Obem says, "In my cold, cold heart"

GM says, "Do you have Bert the Rememberancer -- ah there he is, with his faithful quill"

[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Any questions before I set the scene?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Nope"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I'm good"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I think we might all need some hand holding for the mechanics, but that'll come up when it comes up."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I'm ready for some 'grine-dark gaming."

[peregaming] Obem says (to Zero), "The term is grunge-dank"

GM says, "So you left Port Wander a week ago, and your ship, The Fortunate, has navigated the twists and turns of the Warp. Dark and restless dreams have been your bedfellows."

GM says, "You, Zero, have been mandated by the authority of Rogue Trader Charlotte Xavier to carry out profitable ventures in her name."

Zero says, "Check."

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 19 | 19

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Do we have a particular mission from the RT, or are we on our own to find a suitable goal?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh, incidentally, we get a +1 to our ship's profit factor, due ot something in my background."

[peregaming] Obem asks (of yolande), "Is your sheet up anywhere online?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "yes, one sec. I'll recap to find it."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims (at Yolande), "Yay, we're making money already!"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xff69gpu9t3px3/Yolande.pdf?dl=0"

[peregaming] Obem says, "thanks"

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "Your primary mission is to search for systems in the Koronus Expanse which have not yet been claimed by other Rogue Traders. (They may have been discovered by minor explorers, or be lost worlds of the Imperium)"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Do we know of anything promising in the vicinity?"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "We have Lore skills and a library!"

GM says, "Anyway, you were fortunate. The Navigator's skill was sufficient to avoid a shoal of daemons, and you suffer only the impression that months, not days, have gone by during your trip."

GM says, "And now you re-emerge into the real world, within sight of Footfall, the first step on your journey into the Expanse."

GM says, "Footfall is a void-port located on the far end of the Maw, the vast warp-passage linking the Calixis Sector with the Koronus Expanse. It orbits the immense star Furibundus, a collection of haphazard structures built into a clutch of asteroids, and protected from the star�s fury by layers of void shields. It is a rough and uncivilized locale, where the mighty rule by force of arms and the weak scrabble to survive."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "If we're really lucky, maybe the trip back will take negative months, and we won't suffer any net delay at all!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "It's perceived time, not actual time"

[peregaming] GM says, "The crew are kind of restless because of this."

Zero says, "It seems a bit early in to stop for shore leave just yet."

Obem says, "Maybe someone in that wretched hive can give us some pointers"

[peregaming] Zero says, "So I'm the only one who wants to see what we can find ourselves in he library? OK."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Feel free!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's your ship."

[peregaming] Obem says, "We could start with that, sure"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "OK! What Lore skills do we have between us?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I've got Tech, Imperial Navy, and War."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I have common - underworld, and forbidden - archeotech"

[peregaming] GM says, "Archeotech can be profitable."

[peregaming] Obem says, "I have FL-Pirates"

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Or, and I also have Xenos and Astronomy.)"

[peregaming] Obem says, "And War, and Imperial Guard"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "How about we each do some research independently?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I'll look for Xenos stuff."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Archeotech sounds like a good lead for Yolande."

[peregaming] Zero says, "And Pirates sounds good for Obem."

[peregaming] GM says, "OK! Let's say you do this during the seemingly endless Warp journey."

[peregaming] Obem says, "I'll look for old pirate routes"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Ok"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Are these actual books, or ereaders?"

Zero says, "Alright, let's take a few hours to learn what we can about this area and meet back to share what we've found."

[peregaming] GM says, "Parchments and dataslates."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "So, I believe we each roll 1d100, and try to get below our INT scores. What bonus does the library give us?"

[peregaming] GM says, "+10"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 82 | 82

[peregaming] Obem says, "Look at you, knowing the mechanics and stuff"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 96 | 96

[peregaming] Zero says (to Obem), "I may know the mechanics, but I apparently know nothing about this area."

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "I have a "+10%", how does that work?"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 58 | 58

[peregaming] Obem takes a nap instead.

[peregaming] Zero says (to Yolande), "I believe you can treat your INT as 10 higher."

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "It's a +10 to the target number, yepp"

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "And they stack? The library bonus plus my extra-trained bonus?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yep!"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Either way, I have a 49 in Intelligence, so I guess that's a 58 out of 69."

[peregaming] GM says, "So that's one degree of success"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Woo, bonus success."

[peregaming] GM says, "Give me a second to find my notes"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Were you looking for potential places where archeotech could be found?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Sure!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "I already have a whip, all I need is a fedora and a leather jacket"

Yolande hehe.

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "but here :D"

GM says (to Yolande), "You find in the library records of a system in the Koronus Expanse which was used a long time ago to hide artifacts from the Dark Age of Technology."

Yolande relates this information to the others.

Zero asks, "Great. Do you know its location?"

GM says, "However, the coordinates are missing. All you have are some information about a stellar anomaly which makes this system unique amongst others, and a rough idea of what sector it's in."

Yolande says that.

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Hmm. Does that seems like the sort of thing we should be able to identify ourselves -- like, by going to that sector and scanning all the stars -- or more like something we would want to ask locals about?"

[peregaming] GM says, "The Koronus Expanse is huge."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Oh, OK -- so it's not specifically a thing near where Furibundus."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Incidentally, I have peerage with Nobility, Underworld, and Academics, and I'm a xenophile, so I should do a lot of the talking :)"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Incidentally, I have Fellowship 25 and did not take any social skills. So you should do a lot of the talking :)"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Haha"

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "I can intimidate people"

GM says, "While you guys are all discussing, an officer comes and tells Obem that the crew wants to know when they'll be able to dock."

GM says, "He looks a bit scared."

Obem scowls. "When we are ready."

Zero nods. That sounds about right.

Obem says, "Do we want to dock? I think that's our best course of action."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Still feeling things out here -- aside from making the crew happy, what are the advantages to docking here?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Do we need to resupply?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Not really."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Do we think this place will have more info on that planet we have a lead on?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Unless you feel like hiring special mercenaries or getting help from mechants/etc"

[peregaming] Zero asks (of Obem), "So why are you thinking of docking here?"

[Crows-Nest] Obem asks, "We can get more info on that sector, perhaps?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Footfall is basically where you'll find all kind of people. Some of which may be willing to exhchange info for money, or make trade deals, etc"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Alright, sounds good then."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Thank you for providing me with an IC excuse.)"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "I read that as Fooffall, which sounds cute."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Footfall is anything but cute."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "I just keep thinking about a novel about an invasion of Earth by alien elephants."

Obem gears up for the station.

Zero says (to OfficerRandom), "Yeah, alirght. We'll stop here for a bit."

Zero says, "Two days stationleave, in the standard shift rotation."

Officer says, "Very well, Captain."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Is this something we'd dock with?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's a space station"

[peregaming] GM says, "So yes"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "OK! Do I need to roll for that, or is it a pretty mundane operation?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Mundane, yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "(am typing)"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "It's actually an advanced skill you don't have, so we're all gonna die on impact."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Cool, cool."

[Crows-Nest] Zero starts rolling up the next character.

GM says, "And so you go through the docking procedure. The Liege of Footfall himself, Gustav Sol, hails you on the vox channel. 'Welcome to Footfall, Lady Xavier!'"

Sol says, "looks confused."

GM says, "oops"

Sol looks confused.

Sol says, "You... are Lady Xavier, aren't you?"

Obem Sneakily stands behind Yolande and nudges her forward.

Zero says, "Yeah, hi. Nah. I'm Lady X's official agent and captain of the Rogue Trader's vessel, the Fortunate. Zero Three Nine."

Yolande too late.

[peregaming] Yolande was totally gonna say yes :D

Zero looks relieved that Yolande is stepping forward.

Sol says, "Oh! Oh. My mistake, indeed."

Zero asks, "And, uh, I'm gonna let my Seneschal handle the rest of this, 'K?"

Yolande greets Sol in an appropriate manner.

Obem looks relieved.

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Whatever the appropriate equivalent of a handshake is."

[peregaming] GM says, "He's a face on a screen."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh!"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I missed that"

[Crows-Nest] Obem asks, "So, noseboop?"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "Got your nose!"

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Yay."

[Crows-Nest] Obem scowls.

Yolande says, "Hello! We'd like to dock for a few days to provide some rest to our crew."

Sol says, "Well, that's perfectly fine, of course."

Yolande says, "Great, thank you."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Do we want anything else from this guy? Or just want to get off the ship ASAP."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "To go talk to other people."

Sol says, "May I inquire what brings you into the Expanse?"

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "I'd suggest keeping a low profile for now."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I mean, I'm already thinking about whether or not I should be hacking into their infosystems."

[peregaming] Zero says, "So I'm not a good person to answer that."

[peregaming] Obem says, "But maybe he can give us some pointers"

Yolande says, "Oh."

Sol says, "I don't mean to pry."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Rogue Trader stuff, obviously."

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "Are there libraries here? Can there be?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "LIke i said i was an academic and wanted to check out their libraries."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Or is to more rough and tumble than that"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's a lawless Western frontier town sort of place"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "So no :D Ok. Haha."

Yolande says, "Just, you know, business."

[peregaming] Zero says, "We're here for the whiskey and prostitutes."

[peregaming] Obem says, "We need to go to a mutie, dingy hole-in-the-wall."

Zero does a little jig.

Yolande says, "We heard you had some great, uh, alcohol."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Little known fact: I'm good at drinking :D"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "(Decadence talent)"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Woo."

[peregaming] Obem says, "haha"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I have a high Toughness, I hope that helos"

Sol says, "Oh, indeed? Well, then may I invite you to a dinner that I'm organizing tomorrow night?"

Yolande says, "Oh! Yes, that would be grand."

Yolande looks at the others as she says yes without hesitation.

Zero looks slightly panicked.

Obem is expressionless, but the boys sway around kind of nervously.

Sol says, "Well, I shan't detain you any longer. I imagine you have other preoccupations at present?"

Yolande says, "Yes. Thank you."

GM says, "And the vox communication ends."

GM says, "And you dock."

Zero says, "Phew."

Yolande says, "So! Party! Tomorrow!"

Yolande grins.

Zero says, "Yeah. That."

Yolande is noble-born. She enjoys a good gathering.

Zero asks, "Do you think we should *all* be there, or...?"

Yolande says, "Oh yes."

Zero says, "Ah."

(From Obem) On Obem's home world, it was a party when nobody got eaten that day.

Zero says, "Alright, then."

Zero says, "In the meantime, let's see how much stuff we can learn here."

Yolande says, "It would have been rude to turn it down."

Yolande says, "And maybe they'll know a thing or two about where to find these artifacts. Also free alcohol."

Zero says, "Mmm. Yeah, good point."

Obem says, "Very well"

Zero says (to Internal Comms), "Alright, we're docked. Go wild, guys. Remember to be back on board and sober before we leave."

Obem says, "If somebody gets into trouble, they're on their own,"

Obem says, "If somebody gets into trouble, they're on their own, unless it's one of the bridge crew, of course.""

Yolande says, "Was gonna say. I've got your backs. You'd better have mine."

Zero says, "Sure thing."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM says, "So you decide to explore Footfall? Theres a trader's section, a section for pilgrims and charlatans, a section for slaves, and one for xenos."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I wonder if the trader's section is offering anything cool we might want to acquire for the ship."

[peregaming] GM says, "The last one has rarely seen humans step foot inside. It's kind of ghetto-y"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Like chainswords."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Also, on our exlorations, I'd like to keep a lookout for public data terminals that look like someone could use anonymously."

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "Generally it's where merchants/etc meet and make deals."

[peregaming] GM says, "Travellers come and go"

[peregaming] Zero says (to GM), "Presumably that includes arms merchants."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] GM says, "If you want to look for something specific, that's an Acquisition roll"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Does that involve any particular PC's skills/characteristics?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Nope, it's just profit factor + relevant bonuses/minuses"

[peregaming] GM says, "(Your total profit factor right now is 36 thanks to Yolande's +1)"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I'd like to look for a chainsword then"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Obem), "Excellent!"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "How about we go there then, and Obem and I can look for chainswords, while Yolande chats up the merchants for info about places they've been, looking for leads on our planet?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Ok"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Sounds good"

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "What is "underworld"? like the local mafia?"

[peregaming] GM says, "A Hecate -patten chainsword is Average availability"

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "Basically all things shady."

[peregaming] GM says, "That include mafia."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "E.g., where to find the best elm trees."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Ok"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "Hehe"

[peregaming] GM says (to Obem), "So you need to roll under 36+30+10 = 76 to get a single normal-quality Hecate pattern chainsword"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 7 | 7

[peregaming] Obem exclaims, "Woohoo!"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Yay"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I'll name this Lady Xavier's Tongue"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Because it's sharp and vicious"

[peregaming] Obem says, "No wait, since I hate orks, I call it ..."

[peregaming] Obem says, "..."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Orksbane"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Ha ha."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I dunno, that sounds more like an axe to me."

GM says (to Obem), "You literally bump into a minor arms dealer in a bar, and he is a bit drunk so he actually sells you the weapon at a lower price."

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "Are there any merchants dealing in archeotech? Or anyone who looks particularly to me like they might have some useful information?"

Obem says (to gm), "Nice."

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "Archeotech is kind of... risky, because in general the Adeptus MEchanicus will call dibs on anything from the Dark Age of Technology -- even toasters."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Pfft, this is the Kronus Expanse. Who cares about the Adeptus Mechanicus?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Ah. Hm. So I'm just gonna sidle over to some merchants I guess at random and ask abou ttheir travels."

[peregaming] GM says, "As a trade, it's a delicate balancing act between 'selling the MEchanicus stuff they want' and 'not being beaten up by the MEchanicus in order to find out where the cool stuff is so they don't have to pay for it'"

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "That's an Inquiry test"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Luckily I have a +10 to inquiry tests, and my fellowship is 48."

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 42 | 42

GM exclaims (at Yolande), "One degree of success!"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Good thing we have 3g, who always brings some competency to the table"

Yolande asks some general questions, because travel is so fascinating and where have you been lately, and have you seen anything cool?

GM says, "You find one guy who has come back from another trip in the Expanse: a slightly overweight man who normally just transports food and water from space station to space station."

GM says, "His name is John Spens."

Spens says, "So, I had a bit of Warp bother and had to translate into real space prematurely."

Spens says, "We drifted a bit, and then we came across this funny system."

Yolande asks, "Oh, tell me more?"

Spens says, "It had a star that was not spherical, kind of wobbling around like jelly, you know? Freaky, it was, and the gravity riptide was something frightful."

Spens says, "There were a lot of asteroids, tricky they were, and two planets, but I didn't dare land because I thought they looked dangerous."

Spens says, "But the funny thing is, even though the gravity was acting up something awful, the Warp was perfectl calm. My Navigator never seen anything like it."

[Crows-Nest] Zero exclaims, "If it's that dangerous, we'd better find out what sector it was in, so we can avoid it!"

Yolande hmm.

Spens says, "So we were able to use that system to finish our trip, and a lovely calm trip it was too. Slept like a baby, I did."

GM says (to Yolande), "His descriptions fits the stellar anomaly."

Yolande says, "Oh, that's fascinating. Can you tell me where this was? That would be very helpful for our own travels."

Spens says, "Oh, right! Well, my Navigator made a nifty chart in case we should ever need to bail out of a warpstorm in a hurry. For a nice price, it's yours."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I'm trained in barter."

[peregaming] Obem says, "IRTA barber"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "I'll trade you a hair cuut."

Yolande asks, "How much were you thinking?"

[Crows-Nest] Obem asks, "But how much to get them all cut?"

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Good thing you're not buying this through a middleman or agent."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Or else he'd want a cut too."

Spens says, "Well, I'm no fool. If you're so interested in that system, odds are there's profit to be gained. I can offer transportation services for whatever goods you might be bringing out. But that should be decided on in the proper way, with a contract and everything."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Hmmmmm."

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "I can try lying to say that we really just want to get home more easily?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes, you can!"

[peregaming] Zero says, "And if you can't get him to sell it to you, there are always... other ways we could try to acquire the map."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Also trained in deceive :D So I'll roll it."

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 18 | 18

[peregaming] Obem says, "I do have this new chainsword I want to try"

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 33 | 33

GM says, "Well, Spens is perceptive, but not perceptive enough."

GM exclaims, "Feel free to narrate your bamboozling!"

Yolande says, "Oh, you misunderstand. We'd just really like to get home. Our crew is feeling antsy, because even though it's only been days, it feels like months have passed."

Yolande says, "Having that map would be so helpful, you don't even understand."

Spens says, "Oh! So you're based in the Expanse! Well, why not, after all, there are some beautiful planets out there. Anyway, I sure wouldn't want to be a moneygrubbing nuisance, not to a nice-spoken lady like you."

Yolande smiles prettily.

GM says, "And he basically sells it to you for a price that's so negligible it doesn't even count as an Acquisition."

GM asks, "What's your next move, Explorers?"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Do we need anything else? Otherwise we could cut to the dinner"

[peregaming] GM says, "You can indeed."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Ok!"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Sure."

GM says, "So you have been invited to dine in the Liege's Court, a pillared ornate hall which is the oldest part of Footfall, dating back to when this place was the porpety of a legendary Rogue Trader."

[peregaming] Obem Has a -10 to social interactions in formal settings. So I hope this dinner isn't too formal.

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh jeez. Just, uh, don't talk."

[peregaming] Obem scowls.

[peregaming] Zero says, "It seems like a self-solving problem though."

[peregaming] Zero says, "If Obem fails a social interaction badly enough, it'll just turn into an interaction that she *is* good at."

[peregaming] Obem says, "heh"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Yay"

Zero looks around, thinking about how it would probably be a bad idea to steal anything here.

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Are we the only guests?"

GM says, "Apart from yourselves, there's Sol himself, and his wife, and some local Preacher who looks a bit sinister with his bionic eyes, a bald guy with glasses who has tubes sticking out of his skull, a mysterious-looking woman wearing what looks like an Imperial Navy uniform that's slightly too big, and a flamboyantly-dressed Rogue Trader."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I bet my arch enem---"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Yolande), "Do you feel like Scrutinizing the guests?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Are you Paranoid?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Yes and yes."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Roll Scrutiny!"

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "So that's half my perception if I dont have it?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "That's not good."

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 52 | 52

[peregaming] Yolande says, "hahahahaha"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I was doing so well."

[peregaming] GM says, "You don't see anyone particularly suspicious, and you're too tactful to stare."

[peregaming] GM says, "Obem and Zero, feel free to step in"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Honestly, from those descriptions, they ALL sound suspicious"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Obem), "Do you even look at yourself in a mirror?"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "I have it as a basic talent, what does that mean again?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Especially he one in the navy uniform."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Can I use Lore to try to judge if she seems legit?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Lore Imperial Navy/etc? Yes, you can"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 84 | 84

[peregaming] Zero says, "You are mistaken. No I can't."

[peregaming] GM says, "Aw, nobody is using their fate points."

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 68 | 68

[peregaming] Zero says, "Oh, I forgot that those existed."

[peregaming] Obem says, "I am also not scrutinizing well"

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "Oh right, that's a thing. Well, a) it's early and b) explain how they worK?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Remind me what they do -- reroll? Bonus to previous roll?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "And when do they refresh?"

[peregaming] GM says, "They give you a reroll after rolling, or a +10 before rolling, or heal 1d5 damage instantly."

[peregaming] GM says, "They refresh at the end of the session."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Sure, I'll use two: a reroll and a +10 to that, if I may."

[peregaming] GM says, "You can use only one."

[peregaming] GM says, "Per roll."

[peregaming] Zero says, "OK, then I'll just reroll."

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 33 | 33

[peregaming] Zero says, "Success! (No extra degrees.)"

[peregaming] Obem exclaims, "Go Zero!"

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 9 | 9

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "And I keep my fate point!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] Obem asks (of zero), "Is that a special skill?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "A special talent/trait, yeah."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I am Charmed."

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "So, you're definitely sure that whoever this person is, 1) she's not a Navy Officer and 2) that uniform was probably stolen"

[peregaming] Zero says, "At some point during the meal, I'd like to surreptitiously write that on a napkin and pass it to Obem and Yolande."

[peregaming] Zero says, "'Navy: fake. Stole unif.?'"

(From Obem) When Obem reads, the boys seem to read over her shoulders.

[peregaming] Zero says, "And of course, I'll keep an extra close eye on her during the rest of the evening."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(AFK a sec.)"

Obem passes back, "shadow/investigate?"

GM says, "Meanwhile, Sol introduces you to the other guests: 'This is PReacher Ywane, bearer of the Emperor's Word' (Guy with bionic eyes nods obsequiously) 'and this is Mr Tocara, representative of the Kasballica Mission,' (Bald guy with tubes in skull raises eyebrow)"

Sol says, "And this is Officer Ernalica, who recently arrived on a scouting mission, and this of course is the renowned Rogue Trader Hadarak Fel, whose name echoes through the Expanse."

Zero waves awkwardly to everyone.

Obem nods curtly.

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Should any of those terms mean anything to us?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "'Kasballica' sounds familiar to you."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I dunno! How can I tell? (Sorry, If ucked up chargen, and am fixing.)"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I assume that's just Warhammers version of the Kaballah"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "haha"

[peregaming] GM says (to Obem), "Hadarak Fel is somewhat famous. A veteran of the Expanse who has braved many dangers for profit."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh, you said it does, not does it, sorry."

[peregaming] Yolande is no longer distracted.

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] GM says, "In fact, roll Common Lore (Underworld)"

[peregaming] GM says, "to see if you remember what it is"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 61 | 61

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Nope"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Gonna reroll"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "With a fate point"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 25 | 25

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Int is 49"

[peregaming] GM says, "That is 2 degrees."

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "The Kasballica Mission is a group of crime barons from the Drusus Marches (which is actually not in the Expanse but within the Imperium, in the Calixis Sector)"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh gosh."

[peregaming] GM says, "They have been extending their tentacles into the Expanse because of their interest in the Cold Trade (selling xenos shit)"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Hey! Rude."

[peregaming] Zero says, "So they might be able to help us get Xenos stuff at some point if we befriend them."

[peregaming] Obem says, "or we may sell it to them"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes to both."

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Ywane is a preacher from the Empire, so maybe we should keep our distance from him?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Entirely up to you."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I'm sure we could get into some deep theological discussions about cats."

[peregaming] Obem says (to gm), "I'm an obvious mutant, that might not go over well."

[peregaming] Obem says, "And Fel is basically a competitor"

[peregaming] GM asks, "So you focus on Tocara and the pseudo-officer?"

[peregaming] Obem says, "But if he seems competent, we could start working for him"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll let you figure out how you tackle the conversations."

[peregaming] Zero says (to GM), "Yeah."

[peregaming] Zero says, "We tackle it through Yolande for the most part, I think."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh good :D"

GM says, "The wine looks good, but the dishes are frankly bizarred. Almost like the only point of eating them is to show how ruthlessly decadent you are."

Yolande is pretty damn decadent.

Yolande fast wine, fast ships, fast ladies.

Obem doesn't eat anything with tentacles.

Yolande not fast food.

Zero has had worse.

[peregaming] Obem says, "I suggest we talk to Tocaras"

[peregaming] Obem says, "-s"

Yolande strikes up a friendly conversation with Tocara.

GM says, "The options are Voidburned Winterscale Creeper with Rakken Brain Sauce, Live Dolorium Throat Crab, Sharkspider Eggs in Promethium Soup, Jerazol Brain Fluke, and a Deep Warp Eel."

[peregaming] GM says, "(These actually exist in-world. And look as appalling as they sound)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Promethium is 40k petrol, btw"

Zero tries the eel.

Obem says, "The Brain fluke is made using ork brain, so Obem takes that."

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "These are all serving dishes on the table, or we have to pick one as a main coures?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's basically pick a small helping from a dish, and hope you don't drop down dead."

Yolande tries all the things, so long as other people at the table have them on their plate. (Don't want to eat the one thing everyone avoids.)

[peregaming] GM says, "Because this appears to be 'are you too chicken to eat it ' food"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, give me a second."

[peregaming] Obem spend her youth eating only seafood so she avoids it where she can.

[Crows-Nest] (from Yolande) GM says, "Row five times to see if you die."

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "ROLL"

GM exclaims (at Zero), "You try the eel. Make a -30 Toughness test!"

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "Row, row, row your die, gently down the stream"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 7 | 7

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Success!"

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Vs. 40.)"

GM says (to Zero), "You feel warp energies kind of fry your tastebuds, but nothing bad happens."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Welp. I'm screwed."

Zero is slightly disappointed.

[Crows-Nest] Obem asks, "Your toughness is 70?"

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Sorry, I meant my toughness was 40."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "So with the -30, 7 is still (barely) a success."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Ah"

GM says, "The other guests are impressed by Zero nonchalantly eating something which literally came out of the Warp."

GM says, "(No one else was actually trying it)"

GM asks (of Yolande), "Still fancy a taste?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "OOC, oh fuck no. IC, it looks like Zero is fine, so yes."

[peregaming] GM says, "So roll Toughness"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 9 | 9

Zero says (to Yolande), "It's spicy, but not bad."

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "At a -30?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Wow"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Failed."

[peregaming] Obem says, "oh"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I have a 34"

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "You need to roll a D100"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Oof. So close."

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 17 | 17

GM says (to Yolande), "You feel a bit sick, but nothing appears to happen. Well, *seemingly*."

Yolande swallows and smiles.

[peregaming] Zero asks, "What's the Fake Navy picking?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Give me a sec"

[peregaming] GM says, "She's eating Voidburned Winterscale Creeper."

[peregaming] Zero says, "If she reacts favorably to it, then I'll try some too."

[peregaming] Zero will wait for her reaction, though.

GM says, "So Tocara is impressed, and says to Yolande 'I see you are not afraid of the unknown... '"

Zero says, "Nah. Most of the universe is unknown. No point in being afraid of all of it."

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 48 | 48

Yolande says, "Oh, no, Sir. Not at all."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Whoops, sorry, I misread, ignore me."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I said nothing."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Yolande?"

[peregaming] Zero | Yolande says, "Oh, no, Sir. Not at all."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "^^"

[peregaming] GM says, "heh"

[peregaming] GM says, "I missed it"

GM says, "Tocara leans in. His voice is lower now. 'As a Seneschal, I imagine you handle a lot of trade. My organization is very interested in certain things which are hard to find within the confines of the Emperor's light.'"

Yolande smiles again. "And how might my crew be of service to you?

Tocara pauses. 'Well, as members of a Rogue Trader's retinue, it's no secret that you have the authority to trade with... unusual persons. And out in the darkness between the stars, there are many treasures to be found. Some fools may be frightened by the unknown, but I am not, and neither are you.'

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Completely unrelatedly: I think Obem chose the wrong name."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Xavier, Yoldande, Zero, Alyan... Obem."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "I suggest swapping it around to Bemo."

[peregaming] Obem says, "My first name is Piscata"

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "changes that to Biscata."

Yolande nods.

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "But Piscata and Obem both mean something"

GM says, "Tocara cautiously hints that he's open to more private communications (aka coded messages and personal talks) but that here and now is not the time."

[Crows-Nest] Zero asks, "Does that really excuse being out of alphabetical order?"

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "Bemo and Biscata both sound stupid"

Yolande somehow expresses that she would be down for that.

[peregaming] Obem says, "If we go to that sector, he may be able to help us sell the lot"

GM says, "Incidentally, the Navy lady looks like she's having cramps, and excuses herself out. She glares briefly at Yolande, as thought blaming her somehow, and then is gone."

[peregaming] Obem asks (of zero), "did you catch me asking, via Napkin, wether we want to investigate the fake navy further?"

Yolande hides a smirk behind her napkin.

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Oh, I missed it. Yes, we do!"

Zero does not have what she's having.

[peregaming] Obem says, "I could follow her and maybe intimidate her. But that might backfire spectacularly."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "I was thinking you could pretend to be concerned."

GM says (to Yolande), "Incidentally, you feel oddly stronger now."

GM says, "Now that the eel you ate is in your system."

[peregaming] Zero says (to Obem), "That sounds reasonable."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Aw yiss."

[peregaming] Obem asks (of zero), "Which part?"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "I knew I was right to be disappointed!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Yolande), "In fact, although you do not know it, you have gained a Mutation!"

[peregaming] Zero says (to Obem), "The part where it backfires spectacularly."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Yay :D"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Ah.Aw."

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "Feels No Pain: The mutant cares little for injury or harm. It gains +5 Wounds and the Iron Jaw talent"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Now we're all muties."

[peregaming] Zero says (to Yolande), "I'm curious if you'll develop any visible hints of that over the next few days..."

[peregaming] Obem says, "I will follow her and fake concerns, unless you think that's also a bad idea."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Which I do. :-)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Obem), "So you follow her. Alright!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Unless you're not?"

[peregaming] Zero says (to Obem), "Well, as I said, I am all in favor of it backfiring spectacularly."

[peregaming] Obem says (to gm), "I do follow her."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "great!"

[peregaming] Zero says, "If I hear any commotion or the like out there, I'll slip out and investigate."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Or if Obem contacts me via my earpiece thing, whatever it's called."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(If not, I'll trust her to handle things.)"

GM says (to Obem), "So you follow after her in the empty hallways outside the dining-room (these are Roman-style things with pillars and statues and stuff)"

GM asks, "She turns around. What do you say?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Micro-bead.)"

Obem asks, "Excuse me, officer, I was worried. Are you allright?"

Obem says, "These dishes seemed a bit weird."

GM says, "She looks at you. 'You seem a little odd yourself. Did I catch your name, or was that just me?'"

Obem says, "I am Arch Militant Obem."

She says, "Ah. From Xavier's retinue."

Obem nods. "What brings an officer of the Empire like yourself into the Expanse?

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 33 | 33

GM says (to Obem), "Roll for Scrutiny (or Lore Imperial Navy)"

GM says, "Oooops"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Scrutiny it is (at basic...)"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 67 | 67

[peregaming] Obem says, "Haha, no"

GM says, "Actually, you get treated to an elaborate backstory with lots of confusing details designed to lull you off your guard. And you would have fallen for it, were it not for Zero's note."

[peregaming] GM says, "So you can decide to just pretend to swallow the story, or you can throw the lie in her face."

Obem says (to Ernalica), "Ah, that is all uh, very confusing. But it seems like you have a ... large role to fill. Not sure you entirely... fit it."

Ernalica says, "What are you insinuating, Miss Bobem?"

Obem says (to Ernalica), "I'm just saying, maybe we can find a way to be of use to each other in the future."

Obem says, "If we're busy trading, we might not find the time to report suspicions to agents of the Empire."

Ernalica says, "Well... Tell me, is that Yolande a close friend of yours?"

Obem says, "We're on the same crew."

Ernalica says, "So it's not personal, then."

Ernalica says, "In this day and age, alliances are never set in stone, are they?"

Obem says, "Let's assume it isn't."

Ernalica says, "I can make a lot of profit come your way."

Ernalica says, "All it takes is... a little accident. They do happen so often, don't they?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh boy."

Obem asks, "Do you have a personal vendetta against her?"

Ernalica says, "Let's just say that if she were to join the Emperor in the afterlife a little ahead of schedule, I would not be displeased."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I wondr if this might be a good opportunity to double cross her."

Obem asks, "That sounds promising. Let me think about that. How can I contact you for further details on this .... trade?"

Ernalica hands you a small dataslate. 'This contains everything you need to send me an astrotelepathic message. I'm sure you can find a moment when your ship's choir is not otherwise engaged.'

(From Obem) "Indeed." Obem bows. "I hope your food doesn't give you too much trouble. You will hear from me soon. Goodbye."

GM says, "And she leaves, still looking a bit queasy from the food."

Obem returns to the dinner.

[peregaming] Obem says, "casts a meaningful glance at Zero."

[peregaming] GM asks (of Yolande), "Are you still tasting the other dishes?"

Zero raises a questioning eyebrow toward Obem.

Obem casts a meaningful glance at Zero.

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Not the one that made her run off to the bathroom. And the others only if the locals are eating them."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Wait, OBem was eating Brain Fluke?"

[peregaming] Obem exclaims, "I was!"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Tasty Ork spinal fluid"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Obem, give me a -20 Willpower test!"

[peregaming] Obem says, "uh oh"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 53 | 53

[peregaming] Obem says, "Nope"

[peregaming] GM says, "Roll 1d5"

Obem rolls 1 5-sided die: 2 | 2

[peregaming] Zero says, "It's so delicious she can't help but take 1d5 extra helpings."

[peregaming] Obem says, "ha ha ha"

GM says (to Obem), "You gain 2 insanity points! You feel ork-ish thoughts rushing through your brain... Waaaagh....must waaagh..."

Obem rolls 1 5-sided die: 2 | 2

Obem cuts into her food very aggressively.

GM says (to Obem), "You break a serving plate."

Zero whispers (to Obem), "Are you feeling OK?"

Obem has disconnected.

Obem has connected.

[peregaming] GM says, "If everyone is OK, we can shorten the dinner (since I think you pretty much achieved what you set out to do and everyone tasted at least one dish)"

Obem whispers to Zero, "Waagh do you ask? Uh. Why. Why do you ask."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Sure"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Yeaj"

Obem tries to catch Zero alone sometime later.

GM asks, "So the three of you are walking back to the ship?"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Or, come to think of, both of them."

Zero asks (of Obem), "What did you learn?"

Obem says, "Officer Ernalica has an interest in seeing Yolande dead."

[Crows-Nest] Obem pulls bolt guns. PEW PEW PEW

Zero says, "Interesting."

Obem says, "I couldn't find out why."

Obem says, "But she gave me this dataslate."

Yolande says, "Oh! Hm."

Zero asks (of Yolande), "What do you think? Any idea why that might be?"

Yolande says, "Her in particular? I couldn't say."

Yolande says, "In general? Eh."

Yolande says, "When you're of the nobility, there's always someone who harbors a petty vendetta against you and yours."

Zero says, "Ah."

Obem says, "I thought we could use this to our advantage"

Zero says, "Maybe if we let her think we'll help her, we can ge something out of her."

Yolande says, "That makes sense."

Yolande says, "Also find out who is she and why she's impersonating an officer."

Zero says, "Yeah, that too."

Obem says, "Maybe we can fake Yolande's death somehow? I'm thinking facial surgery."

Obem pats chainsword.

Zero asks, "Maybe find out what she's willing to offer us first?"

Zero says, "And what kind of proof she's looking for."

Yolande frowns.

Obem nods.

Obem asks, "Question is, do we focus on this, or go to that mystery sector first?"

Zero says, "Oh, I don't want to wait around for this to resolve -- I doubt she's in *that* much of a rush."

Yolande says, "Well, Mr. Tocara would like to... do business.. with us, as well. Hopefully he will contact me soon."

Zero asks, "Alright -- how about we give them each a day to make contact?"

Yolande says, "All right."

[peregaming] GM says, "Perhaps an important point is that you have Astropaths, so that you can contact people over long distances. But it's up to you how you want to do it: you're free"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Can we communicate while in the Warp?"

[peregaming] GM says, "No, but when you're back in realspace you can"

[peregaming] GM says, "And the range is quite astounding."

Roger has arrived.

[peregaming] Zero says, "Alright -- then I'm sticking by my suggestion to give them a day, and if neither of those threads are immediately going anywhere by then, to take off for our original destination."

[peregaming] GM says, "OK"

[peregaming] GM says, "Give me a sec"

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "Sounds good"

[peregaming] GM asks, "You guys were talking as you were walking, or...?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Yeah."

[peregaming] GM says, "OK."

[peregaming] GM says, "My notes are hell."

[peregaming] Zero says, "YM 'My notes are Chaos.'"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I know that feeling"

[peregaming] Roger says, "Notes for the Note God"

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 33 | 33

GM says, "Okay, everyone needs to roll Awareness as you walk through the streets of Footfall"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 64 | 64

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 9 | 9

Yolande oof.

GM says (to Zero), "If it's more than 3 degrees of success..."

[peregaming] Yolande depends on Zero to warn her.

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 40 | 40

[peregaming] Zero says, "My PER is 33."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Obem as well"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Obem? Roll!"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "So that's two degrees?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, she already did oops"

GM says, "So, Zero thinks she hears something in the shadows, but dismisses it as just her imagination..."

GM exclaims, "Then suddenly a masked figure leaps out and tries to stab her in the back!"

Yolande whoa!

GM rolls 2 100-sided dice: 8 53 | 61

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Can I dodge?"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I get to be captain sooner than I thought"

GM exclaims (at Zero), "Both attacks hit! You can only dodge one!"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 11 | 11

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Four degrees!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "You dodged the second attack, after having suddenly realized that there was an assassin in the first place"

Zero asks, "Gah! What the &$*#?"

GM rolls 1 10-sided die: 6 | 6 + 7 = 13

GM says, "13 damage with penetration 2."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I have 4 armor on all body parts."

[peregaming] Obem asks, "I think that's bad?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Does that mean I take 11 wounds?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "The armor reduction is 4-2=2"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Also, I think I forgot to read the bit about the differences between light, heavy, and critical wounds."

[peregaming] GM says, "Don't forget to subtract Toughness bonus"

[peregaming] Zero says (to GM), "Oh, I did forget."

[peregaming] Zero says, "So, 11-TB? That would be 7."

[peregaming] GM says, "You're hurt, but not critically so."

[peregaming] GM says, "That blade burned."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Where do I put that on my sheet? Light or Heavy wounds...?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Don't worry about it for now."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Do we roll initiative?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Now you do!"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "How?"

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 10 | 10 + 6 = 16

[peregaming] GM says, "1d10+Agility bonus"

[peregaming] Zero says, "1d10 + Agility Bonus, I think"

Zero clears the initiative.

Zero registers Zero at init 16.

Yolande rolls 1 10-sided die: 1 | 1 + 6 = 7

Yolande registers Yolande at init 7.

Obem rolls 1 10-sided die: 2 | 2 + 3 = 5

Obem registers Obem at init 5.

GM rolls 1 10-sided die: 6 | 6 + 4 = 10

GM registers Assassin at init 10.

GM displays the initiative: Zero(16) Assassin(10) Yolande(7) Obem(5)

GM says, "Logical."

GM advances the initiative: ZERO(16) Assassin(10) Yolande(7) Obem(5)

[peregaming] Zero says, "To all appearances, I am attempting to put my assailant in a headlock."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "In actuality, I am using Telekinetic Crush to grab them!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "follow me, don't follow me; I've got my spine, I've got my telekinetic crush"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Fettered or Unfettered?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "So apparently the Activation time for this is a Half Action. It's a range of either 10 or 20m for me, but I don't think that matters."

[Crows-Nest] Obem exclaims, "I get that reference!"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I will fetter for now."

[peregaming] GM says, "Wise."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "very good take 2 XP"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "My Focus Power test is Willpower, which I think is against my opponent's Toughness?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Or are those two separate tests?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "(It looks like it's my Focus Power Test, opposed by their Toughness.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 35 | 35

[peregaming] Zero says, "I'm looking for the chart for how I roll this..."

[peregaming] GM says, "You get 5*Psy rating bonus to that Wp roll"

[peregaming] GM says, "So with a Fetter Psy rating of 1, that's a +5"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Thanks! And fettered means half my Psy, which is 2, so that's +5?"

[peregaming] GM says, "correct"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Will is 65, so that's vs 7."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Er, 70."

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 85 | 85

[peregaming] Zero says, "Three degrees of success."

[peregaming] GM says, "Against his/her 4 degrees of failure"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Woot."

[peregaming] Zero says, "So I inflict 1d10 impact damage with +2 for my psy."

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 1 | 1 + 2 = 3

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Do my degrees of success affect that at all?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Not unless it's specified in the description of the power"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "I'm also going to grapple!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Grapple at will!"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Yes, exactly! Will!"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 67 | 67

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Fate point!"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 2 | 2

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Six degrees of success!"

GM exclaims, "CRit!"

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 8 | 8

[peregaming] Zero says, "(And I lose the FP.)"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "I also have an extra half action I can take?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Is drawing a weapon a half action?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] Zero says, "OK, then I'll draw my gun, in case this person has help."

Zero spins around and grabs her assailant in a headlock with one arm, while drawing her gun with the other.

[peregaming] GM says, "Very well"

Zero advances the initiative: Zero(16) ASSASSIN(10) Yolande(7) Obem(5)

GM exclaims, "The assassin uses one free hand to throw a grenade!"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "But they're grappled!"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "The first thing he must do on his Turn is declare Grapple as a Half Action!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, wait"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "This is part of the penalty for being Grappled!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Whoops"

[peregaming] Zero says, "After that, he can choose one of the following Grappled Target options."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Middle of the second column on page 240.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Thanks"

[peregaming] Zero says, "No problem."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I reviewed this just before the game, in the hope that it would come up :)"

GM exclaims, "The assassin actually would have loved to throw a grenade, but before that he needs to break free!"

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 6 | 6

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 71 | 71

[peregaming] Zero says, "FP"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 17 | 17

[peregaming] Zero says, "Four degrees."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hm, he only managed two. He's still grappled."

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 10 | 10

[peregaming] Zero says, "Muahaha."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "That's both of his actions!"

GM advances the initiative: Zero(16) Assassin(10) YOLANDE(7) Obem(5)

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "Am I likely to hit Zero if I try to shoot at the assassin?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Let's say you have -10 to BS because you don't want to hit her."

[peregaming] GM says, "(Taking this penality means that even if you miss, you don't hit her by mistake)"

[peregaming] GM says, "unless you roll a crit fail"

[peregaming] Zero says, "In which case you hit the grenade, and we all get it."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Do you even know IC about it?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Great. So, S/2/4 means I have a fully-automatic weapon? Or no? Trying to read evreything at once."

[peregaming] GM says, "You have Auto fire at the rate of 4 shots per turn"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I think it means it has single, semi, *and* fully auto modes."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Your choice."

[peregaming] Roger says, "spray and pray, buddy"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Right, but it means I can use the full-auto-burst action."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes, you can."

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "And full auto gives you a bonus, I believe"

[peregaming] GM says, "+20"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "So +10 total"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 68 | 68

Yolande is gonna burn a fate point to reroll that....

[peregaming] GM says, "Use it, don't burn it"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "(BS is 44)"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 3 | 3

GM exclaims, "Crit!"

GM exclaims, "You are good at this!"

[peregaming] Yolande | urthermore,

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oops"

[peregaming] GM is waiting for the damage. You do as many hits as degrees of success.

[peregaming] Yolande says, "So, each degree of success is another shot, up to 4 total."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "Quoth the raven, "Furthermore""

[peregaming] GM says, "So you roll 4 d10's for damage and add them up"

Yolande rolls 4 10-sided dice: 6 1 5 10 | 22 + 20 = 42

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Penetration 4"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Nice."

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "wow"

[peregaming] GM says, "Each shot needs to be resolved separately though"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oh"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Full auto is neat"

Yolande rolls 1 10-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

Yolande rolls 1 10-sided die: 1 | 1 + 4 = 5

Yolande rolls 1 10-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

Yolande rolls 1 10-sided die: 5 | 5 + 4 = 9

[peregaming] GM says, "thank you"

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "One sec, what is tearing?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I prefer the first set of rolls :)"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Hahahaha. Tearing: These weapons roll one extra die for damage, and the lowest result is discarded."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Should we count the firt set of rolls as that extra die?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Yes, please."

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, give me a minute to do the math"

[peregaming] Zero says, "So 6 1 5 10 and 2 1 2 5 becomes 6 1 5 10"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Or, if they all get a +4, 10 5 9 14."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Oops, plus 5"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "That's where the 20 came from"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "OK, 11 6 10 15!"

[peregaming] GM says, "What's the penetration"

[peregaming] GM says, "ah 4"

[peregaming] Zero says, "(The GM is doing lots of math, but I suspect the result will be 'oops the assassin is dead already'.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] GM says, "His bodyglove is no match for this weapon."

[peregaming] GM says, "Toughness 4, so subtract that from each damage hit"

[peregaming] GM says, "8, 2, 6, 11"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "11-4=7"

[peregaming] GM says, "oh right"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "(I don't know why I'm helping the GM)"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Hee."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Oh, he suffers 7 points of critical damage!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Roll a D100"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 90 | 90

GM says, "So you blow his left leg off and he dies in horrible agony."

Yolande aw yiss.

Obem says (to Yolande), "Not bad for a noble"

Zero drops the corpse.

Zero asks, "Anyone have any idea what *that* was all about?"

Obem pulls both her bolt pistols and checks for further assassins.

Yolande asks, "Search the body?"

Yolande says, "Maybe he was stupid enough to carry a note."

Zero says, "Good idea."

Obem says, "Good idea, Shabor- er, Yolande"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Anyone trained at Search?"

[peregaming] Obem says, "not me"

[peregaming] Zero says, "For me it's Basic, which means I'd be rolling against 16.5"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Nope."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Anyone with a better PER than 33?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "34"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Go for it, then."

[peregaming] Obem says, "35"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Well."

[peregaming] Zero asks (of GM), "BTW, you said all FP regen at the end of the session?"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 69 | 69

[peregaming] Obem says, "nice, but no"

Zero says, "Let's bring it back to the ship. Maybe we can find something out there."

Zero says, "We'll take the back roads."

GM exclaims, "There is movement in the shadows!"

Yolande remarks dryly, "Nobody will notice us carrying a body missing a leg."

Zero looks at the movement?

[peregaming] Obem says, "points her pistols at the shadow."

Obem points her pistols at the shadow.

Yolande points her gun. "Stay back."

Yolande is talking to the shadows.

GM exclaims, "There are three silhouettes surrounding you!"

Zero asks, "Who are you, and what do you want?"

Yolande asks, "... What did I just say?"

Obem lowers one gun and exchanges it for a chainsword.

Yolande says, "Speak, unless you want to die like your friend."

One of them says, "We merely want you to... DIE."

Zero says, "Amendment. Forget the body. Let's get out of here."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Are we still in init?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes, for all practical purposes"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Did Yolande finish her turn?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think so."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Yes"

GM advances the initiative: Zero(16) Assassin(10) Yolande(7) OBEM(5)

Zero advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Zero backs up the initiative: Zero(16) Assassin(10) Yolande(7) OBEM(5)

[peregaming] Obem says, "Ah., that's the first of my two customary skipped turns"

Obem says, "I want to fire both guns at one of the shapes."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(AFK)"

GM exclaims (at Obem), "Do it! Do it now!"

Obem asks, "That'S -10, but what other modifiers apply?"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Wait! Are they in melee range?"

[peregaming] GM says, "They're a couple of metres away."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Ah, since I wield my chainsword, I only fire twice."

[peregaming] GM says, "That sentence is confusing to me"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "How does a 2 bullet burst work?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Back."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Well, I wield a chainsword, which I can't use, so I shoot my bolt pistol twice"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Two half actions, right"

[peregaming] Obem says, "no, a semi-auto burst is a full action, nevermind"

[peregaming] GM says, "You can only do one action of a given type in a single turn, unless you have something like Multiple Attacks (but that's if you have a gun in each hand)"

[peregaming] GM says, "You can do Semi Auto, sure"

[peregaming] Obem exclaims, "I do semi-auto !"

[peregaming] GM says, "Do it"

[peregaming] GM says, "I dare you"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 49 | 49

Obem exclaims, "hit!"

Obem says, "One degree of success"

GM says, "Roll a single damage dice (+ more if you have Tearing)"

Obem says, "I do have tearing"

GM says, "Wait, tearing is just a reroll"

Obem rolls 2 10-sided dice: 9 6 | 15 + 5 = 20

Obem says, "So that's 14"

GM asks, "With penetration...?"

Obem says, "4"

GM exclaims, "So he takes 10 damage! And is visibly hurt but still alive!"

GM advances the initiative: Zero(16) Assassin(10) Yolande(7) OBEM(5)

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Oh no, the init counter has been corrupted by the forces of Chaos"

[Crows-Nest] Obem exclaims, "Me again!"

GM advances the initiative: ZERO(16) Assassin(10) Yolande(7) Obem(5)

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Whoops."

[peregaming] Obem says, "This says a standard attack is a half action"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah but you were on Semi Auto. And even if you had made a standard attack, you can't attack twice unless you have a special talent"

[peregaming] Obem exclaims, "aha!"

Zero holds out her own bolt pistol toward the same individual Obem just shot. But she loosens her grip on it slightly, letting her mind aim it with far more precision than she could with her bare hands.

GM exclaims, "Focus power!"

[peregaming] Zero says, "(I thought Obem had some funky multi-attack talent?)"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 62 | 62

[peregaming] GM says, "Only with multiple weapons"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Success with zero extra degrees."

[peregaming] Obem says, "I have a melee weapon in my offhand"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Oh!"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Actually, FP to reroll."

[peregaming] GM says, "But you used Semit Auto which is a full action, and Multiple Attacks is another full action"

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 26 | 26

[peregaming] Zero says, "There, four degrees."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Oh, wait. Hang on."

[peregaming] Zero asks (of GM), "Is my focus test here separate from my actual shooting test?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Is your Focus Power for this a half action?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Or a free one?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "It says that the activation time is a half action."

[peregaming] Zero says, "Oh, wait, I see."

[peregaming] GM says, "Because if it's the former, you can only make a standard shoot action"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "A half action to hold the gun with my mind, and then I use a normal half action to fire it?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah. But if you maintain the power for the rest of the fight, you keep the bonus"

[peregaming] Zero says, "In that case, I don't use a FP, since presumably a normal plain success is fine for the focus."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "I think?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It is."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "OK!"

Zero then fires!

[peregaming] GM gives back fate point

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 15 | 15

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Five degrees!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Roll damage!"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "It's Storm, so I think it counts as two hits?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] Zero says, "And Tearing."

[peregaming] GM says, "Re-yep"

[peregaming] Zero says, "First one:"

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 2 | 2 + 5 = 7

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 10 | 10 + 5 = 15

[peregaming] Zero says, "15"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Second:"

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 5 | 5 + 5 = 10

Zero rolls 1 10-sided die: 3 | 3 + 5 = 8

[peregaming] Zero says, "10"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Penetration 4."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Is this the same guy Obem hit?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Because if so, he is dead."

Zero opens up a gap in the circle of fiends.

GM advances the initiative: Zero(16) ASSASSIN(10) Yolande(7) Obem(5)

[peregaming] Zero asks, "How many of them are there?"

[peregaming] Yolande asks, "Should be two left?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Unless more showed up."

GM exclaims, "So the two remaining assassins chant out 'You have not seen the last of the Astral Knives!' and disappear into the shadows, but not before throwing two grenades!"

GM rolls 2 100-sided dice: 59 53 | 112

[peregaming] Yolande says, "And then there were non--oh shit."

[peregaming] GM says, "That's not the damage die :P"

[peregaming] Obem says, "That's probably not good."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Haha. I meant the grenades in general."

[peregaming] GM says, "Give me a sec"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Who has beef the Astral Knives?"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "I suspect I'll be dodging again!"

GM says, "The first one explodes in a puff of smoke at Zero's feet, and everyone needs to make a -10 Toughness test"

GM says, "As they inhale the fumes."

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 18 | 18

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 98 | 98

[peregaming] Zero says, "Two degrees."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "NOPE."

[peregaming] Zero asks (of Yolande), "FP?"

Yolande spends her last fate point.

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 45 | 45

[peregaming] Obem asks, "is that pinning, shock, or poison?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Still nope."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Wait, sorry, one degree for me.)"

GM exclaims (at Yolande), "Roll a d100!"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 6 | 6

[peregaming] GM says (to Obem), "well, it's poison, kind of"

[peregaming] Obem says, "then I roll normally"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I have Resistance"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 78 | 78

GM exclaims (at Yolande), "You suddenly see bugs crawling over everything!"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Nope"

[peregaming] Obem says, "FP"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 69 | 69

Yolande oh god oh god oh god, where are they all coming from?

[peregaming] Obem says, "Still no"

GM says (to Obem), "roll a d100"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 97 | 97

[Crows-Nest] Zero asks (of Yolande), "Meanwhile, Shaborys would be reaching for the ketchup?"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "Hehe"

GM exclaims (at Obem), "You think there is a great worm in your leg! You must get rid of it! Now!"

[peregaming] GM says, "The character desperately tries to remove a massive fanged worm he thinks is slowly winding its way up"

[peregaming] GM says, "The character desperately tries to remove a massive fanged worm he thinks is slowly winding its way up and around his leg. He attacks one of his own legs (choose randomly) with whatever weapon is available. That attack hits automatically and deals normal damage."

Obem exclaims, "Good thing I have a chainsword handy!"

Obem rolls 2 10-sided dice: 6 1 | 7 + 2 = 9

Obem exclaims, "That's 8 !"

Zero asks, "What are you doing?!?"

Obem says, "With a penetration of 2"

GM says, "Apply your armour and toughness as required."

Obem says, "That's 10, so I think there are some sparks coming of my armor"

GM says (to Obem), "You were lucky."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "She was tough!"

GM exclaims, "The second grenade explodes!"

GM exclaims, "Everybody roll Agility to avoid it!"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 39 | 39

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 40 | 40

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Whew."

GM exclaims, "Wait!"

GM says, "I forgot that Yolande was stunned."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Am I waiting or rolling?"

GM says, "I'm so sorry."

Yolande asks, "So can I roll toughness to not be stunned?"

Yolande says, "From the mutation"

GM exclaims, "Yes!"

Yolande rolls 1 100-sided die: 4 | 4

GM exclaims, "You are tougher than you look!"

GM exclaims, "And you jumped away from the explosion!"

GM asks, "Did Obem fail?"

Obem exclaims, "FP!"

Obem rolls 1 100-sided die: 60 | 60

[peregaming] Obem says, "Yes, yes she did."

[peregaming] Zero says, "So, I'm going to assume I'm supposed to roll, and not wait."

Zero rolls 1 100-sided die: 22 | 22

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Which is three degrees.)"

GM says, "So Obem is the only one to suffer from the blast."

GM rolls 2 10-sided dice: 2 1 | 3 + 4 = 7

GM says, "Which has pen 6"

Obem asks, "Armor + Toughness is 10, so that means I take 7-4 = 3?"

GM says, "Well, first calculate (Armour-Pen), then substract (Armour-Pen)+Toughness"

Obem says, "Armor-Pen is -1, so I guess 0"

GM says, "Yeah"

Obem says, "And then 0+5"

Obem asks, "So I actually take 2?"

GM exclaims, "Indeed!"

GM exclaims, "You are Lightly Damaged!"

Obem says, "Aha (I think)"

Zero says, "Let's get back to the ship before any more of them show up."

Obem's tentacles grab the dead guy.

GM says, "So you hurry back and are glad this mishap is over."

Yolande whew.

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Was Yoldane uninjured?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Er, Yolande."

[peregaming] GM says, "She was never targeted, and she only suffered from the Hallucinogen"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "What he said."

[peregaming] GM asks, "So, do you skip ahead?"

Zero asks, "Obem and I -- and that sack of wet cement she's carrying -- should go to medical. Yolande, are you feeling OK to hold the bridge in the meantime?"

Yolande says, "Sure thing."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I have no idea how healing works in this game."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hold on"

[peregaming] Obem says, "It's probably pretty grim"

[peregaming] GM says, "Did any of you lose more than twice your toughness bonus in damage"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "We have to amputate. "But none of my limbs were injured." We still have to amputate."

[Crows-Nest] Zero exclaims, "Well, sure. We've got to get that worm off somehow!"

[peregaming] Obem says, "No"

[peregaming] GM says, "Then you guys are all Lightly wounded"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I have some additional shrapnel scars to all my bite scars"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "1 damage healed per day!"

[peregaming] GM says, "That's natural healing."

[peregaming] GM says, "If you spend a whole day in bed, resting, you heal your Toughness bonus in damage"

[Crows-Nest] Zero scrolls back to find she took 7 wounds. Less than twice her TB.

[peregaming] Zero scrolls back to find she took 7 wounds. Less than twice her TB.

[peregaming] Obem says, "I'm probably fine with natural healing"

[peregaming] Zero says, "If the trip through the Warp is likely to take 7 days, I'll just rest up and leave the others in charge temporarily."

[Crows-Nest] Obem says (to Yolande), "So, this sounds like a good chance to take over"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "Except that we need an excuse for me to be out of commission next session ;)"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "So, no."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "We still have half an hour!"

[peregaming] GM says, "And you don't need to be out of commission, necessarily."

[peregaming] GM says, "Just otherwise engaged."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "That's what I meant."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "But probably not in charge :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Aha"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Unless I'm just like "go do this thing, i'll stay here""

[peregaming] GM says, "I think that Zero can have her day of bed rest now and I'll skip ahead"

[peregaming] GM says, "Tocara and etc"

[peregaming] Zero says (to Yolande), "I was assuming that the journey would be skipped ahead, yeah."

[Crows-Nest] Obem says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Ok"

[peregaming] Zero says, "That you'd be in charge for the entire duration of one or two summarized sentences from the GM."

[peregaming] GM says, "Heh"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "OK, so, where are we now?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Have we left the station? Or is there still more stuff happening here?"

GM says, "So, the next day you get a communication (in code) from Tocara, which basically is a proposed agreement that if you find any xenos artefacts, they are to be exchanged with agents of the Kasballica"

GM says, "With appropriate monetary transactions, etc"

Yolande shares this information.

Yolande asks, "Thoughts?"

Obem says, "Sounds good"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Obem), "Do you call up Fake Navy Girl?"

Zero says, "Sure, if they offer good prices, it's good to have a buyer already lined up."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Hm, yes, to ask what she's willing to give for Yolande's demise"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "And what she wants for evidence?"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Yeah"

Obem asks, "Does anyone know who these Astral Knives are?"

GM says (to Obem), "Ernalica offers you a newly-settled colony in Winterscale's Realm, which you can be the governor of, in exchange for Yolande's dead body."

Obem says, "oooh"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "So we do some plastic surgery on the next convenient corpse?"

[Crows-Nest] Obem asks (of Yolande), "Hey, can you meet me near the broken airlock?"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Don't do it!"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Maybe that Astral Knife that you brought on board?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I guess we'd need a pretty good surgeon if we don't expect her to figure it out."

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Also, how much do governorships sell for, anyway?"

[peregaming] GM says, "The Astral Knives are a death-cult whose assassins can be hired, but who also carry out kills of their own under the volition of mysterious 'omens'. They believe that these ritual kills are for the greater good of Mankind."

[peregaming] Obem says, "One corpse, do try to keep up"

[peregaming] Zero says (to Obem), "Hee."

[peregaming] Zero asks (of GM), "So they might have just been killing us for funsies?"

[peregaming] Obem says, "I notice they attacked Zero first"

[peregaming] GM says (to GM), "Not exactly; they might have been killing you because the omens of the future told them that great calamity would occur if you were not killed."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Same differnece."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Anyway, what's your plan regarding Ernalica?"

[peregaming] Zero says (to Obem), "True."

[peregaming] Zero says (to Obem), "I'd vote for a 'we'll see what we can do', while we look for a good way to fake her death."

[peregaming] Obem says (to gm), "Yeah. I tell her there's not been a good chance yet."

[peregaming] GM says (to Obem), "Very well. She sounds a little disappointed."

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Also, OOC, what do I know about the Winterscale Realm?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Re: the Astral Knives, the next time we're in a safe port (I no longer consider this one safe for the moment), I'd like to find a divination astropath and have my tea leaves read."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Or whatever substitutes for tea leaves here.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "A bunch of populated systems that are supposed to be under the control of a single Rogue trader called Winterscale, but in fact most of them have been 'stolen' from under his nose."

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "Actually, I'd wager that your Astropaths can do it."

GM rolls 1 5-sided die: 2 | 2

[peregaming] Obem says, "Hm, I'll string Ernalica along until I know what kind of profit we make. Still possible to switch careers if we don't make any. :-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "In fact, there are two Astropaths aboard the Fortunate who are skilled in Divination."

[peregaming] Zero says (to GM), "Nice! Then I'll have it done en route to our treasure planet."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "So you set forth!"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Forth we set!"

[peregaming] Obem exclaims, "Set Forth? Wheee!"

[peregaming] GM says, "I assume this astropath you pick has Psy rating 2 and a base skill 30..."

GM says (to Zero), "The Astropath who comes to your bedside now is a gaunt little woman with sunken, blind eyes. She takes out the Emperor's Tarot, and turns to you: 'What answer do you seek, Captain?'"

Zero says, "I'd like to know why I just got attacked by an Astral Knife yesterday."

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 98 | 98

The astropath starts communing with the flow of fate, her nimble fingers moving cards to and fro.

She suddenly starts gibbering madly. Warp energies start leaking out of her every orifice.

Zero says, "Huh."

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Are we there, too?"

Zero comms Obem and Yolande. "Uh, I think one of our astropaths is on the blink."

Obem starts running.

Yolande uh.

Yolande follows.

Obem bursts into the room, guns drawn.

Obem asks (of zero), "Should we ... kill her?"

Zero waves her hand in front of the astropath's face. "Hello? Are you still in there?"

The astropath mutters, 'The changer of ways... master of fate...turn away before it's too late...'

[peregaming] Zero asks, "How dangerous is it to have Warp energies leaking onto my floor?"

[peregaming] GM says, "If you don't stop her RIGHT now, you're risking a Warp incursion"

Zero slaps her face.

[peregaming] Zero asks, "Any reaction?"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Is killing her likely stopping hr?"

[Crows-Nest] Yolande says, "We can't just kill her. She's union."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "And her uniform is blue, not red."

[peregaming] GM says (to Obem), "yes"

[peregaming] Zero asks (of GM), "There's no time, man! Did she react to the slap?"

Obem says (to astropath), "I'm sorry. You served us well."

[peregaming] GM says (to Zero), "It burned your fingers"

Zero says (to Obem), "Yes."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "Well, there's one more wound I need to heal from."

Obem puts her cool space revolver to the astropath's head and pulls the trigger.

The astropath drops down dead, brains splatterd all over the place. And you all hear laughter echoing through the room. The laughter... of a daemon?

Yolande yikes.

Zero says, "This is what happened when I asked her why we were attacked by those assassins."

Zero says, "So, my advice: let's stop asking questions like that."

Obem says, "Something foul is afoot here."

Zero looks at her floor and does not disagree.

Zero says, "If there is something bad in the omens, or something in the Warp that wants us -- or me -- dead, then we'd better stay on guard."

Obem looks at the others and thinks of a nice, quiet governorship.

Obem says, "The changer of ways, master of fate ... I wonder who that is"

Zero shrugs. "Got me."

[Crows-Nest] Zero says, "(It's probably me.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "You'd need Forbidden Lore (Daemons) or Heresy to know"

[peregaming] Obem asks, "What about Hearsay?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Haw haw haw"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Maybe after this job, we can try to track down an NPC who does know that kind of stuff."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I'm sure that's a perfectly safe thing to do."

[peregaming] (from GM) The HERESY flashing lights go on.

[peregaming] Obem says, "That sounds like a worthwhile thing to fo."

[peregaming] Zero says, "(Do we have a link to lps' sheet? Does he have that kind of Forbidden Lore?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "He has knowledge of Heresy"

[peregaming] GM says, "If I recall correctly"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Oho."

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Is he here for the next session?"

[peregaming] GM says, "And possibly some daemon stuff. Missionaries are supposed to exorcize them"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "He is!"

[peregaming] Obem says, "Ohh, god"

[peregaming] Obem says, "+o"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Perfect timing!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "So do you stop here, or do you want to see the end of the journey?"

[peregaming] Zero asks, "So, are we going to arrive at the star system of wackiness today, or is that for next week?"

[peregaming] Zero says, "Timing."

[peregaming] Zero says, "I'm good either way."

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll roll the random encounter now and we'll see."

GM rolls 1 100-sided die: 18 | 18

[peregaming] Obem says, "How long will this take? I'll have to get up kinda early tomorrow"

[peregaming] GM says, "A minute only"

[peregaming] GM says, "Whoa."

[peregaming] Obem says, "In that case, go ahead"

[peregaming] GM says, "You guys are in trouble and you don't know it yet."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] GM makes notes for next session.

[peregaming] Obem asks, "Do we get a hint?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, your Navigator thought that the Warp seems unusually rife with... things, and the Gellar field came close to failing. But thankfully nothing got through..."

[peregaming] GM says, "OR DID IT"

[peregaming] GM says, "dun dun DUN"

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Gosh"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "I'm glad that trip went perfectly fine and more or less uneventfully, then!"

[peregaming] GM says, "And that concludes the session! Everyone gets 500Xp"

[peregaming] Obem says, "This is a good opportunity to disassemble and clean my guns"

[peregaming] GM says (to Obem), "Yep"

[peregaming] Obem says (to gm), "Woo! Thanks."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "Tech Use, here I come!"

[peregaming] Obem exclaims, "For the XP but also for DMIng!"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm glad."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims (at GM), "Yes, indeed, thanks!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It was quite hard work keeping track of multiple intrigues and stuff"

[peregaming] Zero says, "But now that we're away from the station, I'm sure ALL OF THAT is COMPLETELY OVER, and there is NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT anymore."

[peregaming] Obem says, "Ooh, Flame Weapon Training"

[peregaming] Obem says (to gm), "I know that feeling"

[peregaming] GM says (to Yolande), "You handled the NPCs beautifully. You charmed even Sol, who was going to snub everyone rudely because Zero wasn't Xavier."

[peregaming] Zero says, "For the first half of this session, Yolande was the only remotely competent member of the group."

[peregaming] GM says, "hahaha aww"

[peregaming] Zero says, "I suppose, under the circumstances, I really ought to take another hit of Sound Constitution."

[peregaming] Yolande says, "Haha"

[peregaming] GM says, "I feel like this session was very important in setting the scene and allowing you guy to almost entirely build together a plan of action."

[peregaming] GM says, "The fight scene was slightly slowed down by my PDF reader crashing."

[peregaming] Zero exclaims, "And next session, we'll get the chance to see that plan of action fall entirely to pieces in light of reality!"