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Lieutenant Arisukawa Haruna

Balance Stats
❁ • Work / Life • ❁
❁ • ❁ Warrior / Princess ❁ • ❁
❁ • ❁ Radical / Respectable ❁ • ❁


Tactical Stats
Gunnery 0, Navigation +2, Command +2, Technology -4, Personal -2, Strategy +3

Stress: 3


PLEASE READ THE QUEST RULES BELOW

You collectively vote on the actions of Arisukawa Haruna, the first woman to serve openly in the Imperial Akitsukuni Navy.

This quest is set in a universe which is much like our own circa 1910, but with different politics, cultural norms, and ideas about gender and sexuality, as well as some unusual and advanced technology in places.

We are using this quest to explore themes like breaking the glass ceiling, divergent outlooks on gender and sexuality, colonialism and imperialism, and the place of royalty.

Content Warning
This quest goes some dark places.

There is violence, often explicit, often unfair, often against undeserving targets.

There are not always good options forward. The protagonist is not necessarily a good person.

There is implied content and discussion of sexual harassment and assault.

This is a world where people are often racist, sexist, queerphobic bigots. Sometimes, even the PC and the people they are friends with.

Voting Rules

We will tell you if write-in votes are allowed. If we do not say that write-ins are allowed, they are not. This is to prevent people from unrealistically hedging their bets.

You may proposal other options in a non-vote format, subject to approval, on non write-in votes.

We will tell you when a vote allows approved voting. If we don't say the answer is no, pick an option. We like making people commit.

Discussions makes the GM feel fuzzy.

Game Rules
When we ask you for a roll, roll 3d6. You are aiming to roll equal or under the value of your stat. If you succeed, Haruna gets through the situation with no real difficulties. If you roll above the target value, Haruna will still succeed, but this success will cost her something or add a complication.

Whenever Haruna loses something or faces hardship from a botched roll, she takes Stress. The more Stress Haruna has, the more the job and the circumstances she's in will get to her, and it'll be reflected in the narrative. Haruna must be kept under 10 Stress: if she reaches 10 Stress, she will suffer a breakdown and the results will not be great for her.

Haruna loses stress by taking time for herself, by making meaningful progress on her dreams, and by kissing tall, beautiful women.

Meta Rules
Author commentary is in italics so you know it's not story stuff.

Please don't complain about the system or the fact we have to roll dice. We've heard it before, we've heard it a thousand times across multiple quests. We're not going to change it, and it wears at our fucking souls.

Just going "oh noooo" or "Fish RNGesus Why!" is fun and fine. Complaining at length because you didn't get what you want less so.

If you have a question, tag both @open_sketchbook and @Artificial Girl. If you only tag one of us, you will be ignored. Seriously, we both write this quest.

And yes this is an alt-history type setting with openly gay and trans people, ahistoric medicine, and weird politics. Just... deal, please?

This quest employs a special system called Snippet Votes. Please read this post for more information.
 
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[X] IAN Otamajakushi, a semi-submersible minelayer: Not quite a submarine and not quite a surface vessel, this is another experimental ship. In theory, it's supposed to partially submerge itself for maximum stealth while it lays its mines. In theory, it should work great. In practice, it's capsized twice so far. At least no one has died yet.

This is the only one of these that isn't an inherently terrible idea.
Edit: Militarily I mean
 
[X] I-108, a submarine cruiser: One of two of its type, this vessel is a submersible with two eight-inch guns, allowing for stealthy shore bombardments or extended ambushes of enemy shipping. It also has a rotating torpedo tube that can be lowered out of the bottom of the boat to fire in ANY direction. Whoever designed this thing is brilliant, because the Naval High Command definitely gave them a lot of money.

SUBS

SUBS

SUUUUUBBBBBSSSSSS!!!!!!
 
I know everyone is excited about the potential to be on a sub but the operational history of submarine cruisers is less than stellar, to say the least.
 
[X] I-108, a submarine cruiser: One of two of its type, this vessel is a submersible with two eight-inch guns, allowing for stealthy shore bombardments or extended ambushes of enemy shipping. It also has a rotating torpedo tube that can be lowered out of the bottom of the boat to fire in ANY direction. Whoever designed this thing is brilliant, because the Naval High Command definitely gave them a lot of money.
 
So are we certain they don't want us dead? A ram? Two submarines?

I know everyone is excited about the potential to be on a sub but the operational history of submarine cruisers is less than stellar, to say the least.
Plus the whole "nearly killing crew" issues.


[X] IAN Hachinosu, a motor torpedo boat tender: This larger vessel carries four lean little motor torpedo boats on joists that can be lowered into the water to scout or attack enemy capital ships. She's the only ship of her class and is officially considered 'experimental' by the Naval High Command, but at least she's a combat ship. Sort of.
 
[X] I-108, a submarine cruiser: One of two of its type, this vessel is a submersible with two eight-inch guns, allowing for stealthy shore bombardments or extended ambushes of enemy shipping. It also has a rotating torpedo tube that can be lowered out of the bottom of the boat to fire in ANY direction. Whoever designed this thing is brilliant, because the Naval High Command definitely gave them a lot of money.

It's probably a pig that needs constant maintenance and yard time, buts it's a combat ship, and a fairly prestigious one. That and submarine cruisers are raiders. Traditionally commerce raiders are the place in the navy for the ambitious and aggressive officers.
 
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[X] IAN Hachinosu, a motor torpedo boat tender: This larger vessel carries four lean little motor torpedo boats on joists that can be lowered into the water to scout or attack enemy capital ships. She's the only ship of her class and is officially considered 'experimental' by the Naval High Command, but at least she's a combat ship. Sort of.

[X] I-108, a submarine cruiser: One of two of its type, this vessel is a submersible with two eight-inch guns, allowing for stealthy shore bombardments or extended ambushes of enemy shipping. It also has a rotating torpedo tube that can be lowered out of the bottom of the boat to fire in ANY direction. Whoever designed this thing is brilliant, because the Naval High Command definitely gave them a lot of money.

These seem like the least likely to kill us.
 
[X] I-108, a submarine cruiser: One of two of its type, this vessel is a submersible with two eight-inch guns, allowing for stealthy shore bombardments or extended ambushes of enemy shipping. It also has a rotating torpedo tube that can be lowered out of the bottom of the boat to fire in ANY direction. Whoever designed this thing is brilliant, because the Naval High Command definitely gave them a lot of money.


Experimental? Yes. Possibly lethal? Yes. But submarines are relatively new, and we've got the chance to make a mark on a whole branch of the navy.
 
(as an aside if you like your QMs discussion about the events beyond just the votes make us happy...)

(Also that kind of discussion gives us stuff to mold the story around rather than just taking your votes and that's important)
 
[X] IAN Raimeiko, a torpedo ram: Fresh off the yard and ready for a shakedown cruise, this is the newest vessel in a class of ship that the Admiralty is certain will be useful against any enemy attacks against the homeland. Or it can attack the enemy in port. And it RAMS! Awesome. Not only can it fire regular torpedoes from it's 4 tubes facing port and starboard, but the ram is designed to explode inside the enemy vessel. This ship has a lot of fighting spirit and will probably kill everyone on board.

The last thing I want to be in is a Submarine that can be described as Experimental.
 
I know everyone is excited about the potential to be on a sub but the operational history of submarine cruisers is less than stellar, to say the least.

All of the designs offered are hilariously flawed.

I mean, you have :

1) Floating pile of fuel and torpedos
2) One modern incarnation of the hellburner
3) One presunk minelayer
4) And a sub that's too big to dive fast, and not armored enough to fight decently.

Also, that rotating torpedo layer is just asking for your forward torpedo room to be flooded.
 
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[X] I-108, a submarine cruiser: One of two of its type, this vessel is a submersible with two eight-inch guns, allowing for stealthy shore bombardments or extended ambushes of enemy shipping. It also has a rotating torpedo tube that can be lowered out of the bottom of the boat to fire in ANY direction. Whoever designed this thing is brilliant, because the Naval High Command definitely gave them a lot of money.

this has the biggest guns and therefore i will pick it.

More seriously I just have a completely illogical infatuation with the madness that was the 'submarine cruiser' concept.
 
[X] IAN Hachinosu, a motor torpedo boat tender: This larger vessel carries four lean little motor torpedo boats on joists that can be lowered into the water to scout or attack enemy capital ships. She's the only ship of her class and is officially considered 'experimental' by the Naval High Command, but at least she's a combat ship. Sort of.

I'm surprised they have so many ships designed to kill everyone on board.
 
[X] IAN Raimeiko, a torpedo ram: Fresh off the yard and ready for a shakedown cruise, this is the newest vessel in a class of ship that the Admiralty is certain will be useful against any enemy attacks against the homeland. Or it can attack the enemy in port. And it RAMS! Awesome. Not only can it fire regular torpedoes from it's 4 tubes facing port and starboard, but the ram is designed to explode inside the enemy vessel. This ship has a lot of fighting spirit and will probably kill everyone on board.

I agree with the statement that all these choices are hilariously bad ideas.

However, they are all also hilariously awesome as fuck.
 
[X] IAN Raimeiko, a torpedo ram: Fresh off the yard and ready for a shakedown cruise, this is the newest vessel in a class of ship that the Admiralty is certain will be useful against any enemy attacks against the homeland. Or it can attack the enemy in port. And it RAMS! Awesome. Not only can it fire regular torpedoes from it's 4 tubes facing port and starboard, but the ram is designed to explode inside the enemy vessel. This ship has a lot of fighting spirit and will probably kill everyone on board.

Is it probable that we would be put in charge of the ram?
Because port/starboard torpedo launchers are lame.
 
[X] IAN Hachinosu, a motor torpedo boat tender: This larger vessel carries four lean little motor torpedo boats on joists that can be lowered into the water to scout or attack enemy capital ships. She's the only ship of her class and is officially considered 'experimental' by the Naval High Command, but at least she's a combat ship. Sort of.
 
[X] IAN Raimeiko, a torpedo ram: Fresh off the yard and ready for a shakedown cruise, this is the newest vessel in a class of ship that the Admiralty is certain will be useful against any enemy attacks against the homeland. Or it can attack the enemy in port. And it RAMS! Awesome. Not only can it fire regular torpedoes from it's 4 tubes facing port and starboard, but the ram is designed to explode inside the enemy vessel. This ship has a lot of fighting spirit and will probably kill everyone on board.

Is it probable that we would be put in charge of the ram?
Because port/starboard torpedo launchers are lame.
Not a chance. The only one of these which you would be in charge of is you might get to be in charge of one of the little boats on the torpedo boat tender.
 
It's like a monitor but instead of a turret it has like, a little conning tower. :D
Well that's not quite what I was hoping for... monitors may not be as visible as traditional warships but they're still more visible than I'm comfortable with.

Changing vote.

[X] IAN Hachinosu, a motor torpedo boat tender: This larger vessel carries four lean little motor torpedo boats on joists that can be lowered into the water to scout or attack enemy capital ships. She's the only ship of her class and is officially considered 'experimental' by the Naval High Command, but at least she's a combat ship. Sort of.
 
[X] IAN Raimeiko, a torpedo ram: Fresh off the yard and ready for a shakedown cruise, this is the newest vessel in a class of ship that the Admiralty is certain will be useful against any enemy attacks against the homeland. Or it can attack the enemy in port. And it RAMS! Awesome. Not only can it fire regular torpedoes from it's 4 tubes facing port and starboard, but the ram is designed to explode inside the enemy vessel. This ship has a lot of fighting spirit and will probably kill everyone on board.
 
Not a chance. The only one of these which you would be in charge of is you might get to be in charge of one of the little boats on the torpedo boat tender.

[X] IAN Hachinosu, a motor torpedo boat tender: This larger vessel carries four lean little motor torpedo boats on joists that can be lowered into the water to scout or attack enemy capital ships. She's the only ship of her class and is officially considered 'experimental' by the Naval High Command, but at least she's a combat ship. Sort of.

Independent command, 'ERE WE GO!

Also, such a torpedo boat tender could be easily retrofitted into aircraft carrier, no?
For a given value of "aircraft carrier" - no flat decks or catapults, or most other stuff. Just planes in place of boats.
 
[X] IAN Hachinosu, a motor torpedo boat tender: This larger vessel carries four lean little motor torpedo boats on joists that can be lowered into the water to scout or attack enemy capital ships. She's the only ship of her class and is officially considered 'experimental' by the Naval High Command, but at least she's a combat ship. Sort of.

This is the ship least likely to just straight up kill everyone onboard, and it's the most likely to give us a chance at commanding a boat, through the parasite craft.
 
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