Heroica: Glory Amongst the Stars - Mission #7: My Bleeding Hart

[Kintobor]

OOC: I still think Zaria will clear C4, but it doesn't hurt us too much to keep Zaria's action as is, since she can only clear one level of debris. Merei should still clear C4 as well, just to remove debris from the board.

[KotZ]

OOC: Sorry this completely slipped my mind the past few days.

"Yup, on it."

[The Legonater]

3 hours ago, KotZ said:

OOC: Sorry this completely slipped my mind the past few days.

"Yup, on it."

MM Note: I'm still going to need an action for Varen! 

[Zepher]

21 hours ago, Kintobor said:

OOC: I still think Zaria will clear C4, but it doesn't hurt us too much to keep Zaria's action as is, since she can only clear one level of debris. Merei should still clear C4 as well, just to remove debris from the board.

OoC: Right, but I can clear all levels with a single action, so I can do it as quickly with or without your help! Totally your call though.

Hopefully @KotZ will be able to start to get in actions, but in order to be able to run the round...

Varen will...
1. Move to D4
2. Explore D4
3. Move to D3
4. Peek at A1

 

[Kintobor]

OOC: I don't want to move too far up just yet. We have the first signal, which is good. I have the potential, as the fastest character here, to zip around this map a bit later once we've cleared up the right side of the map. What I want to avoid is a scenario where we get stuck needing to resupply oxygen and get the freighter without oxygen tanks. Maybe not next turn, but the turn after we should consider preparing for an oxygen resupply at the Acteaon.

[The Legonater]

Round Two in the Forbidden Sector:
Zaria uncovers gear in B4 - 5 credits!
Kirwin uncovers gear in A4 - Jetsuit Booster! (Single-use, may move the user to any unblocked tile)
Kirwin uncovers gear in A5 - Aether Brew!
Merei uncovers gear in D3 - 6 credits!
Varen finds D4 empty.
Varen peeks in A1 and spots gear.

Storm Phase:
1, 4: Storm moves one tile down. One debris level added to C2. C2 now blocked.
6, 3: Storm moves three tiles up. One debris level added to C2, D2.
Everyone loses one level of O2!

The second round is largely uneventful as the heroes find themselves digging through old salvage. Varen, however, explore one section of space and, albeit finding it empty of loot, spots the crumbled husk of a Hart shuttle matching Actaeon's design. 

The Party:

Kirwin (karmajay)
Character Points: 1/14
O2: 3/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 1
Strength: 2
Skill: 1
Smarts: 3
Proficiencies: Coding 2, Piloting 1, Engineering 2, Explosives 1, Technology 2 
Credits: 18
Equipment: Drone (Standard Long Range Elemental Weapon), Utility Belt
Inventory: 4 Hampering Minor Chemical Contained grenades, 3 Plasma Potions, Adventuring Leathers (Standard Kinetic Armour), Hacking Chip, Jetsuit Booster, Aether Brew

Merei Teo
Age 24 Female, Helioi-Touched Celestial (Born Menahi)
Character Points: 0/14
O2: 3/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 2
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 3
Spirit: 3/3
Proficiencies: Occult 1, Religion 1, Coding 1, Insight 1
Known Spells: Healing Light, Solar Flare, Gravity Sink
Credits: 151
Equipment: Teo Family Pocket-Watch (Kinetic Weapon), Utility Belt (Grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Success)
Inventory: Essence of Intellect, Aetherbrew, Plasma Potion, Nanite Elixir

Varen Nastayo (KotZ)
26, Male, Human
Character Points: 1/13
O2: 3/5
Vitality: 5/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Spirit: 0
Proficiencies: Culture 2, Deception 1, Insight 1, Persuasion 2, Long Range Weapon 1, Coding 1*
Known Spells (if applicable): 
Credits: 115
Equipment: Lawyer's Rifle (Standard Long Range Energy weapon), Translator Cube
Inventory: 1x Essence of Glibness, 1x Essence of Intellect, Ion Repeater (Standard Energy Long Range Weapon), Adrenaline Decoction, 2x Bulking Stim, Fragile Hacking Chip

Zaria Kanara (Kintobor)
226 Year Old Female Elf
Character Points: 1/15
O2: 3/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 1
Spirit: 2/2
Proficiencies: Athletics 1, Religion 2, Melee Weapons 2
Known Spells: Warding Bond, Sonic Sweep, Enhanced Vision
Credits: 139
Equipment: Power Khopesh (Standard Kintetic Melee Weapon), Dune Sea Armour (Standard Kinetic Armour), Farsight Goggles
Inventory: Plasma Potion (3), Aether Brew, Essence of Toughness, Holoscroll

[Kintobor]

Zaria moves to B3 and explores it. She then turns around and moves to D4, hoping to get a better look at the debris of the Hart shuttle.

“Let’s make plans to move back to the Actaeon next round. We are at a point where we should be a bit more concerned about our oxygen supply.”

[karmajay]

Kirwin moves to D4 to assist investigating the shuttle.

[Zepher]

"I do not need to go back yet. I am very comfortable floating in space. It feels natural." Merei is, quietly, enjoying herself. Very, very, very much. Weightlessness feels inherently right to her. "I will press forward."

Merei will...
1. Move to B3.
2. Explore B3.
3. Clear B2.
4. Move to B2.

OoC: Let me know if I should submit actions for Varen as well, @KotZ and @The Legonater.

[The Legonater]

1 hour ago, Zepher said:

OoC: Let me know if I should submit actions for Varen as well, @KotZ and @The Legonater.

MM Note: It has been 24 hours, so if someone could post an action, that would be appreciated!

[Zepher]

OoC: Let's make it happen, cap'n! Missing you, @KotZ! Hope you're able to rejoin us soon!

Varen...
1. Clears D2
2. Moves to D2
3. Explores D2.
4. Moves to D4.

[The Legonater]

4 hours ago, Zepher said:

4 hours ago, Zepher said:

OoC: Let's make it happen, cap'n! Missing you, @KotZ! Hope you're able to rejoin us soon!

MM Note: Ditto this!  Also Zeph, Kint has already explored B3 so I ran it as if you were exploring B2, because I feel like that's what your next move was going to be.

Round Four of The Forbidden Sector:
Zaria uncovers Signal 2 Fragment B in B3.
Merei finds B2 empty.
Varen uncovers Signal 3 Fragment B in D2. 

Storm Phase:
1, 1: Storm moves one tile to the left, One debris level added to E2
5, 2: Storm moves three tiles up. One debris level added to C1, D1, E1. D1 is now blocked.
Everyone loses one level of O2!

The heroes make progress, now having found a fragment of all three signal strains. Zaria, Kirwin, and Varen gather around the wreck of the Hart shuttle. They continue to find it devoid of salvage; the ship appears to be crumbled into a ball from the gravitonic pressure. From the combined investigation of the group, they assume that this is one of the search shuttles. Merei's space is similarly devoid of salvage, but she is able to take a moment to watch the core of the cosmic storm pass by her, leaving a gravitonic wreck in its wake. 

The Party:

Kirwin (karmajay)
Character Points: 1/14
O2: 2/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 1
Strength: 2
Skill: 1
Smarts: 3
Proficiencies: Coding 2, Piloting 1, Engineering 2, Explosives 1, Technology 2 
Credits: 18
Equipment: Drone (Standard Long Range Elemental Weapon), Utility Belt
Inventory: 4 Hampering Minor Chemical Contained grenades, 3 Plasma Potions, Adventuring Leathers (Standard Kinetic Armour), Hacking Chip, Jetsuit Booster, Aether Brew

Merei Teo
Age 24 Female, Helioi-Touched Celestial (Born Menahi)
Character Points: 0/14
O2: 2/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 2
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 3
Spirit: 3/3
Proficiencies: Occult 1, Religion 1, Coding 1, Insight 1
Known Spells: Healing Light, Solar Flare, Gravity Sink
Credits: 151
Equipment: Teo Family Pocket-Watch (Kinetic Weapon), Utility Belt (Grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Success)
Inventory: Essence of Intellect, Aetherbrew, Plasma Potion, Nanite Elixir

Varen Nastayo (KotZ)
26, Male, Human
Character Points: 1/13
O2: 2/5
Vitality: 5/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Spirit: 0
Proficiencies: Culture 2, Deception 1, Insight 1, Persuasion 2, Long Range Weapon 1, Coding 1*
Known Spells (if applicable): 
Credits: 115
Equipment: Lawyer's Rifle (Standard Long Range Energy weapon), Translator Cube
Inventory: 1x Essence of Glibness, 1x Essence of Intellect, Ion Repeater (Standard Energy Long Range Weapon), Adrenaline Decoction, 2x Bulking Stim, Fragile Hacking Chip

Zaria Kanara (Kintobor)
226 Year Old Female Elf
Character Points: 1/15
O2: 2/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 1
Spirit: 2/2
Proficiencies: Athletics 1, Religion 2, Melee Weapons 2
Known Spells: Warding Bond, Sonic Sweep, Enhanced Vision
Credits: 139
Equipment: Power Khopesh (Standard Kintetic Melee Weapon), Dune Sea Armour (Standard Kinetic Armour), Farsight Goggles
Inventory: Plasma Potion (3), Aether Brew, Essence of Toughness, Holoscroll

[karmajay]

Kirwin :

moves to D5.

Refills O2

Moves to E2

Clears debris at E2

 

[Kintobor]

Zaria moves to C3 and then explores it. Then, Zaria Clears C2 and then moves to C2.

[Zepher]

OoC: could you kindly remind me how this ship refill stations work? Do we have to explore them to figure out if they have oxygen in them? Or are they a sure thing? Could I go to A2 to refill?

[Kintobor]

2 hours ago, Zepher said:

OoC: could you kindly remind me how this ship refill stations work? Do we have to explore them to figure out if they have oxygen in them? Or are they a sure thing? Could I go to A2 to refill?

So, when refilling in one of the abandoned ships, you get two levels of oxygen back, but one of them is empty and doesn't have oxygen. Is that correct, Legonater?

[The Legonater]

2 hours ago, Kintobor said:

So, when refilling in one of the abandoned ships, you get two levels of oxygen back, but one of them is empty and doesn't have oxygen. Is that correct, Legonater?

MM Note: Correct. You take an action to explore it/refill and find out of it has oxygen or not. 

[Zepher]

OoC: Great. Thank you. Do we need to explore the squares with the oxygen ships on them, or is that not important? And how many of the signals do we have to uncover? I thought it was three total... is that incorrect or are we done?

Merei is a small mote of light floating among the cosmos. As she should be. She can't go back to the ship now. She continues to float off into space.

Merei will...
1. Move to A2.
2. Attempt to refuel/explore A2.
3. Move to A1.
4. Explore A1.
Varen willl....
1. Move to C3.
2. Explore C3.
3. Move to C5.
4. Move to D5.

[The Legonater]

12 minutes ago, Zepher said:

OoC: Great. Thank you. Do we need to explore the squares with the oxygen ships on them, or is that not important? And how many of the signals do we have to uncover? I thought it was three total... is that incorrect or are we done?

Merei is a small mote of light floating among the cosmos. As she should be. She can't go back to the ship now. She continues to float off into space.

Merei will...
1. Move to A2.
2. Attempt to refuel/explore A2.
3. Move to A1.
4. Explore A1.
Varen willl....
1. Move to C3.
2. Explore C3.
3. Move to C5.
4. Move to D5.

MM Note: You don't need to explore the oxygen ships if you don't want to! 

There are three signals. Right now you have one fragment of each signal. To lock down on the signals you need to find the corresponding horizontal or vertical signal fragment and then go to where the fragments intersect.

Also, note that Zaria is already investigating C3! 

Edited November 20, 2021 by The Legonater

[Zepher]

OoC: Gotcha. I’d like to try to refuel at A2 in that case. That’s why I submitted as one action - wasn’t sure what I had to submit to try that.

As for Varen’s actions, I’m sorry I don’t think I’ve been doing a good job of reading other people’s actions. In that case he will use an action to get to D2, clear E2, and then use two actions to return to the ship on D5.

[The Legonater]

MM Note: Kirwin and Varen both moved to clear E2; since Kirwin was already on E2, and everyone except Zaria moves at the same time, I've rolled it so that Kirwin explored E2 after Varen cleared it. I hope everyone's comfortable with that!

Round 4 of The Forbidden Sector:
Zaria uncovers gear in C3 - Plasma Potion!
Varen refills O2 at Actaeon.
Kirwin refills O2 at Actaeon.
Kirwin finds E2 empty.
Merei searches A2 but finds its O2 reserves empty.
Merei uncovers gear in A1 - Jetsuit Booster! (Single-use, may move the user to any unblocked tile)

Storm Phase:
6, 4: The storm moves three tiles down. One debris level added to B1, and D1. B1 and C1 now blocked.
3, 3: The storm moves two tiles right. One debris level added to E1, and E2.
Kirwin, Merei, and Zaria all lose one level of O2!

The heroes begin to search for oxygen as their supplies dwindle. Merei's attempts fall in vain as she explores an old derelict freighter but finds it completely devoid of any oxygen. Kirwin, meanwhile, finds himself tossed once again by the gravitonic forces, this time coming up empty in his search. Then. the voice of Alexa reverberates collectively in the party's minds...

Hold tight out there all, it looks like things are picking up!

Starting on Round 5, the storm will now move three times a round!

The Party:

Kirwin (karmajay)
Character Points: 1/14
O2: 4/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 1
Strength: 2
Skill: 1
Smarts: 3
Proficiencies: Coding 2, Piloting 1, Engineering 2, Explosives 1, Technology 2 
Credits: 18
Equipment: Drone (Standard Long Range Elemental Weapon), Utility Belt
Inventory: 4 Hampering Minor Chemical Contained grenades, 3 Plasma Potions, Adventuring Leathers (Standard Kinetic Armour), Hacking Chip, Jetsuit Booster, Aether Brew

Merei Teo
Age 24 Female, Helioi-Touched Celestial (Born Menahi)
Character Points: 0/14
O2: 1/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 2
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 3
Spirit: 3/3
Proficiencies: Occult 1, Religion 1, Coding 1, Insight 1
Known Spells: Healing Light, Solar Flare, Gravity Sink
Credits: 151
Equipment: Teo Family Pocket-Watch (Kinetic Weapon), Utility Belt (Grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Success)
Inventory: Essence of Intellect, Aetherbrew, Plasma Potion, Nanite Elixir, Jetsuit Booster

Varen Nastayo (KotZ)
26, Male, Human
Character Points: 1/13
O2: 5/5
Vitality: 5/5
Velocity: 2
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 2
Spirit: 0
Proficiencies: Culture 2, Deception 1, Insight 1, Persuasion 2, Long Range Weapon 1, Coding 1*
Known Spells (if applicable): 
Credits: 115
Equipment: Lawyer's Rifle (Standard Long Range Energy weapon), Translator Cube
Inventory: 1x Essence of Glibness, 1x Essence of Intellect, Ion Repeater (Standard Energy Long Range Weapon), Adrenaline Decoction, 2x Bulking Stim, Fragile Hacking Chip

Zaria Kanara (Kintobor)
226 Year Old Female Elf
Character Points: 1/15
O2: 1/5
Vitality: 6/6
Velocity: 3
Strength: 2
Skill: 2
Smarts: 1
Spirit: 2/2
Proficiencies: Athletics 1, Religion 2, Melee Weapons 2
Known Spells: Warding Bond, Sonic Sweep, Enhanced Vision
Credits: 139
Equipment: Power Khopesh (Standard Kintetic Melee Weapon), Dune Sea Armour (Standard Kinetic Armour), Farsight Goggles
Inventory: Plasma Potion (4), Aether Brew, Essence of Toughness, Holoscroll

[Kintobor]

Zaria can feel the force of the storm pick up even from her position. She looks over at Merei. "Merei, meet me at the ship on B5. We will both refill our oxygen tanks there. Varen, keep an eye on Kirwin for me, he is in a bit of a precarious position."

Zaria moves to B3, and then clears A3. She then moves to B5, waiting for Merei at the abandoned spacecraft.

[karmajay]

Kirwin clears debris from D1 twice, moves to D1 and explores D1.

[KotZ]

Varen explores D5 and then moves to E5.

[Zepher]

OoC: Sorry, away visiting family. Didn’t mean to hold things up!

Merei looks around her wistfully. She’d like to stay out here, but the lack of oxygen is making her flames flicker. “Do not worry for me, Zaria. I will return to the ship to refuel. Continue to explore.”

Merei will…

1. Clear B1

2. Move to B1

3. Clear C1

4. Jet suit Booster back to the ship at D5