What is where?

Oct 4, 2020 11:25 pm
This thread is meant to keep track of where the missing components are, where the agent's clues and triggers are, and where are some elements of the Red Herrings are...

Map of the ship for reference.

Before I do somethign stupid, I should list who bunked with who first...

- Captain Frederick Lindswirth has his own quarters at the front of the ship.
- Though married to Siri Ahlgren, the "doc" Carstein Egner has his own unique room as the ship's doc, near the front of the ship.
- As the pilot, Dimitra Christos also has her own quarters near the front of the ship.
- This means Gaila Greyfox probably bunked with Siri Ahlgren (which would make sense with her opening up to Siri for help with her stalker problem).
- This leaves Lorenzo and Sam who could have bunked with the other NPCs. (it would make sense to have Lorenzo and Sam be in separate rooms in order to void the hidden component also hidden in Lorenzo's qurters) (Sam with Pierre Chung and Lorenzo with Joseph Cole)
(This means there's an unused room left. Could it be locked for noe since no one is using it??)

(I wonder if there could be a bourgeonning relationship between Frederick and Dimitra. Both enjoy games, and Dimitra might have been looking for someone to play and bet with... Could this relationship be known to the rest of the crew? If so, would Gaila felt a bit worried about Dimitra possibly dating her potential stalker? This might explain why she did not talk to her about her problem, she was probably still trying to find the right way to tell her...)
Oct 5, 2020 12:48 pm
I was thinking of having a few Arthur C Clarke novels in the captain's quarters (2001 and Rendezvous With Rama). Either this makes the characters think of his quote "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." or perhaps it is part of the password needed to unlock the laboratory's door. (make the password the book's ISPN?)

In his notes about the deaths of his crew members, put in the following quote: "Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action'."
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

There should be some sort of captain's log here as well with some interesting entries, such as some small incidents of insubordination with Qralloq's character (Lorenzo), ...

As well as some official reports (as he would know about Lorenzo's "reprogramming".)...

How about a message from the Berlin Institute on Cognitive Abilities reminding people that should they find a "Psi", to report them immediately to the Institute for a large reward. This might make interesting with Gaila's gift...
Oct 5, 2020 4:59 pm
Similarly, in Gaila Greyfox's room, there could be a journal where she wrote about the stalker. Sadly for her, the only time she had a look at her stalker was when she was not wearing her glasses. She only saw a large and heavy set, pale form who could have been either Dr_b's character (Sam), Qralloq's character (Lorenzo), or even Scrol's character (Frederick) if he was ducking or leaning, which is why she hasn't told the captain yet as she fear he might be her stalker... She did confide in Siri, hoping that her and Carstein could be of some help, but then Siri wound up dead under mysterious circumstances and Carstein was devastated...

I could add some contact lenses in her quarters since the avatar of her character doesn't have any glasses on?

She shoudl also have some DDDs of Jazz music and a trumpet in her quarters which she can play.
Oct 5, 2020 6:44 pm
Sam McGinnis' quarters should probably have some things (very well) hidden, like a lock of Gaila's hair, some nail clippings, etc. given his awkwardness and poor social skills, the agent could have decided to hid a missing component in his quarters, in order to make him look suspect should the crew wake before reaching destination...

On the more mundane side, there could be some technical sketches of projects he's working on, a variety of small mechanical parts, etc.
Oct 5, 2020 7:59 pm
Despite her breathing ailment, Dimitra is an avid rockclimber and her quarters have extra hand holds added to one wall so she can practice. Despite being physically demanding, rock climbing is all about climbing at your own pace, plus, there is the thrill seeking and some amount of danger which makes the hobby appealing to her...
In her quarters, she'll have a collection of CDs, DVDs, M-Discs, and Blu-Rays with various pre WWIII data, music, games, flash animations, and screen captures with the captions of "Best of (insert website name)". Some posters of old memes like rage comics, keyboard cat, nyan cat, etc.?
Oct 5, 2020 8:25 pm
There is a locked gun locker at the helm (captain Lindswirth has a key, Joseph Cole had the other). (Perhaps Lorenzo's agent persona could have made a copy of Joseph's key? Still risky if they find it on him... Perhaps they'll find the gun locker smashed open and the guns gone?)

I'm thinking something like 6 handguns, 2 shotguns, and 1 assault rifle. Joseph Cole had a two nice vintage revolvers. They are in storage at the infirmary.
Oct 5, 2020 8:36 pm
How many missing components are there? I'm thinking of 4.
- 1 in squat's quarters to frame him. (graphene subcomparator?)
- 1 in Dimitra's contraband to further muddy the waters and have the crew question each other instead on concentrating on finding the agent (which might explain how he poisonned Siri... Could be at the ore crate at the very top of a pile, to have Dimitra's rock climbing trait to come in handy?). (port cargo bay?) (stabilizer lode?)
... (without necessarily trying to destroy the components, one might have been damaged accidentally, forcing squat to spend some time repairing it? Perhaps it could be the one hidden in the ore crate?)
- 1 in hydroponics (buried under loose soil? perhaps that could be the one which is broken??) (twin hallite hardfuses?)
- 1 in (given the twisting maze of conduits and wiring, engineering would be a good place. It might lead to the discovery of the secret shrine and result in a situation similar to the one of the cargo drugs, though the agent probably wasn't aware of it...) (main wireframe loop?)

(and of course, do not forget to place the empty prescription bottle in the trash incinerator.)

Hints left by the agent: His foot locker. In the computer, in case the party try to figure out who altered the course (this information was redacted by the agent, but the players might wish to dig deeper), In one of the ore crates in the cargo (not the same the component/drugs are hidden in) (starboard cargo bay?), scratched on a tree in hydroponics, in the twisting labyrinth of engineering (not anywhere need the component or the stalker shrine), in one of the facilities. (Maybe he asked Squat to sketch him a crow and he keeps one hidden in his quarters, thought that's be risky, perhaps it's hidden somewhere else??)

You do not have permission to post in this thread.