Anyway, all that aside, here's the prototype for the plan.
[ ] Plan: Expand your Ship, Vita!
Copied the plan from
@Alectai, because I think it will probably take a while from him before he can get to computer again. On the construction side, it leaves open some CP points open by not maxing manufacturing, giving us some flexibility there if needed. But will still be able to complete the ship with about 1000 BP left for things besides the ship, by taking three construction actions on the next turn. So even if due to some unforseen event, we end up needing more construction? We can always use the last fourth action for construction too if required, though it likely won't come to that.
Also, I added to the prototype plan fixing the Scrapcode Vault. Seems sensible, even with the Daemon
probably lacking the necessary energy for a while to do anything major like it tried on this turn.
Moving on to the research, Improved Psychic Shielding, according to Neablis, can
potentially be integrated into the flagship design that we already have on a
good or better roll. This is time-sensitive, and should be taken now. Here, the relevant quote:
If you do improved psychic shielding you'll only be able to upgrade the shielding in your flagship on a good roll or above, otherwise you'll be stuck with what you designed. Which is solid. Though if you do nested shielding you'll be able to put smaller, upgraded psychic shields inside your ship, like around the control room and crew quarters.
Meanwhile, personal-scale psytech is useful for both our new psyker-bean, as well as a further negotiation tool alongside juvenat and improved shielding if we want to do more diplomacy with the monasteries (meaning trying to acquire more beans). Better medical technology is useful both for better cybernetic augmentations and medical care, as well as unlocking new augmentation technologies.
When it comes to Victan, I've come to the same conclusion that seems to be the thread consensus. He is already our diplomacy-hero even with being intrigue-specced, so it makes sense keeping that open as an option elsewhere too. We can never know how long it would take to run into an another potential crewmember who could work as a diplomat.
On psyker-beans: I'm going to go with Cia. I like her, and we are lacking a Champion.
This matters. Like I said in an earlier post, Warhammer is also known as Herohammer for a reason. And there are loads of scenarios where "remote controlled killer bots" isn't the best answer. And while I've already given examples before, lets add one more: If and when going against Daemons (the character creation added a Daemonworld to our problems), you
really want someone who can actually hurt and maybe even kill them. Instead of just inconveniencing them.
[X] Plan: Expand your Ship, Vita!
-[X] Construction x3
--[X] First Construction: (4,850 BP, there's enough lift to make the difference between VBP and BP irrelevant)
---[X] +43 Manufactories (4,300 BP, 2,150 CP), 2 Spaceports (200 BP, 50 CP), 15 Shuttles (300 BP, 75 CP), Trade Goods (50 BP)
--[X] Second Construction (7,000 BP, natch)
---[X] +7 Manufactories (700 BP, 350 CP), 3 Spaceports (300 BP, 75 CP), 35 Shuttles (700 BP, 175 CP).
Ship!: 5,300/33,650 BP
--[X] Third Construction (7,350 BP, Natch)
---[X] Scrapcode Vault, 40/50 psychic shielding -> 50/50 psychic shielding (100 BP) repair for 10 BP/point
---[X]
Ship!: 12,550/33,650 BP
-[X] Research (200 RP + 40 Anexa RP)
--[X] Improved Psychic Shielding (20 + 40 Anexa RP, Complete!)
--[X] The Basics of Psytech (85,Complete!)
--[X] You don't need no Stinkin' Med School! (50/50, Complete!)
--[X] Introduction to Human Genetics (45/100)
[X] Diplomat-spy: Victan's active action bonus can be applied to all diplomacy rolls, including first contact with a new culture.
[X] Cia Steblin, confidant pyromancer. Zeta (11)
EDIT: Aaand I'm already editing the plan. Forgot to shift the Scrapcode repair BP away from the ship first. Fixed.
Also, a reminder to everyone: for this vote specifically, the Victan-vote and the psyker-bean-vote are separate from the main plan vote:
