Bring it! Plenty of time for more shenanigans, we have the whole (IC) night ahead!

What sort of game do we want, Roan? The ship should be a collective decision. My immediate observations are as follows:

1. UDW Explorer: Advanced Drive, Shuttle Hangar
   Did the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs. Shuttle great for late-night snack runs.
   
   
2. UWMC Scout: Advanced Electronics, High Manoeuvrability
   Hands down the best option for up-and-coming scoundrels and secret agents.
   
   
3. UWMC dropship: Armor, Afterburners
   Fab for bounty hunters and veterans of a thousand psychic wars. Bae is neither.
   
   
4. Civilian Cargo Hauler: Fuel Tanks, Massive Cargo Hold
   Classic vessel of Traveller-style stories, but how to make that fresh and interesting?
   
   
5. Civilian Passenger Transport: Luxury Quarters, Medbay
   A party yacht to take wealthy clients slumming would suit Bae's temperament.

How much liberty do I have to tweak the backstory of Bae's birth parents? Because I just had a seriously wild idea that would crank the dial to 11. The lyrics from the song at the first link are part of my inspiration, the other part of which borrows from the popular action-thriller franchise tied to the tune at the second link.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx2I4lSmx3w
   
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBB2bPwKWVg

This message was last edited by the player at 10:25, Mon 23 Oct 2023.

In reply to Belit Ilani (msg # 26):

Hmm, good question! They all have their benefits, but from Roan's perspective, he's most interested in A) helping out any other skinners who escaped from Tannhauser-VI and B) establishing a new life for himself.

The passenger transport definitely helps with A (not difficult to smuggle artificial people along with the real people), and explorer and cargo hauler are also versatile options for B. So I'd be ok with any of those.

Sounds like the passenger transport is Belit's top choice?

In reply to Roan Beltzer (msg # 28):

The scout would be great for smuggling small cargoes and one or two people in and out of places, those electronics and the maneuverability are ideal for something like that. But we can always buy new upgrades any time we can scrape together the ~50 credits needed. Ship type just tells the GM what sorts of jobs we want to start off doing.

In reply to Belit Ilani (msg # 27):

Is there a UDW equivalent of Operation Treadstone?

Interesting…

In reply to Belit Ilani (msg # 29):

That's true, the Scout does sound pretty promising as well, and a good starting point to build off of. I like it!

Welcome to the game B.B.

I think maybe we can start you off at the space port as well. What do you think?

Sounds groovy. Feel free to throw problems at me out the gate as well! With B.B. being anything but a boyscout I'm exceedingly comfortable with rivals, creditors and jilted lovers crawling out of the proverbial woodwork whenever it would prove most inconvenient.

Welcome to our space shenanigans, B.B.!

I've had a rough couple of days, but I'll get back in the groove of posting just as soon as possible.

Welcome aboard, B.B.! Shenanigans aplenty here.

Happy to be here. Got an intro post up!

Smidge busy tonight and tomorrow with work, but I'll wiggle in a post from B.B. soon. Don't feel bad with moving things along if you get the chance, I'll catch up!

Re: psychics from Roan's POV...

I figure the only experiences Roan has with psychics are bad ones. If any skinners do show signs of psychic development, they're probably "disposed" of quickly. However, the mining corp employed psychics as "auditors" to help keep the skinners on Tannhauser-VI in check. They would conduct regular "audits" of the skinners, to make sure that they were not harboring thoughts of insurrection. The only way to successfully plan an escape would be to figure everything out in the few short weeks between audits, before the auditors could read your intentions.  Roan and his fellow skinners did, however, not all of them made it out, and many of them fell to the more deadly psychic abilities of the auditors--which of course further instilled an even deeper fear of them in Roan.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:10, Sat 04 Nov 2023.

In reply to Roan Beltzer (msg # 38):

I love it! Take 1XP!

Ok, B.B. hiring the Maryanne to transport the students back to Serrah City is the way you all come together.

Also, Belit and B.B. are from the same part of the planet. Maybe they already know each other? That would smooth out the janky story elements, but isn’t entirely necessary.

In reply to GM (msg # 40):

Hey, if she'll fly in her current condition and not get me pulled over for a busted taillight...

She’ll fly. Just needs some minor repairs that, in an odd twist of fate, probably cost about 1CR…

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Ha!

Just wanted to get a foot in the door though and make sure we can have the whole school bus driver bit be a one and done plot point as an odd job. It's a bit off course of from my original image of 'troublemaker living out of a sci-fi taxi'. Was sort of imagining B.B. as the kind of young offender that has court orders keeping him out of school zones.


nonsequential; Love the little back and forth Belit and Roan are having. So I'll probably wait until a proper break in that to butt in with B.B. And having went with warrior tossing him in alongside actual trouble wouldn't feel out of place. (And having an obvious Malmori come knocking -right- after telling the skinner she's NOT an auditor might not fly so well!)
This message was last edited by the player at 23:54, Mon 13 Nov 2023.

@B.B.

I got the vibe that the character would take what came his way. The assistant coach gig is definitely not something holding him down just a favour to a relative and a bit of cred (or maybe a debt forgiven would be more likely).

As far as meeting up with Belit and Roan, feel free to explore the spaceport. Belit has another ship breath to explore anyway, so eventually you might cross paths (and maybe recognize each other from … somewhere… I dunno, just tossing ideas around).

Finally found some time to iron out another post! Let me know if you want any of that to get walked back. Basically I leaned into some of what others already established concerning the Malmori. And wanted to tie B.B.'s abilities / playbook into that heritage. He's not a warrior because he's seen any war--he's just built different. Literally the end result of cold eugenics.

Homogeneous, expansionist space empire seemed like the natural unfriendly neighbor for the UDW's interplanetary melting pot.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:10, Sun 19 Nov 2023.

In reply to B.B. 'Baby' Vandammez. (msg # 46):

The whole eugenics and selective breeding and genetic manipulation thing about the Malmori Empire is in. Without hesitation. Nicely done.

Belit gets to make the final call on the history between the two characters. I like the tie in though, so if it passes Belit’s review, it’s a go.

Hey gang, sorry for the absence, I've been dealing with a nasty case of the flu. I hope to be able to get caught up soon.

No problem Roan. Get well soon!