Vehicle Construction Turn 4: Of Future Selves, Clones, Elves, And Necromancy. And GM Failure.Stage 4 Crew: The Dog Will Go Where I want It To Go
Okay then... necromantic control system. Can't be too hard to roll for, right?
(4) (1)
The first die produces something viable. Necromantic control gem. The downside? It's not automatic. You'll need to apply your will to it each phase in order to control it. Though the gem itself does help a bit.
The second roll... if you were to use that, it would cease to be a vehicle and start being... good grief. A hazard, much like those Midnight Crew blokes the probability mage has.
Manual Necromantic Control Gem:
Manual(must roll CMP each phase you take control of your "vehicle", gem provides a +1 CMP bonus to help you, if it isn't damaged at least)
Control(allows you to dictate your "vehicle"'s actions... provided your CMP roll was high enough)
Necrohazard Gem:
GRAAAGH(causes your "vehicle" to become a course hazard)
Roll 1: Wind spirits and Wind mages, who are competent enough at bending air magic to their will that they might lessen the effects of the tornado on the craft.
Roll 2: Eldritch abominations, so terrifying and unholy that a single look would send any mortal into insanity.
(6) (6)
((what))
Well then.
The first roll nets you a batch of four ascended wind mages. That is to say, wind mages who have woven a permanent enchantment into their bodies which causes them to become air elementals.
They do, in fact, have enough control to take control of the tornado.
They also have enough power to basically overcharge the tornado.
Basically? It'll be less likely to harm your craft, but if it does so, it'll be much more damaging.
The second roll nets you a sack of black spheres.
"You do NOT want to actually see what those things are. The shells around them are not for their protection, but for yours."Well then.
Ascended Wind Mages:
Wind Elementals(have extreme control and power over wind, immune to physical attacks)
Eldritch Eggs:
Unhatched(you may hatch them to release the creatures within. This may give you a crew. Or it might destroy your vehicle. Or it might do something else horrible.)
Eldritch(HAHA... also, you can use a POT roll to amplify them in some manner.)
OMG OMG MIDNIGHT CREW SQUEEEEEEE
puts on some appropriate music and dons an aura of darkness
This is crew phase right? I don't suppose I could get a certain band of card-themed psychopaths without having to roll for them?
As for the crew I want to roll for...Hmm.
Let's see if I can make a proper magitech AI that runs on a network of nanomachines.
If not, can I get a crew of androids with laser beams?
Well, you can, but the key word is psychopaths. If you get them, they will likely try to kill you.
"The roll is for crew. If you want the Midnight Crew for a crew roll, you could roll to brainwash them instead of rolling to summon them."Well, that works.
Midnight Crew, AI. Here goes.
(3) (2)
The brainwashing fails. Not horribly, thankfully. You didn't make anything worse. Or better.
The AI? Yeah, it's a bit faulty. Not actively psychopathic, but... well, it's bad, and it's only going to get worse.
Midnight Crew:
Still Psychopaths(more of a course hazard than a crew)
Midnight Crew, after all(rather dangerous)
Faulty AI:
Faulty(50% chance of misinterpreting any command you give it)
AI(has control over your ship)
Might Even Get Worse(taking damage will make the AI worse)
(For Turn 4) Clones
(6) (4)
A pile of cats... yup, clones of you explode out of the first die you throw.
They promptly claim to be clones of your future self. The one who won the race. Hm.
The second die you throw also gets you a pile of clones of you.
They seem to have light amnesia. Hm.
Future Self Clones:
Future Selves(may give you advice on how to act)
Please Don't Cause a Paradox(should you become unable to win the race, or should you lose it, you cause a paradox. This is bad.)
Amnesiac Clones:
Amnesiac(may forget your orders and act on their own volition as a result)
A dullahan professional race driver and a elf mechanic
(5) (6)
Well, that worked out relatively well.
The headless spirit known as a dullahan arrives to drive your vehicle. Wonderful.
The elf mechanic, however? Well, he seems very skilled. Just... he's an elf. One of the kind that respect nature.
Dullahan Driver:
Afraid of Gold(will refuse to drive towards gold)
Skilled Driver(drive further, dodge attacks better)
No Barrier Shall Stop Ye(all doors, locks, gates, whatnot will not stop your vehicle)
Hippy Elf Mechanic:
Respect for Nature(will not like it if you hunt animals or damage nature in any other way)
Super Skills(very good at repairing vehicles)
Natural Integration(will slowly convert your vehicle to living wood if you let him do the repairs)
Gloshi already knows exactly who he wants to drive, because it's who ANYONE should want to drive their vehicles, the Stig. As for who will run the idol to gun, ONCE HE FIXES IT FROM BEING THAT ABOMINATION, he chooses another copy of himself.
(5) (6)
The first die produces a man in a featureless white racing suit. It's HIM.
The second die produces a copy of yourself. But... oh. A few flicks of eyeballs establish that he's your future self. Well then.
The White Stig:
Extremely Skilled Driver(will drive faster, more maneuverable too, better at getting around obstacles as well)
Mute(will not speak)
Future Gloshi:
Future Self(more skilled than you are right now, will cause a paradox if you don't win or become unable to win)
((I would like to note that Phase 5 can be used to generate artifacts/special things, but can also reroll bad results from earlier phases.))
You seem to have forgotten me.
As for crew, I'll take Pink Floyd's stage engineers to deal with lights and sound, last year's Paris-Dakar rally truck champions to do the driving, and groupies to mosh, support, and do odd jobs.
Then again, that's three things. Pick two.
Thanks.
I'll take last year's Paris-Dakar rally truck champions to do the driving, and groupies to mosh, support, deal with lights and sound, and do odd jobs.
(5) (3)
A portal opens, and out step three very confused truck drivers.
Exactly the people you're looking for.
Gerard de Rooy, Moises Torrallardona, and Darek Rodewald.
Now, if only they spoke English-owwwww. Apparently having a telepathic connection installed hurts. But that works.
Devoted female fans of your music... yes! Or rather, just female fans of your music. Not too devoted, but they should be able to help out.
Dakar Rally Truck Driving Champions:
Skilled Off-Road Truck Drivers(better at navigating unusual terrain. Much better, in fact.)
Telepathic Connection(you can communicate with them telepathically, and this transcends language barriers)
Groupies:
A Bit Of Extra Labor(not too good at any one thing, can help out with a variety of tasks though)
Flimsy Loyalty(might not hang around if things get tough)
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