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[Ozarck]

"I do think it will be quite the experience, yes. Hmm, our group is coming along well enough, except, I think we might be lacking a bit in terms of combat effective persons. I don't want to do it, But I might have to ask along one or another of the recruits that joined after our rescue by the Church. That Dead One and that Mole seem ... potentially effective, anyway. And if Auft and her new associate come, that will help round us out as well.

[randomgenericusername]

"What I'm trying to say is that good and evil are relative, and I think one should try to do what leaves you at peace."

Spoiler: Kalagony (click to show/hide)

Name: Kalagony

Description: Kalagony is a short but muscular Mole-man. He's a martial arts fanatic, and willingly replaced his healthy arm with a mechanical version just to improve his lethality in melee combat. He has a particularly large tentacled star-shaped snout and a small pair of black, beady eyes. His hair is dark brown.

Goal: His life goal is to challenge and fight against the best warriors in the world, to crush his opponents and claim the title of the strongest fighter.

Stats:
Str:15 
Dex:11 
Spe:8 
End:13 
Awa:11 
Cun:10 
Kno:10 
Ner:11

Skills:
Unarmed: 3 (2+1 Mole-Man Claws)
Defense Skill: Mechanical arm Block: 3
Caving: 1
(1 Unused Skill Point)

Inventory:
Mechanical arm (Right arm, claw weapon)
Grappling Hook
Silk Rope (100 feet)
Field Lighter
Martial Arts Gi

[Radio Controlled]

Adam walks over to the nearest wooden box (did this hold soap once?) and overturns it before standing on it and raising his voice a bit so he can be heard over the din of people.

"Good news everyone! We'll be launching soon on a delivery job! First we will escort some pilgrims to the God's Breath caverns, then if time permits we'll be delivering some goods for a jeweler from Goldshore. If all goes according to plan the assignment shouldn't be too difficult and we'll be able to travel along existing cave paths. Just be prepared to pull your weight and get your hands dirty in case trouble does find us!

If you're interested in helping out on this job, just tell me or Vikkan, who will be piloting the bore again for us, and get ready to leave within [three turns]. Any questions?"

((No need to repeat your application for the mission if you already did so OOC if you don't feel like it, this is just to get the ball rolling IC'ly and put some fire under our collective asses so we can start getting shot at again. You can find more info about the delivery mission here (thanks to paris for writing all of that!).))

[Parisbre56]

"Do you feel like a bad person? If you don't, then you aren't. There isn't really a point in doing what others consider "right" if you don't feel right doing it. For exammple, I don't care if others see me as a madman for cutting my arm, because it was MY choice. Not theirs."

Having been listening until now, Drett speaks up at mention of "right".
Do be careful of what is and what feels "right". The archives are full of stories of power-hungry tyrants who what "felt" right until their dying breath.
Needless to say it was often those who did what was but didn't feel right who put an end to their rules.

"I'm afraid I'll have to side with Drett on this one. God gave us these thoughts for reason. She wouldn't had led us down this path if they didn't offer anything. So to ignore what you and others feel is right would be foolish. These thoughts are what let us live together as communities instead of constantly warring factions. Even if it weren't so, ignoring the feelings of others will set them against you and no one is strong enough to fight the entire world."

"However you do have a point. I also feel it is important to be able to justify your actions to yourself. So while I know that what I did was wrong in some ways, I believe i made the best choice I could with the information and options I had at the time."

[Tiruin]

”It’s a pleasure to meet you. My name’s Harmony- but please don’t call me Harmony -I go by Harm. What’s your name?”

After letting Harm shake her hand, Cara responded...by showing her the paper which told her name.

Hello!
My name is Cara.
I do not speak very well; I am new.

She listened on with the details--they were ok with talking about important things in front of her!

"[...]Yeah, I'm in."

"May I join with your friend?"

Spoiler: Sheet (Honored Dead) (click to show/hide)

Name: Custodia; nicknamed "Cara"
Description: Cara is a humanoid, fully covered in worn, rusted armor--mistaken for a living being if it were not for her mask, which comprises two eye slits and a pristine-looking talisman which covers the nasal area to the chin; inscribed on the margins of the mask is a saying of a rite to the dead, and the talisman bears a top-down inscription written in a different dialect. A weathered flag-holder is masterfully clinched to the back of her torso, with its flag only in shreds and tatters, although it is gilded with a trim.

Goal: Intrigued by the doctrine of the Tenebrous Church, her goal is to discover what lies on the surface--to investigate in their own terms what lies beyond, and to ensure that their companions do not meet as harsh an end as is preached.

Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 8
Spe: 10
End: 14 + 3 = 17
Awa: 10
Cun: 8
Kno: 6
Ner: 10

Skills
Armorsmith +1
Geology +1
Medical +1
Persuasion +1
Polearms +1
Translate +1
Navigation +1
Shield User +1
Acrobatics +1
Survival +1

Inventory: (3d20 + 20 // 24 + 20)
Travelled Clothing
Black Flame
Rubber Suit
Worm Blood (x2)

[The Lupanian]

To Cara
”Actually, yes! I need someone who can do heavy lifting. First, I’ll probably need help transporting the smelter, but after that, I could use your help with carrying the molten gold. I would do it, but as you seem to be much stranger than I, you might be more capable.”

[Praefectus Screptum]

Garos tilted his head upwards as soon as he heard the announcement and gave a nod in response.
"Very well then, I will tag along. If it is an escorting mission, more firepower might be handy."
Join mustachio's adventure party.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Garos Ellon
Description: Garos is a 4 feet moth-creature, with a black fur coating his body, the only different colors standing out on his form are located on his wings; blue circular marks that do give him two "eyes" on the back. Aside from the mask his kind naturally wears, he is also wearing a worn kettle helmet, which while doesn't provide the protection it normally should due to its current condition works like his lucky charm. The mask Garos wears is somewhat plain looking, all black aside from some blue marks along the "cheeks" and a crudely drawn star on the forehead area.
Goal: He is just hoping to gather himself a fortune and hopefully some fame too, just in case the hiring-and-shooting business becomes a necessity.
 
Stats
Str: 8
Dex: 14
Spe: 12
End: 8
Awa: 8
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 10

Level up: +STR, +SPD, +END, +AWA
Skills
Level up: +1 point to use(not using for now)
Rifle: 2
Stealth: 2
Acrobatics: 2
Heavy Armor: 1+4(Soldier's Chestplate)

Inventory
(40)Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Silk Cloak
Crystal key golem
Soldier Chestplate [Defense +4]
Knife
Hooked Cleaver
50 fathoms

[Radio Controlled]

Garos tilted his head upwards as soon as he heard the announcement and gave a nod in response.
"Very well then, I will tag along. If it is an escorting mission, more firepower might be handy."
Join mustachio's adventure party.

"Why yes, having more security around should help us for sure. Hell, even if no more vagabonds assault us, having some armed guards around should help the pilgrims feel safer at least."

"May I join with your friend?"
Err, join the escort mission!

"Hello there honorable ancestor. You are interested in helping out on this escort mission, you say?"

[Tiruin]

"May I join with your friend?"
[Join the escort mission!]

"Hello there honorable ancestor. You are interested in helping out on this escort mission, you say?"

Cara nodded respectfully.

"If there are any supplies I may use temporarily, I will better aid."

[Radio Controlled]

"How blessed we are indeed to have another honorable undead by our side. I'm sure the pilgrims will also be delighted to have you along.

As for supplies, perhaps you could use one of the soldier's chestplates we still have in storage?"

[Tiruin]

"[...]As for supplies, perhaps you could use one of the soldier's chestplates we still have in storage?"

"Thank you."

Join the escort mission, help with Harmony's smelter issues, and Piecewise, I have 10 fathoms left from my account below, can I buy a reasonable polearm from the store with that? (People are open to lending me moneys )

Spoiler: Sheet (Honored Dead) (click to show/hide)

Name: Custodia; nicknamed "Cara"
Description: Cara is a humanoid, fully covered in worn, rusted armor--mistaken for a living being if it were not for her mask, which comprises two eye slits and a pristine-looking talisman which covers the nasal area to the chin; inscribed on the margins of the mask is a saying of a rite to the dead, and the talisman bears a top-down inscription written in a different dialect. A weathered flag-holder is masterfully clinched to the back of her torso, with its flag only in shreds and tatters, although it is gilded with a trim.

Goal: Intrigued by the doctrine of the Tenebrous Church, her goal is to discover what lies on the surface--to investigate in their own terms what lies beyond, and to ensure that their companions do not meet as harsh an end as is preached.

Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 8
Spe: 10
End: 14 + 3 = 17
Awa: 10
Cun: 8
Kno: 6
Ner: 10

Skills
Armorsmith +1
Geology +1
Medical +1
Persuasion +1
Polearms +1
Translate +1
Navigation +1
Shield User +1
Acrobatics +1
Survival +1

Inventory: (3d20 + 20 // 24 + 20)
Travelled Clothing
Black Flame
Rubber Suit
Worm Blood (x2)
Soldier's Chestplate

[Ozarck]

@Nyw
"How about you, Honored Dead. Will you join us in bringing forth the core of this relic for the local parish? Or would you find escorting pilgrims to be more to your liking?"

[Caellath]

Vikkan is joining the escorting mission. There's a bore to drive!

[IronyOwl]

Auft will join the relic vision mission. My mook can come or sit this one out as he prefers (assuming space).

Craft a skull mug out of corpses first, though. I need something to sip sugary drinks from.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Auft Kindheart
Description: Standing 3'10", with even fluffier than usual snow-white fur, this Ethral radiates adorable innocence even by the standards of her kind. Her porcelain-white mask is a circular shape carved into slices, each bearing a smiling face with eyes and mouths arched in joy, and adorned with pink blush marks. Her cloak is similarly pure white and a little too large for her, adding to her cute and defenseless appearance.
Goal: To amass and improve loyal pets and slaves.
 
Stats
Str:  8
Dex:  13
Spe:  10
End:  8
Awa:  8
Cun:  16
Kno:  13
Ner:  10

Skills
+1 Medical
+1 Translate
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Persuasion
+1 Stealth
+1 Animal Handling
+1 Archeology
+1 Biological
+1 Chemical
+1 Occult
[1 Skill Point]

Inventory
2 Fathoms
Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Doctor's Bag
Dodecahedron Spider-Thing: Fist-sized dodecahedron body, long unjointed legs that move in very slow cascades. Ceased moving upon being picked up. Can be trained in simple commands via clear hand signals, bops, and repetition.
2 quarter-inch cubes of impossibly heavy black stuff: Estimated 50 lbs weight total
Thug with metal teeth in his mouth and on his arm

[piecewise]

Gonna try and get posts done ASAP to get things going so I might get kinda terse.

Aright. Get up.

Go find some paper and write down everything that happened to me "yesterday". Check over it. Wonder how I got here. Store the notes for later.

Take a look at this revolver that I've looted. Anything notable about its make? How high-quality are its parts? Take the gun apart, clean each component, then reassemble it.

Then figure out where Kara's gone and go there.

Spoiler: Wiellste. o_o (click to show/hide)

Name: Wiellste Gunsmithy

Description: A young Ethral, no taller than 4 feet. Her fur is unpatterned and a milky white. Usually wears a rather plain quilted brown silk cloak, and a polished copper mask with symmetrical, spiraling lines etched on the sides.

Goal: Wiellste is like many Ethral in that she seeks to gather knowledge about the world before all else. Though being an Ethral from Knot, her skills are largely more on the practical building side than the scholarly side. She isn't particularly invested in the teachings of the Tenebrous Church, but the idea of the spheres intrigues her, especially Balarim, with it's writings and technology.

Stats:
Str:  8
Dex: 12
Spe: 10
End:  9
Awa:  7
Cun: 15
Kno: 13
Ner: 11

Skills:
SKILL 1
Weaponsmith 2
Diving 2
Pistol 1
Bore 1
Translate 1
Stealth 1

Inventory:
Silk cloak
Copper mask
Human-made revolver (Pistol 3) (6/6)

1 Fathom

Ok.
Alright.
Its a human model, bigger and clunkier than an Ethral make and no more powerful. They do their best, bless them, but they're just...limited. You strip and clean the weapon before reassembling it and following Kara.

As for the smelter, I want something small. The crucibles would preferably be able to be carried by one person. Really, I’m looking for more of a “glorified campfire”. It doesn’t need to be able to melt iron; silver, gold, copper, and lead are all I need to smelt with it. Also, if it isn’t assumed to have safety stuff (mask, gloves, apron, tongs) how much would those be?
Got the Info on Discord, so I’ll go ahead and buy the stuff for 45 fathoms. You said it runs on bore fuel, does it have to be installed on the bore? I’d prefer to put in the warehouse, but if it has to be on the bore, I’ll put it as close to a ground level exit as possible.
If I need help transporting it, I’ll ask the bigger people if they could help me out.

Also, I’m adding my share, minus the cleaver, to my sheet, if somebody wants to throw that up on the wiki.

Spoiler: Harm (click to show/hide)

Name: Harmony “Harm” Li
Description: Lean and broody looking. This woman has short black hair and is partially covered in interlocking black tattoos. She wears simple black clothes, with a knee-length Maggot Wool Coat overtop. She wears a mail shirt underneath her clothes.
Goal: Overall, Harm would like to find a place where refugees and travelers could seek refuge without dealing with the dogmatic influence of the church. Right now, though, she just wants to get away.
 
Stats
Str:11
Dex:11
Spe:11
End:10
Awa:11
Cun:12
Kno:10
Ner:11

Skills
Weapon smith (3)
Mechanical (2)
Lucky Shot (1)

1 unassigned

Inventory
Mail shirt
Crystal cutting utility knife (free to borrow)
7 Octahedrons
5 Large branches of crystalline lead
Lucky Shot (6 rounds)
Short sword
Rifle
Field Lighter
10 Path Markers
2 units mechanical junk
180 fathoms

Ok.  No, but you need some bore fuel. Get a fuel container or something. Jerry can.
You stick it in the warehouse. We'll ignore how you got it there. Unimportant. Hand cart whatever.

If Clate is okay with AsHul using the guitars he has made, practice with both teh mundane and the occult guitar. Do scales, then a simple melody (but not from my music book). Do the mundane guitar fuirst, then the occult one. also, I'll be doing this away from the group, either outside the warehouse but nearby, or in a corner of hte warehouse. Anyone who wants to listen in can.

If instead, Clate is unwilling to lend the guitars for practice until the sale is finalized, I will go into the room with my magnetized Fathom and Dive to Telazch.

Spoiler: Not so much a character, but a mistake (click to show/hide)

Name: AsHul
Description:Former human. Awful, ugly, indifferent
Goal:To find God
 
Stats
Str:10  Dex:9  Spe:9  End:11  Awa:12  Cun:11  Kno:11  Ner:16

Skills
3 Diving
2 Animal Handling
1 Survival
1 Weapon skill: Guitar

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Black Book (copy, strata 1,2,4)
3 Silent Night - calming. gives advantage on diving rolls
6 Worm Blood - steadies nerves (restores to max)
100 ft of rope
Ham radio
2 Occult Junks
103 Fathoms (One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore, one "shiny," 101 standard)
One Brass sphere with clockwork innards (From Balaram) (currently being investigated by a Brain guy)
Book of sheet music (from Balaram) [stack of about 100 pages bound by three brass rings along the top of the sheets]
his former bomb collar - made of something like demagnetized neodymium.


Notes: Empyrean: Deep Walker Leon is a church official who can place characters in positions within the church. Contact referred by the church squad who killed our captors.
Anvil: Local parish: currently looking for 8 to do a communal vision with a minor relic to extract the relic core.
Travellers' guild is offering a relic retrieval job. Local hazards ('living').

Do me a favor my man. Don't say "If he's ok with it" because that means I gotta search through the posts looking for if he is. And there's a lot of posts round here. If his action says he's ok with it, Make like a nike and just do it.

[3]
You  can play the guitar, it turns out. Can play it quiet well.  You shred for a good 15 seconds until you end up snapping one of the guitar strings. Oops.

"Oh, hi Drett." Kara said with not as much enthusiasm as she'd like.
She stopped and waited for Drett to catch up. Once he was next to her, she started walking again, making sure she wasn't going too quickly.
"Don't worry, it's nothing. I just..."
She turned her head away.
"I got angry at Nyw. I felt he insulted me. I said we should tell people or story so they will spread it, giving usa little bit of Fame. He said what we did was nothing of note, nothing to be proud of. That there must have been something wrong with my life for me to consider what I have now an improvement. I knew if I stayed there I'd get too angry and I might do something stupid, so... I left."
Kara stops and looks down. She sighs.
"I guess I was shocked more than anything. I don't understand how he could say something so cruel. I thought honored dead were supposed to be better than that."

Drett nods, thankful Kara had slowed down. As she stops, he reaches an arm up to touch her remaining shoulder.
I have not dealt with Honored Dead much myself, I always gave them plenty of space back home. Nor anyone other than Ethral most of my life. This was my first journey out of the Eastern Archives.
The books there painted, ah, obtuse portraits of their character and I happen to agree with what I have seen. Not dull, by any means, but so one-tracked as to make dealing with them a great hassle, if not occasionally impossible. Especially - ah...
He waits a second and his antennae droop slightly. I apologize, I'm sure raw information does nothing for your sense of hurt. If it is any consolation, I was an avid reader of fiction and historical accounts of explorers and am looking forward to your retelling. I would, if you might allow, to record it and send it home, eventually, as proof of progress made and more light to cast upon the world we know.

Accept the relic mission. Sounds like it's the next one in the chute. Assume for brevity's sake I go shopping for medical supplies just beforehand.

How much for:
Hemostatic powder or similar
Refill (?) for doctor's bag
Journal (Gotta keep buggy records for GBP and should have thought of this earlier)
The rest of my fathoms will go back to the team fund after these purchases and I will make the wiki edits. Like a good moth.

Is there an Ethral archive in this city?

Zeolite powder is 3 fathoms for a bag and it can be used to stop bleeding.
It will run out as the result of a bad roll at some point but hasn't yet.
10 fathoms. Vellum is expensive.
Okie dokie.

Not an archive, but the Archive has teams out in the world gathering information and material constantly so there's probably some sort of low key warehouse or storeroom where they keep everything before sending it back in shipments.

Buy tarot cards, practice with them

Spoiler: character sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Lan’Ra Ollin
Description:
Ethral: Scholarly Moths prone to shyness and mask wearing.  Able to glide and ignore falls, come with mask.
Gray, 4 arms, proboscis, slight hairiness
Doesn’t like speaking
Goals:
To learn everything about the occult, and also summon some friends, cause people from here aren’t all that easy to talk to(it’s really scary!)
Str:7
Dex:12
Spe:10
End:8
Awa:7
Cun:13
Kno:13 
Ner:10
Skills:
Occult: +3
Stealth: +2
Diving: +1
Money: 20 fathoms
Inventory:
Generic balaclava(mask)
Self made Grimoire, half filled with some occult stuff
Candles
Quill
Field lighter
Empyrean needle(rituals)
Chalice(for liquids. To drink. Not from sacrifices, dummy!)
28 rounds of rifle ammo
35 rounds of revolver ammo

Ok.

High priestess reversed, King of Pentacles, Two of swords.

1. I'm okay with lending Ashul the guitars for now (Ozarck's action) so he can practise

2. Retry making the guitar with turquoise+mother of pearl wave inlays and turquoise edge finishings.

3. Ask the following of Polyantha, then inspect the contents of the kidnapper bell box:"I don't suppose you'd be so kind as to give me a rundown of the item in this box? Kidnapper Bell leaves rather a lot to the imagination."

4. Show the acoustic guitar with guardbone inlays (not the screaming one, the other one) to Polyantha, see if she at all seems interested in it.

Spoiler: Clate (click to show/hide)

Name: Clate
Race: Shluck
Description: Being a Shluck, Clate is rarely seen outside of his environmental suit. Inside, he is the standard albino mollusk, with his only true defining characteristic being the alternating white/borwn pattern of his beak, much like on a nautilus shell. His environmental suit and exoskeltons are full of scuff marks and small blemishes from work, but the knowledgable observer will notice that it is mechanically kept in tip-top shape. He wears a toolbelt and a satchel to store his tools and other knickknacks, and has a blue cap perched on top of his helmet.
Goal: To create great works of craftsmanship and become filthy rich in the process.
 
Stats
Str:  8
Dex:  11
Spe:  9
End:  10
Awa:  10
Cun:  16 (+3)
Kno:  12
Ner:  11

Skills (1 point unused)
Electronics 1
Mechanical 1
Biological 1
Chemical 1
Occult 1
Weaponsmith 1
Armorsmith 1
Stealth 1
Steal 1
Explosives 1

Inventory
Clothing: A tool belt that can be modified to fit the exoskeleton, a satchel and a blue cap with "If it ain't broke, fix it" embroidered on.
Mail shirt (Made to integrate directly into the exosuit, protecting surface that houses Shluck including head.Protect 3)
Bladed Shovel - handle coated with Pseudomagnetic mortar
Knife (cut2, pierce2)
Rifle (pierce2, 10/10 magazine)
TNT x5
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10
"Muggy"(skull mug scrimshawed with "can we fix it?" on the side, "No, it's fucked." on the bottom. Has trigger on the inside of the spine-handle that, when squeezed, caused the mandible to open and close)
Electric guitar (mostly metal with human bone fretboards. When played, screams can be heard under the tones.)
Acoustic guitar (Metal + guardbone, totally mundane.)
Box with "kidnapper bell"

8 Octahedrons - supposedly replicate materials
1 gold cubes
1 container of Pseudomagnetic mortar
labradorite/Obedience rod
Slate box with multicolour crystal toothpick - supposedly turns someone into a gemperson.
Spool of thermoreactive wire.
Bomb Collar
100ft silk rope

turquoise+bag of mother of pearl+necessary junks for one more guitar.
3 structural junk
30 chemical junk
1 corpse (missing: skull, neck vertebrea, some bones)
99 Fathoms


Crystal Babies
1. Dodecahedron, no limbs, rolls. Fist sized.
2. 8 sided diamond (looks like  Ramiel from EVA and floats). 8 inches to an edge
3.  Crystal snake. hiss. 18 inches long.
4.  Spiky daddy long legs like Irony has. 1 foot legs, fist sized body.
5. Thing looks like (see pic). about 8 inches to a side.
7. Wheel sort of thing that has a fat inside edge and tapers to a sharp edge on the outside. Foot and a half in diameter.

1. Kay
2. [11] It turns out... perfectly ok. The design is...kinda sloppy and amateurish but its still clearly waves.
3. She smiles. Its not pleasant and it is too large, goes up too high. Like cords attached to the edge of her mouth are being yanked up towards her ears. You'll take that as a no.
4. She has no strong attraction but will accepting, same as anything.

CURRENT BORE UPGRADE PLAN:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Income:

Available from payout:	1000 fathoms
Donated by Alex:	400 fathoms
Discount by Clate:	15%
Ham radio by AsHul:	donated

Expenses:

Upgrade	Price	Price with Discount	Reason for buying
General Workshop	250	212.5	For our Tinkers to build stuff. Giving them bonuses and not having their stuff explode should be in everyone's interest
Chemical Workshop	300	255	For explosives, drugs and combat stims. Can pay for itself if we find some expensive drug like amber lanterns.
Weapons Workshop	400	340	For better guns and swords. Usefulness obvious.
Crew Quarters	150	127.5	Both for us to sleep in for RP reasons and for us to transfer people
Medical Room	200	170	Should give our medics bonuses when they're trying to remove that bullet from your gut
Weapon Storage/Lockers	50	42.5	Better than having your stuff lying around. Especially when that stuff is TNT.
16 short range radios	40	40	Usefulness obvious.
amplifier for ham radio	20	17	Should allow us to extend the range of our HAM Radio beyond our local area and deal with interference. Should also help extend the range of the handheld radios.
small freight elevator	150	127.5	For loading anything we find. A bit under 2x2 metres capable of lifting a bit under 2000kg
intercom system	30	25.5	So that Vikkan can yell at people and people can yell at Vikkan. Also connected to loudspeakers outside the bore.

Total cost (with discount): 1357

That leaves us with just enough fathoms to fully refuel the bore if necessary. That plus the donations so many of you have generously made should leave us with enough funds for any emergency spending we need. However we could spend that extra money on something if you feel we really need it.

Full price list can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jG2wy89pg--Y5oUJb1DjUCUszoigppfSvmVf61FXZuU/edit?usp=sharing

Description of some upgrades can be found here: https://dig.wikia.com/wiki/The_Warehouse#Bore_upgrades
Unfortunately I don't have time to edit all the upgrade info into the wiki right now. Made the edits to the wiki.

If you disagree with anything or want something more/different please say so.

If nobody disagrees with the upgrades, go ahead with the above upgrades.

If possible, also include Harm's smelter with these with these upgrades so that it also gets the 15% discount.

No. Also the Flames are made of Obsidian, not black steel. You could theoretically make more but you don't know how.

A silver chain with a piece of anodized black steel in the shape of a flame on the end. The Flame has a sort of “U” shape to the design, with with two unevenly sized peaks. The back edge of the large peak has been honed to a sharp edge, allowing the symbol to serve as a utility knife. (Cutting 3)

The rules doc says the black flame is made out of steel, not obsidian. If that is not the case, perhaps the document should be changed.

I don't know if they did or didn't and I ain't got time to check through here and OOC searching for it.  Assume them bought and installed, if people have issues we can retcon.

You can't but nice try.

Goddamn it I thought it was steel but then people kept saying obsidian and I figured I just remembered wrong. What is made of obsidian then? Or does the description vary between some texts?

For bore upgrades: we should make sure everyone gets a radio, so we'll need more than 8 of them. Not sure if weapon storage is something that's gonna be used much but it's cheap so whatever. We should probably also get some spare fuel already (assuming fuel storage isn't expensive) just in case, we'll need more fuel in the future anyway and it's not like it'll spoil.


If we buy more bore fuel that the current max fuel, can we assume it'll be kept around in jerrycans or something, or do we need to explicitly buy some fuel storage containers or something? If yes, how much for a container that can hold 50 bore fuel?

Could I get help with identifying my beaker artifact from someone in town, perhaps in exchange for some payment?

How do towns and cities communicate with each other? Do they have landlines or something set up for rapid communication, or do they need to send messengers all the time?

Adding the fathoms to sheet, edited wiki accordingly. 


Adam approached Vikkan and saw that the moustachio'd man had just been asleep.

"Oh, sorry, I hope I didn't wake you just now? I had something to ask you, if you have a moment."

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza

Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.

Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.

Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.


Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 11
End: 10
Awa: 11
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 13

Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1

Inventory

1 soldier chestplate
Clothing: simple priest robes, shortened a bit so as to less restrict his movements

1 ethral rifle [10 rounds]  (pierce 2)
2 black flame

1 Silent Night
5 worm blood

1 minor artifact
1 beaker artifact (found in crystal ruins)
1 crystal construct

1 black book copy
1 black book
1 field lighter
77 fathoms
   (loaned 6 fathoms to aigre)
1 unspent skillpoint

A jerry can would hold like...2 fuel.  You'd need a lot. But we could buy an Auxiliary tank for...oh 40 fathoms. Relatively cheap.

*rolls fate die* We'll assume you looked around and no one could tell you. I wouldn't drink it though.

Landlines that follow the pathways. You can connect into them to communicate as well.  Out in the boonies communication can sometimes be iffy but it is solid most places.

Ok.

Go help Adam with the shopping. Seduce them.

Check if there are any fathoms to be claimed from that last mission.

Get a reload for the Tunnel Clearer (3 for 5 rounds)
And a mail shirt if possible (20)

If Adam has new adventure, we follow them!

Spoiler: Aigresaur (click to show/hide)

Name: Aigresaur
Description: A sexy lizard with a serpentine head, smooth pale scales, a slender velociraptor's body with lanky arms and legs...
Goal: it just wants to snuggle
 
Stats Shang-Gei
Str: 8
Dex: 15
Spe: 12
End: 8
Awa: 12
Cun: 10
Kno: 8
Ner: 10

Skills
shotgun: 3
acrobatics: 2
Unarmed: 1

Inventory
Tunnel Clearer 4/5

Ok. No.
We have a group fund. I have no idea if your catatonic ass got given money. For the moment lets assume  The group fund pays for your shit. I guess.

WIKI MOTHS!

Donate my 400 fathoms to the bore upgrade fund, then take a nap inside the bore.

Spoiler: Alex Wells (click to show/hide)

Name: Alex Wells

Description: A middle aged man standing 5'7" feet tall. He has short brown hair and an unkempt beard.

Goal: Exploring the depths and collecting its wealth.

Stats:
Str: 11
Dex: 11
Spe: 10
End: 11
Awa: 11
Cun: 12
Kno: 11
Ner: 11

Skills:
Explosives 2
Mechanical 1
Survival 1
Caving 1
Chemical 2
Geology 1
1 Skill point

Inventory:
Dynamo Lantern
Field Lighter
5 TNT
Bladed Shovel (Cut 3)
Mail Shirt
439 Fathoms
Crystal box of golem limbs
Golem buddy
Black Flame (Cut 3)
Rifle (Pierce 2) 10/10
8 Structural Junk
Grappling Hook

A hero to the cause.  Not the Hotsauce we deserve, but the Hotshot we need.

um...stick with the nice merchant person and their one strange paranoid colleague

Sticking.

As Cara stuck by the merchantperson and met the rest of their colleagues, in silence, she decided to make use of her off-time by ensuring the supplies and armor were maintained and durable.

...Since I know nobody, get to armor maintenance and otherwise! If I can't access anyone else's armor, do it on myself :V

Spoiler: Sheet (Honored Dead) (click to show/hide)

Name: Custodia; nicknamed "Cara"
Description: Cara is a humanoid, fully covered in worn, rusted armor--mistaken for a living being if it were not for her mask, which comprises two eye slits and a pristine-looking talisman which covers the nasal area to the chin; inscribed on the margins of the mask is a saying of a rite to the dead, and the talisman bears a top-down inscription written in a different dialect. A weathered flag-holder is masterfully clinched to the back of her torso, with its flag only in shreds and tatters, although it is gilded with a trim.

Goal: Intrigued by the doctrine of the Tenebrous Church, her goal is to discover what lies on the surface--to investigate in their own terms what lies beyond, and to ensure that their companions do not meet as harsh an end as is preached.

Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 8
Spe: 10
End: 14 + 3 = 17
Awa: 10
Cun: 8
Kno: 6
Ner: 10

Skills
Armorsmith +1
Geology +1
Medical +1
Persuasion +1
Polearms +1
Translate +1
Navigation +1
Shield User +1
Acrobatics +1
Survival +1

Inventory: (3d20 + 20 // 24 + 20)
Travelled Clothing
Black Flame
Rubber Suit
Worm Blood (x2)

You sidle over to the other honored dead and start trying to fix up his armor. He politely pushes your hands away. You equally politely continue to do it anyways.

Just chillax for now. Especially because people are talking about something he missed while he was taking a nap.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Garos Ellon
Description: Garos is a 4 feet moth-creature, with a black fur coating his body, the only different colors standing out on his form are located on his wings; blue circular marks that do give him two "eyes" on the back. Aside from the mask his kind naturally wears, he is also wearing a worn kettle helmet, which while doesn't provide the protection it normally should due to its current condition works like his lucky charm. The mask Garos wears is somewhat plain looking, all black aside from some blue marks along the "cheeks" and a crudely drawn star on the forehead area.
Goal: He is just hoping to gather himself a fortune and hopefully some fame too, just in case the hiring-and-shooting business becomes a necessity.
 
Stats
Str: 8
Dex: 14
Spe: 12
End: 8
Awa: 8
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 10

Level up: +STR, +SPD, +END, +AWA
Skills
Level up: +1 point to use(not using for now)
Rifle: 2
Stealth: 2
Acrobatics: 2
Heavy Armor: 1+4(Soldier's Chestplate)

Inventory
(40)Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Silk Cloak
Crystal key golem
Soldier Chestplate [Defense +4]
Knife
Hooked Cleaver
50 fathoms

Maxing and relaxing and chilling all cool.

Garos tilted his head upwards as soon as he heard the announcement and gave a nod in response.
"Very well then, I will tag along. If it is an escorting mission, more firepower might be handy."
Join mustachio's adventure party.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Garos Ellon
Description: Garos is a 4 feet moth-creature, with a black fur coating his body, the only different colors standing out on his form are located on his wings; blue circular marks that do give him two "eyes" on the back. Aside from the mask his kind naturally wears, he is also wearing a worn kettle helmet, which while doesn't provide the protection it normally should due to its current condition works like his lucky charm. The mask Garos wears is somewhat plain looking, all black aside from some blue marks along the "cheeks" and a crudely drawn star on the forehead area.
Goal: He is just hoping to gather himself a fortune and hopefully some fame too, just in case the hiring-and-shooting business becomes a necessity.
 
Stats
Str: 8
Dex: 14
Spe: 12
End: 8
Awa: 8
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 10

Level up: +STR, +SPD, +END, +AWA
Skills
Level up: +1 point to use(not using for now)
Rifle: 2
Stealth: 2
Acrobatics: 2
Heavy Armor: 1+4(Soldier's Chestplate)

Inventory
(40)Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Silk Cloak
Crystal key golem
Soldier Chestplate [Defense +4]
Knife
Hooked Cleaver
50 fathoms

Or not. Guess you're going.

"[...]As for supplies, perhaps you could use one of the soldier's chestplates we still have in storage?"

"Thank you."

Join the escort mission, help with Harmony's smelter issues, and Piecewise, I have 10 fathoms left from my account below, can I buy a reasonable polearm from the store with that? (People are open to lending me moneys )

Spoiler: Sheet (Honored Dead) (click to show/hide)

Name: Custodia; nicknamed "Cara"
Description: Cara is a humanoid, fully covered in worn, rusted armor--mistaken for a living being if it were not for her mask, which comprises two eye slits and a pristine-looking talisman which covers the nasal area to the chin; inscribed on the margins of the mask is a saying of a rite to the dead, and the talisman bears a top-down inscription written in a different dialect. A weathered flag-holder is masterfully clinched to the back of her torso, with its flag only in shreds and tatters, although it is gilded with a trim.

Goal: Intrigued by the doctrine of the Tenebrous Church, her goal is to discover what lies on the surface--to investigate in their own terms what lies beyond, and to ensure that their companions do not meet as harsh an end as is preached.

Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 8
Spe: 10
End: 14 + 3 = 17
Awa: 10
Cun: 8
Kno: 6
Ner: 10

Skills
Armorsmith +1
Geology +1
Medical +1
Persuasion +1
Polearms +1
Translate +1
Navigation +1
Shield User +1
Acrobatics +1
Survival +1

Inventory: (3d20 + 20 // 24 + 20)
Travelled Clothing
Black Flame
Rubber Suit
Worm Blood (x2)
Soldier's Chestplate

Second action for you too, hambone?  Alright.

A pole arm? 50.

Vikkan is joining the escorting mission. There's a bore to drive!

Ok.

Auft will join the relic vision mission. My mook can come or sit this one out as he prefers (assuming space).

Craft a skull mug out of corpses first, though. I need something to sip sugary drinks from.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Auft Kindheart
Description: Standing 3'10", with even fluffier than usual snow-white fur, this Ethral radiates adorable innocence even by the standards of her kind. Her porcelain-white mask is a circular shape carved into slices, each bearing a smiling face with eyes and mouths arched in joy, and adorned with pink blush marks. Her cloak is similarly pure white and a little too large for her, adding to her cute and defenseless appearance.
Goal: To amass and improve loyal pets and slaves.
 
Stats
Str:  8
Dex:  13
Spe:  10
End:  8
Awa:  8
Cun:  16
Kno:  13
Ner:  10

Skills
+1 Medical
+1 Translate
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Persuasion
+1 Stealth
+1 Animal Handling
+1 Archeology
+1 Biological
+1 Chemical
+1 Occult
[1 Skill Point]

Inventory
2 Fathoms
Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Doctor's Bag
Dodecahedron Spider-Thing: Fist-sized dodecahedron body, long unjointed legs that move in very slow cascades. Ceased moving upon being picked up. Can be trained in simple commands via clear hand signals, bops, and repetition.
2 quarter-inch cubes of impossibly heavy black stuff: Estimated 50 lbs weight total
Thug with metal teeth in his mouth and on his arm

Your mug is...a mug. Very meh for a thing make from a skull. But it works.

I'll let Oz choose that.