Post by capfalcon on Jul 24, 2010 23:54:54 GMT -5
DAY 1 - OUR CRUISERS CAN'T REPEL FIREPOWER OF THAT MAGNITUDE!
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“Ready the MAC gun! We're going to bore a hole right through the Phallia's hull!”
The ESN Chief gives chase to the Phallia as the lumbering battleship tries to disengage from primary weapons' range with the cruiser; her helmsman managed to keep the giant magnetic accelerator within optimal firing parameters and the ship's computer automatically discharges the weapon accordingly.
13 damage to the Phallia; 5 absorbed by the shields, the remaining 8 hitting her hull.
Her Tactical Officer simply drums his fingers on his armrest. The chief engineer appears to be preoccupied with other things than the space battle, while the science officer tries to re-route more power to the weapons systems to no effect.
“Encyclopedia, please divulge the name, occupation and background information of all crew members aboard my ship. I want to know what kind of limp-wrists I was assigned this time.”
“Encyclopedia confirms. Crew dossier follows:
Ship's captain The Anonymous is a decorated 8 year veteran of the Earth Space Navy. He's served for two years alongside the current admiral and achieved interplanetary notoriety when he executed his own spouse under suspicion of consorting with the Venusian rebels.
Ship's tactical officer Megatin is a fresh recruit from the academy. He is currently under investigation for consorting with and possibly bedding members from a Venusian rebel sympathizer club that formed in the academy. He awaits trial upon return to Earth. He was brought aboard at the insistence & testimony of the ESN Piett's captain.
Ship's helmsman Void Slayer is the nephew of the current president of the united planetary government and one of the most vocal supporters of the population control policy, though he is considered 'soft' for his more egalitarian opinions of what should be done with the Venusian rebels. He has been a pilot in the Earth Space Navy for 2 years.
Ship's chief engineer Gumpy & ship's science officer Hippie are conjoined twins who have collaborated on a wide variety of orbit-to-surface weapons projects meant for pacifying the inhabitants of Venus through demonstrations of the ESN's raw power. Their methods and ideologies have been a politically polarizing force within the navy – their detractors have been known to call them barbaric mutants, while their supporters insist that, while the weapons developed by Hippe & Gumpy may seem cruel and inflict considerable collateral damage, they're likely to have spared plenty of lives in the end by making a planetary invasion unnecessary.
Phyphor is a Spartan Super Soldier. He is unconditionally loyal to the Earth Space Navy and has been brought along to pacify hostile boarding parties as well as infiltrate enemy ships.”
Speaking of Spartans, a Pelican piloted by one rockets out of the Chief's bay, blasting it's way into the torpedo hold of the Mammaridian. The super soldier hops out of the craft, and is met by 4 of the ship's defending marines. A shooting spree seems imminent.
The ESN Williams maintains optimal weapons range from the Phallia and blazes away with her forward Boom Boom Rays, both the helmsman and tactical officer loosing streams of red into their target's flaring shields. The engineer does what he can to boost the power of the vessel's meager weapons, while the science officer mills about his post.
A scruffy looking fellow in a vest gives the ship's pilot an encouraging pat on the back. This should be even easier than the Kessel run.
“Her defenses are buckling, but still holding, captain.”
13 damage to the Phallia; 5 absorbed by the shields, the remaining 8 hitting her hull.
7 damage to the Phallia; 5 absorbed by the shields, the remaining 2 hitting her hull.
“Encyclopedia, I want everything you have on those three ships! Weapons, schematics, armor thickness, shield capacity – the whole nine yards.”
“Encyclopedia confirms. Mammaridian analyzed; more time will be required for analysis of the other two vessels.
Analysis:
MAMMARIDIAN
AC: 20
SHIELDS: 35
HIT POINTS: 45
MAIN WEAPONS:
EYE OF LUCIFER – 3D6 +2 DAMAGE TO SHIELDS, 2D20 DAMAGE TO HIT POINTS
TORPEDOES:
(2/2/2) IRON PIRANHAS - 2D8 DAMAGE
POINT DEFENSE:
NONE DETECTED
SPECIAL NOTE: LAUNCHES AN ATTACK FIGHTER EVERY TURN.”
The ESN Piett closes with the Labia, proton torpedoes bracketing the vessel dead ahead while ion cannon bursts erupt to broadside the Phallia. The chief engineer forces more than a little extra pain from the battleship's power reserves.
“Captain, the Phallia's shields have collapsed! I'm reading power fluctuations throughout her superstructure; I don't think she'll be shooting at anything for the time being.”
17 damage to the Labia; 5 absorbed by shields, 12 hitting her hull.
20 damage to the shields of the Phallia.
“Encyclopedia, has any station aboard the ship has had an unusual access pattern recently or been accessed by anyone other than the person appointed?”
“Encyclopedia confirms. An unauthorized entry into the Encyclopedia's database has been detected. This entry is digitally watermarked as having been entered from the science officer's console.”
The Piett's science officer appears perplexed with the developments ahead and mills about their station. The admiral, meanwhile, sees the chance for a decisive strike and broadcasts to all ships,
“Defense Fleet 3, this is Admiral Hall. I have something special planned for these rebels. I am transmitting an updated attack grid to your tactical stations.”
All ships may choose to boost any of one their crew stats by +2 for the next day.
The Khan's engineer throws some extra power into her shields and her tactical officer sweeps her phaser over the now unshielded hull of the crippled Phallia. She leaves a distinctive scorch mark does does only superficial damage.
1 damage to the Phallia's hull.
Her captain barks orders to the ship's head of security, while her helmsman sets the ship into an erratic defensive flying pattern.
A pair of nuclear missiles streak out from the Cain, but the firing solution was way out to lunch. The weapons drift harmlessly by their targets. The science officer punches-up orders for the ship to get another torpedo ready, but a malfunction in one of the loading arms frustrates the effort.
“All Viper crews to your ships! Let's show 'em how we get things done!”
2 Vipers launched from the Cain.
The captain, helmsman & engineer occupy themselves with some beer in the mess hall, apparently trusting the ship's systems & the rest of the crew to make their problems go away.
The Labius opens-up on the Piett with a sweeping bright yellow cutter beam.
15 damage to the Piett's shields.
A boarding pod also slams down onto the SSD; hostile intruders emerge from it.
The Mammaridian pivots and decides that the Super Star Destroyer would make an excellent target as well, opening fire with a burst from a quite distinctive Eye of Lucifer plasma cannon.
16 damage to the Piett's shields; The Piett's shields collapse. 6 damage dissipates.
A space superiority fighter emerges from the hangar bay of the Mammaridian.
A boarding party suddenly materializes with a flicker of blue light aboard the ESN Williams.
“This is central command. Piett, we have strong reason to believe that Dunadan019, your helmsman, is engaged in high treason against the state. He is to be executed immediately.”
The confused, protesting pilot is immediately seized by security personnel and dragged to an airlock before being jettisoned into outer space.
"Encyclopedia Galactica transmitting priority message to Defense Fleet No. 3:
A strange broadcast was picked up between the Williams and the Labius. While the transmission was in a particularly unusual dialect of Venutian, it was no match for my translation software and vocabulary database. The message is displayed here, words which had no clear translation match have been changed to their nearest Terran equivalent and placed in brackets:
'Attention <people>!
We the <strong helmets> are not your <stranger>! We have taken control of the <wind direction>. There is little to fear! I have sabotaged our guns and request your assistance firing on the <foreign king>. The <controller> here is not your only friend. Many believe in the cause!
Do not allow yourself to <fail>, soon we will <derisively laugh> together.
Venus forever!'
Upon investigation as prompted by the Piett's Captain, this message appears to have been illegally forced into the Encyclopedia by the Piett's science officer."
CASUALTIES:
DUNADAN019 (VILLAGER) - Airlocked by vote.
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“Ready the MAC gun! We're going to bore a hole right through the Phallia's hull!”
The ESN Chief gives chase to the Phallia as the lumbering battleship tries to disengage from primary weapons' range with the cruiser; her helmsman managed to keep the giant magnetic accelerator within optimal firing parameters and the ship's computer automatically discharges the weapon accordingly.
13 damage to the Phallia; 5 absorbed by the shields, the remaining 8 hitting her hull.
Her Tactical Officer simply drums his fingers on his armrest. The chief engineer appears to be preoccupied with other things than the space battle, while the science officer tries to re-route more power to the weapons systems to no effect.
“Encyclopedia, please divulge the name, occupation and background information of all crew members aboard my ship. I want to know what kind of limp-wrists I was assigned this time.”
“Encyclopedia confirms. Crew dossier follows:
Ship's captain The Anonymous is a decorated 8 year veteran of the Earth Space Navy. He's served for two years alongside the current admiral and achieved interplanetary notoriety when he executed his own spouse under suspicion of consorting with the Venusian rebels.
Ship's tactical officer Megatin is a fresh recruit from the academy. He is currently under investigation for consorting with and possibly bedding members from a Venusian rebel sympathizer club that formed in the academy. He awaits trial upon return to Earth. He was brought aboard at the insistence & testimony of the ESN Piett's captain.
Ship's helmsman Void Slayer is the nephew of the current president of the united planetary government and one of the most vocal supporters of the population control policy, though he is considered 'soft' for his more egalitarian opinions of what should be done with the Venusian rebels. He has been a pilot in the Earth Space Navy for 2 years.
Ship's chief engineer Gumpy & ship's science officer Hippie are conjoined twins who have collaborated on a wide variety of orbit-to-surface weapons projects meant for pacifying the inhabitants of Venus through demonstrations of the ESN's raw power. Their methods and ideologies have been a politically polarizing force within the navy – their detractors have been known to call them barbaric mutants, while their supporters insist that, while the weapons developed by Hippe & Gumpy may seem cruel and inflict considerable collateral damage, they're likely to have spared plenty of lives in the end by making a planetary invasion unnecessary.
Phyphor is a Spartan Super Soldier. He is unconditionally loyal to the Earth Space Navy and has been brought along to pacify hostile boarding parties as well as infiltrate enemy ships.”
Speaking of Spartans, a Pelican piloted by one rockets out of the Chief's bay, blasting it's way into the torpedo hold of the Mammaridian. The super soldier hops out of the craft, and is met by 4 of the ship's defending marines. A shooting spree seems imminent.
The ESN Williams maintains optimal weapons range from the Phallia and blazes away with her forward Boom Boom Rays, both the helmsman and tactical officer loosing streams of red into their target's flaring shields. The engineer does what he can to boost the power of the vessel's meager weapons, while the science officer mills about his post.
A scruffy looking fellow in a vest gives the ship's pilot an encouraging pat on the back. This should be even easier than the Kessel run.
“Her defenses are buckling, but still holding, captain.”
13 damage to the Phallia; 5 absorbed by the shields, the remaining 8 hitting her hull.
7 damage to the Phallia; 5 absorbed by the shields, the remaining 2 hitting her hull.
“Encyclopedia, I want everything you have on those three ships! Weapons, schematics, armor thickness, shield capacity – the whole nine yards.”
“Encyclopedia confirms. Mammaridian analyzed; more time will be required for analysis of the other two vessels.
Analysis:
MAMMARIDIAN
AC: 20
SHIELDS: 35
HIT POINTS: 45
MAIN WEAPONS:
EYE OF LUCIFER – 3D6 +2 DAMAGE TO SHIELDS, 2D20 DAMAGE TO HIT POINTS
TORPEDOES:
(2/2/2) IRON PIRANHAS - 2D8 DAMAGE
POINT DEFENSE:
NONE DETECTED
SPECIAL NOTE: LAUNCHES AN ATTACK FIGHTER EVERY TURN.”
The ESN Piett closes with the Labia, proton torpedoes bracketing the vessel dead ahead while ion cannon bursts erupt to broadside the Phallia. The chief engineer forces more than a little extra pain from the battleship's power reserves.
“Captain, the Phallia's shields have collapsed! I'm reading power fluctuations throughout her superstructure; I don't think she'll be shooting at anything for the time being.”
17 damage to the Labia; 5 absorbed by shields, 12 hitting her hull.
20 damage to the shields of the Phallia.
“Encyclopedia, has any station aboard the ship has had an unusual access pattern recently or been accessed by anyone other than the person appointed?”
“Encyclopedia confirms. An unauthorized entry into the Encyclopedia's database has been detected. This entry is digitally watermarked as having been entered from the science officer's console.”
The Piett's science officer appears perplexed with the developments ahead and mills about their station. The admiral, meanwhile, sees the chance for a decisive strike and broadcasts to all ships,
“Defense Fleet 3, this is Admiral Hall. I have something special planned for these rebels. I am transmitting an updated attack grid to your tactical stations.”
All ships may choose to boost any of one their crew stats by +2 for the next day.
The Khan's engineer throws some extra power into her shields and her tactical officer sweeps her phaser over the now unshielded hull of the crippled Phallia. She leaves a distinctive scorch mark does does only superficial damage.
1 damage to the Phallia's hull.
Her captain barks orders to the ship's head of security, while her helmsman sets the ship into an erratic defensive flying pattern.
A pair of nuclear missiles streak out from the Cain, but the firing solution was way out to lunch. The weapons drift harmlessly by their targets. The science officer punches-up orders for the ship to get another torpedo ready, but a malfunction in one of the loading arms frustrates the effort.
“All Viper crews to your ships! Let's show 'em how we get things done!”
2 Vipers launched from the Cain.
The captain, helmsman & engineer occupy themselves with some beer in the mess hall, apparently trusting the ship's systems & the rest of the crew to make their problems go away.
The Labius opens-up on the Piett with a sweeping bright yellow cutter beam.
15 damage to the Piett's shields.
A boarding pod also slams down onto the SSD; hostile intruders emerge from it.
The Mammaridian pivots and decides that the Super Star Destroyer would make an excellent target as well, opening fire with a burst from a quite distinctive Eye of Lucifer plasma cannon.
16 damage to the Piett's shields; The Piett's shields collapse. 6 damage dissipates.
A space superiority fighter emerges from the hangar bay of the Mammaridian.
A boarding party suddenly materializes with a flicker of blue light aboard the ESN Williams.
“This is central command. Piett, we have strong reason to believe that Dunadan019, your helmsman, is engaged in high treason against the state. He is to be executed immediately.”
The confused, protesting pilot is immediately seized by security personnel and dragged to an airlock before being jettisoned into outer space.
"Encyclopedia Galactica transmitting priority message to Defense Fleet No. 3:
A strange broadcast was picked up between the Williams and the Labius. While the transmission was in a particularly unusual dialect of Venutian, it was no match for my translation software and vocabulary database. The message is displayed here, words which had no clear translation match have been changed to their nearest Terran equivalent and placed in brackets:
'Attention <people>!
We the <strong helmets> are not your <stranger>! We have taken control of the <wind direction>. There is little to fear! I have sabotaged our guns and request your assistance firing on the <foreign king>. The <controller> here is not your only friend. Many believe in the cause!
Do not allow yourself to <fail>, soon we will <derisively laugh> together.
Venus forever!'
Upon investigation as prompted by the Piett's Captain, this message appears to have been illegally forced into the Encyclopedia by the Piett's science officer."
CASUALTIES:
DUNADAN019 (VILLAGER) - Airlocked by vote.