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[RoseHeart]

There were also...over 800 PMs that got exchanged through this game. I'd post them all, but that would be a bit excessive. It'd be nice if people would share their stories, either via posting relevant PMs or just a synopsis. Lots of this game happened via PMs.

In hindsight, I should have set up a quicktopic for each player once we moved over to the Freeform RPG part of the game. That would have made things much easier, and way easier to share at the end of the game.

Overall, this was fun but exhausting for me to run. It was also an interesting experiment working with roseheart on the art. It wasn't as smooth as we'd hoped, but I think it added a nice touch to everything!

I hope you all had fun playing as well!

It's funny to think this collaboration grew out of some fan art from the last The Thing inspired (non-bastard) paranormal mafia. However 'integral' my art was to this session, while a matter of opinion and maybe even taste, was larger than first envisioned for sure. Especially at the beginning when interactions remained mostly in the thread and I could follow along I was invited to help with a lot of the planning which was pretty cool! And I think it resulted in some cool panels too.

I look forward to working with Mephansteras again soon when I host my vanilla mafia. I'm not sure if there will be any art as I will be doing the heavy lifting, but Meph has offered to help with the writing, so look forward to that.

I'd also like to plug my game Tribe, which is a Mafia-like game, and the current session is just about to wrap up. So this could be a chance to see what my hosting style is like, and something more bastard like, like this game. That will probably start in about two weeks.

As for my contributing art again. Well I'm always down for Bastard Paranormal 4.

[Luckyowl]

Oh it's done.

I gotta say I had fun even if I died at the end. But one thing I want to make clear to Jim is that I didn't pull out my pistol to shoot you. I pulled it out because what the comm guy said. If I was planning to kill you I would've done that action in PM.

[ToonyMan]

The reason being that each of us were trying to avoid the main conflict of everyone dying.

Let me express my frustrations.
Unlike you, I don't like to have blind faith in random people at the start of a game when some players could easily be an antagonistic faction. You know how absolutely terrible your pacifistic buddy pile would have been with 4mask and Jim if there were actual corporate exterminators? I was doing everything in my power to win this game, without blind luck. For the first couple phases I played how you should have, maybe it wasn't the right call and I definitely should have at least got an overview of the station, but what my paranoid did let me confirm is that nobody left alive was playing the game!
Throughout Truce Phase 2 I considered every possibility I could think of. On Hunt Phase 2 I found Jim's mind shield and nobody tried to night kill. Even though Caz didn't cough up anything, everybody else did which confirms at the very least she didn't night kill, although I was still wary of her trying to trick us with tech stuff which ends up making me lose?? Once I properly deduced I could trust everybody but Caz, I was fully onboard "freeform RPG" and tried everything I could with Meph.
I'm not very good at role-playing so I didn't have the INGENIOUS IDEA to change my wincon after dying, not that myself or Luckyowl would even have the chance to. Let me illustrate what Meph's thought process probably was for this:
Webadict "Damn I died after completely guessing what the game setup was at the start of the game, good thing I was actually right and can rub it in everyone's faces! Hey Meph can I change my wincon to something other than survival?"
Meph "....Sure."
Meph thinks how this could affect their game, coming up with the idea of attaching a ghost's wincon to one living player's survival to make it more balanced.
Meph "You can win if someone else living wins."
Webadict "Great, if Jim wins I win!"
He turns around and faces everybody who's dead.
Webadict "Everybody, side with Jim, because I said so."
Ghosts "Okay."
Meph "Wait, on second thought this might be brok-"
Webadict "NO TAKE BACKS"

9/11 free wins with no opposing force besides player's IRL paranoia and a strike squad that rolls 1s? How can victory or failure in this game be truly placed? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but guesses right? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but is lucky? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies early? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies late?

Well I'm always down for Bastard Paranormal 4.

...Nooooo......

What's the stuff in dead chat about the psychic presence in the mines?

No clue, never made it there. I sensed a psychic presence there as a ghost.

[webadict]

The reason being that each of us were trying to avoid the main conflict of everyone dying.

Let me express my frustrations.
Unlike you, I don't like to have blind faith in random people at the start of a game when some players could easily be an antagonistic faction. You know how absolutely terrible your pacifistic buddy pile would have been with 4mask and Jim if their were actual corporate exterminators?

Probably really bad! But, if you don't put trust in someone, is it really a Mafia game? Having my trust be rewarded or betrayed is part of the thrill! 4mask and Jim rewarded my trust and you and Caz betrayed it. I mean, that's just how my playstyle works. Find someone to trust and follow them. Even if it's off a bridge! And if that's what happens, then next time I just have to be better about not picking the bridge jumper!

[webadict]

9/11 free wins with no opposing force besides player's IRL paranoia and a strike squad that rolls 1s? How can victory or failure in this game be truly placed? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but guesses right? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but is lucky? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies early? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies late?

Have you tried changing your wincon... Postgame?

[ToonyMan]

The reason being that each of us were trying to avoid the main conflict of everyone dying.

Let me express my frustrations.
Unlike you, I don't like to have blind faith in random people at the start of a game when some players could easily be an antagonistic faction. You know how absolutely terrible your pacifistic buddy pile would have been with 4mask and Jim if their were actual corporate exterminators?

Probably really bad! But, if you don't put trust in someone, is it really a Mafia game? Having my trust be rewarded or betrayed is part of the thrill! 4mask and Jim rewarded my trust and you and Caz betrayed it. I mean, that's just how my playstyle works. Find someone to trust and follow them. Even if it's off a bridge! And if that's what happens, then next time I just have to be better about not picking the bridge jumper!

If you really trusted everybody, why didn't you and 4mask contact me and Caz in private earlier? Instead of threatening everyone publicly at the point in the game where nobody has any KOR or security?

9/11 free wins with no opposing force besides player's IRL paranoia and a strike squad that rolls 1s? How can victory or failure in this game be truly placed? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but guesses right? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but is lucky? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies early? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies late?

Have you tried changing your wincon... Postgame?

What's the point if I already know the answer.

[Jim Groovester]

Also, webadict's plasma bomb is a storied character in this game, so make sure it appears somewhere as well.

Also get Meph in there as well. It could not have been a small amount of work being the moderator for this game.

You may spread your KOR among different players' suggestions, but please only 1 unique suggestion per person.

Oh, now we have rules?

Yuh huh.

Spoiler: Truce Phase 2 Part 1 - Jim explores how to kill everybody on the station through the power of RP without telling anybody that that was what he was preparing for (click to show/hide)

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

All right! Time to see if you scam a bounty out of these bastard ‘employers’! Juicebox said to meet up with them at the power center, so you start heading that way. Hopefully they can be trusted.

As you walk through the corridors another add fills your vision.


Tired of that bland, boring muck served out of your old food dispenser? Well, try the new Helocrite Food Blaster 5000! Food so good you’d swear it was cooked in a real kitchen! [An image that takes over of a flashy looking food dispenser popping out trays of what look kind of like cheap cafeteria food. Admittedly, they do look more appetizing than the slop served on this station.]


You quickly throw yourself up against a wall until it finishes. Can’t be too careful right now, and a giant ad blocking your sight is a pretty big liability right now. Fortunately, no one else seems to be here at the moment, so your distraction didn’t cost you. This time.

You get to the power room and juicebox investigating what looks to be a Plasma Bomb rigged up to the main control systems. They’re carefully keeping their distance from it, at least. Looking around you spot a few places where cameras look to be pointing and a spot where you’re pretty sure they can’t see.

You pull out your combat knife and do a quick, stealthy, run over to them. You put an arm around their throat and pull them close, whispering “It’s me, just play along!” and pulling them towards the blind spot. Juicebox immediately stops actively hindering you and starts acting like they are hindering you as you pull them over.

As you enter the blind spot though they suddenly go stiff. A quick smash backwards of their helmet into yours staggers you and they break free, rushing out towards the hall to the mining hall area.

Grumbling about this not being how you saw this going, you head after them. Trailing this time, since you can no longer trust that you won’t get a plasma bolt to the face for your troubles.

You skirt around behind Juicebox as you see them start attacking someone else in the area. You hide in a small alcove as you hear the tell-tale sounds of plasma bolts splattering against metal. After a little bit the sounds stop and you cautiously look out. Juicebox is standing in the middle of the mining area and looking back the way you came. Their behavior is odd. Stiff and not nearly as cautious as you think they should be for someone who was just in combat.

Against your better judgement you walk towards them, your own gun out but not pointed at them. “Hey, Juicebox? You ok? We still got a deal?”

They turn towards you and take a few steps forward. Suddenly a plasma bolt lights up the air between you and you doing a diving roll to reposition with view down the corridor to the rec area. Another figure stands at the end of the hall, firing plasma blasts down at the two of you and ducking behind the doorway between shots. Cursing you scramble past Juicebox to the cover of a stack of metal crates and fire off a few shots of your own. A few get close to Juice, who’s moving but not fast enough, and though you’re pretty sure none of yours hit them you hear a grunt of pain and Juicebox falls to the ground. You can clearly see the smoking hole blasted through their chest. You’re pretty sure that other shooter got them, but maybe your employers won’t be able to tell?

A few more shots are exchanged between you and whoever this attacker is before they duck away for good.

This whole thing just got way more exciting than you’d bargained for. You wait for a bit, and once things look clear you head back to your room.

On your way you get a pair of messages on your communicator:
Bounty Kill confirmed on juicebox

1220 KOR has been transferred to your Account. Your balance is now 1320 KOR.

go go go loot 4maskwolf, IcyTea31, juicebox, and webadict go go go

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3

A communication comes in.

"Uh...yeah, sir? Really sorry about this, but, uh, I don't think I'm going to make it to you. There are these security ships here, and, uh, they're saying this sector has been locked down? I...I don't think I want to make them mad, those things have actual weapons on them."

"You'll, you'll get a refund, I'm sure. And, like I said, I am really sorry. But I gotta turn around now."

After a bit another two communications come in:

Refund: 400 KOR. 450 - mandatory fuel and time fees. We hope we can serve you again soon! - Gazot’s ship repair

400 KOR has been deposited in your account. Current balance is 1770 KOR

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

go go go loot 4maskwolf, IcyTea31, juicebox, and webadict go go go

Alright well if it's some time sensitive thing and I can't swoop in and grab everybody's loot, loot webadict first and make getting the remote detonator to his plasma bomb the top priority.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

go go go loot 4maskwolf, IcyTea31, juicebox, and webadict go go go

Alright well if it's some time sensitive thing and I can't swoop in and grab everybody's loot, loot webadict first and make getting the remote detonator to his plasma bomb the top priority.

It's a bit time sensitive, in that if any one else wants to try looting people the order people go in will determine who checks where first.

Webadict had the remote detonator on him as well as a holdout blaster and a Stun Bomb.

What order do you want to try for the others in?

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

I'd like to loot IcyTea31, juicebox, and then 4maskwolf.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

I'd like to loot IcyTea31, juicebox, and then 4maskwolf.

Noted.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

I'd like to loot IcyTea31, juicebox, and then 4maskwolf.

Noted.

Alright, Meph, what are the mechanics of the hacking tool? How many can I make with a replicator, how many uses it has, if it has uses at all, etc.

Also, if I made a space suit from the replicator, how long could I survive in it?

Also, if I blow up webadict's power bomb, how long would it take before the lack of life support killed everybody?

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

I'd like to loot IcyTea31, juicebox, and then 4maskwolf.

Noted.

I'm sure I will have many questions this phase.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

I'd like to loot IcyTea31, juicebox, and then 4maskwolf.

Noted.

Alright, Meph, what are the mechanics of the hacking tool? How many can I make with a replicator, how many uses it has, if it has uses at all, etc.

Also, if I made a space suit from the replicator, how long could I survive in it?

Also, if I blow up webadict's power bomb, how long would it take before the lack of life support killed everybody?

Hacking tool counts as Small Tech, so you could make 1 hacking tool and 1 Space Suit with a Replicator.

Typical space suits have enough power and resource capacity for about 8 hours in a vacuum.

You're no expert, but you expect there are at most 3 days worth of oxygen in the station if the life support were to go out. Maybe more now that you're down to 6 people, but probably no more than 4 days.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

Hacking tool counts as Small Tech, so you could make 1 hacking tool and 1 Space Suit with a Replicator.

Typical space suits have enough power and resource capacity for about 8 hours in a vacuum.

You're no expert, but you expect there are at most 3 days worth of oxygen in the station if the life support were to go out. Maybe more now that you're down to 6 people, but probably no more than 4 days.

Alright, well, let's not waste time.

I want to purchase a Replicator from the robomerchant.

. . .

. . .

. . .

Is there anything stopping me from violating the truce phase?

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 1

Hacking tool counts as Small Tech, so you could make 1 hacking tool and 1 Space Suit with a Replicator.

Typical space suits have enough power and resource capacity for about 8 hours in a vacuum.

You're no expert, but you expect there are at most 3 days worth of oxygen in the station if the life support were to go out. Maybe more now that you're down to 6 people, but probably no more than 4 days.

Also, using the passcode to webadict's communicator, I want to transfer his KOR to me.

Re: BP 3

I'm currently disassembling some monitors for more pieces of tech, but sure.

Anything useful in the pile of disassembled monitors webadict was working on during the Hunt Phase?

Re: BP 3

Hacking tool counts as Small Tech, so you could make 1 hacking tool and 1 Space Suit with a Replicator.

Typical space suits have enough power and resource capacity for about 8 hours in a vacuum.

You're no expert, but you expect there are at most 3 days worth of oxygen in the station if the life support were to go out. Maybe more now that you're down to 6 people, but probably no more than 4 days.

Alright, well, let's not waste time.

I want to purchase a Replicator from the robomerchant.

. . .

. . .

. . .

Is there anything stopping me from violating the truce phase?

Purchased.

And, not physically, no. You're not sure what your 'employers' will do if you break the truce, though.

Also, using the passcode to webadict's communicator, I want to transfer his KOR to me.

Done.

After your purchase and the 100 from the transfer, you now have 1370 KOR in your account.

I'm currently disassembling some monitors for more pieces of tech, but sure.

Anything useful in the pile of disassembled monitors webadict was working on during the Hunt Phase?

Just parts to assemble a monitor of some kind, at least by themselves. He also had some worn looking upholstery fabric and a few pieces of wood.

Re: BP 3

Done.

After your purchase and the 100 from the transfer, you now have 1370 KOR in your account.

Let's make that hacking tool and see what mischief we can get up to with it.

Also lmao webadict disassembled the couch

Re: BP 3

Done.

After your purchase and the 100 from the transfer, you now have 1370 KOR in your account.

Let's make that hacking tool and see what mischief we can get up to with it.

Also lmao webadict disassembled the couch

Done. You now have a Hacking Tool.

And, yeah, he did.

Re: BP 3

Done.

After your purchase and the 100 from the transfer, you now have 1370 KOR in your account.

Let's make that hacking tool and see what mischief we can get up to with it.

Also lmao webadict disassembled the couch

Done. You now have a Hacking Tool.

And, yeah, he did.

Is the hacking tool a consumable item with limited uses?

Re: BP 3

Done. You now have a Hacking Tool.

And, yeah, he did.

Also, does a player have to be involved with the death of their bounty in order to collect it?

IcyTea31 sent me this PM before he died:

If you do end up dead, I'll be sure to pick up the torch with the bounty. Meph did confirm that bounties don't require one to personally kill the target, so it won't be me shooting you (if anyone).

But webadict said this before he died:

There are several people in the game that now have access to my money account. The reason being that if you are not a part of your bounty's being killed, you recieve nothing. That way, I'd be cleared of killing you. Even in the case of a frame job.

What's the truth?

Re: BP 3

Done.

After your purchase and the 100 from the transfer, you now have 1370 KOR in your account.

Let's make that hacking tool and see what mischief we can get up to with it.

Also lmao webadict disassembled the couch

Done. You now have a Hacking Tool.

And, yeah, he did.

Is the hacking tool a consumable item with limited uses?

No, but certain anti-hacking protections can disable it if the hack fails.

Re: BP 3

Done. You now have a Hacking Tool.

And, yeah, he did.

Also, does a player have to be involved with the death of their bounty in order to collect it?

IcyTea31 sent me this PM before he died:

If you do end up dead, I'll be sure to pick up the torch with the bounty. Meph did confirm that bounties don't require one to personally kill the target, so it won't be me shooting you (if anyone).

But webadict said this before he died:

There are several people in the game that now have access to my money account. The reason being that if you are not a part of your bounty's being killed, you recieve nothing. That way, I'd be cleared of killing you. Even in the case of a frame job.

What's the truth?

Basically, you have to have attempted to kill your target (and they have to have died) to get the bounty. Taking out personal shields, using Mind Control, stuff like that all counts.

And, in your case, appearing to have tried to kill him seems to have worked.

Re: BP 3

No, but certain anti-hacking protections can disable it if the hack fails.

Let's go to that locked out terminal in the shuttle bay and unlock it using the hacking tool.

Re: BP 3

No, but certain anti-hacking protections can disable it if the hack fails.

Let's go to that locked out terminal in the shuttle bay and unlock it using the hacking tool.

The terminal is in a small, closed off section of the bay. Probably for safety while the airlock is open.

Your hacking tool takes a bit to run, but after a little while you gain user access to the terminal.

The Terminal has several functions you can access.

Bay Door controls
Bay Lights
Empty Atmosphere
Fill Atmosphere
Shuttle Logs

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

What was that, webadict? You want me to blow up the plasma bomb?

Don't worry, there'll be a time for that.

Re: BP 3

Bay Door controls
Bay Lights
Empty Atmosphere
Fill Atmosphere
Shuttle Logs

Let's look at shuttle logs and see where my ship went.

Can I do something wild with the hacking tool, like add myself to the staff list for the station?

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

I guess I should poke at this more seriously.

I want to clear my mind and do silly psychic meditation things to get a better sense of what the message was.

Re: BP 3

Bay Door controls
Bay Lights
Empty Atmosphere
Fill Atmosphere
Shuttle Logs

Let's look at shuttle logs and see where my ship went.

Can I do something wild with the hacking tool, like add myself to the staff list for the station?

You scan the logs for your ship:

...
...
18-9965 - Grooveship 1 - Docked [3078-10-007 02:20:108]
..
..
18-9965 - Grooveship 1 - Impound [3078-10-007 05:03:004]

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

I guess I should poke at this more seriously.

I want to clear my mind and do silly psychic meditation things to get a better sense of what the message was.

You clear your mind and attempt to meditate on the psychic message. This will go on for a short while.

Re: BP 3

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

I guess I should poke at this more seriously.

I want to clear my mind and do silly psychic meditation things to get a better sense of what the message was.

You clear your mind and attempt to meditate on the psychic message. This will go on for a short while.

You receive a new message. A presence is definitely attempting to contact you.

"...time left...last...escape..plan...C..."

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Looting

You find IcyTea31's body lying in a hallway between the power room and the mining ops center. He has a knife wound to the throat and a plasma pistol blast to the chest. You find a mind shield, intel read-out, Mind Control Ray, and a used-up Personal Shield on his body.

4maskwolf and Juicebox's bodies are in the morgue by the time you find them. They have no tech on them at this point.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

A communication comes in:

You have a new bounty posted: 1000 KOR for the death of heydude6

Re: BP 3

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

I guess I should poke at this more seriously.

I want to clear my mind and do silly psychic meditation things to get a better sense of what the message was.

You clear your mind and attempt to meditate on the psychic message. This will go on for a short while.

You receive a new message. A presence is definitely attempting to contact you.

"...time left...last...escape..plan...C..."

Do I have any sense of where it's coming from?

I want to go double check that webadict's plasma bomb is still rigged to the power room.

Can I remotely control the shuttle bay terminal now that I've hacked into it? If not, can I make that happen? If I can, I want to make that happen.

Finally, if I go exploring with a space suit and then return back to atmosphere, can I recharge the eight hours of oxygen?

Re: BP 3

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

I guess I should poke at this more seriously.

I want to clear my mind and do silly psychic meditation things to get a better sense of what the message was.

You clear your mind and attempt to meditate on the psychic message. This will go on for a short while.

You receive a new message. A presence is definitely attempting to contact you.

"...time left...last...escape..plan...C..."

Do I have any sense of where it's coming from?

I want to go double check that webadict's plasma bomb is still rigged to the power room.

Can I remotely control the shuttle bay terminal now that I've hacked into it? If not, can I make that happen? If I can, I want to make that happen.

Finally, if I go exploring with a space suit and then return back to atmosphere, can I recharge the eight hours of oxygen?

Also, is eight hours longer than a hunt phase?

Re: BP 3

You feel a pressure in your mind. As if...a presence is trying to contact you? Trying to send a message, perhaps?

...l......th.....Re.....ns....d.....b....

I guess I should poke at this more seriously.

I want to clear my mind and do silly psychic meditation things to get a better sense of what the message was.

You clear your mind and attempt to meditate on the psychic message. This will go on for a short while.

You receive a new message. A presence is definitely attempting to contact you.

"...time left...last...escape..plan...C..."

Do I have any sense of where it's coming from?

I want to go double check that webadict's plasma bomb is still rigged to the power room.

Can I remotely control the shuttle bay terminal now that I've hacked into it? If not, can I make that happen? If I can, I want to make that happen.

Finally, if I go exploring with a space suit and then return back to atmosphere, can I recharge the eight hours of oxygen?

Somewhere nearby, but that's all you can tell.

The bomb is still there and rigged to blow.

You can now remotely connect to the terminal, yes.

Yeah, there are hookups near both airlocks (shuttle bay and mining ops) that can restore power and oxygen for suits.

8 hours is roughly the length of a hunt phase.

Re: BP 3

Somewhere nearby, but that's all you can tell.

The bomb is still there and rigged to blow.

You can now remotely connect to the terminal, yes.

Yeah, there are hookups near both airlocks (shuttle bay and mining ops) that can restore power and oxygen for suits.

8 hours is roughly the length of a hunt phase.

Alright, let's conduct a fun test. First, I want to use the Replicator to make a space suit. Secondly, I want to suit up. Thirdly, I want to test the remote functionality of the shuttle bay terminal by evacuating the air and opening both doors ofthe air lock. Fourthly, I want to test this handy safety feature of the internal doors of the station by shooting one of the panels of the internal station doors adjacent to the shuttle bay.

Shooting out panels works to unlock interior doors (safety protocol during a blackout) but has the opposite effect on external doors (you need to keep the air in).

Meph, in case it wasn't obvious, I want to test evacuating the air out of the station out the shuttle bay doors.

After doing all that, I want to explore down the mine shaft webadict was telling me about that required a space suit to enter.

Re: BP 3

Is it possible to ring up our captors and find out which bounties were collected? If it is I want to do that.

Re: BP 3

Somewhere nearby, but that's all you can tell.

The bomb is still there and rigged to blow.

You can now remotely connect to the terminal, yes.

Yeah, there are hookups near both airlocks (shuttle bay and mining ops) that can restore power and oxygen for suits.

8 hours is roughly the length of a hunt phase.

Alright, let's conduct a fun test. First, I want to use the Replicator to make a space suit. Secondly, I want to suit up. Thirdly, I want to test the remote functionality of the shuttle bay terminal by evacuating the air and opening both doors ofthe air lock. Fourthly, I want to test this handy safety feature of the internal doors of the station by shooting one of the panels of the internal station doors adjacent to the shuttle bay.

Shooting out panels works to unlock interior doors (safety protocol during a blackout) but has the opposite effect on external doors (you need to keep the air in).

Meph, in case it wasn't obvious, I want to test evacuating the air out of the station out the shuttle bay doors.

After doing all that, I want to explore down the mine shaft webadict was telling me about that required a space suit to enter.

Very well.

You replicate a space suit and suit up in it. The fit is good and everything seems to be working as intended.

You activate the bay doors. A loud klaxon sounds and yellow light flash as the air is sucked out of the bay. Once the air is gone the klaxon ends and the lights turn red. The airlock opens and you can see out into the vacuum of space. Nothing much of note out there, at least from in here.

You shoot the lock on the door to the bay and find that it is now unlocked and easy to open. As soon as you do atmosphere begins to rush out past you into the now void hanger, and red lights and a loud klaxon sound throughout the station.

Closing the door ends the klaxon and lights, though there is a little delay before that happens.

(Did you want to restore the air to the bay or keep it a vacuum?)

Heading over to the mines you find that the airlock there is locked with a terminal like the shuttle, though this one seems simpler.

Did you wish to hack this one as well?

Re: BP 3

Is it possible to ring up our captors and find out which bounties were collected? If it is I want to do that.

"I'm afraid that information will not be provided at this time. You'll have to suss that out for yourselves!" the voice on the other end of the line seems overly cheerful about this.

Re: BP 3

(Did you want to restore the air to the bay or keep it a vacuum?)

Nah, leave it a vacuum.

Is the terminal I hacked in the vacuum?

It's good to know that Fortress Vacuum is apparently possible.

Heading over to the mines you find that the airlock there is locked with a terminal like the shuttle, though this one seems simpler.

Did you wish to hack this one as well?

Yep, let's see what's going on.

The control terminal isn't in the vacuum, but is the first place to get air sucked out of it with the door open.

You hack the terminal easily enough and are able to go out into the mines.

The asteroid has clearly been extensively mined, mostly towards the core which you assume had the more precious materials.

After wandering around for a bit you find a broken down Mining Pod. It's basically a short range spacecraft, with room for 2 people inside if they get really friendly. This one seems to have something wrong with its engines. The side panel is open and it looks like someone was in the middle of trying to fix it before it was abandoned.

Re: BP 3

(Did you want to restore the air to the bay or keep it a vacuum?)

Nah, leave it a vacuum.

Is the terminal I hacked in the vacuum?

It's good to know that Fortress Vacuum is apparently possible.

Heading over to the mines you find that the airlock there is locked with a terminal like the shuttle, though this one seems simpler.

Did you wish to hack this one as well?

Yep, let's see what's going on.

Re: BP 3

Do I have any sense of where it's coming from?

Somewhere nearby, but that's all you can tell.

Could I wander around the station while meditating trying to figure out where it's stronger/weaker to better locate where it's coming from?

As you wander around you feel another touch by the presence:

"Caz...d..."

You were just in a random hallway this time. Not sure what that means.

Re: BP 3

Do I have any sense of where it's coming from?

Somewhere nearby, but that's all you can tell.

Could I wander around the station while meditating trying to figure out where it's stronger/weaker to better locate where it's coming from?

Re: BP 3

Send heydude6 my used up Replicator.

Re: BP 3

After wandering around for a bit you find a broken down Mining Pod. It's basically a short range spacecraft, with room for 2 people inside if they get really friendly. This one seems to have something wrong with its engines. The side panel is open and it looks like someone was in the middle of trying to fix it before it was abandoned.

Let's diagnose what's wrong with it, if I have that ability. What would it take to get it operable again?

Can I recharge IcyTea31's used personal shield somehow? You know, plug it into the USB charger in the power room.

Also, if I want to mind control somebody, can I do that during the hunt phase or do I have to do it during this phase?

[Jim Groovester]

Spoiler: Truce Phase 2 Part 2 - Jim finds the mining pod while other players start realizing what sort of game this is (click to show/hide)

Re: BP 3

As you wander around you feel another touch by the presence:

"Caz...d..."

You were just in a random hallway this time. Not sure what that means.

Let's focus and see if I can get it clearer again.

I've got a hunch though. Earlier you told me that a hypothetical dopp Exterminator could mask the dopp kill with Combat Camouflage. What if I very closely inspected the corpses of 4maskwolf and webadict to look for inconsistencies with their apparent cause of death?

Re: BP 3

18-9965 - Grooveship 1 - Impound [3078-10-007 05:03:004]

Wanted to poke at this as well.

If it's impounded does that mean it's still on the station somewhere?

Also Grooveship is a fantastic name for my ship ty Meph

Re: BP3

So, have you been to the Life support room lately?

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

So, have you been to the Life support room lately?

You mean the power room?

I was in there this phase to check the status of the plasma bomb webadict rigged there.

Re: BP3

So, have you been to the Life support room lately?

You mean the power room?

I was in there this phase to check the status of the plasma bomb webadict rigged there.

Huh, I assumed it was wubba.   heydude6 has been PMing me a ton and told me about that first.  I think he thinks it's a secret and he's trying to be all sneaky and play detective or something.

Re: BP 3

After wandering around for a bit you find a broken down Mining Pod. It's basically a short range spacecraft, with room for 2 people inside if they get really friendly. This one seems to have something wrong with its engines. The side panel is open and it looks like someone was in the middle of trying to fix it before it was abandoned.

Let's diagnose what's wrong with it, if I have that ability. What would it take to get it operable again?

Can I recharge IcyTea31's used personal shield somehow? You know, plug it into the USB charger in the power room.

Also, if I want to mind control somebody, can I do that during the hunt phase or do I have to do it during this phase?

It's probably fixable. You'd need a proper tool kit of some sort, or a maintenance droid.

No, Personal Shields are fried when used not just depowered.

Mind Control for the hunt phase can be set up during either phase.

As you wander around you feel another touch by the presence:

"Caz...d..."

You were just in a random hallway this time. Not sure what that means.

Let's focus and see if I can get it clearer again.

I've got a hunch though. Earlier you told me that a hypothetical dopp Exterminator could mask the dopp kill with Combat Camouflage. What if I very closely inspected the corpses of 4maskwolf and webadict to look for inconsistencies with their apparent cause of death?

"Caz did..." Perhaps?

A closer inspection doesn't reveal anything that looks too out of the ordinary for an exterminator kill.

18-9965 - Grooveship 1 - Impound [3078-10-007 05:03:004]

Wanted to poke at this as well.

If it's impounded does that mean it's still on the station somewhere?

Also Grooveship is a fantastic name for my ship ty Meph

If it is, it's not somewhere on the station that you seem to have access to. And you're not aware of any doors that are currently blocked to you. It was towed out of the shuttle bay at the very least.

And you're welcome! I was happy with it.

Re: BP 3

It's probably fixable. You'd need a proper tool kit of some sort, or a maintenance droid.

Alright, then, let's try hacking a maintenance droid and see if I can get it to fix the mining pod or otherwise take control of it.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

So, have you been to the Life support room lately?

You mean the power room?

I was in there this phase to check the status of the plasma bomb webadict rigged there.

Huh, I assumed it was wubba.   heydude6 has been PMing me a ton and told me about that first.  I think he thinks it's a secret and he's trying to be all sneaky and play detective or something.

Huh.

Yeah, webadict wasn't lying about setting it up but he was lying about the trigger condition for it.

It's cool that heydude6 is busy playing detective but I'm pretty sure he has a lot of catching up to do.

Re: BP 3

Can I mine with the mining pod?

Can I use whatever mining implements on the mining pod as improvised weaponry?

Re: BP 3

It's probably fixable. You'd need a proper tool kit of some sort, or a maintenance droid.

Alright, then, let's try hacking a maintenance droid and see if I can get it to fix the mining pod or otherwise take control of it.

You hack into one of the maintenance droids and order it to go out and fix the Mining Pod. You have to let it out through the airlocks manually but once in the mines it trundles off and gets to work. It will probably take it a while.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

So, have you been to the Life support room lately?

You mean the power room?

I was in there this phase to check the status of the plasma bomb webadict rigged there.

Huh, I assumed it was wubba.   heydude6 has been PMing me a ton and told me about that first.  I think he thinks it's a secret and he's trying to be all sneaky and play detective or something.

Have you used up your purchase from the robo merchant yet?

I'm thinking I might want to get more stuff for all the exciting RPing I'm doing. If it works for you would you be willing to take my KOR to buy me stuff from the shop?

There's nothing I want to buy at the moment but I want to keep my options open.

Re: BP 3

Can I mine with the mining pod?

Can I use whatever mining implements on the mining pod as improvised weaponry?

Yes. Once it's functioning, anyway.

Probably. The mining blasters are pretty short range, but they do pack a wallop.

Re: BP3

So, have you been to the Life support room lately?

You mean the power room?

I was in there this phase to check the status of the plasma bomb webadict rigged there.

Huh, I assumed it was wubba.   heydude6 has been PMing me a ton and told me about that first.  I think he thinks it's a secret and he's trying to be all sneaky and play detective or something.

Have you used up your purchase from the robo merchant yet?

I'm thinking I might want to get more stuff for all the exciting RPing I'm doing. If it works for you would you be willing to take my KOR to buy me stuff from the shop?

There's nothing I want to buy at the moment but I want to keep my options open.

I have not.   

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

I have not.   

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

I've been wondering the same thing and I'm leaning towards there being some sort of scum team in this game.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that there are all these people preaching for a nonviolent outcome to this game, but then being as maximally efficient and violent when given the chance.

Re: BP3

I have not.   

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

I've been wondering the same thing and I'm leaning towards there being some sort of scum team in this game.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that there are all these people preaching for a nonviolent outcome to this game, but then being as maximally efficient and violent when given the chance.

Toony would be at the top of my list for certain.  Caz is a maybe.  You and heydude are very low.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

I have not.   

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

I've been wondering the same thing and I'm leaning towards there being some sort of scum team in this game.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that there are all these people preaching for a nonviolent outcome to this game, but then being as maximally efficient and violent when given the chance.

Toony would be at the top of my list for certain.  Caz is a maybe.  You and heydude are very low.

If you're game for it I'll pass you 600 KOR, 500 for a replicator and 100 to pay you back for the repair ship money from the last phase.

Re: BP 3

If I unrigged webadict's plasma bomb and sold it to the robomerchant, and then activated the remote detonator, would that destroy the robomerchant and the ability to buy/sell tech in this game?

Re: BP 3

If I unrigged webadict's plasma bomb and sold it to the robomerchant, and then activated the remote detonator, would that destroy the robomerchant and the ability to buy/sell tech in this game?

Possibly. You're not sure if they have measures in place to prevent that.

There is also the risk that attempting to un-rig it will cause it to explode, since it was set up to go off if messed with.

Re: BP 3

Can I mine with the mining pod?

Can I use whatever mining implements on the mining pod as improvised weaponry?

Yes. Once it's functioning, anyway.

Probably. The mining blasters are pretty short range, but they do pack a wallop.

. . .

. . .

Can I 'mine' the exterior hull of the station?

Is there any connection from where the mining pod currently is to open space?

Re: BP 3

Can I mine with the mining pod?

Can I use whatever mining implements on the mining pod as improvised weaponry?

Yes. Once it's functioning, anyway.

Probably. The mining blasters are pretty short range, but they do pack a wallop.

. . .

. . .

Can I 'mine' the exterior hull of the station?

Is there any connection from where the mining pod currently is to open space?

You could, yeah. Though a properly set up metal station hull will be harder to get through than rock.

Not immediately, but it's not too far from some passages that seem to lead outward.

Re: BP 3

Can I mine with the mining pod?

Can I use whatever mining implements on the mining pod as improvised weaponry?

Yes. Once it's functioning, anyway.

Probably. The mining blasters are pretty short range, but they do pack a wallop.

. . .

. . .

Can I 'mine' the exterior hull of the station?

Is there any connection from where the mining pod currently is to open space?

You could, yeah. Though a properly set up metal station hull will be harder to get through than rock.

Not immediately, but it's not too far from some passages that seem to lead outward.

With a well placed bomb in the hollow of the asteroid somewhere, could I fragment the asteroid?

Re: BP 3

Can I mine with the mining pod?

Can I use whatever mining implements on the mining pod as improvised weaponry?

Yes. Once it's functioning, anyway.

Probably. The mining blasters are pretty short range, but they do pack a wallop.

. . .

. . .

Can I 'mine' the exterior hull of the station?

Is there any connection from where the mining pod currently is to open space?

You could, yeah. Though a properly set up metal station hull will be harder to get through than rock.

Not immediately, but it's not too far from some passages that seem to lead outward.

With a well placed bomb in the hollow of the asteroid somewhere, could I fragment the asteroid?

You'd need to know a lot more information about the asteroid to even have a clue if that would work. Or a big enough bomb to make it a moot point.

Re: BP3

I have not.   

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

I've been wondering the same thing and I'm leaning towards there being some sort of scum team in this game.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that there are all these people preaching for a nonviolent outcome to this game, but then being as maximally efficient and violent when given the chance.

Toony would be at the top of my list for certain.  Caz is a maybe.  You and heydude are very low.

If you're game for it I'll pass you 600 KOR, 500 for a replicator and 100 to pay you back for the repair ship money from the last phase.

Sure, whatcha want me to replicate?  Or just hang on to it for now?

Re: BP3

I have not.   

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

I've been wondering the same thing and I'm leaning towards there being some sort of scum team in this game.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that there are all these people preaching for a nonviolent outcome to this game, but then being as maximally efficient and violent when given the chance.

Toony would be at the top of my list for certain.  Caz is a maybe.  You and heydude are very low.

If you're game for it I'll pass you 600 KOR, 500 for a replicator and 100 to pay you back for the repair ship money from the last phase.

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

Re: Sealing doors

I know we don't see eye-to-eye, but things are getting desperate. Do you think your Hacking tool can be used to seal doors?

In spite of my best hopes, I still don't trust Toony and I wish we could deal with him without killing him. I'm hoping that locking him in his room might stop him from harming someone.

Anyway, it's just an idea. You can take it or leave it. The thing in life support is plasma bomb btw. Don't know who set it up, but my bet is either Web or Toony. I can prove it wasn't me though. It's been modified to explode if someone tampers with it, so we haven't been able to defuse it yet. Otherwise it still detonates remotely, there's no timer. Someone here has the detonator.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

I have not.   

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

I've been wondering the same thing and I'm leaning towards there being some sort of scum team in this game.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that there are all these people preaching for a nonviolent outcome to this game, but then being as maximally efficient and violent when given the chance.

Toony would be at the top of my list for certain.  Caz is a maybe.  You and heydude are very low.

If you're game for it I'll pass you 600 KOR, 500 for a replicator and 100 to pay you back for the repair ship money from the last phase.

Sure, whatcha want me to replicate?  Or just hang on to it for now?

I want both a personal shield and an anti tech field but I want the anti tech field more. So make me an anti tech field and then you can use the last small item charge for whatever you want.

If you spend one small item charge to make a space suit you can come chill with me at the bottom of the mine during the Hunt phase and hopefully be safe from harm. I don't know if it will actually keep me or you safe but I figure if people don't have a space suit they can't target people who are hanging out in a vacuum, and tbqhfam I don't think anybody else's RP game is anywhere developed enough for them to come after me down there.

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

Meph, I want to transfer 600 KOR to Shakerag.

Re: BP3

Meph, I want to transfer 600 KOR to Shakerag.

Done. Your balance is now 770 KOR.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

While you take a few moments of quiet to focus on psychic communications you feel one coming in:

"...ell..y...r...dy...h...d...nten...ce...oid...get...min...d...ow...up...ip...read...!"

Re: BP3: Sealing doors

I know we don't see eye-to-eye, but things are getting desperate. Do you think your Hacking tool can be used to seal doors?

Alright, I want to try hacking a door shut.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

While you take a few moments of quiet to focus on psychic communications you feel one coming in:

"...ell..y...r...dy...h...d...nten...ce...oid...get...min...d...ow...up...ip...read...!"

Hrm.

I'm not sure what the message says but it puts me on a train of thought.

Once the mining pod is fixed, does it have everything it need to start flying around?

Also, when will the droid be done fixing the mining pod in phase terms?

Re: Sealing doors to: heydude6

I know we don't see eye-to-eye, but things are getting desperate. Do you think your Hacking tool can be used to seal doors?

In spite of my best hopes, I still don't trust Toony and I wish we could deal with him without killing him. I'm hoping that locking him in his room might stop him from harming someone.

I haven't tried that but I'll work with Meph to see if that's possible. From a metagaming perspective I don't know if he'll let me get away with sealing people in their room. My concern would be that ToonyMan would either slip out before I can lock the door or ToonyMan would kill me before I could finish.

Anyway, it's just an idea. You can take it or leave it. The thing in life support is plasma bomb btw. Don't know who set it up, but my bet is either Web or Toony. I can prove it wasn't me though. It's been modified to explode if someone tampers with it, so we haven't been able to defuse it yet. Otherwise it still detonates remotely, there's no timer. Someone here has the detonator.

I know. webadict rigged it up. He wasn't lying about rigging the life support system to blow, but he was lying about how it was triggered. As you discovered it is by remote detonator.

I would suggest not tinkering with it. It's not hurting anybody in its current state.

Re: BP3: Sealing doors

I know we don't see eye-to-eye, but things are getting desperate. Do you think your Hacking tool can be used to seal doors?

Alright, I want to try hacking a door shut.

You do seem to be able to lock a door down by hacking into the controls on the outside.

Re: Sealing doors

Anyway, it's just an idea. You can take it or leave it. The thing in life support is plasma bomb btw. Don't know who set it up, but my bet is either Web or Toony. I can prove it wasn't me though. It's been modified to explode if someone tampers with it, so we haven't been able to defuse it yet. Otherwise it still detonates remotely, there's no timer. Someone here has the detonator.

I know. webadict rigged it up. He wasn't lying about rigging the life support system to blow, but he was lying about how it was triggered. As you discovered it is by remote detonator.

I would suggest not tinkering with it. It's not hurting anybody in its current state.

I won't. Thank you for your warning.

Re: BP3: Sealing doors

I know we don't see eye-to-eye, but things are getting desperate. Do you think your Hacking tool can be used to seal doors?

Alright, I want to try hacking a door shut.

You do seem to be able to lock a door down by hacking into the controls on the outside.

Can I hack it open and keep it open?

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

Can I remotely hack doors open/closed?

Re: Sealing doors to: heydude6

I know we don't see eye-to-eye, but things are getting desperate. Do you think your Hacking tool can be used to seal doors?

In spite of my best hopes, I still don't trust Toony and I wish we could deal with him without killing him. I'm hoping that locking him in his room might stop him from harming someone.

I haven't tried that but I'll work with Meph to see if that's possible. From a metagaming perspective I don't know if he'll let me get away with sealing people in their room. My concern would be that ToonyMan would either slip out before I can lock the door or ToonyMan would kill me before I could finish.

I can lock doors it seems. I'll see if I can give it a try during the Hunt phase but if I feel like it leaves me too exposed I'm going to abandon trying it out.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

While you take a few moments of quiet to focus on psychic communications you feel one coming in:

"...ell..y...r...dy...h...d...nten...ce...oid...get...min...d...ow...up...ip...read...!"

Hrm.

I'm not sure what the message says but it puts me on a train of thought.

Once the mining pod is fixed, does it have everything it need to start flying around?

Also, when will the droid be done fixing the mining pod in phase terms?

Probably, depends on how much was wrong with it and what the droid can do.

You're not sure, but if you had to guess at least partway through the Hunt Phase at best. If it was easy to fix, you assume they'd have taken it with them.

You also receive another psychic message:

Min...s...th...n...omb."

Re: BP3: Sealing doors

I know we don't see eye-to-eye, but things are getting desperate. Do you think your Hacking tool can be used to seal doors?

Alright, I want to try hacking a door shut.

You do seem to be able to lock a door down by hacking into the controls on the outside.

Can I hack it open and keep it open?

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

Can I remotely hack doors open/closed?

You can keep it unlocked by hacking, but not open.

No. At least not with the tools available to you.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

A somewhat different feeling psychic presence contacts you.

"...m...isten..."

"Spe...k..."

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

Do I have any method of attuning myself to better receive these messages?

Can I hack the mind shield I picked up from IcyTea31 to act as a receiver instead of blocker?

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

A somewhat different feeling psychic presence contacts you.

"...m...isten..."

"Spe...k..."

Let me also try receiving these messages while standing in the morgue.

Re: Did we get the same message

Did we get the same message? I can't quote, but I got a message that seemed to say

"I'm listening
Speak"

There were ellipses of course, but I found it very decipherable.

Re: Did we get the same message to: heydude6

Did we get the same message? I can't quote, but I got a message that seemed to say

"I'm listening
Speak"

There were ellipses of course, but I found it very decipherable.

Yep, I got the same message.

Re: Did we get the same message

Did we get the same message? I can't quote, but I got a message that seemed to say

"I'm listening
Speak"

There were ellipses of course, but I found it very decipherable.

Maybe we should try speaking in unison?

How about we both say "How clear is this?"
Yep, I got the same message.

Re: Did we get the same message to: heydude6

Did we get the same message? I can't quote, but I got a message that seemed to say

"I'm listening
Speak"

There were ellipses of course, but I found it very decipherable.

Maybe we should try speaking in unison?

How about we both say "How clear is this?"
Yep, I got the same message.

I'm game to try.

Let's pull out our ouija boards and start a seance.

Jim Groovester concentrates and says. "How clear is this?"

Re: Did we get the same message

Did we get the same message? I can't quote, but I got a message that seemed to say

"I'm listening
Speak"

There were ellipses of course, but I found it very decipherable.

Maybe we should try speaking in unison?

How about we both say "How clear is this?"
Yep, I got the same message.

I'm game to try.

Let's pull out our ouija boards and start a seance.

Jim Groovester concentrates and says. "How clear is this?"

I do the same.

[Jim Groovester]

Spoiler: Hunt Phase 2 Part 1 - Everybody wants to hide from Caz and ToonyMan (click to show/hide)

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

So I want to hide in the shuttle bay airlock or deep in the mine but I also want to do a bunch of RP garbage. How would that work mechanically? If I do a bunch of RP stuff around the station does that expose me to NKs and other actions? If I only hide in the mine and do nothing else would I be safe from anybody who doesn't have a space suit?

Also, can I get a list of all my items?

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Do I have any method of attuning myself to better receive these messages?

Can I hack the mind shield I picked up from IcyTea31 to act as a receiver instead of blocker?

You don't think hacking would do that. Maybe with some sort of tool kit you could try to reverse how it works?

So I want to hide in the shuttle bay airlock or deep in the mine but I also want to do a bunch of RP garbage. How would that work mechanically? If I do a bunch of RP stuff around the station does that expose me to NKs and other actions? If I only hide in the mine and do nothing else would I be safe from anybody who doesn't have a space suit?

Also, can I get a list of all my items?

Depends on what you want to do, RP-wise. In general, the more stuff you do the more in-time game you need to be walking around the station and are vulnerable to being killed. If literally all someone wants to do is attack you that'll happen pretty quickly. If they have a bunch of other stuff they want to do, you'd have time.

If all you do is immediately head somewhere safe you are probably ok (unless whoever it is has a space suit or some other way of getting to you). At least as long as you have power and air, at least.

What I have listed for you:
Intel x2
Stun Bomb x2
Holdout blaster
Remote for web's PB
Hacking Tool
Space Suit (8 hours of power and air - I'm assuming you recharged it during the truce phase since you asked about that)

Re: On sealing doors.

We may not know if we can lock up Toonyman, but maybe it's possible to lock one's own door for protection?

I'm sure some things can still bypass that (plasma bomb comes to mind), but it might help against regular Night kills. I'd be a willing test subject, but you can also try it on yourself if you want.

Re: On sealing doors. to: heydude6

We may not know if we can lock up Toonyman, but maybe it's possible to lock one's own door for protection?

I'm sure some things can still bypass that (plasma bomb comes to mind), but it might help against regular Night kills. I'd be a willing test subject, but you can also try it on yourself if you want.

I have a far better plan to keep myself safe during this phase. I'd willingly lock you in but I don't want to risk catching a NK by screwing around doing RP stuff where I'm not safe.

FYI during the first truce phase I found some closets and hiding spots. You might try heading to those, hiding, and doing absolutely nothing else during the hunt phase. That was my original plan for the last Hunt phase before I had the ingenious idea of trying to fake juicebox's death.

I have remote control over the shuttle bay doors. I can lock you in the airlock. It's less protection than what I would have, but I can do it remotely, after I reach safety. If it doesn't sit right with you being completely at my mercy, well, you can always take your chances elsewhere on the station.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Depends on what you want to do, RP-wise. In general, the more stuff you do the more in-time game you need to be walking around the station and are vulnerable to being killed. If literally all someone wants to do is attack you that'll happen pretty quickly. If they have a bunch of other stuff they want to do, you'd have time.

Gotcha.

Let's head straight to the mining pod then and if there's any RPing to do we'll do it all there.

Maybe I'm lucky and the person who was trying to fix the mining pod left a tool kit nearby.

Re: On sealing doors.

I like the airlock plan. Let's do it. I should be able to do my phone call in there.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

Done and done.   Assuming it all works.   Also I sent the bot after Toonyman.   I think he's a liability.

So you got the space suit and the anti tech field? If you did, make your way to the entrance of the mine.

Incidentally heydude6 also wants me to rescue him, which I am likely capable of doing with the power of my RP.

I don't think you're secret scum but if you are you deserve to win at this point =P

You're damn right I do.

Re: BP3

I have not.  

What do you think the over/under is on there being actual counter-forces among the players as opposed to people just getting itchy and trigger happy last night? 

I've been wondering the same thing and I'm leaning towards there being some sort of scum team in this game.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that there are all these people preaching for a nonviolent outcome to this game, but then being as maximally efficient and violent when given the chance.

Toony would be at the top of my list for certain.  Caz is a maybe.  You and heydude are very low.

If you're game for it I'll pass you 600 KOR, 500 for a replicator and 100 to pay you back for the repair ship money from the last phase.

Sure, whatcha want me to replicate?  Or just hang on to it for now?

I want both a personal shield and an anti tech field but I want the anti tech field more. So make me an anti tech field and then you can use the last small item charge for whatever you want.

If you spend one small item charge to make a space suit you can come chill with me at the bottom of the mine during the Hunt phase and hopefully be safe from harm. I don't know if it will actually keep me or you safe but I figure if people don't have a space suit they can't target people who are hanging out in a vacuum, and tbqhfam I don't think anybody else's RP game is anywhere developed enough for them to come after me down there.

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

Meph, I want to transfer 600 KOR to Shakerag.

Done and done.   Assuming it all works.   Also I sent the bot after Toonyman.   I think he's a liability.   I don't think you're secret scum but if you are you deserve to win at this point =P

Re: BP3

Also also I got messages:

"i...s...eb...r...st...ji..."

and

"...m...isten..."

"Spe...k..."

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

What I have listed for you:
Intel x2
Stun Bomb x2
Holdout blaster
Remote for web's PB
Hacking Tool
Space Suit (8 hours of power and air - I'm assuming you recharged it during the truce phase since you asked about that)

It looks like I'm missing IcyTea31's loot.

You find IcyTea31's body lying in a hallway between the power room and the mining ops center. He has a knife wound to the throat and a plasma pistol blast to the chest. You find a mind shield, intel read-out, Mind Control Ray, and a used-up Personal Shield on his body.

4maskwolf and Juicebox's bodies are in the morgue by the time you find them. They have no tech on them at this point.

Do I have any method of attuning myself to better receive these messages?

Can I hack the mind shield I picked up from IcyTea31 to act as a receiver instead of blocker?

You don't think hacking would do that. Maybe with some sort of tool kit you could try to reverse how it works?

Hmmmmmmmmm.

It's probably fixable. You'd need a proper tool kit of some sort, or a maintenance droid.

You know I wonder, since the maintenance droid was an adequate substitute for a tool kit for repairing the ship, could I get the maintenance droid to modify the mind shield to reverse how it works?

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Depends on what you want to do, RP-wise. In general, the more stuff you do the more in-time game you need to be walking around the station and are vulnerable to being killed. If literally all someone wants to do is attack you that'll happen pretty quickly. If they have a bunch of other stuff they want to do, you'd have time.

Gotcha.

Let's head straight to the mining pod then and if there's any RPing to do we'll do it all there.

Maybe I'm lucky and the person who was trying to fix the mining pod left a tool kit nearby.

Noted. Since this is the Hunt phase, you'll have to just tell me the stuff you want to do and you'll find out the results (for the most part) once we get near the end of the phase and I know what's happening.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

What I have listed for you:
Intel x2
Stun Bomb x2
Holdout blaster
Remote for web's PB
Hacking Tool
Space Suit (8 hours of power and air - I'm assuming you recharged it during the truce phase since you asked about that)

It looks like I'm missing IcyTea31's loot.

You find IcyTea31's body lying in a hallway between the power room and the mining ops center. He has a knife wound to the throat and a plasma pistol blast to the chest. You find a mind shield, intel read-out, Mind Control Ray, and a used-up Personal Shield on his body.

4maskwolf and Juicebox's bodies are in the morgue by the time you find them. They have no tech on them at this point.

Do I have any method of attuning myself to better receive these messages?

Can I hack the mind shield I picked up from IcyTea31 to act as a receiver instead of blocker?

You don't think hacking would do that. Maybe with some sort of tool kit you could try to reverse how it works?

Hmmmmmmmmm.

It's probably fixable. You'd need a proper tool kit of some sort, or a maintenance droid.

You know I wonder, since the maintenance droid was an adequate substitute for a tool kit for repairing the ship, could I get the maintenance droid to modify the mind shield to reverse how it works?

You're right. I've updated your item list on my spreadsheet with his stuff.


Maybe, if you can figure out how to tell it to do that. It's mostly programmed to fix stuff, not modify them.

Re: Did we get the same message

Did we get the same message? I can't quote, but I got a message that seemed to say

"I'm listening
Speak"

There were ellipses of course, but I found it very decipherable.

Maybe we should try speaking in unison?

How about we both say "How clear is this?"
Yep, I got the same message.

I'm game to try.

Let's pull out our ouija boards and start a seance.

Jim Groovester concentrates and says. "How clear is this?"

You get a response:

"...ery...le...r."

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Noted. Since this is the Hunt phase, you'll have to just tell me the stuff you want to do and you'll find out the results (for the most part) once we get near the end of the phase and I know what's happening.

Gotcha. I want to coordinate with heydude6 to lock him in the shuttle bay airlock (with air). I want to coordinate with Shakerag to let him into the mine, assuming he has a spacesuit.

Re: On sealing doors. to: heydude6

I like the airlock plan. Let's do it. I should be able to do my phone call in there.

I'm going to offer Luckyowl the same airlock deal I offered you. I assume you don't have a problem with this since you said you trusted him.

Re: BP3 to: Luckyowl

So I can remotely control the shuttle bay doors and I'm locking heydude6 in the shuttle bay airlock to give him some protection from the events of this phase.

I can let you in there as well, and assuming you don't try to kill each other and nobody tries to attack you with assassin bots and the like, it should do a pretty reasonable job of keeping you safe from everybody else on the station.

Re: BP3

Done and done.   Assuming it all works.   Also I sent the bot after Toonyman.   I think he's a liability.

So you got the space suit and the anti tech field? If you did, make your way to the entrance of the mine.

Incidentally heydude6 also wants me to rescue him, which I am likely capable of doing with the power of my RP.

I don't think you're secret scum but if you are you deserve to win at this point =P

You're damn right I do.

Unfortunately I can't do that right now as we're in the hunt phase.  Oh well, sucks to suck.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

Done and done.   Assuming it all works.   Also I sent the bot after Toonyman.   I think he's a liability.

So you got the space suit and the anti tech field? If you did, make your way to the entrance of the mine.

Incidentally heydude6 also wants me to rescue him, which I am likely capable of doing with the power of my RP.

I don't think you're secret scum but if you are you deserve to win at this point =P

You're damn right I do.

Unfortunately I can't do that right now as we're in the hunt phase.  Oh well, sucks to suck.

I can let you in to the shuttle bay airlock (which I can control remotely) and lock you in there. This is the same deal I'm extending to heydude6 and Luckyowl.

It might be a little crowded in there and stuff like assassin bots and mind control can probably still get you, but it might be some level of protection over just hanging around the station.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Does a mind shield block mind control?

My guess is not because it's not psychic.

Re: On sealing doors.

I do trust Luckyowl, but I gotta say, it gives you too much power. If you wanted to, you could open the other end of the airlock and kill us both. And that's not even counting your other night actions.

I'm okay with risking my own life, but I worry that the temptation to kill may be too great even for you. I'm okay with you saving my life, and I'm okay with you saving owl, but not both of us.

I hope you understand. You can tell me which life you value more, and if that life is owl, I will respect your choice and go hide in a closest.

Re: BP3

Done and done.   Assuming it all works.   Also I sent the bot after Toonyman.   I think he's a liability.

So you got the space suit and the anti tech field? If you did, make your way to the entrance of the mine.

Incidentally heydude6 also wants me to rescue him, which I am likely capable of doing with the power of my RP.

I don't think you're secret scum but if you are you deserve to win at this point =P

You're damn right I do.

Unfortunately I can't do that right now as we're in the hunt phase.  Oh well, sucks to suck.

I can let you in to the shuttle bay airlock (which I can control remotely) and lock you in there. This is the same deal I'm extending to heydude6 and Luckyowl.

It might be a little crowded in there and stuff like assassin bots and mind control can probably still get you, but it might be some level of protection over just hanging around the station.

Meh sure why not.

Re: BP3

So I can remotely control the shuttle bay doors and I'm locking heydude6 in the shuttle bay airlock to give him some protection from the events of this phase.

I can let you in there as well, and assuming you don't try to kill each other and nobody tries to attack you with assassin bots and the like, it should do a pretty reasonable job of keeping you safe from everybody else on the station.

Before I agree, how many others have you given this option besides Heydude6?

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Does a mind shield block mind control?

My guess is not because it's not psychic.

No, you'd need Anti-Tech field for that.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hidden console

Hi. So I found a console hidden between the power room and the mining ops area. It needs hacking tool to operate. Can you see if you can use it?

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hidden console to: Caz

Hi. So I found a console hidden between the power room and the mining ops area. It needs hacking tool to operate. Can you see if you can use it?

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out during the truce phase.

You'll forgive me if I want nothing to do with the rest of the players during the hunt phase.

Re: BP3 to: Luckyowl

So I can remotely control the shuttle bay doors and I'm locking heydude6 in the shuttle bay airlock to give him some protection from the events of this phase.

I can let you in there as well, and assuming you don't try to kill each other and nobody tries to attack you with assassin bots and the like, it should do a pretty reasonable job of keeping you safe from everybody else on the station.

Before I agree, how many others have you given this option besides Heydude6?

Just you, him, and Shakerag.

Re: On sealing doors. to: heydude6

It is literally no skin off my back what you want to do. The offer is there. If you want to take advantage of it, you can.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Maybe, if you can figure out how to tell it to do that. It's mostly programmed to fix stuff, not modify them.

Could I get the maintenance droid it to drop all its tools? They wouldn't be made to be held by human ayylmao hands but I'm sure I'd be able to manage.

Is it within my ken as a hackerman to make it respond to simple voice commands, so that it can be my hands while I direct it on how to modify it?

Re: On sealing doors.

I do trust Luckyowl, but I gotta say, it gives you too much power. If you wanted to, you could open the other end of the airlock and kill us both. And that's not even counting your other night actions.

I'm okay with risking my own life, but I worry that the temptation to kill may be too great even for you. I'm okay with you saving my life, and I'm okay with you saving owl, but not both of us.

I hope you understand. You can tell me which life you value more, and if that life is owl, I will respect your choice and go hide in a closest.

FYI, PM you weren't CCed on.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

You get another few messages from the psychic contact:

"M...I...N...E...S..."

"m...n...s"

Maybe, if you can figure out how to tell it to do that. It's mostly programmed to fix stuff, not modify them.

Could I get the maintenance droid it to drop all its tools? They wouldn't be made to be held by human ayylmao hands but I'm sure I'd be able to manage.

Is it within my ken as a hackerman to make it respond to simple voice commands, so that it can be my hands while I direct it on how to modify it?

The tool set is integrated. If you took the droid apart you could get them, but as you suspect they're not meant to be held with hands so it's be a bit awkward.

You can try. It's probably difficult, and would be the only thing you could attempt this phase. Though you're hanging out in the Mining Pod anyway so I'm not sure what else you would do.

Re: On sealing doors.

I do trust Luckyowl, but I gotta say, it gives you too much power. If you wanted to, you could open the other end of the airlock and kill us both. And that's not even counting your other night actions.

I'm okay with risking my own life, but I worry that the temptation to kill may be too great even for you. I'm okay with you saving my life, and I'm okay with you saving owl, but not both of us.

I hope you understand. You can tell me which life you value more, and if that life is owl, I will respect your choice and go hide in a closest.

FYI, PM you weren't CCed on.

Thanks!

Re: BP3

Done and done.   Assuming it all works.   Also I sent the bot after Toonyman.   I think he's a liability.

So you got the space suit and the anti tech field? If you did, make your way to the entrance of the mine.

Incidentally heydude6 also wants me to rescue him, which I am likely capable of doing with the power of my RP.

I don't think you're secret scum but if you are you deserve to win at this point =P

You're damn right I do.

Unfortunately I can't do that right now as we're in the hunt phase.  Oh well, sucks to suck.

I can let you in to the shuttle bay airlock (which I can control remotely) and lock you in there. This is the same deal I'm extending to heydude6 and Luckyowl.

It might be a little crowded in there and stuff like assassin bots and mind control can probably still get you, but it might be some level of protection over just hanging around the station.

Headed to the airlock.  Also got a message "...otec...Ji...".  

Guessing that's "Protect Jim"?  

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Hrm.

Once the mining pod is fixed, I want to explore the mines with it and see if I can find what the psychic contact is directing me to.

If anybody takes me up on my airlock offer I want to coordinate with them to lock them up (with air).

You think if I go to the exterior of the station the security forces will shoot me down?

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

Headed to the airlock.  Also got a message "...otec...Ji...".  

Guessing that's "Protect Jim"?  

Roger. I've let Meph know that I want to coordinate with anybody who wants to take me up on my airlock offer so it should work out at the resolution of the Hunt phase.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Hrm.

Once the mining pod is fixed, I want to explore the mines with it and see if I can find what the psychic contact is directing me to.

If anybody takes me up on my airlock offer I want to coordinate with them to lock them up (with air).

You think if I go to the exterior of the station the security forces will shoot me down?

Noted and Noted.

Quite possibly, if they see you.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Hrm.

Once the mining pod is fixed, I want to explore the mines with it and see if I can find what the psychic contact is directing me to.

If anybody takes me up on my airlock offer I want to coordinate with them to lock them up (with air).

You think if I go to the exterior of the station the security forces will shoot me down?

Noted and Noted.

Quite possibly, if they see you.

Hmmmmmmmmm.

If I wait for the maintenance droid to fix the pod + explore the mines in it, how much time does that leave to do potentially something else during the hunt phase?

I'd like to attempt exploring the exterior of the station as well, if there's time, but if not then I'll hold off on it.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Hrm.

Once the mining pod is fixed, I want to explore the mines with it and see if I can find what the psychic contact is directing me to.

If anybody takes me up on my airlock offer I want to coordinate with them to lock them up (with air).

You think if I go to the exterior of the station the security forces will shoot me down?

Noted and Noted.

Quite possibly, if they see you.

Hmmmmmmmmm.

If I wait for the maintenance droid to fix the pod + explore the mines in it, how much time does that leave to do potentially something else during the hunt phase?

I'd like to attempt exploring the exterior of the station as well, if there's time, but if not then I'll hold off on it.

I will note what you want to do. Since you haven't explored the mines, you have no idea how long that might take.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

I will note what you want to do. Since you haven't explored the mines, you have no idea how long that might take.

Roger.

After exploring the mines, I want to explore the exterior of the station. But prior to that, I want to make an announcement to the viewers (and my fans) asking them how much they would pay for me to kill heydude6 in an explosively decompressive fashion.

Under the guise of searching for heydude6 I want to search for external communication equipment on the exterior of the station, and once I find it, I want to destroy it with the mining lasers. After that I want to return back to the mines, and then, if possible, lock out the mining pod to everybody else except me.

If it looks like the security ships are on their way to intercept me (because they don't buy my story) then I want to retreat back to the interior of the asteroid.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

I will note what you want to do. Since you haven't explored the mines, you have no idea how long that might take.

Roger.

After exploring the mines, I want to explore the exterior of the station. But prior to that, I want to make an announcement to the viewers (and my fans) asking them how much they would pay for me to kill heydude6 in an explosively decompressive fashion.

Under the guise of searching for heydude6 I want to search for external communication equipment on the exterior of the station, and once I find it, I want to destroy it with the mining lasers. After that I want to return back to the mines, and then, if possible, lock out the mining pod to everybody else except me.

If it looks like the security ships are on their way to intercept me (because they don't buy my story) then I want to retreat back to the interior of the asteroid.

How are you planning on talking to the viewers? Last time you were talking to an interior station camera.

[Jim Groovester]

Spoiler: Hunt Phase 2 Part 2 - Jim makes big plans only to get stun bombed (click to show/hide)

Re: I'm going back in the airlock

So, I decided to go into the airlock after all. I'm pretty sure Toony is going to come after me for sure now, so it would be quite the troll if he got no-selled.

JIM SAVE ME

This is my favorite PM in the game.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

I will note what you want to do. Since you haven't explored the mines, you have no idea how long that might take.

Roger.

After exploring the mines, I want to explore the exterior of the station. But prior to that, I want to make an announcement to the viewers (and my fans) asking them how much they would pay for me to kill heydude6 in an explosively decompressive fashion.

Under the guise of searching for heydude6 I want to search for external communication equipment on the exterior of the station, and once I find it, I want to destroy it with the mining lasers. After that I want to return back to the mines, and then, if possible, lock out the mining pod to everybody else except me.

If it looks like the security ships are on their way to intercept me (because they don't buy my story) then I want to retreat back to the interior of the asteroid.

How are you planning on talking to the viewers? Last time you were talking to an interior station camera.

I thought I talked to my captors through my communicator and told them to patch me into the broadcast. The camera was for posing and being a showman. At least, that's what I thought I was doing.

Re: I'm going back in the airlock to: heydude6

So, I decided to go into the airlock after all. I'm pretty sure Toony is going to come after me for sure now, so it would be quite the troll if he got no-selled.

Alright. There's plenty of room in there. I've told Meph that I want to coordinate with anybody who wants to take me up on my airlock offer so just head over there and it should work out.

ToonyMan deduced correctly that I do have your bounty so I'm sure it will be an interesting object lesson in trust for you to spend the hunt phase in there.

Re: I'm going back in the airlock

All these people wanting to be in the airlock is cracking me up.

Can I actually keep them protected by locking them in there? I'd hate to lead them in there with a false sense of security.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

I will note what you want to do. Since you haven't explored the mines, you have no idea how long that might take.

Roger.

After exploring the mines, I want to explore the exterior of the station. But prior to that, I want to make an announcement to the viewers (and my fans) asking them how much they would pay for me to kill heydude6 in an explosively decompressive fashion.

Under the guise of searching for heydude6 I want to search for external communication equipment on the exterior of the station, and once I find it, I want to destroy it with the mining lasers. After that I want to return back to the mines, and then, if possible, lock out the mining pod to everybody else except me.

If it looks like the security ships are on their way to intercept me (because they don't buy my story) then I want to retreat back to the interior of the asteroid.

How are you planning on talking to the viewers? Last time you were talking to an interior station camera.

I thought I talked to my captors through my communicator and told them to patch me into the broadcast. The camera was for posing and being a showman. At least, that's what I thought I was doing.

Ah, right. That was...20 pages of PMs ago 0.0.

No wonder it's hard for me to remember all the details in this game.

Anyway, yeah, you can send a message like that.

Re: I'm going back in the airlock

All these people wanting to be in the airlock is cracking me up.

Can I actually keep them protected by locking them in there? I'd hate to lead them in there with a false sense of security.

You can, yes, at least from most stuff. A plasma bomb, of course, would ruin all of their days.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

I will note what you want to do. Since you haven't explored the mines, you have no idea how long that might take.

Roger.

After exploring the mines, I want to explore the exterior of the station. But prior to that, I want to make an announcement to the viewers (and my fans) asking them how much they would pay for me to kill heydude6 in an explosively decompressive fashion.

Under the guise of searching for heydude6 I want to search for external communication equipment on the exterior of the station, and once I find it, I want to destroy it with the mining lasers. After that I want to return back to the mines, and then, if possible, lock out the mining pod to everybody else except me.

If it looks like the security ships are on their way to intercept me (because they don't buy my story) then I want to retreat back to the interior of the asteroid.

How are you planning on talking to the viewers? Last time you were talking to an interior station camera.

I thought I talked to my captors through my communicator and told them to patch me into the broadcast. The camera was for posing and being a showman. At least, that's what I thought I was doing.

Ah, right. That was...20 pages of PMs ago 0.0.

No wonder it's hard for me to remember all the details in this game.

Anyway, yeah, you can send a message like that.

Heh, that was five pages of sent PMs ago for me. I don't know how I feel about being a quarter of all your PMs but I think the answer is 'pretty good'.

Assuming I get the opportunity for station exterior exploration let's go with what I outlined, then.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Can I defensively mind control myself?

You know, mind control myself so that nobody else can mind control me.

Would that work?

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

Done and done.   Assuming it all works.   Also I sent the bot after Toonyman.   I think he's a liability.

So you got the space suit and the anti tech field? If you did, make your way to the entrance of the mine.

Incidentally heydude6 also wants me to rescue him, which I am likely capable of doing with the power of my RP.

I don't think you're secret scum but if you are you deserve to win at this point =P

You're damn right I do.

Unfortunately I can't do that right now as we're in the hunt phase.  Oh well, sucks to suck.

I can let you in to the shuttle bay airlock (which I can control remotely) and lock you in there. This is the same deal I'm extending to heydude6 and Luckyowl.

It might be a little crowded in there and stuff like assassin bots and mind control can probably still get you, but it might be some level of protection over just hanging around the station.

Headed to the airlock.  Also got a message "...otec...Ji...".  

Guessing that's "Protect Jim"?  

So I was already paranoid about ToonyMan but his talk about conversion makes me think he's going to do something drastic. In my vacuum fortress I think I'll be pretty safe from nightkills but assassin bots make me nervous as hell, so I'd really like to have that anti tech field.

We can trade items during the Hunt phase but like Meph says we have to RP it out.

If you have the space suit and the anti tech field, or can make them, then come to the mine and we can trade once you're down here.

Re: BP3

If you have the space suit and the anti tech field, or can make them, then come to the mine and we can trade once you're down here.

Meph:  I head down to the mine entrance and trade jim my anti-tech field. 

Jim:  I can't buy the replicator to make either yet.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Communication

You receive another communication from the psychic presence:

"...1...11..."

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

If you have the space suit and the anti tech field, or can make them, then come to the mine and we can trade once you're down here.

Meph:  I head down to the mine entrance and trade jim my anti-tech field. 

Jim:  I can't buy the replicator to make either yet.

Well, dang. The airlock is still there for you. Going to be lonely down here in this mine though.

Meph, I want to coordinate the anti tech field trade with Shakerag.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Can I defensively mind control myself?

You know, mind control myself so that nobody else can mind control me.

Would that work?

Huh...good question. Yeah, probably, two mind controls should cancel each other out if they're not saying to do the same thing. You'd just do nothing.

You also get another message from a psychic presence

"co...ro...T...ny...im...lf...ont...Too...him...f...nt...l...oo...y...ms...f"

Re: BP3

If you have the space suit and the anti tech field, or can make them, then come to the mine and we can trade once you're down here.

Meph:  I head down to the mine entrance and trade jim my anti-tech field. 

Jim:  I can't buy the replicator to make either yet.

Well, dang. The airlock is still there for you. Going to be lonely down here in this mine though.

Meph, I want to coordinate the anti tech field trade with Shakerag.

Noted.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Can I defensively mind control myself?

You know, mind control myself so that nobody else can mind control me.

Would that work?

Huh...good question. Yeah, probably, two mind controls should cancel each other out if they're not saying to do the same thing. You'd just do nothing.

You also get another message from a psychic presence

"co...ro...T...ny...im...lf...ont...Too...him...f...nt...l...oo...y...ms...f"

Alright, then, let's add a defensive mind control to the start of the Hunt phase then, with my instructions to myself being do everything I was already planning on doing for the rest of the phase.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Psychic Message

Two more Psychic messages come in. They feel like they are from different sources:

"...33...3...3...ha....g...d...w...con...im...ust...in."


“Web...ct...ad...ll...my...st...f...her...sh...dn’t...ave...een...mu...o...y...ody...o...oot...o...egin...ith...lso...44...4...”

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Psychic Message

Two more Psychic messages come in. They feel like they are from different sources:

"...33...3...3...ha....g...d...w...con...im...ust...in."


“Web...ct...ad...ll...my...st...f...her...sh...dn’t...ave...een...mu...o...y...ody...o...oot...o...egin...ith...lso...44...4...”

I want to send a message back.

"Can you send messages to only one player? E.G., just me. 111111 if yes, 222222 if no.

Can you send messages without the rest of dead chat knowing? 333333 if yes, 444444 if no.

Can I send messages to only one player in dead chat? 555555 if yes, 666666 if no."

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Psychic Message

Two more Psychic messages come in. They feel like they are from different sources:

"...33...3...3...ha....g...d...w...con...im...ust...in."


“Web...ct...ad...ll...my...st...f...her...sh...dn’t...ave...een...mu...o...y...ody...o...oot...o...egin...ith...lso...44...4...”

I want to send a message back.

"Can you send messages to only one player? E.G., just me. 111111 if yes, 222222 if no.

Can you send messages without the rest of dead chat knowing? 333333 if yes, 444444 if no.

Can I send messages to only one player in dead chat? 555555 if yes, 666666 if no."

Those messages felt like they were from different sources. Do you want to say those things to just one of them or both?

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Psychic Message

Two more Psychic messages come in. They feel like they are from different sources:

"...33...3...3...ha....g...d...w...con...im...ust...in."


“Web...ct...ad...ll...my...st...f...her...sh...dn’t...ave...een...mu...o...y...ody...o...oot...o...egin...ith...lso...44...4...”

I want to send a message back.

"Can you send messages to only one player? E.G., just me. 111111 if yes, 222222 if no.

Can you send messages without the rest of dead chat knowing? 333333 if yes, 444444 if no.

Can I send messages to only one player in dead chat? 555555 if yes, 666666 if no."

Those messages felt like they were from different sources. Do you want to say those things to just one of them or both?

Both.

Based on context I think they're webadict and 4maskwolf anyway.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Psychic Message

Those messages felt like they were from different sources. Do you want to say those things to just one of them or both?

If they are dead chat how much are they generally aware of what's going on in the game? As ghosts I reason they could follow players around and sniff out what they're doing.

Would they know about the mining pod?

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Psychic Message

Those messages felt like they were from different sources. Do you want to say those things to just one of them or both?

If they are dead chat how much are they generally aware of what's going on in the game? As ghosts I reason they could follow players around and sniff out what they're doing.

Would they know about the mining pod?

You honestly don't know. You don't have much prior experience with ghosts.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Psychic Message

Those messages felt like they were from different sources. Do you want to say those things to just one of them or both?

If they are dead chat how much are they generally aware of what's going on in the game? As ghosts I reason they could follow players around and sniff out what they're doing.

Would they know about the mining pod?

You honestly don't know. You don't have much prior experience with ghosts.

This game is bonkers as hell but it's also some of the most fun I think I've ever had playing mafia, if you can even call it that anymore.

Alright, I want to send another message to those two,

"I don't know what powers you have as ghosts but, if you can, follow ToonyMan and Caz to see what they get up to during the Hunt phase.

And if you can do that you might as well keep it up during the Truce phase as well."

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

Alright, then, let's add a defensive mind control to the start of the Hunt phase then, with my instructions to myself being do everything I was already planning on doing for the rest of the phase.

Meph, scratch the defensive mind control use.

Mind Control ToonyMan. Make him look into the alcove I discarded my mind shield and loudly exclaim, "Wow! So Jim Groovester was telling the truth?"

Then target himself with his night kill and then send him back to his room while loudly proclaiming, "I've been a bad boy so I need to be in time out!"

(I'm assuming ToonyMan has a personal shield.)



Sorry to yank you around like this.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Night 1

You head back to your berth to start planning out your night. On the way, you pass by 4maskwolf and hand over your two-shot Scanner, nod, and walk off. You also ditch your Mind Shield in an alcove before you reach your room.

FYI for the alcove.

Re: BP3 Hunt Phase

You honestly don't know. You don't have much prior experience with ghosts.

This game is bonkers as hell but it's also some of the most fun I think I've ever had playing mafia, if you can even call it that anymore.

I'd say once the twist happened it moved from a Mafia game to a freeform RPG set in the Paranormal Mafia universe, with a bit of mechanics stuff sticking around to keep things working on a forum.

You get back a few responses, they seem like they are from the previous contacts:

“1...111...e...ca...rom...d...d...hat...ot...su...ab...priv...ly...33...3...hav...no...ut...ot...rs...av...pr...io...ly....??...?...can’t ...ll...if...his...we...t.ou...t...th...ot...e...s...o...no...”

“ca...we...id...om...ing...big...a...d...re...u...ble...o...d...hat...nti...om...ro...”


"Fir...que...ti...a...ig...us....11...1...n...2...2...2?...333...3...66...6..."

Alright, then, let's add a defensive mind control to the start of the Hunt phase then, with my instructions to myself being do everything I was already planning on doing for the rest of the phase.

Meph, scratch the defensive mind control use.

Mind Control ToonyMan. Make him look into the alcove I discarded my mind shield and loudly exclaim, "Wow! So Jim Groovester was telling the truth?"

Then target himself with his night kill and then send him back to his room while loudly proclaiming, "I've been a bad boy so I need to be in time out!"

(I'm assuming ToonyMan has a personal shield.)



Sorry to yank you around like this.

Noted. I'm going to start the write-ups in a couple of hours, so if you want to do any more changes you'll need to think of them soon.

Re: BP3

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

My bro Toony is going full Qanon now.

Re: BP3 to: ToonyMan

Meph, I want to let ToonyMan know where I tossed away my mind shield on N1.

Re: BP3

Meph, I want to let ToonyMan know where I tossed away my mind shield on N1.

Jim gives you directions to a particular alcove on the station.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

My bro Toony is going full Qanon now.

But you know, Shakerag, he's actually correct, in that I am a telepathic cult leader/hivemind/whatever whose role appears as Exterminator even on allegedly infallible Intel and I've converted more people than there are phases in the game and ToonyMan is the only person who can see through my LIES

Yeah I'm not going to let him do whatever anymore. He has a stun bomb and I don't have an immediate defense against that. I have a Mind Control Ray (which beats roleblocking!) so I hope he doesn't have an anti tech field.

Re: BP3

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

My bro Toony is going full Qanon now.

But you know, Shakerag, he's actually correct, in that I am a telepathic cult leader/hivemind/whatever whose role appears as Exterminator even on allegedly infallible Intel and I've converted more people than there are phases in the game and ToonyMan is the only person who can see through my LIES

Which is hilarious given your sigtext.

Re: BP3 to: Shakerag

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

My bro Toony is going full Qanon now.

But you know, Shakerag, he's actually correct, in that I am a telepathic cult leader/hivemind/whatever whose role appears as Exterminator even on allegedly infallible Intel and I've converted more people than there are phases in the game and ToonyMan is the only person who can see through my LIES

Which is hilarious given your sigtext.

Lmao you're right.

This has been a plan nearly ten years in the making!

Re: BP3

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

My bro Toony is going full Qanon now.

But you know, Shakerag, he's actually correct, in that I am a telepathic cult leader/hivemind/whatever whose role appears as Exterminator even on allegedly infallible Intel and I've converted more people than there are phases in the game and ToonyMan is the only person who can see through my LIES

Which is hilarious given your sigtext.

Lmao you're right.

This has been a plan nearly ten years in the making!

This would legit be a hilarious twist for BP 4.

Re: BP3

I'm sorely tempted to assassin bot Toony, because I feel like he's gonna screw things up.

I would not fault you in the slightest if you did that and I would also not want to convince you not to do that.

My bro Toony is going full Qanon now.

But you know, Shakerag, he's actually correct, in that I am a telepathic cult leader/hivemind/whatever whose role appears as Exterminator even on allegedly infallible Intel and I've converted more people than there are phases in the game and ToonyMan is the only person who can see through my LIES

Which is hilarious given your sigtext.

Lmao you're right.

This has been a plan nearly ten years in the making!

Can't wait to post this convo post-game.

Re: Bastard Paranormal 3 - Hunt Phase 2

You beeline out to the mines for safety, though you don’t go in too far since Shakerag is going to meet you at the airlock soon. Once there you take out the Mind Control Ray and set it to lock onto Toonyman’s unique mental signature. Unfortunately, it just can’t seem to quite get a lock. After a while you give up trying. Something is clearly blocking it.

You get a notification from heydude6 that they are in position, so you hit the airlock controls. As you do that, your vision is filled for a bit by the inevitable ad:



Just a static image this time. That was a weird one. Anyway, you finish up the airlock stuff and get the ok from heydude6 to lock it up.

Not long after the ad fades Shakerag shows up at the airlock. You head inside to do the trade with him. Unfortunately, once there you hear a soft buzzing sound. Everything goes black as you collapse on the floor.

You awaken after some time. Shakerag is still there, and seems to have barricaded the two of you in the airlock. He tells you that it will soon be time for the next Truce phase. No time to pretend to hunt heydude6, than. You decide to hold off anything else until you learn what else transpired during the Hunt.

[webadict]

The reason being that each of us were trying to avoid the main conflict of everyone dying.

Let me express my frustrations.
Unlike you, I don't like to have blind faith in random people at the start of a game when some players could easily be an antagonistic faction. You know how absolutely terrible your pacifistic buddy pile would have been with 4mask and Jim if their were actual corporate exterminators?

Probably really bad! But, if you don't put trust in someone, is it really a Mafia game? Having my trust be rewarded or betrayed is part of the thrill! 4mask and Jim rewarded my trust and you and Caz betrayed it. I mean, that's just how my playstyle works. Find someone to trust and follow them. Even if it's off a bridge! And if that's what happens, then next time I just have to be better about not picking the bridge jumper!

If you really trusted everybody, why didn't you and 4mask contact me and Caz in private earlier? Instead of threatening everyone publicly at the point in the game where nobody has any KOR or security?

My thought process is that contacting you privately would only withhold information from other people that I trusted. Plus, I assumed you would think it's more suspicious to PM you. I didn't see where it would go if you were already mega-paranoid.

[Caz]

you and Caz betrayed it.

Expecting to be trusted while you're spending your time trying to below everyone up is really funny.

[webadict]

you and Caz betrayed it.

Expecting to be trusted while you're spending your time trying to below everyone up is really funny.

Fair, but did that justify juicebox and 4maskwolf dying, too? I honestly believe that you both would have killed me regardless of my actions, specifically because those two died, both of whom had done nothing to warrant untrustworthiness, no?

[Mephansteras]

<Snip>
Let me illustrate what Meph's thought process probably was for this:
Webadict "Damn I died after completely guessing what the game setup was at the start of the game, good thing I was actually right and can rub it in everyone's faces! Hey Meph can I change my wincon to something other than survival?"
Meph "....Sure."
Meph thinks how this could affect their game, coming up with the idea of attaching a ghost's wincon to one living player's survival to make it more balanced.
Meph "You can win if someone else living wins."
Webadict "Great, if Jim wins I win!"
He turns around and faces everybody who's dead.
Webadict "Everybody, side with Jim, because I said so."
Ghosts "Okay."
Meph "Wait, on second thought this might be brok-"
Webadict "NO TAKE BACKS"

9/11 free wins with no opposing force besides player's IRL paranoia and a strike squad that rolls 1s? How can victory or failure in this game be truly placed? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but guesses right? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but is lucky? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies early? Somebody who does (or doesn't) contribute much, but dies late?

More accurately, it went something like this:

Web: I want to change my win condition

Me: Ok, it has to be something that can fail

Web: I want to win if Jim wins

Me: Ok, that's fine. If Jim dies you lose, and that could easily happen.

The fact that all the dead went along with it (and some didn't even try to change their win condition) was mostly just lucky for Web. I mean, if one of them decided that their win condition was now 'Jim Dies' that could have screwed things up for both Web and Jim.

From a pure Meta perspective, it was balanced. It's a bastard game! Anyone could win. All of you could win. All of you could lose!

As it is, only 6 people actually won. And the four who lived realistically won more than the ghosts. Although they might enjoy haunting an abandoned mining station. Hard to tell.

The ghosts who lost but did the merging and whatnot still lost, they just get to feel better about it and I guess in that universe get a better afterlife/reincarnation or whatever for selflessly trying to aid some of the living.

As far as contributions go towards winning, I mean, you can be a completely useless townie in a normal Mafia game and win just as much as the players who properly suss out the scum and win the game. Or be the one useless scum team member who manages to somehow live to the end and win with the rest of the scum team who actually played well. Mafia has never been about rewarding good play. You can play great and still lose. It's about teams winning. (Even, occasionally, a team of 1)

In this game, it just so happened that the teams had to be formed by the players instead of me at the start.

[TricMagic]

Meanwhile, first to speak up, first to die. C'est la vie.