Turn 3
Zahir SpencerZahir tagged the Aegis Caster for future reference, before continuing his perusal of the gear available in the market. he high pricetag bothered him, though it'd just mean he'd have to work harder to obtain it and would provide a much greater benefit once he'd returned with it.
Zahir continues searching through the wares of the market, this time shifting the key words in his search to that of shielded weaponry (Rifles specifically). Time permitting, he also searches for shielded armour as well.
Zahir's search turns up a number of shielded weaponry. It seems, though, that none of them are quite as impervious as his own, Dominion-built rifle. You stick a bunch of sensors, adaptive sights, power cells and IFF transponders in a perfectly good weapon, it's no wonder it becomes vulnerable to all sorts of things. Still, he can't deny their usefulness. Zahir marks down a few rifles to his liking.
[A heavy, scratch-built semi-automatic with good range and shielding against radiation and disruption.]
Damage: 4 Kinetic
Range: Long
Clip: 12
Traits:
+Shielding I [Proofed against EMPs and disruption (+5).]
Price: 500 Tharsis Credits
[A Blackout Conditions variant of the modular Omnicant Weapon System, built to withstand EMP, vacuum and high-radiation conditions.]
Damage: 5 Kinetic
Range: Medium
Clip: 10
Traits:
+Shielding I [Proofed against EMPs and disruption (+5).]
+Piercing I [Bypasses 1 level of Kinetic Resistance.]
Price: 700 Tharsis Credits
[An ornate, hand-crafted laser rifle with innate proofing against radiation damage, including disruptive electromagnetics.]
Damage: 8 Energy
Range: Long
Clip: 5
Traits:
+Shielding I [Proofed against EMPs and disruption (+5).]
+Piercing II [Bypasses 2 levels of Kinetic Resistance.]
+Disrupting I [Bypasses 1 level of Energy Resistance.]
Price: 2,500 Credits or 'proof of just cause'.
While he's shopping, Zahir becomes aware of a looming shape behind him. He spins around to come face to face with a giant bio-mechanical monstrosity, like an enormous gorilla with robotic limbs and one giant red eye in place of a face. It... speaks... to him, a dreadful rumbling sound that gets into his bones.
'You. In market for weapon. I. Crafter. Tailor-made weaponry. Would. Craft. Weapon. For services rendered. Interest?'***
Zahir Spencer [HP: 30/30] [Security: ¤]
-1 Kinetic Damage
Earthborn Hardened-Destroyer
Augs:None
Equipment:*Obsolete Caster [Security:¤] [Caster. An old-as-sin model of Caster barely compatible with more modern versions.]
*Ayers Battler Rifle [
16/16] [Medium/2 Kinetic Damage/Clip 16/
Dumbtech] [The mainstay of AD armies, this weapon is outclassed by practically everything off-Earth.]
*Skywatch MGL [
4/4] [Medium/5 Kinetic Damage/Clip 4/
Blast 1,
Stunning 1,
Dumbtech] [This AD Special Forces microgrenadelauncher allows for rapid and devastating attacks.]
*Skywatch Body Armor [-1 Kinetic Damage, +2 to resistance against Stunning and disorientation] [AD Special Forces body armor, notable for inbuilt shock-proofing layers]
-Breacher Charges (
3) [Planted/10 Kinetic Damage/
Piercing 2,
Stunning 2,
Blast 1] [Heavy-duty wall-breaching charges built using Orbital designs, if Earthborn materials.]
-Targeter Visor [Device. Simple targeting aid granting +2 to Aim rolls.]
-Enviroskin [Unequipped. Adaptive suit provides rudimentary full-body protection (+3) against extreme environments and conditions.]
Skills:Aim I [+5]
Melee I [+5]
Piloting I [+5]
Intimidation I [+5]
Action: Might as well ride out this drink to it's full effect. (not sure about turns time length out of combat)
"So, my darling," Medulla said to the bartender. "Do you own this bar, or do you just work here?"
With naught else to do, chat with the bartender
In the face of her friend's beginning drunken adventure, Medulla-3 can do little but watch over her and chat with the bartender to pass the time. She seems to enjoy the attention.
'Mmm. The Lady owns herself, don't you, love?' she asks, seemingly at nothing. A few lights nearby flicker and the angelic voice that greeted the pair when they walked in answers:
'Ark Constitution permitting, yes, Anna'th.'The woman crosses her arms and shakes her wings a little.
'Buut... I guess I'm a sort of partner. She has little need of the profits beyond basic maintenance costs, so we share what we get. Oh, I hope your friend won't bother the... other customers.'She nods towards the vast majority of the bar's inhabitants, who are slumped over their Casters or staring at nothing at particular. Without the bursts of data traffic emitting from them, you might think they were dead. Medulla doesn't think they're in any place to be bothered by Brooklyn.
***
The Radspike is potent, but so is Brooklyn's augmented biology. A few hours pass in a blur in which Brooklyn cannot quite keep the memories down, but can't focus on them either. Faces, moments, feelings float across her mind beneath a haze. At some point, she seems to slump into Medulla's arms, because that is where she wakes up quite a while later outside the
Illuminated Lady. Her head pounds - but she can feel the alcohol, and even better, the rads, leaving her body as her system works them out.
***
Medulla-3 [HP: 40/40] [Security: ¤¤¤]
Shields: 4/4 charge, -6 Kinetic Damage, -4 Energy Damage
Ganymedean Hardened-Destroyer
Augs:
+Integrated Caster [Security: ¤¤¤] [Basic Caster integrated into Medulla-3's biomachinery.]
+Biological Deassemblers [Meduila's advanced biomachinery allow her to consume and analyze biological matter and beings. Length of consumption depends on target.]
+Gas Emitters [Gas available.] [Medulla's vents allow the deployment of varieties of gas: Toxic, Thruster, Corrosive, and EMP. 5-turn-cooldown after each use.]
+Combat Glands [Available.] [Artificial glands can be activated for a 3-turn biochem rush of combat stimulants, granting +10 to Endurance rolls and +5 to Aim and Melee rolls. 1-day-cooldown.]
+Photosensitive Shell [Motion detectors along Medulla's shell provide +2 to Aim rolls and +3 to Senses rolls.]
+Exoskin Layer [Adaptive skin granting +4 to Endurance rolls against extreme temperatures, hostile atmospheres and other conditions.]
+Titan Plating [Heavy limb plating providing +5 resistance to being knocked over.]
+Armoured Heart [Enhanced and armoured heart grants +10 HP.]
+Augmented Musculature [Extensive, high-grade enhancement to musculature provides Augmented Strength 1.]
Equipment:
*Ganymedean Shield Generator [4/4 charge/+1 charge per turn/-6 Kinetic, -4 Energy]
Skills:
Augmented Strength I [+5]
Aim I [+5]
Melee I [+5]
Intimidation I [+5]
Brooklyn of Clan Spyche [HP: 30/30] [Security:¤¤¤]
-2 Kinetic Damage, -2 Biochem Damage, -1 Energy Damage
Remnant Operative-Hardened
Augs:+Embedded Caster [Security: ¤¤¤] [Caster. Despite looks, this neurally linked arm-borne Caster can match the power of any cutting-edge model.]
+Recycler Implant [Recycles nutrients, oxygen and other necessary matter in the user's body and surroundings for longer survival in hostile environments.]
+Exoskin Layer [Adaptive skin granting +4 to Endurance rolls against extreme temperatures, hostile atmospheres and other conditions.
Masked 1.]
+Suspension Webs [Launchers in the limbs and torso capable of deploying durable hardmesh 'webs' to attach the user to almost any surface.
Masked 1.]
+Masking Aug [Full-body nullsense augmentation grants all augs Masked 1.]
+Softstep Padding [Stealth padding muffling the sounds of movement, granting +2 to Stealth movement rolls.]
+Needle Weapon [
5/5] [Close/3 Kinetic Damage/Clip 5/
Critical,
Hidden,
Masked 2]
+Sensory Amp [Extensive augmentation providing Augmented Senses 1.
Masked 1.]
Equipment:*Scavenger Suit [-2 Kinetic Resistance, -2 Biochem Resistance, -1 Energy Resistance] [A ramshackle protective suit added to by Brooklyn along the years.]
-Silencer [Proxnet Device. This device projects a field of visual obstruction, signal jamming and noise to create a safe space for discussion or data transfer.]
-Microcam [Proxnet Device. A remote-controlled drone the size of a grain of sand, capable of streaming high-quality video and sound.]
-Scavenger Kit [A set of tools and materials for field repairs or modifications, granting +2 to Engineering rolls.]
-140 Tharsis Credits
Skills:Augmented Senses I [+5]
Charm I [+5]
Deception I [+5]
Stealth I [+5]
Search all available records and surveillance data to find where the apparent Blackheart and his 2 drones are. Any other recent sightings in any other locales in the run up to the current spotting would also be worth knowing.
It's time for a masterpiece of Orbital engineering to show what is she is capable of. OCOS unleashes the full power of her data augs and taps into the Ark's systems. [Data (Diff. 15):7+5+3=15] The old ship's security is tougher than it looks, but OCOS is patient. She analyzes weak points in the system, and when she's ready, strikes. The ship blossoms open to her like a beautiful flower, each petal a wealth of information and possibilities. The Ark Bharatama does not question the new user; [Detection, OCOS vs Ark Security: 14+5+3=22 vs 4+5=9] neither does whoever's responsible for monitoring the system. She is a digital ghost, moving through the ship's datasphere unseen. OCOS does not get cocky - a false move could still reveal her to security. She avoids areas of higher security - ship power controls, core access, priviledged data channels - and goes for surveillance and records, looking for any trace of Blackheart and his machines.
[Data (Diff. 10): 6+5+3=14] She knows where to start - the docking bay Blackheart came in. She taps into the surveillance footage, confirming her earlier identification of the man. In crystal-clear data-embedded 3D video, Gouveia's face is unmistakeable. [Deception (Diff. 7): 5+5=10] She looks for common signs of alteration or deception; holomask signals, surgical marks, imperfect fabrication of skin - but either this is an impostor too good for her to spot, or the real Gouveia.
OCOS follows the data-thief as he travels the ship, stopping to shop at the markets, seeming to just enjoy the sights - but the surveillance systems pick out constant encrypted data traffic in and out of his Caster - and eventually entering a few private rooms outside the reach of ship security. OCOS makes a note of the places - Room 50 in the Hall of Stars and the private studio of a local artist in an area of the ship known as the Water Rooms - but focuses on finding the man right now.
Gouveia's path takes him to a meeting with a tall woman in elaborate golden robes. The ship systems mark her out as Mira Baphonne, Overseer of Acquisitions, and a high-ranking member of the ship's staff. OCOS follows the pair for a while, but the two leave quickly into an area of the ship under heavier security; the bridge.
She could crack this level of security and keep on watching, or attempt to physically enter the bridge. It seems risky, but might be worth knowing what the man is doing there. OCOS notices Gouveia's left his drones behind, however, waiting on the Observatory Deck where he had his meeting. Then there are the places he visited, of course.
***
OCOS-998 [HP: 30/30] [Security: ¤¤¤¤]
-2 Energy Damage, -1 Kinetic Damage, -2 Biochem Damage
Synth Operative-Tech Head
Augs:+Integrated Caster [Security: ¤¤¤] [Caster. A cutting-edge Caster built into OCOS-998's brain infrastructure for maximum speed and processing capability.]
+Nanoblood [
Overcharge available.] [Cutting-edge Orbital regenerative blood cells maintain the unit in the long-term. May be overcharged for faster repairs of 5-10 HP, with 1-day cooldown.]
+Null Point Projector [
Inactive] [Data aug turning the user into a 'null point' practically invisible to automated system security (+20 against Passive Security). Can be maintained for up to 5 turns.
Masked 1.]
+Advanced Ocular Implants [Cutting-edge ocular enhancements grant the unit +5 to Senses rolls of vision and +3 to Aim rolls.
Masked 1.]
+Data Guard [A security processor enhancing the user's defenses, granting +¤ Security
Masked 1.]
+Autohacker [Simple hacking aid granting +3 to Data rolls.
Masked 1.]
+Falsesmile Processor [Behavioral processor designed to aid the user to perfectly mimic emotional responses and states, granting +4 to Deception rolls.
Masked 1.]
+Scrubber Implant [Cleanses breathing of toxics and harmful agents, granting +5 to Endurance rolls of resisting poison, toxins, disease and granting 1 Biochem Resistance.
Masked 1.+Masking Aug [Full-body nullsense augmentation grants all augs Masked 1.]
Equipment:*Synthskin [2 Energy Resistance, 1 Kinetic Resistance, 1 Biochem Resistance] [Standard Orbital hardened skin layer for synths, providing a measure of protection while still appearing flesh-like to touch.]
-Ocular Parasites [3 Deployments] [Farnet Device. Mobile nanocams capable of broadcasting video back to the controller; when dispersed in high-population areas, attach themselves to the optic nerves of unsuspecting targets to produce a widespread net of very personal surveillance.]
-Mnemonic Lace [Device. Resembling a curled silver worm, this advanced Orbital tool can be inserted into the brains of organic beings to remove or alter memories, with only minor risk of brain damage.]
Skills:Charm I [+5]
Deception I [+5]
Stealth I [+5]
Data I [+5]
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Topic: Solar: a Transhuman Scifi RPG IC [Turn 8] (Read 11128 times)