A redux of the Blue Swarm quest, once more the Zerg will find themselves in the world of mass effect and it is up to you the clever leader of this fragment of the swarm to grow the hive, grow your power. For the swarm.
Blue Swarm Redux (Starcraft x Mass Effect)
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The Event
You are a Zerg, not a simple Zerg bioform made to die, not an industrious drone working to grow the hive. You are a leader of the swarm the commander of the hive you are surrounded by. Or you had been, in a moment all that you were shifts and breaks the universe itself cracking in half and breaking apart around you. Your mind has never before seen such an event but before you could learn of it or respond you and much of your core hive were shifted thrown beyond the reach of all others and taken by darkness.
[ ][World] One of Live Overgrown
When you recover you find yourself on a world of dense jungles and deep bogs, overflowing with life. Thick vines and massive trees, this world has its own dangers and plentiful biomass.
[ ][World] One of Ice Frozen Solid
When you recover you find yourself on a world of frozen mountains and icy oceans. Planes of white snow and crystal ice, this world is low on resources but few will ever have reason to travel here.
[ ][World] One of Ash Burning
When you recover you find yourself on a world of ash and lava, volcanoes and sulfur clouds. The dark sky hides this world from space it is rich in resources and filled with danger from the environment.
[ ][World] One of Water Flooded
When you recover you find yourself on a world of seas the ocean all around you waves breaking on a few small islands and twisting hurricanes in the distance. The Zerg rarely go to the depths but they can and few would have the power to strike a sunken hive.
[ ][World] One of Sand Scorched
When you recover you find yourself on a world of deserts and broken cities. Some ancient people were killed here their bodies long since returned to the sands and dust. The relics of the past will be useful but others will want them as well.
[ ][Brood] Cerebrate
Before the strange event, you were a cerebrate you were the hands of the overmind. You have the swarm unending, purity of form the will of the Swarm.
SC 1 Zerg Units, Higher Control, Faster Development
[ ][Brood] Queen
Before the strange event, you were a broodmother of the Zerg — a mistress under the queen of blades. You are a powerful creature in your own right far more so than the Cerebrates.
SC 2 Zerg Units, Powerful Hero Unit, Faster Spawning
[ ][Brood] Alpha
Before the strange event, you were a powerful alpha of the primal Zerg. You and your pack were shifted here. Your strength is pinnacle your pack is powerful.
Primal Zerg Units, Powerful Hero Units, Units Self Advance
[ ][Brood] Commander
Before the strange event, you were one of the infected terrans with a mind intact left to control your twisted kin. You are the Zerg virus given power and life shaped into greatness.
Infected Terran Units, Technology, Advanced Zerg Virus
[ ][World] One of Live Overgrown
When you recover you find yourself on a world of dense jungles and deep bogs, overflowing with life. Thick vines and massive trees, this world has its own dangers and plentiful biomass.
[ ][World] One of Ice Frozen Solid
When you recover you find yourself on a world of frozen mountains and icy oceans. Planes of white snow and crystal ice, this world is low on resources but few will ever have reason to travel here.
[ ][World] One of Ash Burning
When you recover you find yourself on a world of ash and lava, volcanoes and sulfur clouds. The dark sky hides this world from space it is rich in resources and filled with danger from the environment.
[ ][World] One of Water Flooded
When you recover you find yourself on a world of seas the ocean all around you waves breaking on a few small islands and twisting hurricanes in the distance. The Zerg rarely go to the depths but they can and few would have the power to strike a sunken hive.
[ ][World] One of Sand Scorched
When you recover you find yourself on a world of deserts and broken cities. Some ancient people were killed here their bodies long since returned to the sands and dust. The relics of the past will be useful but others will want them as well.
[ ][Brood] Cerebrate
Before the strange event, you were a cerebrate you were the hands of the overmind. You have the swarm unending, purity of form the will of the Swarm.
SC 1 Zerg Units, Higher Control, Faster Development
[ ][Brood] Queen
Before the strange event, you were a broodmother of the Zerg — a mistress under the queen of blades. You are a powerful creature in your own right far more so than the Cerebrates.
SC 2 Zerg Units, Powerful Hero Unit, Faster Spawning
[ ][Brood] Alpha
Before the strange event, you were a powerful alpha of the primal Zerg. You and your pack were shifted here. Your strength is pinnacle your pack is powerful.
Primal Zerg Units, Powerful Hero Units, Units Self Advance
[ ][Brood] Commander
Before the strange event, you were one of the infected terrans with a mind intact left to control your twisted kin. You are the Zerg virus given power and life shaped into greatness.
Infected Terran Units, Technology, Advanced Zerg Virus
- Location
- Puerto Rico
Huh, important question before voting.
These two:
[ ][Brood] Commander
[ ][World] One of Ice Frozen Solid
Could we get Commander Shepard to be in our faction at the beginning?
The frozen world being Alchera and with the Zerg virus, we bring her/him dead body back to life?
These two:
[ ][Brood] Commander
[ ][World] One of Ice Frozen Solid
Could we get Commander Shepard to be in our faction at the beginning?
The frozen world being Alchera and with the Zerg virus, we bring her/him dead body back to life?
Rules
Welcome, once the character creation is over the quest will work in plan system each turn you will have a number of resources and actions. You will use your dice to take those actions and develop them. Each action will have a DC that is how hard the action will be you can spend multiple dice on one action and if you do so the larger rolled number will be used, this allows you to focus on important actions at the cost of the number of actions you can work on.
Actions and Dice fall under the following categories.
Military
These actions are about creating war groups, creating defenses, and going to war or on the hunt.
Research
These actions are about developing new bioforms, solving problems, and exploring the nature of the universe.
Diplomatic
These actions are about reaching out to others.
Growth
These actions are about growing the size of the swarm and creating clusters, and hives.
Exploration
These actions are about exploring the worlds and galaxy you find yourself in.
And there is a special category of dice.
Free
These dice can be put to any action.
Actions and Dice fall under the following categories.
Military
These actions are about creating war groups, creating defenses, and going to war or on the hunt.
Research
These actions are about developing new bioforms, solving problems, and exploring the nature of the universe.
Diplomatic
These actions are about reaching out to others.
Growth
These actions are about growing the size of the swarm and creating clusters, and hives.
Exploration
These actions are about exploring the worlds and galaxy you find yourself in.
And there is a special category of dice.
Free
These dice can be put to any action.
I would allow this but make 2 notes, you won't immediately get Shepard but can find their body and reanimate them for a special hero unit. This will mean you will 100% run into Cerberus on unfriendly terms on their timeline.
- Location
- kentucky
[x][World] One of Sand Scorched
When you recover you find yourself on a world of deserts and broken cities. Some ancient people were killed here their bodies long since returned to the sands and dust. The relics of the past will be useful but others will want them as well./
[x][Brood] Commander
Before the strange event, you were one of the infected terrans with a mind intact left to control your twisted kin. You are the Zerg virus given power and life shaped into greatness.
Infested Terran Units, Technology, Advanced Zerg Virus
When you recover you find yourself on a world of deserts and broken cities. Some ancient people were killed here their bodies long since returned to the sands and dust. The relics of the past will be useful but others will want them as well./
[x][Brood] Commander
Before the strange event, you were one of the infected terrans with a mind intact left to control your twisted kin. You are the Zerg virus given power and life shaped into greatness.
Infested Terran Units, Technology, Advanced Zerg Virus
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- Location
- USA
[x][Brood] Commander
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
I dont think any of the zerg quests have gone the infested terran route
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
I dont think any of the zerg quests have gone the infested terran route
[X][World] One of Sand Scorched
[X][Brood] Commander
[X][Brood] Commander
- Location
- Borderworld, Xen
[X][Brood] Queen
I feel like we could eventually gain the virus, but for know building a foundation with faster spawning will be better for the long run.
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
Making it harder to attack our Hive seems prudent. Also Harder to find and get to.
I feel like we could eventually gain the virus, but for know building a foundation with faster spawning will be better for the long run.
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
Making it harder to attack our Hive seems prudent. Also Harder to find and get to.
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
[X][Brood] Alpha
[X][Brood] Alpha
- Location
- Warsaw
[X][Brood] Queen
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
You need to remove the spaces in the brackets for it to register.
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
[X][Brood] Commander
[X][Brood] Commander
[X][World] One of Ash Burning
[X][Brood] Queen
For what it's worth, while I voted for the queen over the infested terran, I do see the appeal of the latter, so I don't mind if that one wins. However, I feel like the Overgrown Life or the Burning Ash worlds are our two safest bets. As a new brood, the thing we need more than anything else is resources, be it biomass or other materials, so we can rapidly expand.
Neither the ocean world or the desert world offer that. The desert in particular only offers long dead ruins that are of nebulous use. I feel like that one is a trap. As for those voting for the ocean world, it's main draw is it's defensible nature, but the description of the ash world notes that it's remote and the inhospitable climate also hides us from spacebound threats, which, combined with the massive uptick of resources is probably better for us in both the long and short term.
[X][Brood] Queen
For what it's worth, while I voted for the queen over the infested terran, I do see the appeal of the latter, so I don't mind if that one wins. However, I feel like the Overgrown Life or the Burning Ash worlds are our two safest bets. As a new brood, the thing we need more than anything else is resources, be it biomass or other materials, so we can rapidly expand.
Neither the ocean world or the desert world offer that. The desert in particular only offers long dead ruins that are of nebulous use. I feel like that one is a trap. As for those voting for the ocean world, it's main draw is it's defensible nature, but the description of the ash world notes that it's remote and the inhospitable climate also hides us from spacebound threats, which, combined with the massive uptick of resources is probably better for us in both the long and short term.
- Location
- Earth
[X][World] One of Water Flooded
[X][Brood] Queen
[X][Brood] Queen
[X][Brood] Alpha
