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Added Space posted:For those of you who forgot High School English, this is the reference: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173253 I cannot read that poem anymore without picturing John Cleese as a vendor in a theater trying to sell albatross.
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Personally, I think you Federation dogs should fire on the Manta Rays.
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Apr 11, 2015 09:23
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Then you ridge heads are lucky you didn't draw this one, aren't you? Communicate, poor Uhura hasn't had anything to do all game long!
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Apr 11, 2015 09:30
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jng2058 posted:
The proper suggestion.
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Apr 11, 2015 11:32
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jng2058 posted:Then you ridge heads are lucky you didn't draw this one, aren't you? We don't have ridges yet, just brown makeup and bad haircuts. jng2058 posted:Communicate, poor Uhura hasn't had anything to do all game long! That's how you know you're doing it right.
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Apr 11, 2015 11:42
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nweismuller posted:Attempt to communicate! Sure!
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jng2058 posted:Communicate, poor Uhura hasn't had anything to do all game long! Kirk should deliver a long, rambling, emotional monologue at them about sailing tall ships and navigating by the stars.
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Apr 11, 2015 15:45
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Episode 8, Part 4 Federation Uhura attempts to make contact with the space-rays. Attempts to contact them on all frequencies fail but suddenly Spock is contacted via telepathy. He establishes contact. The rays are very alien and almost completely incomprehensible. They offer to take us out of the system but tell us we must never return to Holberg 917. Gain 2 Reputation and 2 political points. What might have been If the Federation ignores the old man and gather the ryetalin themselves the old man is angry and tells us to beware the space rays. You lose 2 people to the fever as it takes a while to gather the Ryetalin. You then go to the decision point when the rays arrive. If you try to persuade him to give you the Ryetalin he agrees if you agree to listen to his story afterwards. If you accept you go down the decision tree we did. If you refuse you lose 2 crewmen as above and have to gather it yourself. When dealing with the rays if you fire on them you kill one and then they use telekinetic powers to disable your weapons and initiate your self-destruct. You have to beam down to the planet and the ship is destroyed. In the base game you could send another ship to pick up the crew. If you let the crews haul you around they telepathically discern where you planned to go next and take you there. Almost the same result as we got but slightly lesser reward. If the Klingons had headed to base at top speed there was a chance (roll dice) they could use intimidation to cow the child and destroy him. If not you lose crew. With no Intimidation you lose crew. If you try to kill Karl he finds out in advance using his strange powers and beams back to the planet. You can let him go and lose some points or form a landing party and pursue. Roll dice with bonuses for Intimidation, Bravery, Telepathy, and Treachery. If you roll well you kill the boy. Fail and you lose 3 men. Scores Federation: Reputation: 14 Politics: 13 Planetary Alignment: 3.0 Total Score: 30 Dead Officers: None Security Guards: 6 Klingons: Reputation: 5 Politics: 1 Planetary Alignment: 4.5 Total Score: 10.5 Dead Officers: None Security Guards: 2 Well, the Klingons did better this round. Still 12 episodes to go so they might be able to catch up. Some of you probably recognized both these episodes. The Federation episode was a variation on the episode where Kirk met Flint and seduced his android lover threatening their chance to get the Ryetalin. One possible iteration of the planet in the game has you meeting Flint. The Klingon episode was based on Charlie X where Kirk attempted to mentor a young boy found marooned on a planet with superpowers.
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Episode 9, Part 1 Federation Beta III: An earth-like world though dryer and colder then earth. We find a single major settlement on sensors. We attempt to open communications but get no response. Assemble a landing party to investigate the planet. Klingons Gamma Trianguli III: What was to have been a routine survey has become an intriguing puzzle. This seemingly primitive planet has a tremendously powerful energy source beneath its surface. The energy is too widespread to pinpoint from the ship. Assemble a landing party to investigate.
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Apr 12, 2015 08:17
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Kirk, Spock, McCoy, three redshirts They sound primitive, we might need meatshields.
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goatface posted:Kirk, Spock, McCoy, three redshirts Meatshields? What are those? What we need are... gently caress. Meatshields.
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goatface posted:Kirk, Spock, McCoy, three redshirts Sure, this works.
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Apr 12, 2015 20:24
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Koloth, Korax, and Velara with both guards.
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Duckbag posted:We don't have ridges yet, just brown makeup and bad haircuts. Not true, there's one actual ridge head lurking on Space Station K-7 for a day or so in this era. Besides, you guys were ridge heads before the virus and you'll be ridge heads again in a few years when TMP comes out. You'll ALWAYS be ridge heads in your heart, no matter how badly you gently caress up your genetic code.
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goatface posted:Kirk, Spock, McCoy, three redshirts Agree with this.
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jng2058 posted:Besides, you guys were ridge heads before the virus and you'll be ridge heads again in a few years when TMP comes out. You'll ALWAYS be ridge heads in your heart, no matter how badly you gently caress up your genetic code. Please don't bring Enterprise into this. That show was the worst.
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Apr 13, 2015 07:32
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Episode 9, Part 2 Federation Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down with a trio of security guards. We arrive in a pre-industrial town. The people wear home-spun cloth. They refuse to speak with us and seem frightened by our party. Spock found a nuclear power source with his tricorder which would be above their apparent technology. We made out way towards it and came to a temple guarded by priests who blocked our way. One them said: "You are not of the Community. You must be integrated. You must see Landru." We are escorted to a room containing an altar and a glass-sided booth. The priests attacked and tried to force us into the booth but we fought them off. Behind the altar we find a computer calling itself Landru after the name of its programmer. Landru created the computer to enforce a kind of paradise by controlling the minds of the people of this planet. What should we do? A) Attempt to reprogram Landru. B) Reason with Landru to point out how its approach is flawed. C) Destroy Landru. Klingons Koroth, Korax, and Velara beam down with two security guards. This seemingly idyllic planet is a deathtrap. It is as if the planet itself is fighting us. The fauna is inimical to life and a storm formed with incredible rapidity. One warrior died after being hit by lightning. Trocorder readings show the power source is located a few kilometers from here. What should we do? A) Beam the party up immediately; the planet is too dangerous. B) Reinforce the landing party by beaming down additional personnel. C) Concentrate a phaser barrage at a nearby area to sterilize it. Transfer the party by transporter to this area and treat the situation as an invasion facing hostile forces.
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Apr 13, 2015 07:40
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Federation B - Spock points out the flaws in its logic, then when that doesn't work Kirk can Kirk the gently caress out of it. It's what he does.
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Apr 13, 2015 07:50
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Federation Logic the bitch to death!
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Apr 13, 2015 07:50
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We don't have Uhura so communication is out, but we do have Spock. So lets Reprogramp the computer.
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Apr 13, 2015 07:51
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Move to full on invasion mode.
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We have Kirk and Spock. If we can't reason the computer into exploding, I'll be disappointed.
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I think in that episode somebody just shot Landru.
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C, we're under heavy attack from Mother Nature, and it's time to stab that bitch with a Bat'leth. QAPLA!
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Yeah, Sterlize seems like a unique Klingon option, therefor we must do it.
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Episode 9, Part 3 Federation Spock argued logically that a static society cannot be paradise. We convinced Landru to give up control over the citizens and convince it to help the citizens build a better world. We win 2 Reputation, 2 Politics, and the planet is inclined towards the Federation. Klingons Planetary bombardment is ordered and a portion of the planet sterilized and the party is relocated to this area. The invasion is executed with great precision but animals charge into the sterilized portion of the planet and continue to attack the party. The use of more disruptor rifles and sonic grenades holds them for a time and more troops are brought in on other starships. The planet eventually fights back itself and gravity begins fluctuating and the ship must break orbit. The landing party is forced to evacuate. The crew gains 3 Reputation for their fierce battle for the Empire. What might have been If the Federation had not had Logic (or Lying) Landru would have self-destructed when trying to persuade it. You win but take one casualty and the reward is lower. If you attempt to reprogram Landru you need the Science skill. If you do not have it the entire landing party is absorbed into the society and are lost. If you do have Science the Federation gets almost as good a result as above as Landru assist the society. If the Klingons reprogrammed the Landru enforces absolute obedience to the Empire and it joins as a Klingon satellite. If you destroy Landru then you take one casualty and the people fall into a sleep. When they awake they are capable of only rudimentary and simple activities. A medical mission must be sent to help them. Victory but a low point one. If the Klingons had not had Ruthlessness they could have used telepathy to contact the planet and been instructed to leave. If they had fled by beaming up there is a minor loss of reputation. If you reinforce the landing party and have telepathy you make contact and roll a die to see if you win. If not you get a minor victory. Scores Federation: Reputation: 16 Politics: 15 Planetary Alignment: 4.0 Total Score: 35 Dead Officers: None Security Guards: 6 Klingons: Reputation: 8 Politics: 1 Planetary Alignment: 4.5 Total Score: 13.5 Dead Officers: None Security Guards: 1 Xenocides fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Apr 20, 2015 |
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Episode 10, Part 1 Federation M-113: We have been called to M-113 on a routine mission to check up on a science installation. The Kraters, a husband and wife team of scientists, seem to be in good health. They discovered a crashed alien ship on the planet with no signs of survivors and the wreckage reveals little about them. The Kraters have assembled a number of unusual specimens from the ship and wish us to transport them and their finds to the nearest starbase. When we were about to leave a ship of unknown origin entered the system. It contacted us and demanded "the immediate surrender of our comrade Zzribit". We asked for clarification. They responded: "Zzribit's ship crashed here years ago. Zzribit survived. We come to rescue him. He is not on the planet; therefore you must have him." They order us to allow them to search our ship or they will destroy us. What do we do? A) Refuse to permit a search of the ship and try to persuade the aliens that Zzribit is not aboard. B) Refuse to permit a search and tell the aliens that they are mistaken and that we are willing to defend ourselves if attacked. C) Permit the search parties to come aboard. Klingons Pyris VII: We are on a routine mission to study this Class M planet. It appears totally lifeless and uninteresting. Assemble a landing party.
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Allow the buzzing frog people aboard to teach us their reproductive habits. A lifeless planet can't be class M, molecular oxygen is too unstable to remain in the atmosphere without being replenished. 
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Without a doubt, their comrade is going to be one of the "unusual specimens" picked up, so... this is probably going to be awkward. Let them on anyways.
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Arglebargle III posted:A lifeless planet can't be class M, molecular oxygen is too unstable to remain in the atmosphere without being replenished. Technically, life could have existed on the planet, then gone extinct, and oxygen would remain in the atmosphere for a while. ('A while' by Klingon standards, at least. Not so much on a planetary scale.) That said, I think that would qualify as 'interesting', at least to the Feds.
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Arglebargle III posted:Allow the buzzing frog people aboard to teach us their reproductive habits. Then it's EXTRA SUSPICIOUS. Korax, Kor, Varoz, Meat Shield Korax and Kor give us science and engineering. Which I think are gonna come in handy.
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Veloxyll posted:Then it's EXTRA SUSPICIOUS. Yeah, OK. Though I'm really starting to think we should just bring Koloth on every mission.
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Veloxyll posted:Korax, Kor, Varoz, Meat Shield I agree with this selection, but for a different reason. This planet has nothing to conquer, and thus is boring as gently caress. Therefore we shall send our nerds to study it, while we get blasted on bloodwine.
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Episode 10, Part 2 Federation We agreed to allow the aliens to board our ship and search for their lost comrade. They are unable to survive at the temperature we live in (they prefer extreme cold) and beamed over in environmental suits. They searched the ship and found their friend who was one of the material samples we collected from the debris of their ship. Turns out that they go inactive in hotter temperatures. They were pleased with our cooperation and agreed to an exchange of ambassadors. Note that if the Klingons take this path they would lose as High Command would be incensed that the aliens were allowed to survey our military capabilities. Gain 1 Reputation and 2 Politics. Klingons Korax, Kor, Varoz, and a warrior beam down to this dull Class-M planet. We beamed down to a blasted dark area surrounded by black rock and slag. To our surprise, despite there being no life form readings we found two men standing at opposite ends of an open area. One addressed us: "We are having a duel. Leave! You must not interfere. A) Leave as requested. B) Ask them why they do not read as life forms. C) Choose the stronger looking of the two and offer to aid him against the other in exchange for future considerations.
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Time to get right back on the bad idea express! C. And my Bat'leth!
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Klingon I'd vote for C if I knew the stronger looking dude wasn't the one who said to stay out of it. As it is... A. Neither would appreciate a distraction at this point.
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Lets see....blasted out/slagged terrain, guys who don't have obvious warmachines standing off, who also don't register as existing to our sensors...a wise warrior scouts his enemy before charging in. Let's Play 20 Questions! B
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I want to go B Actually I want D to just sit back and WATCH.
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Yeah, C seems like it could end horribly, but it could also be the "win" condition for this encounter. The Federation would probably have an option to try to resolve their differences, so this seems like it may be the viable Klingon alternative. However, past experience has shown us that not all the encounters are actually winnable for both factions, so this could also be the "smash face into wall" option. Eh, this game is silly sometimes. I say we just leave. Someone else can break the tie.
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