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[IcyTea31]

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Harry Shine
Appearance: An extremely average-looking person, with average build, black hair, fair skin and bland face.
Homeworld: A meritocracy where nobody is quite sure what true merit is and nobody quite reaches the higher positions. People do get laughed off for not even trying, though.
Background: Well versed in the arts of telephone cleaning, Harry was underestimated by all, despite the fact that without him, poor telephone hygiene would cause serious health problems, possibly even mass pandemics. He decided to show them all by getting a proper education and getting to work on one of the ark ships. He flunked on everything, but by saving the world in a story better suited for another day, he seized the position of a Executive Hygiene Officer (janitor) on the Anaxagoras.

Attributes:
Diplomacy: 1
Force: 1
Intrigue: 3
Wisdom: 0

Traits: Almighty Janitor, Hitchhiker, Butterfly of DOOM, Ignorant

Yep, references to both The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Space Quest. I expect plenty of slapstick comedy to arise from this.

[_DivideByZero_]

^Most of the traits are alright, but Ignorant should be changed to a penalty rather than simply description. The 'Almighty Janitor' trait is alright without a numerical bonus as it gives access to knowledge most characters might not have.

[IcyTea31]

When a game has traits for the players to decide, I usually leave the crunch out, so the GM can decide the numbers and balance the game properly. I'll edit in some specifications, but really, the balance is up to you.

[Patrick Hunt]

Ptw

[_DivideByZero_]

So this seems so complicated that it might be putting people off.

Poll time!

[DarkArtemisFowl]

Hello. I would like to join, but I am currently not at a good computer to type up my charsheet. Is it okay if I post my sheet up later?

[Alev]

Name: Philbert Russel
Appearance: Philbert is a somewhat fat man, who looks to be in his early forties. His hair used to be reddish-yellow, but now it is just white speckled with some color, with a balding spot in the center. He likes to wear a wide-brimmed hat, even when he is inside. Philbert has light skin and green eyes. Overall, he looks pretty normal.
Homeworld: Philbert was born on Collibus,which was a moon of a gas. It was covered in vast, rocky hills and mountains, with many fertile plains in between, where civilisation existed. Collibus was primarily an agricultual planet, though there was generally at least one major city on each plain.
Background: Philbert was born to a middle class family, and his mother died of sickness when he was an infant. His father had started a restaurant that wasn't anything special, so Philbert learned how to cook from a young age. His father eventually sold the restaurant, and Philbert joined a private security company, which he worked for for a few years until he was selected to go on the Anaxagoras as a cook.
Attributes: (Put a number by each.)
Diplomacy: 1
Force:2
Intrigue: 0
Wisdom: 2
Traits: Cook, Security Guard, Jumpy, Fat.

[_DivideByZero_]

Hello. I would like to join, but I am currently not at a good computer to type up my charsheet. Is it okay if I post my sheet up later?

((No problem. It's not FCFS.))

[Alev]

Hello. I would like to join, but I am currently not at a good computer to type up my charsheet. Is it okay if I post my sheet up later?

((No problem. It's not FCFS.))

Is my sheet okay?

[_DivideByZero_]

Is my sheet okay?

Let's look at the traits:

Cook: +1 to preparing food, and +1 to identifying common spices
((Fair enough))

Security Guard: +1 to improvised attacks
((This is a combat-related stat, so it doesn't work because I will introduce a slightly novel form of combat bonuses in the future, which includes improvisational attacks and the like.
However, I've modified it to be a more general stat which fits slightly better))
Security Guard+: +1 to counter-aggression and capturing fleeing opponents.

Jumpy: -1 to all actions after being startled.
((I just made it a numerical bonus since 'easily startled' is mostly pulled off during speech and interaction))

Fat: -1 agility.
((Agility technically affects combat, but it also effects other things like running around and/or away from danger.))

[Alev]

Is my sheet okay?

Let's look at the traits:

Cook: +1 to preparing food, and +1 to identifying common spices
((Fair enough))

Security Guard: +1 to improvised attacks
((This is a combat-related stat, so it doesn't work because I will introduce a slightly novel form of combat bonuses in the future, which includes improvisational attacks and the like.
However, I've modified it to be a more general stat which fits slightly better))
Security Guard+: +1 to counter-aggression and capturing fleeing opponents.

Jumpy: -1 to all actions after being startled.
((I just made it a numerical bonus since 'easily startled' is mostly pulled off during speech and interaction))

Fat: -1 agility.
((Agility technically affects combat, but it also effects other things like running around and/or away from danger.))

Ok, thanks. I will edit it.

[DarkArtemisFowl]

Name: Katelyn Materos
Appearance: Above-average height and slightly skinny, though not as much to make anyone notice. Looks like a teenager, on the older side. She has a light skin-tone and deep blue eyes, along with dark-blue hair. She generally has a weary expression and a soft voice, as if she is tired. Normally, she wears a light-grey jacket, dark-blue pants, and a plain navy long-sleeve shirt underneath. She usually wears square-framed glasses and taps her toe when she's idle. Overall, she has a lighter frame than most people and is pretty weak in strength but strong in mind and heart.
Homeworld: She comes from a world called Saldetas, where humanity had developed enough technology to make the entire universe gaze with envy. However, she was fed-up with the dullness of the attitude in this world, which was composed entirely of landscapes of neverending skyscrapers, so she instead decided to join the crew of scientists here.
Background: She grew up as an orphan and grew under a mentor who taught her some basic concepts about engineering. Katelyn took it upon herself to learn some more advanced theories and laws of physics, engineering, and xenocultural studies. She grew up in a small multi-family house with some other kids and never really experienced what the true natural world was. She lived in a world where steel buildings and gray edifices were commonplace.
Attributes:
Diplomacy:0
Force: 0
Intrigue:2
Wisdom:2
Traits: Engineer, Visionary, Weak

How does my sheet look?

[_DivideByZero_]

Sign-ups will close in about two hours from now. Say 'reserved' if you are interested in joining and have not yet posted a sheet.

In the meantime I will be writing out the main post.

Name: Katelyn Materos
Appearance: Above-average height and slightly skinny, though not as much to make anyone notice. Looks like a teenager, on the older side. She has a light skin-tone and deep blue eyes, along with dark-blue hair. She generally has a weary expression and a soft voice, as if she is tired. Normally, she wears a light-grey jacket, dark-blue pants, and a plain navy long-sleeve shirt underneath. She usually wears square-framed glasses and taps her toe when she's idle. Overall, she has a lighter frame than most people and is pretty weak in strength but strong in mind and heart.
Homeworld: She comes from a world called Saldetas, where humanity had developed enough technology to make the entire universe gaze with envy. However, she was fed-up with the dullness of the attitude in this world, which was composed entirely of landscapes of neverending skyscrapers, so she instead decided to join the crew of scientists here.
Background: She grew up as an orphan and grew under a mentor who taught her some basic concepts about engineering. Katelyn took it upon herself to learn some more advanced theories and laws of physics, engineering, and xenocultural studies. She grew up in a small multi-family house with some other kids and never really experienced what the true natural world was. She lived in a world where steel buildings and gray edifices were commonplace.
Attributes:
Diplomacy:0
Force: 0
Intrigue:2
Wisdom:2
Traits: Engineer, Visionary, Weak

How does my sheet look?

What does Visionary do?

[_DivideByZero_]

Roll 0 - The Stars are Right

Each of you listens on to the hiss of cryonics working their magic around you. Each person, resting in a tub of viscous, nutrient-rich goo, is slowly extracted from your makeshift coffins--er, beds. As you wash off the substance in zero-G and slip on your standard clothes, you meet for the first time at the hub of the cryonics bay. Protected by layers of lead radiation shielding and meteor-proof plating, the ships minuscule crew section and cargo bay stands perched precariously over the powerhouse torch-drive at the back of the ship, spewing literal tonnes of propellant laden with radioactive Hex fuel into the abyss. This is the Anaxagoras, the first of many vessels designed to ferry its inhabitants to safety. There are other vessels like it, but each is alone in its undertakings, sent off to find hope elsewhere. For all our crew knows, it could even be too late for the others, leaving the Anaxagoras as the sole progenitor of its once-vibrant home sector.

Well, what now? The ship's computer must have awoken the crew for some reason. At the beginning of the journey, you were told there would be seven people total watching the ship. Within your midst you only find six. Something must have happened to the seventh. Perhaps his cryonics failed, leaving him still frozen? Or perhaps he is located somewhere else on the ship, already at work?

The cryonics bay is located right at the center of the habitat module. Surrounded by life-support machinery and power distribution systems, the center section is linked to the primary grav-ring by three elevators and several pylons containing piping and power lines. The grav-ring is split into three sections for command, hydroponics, and manufacturing/storage. Most of your equipment should still be located inside the grav-ring, if you need it to repair the ship.

Of course, since you are going to be together for a long time, you should probably introduce yourselves before splitting off and inspecting the ship's status.


Characters

Spoiler: Varee, AKA Vex (click to show/hide)

Attributes:
1
0
1
3
Traits:
Nearsighted (No bonuses from attributes, traits, styles, and statuses when not wearing glasses.)
Fragile (-1 to injury recovery rolls.)
Space Engineer (+1 to ship/station maintainence and construction.)
Starship Pilot (+1 starship agility.)
Inventory:
Glasses
Radio Communicator
Basic Toolkit (Can be used to repair electronics and piping)

Spoiler: Powder Miner, AKA Zaynab Hussain (click to show/hide)

Attributes:
3
0
0
2
Traits:
Crooked Arm (-1 to lifting.)
Born with a Silver Spoon (-1 all actions when in poor health.)
Psychiatrist (Psychiatry-related actions are minor actions.)
Soothing (+1 Diplomacy while while interacting with someone that is injured.)
Inventory:
Radio Communicator
Basic Toolkit (Can be used to repair electronics and piping)

Spoiler: Samarkand, AKA Sophie Nous (click to show/hide)

Attributes:
1
2
2
1
Traits:
PTSD (When surrounded by 3 or more enemies, roll a dice. If the result is 1, gain a -1 penalty for a number of turns equal to the number of attackers.)
Alcoholic (Gain a stacking penalty without alcohol, starting at -1 at 5 turns and increasing to -3 at 15 turns. Drinking is a major action.)
Kleptomaniac (+1 to stealing small objects. -1 to all other actions if you are able to.)
Vegetarian (-1 to eating meat. +1 to eating vegetables.)
Inventory:
Radio Communicator
Basic Toolkit (Can be used to repair electronics and piping)

Spoiler: IcyTea31, AKA Harry Shine (click to show/hide)

Attributes:
1
1
3
0
Traits:
Ignorant (-1 to actions requring extensive training.)
Butterfly of DOOM! (Rolling a 2, 3, or 4 gives you a -1 penalty for a random roll in the future.)
Almighty Janitor (Gain access to secret info about people, specifically the blackmailable kind.)
Hitchhiker (Your life seems to be narrated.)
Inventory:
Radio Communicator
Basic Toolkit (Can be used to repair electronics and piping)

Spoiler: Alev, AKA Philbert Russel (click to show/hide)

Attributes:
1
2
0
1
Traits:
Jumpy (After being startled, gain a -1 penalty for your next action.)
Fat (-1 agility.)
Cook (+1 to preparing food and identifying common spices.)
Security Guard (+1 to counter-agression and capturing opponents in flight.)
Inventory:

Spoiler: DarkArtemisFowl, AKA Katelyn Materos (click to show/hide)

Attributes:
0
0
2
2
Traits:
Weak (-1 Force during physical actions)
Structural Engineer (+1 to structure/station maintainence and construction.)
Visionary (Each time you roll below a 4, gain one point. At 6 points, you may spend all points to roll an automatic 5 (regardless of modifiers) on your next Wisdom-related action.)
Inventory:
Square-Framed Glasses
Radio Communicator
Basic Toolkit (Can be used to repair electronics and piping)

Bridge Modules Installed:
-Dashboard (basic)
-Navigation Board (damaged)

Spoiler: Ship Dashboard (click to show/hide)

Current Transponder Setting:
Anaxagoras
Independent Colonial Vessel

Primary Systems

Radiator Temperature: 45°C

Fuel
Fuel Supply:
-Hydrogen: 90,000 tonnes
-Hex: 3,000 kg
Drive
Propellant Usage: 50 tonne/sec
Hex Usage: 1.5 kg/sec
Current Mass/Dry Mass: 150,000 / 60,000 tonnes
DeltaV Capacity: 45800 m/s
Reactor
Output (min/current/max): 1MW / 1MW / 1GW
Current Fuel Usage: 25 kg/yr
Fuel Time Remaining: 120 yr

Damage Report:
Primary Sensor Boom - Healthy
Impact Shield - Healthy
GravRing A - Healthy
 - Crew Cabin - Healthy
 - Hydroponics - Healthy
 - Sensors - Healthy
 - Elevator - Healthy
GravRing B - Healthy
 - Crew Cabin - Healthy
 - Manufacturing - Healthy
 - Equipment Storage - Healthy
 - Sensors - Healthy
 - Elevator - Healthy
GravRing C - Healthy
 - Crew Cabin - Healthy
 - Bridge - Healthy
 - Sensors - Healthy
 - Elevator - Healthy
Life Support Bay - Healthy
 - Cryonics Bay - Healthy
 - Water Treatment - Healthy
 - Atmosphere Control - Healthy
Cargo - Healthy
Hangars - Healthy
Power Conduit - Healthy

Main Structural Pylon - Healthy

Power Conduit - Healthy
Radiation Shield - Healthy
Hazardous Materials Storage - Healthy
Propellant Tanks - Healthy
Reactor Core - Healthy
Radiator Assembly - Healthy
 - Radiator Fin A - Healthy
 - Radiator Fin B - Healthy
 - Radiator Fin C - Healthy
 - Radiator Fin D - Healthy
Drive - Healthy

Secondary Systems

Habitability:
Oxygen Pressure: 21 kPa (SAFE)
Cabin Temperature: 21°C
Crew
Current Reserve: 10,000 crew (250 supplies/yr)
Currently Active: 7 crew (7 supplies/yr)
Supplies
Total Supplies: 8,900 tonnes
Recycling Pool: 100 tonnes
Total Spare Parts: 1,000 tonnes
Supply Use:
+ 170 tonne/yr (hydroponics)
- 257 tonne/yr (crew)
y Use:
- 1 tonne/yr (maintenance)
Supply Time Remaining: ~102.3 yr

[Alev]

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