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PTW.

[Harry Baldman]

Name: Neal Thompson
Gender: Male
Skills: Stealthy, Hardy

Ship Vote: Salvage

Encapsulation: he's the company man, so to speak - the gray individual plucked from one low-ranking position or another to ensure the safety of certain investments, or at least maximize the possibility of them making some money. You really have no reason to despise him, but somehow you think you will anyway. He is as short as he is handsome, and as fun as you would expect. His interests, which he presented to you on the walk to the vessel you will be taking charge of, include such wonderful activities as the collection of instructions for various medicines and the making of frequent video logs.

[_DivideByZero_]

Important question: Are there aliens in the near vicinity of Earth in the setting?

Actually I may as well post my bio here since it's already written:

Dio was the son of a craftsman in Sardinia, recruited into the army at age 16 circa. 1738. Six years later, during the battle of Villafranca, he was supposedly killed in battle according to his comrades, although his body was never found.

In actuality, he was the first live human to make contact with an interplanetary expedition sent by the Machine-Savants of Beta Pictoris about a hundred years prior. The machines had spent some thirty years cataloging human behavior, language, and customs. But some facets of human life such as warfare and politics were completely alien to the machine society; they were instilled with death-feedback systems by their creators, and thus could not intentionally harm or coerce another sapient being. The Savants thought it necessary to collect a live specimen and teach it their language in order to make light of human behavior.

It turns out that this was a very bad idea on their part.


Dio Costanzo was until recently the sole crew of an old, almost dysfunctional vessel unceremoniously dubbed Failed Experiment. A series of major glitches in the limited-AI maintainence network went unnoticed for several years, as Dio made heavy use of the ship's stasis facilities, and wasn't yet awake to deal with major problems. As a result, the vessel broke down recently and Dio was forced to find another one.

[adwarf]

Important question: Are there aliens in the near vicinity of Earth in the setting?

In this setting Earth was abandoned. Humanity ended up turning the atmosphere toxic in a great war, and left the planet after discovering a planet ship buried under the ice in Antarctica which has brought them to the current part of the galaxy, if they are still in the Milky Way. The place mankind found themselves in has come to be called Galactic Space, and is home to a number of races aside from Mankind itself.

[_DivideByZero_]

Ah, so the bio is valid, yes? We could presume the savants had a starmap of some sort.

[lawastooshort]

As for Awareness it can be +2 to Search and Spot related rolls, or +1 to Search & Spot Rolls and +1 to initiative assuming that's what you want.

Thanks - I'll take the +1 / +1, just with the added descriptive bit that I kind of wanted it to come across in a "something doesn't feel right" kind of sense of being ready. If that makes sense. I'm a bit tired. You know, like an experienced but disgraced space cop's intuition

I also don't mean his Charismatic to be much in the way of charming, but, I suppose, forceful. Convincing.

[adwarf]

Ah, so the bio is valid, yes? We could presume the savants had a starmap of some sort.

Yeah, it'll work just fine though technically speaking your character would have been in cryostasis for almost ten thousand years :v

As for Awareness it can be +2 to Search and Spot related rolls, or +1 to Search & Spot Rolls and +1 to initiative assuming that's what you want.

Thanks - I'll take the +1 / +1, just with the added descriptive bit that I kind of wanted it to come across in a "something doesn't feel right" kind of sense of being ready. If that makes sense. I'm a bit tired. You know, like an experienced but disgraced space cop's intuition

I also don't mean his Charismatic to be much in the way of charming, but, I suppose, forceful. Convincing.

Ah, yeah I see what you mean now, kinda surprised I didn't get it before

[_DivideByZero_]

Ah, so the bio is valid, yes? We could presume the savants had a starmap of some sort.

Yeah, it'll work just fine though technically speaking your character would have been in cryostasis for almost ten thousand years :v

Is the technology in-setting able to do that? I was thinking that he basically took control of the machines on the ship so they could constantly keep it repaired, using asteroid mining and other resources as necessary.

[Harry Baldman]

Quick question, am I on the waitlist? Edited my skills slightly, since it looks like my intended niche got nabbed in an edit. The replacements work even better, though.

[lawastooshort]

Well I am done - non-charming Charisma and Search/Initiative unless anyone can suggest anything more useful to the team and to the disgraced former space cop build.

I guess he is basically a thuggish rogue. I'm not quite sure what on-board role he'd play - First Lieutenant sounds nicely vague as to what he actually does

[_DivideByZero_]

Quick question, am I on the waitlist? Edited my skills slightly, since it looks like my intended niche got nabbed in an edit. The replacements work even better, though.

I changed mine because I saw yours. :S

Programming is basically a must for my character. The other skill can be pretty much anything, but I was thinking that he'd have basically no experience with other people, so a combat or charismatic trait would be out of place. I could do Navigation, but that begs the question: are the complications that arise from travel fun encounters, or just normal stuff like coolant leaks?

[adwarf]

Quick question, am I on the waitlist? Edited my skills slightly, since it looks like my intended niche got nabbed in an edit. The replacements work even better, though.

I changed mine because I saw yours. :S

Programming is basically a must for my character. The other skill can be pretty much anything, but I was thinking that he'd have basically no experience with other people, so a combat or charismatic trait would be out of place. I could do Navigation, but that begs the question: are the complications that arise from travel fun encounters, or just normal stuff like coolant leaks?

Travel complications can be anything from minor wear and tear to pirates attacking you.

Ah, so the bio is valid, yes? We could presume the savants had a starmap of some sort.

Yeah, it'll work just fine though technically speaking your character would have been in cryostasis for almost ten thousand years :v

Is the technology in-setting able to do that? I was thinking that he basically took control of the machines on the ship so they could constantly keep it repaired, using asteroid mining and other resources as necessary.

Some extinct ancient races would have the tech for such long term Cryostasis but it would be very very rare.

[_DivideByZero_]

Some extinct ancient races would have the tech for such long term Cryostasis but it would be very very rare.

I was thinking that the Machine-Savants of Beta Pictoris originated from Von Neumann probes sent to the system anyway, so they aren't exactly a capable civilization themselves. What if it simply took greater-than-normal resources to do it? As in, most of the ship's processing power basically relegated to repairing cellular damage and other such stuff.

[adwarf]

Some extinct ancient races would have the tech for such long term Cryostasis but it would be very very rare.

I was thinking that the Machine-Savants of Beta Pictoris originated from Von Neumann probes sent to the system anyway, so they aren't exactly a capable civilization themselves. What if it simply took greater-than-normal resources to do it? As in, most of the ship's processing power basically relegated to repairing cellular damage and other such stuff.

Its feasible enough, so lets go with that. It'll let me drop a story hook related to the ship you were on anyway

[adwarf]

The Praxis' mess hall is filled with a tense silence as five individuals sit one one side of the table looking at a young blonde woman in a suit that the lot of you couldn't afford even if you sold all of your possessions. Finally breaking the silence, the woman turns to the man beside her as she speaks,

"This is Neal Thompson, he'll be the corporation's go between for your crew when out on assignment as well as an observer to ensure that you do your work up to Macnameer Corp's standards. You can finish introductions after I've left, but right now we have more pressing concerns, mainly the terms of your employment on board this ship.

We will call on you whenever your vessel is needed for work and generally we'll have several offers for you to choose from to fulfill your corporation quota. Aside from that you are free to do salvage work as you see fit, but everything that you want to sell will have to be sold through our Corporation which will take precisely 35% of the profits. If you find these terms unsatisfactory you can either quit, or buy your ship's contract at four hundred thousand credits.

Now, I have far more important work to do than explain anymore rules to simple salvagers. I'll leave these work offers here, when you decide on which one you're going to take have Mr. Thompson send us a message so we can confirm the work with Customs."

With that the woman stands up, and leaves without another a word. On the table are three different folders labelled 'Macnameer Freighter Reclamation', 'Calmar Customs Vessel Reclamation', and 'Settler Pirate Incident Reclamation'.

Spoiler: Dio Costanza (click to show/hide)

Health Points: 15/15
Armor: 0

Credits: 0

Equipment:
Modified 1738 Land Service Pistol [Damage: 10, RoF: 1, Ammo: Loaded, Pistol, Single-shot, Accurate, Modified Relic of a Lost Era]
      - (7) Rounds

Skills:
Programming Basics
Gunnery Savant

Spoiler: Amelia Terinn (click to show/hide)

Health Points: 15/15
Armor: 0

Credits: 143

Equipment:
Radlin Striker Handgun [Damage: 4, RoF: Single Shot() or Burst Fire[3](✔), Clip Size: 12/12, Pistol, Selective Fire]
      - 3 Magazines (12/12)
A well worn copy of Love in the Stars

Skills:
Skilled Pilot
Navigation's Expert

Spoiler: Neil Aurelius (click to show/hide)

Health Points: 15/15
Armor: 3

Credits: 138

Equipment:
Regalian Combat Shotgun [Damage: 12, RoF: 1, Clip Size: 5/5, Shotgun, Two-Handed]
      - (10) Shells
Calmar Law Enforcement Body Armor [Armor Rating: 3]

Skills:
Charismatic
Restless Eyes

Connections:
Harold (Friendly) - You didn't exactly leave your last job on the best of terms, or conditions, but that hasn't undone at least one of the friendships you've managed to make with fellow lawmakers. Harold isn't particularly high up the food chain when it comes to Calmar's law enforcement, but he works Customs in orbit above the planet and has a knack for noticing things others wouldn't. He isn't likely to do anything for free, but if you need help he'd be more than willing to provide it ... for the right price.

Spoiler: Tobias Kavanagh (click to show/hide)

Health Points: 20/20
Armor: 0

Credits: 679 Credits

Equipment:
Dracon Long-Knife [Damage: 4, Attack Speed: 2, One-Handed, Fitting Weapon]

Skills:
Hardy
Close Quarters Combatant

Spoiler: Tobias Trent (click to show/hide)

Health Points: 15/15
Armor: 0

Credits: 84

Implants:
Modified Basic Carrigan Optic Implants

Equipment:
Basic Toolkit

Skills:
Basic Repairman
Starting Inventor

Spoiler: Neal Thompson (click to show/hide)

Health Points: 20/20
Armor: 0

Credits: 751

Equipment:
Radlin Striker Handgun [Damage: 4, RoF: Single Shot() or Burst Fire[3](✔), Clip Size: 12/12, Pistol, Selective Fire]
      - 2 Magazines (12/12)
Long Range Space Transceiver

Skills:
Hardy
Stealthy

Contacts:
Melinda Mayson (Handler) - Melinda is considered your handler, and the go-between for you and the Macnameer Corporation to monitor the 78-Z9I's work efficiency. Her job is mainly to ensure that everything with the ship is fine, and to confirm that you and the crew are handling the jobs as ordered.

Spoiler: Praxis 78-Z9I Salvage Vessel (click to show/hide)

Armor Rating: 30/30
Structural Rating: 20/20
Power Generation: 12 Energy Units

Turret Mounts: 4, 1 Unused
Galidian CIWS Turret - A rather widespread weapons system generally used by the poorer groups among spacers that is made for anti-fighter defense. The Galidian CIWS turret is a moderate caliber, extremely rapid fire gatling turret.
   Damage - 4
        Rate of Fire - 6
        Internal Ammo - 60
        Traits - Point Defense Turret

Braxis Model Z-9 Anti-Ship Cannon - A mass produced anti-ship cannon with low rate of fire, but that fires a fairly large metal slug propelled like your standard bullet towards the target.
   Damage - 12
   Rate of Fire - 1
   Internal Ammo - 3 Shells
   Traits - Unreliable, Multi-Mount

Components
Marathon CSF Generator VII - The Marathon is a widespread, commercial generator meant for small scale space craft and is commonly used in your average corporation freighters, salvage ships, and the like. These power plants are created to be incredibly durable, and easy to maintain so far as to not require a certified engineer to take care of it.
   Power Generated: 12 Energy Units at Full Capacity
   Traits: Sturdy

Anmyral Pattern Ship Salvager - A large scale rig designed to make salvaging space ship wrecks and the like far easier. This particular pattern is made up of a number of mechanical grasping arms, cutting arms, and the like designed to swiftly strip a ship into parts before placing them in the storage bay.
   Salvage Speed: 50 units every Twenty Minutes.
   Power Usage: 6 while active.

2 Calaxis Commercial Thrusters - A type of engine manufactured by the Calaxis Energy Corporation, this particular model is meant for widespread commercial use and is taken advantage of by countless space corporations.
   Combat Speed: 10
   Power Usage: 4 Energy Units

Crew Quarters: (0 out of 8 Rooms used)
   - Amelia Tenrinn's Room: One Storage Locker (Empty), Bed
   - Dio Costanzo's Room: One Storage Locker (Empty), Bed
   - Neil Aurelius' Room: One Storage Locker (Empty), Bed
   - Tobias Kavanagh's Room: One Storage Locker (Empty), Bed
   - Tobias Trent's Room: One Storage Locker (Empty), Bed
   - Neal Thompson's Room: One Storage Locker (Empty), Bed
   - Room Seven: Unoccupied
   - Room Eight: Unoccupied

Storage Bay One: (0 out of 500 Units stored)
   - Empty

Storage Bay Two: (50 out of 500 Units stored)
   - Salvaged Beta Pictoris Drone Shell
   - (6) Commercial Distribution Model II Spacesuits