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[Very Dead]Arpeggio of Black Void [AOBS/Empire Building/X-over/OC]

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Difficulty:

[X] Normal - moderate time to start

Choose one:
[X] 2 UNSC Phoenix-class Colony ship

Heros: You have three Tokens, choose wisely.


[X] Squealer [Worm] ( Vehicle Specialist, Includes Ships )

[X] Armsmaster [Worm]
----[X] Dragon [Must Have Armstaster] [Research Hero]

You have three Wonder Tokens, choose wisely.

World type:

[X] Death World [+2 Wonder Tokens]
----[X] Volcano [+___ Mineral Gain]

Wonders:

[X] System Rich in Minerals [-1 Wonder Token]
[X] Stargates [-1 Wonder Token] EVE
[X] Ruins [-1 Wonder Token]
[X] Ancient Satellite [ -2 Wonder Tokens] SG
----[X] Support

Why I choose this build?

Easy is too easy.

2 Colony is better than 1


Squealer can build Vehicles, which can include FOG Ships.

Armsmaster is efficiency

Dragon as Girlfriend can Research

Deathworld has Minerals

System rich in minerals means there may be something to discover later.

Stargate is travel & research-able

Ruins is a place that can be restored & adapted, Research.

Ancient Satellite as a Support is Infrastructure, Dragon can help build Space Habs?

Why build on a Planet when you can make your own?

Gundam Colonies?
 
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WoG:

I would request at least two ideas form anyone who picks one of the following hero choices.

[ ] Spartan II [OC, Specialization?]
[ ] Shipgirl [KanColle] [What do you mean there's no water!]
---[ ] Or Abyssal
[ ] Write in - Must be cleared with DM.

These ideas should be followed by at lest a brief summary of why I should allow this choice. I will ask that the Shipgirls/Abyssal be of OC or semi-OC origin. If you give them a characterization, I will endeavor to follow it. Aslo, Ship girls can be of any ship up to modern time, but not space.

TerraBull it is my sorry to inform you that I can not allow Sphere due to how broken he would be here. I have said in the beginning bit that a whole Home Port is present in a packed form. I hope you can understand.
 
Kerashana said:
WoG:

I would request at least two ideas form anyone who picks one of the following hero choices.

[ ] Spartan II [OC, Specialization?]
[ ] Shipgirl [KanColle] [What do you mean there's no water!]
---[ ] Or Abyssal
[ ] Write in - Must be cleared with DM.

These ideas should be followed by at lest a brief summary of why I should allow this choice. I will ask that the Shipgirls/Abyssal be of OC or semi-OC origin. If you give them a characterization, I will endeavor to follow it. Aslo, Ship girls can be of any ship up to modern time, but not space.

TerraBull it is my sorry to inform you that I can not allow Sphere due to how broken he would be here. I have said in the beginning bit that a whole Home Port is present in a packed form. I hope you can understand.
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Ah, then how about Squealer?

Vehicle Specialization?

Unless that is too broken as well?
 
[X]Akia

Difficulty:

[X] Normal - moderate time to start

Choose one:
[X] 2 UNSC Phoenix-class Colony ship

Heros: You have three Tokens, choose wisely.

[X] Guardian [Destiny]
----[X] Warlock [Combat/Research Hero]

[X] Armsmaster [Worm]
----[X] Dragon [Must Have Armstaster] [Research Hero]

You have three Wonder Tokens, choose wisely.

World type:

[X] Death World [+2 Wonder Tokens]
----[X] Forest [+___ Food Gain]

Wonders:

[X] System Rich in Minerals [-1 Wonder Token]
[X] Stargates [-1 Wonder Token] EVE
[X] Ruins [-1 Wonder Token]
[X] Ancient Satellite [ -2 Wonder Tokens] SG
----[X] Support
 
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TerraBull said:
Ah, then how about Squealer?
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That's fine, it will be Squealer from the beginning of worm though. I don't have much practice writing mid or post worm Squealer. Keep in mind, this could, but may not, have consequences. New Parahumans, that's good right? What about Magic Space whales?
 
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Kerashana said:
That's fine, it will be Squealer from the beginning of worm though. I don't have much practice writing mid or post worm Squealer.
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So before she gets too mentally screwed up?

She would, after some Research, be able to help Build/ Improve any [ Vehicles ] ( Ships ) that the Port can build?

System-wide Fleet/ Miners?

Construction Vehicles?
 
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TerraBull said:
So before she gets too mentally screwed up?

She would, after some Research, be able to help Build/ Improve any [ Vehicles ] ( Ships ) that the Port can build?

System-wide Fleet/ Miners?
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She's a tinker. Nanomateriel is the tool. If she can draw up blue prints it can be made. On the flip side, she will have to cudgel her brain into working order and understand Fog tech. I will state it is comparable to looking at another Tinkers work after it's finished. She may get it, but not immediately.

Squealer:
Research Hero; halves research time for all vehicles and ships.

That's AFTER she in made to join up. She will be a harder one to convince I thinks. Or, maybe not. but Detox time will be an issue. 3 months for full detox, she can start doing things then.
 
Kerashana said:
She's a tinker. Nanomateriel is the tool. If she can draw up blue prints it can be made. On the flip side, she will have to cudgel her brain into working order and understand Fog tech. I will state it is comparable to looking at another Tinkers work after it's finished. She may get it, but not immediately.

Squealer:
Research Hero; halves research time for all vehicles and ships.

That's AFTER she in made to join up. She will be a harder one to convince I thinks. Or, maybe not. but Detox time will be an issue. 3 months for full detox, she can start doing things then.
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<_< >_>

Is Power Armors a 'Vehicle'?
 
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Ok, I'ma start the next part sometime tomorrow. Hopefully people will have come to a general consensus of what plan to use. If someone whats to be a champ and tally things up around noon tomorrow (Pacific time) that would be awesome.
 
Kerashana said:
Sorry, no. Very much; NO! :p

That would be buckets of bullshit, but you may what to think about other possibilities. I can think of one. >.> But an SOOO not bringing it up.
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Yeah, Mecha & such.

I am curious how much more BS Squealer could make a FOG tech vessel though.

I have to ask?

This

[X] Ancient Satellite [ -2 Wonder Tokens] SG
----[X] Support​
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How BIG is it? Enough to Support the Colonists by it's cost of 2 Points?
 
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TerraBull said:
I have to ask?
This
How BIG is it? Enough to Support the Colonists by it's cost of 2 Points?
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It's actually a series of small ones that form a planetary shell/shield, as well as sensor satellites spread around system. Unlike the Weapons one, witch is basically a big gun that caps capitals.
 
Kerashana said:
I WANT to say yes, but my munchkin is saying 'No! For the love of god, No! It can be abused fantastically.' I agree with the Munchkin. On the other hand... it could be do able actually.

Hmm... I guess, but I warn you all. Too many Parahumans might not be the best idea.
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I translate "Might not be the best idea" into "You could, but you probably shouldn't or i may have to give you villains (or heroes rarely) who spawn in your populace randomly, or worse (space whales)".

But masamune makes dragon and halbeard super broken, and he is much less broken without the really cool stuff to make. I think that he is worth it in the long run even if we get some parahuman related issues.

With these revelations, a new plan:


[X] Plan DS mk2
-[X] Normal - moderate time to start
-[X] 2 UNSC Phoenix-class Colony ship
-[X] Armsmaster [Worm]
--[X] Dragon [This costs an extra Token] [Research Hero]
-[X] Masamune [Worm]
-[X] Death World [+2 Wonder Tokens]
--[X] Jungle [+10 Food Gain]
-[X] System Rich in Minerals [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Adamantite Deposits [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Psi-Crystals [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Element Zero Deposits [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Extra Hero [-1 Wonder Token]
--[X] Squad of 4 X-Com soldiers

Masamune + dragon + halbeard = reverse engineer all the things, make them better, and then make a lot of them, though there may be some drawbacks from the high number of parahumans, i think t hese three are worth it.

Xcom soldiers = some high end starting tech to reverse engineer at the start (plasma weaps, really good armor, healing packs, etc.), along with some of the best human soldiers from earth.

Then we have the system buffs:
-the unique materials. I think that these three are critical for long-term tech advantages.
-Rich in minerals - this is probably going to be really useful, especially with masamune letting us mass produce things. i also assume it will be a little better then the bonus from volcanic planet

Having to take the deathworld kinda sucks, but i think that it is better than any of the other token givers. we can always move if we absolutely need to, but we should be fine for now, and I really want those extra two points.
 
Vote Closed.

[X] Plan DS mk2
-[X] 2 UNSC Phoenix-class Colony ship
-[X] Armsmaster [Worm]
--[X] Dragon [This costs an extra Token] [Research Hero]
-[X] Masamune [Worm]
-[X] Death World [+2 Wonder Tokens]
--[X] Jungle [+10 Food Gain]
-[X] System Rich in Minerals [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Adamantite Deposits [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Psi-Crystals [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Element Zero Deposits [-1 Wonder Token]
-[X] Extra Hero [-1 Wonder Token]
--[X] Squad of 4 X-Com soldiers

I will work on the Hero's in a little while? Ish. for now, I need some rolls.

4d100 - first four rolls only.
Psi - 1-20
Mech - 21-40
Gene-Aug - 41-60
Any other roll with be normal humans, you are free to discuss among yourselves and come to a conclusion on what combat specs each soldier has. This will be end game X-Com. Don't make me regret this.
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IMPORTANT!!! OH! Also. What Do I/WE specialize in? Research or Industry.
 
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let me see if u can get this roller thing working...

Edit: first one was a failure, then i got one psi, one normal. i can accept that
DarknessSmiles threw 1 2-faced dice. Reason: first two soldiers Total: 1
1 1
DarknessSmiles threw 2 100-faced dice. Reason: first two soldiers Total: 78
5 5 73 73
 
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Also, I need either a good format for keeping track of the system or some neat gadget for it. Please help, thank you.
 
i guess ill roll the other two soldiers as well. with regards to the other sites for dice rollers, you can create a room on rollz.org and have people roll on there. it keep track of it all. but in the meantime, here are some more rolls.

edit: 1 of each! yay!
DarknessSmiles threw 2 100-faced dice. Reason: more soldiers Total: 82
49 49 33 33
 
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    • Then my sensors started picking up a spike in exotic radiation. "Oh dear… this can't be good."

    With a rending, space opened up and two great ships came screaming out, along with a small, tiny ship… ah, a yacht.

    Ships… I could feel a part of myself starting to unpack weapons to strike down what were obviously human ships… but something stopped me. Maybe I could use them?

    ~Mayday, Mayday. This is the UNSC Alice. We are heavily damaged and have been pulled through an unknown anomaly. Requesting assistance.~

    Hmm, well. The name of the lead ship was Alice, and… ah, there it is. The other one was called Lullaby. The Yacht on the other hand seemed in decent state of repair.

    Turning to the world, I used everything I had to pinpoint the anomaly that had simultaneously appeared on it. Unfortunately, I was unable to do more then get a general location.

    Turning back to the three ships, I opened a channel and… spoke. ~"This is Akia, Port Authority for the @#ERROR$@ Home Port. Do you require immediate assistance? If I am to render any real aid, I will requite time to set up a new base of operations."~

    ~Understood… Port Authority. So long as we aren't attacked we can remain on station, but we have minimal maneuvering capacity.~ There was a long silence, then the, I presume Captain, continued, ~We can not find any familiar locations, for the time b and my counterpart on the Lullaby think it best if we join forces.~

    Drifting over to the freighter, I nod to myself, ~"That would be agreeable… In the interest of mutual cooperation, I am sending over the sensor readings from your arrival."~

    ~Thank you, Alice Out.~

    Ok, now to…

    ~Ah, hello… Um, I hope you don't mind, I found myself picking up your conversation. My name is Dragon and I have some experience with strange phenomena, could you please send me a copy of your sensor readings?~

    Frowning to myself, I weighed the idea. But ultimately, it hurt me not at all to do so. With the uploads going I turned my attention to the far more important business of setting up.

    All my ships except this large freighter were configured for waters, which was a problem. But one I could overcome with some time. The more important thing was where to set up.

    I had three possible places… no four.

    First was of course, the ocean. It would be familiar and I could make some ships almost immediately. There was also a large plains area that would be good for the fleshbags… I mean humans. Alternatively, I could set up in the heart of one of the massive jungle areas, along a great river perhaps? Finally, I could set up the Home Port on one of the large asteroids near the planet… or one of the moons I guess.

    Those thoughts in mind, I pondered another problem. One of lift. If I built on the planet I would have problems getting into orbit, and vice versa. But then again, I could build a Space elevator, either from the ground up, or space down.

    Decisions, decisions.

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    Where to set up? How to set up? Short term plans?

    [ ] Consult with the human?
    --[ ] Write in.
    [ ] Write in.

    Name that Planet!
    [ ] Avalon
    [ ] Write in

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    Feel free to discuss among yourselves and come to a conclusion on what combat specs each X-Com soldier has. This will be end game X-Com. Don't make me regret this.
    1 Psi, 1 Mec, 1 Gene Aug, 1 Normal
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    IMPORTANT!!! What Do I/WE specialize in? Research or Industry.
     
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