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Modular Units: a Mercenary tale of Missions, Mechs, and Money

A mech game where you play as a mercenary fighting for money, and maybe morals even if morals don't fill an empty belly.
Fulfil questionable contracts, earn money and invest that money to fulfil even more questionable contracts. Earning even more money in the process.

As said in the title: Missions, Mechs, and Money. The three essential M's in a mercenary's life.

SETTING

Spoiler: Introductionary Blurb (click to show/hide)

Generations ago, there was a war among the stars. A story of a firmament painted in flames, a story of no victors. A story of how an era came to an end, along with centuries of history and technological progress, with neither wisdom nor hope left behind. Only weapons.

This is an era of megacorporations, risen from the ashes of old nations and voraciously competing for the scraps of power that survived the fires. Among them are the infamous mechanized giants that warred across the stars: the Modular Units, shortened to MUs.

You are a mercenary. A vulgar MU pilot. Some call you a wolf. Others call you a hyena. None of it matters.

(...)

Among the many planets left to fend for themselves, there is Begreris. Here on Begreris ancient technological ruins were recently discovered, their vast potential monetary and military value attracting the attention of many powerful factions.

With their arrival the flames of conflict faned once more, meaning one thing for a mercenary of the Hub such as you: more profitable work.

Spoiler: Factions (click to show/hide)

The Corporations
Extremely powerful companies which rose in the aftermath of the countless conflicts that sprouted from the collapse of the old powers. They are both partners and competitors, allies and enemies fueled by a common thirst for profit and power. They created the Verified Currency monetary unit used across the worlds, abbreviated as VC.

Hub
An independent organization that manages mercenary MU pilots across the world, with the sole condition for joining being to own a Modular Unit. Created by the Corporations, it once was managed by a board composed of Corporation delegates, but the Hub grew so powerful and influential it managed to declare its own independence from the Corporations.

CodeON - the Codeon Organized Network
Elusive but with very real influence, the CodeON gathers most of the eponymous Codeons, artificial mechanical lifeforms created with old technologies. They are secretive and avoid interfering with other factions unless threatened. Their goals remain unclear to other factions.

PRI - the Planetary Reclamation Initiative
A military organization aiming to restore order across the galaxy by bringing every planets back under control of the Authority, an ancient superintelligence that oversees the PRI. With exceptional personel and access to ancient caches of technology, they are second only to the combined might of the Corporations.

SYMBIOSIS
A scientific organization that officially researches endemic flora and fauna of Begreris in order to further the field of terraformation and environmental restoration. They distrust the Corporations.

BIA - the Begreris Independent Administration
The main ruling body on Begreris, supported by the civilian majority among the Begrerians. They are in open conflict with the PRI and the Corporations who encroach on their world, but they stand no chance of winning as things stand.

ZSO - the Zereon Star Order
An alliance of aristocratic families who aim to subjugate planets under some form of imperial law of their own making. They openly despise the PRI, but despite their many superior relics, their dream remains unreachable due to internecine politics and prideful pilots where blood matters more than skill.

CORSAIR - the League of Free Sailors
A very loose union of starfarers whose occupation ranges from audacious explorers and adventurous traders to lawless raiders and merciless pirates. They are more infamously known for the latter category of members, who thrive in a still chaotic galaxy.

Spoiler: Main Manufacturers (click to show/hide)

WMB Industries [WMB]
A manufacturer with a foothold in every conflicts, World's Most Basic Industries offer average products with an incredible price to quality ratio. Beyond arms dealing, their control over other economical sectors is such that the WMB brand is the only one available on many worlds.
Specialize in: parts

Hephaestus Heavy Industries [HPH]
Matched only by Tokiyuki and Arballister, the mythical Hephaestus Foundries put an emphasis on heavy armor and back breaking melee weapons. Their in-house mercenaries, the Crimson Blades, are renowned for their warrior culture which backed up with very real piloting skills.
Specialize in: parts, melee weapons

Tokiyuki Corporation [TKI]
One of the oldest corporations, and oldest rival of Arballister, the Tokiyuki Corporation products remain as versatile as ever. They arrived on Begreris at the same time as Arballister in search for undiscovered technological relics.
Specialize in: parts, medium range weapons

Arballister Group [ARB]
One of the oldest corporations, and oldest rival of Tokiyuki, famed for their cutting edge long range weapon systems. They arrived on Begreris at the same time as Tokiyuki for the very same reason.
Specialize in: parts, long range weapons

The Arsenal [ARS]
A huge conglomerate formed from the merging of several smaller weapon manufacturers in a successful bid to compete with the bigger groups. Always a step behind, the Arsenal arrived on Begreris after the first corporations.
Specialize in: weapons

SCRAP - Salvager Association [SCR]
Once an association of unlicensed manufacturers which underwent a triumphant internal reorganization, SCRAP has ever since consistently provided reliable products made from salvaged parts. They were already partly present on Begreris before the arrival of the Corporations
Specialize in: parts

Obsidian Technologies [OBS]
A scientific institute turned arms manufacturer to fund and profit from their research. They arrived on Begreris after the existence of technological ruins was leaked by an anonymous group.
Specialize in: unusual parts

Blueshift Energies [BLS]
A minor corporation focusing exclusively on energy efficient parts, and known for their antishield weapons. Once a major shield manufacturer, they stopped producing shields shortly after an influential executive stole most of their industrial secrets, founding Bulwark Defence Systems in the process.
Specialize in: parts, antishield weapons

Exceed Systems and Electronics [EXC]
A small but very wealthy corporation that remains undefeated when it comes to developping MU combat computers. They are rumoured to have stolen secrets from CodeON to give themselves an edge in new generation CPUs.
Specialize in: CPUs

Bulwark Defence Systems [BLW]
A specialized corporation focusing exclusively on shielding technologies, created from a disgruntled executive from Blueshift Energies. Thanks to a team of core geniuses, they have managed to remain ahead of all their competitors in the field of shielding technology.
Specialize in: shields

Mistral Avionics [MST]
A specialized corporation focusing exclusively on thrusters, although their main domain of expertise remains shipbuilding. They have recently entered the market for Modular Units, introducing their expensive but unrivalled thrusters.
Specialize in: thrusters

COMBAT SYSTEM
This game uses a 2d6 to determine success or failure.

Spoiler: Pilot Skills (click to show/hide)

Skill Explanation
The three Pilot Skills represent their overall combat effectiveness at a given combat range: Melee, Medium, and Long.
Pilot skills are split between an Attack skill and a Defence skill, both of which share the Pilot skill's value.

Skill (Attack/Defence)
Melee (Shock/Dodge) - Set of skills related to close combat engagement
Medium (Assault/Position) - Set of skills related to medium range engagement
Long (Artillery/Jamming) - Set of skills related to long range engagement

Skill Effectiveness
Pilot skills follow a rock-paper-scissor system, where each skill is strong against another, and weak against the other.

Melee is effective against Long.
Medium is effective against Melee.
Long is effective against Medium.

Code: [Select]

         VS.Shock - VS.Assault - VS.Artillery
Dodge        0          -4            -2         
Position    -2           0            -4     
Jamming     -4          -2             0     


Spoiler: Combat Flow (click to show/hide)

In the next parts, the term Unit refers to a pilot inside its MU.

The combat system of this game is semi-automatic. Each battle is divided into rounds themselves divided into turns. Players are able to declare an action at the start of each round, and then the turns are processed automatically according to a few rules.

Start of the round: players declare actions
Turn 1: actions are automatically processed
Turn 2: actions are automatically processed
Turn 3: actions are automatically processed
End of the round
Repeat until the battle is over

If for whatever reason a Unit is unable to complete the action of the player, then it uses the default target preferences.

Spoiler: Battlefield Zones and Movement (click to show/hide)

Combats take place on a Battlefield cut up into Combat Zones.
- When a battle starts, every team starts in their own Rear Combat Zone unless the situation prevents them from doing so.
- Rear Combat Zones are separated by the Main Combat Zone.
- It takes one Round to move between different Combat Zones.
- Units can only attack other Units in the same Combat Zone, unless they are using a Long range weapon.
- Only Long range weapons can strike across Combat Zones.

Spoiler: Default Targeting (click to show/hide)

By default, a Unit selects a target based on its target preference.
Melee Units will attempt to target Long Units.
Medium Units will attempt to target Melee Units.
Long Units will attempt to target Medium Units.

Then the unit selects among the appropriate targets the one with the highest Profile attribute.

Spoiler: Engagement and Avoidance (click to show/hide)

During combat, Units with Melee or Medium range weapons are able to engage their targets, disrupting their target selection: an engaged Unit must target one of the Units it is engaged against. This is Engagement.
Engagement uses the Pursuit attribute of a Modular Unit, along with the Pilot's skill in SHOCK or ASSAULT.

To counter this, units are able to avoid engagement. This is Avoidance.
Avoidance uses the Evasion attribute of a Modular Unit, along with the Pilot's skill in DODGE or POSITION.

Spoiler: Attack Order (click to show/hide)

Units with the highest Pursuit attack first, followed by the next Units with higher Pursuit. On a tie, Long weapons attack first, followed by Medium weapons, ending with Melee weapons.

Spoiler: Detection and Stealth (click to show/hide)

Units can only target units they have managed to detect.
A unit is automatically detected by its target if it attacks it in the same zone.
Otherwise to determine if a unit has detected another, Detection is compared to Stealth+Range Modifier.
The Stealth value of a Modular Unit is equal to Profile - 6.

The Range Modifier equals:
-4 for Units in the same Zone
-2 for Units in adjacent Zones
2 for Units in distant Zone (non-adjacent)

Any unit can launch an active scan, which takes 1 Turn and double their Detection for 2 more Turns.

Spoiler: Hit Table (click to show/hide)

When Units use their weapon to attack a target, they make a Hit roll [2d6 + Total Attack Skill] against the target's [2d6 + Total Defence Skill], where Attack Skill is determined by the weapon used, and Defence Skill by the highest one after taking every modifiers into account.

If an attack is a hit, the game rolls on the target's Hit Table to determine which part is damaged. The Hit Table changes based on the chassis of a Unit, as well as whether or not it is using a physical shield.

Standard Hit Table:
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7:  Arms
8-10: Legs

Spoiler: Durability Points and Armor (click to show/hide)

On a hit, the weapon used determines the amount of damage inflicted on a part's durability.

A part's integrity is represented by its amount of durability points (DP). A durability point can have three states: unarmored, armored, and destroyed.
○ - unarmored durability point
● - armored durability point
x - destroyed durability point

Unarmored durability points are destroyed when they take 1 damage.
Armored durability points lose their armor when they take 1 damage.
Armored durability points are destroyed when they take 1 penetrating damage.

Penetrating damage is a property of some weapons.

Spoiler: Part Damage State (click to show/hide)

A Part can have three damage states.

Working: the Part is functioning within expected parameters. No Handling modifier.
Damaged: the Part's Durability has reached below 50% of its max Durability value. The following negative effects are applied:
All parts: Handling is increased by 1.
Head (Damaged): Unable to detect units beyond the adjacent zones / -1 Detection / -1 Jamming
Core (Damaged): Mounted Weapons become unusable.
Arms (Damaged): Arm Load increases by 1.
Legs (Damaged): Leg Load increases by 1 for each part / -1 Dodge / -1 Position

Destroyed: the Part's Durability has reached 0.
All body parts: Handling increased by 2.
Head (Destroyed): Unable to detect units beyond the current zone / -2 Detection / -2 Jamming
Core (Destroyed): The Modular Unit is destroyed.
Arms (Destroyed): Weapon becomes unusable
Legs (Destroyed): Leg Load increases by 2 for each part / -2 Dodge / -2 Position / Movement Disabled if the Thrusters are destroyed
Thrusters (Destroyed): Pursuit and Evasion become -2 / Movement takes twice as long
CPU: Pilot Skill Cap becomes 2.
Shield Generator: shield is disabled.

Must read! Build a MU: Modular Units Explained

Spoiler: Modular Units Attributes (click to show/hide)

Handling
Handling - An abstraction of the difficulty of piloting a Modular Unit. Every point of Handling inflicts an equivalent Pilot Skill penalty. Some parts have innate Handling, and Handling can also increase as a consequence of accumulated damage.

Weight Class
Weight Class - The overall size and weight of the MU is determined based on the Weight Class of the parts used. There are three Weight Classes: Light, Standard, and Heavy.
Body Parts cause an increase in Profile and Handling depending on their Weight Class, as outlined below.

Light Parts: +1 Profile / 0 Handling
Standard Parts: +2 Profile / +0.5 Handling
Heavy Parts: +3 Profile / +1 Handling

To determine the Weight Class of a Unit, use the base profile of the Body Parts without taking into account any Profile addition/reduction.
The sum of this base profile determines the Weight Class of the Unit as follow:

Light = 6 base profile or lower
Standard/Medium = 11 base profile or lower
Heavy = 12+ base profile

In addition, Light Units benefit from a +1 bonus to Evasion, while Heavy Units suffer from a -1 penalty to Evasion.

Load and Overload
Arm/Leg Load - The ideal weight that the Arms/Legs can support, above which they suffer from an Overload penalty.

Overload - An increase in Handling caused by excess load on the Arms/Legs. For each weapon or part above the ideal load, the weapon/part causes Handling to increase by 1 per Weight Class above Arm/Leg Load.

Example:
With a Light Arm Load, equipping a Heavy Weapon inflicts -2 to Handling.
With a Standard Weight Load, each equipped Heavy Parts/Weapons inflict -1 to Handling.

Pursuit and Evasion, Detection
Pursuit -  Ability to pursue and engage a target. It is mainly modified by the weapon used and Thrusters.

Evasion - Ability to evade engagement. It is mainly modified by Thrusters and the Weight Class of the Modular Unit.

Detection - Ability to find hidden targets. It is mainly modified by Head Parts.

Profile - Abstraction of the level of stealth or lack thereof of the Modular Unit. Each part increases Profile depending on their Weight Class. Profile can be reduced by specialized cloaking devices.

Spoiler: Quality Rating (click to show/hide)

Every part have a quality rating, which mainly serve to determine the Pilot Skill cap penalty. Depending on the part, a high quality rating might have other positive effects. High Quality parts are rare and difficult to acquire.

No Grade [NG]: 3 Skill Cap
High Grade [HG]: 4 Skill Cap
Real Grade [RG]: 6 Skill Cap
Master Grade [MG]: 8 Skill Cap
Perfect Grade [PG]: 10 Skill Cap

Sign the below documents to complete your contractual servitude

Spoiler: Recruitment Forms (click to show/hide)

To create a Pilot sheet, start with 6 Pilot Skill Points and 8 Job Skill Points
To increase a Skill, it costs the new value in Skill Points.
For example, increasing Melee from 0 to 1 costs 1 Pilot Skill Point. Increasing Melee from 1 to 2 costs 2 Pilot Skill Points. Skills must be increased incrementally.

Name: Pilot identity
Call sign: Pilot identification code
Appearance: Physical appearance, clothes, uniform...
Personality: Quirks, likes and dislikes...
Backstory: Life of the pilot.
Traits: Special characteristics about the pilot. Can be a gift, a disease, or an experience.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): Set of skills related to close combat engagement
Medium (Assault/Position): Set of skills related to medium range engagement
Long (Artillery/Jamming): Set of skills related to long range engagement

Job Skills
Combat: Knowledge and handling of weapons.
Exploration: Pathfinding skill and knowledge of maps and terrain.
Medicine: Medical knowledge and skill.
Mechanics: Knowledge and skill with mechanical devices and systems.
Electronics: Knowledge and skill with electronical devices and systems.

To create a Modular Unit sheet, start with 20000 Verified Currency (VC) and select parts from the WMB Starter Catalogue.

General Data
Registration Number: "Name" of the Modular Unit
Attack Class: Shock / Assault / Artillery / Mixed
Weight Class: Light / Standard / Heavy
Arm Load: total overload penalty from arms
Leg Load: total overload penalty from legs

Hit Table
1: Head
2-4: Core
5: Core (Thrusters)
6: Left Arm
7: Right Arm
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit:  Ability to pursue and engage a target
Evasion: Ability to evade engagement
Detection: Ability to find hidden targets
Profile: Abstraction of the level of stealth or lack thereof of the Modular Unit.
Handling: Abstraction of the difficulty of piloting the Modular Unit

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee:
Medium:
Long:

Parts
Weapons:
Head:
Core:
Arms:
Legs:
CPU:
Thrusters
Set Bonus:

Spoiler: WMB Starter Catalogue (click to show/hide)

Body Parts
[HG] WMB Light Head [Sensor]: +2 Detection / ○○ - [1000VC]
[HG] WMB Light Head [Jammer]: +1 Jamming / ○○ - [1000VC]
[HG] WMB Standard Head [Sensor]: +3 Detection / ○○○ - [1500VC]
[HG] WMB Standard Head [Jammer]: +1 Jamming / ○○○ - [1500VC]
[HG] WMB Heavy Head [Sensor]: +4 Detection / ○○○● - [2500VC]
[HG] WMB Heavy Head [Jammer]: +2 Jamming / ○○○● - [2500VC]

[HG] WMB Light Core: ○○○○ - [4000VC]
[HG] WMB Standard Core: ○○○●● - [6000VC]
[HG] WMB Heavy Core: ○○○●●● - [8000VC]

[HG] WMB Light Arms: Light ArmLoad / ○○ - [1500VC]
[HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○○ - [2000VC]
[HG] WMB Heavy Arms: Heavy ArmLoad / ○○○● - [3000VC]

[HG] WMB Light Bipedal Legs: +1 Dodge / Light MaxLoad / ○○○○ - [3000VC]
[HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○○●● - [4500VC]
[HG] WMB Heavy Bipedal Legs: Heavy MaxLoad / ○○○●●● - [6000VC]

Internal Parts
CPU:
[HG] WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long - [1000VC]
[HG] WMB Standard Specialized CPU: +2 Melee or Medium or Long -1 other Pilot Skills - [2000VC]

Thrusters:
[HG] WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion - [1000VC]
[HG] WMB Pursuit Thrusters: +2 Pursuit - [2000VC]
[HG] WMB Evasion Thrusters: +2 Evasion - [2000VC]

Shield Generators:
[HG] WMB Standard Shield Generator: ○ / 1 Round Recovery / +1 Profile - [1000VC]
[HG] WMB Heavy Shield Generator: ● / 1 Round Recovery / +2 Profile  - [2000VC]

Weapons
Light Weapons:
[HG] [Shield] WMB Light Combat Shield: ● - [1000VC]
[HG] [Melee] WMB Combat Knife: ○● - [1500VC]
[HG] [Medium] WMB Combat Pistol: ○(x2) / +1 Pursuit - [1000VC]
[HG] [Long] WMB Light Mortar: ○○ / -1 Pursuit - [2000VC]

Standard Weapons:
[HG] [Shield] WMB Standard Combat Shield: ○● - [2500VC]
[HG] [Melee] WMB Pulse Sword: ○○●● - [3000VC]
[HG] [Medium] WMB Assault Rifle: ○○(x2) / +2 Pursuit - [2500VC]
[HG] [Long] WMB Howitzer: ○○○○ / -1 Pursuit - [4000VC]

Heavy Weapons:
[HG] [Shield] WMB Heavy Combat Shield: ○●●  - [4000VC]
[HG] [Melee] WMB Pilebunker: ●●●●● / -1 Pursuit - [5000VC]
[HG] [Medium] WMB Machine Gun: ○●(x3) / +1 Pursuit - [4000VC]
[HG] [Long] WMB Kinetic Cannon: ○○○●●● / -2 Pursuit - [7000VC]

Mounted Weapons
Mounted Weapons behave like Body Parts, so they will increase Handling due to their Weight and will be affected by the Leg part choice.
Note: A limit of 2 Mounted Weapons can be equipped per Modular Unit.
Light Mounted Weapons:
[HG] [Shield] WMB Light Mounted Combat Shield: ○ - [1000VC]
[HG] [Medium] WMB Light Mounted Autocannon: ○(x2) - [1500VC]
[HG] [Long] WMB 2-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x2) - [2000VC]

Standard Mounted Weapons:
[HG] [Shield] WMB Medium Mounted Combat Shield: ○○ - [2000VC]
[HG] [Medium] WMB Standard Mounted Autocannon: ○(x3) - [3000VC]
[HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x4) - [4000VC]

Heavy Mounted Weapons:
[HG] [Shield] WMB Heavy Mounted Combat Shield: ○○● - [3000VC]
[HG] [Medium] WMB Heavy Mounted Autocannon: ○(x4) - [4500VC]
[HG] [Long] WMB 6-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x6) - [7000VC]

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Mercy Smith "Caliber" [Reach Heaven] - (VermilionSkies)
Balance: 500 VC
Current MU: Reach Heaven
Hangar #1: Reach Heaven
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Quarters
A refurbished basement underneath a local firing range, bought from the owners through a local contact. The back wall has been converted into an impromptu rack, upon which she hangs the few firearms she was willing to bring along from her personal collection. Her bed consists of a mattress on the floor, covered in MU plushies, several of them recognizable as being modeled after her parents' machines.
The rest of the room is... barren, to say the least. She probably doesn't know how to cook, considering that a microwave and a minifridge make up the entirety of her "kitchen."

Spoiler: Mercy Smith "Caliber" (click to show/hide)

Name: Mercy Smith
Call sign: Caliber
Appearance: Young and bright-eyed. Wears a dusty, cordite-stained apron over various sets of sweaters and jeans.
Personality: Obsessed with the beauty of a well-maintained gun in action. Is very willing to tell you about how cool their collection of firearms is.
Backstory: Born to a pair of corporate cleanup agents, Mercy was guided towards following through with the family business by both their parents and a desire to fire the big gun.
Traits:
[Negative] Severe Astigmatism - -1 Pilot Skills and Job Skills at night or in low light conditions
Mercy Smith's eyes tire more easily than most, and she is occasionally subject to migraine headaches. Although she is used to it, her symptoms worsen at night and impair her activities. She might be able to cure her condition if she can scrounge up enough money for a surgery.
[Positive] "Cleanup" Expert - +1 Combat Skill +1 Medicine Skill / has friendly contacts in the underworld
Mercy Smith's line of work has given her certain insights with weapons and the human body, and how they interact together.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 0
Medium (Assault/Position): 3
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 0

Job Skills
Combat: 2 (+1)
Exploration: 1
Medicine: 1 (+1)
Mechanics: 2
Electronics: 0

Spoiler: MU: Reach Heaven (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: Reach Heaven
Attack Class: Assault
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: 0
Leg Load: -1

Hit Table
1: Head ○○
2-4: Core ○○○○
5: Core (Thrusters)
6: Left Arm ○○○
7: Right Arm ○○○
8-10: Legs ○○○●●

Attributes
Pursuit: 2
Evasion: 0
Detection: 0
Profile: 8
Stealth: -2
Handling: -1.5

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: -1/4
Medium: 2/4
> Position: 3/4
Long: -1/4
> Jamming: 0/4

Weapons
L.Arm - [HG] [Medium] WMB Assault Rifle: ○○(x2) / +2 Pursuit
R.Arm - [HG] [Medium] WMB Assault Rifle: ○○(x2) / +2 Pursuit
Mnt#1 - [HG] [Medium] WMB Standard Mounted Autocannon: ○(x3)
Mnt#2 - None

Body Parts
Head - [HG] WMB Light Head [Jammer]: +1 Jamming / ○○
Core - [HG] WMB Light Core: ○○○○
Arms - [HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○○
Legs - [HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○○●●

Internal Parts
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Specialized CPU [Medium] (+2 Medium -1 Melee -1 Long)
Thrusters: [HG] WMB Pursuit Thrusters (+2 Pursuit)
Set Bonus: WMB 4-Parts (-2 Handling)

Spoiler: Contacts and Relationships (click to show/hide)

Hub [HUB]: 6 (Amicable)
--Contact: Kate Markson
Codeon Organized Network [CodeON]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Planetary Reclamation Initiative [PRI]: -6 (Unfavourable)
--Contact: Unknown
SYMBIOSIS [SYMBIOSIS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Begreris Independent Administration [BIA]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Edgar Valmir
Zereon Star Order [ZSO]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
League of Free Sailors [CORSAIR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
WMB Industries [WMB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Anna Edenwell
Hephaestus Heavy Industries [HPH]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Tokiyuki Corporation [TKI]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Arballister Group [ARB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
The Arsenal [ARS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
SCRAP - Salvager Association [SCR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Obsidian Technologies [OBS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Blueshift Energies [BLS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Exceed Systems and Electronics [EXC]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Bulwark Defence Systems [BLW]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Mistral Avionics [MST]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown

Other Contacts:
- Chun Chen, cleanup expert

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

- Detailed map of [Mercurio Independent Complex]
A more in-depth map of the Mercurio Independent Complex than what is available on official channels. Can be used to find a location that fulfill very specific criteria, if one could exist.

Spoiler: Known Locations (click to show/hide)

- MIC Parts Market [Unavailable at the moment]
- MIC Medical Center
- Black Market [Membership required]
- Jackaster Clinic
- Chun's Cleaning Services
- Toad's Bay

Rom-333 "Drifter" [BAD JOKE] - (Prophet)
Balance: 500 VC
Current MU: BAD JOKE
Hangar #1: BAD JOKE
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Quarters:
To call Drifter's room quarters would be disingenuous, it was an out of the way storage room that he rented for it's isolation in a back alley location. A small bed with a trunk, mostly containing industrial workwear and piloting gear, were shoved into a corner. With much more care, a side of the storage had been converted into a makeshift workstation, tools and supplies meticulously organized and cared for on the shelves closest to the work table. Further away, organized into their own sections, one could see several metalworking projects in various stages of progress, and another dedicated to a small collection of firearms, kept cleaned and inspected frequently.

Spoiler: Rom-333 "Drifter" (click to show/hide)

Name: Rom-333 [Prefers Drifter]
Call sign: Drifter

Appearance: Once one looks past the prematurely graying hair and patchwork of scars, Drifter appears to be roughly in his mid twenties. Short, stunted from a life of malnutrition, and lean, but noticeably muscular from a life of back breaking labor.
Personality: Distant and blunt. Dislikes crowds and strangers. Likes MUs, salvaging parts, mechanical maintenance and construction, and smoking, usually from his old captain's pipe.

Backstory: Born, and orphaned soon after, as one of countless 'Corporate Salvaging and Recycling Workers', affectionately known as Debt Slave Scrappers, his small size and disinclination towards complaining would see his childhood filled with dangerous work and hard labor. When he was teenager he would be conscripted by a pirate crew raiding his work site, spent a few years fighting and shipratting with them. Until the captain died, the crew divided and fought over what he left behind, and then split off their own ways. A life of experiencing one hardship after another. Home, Family, Friends... don't try to hold on, it's all ashes in the solar winds.

Traits:
[Positive] Experienced Salvager - +1 Mechanics / +1 Electronics / increased chance of salvaging parts
When it comes to finding value in a piece of scrap, "Drifter" is your man. His many years of experience has given him a knack for finding value in the most broken things.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 2
Medium (Assault/Position): 2
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 0

Job Skills
Combat: 2
Exploration: 1
Medicine: 0
Mechanics: 2 (+1)
Electronics: 1 (+1)

Spoiler: MU: BAD JOKE (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: BAD JOKE
Attack Class: Shock
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: 0
Leg Load: -2

Hit Table
1: Head ○○
2-3: Core ○○○●●●
[4: Core
[5: Core (Thrusters)
6: Left Arm ○○○●
7: Right Arm ○○○●
8-10: Legs ○○○●●●

Attributes
Pursuit: 1
Evasion: 1
Detection: 0
Profile: 13
Stealth: -7
Handling: 1.5

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: 1/4
Medium: 1/4
Long: 1/4
> Jamming 2/4

Weapons
L.Arm - [HG] [Melee] WMB Pilebunker: ●●●●● / -1 Pursuit
R.Arm - [HG] [Medium] WMB Machine Gun: ○●(x3) / +1 Pursuit
Mnt#1 - [HG] [Shield] WMB Medium Mounted Combat Shield: ○○
Mnt#2 - [HG] [Medium] WMB Light Mounted Autocannon: ○(x2)

Body Parts
Head - [HG] WMB Light Head [Jammer]: +1 Jamming / ○○
Core - [HG] WMB Heavy Core: ○○○●●●
Arms - [HG] WMB Heavy Arms: Heavy ArmLoad / ○○○●
Legs - [HG] WMB Heavy Bipedal Legs: Heavy MaxLoad / ○○○●●●

Internal Parts
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters: [HG] WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion
Set Bonus: WMB 4-Parts (-2 Handling)

Spoiler: Contacts and Relationships (click to show/hide)

Hub [HUB]: 6 (Amicable)
--Contact: Kate Markson
Codeon Organized Network [CodeON]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Planetary Reclamation Initiative [PRI]: -6 (Unfavourable)
--Contact: Unknown
SYMBIOSIS [SYMBIOSIS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Begreris Independent Administration [BIA]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Edgar Valmir
Zereon Star Order [ZSO]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
League of Free Sailors [CORSAIR]: 2 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Valentin Kerzern
WMB Industries [WMB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Anna Edenwell
Hephaestus Heavy Industries [HPH]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Tokiyuki Corporation [TKI]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Arballister Group [ARB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
The Arsenal [ARS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
SCRAP - Salvager Association [SCR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Obsidian Technologies [OBS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Blueshift Energies [BLS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Exceed Systems and Electronics [EXC]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Bulwark Defence Systems [BLW]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Mistral Avionics [MST]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown

Other Contacts:
None

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

- Map of [Mercurio Independent Complex]
An official map of the Mercurio Independent Complex.

Spoiler: Known Locations (click to show/hide)

- MIC Parts Market [Unavailable at the moment]
- MIC Medical Center
- Toad's Bay

Zereth "Sovereign" [SOVEREIGN] - (Hawk132)
Balance: 0 VC
Current MU: SOVEREIGN
Hangar #1: SOVEREIGN
----------

Quarters:
Zereth's lodgings were a rather spartan ordeal - a place in which he could comfortably sleep, research and investigate. A workstation in one corner - the usual resting place of his PDA, his pistol and various tools - a wardrobe and shelves holding various baubles in the other, and a bed in another. A secure lockbox next to it held some items from 'home' - including a carefully folded banner with his House's heraldry. Sometimes, he considered hanging it on one of the walls, but he always shot the foolish idea down in the end.

Spoiler: Zereth "Sovereign" (click to show/hide)

Name: Zereth
Call sign: Sovereign
Appearance: A dark-haired young man in his early twenties, clean shaven and generally sharply dressed during the day-to-day, though he prefers his pilot suit. He's rather tall and of an athletic build.
Personality: Relatively serious, though with a sarcastic edge. Prone to letting loose during times of 'revelry'.
Backstory: A once prodigal son of one of the many Zereon families, Zereth was blessed and cursed with the privilege of being far, far down the inheritance order. With no real responsibilities, nor any true status, he coasted along with his life, making it through one of the prestigious military academies (though his father had to pull some strings to fast-track him through the marksmanship courses due to his atrocious aim), but all along, he was met with constant disrespect from his peers, siblings and family - all because he was born too late to matter. Having enough and taking up some drastic action, Zereth hijacked one of his family's Modular Units and escaped, relinquishing his family name before becoming a merc in a bid for glory and recognition... eventually ending up drifting to Begreris.
Traits:
[Negative] Runaway Aristocrat - negative relationship with the ZSO. Very negative relationship with a certain house of the ZSO.
The bonds of blood have a strong importance in the Zereon Star Order. To renege on these bonds is seen as a criminal offense...
[Positive] Relic Expert - +2 Exploration / increased chance of positive outcomes in ruins / might be able to identify relics
Zereth has lived his whole life surrounded with technological marvels of the old era. He is familiar with all these systems, to an uncanny degree, as if they were drawn to him.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 0
Medium (Assault/Position): 2
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 2

Job Skills
Combat: 0
Exploration: 2
Medicine: 1
Mechanics: 1
Electronics: 2

Spoiler: MU: SOVEREIGN (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: SOVEREIGN
Attack Class: Mixed (Artillery/Assault)
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: Standard - 0
Leg Load: Standard - -1

Hit Table
1: Head ○○
2-4: Core ○○○●●
5: Core (Thrusters)
6: Left Arm ○○○
7: Right Arm ○○○
8-10: Legs ○○○●●

Attributes
Pursuit: 0
Evasion: 2
Detection: 2
Profile: 11
Stealth: -5
Handling: 0.5

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: 1/4
> Dodge: 1/4
Medium: 1/4
> Position: 2/4
Long: 1/4
> Jamming: 1/4

Weapons
L.Arm - [HG] [Medium] WMB Assault Rifle: ○○(x2) / +2 Pursuit
R.Arm - [HG] [Long] WMB Howitzer: ○○○○ / -1 Pursuit
Mnt#1 - [HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x4)
Mnt#2 - [HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x4)

Body Parts
Head - [HG] WMB Light Head [Sensor]: +2 Detection / ○○
Core - [HG] WMB Standard Core: ○○○●●
Arms - [HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○○
Legs - [HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○○●●

Internal Parts
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters: [HG] WMB Evasion Thrusters: +2 Evasion
Set Bonus: WMB 4-Parts (-2 Handling)

Spoiler: Contacts and Relationships (click to show/hide)

Hub [HUB]: 6 (Amicable)
--Contact: Kate Markson
Codeon Organized Network [CodeON]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Planetary Reclamation Initiative [PRI]: -6 (Unfavourable)
--Contact: Unknown
SYMBIOSIS [SYMBIOSIS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Begreris Independent Administration [BIA]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Edgar Valmir
Zereon Star Order [ZSO]: -10 (Unfavourable)
--Contact: Unknown
League of Free Sailors [CORSAIR]: 2 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Valentin Kerzern
WMB Industries [WMB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Anna Edenwell
Hephaestus Heavy Industries [HPH]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Tokiyuki Corporation [TKI]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Arballister Group [ARB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
The Arsenal [ARS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
SCRAP - Salvager Association [SCR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Obsidian Technologies [OBS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Blueshift Energies [BLS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Exceed Systems and Electronics [EXC]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Bulwark Defence Systems [BLW]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Mistral Avionics [MST]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown

Other Contacts:
None

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

- Map of [Mercurio Independent Complex]
An official map of the Mercurio Independent Complex.

Spoiler: Known Locations (click to show/hide)

- MIC Parts Market [Unavailable at the moment]
- MIC Medical Center
- Toad's Bay

Derek "Sting" [Long Tom] - (The Canadian kitten)
Balance: 500 VC
Current MU: Long Tom
Hangar #1: Long Tom
----------

Quarters:
At first glance, Derek's room may seem like a padded cell but with more furnishings. This is entirely correct, as every sharp corner occurring near the bed, walls, ... food containers, and sponges is covered with foam padding that ensures that he will not get bruised and nearly killed by a random falling plant pot. Which always seems to occur after suffering a minor injury...
Padded floors, walls, and surfaces of other furniture to prevent stubbed toes, which is not followed by a near miss with life-ending event but just generally sucks to have happen. Actually, his quarters might be safer than a padded cell, and sort of strange that the sponge needs padding, but that's the price to pay when life is out to get you.

Spoiler: Derek "Sting" (click to show/hide)

Name: Derek
Call sign: Sting
Appearance: Slightly overweight, loose clothing, with tangled lengthy brown hair and brown eyes
Personality: Cowardly, Cautious, fearful, and everything to do being afraid generally
Backstory: A lifetime of near misses of horrible death/crippling injuries has turned this man cowardly. Don't worry, still a capable Mech' pilot, just one who values their life slightly above earning big.
Traits:
[Negative] Coward - -1 Offence Skills when Engaged / +1 Evasion
In a fight or flight situation, Derek grows wings. He will give it his all to flee, but he will turn into a nervous wreck focused on self-preservation under pressure.
[Positive] Danger Sense - +2 Combat / increased chance of avoiding negative outcomes during exploration
Derek can smell danger to a paranoid degree, which proves very handy in the everyday life of a mercenary. In a fight our of the safety of his Modular Unit, he will use the dirtiest tricks if it will help him survive.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 0
Medium (Assault/Position): 0
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 3

Job Skills
Combat: 3 (+2)
Exploration: 0
Medicine: 0
Mechanics: 1
Electronics: 1

Spoiler: MU: Long Tom (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: Long Tom
Attack Class: Artillery
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: 0
Leg Load: -2

Hit Table
1: Head ○○
2-4: Core ○○○○
5: Core (Thrusters)
6: Left Arm ○○○
7: Right Arm ○○○
8-10: Legs ○○○●●

Attributes
Pursuit: 1
Evasion: 1 (+1)
Detection: 2
Profile: 10
Stealth: -4
Handling: 0

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: 1/4
Medium: 1/4
Long: 1/4
> Position: 2/4

Weapons
L.Arm - [HG] [Long] WMB Howitzer: ○○○○ / -1 Pursuit
R.Arm - [HG] [Long] WMB Howitzer: ○○○○ / -1 Pursuit
Mnt#1 - [HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x4)
Mnt#2 - [HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x4)

Body Parts
Head - [HG] WMB Light Head [Sensor]: +2 Detection / ○○
Core - [HG] WMB Light Core: ○○○○
Arms - [HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○○
Legs - [HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○○●●

Internal Parts
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters: [HG] WMB Balanced Thrusters (+1 Pursuit +1 Evasion)
Set Bonus: WMB 4-Parts (-2 Handling)

Spoiler: Contacts and Relationships (click to show/hide)

Hub [HUB]: 6 (Amicable)
--Contact: Kate Markson
Codeon Organized Network [CodeON]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Planetary Reclamation Initiative [PRI]: -6 (Unfavourable)
--Contact: Unknown
SYMBIOSIS [SYMBIOSIS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Begreris Independent Administration [BIA]: 2 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Edgar Valmir
Zereon Star Order [ZSO]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
League of Free Sailors [CORSAIR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
WMB Industries [WMB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Anna Edenwell
Hephaestus Heavy Industries [HPH]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Tokiyuki Corporation [TKI]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Arballister Group [ARB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
The Arsenal [ARS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
SCRAP - Salvager Association [SCR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Obsidian Technologies [OBS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Blueshift Energies [BLS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Exceed Systems and Electronics [EXC]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Bulwark Defence Systems [BLW]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Mistral Avionics [MST]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown

Other Contacts:
None

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

- Map of [Mercurio Independent Complex]
An official map of the Mercurio Independent Complex.

Spoiler: Known Locations (click to show/hide)

- MIC Parts Market [Unavailable at the moment]
- MIC Medical Center
- Toad's Bay

Lu ██████ "Wrecker" [Skew] - (Egan_BW)
Balance: 4000 VC
Current MU: Skew
Hangar #1: Skew
----------

Quarters:
Wrecker's accommodations take the form of a sleek white lozenge shape bolted to the top of her prefab hangar. The portable home is airtight, made from extremely light materials, and even equipped with small RCS thrusters, making it an extremely expensive piece of hardware for something that's not a full blown spaceship or military hardware. It's the equivalent of a trailer home for the voidborne elite. The interior is luxurious and handsome in a sort of generic corporate way, soft and angular furniture slathered in brand names like a racecar. There's a hot tub and bar, neither of which see much actual use from the singular inhabitant.

Spoiler: Lu ██████ "Wrecker" (click to show/hide)

Name: Lu [REDACTED BY CONTRACT]
Call sign: Wrecker
Appearance: A rather beautiful woman with blood-red skin, pure black eyes, and a pair of horns jutting from her brown hair. Wears a white "body-hugging" space suit sans helmet, with blue and golden fabric strips added for regal distinguishment and to give the skintight garment some added modesty.
Personality: The Wrecker thinks most like a Corporate suit, maximizing profit at all cost. Only, she's not seeking profit for the sake of luxuries or influence. The only thing she cares about is the feeling of destroying a machine in a blaze of fire and consumed life, accompanied by the flow of LC into her wallet. Money buys destruction, and destruction buys money in a never-ending cycle of consumption. If anyone wants a world without this life cycle, Lu is against them.
Backstory: Progeny of [REDACTED BY CONTRACT] note: affiliated with Zereon. She found herself unimpressed with court intrigue and bloodline pedigree.
Traits:
[Positive] Engineered Resilience - +2 Combat / less likely to suffer harm during exploration
Lu has been specially engineered for life in space, granting her radiation resistance and an innate ability to photosynthesize. In addition, her reward receptors were modified to deliver increased amounts of dopamine on a kill.
[Mixed] Engineered Aggression - +1 to Offence and -1 to Defence after a successful kill (duration: 1 turn)
Lu's reward system was modified to deliver increased amounts of dopamine on a kill, urging her to seek the next one with psychopathic drive.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 1
Medium (Assault/Position): 1
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 2

Job Skills
Combat: 3
Exploration: 0
Medicine: 0
Mechanics: 0
Electronics: 0

Spoiler: MU: Skew (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: Skew
Attack Class: Shock / Artillery
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: 0
Leg Load: -3

Hit Table
1: Head ○○
2-4: Core ○○○○
5: Core (Thrusters)
6: Left Arm ○○
7: Right Arm ○○
8-10: Legs ○○○●●

Attributes
Pursuit: 1
Evasion: 1
Detection: 0
Profile: 9 (+1)
Stealth: -3
Handling: -0.5

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: +1/4
> Dodge: +2/4
Medium: +1/4
Long: +1/4
> Jamming: +2/4

Weapons
L.Arm - [HG] [Melee] WMB Combat Knife: ○●
R.Arm - [HG] [Melee] WMB Combat Knife: ○●
Mnt#1 - [HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x4)
Mnt#2 - [HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Mounted Missile Launcher: ○(x4)

Body Parts
Head - [HG] WMB Light Head [Jammer]: +1 Jamming / ○○
Core - [HG] WMB Light Core: ○○○○
Arms - [HG] WMB Light Arms: Light ArmLoad / ○○
Legs - [HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○○●●

Internal Parts
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters - [HG] WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion
Generator - [HG] WMB Standard Shield Generator: ○ / 1 Round Recovery / +1 Profile
Set Bonus - WMB 4-Parts: -2 Handling)

Spoiler: Contacts and Relationships (click to show/hide)

Hub [HUB]: 6 (Amicable)
--Contact: Kate Markson
Codeon Organized Network [CodeON]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Planetary Reclamation Initiative [PRI]: -6 (Unfavourable)
--Contact: Unknown
SYMBIOSIS [SYMBIOSIS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Begreris Independent Administration [BIA]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Edgar Valmir
Zereon Star Order [ZSO]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
League of Free Sailors [CORSAIR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
WMB Industries [WMB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Anna Edenwell
Hephaestus Heavy Industries [HPH]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Tokiyuki Corporation [TKI]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Arballister Group [ARB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Kristoff Petrov
The Arsenal [ARS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
SCRAP - Salvager Association [SCR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Obsidian Technologies [OBS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Blueshift Energies [BLS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Exceed Systems and Electronics [EXC]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Bulwark Defence Systems [BLW]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Mistral Avionics [MST]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown

Other Contacts:
None

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

- Map of [Mercurio Independent Complex]
An official map of the Mercurio Independent Complex.

Spoiler: Known Locations (click to show/hide)

- MIC Parts Market [Unavailable at the moment]
- MIC Medical Center
- Toad's Bay

Charles Chauffrey "Iron Wrath" [JACK_OF_HEARTS_MK_II] - (BlackPaladin99)
Balance: 0 VC
Current MU: JACK_OF_HEARTS_MK_II
Hangar #1: JACK_OF_HEARTS_MK_II
----------

Quarters:
<Quarters description goes here>

Spoiler: Charles Chauffrey "Iron Wrath" (click to show/hide)

Name: Charles Chauffrey
Call sign: Iron Wrath
Appearance: Mid-Twenties, Scarred, and about average height, with broad shoulders and one perpetually raised eyebrow. 
Personality: Always cheerful, but gets really intense and competitive when in a fight.  Thinks fighting at range is for wusses. 
Backstory: Ex military, knows his way around weapons.  Other than that, He is pretty cagey. 
Traits:
[Positive] Natural Pilot - +1 Mechanics +1 Electronics / Gain 1 additional Pilot Skill Point to distribute
Charles has a gift for MU piloting. He got a hang of MU handling faster than most, and understand the inner workings of these machines better than his own body.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 3
Medium (Assault/Position): 0
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 0

Job Skills
Combat: 3
Exploration: 0
Medicine: 0
Mechanics: 1 (+1)
Electronics: 1 (+1)

Spoiler: JACK_OF_HEARTS_MK_II (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: JACK_OF_HEARTS_MK_II
Attack Class: Shock
Weight Class: Medium
Arm Load: 1
Leg Load: 0

Hit Table
1: Head ○○○
(2-3: Core ○○○●●
[4: Core
[5: Core (Thrusters)
[6: Left Arm ○○○
7: Right Arm ○○○
8-10: Legs ○○○●●
Shield: ○ / 1 Round Recovery

Attributes
Pursuit: 2
Evasion: 0
Detection: 3
Profile: 10 (+1)
Stealth: -5
Handling: 1

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: +2/4
Medium: -1/4
> Position: 0/4
Long: -1/4

Weapons
L.Arm - [HG] [Shield] WMB Standard Combat Shield: ○● [
R.Arm - [HG] [Melee] WMB Pilebunker: ●●●●● / -1 Pursuit
Mnt#1 - [HG] [Shield] WMB Light Mounted Combat Shield: ○ (
Mnt#2 - [HG] [Medium] WMB Light Mounted Autocannon: ○(x2)

Body Parts
Head - [HG] WMB Standard Head [Sensor]: +3 Detection / ○○○
Core - [HG] WMB Standard Core: ○○○●●
Arms - [HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○○
Legs - [HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○○●●

Internal Parts
CPU - [HG] WMB Standard Specialized CPU: +2 Melee -1 other Pilot Skills
Thrusters - [HG] WMB Pursuit Thrusters: +2 Pursuit
Shield Generators - [HG] WMB Standard Shield Generator: ○ / 1 Round Recovery / +1 Profile
Set Bonus - WMB 4-Parts (-2 Handling)

Spoiler: Contacts and Relationships (click to show/hide)

Hub [HUB]: 6 (Amicable)
--Contact: Kate Markson
Codeon Organized Network [CodeON]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Planetary Reclamation Initiative [PRI]: -6 (Unfavourable)
--Contact: Unknown
SYMBIOSIS [SYMBIOSIS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Begreris Independent Administration [BIA]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Edgar Valmir
Zereon Star Order [ZSO]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
League of Free Sailors [CORSAIR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
WMB Industries [WMB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Anna Edenwell
Hephaestus Heavy Industries [HPH]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Tokiyuki Corporation [TKI]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Takeo Yaki
Arballister Group [ARB]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
The Arsenal [ARS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
SCRAP - Salvager Association [SCR]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Obsidian Technologies [OBS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Blueshift Energies [BLS]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Exceed Systems and Electronics [EXC]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Bulwark Defence Systems [BLW]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown
Mistral Avionics [MST]: 0 (Indifferent)
--Contact: Unknown

Other Contacts:
None

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

- Map of [Mercurio Independent Complex]
An official map of the Mercurio Independent Complex.

Spoiler: Known Locations (click to show/hide)

- MIC Parts Market [Unavailable at the moment]
- MIC Medical Center
- Toad's Bay

[Nakéen]

TURNS

Registration
Turn 1: Pre-Battle
Turn 1: Battle Report
Turn 1: Post-Mission Report
Turn 1: Downtime
Turn 1: Downtime Part 1
Turn 1: Downtime Part 2
Turn 2: Preparations

[Nakéen]

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[VermilionSkies]

Spoiler: PILOT (click to show/hide)

Name: Mercy Smith
Call sign: Caliber
Appearance: Young and bright-eyed. Wears a dusty, cordite-stained apron over various sets of sweaters and jeans.
Personality: Obsessed with the beauty of a well-maintained gun in action. Is very willing to tell you about how cool their collection of firearms is.
Backstory: Born to a pair of corporate cleanup agents, Mercy was guided towards following through with the family business by both their parents and a desire to fire the big gun.
Traits: Suffers from severe astigmatism.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge):
Medium (Assault/Position): 3
Long (Artillery/Jamming):

Job Skills
Combat: 2
Exploration: 1
Medicine: 1
Mechanics: 2
Electronics: 0

Spoiler: MECHA (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: Reach Heaven
Attack Class: Assault
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: N/A
Leg Load: N/A

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit:  3
Evasion: 0
Detection: 3
Profile: 3
Handling: .5

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: -1/4
Medium: 2/4
Long: -1/4

Parts
Weapons: WMB Assault Rifle
Head: WMB Standard Head (Sensor)
Core: WMB Light Core
Arms: WMB Standard Arms
Legs: WMB Standard Bipedal Legs
CPU: WMB Standard Specialized CPU (Medium)
Thrusters: WMB Pursuit Thrusters
Set Bonus: ?

I... think I did this right? The rulebook is a little ominous.

[Nakéen]

Spoiler: PILOT (click to show/hide)

Name: Mercy Smith
Call sign: Caliber
Appearance: Young and bright-eyed. Wears a dusty, cordite-stained apron over various sets of sweaters and jeans.
Personality: Obsessed with the beauty of a well-maintained gun in action. Is very willing to tell you about how cool their collection of firearms is.
Backstory: Born to a pair of corporate cleanup agents, Mercy was guided towards following through with the family business by both their parents and a desire to fire the big gun.
Traits: Suffers from severe astigmatism.

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge):
Medium (Assault/Position): 3
Long (Artillery/Jamming):

Job Skills
Combat: 2
Exploration: 1
Medicine: 1
Mechanics: 2
Electronics: 0

Spoiler: MECHA (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: Reach Heaven
Attack Class: Assault
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: N/A
Leg Load: N/A

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit:  3
Evasion: 0
Detection: 3
Profile: 3
Handling: .5

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: -1/4
Medium: 2/4
Long: -1/4

Parts
Weapons: WMB Assault Rifle
Head: WMB Standard Head (Sensor)
Core: WMB Light Core
Arms: WMB Standard Arms
Legs: WMB Standard Bipedal Legs
CPU: WMB Standard Specialized CPU (Medium)
Thrusters: WMB Pursuit Thrusters
Set Bonus: ?

I... think I did this right? The rulebook is a little ominous.

You did well, I will adjust and clarify your mech sheet. That's on me for failing to properly convey the mechanics.
- Handling and Profile are applied per part.
- Set Bonus: this is a bonus you can obtain by using a certain number of parts from the same manufacturer.

Adjusted, your Profile thus becomes 7 (3 Standard Parts, 1 Light Part).
As for your Handling, it becomes 0 (1.5 from Parts, -2 from Set Bonus).

I will edit some clarifications in the rules.

Spoiler: MECHA (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: Reach Heaven
Attack Class: Assault
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: N/A
Leg Load: N/A

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit:  3
Evasion: 0
Detection: 3
Profile: 7
Handling: 0

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: -1/4
Medium: 2/4
Long: -1/4

Parts
Weapons: WMB Assault Rifle
Head: WMB Standard Head (Sensor)
Core: WMB Light Core
Arms: WMB Standard Arms
Legs: WMB Standard Bipedal Legs
CPU: WMB Standard Specialized CPU (Medium)
Thrusters: WMB Pursuit Thrusters
Set Bonus: WMB 4-Parts

[Nakéen]

Addendum. I made a few mistakes in the rules, and forgot to clarify some mechanics.

Weight Class
To determine the Weight Class of a Unit, use the base profile of the Body Parts without taking into account any Profile addition/reduction.
The sum of this base profile determines the Weight Class of the Unit as follow:

Light = 5 base profile or lower
Standard/Medium = 9 base profile or lower
Heavy = 10+ base profile

[VermilionSkies]

I was considering making a heavy pilebunker brawler, but then I realized that I am cripplingly poor.

[Nakéen]

I was considering making a heavy pilebunker brawler, but then I realized that I am cripplingly poor.

It's all good, more parts will be available later on, and I will let players reset their skill points after the tutorial run.

[Prophet]

Spoiler: Pilot: Drifter (click to show/hide)

Name: Rom-333 [Prefers Drifter]
Call sign: Drifter

Appearance: Once one looks past the prematurely graying hair and patchwork of scars, Drifter appears to be roughly in his mid twenties. Short, stunted from a life of malnutrition, and lean, but noticeably muscular from a life of back breaking labor.
Personality: Distant and blunt. Dislikes crowds and strangers. Likes MUs, salvaging parts, mechanical maintenance and construction, and smoking, usually from his old captain's pipe.

Backstory: Born, and orphaned soon after, as one of countless 'Corporate Salvaging and Recycling Workers', affectionately known as Debt Slave Scrappers, his small size and disinclination towards complaining would see his childhood filled with dangerous work and hard labor. When he was teenager he would be conscripted by a pirate crew raiding his work site, spent a few years fighting and shipratting with them. Until the captain died, the crew divided and fought over what he left behind, and then split off their own ways. A life of experiencing one hardship after another. Home, Family, Friends... don't try to hold on, it's all ashes in the solar winds.

Traits: Experienced Salvager

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 2
Medium (Assault/Position): 2
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 0

Job Skills
Combat: 2
Exploration: 1
Medicine: 0
Mechanics: 2
Electronics: 1

Spoiler: Mech: BAD JOKE (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: BAD JOKE
Attack Class: Shock
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: 0
Leg Load: 0

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit:  1
Evasion: 1
Detection: 0
Profile: 8
Handling: 0

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: 1/4
Medium: 1/4
Long: 1/4
Jamming 2/4
Position 2/4

Parts
Weapons: [Melee] WMB Pulse Sword: ○●
Head: WMB Standard Head [Jammer]: +1 Jamming / ○○
Core: WMB Standard Core: ○○●
Arms: WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○
Legs: WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○●
CPU: WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters: WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion
Set Bonus:WMB 4-Parts

[Egan_BW]

Manman starts yet another game. Alright, let's see this. :p

[Hawk132]

Spoiler: Pilot - Sovereign (click to show/hide)

General Data
Name: Zereth
Call sign: Sovereign
Appearance: A dark-haired young man in his early twenties, clean shaven and generally sharply dressed during the day-to-day, though he prefers his pilot suit. He's rather tall and of an athletic build.
Personality: Relatively serious, though with a sarcastic edge. Prone to letting loose during times of 'revelry'.
Backstory: A once prodigal son of one of the many Zereon families, Zereth was blessed and cursed with the privilege of being far, far down the inheritance order. With no real responsibilities, nor any true status, he coasted along with his life, making it through one of the prestigious military academies (though his father had to pull some strings to fast-track him through the marksmanship courses due to his atrocious aim), but all along, he was met with constant disrespect from his peers, siblings and family - all because he was born too late to matter. Having enough and taking up some drastic action, Zereth hijacked one of his family's Modular Units and escaped, relinquishing his family name before becoming a merc in a bid for glory and recognition... eventually ending up drifting to Begreris.
Traits: Runaway Aristocrat

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 0
Medium (Assault/Position): 2
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 2

Job Skills
Combat: 0
Exploration: 2
Medicine: 1
Mechanics: 1
Electronics: 2

Spoiler: Mecha - SOVEREIGN (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: SOVEREIGN
Attack Class: Mixed (Artillery/Assault)
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: Standard - 0
Leg Load: Standard - 0

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit: +1 (+2 total when using WMB AR)
Evasion: +1
Detection: +2
Profile: +6
Handling: 0 (-1)

Skill Modifiers and Caps
[MU+Pilot/Cap]
Melee: 1+0/4
Dodge: 1+0/4
Medium: 1+2/4
Position: 2+2/4
Long: 2+2/4
Jamming: 1+2/4

Parts
Weapons:
[HG] [Medium] WMB Assault Rifle: ○(x2) / +1 Pursuit
[HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Missile Launcher: ○(x4)
Head: [HG] WMB Light Head [Sensor]: +2 Detection / ○
Core: [HG] WMB Light Core: ○○○
Arms: [HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○
Legs: [HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○●
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters: [HG] WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion
Set Bonus: 4-Parts: -2 Handling

[Nakéen]

Manman starts yet another game. Alright, let's see this. :p

It's a mech game, you are obligated to participate :p

Spoiler: Pilot: Drifter (click to show/hide)

Name: Rom-333 [Prefers Drifter]
Call sign: Drifter

Appearance: Once one looks past the prematurely graying hair and patchwork of scars, Drifter appears to be roughly in his mid twenties. Short, stunted from a life of malnutrition, and lean, but noticeably muscular from a life of back breaking labor.
Personality: Distant and blunt. Dislikes crowds and strangers. Likes MUs, salvaging parts, mechanical maintenance and construction, and smoking, usually from his old captain's pipe.

Backstory: Born, and orphaned soon after, as one of countless 'Corporate Salvaging and Recycling Workers', affectionately known as Debt Slave Scrappers, his small size and disinclination towards complaining would see his childhood filled with dangerous work and hard labor. When he was teenager he would be conscripted by a pirate crew raiding his work site, spent a few years fighting and shipratting with them. Until the captain died, the crew divided and fought over what he left behind, and then split off their own ways. A life of experiencing one hardship after another. Home, Family, Friends... don't try to hold on, it's all ashes in the solar winds.

Traits: Experienced Salvager

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 2
Medium (Assault/Position): 2
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 0

Job Skills
Combat: 2
Exploration: 1
Medicine: 0
Mechanics: 2
Electronics: 1

Spoiler: Mech: BAD JOKE (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: BAD JOKE
Attack Class: Shock
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: 0
Leg Load: 0

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit:  1
Evasion: 1
Detection: 0
Profile: 8
Handling: 0

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: 1/4
Medium: 1/4
Long: 1/4
Jamming 2/4
Position 2/4

Parts
Weapons: [Melee] WMB Pulse Sword: ○●
Head: WMB Standard Head [Jammer]: +1 Jamming / ○○
Core: WMB Standard Core: ○○●
Arms: WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○
Legs: WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○●
CPU: WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters: WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion
Set Bonus:WMB 4-Parts

Spoiler: Pilot - Sovereign (click to show/hide)

General Data
Name: Zereth
Call sign: Sovereign
Appearance: A dark-haired young man in his early twenties, clean shaven and generally sharply dressed during the day-to-day, though he prefers his pilot suit. He's rather tall and of an athletic build.
Personality: Relatively serious, though with a sarcastic edge. Prone to letting loose during times of 'revelry'.
Backstory: A once prodigal son of one of the many Zereon families, Zereth was blessed and cursed with the privilege of being far, far down the inheritance order. With no real responsibilities, nor any true status, he coasted along with his life, making it through one of the prestigious military academies (though his father had to pull some strings to fast-track him through the marksmanship courses due to his atrocious aim), but all along, he was met with constant disrespect from his peers, siblings and family - all because he was born too late to matter. Having enough and taking up some drastic action, Zereth hijacked one of his family's Modular Units and escaped, relinquishing his family name before becoming a merc in a bid for glory and recognition... eventually ending up drifting to Begreris.
Traits: Runaway Aristocrat

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 0
Medium (Assault/Position): 2
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 2

Job Skills
Combat: 0
Exploration: 2
Medicine: 1
Mechanics: 1
Electronics: 2

Spoiler: Mecha - SOVEREIGN (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: SOVEREIGN
Attack Class: Mixed (Artillery/Assault)
Weight Class: Standard
Arm Load: Standard - 0
Leg Load: Standard - 0

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit: +1 (+2 total when using WMB AR)
Evasion: +1
Detection: +2
Profile: +6
Handling: 0 (-1)

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: 1+0/4
Dodge: 1+0/4
Medium: 1+2/4
Position: 2+2/4
Long: 2+2/4
Jamming: 1+2/4

Parts
Weapons:
[HG] [Medium] WMB Assault Rifle: ○(x2) / +1 Pursuit
[HG] [Long] WMB 4-cells Missile Launcher: ○(x4)
Head: [HG] WMB Light Head [Sensor]: +2 Detection / ○
Core: [HG] WMB Light Core: ○○○
Arms: [HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○
Legs: [HG] WMB Standard Bipedal Legs: +1 Position / Standard MaxLoad / ○○●
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Balanced CPU: +1 Melee +1 Medium +1 Long
Thrusters: [HG] WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion
Set Bonus: 4-Parts: -2 Handling

Both are good!

[The Canadian kitten]

Spoiler: Pilot (click to show/hide)

Name: Derek
Call sign: Sting
Appearance: Slightly overweight, loose clothing, with tangled lengthy brown hair and brown eyes
Personality: Cowardly, Cautious, fearful, and everything to do being afraid generally
Backstory: A lifetime of near misses of horrible death/crippling injuries has turned this man cowardly. Don't worry, still a capable Mech' pilot, just one who values their life slightly above earning big.
Traits: Coward

Pilot Skills
Melee (Shock/Dodge): 0
Medium (Assault/Position): 0
Long (Artillery/Jamming): 3

Job Skills
Combat: 3
Exploration: 0
Medicine: 0
Mechanics: 1
Electronics: 1

Spoiler: MECHA (click to show/hide)

General Data
Registration Number: Long Tom
Attack Class: Artillery
Weight Class: Light
Arm Load: -1
Leg Load: 0

Hit Table
1-2: Head
3-5: Core
6-7: Arms
8-10: Legs

Attributes
Pursuit: 1
Evasion: 1
Detection: 2
Profile: 5
Handling: -2.5

Skill Modifiers and Caps
Melee: -1/4
Medium: -1/4
Long: 2/4

Parts
Weapons: HG] [Long] WMB Kinetic Cannon: ○○●● - [7000VC]
Head: [HG] WMB Light Head [Sensor]: +2 Detection / ○ - [1000VC]
Core: [HG] WMB Light Core: ○○○ - [4000VC]
Arms: [HG] WMB Standard Arms: Standard ArmLoad / ○○ - [2000VC]
Legs: [HG] WMB Light Bipedal Legs: +1 Dodge / Light MaxLoad / ○○○ - [3000VC]
CPU: [HG] WMB Standard Specialized CPU: +2 Long -1 other Pilot Skills - [2000VC]
Thrusters: [HG] WMB Balanced Thrusters: +1 Pursuit +1 Evasion - [1000VC]
Set Bonus: -2 Handling

I feel like i made a mistake somewhere but can't figure out where...