You aproach the man selling the heavy fighter. "Any chance of giving a discount to somebody willing to pay hard credits right now?"
He pauses for a second and thinks before opening his mouth. "How much of a discount?"
You smile. "How about 8000 credits?" You ask pulling out the money with a shark-like smile.
His eyes light up at the sight of the paper money, but he stifles his urge to sell on the spot. "That is a bit lower than what I'd be willing to part with it for."
You sigh. "Well that is about as much as I would be willing to spend on a craft... without taking it for a test flight first."
"Well we can fix that. Come with me to the Cockpit." The pair of you hop in and he takes off. He explains that this model of craft is called the 'Tiger shark' and was retired by the State of Mastro System Orbit Guard about five years ago not because the technology was obsolete but because the philosophy was.
"Tigers were still quite effective when they were retired, but high command feared their low maneuverability would make them sitting ducks for the more agile White Kobold fighter craft."
"Bullshit." You cut in, deciding to impress the owner with the extent of your knowledge. "Don't Tiger sharks come equipped with low level stealth generators so they can get the jump on smaller craft?"
The owner laughs and performs a loop-de-loop. "Bullshit indeed. If we kept these things in service we would have driven back the white kobolds, invaded their system, and extinguished their entire race by now. That said
this particular model had it's stealth generator shot off a couple years back, that's why I'm letting it go so cheap. The damn stealth unit is worth more than the rest of this craft combined!"
You continue flying and building rapport with the owner, and by the time you wrap up the test flight you are able to get him to sell for 8500.
-8500 credits
+1 Tiger sharkThe brief thought of entering Titian Pit and killing everybody enters you mind, but you as a single human female have next to no chance of destroying a neighborhood with only one arm and a pistol. "Son's of Zeus must be rubbing off on me." You mutter before calling for some transport to the Pit.
You step off the transport shuttle and begin to wander the Pit. Deciding that you do not want to deal with any encounters with the Orbital Bastards you head down to the still poor but less crime ridden east end of the settlement and enter a pub and eatery called 'The Flying Spittle'. It is ridiculously humid inside the pub and you quickly figure out why; it is run by Visectoids, a race of tropical flying insect people who cannot stand dry climates.
You begin to ask around in search of pilots and mechanics and find two prospective candidates for each position. Although you have 4 craft, only two of them are armed, and as a business woman you dislike the idea of hiring more staff than you need. You decide to bring aboard only 1 crew member of each profession.
The potential pilots are as follows:
-The bartender recommends her youngest son
Spitz for the job. Although he has no combat experience you know Visectoids are stereotypicaly considered great pilots. You have a feeling that keeping Spitz comfortable would require you set the humidity aboard
The Tettix to unbearable levels.
-A man in the corner introduces himself as
Rios. Rios claims to be an experienced bounty hunter and space pirate. He looks pretty human, except for his face, where most of the features are disproportionately huge. Part of you wants to ask him exactly what he is, but you are pretty sure such questions are considered impolite in the Pit.
The potential mechanics are as follows:
-A drunken dwarf in the corner introduces himself as
Logem. Logem bluntly informs you that he is a good mechanic, but also a drunk, gambler, and womanizer. You are not quite sure if he is trying to get you to hire him or pick you up...
-A strange young lady sculpted from purple slime introduces herself as
Amethyst. Amethyst explains that she is booksmart and has read and studied quite alot about mechanics, but has little practice. She also claims to be a dabbling mage. All you know about dabbling mages is that they are more likely to catch fire than to actually do something useful with their magic.
You ponder the canidates and wonder who you will
recruit and what you will
do next.
Local Attractions:Sons of Zeus Headquarters: You can hobnob with the leaders of the human supremacist faction here. Hades said something about getting you an arm, perhaps you should pay him a visit.
Olympus District: A large domed neighborhood that is home to many poverty stricken humans, most of whom have some degree of loyalty to the Sons of Zeus.
Titian Pit: A neighborhood inside a crater covered by a metal lid which keeps out air and light. It is inhabited by subhumans, aliens, undead, and other freaks. There is some loyalty to the Orbital Bastards here.
Siren's Dome: A large, enclosed, and well concealed military style base run by the Sons of Zeus. The Tettix is currently docked here.
Greek Street: Arguably the nicest inhabitable area in orbit around Skids. Greek Street is a shopping and commercial district that specializes in selling small craft, weapons, craft mods, and illegal goods. Most of the business here pays protection to the Sons of Zeus.
The top three most wanted criminals in the State of Mastro are as follows:
-The white kobold general Wiskayou. This bounty is worth 1000000 credits
-Fios, leader of the Orbital Bastards. This bounty is worth 500000 credits
-Charlet Mannam, white collar criminal. This bounty is worth 250000 credits
The Sons of Zeus are offering you 2000000 to ship some data to a lab on Outpost.
Carried On Person:
Credits: x1500
White Out medical bay jumpsuit: x1
Platinum Society membership card: x1
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x1 -unlimited ammo
State of Mastro standard plasma rifle: x1 -charge pack full, currently inoperable
Plasma Sword: x1 -charge pack full, best used with two hands
Charlet's Class-A starter chip: x1
Carried by Donnobaba Cheesewisker:
White Kobold Starnavy military uniform: x1
Dogtags: x1
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x1 -unlimited ammo
White Kobold Starnavy standard issue shock-dagger: x1
Tablet PC: x1
Stored aboard your flagship:
Daily Rations: x27
Forensics lab conversion kit: x1
Surveilence lab conversion kit: x1 -in use
Prototype surveillance craft starter chip: x2
Spare prototype surveillance craft parts: x25
Ammo production machine: x1
Large steel cubes: x3
White Out standard 'Clicker' pistol: x6 -unlimited ammo
State of Mastro standard plasma rifle: x7 -charge pack full
Plasma Sword: x7 -charge pack full
Known Objects:
The Sun: As it is in many human controled systems, the residents refer to their star by this name
Nhil: This otherwise lifeless rock is home to the headquarters of White Out and varous other top secret locations run by the state
Spew: The industrial heartland of the State of Mastro
Sparta: The military headquarters of the State of Mastro
Kumonori: The agricultural heartland of the state of Mastro. Capable of supporting life naturally
Resident: The moons around this small gas giant are home to the State of Mastro's middle class population
Slick: An icy planet that constantly spawns space amoebas which the locals love to hunt. Sister planet of Splick
Splick: An icy planet that constantly spawns space amoebas which the locals love to hunt. Sister planet of Slick
Mastro: The moons around this Gas Giant are considered the capitol of the State of Mastro
Queen-Anne: The moons around this Gas Giant are home to the piracy, smuggling, and vice industries
Skids: The moons around this Gas Giant are home to the poor and non-human population of the State of Mastro
Outpost: Many scientific and several magical labs dot this remote rock
Garbhoulla: A remote iceball that spawns fearsome and massive space amoebas and other monstrous things
Fritz: A remote iceball where the invading White Kobold Starnavy has set up shop
You can fly to any location in this system in under a day.
Mannam Financial Solutions: A company that dose accounting and money laundering. They are on excellent terms with you. You can access their private frequencies.
The Platinum Society: A pan-galactic society of the rich and powerful. You are a member of this group and are generally on good terms with it. You have some enemies within this group. You can access their private frequencies.
The State of Mastro: The local system wide government. You are wanted by this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
The White Kobold Starnavy: An invading faction of small rodent people. You are on good terms with this group and have a party member who is a member of this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
The Son's of Zeus: A prominent local gang of thugs and petty criminals. You are on good terms with this group. You can access their private frequencies.
Orbital Bastards: A prominent local gang of thugs and petty criminals. This group wants you dead! You cannot contact this group.
Royal Shipping and Acquisition: A group of smugglers and pirates who work in several nearby systems. You are on fair terms with this group. You can contact them on public frequencies.
Flagship: The Tettix
Assets - Living Quarters (2/8), Brig (0/2), Surveillance Lab, Bridge, Docking Bay (3/6), Medical Bay (0/3), Surgical Tractor Beam, Towing Tractor Beam, Front Mounted Cannon, Class 3 Stealth Generator
Hull Integrity: 73%
Current Issue 1 - Comp protection box has been destroyed. The Tettix is vulnerable to cyber attack (But protected by Donnobaba)
x2 Prototype surveillance craft: Stolen from White Out. Military grade maneuverability, high acceleration, military grade top speed, high armor, unarmed, equipped with cameras and spy drones. Hull integrity: 100%
x1 Tiger Shark: A heavy fighter. Low maneuverability, low acceleration, high top speed, military grade armor, equipped with short ranged laser effective against most targets. Hull integrity: 82%
x1 Class-A: Converted luxury sportscraft. High maneuverability, very high acceleration, high top speed, low armor, weapons most effective against larger ships. Hull integrity: 21% (Currently too damaged to fly safely). Claimed by Charlet.
Charlet Mannam: The current player character. You are a human space pirate, accountant, and ex corporate officer. You are skilled at flying small crafts. You are missing an arm and still a bit dazed.
Donnobaba Cheesewisker: A small humanoid creature covered in fluffy white fur with ears, tail, and snout resembling that of a lab mouse. Donnobaba is a Hacker currently enlisted in the White Kobold Starnavy. She is skilled at hacking, sneaking, and mechanical sabotage. She is healthy. You are not quite sure how loyal she is...
Athena: A disembodied AI who is currently running your flagship. Her main directives are to create profit for Charlet and to successfully launder dirty money. She has software installed to aid her in battle assistance, financial work, and large ship operation.
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