 5 in close proximity, 2 at range)
Armtorch (Power: 5 against unarmored, 3 against armored) (Accuracy: 4 in close proximity, 1 at range)
Armreader (damaged, needs repair)
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