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FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
A we ought to upgrade the ships a little bit I think, as we have plenty of scrap early on to do so, which is a rare thing in FTL this early on, even if it is 2 ships, having a good 60+ scrap for either ship to use after only 2 battles is awesome. I say upgrade the Scudo's weapons twice, and take 2 energy bars, we should have just enough for that I believe, then install the missile launcher onto the Scudo so that we have something that can shoot through shields and smash any enemy ship's hull to pieces. Of course we'd have to switch between that and our lasers, it's still a good trade off and worth any risk.
If we have any scrap left over after that, save it to upgrade the Sparrow's shields unless we've somehow got enough to upgrade them a bit and power them as well, though I doubt we do.
A we ought to upgrade the ships a little bit I think, as we have plenty of scrap early on to do so, which is a rare thing in FTL this early on, even if it is 2 ships, having a good 60+ scrap for either ship to use after only 2 battles is awesome. I say upgrade the Scudo's weapons twice, and take 2 energy bars, we should have just enough for that I believe, then install the missile launcher onto the Scudo so that we have something that can shoot through shields and smash any enemy ship's hull to pieces. Of course we'd have to switch between that and our lasers, it's still a good trade off and worth any risk.
If we have any scrap left over after that, save it to upgrade the Sparrow's shields unless we've somehow got enough to upgrade them a bit and power them as well, though I doubt we do.
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
Votes n' Notes
The two ships floated above the planet, having no hostiles in the area he crew was a little relaxed, Yumi and Mark had returned to the commons, using a screen there to observe exactly what was going on outside the windowless hull. "Lets see if our scanners can pick anything up." Scarlet said, egging her ship forwards slowly towards the planet. "Kar'rak, I'm activating my sensors, but I'm getting some weird interference, my scans aren't penetrating the atmosphere. "
"Nor are mine, I'll try to find out why." Kar'rak said, beginning to manipulate some of the controls on the Sparrow's console.
NO! Nononono! Jack's figure waved his arms at Kar'rak frantically, "Don't! Do NOT! Press that button." He warned, shaking his finger at the bewildered Tutarin Hunter. "That almost blew us up."
"What? How?" He asked, nervously looking at the control panel.
"Hah! No, I was only kidding. But I already know why so you don't need to press my buttons." The red hologram put his hands on his hips, "Honestly, don't make this weird, that's... Wei'ad." He said, waving his hands in the air lazily.
"Then tell me!" Kar'rak slammed a fist into the console.
"The planet has some sort of shield around it, either that or its atmosphere naturally produces a layer of shielding ions."
"What could possibly shield an entire planet?" Scarlet asked, hearing Jack's report over the radio.
"Nothing, as far as my security clearance knows." Jack shrugged. "So either its a secret or nobody knows."
"You sound remarkably nonchalant about this situation. I'm unsure if you're telling me the whole truth." Kar'rak glared.
"I'm not." Jack said simply, "I can't use my sensors to find the rest though, so, I suppose I can't tell you anyway." Jack shrugged indifferently. His musings were met with a growl. "Oh, and by the way, I've taken the time to get a look at the other planets in the system. They're far enough apart to avoid eclipse effects of the planets in front of them."
"That sounds almost engineered." Scarlet said, propping her elbows on the console, placing her head on her hands.
"Oh, and the radiation output of this star is fluxing in a very special way." He said as if leading up to something, but prompted a long pause...
"Well, what is it!?" Scarlet asked impatiently.
"Euah, fine, no mind for the drama." He groaned, producing a display on their monitors, depicting the star and the planets lined up beside it. "As you can see, the planets are lined up by the planet, all the same distance apa't." He motioned, showing a map of the system. Radiation from the planet is deadly in most areas around its gravity well for any objects not protected by shields. He showed this with a red circle expanding out from the star, "But! Good news is that the stars rotation provides a fluctuation in the radiation field, like this." Within the red circle a blue helix pattern appeared, perfectly encompassing the six planets, as well as a number of symmetrical patterns across the outside of the star.
"Were we exposed to any radiation Jack?" Scarlet asked, nervous about their time so close to the star.
"Nah, fancy enough the Alger-Tek shields were enough to protect us from the solar radiation."
"So, this whole galaxy is basically a kill zone for anyone who's not ready for it?" Scarlet asked, raising an eyebrow.
"More than that! It seems exposed organic matter is disolved on a molecular level. And that's why it's scary."
"This seems oddly convenient." Kar'rak grumbled. "Scarlet, bring the Scudo close, we should dock and discuss this in person, with everyone present." Kar'rak said with a deep glower to his voice.
"Right, I'm bringing the Scudo around, have Jack initiate Docking procedures." She said, slowly bringing the Scudo closer to the Sparrow.
"Alright, I'll shoot the gang plank out to you Ladies and Engineer." Jack said, the Sparrow moving slowly closer to the Scudo.
As the two ships came close, a magnetic tether pulled them together, and a short umbilical connected the airlocks of either ship. "Alright everyone, hop over to the Sparrow, they have a larger commons for us all to sit down in." Scarlet suggested, powering down her console and stepping away.
Fleet Stats:
Upgrade Mode Activated
CHOICES
Please suggest an upgrade path for the ships to take.
A- Kar'rak pulls Scarlet aside to "Persuade" her before the group meeting.
-1: Kar'rak puts her firmly in her place
-2: Kar'rak overcomes Scarlet's firm resistance.
-3: Nothing gets resolved...
-4: Scarlet overcome's Kar'rak's staunch resistance.
-5: Scarlet puts Kar'rak firmly in his place
B- We have a tense meeting, but try to ask Uyard Lawrence what he knows.
C- We torture the cowardly Asura, and throw him out the airlock when we're satisfied.
D- Kar'rak attempts to assert his dominance in front of the collected crew.
E- Other
SECONDARY:
Attach the Leo Missile to the...
X: Sparrow
Y: Scudo
System Map: Location-Star
Votes n' Notes
A - 2
B -
C - 1(1)
D -
E -
F - 3
Strange skies ahead, continue at your own risk.
B -
C - 1(1)
D -
E -
F - 3
Strange skies ahead, continue at your own risk.
The two ships floated above the planet, having no hostiles in the area he crew was a little relaxed, Yumi and Mark had returned to the commons, using a screen there to observe exactly what was going on outside the windowless hull. "Lets see if our scanners can pick anything up." Scarlet said, egging her ship forwards slowly towards the planet. "Kar'rak, I'm activating my sensors, but I'm getting some weird interference, my scans aren't penetrating the atmosphere. "
"Nor are mine, I'll try to find out why." Kar'rak said, beginning to manipulate some of the controls on the Sparrow's console.
NO! Nononono! Jack's figure waved his arms at Kar'rak frantically, "Don't! Do NOT! Press that button." He warned, shaking his finger at the bewildered Tutarin Hunter. "That almost blew us up."
"What? How?" He asked, nervously looking at the control panel.
"Hah! No, I was only kidding. But I already know why so you don't need to press my buttons." The red hologram put his hands on his hips, "Honestly, don't make this weird, that's... Wei'ad." He said, waving his hands in the air lazily.
"Then tell me!" Kar'rak slammed a fist into the console.
"The planet has some sort of shield around it, either that or its atmosphere naturally produces a layer of shielding ions."
"What could possibly shield an entire planet?" Scarlet asked, hearing Jack's report over the radio.
"Nothing, as far as my security clearance knows." Jack shrugged. "So either its a secret or nobody knows."
"You sound remarkably nonchalant about this situation. I'm unsure if you're telling me the whole truth." Kar'rak glared.
"I'm not." Jack said simply, "I can't use my sensors to find the rest though, so, I suppose I can't tell you anyway." Jack shrugged indifferently. His musings were met with a growl. "Oh, and by the way, I've taken the time to get a look at the other planets in the system. They're far enough apart to avoid eclipse effects of the planets in front of them."
"That sounds almost engineered." Scarlet said, propping her elbows on the console, placing her head on her hands.
"Oh, and the radiation output of this star is fluxing in a very special way." He said as if leading up to something, but prompted a long pause...
"Well, what is it!?" Scarlet asked impatiently.
"Euah, fine, no mind for the drama." He groaned, producing a display on their monitors, depicting the star and the planets lined up beside it. "As you can see, the planets are lined up by the planet, all the same distance apa't." He motioned, showing a map of the system. Radiation from the planet is deadly in most areas around its gravity well for any objects not protected by shields. He showed this with a red circle expanding out from the star, "But! Good news is that the stars rotation provides a fluctuation in the radiation field, like this." Within the red circle a blue helix pattern appeared, perfectly encompassing the six planets, as well as a number of symmetrical patterns across the outside of the star.
"Were we exposed to any radiation Jack?" Scarlet asked, nervous about their time so close to the star.
"Nah, fancy enough the Alger-Tek shields were enough to protect us from the solar radiation."
"So, this whole galaxy is basically a kill zone for anyone who's not ready for it?" Scarlet asked, raising an eyebrow.
"More than that! It seems exposed organic matter is disolved on a molecular level. And that's why it's scary."
"This seems oddly convenient." Kar'rak grumbled. "Scarlet, bring the Scudo close, we should dock and discuss this in person, with everyone present." Kar'rak said with a deep glower to his voice.
"Right, I'm bringing the Scudo around, have Jack initiate Docking procedures." She said, slowly bringing the Scudo closer to the Sparrow.
"Alright, I'll shoot the gang plank out to you Ladies and Engineer." Jack said, the Sparrow moving slowly closer to the Scudo.
As the two ships came close, a magnetic tether pulled them together, and a short umbilical connected the airlocks of either ship. "Alright everyone, hop over to the Sparrow, they have a larger commons for us all to sit down in." Scarlet suggested, powering down her console and stepping away.
Fleet Stats:
Scrap: 125
-Black Box: 3
-Com Array: 1
-Leo Missile Launcher
Character Stats:
Scudo's Condition
Sparrow's Condition:
Fleet Location:
-Black Box: 3
-Com Array: 1
-Leo Missile Launcher
Power: 3
Damage: 1
Recharge: 3
Ammo: 1
-NOTE: Missiles ignore shields
Damage: 1
Recharge: 3
Ammo: 1
-NOTE: Missiles ignore shields
Character Stats:
Private Kar'rat Nobius:
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, x2 Combat, 1/2 HP
HP: 50/50
Combat: Lv 1 (1/10 exp)
Sex: Lv 1
Engines: (1/10 exp)
Repair: (4/10 exp)
Piloting: Lv 1
Corporal Scarlet O'Connor:
HP: 100/100
Piloting: Lv 3 (00/30 exp)
Repair: (3/10 exp)
Combat: (1/10 exp)
Private Yumi Akimaru:
HP: 100
Shields: Lv 1 (9/10 exp)
Combat: Lv 1 (1/10 exp)
Repair: (1/10 exp)
Private Uyard Lawrence:
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, 1/2 Combat
HP: 100/100
Drone Control: Lv 2 (4/20)
Repair: Lv 1 (2/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist, Jeana Davis
HP: 100
Ship Weaponry Lv-2 (14/20 exp)
Combat: (1/10 exp)
Sex: (1/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist Mark Iplier:
HP: 100
Engines: Lv-2 (6/20 exp)
Repair: Lv-3 (2/30 exp)
Combat: Lv-2
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, x2 Combat, 1/2 HP
HP: 50/50
Combat: Lv 1 (1/10 exp)
Sex: Lv 1
Engines: (1/10 exp)
Repair: (4/10 exp)
Piloting: Lv 1
Corporal Scarlet O'Connor:
HP: 100/100
Piloting: Lv 3 (00/30 exp)
Repair: (3/10 exp)
Combat: (1/10 exp)
Private Yumi Akimaru:
HP: 100
Shields: Lv 1 (9/10 exp)
Combat: Lv 1 (1/10 exp)
Repair: (1/10 exp)
Private Uyard Lawrence:
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, 1/2 Combat
HP: 100/100
Drone Control: Lv 2 (4/20)
Repair: Lv 1 (2/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist, Jeana Davis
HP: 100
Ship Weaponry Lv-2 (14/20 exp)
Combat: (1/10 exp)
Sex: (1/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist Mark Iplier:
HP: 100
Engines: Lv-2 (6/20 exp)
Repair: Lv-3 (2/30 exp)
Combat: Lv-2
Scudo's Condition
Scudo
HULL: 29
Fuel: 10
Missiles: 0
Special Equipment: Hardened Shields
Weapons:
-1 Basic Laser Cannon
________________
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 4/4 (Lv: 2 Shields)
Weapon Control: 1/1
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
HULL: 29
Fuel: 10
Missiles: 0
Special Equipment: Hardened Shields
Weapons:
-1 Basic Laser Cannon
Charge Time: 5
Damage: 1
Energy Cost: 1
Damage: 1
Energy Cost: 1
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 4/4 (Lv: 2 Shields)
Weapon Control: 1/1
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
Sparrow's Condition:
Sparrow
HULL: 23
Fuel: 16
Missiles: 0
Drones:
-Anti-Ship Drone (2/3 HP)
-Anti-Ship Drone (3/3 HP)
________________________
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 2/2 (Lv: 1 Shields)
Drone Control: 3/3
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
HULL: 23
Fuel: 16
Missiles: 0
Drones:
-Anti-Ship Drone (2/3 HP)
-Anti-Ship Drone (3/3 HP)
Energy: 3
Recharge: 5
Damage: 1
Recharge: 5
Damage: 1
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 2/2 (Lv: 1 Shields)
Drone Control: 3/3
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
Fleet Location:
Upgrade Mode Activated
SYSTEMS BASICS:
SPARROW:
SCUDO:
Prices listed in subsequent values, (IE: Buying two levels costs the price of both levels combine.)
Requires Reactor Powers
Engines: Increases Ship Dodge, Speed, and FTL Charge Speed.
Medbay: Heals Crew members, increases effectiveness with upgrade.
Oxygen: Increases Atmosphere production when refilling vented rooms.
Shields: Protects from enemy and environmental hazards. (2 lvs for 1 layer of shielding.)
Weapons: Weapons feed from this system.
Drone Control: Drones feed from this system.
________________________________________
Reactor Energy: Power from reactor required to power systems above.
________________________________________
Pilot: Improves Autopilot System and allows pilot operation when slightly damaged.
Doors: Upgrades Blast Doors to slow intruders and spread of fire.
Sensors: Allows for increased Sensor abilities.
Requires Reactor Powers
Engines: Increases Ship Dodge, Speed, and FTL Charge Speed.
Medbay: Heals Crew members, increases effectiveness with upgrade.
Oxygen: Increases Atmosphere production when refilling vented rooms.
Shields: Protects from enemy and environmental hazards. (2 lvs for 1 layer of shielding.)
Weapons: Weapons feed from this system.
Drone Control: Drones feed from this system.
________________________________________
Reactor Energy: Power from reactor required to power systems above.
________________________________________
Pilot: Improves Autopilot System and allows pilot operation when slightly damaged.
Doors: Upgrades Blast Doors to slow intruders and spread of fire.
Sensors: Allows for increased Sensor abilities.
SPARROW:
Engines:
Medbay:
Oxygen:
Shields:
Drone Control:
__________________
Reactor Energy:
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors:
Piloting:
Lv:2 - 10
Lv:3 - 15
Lv:4 - 30
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Lv:3 - 15
Lv:4 - 30
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Lv:2 - 35
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:2 - 25
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 20
Lv:4 - 30 (Two Layers)
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60 (Three Layers)
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100 (Four Layers)
Lv:4 - 30 (Two Layers)
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60 (Three Layers)
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100 (Four Layers)
Lv:4 - 30
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Reactor Energy:
Lv:9 - 20
Lv:10 - 20
Lv:11 - 25
Lv:12 - 25
Lv:13 - 25
Lv:14 - 25
Lv:15 - 25
Lv:10 - 20
Lv:11 - 25
Lv:12 - 25
Lv:13 - 25
Lv:14 - 25
Lv:15 - 25
Sensors: 1/1
Lv:2 - 25
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:2 - 20
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:2 - 20
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 50
SCUDO:
Engines:
Medbay:
Oxygen:
Shields:
Weapon Control:
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors:
Piloting:
Lv:2 - 10
Lv:3 - 15
Lv:4 - 30
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Lv:3 - 15
Lv:4 - 30
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Lv:2 - 35
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:2 - 25
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 20
Lv:6 - 60 (Three Layers)
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100 (Four Layers)
Lv:6 - 60 (Three Layers)
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100 (Four Layers)
Lv:2 - 10
Lv:3 - 15
Lv:4 - 30
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Lv:3 - 15
Lv:4 - 30
Lv:5 - 40
Lv:6 - 60
Lv:7 - 80
Lv:8 - 100
Reactor Energy: 0/8
Lv:9 - 20
Lv:10 - 20
Lv:11 - 25
Lv:12 - 25
Lv:13 - 25
Lv:14 - 25
Lv:15 - 25
Lv:10 - 20
Lv:11 - 25
Lv:12 - 25
Lv:13 - 25
Lv:14 - 25
Lv:15 - 25
Sensors: 1/1
Lv:2 - 25
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:3 - 60
Lv:2 - 20
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:2 - 20
Lv:3 - 50
Lv:3 - 50
CHOICES
Please suggest an upgrade path for the ships to take.
A- Kar'rak pulls Scarlet aside to "Persuade" her before the group meeting.
-1: Kar'rak puts her firmly in her place
-2: Kar'rak overcomes Scarlet's firm resistance.
-3: Nothing gets resolved...
-4: Scarlet overcome's Kar'rak's staunch resistance.
-5: Scarlet puts Kar'rak firmly in his place
B- We have a tense meeting, but try to ask Uyard Lawrence what he knows.
C- We torture the cowardly Asura, and throw him out the airlock when we're satisfied.
D- Kar'rak attempts to assert his dominance in front of the collected crew.
E- Other
SECONDARY:
Attach the Leo Missile to the...
X: Sparrow
Y: Scudo
System Map: Location-Star
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
Space-Time Continuüm to the rescue?
Not that I'd complain though, it makes this system jump several spots in the "interesting places" ladder.
What we need to do:
-> Our AI and the Asura know something, time for them to share that wealth.(There's no 'no' in this part, we start friendly, but it's all our lives that are at the line here, and if they are hesitant to share information, be sure to rub that in their faces.)
-> We should probably glue the launcher to the Scudo, anima hosts aren't supposed to be at the frontlines anyway.
-> It might be a fancy idea to get upgraded scanners for one of them, and proceed to scan again. If we don't know what we're facing and proceed regardless, we're as good as dead.
->Seeing as whatever we're up against is leagues ahead of us, I suspect that two series of extra shield upgrades(2 upgrades/ship for an extra layer) will give us enough time to not be shot to pieces before assessing the situation.
->Maybe, just maybe, we can correct that douche's, I mean Kar'rak's, attitude while we're at it, he should realize that his independant(And rather overly hostile) actions might just get us killed here if the unknowns don't like being poked at.
Now, onwards to speculation:
Jack=Wheatley.(Which makes me wonder if we have a bird-obessed psychopathic AI on the Scudo)
Someone did indeed terra-engineer the planet, but how/who/why is still a good question.
Suddenly the planets moves apart of each other just enough to avoid a permanent full-eclipse situation. This means that each planet will have a "blind zone" which has never seen any sunlight at all. If I had access to terra-engineering and wanted to hide, that seems rather convenient.
(Since if something is in a line of another object, shining any light at a straight angle would result in an eclipse, even if it were a needle in front of a truck, it would just be less noticeable)
Inadequate protection results in serious cases of 'dead', which makes me assume that it is the reason why there is no noticeable presence above-ground, even with forcefields active.
I cannot really make a solid plan for anything else as of yet, as there is remarkably little solid info given this update, only failures to acquire info.
Space-Time Continuüm to the rescue?
Not that I'd complain though, it makes this system jump several spots in the "interesting places" ladder.
What we need to do:
-> Our AI and the Asura know something, time for them to share that wealth.(There's no 'no' in this part, we start friendly, but it's all our lives that are at the line here, and if they are hesitant to share information, be sure to rub that in their faces.)
-> We should probably glue the launcher to the Scudo, anima hosts aren't supposed to be at the frontlines anyway.
-> It might be a fancy idea to get upgraded scanners for one of them, and proceed to scan again. If we don't know what we're facing and proceed regardless, we're as good as dead.
->Seeing as whatever we're up against is leagues ahead of us, I suspect that two series of extra shield upgrades(2 upgrades/ship for an extra layer) will give us enough time to not be shot to pieces before assessing the situation.
->Maybe, just maybe, we can correct that douche's, I mean Kar'rak's, attitude while we're at it, he should realize that his independant(And rather overly hostile) actions might just get us killed here if the unknowns don't like being poked at.
Now, onwards to speculation:
Jack=Wheatley.(Which makes me wonder if we have a bird-obessed psychopathic AI on the Scudo)
Someone did indeed terra-engineer the planet, but how/who/why is still a good question.
Suddenly the planets moves apart of each other just enough to avoid a permanent full-eclipse situation. This means that each planet will have a "blind zone" which has never seen any sunlight at all. If I had access to terra-engineering and wanted to hide, that seems rather convenient.
(Since if something is in a line of another object, shining any light at a straight angle would result in an eclipse, even if it were a needle in front of a truck, it would just be less noticeable)
Inadequate protection results in serious cases of 'dead', which makes me assume that it is the reason why there is no noticeable presence above-ground, even with forcefields active.
I cannot really make a solid plan for anything else as of yet, as there is remarkably little solid info given this update, only failures to acquire info.
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
A-5 we don't want this ugly mother fucker that obviously has a mean temper to be leading the group, he'll get us killed with it. Scarlet seems to have a cool and level head on her shoulders, so let her stay in control. We can't have someone with that kind of temper that he's already shown on multiple occasions lead the group.
Also for upgrading we want Y, and upgrade the Scudo's weapons system up to level 3, 4 if we can do so and still have enough scrap left to power both the lasers and the missiles at the same time, but only upgrade the weapon system to level 3 and enough to switch between the lasers and the missiles if not. Then use whatever is left to upgrade the Sparrow's sensors if there's enough to do so after either of the above things, saving whatever is left after all of that. Maybe if we make one of the ship's sensors better they can then cut through the atmosphere of the planet we couldn't scan before..
A-5 we don't want this ugly mother fucker that obviously has a mean temper to be leading the group, he'll get us killed with it. Scarlet seems to have a cool and level head on her shoulders, so let her stay in control. We can't have someone with that kind of temper that he's already shown on multiple occasions lead the group.
Also for upgrading we want Y, and upgrade the Scudo's weapons system up to level 3, 4 if we can do so and still have enough scrap left to power both the lasers and the missiles at the same time, but only upgrade the weapon system to level 3 and enough to switch between the lasers and the missiles if not. Then use whatever is left to upgrade the Sparrow's sensors if there's enough to do so after either of the above things, saving whatever is left after all of that. Maybe if we make one of the ship's sensors better they can then cut through the atmosphere of the planet we couldn't scan before..
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
Flayer is correct. This.
Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
I'm gonna vote B - meeting first, with Kar'rak bellowing at a shrinking-violet Uyard while everybody else tries (with varying degrees of intent and/or success) to be a moderating influence.
As to upgrades... 125 scrap isn't really going to get us very far... hmmm...
Sparrow
I imagine that each of the planets spins on its axis normally, so if they got sunlight at all, they wouldn't have shadow zones.
I'm gonna vote B - meeting first, with Kar'rak bellowing at a shrinking-violet Uyard while everybody else tries (with varying degrees of intent and/or success) to be a moderating influence.
As to upgrades... 125 scrap isn't really going to get us very far... hmmm...
Sparrow
- Engines Lv. 2 - 10
- Reactor Lv. 9 - 20
- Piloting Lv. 2 - 20
- Engines Lv. 2 - 10
- Reactor Lv. 9 - 20
- Sensors Lv. 2 - 25
- attach Leo launcher to Scudo, unpowered
I think it's just a clarification on Hali's part that they're not "perfectly" lined up and thus eclipsing each other. Although I will point out that normal orbital mechanics means that the planets wouldn't STAY aligned without outside influence.
I imagine that each of the planets spins on its axis normally, so if they got sunlight at all, they wouldn't have shadow zones.
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
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Scarlet let the others go, taking the time to do one last system's check on the Scudo before heading over. The Ship was in good shape, all systems seemed functional, and the atmosphere in the ship link was holding tight. She smiled to herself, reaching up and running her thumb across the locket in her jumpsuit. She reached her arm back, cracking her shoulder. With a sigh, she stepped out to the airlock of the Scudo, tentatively stepping out into the airlock over the Sparrow. She stepped onto the ship for the first time since their escape from Hell.
"Good of you to make it Scarlet." Kar'rak appeared as soon as she crossed the threshold of the drone ship.
Scarlet looked at him, taken aback by his sudden appearance. "Yeah, yeah thanks." She said, an awkward laugh escaping her as she tried to step past the Tutarin.
A wiry arm reached out and slammed into her chest, pinning her against the hull of the ship. Scarlet let out a gasp, reaching up to grasp the arm as it pushed up to her neck.
"The fuck are you doing you bristling bastard?" Scarlet hissed, pulling on his arm, but he was too strong to just push away. Her emerald eyes burned into his. "Get off of me now, or you'll regret it."
"You need to learn who's in charge here, human girl. Escaping this situation alive will require more than your bleeding heart can handle." He growled, his free hand running down her side, resting on her hip, "Your race, and your sex are both known for their weakness," he whispered harshly in her ear, his hand brushing against the crotch of her skin tight flight suit. Her face flushed red, and she winced. "I wish to show you your weakness." He growled deeply, his throat rumbling with each word.
Scarlet's eyes flashed with anger, she pulled her leg up violently, slamming her knee into Kar'rak's stomach, and then immediately stomped down on the arch of his boot. Howling, the Tutarin Hunter stumbled back coughing, but came back strong, swinging a wiry arm wide to the side. Scarlet tried to step back, but was still against the wall.
Her red hair flailed as her head snapped to the side. She shook on her feet, but kept her fighting stance strong, glaring at her opponent. "You've got a lot of nerve you bastard." She snapped, taking an aggressive step forwards and throwing a pair of jabs, snaking past Kar'rak's guard and catching him flat on the nose.
Kar'rak howled and stumbled back, only to be followed, a hard thrust kick to his stomach. With a growl, he charged the red headed pilot, grasping her around the waist and slamming her onto the ground. He pulled up on top of her and hammered a fist onto her cheek.
Scarlet spit a few drops of blood and glared at the alien, swinging her elbow across his cheek and knocking him to the side where his head slammed into the bulkhead...
Kar'rak groaned, attempting to raise a shaky arm before collapsing to the ground, letting out a defeated sigh...
Picking herself up from the ground, Scarlet let out a groan. She covered her side, her rib pulsing in pain. Wincing she stood up straight and looked down at Kar’rak who was beginning to pick himself up as well. She greeted him with a swift kick to the kidney, which sent him back to the ground. “That’s what you get, you strong headed bastard, now you listen to my orders from now on. I outrank you both in the Empire, and out here. If we’re going to make it back home, back to our friends, family, we have to work together. We have to survive.” She said, taking in a deep breath, leaving the groaning Tutarin on the ground. “I’m going to see my family again, even if I have to kill you to do it.” She said, glaring.
(Trait Unlocked! Combat Proficiency: Naturally adept at combat, Scarlet gains combat experience twice as fast.)
Scarlet walked into the Scudo’s lounge, a rectangular table at the center already had four of her companions, Mark, Yumi, Jeana, and Uyard. She brought her hand to her mouth, wiping the cut on her lip on her flight suit. “What?” She snapped, pulling out a chair and sitting down in it with a plop. She propped her head on her hand and her elbow on the table, “He’ll be fine.” She grumbled.
There was a silence at the table, each of them looking at her, “So, what do we wanna do?” She asked, attempting to precipitate the conversation, “We’re in the middle of strange space and we don’t know what’s out there. We’ve got supplies, and a lot of options.” She sighed, covering her eyes with her hand and shaking her head.
“Well,” Jeana coughed, raising her hand, “We have a new missile launcher that we can attach to the Scudo, we can upgrade the power systems to accommodate such an upgrade.” She suggested timidly, a half smile on her face.
“Um, well, I think we should utilize this time to upgrade some shields.” Yumi said, leaning forwards. “We don’t have any missiles to fire out of our missile launcher, and we can save the scrap for something else. The Sparrow has been moderately damaged already, some of which could have been avoided from heavier shields.”
“Another thing,” Lawrence said, standing up on his chair, bringing him to the same height as the other seated humans. “We have truly terrible sensors. Honestly, they can barely sense inside our own ship, much less external environmental effects or vessels.”
“One more thing, seeing as I’m the only one who hasn’t talked yet,” Mark said, placing his hands on the table and looking around the table. “We haven’t had too many problems with this yet, but we don’t have an autopilot on either of these ships, and we don’t have blast doors on either of these ships. That means that if the pilots have to go do something, or if we get people on the ship, they can just walk around our ship.” He said, putting his hands up and trying to gauge the reaction of his crewmates.
Scarlet nodded slowly and gave a sigh, “That’s a lot of good ideas.” She groaned, “We should come to a consensus.” She said quietly, "Maybe we should vote?"
Mark nodded, “Yeah, I like that idea, this is an important first step in getting home and we should decide now, as a crew, how to best go about this.” He took a breath, looking to Uyard, “But, I’d like to ask you, Lawrence, if you know anything about this. Your home world is really really close to here. Do you know anything about what this could be?”
Uyard shivered, slouching back into his chair, “Well, a little… I uh…” He whimpered, “It’s all very complicated you see?” He tried to explain, his hands coming up to cover his eyes, “My government ban travel to this area of space, a hundred years ago, when I was just born. Since then there have been all sorts of rumors have popped up.”
“What sort of rumors?” Yumi asked, leaning forwards in her chair.
Mark had reclined, leaning back to an unprofessional degree, his arm thrown over the back, but his expression was piercingly scrutinizing.
The Asura took a shivering breath, trying to gauge the expressions of his crewmates. “Star charts have marked a dangerous anomaly in this area for the last fifty years or so, but most telescopes and satellites never picked anything up, but sometimes ship’s navigation systems would pick up things… Like an extra star out in this area, but they’re not on the star charts.”
Scarlet nodded, “There have been times… On and off where Imperial ships picked up a planet in the area, it was deemed a special anomaly though, they sent out a probe that never came back. I mean, it’s a bit far out for us, we don’t have a lot of assets this deep in space.”
Jack appeared sitting on the table, his avatar clearly chewing something, “You know, now that we’re here, it’s a lot easier to see that the sun there.” He said pointing idly in the direction of the white star. “That rotating radiation field I mentioned earlier also causes a certain amount of natural invisibility, the light actually seems to cancel itself out from certain distances.”
Fleet Stats:
CHOICES
A- Upgrade Weapons
B- Upgrade Shields
C- Upgrade Sensors
D- Upgrade Doors and Cockpit
Subvote:
Kar’rak
X: Accepts defeat honorably
Y: Plans another ambush to assert dominance
System Map: Location- Unknown 1
Votes n' Notes
A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
(A5? BY) (A4-B, Y) (A2-B)(A2-Y) (A5-Y) (A5-Y) Seems like most of you want Scarlet to stay in control! I have to agree, though I was kinda excited to see Kar'rak turn her into a mewling mess on the floor... Maybe later
Also, apologies for the wait, I hope to be doing more as the semester ends...
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
(A5? BY) (A4-B, Y) (A2-B)(A2-Y) (A5-Y) (A5-Y) Seems like most of you want Scarlet to stay in control! I have to agree, though I was kinda excited to see Kar'rak turn her into a mewling mess on the floor... Maybe later
Also, apologies for the wait, I hope to be doing more as the semester ends...
Scarlet let the others go, taking the time to do one last system's check on the Scudo before heading over. The Ship was in good shape, all systems seemed functional, and the atmosphere in the ship link was holding tight. She smiled to herself, reaching up and running her thumb across the locket in her jumpsuit. She reached her arm back, cracking her shoulder. With a sigh, she stepped out to the airlock of the Scudo, tentatively stepping out into the airlock over the Sparrow. She stepped onto the ship for the first time since their escape from Hell.
"Good of you to make it Scarlet." Kar'rak appeared as soon as she crossed the threshold of the drone ship.
Scarlet looked at him, taken aback by his sudden appearance. "Yeah, yeah thanks." She said, an awkward laugh escaping her as she tried to step past the Tutarin.
A wiry arm reached out and slammed into her chest, pinning her against the hull of the ship. Scarlet let out a gasp, reaching up to grasp the arm as it pushed up to her neck.
"The fuck are you doing you bristling bastard?" Scarlet hissed, pulling on his arm, but he was too strong to just push away. Her emerald eyes burned into his. "Get off of me now, or you'll regret it."
"You need to learn who's in charge here, human girl. Escaping this situation alive will require more than your bleeding heart can handle." He growled, his free hand running down her side, resting on her hip, "Your race, and your sex are both known for their weakness," he whispered harshly in her ear, his hand brushing against the crotch of her skin tight flight suit. Her face flushed red, and she winced. "I wish to show you your weakness." He growled deeply, his throat rumbling with each word.
Scarlet's eyes flashed with anger, she pulled her leg up violently, slamming her knee into Kar'rak's stomach, and then immediately stomped down on the arch of his boot. Howling, the Tutarin Hunter stumbled back coughing, but came back strong, swinging a wiry arm wide to the side. Scarlet tried to step back, but was still against the wall.
Her red hair flailed as her head snapped to the side. She shook on her feet, but kept her fighting stance strong, glaring at her opponent. "You've got a lot of nerve you bastard." She snapped, taking an aggressive step forwards and throwing a pair of jabs, snaking past Kar'rak's guard and catching him flat on the nose.
Kar'rak howled and stumbled back, only to be followed, a hard thrust kick to his stomach. With a growl, he charged the red headed pilot, grasping her around the waist and slamming her onto the ground. He pulled up on top of her and hammered a fist onto her cheek.
Scarlet spit a few drops of blood and glared at the alien, swinging her elbow across his cheek and knocking him to the side where his head slammed into the bulkhead...
Kar'rak groaned, attempting to raise a shaky arm before collapsing to the ground, letting out a defeated sigh...
Picking herself up from the ground, Scarlet let out a groan. She covered her side, her rib pulsing in pain. Wincing she stood up straight and looked down at Kar’rak who was beginning to pick himself up as well. She greeted him with a swift kick to the kidney, which sent him back to the ground. “That’s what you get, you strong headed bastard, now you listen to my orders from now on. I outrank you both in the Empire, and out here. If we’re going to make it back home, back to our friends, family, we have to work together. We have to survive.” She said, taking in a deep breath, leaving the groaning Tutarin on the ground. “I’m going to see my family again, even if I have to kill you to do it.” She said, glaring.
(Trait Unlocked! Combat Proficiency: Naturally adept at combat, Scarlet gains combat experience twice as fast.)
Scarlet walked into the Scudo’s lounge, a rectangular table at the center already had four of her companions, Mark, Yumi, Jeana, and Uyard. She brought her hand to her mouth, wiping the cut on her lip on her flight suit. “What?” She snapped, pulling out a chair and sitting down in it with a plop. She propped her head on her hand and her elbow on the table, “He’ll be fine.” She grumbled.
There was a silence at the table, each of them looking at her, “So, what do we wanna do?” She asked, attempting to precipitate the conversation, “We’re in the middle of strange space and we don’t know what’s out there. We’ve got supplies, and a lot of options.” She sighed, covering her eyes with her hand and shaking her head.
“Well,” Jeana coughed, raising her hand, “We have a new missile launcher that we can attach to the Scudo, we can upgrade the power systems to accommodate such an upgrade.” She suggested timidly, a half smile on her face.
“Um, well, I think we should utilize this time to upgrade some shields.” Yumi said, leaning forwards. “We don’t have any missiles to fire out of our missile launcher, and we can save the scrap for something else. The Sparrow has been moderately damaged already, some of which could have been avoided from heavier shields.”
“Another thing,” Lawrence said, standing up on his chair, bringing him to the same height as the other seated humans. “We have truly terrible sensors. Honestly, they can barely sense inside our own ship, much less external environmental effects or vessels.”
“One more thing, seeing as I’m the only one who hasn’t talked yet,” Mark said, placing his hands on the table and looking around the table. “We haven’t had too many problems with this yet, but we don’t have an autopilot on either of these ships, and we don’t have blast doors on either of these ships. That means that if the pilots have to go do something, or if we get people on the ship, they can just walk around our ship.” He said, putting his hands up and trying to gauge the reaction of his crewmates.
Scarlet nodded slowly and gave a sigh, “That’s a lot of good ideas.” She groaned, “We should come to a consensus.” She said quietly, "Maybe we should vote?"
Mark nodded, “Yeah, I like that idea, this is an important first step in getting home and we should decide now, as a crew, how to best go about this.” He took a breath, looking to Uyard, “But, I’d like to ask you, Lawrence, if you know anything about this. Your home world is really really close to here. Do you know anything about what this could be?”
Uyard shivered, slouching back into his chair, “Well, a little… I uh…” He whimpered, “It’s all very complicated you see?” He tried to explain, his hands coming up to cover his eyes, “My government ban travel to this area of space, a hundred years ago, when I was just born. Since then there have been all sorts of rumors have popped up.”
“What sort of rumors?” Yumi asked, leaning forwards in her chair.
Mark had reclined, leaning back to an unprofessional degree, his arm thrown over the back, but his expression was piercingly scrutinizing.
The Asura took a shivering breath, trying to gauge the expressions of his crewmates. “Star charts have marked a dangerous anomaly in this area for the last fifty years or so, but most telescopes and satellites never picked anything up, but sometimes ship’s navigation systems would pick up things… Like an extra star out in this area, but they’re not on the star charts.”
Scarlet nodded, “There have been times… On and off where Imperial ships picked up a planet in the area, it was deemed a special anomaly though, they sent out a probe that never came back. I mean, it’s a bit far out for us, we don’t have a lot of assets this deep in space.”
Jack appeared sitting on the table, his avatar clearly chewing something, “You know, now that we’re here, it’s a lot easier to see that the sun there.” He said pointing idly in the direction of the white star. “That rotating radiation field I mentioned earlier also causes a certain amount of natural invisibility, the light actually seems to cancel itself out from certain distances.”
Fleet Stats:
Scrap: 125
-Black Box: 3
-Com Array: 1
Character Stats:
Scudo's Condition
Sparrow's Condition:
Fleet Location:
-Black Box: 3
-Com Array: 1
Character Stats:
Private Kar'rat Nobius:
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, x2 Combat, 1/2 HP
HP: 50/50
Combat: Lv 1 (4/10 exp)
Sex: Lv 1
Engines: (1/10 exp)
Repair: (4/10 exp)
Piloting: Lv 1
Corporal Scarlet O'Connor:
HP: 100/100
Piloting: Lv 3 (00/30 exp)
Repair: (3/10 exp)
Combat: (7/10 exp)
Private Yumi Akimaru:
HP: 100
Shields: Lv 1 (9/10 exp)
Combat: Lv 1 (1/10 exp)
Repair: (1/10 exp)
Private Uyard Lawrence:
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, 1/2 Combat
HP: 100/100
Drone Control: Lv 2 (4/20)
Repair: Lv 1 (2/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist, Jeana Davis
HP: 100
Ship Weaponry Lv-2 (14/20 exp)
Combat: (1/10 exp)
Sex: (1/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist Mark Iplier:
HP: 100
Engines: Lv-2 (6/20 exp)
Repair: Lv-3 (2/30 exp)
Combat: Lv-2
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, x2 Combat, 1/2 HP
HP: 50/50
Combat: Lv 1 (4/10 exp)
Sex: Lv 1
Engines: (1/10 exp)
Repair: (4/10 exp)
Piloting: Lv 1
Corporal Scarlet O'Connor:
HP: 100/100
Piloting: Lv 3 (00/30 exp)
Repair: (3/10 exp)
Combat: (7/10 exp)
Private Yumi Akimaru:
HP: 100
Shields: Lv 1 (9/10 exp)
Combat: Lv 1 (1/10 exp)
Repair: (1/10 exp)
Private Uyard Lawrence:
Racial Bonus: x2 Repair, 1/2 Combat
HP: 100/100
Drone Control: Lv 2 (4/20)
Repair: Lv 1 (2/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist, Jeana Davis
HP: 100
Ship Weaponry Lv-2 (14/20 exp)
Combat: (1/10 exp)
Sex: (1/10 exp)
Civilian Specialist Mark Iplier:
HP: 100
Engines: Lv-2 (6/20 exp)
Repair: Lv-3 (2/30 exp)
Combat: Lv-2
Scudo's Condition
Scudo
HULL: 29
Fuel: 10
Missiles: 0
Special Equipment: Hardened Shields
Weapons:
-1 Basic Laser Cannon
-Leo Missile Launcher
________________
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 4/4 (Lv: 2 Shields)
Weapon Control: 1/1
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
HULL: 29
Fuel: 10
Missiles: 0
Special Equipment: Hardened Shields
Weapons:
-1 Basic Laser Cannon
Charge Time: 5
Damage: 1
Energy Cost: 1
Damage: 1
Energy Cost: 1
Power: 3
Damage: 1
Recharge: 3
Ammo: 1
-NOTE: Missiles ignore shields
Damage: 1
Recharge: 3
Ammo: 1
-NOTE: Missiles ignore shields
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 4/4 (Lv: 2 Shields)
Weapon Control: 1/1
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
Sparrow's Condition:
Sparrow
HULL: 23
Fuel: 16
Missiles: 0
Drones:
-Anti-Ship Drone (2/3 HP)
-Anti-Ship Drone (3/3 HP)
________________________
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 2/2 (Lv: 1 Shields)
Drone Control: 3/3
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
HULL: 23
Fuel: 16
Missiles: 0
Drones:
-Anti-Ship Drone (2/3 HP)
-Anti-Ship Drone (3/3 HP)
Energy: 3
Recharge: 5
Damage: 1
Recharge: 5
Damage: 1
Engines: 1/1
Medbay: 1/1
Oxygen: 1/1
Shields: 2/2 (Lv: 1 Shields)
Drone Control: 3/3
__________________
Reactor Energy: 0/8
__________________
Sensors: 1/1
Doors: 1/1
Piloting: 1/1
__________________
Fleet Location:
CHOICES
A- Upgrade Weapons
B- Upgrade Shields
C- Upgrade Sensors
D- Upgrade Doors and Cockpit
Subvote:
Kar’rak
X: Accepts defeat honorably
Y: Plans another ambush to assert dominance
System Map: Location- Unknown 1
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
A. Also, just execute Kar'rak. I don't trust him, I don't like him. Shoot him.
A. Also, just execute Kar'rak. I don't trust him, I don't like him. Shoot him.
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
I kind of agree with CW on this one about Kar'rak, but for now we need him alive to pilot the Sparrow. So I say B for the shields and C for the sensors, and if we've got enough left over then D for the doors and cockpit of the Sparrow. While for Kar'rak choosing X, he ought to know when he's beaten and back off.
I kind of agree with CW on this one about Kar'rak, but for now we need him alive to pilot the Sparrow. So I say B for the shields and C for the sensors, and if we've got enough left over then D for the doors and cockpit of the Sparrow. While for Kar'rak choosing X, he ought to know when he's beaten and back off.
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Re: FTL: Epic Starr CYOA
A+C and Y. Kill the enemy before they kill you, preferably before they can reach you, or even see you. I recomend Kar’rak try something less fight and more sex, if that makes any sense. Besides, we have yet to have a proper sex scene between the characters.
A+C and Y. Kill the enemy before they kill you, preferably before they can reach you, or even see you. I recomend Kar’rak try something less fight and more sex, if that makes any sense. Besides, we have yet to have a proper sex scene between the characters.