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Re: Space Adventure
A it is.
"I think we should have a brief sweep around of the ship, see if there are any supplies, then head out," Susan said, glancing around for any immediately obvious resources. "They don't like to keep us informed down in engineering, but were we transporting anything useful this time?"
"Not useful, just expensive. Storage compartments are full of rare metals, but all in the unprocessed form - you know, just in case we'd been tempted to sell them on to a different buyer."
"Huh. Then why were we attacked?"
Amelia shrugged. "Damned if I know. Didn't recognise the ship that did it either; triangular-ish, silver, lots of pointy bits. Thankfully they seem to have settled for making us crash down here."
Susan filed this information to the back of her mind. Maybe it would come in useful later, but for now they all had more pressing issues.
"OK. You go with Faaldoon, and do a quick run-through the rear of the ship. I'll cover the front half, and we'll meet back here in, say, ten minutes?"
"Agreed," said Amelia. She set off, beckoning Faaldoon to follow her. A man of few words, that giant bipedal arthropod.
Hurrying along the corridor, Susan set about exploring the front half of the ship. This time she avoided looking at the bodies, knowing there was nothing she could do for them, but the sight still made her faintly queasy. Luckily she soon found something else to occupy her thoughts - whilst the living quarters didn't yield anything, in the weapons bay she found a small laser pistol left carelessly lying around. The digital display assured her that it had enough power for five shots. She picked it up and pressed it to her hip; the exosuit twitched and rippled, before securing the gun to her in a manner not unlike secure velcro. Even better, in the same room she found a three-foot stun baton, designed for use on unruly wildlife. This didn't have a display, so she had no idea how much charge was left, but it was better than nothing.
The only thing of interest on the command deck was a first aid kit, which she secured to her back.
Satisfied with her discoveries, she made her way back to the tear in the side of the ship, only to find Amelia and Faaldoon already waiting for her.
"I have a present for you," said Amelia, upon seeing her arrive. "Well, first things first I suppose - I scavenged some nutrient packs and water bottles from catering, enough to keep us going for a couple of days. Also a few bottles of general-purpose medicine, should we get stung or anything. But most excitingly for you, I found this in Communications." She turned and rummaged through the black rucksack she seemed to have acquired. From within its depths she pulled a small, rectangular grey box, a screen glowing with life across one face. Susan recognised it instantly.
"Ah, excellent!" she breathed, taking it from Amelia and smiling in gratitude. It was a portable computer, for all intents and purposes; with this she could access the ship's mainframe, scan the databases, receive messages. A few quick swipes of her fingers across the screen and she was in.
"OK," she said after another minute of exploring the device's contents. "The ship's computers are still running on back-up power. I have a database of everything we know about the alien life of Agnak! Also, as we were crash-landing the radar took an automatic scan of the surrounding area, so I can give you some directions in a minute. Sadly the signal's not powerful enough for us to broadcast an SOS into space... but hey, can't have everything, right?"
Faaldoon only grunted, but Amelia didn't seem to be paying attention - instead she was looking out of the hole in the ship's flank, at the surrounding jungle. Susan could see why - something was flying towards them. A group of somethings, all bright yellow and green, round and about the size of her head.
The first of them reached the ship - this close up Susan could see they had odd, curled scales instead of feathers, and large crooked beaks. They attached themselves to the ceiling just inside the ship, right above their heads. Belatedly Susan realised she should draw her blaster - Faaldoon was already leveling his cannon.
"Wait!" Amelia whispered, laying a hand on his arm. "We don't know what they want. They might be friendly."
Faaldoon kept his cannon leveled at them, however. As soon as the last of them had adhered to the ceiling, the group began to squawk. The sound was both extremely loud and extremely unpleasant, rattling along the metal hallways of the ship to produce painful echoes.
"I don't get it!" Susan shouted over the din. "What are they doing?"
"No idea!" Amelia called back. "Let's just get out of here to somewhere safe!"
Option A) Shoot the squawking bird-things.
Option B) Ignore the squawking bird things.
Option C) Spend a few minutes to look up the bird-things on your shiny new tablet/PC, and follow the appropriate course of action.
Once out of the ship, you should head towards...
Option 1) An ancient, possibly abandoned ruin, 2km north in the thickest part of the jungle. The ship's scan suggests it might have the appropriate tech to broadcast an SOS.
Option 2) A small, nearby town. 3.5km east, but you can follow a river directly to it, so there's no risk of getting lost.
Option 3) The closest mountain, 2.5km to the south. There is a very small settlement on the peak, which pokes out above the canopy; from their you could attract attention or maybe broadcast an SOS.
Jane:
Amelia:
Rolls:
A it is.
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"I think we should have a brief sweep around of the ship, see if there are any supplies, then head out," Susan said, glancing around for any immediately obvious resources. "They don't like to keep us informed down in engineering, but were we transporting anything useful this time?"
"Not useful, just expensive. Storage compartments are full of rare metals, but all in the unprocessed form - you know, just in case we'd been tempted to sell them on to a different buyer."
"Huh. Then why were we attacked?"
Amelia shrugged. "Damned if I know. Didn't recognise the ship that did it either; triangular-ish, silver, lots of pointy bits. Thankfully they seem to have settled for making us crash down here."
Susan filed this information to the back of her mind. Maybe it would come in useful later, but for now they all had more pressing issues.
"OK. You go with Faaldoon, and do a quick run-through the rear of the ship. I'll cover the front half, and we'll meet back here in, say, ten minutes?"
"Agreed," said Amelia. She set off, beckoning Faaldoon to follow her. A man of few words, that giant bipedal arthropod.
Hurrying along the corridor, Susan set about exploring the front half of the ship. This time she avoided looking at the bodies, knowing there was nothing she could do for them, but the sight still made her faintly queasy. Luckily she soon found something else to occupy her thoughts - whilst the living quarters didn't yield anything, in the weapons bay she found a small laser pistol left carelessly lying around. The digital display assured her that it had enough power for five shots. She picked it up and pressed it to her hip; the exosuit twitched and rippled, before securing the gun to her in a manner not unlike secure velcro. Even better, in the same room she found a three-foot stun baton, designed for use on unruly wildlife. This didn't have a display, so she had no idea how much charge was left, but it was better than nothing.
The only thing of interest on the command deck was a first aid kit, which she secured to her back.
Satisfied with her discoveries, she made her way back to the tear in the side of the ship, only to find Amelia and Faaldoon already waiting for her.
"I have a present for you," said Amelia, upon seeing her arrive. "Well, first things first I suppose - I scavenged some nutrient packs and water bottles from catering, enough to keep us going for a couple of days. Also a few bottles of general-purpose medicine, should we get stung or anything. But most excitingly for you, I found this in Communications." She turned and rummaged through the black rucksack she seemed to have acquired. From within its depths she pulled a small, rectangular grey box, a screen glowing with life across one face. Susan recognised it instantly.
"Ah, excellent!" she breathed, taking it from Amelia and smiling in gratitude. It was a portable computer, for all intents and purposes; with this she could access the ship's mainframe, scan the databases, receive messages. A few quick swipes of her fingers across the screen and she was in.
"OK," she said after another minute of exploring the device's contents. "The ship's computers are still running on back-up power. I have a database of everything we know about the alien life of Agnak! Also, as we were crash-landing the radar took an automatic scan of the surrounding area, so I can give you some directions in a minute. Sadly the signal's not powerful enough for us to broadcast an SOS into space... but hey, can't have everything, right?"
Faaldoon only grunted, but Amelia didn't seem to be paying attention - instead she was looking out of the hole in the ship's flank, at the surrounding jungle. Susan could see why - something was flying towards them. A group of somethings, all bright yellow and green, round and about the size of her head.
The first of them reached the ship - this close up Susan could see they had odd, curled scales instead of feathers, and large crooked beaks. They attached themselves to the ceiling just inside the ship, right above their heads. Belatedly Susan realised she should draw her blaster - Faaldoon was already leveling his cannon.
"Wait!" Amelia whispered, laying a hand on his arm. "We don't know what they want. They might be friendly."
Faaldoon kept his cannon leveled at them, however. As soon as the last of them had adhered to the ceiling, the group began to squawk. The sound was both extremely loud and extremely unpleasant, rattling along the metal hallways of the ship to produce painful echoes.
"I don't get it!" Susan shouted over the din. "What are they doing?"
"No idea!" Amelia called back. "Let's just get out of here to somewhere safe!"
----
Option A) Shoot the squawking bird-things.
Option B) Ignore the squawking bird things.
Option C) Spend a few minutes to look up the bird-things on your shiny new tablet/PC, and follow the appropriate course of action.
Once out of the ship, you should head towards...
Option 1) An ancient, possibly abandoned ruin, 2km north in the thickest part of the jungle. The ship's scan suggests it might have the appropriate tech to broadcast an SOS.
Option 2) A small, nearby town. 3.5km east, but you can follow a river directly to it, so there's no risk of getting lost.
Option 3) The closest mountain, 2.5km to the south. There is a very small settlement on the peak, which pokes out above the canopy; from their you could attract attention or maybe broadcast an SOS.
Jane:
Health: 31/40
Base stats:
STR: 4
DEX: 5
INT: 10
CHM: 6
SXC: 1
For character/role-play reasons, Susan gets +1 to any roll involving technology.
Inventory:
- Exosuit (100%). Provides thermal insulation and moderate resistance to physical attack.
- Laser Blaster (DEX-based). 5 shots.
- Stun baton (STR-based). Unknown charge remaining.
- Data-Pad
- First aid kit (bandages, sterilising liquid, water, bottle of medicine containing nanobots to combat any poisoning).
Base stats:
STR: 4
DEX: 5
INT: 10
CHM: 6
SXC: 1
For character/role-play reasons, Susan gets +1 to any roll involving technology.
Inventory:
- Exosuit (100%). Provides thermal insulation and moderate resistance to physical attack.
- Laser Blaster (DEX-based). 5 shots.
- Stun baton (STR-based). Unknown charge remaining.
- Data-Pad
- First aid kit (bandages, sterilising liquid, water, bottle of medicine containing nanobots to combat any poisoning).
Amelia:
Inventory:
- One large rucksack
- Standard-issue Communications uniform, purple and blue.
- 1 litre bottles of purified water x6
- High energy nutrient bars x8
- One large rucksack
- Standard-issue Communications uniform, purple and blue.
- 1 litre bottles of purified water x6
- High energy nutrient bars x8
Rolls:
None applicable in this update.
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