When the Traveler first graced the Sol System, it brought knowledge, peace, and untold power—until whispers of ruin crept from the dark came and brought ruin to humanity's future, paving the way for a tale of the struggle between the light and darkness for the ages.
But now, one anomaly rewrites the path of history, and presents an echo of different choices.
Will humanity use this new chance to prevent it's predetermined destiny, or will they fall once more.
Welcome to the Echo of Choice.
Tags- Bungie's Destiny, Resistance: Fall of Man, Halo
In the vast, silent gulf of space, where only stars whispered, something ancient stirs—an entity of light and mystery that has traveled countless eons.
The Traveler.
It approaches the Sol System, its immense form like a distant, glowing moon, bringing with it the promise of knowledge, life and untold power.
Its arrival would have propelled humanity to new heights and power, only for something from the void to come and force humanity to its knees, leaving it in darkness, with only a few embers of hope to sustain it.
This would be the building blocks to a legend that would stretch across time and space.
Yet, in the mystery of space and time, a small twist—a ripple—has altered fate's design. Something, an anomaly; has fractured the timeline, presenting new choices that weren't meant to be.
The threads of destiny fray, offering paths both glorious and ruinous, determined by your hand.
Choose where the ripple occurs: (Choose one)
[] Start of the Golden Age, The First Meeting:
In the early days of the Golden Age, the Ares One crew makes contact with the Traveler. Humanity stands on the edge of a paradigm shift, where the promise of new technologies and unimaginable discoveries is within reach. The Traveler's influence could accelerate humankind's ascent—or it could be thwarted, leaving humanity to struggle alone.
[] Mid-Golden Age, Discovery and Power:
Time has passed since the Traveler's arrival, and humanity has colonized the solar system, reaching out to planets and moons. The mysterious technologies of the Traveler are being harnessed, with Rasputin, humanity's most powerful AI, overseeing planetary defenses. Yet, the Traveler's light holds secrets beyond comprehension, and humanity's bold experiments could tip the scales toward salvation or ruin.
[] Late Golden Age, The Cracks Begin to Show:
Humanity has reached the zenith of its power, with advanced technology and thriving colonies spanning the system. But in the shadows, the fabric of stability begins to fray as human greed, insanity and other emotions begin to show themselves. Meanwhile unknown threats start to emerge, coming from the void; and Rasputin grows uneasy, detecting those whispers of danger.
[] Start of the Dark Age, A Shattered World:
The Collapse has ended, but its devastation is far from healed. Ghosts begin to appear, small beacons of hope in a world cast in shadow. Humanity stands on the brink of rebirth, yet the scars of destruction run deep.
[] Start of the Warlord Age, Power and Chaos:
Chaos reigns as Risen Warlords claim power, ruling pockets of humanity with strength and terror. The Fallen and the Cabal spread across the solar system, each carving out their own territories in the remnants of the Golden Age. The Hive, too, lurks, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.
[] Iron Lord Age, A Flicker of Hope:
The Iron Lords rise, a beacon of hope in a world ravaged by war. They stand in opposition to the tyranny of the other Warlords, a promise of order and justice. Yet, it is a perilous time, for the Warlords will not yield without a fight, and the Fallen, Hive, and Cabal press ever closer.
Start as the owner of a private company. (Any stage)
Or in charge of a division of one the Destiny Big Name Groups, maybe even Rasputin's covert group. (Mid or Late)
Its opening status (if the company/division just recently opened up or has some time established) will be voted after the chosen time is determined.
Its specialty will be voted on as well.
Start out as a Risen in charge of a settlement.
How he came to be in charge will be voted on, the same with power set.
Age/Experience of Risen will be voted on Warlord and Iron ages.
Chance of settlement being underneath the Traveler, decided by roll.
Hey guys, so welcome to my first SV quest and first plan quest.
I did a poll to see which series would be interesting to do and the winner came up with Destiny, followed by a three-way tie between Resistance, Transformers and Halo.
Depending on how things go in the quest and your input, I might decide to incorporate any of the the other three series into the quest.
The Chimera could easily have been dormant beneath the Earth and begin to wake after the Collapse. Looking over the available background of their source canon, the Chimera easily fit the lore of being a Darkness using species.
Transformers, could be native (with one of Savy's Truth or Lie being truth 'The Traveler is not the only one of it's kind'; with Primus being another Traveler-equivalent) or from another dimension (Lord knows the amount of times we seen a Space Bridge of theirs go boom).
Halo, well it and Destiny belong to the same 'multiverse'; and lord knows the amount of ways into other dimensions are possible in Destiny (from the Vex, Ascendant Realm, the Star Horse to even the space station Cocytus)
At the very least I will allow researching any UNSC tech if you guys wish to from the start.
Either way, I hope you guys decide to give my quest a chance.
Since this is my first time doing a plan quest, I will probably be asking for some input; specially in coming up with actions, thus the write-in option will be available in the categories.
Please wait for me to reserve posts below before I open the voting session.
Omake Wanted Bounty Board:
(This is subject to change)
Canon=
-The Halloween Party (Year 1) (PM me on this)
-Several reactions to the Gale Reactor existence.
-Clovis' real reaction to the Gale Reactor (PM me on this)
Non-canon=
The Coalition cast (during the days till the Salvation Raid occurs during the Final Shape) find a strange machine in the Pale Heart that shows them what is happening in this quest, with the machine clearly stating the POD is the existence of John Connor.
Basically a react story.
These are some possible things that can be done at minimum, you are also free come up with other possible ideas:
-The most obvious reaction would be that Zavala and Ikora are siblings.
-The reaction to John's description of Clovis, which Elsie says it fits.
-The First Nightmare attacked on John, and the cast hearing the Traveler speak clearly for the first time ever.
-Elsie looking at Ana and wondering just how is it that S despite being more primitive is more human than Rasputin ever was. That and Elsie wonders if Rasputin was ever exposed to 'questionable stuff' before.
-The reaction of Cayde's real past and Elsie realizing how Cayde became an Exo (aka Clovis bought 'test dummys' from prison)
-The Fallen's reaction to their alternate fate.
-Zavala mobilizing forces to check Mars for any sign of the new aliens.
-Ikora wondering if she can kill Cayde, again; after they see the chat and the machine provides a pictures of what the Halloween Costumes from Y1 are, specially Olga's appearance.
List of Omakes:
Of Travelers and Treating (canon) (+5 to an action) USED
An AI's Observations (canon) (+2 to an action) USED
Internal Logistic Transport Team (canon) (+5 to an action) USED
NAE's thoughts on seemingly really fucking good reactor (canon) (+5 to an action) USED
Without Light, there is only Shadow (canon) (+5 to an action) USED
Skychat Shenanigans (canon) (no reward)
Private Chat: The Book and the Apple (canon) (no reward)
The Sum of All Fears (canon) (+5 to an action) USED
They Fought the Darkness and the Darkness Won (canon) (+15 to a single Forerunner related action (one-time))
A Great Whisper of Terror (canon) (+15 to attempt to create UNSC weapons from MA)
Winning Vote:
[X] Start of the Golden Age, The First Meeting
Okay, so we are starting in the literal beginning of it all.
We are starting on Earth; just one month after the Ares One group made contact with the Traveler, but no information from the group has yet to be known to the public.
The company is in North America, which just recently became the North American Empire*, which came as a result of:
[] [AMERICA] The peaceful union of Canada, US and Mexico.
[] [AMERICA] The annexation of Canada and Mexico to the US through diplomacy.
[] [AMERICA] The annexation of Canada and Mexico to the US through military force.
[] [AMERICA] The desperate union of Canada, US and Mexico to stabilize their nations after a series of bad events.
[] [AMERICA] Write In
*There is hardly anything on the so-called North American Empire; so decide to take liberties on it.
Only thing about it that is clear that they had an economy that was not regulated that much, leading to Clovis' corporation to have it's established freedom in doing what ever he wanted, which we all know how that ended.
Provide a name* for the company and its specialty:
-It's specialty will determine it's bonus in either points or dice.
[] [NAME] Write In
[] [SPECIALITY] R&D
[] [SPECIALITY] Manufacturing
[] [SPECIALITY] PMC
[] [SPECIALITY] General (aka jack of all trades)
[] [SPECIALITY] Write In
*Regarding the name, after a talk with a friend of mine; I am willing to allow the use of ironic names.
Example being: Cabal Heavy Industries, or Vex Information Systems. Hell, I will even allow the use of Bungie.
[] [AGE] Just made.
- Start with a small amount of resources only.
- Small staff or even just one person (depending on specialization)
- No obligations.
[] [AGE] Established, normal.
- Start with a medium amount of resources.
- Some small obligations from the start.
[] [AGE] Established, giant.
- Start with a large amount of resources and dices.
- Big obligations to be made from the start.
Results of NAT 100/NAT 1:
[] [RESULT] Adds +30/-30 to the result.
[] [RESULT] Adds 1d100/removes one dice if more than one is used
[] [RESULT] Finished the entire phase/drops the DC back to zero even it would be finished in the same turn.
[] [RESULT] Write In
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Okay, so here is the next entry.
After this one, creating the MC will be done.
Also, my laptop is acting a bit strange.
So I am planning on taking it to my local shop to check it tomorrow.
So while I have my phone, I won't be able to write large texts while the laptop is there.
Also, I forgot to state it but omakes are welcome here.
Vote moratorium for at least 8 hours until I open the vote. So discuss potential votes.
Scheduled vote count started by edboy49 on Nov 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM, finished with 39 posts and 20 votes.
[X] Plan Judgement Day...Has Been Averted???
-[X] [AMERICA] The Annexation of Canada by diplomacy and Mexico by force following Mexico's descent into anarchy following an unprecedented rise in criminal elements and government corruption which had begun to spill across borders.
-[X] [NAME] Skynet Manufacturing
-[X] [SPECIALITY] Manufacturing
-[X] [AGE] Established, normal.
-[X] [ART100] Yes
-[X] [RANGE] 1-3=98-100
-[X] [RESULT] Adds 1d100/removes one dice if more than one is used
[X] Plan: Cyberpunk future
-[X] [AMERICA] The desperate union of Canada, US and Mexico to stabilize their nations after a series of bad events.
-[X] [NAME] Alphabet-Nvidia
-[X] [SPECIALITY] Artificial Intelligence
-[X] [AGE] Established, giant.
-[X] [ART100] No
-[X] [RANGE] 1-3=98-100
-[X] [RESULT] Adds +30/-30 to the result.
[X] Plan: All Hail El Presidente!
-[X] [AMERICA] Following widespread anarchy and economic depression, Mexico, the only American country to turn its fortunes around and establish an upright and robust government and strong economy, annexed both Canada and the US, the latter primarily through force after unwarranted aggression by corrupt politicians.
-[X] [NAME] Tropico Enterprise of Progressive Industrial Development (TEPID)
-[X] [SPECIALITY] Manufacturing
-[X] [AGE] Just made
-[X] [ART100] Yes
-[X] [RANGE] 1-5=95-100
-[X] [RESULT] Finished the entire phase/drops the DC back to zero even it would be finished in the same turn.
Plan Judgement Day...Has Been Averted???
-[] [AMERICA] The Annexation of Canada by diplomacy and Mexico by force following Mexico's descent into anarchy following an unprecedented rise in criminal elements and government corruption which had begun to spill across borders.
-[] [NAME] Skynet Manufacturing
-[] [SPECIALITY] Manufacturing
-[] [AGE] Established, normal.
-[] [ART100] Yes
-[] [RANGE] 1-3=98-100
-[] [RESULT] Adds 1d100/removes one dice if more than one is used
Skynet Manufacturing, founded in 20XX by Gale Cameron, it's current CEO.
Her company HQ and factory was located near the city of Sunnydale, California.
Its specialty is the manufacturing of computer parts.
Yet one month after First Contact, something occurred that would force a new CEO to take control of the company.
As for the reason:
[] [REASON] Retired peacefully.
[] [REASON] Died in an accident.
[] [REASON] Died in an ''accident''.
[] [REASON] Died due to a sickness.
[] [REASON] Retired due to a sickness.
[] [REASON] Arrested.
[] [REASON] She disappeared.
[] [REASON] Was forced out due to a sex scandal around her.
[] [REASON] Write In
In light of what occurred, the new CEO was chosen among the members of Skynet:
Gender- Male (locked)
[][NAME] Write in
His previous role was:
[][ROLE] Head of Security
Former USA Military Spec Ops.
Start with Security (Basic) FREE, 50% off Advanced/Special Levels
+10 to Security/Military rolls
[][ROLE] Scientist
Head of Skynet's R&D Department.
Start with R&D Lab (Basic) FREE, 50% off Advanced
+5 to Research Rolls; + 1 Research Dice
[][ROLE] Engineer
Head of the Skynet Factory.
Start with Factory Lvl. 1, 50% off new levels of Factory at start phase.
+5 to Manufacturing Rolls; + 1 Manufacturing Dice
[][ROLE] PR Guy
Skynet's PR Head.
50% off Relationship Purchase at start phase.
+10 to Diplomacy Rolls
[][ROLE] Investor
Skynet's biggest investor.
Start with +1500 Resources at the start phase.
Special Roll: 25% chance of Income at the start of each turn to double.
Opinion of the Traveler:
[][OP] Neutral
[][OP] Excited
[][OP] Dislike
================================================================= Hey guys.
So lucky one of my friends allowed to use his computer to write the above while we played and copy/pasted from OneDrive here while on the phone.
So here we make the MC.
Now, for those of you that noticed the city, no this is not a crossover with Buffy.
Chose the name mostly as an easter egg on the fact that according to the Terminator wiki, the original Cyberdyne factory from T1 was located in Sunnyvale, California.
The city is a normal city.
On the other hand, there is already a Hellmouth in on the Moon, and if we screw up; I guess it's only fair Earth has its own Hellmouth.
As for what you noticed above in regards to starter phase, this is basically a phase (after this one) before turn 1 where you can build up how the company's infrastructure with the starting resources, this also includes the mandatory contracts the company has to fulfill and the starting relationship the company has with the NAE and other companies.
Each factory level grants +1 Manufacturing Dice.
If you have any questions, just ask I will try my best to answer them.
Vote moratorium for at least 8 hours until I open the vote. So, discuss potential votes.
[X] Plan "Sir, you can't just throw money at a problem and hope it goes away."
-[X] [REASON] She was bribed into early retirement.
-[X] [NAME] Wheatley Notarobot
-[X] [ROLE] Investor
-[X] [OP] Dislike
[X] Plan "It's almost like she fell through a hole in time and space, wink."
-[X] [REASON] She disappeared.
-[X] [NAME] Garrel Archibald Ouroboros(GLADOS)
-[X] [ROLE] Scientist
-[X] [OP] Excited
[X] Plan: Shh they'll never notice.
-[X] [REASON] Died in an ''accident''.
-[X][NAME] John Connor
-[X][ROLE] Head of Security
-[X] [OP] Neutral
Status of NAE after Mexico military annexation:
85 + 25 (Canada joined peacefully) = 110
Vs
1 + 100 (Collapse of Mexico/Anarchy/Cartels) = 101, NAT 1 CRIT FAIL
The military annexation of Mexico was originally thought to take years and a lot of bloodshed due to the collapse of the nation's government after an FOAB of unknown origins was detonated in the capital; and the Cartels taking control of the territories.
But to the surprise of the world, the combination of the US military's determination, the help of the Canadian military and the direct support of the civilians in Mexico, who were tired of suffering under the Cartel's rules; allowed for the rapid fall of the Cartels and welcoming of the US forces as heroes under one month.
Following public trials for the captured Cartel leaders and soldiers; who were tried under war crimes and then sentenced to death; a rapid and modified version of the old Marshall Plan was implemented on the conquered territory to help it recover and paving the way for it to join the US.
One year later, the nation was fully recovered, and the long-awaited process to have Mexico and Canada join the US was done.
It was then on July 4, 20XX; the North American Empire (NAE) was finally born.
On the surface, the NAE was basically the old US with the new change being the formation of the Commonwealth system across the territory, with a total of 16 Commonwealths.
Followed by changes to the NAE Senate, House of Representatives, and the Presidency.
The Senate would be composed of 32 members, with each Commonwealth getting two spots on it. The same change to the House.
The Presidency was changed to change the term from four years to ten years but with no chance of reelection.
(Using this map inspired by Fallout. Canada and Mexico are their own Commonwealth; Hawaii belongs to the Pacific C. while Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have formed their own Commonwealth known as the Carribean C.)
Skynet is located in the California C.
Was the accident caused by us or someone else:
34 vs 69
It was not us, and the 'accident' was a rather humiliating one that was a PR nightmare.
Is John aware of it:
12 + 35 (Spec Ops) = 47
VS
80 + 50 (Made to look like an accident) = 130
John thinks it was truly an accident.
Cover up the accident from the public:
65 + 35 (Spec Ops) = 100, ART 100 CRIT
Vs
21 + 75 (Sudden situation) = 96
John was able to cover up the scene and make it look like the accident was natural causes instead.
Skynet was enjoying a stable growth till it's founder Gale was found dead in her home by her company's head of security; John Conner; after she did not report to work and was not answering her phone.
To the public and authorities, Gale was found dead in her home after a heart attack in her bed.
In reality, John found her dead in what could easily be described as a solo sexual activity gone wrong. John, knowing the problems that would arise if it became public knowledge on how Gale died, he tampered with the scene and made it look like a natural death.
Luckly for the company's status, the death of her founder only gathered sympathy and while it's value temporary dip, it went on to increase for a while as people showed support to the company. It also helped that the public were paying more attention on the situation regarding the floating sphere in Mars.
A few days later after the funeral, the members of Skynet got together and found that according to the laws of the company, the next one in charge would be the head of the security till a new one could be decided one year later by the board.
While John knew nothing on how to run a business, he knew he needed to step up and keep Skynet running both due to it being his only job and to keep Gale's dream alive as his final favor for her hiring him after he left the military.
John looked over what available assets the company has and how to use them:
Initial Resource Points:
Roll 1d20
Bonus-
+5 (Stable NAE) + 3 (Established company) + 2 (Sympathy from public) = 10
Roll 1d20+10=20+10= 30
Initial RP= 3000
(Final RP must not fall below 0)
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So, since this was the second-place winner, I am giving you the chance to hire the following to be the first helper for John:
Note, the +1500 bonus is not applied here, that would have been the bonus if he was the CEO.
Ivan Beck (Investor)
Skynet's biggest investor.
Special Roll: 25% chance of Income at the start of each turn to double.
Cost- 250 RP
[] [IVAN] YES
[] [IVAN] NO
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Relationships:
List-
NAE
Sunnydale
Clovis Bray
Hakke Heavy Industries
Ishtar Collective
I know Ishtar was made after Venus was colonized but for this timeline, they are already an established, international scientific think-tank.
Status-
Good: -200 RP
Neutral: 0 RP
Bad: +200 RP
[] NAE:
[] Sunnydale:
[] Clovis Bray:
[] Hakke Heavy Industries:
[] Ishtar Collective:
------------------------------------------------ Contracts:
(Must take a minimum of two)
(Note that each contract locks 1 Manufacturing Dice during the duration of the contract, which is a full year. Any other contracts must be filled with using RPs like in a normal action)
[] NAE
-[] Civilian
-[] Military
[] Clovis
[] Hakke
[] Ishtar
[] Sunnydale
[] Private Companies
Income per turn while contract is active:
NAE
-Civilian (250)
-Military (500)
Clovis (250)
Hakke (250)
Ishtar (50)
Sunnydale (100)
Private Companies (100)
You can take both NAE contracts, though the military would need two MDs, so a total of three MDs.
Private companies cover general sales across other minor companies and small stores.
Taking a contract with an established group reduces the cost of Relationship above by 100. Taking both NAE contracts grant the good status for FREE.
---------------------------------------------------------- Status of the Factory:
[] [FACTORY] No factory available (+500)
[] [FACTORY] How many levels do you wish to purchase:
Each level costs 200 RP. Each level grants +1 MD.
Example- Lvl. 4 Factory has 4 MDs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Status of R&D Lab:
[] [LAB] No lab available (+500)
[] [LAB] Basic
[] [LAB] Advanced
Basic: -200, +1 Research Dice (RD)
Advanced: -500, +2 Research Dice
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Status of Security: [] None
[] [SECURITY] Basic (FREE)
[] [SECURITY] Advanced
[] [SECURITY] Special
Basic- FREE, Mall Cop level.
Advanced- -300 –150, Veterans hired.
Special- -500 –250, Active NAE military personnel, have to follow John's orders. Can only be taken if NAE relationship is GOOD and has military contract.
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Status of Power:
[] [POWER] None.
[] [POWER] Small Molten Salt Reactor
[] [POWER] Experimental Cold Fusion Reactor
None, +100
- Connected to the local power grid.
Small Molten Salt Reactor, -150
- Public knowledge. Grants +1 MD.
Experimental Cold Fusion Reactor, - 800
- The first and only one of its kind (Think Fallout Cold Fusion), invented in secret by Gale. No one except Skynet know it's existence. Opens action to sell energy to Sunnydale and if so, sell the design to the NAE. Grants +2 Free Dice.
------------------------------------------------------- Ask for a loan:
[] [LOAN] Yes
- How much
[] [LOAN] No
The loan has to be pay in full before the end of the year, with a 25% interest. The RP can be used in this phase if taken.
Example- Took a loan of 1000, you must payback 1250.
Now, since you guys have been going with a Terminator theme, I decided to give you all the following possible gift that you can choose if its real or not.
Just before she joined the Ares Program to get to Mars; Dr. Mihaylova (creator of the AI 'R', who will later become Rasputin after Clovis bought the code) worked with Gale to create a second AI in secret at her company HQ based on R.
Upon reading her secret will, John will discover the existence of the AI.
Does the AI exist:
[] [AI] Yes
[] [AI] No
Note, you can only choose this option if you have the following and cost:
The Cold Fusion Reactor
The Advanced Lab
300 RP
Vote the following options only if you take the AI option. Name:
[] [NAME] S
[] [NAME] A
Bounded or not:
[] [BOUND] Yes
[] [BOUND] No
The possible names S and A are due to the following:
S, well, it's kind of obvious what it's final name will be.
A, on the other hand, the final name will either be Anastacia or Anya. This option is mostly on the theme of a possible future fight between our AI and Rasputin if Clovis decides to get rid of us.
Anastacia vs Rasputin.
The bound option means if the AI has 'chains' that restrict its development and its capabilities at the start.
Bound- +2 RD, small chance of developing sentience
Unbound- +2 Free Dice, higher chance of developing sentience
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Well, here is the next entry after a long time of writing.
If you have any questions, just ask I will try my best to answer them.
If you spot any errors, please let me know.
Vote moratorium for at least 8 hours until I open the vote. So, discuss potential votes.
[X] Plan: Maximum manufacturing and no loans. -[X] [IVAN] YES -[X] NAE: Good -[X] Sunnydale: Good -[X] Clovis Bray: Bad -[X] Hakke Heavy Industries: Neutral -[X] Ishtar Collective: Neutral -[X] NAE --[X] Civilian --[X] Military -[X] Sunnydale -[X] [FACTORY] How many levels do you wish to purchase: Five -[X] [LAB] Advanced -[X] [SECURITY] Special -[X] [POWER] Experimental Cold Fusion Reactor. -[X] [LOAN] No -[X] [AI] Yes -300 RP -[X] [NAME] S
