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Author Topic: SPACE MARAUDERS - Deployment time  (Read 200525 times)

and that other ship at the dock that's not regnark
see if you can identify that ship
Ru'grth ship identified as "carrier"

check out that zirconium-plated iconian ship over there
and that other ship at the dock that's not ru'grth
see if you can identify that ship
The ship that's not iconian or ru'grth seems to be the ship you're getting Kalevi's transmission from, so it might be his.

Just land already.
bring a small entourage with you.
small

You decide to head down to the bar they're at, bringing Tyrell with you.

After a while, you finally find the correct bar and enter. The place seems fancier than most station bars. A light-skinned man with prominent cheekbones seems to notice you.



                               : Captain Mace.
: Yes?
: Finally, the right person. I've said that to at least two other people now. Have a seat.
                               

You exchange glances with Tyrell before sitting down at the table with the rest of the group.



                               : So, you're captain Nieminen?
: I'm not your captain, so you can just call me Kalevi. Sitting next to me is Kaghne, and over there is my second-in-command, Slobodan Stojanović.
: My second-in-command is taking care of our ship right now, but she doesn't speak english anyways.
: Nice meeting you all. I'm Sebastian Mace and this is my lieutenant, Norman Tyrell.
: So, I suppose we can begin now.
: Begin what?
: Planning. You have been briefed in the mission, right?
: Right. We're going into iconian space and gathering information on eldritchs.
: Mhmm. We'll be jumping from port to port to refuel. Send some hegemonic speakers to talk with locals and learn about any eldritch incursions.
: So when we hear of an incursion... then what? Go home?
: No, we go see it up close.
: What?
: I'm half joking there. We'll gather enough information and then head back. Shouldn't be too hard.
                               

He's right, this assignment doesn't seem hard at all. What could go wrong? Anyways, this seems like a good time to ask questions and get to know these people.
« Last Edit: September 16, 2013, 02:56:53 PM by Tingalz »


his second in command
is a WOMAN??

keep an eye on this scoundrel he seems...untrustworthy

his second in command
is a WOMAN??

keep an eye on this scoundrel he seems...untrustworthy
umm wowe? is that loveism i smel?

umm wowe? is that loveism i smel?
uhh no its probably yur bAD DRIVING

uhh no its probably yur bAD COOKING
ftfy

also i meant to say ru'grth instead of regnark
goddamnit similar names

ask for ship specs from everyone, obviously. and any contingency measures if we're discovered

Is there anything else? I'm updating today.

Nope.  I think we're pretty much set.


ask for ship specs from everyone
Kalevi's ship(The Anastasia):
HP: 17/17
7/7 DS 8/8 WS
Armor: 13 (3 nanofiber, 2 ferronium)
Shields: 4 (2 reactive)
6 Autocannons
2 Missile pods
   8 HE warheads
   2 EMP warheads
   1 Thermonuclear warhead

Kaghne's ship(Ranakhal):
HP: 14/14
5/5 DS 10/10 WS
Armor: 6 (2 nanofiber)
Shields: 9 (3 hyperkinetic)
2 Arc casters
3 Fusion beams
5 Photon cannons

will add both to OP later, don't let me forget.

and any contingency measures if we're discovered

                                : Alright, so what if we get questioned by the iconian military while we're in their space?
: Not so loud. The bartender might hear you, plus, there's an iconian sitting at the bar over there.
: Okay, sorry. What difference does it make if an iconian hears us?
: We don't trust them. He could be a soldier off duty, or something. Let's just stay quiet. Hell, why are we meeting in a bar anyways?
: Because I need alcohol...?
: Back to the contingency plan. What if we're caught?
: If we have to talk to them as a fleet, I know enough basic to get by. Hopefully you trust me enough to speak for all of us.
: The rest of us should keep someone nearby who speaks fish-babble too just in case we're singled out.
: So if we can talk to them, what do we say? That's important too.
: We say we're a trading fleet, of course. Don't say we're pirates or anything like that.
: Yeah, there's a reason all the iconian pirates stay outside the hegemony and plague the neutral zone and outer rim. The hegemony is brutal at keeping order.
: That means no doing any stupid stuff, Kalevi.
: Sure.
: And if worst comes to worst and we're caught, run away.
: Sounds good. Maybe if there's a fleet pursuing us, we should split up and mislead them. By that point, the mission would be a failure anyways.
: I think we've covered everything now. If there's nothing else, we should head out.
                               

Have everyone buy a few tonnes of commodities before leaving so you have something to show iconians in case they board.

do they even have human/multiracial traders going around in their region of space?

do they even have human/multiracial traders going around in their region of space?
There are humans who live in the iconian hegemony, it's not like they're universally hated. Obviously foreign humans like most of the crew might rouse suspicion, though. Still, you will be able to stop at ports and refuel/buy stuff.

alright then. see if we can transfer some crew from kaghne's ship to ours and kalevi's in case they randomly decide to board us and we need to provide a front.

also, see if we can adjust our paint job. i think the iconians may have already heard of us.



i recall we have these as weapons

One SE Standard Issue MA-AR(Magnetic Accelerator Assault Rifle)
Essentially a repeating coilgun which fires MAHEM rounds, giving it excellent armor entry. Used by Solar Empire troops as a standard anti-infantry gun.
Ammo is rare and expensive

Three Repeater Rifles
Repeater Rifles are a class of any kind of fast-firing, slug throwing, rifle sized weapons. You already have a ton of these, but the more the merrier.

One Heavy Repeater
A twin-barreled 50 caliber machine gun with enhanced stabilizers allowing it to be handheld by anyone strong enough.

One Chemodisintegrator Rifle
Used by the far-away Pekt empire. It fires shards of an alien material that causes organic matter to decay. Said material is fatal when in the bloodstream.
Ammo is rare and expensive.

One Gravity Cannon
A scaled up version of the gravity rifle, which is a tractor beam that rips apart targets on the molecular level. The gravity cannon is used primarily on vehicles and armor.
Ammo is expensive.

can we buy a ton of gravity cannon ammo right now and then have big red bring it instead of his plasma cutter in subsequent missions

Assemble the team's strongest heavy weapons experts to compete for the HMG.