So anyways, I have decided to make a new plan, heavy on write-ins to find some buddies to take down Xylaris and leverage our new upgrades to our bots and sensors (first plan to include actually building them!) as secret weapons by feigning weakness while said hunting buddies wait until she tries engaging again to pin her against us, hammer and anvil style.
Xylaris probably thinks she has this in the bag if she boards again - "just bring weapons made to blast bots", right? By the time she learns otherwise, it'll be too late.
[X] Plan: Hunting Glasses
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THE BIG IDEA: Chasing after Xylaris and her pirates, and finding the webway or eldar to trade with have many required tasks in common! The webway gate is the best place to search for trade partners or Xylaris, and any eldar we can find, we can reasonably try to trade with OR hire to help us find and kill the dark elves.
So why not both? This plan puts emphasis on tracking down Xylaris as our plan A, hiring Eldar for their superior mobility and stealth while tying them to us as a trade partner in the process, in such a way that if we make no headway on Xylaris we can still find the webway gate and just do trade as normal. Research priorities are likewise in support of this goal, while completing HSI as first priority for the extra RP.
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Why not just use one action? Because in general, with AP you get what you pay for. The more things you split your AP between, the less effort Vita can spend on each. Using 2 AP for trade+hunting for extra oomph is one of the chief differences this plan has from 3x research plans
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Plan: No longer blind and
Plan: Woman of Fire and Steel. Whether that tradeoff is worth it or not is, of course, up to you.
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At time of writing. Other people's plans are subject to change, read them to know what's in them instead of taking my word for it.
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-[X] [FREE] Replace damaged medium macrocannon with light anti-stealth sensors (see improved sensors) and repair all remaining damage to the spark (
covered by repair bay)
-[X][FREE] Database Dive: Okay, what do we know about the Eldar?
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Research x2⠀(400 + 65 Anexa RP = 465 RP)
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Ok, maybe there's a point to medical school (5 RP
done)
--[X] Human Simulation Implants (
Anexa, 150 RP)
--[X] Improved combat Machine spirits (100 RP)
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Because it automatically applies
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{see refit} ⠀ (200 RP)
--[X] Empathy as Sensors⠀(
surplus + 10 RP/100)
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Explore: Find the Webgate (+ eldar) & start tracking down Xylaris.
--[X] Keep on the lookout for good ambush locations - to use against the pirates,
or as bait for the pirates to use against us. Since they don't know about our upgrades, the pirates may overestimate their chances, providing us the element of surprise.
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Any eldar we hire from Diplomacy should help us search for the pirates.
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Diplomacy: Hire eldar from the webway gate to hunt the Drukhari.
---[X] Suggest a hammer and anvil approach where allied eldar ships pin Xylaris against the Spark.
-------[X] OOC Note: Eldar ships are faster than us, so they're key to preventing a retreat. They're stealthy, so we might even be able to set a trap.
---[X] Our budget is 250 trade goods up front and splitting the loot.
------[X] ...Except Xylaris's head, and anything (and anyone) stolen from Ascalon Primus. That's ours.
------[X] We're open to trade in general, too! Let eldar know there's more we can make after this.
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Victan should handle the details of trade and manhunt coordination.
-------[X] He's a spy, not just a diplomat. He'll know best how and if to be flashy or down-low about hiring, whether to pretend to be trading normally to play dumb, any considerations for setting traps, etc.
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-[X][VICTAN] Diplomat-Spy (Assist Manhunt / Eldar hiring/trade)
-[X][ANEXA] Human Simulation Implants (+65 RP)
-[X][CIA] Active Training
