Oh, and don't forget your PRestige level gives you one floating Favour you can use now if you choose.

Do we want to make some inquiries rather than necessarily cash in our Favours at this stage? Having knowledge of Battlefleet patrols, for example would be helpful if we need to call upon some muscle later?

If we're cashing in, I would suggest we ask for:

• Naval scans and records of the system (using my renewable 'Friends in High Places')
• Expertise or equipment related to mining promethium

For sure, I like those ideas and the information is valuable, so I'm all for it. :)

We can't set our own operation up, but we do have potential colony control which is going to be useful.

In fact, anything that's part of the colony remains under our control, by the agreement just made. Hm.

But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. I'm also curious as to whether any transports that visited the system prior to things going awry are around. Their captains might possibly have some tidbits of information themselves.

As a warning (though I suspect I won't be the only one), I'm going to be around less over the next few days until after the weekend.

Merry Christmas one and all keep safe

Jas

Merry Christmas Edgar :)

Happy Christmas holidays, everyone. :-)

Merry Christmas all!

Before we leave, Aurelius would like to understand a divination with the Imperial Tarot... in case it suggests additional preparations

No proble--do the power roll, then ask your questions.

A couple of general things. First, I am trying to keep things moving when it seems like any given scene is winding down, but if you ever want to carry on with a scene or go back to it to add something, just say. I don't want to feel like I'm rushing you. :-)

The other is that I'm rolling some checks for you, but if you thinka  roll might be necessary as a result of something in your post, go ahead and do it for yourself. If it wasn't actually necessary ot had a modifier you weren't aware of, I'll adjust acordingly.

Aurelius' question for the tarot cards is: what is the nature of the threat in where they're travelling to

12:24, Today: Aurelius Vorn rolled 4,4 using d10,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4,4.  Imperial Tarot (Faith).

You could spent a point of your Funds on thorough preparations and sanctification of the ship (or call in a Favour from the Ecclesiarchy), which would give you the benefit of a Warpsbane Hull modification for the duration of this mission (-2 to powers affecting the ship or crew from outside, ignore one Warp Travel result).

Moving on tomorrow, but again, if you want to slip something in after I narrate you setting off, just say!
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Both those options sound great! What do you all think?

It's a Yes from me

 Seems reasonable to me, invest in reconsecrating some of the plasma conduits, updating the purity seals on the Geller Field Generator, lubing the elevator rails and other theological precautions. ^_^

Those options get thumbs up from me to

Odette isn't too focused on repairs or piloting, but could she use another skill to try and bolster Morton's morale?

Sounds good. Persuasion should do it. Oh, and you need a Spirit roll.

Sounds good to me, coming up. :)

08:03, Today: Odette Faye rolled 7,4 using 1d8,1d6, rerolling max.  Spirit check.
08:05, Today: Odette Faye rolled 16,3 using 1d10+1,1d6+1, rerolling max.  Persuasion check.

All happy with me making another persuasion check here?

(I should also sort an IC post when I shake off some of the post holiday lethargy)

In reply to Odette Faye (msg # 78):

Aye!

Updated some stuff.

I didn't realise nobody actually had Pilot there! You can always use the crew rating of your ship for a roll you don't have a d6 or better in, but someone still needs to make the roll, since you might choose to reroll it. :-)

Active scanning is a Computer roll, modified by the Sensors of the ship (+0 for this one). If you're trying to go undetected, that would be a -2 penalty on the roll.

Silent running would be a Piloting roll, but you would reach the destination more slowly (6 weeks vs 4).

We do seem to have a blind spot in the piloting. Sorry but what's the crew rating? I can't find it.