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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] 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.

Submarine cruisers get a bad rap. Before the tech is there to counter subs all that reliably, it's really not a super bad idea. Two 8 inch guns on something that low profile means that the guns out-range both light armaments (as might be fitted to enemy shipping and light cruisers and so on) and the ability to quickly and reliably spot the sub under realistic conditions. Shells are smaller than torpedoes, significantly increasing the amount of attacks that can be carried out between resupply. The plan may be to use them for shore bombardment, but them will be damn useful against ships. All of this will change once anti-submarine warfare develops a little, but that's a ways off yet. And yes, the rotating torpedo tube thing is a little terrifying, but I'm willing to look past that for the moment. It's unlikely to flood the whole ship.
 
[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.

S U B M A R I N E

C R U I S E R

We need to learn more about baseball. I like baseball.

Also i'm not sure about romancing a commoner, even if she's cute.
Adhoc vote count started by Rat King on Nov 21, 2018 at 11:25 PM, finished with 57 posts and 36 votes.

  • [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.
    [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.
 
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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.

Submarine cruisers get a bad rap. Before the tech is there to counter subs all that reliably, it's really not a super bad idea. Two 8 inch guns on something that low profile means that the guns out-range both light armaments (as might be fitted to enemy shipping and light cruisers and so on) and the ability to quickly and reliably spot the sub under realistic conditions. Shells are smaller than torpedoes, significantly increasing the amount of attacks that can be carried out between resupply. The plan may be to use them for shore bombardment, but them will be damn useful against ships. All of this will change once anti-submarine warfare develops a little, but that's a ways off yet. And yes, the rotating torpedo tube thing is a little terrifying, but I'm willing to look past that for the moment. It's unlikely to flood the whole ship.
Unless the sub is absolutely massive, it's going to be extremely unstable as a firing platform for 8 inchers. We'll be lucky to hit the broadside of a barn with them.
 
[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.

Surcouf?
 
By the way, since underwater guns are entirely possible...
Couldn't some crazy motherfucker design one and stuff it into a submarine?

Something like upscaled APS_underwater_rifle, single-shot, having limited traverse in forward arc (Or just fixed forward).
 
[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.
 
By the way, since underwater guns are entirely possible...
Couldn't some crazy motherfucker design one and stuff it into a submarine?

Something like upscaled APS_underwater_rifle, single-shot, having limited traverse in forward arc (Or just fixed forward).
At that point, why not just use a torpedo?

Also underwater guns may be technically possible, but they're nowhere near as potent as conventional firearms. I'd imagine that this hypothetical underwater cannon would be much the same.
 
[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.

Edit: The fact this is noted as having a lot of money behind it is our best insurance - if this all goes down in flames a lot of vested interests are also getting skullfucked, so we're likely to be on the right side of the institution.
 
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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.

 
[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.
 
[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.

Wunderwaffe!

[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.

Prospect of independent command (sorta)!

I honestly expected to be on the destroyer tender for a while longer, or at least read a nice official report upon our reassignment saying 'she did gud' or at least 'disruptive. annoying. but not totally useless.' All the social stuff is a little hard to commentary on for me. Also, I was kind of confused by the "You want to say that, like a princess should, you slept as you do all things, in perfect dignity and control." line. I had to read it three times to not interpret as "you wanted to say all that stuff about warrior princesses, but then you woke up sprawled across a bed". Also, long social scenes (>2k words) where we don't get to choose anything feel a bit weird. I liked the choice of how to respond to the guy making fun of Yachi.
 
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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.
 
[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.
 
[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.
 
[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.

Practical, useful, (well, the torpedo boats certainly are, the tender's exact role may need some refining) not suicidally stupid (especially as there are No Bombers Yet, let alone effective naval bombers), possibility of independent command in the form of one of the boats... The other options range from "doomed failure" to "complete deathtrap". This mtb tender is barely less sound than the destroyer tender we were just on, and serves a very similar role.

Might not advance our career Much, but has vastly lower odds of sinking it (or just sinking) too.
 
[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.
 
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