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First post in the thread has the character sheet and aircraft links.
Fae Mood - A Flying Circus Quest
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Right before takeoff. Oh yeah, also, you're taking a stress for facing down the fae.
[X] Take the job.
So, at Altitude 45 the Bahadur will be at top speed 16 and stall 11, while the Duck will be at top speed 19 and stall 14. I think the Bahadur's top speed is too close to the Duck's stall speed for safety, so we'll need to get it upgraded.
[X] Take the job.
This is the part where I point out that broomsticks have no altitude ceiling! We theoretically could (but probably should not) hang a small fuel canister off our broom and do this whole thing solo.
I wonder if a witch has ever, like, tried flying a bathysphere to the moon. (Tho given the... state ...of Himmelgard's oceans, I'm not sure bathysphere tech ever got developed.)(but I think Sketch ran a quest where a submarine appeared?)
This is the part where I point out that broomsticks have no altitude ceiling! We theoretically could (but probably should not) hang a small fuel canister off our broom and do this whole thing solo.
I wonder if a witch has ever, like, tried flying a bathysphere to the moon. (Tho given the... state ...of Himmelgard's oceans, I'm not sure bathysphere tech ever got developed.)(but I think Sketch ran a quest where a submarine appeared?)
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Actually yeah, you're right. I'm gonna leave that as an option if you want a Terrible Idea™️ as a plan.
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Do they have any Oxidized Fuel? It's bad for the engines, but it would bring the top speeds up to Riya 20 and Edgar 23. A lot cheaper than upgrading the planes too.
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They do a lot of chemical engineering, so I think it wouldn't be a stretch to say they just have some on hand.
Oxidized fuel for Riya while letting the Duck run lean is probably the cheapest option that won't instantly kill us.
Mission Prep Vote
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Alright, seems already like we're taking this job regardless. I'm gonna put a few votes out.
[ ] Write in plane modifications, which I'd like you to do by altering the plane and posting the link. You can just vote "get Oxidized Fuel" as the mod. Doing so comes with the advantage of extending your ideal altitude ceiling to 59, at the cost of literally just adding another RPM every time you add RPM. Or vote "Nothing" in this section to have no modifications.
[ ] Write in anything you want to buy. I might have you roll Get Stuff for some of it, and I might have the fellas buy some stuff too.
[ ] Write in what mastery you want. You have taken 3 mastery moves in Dogfighter, which means you can just straight up start another mastery if you want. Up to you.
[ ] Healing method. You still have two injury. There's a couple options for it. You can ask Dr. Becker to do Fast Healing on you, which immediately converts the injury into stress 1:1 and prevents you from using your XP this routine. You can also buy a Painstopper, which is another dragon's bargain. It completely removes the injury penalty, but if you take more than 5 injury in total you die. You make the choice when you take it. Or you can thug it out and do nothing, or think of some other way to suppress or heal the injury.
[ ] XP Use. If you do not use Fast Healing from Dr. Becker to heal, I'll have you witness something beautiful and be un-stressed enough to spend XP. You can factor in you would have 1 extra XP than listed from witnessing beauty.
These are all separate votes that you can vote for as many or as little as desired.
Adding another vote. If no one has an opinion on it we'll just keep it.
[ ] End Hypnosis
[ ] Keep the stat change
[ ] Write in plane modifications, which I'd like you to do by altering the plane and posting the link. You can just vote "get Oxidized Fuel" as the mod. Doing so comes with the advantage of extending your ideal altitude ceiling to 59, at the cost of literally just adding another RPM every time you add RPM. Or vote "Nothing" in this section to have no modifications.
[ ] Write in anything you want to buy. I might have you roll Get Stuff for some of it, and I might have the fellas buy some stuff too.
[ ] Write in what mastery you want. You have taken 3 mastery moves in Dogfighter, which means you can just straight up start another mastery if you want. Up to you.
[ ] Healing method. You still have two injury. There's a couple options for it. You can ask Dr. Becker to do Fast Healing on you, which immediately converts the injury into stress 1:1 and prevents you from using your XP this routine. You can also buy a Painstopper, which is another dragon's bargain. It completely removes the injury penalty, but if you take more than 5 injury in total you die. You make the choice when you take it. Or you can thug it out and do nothing, or think of some other way to suppress or heal the injury.
[ ] XP Use. If you do not use Fast Healing from Dr. Becker to heal, I'll have you witness something beautiful and be un-stressed enough to spend XP. You can factor in you would have 1 extra XP than listed from witnessing beauty.
These are all separate votes that you can vote for as many or as little as desired.
Adding another vote. If no one has an opinion on it we'll just keep it.
[ ] End Hypnosis
[ ] Keep the stat change
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10ebbor10
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Can we spring for a painstopper + regen syringe? The latter can bring people back even from painstopper death, and what's better than adding drugs to even more drugs?
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You can absolutely put that into your purchases.
At no point has this quest ever been named 'Sensible +4 Witch'
10ebbor10
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Anyway, money problems.
Regen syringe + Painstopper costs 2 thalers (and gets us 3 regen, 2 painstopper)
Oxygen bottles cost 3 thaler each for an 8 hour refillable bottle,
Emergency oxygen costs 1 thaler for one that lasts 2 hours
Technically we're only going up to 4.5 km, so we can do without oxygen, at the cost of risking stress.
Since it winter and snowing on the ground, the air at 3 km and above will be frozen or (freezing?), posing a threat to everyone exposed. Electrically heated suits can be bought, but we really don't have the money for that either (3 thaler each )
Anyway, since the hypnosis has probably worn of by know, we should take Reach Out and continue using Riya's scarf as a focus. i'm sure she won't mind.
Regen syringe + Painstopper costs 2 thalers (and gets us 3 regen, 2 painstopper)
Oxygen bottles cost 3 thaler each for an 8 hour refillable bottle,
Emergency oxygen costs 1 thaler for one that lasts 2 hours
Technically we're only going up to 4.5 km, so we can do without oxygen, at the cost of risking stress.
Since it winter and snowing on the ground, the air at 3 km and above will be frozen or (freezing?), posing a threat to everyone exposed. Electrically heated suits can be bought, but we really don't have the money for that either (3 thaler each )
Anyway, since the hypnosis has probably worn of by know, we should take Reach Out and continue using Riya's scarf as a focus. i'm sure she won't mind.
Oxidized Fuel is Scrip, so I'm not too worried about cost. Extra RPM, but we have a mechanic. She can fix any wear from the engines. It'll be fine...
There are three ways to deal with oxygen, but not strictly necessary. Oxygen Tanks are 3 thaler, portable, and last 8 hours. Emergency Oxygen Tanks are 1 thaler, portable, and last 1 hour. And Oxygen Masks are a plane modification so 5 thaler minimum (but only 2/seat if we're combining with others) and last forever, but aren't portable.
[X] Shopping: Get Oxidized Fuel (2 Scrip)
Mastery moves. Belly Scrape is neat, but not for this mission, I think. Switch Weave also is not especially useful immediately, since Hilda won't be flying. Sharpshooter Mastery is neat, but doesn't combine especially well with Dogfighter mastery. Bushwack is not really Hilda's style, but Slipstream is pretty good (just not Headache Spin).
I'm thinking
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
but there's also these that are still good choices IMO.
[] Mastery: Dogfighter: Switch Weave
[] Mastery: Slipstream: Tables Have Turned
We're getting a new mastery move, so I'm okay with keeping the XP for later.
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
There are three ways to deal with oxygen, but not strictly necessary. Oxygen Tanks are 3 thaler, portable, and last 8 hours. Emergency Oxygen Tanks are 1 thaler, portable, and last 1 hour. And Oxygen Masks are a plane modification so 5 thaler minimum (but only 2/seat if we're combining with others) and last forever, but aren't portable.
[X] Shopping: Get Oxidized Fuel (2 Scrip)
Mastery moves. Belly Scrape is neat, but not for this mission, I think. Switch Weave also is not especially useful immediately, since Hilda won't be flying. Sharpshooter Mastery is neat, but doesn't combine especially well with Dogfighter mastery. Bushwack is not really Hilda's style, but Slipstream is pretty good (just not Headache Spin).
I'm thinking
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
but there's also these that are still good choices IMO.
[] Mastery: Dogfighter: Switch Weave
[] Mastery: Slipstream: Tables Have Turned
We're getting a new mastery move, so I'm okay with keeping the XP for later.
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
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Edgar is still affected by it. He'd have a -1 Ongoing, just so you know.
Freezing, not frozen. Still bad.
Hypnosis is going until you decide to end it.
[X] Shopping: Get Oxidized Fuel (2 Scrip)
[X] Oxygen: Emergency Oxygen Tanks for everyone, and Edgar gets an extra for gill reasons (4 Thaler)
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
[X] Oxygen: Emergency Oxygen Tanks for everyone, and Edgar gets an extra for gill reasons (4 Thaler)
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
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[X] Shopping: Get Oxidized Fuel (2 Scrip)
[X] Oxygen: Emergency Oxygen Tanks for everyone, and Edgar gets an extra for gill reasons (4 Thaler)
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
[X] Oxygen: Emergency Oxygen Tanks for everyone, and Edgar gets an extra for gill reasons (4 Thaler)
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
Just wondering, is this because you're a fan of the animated show Hilda? Never actually seen it myself, but I've heard good things about it.
[X] Shopping: Get Oxidized Fuel (2 Scrip)
[X] Oxygen: Emergency Oxygen Tanks for everyone, and Edgar gets an extra for gill reasons (4 Thaler)
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
10-14 Deep Conversation
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[X] Shopping: Get Oxidized Fuel (2 Scrip)
[X] Oxygen: Emergency Oxygen Tanks for everyone, and Edgar gets an extra for gill reasons (4 Thaler)
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
"That sounds fair to me." You said, grabbing the pants you'd gotten from Riya out of the opened wrapping paper and finally pulling them on. They felt strange. Warmer than a dress, but restrictive. You didn't need to force your tail through a little hole in the back though, you just pulled it up till it touched the base. You weren't much of a fan. They matched your boots though, at least.
"It's settled then?" She asked, extending a hand. You turned to Edgar and Riya, Edgar nodded and Riya gave you a thumbs up. You shook her hand firmly. You were getting better at it.
"So this is cocaine." Dr. Becker explained, pointing at the syringe in her hand. Your tail was desperately trying to push itself down between your legs, but you were sitting in a chair on the airship, so that couldn't really happen. "It's a stimulant, and also a painkiller. So for your situation of severe exhaustion and a healing burn wound this should help. Are you sure you want this? Because you're shaking right now and I'm scared you're going to bite me if I try to inject you." She said deadpan.
"Im fine. Just… do it in my arm while I look away." You said, heart racing, turning your head and trying to think about petting Gunther and how pretty Riya is and OH FUCK ITS IN YOU RIGHT NOW RIYA'S PRETTY FACE RIYA'S PRETT-
"Done." Dr. Becker said, as you started feeling hotter. Your heart kept pace, fast, without slowing down like it normally did when Riya gave you your injections when you were recovering from your head injury. "Now, this is my own special blend, it should last until tonight. You're going to crash hard when you do. Now, this affects people different. You might become more confident, happy, excited, or just anxious as hell." You were currently feeling sick to your stomach with anxiety so that was probably it. Your muscles were tensed in your shoulders like you were expecting to be hit, and every time you focused on relaxing them they'd just tense again when you forgot to maintain it. Your mind was already racing about what horrific ends could meet your friends on this mission. "You got anxiety didn't y-"
"I got anxiety."
Joli wheeled a large barrel into the hangar, already wearing a pair of heavy yellow rubber gloves, goggles, and a filter mask. Written on the barrel, which was painted green, was "VORSICHT! GIFT! T+" with a skull and crossbones between the words. She opened the right wing tank and stuck the pump nozzle in, about to start hand cranking it, then looking up at all of you.
"Masks on." She said, as all of you quickly donned the cheap filter masks provided to you, and she started pumping. Within seconds, even from a few meters away, your eyes started to burn.
"The fuck is this?" You asked, seeing Edgar grabbing his gills and shutting is eyes in pain.
"Oxidized fuel. Your compatriots believed it was the best idea for getting higher than your planes' ideal performance ceiling, despite my protests. It'll eat through your engine cylinders and fuel tank, and in the process keep your engine from being starved of air by combusting with a higher pressure and higher temperature. So run lean, but not as lean as you normally would." She explained, finishing pumping the fuel and moving around to the other fuel tank in the left wing.
"It's not actually going to eat through the plane, right?" You asked as she started pumping.
"Of course not, I'm exaggerating. But your engine is gonna get hot quick, and you're gonna be getting your money's worth with me with how long I'm gonna have to spend taking your engine apart to figure out what I'm gonna need to replace." She said, before finishing pumping into Riya's tank and moving to fill some Jerry cans by her feet. "Dragon's bargain. If you insist to conduct missions over your altitude ceiling, I really suggest you invest in some compressors. For my sake." She looked at Edgar. "How many Jerry cans' it take to fill your tank?"
"Hey, Hilda?" Edgar asked, watching you pour the Jerry cans of skin-tingling fuel into his plane's fuel in your mask and flight goggles. He insisted upon doing it, but the moment he started pouring he started coughing like crazy, even with the filter mask, and his girls flushed blue and looked inflamed, so he eventually relented to let you do it.
"Yeah?" You asked, still focused on pouring the fuel, turning it upside down as it ran dry, tossing the empty can on the ground, and then grabbing the next.
"So, you said you don't know much about Fischers, right?"
"That's right." You said as you started pouring the next can in.
"I wanted to talk to you about that. Like, what we believe in, cause I think it can help you." You looked up at him with narrow eyes.
"You know I worship the Goddesses, right?" You asked.
"Oh, no! I don't mean like-… ok, listen, I… want to tell you some things, and I want to promise you won't freak out about it, ok? Cause some people do." He explained, sitting on one of the support poles of the dock he was on.
"Alright, I promise I wont freak out about whatever you're about to tell me." You said, touching your right shoulder, forehead, and left shoulder to be witnessed by the Goddesses for this.
"Alright… where do I begin… ok. There are beings in the Dark Sea we refer to as the Gods. Or the Deep Ones. They…look monstrous to a lot of people. Do you remember that first night, when you had a nightmare about almost being eaten by a sea monster?"
"Yeah." You said cautiously, glancing up at him and trying to continue to pour the fuel.
"That was one of them, I think. I think our dreams slid together because of the mushrooms of something but whatever."
"Wh- You worship that fucking thing?" You asked incredulously.
"No! Well, probably not that one. Ok, listen. They look like that, but I promise you that they just want to… help us. They love humans. All humans. And they want to help us be happy and succeed. Fischers are just the closest to them." He said, waving to his fishy features.
"So… how can they help me?" You asked, creeped out.
"There's a simple ritual I can perform with you to allow one of the Gods to know who you are. If that happens, they'll whisper to you. A lot. Mostly just affirmations, but they occasionally give advice too. They've saved my ass a few times. A lot of salvagers don't have as good luck as me." He explained. "I know you're feeling anxious. You're shaking a lot. I think they might be able to help, and you don't even need to think of them as gods, really, I mean I knew someone from my village who just called them "The Gang". my village has a pretty casual relationship with the Gods, more than most." He finished, as you poured the last of the fuel into the tank, seeing sunlight shimmer off the surface. It was full.
[ ] Accept the Deep Ones move, spend 4 XP.
[ ] Reject, take 1 stress or Break Trust, say what.
[X] Oxygen: Emergency Oxygen Tanks for everyone, and Edgar gets an extra for gill reasons (4 Thaler)
[X] Mastery: Slipstream: Slippery Customer
[X] Healing: Fast Healing
[X] XP Use: N/A
"That sounds fair to me." You said, grabbing the pants you'd gotten from Riya out of the opened wrapping paper and finally pulling them on. They felt strange. Warmer than a dress, but restrictive. You didn't need to force your tail through a little hole in the back though, you just pulled it up till it touched the base. You weren't much of a fan. They matched your boots though, at least.
"It's settled then?" She asked, extending a hand. You turned to Edgar and Riya, Edgar nodded and Riya gave you a thumbs up. You shook her hand firmly. You were getting better at it.
"So this is cocaine." Dr. Becker explained, pointing at the syringe in her hand. Your tail was desperately trying to push itself down between your legs, but you were sitting in a chair on the airship, so that couldn't really happen. "It's a stimulant, and also a painkiller. So for your situation of severe exhaustion and a healing burn wound this should help. Are you sure you want this? Because you're shaking right now and I'm scared you're going to bite me if I try to inject you." She said deadpan.
"Im fine. Just… do it in my arm while I look away." You said, heart racing, turning your head and trying to think about petting Gunther and how pretty Riya is and OH FUCK ITS IN YOU RIGHT NOW RIYA'S PRETTY FACE RIYA'S PRETT-
"Done." Dr. Becker said, as you started feeling hotter. Your heart kept pace, fast, without slowing down like it normally did when Riya gave you your injections when you were recovering from your head injury. "Now, this is my own special blend, it should last until tonight. You're going to crash hard when you do. Now, this affects people different. You might become more confident, happy, excited, or just anxious as hell." You were currently feeling sick to your stomach with anxiety so that was probably it. Your muscles were tensed in your shoulders like you were expecting to be hit, and every time you focused on relaxing them they'd just tense again when you forgot to maintain it. Your mind was already racing about what horrific ends could meet your friends on this mission. "You got anxiety didn't y-"
"I got anxiety."
Joli wheeled a large barrel into the hangar, already wearing a pair of heavy yellow rubber gloves, goggles, and a filter mask. Written on the barrel, which was painted green, was "VORSICHT! GIFT! T+" with a skull and crossbones between the words. She opened the right wing tank and stuck the pump nozzle in, about to start hand cranking it, then looking up at all of you.
"Masks on." She said, as all of you quickly donned the cheap filter masks provided to you, and she started pumping. Within seconds, even from a few meters away, your eyes started to burn.
"The fuck is this?" You asked, seeing Edgar grabbing his gills and shutting is eyes in pain.
"Oxidized fuel. Your compatriots believed it was the best idea for getting higher than your planes' ideal performance ceiling, despite my protests. It'll eat through your engine cylinders and fuel tank, and in the process keep your engine from being starved of air by combusting with a higher pressure and higher temperature. So run lean, but not as lean as you normally would." She explained, finishing pumping the fuel and moving around to the other fuel tank in the left wing.
"It's not actually going to eat through the plane, right?" You asked as she started pumping.
"Of course not, I'm exaggerating. But your engine is gonna get hot quick, and you're gonna be getting your money's worth with me with how long I'm gonna have to spend taking your engine apart to figure out what I'm gonna need to replace." She said, before finishing pumping into Riya's tank and moving to fill some Jerry cans by her feet. "Dragon's bargain. If you insist to conduct missions over your altitude ceiling, I really suggest you invest in some compressors. For my sake." She looked at Edgar. "How many Jerry cans' it take to fill your tank?"
"Hey, Hilda?" Edgar asked, watching you pour the Jerry cans of skin-tingling fuel into his plane's fuel in your mask and flight goggles. He insisted upon doing it, but the moment he started pouring he started coughing like crazy, even with the filter mask, and his girls flushed blue and looked inflamed, so he eventually relented to let you do it.
"Yeah?" You asked, still focused on pouring the fuel, turning it upside down as it ran dry, tossing the empty can on the ground, and then grabbing the next.
"So, you said you don't know much about Fischers, right?"
"That's right." You said as you started pouring the next can in.
"I wanted to talk to you about that. Like, what we believe in, cause I think it can help you." You looked up at him with narrow eyes.
"You know I worship the Goddesses, right?" You asked.
"Oh, no! I don't mean like-… ok, listen, I… want to tell you some things, and I want to promise you won't freak out about it, ok? Cause some people do." He explained, sitting on one of the support poles of the dock he was on.
"Alright, I promise I wont freak out about whatever you're about to tell me." You said, touching your right shoulder, forehead, and left shoulder to be witnessed by the Goddesses for this.
"Alright… where do I begin… ok. There are beings in the Dark Sea we refer to as the Gods. Or the Deep Ones. They…look monstrous to a lot of people. Do you remember that first night, when you had a nightmare about almost being eaten by a sea monster?"
"Yeah." You said cautiously, glancing up at him and trying to continue to pour the fuel.
"That was one of them, I think. I think our dreams slid together because of the mushrooms of something but whatever."
"Wh- You worship that fucking thing?" You asked incredulously.
"No! Well, probably not that one. Ok, listen. They look like that, but I promise you that they just want to… help us. They love humans. All humans. And they want to help us be happy and succeed. Fischers are just the closest to them." He said, waving to his fishy features.
"So… how can they help me?" You asked, creeped out.
"There's a simple ritual I can perform with you to allow one of the Gods to know who you are. If that happens, they'll whisper to you. A lot. Mostly just affirmations, but they occasionally give advice too. They've saved my ass a few times. A lot of salvagers don't have as good luck as me." He explained. "I know you're feeling anxious. You're shaking a lot. I think they might be able to help, and you don't even need to think of them as gods, really, I mean I knew someone from my village who just called them "The Gang". my village has a pretty casual relationship with the Gods, more than most." He finished, as you poured the last of the fuel into the tank, seeing sunlight shimmer off the surface. It was full.
[ ] Accept the Deep Ones move, spend 4 XP.
[ ] Reject, take 1 stress or Break Trust, say what.
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Yes, actually! That is why. But it's also just cause I love the name, the show was just why I thought of it for an option.
[X] Reject, Break Trust.
Taking advantage of Hilda being high to try and shove a third voice into her head is super uncool of him, to say nothing of how uncomfortable she seems with the whole affair.
Taking advantage of Hilda being high to try and shove a third voice into her head is super uncool of him, to say nothing of how uncomfortable she seems with the whole affair.