The maintenance one.  The other one I will call the engine robot or engine maintenenace robot.

WOW, sorry Sergi.  I might be next if I can't put two shots on these bots quicker...

Desi might be better trying to back out of the room and secure the door then.  I know their both getting close and she needs some distance between them if she's going to make it and lose another STA point permanently...

Sergi was a good chap thats for sure, but thats one less lost player our GM has to run...

:)

Yeah, I've been NPC'ing Sergi since his player left.

Let that be a lesson:  If you abandon your character, you may expect that he will throw himself into harm's way more than he might otherwise have.

ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TOPIC:

Those who have been around awhile will remember Bartja, who was with us longer than any player (except maybe Desiraye, though Bartja started first).

Bartja's player will be returning for the next adventure!  Welcome him back.

Nice! That's awesome, welcome back.

In reply to GM Heath (msg #924):

Awesome!  Welcome back!

I'm hoping we will be done with this adventure sometime next week.  The one I will give you should be a fairly fast pace compared to these, since I'm designing it for online posting instead of tabletop.

If you're interested to see how I run original adventures, you can read the most recent thread in my fantasy D&D campaign:  link to a message in another game

You will also (finally) have a chance to purchase things for your characters.  If you get bored, feel free to skim through equipment lists to see what you might want.  I have to approve availability of the equipment, since you will be at a space station with limited quantities.  I may introduce a few new items as well.

If any of you really want to change your characters, that would also be the time to do so.  If that's the case, let me know and start preparing your character now!

LOL!  Have had a list for Desiraye for awhile now.  Interested to see what she can get.

Definitely keeping Desiraye but, if we don't have enough players, do we have any NPC's alive that can be played or would I be able to start a new one?  I'm just asking and if it's "NO" that's OK too.  Answers always going to be 'NO' if you don't ask.

You want to play 2 characters?

The truth is, we actually will have 1 or 2 players more than I typically use.  5 is my typical number.

I've actually been thinking of an idea which involves using a symbiote.  It would be similar to a familiar in fantasy worlds.  That would be a separate "character" if you wanted two.g

If we're good with players, then no

Interesting...

Hmmm, excited to do a little shopping. Have to see what we earn from this mission first (assuming Yag survives) since I didn't start with much. But thinking of some fun new toys and weapons...

Greetings everyone and thank you for the warm return-welcome!  Yes, life throws some curve balls at you sometimes and it has been about 2 years since I've had internet access.  I've missed gaming - and before I made a drastic move, I ended up scrapping all my gaming materials...

I've enjoyed catching up on the game so far, although I have not read all of your past adventures just yet.  The current battle with Baralou has been intense enough and for a day or two I felt really bad for Sergi.  :)

GM Heath - you and I are thinking alike on the symbiote idea...in fact that is one of the directions I was going to take Bartja and Shemp (GM rest his parts).  The original rules hinted at but didn't clarify a lot of the technology that we are developing in real-life now - such as Brain Gate and exoskeletons.  Well, let's face it; in 1983, todays technology was still sci-fi!  I was gearing this character towards being able to integrate medicine and robotics eventually.

Maybe we can work something out?  That's one of the things I love about this system - simple yet open rules...

Very busy with work & out of town.  I'll be back in the loop on Monday.

Suspense is killing me (hopefully not IC)...

I've also been out with the flu.  Should be back up to normal speed again tomorrow.  Sorry...

That sucks...

Feel better...

Hope you're feeling better. [Knocks on wood] I've been able to avoid the flu so far this season....

It didn't help to come home from work last Friday to find my 11 year old girl in my bed watching TV when she was really sick.  I changed my sheets and said she'd be in big trouble if I caught it.  :)

OK, here we go...

laser rifle knocked away, vibroknife or laser pistol on Gorilla?

I'm thinking vibroknife due to size and proximity... Can I defend?  If I do it does no damage to robot and gives it a negative to hit me?

Just thinking out loud and not looking for answer

Could you disarm using Martial Arts or perhaps grapple and pin it?

I don't think its armed

Any idea where XP is?