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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] Plan Party/Study
[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
[X] You should probably apologize. Again. To both of them. And make an effort to be friendlier to Nashimoto. You shouldn't let on that you know he's afraid of you, but maybe being friendly and spending time with the two of them will help make things less awkward. (+1 Stress)
[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
[X] Keep up intense exercises and training. Hit the books. (+1 Stress, +1 to a stat)
 
[ ] The town throws a welcome home party for its conquering heroes.
[ ] Haruna gets asked to preside over a minor festival.
[ ] A crewman gets something exotic in a care package.
[ ] Haruna's legend as a steely-eyed torpedo slinger grows in the newspapers.
 
Well nice to see that Haruna's original captain istthe same

And Haruna needs to relax after seeing him and nearly dieing so I'll say we should take both relaxation options and either 1 or no options that gives stress at most to push her down to either 7 or 8 stress.
 
Briefly: NOPENOPENOPE

[X]Plan DAMCON
-[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
-[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
-[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)

For what it's worth, I don't want to do any of these things. I don't think we should drink, I think we should make friends, I think we should get the Tsuda situation squared away early and stat bonuses are stat bonuses. Ishinari really can redeck the boat though, we don't need to be doing that.

However, we are at Stress 9 and bloody near it all falling apart. We've done very well in that fight, our continued promotion is probably secured and the overarching goal of this quest and of Haruna's life is to earn command. I don't think we can afford to jeopardise that by being nice.
 
Okay, I'm not really a fan of how Stress is currently being handled. It's more or less fine rules-wise at the moment, the problem is more on the "GM" side of things.

The main Stress lowering events, things such as going on leave, haven't really been Stress lowering in any real sense. They've generally lowered it a decent amount... only to immediately have it be ramped right back up before (for example) Haruna's leave is even over by some QM imposed mishap.

Stress is also being handed out willy nilly when I feel it's not always appropriate. This update is an example of that. The skill check was passed (roll of 8 vs. Diplomacy of 11) and yet Haruna still got given Stress despite that.
 
Succeeding means Haruna didn't snap at a superior officer for dressing her down for being a woman right after she came out of one of the most stressful periods of her life so far.

Not that she doesn't feel stressed by some asshole taking out the grievances he has about his own dwindling career on her.
 
[X] Plan Party/Study
[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
[X] You should probably apologize. Again. To both of them. And make an effort to be friendlier to Nashimoto. You shouldn't let on that you know he's afraid of you, but maybe being friendly and spending time with the two of them will help make things less awkward. (+1 Stress)
[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
[X] Keep up intense exercises and training. Hit the books. (+1 Stress, +1 to a stat)
With this plan we hit 10 Stress and Die Instantly or whatever happens.

Okay, you know what?

[X]Plan Japanese DAMCON With Bad Decision Making
-[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
-[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
-[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)
-[X] Write-in - Haruna neglects her duties even further, passing as much off onto the Ensigns as she can. (-1 Stress)
 
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With this plan we hit 10 Stress and Die Instantly or whatever happens.

Okay, you know what?

[X]Plan Japanese DAMCON With Bad Decision Making
-[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
-[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
-[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)
-[X] Write-in - Haruna neglects her duties even further, passing as much off onto the Ensigns as she can. (-1 Stress)
Too far.

[X]Plan DAMCON
-[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
-[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
-[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)
 
With this plan we hit 10 Stress and Die Instantly or whatever happens.

Okay, you know what?

[X]Plan Japanese DAMCON With Bad Decision Making
-[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
-[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
-[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)
-[X] Write-in - Haruna neglects her duties even further, passing as much off onto the Ensigns as she can. (-1 Stress)
Wait, we're starting from nine? Shit, I thought we were starting from 8, my bad.
 
...TBQH I think the drinking is a Serious Problem.

I got a family member who did a lot of damage to themselves with alcohol. So.

[X] Plan Dry Up
-[X] Haruna is conscious that she's drinking too much, and tries to stop.
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
-[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
-[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)
 
Eat the stress, cowards.

[X] Ride the Wave
-[X] Haruna is conscious that she's drinking too much, and tries to stop.
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You should probably apologize. Again. To both of them. And make an effort to be friendlier to Nashimoto. You shouldn't let on that you know he's afraid of you, but maybe being friendly and spending time with the two of them will help make things less awkward. (+1 Stress)
-[X] Give him a commendation for his initiative in fighting the fire and recommend him for extra training off the boat. You know, after he's married his girlfriend so he can take her along. You'll need to send those letters about the legal stuff, though. (+1 Stress)
-[X] Keep up intense exercises and training. Hit the books. (+1 Stress, +1 to a stat)
 
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Oh, forgot one more snippet:

[ ] While testing repairs, the crew tries to dodge a mock air raid from the seaplanes.
 
EDIT: Apparently this is identical to [X] Plan Dry Up.

Drinking.
[X] Haruna is conscious that she's drinking too much, and tries to stop.
- Basically, we need to start taking better care of ourselves.

Kari needs new parts and crew.
[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
- Time to start relying on people we trust.

Ishinari and Nashimoto
[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
- Hopefully, passing on some duties to Ishinari will show that we're willing to trust and work with him even though there's awkwardness?

Seriously, what's going on with young Seaman Tsuda?
[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
- Sorry, Tsuda. At least you're getting a commendation out of it?

Personal Upkeep
[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)
- Seriously, we do.
 
If "One dressing down from a washed up old captain away from total nervous breakdown" isn't an acceptable time to drink, what is? I'll agree Haruna should cut down her alcohol consumption but 9 Stress is not the time.
 
Gah! The awful pain of being offered many great options and only being able to choose a few.

I don't like the budding drinking problem either, but we've been at way too high a stress for way too long. There's a hell of a lot of war left to fight, and we can't count on having more 'good' days like this.

[X]Plan DAMCON
-[X] Haruna needs a fucking drink. (-1 Stress)
-[X] Pass it off to Ishinari. He can handle it.
-[X] You don't care. You don't need to make friends here.
-[X] Commend him, but keep him here. You need as many good sailors as you can keep.
-[X] You need some downtime. (-1 stress)
 
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