Chapter 2: The Journey

Mar 5, 2024 11:31 pm
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If someone else wanna buy or sell something before you leave for Watson, please post in Chapter 1. Otherwise, please post here.
After their successful evaluation at the SFSS Station and a day of rest and indulging in a bit of leisurely shopping, the crew found themselves back in the bustling starport of Satton V.

Navigating through the crowded terminal, Maya led the group with purpose, her black-and-green hair standing out amidst the sea of travelers. Nesta followed closely behind, scanning the departure boards for any available flights to their destination.

Rogue and Ariel were in the middle, while Phantom and Adeon trailed behind, engaged in hushed conversation about their recent simulated combat. They all had a simple task—finding a ticket to Watson.

As they approached the ticketing counter, they were greeted by a harried-looking attendant, her fingers flying over the holographic interface as she processed the constant stream of passengers.

"Welcome to Satton V Starport. How can I assist you today?" the attendant asked, her tone professional but strained.
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What do you do?
Mar 8, 2024 1:22 am
"Hello, we are interested in the cheapest tickets you have going to Watson. When are the next departures?"

Nesta walks forwards and holds up her arm with a spreadsheets-like application ready to take notes of the crew's spending.
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If everyone is cool with it, i can keep tabs on our expenses and keep note of any crew items we have.
p.s.: even in games excel still haunts me...
Mar 8, 2024 8:41 am
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arthur12320 says:
If everyone is cool with it, i can keep tabs on our expenses and keep note of any crew items we have.
p.s.: even in games excel still haunts me...
There is actually a way to create an extra character sheet here in Gamersplane for a shared fund and crew items. No need for an external app.

But to start that, it would need to be taken from your individual credits. How much do you want to donate? One donation of 500 each? Recurring donations with 20% of whatever you get from now on? I will reopen the thread about this, we can discuss there.
Mar 9, 2024 1:57 pm
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"Hello, we are interested in the cheapest tickets you have going to Watson. When are the next departures?"
"Well... Watson is a drive-2 destination. " - the attendant said - "So, regular business class tickets are 750 credits per person, including your food and all the boarding taxes. If you wanna an economy class ticket for Watson, they're 450 credits, including rations and taxes. If you do have the qualifications and can convince a ship's captain, though, you can trying working passage. This way you will be part of the liner's crew and will have to work, but won't have to pay with credits."
Mar 9, 2024 11:23 pm
"Hum... Just a second, let us discuss this a little bit."

Maya then turns to her friends and says:

"What do you guys think? I can see if I know any captain or if I can convince them to let us work because honestly, we do have some money now, but I don't feel like spending so much at the beginning of our mission is wise"
Mar 10, 2024 7:28 am
"I think is a great way to save money, I may still have some old contacts from the old cargo hauling days, and most of the captains here would jump at the opportunity of a free systems check. Let’s just make sure we try and find jobs for all in the crew"
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@htech should we roll straight know checks? Any modifiers for having some background reason to have contacts?
Mar 10, 2024 11:06 am
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Contacts are not about Know (Academic knowledge) checks. They're about Connect. If you wanna look for someone you met that is going for Watson now, roll Connect, DC12.

Otherwise, you can talk to a captain that is going there but you have not met they before. The attendant can put you in contact with one.

Mar 10, 2024 8:32 pm
Nesta scrolls through her datapad for a while before coming to the conclusion that any contacts she would have are tied to her old company, and she does not want anything to do with them.

"No luck.... Maya, do you have any contacts here?"
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Don't think my connect would lead to much with a -2 (even if i get double sixes it would turn into 10), i will wait and see if Maya has any contacts if not we will talk to the captain
Mar 11, 2024 12:11 am
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I didn't see there was a Chapter 2 thread lol
Maya Nadir says:
"What do you guys think? I can see if I know any captain or if I can convince them to let us work because honestly, we do have some money now, but I don't feel like spending so much at the beginning of our mission is wise"
"All the money I have is from that gun and this mission. But don't you guys worry leave the hard work of the ship for me." Adeon says with a smug smile
Mar 12, 2024 11:22 pm
While @ligera (Maya) looks for her contacts, Nesta will approach one of the captains and start some negotiations.

"Sorry for my manners, what’s your name? …. Nice to meet you Babylon, my name is Nesta, could you point me in the direction of any captions you know are looking for a crew?"

Nesta walks together with anyone that wants to join, she will leave Maya behind if she has any connections, and goes in the direction the attendant pointed.

"Good morning captain, me and my crew are looking for some jobs in this next passage to Watson, together between us we have at least 10 years experience in all spaceship fields, and even those that don’t are more than willing to help in any way shape or form. What do you say? Willing to grab some extra help for the passage?"
Mar 12, 2024 11:31 pm
Nesta will also send a quick message on her data pad, either directly to @Spectro or to our group chat.

Phantom, I’m sure we will have many opportunities to use your wonderful abilities a lot in our journey, I would recommend, that since the place we are going isn’t that fond of Psionics that we keep your condition as sort of a secret for the time being. Your decision in the end, just thinking about the least headache inducing path. 😊
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I wasn’t 100% sure if we had some kind of coms in our datapads, but I assumed since it’s so common nowadays.

P.s.: it’s canon now, in the super far future we still use emojis LOL
Mar 13, 2024 12:01 am
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"Good morning captain, me and my crew are looking for some jobs in this next passage to Watson, together between us we have at least 10 years experience in all spaceship fields, and even those that don’t are more than willing to help in any way shape or form. What do you say? Willing to grab some extra help for the passage?"
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Please roll Talk and let's see what happens

Rolls

NPC reaction roll for initial atitude - (2d6)

(14) = 5

Mar 13, 2024 12:04 am
"Bla-bla-bla"
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With that roll I can imagine the scene, nesta stops talking and smiles, we see the view from the perspective of the captain, with the most misfit group of people ever seen standing in there LOL
Last edited March 13, 2024 12:06 am

Rolls

Nesta Venbar: Untrained/Cha - Talk - (2d6-1)

(31) - 1 = 3

Mar 13, 2024 12:07 am
"No. Our crew is complete and we are full. If you wanna go aboard, you go to that attendant over there and pay for your ticket. " - answered Captain Torres.
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With that roll I can imagine the scene, nesta stops talking and smiles, we see the view from the perspective of the captain, with the most misfit group of people ever seen standing in there LOL
Yeah, something like that
Mar 13, 2024 12:39 am
"I think I know a captain, I just don't know if they work here. Let me see if they still work as a captain and if so, where they're working now, just a sec, guys..."

Maya then looks at her pad and starts looking through her contacts.

Rolls

Chr/Connect - (2d6+1)

(66) + 1 = 13

Mar 13, 2024 12:49 am
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Now that's a roll. A 13 is completely different.
Capt. Corelli
Maya is able to contact Captain Michelle Corelli of the far trader Autumn Gold.

The ship is bound for Elixa (02.12), a few metahexes above. Its route is via Watson, with
a drop-off and trading of some supplies there.

She is willing to let you work for passage until your destination, as a favor for Maya, if she so wished.

She also has another option for you: Economy class cabins are available in her ship and she can sell them with a discount.
[ +- ] Connected (lvl 1)
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What do you do?

Somebody should roll Trade if you want to buy tickets with that discount
Mar 13, 2024 1:17 am
arthur12320 says:
Nesta will also send a quick message on her data pad, either directly to @Spectro or to our group chat.

Phantom, I’m sure we will have many opportunities to use your wonderful abilities a lot in our journey, I would recommend, that since the place we are going isn’t that fond of Psionics that we keep your condition as sort of a secret for the time being. Your decision in the end, just thinking about the least headache inducing path. 😊
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I wasn’t 100% sure if we had some kind of coms in our datapads, but I assumed since it’s so common nowadays.

P.s.: it’s canon now, in the super far future we still use emojis LOL
Phantom answers Nesta:
Relax, buddy. I'll watch out. Got some other tricks hidden up my sleeve. I'm gonna keep my distance from any trouble. 😉

Sweeping his gaze over the crowd, Phantom searches for an old acquaintance, someone indebted to him, who could facilitate their discreet entrance into the ship's crew.
Last edited March 13, 2024 1:34 am

Rolls

Phantom: Chr/Connect - (2d6)

(26) = 8

Mar 13, 2024 8:02 pm
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can i roll something to see if i can help in this situation? i mean, i am a Pilot maybe i can roll connect or talk, or even pilot, to say a lot o tecnical things, that me as Pilot, would know that is necessary during a trip or something (like "there is always need for help on the engine room, i'm sure me and my crew coulld help, i am Ariel Aurea, you probably have heard about me somewhere")
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Mar 13, 2024 10:22 pm
"It’s a pleasure to meet you captain, my name is Nesta, I have some experience working as a tech in some space hawlers, if you already have techs on board I’m more than willing to help them out, and if not allow me to be your first.

Nesta will try to prove her knowledge in the area, maybe recalculating a faster route, or scanning for system stress in the computer.

Nesta notices she’s a bit rusty when it comes to ship systems after some years away, but after a few mistakes and it taking a bit longer than she hopped she shows the results of the scans and hopes that together with the favor to Maya will land her a crew role.
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Guys I think actually Maya already managed to do it, we only have to either prove it to capt. Corelli that we can work, or buy the tickets at a discount
Last edited March 13, 2024 10:24 pm

Rolls

Nesta Venbar: Int/Program - Show off to the captain - (3d6h2+1)

(321) + 1 = 6

Mar 13, 2024 11:39 pm
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Guys I think actually Maya already managed to do it, we only have to either prove it to capt. Corelli that we can work, or buy the tickets at a discount
No need for you to prove nor roll. She needs to use her daily favor. Only @ligera can choose that, it's one of her foci. Nobody else is connected.

Or you can buy the tickets. In this option, most of you need to agree to spend the shared money and one of you need to roll Trade so we know how much it will cost.
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