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1104-342

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BOB Starting on the morning of 1104-342

The date is Sixday, 1104-280

The time is 2:00

The time is 8:00

The date is Fiday, 1104-342

BOB Calendar set to current day

'Jim Bennett' connected

BOB Hello there!

'OldGuy59' connected

BOB Escellent

BOB Both of you are early

BOB Glad you are here

BOB Did you get to see the updates I did on the site?

Jim Bennett: CROCKETT is also early at 11:40 Florida time

BOB Yes it is

Jim Bennett: Crockett got updates...

Jim Bennett: Just confirming all works...off to morning shower...will return in awhile

Jim Bennett: Can we dump "Jim Bennett" and just leave "CROCKETT"?

BOB When you talk in character only Crockett shows up

BOB and Out of Character then Jim shows up

Jim Bennett: ah

Jim Bennett: I just mean the icons above on FG page here...

BOB Yeap see how it goes away when you claim your character

CROCKETT: That works...off to shower

BOB Voyager (Pinnace for Pioneer)

BOB Suraksha (Sultana's ships boat)

BOB Pioneer (Athena's Lab Ship)

Party & Ships Sheet

BOB So the Heal should work automatically

BOB I have the Options set to End Str Dex to heal in that order

BOB However if you wanted to change that you can

BOB over in Tools and Options you can see where the damage order is on the list

BOB So Crockett and Mikhel are here with Eleni

YAWNS

Crockett did you even sleep?

Brb

BOB DOH BRB I really should update that Referee logo

Athena Solis: Crockett is a Marine. Food and sleep are for the weak.

CROCKETT: Marines are also good and sleeping with one ear open...

CROCKETT: and he did sneak off to galley and find something to eat and took something up to Nicola on the Bridge as a partial acknowledgement of her new found status as crew

BOB and back

Athena Solis: For [HEAL] actions, I don't know what is best. END is the go-to, if I'm reading the rules right. Then, depending on what we want the Traveller to do next, it is a choice of next stat. Because, it is the 'current' level of the stat that gives the DMs, yes?

Eleni laughs

BOB Yes, current level of stats automatically adjusts the DMs

you can hold the ctrl key down to type OOC

GM: Or Alt

BOB Alt to do OOC Ctrl to Emote

CROCKETT: holding down ALT just once and now typing...Is this OOC

GM: Holding Alt when you hit enter

Athena Solis: Yeah. Not working for me, either...

GM: You can just type away then at the end ctrl enter

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): Shock!

GM: Alt enter sorry

CROCKETT: emote happines

Happy

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): Surprise!

So Mikhel, Crockett said you are a pilot as well as a doctor?

CROCKETT: emote happiness

Athena Solis: It is a scary thing, but, yes. I have a Pilot sertificate with a [Small Craft] endorsement.

CROCKETT: so we are beginning...no audio as well?

GM: Correct no audio required, you can use as you wish, TMO sometimes does that to talk about rules stuff behind the scenes

Have you done any rough landings? or only at starports?

CROCKETT: Trying this once more as OOC

Athena Solis: Has Mikhel gotten any Security feedback on Nicola?

You should let the Captain know when we find her, she should be giving you bonus pay for that

Athena Solis: Only if I don't bend the Docking Clamps...

BOB No feedback yet from Security on that, they might have just missed that. You can expect better reporting here in the morning

All I know is if I had known you were a pilot I would have picked you over that Leutenent guy

CROCKETT: Good ...I just took her some food assuming she had been cleared...otherwise happy to oust her....

He is easy on the eyes but you seem to understand things

Athena Solis: Mikhel will ask for an Employee List for Astroburger, or for Station Registry for a Female; Nicola, or image similar to our 'guest'.

Athena Solis: Mikhel is hoping he now has a bit of Cred with the Station.

BOB Understood, the search might go faster or get higher priority if it comes through Pioneed Communications, but fully understandable to not go that route

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): Mikhel heads to the Bridge to check on Nicola, to see if she needs anything, or what she wants to do next?

Nicola: Good Morning Pioneer Doc she says with a smile

Nicola: You are cleared for launch at 5:30

Athena Solis: What's up, now? What do you want to do, now that the threat appears to be gone? By the way, thanks for stepping up and doing a great job for the ship.

Nicola: Thank you

Nicola: I want to stay while you are gone. I can relay communications for you.

Nicola: When you come back we can talk about what to do

Nicola: Thank you for saving me

Athena Solis: Can you provide a Resume? I can provide a reference, at least for what you've done so far.

Nicola: I can try to do that. I am more used to just handling communications.

'TMO' connected

BOB Howdy TMO

Athena Solis: Not flipping burgers?

Nicola: I do what I need to

Nicola: That is not one of my preferred things

Nicola: I will relay anything I hear about the Captain to you. Do you know anything about her that I could use to double check it is actually her?

Athena Solis: Ask her anything about Science? Tell her the Science staff is on a day off, that should rile her up a bit. Watch for that, though. Tell her I told you to mess with her.

Nicola: Thank you, I will do that

Nicola: Tell her that the staff is enjoying the vacation days she gave them

Athena Solis: Yup. That should get a little steam under her collar.

Nicola: Is our Peachy phrase still good?

Athena Solis: Hmmm... Yes. That should still work.

Nicola: Thank you.

Nicola: We will talk when you return. Good luck

Athena Solis: Luck. Not my favorite deity. Or should I say, Luck doesn't seem to favor me.

BOB Mikhel and Crockett can see that the only access she has is to the communications, all piloting is locked out, most things on the ship are

Athena Solis: Luck actually does Mikhel a lot of favors. He's just not paying attention...

BOB grins

'Carissa' connected

BOB Anything that Mikhel or Crockett want to take with them as you leave?

BOB Good Morning Carissa ;)

BOB Also under Tool and Party and Ships you should see the party sheets, the tab for Ships has all three of your ships on it, with the Voyager there with the three Travellers

BOB More for future things but just pointing out

Athena Solis: Being that Mikhel only had a limited amount of supplies, and was depending on Marduk Staton for extra. That might not be there?

Athena Solis: Also, Mikhel was going to scrounge for more stuff, but that now seems like a bust.

BOB Medical Supplies you have some still, the Lab ship has a surprising number of them available (hmmmmm wonder why ;P )

Carissa (Athena Solis): ok finally hi all!

BOB very glad to have everyone here

BOB For just about any medical stuff Mikhel wants it is on the Pioneer to take along

BOB He will be impressed by the number of sophonts medical entries there are

Athena Solis: Replenish his usual stock of stuff, including three Trauma Kits.

BOB good

Athena Solis: Oooh! Mikhel checks for Aslan and Vargr Alien chips for the MediScanner. If there is a module for Augments, Mikhel should have that already. But, anything that he doesn't have, he'll grab.

BOB Yes for Aslan and Vargr updates available

BOB Both of them are modified from the standard library

Nicola: Pioneer Doc and Pioneer Security you have authorization to undock from Pioneer. Contact Marduk Station when you are your way

Athena Solis: Pioneer Comms, do we have contact with anyone on the surface? It would be nice to know where we are going.

Nicola: You have authorization to land at Marduk Downport

Nicola: Marduk Station reports all hostiles have left the system

CROCKETT: Crockett goes to storage locker and withdraws Stunner (TL 10) to take with him in Pinnace Voyager to add to what he currently sleeps with (i.e. Assault Rifle, Laser Pistol (Lvl 9)..

Slips into her seat behind the pilots chair on the Voyager

Athena Solis: Do we have any Comms with the Captain?

IO have not heard anything yet Mikhel, Pioneer Comms had not as of this morning

Athena Solis: Oh! I think I understand. Marduk Traffic doesn't want us roaming around...

CROCKETT: and Crockett and Mikhel and Eleni still have mobile comms of course with them

GM: And the ship to moblie also that you wished the Captain had taken with her

CROCKETT: ah...to give to Captain should we ever find him

CROCKETT: her?

GM: Yes Her

Athena Solis: Alright. Do we have the Pioneer on lock-down, now that anything like security left on board?

BOB No real security other than Crockett, which is why he was hired here at Marduck

BOB Marduk

BOB But the ship is on lockdown as best you can

Carissa (Athena Solis): (anyone can be a captain if you have enough money to buy a ship)

BOB Sultana is the pilot if you can find him or the Captain will be a good thing

Athena Solis: Well, Nicola and her knife is what Mikhel understands is left on board. Locks will have to do...

CROCKETT: Crockett follows lead and enters Voyager and straps in

BOB Grins with Carissa

BOB Just buy the company

Athena Solis: Pioneer Comms, this is Voyager. We are undocking. Hold the fort. We'll be back ASAP.

Nicola: Good Luc... Safe Trip Pioneer Doc

Athena Solis: Marduk Traffic, this is Pinnace Voyager, undocking from Pioneer, cleared direct to Marduk Downport.

Marduk Station: Copy Voyager

CROCKETT: Crockett muses (again) "Sure hope my buddy marine paid attention during flight lessons at the acacemy!"

Marduk Station: You are cleared for landing at Downport

CROCKETT: also OOC...why have we three decided on our own to all of a sudden head for the downport...do we even know the heavens are clear of enemy vessels?

Athena Solis: Crockett, the Academy had nothing to do with my Pilot skills. Thank Lt Kiiliani for that.

BOB Comms said all known hostiles are clear

CROCKETT: copy that

BOB and with that let's switch over to the groundside people

Task Difficulty changed to 6

Task Difficulty changed to 8

Athena Solis: [SKILL] Pilot (small Craft) (2D+2) (vs Difficulty 8) [2d6+2 = 7]

[ -1 Effect] [Marginal FAILURE]

Karine Lukowiak: Should we try the communicator now to see if we can contact anyone?

Athena Solis: Right. Let's start with some paint scratches on the Voyager...

Athena Solis: You have not yet?

GM: For Mikhel, it is a routine to land at a downport like this so that is a success

Karine Lukowiak: I was waiting Captain

Athena Solis: Do it.

Karine Lukowiak: Very well

Sir Lt Sultana: checks to see if the pirates are still over at the wreckage.

Karine Lukowiak: Attention any ship Attention any ship

BOB from the updated day page:As dawn breaks Sultana, Athena, Karine, Phynan, and Evan watch carefully for any signs from the wreckage. The lights had continued through the night with the raiders ship lifting off, looping back to land, and lifting off again sometime after midnight. Emilya, Lorrnn, Altyn, Eclya, Haf, and Ysk are all calmer after a night of care, sleep and the rations the group gave them. Borx still looks groggy and is unable to walk but the leg does not look infected after Athena's check.

CROCKETT: Hey Pilot Mikhel...Does Pinnace pick up that call?

Athena Solis: If there is a call on "Guard" frequencey, every radio in the system will hear it, eventually...

Karine Lukowiak: This is the shuttle Pandrisha

Athena Solis: If there is anything like Search and Rescue, they will respond.

Sir Lt Sultana: moves up onto a higher vantage point to scan for any other potential things of interest or threats (or help).

Karine Lukowiak: This is the shuttle Pandrisha

Athena Solis: impatiently waits

Karine Lukowiak: Now we wait

BOB Yes to the Voyager picking up that communication

Athena Solis: Mikhel will let Marduk Traffic take the call and ask for nearest ship to assist, if necesary...

BOB It was on the normal traffic channels

Marduk Station: This is Marduk Station, the Shuttle Padrisha was lost with all hands, Who is this on the channel?

Athena Solis: "Signal GK" (Traveller SOS)

Karine Lukowiak: Markduk Station it is good to hear your voice We are the surivivors of the Shuttle Pandrisha

Karine Lukowiak: We are in need of rescue, unknown where we are somewhere on the mainland, I beleive northern hemisphere

Marduk Station: Shuttle Pandrisha state your name to verify, who is there

Karine Lukowiak: Karine looks around at Athena and Sultana

Athena Solis: Marduk could signal triangulate and locate them.

Karine Lukowiak: Should I give them your names?

Karine Lukowiak: I think we should not tell them about the locals we discovered

Sir Lt Sultana: Yes, I think so. Sir Lt Gopal Sultana and Captain Athena Solis.

Sir Lt Sultana: both of the Pioneer.

Athena Solis: Information about the locals can be saved for an anthropologist.

Karine Lukowiak: Marduk Station we have Sir Lt Gopal Sultana and Captain Athena Solis, both of the Pioneer here with me and two other shuttle passengers

Karine Lukowiak: Can you locate us? Our batteries should last another 3 to 4 hours

Sir Lt Sultana: Ask if the shuttle is emitting a beacon, if you would please.

Athena Solis: Hmmm... Third Pioneer Crew member not mentioned... Mikhel wonders...

Karine Lukowiak: Yes

Karine Lukowiak: Marduk Station is the shuttle debris still emmitting a beacon?

Sir Lt Sultana: If the Pandrisha's beacon still works, they should be able to use that to hone in on us.

Athena Solis: Beacon may work, if it has an internal power supply, which it should. But, the pirates may have stripped that, too.

Marduk Station: Pandrisha, Captain Solis this is Marduk Station We cannot get a fix on your location currently

GM: exactly

Sir Lt Sultana: snorts quitely.

Sir Lt Sultana: Maybe if we all jump up and down and shout real loud?

Athena Solis: [SKILL] Electronics (remote Ops) (2D+2) (vs Difficulty 8) [2d6+2 = 10]

[ +2 Effect] [Average SUCCESS]

Marduk Station: We will have a ship try a search pattern for you shortly stay on the air

GM: with TMO

Athena Solis: Remote Sensor radio signal search for bearing

BOB Yes to Mikhel that will work IF you want to break from your landing pattern towards the Downport

BOB Also to remind Mikhel that it was mentioned some of the statlites are gone, so comms are not as good as normal for the planet

CROCKETT: Will our pilot need piloting skill to do successful search and divert landing pattern?

Athena Solis: Marduk Traffic, this is Voyager. Sending data on Radio bearing to transmission to aid in signal triangulation. We are available for SAR, if desired.

Marduk Station: Roger Voyager

Marduk Station: Do you have room for passengers Voyager?

CROCKETT: Hey Mikhel....why are we diverting our course? What's going on?

Athena Solis: Marduk Traffic, Voyager, we will make room!

Carissa (Athena Solis): just strap them to the hood, it'll be fine

Marduk Station: Voyager do a recon flight, use your discretion on retrival. Downport can send air rafts once target is located

BOB LOL

Sir Lt Sultana: We are NOT going to Miranda!

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): We are NOT going to Miranda!

Athena Solis: Marduk Traffic, Voyager, permission to deviate from filed flight path>

Marduk Station: Permission granted Voyager, good hunting

CROCKETT: It's possible Crockett could attempt use of air raft as he does have "FLYER" skill Lvl 0....up to Pilot...

Athena Solis: Marduk Traffic, Voyager, deviating now. Will do fly over and scan for survivors and threats.

Task Difficulty changed to 6

Athena Solis: [SKILL] Pilot (small Craft) (2D+2) (vs Difficulty 6) [2d6+2 = 9]

[ +3 Effect] [Average SUCCESS]

BOB So with that and the comms check it will take 1d3 hours to triangulate and find the wreckage

BOB brb quick bio break you can roll the landing if you want will be Average

Athena Solis: [d3 = 2]

BOB excellent

BOB so you find them in 2 hours of the 4 hours of radio battery they have

BOB Mikhel can make a slow pass overhead to double check the terrain

BOB Elina will verify by sight that it is Captain Solis

BOB While that is happening does the ground group want to do anythign with the natives?

Athena Solis: Shuttle Pandrisha, this is Pinnace Voyager, please respond. We will use your signal to home in on you.

Karine Lukowiak: Thank you Voyager!!! We see you

BOB When you are ready Mikhel can make a piloting check at Average to land

Athena Solis: has no interest in the natives and will let them elave when they want.

Task Difficulty changed to 8

Athena Solis: [SKILL] Pilot (small Craft) (2D+2) (vs Difficulty 8) [2d6+2 = 7]

[ -1 Effect] [Marginal FAILURE]

BOB Good thing he still has some luck available

BOB 6 points still, he has not used any during the day after character creation

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): first I've heard of after-creatioin luck. How does it work?

BOB Did you want to add 1 to make it even?

BOB Every so often you get your luck replensesd to 6

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): kewl!

BOB to use as you want, in this case for Stepping Stone II

CROCKETT: nice

Athena Solis: There is Lady Luck, doing her thing, whether Mikhel notices or not...

BOB Then on Stepping Stone III we will give clearer guidelines for when

BOB Exactly grins

CROCKETT: Hey Elini....can you see them yet? Is that our Captain?

Yes that is her,

Sir Lt Sultana: starts ushering the survivors towards the craft.

Athena Solis: Mikhel forgot to check weather and barometric pressure in the landing zone, but thankfully the ground was softer than expected and took the hard landing without damage to the ship

GM: So checking off 1 point of luck for Mikhel?

She looks, like she did not discover anything new

CROCKETT: Hey Mikhel....here they come...

I wonder why she stayed away?

BOB And the ship lands safely

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): *boing boing boing*

Athena Solis: One LUC off Mikhel. Let's not negatively impress the boss.

Carissa (Athena Solis): lol

BOB Sultana, Athena, Karine, Phynan, and Evan (a Vargr) are there, only the first two are from the Pioneer

BOB There are also 7 humans, one with a broken leg

BOB Those look closer to the Oghma raiders than to the rest of the group

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): (I thought we shuffled them off)

BOB The 7? up to you and Carissa

BOB if you want to take them back to Downport or leave them here

Carissa (Athena Solis): (Athena was letting them leave when they wanted - she doesn't do anthropology)

Athena Solis: Well, once on the ground, the Captain is in charge (I/C), so Mikhel will hand over decission making to her. He will get out the MediScanner, though for once-overs.

BOB And this is your first chance to interact in character together. Only Mikhel knows Crockett,

Athena Solis: Mikhel may see parascites?

Hey Captain, find anything interesting?

Athena Solis: Feral humans. No interest for me. Remind me, do we have an anthropologist on board? It may be of interest to them.

Ummm, I think that Sherris might?

I delivered a human baby for the first time

Athena Solis: Hmm, perhaps send word to her before the scurry off if she wishes to study them.

Athena Solis: *they

now that you mention it maybe I should have let them know about that

OH wait till you see the new paper I am doing

Athena Solis: On?

CROCKETT: Greetings Captain....(or I gather you are the Captain of the Pioneer)...I'm Marine Crockett and our buddy pilot there is our medic and fellow Marine Mikhel Dromah

Athena Solis: Crockett? Hmm... ah, the new hire?

We got attacked by raiders, well, I said they were just drunks, but Mikhel here said they were pirates and he was right

Athena Solis: Ah, Doctor. Good to see you. How is the Pioneer holding up?

Sir Lt Sultana: nods to Mikhel.

But the raiders have these increadible parasites on them (insert fancy scientific tick and flea names) that survive ship sanitation procedures

CROCKETT: Well we may be pirates now but Mikhel there and myself are trained as marines at your service.

Carissa (Athena Solis): (lol)

Sir Lt Sultana: Dromeh, thanks for the pickup. How did things go up there?

They look like they might survive vacum

Carissa (Athena Solis): (I wonder if they still use latin names for new species...)

Athena Solis: You got samples, Eleni?

Sir Lt Sultana: helps usher the shuttle survivors into the pinnace.

Of course!

We have enough to do some disections

Athena Solis: Glad you have your priorities straight.

CROCKETT: Actually both Sultana and Solis know Mikhel as he was aboard the Pioneer prior to their departure for the Downport..

but Mikhel had me go with him to do triage on the station personell

Athena Solis: Captain, James Crockett, ex-Marine arrived yesterday and took up Ship's Security duties. Eleni and I assisted Marduk Station for triage of the attack. We have positive cred with the station.

It was decent,

He is a good doctor by the way

Athena Solis: That is why he was hired.

Athena Solis: Thank you, Doctor.

BOB How much longer does our Island group have before leaving?

Athena Solis: Any assistance to the 'locals'? Or are we on the way?

Karine Lukowiak: If we can bring them to the Downport with us, I will watch over them and get them help after you leave Captain

Athena Solis: Can you see if Sherri wants to do more than record their location, Eleni? Otherwise let them go.

Sir Lt Sultana: How long would it take to patch up this one's broken leg? So they can travel relatively safely?

CROCKETT: up to MIKE....Jim has another hour...

Athena Solis: Removing a test subject should be done with caution.

CROCKETT: sorry that should have been OOC...I can easily go another hour...but MIKE might be limited a bit...

Athena Solis: Mikhel approaches Athena and whispers, "Is there another crew member we should be concerned with?"

Athena Solis: shakes head

Athena Solis: It was only Sultana and I aboard. Were you expecting another?

Athena Solis: House chores can wait a bit.

Athena Solis: Oh wait... the cook?

BOB Ok so I will look at stopping in 1 hour

Athena Solis: Sultana, what happened to the cook?

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): Mikhel looks expectantly at the Captain

Carissa (Athena Solis): just a tiny bit absentminded

Sir Lt Sultana: Officially, list her as a casualty, I think. Unofficially, she decided to go native. She did a lot to help save us, no reason to hinder her choices with paperwork.

Athena Solis: We'll need another cook. Crockett, was it? Do you cook?

Athena Solis: I am going to MISS her!

CROCKETT: No formal skill...but I can cook...YES

Sir Lt Sultana: Not so sure about that. She could read your mind, it turns out.

Athena Solis: It will have to do until we find a skilled one.

BOB and now you see how the Pioner manages to fill the crew slots

Sir Lt Sultana: Might have made things a bit uncomfortable around ship if it became common knowledge.

CROCKETT: Don't expected "Lizard brains au gratin" thought

BOB Hey you, you are now the cook

Athena Solis: Well, if there isn't anything else here for us to do, I am handing over control to the Captain, and piloting duties to the Pilot of Record.

BOB So you get all of the group onto the Pinnace

Sir Lt Sultana: checks the controls, adjusts the seat, because I'm certain Dromeh had it too high or too low, and then does the takeoff checklist.

NPC: Sherris

BOB grins

BOB Easy check for take off

Task Difficulty changed to 4

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): spacecraft or grav?

BOB and then you make your way over to Downport

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): or other?

BOB Spacecraft

Sir Lt Sultana: [SKILL] Pilot (spacecraft) (2D+2) (vs Difficulty 4) [2d6+2 = 6]

[ +2 Effect] [Average SUCCESS]

BOB There you go

BOB We are going to say that you arrive at the Downport at 9:30

BOB Mikhel missed his 8:00 meeting

BOB Landing at Downport you are given a berth near the building complex

CROCKETT: Hey all...I'm sure we could all use a decent meal right now while at Downport...so let's make sure to schedule that in...

BOB There is a medical team that comes to meet you

BOB They take the natives and Karine off to one building

Karine Lukowiak: I will contact you Eleni when we are through

I will let Sherris know to look for a trip down

CROCKETT: Hey buddy....they have people down here that are your people and clan!!!!

Sir Lt Sultana: Yes, definitely. Crockett, was it? We'll get lunch after whatever meetings we still have scheduled.

BOB And now you are gathered at port entry the five of you

Katja Gienow: Greetings, welcome to Marduk Startown

Katja Gienow: You are the survivors I heard?

Athena Solis: Yes.

Katja Gienow: Did you have a destination before the attack?

Katja Gienow: I can try to help reschedule things for you, find out if your cargo still is here

Carissa (Athena Solis): (brain dead where were we going??)

Katja Gienow: The hotel is booked but we can free up some rooms this afternoon as people return to the ship

Katja Gienow: (LINK)

Carissa (Athena Solis): (I'm on my laptop, my poor tiny screen)

BOB Message sent to multiple sophonts in multiple Systems. Greetings (names(s)), I am inviting you to a meeting for a business proposition that I believe you are interestingly qualified for. I will affirm that if you do attend a full briefing that you will receive 5,000 credit stipend upon arrival. I assert that this meeting does not violate your personal standards and I am certain that you will find the subject matter intriguing. The details of the meeting must remain discrete. This is to protect my business interests, not due to any illegalities. If at the end of our briefing you do not feel it appropriate for you to take this offer you will be free to return back to your own career without penalty. This meeting will be at the Marduk downport on 1104-341, building number 256. When you arrive ask "Amber" so that I will know you have chosen to listen to the briefing. If you ask for "Gold" I will understand that you do not choose to listen. You will still receive the stipend in recompense for your travels.

Sir Lt Sultana: Building number 256 was our destination.

Katja Gienow: Oh very well

Katja Gienow: They are quite busy but I will show you the way

BOB She walks the five of you across the square and out to the surrounding buildings

Sir Lt Sultana: We are a day late, unfortunately. We were slightly delayed.

BOB She leads you to one that looks like until recently it was on fire

BOB That is the hospital

BOB You are going to 256 just beyond that

BOB She delivers you to a door, uses a passkey to open it and escorts you in

BOB Sibylle, these people said they are here to meet with someone here.

Katja Gienow: Sibylle, these people said they are here to meet with someone here.

Sibylle Starker: Thank you Katja

Athena Solis: Do you need to check the hospital, Doctor? Or perhaps visit after?

Katja Gienow: Have a good day, welcome to Marduk

Sibylle Starker: Hello, how can I help you today? You are?

Athena Solis: Captain Solis and crew, here for a meeting with Amber.

Sibylle Starker: She looks at you closer

Sibylle Starker: Let me check the calendar

Sibylle Starker: How do you spell that? what are your other names?

Athena Solis: Athena Solis.

CROCKETT: James Crockett

BOB She takes your information, enters it into the computer

Sir Lt Sultana: Sir Lt Sultana

Athena Solis: Mikhel Dromah, Medic

BOB The Captain Athena Solis of the Lab Ship Pioneer?

Athena Solis: Correct.

Sibylle Starker: You look.... different than I expected

Athena Solis: does not respond

Sibylle Starker: Please wait here I will see if your appointment is ready

Athena Solis: [2d6 = 12]

BOB THAT is a sucess

Carissa (Athena Solis): (for matching socks - yay!)

Athena Solis: Mikhel is wearing matching socks, today

BOB LOL

BOB After a few moments you are lead through a door into a conference room.

CROCKETT: Not exactly fully as colourful...but matched

BOB OOC do we think that Jason will be here in the future? to include his Traveller here in this meeting for future conversations?

CROCKETT: my roll of (10) didn't show

BOB I am inclinded to include him but want to be sure

BOB You have to roll into the chat window or into the dice tower

Sir Lt Sultana: used the 'fresher in the pinnacle to make sure he looked more presentable than a night in the ruins would imply.

CROCKETT: Jim thinks yes for both Jason and shane who we could say had to remain aboard the Pioneer or currently in hosoital back at Starport

BOB sounds good

Sibylle Starker: Can I get you anything?

Athena Solis: founds her crisp lab coat kept in the pinnacle and is wearing that.

Sibylle Starker: drinks? snacks?

Sir Lt Sultana: [SKILL] Pilot (spacecraft) (2D+2) (vs Difficulty 4) [2d6+2 = 5]

[ +1 Effect] [Average SUCCESS]

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): test roll

Athena Solis: Sparkling water would be nice.

Sibylle Starker: Any mineral choice?

Athena Solis: Magnesium.

Sibylle Starker: Very well

CROCKETT: Crockett can hanlde role of Steward once we are back on P:ioneer if it is Captain's wish...

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): uranium

Athena Solis: Doctor took care of the necessary on the way here.

BOB laughs with TMO

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): gives my skin a healthy glow

BOB So after a few minuets Sibylle comes back with data pads for everyone, in lock mode, drinks, and snacks.

Sir Lt Sultana: Just water for me pleaase.

CROCKETT: I'd like "Space Coca-Cola" please

Sibylle Starker: He will be with you shortly, there are many things happening today but he is happy to see you are here

Athena Solis: Water is fine for me, as well.

Sir Lt Sultana: How bad was it here? We saw the hospital.

BOB You have tim eto talk among yoruselves

CROCKETT: That's unless you have any of that just released "Trojan Beer"??

Sibylle Starker: We were hit hard

Sir Lt Sultana: Are they normally that aggressive?

Athena Solis: Mikhel will have to check baseline MediScans on crew for any issues. Radiation should show up if there was exposure overnight.

Sibylle Starker: I would not mention beer right now, it is a sore point

CROCKETT: copy that

Sibylle Starker: The Oghmans are always agressive but I do not remember seeing them that organized

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): Mikhel's eyebrow goes up on the beer issue.

Sibylle Starker: There was som eplanning involved beyond jump attack jump

Athena Solis: They steal the beer?

Sir Lt Sultana: Hopefully it was a one-off occurrence.

BOB For Carissa and TMO, the beer was on your shuttle, that was why you were late leaving Highport, waiting for it to be loaded

Athena Solis: Ah, or was it what crashed planet side?

Athena Solis: We can go back for it. Mikhel would volunteer. Enthusiasticallyl

Sir Lt Sultana: We had some onboard the Prandisha

Sibylle Starker: Yes that was his private stock

Athena Solis: The pirates likely have it if any survived the crash.

Sir Lt Sultana: The pirates undoubtedly absconded with it.

Athena Solis: Mikhel sadly would strongly agree.

Athena Solis: The steward may have brought a case on the Pioneer before she left. You may check when we return, Crockett.

CROCKETT: So I'm sorry Lt Sultana....I'm looking forward to a chat about your background...but for now I'm pleased to meet you...

Alexeis Drabahn: Thank you Sibylle, I am glad we are all set up

Sir Lt Sultana: You never know though. It might be worth a trip to the wreckage just to see what they did leave behind, if anything. We can give you the coordinates from our ship logs if you like.

Sibylle Starker: Thank you sir

CROCKETT: Copy that Captain...your new steward has made a note

Sibylle Starker: have a good day

Alexeis Drabahn: Welcome to Marduk

Alexeis Drabahn: He sits at the head of the table

Alexeis Drabahn: I am ALexeis Drabahn

Sir Lt Sultana: It was quite the welcome.

Alexeis Drabahn: I am .... LAUGHS

Alexeis Drabahn: Excellent

Sir Lt Sultana: finds a chair off to the far side of the table from the door and sits.

Alexeis Drabahn: That is a good way to start

Athena Solis: It is start, yes.

CROCKETT: Crockett stands

Alexeis Drabahn: Let me ask do any of you know where you are or why you are here?

Athena Solis: Something about opportunities.

Athena Solis: We're here to hear of an offer that may help with our funding situation.

Alexeis Drabahn: That is a good start

Alexeis Drabahn: I am very glad you are here

Alexeis Drabahn: I have an opportunity for you if you agree to work on a project I am involved with

Athena Solis: What is your proposition?

Alexeis Drabahn: I promise, swear to a deity if you choose, etc, that it is not illegal or immoral.... not mostly imorall at least

Alexeis Drabahn: I do need you to please sign a confedentiality contract first

Athena Solis: is still listening

Sir Lt Sultana: sits and patiently waits.

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): Grit the teeth...

Athena Solis: Standard procedure, certainly.

CROCKETT: Crockett lying low...there is a Captain in the room and while he has Leadership +1....he is no diplomat as Mikhel buddy here will attest to....

Alexeis Drabahn: If you agree to listen I will pay our agreed amount.

Sir Lt Sultana: nods.

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): nods

Sir Lt Sultana: I'll check the ccontract first, of course.

Alexeis Drabahn: If you like this proposition it can give you the chance to earn as much as you want

Alexeis Drabahn: He nods to the data pads in the middle of the table

Sir Lt Sultana: slides it over and checks it for loopholes or other gotchas.

Alexeis Drabahn: They are all keyed to Captain Solis

Task Difficulty changed to 8

Task Difficulty changed to 6

Sir Lt Sultana: [SKILL] Advocate (2D+3) (vs Difficulty 6) [2d6+3 = 11]

[ +5 Effect] [Average SUCCESS]

Alexeis Drabahn: She can unlock ethem for you

Athena Solis: unlocks them for you

Athena Solis: Mikhel thinks, as long as we are not doing anyone damage. Except pirates and slavers. Lots of damage to them.

BOB and that is a good roll

BOB Sultana sees this is a standard NDA with the one minor provision that you cannot discuss who you spoke with. Not the person or the company.

Sir Lt Sultana: lets the others know the conditions they'd be signing.

Athena Solis: Not unusual. I am fine with agreeing to it.

BOB Athena uses a similar thing for her research

Athena Solis: An NDA. Enforcable by who and where in the Outrim Void?

Carissa (Athena Solis): exactly

Athena Solis: No different than most NDAs in the science world.

Sir Lt Sultana: It's acceptable to me as well. Dromeh, Crockett, Eleni?

BOB Enforcement is left to the co-signer

BOB Eleni already approved when Athena did

CROCKETT: yep..Captain likes it...I like it...

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): Mikhel will nod

Athena Solis: How do you enforce your NDAs, Alexeis?

Sir Lt Sultana: signs.

Alexeis Drabahn: Typically they end at the death of one of the parties

Athena Solis: nods

Alexeis Drabahn: I have not had to resort to that at all

Athena Solis: Also not unheard of.

Athena Solis: signs it

Athena Solis: If one of the signers is the "Company", that could be a long time.

Alexeis Drabahn: Indeed

Alexeis Drabahn: He collects up the signed data pads

Athena Solis: Some scientific breakthroughs outlive those who sign them and must go to the company.

Alexeis Drabahn: If you do not outlive this agreement your own sucessors will I do hope

Alexeis Drabahn: If you are sucessful

Alexeis Drabahn: Officially I welcome you

Athena Solis: Well, all we are agreeing to is not to disclose is the current discussion. I can sign that.

Alexeis Drabahn: my name truly is Alexeis Drabahn

Alexeis Drabahn: Nods to Mikhel

Alexeis Drabahn: And welcome to GeDeCo Marduk

Alexeis Drabahn: The General Development Corporation has a wide spread of assetts across the Reach and the Marches

Alexeis Drabahn: However I have a special off the books project that I want to pursue

He opens a case and pulls out a golden ticket for each of you

Alexeis Drabahn: He hands them out to each of you

Athena Solis: Now Mikhel has an entity to research...

Alexeis Drabahn: Those are a bit heafty

Alexeis Drabahn: oen kilo each

Alexeis Drabahn: one

Athena Solis: inspects it with interest

Sir Lt Sultana: takes it and checks it before slipping it into a safe pocket.

Alexeis Drabahn: That will get you into a special meeting

Athena Solis: Mikhel secures his.

Alexeis Drabahn: I want you to go to the King of Drinax and help him control the Trojan Reach

CROCKETT: Crocket same...secures his ticket..

Sir Lt Sultana: The whole Reach? That's quite an ambitious goal.

Alexeis Drabahn: You will have wealth beyond your means to spend

Athena Solis: Mikhel frowns. Then realizes, we won't be the only group. Surely...

CROCKETT: Could Captain request (2) extra tickets for Shane and Jason...Mike will supply character names...

Alexeis Drabahn: The Hieratte is advancing through the Reach

Athena Solis: Control it?

yes they each have one

Alexeis Drabahn: The Imperium is trying to prevent their inroads

Athena Solis: Reth Runebreaker and Silas Lane

Sir Lt Sultana: I haven't kept up with all the details. Have they used military or political means of taking systems?

Athena Solis: Reth will be a negotiator of superb abilities, and Silas is a pilot of some skill

Sir Lt Sultana: The Heirate, that is.

Alexeis Drabahn: My project that I would like to attempt is to have you work with the King of Drinax to reestablish the Drinax Kingdom and use the means you see appropriate to build Drinax into a power again

Sir Lt Sultana: leans back in his chair and thinks.

Alexeis Drabahn: The Aslan Iinheii (spelling) will take territory where they can how they can

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): is this the whole Aslan Empire, or just a spin-off mini-empire?

Alexeis Drabahn: The Kingdom of Drinax was spread over half the reach when they were all that was left from the Sindalian Empire

Athena Solis: Use the means we see appropriate... you understand I am a scientist, yes?

Athena Solis: I do not do diplomacy or combat.

Alexeis Drabahn: I am interested in your mind Captain Solis,

Alexeis Drabahn: You took a lab ship into an active combat zone

Alexeis Drabahn: You survived where no one expected

Athena Solis: shrugs

Athena Solis: We can do "good deeds" to encourage people to join a political organization. We can use carrots, not sticks.

Alexeis Drabahn: Sultana here has been part of how many organizations?

Athena Solis: Some danger is expected in my research.

CROCKETT: (Crockett thinking to himself as he is prone to do) "This is kind of work I'm trained to do!"

Alexeis Drabahn: Dromah encountered how many different ..... situations

Alexeis Drabahn: You each bring different skills talents to this group

Alexeis Drabahn: I am interested in creating stability

Alexeis Drabahn: That is good for buisness

Athena Solis: [SKILL] Diplomat (2D+2) (vs Difficulty 6) [2d6+2 = 6]

[ +0 Effect] [Marginal SUCCESS]

Alexeis Drabahn: If you succeed then my own business increases

Athena Solis: And good for research.

Alexeis Drabahn: I am in charge of power supply systems,

Alexeis Drabahn: I am small fish in a large sea, in an ocean of a company

Carissa (Athena Solis): (this is my fight song)

Carissa (Athena Solis): (oh wait that's small boat on an ocean, nevermind)

Athena Solis: Stability is good for a lot of things. Keeping medical staff in their designated place is good, too.

Alexeis Drabahn: I do not care if you use carrots or sticks, marriages or murders

Athena Solis: We have those who prefer sticks if carrots do not work.

CROCKETT: (Again Crockett is musing to himself: "These folks are talking some kind of foreign language about 'diplomacy'....why skill is in my weapons...God of the Imperium...Save the King of Drinax...I'm with him"

Sir Lt Sultana: You say we'll have access to wealth to achieve this. Honest question, how shady is this money? Aboveboard, or risky if traced?

Alexeis Drabahn: What i can tell you is that King Oleb has a new weapon he has recovered. He intends to use it to create chaos in the Reach so that he will come out as the protector who can calm it

Sir Lt Sultana: I presume he knows you're recruiting us on his behalf?

Athena Solis: looks at those with military backgrounds to see their reactions

Alexeis Drabahn: King Oleb has found a Sindalian Harrier

Alexeis Drabahn: He intends to hire a group to be pirates for him

Alexeis Drabahn: I am sending you with these invites to his party so you can be those pirates

Athena Solis: Pirates?

Sir Lt Sultana: Interesting...

Alexeis Drabahn: That is part of your NDA, he does not know who you are, just that someone sent you to him

Alexeis Drabahn: I have no traceable connection to Drinax at this point

Athena Solis: Good.

Alexeis Drabahn: You can go there and do the King's bidding

CROCKETT: (again with the musing to oneself...cause he's remaining quiet....but 'Pirates'....I can work with that!"

Sir Lt Sultana: So we need to keep your involvement a secret from the King.

Alexeis Drabahn: take any and all spoils you find

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): I got a bad feeling about this...

Athena Solis: (muses) Perhaps I can expand some of my research projects...

Alexeis Drabahn: You should keep all indications of GeDeCo from your associatinos

Sir Lt Sultana: nods.

Sir Lt Sultana: Just making sure I understand all the boundaries of the task, you understand.

Alexeis Drabahn: There are notes from one of our other branches Vorito that an attempt on the King's life was made by one of their operatives

Alexeis Drabahn: The King will not look kindly on someone from GeDeCo being part of his inner circle

OldGuy59 (Mikhel Dromah): The name Kaartre Burkh flashs into Mikhel's mind. And not in a good way...

BOB Links for later

BOB (LINK)

BOB (LINK)

BOB There is also a lot of information in the books you can read here in FG

TMO (Sir Lt Sultana): Yay! Homework!

BOB SO

BOB We are at the hour mark

BOB You have your mission

BOB You are invited to the King of Drinaxes New Years Party

BOB You want to arrive at Drinax no later than 1104-365

Carissa (Athena Solis): yay party! there'll be beer there!

BOB So that gives you 23 days to get there

Athena Solis: [SKILL] Carouse (2D+1) (vs Difficulty 6) [2d6+1 = 10]

[ +4 Effect] [Average SUCCESS]

BOB It is a jump to Torpol, then a jump from there to Drinax

BOB and seriously this is where the group decides what direct we go in

Carissa (Athena Solis): SCIENCE

BOB After you meet Oleb you can take off with the ship or you can marry his daughter, or you can be pirates, or or or or or

Carissa (Athena Solis): only if his daughter likes science

BOB Thank you all for being here today,

BOB I hope you like this style of play Jim and Mike?

CROCKETT: I like it fine.....all for one...and one for all

Task Difficulty changed to 8

BOB I have April 28th or May 4th as potential dates to do this live again. But of course anyone can log in at any time to do quick interactions like this

Carissa (Athena Solis): 5/4 is better for me

CROCKETT: The money the money....is it trasferred to our accounts or is it cold hard cash... 5000 cr each...

BOB Transferred to your accounts through a shell company by the time you leave the room

CROCKETT: April 28 works for me...but if it is a Sunday that might be a MIKE issue...can we think on this?

BOB If you do have other questions you can continue them on the site as always

BOB and totally open about future dates, those are just two times I am available

BOB with nothing else that day

BOB I can do others but there are events, etc.

BOB Jim has a store to run, Mike apparently likes to be with family

BOB grins

BOB I am going to shut this down save the chat and restart

BOB have a great afternoon/day everyone

Athena Solis: thank!