The year is 2183, a few hours have passed since a massive assault on the Citadel by Geth Forces left the galaxy in shock. While the aftermath is still being sorted through you know this will change everything. It's a terrifying time in tne galaxy, the status quo has been challenged.You've been watching the story unfold on the Alliance News Network for the better part of an hour. There's a knock at the door."Come in", you yell towards the door.A huge Krogan leans to get through the door of the tiny human dwelling."Good to see you, Oolot. Take a seat, just watching the news, Switch should be along shortly."Oolot Rox is big even by Krogan standards, strangely this has resulted in a level timidity rarely seen in Krogans. You've been through a lot together and while slow to anger you've seen him break people with his bare hands if they hurt the things he cares about."Hmmm, I would have thought the council would have been better prepared for this..." Oolot says, filling to loveseat as he sits down."You'd think..." you mutter taking a drink"So, what new information is coming in?" Oolot says leaning back, the loveseat groaning under his weight.[] The council is dead, the Destiny Ascension was destroyed trying to get them off the Citadel[] The Alliance swooped in with the 5th fleet, they took a lot of casualities but they Council is safe.[] Don't know, haven't really been paying much attention
>>20289970[x] The Alliance swooped in with the 5th fleet, they took a lot of casualities but they Council is safe.
rolled 15 = 15[X] The council is dead, the Destiny Ascension was destroyed trying to get them off the Citadel
>>20289978Lovely to see you again sir, the other game isn't dead quite yet, it it was an experiment, one I had to ultimately deem a failure. Don't worry, we haven't seen the last of Geronimo and Karrigan.
>>20289990kinda got a feeling that we haven't seen the last of them since there's was a lot of effort put into them
>>20289990Well that's good news.That said, [x] The Alliance swooped in with the 5th fleet, they took a lot of casualities but they Council is safe.
>>20289970>[X] The Alliance swooped in with the 5th fleet, they took a lot of casualities but they Council is safe.Lets keep them alive they are more useful alive than dead.
>>20290016Well, that's two votes. Want a tie-breaker before we get rolling.This will set a lot of the tone for how people treat you, it's not a decision to be made lightly.Also if you wanna start brainstorming character ideas.>You're on Omega.>I presume you're human, the details haven't been filled in.>You in the lower sections of Omega, meta-game knowledge, the area where Mordin's clinic is close to.
>>20290041>>20290022With 3 to 1 I will go with Council Salvation."The Council made it off with the help of the Destiny Ascension, the 5th Fleet took the brunt of the attack though. The Alliance lost a lot of men today." you tell Oolot as he stares at the screen with you."Seems like a damn waste to me, too many lives forfeited for politicians. We'd have left even a Clan Leader to their fate for being so foolish." he mutters.There's another knock at the door."That must be Switch..."You go and look through the peephole and see a very nervous looking Salarian jittering around. You put your hand on your pistol just in case.You hit the intercom. "Switch?""Yeah, it's me!" he says jumping at the sound.You unlock the door and let him in keeping him in front of you. Oolot has risen from his position and stares down the Salarian who looks like he might bolt any second.You lock the door behind him."It's good to finally meet face to face Switch. I'm sorry the accomadations are a bit lacking, can I get you something?""No, no, it's quite alright. Thank you though. He has a seat on a stool near your kitchenette."So...straight to business then?" you ask taking a seat on the stool nearby. Oolot elects to stand on the far wall near the door.
>>20290043I too vote for the good end. The alliance swooped in and rescued the Destiny ascencion.That said, we are on Omega. I propose we are a Freelance Merc and Headhunter of fair renown. We are an expert in Sabotage, Hacking and Infiltration and perfectly complement our krogan friends raw firepower. Or we are just mercs and are a soldier just like our krogan comrade.We got kicked out of the Alliance military for repeated abuse of alcohol and narcotic substances as well as insulting a superior some years ago.
>>20290076"I have your passage off Omega, it wasn't easy but the Blue Suns are willing to risk it for the credits you put forth.""Excellent..." you say as Oolot nods approvingly."You never did tell me what you're running from." Switch says"I also paid you enough that you shouldn't ask." you reply dryly."Fair enough, if everything is in line I suggest you leave as soon as possible. They don't like to be kept waiting." Switch says pulling his Omni-tool and checking a message."All my business here is resolved." Oolot says smashing his fist into his palm. "I say we leave this shithole for good, it's brought me nothing but misery since I got here."[ ] Take one last look around your place[ ] Ask some questions (Freeform)[ ] Head out
>>20290112>Only Oolot and you know the reason you're leaving. You broke the first rule of Omega.
>>20290112[x]Take one last look around you placeAlso I agree with the kicked out soldier origin, but lets be a biotic.
>>20290112[x]Take one last look around you placeMight as well take with us what we can if we aren't coming back soon.
>>20290124Kindly not a Vanguard this time around. As amusing as it was, something besides a biotic rollerball would be nice. A Sentinal, perhaps, I think that was the calss that had a bit of everything.
>>20290124I agree with both of this.
>>20290141Yes Sentinel perfectReady for anything.
[x]Take one last look around you placeSentinel sounds fine to me. Though I could go for either Vanguard or pure soldier as well.
Rooting for techie or infiltrator here. We have a krogan to do the fighting for us.
>>20290124>>20290141I have little knowledge about mass effect and I haven't taken part of any previous threads. Can you give me some information about the biotics?
>>20290112>[x] Take one last look around your place
>>20290122well shit.........
>>20290172the short answer is: through element zero you can weld spess magic
>>20290172They can effect the mass of objects with their minds,Basic shit is things like levitation, tossing people around, and holding them downMore advanced stuff is making tiny black holes that rip everything apart around them, making small orbs of insane mass so people float and orbit them, or making shields that slow down bullets
>>20290172here's the long answer>http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Biotics
>>20290124>>20290129It's a small one bedroom apt. No windows. Your fridge has a couple bottle of beer, condiments, and a little bit of good whiskey from Earth. You elect to put that in a flask and save for later.You grab your credit chip you had stashed away, it's got 500 credits on it.Your living room is grimy, you really never had time to do much cleaning. Aside from that you really don't give a shit what your landlord thinks. You paid too much for this anyway.Your pistol was already on you, concealed fairly well with your jacket over your waist. Everything looks to be in order. You nod to Oolot who produces an incendiary grenade and toss it to you.You look to Switch "Let's roll..."You pop the pin and toss it into your bedroom, Switch looks to be in a state of shock but you grab him by his arm and walk him out just as the fire erupts from the room."Now, where are we meeting them Switch?" you ask as he stares at you like you're mad."Dock...dock D12..." he mutters"You heard him, lead the way Oolot." you say to the massive Krogan dominating the hallway ahead."Aye" he says as you head into the markets.
>>20290235>game starts on Omega>have Salarian and Crogan friends>fuck the landlord>torch your apartment on the way outI like where this is going.
>>20290175Well shit indeed>>20290172>>20290141>>20290149>>20290143>>20290159Sounds like we're wanting to go Ex-Military Sentinel. I can do that.If that's the way you're going you have Tech Armor, Incinerate and of course Throw for a start. Btw, male or female. I hope you guys can forgive my lack of proofreading. I'm focused on speed of response. Looking like an idiot online really doesn't bother me too much as long as everyone is having fun.
>>20290235We are criminal scum, it seems. Lets get out before Aria catches us.
rolled 9 = 9>>20290293Lets let the dice decide.Odds: MaleEvens: Female
>>20290293Male, Sentinel, Ex-Military. I can live with that.
>>20290298Eh, your loyal to yourself and Oolot, the rest you see as survival. It's not necessarily criminal, but you do what you have to.>>20290312>>202903152 votes for male
>>20290315Well, this is shaping up. Let's do this.Oh yeah, and let's fuck off before Arya get's to us.
>>20290315Me too.
>>20290339Third vote for male here, though mostly just to get this going.
...yeah, going with male. As funny as it might be for Geronimo to end up with a harem(assuming we run into him later, plus he had the makings of one already) it's best to avoid that.
>>20290339well the dice seem pretty set in, and sentinel seems pretty interesting for a change, now i hope we'll get a ommi-shield
And his name shall be... Michael.Michael is his name.
rolled 8 = 8>>20290378Nah that too...something.How about bob we haven't had a good protag named bob befroe.
>>20290378Sounds good. i would be in the mood for a french family name. Michael Clairmont?
>>20290378will his last name be Westen?
>>20290393Too few french in Sci-Fi anyways, I agree. Earthborn? Colonist?
rolled 8 = 8>>20290428Colonist.Still wish he was named bob though
>>20290343>>20290346>>20290350>>20290351>>20290364Male it is.You head through the markets of Omega, vendors try and pawn their wares at anyone and everyone who will listen."Any shopping you need to do?" Oolot asks turning his huge head to look over his shoulder."Not that I can think of, don't have the credits for much. Hopefully we won't need the firepower if the Blue Suns keep their end of the bargain.""How likely do you think that is?" Oolot asks slowing down to walk beside you."About a 40% chance." you say barring your teeth"That's not much...what do we do if they don't keep their word?" he inquires looking around watching the crowd."We kill them, take their guns, their ship, our money back and make it a point to fuck them over at every available opportunity.""HA, I knew there was a reason we were friends." Oolot laughs to himself all the way to the D12 bay.
>>20290407f yeaaaaaaaa
>>20290449I agree, Colonist.Earth is boring anyway
>>20290378>>20290386>>20290393>>20290407>>20290428>>20290449Lol, I'll be waiting on that name. It's the one that will strike fear into the hearts of everyone who hears it.Also, write whatever origin story you want. As long as he ended up on Omega and did something to piss Aria off my story works fine. Be it moralfagging or walking up to Aria on her throne and saying "Bitch, you're in my chair."
>>20290449Bob Drake is now one of our aliases
>>20290456I like him, whatever we name him. He's got a quad.
>>20290491I like the idea of having killed one of her more precious subordinates and not being able nor inclined to pay her back somehow. Maybe we were drunk and decided that batarian shouldnt play at being the big man, so we shot him between his four eyes, so now we are in trouble.
rolled 10 = 10>>20290493Cool.>>20290532This.We have a drinking problem and now it might get us killed.
>>20290532i would have left it alone and made it into sort of a "noodle incident"
>>20290493An armed contingent of Blue Sun mercs dot the bay and one of their freighters loads on box after box of what you can only assume is military grade hardware.Opportunity, for a smart man...One without a helmet approaches you and extends a hand."Gary Howell, I'm the Captain of this ship." he says as you meet his hand."Bob Drake, no good dirty scoundrel, and these are my merry men. Say hello gentlemen." Oolot grunts his general direction and Switch offers a meek hello."So, when we disembarking?" you ask"We're leaving as soon as Aria arrives to take you off our hands.""That was the wrong answer..." you mutter>Action?>Hold for description of bay>Pic related
>>20290532>>20290548Yeah, let's go with that. Just PLEASE don't make him EEVIIILL. Badass, renegade, tough, yeah sure. But not babykilling evil.>>20290493So; His name is Michael Clairmont but he sometimes calls himself Bob Drake as an alias?Fair enough. I can live with that.>>20290592HIT HIM IN THE FACE SHOOT HIS BUDDYS ACT FUCKING FAST
rolled 16 = 16>>20290592Whats our surroundings look like?
>>20290491We joined the Alliance at 18 and were recognized as having potential as a Sentinal. We made officer shortly after the Blitz, butour hatred for the Batarians started to get out of control and we were reprimanded for it several times before our superiors decided we were too much trouble and had us discharged.We made our way to Omega as a mercenary and had a bit of a "disagreement" with a few of Aria's goons, so now we have to run for it.>>20290592Stick to the original plan. Kill them all, get back our money, steal their ship, and book it out of here.
>>20290592>What Would Renegade Shepard Do?....snap the bastard's neck and use him as a meat shield of course!
>>20290592A few of the guards that were standing around monitoring you have begun to raise their weapons.You can hear Oolot crack his huge knuckles and know he's ready for whatever you want to do.Switch has already begun typing away on his Omni-tool, you'll leave him to his own devices.There are many containers around the area, finding cover should likely be your first objective if you want to fight.You may still be able to talk your way out of this, you've been in worse spots before.The entrance to the ship is about 20 yards behind Gary and there are two armed guards standing by the ramp inside. You don't know how many there are but it looks to be about squad strength outside. It may be possible to get inside and lock them out and launch, it's only 3 guys, you've seen Oolot take on an entire squad hand to hand before so it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
>>20290634>>20290617This and this, but we should also have an alcohol problem.
>>20290645HUMAN SHIELD>>20290682Wait, we can talk this out? Really? Seems like he has no reason at all to help."We can kill you. You see it. You ever faced a krogan before? You ever faced ex-military? Perhaps you'll survive if you attack. Perhaps. But if you just let us go you will survive without a doubt. Which is it gonna be, chump?"...I don't know.
>>20290592Shoot him in the head. Serves him right for not wearing a helmet. Afterwards get our tech armor up and running.
>>20290740"Heard that saying about a cornered dog?"
>>20290617This the plan of action gentlemen? Shoot this moron in the face?
rolled 12 = 12>>20290752HUMAN SHEILD.INCINERATIONS EVERYWHERE
>>20290744Cap him, dive behind the nearest crate, get our armor up, have Switch get the doors closed, and seek Oolot on the rest of them.
>>20290740>>20290744>>20290750Oolot is big for a Krogan, I mean he's fucking massive. Stands a whole head taller than Wrex and is proportioned to boot. Persuade? Probably not...Intimidate? PossiblySeems like shooting is the option that's going. I'll give it another minute just in case.
Guys! Guys! Intimidate!
Human shield sounds good.
"Heard that saying about a cornered dog?" you ask Gary who looks a bit puzzled and his eyes widen. He moves to grab his gun and he raises it about halfway you push it forward into his chest, line up with his chin and pull the trigger. His brains make a bloody fountain out the top of his head as his eyes roll back. you take his pistol out of his dying grip and unleash your own as well. Tech armor hums to life and you're peppered with rounds from the guards near the door of the ship. Guns akimbo you empty the clips into their torsos and they slump to the floor.>Tech Armor pings you as 60% strength, you doubt they've had much experience with Sentinels.There is a sickening crunch as a crane drops a crate onto two guards near Switch, you realize he hacked the bay's loading gear and dropped a few tons of hardware on them. Blood splatter is all over Switch who shakes a little before turning to incinerate the one he missed.Fire peppers Oolot who roars in a blood-rage and knocks one of the mercs flying into the container, out cold. He proceeds to charge the other and lifts him off the ground using him a a bullet shield charges the last member of the squad and uses the one he's holding as an improvised weapon to beat the last one to death. Blood pours from the armor of the one he's holding and he snaps his spine over his knee and moves toward you. He took a few hits but you can see his wounds are already coagulating. His regen is unreal.>Action
>>20290905Oh yeah. Even the Salarian survived. Nice.Let's fuck off before Arya arives....but quickly rustle through their pockets for loose change first. No reason to let hardware go to waste.
>>20290905The last member of the Blue Suns burns to death screaming as Switch walks back towards you as well."Wish it hadn't come to that, no choice though." Switch says wiping some of the blood off his face."Well they brought it on themselves. Loot the bodies, take what you can. We still have to clear the ship and get out of hear before Aria arrives, her guys won't go down so easily." You say as you eject the clips from the pistols.You eye the unconscious merc nearby, wondering what you should do with him."Want me to clear the ship?" Oolot asks"Belay that just a moment, I need to formulate a plan of action. Tell me what we've got here first.">Action?
>My Name, is Michael Westen, and i used to be a Spectre, untill, they put a burn notice on me>mfw when
>>20290983"A few Avenger rifles. I doubt you're getting anything from the guys under the cargo containers, hehehehe. Few credits, say about 200 in all. Most of the armor is scrapped except for the guy taking a nap over there." Oolot informs you.>Pistol you took is same model as yours, Predator, nothing special.
rolled 13 = 13>>20290983What is the ship like?
>>20291024i wonder if we can snag some of that shitty armor so we can turn it into ommi-gel
>>20291005This is actually an awesome idea...Minus you know, Shepard being the only human spectre, but still. >>20291028http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Kowloon
>>20291024The queen bitch of Omega is en route. Let's get out of here and take inventory of the containers after there isn't a foot path for more soldiers to get onto the ship.
>>20291024Kill the merc. He is a risk. Then storm the ship. Tell our salarian to close the door behind us and to make sure it cannot be opened again from the outside.
>>20291024>>20290983Should we question the sucker? Or perhaps give him or her misleading information to bring to Arya? If we are to question the merc, let's do it on the ship. It has to be a really stupid merc to mess with us on a ship with a krogan, a salarian tech and an ex-military sentinel.
>>20291062I honestly have no idea how Omni-gel works in universe...If someone comes up with a way let me know.Ok so we're Michael Clairmont, Ex-Military Sentinel, AKA Bob Drake.
>>20291108An all-around badass who, in fact, DOES fuck with Aria.
>>20291090>>20291104i say we use the merc as a meat shield when we storm the ship
>>20291085>>20291090>>20291104Considering this consensus to get on board. You can decide what to do with him later, spacing him is always an option after-all.You have Switch shut the ramp behind you and head towards the cock-pit. Oolot searches the vessel and gives the all-clear. You strip the merc of his armor and restrain him in medical. He shouldn't be causing you a problem any time soon."What have we got here Oolot?" you ask as he takes a pry-bar to a crate."A Krogan's wet dream..." he says hefting 2 ML-77 Missle Launchers, "Shit, we could consider sticking around to fight.""While fun I'm not sure it's the most practical thing to do. Hardware we may have, manpower not so much." you tell Oolot who looks a little disappointed.Switch is busying running diagnostics on the ship and cracking the launch security. He assures you it will be ready to go before Aria's men arrive.You don't have much time, what would you like to do?[ ] Continue taking inventory[ ] Question Merc/Resolve situation with Merc[ ] Help prepare for lift-off[ ] Other
rolled 9 = 9>>20291199Loot all the things.kidnap Merc.
>>20291199Lift-off, then inventory, then interrogate merc. We need to put as much distance between us and Omega as possible right now.
It would be amusing to brind the merc on the ship, if perhaps not tactically sound.What IS the merc by the way? Human? Turian? Salarian?I say either look for more inventory (you can NEVER have enough firepower) or perhaps help to make the getaway as quick and expidient as possible.Also, those were some really stupid mercs. Idiots.>>20291242Yeah, this is good.
>>20291270>>20291242He's humanYou elect to help with getting the ship up and running. Plenty of time to play with the spoils of war later on. You can leave Oolot to performing inventory, you trust him to alert you of anything beyond what's expected.You take your position in the Captains seat with Switch manning navigation. This ship seems to have a pretty heavy set of arms for a Freighter, no doubt the Blue Suns want to protect their supply lines. Those will come in handy."You need to see this..." Switch transfers a screen in front of you, it's the corridor on the way to the bay.Asari in black armor storm down the hallway towards your newly aquired ship."Shit, commandos. Oolot get up here!" You yell back into the cargo bay. He knocks the chair out of the floor, it being far to small for him anyway. He spins up the guns.""Let's see if they can handle ship based weaponry..." He mutters"SWITCH!?" You yell at him while looking over Oolot's shoulder."30 SECONDS!" He answers.The engines warm on the ships holo-layout.Give me a D20Higher the better, first roll wins
rolled 7 = 7>>20291384>>20291384ROLLAN
rolled 10 = 10>>20291384Shoot them.
rolled 15 = 15>>20291389Well this doesn't look good. Or was that roll for mercs properties? rolling just in case.
rolled 12 = 12>>20291384"WE DON'T HAVE THIRTY FUCKING SECONDS!"
>>20291397The guns are a little slow spinning up the first Asari through the door take cover behind the crates nearby. The last 2 members of the squad are shredded to ribbons by the ships weaponry."We should be fine so long as they don't have..." an explosion rocks the ship, "Spoke too soon, they're got missiles" you finish."Starboard guns are down. We're sitting ducks, should I take the fight to them?" Oolot asks"Fuck that, we're getting out of here, Switch?""Hold on!" Switch says sliding his hand over the keyboard.You barely have time to brace as the ship rockets out of the hangar bay and into the asteroid field surrounding Omega.Omega's anti-ship weaponry opens up on your vessel.Give me a piloting check. A D100 if you will.
rolled 29 = 29rollin'
rolled 89 = 89>>20291532
rolled 3 = 3>>20291532OKAY HOPE THIS IS BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE.
rolled 23 = 23>>20291547>>20291550FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
>>20291570*sigh* damn it...
>>20291547>>20291550>>20291552>40With some good piloting Switch avoids the brunt of Omega's defense canons."We're cutting it close. FTL drives are still spinning up and we're not clear yet." you mutter.You check the scanners.[ ] Go towards Asteroid Thicket, it'll be tough to pilot in but it should shield you from the fire.[ ] Keep on current heading, it's in the open but it's easy to pilot in.[ ] There's another large freighter coming in, you could use it as a meat shield, easy to do and very little risk to yourself but with it's lumbering pace it will be shredded against Omega's guns.
rolled 23 = 23>>20291664ASTEROID FIEEEEEELDLet's Star Wars up in this bitch!
rolled 12 = 12>>20291664>[X] Go towards Asteroid Thicket, it'll be tough to pilot in but it should shield you from the fire.Lets see them try to chase us.
>>20291664>[ X] Go towards Asteroid Thicket, it'll be tough to pilot in but it should shield you from the fire.
rolled 39 = 39>>20291664let's pull a Han Solo maneuvre. Asteroids!
Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3720 to 1!
rolled 44 = 44>>20291755Never tell the odds!
>>20291755what the fuck. Is that thing in our manifest? Turn it off! (nonviolently, if possible)
>>20291755"NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS!"
rolled 96 = 96http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7XKlCp7RZw&t=2m12s
rolled 55 = 55>>20291755"Who let the quarian on the ship?
>>20291695>>20291697>>20291722>25You take the controls from Switch much to his surprise and go deep into the Eezo rich asteroid field. You don't get hit even once. The field is ground to dust from the intensity of Omega's defenses but you even dodge the shots that make it through."FTL Capacitors charged, we've also exited Omega's effective gun range." Switch reports."Excellent, went smoother than even I'd hoped. I'm glad you elected to come Switch." you say patting him on the back."Not that you left me with a lot of choice...wanna explain what all this was about?" he asks fidgeting nervously."Perhaps later, Let's head to dark-space for the moment, then we'll select an alternate destination from there." you tell Switch, he sets the course and makes the jump."Just jump about 17 minutes and some odd seconds or so. Something random enough they won't find us easily." you request, Switch nods in acknowledgement.Now to the matter at hand...Oolot watches as the human male struggles against the bonds on the medical table through a monitor near the door."He's awake, what should we do?" Oolot asks folding his arms.[ ] Action?
rolled 5 = 5>>20291873How much did aria pay for them.
rolled 3 = 3>>20291873"Tell me a good reason why shouldn't I throw you out of the air lock."
rolled 61 = 61>>20291963>>20291891clearly our interrogation methods suck. Let our Krogan friend handle the interrogation instead.
>>20291891>>20291963>>20292010Hadn't entered the room yet, you're watching via monitor. Interrogation seems to be winning though.How do you wanna go about this? We'll roleplay this, no rolling necessary.
>>20292045See>>20291963No fucking around, if he wants to play macho man he can do so in space.
>>20292077You open the door and stroll into the room."Tell me a good reason why shouldn't I throw you out of the air lock." you say to the man as he stops struggling and simply stares at you."Well? I'm fucking waiting, don't try my patience, you've already seen I don't have much of it today."You grab his jawline and say "Think very carefully about the next thing you say, if you wanna play Macho Man I will let you do it naked in darkspace."His eyes grow wide as he hears the sincerity in your voice."What do you wanna know?" he meekly replies>Questions
>>20292077Sounds good. Should he prove cooperative, does he know anything of interest regarding the ship we've commandeered?
>>20292157Yeah, and why exactly did they betray us? Did Aria simply outbid us? How much info did they get from Aria? Are we still in danger?SPEAK.
>>20292157Does this ship have tracking devices.Did aria put a bounty on our heads and if so how big is it.
>>20292173>>20292192The vessel is called the Kestrel, it's just one of the Blue Suns many cargo freighters and you've hijacked a particularly valuable shipment meant for the frontlines of some conflict on a backwater shithole of a world.Her offer wasn't that spectacular but you could see the logic in his words. Take our money and Aria's, don't break the first rule of Omega. Everything is peachy, only part of the plan that didn't go accordingly was them underestimating you. Aria was pretty tightlipped about why she wanted you. Heh, she couldn't let it slip someone nearly bested her, if she had told them they might have tried to ally with me and that's not good business for her.As far as the Blue Suns go, you are for the moment, but they know the Kestrel is gone and you sincerely doubt Aria will have a problem letting them know who fucked them over. No immediate threat but the Blue Suns are not gonna be happy with you should you meet again and they recognize you.>More questions>Other
>>20292199It does but Switch deactivated all the ones he knew about during his initial diagnostic. You call him and order a more thorough check through all the subsystems and a walk around the ship checking for electronic signals that aren't native. You should have the results in a bit.10,000 credits. She's pissed
>>20292282Where is the frontier world? I can consider delivering the merchandise to them, for a premium price of course.
>>20292282Well, we clearly cannot trust him. We've probably killed his friends during the fight, mercs or not. What sort of supplies are those? We might be able to sell them to someone else. Maybe to the other party of said conflict.
>>20292282Can he put out some "all clear" signal? Either "oh, they died in the asteroid-field" or "oh they went to the right side of the galaxy" and then we drive to the left?
>>20292337Alright lets dump him on a planet and go into hiding in the Attican Traverse
>>20292355Just killing him NOW seems almost a bit TOO cold. One thing is self-defense but it's another to kill someone after they just helped you. Can we drop him somewhere close? Or would he be willing to change employer?If we bring this frontier world their goods for dough perhaps we need someone from the Suns to talk for us?
>>20292382I didn't say kill him. We can keep him locked up and deposit him at our first stop.
https://twitter.com/MEQuestI should post play schedule on here btw if you guys are interested. I generally am unavailable Monday-Wednesday and Saturday (until 9 PM)>>20292342Zorya, out on the far edge of the galaxy, it apparently has some very nice refineries but it's a damp jungle hell-hole.I make a note to consider selling the guns back to the Blue Suns. I doubt they'll be in a talking mood though that doesn't end with me in a box.
>>20292371The Attican Traverse is rife with slaver and merc activity though. If we're looking for a place to lay low, it might be a better idea to find a city somewhere near Citadel Space, and blend into a larger population. The traverse has plenty of young, small colonies, but they're probably not the most obfuscating places to go.
>>20292416Perhaps we should offer the goods, along with the prisoner, to Eclipse or Blood pack, they might appreciate getting some advantage over Blue Suns. Barring that, >>20292371 sounds reasonable.
>>20292416Okay whats the nearest place with little to no merc activity.
>>20292416Zorya? That's the fucking HQ of the Blue Suns. Who the hell are they fighting that's managed to invade their homeworld?
>>20292486that doesn't sound too improbable, planets tend to be rather big and fortifying one to actual homeworld level seems pretty damn expensive even for one of the largest merc groups in Terminus.
>>20292355>>20292382You ask about his loyalty, he said he hadn't been with the Blue Suns too long, he was discharged from the Alliance after a bar fight went bad and he killed a man. He fled from the police and found employment with the Blue Suns who saw murder as a boonHe has a sob story of course, sending money home to his family who think he's still in the Alliance. He pleads with you not to kill him, he doesn't cry but he comes close.He doesn't seem to be lying to you, you doubt if he had any real loyalty to the Suns he would have spilled this much information. He's just a guy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Still he's a murderer though.>>20292360No way to communicate with them without them tracking the ship. It has to go through the FTL buoys which you're no where close to at the moment.>>20292371>>20292403Choosing a destination is a pretty high priority.
>>20292534>>20292486Blood Pack, they wanted the refineries, from what he knows it isn't going well for them. The Vorcha reproduce like rabits though they've had a time putting them all down.
>>20292548http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/BenningGarden world, no merc presence to speak off.Unless the alliance is hunting us too. Might be a good place to plan ahead.
>>20292604BTW, if it's in the Alliance Codex it's free game as implied knowledge you possess as long as the tech had been invented during this timeline.
>>20292548You know what? The threat of being eaten by a krogan should be enough and we need manpower. Let's keep the fucker. And honestly, he's also ex-military? This is DESTINY.
>>20292631Agreed.
>>20292631So we're keeping him around? Any objections?He says his name is Luke Grey, doesn't know much about tech or biotics but he can shoot, and he knows the Suns to a degree.
>>20292630Okay then lets take our new teamate and head to benning.Surely nothing will go wrong.
>>20292548If he's telling the truth, we might enter into mutually beneficient agreement. We'll have to make a background check at first opportunity though. In any case, Terminus is not safe place for us now. Seconding Benning.
>>20292659Great give him a sniper rifle, and make sure to use it well.But if tries to shoot us in the back he'll never live to tell.
>>20292663>>20292664>>20292677You unstrap him and re-introduce yourself as Bob Drake again. You message Oolot to keep an eye on him and he acknowledges.Switch also lets you know the search bore fruit, he found 3 additional tracking devices throughout the ship. Good call.Luke takes a position at Navigation while Switch flies the ship. He also takes a moment to profusely apologize to both you and Oolot which he finds rather humorous. No bad blood between them it seems though Oolot does make it rather clear, try anything and I'll rip off your arms and beat you to death with them.Course is set for Benning.You have time to grab a little shut eye and and take care of a few things. Switch should be able to keep watch, he only sleeps an hour a day anyway.[ ] See what kind of hardware this ship has[ ] Talk with someone[ ] Other[ ] Sleep
>>20292727[X] See what kind of hardware this ship hasIt'd be good to familiarize ourselves with our ship's specifications. She's probably no Everest class, so it would be good to know her limitations.
>>20292727>[X] See what kind of hardware this ship hasThere might be a Cain on this ship for all we know.>>20292337also go check if switch found anything on the ship>>20292737Oh hello edinboro. Decided to not do your quest today?
>>20292737>>20292727Yeah, check the ship. Then perhaps ask Oolot what he thinks of all this. Then sleep, I think.
>>20292760There wasn't much call for it in MEG, so I figured I'd have some fun playing around in this thread. Great stuff so far, TIM.
>>20292727check out our recent acquisition. We should consider tinkering with drives and ship's looks when opportunity allows, too, so as not to be easily recognizable by her former proprietors.
>>20292779it's probably for the best, more than one MEq on /tg/ might be an overkill anyway, possibly also confusing to some.
I support Edinbro's quest!Also,[]talk to someone. Might as well talk to Luke and get more info out of him, as well as make sure we know what makes him tick. If we're keeping him on, let's get to know him.
>>20292737I'm honored. The ships arms are mostly to prevent boarding action, very short range. The Starboard guns got wrecked by the Asari commandos missile attack.>>20292760Enough small arms to outfit a couple of companies. Support too, combat drones, ML-77s, Mantis rifles, grenades of every flavor. Incendiary, cryo, shredder, ap, rounds. There's also a safe, heavy duty, looks like it could take a direct hit from one of the MLs and shrug it off. Requests pass-phrase. Doesn't seem to be voice-keyed but it wants a specific phrase. Failed attempt locks safe for 24 hours before additional attempt.>>20292777>>20292779>>20292822In no particular order of importance, bugs were found and eliminated.Oolot thinks you're a wild man, and approves of the days activities and agrees it could have gone worse.
>>20292933Okay go tell switch that cracking that safe is his new project while we travel to benning.Go see our new crewmate bring oolot just in case
>>20292856Luke really doesn't have much to say, he warns the Suns will not take this lying down, they'll be after us as soon as possible. He recommends liquidating our ill-gotten gains and moving on quickly.>>20292822That and a change of ship registration codes should suffice. Benning is a major shipyard for the Alliance, it should be possible to find someone who could help with that for a price.
>>20292933Ouch. A 24-hour lock out for a single failed code response? Well, so much for the tried and true brute force method.At least the armory is well stocked. Mantis rifles can take the head off of a turian, and shredder rounds would make a Krogan sit the hell down; for a little while anyway.Luke's got the right idea, I think. The Blue Suns are not people to fuck with, so dropping off the radar right the hell now sounds like a good plan.
>>20292979>>20292994Oolot has been shadowing him but finds Luke pretty boring. He really doubts there's much more to this man's interest than money and not dying an extremely painful death. Winning his loyalty may be difficult, he doesn't seem to value much.
>>20292994How long till we get to benning.
>>20292994that sounds good. We could rent ourselves out as couriers. Perhaps one of the corps needs something hauled to a distant world where transports usually don't go.Let's avoid alliance recruiters, too.
>>20293022Someone didn't want anyone to have time to Brute force it, you start Switch to work on it but even he doesn't have a lot of confidence. Unless you find the passcode or have a VI that excels at cracking you don't have much chance of getting it open without destroying whatever is inside.>>20293032We're moving at the speed of plot so a good night's sleep and you should arrive just as you're waking up.
>>20293075[ ] Specific questions for characters[ ] Sleep[ ] Search the ship
>>20293075[X]OtherIs there any sort of ship's log that details where this baby used to travel before we hijacked her? Hell, we might get a hint at the pass-phrase for that safe if we can figure out who originally owned it. See if there's a log in the ship's computer for that information, if we can.
>>20293130it was supposed to go to Blue Suns primary HQ. >>20292282
>>20293130Zorya and a handful of other frontier worlds. You make a list just in case. Correspondence between this ship and a few higher ups.Porn...Personal emailsMore pornHigh Value Cargo...hello what is this.You highlight a passage"In addition to the standard arms there is a high security safe on the manifest. Contents classified, after the drop off on Zorya we are to jump to Terra Nova and deliver the package to one of our contacts there. He will be delivered the passcode from our logistics department once the transaction has gone through.There's an address for the delivery, it's a warehouse in Scott. Hmmmm, maybe they'd still be interested in doing business.
>>20293208Well shit. With our luck, Solem Dal'serah probably has the code phrase.
>>20293232Lets sleep on it, and decide when we get to benning,
>>20293232There'll be time for that later. Our first priority has to be losing the Blue Suns on our tail. Screwing whoever is expecting delivery of whatever is in the safe will just be the cherry on top of an excellent "fuck you" to the Suns.
>>20293267With that we elect to retire from the day. You let Switch know to keep an eye on Luke. He assures you it'll be fine.You are awoken as you exit FTL, you check the ships status and realize you've arrived at Benning. Switch messages you, "Problem, the ship is stolen, when we request docking permission the Suns will be alerted of our location."Damn, he's right...
>>20293364Um...Yea I got nothing.
>>20293364Fuck. If we dock somewhere official, we'll have to scramble to find a tech that can change our registration codes and get it done before the Suns catch up to us.Then again, Benning isn't a sprawling megopolis just yet. It's probably got a few places where we could touch the ship down and then head into the city on foot from the wilderness.Probably should bring one of those Mantis rifles though. Fucking Varren are everywhere these days, and those bastards will take your leg off, I shit you not.
>>20293364so we need to find a place to replace our transponder, or whatever the thing is that marks us as former BS property... preferrably not at benning proper. Hmm... don't suppose we can do something about it by ourselves?I assume our ship's components is one part of the problem, but other are ship registers on Extranet?
>>20293364That was... We really should have expected that one.Um... suggestions? Switch, you can hack us thorugh, right?
>>20293428Yea but this is a freighter not a stealth ship.Still this is the only plan I can think off. Lets hope we don't land on a farm.
>>20293428>>20293464Heavy military presence, it's a shipyard for the Alliance. They'd notice a Blue Suns freighter sitting down off the grid and they'd have a few questions you don't wanna answer.You don't know much about that, that's the kind of thing Switch deals with.
>>20293500SWITCH. WHAT THE FUCK DO WE DO.
>>20293500Yeah, you're probably right. Fucking Alliance. Fingers crossed that Switch has some way to deal with the registration, or at least the docking authorities.
>>20293509"Well, I suppose I could check with a few contacts. Let me see what I can find out. By the way you made Aria's KOS List. Just thought you'd wanna know."Fantastic...
Should we get Switch looking for a unpopulated bu safe-ish landing zone? Hover over/ Krogan Air drop Luke and Oolot to check/secure LZ. Keep Luke in the dark about all coordinates, and away from computers that can access nav information while on planet just incase. I don't mind him knowin the planet we're on, but exact coordinates is just asking for a knife in the back.
>>20293552Wonderful. Another reason to stay clear from Terminus for... well, at least until Reapers hit. Then it might get actually safer for us...
>>20293552> made it onto Aria's kill on sight list.Today just KEEPS. GETTING. BETTER.
>>20293552Right then after benning we get a crew and disappear into the traverse forever,
>>20293553Ack, never mind. Look for shadow broker workers? I bet one of them count hook us up, in exchange for some goods.
>>20293552Well.Fuck.
>>20293527Lol, sorry, you guys chose the shooty way out. >>20293553Unfortunately the Alliance has eyes and ears all over the system. You're sitting outside scan range at the moment but if they get curious they'll pop over. Switch is moving towards the Silva to discharge your drive.You remind yourself to keep Luke in the dark as much as possible.
>>20293621BORKER.YES THATS IT TELL THE BORKER WE HAVE A SAFE THAT IS VERY VALUABLE TO THE SUNS AND WELL EXCHANGE FOR PROTECTION
>>20293628>>20293621>>20293604>>20293584Let me get a D20 in here for event.
rolled 13 = 13>>20293666DICE GODS BE WITH ME
rolled 9 = 9>>20293666R-r-roling.
>>20293666Hope we do better than last time...
>>20293648>2183>thinking Borker is willing to protect you from anyone once he's gotten what he wanted>laughingasarimaidens.exjpgWe'd have better chances with Alliance military.
>>20293701Yeah, I agree. Let's keep the fuck away from the Broker.Let's not forget that we actually have the initiative. And something valuable. We have a bargaining chip. We aren't completly fucked, at least. And I think that any clandestine organisation we ally with would fuck us over.
>>20293666Number of the Beast>>20293675Switch reports he located a contact in the system who may be able to help. He goes by the moniker Override. He thinks he should be able to change your transponder codes and registration remotely. But it will cost you 500 credits. You ask how trustworthy he is and Switch says his word is as good as his. You mention he nearly got you shot by the Blue Suns and you hope Override's word is better.
>>20293755well it doesn't look like we have much of a choice. Try to not sound too desperate.
rolled 19 = 19>>20293755Alright then we got a plan. Hopefully no one notices the freighter just floating there.
>>20293794>>20293802You agree to the terms and after a few minutes you're 500 credits poorer and the proud owner of the MSV I<3Ponies!Goddammit...
>>20293857It should be safe to land now and try and salvage what's left of your dignity today.Landing location- Joughin (Capital city)
>>20293857Deceptive. Our enemies are certain to underestimate us with name such as this!I'm okay with this. Give the man 100 premium.
>>20293889What? No. Keep the money. Or, I mean, the premium. Don't cheat the guy. But don't give away a 100 more.So yeah. What the fudge do we do now.
Oh hey! This quest isn't dead. I'll catch up, but I missed hearing about Geronimo and pals.
>>20293887Make it so numbah one.Oolot, we're at an alliance shipyard, which means we might have loads of drunk marines thinking they can take a krogan in a fistfistGiven that you put me in a hospital for two weeks when we met, might be best for you to stay on the ship, poke through the inventory.
>>20293973>>20293974>>20293996Geronimo isn't gone quite yet, I may return to that quest. I mean after all, I didn't stat a BBEG for nothing.I honestly feel like I got a bit of track and too concerned with rolls. So I'm doing a reboot with more story, less rollin.http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Mass+Effect+QuestTips are always appreciated and I like feedback.You land and dock safely, you can hear the control tower snickering over your ship name. Will rectify that at next opportunity. You, Switch, Oolot and Luke meet in the cargo area. They're seemingly awaiting orders.
>>20294049"Switch, i could use your help, if you wouldnt mind, Oolot, hang around the ship and keep an eye on Luke, might be able to unload some of our 'product' and pick up some more crew. Switch, your contacts, any you think might help us with that, buying cargo or have people to hire?"
20294049Next time some one snickers at the name have Oolot come over the comma asking what is so funny, and do they sell any ponies as he would like to eat some of those delicious equestrians.
>>20294130god thats hilarious.
>>20294049Let's check out shipyard facilities to perform some modifications to reflect our ship's new identity.Also, let's check out job opportunities. Some of the more tech-leaning corps might have some electronics tools handy for cracking that safe, too...
>>20294138This and we should also get some crew to help wit the ship.I demand a Hanar Chef and Elcour weapons dealer.
>>20294114"I'll begin work immediately, we may need to seek out trustworthy allies as well, it seems we have quite a few people angry with us at the moment. If it's alright I would rather stay with the ship. Why not take Luke with you and Oolot, I can handle this by myself. If it's ok I'll just activate a few combat drones to keep watch inside. If anything is wrong I'll just call you."Oolot shrugs and Luke looks grateful to get off the ship if you'll let him.>>20294130>>20294136Next time for sure.>>20294138You check and they should be able to repair the ships weaponry for 2000 credits. They could upgrade and give it some ship to ship missiles for 25k. Bigger engines for 100k, and more armor for 50k. Not practical at the moment but it's worth considering later on. From the amount of cargo you've acquired you could easily afford all those upgrades if you managed to make the sale at even 80% market value.
>>20294181Yes. We need a Hanar chef.Honestly, a crew would be nice. We could actually make a business venture out of this.But first things first.Does any of Switchs contacts want to buy some cargo, or know someone who does?And should we try to take the safe to its intended recipient?And how the FUCK do we keep away from motherfucken Aria?
>>20294293Aria's goons and assassins stretch far, so, you either need to make big enough friends she doesnt go after you with anything that would cost too much, make even bigger friends that you topple her regime, or Make Nice.
>>20294293Yes. We need a Hanar chef.>Switch is on itHonestly, a crew would be nice. We could actually make a business venture out of this.>He'll look into it as wellDoes any of Switchs contacts want to buy some cargo, or know someone who does?>First guess is Mercs, second guess Batarians but I understand you have some history, We could start our own Merc companyAnd should we try to take the safe to its intended recipient?>Depends on how loyal they are to the Blue Suns, considering they're not a member, I'd say limitedAnd how the FUCK do we keep away from motherfucken Aria?>Good luck with that
You, Oolot and Luke head out into the city.>Give me a D20
rolled 18 = 18>>20294385Rolling for some things and stuff!
>>20294421"Ryan?" you turn to see a beautiful red headed woman rushing towards you and grab you in a tight embrace."God, it's been ages! How have you been?!"Oolot and Luke both look a little confused, you're trying to place her but not having much luck. That's the problem with having so many names, you live so many lives you forget what some of them were even for.>Wat do?
Doesn't seem like anyone is still posting. Tell you what, we'll call it here for today. I'll see you gentlemen possibly on Friday or next Sunday. Later on! I'll check back later
>>20294468Don't know if trust...>>20294565Sounds like a plan. Cheers and have a good one!
Appreciate it, see you later. I'll attempt to follow your twitter
