Star Boy, Invisible Kid, Shadow Lass, Lightning Lad and Wildfire
Legion Mark X Cruiser, Scanning Planet Engalent 8
Today
Time: 7:29 p.m.
In regards to the radiation field and the solar winds, your scans concur with those of Lightning Lad and nothing new is learned. As you continue your scans though, you do pick up residue from a space craft which recently passed through the area. Based on your information, it appears to be only one ship. The trail is faint and the residue which remains from their fuel indicates the passage took place somewhere between 1-3 hours ago. Based on the amount and content of the residue, you believe the ship to be smaller in size. Many small ships do not use the most expensive and pure of crystals, which explains the opinion your forming. Ships such as the Legion craft usually use far more expensive crystals as they are the most compatabile with the engines and provide greater efficiency.
Obelisk
I wish to spend an hour digging for crystals. All the vegetation might point to minerals.
OCC: Crystals...do they come in different sizes/colors? Or are they like those shiny ones in Dinotopia? )
Crystals come in a variety of sizes, some are mere slivers weighing a few ounces on up to others being 200-300 lbs. Crystals do range in color because of the different properties they are composed of while others are a mix of crystal and other types of rock. The crystals your ship is fueled by are a near transparent in color. The engines of your ship contain a crystal reactor which breaks down the compounds of the stone and transforming it to energy. The engines also have a waste disposal system which separates and eliminates non-useable compounds.
Crystals are very hard and generally require specific machinery to break them into useable pieces. Your ship's crystaline container may hold one or more rocks not measuring more than a cubic 8 inches. There fore, anything you find must be pretty small unless you find a way to break it down into smaller pieces. The good news is that most crystalines are smaller in size.
Should you find other varieties of crystals (such as blue, green, red, etc.) they can be put into the crystal reactor in order to see how they react to the engine. It is possible that some may provide less efficient means of fuel though it is also possible that the wrong chemical reaction could also ruin your engine.
The Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals area of expertise could provide valuable information as well as Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering or the Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology may prove useful in determining the crystalline effects upon your engine prior to the trial and error method. In order to narrow your search to finding crystals, Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals or the Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology AOE may reveal where to search.
"Check to see if the power surges form some type of a pattern or if there is something odd about them.
We should double check to see if there are any life forms; I don't want to be caught off garud. Maybe hone in on the structure that the Science Police mentioned.
What kind of weather are we going to be having here?"
"Princess Projectra, in short, my sister has assisnated our father, framed me, stolen my crown, imprisoned me, and has now sent these rebles to capture me. If they succeed I will be tried, convicted, and executed, by my sister's agents. General Arlington has alone remained loyal to me and helped me escape. I will explain more after these rebles have been dealt with. As both fellow royalty and a dear friend I ask you to offer me assistance."
The Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals area of expertise could provide valuable information as well as Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering or the Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology may prove useful in determining the crystalline effects upon your engine prior to the trial and error method. In order to narrow your search to finding crystals, Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals or the Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology AOE may reveal where to search.
OCC: I have none of those skills. I really messed up here)
The Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals area of expertise could provide valuable information as well as Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering or the Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology may prove useful in determining the crystalline effects upon your engine prior to the trial and error method. In order to narrow your search to finding crystals, Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals or the Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology AOE may reveal where to search.OCC: I have none of those skills. I really messed up here)
No problem a character shouldn't have every AOE anyway. Fortunently, most areas of expertise can be used untrained. Below in boldface are the rules for using AOE untrained.
Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals: Untrained -6 categories; Basic Traits: Intellect and Concentration
Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering: Untrained -10 categories; Basic Traits: Intellect and Concentration
Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology: Untrained -6 categories; Basic Traits: Intellect and Concentration
According to my copy of your character sheet, Obelisk has an Intellect of Exceptional/7 and a Concentration of Astonishing/9.
In order to use Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals or the Sciences Planetary Studies/Geology AOE untrained, you subtract -6 categories from your Intellect and your Concentration. This gives Obelisk an Intellect of Feeble/1 and a Concentration of Poor/3, for a grand total of +3 to the die roll (all of the primary trait/Intellect and half rounded up of the secondary trait of Concentration).
If your character uses Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering; they have an Intellect category of Subfeeble/-3 and a Concentration of Subfeeble -1. If you use this AOE roll your d20 and subtract a total of -4 from the die roll.
If this is confusing feel free to ask questions, otherwise here are your modifiers for the die rolls:
Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals: +3 to die roll
Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering: -4 to die roll
When using an untrained AOE, the character automatically reverts back to their basic trait score. The modifier for “untrained” is the number of categories subtracted from the character’s basic trait score. If the character has any other bonuses or penalties applying to the untrained AOE they are calculated in after the category has been determined.
When subtracting untrained category modifiers, a character may easily reach Subfeeble/0 or less. In cases of this, the categories must continue with Subfeeble/0; Subfeeble/-1, Subfeeble/-2, Subfeeble/-3 and so on. Any negative number is subtracted from the actual die roll total.
Finally, if the untrained AOE has an entry of “No” it means that particular ability cannot be used at all by an untrained person.
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OCC: I will take the risk of rolling dice)
Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals:
Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering:
OCC: I will take the risk of rolling dice)
Academics & Business & Trade/Energy Crystals: d20+3
Science Engineering/Spacecraft Engineering: d20-4
Regretfully, you unaware of where to look for the crystals you would need and any search would be truly be luck beyond belief.
"Good work Invisible Kid <confirm data with each other>; all right gang; looks like the radiation is same type used by many healing devices; and should prove harmless in the short term and is the cause of much of interference. <make the location appear on the screen> Here is the epicenter of the strongest source; I believe we should start there. There are other sources on the planet of other types of radiation; but here in the mountain strata uplifts and there is a possibility of something here; but no certainty."
I begin looking for a safe place to land the ship where it wont be comprimized or damaged and update the log of our time and landing site as well as the coordinates of our first search point just in case WE go missing.
"We will be beginning our decent; please take your seats as there may be turbulance and radiation effects we are as yet unaware of"
Did I notice Invis Kids ship trail when we confir?
"Excellent; were you able to determine the drive type used for propulsion?"
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I will give a hand and we will work as a team giving aid to rolls I hope.
Everyone
All Players; I beleive that I will expand the Planetary Travel Area of Expertise by adding "Instrument Reading." All characters may add this to their character sheet. The category you select must be equal or greater than your Comuputers and Communications category. Please do not exceed the category of Epic/12 unless you check with me first. I'll just want to know why your character should have it higher. Note, there are rules for specialization for anyone who wants to take advantage of them.
Here are the stats for Instrument Reading for each of the Planetary Travel AOE.
Civilian Air & Space Transport/Instrument Reading PT/ST: Int/Con TCS: 11 Zen: 6.
Military Air & Space Transport/Instrument Reading PT/ST: Int/Con TCS: 13 Zen: 8.
Civilian Aquatic/Instrument Reading PT/ST: Int/Con TSC: 10 Zen: 5.
Military Aquatic/Instrument Reading PT/ST: Int/Con TCS: 12 Zen: 7.
Civilian Ground Transport/Instrument Reading PT/ST: Int/Con TCS: 10 Zen: 5.
Military Ground Transport/Instrument Reading PT/ST: Int/Con TCS: 12. Zen: 7
Lightning Lad "Excellent; were you able to determine the drive type used for propulsion?"
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I begin looking for a safe place to land the ship where it wont be comprimized or damaged and update the log of our time and landing site as well as the coordinates of our first search point just in case WE go missing. I will give a hand and we will work as a team giving aid to rolls I hope. "We will be beginning our decent; please take your seats as there may be turbulance and radiation effects we are as yet unaware of" Did I notice Invis Kids ship trail when we confir?
Lightning Lad Regretfully, your scan did not make you aware of the spaceship in which Invisible Kid discovered. In order to work as a team, you each need to make a Instrument Reading area of expertise roll. Whomever has the highest roll may add 1/2 the others category number to their total.
Invisible Kid Garth, there is a faint trail from a ship that passed through here. I suggest we try to extrapolate its course to determine it's probable destination prior to setting down on the planet. I'm concerned if we wait, we may miss a chance to determine who preceded us to our location.
Pursuit and Evasion: Follow Target 1d20+13
Sciences Advanced Theories & Analysis: Advanced Transport Theories 1d20+13
Invisible Kid You examine the remains of the propulsion system and though you cannot make an exact specification, you know that it different than those normally encountered. You determine that the fuel is from a small, private ship rather than a larger one designed for combat. The engine system properties are similar to those used about 30 years ago, which by your standards are very inefficient. If you want to lock your instruments on to the trail of the other craft, thus follow it (without line of sight) make another Instrument Reading area of expertise check. The stream is still well placed together and thus it shouldn't be to difficult.
"Invisible Kid; if you we dont have enough data; just look for unique markers that we can identify from the data you do have to crossreference if we find a ship to scan; wont be an exact match; but will be a fingerprint so to speak.
Ok; all; we are going to follow this trail in case Invisible Kid can get more data on the ship passing through here, perhaps we can land where they did."
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follow trail...
Invisible Kid
Instrument Reading to plot course of ship: 1d20+13
Your Instrument Reading succeeds and you are easily able to pick up the trail of the other spacecraft. It lead directly down towards a jungle mountainous terrain with an ocean not far by.
Lightning Lad
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Ok; all; we are going to follow this trail in case Invisible Kid can get more data on the ship passing through here, perhaps we can land where they did."
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follow trail...
Pursuing the trail down towards the planet, you see a small personal craft which has landed in a small clearing of the jungle. There is enough space to land next to it if you wish. The craft you look at from above is older looking in design.
Obelisk
Make a Hearing check, roll d20 and ad your modifier to the roll.
d20+5
The silence of the mountainous jungle is silent. No birds or signs of wildlife appear. The wind begins to pick up as you notice dark green clouds filling the sky. The temperature is dropping quickly.
"Ok; all lets take a look; activating ships internal security systems. We need to groups; one group to stand guard and ready and taking a look at the immediant surrounding area; the other to check out the ship and see what can be learned. Who is for which group, any volunteers?"
"Ok; all lets take a look; activating ships internal security systems. We need to groups; one group to stand guard and ready and taking a look at the immediant surrounding area; the other to check out the ship and see what can be learned. Who is for which group, any volunteers?"
Ok, sounds like Lightning Lad and Wildfire are going to look around.
Shadow Lass, are you going with them or are you going to stay with Invisible Kid?
I'll take a look around the surrounding area. I'm going to fly up and get a look at the area from the sky.
You fly a couple hundred feet upwards and look around. The clouds are turning an ominous dark green and the temperature is starting to drop. The jungle canopy may presvent you from seeing anything of interest on the ground. Make a Sight check.
Wildfire
My sight roll was 15 + 6 = 21.
Peering down below you see no openings through the canopy. As the terrain begins going uphill, the denseness starts to diminish. You see a lone figure bending over looking at something on the ground.
I dont know what my spot is; I see sight good/6 on my sheet; and detect person +11/+10; so how do I roll to percieve?
I dont know what my spot is; I see sight good/6 on my sheet; and detect person +11/+10; so how do I roll to percieve?
In this situation if your flying and looking overhead, you would use Sight. Sight is a more general looking around for anything of interest.
Detect person is more like when someone is hiding in shadows and you would like to find them.
I can see why you would be confused by this and I will fix it. Thanks for pointing that out to me Lightning Lad.
For now, use Sight if you joined Wildfire in the air. If your staying on the ground, no roll is necessary.
Thanks!
Sorry for the delays folks, I'll start picking up some of the characters until their players return, wouldn't want to see the game fall apart this soon.
Invisible Kid
Star Boy/Cosmos Master Coverage)
Garth, I'd like to take a closer look at the ship.
Star Boy says "I'll give you a hand with the craft Lyle. It doesn't look like its been here all that long, if their is anyone still alive they can be far. Shadow Lass, why don't you see if you can find any footprints, perhaps they walked off. "
As Invisible Kid and Star Boy approach the small craft and begin looking around, the following is obvious.......The ship is small and has enough passenger space for five individuals at best. The shell of the ship is dark blue with silver colored metal strips on the side for decoration. The make and model is a Quantum 55 Outreach spacecraft, a fairly popular ship about 30 years ago.
As you look through the windshield, you can see that the secondary passenger seats have been removed and it looks like someone may have been living in the ship. You can see assorted clothes and equipment scattered about the rear of the ship. The equipment you can see is essential survival gear, you see no signs of any kind of research equipment.
The engine utilizes crystals which has served as a primary fuel for crafts for over the last 130 years, though you would consider this type of craft to be pretty inefficient compared to those developed now.
A ship this size would be used primarly for planet hopping within a single star system. Based on what you can see on the outside, it does not have the capability of travelling through wormholes so it is unlikely that the owner came from a great distance.
This completes your initial inspection from the outside. You have yet to open it and get in or give the outer part of the ship a very thorough examination.
Brainiac 5/Cosmos Master Coverage
Brainiac 5 can you hack into their computer and disable thier ship's engin? That can buy us time to help Ice Empress.
Princess, royalty you may be but at the ships controls you are not. I've disabled their weapons as well as shields, they pose little harm to anyone. To humor you however, I shall complete the process should we decide to board their craft and question the occupants.
There it is done, you will now find that they are on life support systems only. Now may I suggest that YOU assist your friend, though clearly little to no harm has yet to come to her.
Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy, Princess Projectra
You will need to grab a space helmet if you desire to leave your ship.
The ship you have disabled hails you once again.
Flying circular sweep 100 yards radius with ship as centerpoint; 100 ft high unless there is excessive terrain.
sight rolls
hmm i dont know about this crazy dice roller...
Lightning Lad
Flying circular sweep 100 yards radius with ship as centerpoint; 100 ft high unless there is excessive terrain.
sight rolls
1d20+6
1d20+6
1d20+6
As you fly in a circular motion you also see the same individual Wildfire does, he its difficult to tell what he's doing, he appears to be picking things up off the ground, looking at them, and tossing them back down.
As you scan the area, you notice a small plateau not far from the individual you have just spotted, its perhaps another 1/4 of a mile higher. The plateau is still higher than you are so you are unable to discern more information at this time.
Obelisk
Feel free to make a Sight check for general observation. Roll d20 and add your Sight modifier to the roll.
"Bulletin to all: there is an individual nearby apparently looking for something; doesnt appear threatening; how goes the preliminary look at the ship?"
Obelisk
Feel free to make a Sight check for general observation. Roll d20 and add your Sight modifier to the roll.
What is going on? Who are these strange beings?, I think aloud.
Obelisk
Obelisk
What is going on? Who are these strange beings?, I think aloud.
Two humanoid beings are flying in the air in a circular motion, it is clear that you have been spotted. One of the individuals wears a blue and black uniform top with some sort of yellow stripes going from the shoulders to the center of the chest. The leggings are also dark blue, black and white. His hands and forearms wear white gloves while black and dark blue boots cover his feet.
The other individual is wearing some sort of tan and red helmet with a dark face shield, the upper body consists of a uniform which is also tan around the upper arms, red gloves, and a red and yellow symbol upon the chest, with a midriff of red as well. Finally red boots adorn the individuals feet.
Please describe yourself to the others so they have a reasonable idea of what you look like from about 33 yards up in the air.
"All, I will approach this person for an interview; perhaps we speak a common language or the translator can help; will leave my comm link open so you can listen in."
<I approach and land 20 ft from the person>
"I am Lightning Lad, of the Legion of Super Heroes. We are investigating this unlikely spacial phenomenon and looking for lost people and crash victims. Who might you be and have you seen anyone else in this region?"
Invisible Kid
The door opens and you look in. According to the instruments you can see that the ships fuel is very very low. It operates on low quality crystals. It looks like someone has been rummaging through the back of the craft. An assortment of clothes and misc. survival gear is present. There is a good amount of food and water present, enough to sustain a single person for perhaps a month or so; a week or two for 2-3 individuals. There is no survival suit present. You don't notice anything odd or out of place.
The weather appears to be taking a turn for the worse. You notice a significant drop in temperature and dark cloud have filled the area.
Lightning Lad and Wildfire
"All, I will approach this person for an interview; perhaps we speak a common language or the translator can help; will leave my comm link open so you can listen in."
<I approach and land 20 ft from the person>
"I am Lightning Lad, of the Legion of Super Heroes. We are investigating this unlikely spacial phenomenon and looking for lost people and crash victims. Who might you be and have you seen anyone else in this region?"
The weather is very quickly changing, within the last several minutes, the temperature has dropped about 15 degrees. The dark clouds that were overstretched across the mountains has begun to move and is rapidly heading your direction. Day light is diminishing with the heavy cloud cover.