1900 GREENHEART TIME, MAY 21st, 301 P.L
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Arthur Staunch (Megggas):((No action for a ehile now))
Weather: Cloudy (No bonuses or penalties to stealth)
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
Head took 2 damage (Nose and tongue burned)
Left Arm took 4 damage
Suit absorbed 5 damage (5 left)
Traits:
(Miniquest) Massive Damage: Get a critical (roll a 5) on one more attack roll (Reward: You can launch one attack that ignores block rolls once per enemy)
(Miniquest) Hit the Dirt!: Enter stealth once more (Reward: +2 to a stealth roll if you are on the ground.)
Weaponize EVERYTHING!: +1 power to crafted weapons
(Miniquest) Weaponize EVERYTHING! II: Build three weapons out of non-weapons (Reward: additional +1 accuracy to crafted weapons)
Masochist: Wounds cannot 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.
x13 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 + Tank (empty)
Empty Trooper's Rifle (Power: 6) (Accuracy: 2 in close proximity, 5 at range)
--Fish bayonet (Power: 4) (Accuracy: 4)
4x Pearls
Fish pump
14x Redfish blades
3x Greenfish corpse
You find Graves standing on the edge of the camp with a look of utter disbelief in his face, watching as one survivor named 'Nyar' walks off into the distance toward some round, football-shaped object several hundred meters away.
He brushes away the drone.
"Ugh, there's a bit too much going on right now. I think I need to stand back for a moment..."When you show him the camera logs via your two-way visor, however,
"CRIKEY NUTCRACKERS! This planet's inhabited!" He takes out a shard of Magnus suit helmet--connected to his backpack via a set of alligator clips to provide power--and looks at the footage you send to him wirelessly.
"...or was. That building looks rather... ancient. Doesn't look like it's in use, anyway. I think we should send a team to investigate."He starts leaving to tell the others.
Base StatusCargo Sled: Requires about 4 units of metal plating.
Jail: Requires some kind of lock, and 1 unit of metal plating per side.
Upgrade a Vehicle: You can give +1 armor on one side of either vehicle by replacing a Metal Plating from the vehicle with a Hull Plating from the destroyed shuttle.
The shuttle can be salvaged for: 4 Hull Plating from the cockpit, 10 Hull Plating from the body
The Armored car can be salvaged for: 6 Metal Plating
The Assault Gun can be salvaged for: 8 Metal Plating
The Thermal Lance can be used to cut metal plating and hull plating
You find one welding kit in the Assault Gun
You have 6 Hull Plating
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
No damage to any limbs
Suit took 0/10 damage
Traits:
Timeskip: +1 to time-consuming actions
(Miniquest) Reconnaisance: Identify a landmark visible from the floodplain (Reward: +1 to observance (reduces enemy stealth rolls))
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.
Oxygen Mask + Tank (5 minutes)
Trooper's Pistol (Power: 5) (Accuracy: 5 in close proximity, 3 at range)
2x pistol mags (8 shots each)
RC Drone (gets -1 to resisting wind)
((Hehe, I understand completely. I've been slacking off a lot myself.))
"Yea, yea, sure. These aren't NPC's you can just kill for loot. These are other people, with families, friends, homes. Fine, if this is like a game to you, just think of it like a Karma system. You will be rewarded for good behavior, but bad behavior will get you killed. And I don't want to see anyone get hurt. As for busywork, uhh... let's... ah! This is your first quest here! Given by me! It's an escort mission. I would go alone, but it's dangerous to go anywhere here alone. I want to see if we can find that other guy from our ship who's gone missing it seems, uhh, Mark, I think it was. He was wearing a suit, so we might be able to track him. Meet up with me and we can go from there. Your reward will be, uhh... Healing gel and 100 XP."
Thinking to himself, 'And it's a chance to talk to her more in private. I'm not sure I want to bring her up yet to Graves. I don't really know what to think about this whole thing. Is she the real NightHawkAssassin? Or is she delusional? Scratch that. Is she MORE delusional?'
Ah...
*short pause*
...so don't hurt the other party. Got it. I'm so sorry... it's just really hard to adjust to all this. I didn't really grow up in the real world I guess...
You don't need to pretend though, he he. 100 XP...
She meets up with you a fair distance from the base, in the northern direction which you believe Mark headed.
"Hey Cueball. I'm going to head out to look for Mark. He's been gone a long time. There's a few things that we need that I can think of. Salvage everything from G19 we can. Get everything we can onto our vehicles. Getting out of here, maybe to the Franks. And finding that other shuttle! They're still on the radio line in G19! Well, one guy is. But we have to help him out, as well as recovering the shuttle itself! I tried locating them, but the signal was messed up. Try using G2 to get a better signal, or whatever, you figure it out! I promised him help, and I'll be damned if he doesn't get it!"
Meet up with NightHawk, lock onto Mark's signal, and track him down. Make sure to inform Graves/Cueball what direction we will be heading in before we leave, in case of getting lost/out of radio contact.
((I need to remember that crate of loot Pencil_Art found back on October 14, 2015, right before he left. There was lots of good stuff there. D: And the bandages/gel/suit that he had!))
He handed out the bandages, taking more for himself of course.
Mark's footprints are no longer visible, thanks to the rain. Also, you take note of the fact that while Arthur is still visible on your display, Mark seems to have disappeared. You wonder if this is due to weather or more sinister reasons. But if his suit is still working, it should be able to connect if you get within a certain distance, hopefully.
When you talk to Graves, he sends you some videos that Ciri made using a remote-controlled drone. It shows a rather frightening landscape of ridges and arches above the clouds, along with what seems to be a huge derelict tower with some sort of beacon at the top. The drone appears to suffer from some wind turbulence near the tower and turns back about then.
"Interesting, huh? It seems we aren't alone after all. The 'locals' couldn't have built it quickly, at least. Someone had to be here for a long time."You have 10 red fish, 1 cooked
You have 6 green fish, 0.8 cooked
You have .9 cooked sand slug
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
No damage to any limbs
Suit absorbed 1 puncture (9 left)
Traits:
It's not Rocket Science: +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)
(Miniquest) Not Real Science: Successfully grow a plant (Reward: +1 to applied science such as botany, chemistry, etc)
(Miniquest) EE 417-Intro to Digital Communications: Build up a basic understanding of a local language (Reward: +1 to communicating and decyphering language/codes)
Master Chef: Eating one of your meals gives you a +1 to a character's next action
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
x5 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 + Tank (empty)
A timer set on 1602, May 21st.
Redfish Blades (Power: 4) (Accuracy: 3 in close proximity, 2 at range)
Gardening Book (Gives +2 to planting an Earth-style garden)
The medical gel really doesn't seem to be acting... properly, and he wakes up screaming as his wound bleeds into the pod gel. Either the medical gel or the oxygel seems to sting--
a lot.
Bernard consults you.
"Are you truly sure this technological marvel of yours is able to save the poor recruit? I for one thought him a martyr, but you really seem convinced that the situation is tractable..."
What Ciri found:
1x thermal lance (use for cutting through metal and drilling holes)
1x genetic sampler (use on wildlife to sequence their genes and compare them)
1x broken handheld microscope (casing is cracked, lenses are fine)
3x climbing gear (contains rapelling kit and insertable spikes)
1x handheld power saw (battery-powered cutting tool)
1x double battery charger
2x all purpose spade
What was taken from the Assault Gun:
>about thirty sandwiches
>6x binoculars
>6x knives
>soap
>water/drinks
>umbrellas
>wood planks
>lighters
>oil lamp
>adult magazines
>6x Revolvers
What was stockpiled beforehand:
>A fire extinguisher still inside its glass box, with a small window hammer buried in the sand nearby
>An advanced atmospheric analyzer capable of testing for particulates and biochemicals as well as gaseous composition
>A micro chainsaw meant for cutting fibers and soft materials like wood, bone, and cloth
>Three small spades with extensible handles, labelled 00, 01, and 07 respectively
>A metal detector with an extensible handle
>Parts from a Magnus hazardsuit dissected for parts (minus breathing kit, held by S.D.)
Current Armor: +2
Current weapon: Turretless 76mm G3 Weapon (Accuracy: 4far/3mid/1close)
Ammunition:
10x High Explosive (Power: 3) (Can hit multiple infantry)
22x High Velocity (Power: 4)
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
No damage to any limbs
Suit absorbed 1 damage (9 left)
Traits:
Scavenger: +1 extra item when conducting a mass search
Inside Job: +1 to modifying electronics and computers
Inventory:
x2 Bandages: Stops bleeding. Requires bandages equal to the amount of damage the bleeding will do in the next 3 turns, rounding up.
x0 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)
Paperwork: You are considered refugees in the ongoing war
Investigate object.
You investigate the object. From a distance.
[4] It bobs around, and seems to take notice of you. It starts hovering closer. Now that it's closer, you investigate it again.
[5] You hear a voice that seems rather loud. Nobody back at the camp seems to hear it or move out to investigate. It sounds like a human voice, speaking calmly in several different languages, including English. The football-orb is revealed to be more of a disk with tapered edges and a pair of rings attached to the outside which can move independently of the disk. It shines a bright light in your direction, although it seems to be a laser; the light does not illuminate the ground below you.
"Biosigns unmeasurable due to obstruction, but the appearance correlation factor is lower than the significance value... please identify."
Armored CarCurrent Armor: +2
Current weapon: 60mm Mark III Gun (Accuracy: 4close/3mid/2far)
Ammunition:
4x High Explosive (Power: 3) (Can hit multiple infantry)
6x High Velocity (Power: 4)
2x HEAT (Power: 5)
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
Destructive Testing: +1 to all damage rolls that are part of a scientific experiment
(Miniquest) Turn the Tables: Disarm 2 more weapons from armed characters (Reward: +2 to unarmed combat against armed opponents)
The Best Defense: +1 accuracy with rifled weapons
Grand Theft: Automatically hack cars and vehicles when you enter them.
(Miniquest) Tactical Positioning: Dodge two more rounds capable of damaging your vehicle (Reward: -1 Received Accuracy Modifier in vehicles)
Target Cracker II: +2 Accuracy on critical strikes (To upgrade: get 2 more critical strike(s))
(Miniquest) Keen Eye: Hit five moving targets at greater or equal to long range (Reward: +1 to long distance accuracy with all weapons)
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 + Tank (empty)
Trooper's Rifle (Power: 6) (Accuracy: 2/4/5 at close/mid/far)
Greasy Gun (Power: 7) (Accuracy: 4/3/2 at close/mid/far)
Irroyal Arms M9 (Power: 4) (Accuracy: 5/4/3 at close/mid/far)
Grenade pin
Gas mask
Hoe (Power: 5.5) (Accuracy: 2)
Look for something more... explosive this time. Very volatile and powerful, if I can get my hands on it without causing too much damage.
You manage to find something barely sticking up out of the ground. It seems big and heavy, though, so you need to borrow one of the shovels lying around the base to dig it out.
[5 -> new miniquest] It's a micro nuclear reactor. The reaction is long gone, but there does seem to be live fuel inside... the control terminal is cracked.
((By 'micro' I mean that it is small enough to fit in a plane or a truck. It weighs several tonnes and cannot be moved by hand))
Status: (All bodyparts can take 5 damage)
Left arm: 1 damage
Left arm: 1 damage
Torso: 2 damage
Traits:
Scavenger: +1 to finding unusual hidden goodies
(Miniquest) Scavenger II: Find a hidden trinket worth lots of money and/or password to some account or safe (Reward: additional +1 to finding goodies)
Field Doctor: Reward: +1 to medical procedures
Just do it: +2 to using a weapon you've never used before. It also gains +1/+1 power/accuracy for that turn.
(Miniquest) Punching Bag: Block two more physical blows from dealing damage (through defense) (Reward: +1 defense against melee attacks)
(Miniquest) How does he do it?: Succeed in one more action that are highly unlikely to succeed (Reward: +1/-1 to actions that are impossible without rolling a 5)
Inventory:
x15 Bandages: Stops bleeding. Requires bandages equal to the amount of damage the bleeding will do in the next 3 turns, rounding up.
3.8x Penicillin
Military Pistol (Power: 5) (Accuracy: 5 in close proximity, 3 at range) (haven't used)
Creepy note
What Ciri found:
1x thermal lance (use for cutting through metal and drilling holes)
1x genetic sampler (use on wildlife to sequence their genes and compare them)
1x broken handheld microscope (casing is cracked, lenses are fine)
3x climbing gear (contains rapelling kit and insertable spikes)
1x handheld power saw (battery-powered cutting tool)
1x double battery charger
2x all purpose spade
What was taken from the Assault Gun:
>about thirty sandwiches
>6x binoculars
>6x knives
>soap
>water/drinks
>umbrellas
>wood planks
>lighters
>oil lamp
>adult magazines
>6x Revolvers
What was stockpiled beforehand:
>A fire extinguisher still inside its glass box, with a small window hammer buried in the sand nearby
>An advanced atmospheric analyzer capable of testing for particulates and biochemicals as well as gaseous composition
>A micro chainsaw meant for cutting fibers and soft materials like wood, bone, and cloth
>Three small spades with extensible handles, labelled 00, 01, and 07 respectively
>A metal detector with an extensible handle
>Parts from a Magnus hazardsuit dissected for parts (minus breathing kit, held by S.D.)
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