En course to touchdown on Athens, the group was waved by a rude and presumptuous port authority officer. Apparently on Athens, you have to wave the port authority before touch down 'else they blast you back to Earth-that-was! In any event, the officer granted them clearance to land without blasting a hole in the ship.
Upon touchdown, the group immediately went about their things. Enyaj and Julas went into town to find themselves a game of pool to make a few bucks. Jetten and Ashley escorted the surveyor/negotiator to the dig site to view the workings before the big negotiation. Lotus found herself a client on Leigh's cortex, and then went into town to find some things to make her room look shiny. Leigh went into town to find some coffee. Marek went into town to buy some brooms (presumably to replace the one she broke previously). Duncan meanwhile guarded the ship.
Lotus Pak
Lotus was able to secure herself a decent client - a merchant that was just passing through. Her room was not dressed up, so she went into town to get some things. Unfortunately where all manner of shiny colors would have been helpful, the town stock seemed to consist of brown. Fortunately Lotus was able to implement shades of brown to give the place some depth.
Marek
Marek went into town to find herself some brooms, and was able to pick up 5 brooms, ignoring the mass of ghosts she saw on the way, in the store, and on the way back. After returning, Marek suddenly found herself in a playground and decided to get on the swing. Meanwhile, Duncan watched as Marek got on a Large Mule and drive it into a wall, injuring herself and damaging the mule. Duncan called Leigh back
Leigh
Leigh found himself some coffee...or well, something brown and wet. After getting the message from Duncan, Leigh rushed back and fixed up Marek while Duncan fixed up the mule.
Jetten, Ashley, and the Surveyor/Negotiator
The three went to the mining operation, were given clearance to enter and issued masks before getting slowly lowered into the mine shaft on a heavy-freight elevator.
...MORE TO POST LATER!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Character Info
Thought this would be helpful, but I'm adding player names linked to character names because even I can't remember who is who half the time!
In no particular order, other than the order the sheets are in front of me now:
Enyaj played by Kevin
Julas Deschain played by Jesse
Jetten played by Glenn
Ashley played by Ava
Duncan Shenwa played by Chris
Marek played by Sarah
Leigh played by Paul
Lotus Pak played by Naya
I STRONGLY encourage everybody to leave comments on this particular post to add details/descriptions/backgrounds/etc., whatever you want to leave to better inform others of who/what your character is. We do have two other players that are supposed to be joining us sometime in the near future? Maybe? I'll add them soon enough!
In no particular order, other than the order the sheets are in front of me now:
Enyaj played by Kevin
Julas Deschain played by Jesse
Jetten played by Glenn
Ashley played by Ava
Duncan Shenwa played by Chris
Marek played by Sarah
Leigh played by Paul
Lotus Pak played by Naya
I STRONGLY encourage everybody to leave comments on this particular post to add details/descriptions/backgrounds/etc., whatever you want to leave to better inform others of who/what your character is. We do have two other players that are supposed to be joining us sometime in the near future? Maybe? I'll add them soon enough!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Session 2 - 10/7/09
The group arrived on the moon unsure of what to expect. On their arrival they were issued magnetic boots. It was explained to them that the moon had light gravity and to simulate the gravity of Earth-that-was they used magnetic boots.
The group donned the issued boots and walked out of the shuttle and onto a network of raised metal platforms. The endless city stretched from horizon to horizon. Of note, buildings tended not to be much taller than a just a few stories and most were made of stone.
After traversing a number of pathways, the group found themselves headed to what looked like a coliseum, but it covered significantly more ground. Upon arrival to the coliseum, they entered a magnificent entryway containing a large model of an unimaginably large spaceship - something Julas and Duncan figured would take the entire Alliance Military to pilot and maintain.
They were then greeted by Sui Gon. A man of oriental descent, he was very much westernized in his customs, shaking hands and smiling were dead giveaways, not to mention his expensive suit.
Sui Gon led them through what was at the center of the building, an area whose purposes became obvious to the group, the area for ship construction. Ships of all varieties, colors, and specifications were being built here, some nearly finished, others hardly begun.
At the very center of the construction area was a small building. As Sui Gon explained, "this building is where meetings with clients are held - we like to take them through our shipyard first so they can see the operation". Inside the building was strictly a room designed for meetings, a long office table with a series of chairs, and towards the outskirts of the building bathroom facilities and other small rooms.
Sui Gon gave the group the full briefing on the reason he wanted to see them:
The Alliance is trying to extend its reach to the Rim planets. To accomplish this, they are expanding their fleet exponentially. In the process of building their ships, they have bought up all supplies of metal from Ezra causing an early termination of my contract with the mine bosses there.
Long story short, Sui Gon was going to give them a loaner ship and have them head to the distant planet Athens where some mine bosses were interested in setting up a deal. He was sending an assistant with them to negotiate the trade. Sui Gon suggested that they could have the ship he gave them after working off the cost of the ship, or instead they could get another ship of their choosing provided they can earn enough to purchase such a ship.
With that, the group was introduced to their new ship, a Hotaru, a Firefly class transport.
On their 20 day trip to Athens (recalculation of travel time done here), the ship was boarded by Alliance. When everyone and everything came back squeeky clean, the Alliance commander said he would flag them as having been searched and clear for non-stop flight to Athens.
Towards the end of the flight they were attacked by raiders. Having no combat ability in space, they allowed the raiders to board, but set up an ambush for them.
As the raiders boarded, Jetten gave the order. Lotus hopped on a large mule and ran over half of their numbers, taking cover as quickly as possible. Simultaneously Julas made the ship lurch to the side to throw the remaining boarding party off their balance - at which point everybody opened gunfire on the raiders, killing most and severely injuring the rest. Jetten and Ashley then instructed everybody to load the bodies into the bay door while they ran to the other ship. Jetten opened the door to the other ship as Ashley set demolitions inside the bridge between the ships.
Soon as Jetten and Ashley got back, they closed the door and the contents of the raider ship as well as the raiders that were on the Hotaru were ejected into space. The enemy ship crumpled in many locations making it just another piece of space debris.
The crew got their bearings as they prepared for their arrival on Athens.
The group donned the issued boots and walked out of the shuttle and onto a network of raised metal platforms. The endless city stretched from horizon to horizon. Of note, buildings tended not to be much taller than a just a few stories and most were made of stone.
After traversing a number of pathways, the group found themselves headed to what looked like a coliseum, but it covered significantly more ground. Upon arrival to the coliseum, they entered a magnificent entryway containing a large model of an unimaginably large spaceship - something Julas and Duncan figured would take the entire Alliance Military to pilot and maintain.
They were then greeted by Sui Gon. A man of oriental descent, he was very much westernized in his customs, shaking hands and smiling were dead giveaways, not to mention his expensive suit.
Sui Gon led them through what was at the center of the building, an area whose purposes became obvious to the group, the area for ship construction. Ships of all varieties, colors, and specifications were being built here, some nearly finished, others hardly begun.
At the very center of the construction area was a small building. As Sui Gon explained, "this building is where meetings with clients are held - we like to take them through our shipyard first so they can see the operation". Inside the building was strictly a room designed for meetings, a long office table with a series of chairs, and towards the outskirts of the building bathroom facilities and other small rooms.
Sui Gon gave the group the full briefing on the reason he wanted to see them:
The Alliance is trying to extend its reach to the Rim planets. To accomplish this, they are expanding their fleet exponentially. In the process of building their ships, they have bought up all supplies of metal from Ezra causing an early termination of my contract with the mine bosses there.
Long story short, Sui Gon was going to give them a loaner ship and have them head to the distant planet Athens where some mine bosses were interested in setting up a deal. He was sending an assistant with them to negotiate the trade. Sui Gon suggested that they could have the ship he gave them after working off the cost of the ship, or instead they could get another ship of their choosing provided they can earn enough to purchase such a ship.
With that, the group was introduced to their new ship, a Hotaru, a Firefly class transport.
On their 20 day trip to Athens (recalculation of travel time done here), the ship was boarded by Alliance. When everyone and everything came back squeeky clean, the Alliance commander said he would flag them as having been searched and clear for non-stop flight to Athens.
Towards the end of the flight they were attacked by raiders. Having no combat ability in space, they allowed the raiders to board, but set up an ambush for them.
As the raiders boarded, Jetten gave the order. Lotus hopped on a large mule and ran over half of their numbers, taking cover as quickly as possible. Simultaneously Julas made the ship lurch to the side to throw the remaining boarding party off their balance - at which point everybody opened gunfire on the raiders, killing most and severely injuring the rest. Jetten and Ashley then instructed everybody to load the bodies into the bay door while they ran to the other ship. Jetten opened the door to the other ship as Ashley set demolitions inside the bridge between the ships.
Soon as Jetten and Ashley got back, they closed the door and the contents of the raider ship as well as the raiders that were on the Hotaru were ejected into space. The enemy ship crumpled in many locations making it just another piece of space debris.
The crew got their bearings as they prepared for their arrival on Athens.
Session 1 - 9/23/09
Ezra - a rim planet located in the Georgia System. Dust, dirt, and lots of nothingness as far as the eye can see. Ezra - known for its dime-a-dozen mining colonies and industrialized mining facilities - is now falling under the control of the Alliance.
Under the lead of Captain Jetten, a team of ex-Browncoats and other alliance-unfriendly individuals find themselves in a pinch with no means to get off that ruttin' rock and a fierce need to git' gone.
The pilot of the group, Julas in a snap decision, decided the best way to get a lift off Ezra would be to get a ship and to do so would require locating a group of low-lives - not so uncommon, especially on Ezra. His first instincts were a game of cards in one of the local bars.
After some searching, Julas came across a group of 5 oriental-lookin' folks playing cards in a back corner of a bar, who had clearly chosen their location for discretion.
Julas sauntered up to gentlemen and got his way into a game of cards. The men were playing a game called Pok Deng, a card game that originated in Thailand on Earth-That-Was. Fortunately for Julas, he happened to know the rules of the game well enough to play. Even more fortunately for the group, Pok Deng is a game of Agility, something Julas was fairly good at.
After winning a few hands and taking the men for a decent pile of cash, he ordered the men a round of drinks and got down to business as he noted Jetten arrive in the bar. After some discussion, one man left, and the others seemed to disregard Julas, except for one, a classier and warmer gentleman, at least comparatively to the others that were playing cards. He spoke of a man called "Sui Gon," the owner of a planet orbiting Ezra, and a large business owner. Julas and Jetten managed to impress upon the gentleman that Sui Gon would be very interested in meeting them.
Success! The mysterious associate of Sui Gon was able to arrange transport in an hours time to the moon! The group packed up their things and prepared for travel.
The shuttle was slender and dark, not the most appealing of ships but functional. This particular station was one of many dozen connecting Ezra to the industrial moon via cables. The moon they were traveling to, known only as the business "Gon Spacecraft Corporation" (GSC) was gradually leaving its orbit with Ezra. Thousands of high-strength cables span the distance between the moon and the planet to anchor the moon to Ezra. This was one of the many shuttles that rode the cables to transport passengers and cargo. The group would soon meet the renown Spaceship Engineer Sui Gon...
Under the lead of Captain Jetten, a team of ex-Browncoats and other alliance-unfriendly individuals find themselves in a pinch with no means to get off that ruttin' rock and a fierce need to git' gone.
The pilot of the group, Julas in a snap decision, decided the best way to get a lift off Ezra would be to get a ship and to do so would require locating a group of low-lives - not so uncommon, especially on Ezra. His first instincts were a game of cards in one of the local bars.
After some searching, Julas came across a group of 5 oriental-lookin' folks playing cards in a back corner of a bar, who had clearly chosen their location for discretion.
Julas sauntered up to gentlemen and got his way into a game of cards. The men were playing a game called Pok Deng, a card game that originated in Thailand on Earth-That-Was. Fortunately for Julas, he happened to know the rules of the game well enough to play. Even more fortunately for the group, Pok Deng is a game of Agility, something Julas was fairly good at.
After winning a few hands and taking the men for a decent pile of cash, he ordered the men a round of drinks and got down to business as he noted Jetten arrive in the bar. After some discussion, one man left, and the others seemed to disregard Julas, except for one, a classier and warmer gentleman, at least comparatively to the others that were playing cards. He spoke of a man called "Sui Gon," the owner of a planet orbiting Ezra, and a large business owner. Julas and Jetten managed to impress upon the gentleman that Sui Gon would be very interested in meeting them.
Success! The mysterious associate of Sui Gon was able to arrange transport in an hours time to the moon! The group packed up their things and prepared for travel.
The shuttle was slender and dark, not the most appealing of ships but functional. This particular station was one of many dozen connecting Ezra to the industrial moon via cables. The moon they were traveling to, known only as the business "Gon Spacecraft Corporation" (GSC) was gradually leaving its orbit with Ezra. Thousands of high-strength cables span the distance between the moon and the planet to anchor the moon to Ezra. This was one of the many shuttles that rode the cables to transport passengers and cargo. The group would soon meet the renown Spaceship Engineer Sui Gon...
First Post
Hey guys and gals! I've decided that to improve correspondence, involvement, and for recording tidbits from the campaign for party use, I'd put everything on this blog! You are free to post here, in fact I would encourage it - if people find the time to do so it may be rewarding - if you have questions, insight, etc. for the campaign, you can share it here!
Also, if you have any inter-character interactions that might take some time you can also do those here!
I'll do my best to post the details of the sessions on here so that people can get caught up at their leisure and don't have to show up to the next session oblivious to what happened! I'll put up the first two sessions shortly...
Also, if you have any inter-character interactions that might take some time you can also do those here!
I'll do my best to post the details of the sessions on here so that people can get caught up at their leisure and don't have to show up to the next session oblivious to what happened! I'll put up the first two sessions shortly...
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