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[andrea]

Well, I believe we do waaay too many revisions, while the enemy produces actual new equipment.

So, I propose that we spend only 2 dice on revisions, one for a big ship tactic and one for ground improvement. I could be convinced for 3 dice, but we can't spend yet another turn with 4 revision dice. We need true design tier improvement at some point, and we can't do it if we spend all the dice elsewhere.

1 Dice to EMERALD: (3) Tack, Milo, Andrea
Aether Forge:
 - 2 dice: (1) Tack
 - 0 dice: (1) Milo
E.S.P.:
-2 dice: (1) Andrea

Total project dice
-1
-2
-3 :(1) Andrea

I prefer ESP to aether forge, since it will help a lot with a tactic design that we sorely need for our now enormous fleet.

[NUKE9.13]

1 Dice to EMERALD: (4) Tack, Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13
Aether Forge:
 - 2 dice: (1) Tack
 - 0 dice: (1) Milo
E.S.P.:
-1 die: (1) NUKE9.13
-2 dice: (1) Andrea

Total project dice
-1
-2 :(1) NUKE9.13
-3 :(1) Andrea

I agree that ESP is more important that the Aetherforge, but I remind you that it is currently still massive, even after a size-reducing-revision. I say 1 die, and spend 1 die on another ESP revision. Cos we can't really deploy it as it is now.

[Jilladilla]

When it comes to revisions, getting our guns to be reliable would allow us to field something completely different, even if it isn't as ideal as a proper design, we don't have time for that...
Still, 2 or 3 revisions sounds good to me... And Sapshot grenades sounds like a terrible idea, sorry..

Will Votebox later. Sleep now.

[Tack]

1 Dice to EMERALD: (4) Tack, Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13
E.S.P.:
-1 die: (1) NUKE9.13
-2 dice: (2) Andrea, Tack

Total project dice
-1
-2 :(1) NUKE9.13
-3 :(2) Andrea, Tack

[milo christiansen]

1 Dice to EMERALD: (4) Tack, Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13
E.S.P.:
-1 die: (1) NUKE9.13
-2 dice: (2) Andrea, Tack

Total project dice
 - 1: (1) Milo
 - 2: (1) NUKE9.13
 - 3: (2) Andrea, Tack

We don't have the dice to spend right now, we really need them for revisions to get get ready for the big push on TC.

* Fix a big ship tactic
* Some kind of infantry improvment, or two, or three (we are kinda behind on infantry tech, and there are several revision worthy things we can do that will help quite a bit).

[andrea]

we won't close the gap on the ground with revisions only.
we need to be ready for a big push at TC, that is true. But they are vastly outnumbered (if we reinforce roughly 3 to 1) and next turn we will still be in our fortifications. What we need to win this encounter, or at least stall them and bleed them, is just some minor improvement, not a wide revisioning campaign, as long as we win the sky. And if we get that big ship tactic, it shouldn't be hard.

Hence why I propose to only spend 2 revision dice, one for the big ship tactic, and one for a singular ground imrpovement to help the push. Bigger improvements can wait until we can give them proper attention.

[Madman198237]

Sapshot grenades are great, just make the cover non-sticky. Area denial is wonderful for defense---you can't walk through a burning noxious fume-filled hallway, after all.

Also would make it incredibly dangerous to move through the spider tunnels. If those suddenly fill up with poison, life is going to suck for anyone in them.

[andrea]

just with that, they would have significant effectiveness.  Ideally, I would hope for the non sticky cover to be partially or totally removable (in case of totally removable, we would put a stick in the ball for throwing), so that it could even stick to targets. Targets such as their mobile barricades and shields.

It should be noted that sapshots are currently contained in bags, so a non sticky cover is already included.

[johiah]

1 Dice to EMERALD: (5) Tack, Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13, Johiah
E.S.P.:
-1 die: (2) NUKE9.13, Johiah
-2 dice: (2) Andrea, Tack

Total project dice
 - 1: (1) Milo
 - 2: (2) NUKE9.13, Johiah
 - 3: (2) Andrea, Tack

We should at least make some progress in our other projects, and I feel that 3 die will be enough. 2 for ground revisions, and one for a better big ship tactic.

[milo christiansen]

1 Dice to EMERALD: (5) Tack, Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13, Johiah
E.S.P.:
-1 die: (3) NUKE9.13, Johiah, Milo
-2 dice: (2) Andrea, Tack

Total project dice
 - 1: (0)
 - 2: (3) NUKE9.13, Johiah, Milo
 - 3: (2) Andrea, Tack

I can support that.

[Madman198237]

1 Dice to EMERALD: (6) Tack, Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13, Johiah, Madman
E.S.P.:
-1 die: (4) NUKE9.13, Johiah, Milo, Madman
-2 dice: (2) Andrea, Tack

Total project dice
 - 1: (0)
 - 2: (4) NUKE9.13, Johiah, Milo, Madman
 - 3: (2) Andrea, Tack

[Jilladilla]

Semi-Contradictory vote go!...

1 Dice to EMERALD: (7) Tack, Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13, Johiah, Madman, Jilladilla
E.S.P.:
-1 die: (4) NUKE9.13, Johiah, Milo, Madman
-2 dice: (2) Andrea, Tack
Aetherforge:
-1 die: (1) Jilladilla

Total project dice
 - 1: (0)
 - 2: (5) NUKE9.13, Johiah, Milo, Madman, Jilladilla
 - 3: (2) Andrea, Tack

[Draignean]

EMERALD
Progress: 9/12 (1)

The man writing the report to excuse this delay is out to lunch. Permanently. Check back when we've found a new employee who gets less cheese on the paperwork.

E.S.P
Progress: 6/20 (2)

You wouldn't believe the number of grilled cheese sandwiches the man ate, nor his proclivity for putting them... wherever.  Seriously, cheese EVERYWHERE. You haven't tried to re-write a report until you've had to un-redact three pages of gouda and fight a rat the size of a spaniel for the other six pages.


Spire Wreth's Production Stands At,
13(+8)/y Crystal, 44/65 Banked
19(+2)/y Ore, 47/95 banked
19(+6)/y Wood, 74/95 banked
10/y Silk, 24/50 banked

It is now the revision phase. You have 3 dice to spend.

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

E.S.P: 6/20 | 2 Ore, 2 Crystal | Rushed 0 Times | 2O, 2C
Aether Forge 2/27 | - | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
EMERALD 9/12 | 3 Crystal, 3 Ore, +4 of either C or O | Rushed 0 Times | 19 Crystal, 11 ore Invested

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The Calm: The calm is a region of the aerosphere with almost no wind beyond fleeting turbulence, and absolutely no aetheric currents. It's frigidly cold, and filled with fine red 'snow' that barely moves. Traversing it with a conventional vessel is impossible due to the lack of energy to fuel the lift and trim crystals.
The Everstorm: As the name suggests, the everstorm is a region of the aerosphere dominated by an enormous and eternal thunderstorm. It's a chaotic region of raging winds and surging aetheric energy that manifests in terrible bursts of prismatic flame. No conventional vessel could hope to survive the nightmarish storm conditions.

Wreth Territory

Haze-Maze
Marine Presence: K 0/8 |  W 1/8
--->Marines
---> Squad G (No Equip)
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 3O, 1W, 2S
Conditions: Deadly Gas Pockets, significant vertical shafts and steep tunnels.

Miner's Folly
Marine Presence: K 0/18 |  W 1/18
--->Marines
---> Squad G (No Equip)
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 6O, 0W, 1S
Conditions: Toxic Stone, Massive Caverns, pitch-black

The Verdant Vista
Marine Presence: K 0/18 |  W 0/18
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 0O, 8W, 2S
Conditions: Mostly earth and soil, Unstable pocket caves


The Belt

Three Captains
Marine Presence: K 0/20 |  W 6/20
--->Marines
---> Defense Squad D:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (1/4) | Suppressor (1/4) | Gauntlets (2/4) | BLOCK | PLACE | Envenomed Bolts
---> Defense Squad E:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (2/4) | Gauntlets (2/4) | BLOCK | PLACE
---> Support Squad F:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (3/4) | Suppressor (1/4) | PLACE | Envenomed Bolts
---> Support Squad G:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (3/4) | Suppressor (1/4) | PLACE | Envenomed Bolts
---> H:   Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (1/4) | Gauntlets (1/4) |  [25%]
---> I:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Suppressors (3/4) | Gauntlets (1/4) | Envenomed Bolts
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 6O, 2W, 6S
Conditions: Kinetoluminescent Ores, Heavily Infested

Wrackspire
Marine Presence: K ?/12 |  W 1/12
--->Marines
-->Marine Unit B-A | Cutlass (Full Squad) | Grappling Gear (full squad) [25%]
Territory: ?/4 | 1/4
Resources: 3C, 4O, 4W, 2S
Conditions: Unstable Aetheric Phenomena, Broken Spire

Burned Mountain
Marine Presence: K ?/24 |  W 0/24
Territory: ?/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1C, 10O, 1W, 0S
Conditions: Inexplicably Molten Core, Hundreds of narrow tunnels and small galleries.

The Unfinished
Marine Presence: K ?/45 |  W 0/45
--->Marines
Territory: ?/4 | ?/4
Resources: 8C, 0O, 6W, 2S
Conditions: Unfinished infrastructure, Massive open rooms and halls.

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

WOSV Chimera - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location: The Haze Maze
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Marge - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Small Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Wreth
Status:  All papers are in order.

WOSV Shibboleth - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Small Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Wreth
Status:  All papers are in order.

Comets - Skyskiff Class (x8)
Loadout
2 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons (Flanged Heat Sinks)
1 Very Small Select Core Crystal
1 Very Small Select Lift Crystal
4 Select Trim Crystals
2 reams of webbing
Location: The Haze maze
Status: All papers are in order.

Comets - Skyskiff Class (x2)
Loadout
2 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons (Flanged Heat Sinks)
1 Very Small Select Core Crystal
1 Very Small Select Lift Crystal
4 Select Trim Crystals
2 reams of webbing
Location:Spire Wreth
Status: All papers are in order.

Comets - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
2 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons (Flanged Heat Sinks)
1 Very Small Select Core Crystal
1 Very Small Select Lift Crystal
4 Select Trim Crystals
2 reams of webbing
Location: SThe Unfinished
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Longlast - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location:  The Haze Maze
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Payoff - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location:  The Haze maze
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Crystalclear - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location: Spire Wreth
Status: All papers are in order.

Spoiler: Infantry (click to show/hide)

Marines 13

Spoiler: Misc. Goods (click to show/hide)

1x Prototype ESP Transmitter
3x Prototype ESP Receiver
MOVE-PLACE x2

Current Technology

[andrea]

Simply put, a standard sapshot, prepared without the lead balls. It has some useability features: it is small enough to comfortably throw (in case removing lead doesn't achieve this already), part of the bag is removable, it has a fuse and it has a longer string used to facilitate throwing.

Use cases:
-remove part of the bag, ignite fuse, throw. Useful against shields and barricades, since it will stick and burn.
-don't remove bag, ignite fuse, throw. Useful when you want it to bounce or roll
-open a few, smash them together and leave in a gooey explodey pile on the ground. ignite the throwing string to have enough time to flee, or shoot at it from afar.

caution advised, potentially flammable , toxic and impossible to get rid of.

[Tack]

Sapshot isn’t explosive?
It’s literally a bunch of incendiaries all gummed together. You could maybe attach it to a shield and light it on fire but sticky grenades were never known for their personal safety.